diff --git a/src/browser.ts b/src/browser.ts
index 36bbc0d665..3907f453ae 100644
--- a/src/browser.ts
+++ b/src/browser.ts
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ export abstract class BrowserBase extends EventEmitter implements Browser {
   _didClose() {
     for (const context of this.contexts())
       (context as BrowserContextBase)._browserClosed();
+    if (this._defaultContext)
+      this._defaultContext._browserClosed();
     this.emit(Events.Browser.Disconnected);
   }
 
diff --git a/test/defaultbrowsercontext.spec.js b/test/defaultbrowsercontext.spec.js
index 4035874417..01d62bed08 100644
--- a/test/defaultbrowsercontext.spec.js
+++ b/test/defaultbrowsercontext.spec.js
@@ -367,4 +367,11 @@ describe('launchPersistentContext()', function() {
     expect(error).toBe(e);
     await removeUserDataDir(userDataDir);
   });
+  it('should fire close event for a persistent context', async(state) => {
+    const {context} = await launch(state);
+    let closed = false;
+    context.on('close', () => closed = true);
+    await close(state);
+    expect(closed).toBe(true);
+  });  
 });