diff --git a/moli-core/tests/scripts.rs b/moli-core/tests/scripts.rs
index 80e4e7344b..4a857cecbc 100644
--- a/moli-core/tests/scripts.rs
+++ b/moli-core/tests/scripts.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ mod child_markup_insertion;
 #[path = "scripts/module_document_write.rs"]
 mod module_document_write;
 
+#[path = "scripts/document_close.rs"]
+mod document_close;
+
 #[path = "scripts/parser_cleanup.rs"]
 mod parser_cleanup;
 
diff --git a/moli-core/tests/scripts/document_close.rs b/moli-core/tests/scripts/document_close.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1fa5cdac8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/moli-core/tests/scripts/document_close.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+use super::*;
+
+fn markup_url(server: &FixtureServer, markup: &str) -> String {
+    let mut url = url::Url::parse(&server.url("/compat/child-dynamic-markup-document")).unwrap();
+    url.query_pairs_mut().append_pair("markup", markup);
+    url.into()
+}
+
+async fn written_child_script_close_finishes_load(
+    character_chunks: bool,
+    plaintext: bool,
+    external: bool,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    let server = FixtureServer::spawn().await?;
+    let browser = Browser::new(AppConfig::default())?;
+    let inserted = if plaintext {
+        "<table><plaintext>Filler "
+    } else {
+        "<p id=inserted>inserted</p>"
+    };
+    let source = format!(
+        r#"
+          document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => parent.events.push('child-DCL'));
+          addEventListener('load', () => parent.events.push('child-load:' + document.readyState));
+          document.write({});
+          document.close();
+          parent.events.push('close-return:' + document.readyState);
+        "#,
+        serde_json::to_string(inserted)?
+    );
+    let mut written = if external {
+        format!(
+            "<script src=\"data:text/javascript,{}\"></script>",
+            url::form_urlencoded::byte_serialize(source.as_bytes())
+                .collect::<String>()
+                .replace('+', "%20")
+        )
+    } else {
+        format!("<script>{source}</script>")
+    };
+    if !character_chunks {
+        written.push_str("<main id=tail>tail</main>");
+    }
+    let parent = format!(
+        r#"<!doctype html><body><script>
+          window.events = [];
+          addEventListener('load', () => events.push('parent-load:' + document.readyState));
+          const frame = document.createElement('iframe');
+          frame.id = 'target';
+          document.body.append(frame);
+          const written = {};
+          if ({character_chunks}) {{
+            for (const character of written) frame.contentDocument.write(character);
+          }} else {{
+            frame.contentDocument.write(written);
+          }}
+        </script>"#,
+        serde_json::to_string(&written)?.replace("</script>", "<\\/script>")
+    );
+    // The written script is the only caller of close(). Fetch must finish both
+    // the child and its load-blocked parent without another close from outside.
+    let mut page = tokio::time::timeout(
+        Duration::from_secs(10),
+        browser.fetch(&markup_url(&server, &parent)),
+    )
+    .await??;
+    let result = page
+        .evaluate_runtime_expression_with_await_async(
+            r#"(() => {
+              const child = document.getElementById('target').contentDocument;
+              return JSON.stringify({events, readyState: child.readyState,
+                inserted: child.getElementById('inserted')?.textContent ?? null,
+                tail: child.getElementById('tail')?.textContent ?? null,
+                children: Array.from(child.body.children, node => [node.localName, node.textContent])});
+            })()"#,
+            true,
+        )
+        .await?;
+    let result: serde_json::Value =
+        serde_json::from_str(result["value"].as_str().expect("child close observation"))?;
+    assert_eq!(result["readyState"], "complete");
+    assert_eq!(
+        result["events"],
+        serde_json::json!([
+            "close-return:loading",
+            "child-DCL",
+            "child-load:complete",
+            "parent-load:complete"
+        ])
+    );
+    if plaintext {
+        assert_eq!(
+            result["children"],
+            serde_json::json!([["plaintext", "Filler "], ["table", ""]])
+        );
+    } else {
+        assert_eq!(result["inserted"], "inserted");
+    }
+    if !character_chunks {
+        assert_eq!(result["tail"], "tail");
+    }
+    server.shutdown().await;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn child_document_close_in_character_chunked_script_finishes_load() -> Result<()> {
+    written_child_script_close_finishes_load(true, false, false).await
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn child_document_close_in_plaintext_writer_finishes_load() -> Result<()> {
+    written_child_script_close_finishes_load(true, true, false).await
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn child_document_close_in_written_script_drains_tail_and_finishes_load() -> Result<()> {
+    written_child_script_close_finishes_load(false, false, false).await
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn child_document_close_in_external_writer_drains_tail_and_finishes_load() -> Result<()> {
+    written_child_script_close_finishes_load(false, false, true).await
+}
diff --git a/moli-renderer-v8/src/native_bridge/context_host/child_documents/live_parser.rs b/moli-renderer-v8/src/native_bridge/context_host/child_documents/live_parser.rs
index cb7f5ac8e6..d92d654802 100644
--- a/moli-renderer-v8/src/native_bridge/context_host/child_documents/live_parser.rs
+++ b/moli-renderer-v8/src/native_bridge/context_host/child_documents/live_parser.rs
@@ -1319,7 +1319,7 @@ impl JsContextHost {
             return true;
         }
         let executing_parser_script =
-            chunk.is_some() && self.child_document_is_executing_parser_script(document_handle);
+            self.child_document_is_executing_parser_script(document_handle);
         let nested_insertion = matches!(
             insertion.run_state(),
             DocumentParserRunState::Pumping { .. }
@@ -1330,7 +1330,9 @@ impl JsContextHost {
                 || executing_parser_script
                 || nested_insertion);
         let ready = if close_requested {
+            // Record EOF during parser-script execution and let its continuation finish.
             insertion.request_close() == DocumentParserCloseDisposition::DrainNow
+                && !executing_parser_script
         } else {
             matches!(
                 insertion.run_state(),
diff --git a/moli-renderer-v8/src/native_bridge/context_host/child_frame_runtime/document.rs b/moli-renderer-v8/src/native_bridge/context_host/child_frame_runtime/document.rs
index 0315102646..a0943b75cd 100644
--- a/moli-renderer-v8/src/native_bridge/context_host/child_frame_runtime/document.rs
+++ b/moli-renderer-v8/src/native_bridge/context_host/child_frame_runtime/document.rs
@@ -448,6 +448,15 @@ fn child_document_close_callback<'s>(
             rv.set_undefined();
             return;
         }
+        // Only script-created streams accept EOF from document.close().
+        if !host
+            .frame_owner_store
+            .current_child_document_owner(handle)
+            .is_some_and(|owner| host.child_document_parsers.has_open_stream(owner))
+        {
+            rv.set_undefined();
+            return;
+        }
         let script_context = match unsafe { &mut *host_ptr }
             .ensure_prebootstrapped_child_default_context(scope, handle)
         {