diff --git a/tokio/src/sync/mpsc/chan.rs b/tokio/src/sync/mpsc/chan.rs
index 148ee3ad766..0a53cda2038 100644
--- a/tokio/src/sync/mpsc/chan.rs
+++ b/tokio/src/sync/mpsc/chan.rs
@@ -75,7 +75,11 @@ pub(crate) trait Semaphore {
 
     /// The permit is dropped without a value being sent. In this case, the
     /// permit must be returned to the semaphore.
-    fn drop_permit(&self, permit: &mut Self::Permit);
+    ///
+    /// # Return
+    ///
+    /// Returns true if the permit was acquired.
+    fn drop_permit(&self, permit: &mut Self::Permit) -> bool;
 
     fn is_idle(&self) -> bool;
 
@@ -192,7 +196,7 @@ where
 
     pub(crate) fn disarm(&mut self) {
         // TODO: should this error if not acquired?
-        self.inner.semaphore.drop_permit(&mut self.permit)
+        self.inner.semaphore.drop_permit(&mut self.permit);
     }
 
     /// Send a message and notify the receiver.
@@ -234,7 +238,11 @@ where
     S: Semaphore,
 {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
-        self.inner.semaphore.drop_permit(&mut self.permit);
+        let notify = self.inner.semaphore.drop_permit(&mut self.permit);
+
+        if notify && self.inner.semaphore.is_idle() {
+            self.inner.rx_waker.wake();
+        }
 
         if self.inner.tx_count.fetch_sub(1, AcqRel) != 1 {
             return;
@@ -424,8 +432,10 @@ impl Semaphore for (crate::sync::semaphore_ll::Semaphore, usize) {
         Permit::new()
     }
 
-    fn drop_permit(&self, permit: &mut Permit) {
+    fn drop_permit(&self, permit: &mut Permit) -> bool {
+        let ret = permit.is_acquired();
         permit.release(1, &self.0);
+        ret
     }
 
     fn add_permit(&self) {
@@ -477,7 +487,9 @@ impl Semaphore for AtomicUsize {
 
     fn new_permit() {}
 
-    fn drop_permit(&self, _permit: &mut ()) {}
+    fn drop_permit(&self, _permit: &mut ()) -> bool {
+        false
+    }
 
     fn add_permit(&self) {
         let prev = self.fetch_sub(2, Release);
diff --git a/tokio/src/sync/semaphore_ll.rs b/tokio/src/sync/semaphore_ll.rs
index 25d25ac88ab..f044095f8fc 100644
--- a/tokio/src/sync/semaphore_ll.rs
+++ b/tokio/src/sync/semaphore_ll.rs
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ impl Waiter {
     }
 
     /// Try to decrement the number of permits to acquire. This returns the
-    /// actual number of permits that were decremented. The delta betweeen `n`
+    /// actual number of permits that were decremented. The delta between `n`
     /// and the return has been assigned to the permit and the caller must
     /// assign these back to the semaphore.
     fn try_dec_permits_to_acquire(&self, n: usize) -> usize {
diff --git a/tokio/tests/sync_mpsc.rs b/tokio/tests/sync_mpsc.rs
index f02d90aa56d..f4966c31377 100644
--- a/tokio/tests/sync_mpsc.rs
+++ b/tokio/tests/sync_mpsc.rs
@@ -490,3 +490,25 @@ fn try_recv_unbounded() {
         _ => panic!(),
     }
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn ready_close_cancel_bounded() {
+    use futures::future::poll_fn;
+
+    let (mut tx, mut rx) = mpsc::channel::<()>(100);
+    let _tx2 = tx.clone();
+
+    {
+        let mut ready = task::spawn(async { poll_fn(|cx| tx.poll_ready(cx)).await });
+        assert_ready_ok!(ready.poll());
+    }
+
+    rx.close();
+
+    let mut recv = task::spawn(async { rx.recv().await });
+    assert_pending!(recv.poll());
+
+    drop(tx);
+
+    assert!(recv.is_woken());
+}