diff --git a/ext/websocket/01_websocket.js b/ext/websocket/01_websocket.js
index e0db51f4be..3a3f4bc902 100644
--- a/ext/websocket/01_websocket.js
+++ b/ext/websocket/01_websocket.js
@@ -429,6 +429,7 @@ class WebSocket extends EventTarget {
     const rid = this[_rid];
     while (this[_readyState] !== CLOSED) {
       const kind = await op_ws_next_event(rid);
+
       /* close the connection if read was cancelled, and we didn't get a close frame */
       if (
         (this[_readyState] == CLOSING) &&
@@ -442,6 +443,10 @@ class WebSocket extends EventTarget {
         break;
       }
 
+      if (kind == null) {
+        break;
+      }
+
       switch (kind) {
         case 0: {
           /* string */
diff --git a/ext/websocket/lib.rs b/ext/websocket/lib.rs
index deb424c9be..25af67a7c2 100644
--- a/ext/websocket/lib.rs
+++ b/ext/websocket/lib.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use deno_core::url;
 use deno_core::AsyncMutFuture;
 use deno_core::AsyncRefCell;
 use deno_core::ByteString;
+use deno_core::CancelFuture;
 use deno_core::CancelHandle;
 use deno_core::CancelTryFuture;
 use deno_core::JsBuffer;
@@ -552,6 +553,7 @@ pub struct ServerWebSocket {
   string: Cell<Option<String>>,
   ws_read: AsyncRefCell<FragmentCollectorRead<ReadHalf<WebSocketStream>>>,
   ws_write: AsyncRefCell<WebSocketWrite<WriteHalf<WebSocketStream>>>,
+  cancel_handle: Rc<CancelHandle>,
 }
 
 impl ServerWebSocket {
@@ -566,6 +568,7 @@ impl ServerWebSocket {
       string: Cell::new(None),
       ws_read: AsyncRefCell::new(FragmentCollectorRead::new(ws_read)),
       ws_write: AsyncRefCell::new(ws_write),
+      cancel_handle: CancelHandle::new_rc(),
     }
   }
 
@@ -769,7 +772,7 @@ pub async fn op_ws_close(
   let Ok(resource) = state
     .borrow_mut()
     .resource_table
-    .get::<ServerWebSocket>(rid)
+    .take::<ServerWebSocket>(rid)
   else {
     return Ok(());
   };
@@ -784,6 +787,8 @@ pub async fn op_ws_close(
     });
 
   resource.closed.set(true);
+
+  resource.cancel_handle.cancel();
   let lock = resource.reserve_lock();
   resource.write_frame(lock, frame).await
 }
@@ -826,19 +831,19 @@ pub fn op_ws_get_error(state: &mut OpState, #[smi] rid: ResourceId) -> String {
 pub async fn op_ws_next_event(
   state: Rc<RefCell<OpState>>,
   #[smi] rid: ResourceId,
-) -> u16 {
+) -> Option<u16> {
   let Ok(resource) = state
     .borrow_mut()
     .resource_table
     .get::<ServerWebSocket>(rid)
   else {
     // op_ws_get_error will correctly handle a bad resource
-    return MessageKind::Error as u16;
+    return Some(MessageKind::Error as u16);
   };
 
   // If there's a pending error, this always returns error
   if resource.errored.get() {
-    return MessageKind::Error as u16;
+    return Some(MessageKind::Error as u16);
   }
 
   let mut ws = RcRef::map(&resource, |r| &r.ws_read).borrow_mut().await;
@@ -847,19 +852,26 @@ pub async fn op_ws_next_event(
     let writer = writer.clone();
     async move { writer.borrow_mut().await.write_frame(frame).await }
   };
+  let cancel_handle = resource.cancel_handle.clone();
   loop {
-    let res = ws.read_frame(&mut sender).await;
+    let Ok(res) = ws
+      .read_frame(&mut sender)
+      .or_cancel(cancel_handle.clone())
+      .await
+    else {
+      return None;
+    };
     let val = match res {
       Ok(val) => val,
       Err(err) => {
         // No message was received, socket closed while we waited.
         // Report closed status to JavaScript.
         if resource.closed.get() {
-          return MessageKind::ClosedDefault as u16;
+          return Some(MessageKind::ClosedDefault as u16);
         }
 
         resource.set_error(Some(err.to_string()));
-        return MessageKind::Error as u16;
+        return Some(MessageKind::Error as u16);
       }
     };
 
@@ -867,22 +879,22 @@ pub async fn op_ws_next_event(
       OpCode::Text => match String::from_utf8(val.payload.to_vec()) {
         Ok(s) => {
           resource.string.set(Some(s));
-          MessageKind::Text as u16
+          Some(MessageKind::Text as u16)
         }
         Err(_) => {
           resource.set_error(Some("Invalid string data".into()));
-          MessageKind::Error as u16
+          Some(MessageKind::Error as u16)
         }
       },
       OpCode::Binary => {
         resource.buffer.set(Some(val.payload.to_vec()));
-        MessageKind::Binary as u16
+        Some(MessageKind::Binary as u16)
       }
       OpCode::Close => {
         // Close reason is returned through error
         if val.payload.len() < 2 {
           resource.set_error(None);
-          MessageKind::ClosedDefault as u16
+          Some(MessageKind::ClosedDefault as u16)
         } else {
           let close_code = CloseCode::from(u16::from_be_bytes([
             val.payload[0],
@@ -890,10 +902,10 @@ pub async fn op_ws_next_event(
           ]));
           let reason = String::from_utf8(val.payload[2..].to_vec()).ok();
           resource.set_error(reason);
-          close_code.into()
+          Some(close_code.into())
         }
       }
-      OpCode::Pong => MessageKind::Pong as u16,
+      OpCode::Pong => Some(MessageKind::Pong as u16),
       OpCode::Continuation | OpCode::Ping => {
         continue;
       }
diff --git a/tests/unit/websocket_test.ts b/tests/unit/websocket_test.ts
index e5e4b1a7a7..ce13548359 100644
--- a/tests/unit/websocket_test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/websocket_test.ts
@@ -822,3 +822,12 @@ Deno.test("send to a closed socket", async () => {
   };
   await promise;
 });
+
+Deno.test(async function websocketDoesntLeak() {
+  const { promise, resolve } = Promise.withResolvers<void>();
+  const ws = new WebSocket(new URL("ws://localhost:4242/"));
+  assertEquals(ws.url, "ws://localhost:4242/");
+  ws.onopen = () => resolve();
+  await promise;
+  ws.close();
+});