diff --git a/scapy/layers/tls/automaton.py b/scapy/layers/tls/automaton.py
index 647ad5280b4..445a3386ebf 100644
--- a/scapy/layers/tls/automaton.py
+++ b/scapy/layers/tls/automaton.py
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         kwargs["recvsock"] = lambda *args, **kwargs: None
         super(_TLSAutomaton, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
+    def destroy(self, force=False):
+        # Automaton.destroy() does not know about the TLS socket
+        if getattr(self, "socket", None) is not None:
+            self.socket.close()
+        super(_TLSAutomaton, self).destroy(force=force)
+
     def parse_args(self, mycert=None, mykey=None, **kargs):
 
         self.verbose = kargs.pop("verbose", True)
diff --git a/test/scapy/layers/tls/tlsclientserver.uts b/test/scapy/layers/tls/tlsclientserver.uts
index 18b7c4fa7e9..0349541bd7a 100644
--- a/test/scapy/layers/tls/tlsclientserver.uts
+++ b/test/scapy/layers/tls/tlsclientserver.uts
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@ def test_tls_client(suite, version, curve=None, cookie=False, client_auth=False,
     print("Server stopped. Destroying server...")
     atmtsrv.destroy(force=True)
     print("Server destroyed.")
+    assert atmtsrv.socket is None or atmtsrv.socket.fileno() == -1
     # re-raise if client failed.
     if final_reason:
         raise ValueError(final_reason.atmt_origfunc)