diff --git a/core/client/src/main/java/alluxio/client/block/stream/NettyPacketWriter.java b/core/client/src/main/java/alluxio/client/block/stream/NettyPacketWriter.java
index e38d3fc90066..67284f4b25fc 100644
--- a/core/client/src/main/java/alluxio/client/block/stream/NettyPacketWriter.java
+++ b/core/client/src/main/java/alluxio/client/block/stream/NettyPacketWriter.java
@@ -210,8 +210,9 @@ public void cancel() throws IOException {
       throw Throwables.propagate(e);
     } finally {
       mLock.unlock();
-      mClosed = true;
     }
+    // NOTE: PacketWriter#cancel doesn't imply PacketWriter#close. close must be called for every
+    // PacketWriter instance.
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/core/client/src/main/java/alluxio/client/block/stream/PacketOutStream.java b/core/client/src/main/java/alluxio/client/block/stream/PacketOutStream.java
index 9e9d4128363f..bc61094e1ffa 100644
--- a/core/client/src/main/java/alluxio/client/block/stream/PacketOutStream.java
+++ b/core/client/src/main/java/alluxio/client/block/stream/PacketOutStream.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import alluxio.util.network.NetworkAddressUtils;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
+import com.google.common.io.Closer;
 import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
 import io.netty.buffer.PooledByteBufAllocator;
 
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@
  */
 @NotThreadSafe
 public final class PacketOutStream extends OutputStream implements BoundedStream, Cancelable {
+  private final Closer mCloser;
   /** Length of the stream. If unknown, set to Long.MAX_VALUE. */
   private final long mLength;
   private ByteBuf mCurrentPacket = null;
@@ -114,9 +116,11 @@ public static PacketOutStream createReplicatedPacketOutStream(FileSystemContext
    * @param length the length of the stream
    */
   private PacketOutStream(PacketWriter packetWriter, long length) {
+    mCloser = Closer.create();
     mLength = length;
     mPacketWriters = new ArrayList<>(1);
     mPacketWriters.add(packetWriter);
+    mCloser.register(packetWriter);
     mClosed = false;
   }
 
@@ -127,8 +131,12 @@ private PacketOutStream(PacketWriter packetWriter, long length) {
    * @param length the length of the stream
    */
   private PacketOutStream(List<PacketWriter> packetWriters, long length) {
+    mCloser = Closer.create();
     mLength = length;
     mPacketWriters = packetWriters;
+    for (PacketWriter packetWriter : packetWriters) {
+      mCloser.register(packetWriter);
+    }
     mClosed = false;
   }
 
@@ -196,9 +204,21 @@ public void cancel() throws IOException {
       return;
     }
     releaseCurrentPacket();
+
+    IOException exception = null;
     for (PacketWriter packetWriter : mPacketWriters) {
-      packetWriter.cancel();
+      try {
+        packetWriter.cancel();
+      } catch (IOException e) {
+        exception = e;
+      }
     }
+    if (exception != null) {
+      throw exception;
+    }
+
+    // NOTE: PacketOutStream#cancel doesn't imply PacketOutStream#close. PacketOutStream#close
+    // must be closed for every PacketOutStream instance.
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -207,18 +227,7 @@ public void close() throws IOException {
       updateCurrentPacket(true);
     } finally {
       mClosed = true;
-
-      IOException e = null;
-      for (PacketWriter packetWriter : mPacketWriters) {
-        try {
-          packetWriter.close();
-        } catch (IOException ee) {
-          e = ee;
-        }
-      }
-      if (e != null) {
-        throw e;
-      }
+      mCloser.close();
     }
   }