diff --git a/core/packages/teeny-request/src/index.ts b/core/packages/teeny-request/src/index.ts
index 931861ad798c..8de26e72f3f0 100644
--- a/core/packages/teeny-request/src/index.ts
+++ b/core/packages/teeny-request/src/index.ts
@@ -276,13 +276,19 @@ function teenyRequest(
     const requestStream = streamEvents(new PassThrough());
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
     let responseStream: any;
+    const pipeResponseStream = () => {
+      if (requestStream.destroyed) {
+        responseStream.destroy();
+        return;
+      }
+
+      pipeline(responseStream, requestStream, () => {});
+    };
     requestStream.once('reading', () => {
       if (responseStream) {
-        pipeline(responseStream, requestStream, () => {});
+        pipeResponseStream();
       } else {
-        requestStream.once('response', () => {
-          pipeline(responseStream, requestStream, () => {});
-        });
+        requestStream.once('response', pipeResponseStream);
       }
     });
     options.compress = false;
diff --git a/core/packages/teeny-request/test/index.ts b/core/packages/teeny-request/test/index.ts
index e34d697a2a58..abd047c98eba 100644
--- a/core/packages/teeny-request/test/index.ts
+++ b/core/packages/teeny-request/test/index.ts
@@ -275,6 +275,23 @@ describe('teeny', () => {
       });
   });
 
+  it('should discard the response if the request stream is destroyed before piping', async () => {
+    const scope = mockJson();
+    const stream = teenyRequest({uri});
+    const responseClosed = new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+      stream.once('error', reject);
+      stream.once('response', response => {
+        response.body.once('error', reject);
+        response.body.once('close', resolve);
+        stream.destroy();
+      });
+    });
+
+    stream.resume();
+    await responseClosed;
+    scope.done();
+  });
+
   it('should not pipe response stream to user unless they ask for it', async () => {
     const scope = mockJson();
     const stream = teenyRequest({uri}).on('error', err => {