diff --git a/src/database/sql/ctxutil.go b/src/database/sql/ctxutil.go
index 1071446227..bd652b5462 100644
--- a/src/database/sql/ctxutil.go
+++ b/src/database/sql/ctxutil.go
@@ -35,15 +35,12 @@ func ctxDriverExec(ctx context.Context, execer driver.Execer, query string, nvda
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	resi, err := execer.Exec(query, dargs)
-	if err == nil {
-		select {
-		default:
-		case <-ctx.Done():
-			return resi, ctx.Err()
-		}
+	select {
+	default:
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+		return nil, ctx.Err()
 	}
-	return resi, err
+	return execer.Exec(query, dargs)
 }
 
 func ctxDriverQuery(ctx context.Context, queryer driver.Queryer, query string, nvdargs []driver.NamedValue) (driver.Rows, error) {
@@ -56,16 +53,12 @@ func ctxDriverQuery(ctx context.Context, queryer driver.Queryer, query string, n
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	rowsi, err := queryer.Query(query, dargs)
-	if err == nil {
-		select {
-		default:
-		case <-ctx.Done():
-			rowsi.Close()
-			return nil, ctx.Err()
-		}
+	select {
+	default:
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+		return nil, ctx.Err()
 	}
-	return rowsi, err
+	return queryer.Query(query, dargs)
 }
 
 func ctxDriverStmtExec(ctx context.Context, si driver.Stmt, nvdargs []driver.NamedValue) (driver.Result, error) {
@@ -77,15 +70,12 @@ func ctxDriverStmtExec(ctx context.Context, si driver.Stmt, nvdargs []driver.Nam
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	resi, err := si.Exec(dargs)
-	if err == nil {
-		select {
-		default:
-		case <-ctx.Done():
-			return resi, ctx.Err()
-		}
+	select {
+	default:
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+		return nil, ctx.Err()
 	}
-	return resi, err
+	return si.Exec(dargs)
 }
 
 func ctxDriverStmtQuery(ctx context.Context, si driver.Stmt, nvdargs []driver.NamedValue) (driver.Rows, error) {
@@ -97,16 +87,12 @@ func ctxDriverStmtQuery(ctx context.Context, si driver.Stmt, nvdargs []driver.Na
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	rowsi, err := si.Query(dargs)
-	if err == nil {
-		select {
-		default:
-		case <-ctx.Done():
-			rowsi.Close()
-			return nil, ctx.Err()
-		}
+	select {
+	default:
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+		return nil, ctx.Err()
 	}
-	return rowsi, err
+	return si.Query(dargs)
 }
 
 var errLevelNotSupported = errors.New("sql: selected isolation level is not supported")
diff --git a/src/database/sql/sql.go b/src/database/sql/sql.go
index feb91223a9..214c13acde 100644
--- a/src/database/sql/sql.go
+++ b/src/database/sql/sql.go
@@ -2071,14 +2071,21 @@ type Rows struct {
 	dc          *driverConn // owned; must call releaseConn when closed to release
 	releaseConn func(error)
 	rowsi       driver.Rows
+	cancel      func()      // called when Rows is closed, may be nil.
+	closeStmt   *driverStmt // if non-nil, statement to Close on close
 
-	// closed value is 1 when the Rows is closed.
-	// Use atomic operations on value when checking value.
-	closed    int32
-	cancel    func() // called when Rows is closed, may be nil.
-	lastcols  []driver.Value
-	lasterr   error       // non-nil only if closed is true
-	closeStmt *driverStmt // if non-nil, statement to Close on close
+	// closemu prevents Rows from closing while there
+	// is an active streaming result. It is held for read during non-close operations
+	// and exclusively during close.
+	//
+	// closemu guards lasterr and closed.
+	closemu sync.RWMutex
+	closed  bool
+	lasterr error // non-nil only if closed is true
+
+	// lastcols is only used in Scan, Next, and NextResultSet which are expected
+	// not not be called concurrently.
+	lastcols []driver.Value
 }
 
 func (rs *Rows) initContextClose(ctx context.Context) {
@@ -2089,7 +2096,7 @@ func (rs *Rows) initContextClose(ctx context.Context) {
 // awaitDone blocks until the rows are closed or the context canceled.
 func (rs *Rows) awaitDone(ctx context.Context) {
 	<-ctx.Done()
-	rs.Close()
+	rs.close(ctx.Err())
 }
 
 // Next prepares the next result row for reading with the Scan method. It
@@ -2099,8 +2106,19 @@ func (rs *Rows) awaitDone(ctx context.Context) {
 //
 // Every call to Scan, even the first one, must be preceded by a call to Next.
 func (rs *Rows) Next() bool {
-	if rs.isClosed() {
-		return false
+	var doClose, ok bool
+	withLock(rs.closemu.RLocker(), func() {
+		doClose, ok = rs.nextLocked()
+	})
+	if doClose {
+		rs.Close()
+	}
+	return ok
+}
+
+func (rs *Rows) nextLocked() (doClose, ok bool) {
+	if rs.closed {
+		return false, false
 	}
 	if rs.lastcols == nil {
 		rs.lastcols = make([]driver.Value, len(rs.rowsi.Columns()))
@@ -2109,23 +2127,21 @@ func (rs *Rows) Next() bool {
 	if rs.lasterr != nil {
 		// Close the connection if there is a driver error.
 		if rs.lasterr != io.EOF {
-			rs.Close()
-			return false
+			return true, false
 		}
 		nextResultSet, ok := rs.rowsi.(driver.RowsNextResultSet)
 		if !ok {
-			rs.Close()
-			return false
+			return true, false
 		}
 		// The driver is at the end of the current result set.
 		// Test to see if there is another result set after the current one.
 		// Only close Rows if there is no further result sets to read.
 		if !nextResultSet.HasNextResultSet() {
-			rs.Close()
+			doClose = true
 		}
-		return false
+		return doClose, false
 	}
-	return true
+	return false, true
 }
 
 // NextResultSet prepares the next result set for reading. It returns true if
@@ -2137,18 +2153,28 @@ func (rs *Rows) Next() bool {
 // scanning. If there are further result sets they may not have rows in the result
 // set.
 func (rs *Rows) NextResultSet() bool {
-	if rs.isClosed() {
+	var doClose bool
+	defer func() {
+		if doClose {
+			rs.Close()
+		}
+	}()
+	rs.closemu.RLock()
+	defer rs.closemu.RUnlock()
+
+	if rs.closed {
 		return false
 	}
+
 	rs.lastcols = nil
 	nextResultSet, ok := rs.rowsi.(driver.RowsNextResultSet)
 	if !ok {
-		rs.Close()
+		doClose = true
 		return false
 	}
 	rs.lasterr = nextResultSet.NextResultSet()
 	if rs.lasterr != nil {
-		rs.Close()
+		doClose = true
 		return false
 	}
 	return true
@@ -2157,6 +2183,8 @@ func (rs *Rows) NextResultSet() bool {
 // Err returns the error, if any, that was encountered during iteration.
 // Err may be called after an explicit or implicit Close.
 func (rs *Rows) Err() error {
+	rs.closemu.RLock()
+	defer rs.closemu.RUnlock()
 	if rs.lasterr == io.EOF {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -2167,7 +2195,9 @@ func (rs *Rows) Err() error {
 // Columns returns an error if the rows are closed, or if the rows
 // are from QueryRow and there was a deferred error.
 func (rs *Rows) Columns() ([]string, error) {
-	if rs.isClosed() {
+	rs.closemu.RLock()
+	defer rs.closemu.RUnlock()
+	if rs.closed {
 		return nil, errors.New("sql: Rows are closed")
 	}
 	if rs.rowsi == nil {
@@ -2179,7 +2209,9 @@ func (rs *Rows) Columns() ([]string, error) {
 // ColumnTypes returns column information such as column type, length,
 // and nullable. Some information may not be available from some drivers.
 func (rs *Rows) ColumnTypes() ([]*ColumnType, error) {
-	if rs.isClosed() {
+	rs.closemu.RLock()
+	defer rs.closemu.RUnlock()
+	if rs.closed {
 		return nil, errors.New("sql: Rows are closed")
 	}
 	if rs.rowsi == nil {
@@ -2329,9 +2361,13 @@ func rowsColumnInfoSetup(rowsi driver.Rows) []*ColumnType {
 // For scanning into *bool, the source may be true, false, 1, 0, or
 // string inputs parseable by strconv.ParseBool.
 func (rs *Rows) Scan(dest ...interface{}) error {
-	if rs.isClosed() {
+	rs.closemu.RLock()
+	if rs.closed {
+		rs.closemu.RUnlock()
 		return errors.New("sql: Rows are closed")
 	}
+	rs.closemu.RUnlock()
+
 	if rs.lastcols == nil {
 		return errors.New("sql: Scan called without calling Next")
 	}
@@ -2351,20 +2387,28 @@ func (rs *Rows) Scan(dest ...interface{}) error {
 // hook throug a test only mutex.
 var rowsCloseHook = func() func(*Rows, *error) { return nil }
 
-func (rs *Rows) isClosed() bool {
-	return atomic.LoadInt32(&rs.closed) != 0
-}
-
 // Close closes the Rows, preventing further enumeration. If Next is called
 // and returns false and there are no further result sets,
 // the Rows are closed automatically and it will suffice to check the
 // result of Err. Close is idempotent and does not affect the result of Err.
 func (rs *Rows) Close() error {
-	if !atomic.CompareAndSwapInt32(&rs.closed, 0, 1) {
+	return rs.close(nil)
+}
+
+func (rs *Rows) close(err error) error {
+	rs.closemu.Lock()
+	defer rs.closemu.Unlock()
+
+	if rs.closed {
 		return nil
 	}
+	rs.closed = true
 
-	err := rs.rowsi.Close()
+	if rs.lasterr == nil {
+		rs.lasterr = err
+	}
+
+	err = rs.rowsi.Close()
 	if fn := rowsCloseHook(); fn != nil {
 		fn(rs, &err)
 	}
diff --git a/src/database/sql/sql_test.go b/src/database/sql/sql_test.go
index 898df3b455..1f2b915816 100644
--- a/src/database/sql/sql_test.go
+++ b/src/database/sql/sql_test.go
@@ -313,9 +313,13 @@ func TestQueryContext(t *testing.T) {
 		got = append(got, r)
 		index++
 	}
-	err = rows.Err()
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Err: %v", err)
+	select {
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+		if err := ctx.Err(); err != context.Canceled {
+			t.Fatalf("context err = %v; want context.Canceled")
+		}
+	default:
+		t.Fatalf("context err = nil; want context.Canceled")
 	}
 	want := []row{
 		{age: 1, name: "Alice"},