diff --git a/lib/internal/timers.js b/lib/internal/timers.js
index 8ba7923e57218e..5933c99a7cd06d 100644
--- a/lib/internal/timers.js
+++ b/lib/internal/timers.js
@@ -190,7 +190,8 @@ Timeout.prototype[inspect.custom] = function(_, options) {
 };
 
 Timeout.prototype.refresh = function() {
-  if (this[kRefed])
+  // Timers that are active or have been invoked.
+  if (this[kRefed] || this[kRefed] === null)
     active(this);
   else
     unrefActive(this);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-timers-refresh-called.js b/test/parallel/test-timers-refresh-called.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..70e6afc4db1920
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-timers-refresh-called.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const common = require('../common');
+
+// Check only timer reactivated by `.refresh()` is in loop,
+// only the timer is still active.
+
+const timer = setTimeout(common.mustCall(() => {}, 2), 1);
+
+setTimeout(() => {
+  timer.refresh();
+}, 1);