diff --git a/ntex-io/CHANGES.md b/ntex-io/CHANGES.md
index 283f4643..21ddae28 100644
--- a/ntex-io/CHANGES.md
+++ b/ntex-io/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changes
 
+## [2.6.1] - 2024-10-17
+
+* Return error for Io::poll_read_ready() if io is closed.
+
 ## [2.6.0] - 2024-10-17
 
 * Return error for IoRef::write(), IoRef::with_write_buf(), Io::poll_flush() if io is closed.
diff --git a/ntex-io/Cargo.toml b/ntex-io/Cargo.toml
index 1155b177..75302c19 100644
--- a/ntex-io/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ntex-io/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "ntex-io"
-version = "2.6.0"
+version = "2.6.1"
 authors = ["ntex contributors <team@ntex.rs>"]
 description = "Utilities for encoding and decoding frames"
 keywords = ["network", "framework", "async", "futures"]
diff --git a/ntex-io/src/io.rs b/ntex-io/src/io.rs
index a4284124..19cd2d6f 100644
--- a/ntex-io/src/io.rs
+++ b/ntex-io/src/io.rs
@@ -262,6 +262,14 @@ impl<F> Io<F> {
     fn error(&self) -> Option<io::Error> {
         self.st().error.take()
     }
+
+    /// Get current io error
+    fn error_or_disconnected(&self) -> io::Error {
+        self.st()
+            .error
+            .take()
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, "Disconnected"))
+    }
 }
 
 impl<F: FilterLayer, T: Filter> Io<Layer<F, T>> {
@@ -415,7 +423,7 @@ impl<F> Io<F> {
         let mut flags = st.flags.get();
 
         if flags.is_stopped() {
-            Poll::Ready(self.error().map(Err).unwrap_or(Ok(None)))
+            Poll::Ready(Err(self.error_or_disconnected()))
         } else {
             st.dispatch_task.register(cx.waker());
 
@@ -540,9 +548,7 @@ impl<F> Io<F> {
         let flags = self.flags();
 
         if flags.is_stopped() {
-            Poll::Ready(self.error().map(Err).unwrap_or_else(|| {
-                Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, "Disconnected"))
-            }))
+            Poll::Ready(Err(self.error_or_disconnected()))
         } else {
             let st = self.st();
             let len = st.buffer.write_destination_size();
diff --git a/ntex/Cargo.toml b/ntex/Cargo.toml
index e4093759..9a6dcd3c 100644
--- a/ntex/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ntex/Cargo.toml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ ntex-bytes = "0.1.27"
 ntex-server = "2.4"
 ntex-h2 = "1.1"
 ntex-rt = "0.4.18"
-ntex-io = "2.5"
+ntex-io = "2.6"
 ntex-net = "2.4"
 ntex-tls = "2.1"