From 198549822e1be3d15118783d67d82fe7f67b3abf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rapptz <rapptz@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:08:49 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Close websocket when reconnecting websocket during polling

Close #10409
---
 discord/gateway.py | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/discord/gateway.py b/discord/gateway.py
index 3f283ef71..45034d01a 100644
--- a/discord/gateway.py
+++ b/discord/gateway.py
@@ -654,6 +654,7 @@ class DiscordWebSocket:
                 self._keep_alive.stop()
                 self._keep_alive = None
 
+            await self.socket.close(code=4000)
             if isinstance(e, asyncio.TimeoutError):
                 _log.debug('Timed out receiving packet. Attempting a reconnect.')
                 raise ReconnectWebSocket(self.shard_id) from None