diff --git a/CHANGES/8680.bugfix.rst b/CHANGES/8680.bugfix.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2149f12aaaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGES/8680.bugfix.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixed a race closing the server-side WebSocket where the close code would not reach the client. -- by :user:`bdraco`.
diff --git a/aiohttp/web_ws.py b/aiohttp/web_ws.py
index 3b76ab8eead..d0f9e8de8d2 100644
--- a/aiohttp/web_ws.py
+++ b/aiohttp/web_ws.py
@@ -431,23 +431,10 @@ async def close(
         if self._writer is None:
             raise RuntimeError("Call .prepare() first")
 
-        self._cancel_heartbeat()
-        reader = self._reader
-        assert reader is not None
-
-        # we need to break `receive()` cycle first,
-        # `close()` may be called from different task
-        if self._waiting and not self._closed:
-            if not self._close_wait:
-                assert self._loop is not None
-                self._close_wait = self._loop.create_future()
-            reader.feed_data(WS_CLOSING_MESSAGE)
-            await self._close_wait
-
         if self._closed:
             return False
-
         self._set_closed()
+
         try:
             await self._writer.close(code, message)
             writer = self._payload_writer
@@ -462,12 +449,21 @@ async def close(
             self._set_code_close_transport(WSCloseCode.ABNORMAL_CLOSURE)
             return True
 
+        reader = self._reader
+        assert reader is not None
+        # we need to break `receive()` cycle before we can call
+        # `reader.read()` as `close()` may be called from different task
+        if self._waiting:
+            assert self._loop is not None
+            assert self._close_wait is None
+            self._close_wait = self._loop.create_future()
+            reader.feed_data(WS_CLOSING_MESSAGE)
+            await self._close_wait
+
         if self._closing:
             self._close_transport()
             return True
 
-        reader = self._reader
-        assert reader is not None
         try:
             async with async_timeout.timeout(self._timeout):
                 msg = await reader.read()
diff --git a/tests/test_web_websocket_functional.py b/tests/test_web_websocket_functional.py
index af7addf29b9..394cbf23355 100644
--- a/tests/test_web_websocket_functional.py
+++ b/tests/test_web_websocket_functional.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import asyncio
 import contextlib
 import sys
+import weakref
 from typing import Any, Optional
 
 import pytest
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@
 import aiohttp
 from aiohttp import WSServerHandshakeError, web
 from aiohttp.http import WSCloseCode, WSMsgType
+from aiohttp.pytest_plugin import AiohttpClient
 
 
 async def test_websocket_can_prepare(loop: Any, aiohttp_client: Any) -> None:
@@ -1019,3 +1021,61 @@ async def handler(request):
     await ws.close(code=WSCloseCode.OK, message="exit message")
 
     await closed
+
+
+async def test_websocket_shutdown(aiohttp_client: AiohttpClient) -> None:
+    """Test that the client websocket gets the close message when the server is shutting down."""
+    url = "/ws"
+    app = web.Application()
+    websockets = web.AppKey("websockets", weakref.WeakSet)
+    app[websockets] = weakref.WeakSet()
+
+    # need for send signal shutdown server
+    shutdown_websockets = web.AppKey("shutdown_websockets", weakref.WeakSet)
+    app[shutdown_websockets] = weakref.WeakSet()
+
+    async def websocket_handler(request: web.Request) -> web.WebSocketResponse:
+        websocket = web.WebSocketResponse()
+        await websocket.prepare(request)
+        request.app[websockets].add(websocket)
+        request.app[shutdown_websockets].add(websocket)
+
+        try:
+            async for message in websocket:
+                await websocket.send_json({"ok": True, "message": message.json()})
+        finally:
+            request.app[websockets].discard(websocket)
+
+        return websocket
+
+    async def on_shutdown(app: web.Application) -> None:
+        while app[shutdown_websockets]:
+            websocket = app[shutdown_websockets].pop()
+            await websocket.close(
+                code=aiohttp.WSCloseCode.GOING_AWAY,
+                message="Server shutdown",
+            )
+
+    app.router.add_get(url, websocket_handler)
+    app.on_shutdown.append(on_shutdown)
+
+    client = await aiohttp_client(app)
+
+    websocket = await client.ws_connect(url)
+
+    message = {"message": "hi"}
+    await websocket.send_json(message)
+    reply = await websocket.receive_json()
+    assert reply == {"ok": True, "message": message}
+
+    await app.shutdown()
+
+    assert websocket.closed is False
+
+    reply = await websocket.receive()
+
+    assert reply.type is aiohttp.http.WSMsgType.CLOSE
+    assert reply.data == aiohttp.WSCloseCode.GOING_AWAY
+    assert reply.extra == "Server shutdown"
+
+    assert websocket.closed is True