diff --git a/test/parallel/test-internal-socket-list-receive.js b/test/parallel/test-internal-socket-list-receive.js
index 5315adbfd4..c0eb223719 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-internal-socket-list-receive.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-internal-socket-list-receive.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const key = 'test-key';
 
   const list = new SocketListReceive(child, key);
   list.child.emit('internalMessage', { key, cmd: 'NODE_SOCKET_NOTIFY_CLOSE' });
+  list.child.emit('internalMessage', { key, cmd: 'NODE_SOCKET_GET_COUNT' });
 }
 
 // Verify that a "NODE_SOCKET_ALL_CLOSED" message will be sent.
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-internal-socket-list-send.js b/test/parallel/test-internal-socket-list-send.js
index a5020a431c..10413bfdbc 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-internal-socket-list-send.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-internal-socket-list-send.js
@@ -112,3 +112,25 @@ const key = 'test-key';
     assert.strictEqual(child.listenerCount('disconnect'), 0);
   }));
 }
+
+// Verify that an error will be received in callback when child is
+// disconnected after sending a message and before getting the reply.
+{
+  const count = 1;
+  const child = Object.assign(new EventEmitter(), {
+    connected: true,
+    send: function(msg) {
+      process.nextTick(() => {
+        this.emit('disconnect');
+        this.emit('internalMessage', { key, count, cmd: 'NODE_SOCKET_COUNT' });
+      });
+    }
+  });
+
+  const list = new SocketListSend(child, key);
+
+  list.getConnections(common.mustCall((err, msg) => {
+    assert.strictEqual(err.message, 'child closed before reply');
+    assert.strictEqual(child.listenerCount('internalMessage'), 0);
+  }));
+}