diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/AbstractListenerWriteFlushProcessor.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/AbstractListenerWriteFlushProcessor.java
index 598c1eacf27..10342d681d1 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/AbstractListenerWriteFlushProcessor.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/AbstractListenerWriteFlushProcessor.java
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractListenerWriteFlushProcessor<T> implements Processo
 
 	private volatile boolean sourceCompleted;
 
+	@Nullable
+	private volatile AbstractListenerWriteProcessor<?> currentWriteProcessor;
+
 	private final WriteResultPublisher resultPublisher;
 
 	private final String logPrefix;
@@ -75,7 +78,21 @@ public abstract class AbstractListenerWriteFlushProcessor<T> implements Processo
 	 */
 	public AbstractListenerWriteFlushProcessor(String logPrefix) {
 		this.logPrefix = logPrefix;
-		this.resultPublisher = new WriteResultPublisher(logPrefix + "[WFP] ");
+		this.resultPublisher = new WriteResultPublisher(logPrefix + "[WFP] ",
+				() -> {
+					cancel();
+					// Complete immediately
+					State oldState = this.state.getAndSet(State.COMPLETED);
+					if (rsWriteFlushLogger.isTraceEnabled()) {
+						rsWriteFlushLogger.trace(getLogPrefix() + oldState + " -> " + this.state);
+					}
+					// Propagate to current "write" Processor
+					AbstractListenerWriteProcessor<?> writeProcessor = this.currentWriteProcessor;
+					if (writeProcessor != null) {
+						writeProcessor.cancelAndSetCompleted();
+					}
+					this.currentWriteProcessor = null;
+				});
 	}
 
 
@@ -139,8 +156,11 @@ public abstract class AbstractListenerWriteFlushProcessor<T> implements Processo
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Invoked during an error or completion callback from the underlying
-	 * container to cancel the upstream subscription.
+	 * Cancel the upstream chain of "write" Publishers only, for example due to
+	 * Servlet container error/completion notifications. This should usually
+	 * be followed up with a call to either {@link #onError(Throwable)} or
+	 * {@link #onComplete()} to notify the downstream chain, that is unless
+	 * cancellation came from downstream.
 	 */
 	protected void cancel() {
 		if (rsWriteFlushLogger.isTraceEnabled()) {
@@ -268,9 +288,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractListenerWriteFlushProcessor<T> implements Processo
 					Publisher<? extends T> currentPublisher) {
 
 				if (processor.changeState(this, RECEIVED)) {
-					Processor<? super T, Void> currentProcessor = processor.createWriteProcessor();
-					currentPublisher.subscribe(currentProcessor);
-					currentProcessor.subscribe(new WriteResultSubscriber(processor));
+					Processor<? super T, Void> writeProcessor = processor.createWriteProcessor();
+					processor.currentWriteProcessor = (AbstractListenerWriteProcessor<?>) writeProcessor;
+					currentPublisher.subscribe(writeProcessor);
+					writeProcessor.subscribe(new WriteResultSubscriber(processor));
 				}
 			}
 			@Override
@@ -429,6 +450,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractListenerWriteFlushProcessor<T> implements Processo
 					rsWriteFlushLogger.trace(
 							this.processor.getLogPrefix() + "current \"write\" Publisher failed: " + ex);
 				}
+				this.processor.currentWriteProcessor = null;
 				this.processor.cancel();
 				this.processor.onError(ex);
 			}
@@ -439,6 +461,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractListenerWriteFlushProcessor<T> implements Processo
 					rsWriteFlushLogger.trace(
 							this.processor.getLogPrefix() + "current \"write\" Publisher completed");
 				}
+				this.processor.currentWriteProcessor = null;
 				this.processor.state.get().writeComplete(this.processor);
 			}
 
diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/AbstractListenerWriteProcessor.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/AbstractListenerWriteProcessor.java
index c3dc9fa0c9f..6cfd8412a62 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/AbstractListenerWriteProcessor.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/AbstractListenerWriteProcessor.java
@@ -88,8 +88,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractListenerWriteProcessor<T> implements Processor<T,
 	 * @since 5.1
 	 */
 	public AbstractListenerWriteProcessor(String logPrefix) {
+		// AbstractListenerFlushProcessor calls cancelAndSetCompleted directly, so this cancel task
+		// won't be used for HTTP responses, but it can be for a WebSocket session.
+		this.resultPublisher = new WriteResultPublisher(logPrefix + "[WP] ", this::cancelAndSetCompleted);
 		this.logPrefix = (StringUtils.hasText(logPrefix) ? logPrefix : "");
-		this.resultPublisher = new WriteResultPublisher(logPrefix + "[WP] ");
 	}
 
 
@@ -156,8 +158,11 @@ public abstract class AbstractListenerWriteProcessor<T> implements Processor<T,
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Invoked during an error or completion callback from the underlying
-	 * container to cancel the upstream subscription.
+	 * Cancel the upstream "write" Publisher only, for example due to
+	 * Servlet container error/completion notifications. This should usually
+	 * be followed up with a call to either {@link #onError(Throwable)} or
+	 * {@link #onComplete()} to notify the downstream chain, that is unless
+	 * cancellation came from downstream.
 	 */
 	public void cancel() {
 		if (rsWriteLogger.isTraceEnabled()) {
@@ -168,13 +173,34 @@ public abstract class AbstractListenerWriteProcessor<T> implements Processor<T,
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Cancel the "write" Publisher and transition to COMPLETED immediately also
+	 * without notifying the downstream. For use when cancellation came from
+	 * downstream.
+	 */
+	void cancelAndSetCompleted() {
+		cancel();
+		for (;;) {
+			State prev = this.state.get();
+			if (prev.equals(State.COMPLETED)) {
+				break;
+			}
+			if (this.state.compareAndSet(prev, State.COMPLETED)) {
+				if (rsWriteLogger.isTraceEnabled()) {
+					rsWriteLogger.trace(getLogPrefix() + prev + " -> " + this.state);
+				}
+				if (!prev.equals(State.WRITING)) {
+					discardCurrentData();
+				}
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Publisher implementation for result notifications...
 
 	@Override
 	public final void subscribe(Subscriber<? super Void> subscriber) {
-		// Technically, cancellation from the result subscriber should be propagated
-		// to the upstream subscription. In practice, HttpHandler server adapters
-		// don't have a reason to cancel the result subscription.
 		this.resultPublisher.subscribe(subscriber);
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/ServletServerHttpResponse.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/ServletServerHttpResponse.java
index cc0e2536e70..ab7dd93c8d3 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/ServletServerHttpResponse.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/ServletServerHttpResponse.java
@@ -244,33 +244,35 @@ class ServletServerHttpResponse extends AbstractListenerServerHttpResponse {
 		}
 
 		public void handleError(Throwable ex) {
+			ResponseBodyFlushProcessor flushProcessor = bodyFlushProcessor;
 			ResponseBodyProcessor processor = bodyProcessor;
-			if (processor != null) {
-				processor.cancel();
-				processor.onError(ex);
-			}
-			else {
-				ResponseBodyFlushProcessor flushProcessor = bodyFlushProcessor;
-				if (flushProcessor != null) {
-					flushProcessor.cancel();
-					flushProcessor.onError(ex);
+			if (flushProcessor != null) {
+				// Cancel the upstream source of "write" Publishers
+				flushProcessor.cancel();
+				// Cancel the current "write" Publisher and propagate onComplete downstream
+				if (processor != null) {
+					processor.cancel();
+					processor.onError(ex);
 				}
+				// This is a no-op if processor was connected and onError propagated all the way
+				flushProcessor.onError(ex);
 			}
 		}
 
 		@Override
 		public void onComplete(AsyncEvent event) {
+			ResponseBodyFlushProcessor flushProcessor = bodyFlushProcessor;
 			ResponseBodyProcessor processor = bodyProcessor;
-			if (processor != null) {
-				processor.cancel();
-				processor.onComplete();
-			}
-			else {
-				ResponseBodyFlushProcessor flushProcessor = bodyFlushProcessor;
-				if (flushProcessor != null) {
-					flushProcessor.cancel();
-					flushProcessor.onComplete();
+			if (flushProcessor != null) {
+				// Cancel the upstream source of "write" Publishers
+				flushProcessor.cancel();
+				// Cancel the current "write" Publisher and propagate onComplete downstream
+				if (processor != null) {
+					processor.cancel();
+					processor.onComplete();
 				}
+				// This is a no-op if processor was connected and onComplete propagated all the way
+				flushProcessor.onComplete();
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/WriteResultPublisher.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/WriteResultPublisher.java
index 57ccf3ae499..9bac8734bc5 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/WriteResultPublisher.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/WriteResultPublisher.java
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ class WriteResultPublisher implements Publisher<Void> {
 
 	private final AtomicReference<State> state = new AtomicReference<>(State.UNSUBSCRIBED);
 
+	private final Runnable cancelTask;
+
 	@Nullable
 	private volatile Subscriber<? super Void> subscriber;
 
@@ -61,7 +63,8 @@ class WriteResultPublisher implements Publisher<Void> {
 	private final String logPrefix;
 
 
-	public WriteResultPublisher(String logPrefix) {
+	public WriteResultPublisher(String logPrefix, Runnable cancelTask) {
+		this.cancelTask = cancelTask;
 		this.logPrefix = logPrefix;
 	}
 
@@ -248,7 +251,10 @@ class WriteResultPublisher implements Publisher<Void> {
 		}
 
 		void cancel(WriteResultPublisher publisher) {
-			if (!publisher.changeState(this, COMPLETED)) {
+			if (publisher.changeState(this, COMPLETED)) {
+				publisher.cancelTask.run();
+			}
+			else {
 				publisher.state.get().cancel(publisher);
 			}
 		}