diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands/lsp.rs b/helix-term/src/commands/lsp.rs
index cd95a69d..d7fd8f71 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands/lsp.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands/lsp.rs
@@ -743,6 +743,10 @@ fn code_action_on_save_step(
     };
 
     let build_request = move |editor: &mut Editor| -> Option<Job> {
+        // The document could have been closed mid-chain
+        if !editor.documents.contains_key(&doc_id) {
+            return None;
+        }
         let doc = doc!(editor, &doc_id);
         let version = doc.version();
         let full_range = helix_core::Range::new(0, doc.text().len_chars());
diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs b/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs
index 92ee9a38..9a5bf971 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs
@@ -419,6 +419,10 @@ fn write_impl(
     let tail = (auto_format || run_code_actions).then(|| {
         let path = path.clone();
         let callback = Callback::Followup(Box::new(move |editor| {
+            // The document could have been closed mid-chain
+            if !editor.documents.contains_key(&doc_id) {
+                return None;
+            }
             let doc = doc!(editor, &doc_id);
             let fmt_job = auto_format
                 .then(|| doc.auto_format(editor))
@@ -914,6 +918,10 @@ pub fn write_all_impl(
         // built when there is pre-save work; otherwise a synchronous save below.
         let tail = (auto_format || run_code_actions).then(|| {
             let callback: job::Callback = Callback::Followup(Box::new(move |editor| {
+                // The document could have been closed mid-chain
+                if !editor.documents.contains_key(&doc_id) {
+                    return None;
+                }
                 let doc = doc!(editor, &doc_id);
                 let fmt_job = auto_format
                     .then(|| doc.auto_format(editor))
diff --git a/helix-term/tests/test/commands/write.rs b/helix-term/tests/test/commands/write.rs
index fa6c97c5..06ae1c29 100644
--- a/helix-term/tests/test/commands/write.rs
+++ b/helix-term/tests/test/commands/write.rs
@@ -1022,3 +1022,20 @@ async fn test_move_file_when_given_dir_only() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
     Ok(())
 }
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn test_write_then_open_does_not_panic_on_closed_scratch() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let other = tempfile::NamedTempFile::new()?;
+
+    test_key_sequence(
+        &mut AppBuilder::new().build()?, // scratch buffer
+        Some(format!(":write<ret>:open {}<ret>", other.path().to_string_lossy()).as_ref()),
+        Some(&|app| {
+            assert_eq!(1, app.editor.documents().count());
+        }), // Reaching here at all means the deferred tail did not panic
+        false,
+    )
+    .await?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}