diff --git a/src/node_file.cc b/src/node_file.cc
index 769d76670180fa..c341962cc60dbf 100644
--- a/src/node_file.cc
+++ b/src/node_file.cc
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ MaybeLocal<Promise> FileHandle::ClosePromise() {
       close->file_handle()->AfterClose();
       Isolate* isolate = close->env()->isolate();
       if (req->result < 0) {
+        HandleScope handle_scope(isolate);
         close->Reject(UVException(isolate, req->result, "close"));
       } else {
         close->Resolve();
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-filehandle-close.js b/test/parallel/test-filehandle-close.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..457b06a486f90f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-filehandle-close.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+'use strict';
+const common = require('../common');
+const assert = require('assert');
+const fs = require('fs');
+
+// Test that using FileHandle.close to close an already-closed fd fails
+// with EBADF.
+
+(async function() {
+  const fh = await fs.promises.open(__filename);
+  fs.closeSync(fh.fd);
+
+  assert.rejects(() => fh.close(), {
+    code: 'EBADF',
+    syscall: 'close'
+  });
+})().then(common.mustCall());