diff --git a/packages/react-server-dom-webpack/src/__tests__/ReactFlightDOMNode-test.js b/packages/react-server-dom-webpack/src/__tests__/ReactFlightDOMNode-test.js
index 4c06d93bed6f9..049fa39d417a5 100644
--- a/packages/react-server-dom-webpack/src/__tests__/ReactFlightDOMNode-test.js
+++ b/packages/react-server-dom-webpack/src/__tests__/ReactFlightDOMNode-test.js
@@ -863,4 +863,46 @@ describe('ReactFlightDOMNode', () => {
       expect(ownerStack).toBeNull();
     }
   });
+
+  // @gate experimental
+  // @gate enableHalt
+  it('can handle an empty prelude when prerendering', async () => {
+    function App() {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    const serverAbortController = new AbortController();
+    serverAbortController.abort();
+    const errors = [];
+    const {pendingResult} = await serverAct(async () => {
+      // destructure trick to avoid the act scope from awaiting the returned value
+      return {
+        pendingResult: ReactServerDOMStaticServer.unstable_prerender(
+          ReactServer.createElement(App, null),
+          webpackMap,
+          {
+            signal: serverAbortController.signal,
+            onError(error) {
+              errors.push(error);
+            },
+          },
+        ),
+      };
+    });
+
+    expect(errors).toEqual([]);
+
+    const {prelude} = await pendingResult;
+
+    const reader = prelude.getReader();
+    while (true) {
+      const {done} = await reader.read();
+      if (done) {
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+
+    // We don't really have an assertion other than to make sure
+    // the stream doesn't hang.
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/react-server/src/ReactFlightServer.js b/packages/react-server/src/ReactFlightServer.js
index 688a9ef0c574a..30698b8311acc 100644
--- a/packages/react-server/src/ReactFlightServer.js
+++ b/packages/react-server/src/ReactFlightServer.js
@@ -5762,6 +5762,7 @@ function flushCompletedChunks(request: Request): void {
           // TODO: If this destination is not currently flowing we'll not close it when it resumes flowing.
           // We should keep a separate status for this.
           if (request.destination !== null) {
+            request.status = CLOSED;
             close(request.destination);
             request.destination = null;
           }
@@ -5779,8 +5780,8 @@ function flushCompletedChunks(request: Request): void {
       );
       request.cacheController.abort(abortReason);
     }
-    request.status = CLOSED;
     if (request.destination !== null) {
+      request.status = CLOSED;
       close(request.destination);
       request.destination = null;
     }