diff --git a/ext/mysql2/client.c b/ext/mysql2/client.c
index aa10baed3..b2ac283a4 100644
--- a/ext/mysql2/client.c
+++ b/ext/mysql2/client.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static VALUE rb_raise_mysql2_error(mysql_client_wrapper *wrapper) {
 
 static void *nogvl_init(void *ptr) {
   MYSQL *client;
-  mysql_client_wrapper *wrapper = (mysql_client_wrapper *)ptr;
+  mysql_client_wrapper *wrapper = ptr;
 
   /* may initialize embedded server and read /etc/services off disk */
   client = mysql_init(wrapper->client);
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ static void *nogvl_close(void *ptr) {
 
 /* this is called during GC */
 static void rb_mysql_client_free(void *ptr) {
-  mysql_client_wrapper *wrapper = (mysql_client_wrapper *)ptr;
+  mysql_client_wrapper *wrapper = ptr;
   decr_mysql2_client(wrapper);
 }
 
@@ -437,10 +437,9 @@ static void *nogvl_read_query_result(void *ptr) {
 }
 
 static void *nogvl_do_result(void *ptr, char use_result) {
-  mysql_client_wrapper *wrapper;
+  mysql_client_wrapper *wrapper = ptr;
   MYSQL_RES *result;
 
-  wrapper = (mysql_client_wrapper *)ptr;
   if (use_result) {
     result = mysql_use_result(wrapper->client);
   } else {
@@ -533,14 +532,13 @@ static VALUE disconnect_and_raise(VALUE self, VALUE error) {
 }
 
 static VALUE do_query(void *args) {
-  struct async_query_args *async_args;
+  struct async_query_args *async_args = args;
   struct timeval tv;
-  struct timeval* tvp;
+  struct timeval *tvp;
   long int sec;
   int retval;
   VALUE read_timeout;
 
-  async_args = (struct async_query_args *)args;
   read_timeout = rb_iv_get(async_args->self, "@read_timeout");
 
   tvp = NULL;
@@ -578,11 +576,9 @@ static VALUE do_query(void *args) {
 }
 #else
 static VALUE finish_and_mark_inactive(void *args) {
-  VALUE self;
+  VALUE self = args;
   MYSQL_RES *result;
 
-  self = (VALUE)args;
-
   GET_CLIENT(self);
 
   if (!NIL_P(wrapper->active_thread)) {
diff --git a/ext/mysql2/result.c b/ext/mysql2/result.c
index 52820faec..040e9d526 100644
--- a/ext/mysql2/result.c
+++ b/ext/mysql2/result.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ static rb_encoding *binaryEncoding;
 #define MYSQL2_MIN_TIME 62171150401ULL
 #endif
 
-#define GET_RESULT(obj) \
+#define GET_RESULT(self) \
   mysql2_result_wrapper *wrapper; \
   Data_Get_Struct(self, mysql2_result_wrapper, wrapper);
 
@@ -91,16 +91,18 @@ static void rb_mysql_result_free_result(mysql2_result_wrapper * wrapper) {
 
   if (wrapper->resultFreed != 1) {
     if (wrapper->stmt_wrapper) {
-      mysql_stmt_free_result(wrapper->stmt_wrapper->stmt);
-
-      /* MySQL BUG? If the statement handle was previously used, and so
-       * mysql_stmt_bind_result was called, and if that result set and bind buffers were freed,
-       * MySQL still thinks the result set buffer is available and will prefetch the
-       * first result in mysql_stmt_execute. This will corrupt or crash the program.
-       * By setting bind_result_done back to 0, we make MySQL think that a result set
-       * has never been bound to this statement handle before to prevent the prefetch.
-       */
-      wrapper->stmt_wrapper->stmt->bind_result_done = 0;
+      if (!wrapper->stmt_wrapper->closed) {
+        mysql_stmt_free_result(wrapper->stmt_wrapper->stmt);
+
+        /* MySQL BUG? If the statement handle was previously used, and so
+         * mysql_stmt_bind_result was called, and if that result set and bind buffers were freed,
+         * MySQL still thinks the result set buffer is available and will prefetch the
+         * first result in mysql_stmt_execute. This will corrupt or crash the program.
+         * By setting bind_result_done back to 0, we make MySQL think that a result set
+         * has never been bound to this statement handle before to prevent the prefetch.
+         */
+        wrapper->stmt_wrapper->stmt->bind_result_done = 0;
+      }
 
       if (wrapper->result_buffers) {
         unsigned int i;
@@ -855,6 +857,10 @@ static VALUE rb_mysql_result_each(int argc, VALUE * argv, VALUE self) {
 
   GET_RESULT(self);
 
+  if (wrapper->stmt_wrapper && wrapper->stmt_wrapper->closed) {
+    rb_raise(cMysql2Error, "Statement handle already closed");
+  }
+
   defaults = rb_iv_get(self, "@query_options");
   Check_Type(defaults, T_HASH);
   if (rb_scan_args(argc, argv, "01&", &opts, &block) == 1) {
diff --git a/ext/mysql2/statement.c b/ext/mysql2/statement.c
index 3b83feaf2..fc61e9302 100644
--- a/ext/mysql2/statement.c
+++ b/ext/mysql2/statement.c
@@ -8,18 +8,19 @@ static VALUE intern_usec, intern_sec, intern_min, intern_hour, intern_day, inter
 #define GET_STATEMENT(self) \
   mysql_stmt_wrapper *stmt_wrapper; \
   Data_Get_Struct(self, mysql_stmt_wrapper, stmt_wrapper); \
-  if (!stmt_wrapper->stmt) { rb_raise(cMysql2Error, "Invalid statement handle"); }
+  if (!stmt_wrapper->stmt) { rb_raise(cMysql2Error, "Invalid statement handle"); } \
+  if (stmt_wrapper->closed) { rb_raise(cMysql2Error, "Statement handle already closed"); }
 
 
 static void rb_mysql_stmt_mark(void * ptr) {
-  mysql_stmt_wrapper* stmt_wrapper = (mysql_stmt_wrapper *)ptr;
+  mysql_stmt_wrapper *stmt_wrapper = ptr;
   if (!stmt_wrapper) return;
 
   rb_gc_mark(stmt_wrapper->client);
 }
 
 static void *nogvl_stmt_close(void * ptr) {
-  mysql_stmt_wrapper *stmt_wrapper = (mysql_stmt_wrapper *)ptr;
+  mysql_stmt_wrapper *stmt_wrapper = ptr;
   if (stmt_wrapper->stmt) {
     mysql_stmt_close(stmt_wrapper->stmt);
     stmt_wrapper->stmt = NULL;
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ static void *nogvl_stmt_close(void * ptr) {
 }
 
 static void rb_mysql_stmt_free(void * ptr) {
-  mysql_stmt_wrapper* stmt_wrapper = (mysql_stmt_wrapper *)ptr;
+  mysql_stmt_wrapper *stmt_wrapper = ptr;
   decr_mysql2_stmt(stmt_wrapper);
 }
 
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ static void *nogvl_prepare_statement(void *ptr) {
 }
 
 VALUE rb_mysql_stmt_new(VALUE rb_client, VALUE sql) {
-  mysql_stmt_wrapper* stmt_wrapper;
+  mysql_stmt_wrapper *stmt_wrapper;
   VALUE rb_stmt;
 #ifdef HAVE_RUBY_ENCODING_H
   rb_encoding *conn_enc;
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ VALUE rb_mysql_stmt_new(VALUE rb_client, VALUE sql) {
   {
     stmt_wrapper->client = rb_client;
     stmt_wrapper->refcount = 1;
+    stmt_wrapper->closed = 0;
     stmt_wrapper->stmt = NULL;
   }
 
@@ -461,6 +463,7 @@ static VALUE rb_mysql_stmt_affected_rows(VALUE self) {
  */
 static VALUE rb_mysql_stmt_close(VALUE self) {
   GET_STATEMENT(self);
+  stmt_wrapper->closed = 1;
   rb_thread_call_without_gvl(nogvl_stmt_close, stmt_wrapper, RUBY_UBF_IO, 0);
   return Qnil;
 }
diff --git a/ext/mysql2/statement.h b/ext/mysql2/statement.h
index 0c1d54c55..63260aab0 100644
--- a/ext/mysql2/statement.h
+++ b/ext/mysql2/statement.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ typedef struct {
   VALUE client;
   MYSQL_STMT *stmt;
   int refcount;
+  int closed;
 } mysql_stmt_wrapper;
 
 void init_mysql2_statement(void);