diff --git a/Lib/asyncio/base_events.py b/Lib/asyncio/base_events.py
index ffcc0174e1e245..a42c4ec003718b 100644
--- a/Lib/asyncio/base_events.py
+++ b/Lib/asyncio/base_events.py
@@ -381,6 +381,7 @@ async def serve_forever(self):
         except exceptions.CancelledError:
             try:
                 self.close()
+                self.close_clients()
                 await self.wait_closed()
             finally:
                 raise