diff --git a/lib/web/websocket/websocket.js b/lib/web/websocket/websocket.js
index 7e465f56e99..6263443dde7 100644
--- a/lib/web/websocket/websocket.js
+++ b/lib/web/websocket/websocket.js
@@ -537,6 +537,14 @@ class WebSocket extends EventTarget {
         message: reason
       })
     }
+
+    if (!this.#parser && !this.#handler.receivedClose) {
+      fireEvent('close', this, (type, init) => new CloseEvent(type, init), {
+        wasClean: false,
+        code: 1006,
+        reason
+      })
+    }
   }
 
   #onMessage (type, data) {
diff --git a/test/websocket/issue-3546.js b/test/websocket/issue-3546.js
index 5d328902538..59a7bd0f093 100644
--- a/test/websocket/issue-3546.js
+++ b/test/websocket/issue-3546.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const { WebSocket } = require('../..')
 const { tspl } = require('@matteo.collina/tspl')
 
 test('first error than close event is fired on failed connection', async (t) => {
-  const { completed, strictEqual } = tspl(t, { plan: 2 })
+  const { completed, strictEqual } = tspl(t, { plan: 4 })
   const ws = new WebSocket('ws://localhost:1')
 
   let orderOfEvents = 0