diff --git a/packages/nuxt-cli/src/dev/utils.ts b/packages/nuxt-cli/src/dev/utils.ts
index 9b3c1314b..2f92c6741 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt-cli/src/dev/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt-cli/src/dev/utils.ts
@@ -1297,15 +1297,14 @@ export class NuxtDevServer extends EventEmitter<DevServerEventMap> {
         const baseURL = nuxt.options.app.baseURL.startsWith('./') ? nuxt.options.app.baseURL.slice(1) : nuxt.options.app.baseURL
         const assetsDir = nuxt.options.app.buildAssetsDir
         const viteHmrPath = `${baseURL.replace(/\/$/, '')}/${assetsDir.replace(/^\//, '')}`
-        if (req.url?.startsWith(viteHmrPath)) {
-          return // Skip for Vite HMR
-        }
-        nuxt.server.upgrade(req, socket as any, head)
-
         this.#websocketConnections.add(socket)
         socket.on('close', () => {
           this.#websocketConnections.delete(socket)
         })
+        if (req.url?.startsWith(viteHmrPath)) {
+          return // Skip for Vite HMR
+        }
+        nuxt.server.upgrade(req, socket as any, head)
       })
     }
 
@@ -1399,6 +1398,7 @@ export class NuxtDevServer extends EventEmitter<DevServerEventMap> {
   }
 
   async close(): Promise<void> {
+    this.#closeWebSocketConnections()
     if (this.#currentNuxt) {
       await this.#currentNuxt.close()
     }
diff --git a/packages/nuxt-cli/test/unit/dev/lifecycle.spec.ts b/packages/nuxt-cli/test/unit/dev/lifecycle.spec.ts
index 0ad88c120..f6741d1a4 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt-cli/test/unit/dev/lifecycle.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt-cli/test/unit/dev/lifecycle.spec.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-import type { AddressInfo } from 'node:net'
+import type { AddressInfo, Socket } from 'node:net'
 
 import { EventEmitter } from 'node:events'
 import { existsSync, readFileSync } from 'node:fs'
 import { mkdtemp, rm } from 'node:fs/promises'
+import { connect } from 'node:net'
 import { tmpdir } from 'node:os'
 import process from 'node:process'
 
@@ -493,6 +494,32 @@ describe('dev server shutdown', () => {
     expect(existsSync(join(cwd, '.nuxt', 'nuxt.lock'))).toBe(false)
   })
 
+  it('should drop open websocket connections before running nuxt close hooks', async () => {
+    const nuxt = createNuxt()
+    const upgraded = new Set<Socket>()
+    Object.assign(nuxt.server, {
+      upgrade: (_req: unknown, socket: Socket) => {
+        upgraded.add(socket)
+        socket.once('close', () => upgraded.delete(socket))
+        socket.write('HTTP/1.1 101 Switching Protocols\r\nUpgrade: websocket\r\nConnection: Upgrade\r\n\r\n')
+      },
+    })
+    nuxt.hook('close', () => vi.waitFor(() => expect(upgraded.size).toBe(0), { timeout: 2000 }))
+    nuxt.close = () => nuxt.callHook('close')
+    loadNuxt.mockImplementation(() => Promise.resolve(nuxt))
+    const server = createServer()
+    await server.init()
+    const { port } = server.listener.address as AddressInfo
+
+    const client = connect(port, '127.0.0.1')
+    client.on('error', () => {})
+    client.write('GET /_ws HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: 127.0.0.1\r\nUpgrade: websocket\r\nConnection: Upgrade\r\nSec-WebSocket-Key: dGhlIHNhbXBsZSBub25jZQ==\r\nSec-WebSocket-Version: 13\r\n\r\n')
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(upgraded.size).toBe(1))
+
+    await expect(server.close()).resolves.toBeUndefined()
+    client.destroy()
+  })
+
   it('should stop answering once the listener is closed', async () => {
     const server = createServer()
     await server.init()