diff --git a/docs/src/api/class-androiddevice.md b/docs/src/api/class-androiddevice.md
index 861792243c..73f35a7d04 100644
--- a/docs/src/api/class-androiddevice.md
+++ b/docs/src/api/class-androiddevice.md
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
 
 [AndroidDevice] represents a connected device, either real hardware or emulated. Devices can be obtained using [`method: Android.devices`].
 
+## event: AndroidDevice.close
+* since: v1.28
+- argument: <[AndroidDevice]>
+
+Emitted when the device connection gets closed.
+
 ## event: AndroidDevice.webView
 * since: v1.9
 - argument: <[AndroidWebView]>
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/androidServerImpl.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/androidServerImpl.ts
index 65643ae53a..2ac01f25fa 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/androidServerImpl.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/androidServerImpl.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ export class AndroidServerLauncherImpl {
     browserServer.wsEndpoint = () => wsEndpoint;
     browserServer.close = () => device.close();
     browserServer.kill = () => device.close();
+    device.on('close', () => {
+      server.close();
+      browserServer.emit('close');
+    });
     return browserServer;
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/android.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/android.ts
index 3bb8430140..2cb4136fb5 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/android.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/android.ts
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ export class AndroidDevice extends ChannelOwner<channels.AndroidDeviceChannel> i
     this._timeoutSettings = new TimeoutSettings((parent as Android)._timeoutSettings);
     this._channel.on('webViewAdded', ({ webView }) => this._onWebViewAdded(webView));
     this._channel.on('webViewRemoved', ({ socketName }) => this._onWebViewRemoved(socketName));
+    this._channel.on('close', () => this._didClose());
   }
 
   private _onWebViewAdded(webView: channels.AndroidWebView) {
@@ -239,7 +240,6 @@ export class AndroidDevice extends ChannelOwner<channels.AndroidDeviceChannel> i
 
   async close() {
     try {
-      this._didClose();
       if (this._shouldCloseConnectionOnClose)
         this._connection.close(kBrowserClosedError);
       else
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ export class AndroidDevice extends ChannelOwner<channels.AndroidDeviceChannel> i
   }
 
   _didClose() {
-    this.emit(Events.AndroidDevice.Close);
+    this.emit(Events.AndroidDevice.Close, this);
   }
 
   async shell(command: string): Promise<Buffer> {
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/validator.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/validator.ts
index 21f19a427a..25c3432a34 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/validator.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/validator.ts
@@ -2209,6 +2209,7 @@ scheme.AndroidDeviceInitializer = tObject({
   model: tString,
   serial: tString,
 });
+scheme.AndroidDeviceCloseEvent = tOptional(tObject({}));
 scheme.AndroidDeviceWebViewAddedEvent = tObject({
   webView: tType('AndroidWebView'),
 });
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/remote/playwrightConnection.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/remote/playwrightConnection.ts
index e3220748b6..90ba632e9d 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/remote/playwrightConnection.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/remote/playwrightConnection.ts
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ export class PlaywrightConnection {
     this._debugLog(`engaged pre-launched (Android) mode`);
     const playwright = this._preLaunched.playwright!;
     const androidDevice = this._preLaunched.androidDevice!;
-    androidDevice.on(AndroidDevice.Events.Closed, () => {
+    androidDevice.on(AndroidDevice.Events.Close, () => {
       // Underlying browser did close for some reason - force disconnect the client.
       this.close({ code: 1001, reason: 'Android device disconnected' });
     });
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/android/android.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/android/android.ts
index 10b8c5f68c..1065d8c273 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/android/android.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/android/android.ts
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export class AndroidDevice extends SdkObject {
   static Events = {
     WebViewAdded: 'webViewAdded',
     WebViewRemoved: 'webViewRemoved',
-    Closed: 'closed'
+    Close: 'close',
   };
 
   private _browserConnections = new Set<AndroidBrowser>();
@@ -140,7 +140,11 @@ export class AndroidDevice extends SdkObject {
   async _init() {
     await this._refreshWebViews();
     const poll = () => {
-      this._pollingWebViews = setTimeout(() => this._refreshWebViews().then(poll).catch(() => {}), 500);
+      this._pollingWebViews = setTimeout(() => this._refreshWebViews()
+          .then(poll)
+          .catch(() => {
+            this.close().catch(() => {});
+          }), 500);
     };
     poll();
   }
@@ -163,7 +167,9 @@ export class AndroidDevice extends SdkObject {
     return await this._backend.runCommand(`shell:screencap -p`);
   }
 
-  private async _driver(): Promise<PipeTransport> {
+  private async _driver(): Promise<PipeTransport | undefined> {
+    if (this._isClosed)
+      return;
     if (!this._driverPromise)
       this._driverPromise = this._installDriver();
     return this._driverPromise;
@@ -223,6 +229,8 @@ export class AndroidDevice extends SdkObject {
     // Patch the timeout in!
     params.timeout = this._timeoutSettings.timeout(params);
     const driver = await this._driver();
+    if (!driver)
+      throw new Error('Device is closed');
     const id = ++this._lastId;
     const result = new Promise((fulfill, reject) => this._callbacks.set(id, { fulfill, reject }));
     driver.send(JSON.stringify({ id, method, params }));
@@ -230,6 +238,8 @@ export class AndroidDevice extends SdkObject {
   }
 
   async close() {
+    if (this._isClosed)
+      return;
     this._isClosed = true;
     if (this._pollingWebViews)
       clearTimeout(this._pollingWebViews);
@@ -237,11 +247,11 @@ export class AndroidDevice extends SdkObject {
       await connection.close();
     if (this._driverPromise) {
       const driver = await this._driver();
-      driver.close();
+      driver?.close();
     }
     await this._backend.close();
     this._android._deviceClosed(this);
-    this.emit(AndroidDevice.Events.Closed);
+    this.emit(AndroidDevice.Events.Close);
   }
 
   async launchBrowser(pkg: string = 'com.android.chrome', options: channels.BrowserNewContextParams): Promise<BrowserContext> {
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/android/backendAdb.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/android/backendAdb.ts
index 29e3834482..cd718b9d95 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/android/backendAdb.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/android/backendAdb.ts
@@ -71,23 +71,26 @@ class AdbDevice implements DeviceBackend {
 async function runCommand(command: string, host: string = '127.0.0.1', port: number = 5037, serial?: string): Promise<Buffer> {
   debug('pw:adb:runCommand')(command, serial);
   const socket = new BufferedSocketWrapper(command, net.createConnection({ host, port }));
-  if (serial) {
-    await socket.write(encodeMessage(`host:transport:${serial}`));
+  try {
+    if (serial) {
+      await socket.write(encodeMessage(`host:transport:${serial}`));
+      const status = await socket.read(4);
+      assert(status.toString() === 'OKAY', status.toString());
+    }
+    await socket.write(encodeMessage(command));
     const status = await socket.read(4);
     assert(status.toString() === 'OKAY', status.toString());
+    let commandOutput: Buffer;
+    if (!command.startsWith('shell:')) {
+      const remainingLength = parseInt((await socket.read(4)).toString(), 16);
+      commandOutput = await socket.read(remainingLength);
+    } else {
+      commandOutput = await socket.readAll();
+    }
+    return commandOutput;
+  } finally {
+    socket.close();
   }
-  await socket.write(encodeMessage(command));
-  const status = await socket.read(4);
-  assert(status.toString() === 'OKAY', status.toString());
-  let commandOutput: Buffer;
-  if (!command.startsWith('shell:')) {
-    const remainingLength = parseInt((await socket.read(4)).toString(), 16);
-    commandOutput = await socket.read(remainingLength);
-  } else {
-    commandOutput = await socket.readAll();
-  }
-  socket.close();
-  return commandOutput;
 }
 
 async function open(command: string, host: string = '127.0.0.1', port: number = 5037, serial?: string): Promise<BufferedSocketWrapper> {
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/androidDispatcher.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/androidDispatcher.ts
index 0e1cc5315c..970d2b5582 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/androidDispatcher.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/dispatchers/androidDispatcher.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ export class AndroidDeviceDispatcher extends Dispatcher<AndroidDevice, channels.
       this._dispatchEvent('webViewAdded', { webView });
     this.addObjectListener(AndroidDevice.Events.WebViewAdded, webView => this._dispatchEvent('webViewAdded', { webView }));
     this.addObjectListener(AndroidDevice.Events.WebViewRemoved, socketName => this._dispatchEvent('webViewRemoved', { socketName }));
+    this.addObjectListener(AndroidDevice.Events.Close, socketName => this._dispatchEvent('close'));
   }
 
   async wait(params: channels.AndroidDeviceWaitParams) {
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts b/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts
index 6295cc0cf5..bfd3918c52 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/types/types.d.ts
@@ -12475,31 +12475,61 @@ export interface Android {
  * [android.devices([options])](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-android#android-devices).
  */
 export interface AndroidDevice {
+  /**
+   * Emitted when the device connection gets closed.
+   */
+  on(event: 'close', listener: (androidDevice: AndroidDevice) => void): this;
+
   /**
    * Emitted when a new WebView instance is detected.
    */
   on(event: 'webview', listener: (androidWebView: AndroidWebView) => void): this;
 
+  /**
+   * Adds an event listener that will be automatically removed after it is triggered once. See `addListener` for more information about this event.
+   */
+  once(event: 'close', listener: (androidDevice: AndroidDevice) => void): this;
+
   /**
    * Adds an event listener that will be automatically removed after it is triggered once. See `addListener` for more information about this event.
    */
   once(event: 'webview', listener: (androidWebView: AndroidWebView) => void): this;
 
+  /**
+   * Emitted when the device connection gets closed.
+   */
+  addListener(event: 'close', listener: (androidDevice: AndroidDevice) => void): this;
+
   /**
    * Emitted when a new WebView instance is detected.
    */
   addListener(event: 'webview', listener: (androidWebView: AndroidWebView) => void): this;
 
+  /**
+   * Removes an event listener added by `on` or `addListener`.
+   */
+  removeListener(event: 'close', listener: (androidDevice: AndroidDevice) => void): this;
+
   /**
    * Removes an event listener added by `on` or `addListener`.
    */
   removeListener(event: 'webview', listener: (androidWebView: AndroidWebView) => void): this;
 
+  /**
+   * Removes an event listener added by `on` or `addListener`.
+   */
+  off(event: 'close', listener: (androidDevice: AndroidDevice) => void): this;
+
   /**
    * Removes an event listener added by `on` or `addListener`.
    */
   off(event: 'webview', listener: (androidWebView: AndroidWebView) => void): this;
 
+  /**
+   * Emitted when the device connection gets closed.
+   */
+  prependListener(event: 'close', listener: (androidDevice: AndroidDevice) => void): this;
+
   /**
    * Emitted when a new WebView instance is detected.
    */
@@ -13105,6 +13135,11 @@ export interface AndroidDevice {
     timeout?: number;
   }): Promise<void>;
 
+  /**
+   * Emitted when the device connection gets closed.
+   */
+  waitForEvent(event: 'close', optionsOrPredicate?: { predicate?: (androidDevice: AndroidDevice) => boolean | Promise<boolean>, timeout?: number } | ((androidDevice: AndroidDevice) => boolean | Promise<boolean>)): Promise<AndroidDevice>;
+
   /**
    * Emitted when a new WebView instance is detected.
    */
diff --git a/packages/protocol/src/channels.ts b/packages/protocol/src/channels.ts
index ef53f73a8b..a7d6c5881c 100644
--- a/packages/protocol/src/channels.ts
+++ b/packages/protocol/src/channels.ts
@@ -4045,6 +4045,7 @@ export type AndroidDeviceInitializer = {
   serial: string,
 };
 export interface AndroidDeviceEventTarget {
+  on(event: 'close', callback: (params: AndroidDeviceCloseEvent) => void): this;
   on(event: 'webViewAdded', callback: (params: AndroidDeviceWebViewAddedEvent) => void): this;
   on(event: 'webViewRemoved', callback: (params: AndroidDeviceWebViewRemovedEvent) => void): this;
 }
@@ -4076,6 +4077,7 @@ export interface AndroidDeviceChannel extends AndroidDeviceEventTarget, EventTar
   connectToWebView(params: AndroidDeviceConnectToWebViewParams, metadata?: Metadata): Promise<AndroidDeviceConnectToWebViewResult>;
   close(params?: AndroidDeviceCloseParams, metadata?: Metadata): Promise<AndroidDeviceCloseResult>;
 }
+export type AndroidDeviceCloseEvent = {};
 export type AndroidDeviceWebViewAddedEvent = {
   webView: AndroidWebView,
 };
@@ -4406,6 +4408,7 @@ export type AndroidDeviceCloseOptions = {};
 export type AndroidDeviceCloseResult = void;
 
 export interface AndroidDeviceEvents {
+  'close': AndroidDeviceCloseEvent;
   'webViewAdded': AndroidDeviceWebViewAddedEvent;
   'webViewRemoved': AndroidDeviceWebViewRemovedEvent;
 }
diff --git a/packages/protocol/src/protocol.yml b/packages/protocol/src/protocol.yml
index cfccfdd3e7..78f94925f2 100644
--- a/packages/protocol/src/protocol.yml
+++ b/packages/protocol/src/protocol.yml
@@ -3267,6 +3267,8 @@ AndroidDevice:
     close:
 
   events:
+    close:
+
     webViewAdded:
       parameters:
         webView: AndroidWebView
diff --git a/tests/android/device.spec.ts b/tests/android/device.spec.ts
index 6ae375a987..fc76fc1b11 100644
--- a/tests/android/device.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/android/device.spec.ts
@@ -92,3 +92,14 @@ test('androidDevice.options.omitDriverInstall', async function({ playwright }) {
 
   expect(fillStatus).toBe('success');
 });
+
+test('androidDevice.close', async function({ playwright }) {
+  const devices = await playwright._android.devices();
+  expect(devices.length).toBe(1);
+  const device = devices[0];
+  const events = [];
+  device.on('close', () => events.push('close'));
+  await device.close();
+  await device.close();
+  expect(events).toEqual(['close']);
+});
diff --git a/tests/android/launch-server.spec.ts b/tests/android/launch-server.spec.ts
index 6ebd6dbc0e..2a6d3baf12 100644
--- a/tests/android/launch-server.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/android/launch-server.spec.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,29 @@ test('android.launchServer should connect to a device', async ({ playwright }) =
   await browserServer.close();
 });
 
-test('android.launchServer should be abe to reconnect to a device', async ({ playwright }) => {
+test('android.launchServer should handle close event correctly', async ({ playwright }) => {
+  const receivedEvents = [];
+  const browserServer = await playwright._android.launchServer();
+  const device = await playwright._android.connect(browserServer.wsEndpoint());
+  device.on('close', () => receivedEvents.push('device'));
+  browserServer.on('close', () => receivedEvents.push('browserServer'));
+  {
+    const waitForDeviceClose = new Promise(f => device.on('close', f));
+    await device.close();
+    await waitForDeviceClose;
+  }
+  expect(receivedEvents).toEqual(['device']);
+  await device.close();
+  expect(receivedEvents).toEqual(['device']);
+  await browserServer.close();
+  expect(receivedEvents).toEqual(['device', 'browserServer']);
+  await browserServer.close();
+  expect(receivedEvents).toEqual(['device', 'browserServer']);
+  await device.close();
+  expect(receivedEvents).toEqual(['device', 'browserServer']);
+});
+
+test('android.launchServer should be able to reconnect to a device', async ({ playwright }) => {
   const browserServer = await playwright._android.launchServer();
   try {
     {
@@ -94,10 +116,12 @@ test('android.launchServer should terminate WS connection when device gets disco
   forwardingServer.on('connection', connection => {
     receivedConnection = connection;
     const actualConnection = new ws.WebSocket(browserServer.wsEndpoint());
-    actualConnection.on('message', message => connection.send(message));
-    connection.on('message', message => actualConnection.send(message));
-    connection.on('close', () => actualConnection.close());
-    actualConnection.on('close', () => connection.close());
+    actualConnection.on('open', () => {
+      actualConnection.on('message', message => connection.send(message));
+      connection.on('message', message => actualConnection.send(message));
+      connection.on('close', () => actualConnection.close());
+      actualConnection.on('close', () => connection.close());
+    });
   });
   try {
     const device = await playwright._android.connect(`ws://localhost:${(forwardingServer.address() as ws.AddressInfo).port}/connect`);