diff --git a/doc/api/stream.md b/doc/api/stream.md
index 79a1fc74197625..c79fdd65b39ea0 100644
--- a/doc/api/stream.md
+++ b/doc/api/stream.md
@@ -1677,7 +1677,8 @@ added:
 -->
 
 * `iterable` {Iterable} Object implementing the `Symbol.asyncIterator` or
-  `Symbol.iterator` iterable protocol. Throws if a null value is passed.
+  `Symbol.iterator` iterable protocol. Emits an 'error' event if a null
+   value is passed.
 * `options` {Object} Options provided to `new stream.Readable([options])`.
   By default, `Readable.from()` will set `options.objectMode` to `true`, unless
   this is explicitly opted out by setting `options.objectMode` to `false`.
diff --git a/lib/internal/streams/from.js b/lib/internal/streams/from.js
index c4596f3b5af8a3..37954792aefa35 100644
--- a/lib/internal/streams/from.js
+++ b/lib/internal/streams/from.js
@@ -80,8 +80,10 @@ function from(Readable, iterable, opts) {
         await close();
       } else {
         const res = await value;
-        if (res === null) readable.destroy(new ERR_STREAM_NULL_VALUES());
-        if (readable.push(res)) {
+        if (res === null) {
+          reading = false;
+          readable.destroy(new ERR_STREAM_NULL_VALUES());
+        } else if (readable.push(res)) {
           next();
         } else {
           reading = false;
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-readable-from-iterator-closing.js b/test/parallel/test-readable-from-iterator-closing.js
index 0254ccfc163093..02252ffe56854c 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-readable-from-iterator-closing.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-readable-from-iterator-closing.js
@@ -168,18 +168,17 @@ async function closeAfterNullYielded() {
   const finallyMustCall = mustCall();
   const dataMustCall = mustCall(3);
 
-  function* infiniteGenerate() {
+  function* generate() {
     try {
       yield 'a';
       yield 'a';
       yield 'a';
-      while (true) yield null;
     } finally {
       finallyMustCall();
     }
   }
 
-  const stream = Readable.from(infiniteGenerate());
+  const stream = Readable.from(generate());
 
   stream.on('data', (chunk) => {
     dataMustCall();