diff --git a/libp2p/muxers/mplex/lpchannel.nim b/libp2p/muxers/mplex/lpchannel.nim
index f81c4afa5e..7261ff22a3 100644
--- a/libp2p/muxers/mplex/lpchannel.nim
+++ b/libp2p/muxers/mplex/lpchannel.nim
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ type
     closeCode*: MessageType       # cached in/out close code
     resetCode*: MessageType       # cached in/out reset code
     writes*: int                  # In-flight writes
+    closing: Future[void]
 
 func shortLog*(s: LPChannel): auto =
   try:
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ proc reset*(s: LPChannel) {.async.} =
   if s.isClosed:
     trace "Already closed", s
     return
-
+  s.closing = newFuture[void]()
   s.isClosed = true
   s.closedLocal = true
   s.localReset = not s.remoteReset
@@ -120,7 +121,8 @@ proc reset*(s: LPChannel) {.async.} =
     asyncSpawn resetMessage()
 
   await s.closeImpl() # noraises, nocancels
-
+  if not s.closing.finished:
+    s.closing.complete()
   trace "Channel reset", s
 
 method close*(s: LPChannel) {.async.} =
@@ -130,6 +132,8 @@ method close*(s: LPChannel) {.async.} =
   if s.closedLocal:
     trace "Already closed", s
     return
+
+  s.closing = newFuture[void]()
   s.closedLocal = true
 
   trace "Closing channel", s, conn = s.conn, len = s.len
@@ -147,7 +151,8 @@ method close*(s: LPChannel) {.async.} =
       trace "Cannot send close message", s, id = s.id, msg = exc.msg
 
   await s.closeUnderlying() # maybe already eofed
-
+  if not s.closing.finished:
+    s.closing.complete()
   trace "Closed channel", s, len = s.len
 
 method initStream*(s: LPChannel) =
@@ -200,6 +205,7 @@ proc prepareWrite(s: LPChannel, msg: seq[byte]): Future[void] {.async.} =
   if s.remoteReset:
     raise newLPStreamResetError()
   if s.closedLocal:
+    await s.closing
     raise newLPStreamClosedError()
   if s.conn.closed:
     raise newLPStreamConnDownError()
@@ -293,8 +299,9 @@ proc init*(
     msgCode: if initiator: MessageType.MsgOut else: MessageType.MsgIn,
     closeCode: if initiator: MessageType.CloseOut else: MessageType.CloseIn,
     resetCode: if initiator: MessageType.ResetOut else: MessageType.ResetIn,
-    dir: if initiator: Direction.Out else: Direction.In)
-
+    dir: if initiator: Direction.Out else: Direction.In,
+    closing: newFuture[void]())
+  chann.closing.complete()
   chann.initStream()
 
   when chronicles.enabledLogLevel == LogLevel.TRACE: