diff --git a/doc/api/errors.md b/doc/api/errors.md
index a11a94981fefa6..71cae6300b26ed 100644
--- a/doc/api/errors.md
+++ b/doc/api/errors.md
@@ -2802,6 +2802,14 @@ import 'package-name'; // supported
 
 `import` with URL schemes other than `file` and `data` is unsupported.
 
+<a id="ERR_USE_AFTER_CLOSE"></a>
+
+### `ERR_USE_AFTER_CLOSE`
+
+> Stability: 1 - Experimental
+
+An attempt was made to use something that was already closed.
+
 <a id="ERR_VALID_PERFORMANCE_ENTRY_TYPE"></a>
 
 ### `ERR_VALID_PERFORMANCE_ENTRY_TYPE`
diff --git a/doc/api/readline.md b/doc/api/readline.md
index 58a67256104b24..d3a01755fa0f57 100644
--- a/doc/api/readline.md
+++ b/doc/api/readline.md
@@ -330,6 +330,8 @@ The `callback` function passed to `rl.question()` does not follow the typical
 pattern of accepting an `Error` object or `null` as the first argument.
 The `callback` is called with the provided answer as the only argument.
 
+An error will be thrown if calling `rl.question()` after `rl.close()`.
+
 Example usage:
 
 ```js
@@ -586,6 +588,8 @@ paused.
 If the `readlinePromises.Interface` was created with `output` set to `null` or
 `undefined` the `query` is not written.
 
+If the question is called after `rl.close()`, it returns a rejected promise.
+
 Example usage:
 
 ```mjs
@@ -855,6 +859,8 @@ The `callback` function passed to `rl.question()` does not follow the typical
 pattern of accepting an `Error` object or `null` as the first argument.
 The `callback` is called with the provided answer as the only argument.
 
+An error will be thrown if calling `rl.question()` after `rl.close()`.
+
 Example usage:
 
 ```js
diff --git a/lib/internal/errors.js b/lib/internal/errors.js
index 5f75c0290b33d9..a5c64080a59aae 100644
--- a/lib/internal/errors.js
+++ b/lib/internal/errors.js
@@ -1627,6 +1627,7 @@ E('ERR_UNSUPPORTED_ESM_URL_SCHEME', (url, supported) => {
   msg += `. Received protocol '${url.protocol}'`;
   return msg;
 }, Error);
+E('ERR_USE_AFTER_CLOSE', '%s was closed', Error);
 
 // This should probably be a `TypeError`.
 E('ERR_VALID_PERFORMANCE_ENTRY_TYPE',
diff --git a/lib/internal/readline/interface.js b/lib/internal/readline/interface.js
index b5a5455ed3da85..47e5ca580ab317 100644
--- a/lib/internal/readline/interface.js
+++ b/lib/internal/readline/interface.js
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ const {
 
 const { codes } = require('internal/errors');
 
-const { ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE } = codes;
+const {
+  ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE,
+  ERR_USE_AFTER_CLOSE,
+} = codes;
 const {
   validateAbortSignal,
   validateArray,
@@ -398,6 +401,9 @@ class Interface extends InterfaceConstructor {
   }
 
   question(query, cb) {
+    if (this.closed) {
+      throw new ERR_USE_AFTER_CLOSE('readline');
+    }
     if (this[kQuestionCallback]) {
       this.prompt();
     } else {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-readline-interface.js b/test/parallel/test-readline-interface.js
index ad7eee7c42e485..52cfdac2b8f88a 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-readline-interface.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-readline-interface.js
@@ -1092,6 +1092,40 @@ for (let i = 0; i < 12; i++) {
     rli.close();
   }
 
+  // Call question after close
+  {
+    const [rli, fi] = getInterface({ terminal });
+    rli.question('What\'s your name?', common.mustCall((name) => {
+      assert.strictEqual(name, 'Node.js');
+      rli.close();
+      assert.throws(() => {
+        rli.question('How are you?', common.mustNotCall());
+      }, {
+        name: 'Error',
+        code: 'ERR_USE_AFTER_CLOSE'
+      });
+      assert.notStrictEqual(rli.getPrompt(), 'How are you?');
+    }));
+    fi.emit('data', 'Node.js\n');
+  }
+
+  // Call promisified question after close
+  {
+    const [rli, fi] = getInterface({ terminal });
+    const question = util.promisify(rli.question).bind(rli);
+    question('What\'s your name?').then(common.mustCall((name) => {
+      assert.strictEqual(name, 'Node.js');
+      rli.close();
+      question('How are you?')
+        .then(common.mustNotCall(), common.expectsError({
+          code: 'ERR_USE_AFTER_CLOSE',
+          name: 'Error'
+        }));
+      assert.notStrictEqual(rli.getPrompt(), 'How are you?');
+    }));
+    fi.emit('data', 'Node.js\n');
+  }
+
   // Can create a new readline Interface with a null output argument
   {
     const [rli, fi] = getInterface({ output: null, terminal });
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-readline-promises-interface.js b/test/parallel/test-readline-promises-interface.js
index cf0543d7d255f7..455dabe6749bd5 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-readline-promises-interface.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-readline-promises-interface.js
@@ -952,6 +952,23 @@ for (let i = 0; i < 12; i++) {
     rli.close();
   }
 
+  // Call question after close
+  {
+    const [rli, fi] = getInterface({ terminal });
+    rli.question('What\'s your name?').then(common.mustCall((name) => {
+      assert.strictEqual(name, 'Node.js');
+      rli.close();
+      rli.question('How are you?')
+        .then(common.mustNotCall(), common.expectsError({
+          code: 'ERR_USE_AFTER_CLOSE',
+          name: 'Error'
+        }));
+      assert.notStrictEqual(rli.getPrompt(), 'How are you?');
+    }));
+    fi.emit('data', 'Node.js\n');
+  }
+
+
   // Can create a new readline Interface with a null output argument
   {
     const [rli, fi] = getInterface({ output: null, terminal });