diff --git a/api/nodes.go b/api/nodes.go
index 581f957be85..6184f6cd7aa 100644
--- a/api/nodes.go
+++ b/api/nodes.go
@@ -124,10 +124,10 @@ func (n *Nodes) MonitorDrain(ctx context.Context, nodeID string, index uint64, i
 	// Multiplex node and alloc chans onto outCh. This goroutine closes
 	// outCh when other chans have been closed or context canceled.
 	multiplexCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
-	go n.monitorDrainMultiplex(ctx, cancel, outCh, nodeCh, allocCh)
+	go n.monitorDrainMultiplex(multiplexCtx, cancel, outCh, nodeCh, allocCh)
 
 	// Monitor node for updates
-	go n.monitorDrainNode(multiplexCtx, nodeID, index, nodeCh)
+	go n.monitorDrainNode(multiplexCtx, cancel, nodeID, index, nodeCh)
 
 	// Monitor allocs on node for updates
 	go n.monitorDrainAllocs(multiplexCtx, nodeID, ignoreSys, allocCh)
@@ -177,6 +177,14 @@ func (n *Nodes) monitorDrainMultiplex(ctx context.Context, cancel func(),
 		select {
 		case outCh <- msg:
 		case <-ctx.Done():
+
+			// If we are exiting but we have a message, attempt to send it
+			// so we don't lose a message but do not block.
+			select {
+			case outCh <- msg:
+			default:
+			}
+
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -189,7 +197,8 @@ func (n *Nodes) monitorDrainMultiplex(ctx context.Context, cancel func(),
 
 // monitorDrainNode emits node updates on nodeCh and closes the channel when
 // the node has finished draining.
-func (n *Nodes) monitorDrainNode(ctx context.Context, nodeID string, index uint64, nodeCh chan<- *MonitorMessage) {
+func (n *Nodes) monitorDrainNode(ctx context.Context, cancel func(),
+	nodeID string, index uint64, nodeCh chan<- *MonitorMessage) {
 	defer close(nodeCh)
 
 	var lastStrategy *DrainStrategy
@@ -215,6 +224,7 @@ func (n *Nodes) monitorDrainNode(ctx context.Context, nodeID string, index uint6
 				msg = Messagef(MonitorMsgLevelInfo, "Node %q has marked all allocations for migration", nodeID)
 			} else {
 				msg = Messagef(MonitorMsgLevelInfo, "No drain strategy set for node %s", nodeID)
+				defer cancel()
 			}
 			select {
 			case nodeCh <- msg:
diff --git a/command/node_drain_test.go b/command/node_drain_test.go
index f0152125c8c..793cc47aa45 100644
--- a/command/node_drain_test.go
+++ b/command/node_drain_test.go
@@ -258,6 +258,49 @@ func TestNodeDrainCommand_Monitor(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Contains(out, "No drain strategy set")
 }
 
+func TestNodeDrainCommand_Monitor_NoDrainStrategy(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	require := require.New(t)
+	server, client, url := testServer(t, true, func(c *agent.Config) {
+		c.NodeName = "drain_monitor_node"
+	})
+	defer server.Shutdown()
+
+	// Wait for a node to appear
+	testutil.WaitForResult(func() (bool, error) {
+		nodes, _, err := client.Nodes().List(nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			return false, err
+		}
+		if len(nodes) == 0 {
+			return false, fmt.Errorf("missing node")
+		}
+		return true, nil
+	}, func(err error) {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
+	})
+
+	// Test -monitor flag
+	outBuf := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
+	ui := &cli.BasicUi{
+		Reader:      bytes.NewReader(nil),
+		Writer:      outBuf,
+		ErrorWriter: outBuf,
+	}
+	cmd := &NodeDrainCommand{Meta: Meta{Ui: ui}}
+	args := []string{"-address=" + url, "-self", "-monitor", "-ignore-system"}
+	t.Logf("Running: %v", args)
+	if code := cmd.Run(args); code != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected exit 0, got: %d\n%s", code, outBuf.String())
+	}
+
+	out := outBuf.String()
+	t.Logf("Output:\n%s", out)
+
+	require.Contains(out, "Monitoring node")
+	require.Contains(out, "No drain strategy set")
+}
+
 func TestNodeDrainCommand_Fails(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	srv, _, url := testServer(t, false, nil)