diff --git a/src/main/java/io/reactivex/internal/operators/flowable/FlowableOnBackpressureError.java b/src/main/java/io/reactivex/internal/operators/flowable/FlowableOnBackpressureError.java
index f60c43bc31..556e54b8c3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/reactivex/internal/operators/flowable/FlowableOnBackpressureError.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/reactivex/internal/operators/flowable/FlowableOnBackpressureError.java
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ public void onNext(T t) {
                 downstream.onNext(t);
                 BackpressureHelper.produced(this, 1);
             } else {
+                upstream.cancel();
                 onError(new MissingBackpressureException("could not emit value due to lack of requests"));
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/reactivex/internal/operators/flowable/FlowableOnBackpressureErrorTest.java b/src/test/java/io/reactivex/internal/operators/flowable/FlowableOnBackpressureErrorTest.java
index 3be409e862..9afb864d40 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/reactivex/internal/operators/flowable/FlowableOnBackpressureErrorTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/reactivex/internal/operators/flowable/FlowableOnBackpressureErrorTest.java
@@ -13,11 +13,16 @@
 
 package io.reactivex.internal.operators.flowable;
 
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.reactivestreams.Publisher;
 
 import io.reactivex.*;
+import io.reactivex.exceptions.MissingBackpressureException;
 import io.reactivex.functions.Function;
+import io.reactivex.subjects.PublishSubject;
+import io.reactivex.subscribers.TestSubscriber;
 
 public class FlowableOnBackpressureErrorTest {
 
@@ -50,4 +55,20 @@ public Object apply(Flowable<Integer> f) throws Exception {
             }
         }, false, 1, 1, 1);
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void overflowCancels() {
+        PublishSubject<Integer> ps = PublishSubject.create();
+
+        TestSubscriber<Integer> ts = ps.toFlowable(BackpressureStrategy.ERROR)
+        .test(0L);
+
+        assertTrue(ps.hasObservers());
+
+        ps.onNext(1);
+
+        assertFalse(ps.hasObservers());
+
+        ts.assertFailure(MissingBackpressureException.class);
+    }
 }