diff --git a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/pool/FixedChannelPool.java b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/pool/FixedChannelPool.java
index 1f57b7d640..a3fca61c8a 100644
--- a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/pool/FixedChannelPool.java
+++ b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/pool/FixedChannelPool.java
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ public final class FixedChannelPool extends SimpleChannelPool {
     private final int maxPendingAcquires;
     private int acquiredChannelCount;
     private int pendingAcquireCount;
+    private boolean closed;
 
     /**
      * Creates a new instance using the {@link ChannelHealthChecker#ACTIVE}.
@@ -217,6 +218,10 @@ public final class FixedChannelPool extends SimpleChannelPool {
     private void acquire0(final Promise<Channel> promise) {
         assert executor.inEventLoop();
 
+        if (closed) {
+            promise.setFailure(new IllegalStateException("FixedChannelPooled was closed"));
+            return;
+        }
         if (acquiredChannelCount < maxConnections) {
             assert acquiredChannelCount >= 0;
 
@@ -256,6 +261,11 @@ public final class FixedChannelPool extends SimpleChannelPool {
             public void operationComplete(Future<Void> future) throws Exception {
                 assert executor.inEventLoop();
 
+                if (closed) {
+                    promise.setFailure(new IllegalStateException("FixedChannelPooled was closed"));
+                    return;
+                }
+
                 if (future.isSuccess()) {
                     decrementAndRunTaskQueue();
                     promise.setSuccess(null);
@@ -359,6 +369,11 @@ public final class FixedChannelPool extends SimpleChannelPool {
         public void operationComplete(Future<Channel> future) throws Exception {
             assert executor.inEventLoop();
 
+            if (closed) {
+                originalPromise.setFailure(new IllegalStateException("FixedChannelPooled was closed"));
+                return;
+            }
+
             if (future.isSuccess()) {
                 originalPromise.setSuccess(future.getNow());
             } else {
@@ -386,20 +401,23 @@ public final class FixedChannelPool extends SimpleChannelPool {
         executor.execute(new OneTimeTask() {
             @Override
             public void run() {
-                for (;;) {
-                    AcquireTask task = pendingAcquireQueue.poll();
-                    if (task == null) {
-                        break;
+                if (!closed) {
+                    closed = true;
+                    for (;;) {
+                        AcquireTask task = pendingAcquireQueue.poll();
+                        if (task == null) {
+                            break;
+                        }
+                        ScheduledFuture<?> f = task.timeoutFuture;
+                        if (f != null) {
+                            f.cancel(false);
+                        }
+                        task.promise.setFailure(new ClosedChannelException());
                     }
-                    ScheduledFuture<?> f = task.timeoutFuture;
-                    if (f != null) {
-                        f.cancel(false);
-                    }
-                    task.promise.setFailure(new ClosedChannelException());
+                    acquiredChannelCount = 0;
+                    pendingAcquireCount = 0;
+                    FixedChannelPool.super.close();
                 }
-                acquiredChannelCount = 0;
-                pendingAcquireCount = 0;
-                FixedChannelPool.super.close();
             }
         });
     }
diff --git a/transport/src/test/java/io/netty/channel/pool/FixedChannelPoolTest.java b/transport/src/test/java/io/netty/channel/pool/FixedChannelPoolTest.java
index d9a2f8a3eb..e37c69c2ee 100644
--- a/transport/src/test/java/io/netty/channel/pool/FixedChannelPoolTest.java
+++ b/transport/src/test/java/io/netty/channel/pool/FixedChannelPoolTest.java
@@ -263,6 +263,42 @@ public class FixedChannelPoolTest {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testReleaseAfterClosePool() throws Exception {
+        EventLoopGroup group = new LocalEventLoopGroup(1);
+        LocalAddress addr = new LocalAddress(LOCAL_ADDR_ID);
+        Bootstrap cb = new Bootstrap();
+        cb.remoteAddress(addr);
+        cb.group(group).channel(LocalChannel.class);
+
+        ServerBootstrap sb = new ServerBootstrap();
+        sb.group(group)
+                .channel(LocalServerChannel.class)
+                .childHandler(new ChannelInitializer<LocalChannel>() {
+                    @Override
+                    public void initChannel(LocalChannel ch) throws Exception {
+                        ch.pipeline().addLast(new ChannelInboundHandlerAdapter());
+                    }
+                });
+
+        // Start server
+        Channel sc = sb.bind(addr).syncUninterruptibly().channel();
+
+        FixedChannelPool pool = new FixedChannelPool(cb, new TestChannelPoolHandler(), 2);
+        final Future<Channel> acquire = pool.acquire();
+        final Channel channel = acquire.get();
+        pool.close();
+        group.submit(new Runnable() {
+            @Override
+            public void run() {
+                // NOOP
+            }
+        }).syncUninterruptibly();
+        pool.release(channel).syncUninterruptibly();
+        sc.close().syncUninterruptibly();
+        channel.close().syncUninterruptibly();
+    }
+
     private static final class TestChannelPoolHandler extends AbstractChannelPoolHandler {
         @Override
         public void channelCreated(Channel ch) throws Exception {