diff --git a/lib/web/fetch/index.js b/lib/web/fetch/index.js
index 439d78e1c11..9e9f953e03c 100644
--- a/lib/web/fetch/index.js
+++ b/lib/web/fetch/index.js
@@ -1380,24 +1380,26 @@ async function httpNetworkOrCacheFetch (
 
   // 8. Run these steps, but abort when the ongoing fetch is terminated:
 
-  //    1. If request’s window is "no-window" and request’s redirect mode is
+  //    1. If request's window is "no-window" and request's redirect mode is
   //    "error", then set httpFetchParams to fetchParams and httpRequest to
   //    request.
-  if (request.window === 'no-window' && request.redirect === 'error') {
-    httpFetchParams = fetchParams
-    httpRequest = request
-  } else {
-    // Otherwise:
-
-    // 1. Set httpRequest to a clone of request.
-    httpRequest = cloneRequest(request)
-
-    // 2. Set httpFetchParams to a copy of fetchParams.
-    httpFetchParams = { ...fetchParams }
-
-    // 3. Set httpFetchParams’s request to httpRequest.
-    httpFetchParams.request = httpRequest
-  }
+  // Note: This optimization is disabled to prevent connection lifecycle issues.
+  // See https://github.com/nodejs/undici/issues/4627
+  // if (request.window === 'no-window' && request.redirect === 'error') {
+  //   httpFetchParams = fetchParams
+  //   httpRequest = request
+  // } else {
+  // Otherwise:
+
+  // 1. Set httpRequest to a clone of request.
+  httpRequest = cloneRequest(request)
+
+  // 2. Set httpFetchParams to a copy of fetchParams.
+  httpFetchParams = { ...fetchParams }
+
+  // 3. Set httpFetchParams's request to httpRequest.
+  httpFetchParams.request = httpRequest
+  // }
 
   //    3. Let includeCredentials be true if one of
   const includeCredentials =
diff --git a/test/node-test/fetch-redirect-error-abort.js b/test/node-test/fetch-redirect-error-abort.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b231b61f48d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/node-test/fetch-redirect-error-abort.js
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+'use strict'
+
+const { test } = require('node:test')
+const assert = require('node:assert')
+const { fetch } = require('../..')
+const { createServer } = require('node:http')
+const { once } = require('node:events')
+
+// https://github.com/nodejs/undici/issues/4627
+test('fetch with redirect: error can be properly aborted', async (t) => {
+  let connectionClosed = false
+
+  const server = createServer({ joinDuplicateHeaders: true }, (req, res) => {
+    // SSE-like response
+    res.writeHead(200, {
+      'Content-Type': 'text/event-stream',
+      'Cache-Control': 'no-cache',
+      Connection: 'keep-alive'
+    })
+
+    // Send data periodically
+    const interval = setInterval(() => {
+      if (!res.destroyed) {
+        res.write('data: test\n\n')
+      }
+    }, 50)
+
+    req.on('close', () => {
+      connectionClosed = true
+      clearInterval(interval)
+    })
+  })
+
+  await once(server.listen(0), 'listening')
+
+  try {
+    const controller = new AbortController()
+
+    const response = await fetch(`http://localhost:${server.address().port}/sse`, {
+      signal: controller.signal,
+      redirect: 'error'
+    })
+
+    assert.strictEqual(response.status, 200)
+
+    // Start consuming the stream
+    const reader = response.body.getReader()
+    const readPromise = reader.read()
+
+    // Abort after a short delay
+    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 100))
+    controller.abort()
+
+    // Verify the abort propagated
+    try {
+      await readPromise
+      assert.fail('Expected read to be aborted')
+    } catch (err) {
+      assert.ok(err.name === 'AbortError' || err.message.includes('aborted') || err.message.includes('terminated'), 'Read was aborted')
+    }
+
+    // Give the server time to detect the closed connection
+    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 100))
+
+    // Verify the connection was actually closed on the server side
+    assert.ok(connectionClosed, 'Connection should be closed on server side')
+  } finally {
+    server.close()
+  }
+})
+
+test('fetch with redirect: error and window: no-window can be properly aborted', async (t) => {
+  let connectionClosed = false
+
+  const server = createServer({ joinDuplicateHeaders: true }, (req, res) => {
+    res.writeHead(200, {
+      'Content-Type': 'text/event-stream',
+      'Cache-Control': 'no-cache',
+      Connection: 'keep-alive'
+    })
+
+    const interval = setInterval(() => {
+      if (!res.destroyed) {
+        res.write('data: test\n\n')
+      }
+    }, 50)
+
+    req.on('close', () => {
+      connectionClosed = true
+      clearInterval(interval)
+    })
+  })
+
+  await once(server.listen(0), 'listening')
+
+  try {
+    const controller = new AbortController()
+
+    // This mimics how EventSource polyfill might call fetch
+    const response = await fetch(`http://localhost:${server.address().port}/sse`, {
+      signal: controller.signal,
+      redirect: 'error',
+      window: null // This makes request.window become 'no-window'
+    })
+
+    assert.strictEqual(response.status, 200)
+
+    const reader = response.body.getReader()
+    const readPromise = reader.read()
+
+    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 100))
+    controller.abort()
+
+    try {
+      await readPromise
+      assert.fail('Expected read to be aborted')
+    } catch (err) {
+      assert.ok(err.name === 'AbortError' || err.message.includes('aborted') || err.message.includes('terminated'), 'Read was aborted')
+    }
+
+    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 100))
+
+    assert.ok(connectionClosed, 'Connection should be closed on server side')
+  } finally {
+    server.close()
+  }
+})
+
+test('multiple sequential fetches with redirect: error are properly cleaned up', async (t) => {
+  const connections = []
+
+  const server = createServer({ joinDuplicateHeaders: true }, (req, res) => {
+    const conn = { closed: false }
+    connections.push(conn)
+
+    res.writeHead(200, {
+      'Content-Type': 'text/event-stream',
+      'Cache-Control': 'no-cache',
+      Connection: 'keep-alive'
+    })
+
+    const interval = setInterval(() => {
+      if (!res.destroyed) {
+        res.write('data: test\n\n')
+      }
+    }, 50)
+
+    req.on('close', () => {
+      conn.closed = true
+      clearInterval(interval)
+    })
+  })
+
+  await once(server.listen(0), 'listening')
+
+  try {
+    // Create multiple connections
+    for (let i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+      const controller = new AbortController()
+
+      const response = await fetch(`http://localhost:${server.address().port}/sse`, {
+        signal: controller.signal,
+        redirect: 'error'
+      })
+
+      assert.strictEqual(response.status, 200)
+
+      // Start reading
+      const reader = response.body.getReader()
+      reader.read().catch(() => {}) // Ignore abort errors
+
+      // Abort after a short delay
+      await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 100))
+      controller.abort()
+    }
+
+    // Give time for all connections to close
+    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 100))
+
+    // All connections should be closed
+    assert.strictEqual(connections.length, 3, 'Should have 3 connections')
+    assert.ok(connections.every(c => c.closed), 'All connections should be closed')
+  } finally {
+    server.close()
+  }
+})