diff --git a/lib/request.js b/lib/request.js
index 6f425d561..deeb577d5 100755
--- a/lib/request.js
+++ b/lib/request.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ exports = module.exports = internals.Request = class {
     constructor(server, req, res, options) {
 
         this._allowInternals = !!options.allowInternals;
+        this._closed = false;                                                                               // true once the response has closed (esp. early) and will not emit any more events
         this._core = server._core;
         this._entity = null;                                                                                // Entity information set via h.entity()
         this._eventContext = { request: this };
@@ -311,6 +312,7 @@ exports = module.exports = internals.Request = class {
         this.raw.req.on('close', internals.event.bind(this.raw.req, this._eventContext, 'close'));
         this.raw.req.on('error', internals.event.bind(this.raw.req, this._eventContext, 'error'));
         this.raw.req.on('aborted', internals.event.bind(this.raw.req, this._eventContext, 'abort'));
+        this.raw.res.once('close', internals.closed.bind(this.raw.res, this));
     }
 
     _lookup() {
@@ -687,6 +689,11 @@ internals.Info = class {
 };
 
 
+internals.closed = function (request) {
+
+    request._closed = true;
+};
+
 internals.event = function ({ request }, event, err) {
 
     if (!request) {
diff --git a/lib/transmit.js b/lib/transmit.js
index 195737f11..45a27ad25 100755
--- a/lib/transmit.js
+++ b/lib/transmit.js
@@ -244,6 +244,13 @@ internals.pipe = function (request, stream) {
 
     const env = { stream, request, team };
 
+    if (request._closed) {
+        // No more events will be fired, so we proactively close-up shop
+        request.raw.res.end(); // Ensure res is finished so internals.end() doesn't think we're responding
+        internals.end(env, 'close');
+        return team.work;
+    }
+
     const aborted = internals.end.bind(null, env, 'aborted');
     const close = internals.end.bind(null, env, 'close');
     const end = internals.end.bind(null, env, null);
diff --git a/test/transmit.js b/test/transmit.js
index d77cc691e..0eb38ca0a 100755
--- a/test/transmit.js
+++ b/test/transmit.js
@@ -538,10 +538,17 @@ describe('transmission', () => {
             // Use state autoValue function to intercept marshal stage
 
             server.state('always', {
-                autoValue() {
+                async autoValue(request) {
 
+                    const close = new Teamwork.Team();
+                    request.raw.res.once('close', () => close.attend());
+
+                    // Will trigger abort then close. Prior to node v15.7.0 the res close came
+                    // asynchronously after req abort, but since then it comes in the same tick.
                     client.destroy();
-                    return team.work;               // Continue once the request has been aborted
+                    await close.work;
+
+                    return team.work;               // Continue marshalling once the request has been aborted and response closed.
                 }
             });