diff --git a/lib/request.js b/lib/request.js
index 2c40cdc98..7bf2f4959 100755
--- a/lib/request.js
+++ b/lib/request.js
@@ -507,14 +507,9 @@ exports = module.exports = internals.Request = class {
 
         this._eventContext.request = null;              // Disable req events
 
-        if (this.response._close) {
-            if (this.response.statusCode === 500 &&
-                this.response._error) {
-
-                const tags = this.response._error.isDeveloperError ? ['internal', 'implementation', 'error'] : ['internal', 'error'];
-                this._log(tags, this.response._error, 'error');
-            }
+        this._logErrorResponse(this.response);
 
+        if (this.response._close) {
             this.response._close();
         }
 
@@ -538,6 +533,7 @@ exports = module.exports = internals.Request = class {
         }
 
         if (this.info.completed) {
+            this._logErrorResponse(response);
             response._close?.();
 
             return;
@@ -546,6 +542,20 @@ exports = module.exports = internals.Request = class {
         this.response = response;
     }
 
+    _logErrorResponse(response) {
+
+        const error = response._error ?? (Boom.isBoom(response) ? response : null);
+        const statusCode = response.statusCode ?? response.output?.statusCode;
+        if (statusCode !== 500 ||
+            !error) {
+
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const tags = error.isDeveloperError ? ['internal', 'implementation', 'error'] : ['internal', 'error'];
+        this._log(tags, error, 'error');
+    }
+
     _setState(name, value, options) {
 
         const state = { name, value };
diff --git a/test/request.js b/test/request.js
index d2f1760e8..1fb0fb2e2 100755
--- a/test/request.js
+++ b/test/request.js
@@ -766,6 +766,43 @@ describe('Request', () => {
             await server.stop();
         });
 
+        it('emits request-error when handler fails after abort', { retry: true }, async (flags) => {
+
+            const server = Hapi.server({ debug: false });
+            const team = new Teamwork.Team();
+
+            const handler = async (request) => {
+
+                clientRequest.destroy();
+                await Hoek.wait(10);
+                team.attend();
+                throw new Error('late failure');
+            };
+
+            server.route({ method: 'GET', path: '/', handler });
+
+            const log = server.events.once({ name: 'request', channels: 'error' });
+
+            await server.start();
+            flags.onCleanup = () => server.stop();
+
+            const clientRequest = Http.request({
+                hostname: 'localhost',
+                port: server.info.port,
+                method: 'GET'
+            });
+
+            clientRequest.on('error', Hoek.ignore);
+            clientRequest.end();
+
+            await team.work;
+
+            const [, event] = await log;
+            expect(event.error.message).to.equal('late failure');
+
+            await server.stop();
+        });
+
         it('does not fail on abort (onPreHandler)', async () => {
 
             const server = Hapi.server();