diff --git a/internal/events/websockets/websocket_connection.go b/internal/events/websockets/websocket_connection.go
index 9f69a13f41..79dc29687b 100644
--- a/internal/events/websockets/websocket_connection.go
+++ b/internal/events/websockets/websocket_connection.go
@@ -223,6 +223,9 @@ func (wc *websocketConnection) protocolError(err error) {
 }
 
 func (wc *websocketConnection) send(msg interface{}) error {
+	if wc.closed {
+		return i18n.NewError(wc.ctx, i18n.MsgWSClosed)
+	}
 	select {
 	case wc.sendMessages <- msg:
 		return nil
diff --git a/internal/events/websockets/websockets_test.go b/internal/events/websockets/websockets_test.go
index 0ddbd6dd13..59eb97f9a0 100644
--- a/internal/events/websockets/websockets_test.go
+++ b/internal/events/websockets/websockets_test.go
@@ -606,3 +606,27 @@ func TestDispatchAutoAck(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	cbs.AssertExpectations(t)
 }
+
+func TestWebsocketSendAfterClose(t *testing.T) {
+	cbs := &eventsmocks.Callbacks{}
+	ws, wsc, cancel := newTestWebsockets(t, cbs)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	subscribedConn := make(chan string, 1)
+	cbs.On("EphemeralSubscription",
+		mock.MatchedBy(func(s string) bool {
+			subscribedConn <- s
+			return true
+		}),
+		"ns1", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(nil)
+
+	err := wsc.Send(context.Background(), []byte(`{"type":"start","namespace":"ns1","ephemeral":true}`))
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	connID := <-subscribedConn
+	connection := ws.connections[connID]
+	connection.wsConn.Close()
+	<-connection.senderDone
+	err = connection.send(map[string]string{"foo": "bar"})
+	assert.Regexp(t, "FF10290", err)
+}
diff --git a/internal/i18n/en_translations.go b/internal/i18n/en_translations.go
index da8818bb20..faae6f8f9f 100644
--- a/internal/i18n/en_translations.go
+++ b/internal/i18n/en_translations.go
@@ -207,4 +207,5 @@ var (
 	MsgInvalidMessageType          = ffm("FF10287", "Invalid message type - allowed types are %s", 400)
 	MsgNoUUID                      = ffm("FF10288", "Field '%s' must not be a UUID", 400)
 	MsgFetchDataDesc               = ffm("FF10289", "Fetch the data and include it in the messages returned", 400)
+	MsgWSClosed                    = ffm("FF10290", "Websocket closed")
 )