diff --git a/CHANGES/7180.bugfix b/CHANGES/7180.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..66980638868
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGES/7180.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+``ConnectionResetError`` will always be raised when ``StreamWriter.write`` is called after ``connection_lost`` has been called on the ``BaseProtocol``
diff --git a/aiohttp/base_protocol.py b/aiohttp/base_protocol.py
index 8189835e211..4c9f0a752e3 100644
--- a/aiohttp/base_protocol.py
+++ b/aiohttp/base_protocol.py
@@ -18,11 +18,15 @@ def __init__(self, loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop) -> None:
         self._loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop = loop
         self._paused = False
         self._drain_waiter: Optional[asyncio.Future[None]] = None
-        self._connection_lost = False
         self._reading_paused = False
 
         self.transport: Optional[asyncio.Transport] = None
 
+    @property
+    def connected(self) -> bool:
+        """Return True if the connection is open."""
+        return self.transport is not None
+
     def pause_writing(self) -> None:
         assert not self._paused
         self._paused = True
@@ -59,7 +63,6 @@ def connection_made(self, transport: asyncio.BaseTransport) -> None:
         self.transport = tr
 
     def connection_lost(self, exc: Optional[BaseException]) -> None:
-        self._connection_lost = True
         # Wake up the writer if currently paused.
         self.transport = None
         if not self._paused:
@@ -76,7 +79,7 @@ def connection_lost(self, exc: Optional[BaseException]) -> None:
             waiter.set_exception(exc)
 
     async def _drain_helper(self) -> None:
-        if self._connection_lost:
+        if not self.connected:
             raise ConnectionResetError("Connection lost")
         if not self._paused:
             return
diff --git a/aiohttp/http_writer.py b/aiohttp/http_writer.py
index db3d6a04897..73f0f96f0ae 100644
--- a/aiohttp/http_writer.py
+++ b/aiohttp/http_writer.py
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ def __init__(
         on_headers_sent: _T_OnHeadersSent = None,
     ) -> None:
         self._protocol = protocol
-        self._transport = protocol.transport
 
         self.loop = loop
         self.length = None
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ def __init__(
 
     @property
     def transport(self) -> Optional[asyncio.Transport]:
-        return self._transport
+        return self._protocol.transport
 
     @property
     def protocol(self) -> BaseProtocol:
@@ -71,10 +70,10 @@ def _write(self, chunk: bytes) -> None:
         size = len(chunk)
         self.buffer_size += size
         self.output_size += size
-
-        if self._transport is None or self._transport.is_closing():
+        transport = self.transport
+        if not self._protocol.connected or transport is None or transport.is_closing():
             raise ConnectionResetError("Cannot write to closing transport")
-        self._transport.write(chunk)
+        transport.write(chunk)
 
     async def write(
         self, chunk: bytes, *, drain: bool = True, LIMIT: int = 0x10000
@@ -159,7 +158,6 @@ async def write_eof(self, chunk: bytes = b"") -> None:
         await self.drain()
 
         self._eof = True
-        self._transport = None
 
     async def drain(self) -> None:
         """Flush the write buffer.
diff --git a/tests/test_base_protocol.py b/tests/test_base_protocol.py
index f3b966bff54..a16b1f10cb1 100644
--- a/tests/test_base_protocol.py
+++ b/tests/test_base_protocol.py
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ async def test_connection_lost_not_paused() -> None:
     pr = BaseProtocol(loop=loop)
     tr = mock.Mock()
     pr.connection_made(tr)
-    assert not pr._connection_lost
+    assert pr.connected
     pr.connection_lost(None)
     assert pr.transport is None
-    assert pr._connection_lost
+    assert not pr.connected
 
 
 async def test_connection_lost_paused_without_waiter() -> None:
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@ async def test_connection_lost_paused_without_waiter() -> None:
     pr = BaseProtocol(loop=loop)
     tr = mock.Mock()
     pr.connection_made(tr)
-    assert not pr._connection_lost
+    assert pr.connected
     pr.pause_writing()
     pr.connection_lost(None)
     assert pr.transport is None
-    assert pr._connection_lost
+    assert not pr.connected
 
 
 async def test_drain_lost() -> None:
diff --git a/tests/test_client_proto.py b/tests/test_client_proto.py
index 85225c77dad..eea2830246a 100644
--- a/tests/test_client_proto.py
+++ b/tests/test_client_proto.py
@@ -134,3 +134,17 @@ async def test_eof_received(loop) -> None:
     assert proto._read_timeout_handle is not None
     proto.eof_received()
     assert proto._read_timeout_handle is None
+
+
+async def test_connection_lost_sets_transport_to_none(loop, mocker) -> None:
+    """Ensure that the transport is set to None when the connection is lost.
+
+    This ensures the writer knows that the connection is closed.
+    """
+    proto = ResponseHandler(loop=loop)
+    proto.connection_made(mocker.Mock())
+    assert proto.transport is not None
+
+    proto.connection_lost(OSError())
+
+    assert proto.transport is None
diff --git a/tests/test_http_writer.py b/tests/test_http_writer.py
index 8ebcfc654a5..5649f32f792 100644
--- a/tests/test_http_writer.py
+++ b/tests/test_http_writer.py
@@ -236,6 +236,21 @@ async def test_write_to_closing_transport(protocol, transport, loop) -> None:
         await msg.write(b"After closing")
 
 
+async def test_write_to_closed_transport(protocol, transport, loop) -> None:
+    """Test that writing to a closed transport raises ConnectionResetError.
+
+    The StreamWriter checks to see if protocol.transport is None before
+    writing to the transport. If it is None, it raises ConnectionResetError.
+    """
+    msg = http.StreamWriter(protocol, loop)
+
+    await msg.write(b"Before transport close")
+    protocol.transport = None
+
+    with pytest.raises(ConnectionResetError, match="Cannot write to closing transport"):
+        await msg.write(b"After transport closed")
+
+
 async def test_drain(protocol, transport, loop) -> None:
     msg = http.StreamWriter(protocol, loop)
     await msg.drain()