diff --git a/src/util/system.cpp b/src/util/system.cpp
index 789dcfaba91..bb9fcab59e8 100644
--- a/src/util/system.cpp
+++ b/src/util/system.cpp
@@ -111,6 +111,12 @@ bool LockDirectory(const fs::path& directory, const std::string lockfile_name, b
     return true;
 }
 
+void UnlockDirectory(const fs::path& directory, const std::string& lockfile_name)
+{
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(cs_dir_locks);
+    dir_locks.erase((directory / lockfile_name).string());
+}
+
 void ReleaseDirectoryLocks()
 {
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> ulock(cs_dir_locks);
diff --git a/src/util/system.h b/src/util/system.h
index 5932e557932..17723d427da 100644
--- a/src/util/system.h
+++ b/src/util/system.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ int RaiseFileDescriptorLimit(int nMinFD);
 void AllocateFileRange(FILE *file, unsigned int offset, unsigned int length);
 bool RenameOver(fs::path src, fs::path dest);
 bool LockDirectory(const fs::path& directory, const std::string lockfile_name, bool probe_only=false);
+void UnlockDirectory(const fs::path& directory, const std::string& lockfile_name);
 bool DirIsWritable(const fs::path& directory);
 
 /** Release all directory locks. This is used for unit testing only, at runtime
diff --git a/src/wallet/db.cpp b/src/wallet/db.cpp
index cfa9bdd20e2..c64a85c9102 100644
--- a/src/wallet/db.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/db.cpp
@@ -126,11 +126,18 @@ void BerkeleyEnvironment::Close()
         }
     }
 
+    FILE* error_file = nullptr;
+    dbenv->get_errfile(&error_file);
+
     int ret = dbenv->close(0);
     if (ret != 0)
         LogPrintf("BerkeleyEnvironment::Close: Error %d closing database environment: %s\n", ret, DbEnv::strerror(ret));
     if (!fMockDb)
         DbEnv((u_int32_t)0).remove(strPath.c_str(), 0);
+
+    if (error_file) fclose(error_file);
+
+    UnlockDirectory(strPath, ".walletlock");
 }
 
 void BerkeleyEnvironment::Reset()
diff --git a/test/functional/wallet_multiwallet.py b/test/functional/wallet_multiwallet.py
index 8ab569a3c30..df778f57df7 100755
--- a/test/functional/wallet_multiwallet.py
+++ b/test/functional/wallet_multiwallet.py
@@ -315,6 +315,14 @@ class MultiWalletTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
             self.nodes[0].loadwallet(wallet_name)
             assert_equal(rpc.getaddressinfo(addr)['ismine'], True)
 
+        # Test .walletlock file is closed
+        self.start_node(1)
+        wallet = os.path.join(self.options.tmpdir, 'my_wallet')
+        self.nodes[0].createwallet(wallet)
+        assert_raises_rpc_error(-4, "Error initializing wallet database environment", self.nodes[1].loadwallet, wallet)
+        self.nodes[0].unloadwallet(wallet)
+        self.nodes[1].loadwallet(wallet)
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     MultiWalletTest().main()