diff --git a/lib/net.js b/lib/net.js
index a3d778a44886ca..67e191fa213329 100644
--- a/lib/net.js
+++ b/lib/net.js
@@ -1005,7 +1005,10 @@ function lookupAndConnect(self, options) {
   // If host is an IP, skip performing a lookup
   var addressType = cares.isIP(host);
   if (addressType) {
-    internalConnect(self, host, port, addressType, localAddress, localPort);
+    nextTick(self[async_id_symbol], function() {
+      if (self.connecting)
+        internalConnect(self, host, port, addressType, localAddress, localPort);
+    });
     return;
   }
 
diff --git a/test/async-hooks/test-tcpwrap.js b/test/async-hooks/test-tcpwrap.js
index cbad3f3ddf3ca6..0827779229297b 100644
--- a/test/async-hooks/test-tcpwrap.js
+++ b/test/async-hooks/test-tcpwrap.js
@@ -48,13 +48,16 @@ const server = net
     { port: server.address().port, host: server.address().address },
     common.mustCall(onconnected));
   const tcps = hooks.activitiesOfTypes('TCPWRAP');
-  const tcpconnects = hooks.activitiesOfTypes('TCPCONNECTWRAP');
   assert.strictEqual(
     tcps.length, 2,
     '2 TCPWRAPs present when client is connecting');
-  assert.strictEqual(
-    tcpconnects.length, 1,
-    '1 TCPCONNECTWRAP present when client is connecting');
+  process.nextTick(() => {
+    const tcpconnects = hooks.activitiesOfTypes('TCPCONNECTWRAP');
+    assert.strictEqual(
+      tcpconnects.length, 1,
+      '1 TCPCONNECTWRAP present when client is connecting');
+  });
+
   tcp2 = tcps[1];
   assert.strictEqual(tcps.length, 2,
                      '2 TCPWRAP present when client is connecting');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-client-immediate-error.js b/test/parallel/test-http-client-immediate-error.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..9fbe052efd4104
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-client-immediate-error.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+'use strict';
+
+// Make sure http.request() can catch immediate errors in
+// net.createConnection().
+
+const common = require('../common');
+const assert = require('assert');
+const http = require('http');
+const req = http.get({ host: '127.0.0.1', port: 1 });
+req.on('error', common.mustCall((err) => {
+  assert.strictEqual(err.code, 'ECONNREFUSED');
+}));