diff --git a/source/core/index.ts b/source/core/index.ts
index 885e06006..f348269b6 100644
--- a/source/core/index.ts
+++ b/source/core/index.ts
@@ -968,6 +968,13 @@ export default class Request extends Duplex implements RequestEvents<Request> {
 			this._beforeError(new ReadError(error, options, response as Response));
 		});
 
+		response.once('aborted', () => {
+			this._beforeError(new ReadError({
+				name: 'Error',
+				message: 'The server aborted the pending request'
+			}, options, response as Response));
+		});
+
 		this.emit('downloadProgress', this.downloadProgress);
 
 		const rawCookies = response.headers['set-cookie'];
diff --git a/test/http.ts b/test/http.ts
index 728fdc443..fb90a9683 100644
--- a/test/http.ts
+++ b/test/http.ts
@@ -183,3 +183,24 @@ test('the response contains timings property', withServer, async (t, server, got
 	t.truthy(timings);
 	t.true(timings.phases.total! >= 0);
 });
+
+test('throws an error if the server aborted the request', withServer, async (t, server, got) => {
+	server.get('/', (_request, response) => {
+		response.writeHead(200, {
+			'content-type': 'text/plain'
+		});
+		response.write('chunk 1');
+
+		setImmediate(() => {
+			response.write('chunk 2');
+
+			setImmediate(() => {
+				response.destroy();
+			});
+		});
+	});
+
+	await t.throwsAsync(got(''), {
+		message: 'The server aborted the pending request'
+	});
+});