diff --git a/lib/net.js b/lib/net.js
index b5ae15e4692393..44087e76c91801 100644
--- a/lib/net.js
+++ b/lib/net.js
@@ -927,7 +927,9 @@ function lookupAndConnect(self, options) {
   var addressType = exports.isIP(host);
   if (addressType) {
     process.nextTick(function() {
-      connect(self, host, port, addressType, localAddress, localPort);
+      // Verify that the socket wasn't destroyed already
+      if (self._connecting)
+        connect(self, host, port, addressType, localAddress, localPort);
     });
     return;
   }
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-net-socket-destroy-immediately.js b/test/parallel/test-net-socket-destroy-immediately.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..b606edbfe01519
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-net-socket-destroy-immediately.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+'use strict';
+var common = require('../common');
+var assert = require('assert');
+var net = require('net');
+
+var socket = net.createConnection(common.PORT, common.localhostIPv4);
+
+socket.on('error', function(err) {
+  assert(false);
+});
+
+socket.destroy();