diff --git a/doc/api/deprecations.md b/doc/api/deprecations.md
index 4b2c7da0474a70..6bbfeebe51998e 100644
--- a/doc/api/deprecations.md
+++ b/doc/api/deprecations.md
@@ -2651,6 +2651,19 @@ written twice. This introduces a race condition between threads, and is a
 potential security vulnerability. There is no safe, cross-platform alternative
 API.
 
+<a id="DEP0XXX"></a>
+### DEP0XXX: Use `request.destroy()` instead of `request.abort()`
+<!-- YAML
+changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/32807
+    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
+-->
+
+Type: Documentation-only
+
+Use [`request.destroy()`][] instead of [`request.abort()`][].
+
 [`--pending-deprecation`]: cli.html#cli_pending_deprecation
 [`--throw-deprecation`]: cli.html#cli_throw_deprecation
 [`Buffer.allocUnsafeSlow(size)`]: buffer.html#buffer_class_method_buffer_allocunsafeslow_size
@@ -2712,8 +2725,10 @@ API.
 [`punycode`]: punycode.html
 [`require.extensions`]: modules.html#modules_require_extensions
 [`require.main`]: modules.html#modules_accessing_the_main_module
+[`request.abort()`]: http.html#http_request_abort
 [`request.socket`]: http.html#http_request_socket
 [`request.connection`]: http.html#http_request_connection
+[`request.destroy()`]: http.html#http_request_destroy_error
 [`response.socket`]: http.html#http_response_socket
 [`response.connection`]: http.html#http_response_connection
 [`response.end()`]: http.html#http_response_end_data_encoding_callback
diff --git a/doc/api/http.md b/doc/api/http.md
index fb2f2b32399121..d714cdb8972b2b 100644
--- a/doc/api/http.md
+++ b/doc/api/http.md
@@ -568,6 +568,7 @@ server.listen(1337, '127.0.0.1', () => {
 ### `request.abort()`
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.3.8
+deprecated: REPLACEME
 -->
 
 Marks the request as aborting. Calling this will cause remaining data
@@ -623,6 +624,31 @@ If `data` is specified, it is equivalent to calling
 If `callback` is specified, it will be called when the request stream
 is finished.
 
+### `request.destroy([error])`
+<!-- YAML
+added: v0.3.0
+-->
+
+* `error` {Error} Optional, an error to emit with `'error'` event.
+* Returns: {this}
+
+Destroy the request. Optionally emit an `'error'` event,
+and emit a `'close'` event. Calling this will cause remaining data
+in the response to be dropped and the socket to be destroyed.
+
+See [`writable.destroy()`][] for further details.
+
+#### `request.destroyed`
+<!-- YAML
+added: REPLACEME
+-->
+
+* {boolean}
+
+Is `true` after [`request.destroy()`][] has been called.
+
+See [`writable.destroyed`][] for further details.
+
 ### `request.finished`
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.0.1
@@ -2356,8 +2382,43 @@ the following events will be emitted in the following order:
 * `'close'`
 * `'close'` on the `res` object
 
-If `req.abort()` is called before the connection succeeds, the following events
-will be emitted in the following order:
+If `req.destroy()` is called before a socket is assigned, the following
+events will be emitted in the following order:
+
+* (`req.destroy()` called here)
+* `'error'` with an error with message `'Error: socket hang up'` and code
+  `'ECONNRESET'`
+* `'close'`
+
+If `req.destroy()` is called before the connection succeeds, the following
+events will be emitted in the following order:
+
+* `'socket'`
+* (`req.destroy()` called here)
+* `'error'` with an error with message `'Error: socket hang up'` and code
+  `'ECONNRESET'`
+* `'close'`
+
+If `req.destroy()` is called after the response is received, the following
+events will be emitted in the following order:
+
+* `'socket'`
+* `'response'`
+  * `'data'` any number of times, on the `res` object
+* (`req.destroy()` called here)
+* `'aborted'` on the `res` object
+* `'close'`
+* `'close'` on the `res` object
+
+If `req.abort()` is called before a socket is assigned, the following
+events will be emitted in the following order:
+
+* (`req.abort()` called here)
+* `'abort'`
+* `'close'`
+
+If `req.abort()` is called before the connection succeeds, the following
+events will be emitted in the following order:
 
 * `'socket'`
 * (`req.abort()` called here)
@@ -2366,8 +2427,8 @@ will be emitted in the following order:
   `'ECONNRESET'`
 * `'close'`
 
-If `req.abort()` is called after the response is received, the following events
-will be emitted in the following order:
+If `req.abort()` is called after the response is received, the following
+events will be emitted in the following order:
 
 * `'socket'`
 * `'response'`
@@ -2412,6 +2473,7 @@ not abort the request or do anything besides add a `'timeout'` event.
 [`new URL()`]: url.html#url_constructor_new_url_input_base
 [`removeHeader(name)`]: #http_request_removeheader_name
 [`request.end()`]: #http_request_end_data_encoding_callback
+[`request.destroy()`]: #http_request_destroy_error
 [`request.flushHeaders()`]: #http_request_flushheaders
 [`request.getHeader()`]: #http_request_getheader_name
 [`request.setHeader()`]: #http_request_setheader_name_value
@@ -2441,5 +2503,7 @@ not abort the request or do anything besides add a `'timeout'` event.
 [`socket.unref()`]: net.html#net_socket_unref
 [`url.parse()`]: url.html#url_url_parse_urlstring_parsequerystring_slashesdenotehost
 [`HPE_HEADER_OVERFLOW`]: errors.html#errors_hpe_header_overflow
+[`writable.destroy()`]: stream.html#stream_writable_destroy_error
+[`writable.destroyed`]: stream.html#stream_writable_destroyed
 [`writable.cork()`]: stream.html#stream_writable_cork
 [`writable.uncork()`]: stream.html#stream_writable_uncork