diff --git a/src/mito2/src/engine/skip_wal_test.rs b/src/mito2/src/engine/skip_wal_test.rs
index c59be6ba2c..97f159b8ac 100644
--- a/src/mito2/src/engine/skip_wal_test.rs
+++ b/src/mito2/src/engine/skip_wal_test.rs
@@ -171,6 +171,48 @@ async fn test_close_follower_region_skip_wal() {
     assert_eq!(0, total_rows);
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn test_close_follower_region_skip_wal_with_pending_data() {
+    common_telemetry::init_default_ut_logging();
+    let mut env = TestEnv::with_prefix("close-follower-skip-wal-pending-data").await;
+    let engine = env.create_engine(MitoConfig::default()).await;
+
+    let region_id = RegionId::new(1, 1);
+    let mut request = CreateRequestBuilder::new().build();
+
+    let wal_options = WalOptions::Noop;
+    request.options.insert(
+        WAL_OPTIONS_KEY.to_string(),
+        serde_json::to_string(&wal_options).unwrap(),
+    );
+
+    engine
+        .handle_request(region_id, RegionRequest::Create(request.clone()))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let rows = Rows {
+        schema: rows_schema(&request),
+        rows: build_rows(0, 3),
+    };
+    put_rows(&engine, region_id, rows).await;
+
+    let region = engine.get_region(region_id).unwrap();
+    assert!(!region.version().memtables.is_empty());
+
+    engine
+        .set_region_role(region_id, RegionRole::Follower)
+        .unwrap();
+    assert!(region.is_follower());
+
+    engine
+        .handle_request(region_id, RegionRequest::Close(RegionCloseRequest {}))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    assert!(!engine.is_region_exists(region_id));
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn test_close_region_after_truncate_skip_wal() {
     common_telemetry::init_default_ut_logging();
diff --git a/src/mito2/src/error.rs b/src/mito2/src/error.rs
index 9ae748205e..66e3838895 100644
--- a/src/mito2/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/mito2/src/error.rs
@@ -1241,6 +1241,18 @@ pub enum Error {
         #[snafu(implicit)]
         location: Location,
     },
+
+    #[snafu(display(
+        "Region {} is in {:?} state, expect: Writable, Staging or Downgrading",
+        region_id,
+        state
+    ))]
+    FlushableRegionState {
+        region_id: RegionId,
+        state: RegionRoleState,
+        #[snafu(implicit)]
+        location: Location,
+    },
 }
 
 pub type Result<T, E = Error> = std::result::Result<T, E>;
@@ -1430,6 +1442,8 @@ impl ErrorExt for Error {
             TooManyFilesToRead { .. } | TooManyGcJobs { .. } => StatusCode::RateLimited,
 
             PruneFile { source, .. } => source.status_code(),
+
+            FlushableRegionState { .. } => StatusCode::RegionNotReady,
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/mito2/src/region.rs b/src/mito2/src/region.rs
index a898876dcf..c85599bf58 100644
--- a/src/mito2/src/region.rs
+++ b/src/mito2/src/region.rs
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ pub use utils::*;
 
 use crate::access_layer::AccessLayerRef;
 use crate::error::{
-    InvalidPartitionExprSnafu, RegionNotFoundSnafu, RegionStateSnafu, RegionTruncatedSnafu, Result,
-    UnexpectedSnafu, UpdateManifestSnafu,
+    FlushableRegionStateSnafu, InvalidPartitionExprSnafu, RegionNotFoundSnafu, RegionStateSnafu,
+    RegionTruncatedSnafu, Result, UnexpectedSnafu, UpdateManifestSnafu,
 };
 use crate::manifest::action::{
     RegionChange, RegionManifest, RegionMetaAction, RegionMetaActionList,
@@ -1435,35 +1435,19 @@ impl RegionMap {
 
     /// Gets flushable region by region id.
     ///
-    /// Returns error if the region does not exist.
-    /// Returns None if the region exists but not operatable.
-    fn flushable_region(&self, region_id: RegionId) -> Result<Option<MitoRegionRef>> {
+    /// Returns error if the region does not exist or not flushable.
+    pub(crate) fn flushable_region(&self, region_id: RegionId) -> Result<MitoRegionRef> {
         let region = self
             .get_region(region_id)
             .context(RegionNotFoundSnafu { region_id })?;
-        if region.is_flushable() {
-            Ok(Some(region))
-        } else {
-            Ok(None)
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Gets flushable region by region id.
-    ///
-    /// Calls the callback if the region does not exist.
-    /// Returns None if the region exists but not operatable.
-    pub(crate) fn flushable_region_or<F: OnFailure>(
-        &self,
-        region_id: RegionId,
-        cb: &mut F,
-    ) -> Option<MitoRegionRef> {
-        match self.flushable_region(region_id) {
-            Ok(region) => region,
-            Err(e) => {
-                cb.on_failure(e);
-                None
+        ensure!(
+            region.is_flushable(),
+            FlushableRegionStateSnafu {
+                region_id,
+                state: region.state(),
             }
-        }
+        );
+        Ok(region)
     }
 
     /// Remove region by id.
diff --git a/src/mito2/src/worker/handle_close.rs b/src/mito2/src/worker/handle_close.rs
index 1abd772f9f..3e0f5e52a6 100644
--- a/src/mito2/src/worker/handle_close.rs
+++ b/src/mito2/src/worker/handle_close.rs
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ impl<S: LogStore> RegionWorkerLoop<S> {
 
         info!("Try to close region {}, worker: {}", region_id, self.id);
 
-        // If the region is using Noop WAL and has data in memtable,
-        // we should flush it before closing to ensure durability.
+        // If the region is using Noop WAL and has data in memtable and region is flushable (like,
+        // not in follower state), we should flush it before closing to ensure durability.
         if region.provider == Provider::Noop
             && !region
                 .version_control
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ impl<S: LogStore> RegionWorkerLoop<S> {
                 .version
                 .memtables
                 .is_empty()
+            && region.is_flushable()
         {
             info!("Region {} has pending data, waiting for flush", region_id);
             self.handle_flush_request(
diff --git a/src/mito2/src/worker/handle_flush.rs b/src/mito2/src/worker/handle_flush.rs
index fce995134d..cec922a6e1 100644
--- a/src/mito2/src/worker/handle_flush.rs
+++ b/src/mito2/src/worker/handle_flush.rs
@@ -182,11 +182,16 @@ impl<S: LogStore> RegionWorkerLoop<S> {
         region_id: RegionId,
         request: RegionFlushRequest,
         reason: Option<FlushReason>,
-        mut sender: OptionOutputTx,
+        sender: OptionOutputTx,
     ) {
-        let Some(region) = self.regions.flushable_region_or(region_id, &mut sender) else {
-            return;
+        let region = match self.regions.flushable_region(region_id) {
+            Ok(region) => region,
+            Err(e) => {
+                sender.send(Err(e));
+                return;
+            }
         };
+
         // `update_topic_latest_entry_id` updates `topic_latest_entry_id` when memtables are empty.
         // But the flush is skipped if memtables are empty. Thus should update the `topic_latest_entry_id`
         // when handling flush request instead of in `schedule_flush` or `flush_finished`.