diff --git a/glommio/src/sync/gate.rs b/glommio/src/sync/gate.rs
index 704ee7a3b..e72cfdf6e 100644
--- a/glommio/src/sync/gate.rs
+++ b/glommio/src/sync/gate.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use crate::{
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 enum State {
-    Closing(LocalSender<bool>),
+    Closing(Vec<LocalSender<bool>>),
     Closed,
     Open,
 }
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ impl Gate {
     }
 }
 
-type PreviousWaiter = Option<LocalSender<bool>>;
 type CurrentClosure = LocalReceiver<bool>;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -143,14 +142,10 @@ impl GateInner {
     }
 
     async fn wait_for_closure(
-        waiter: Result<Option<(CurrentClosure, PreviousWaiter)>, GlommioError<()>>,
+        waiter: Result<Option<CurrentClosure>, GlommioError<()>>,
     ) -> Result<(), GlommioError<()>> {
-        if let Some((waiter, previous_closer)) = waiter? {
+        if let Some(waiter) = waiter? {
             waiter.recv().await;
-            if let Some(previous_closer) = previous_closer {
-                // Previous channel may be dropped so ignore the result.
-                let _ = previous_closer.try_send(true);
-            }
         }
 
         Ok(())
@@ -161,26 +156,31 @@ impl GateInner {
             State::Open => {
                 if self.count.get() != 0 {
                     let (sender, receiver) = local_channel::new_bounded(1);
-                    self.state.replace(State::Closing(sender));
-                    Self::wait_for_closure(Ok(Some((receiver, None))))
+                    self.state.replace(State::Closing(vec![sender]));
+                    Self::wait_for_closure(Ok(Some(receiver)))
                 } else {
                     Self::wait_for_closure(Ok(None))
                 }
             }
-            State::Closing(previous_closer) => {
+            State::Closing(mut previous_closers) => {
                 assert!(
                     self.count.get() != 0,
                     "If count is 0 then the state should have been marked as closed"
                 );
                 assert!(
-                    !previous_closer.is_full(),
+                    !previous_closers.is_empty(),
+                    "Should have at least one closer"
+                );
+                assert!(
+                    !previous_closers[0].is_full(),
                     "Already notified that the gate is closed!"
                 );
 
                 let (sender, receiver) = local_channel::new_bounded(1);
-                self.state.replace(State::Closing(sender));
+                previous_closers.push(sender);
+                self.state.replace(State::Closing(previous_closers));
 
-                Self::wait_for_closure(Ok(Some((receiver, Some(previous_closer)))))
+                Self::wait_for_closure(Ok(Some(receiver)))
             }
             State::Closed => Self::wait_for_closure(Err(GlommioError::Closed(ResourceType::Gate))),
         }
@@ -195,8 +195,10 @@ impl GateInner {
     }
 
     pub fn notify_closed(&self) {
-        if let State::Closing(sender) = self.state.replace(State::Closed) {
-            sender.try_send(true).unwrap();
+        if let State::Closing(senders) = self.state.replace(State::Closed) {
+            for sender in senders {
+                let _ = sender.try_send(true);
+            }
         } else {
             unreachable!("It should not happen!");
         }
@@ -208,7 +210,7 @@ mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use crate::sync::Semaphore;
     use crate::{enclose, timer::timeout, LocalExecutor};
-    use futures::join;
+    use futures::{join, FutureExt};
     use std::time::Duration;
 
     #[test]
@@ -371,4 +373,43 @@ mod tests {
             );
         })
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_closure_poll_order_irrelevant() {
+        LocalExecutor::default().run(async {
+            for poll_close1_first in [true, false] {
+                let gate = Gate::new();
+                let pass = gate.enter().unwrap();
+                let close1 = gate.close();
+                let close2 = gate.close();
+                std::mem::drop(pass);
+                let (close1, close2) = if poll_close1_first {
+                    (close1, close2)
+                } else {
+                    (close2, close1)
+                };
+                close1
+                    .now_or_never()
+                    .expect("Close future should be ready")
+                    .expect("Close signal should have arrived successfully");
+                close2
+                    .now_or_never()
+                    .expect("Close future should be ready")
+                    .expect("Close signal should have arrived successfully");
+            }
+        })
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_dropped_closure_still_unblocks() {
+        LocalExecutor::default().run(async {
+            let gate = Gate::new();
+            let pass = gate.enter().unwrap();
+            let close1 = gate.close();
+            let close2 = gate.close();
+            std::mem::drop(close2);
+            std::mem::drop(pass);
+            close1.await.expect("Closure signal should still arrive");
+        })
+    }
 }