diff --git a/libp2p/muxers/mplex/lpchannel.nim b/libp2p/muxers/mplex/lpchannel.nim
index f81c4afa5e..aabba8b555 100644
--- a/libp2p/muxers/mplex/lpchannel.nim
+++ b/libp2p/muxers/mplex/lpchannel.nim
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ type
     closeCode*: MessageType       # cached in/out close code
     resetCode*: MessageType       # cached in/out reset code
     writes*: int                  # In-flight writes
+    closing: Future[void]
 
 func shortLog*(s: LPChannel): auto =
   try:
@@ -97,31 +98,31 @@ proc closeUnderlying(s: LPChannel): Future[void] {.async.} =
 
 proc reset*(s: LPChannel) {.async.} =
   if s.isClosed:
-    trace "Already closed", s
+    debug "Already closed", s
     return
-
+  s.closing = newFuture[void]()
   s.isClosed = true
   s.closedLocal = true
   s.localReset = not s.remoteReset
 
-  trace "Resetting channel", s, len = s.len
+  debug "Resetting channel", s, len = s.len
 
   if s.isOpen and not s.conn.isClosed:
     # If the connection is still active, notify the other end
     proc resetMessage() {.async.} =
       try:
-        trace "sending reset message", s, conn = s.conn
+        debug "sending reset message", s, conn = s.conn
         await s.conn.writeMsg(s.id, s.resetCode) # write reset
       except CatchableError as exc:
         # No cancellations
         await s.conn.close()
-        trace "Can't send reset message", s, conn = s.conn, msg = exc.msg
+        debug "Can't send reset message", s, conn = s.conn, msg = exc.msg
 
-    asyncSpawn resetMessage()
+    await resetMessage()
 
   await s.closeImpl() # noraises, nocancels
-
-  trace "Channel reset", s
+  s.closing.complete()
+  debug "Channel reset", s
 
 method close*(s: LPChannel) {.async.} =
   ## Close channel for writing - a message will be sent to the other peer
@@ -200,6 +201,7 @@ proc prepareWrite(s: LPChannel, msg: seq[byte]): Future[void] {.async.} =
   if s.remoteReset:
     raise newLPStreamResetError()
   if s.closedLocal:
+    await s.closing
     raise newLPStreamClosedError()
   if s.conn.closed:
     raise newLPStreamConnDownError()
@@ -213,6 +215,7 @@ proc prepareWrite(s: LPChannel, msg: seq[byte]): Future[void] {.async.} =
     when defined(libp2p_mplex_metrics):
         libp2p_mplex_qlenclose.inc()
     await s.reset()
+    echo "closing"
     await s.conn.close()
     return
 
@@ -293,8 +296,9 @@ proc init*(
     msgCode: if initiator: MessageType.MsgOut else: MessageType.MsgIn,
     closeCode: if initiator: MessageType.CloseOut else: MessageType.CloseIn,
     resetCode: if initiator: MessageType.ResetOut else: MessageType.ResetIn,
-    dir: if initiator: Direction.Out else: Direction.In)
-
+    dir: if initiator: Direction.Out else: Direction.In,
+    closing: newFuture[void]())
+  chann.closing.complete()
   chann.initStream()
 
   when chronicles.enabledLogLevel == LogLevel.TRACE: