diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index fa4d0f2..79a711e 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -4530,7 +4530,14 @@ class RTCPeerConnection extends SimpleEventTarget {
   }
 
   _handleNativeEvent(event) {
-    if (this._closed && event.type !== "datachannel") return;
+    if (this._closed) {
+      try {
+        event.channel?.close?.();
+      } catch {
+        // Closed peers must ignore late native callbacks; channel close is best-effort.
+      }
+      return;
+    }
     if (this._shouldDeferIceEvent(event)) {
       this._deferredIceEvents.push(event);
       return;
diff --git a/src/native/addon.cc b/src/native/addon.cc
index a065d8f..af49dcb 100644
--- a/src/native/addon.cc
+++ b/src/native/addon.cc
@@ -54,6 +54,16 @@ struct PeerTeardownWork {
 	std::vector<std::shared_ptr<rtc::DataChannel>> dataChannels;
 };
 
+void CloseDataChannelForTeardown(const std::shared_ptr<rtc::DataChannel> &dataChannel) {
+	if (!dataChannel)
+		return;
+	try {
+		dataChannel->resetCallbacks();
+		dataChannel->close();
+	} catch (...) {
+	}
+}
+
 void RunPeerTeardown(PeerTeardownWork work) {
 	auto closeSignal = std::make_shared<PeerCloseSignal>();
 	work.peerConnection->onStateChange([closeSignal](rtc::PeerConnection::State state) {
@@ -67,10 +77,7 @@ void RunPeerTeardown(PeerTeardownWork work) {
 	});
 
 	for (auto &dataChannel : work.dataChannels) {
-		try {
-			dataChannel->close();
-		} catch (...) {
-		}
+		CloseDataChannelForTeardown(dataChannel);
 	}
 	work.dataChannels.clear();
 
@@ -264,7 +271,9 @@ struct EventDispatcher : public std::enable_shared_from_this<EventDispatcher> {
 
 private:
 	EventDispatcher(Napi::Env env, Napi::Function callback)
-	    : tsfn(Napi::ThreadSafeFunction::New(env, callback, "webrtc-node events", 0, 1)) {}
+	    : tsfn(Napi::ThreadSafeFunction::New(env, callback, "webrtc-node events", 0, 1)) {
+		tsfn.Unref(env);
+	}
 
 	void Drain(Napi::Env env, Napi::Function callback) {
 		std::vector<NativeEvent> events;
@@ -1043,6 +1052,10 @@ struct PeerBinding : public std::enable_shared_from_this<PeerBinding> {
 
 	std::shared_ptr<ChannelBinding> AddChannel(std::shared_ptr<rtc::DataChannel> dataChannel,
 	                                           ChannelOptions options) {
+		if (shutdown.load()) {
+			CloseDataChannelForTeardown(dataChannel);
+			return nullptr;
+		}
 		std::weak_ptr<PeerBinding> weak = shared_from_this();
 		auto channel = ChannelBinding::Create(
 		    std::move(dataChannel), dispatcher, std::move(options),
@@ -1050,9 +1063,18 @@ struct PeerBinding : public std::enable_shared_from_this<PeerBinding> {
 			    if (auto self = weak.lock())
 				    self->RemoveChannel(id, expected);
 		    });
+		bool closeChannel = false;
 		{
 			std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(channelsMutex);
-			channels[channel->id] = channel;
+			if (shutdown.load())
+				closeChannel = true;
+			else
+				channels[channel->id] = channel;
+		}
+		if (closeChannel) {
+			channel->Destroy();
+			CloseDataChannelForTeardown(channel->dataChannel);
+			return nullptr;
 		}
 		if (channel->dataChannel->isClosed())
 			RemoveChannel(channel->id, channel.get());
@@ -1063,6 +1085,12 @@ struct PeerBinding : public std::enable_shared_from_this<PeerBinding> {
 
 	void Destroy() { ScheduleShutdown(); }
 
+	void DestroySync() {
+		auto work = PrepareShutdown();
+		if (work)
+			RunPeerTeardown(std::move(*work));
+	}
+
 	std::shared_ptr<rtc::PeerConnection> peerConnection;
 	std::shared_ptr<EventDispatcher> dispatcher;
 
@@ -1201,6 +1229,8 @@ struct PeerBinding : public std::enable_shared_from_this<PeerBinding> {
 			if (auto self = weak.lock()) {
 				auto channel =
 				    self->AddChannel(dataChannel, ChannelBinding::IncomingOptions(dataChannel));
+				if (!channel)
+					return;
 				NativeEvent event;
 				event.target = "peerconnection";
 				event.type = "datachannel";
@@ -1218,6 +1248,39 @@ struct PeerBinding : public std::enable_shared_from_this<PeerBinding> {
 	std::unordered_map<uint32_t, std::shared_ptr<ChannelBinding>> channels;
 };
 
+std::mutex &PeerRegistryMutex() {
+	static std::mutex mutex;
+	return mutex;
+}
+
+std::vector<std::weak_ptr<PeerBinding>> &PeerRegistry() {
+	static std::vector<std::weak_ptr<PeerBinding>> registry;
+	return registry;
+}
+
+void RegisterPeerBinding(const std::shared_ptr<PeerBinding> &binding) {
+	std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(PeerRegistryMutex());
+	auto &registry = PeerRegistry();
+	registry.erase(std::remove_if(registry.begin(), registry.end(),
+	                              [](const auto &entry) { return entry.expired(); }),
+	               registry.end());
+	registry.push_back(binding);
+}
+
+void CloseAllPeerBindings() {
+	std::vector<std::shared_ptr<PeerBinding>> bindings;
+	{
+		std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(PeerRegistryMutex());
+		for (auto &entry : PeerRegistry()) {
+			if (auto binding = entry.lock())
+				bindings.push_back(std::move(binding));
+		}
+		PeerRegistry().clear();
+	}
+	for (auto &binding : bindings)
+		binding->DestroySync();
+}
+
 class NativePeerConnection : public Napi::ObjectWrap<NativePeerConnection> {
 public:
 	static Napi::FunctionReference constructor;
@@ -1261,6 +1324,7 @@ class NativePeerConnection : public Napi::ObjectWrap<NativePeerConnection> {
 			throw Napi::TypeError::New(env, "NativePeerConnection requires an event callback");
 		auto dispatcher = EventDispatcher::Create(env, info[1].As<Napi::Function>());
 		binding_ = PeerBinding::Create(ParseConfiguration(info), dispatcher);
+		RegisterPeerBinding(binding_);
 	}
 
 	~NativePeerConnection() override {
@@ -1542,6 +1606,12 @@ void ConfigureLibDataChannelLogging() {
 		rtc::InitLogger(rtc::LogLevel::Error);
 }
 
+void CleanupNative() {
+	CloseAllPeerBindings();
+	CloseAllIceUdpMuxBindings();
+	rtc::Cleanup().wait();
+}
+
 Napi::Object InitAll(Napi::Env env, Napi::Object exports) {
 	ConfigureLibDataChannelLogging();
 	NativeDataChannel::Init(env, exports);
@@ -1549,10 +1619,9 @@ Napi::Object InitAll(Napi::Env env, Napi::Object exports) {
 	NativePeerConnection::Init(env, exports);
 	exports.Set("generateCertificate", Napi::Function::New(env, GenerateCertificate));
 	exports.Set("importCertificate", Napi::Function::New(env, ImportCertificate));
-	env.AddCleanupHook([]() { CloseAllIceUdpMuxBindings(); });
+	env.AddCleanupHook([]() { CleanupNative(); });
 	exports.Set("cleanup", Napi::Function::New(env, [](const Napi::CallbackInfo &info) {
-		            CloseAllIceUdpMuxBindings();
-		            rtc::Cleanup().wait();
+		            CleanupNative();
 		            return info.Env().Undefined();
 	            }));
 	return exports;
diff --git a/test/basic.test.js b/test/basic.test.js
index d8a0f11..bf1a988 100644
--- a/test/basic.test.js
+++ b/test/basic.test.js
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 const assert = require("node:assert/strict");
+const { spawn } = require("node:child_process");
+const path = require("node:path");
 const test = require("node:test");
 const {
   RTCPeerConnection,
@@ -81,6 +83,34 @@ function descriptionWithMaxMessageSize(description, value) {
   };
 }
 
+function fakeNativeDataChannel() {
+  return {
+    bindingId: 98765,
+    id: 0,
+    label: "late",
+    ordered: true,
+    maxPacketLifeTime: null,
+    maxRetransmits: null,
+    protocol: "",
+    negotiated: false,
+    bufferedAmount: 0,
+    isOpen: true,
+    isClosed: false,
+    maxMessageSize: 262144,
+    close() {
+      this.isOpen = false;
+      this.isClosed = true;
+    },
+    setBufferedAmountLowThreshold() {},
+    sendString() {
+      return true;
+    },
+    sendBinary() {
+      return true;
+    },
+  };
+}
+
 function collectMessages(channel, count, timeout = 10000) {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     const messages = [];
@@ -185,6 +215,36 @@ async function closeAllAndWait(...peers) {
   await delay(1500);
 }
 
+function runNodeScript(script, timeout = 5000) {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const child = spawn(process.execPath, ["-e", script], {
+      stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"],
+      windowsHide: true,
+    });
+    let output = "";
+    const timer = setTimeout(() => {
+      child.kill();
+      reject(new Error(`Child process did not exit within ${timeout}ms\n${output}`));
+    }, timeout);
+    child.stdout.setEncoding("utf8");
+    child.stderr.setEncoding("utf8");
+    child.stdout.on("data", (chunk) => {
+      output += chunk;
+    });
+    child.stderr.on("data", (chunk) => {
+      output += chunk;
+    });
+    child.once("error", (error) => {
+      clearTimeout(timer);
+      reject(error);
+    });
+    child.once("exit", (code, signal) => {
+      clearTimeout(timer);
+      resolve({ code, signal, output });
+    });
+  });
+}
+
 test("RTCSessionDescription and RTCIceCandidate expose WebRTC-shaped JSON", () => {
   const description = new RTCSessionDescription({ type: "offer", sdp: "v=0\r\n" });
   assert.deepEqual(description.toJSON(), { type: "offer", sdp: "v=0\r\n" });
@@ -292,6 +352,42 @@ test("createDataChannel exposes core W3C attributes before negotiation", () => {
   pc.close();
 });
 
+test("closed peer ignores late native datachannel events", async () => {
+  const pc = new RTCPeerConnection();
+  let dataChannelEvents = 0;
+  pc.ondatachannel = () => {
+    dataChannelEvents += 1;
+  };
+
+  pc.close();
+  const nativeChannel = fakeNativeDataChannel();
+  pc._handleNativeEvent({
+    target: "peerconnection",
+    type: "datachannel",
+    channelId: nativeChannel.bindingId,
+    channel: nativeChannel,
+    channelReadyState: "open",
+  });
+  await delay(25);
+
+  assert.equal(nativeChannel.isClosed, true);
+  assert.equal(pc._channels.size, 0);
+  assert.equal(pc._pendingDataChannelEvents.length, 0);
+  assert.equal(dataChannelEvents, 0);
+});
+
+test("unclosed native peer with a data channel does not keep Node alive", async () => {
+  const root = path.resolve(__dirname, "..");
+  const script = `
+    const { RTCPeerConnection } = require(${JSON.stringify(root)});
+    const peerConnection = new RTCPeerConnection({ iceServers: [] });
+    peerConnection.createDataChannel("unclosed-exit");
+  `;
+  const result = await runNodeScript(script);
+
+  assert.deepEqual(result, { code: 0, signal: null, output: "" });
+});
+
 test("native close suppression is restart-scoped and one-shot", () => {
   const pc = new RTCPeerConnection();
   const dc = pc.createDataChannel("close-suppression");