diff --git a/src/ngx_http_lua_pipe.c b/src/ngx_http_lua_pipe.c
index 27e1c3b233..7b6d0457c8 100644
--- a/src/ngx_http_lua_pipe.c
+++ b/src/ngx_http_lua_pipe.c
@@ -2616,6 +2616,11 @@ ngx_http_lua_pipe_proc_wait_cleanup(void *data)
     wait_co_ctx->cleanup = NULL;
 
     if (proc->pipe == NULL) {
+        /* pipe_proc_destroy already ran (LIFO pool cleanup) and closed
+         * connections, but wait uses wait_co_ctx->sleep (a standalone event,
+         * not tied to any connection), so ngx_close_connection in
+         * pipe_proc_destroy cannot cancel it.  Clear it here. */
+        ngx_http_lua_pipe_clear_event(&wait_co_ctx->sleep);
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/t/191-pipe-proc-quic-close-crash.t b/t/191-pipe-proc-quic-close-crash.t
index cb2f0da7f4..5664662a5b 100644
--- a/t/191-pipe-proc-quic-close-crash.t
+++ b/t/191-pipe-proc-quic-close-crash.t
@@ -99,3 +99,31 @@ GET /t
 --- curl_error eval: qr/\(28\)/
 --- no_error_log
 [alert]
+
+
+
+=== TEST 2: pipe wait timer must not fire after pool is freed on QUIC connection close
+--- config
+    location = /t {
+        content_by_lua_block {
+            local proc = require("ngx.pipe").spawn({"sleep", "100"})
+            -- set_timeouts(write_timeout, stdout_timeout, stderr_timeout, wait_timeout)
+            proc:set_timeouts(nil, nil, nil, 1000)  -- 1 s wait timeout
+
+            -- This call yields and arms a 1 s timer on wait_co_ctx->sleep.
+            -- Unlike stdout/stderr read timers (tied to a connection),
+            -- the wait timer is a standalone ngx_event_t, so
+            -- ngx_close_connection in pipe_proc_destroy cannot cancel it.
+            -- Without the fix in wait_cleanup, the timer fires after pool
+            -- is freed → SIGSEGV in ngx_http_lua_pipe_resume_wait_handler.
+            proc:wait()
+        }
+    }
+--- request
+GET /t
+--- timeout: 0.5
+--- wait: 2
+--- ignore_response
+--- curl_error eval: qr/\(28\)/
+--- no_error_log
+[alert]