diff --git a/lib/internal/quic/core.js b/lib/internal/quic/core.js
index d70b99378a24a4..a35acb265bda60 100644
--- a/lib/internal/quic/core.js
+++ b/lib/internal/quic/core.js
@@ -1031,7 +1031,13 @@ class QuicSocket extends EventEmitter {
     // used to either listen or connect. No QuicServerSession should
     // exist before this event, and all QuicClientSession will remain
     // in Initial states until ready is invoked.
-    process.nextTick(emit.bind(this, 'ready'));
+    process.nextTick(() => {
+      try {
+        this.emit('ready');
+      } catch (error) {
+        this.destroy(error);
+      }
+    });
   }
 
   // Called when a QuicEndpoint closes
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-quic-server-ready-event-error-async.js b/test/parallel/test-quic-server-ready-event-error-async.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..4d42d4725df0d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-quic-server-ready-event-error-async.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// Flags: --no-warnings
+'use strict';
+
+const common = require('../common');
+if (!common.hasQuic)
+  common.skip('missing quic');
+
+const assert = require('assert');
+const {
+  key,
+  cert,
+  ca,
+} = require('../common/quic');
+
+const { createQuicSocket } = require('net');
+
+const options = { key, cert, ca, alpn: 'zzz' };
+
+const server = createQuicSocket({ server: options });
+
+server.on('session', common.mustNotCall());
+
+server.listen();
+
+server.on('error', common.mustCall((error) => {
+  assert.strictEqual(error.message, 'boom');
+}));
+
+server.on('ready', common.mustCall(async () => {
+  throw new Error('boom');
+}));
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-quic-server-ready-event-error.js b/test/parallel/test-quic-server-ready-event-error.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..df3e626530999a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-quic-server-ready-event-error.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// Flags: --no-warnings
+'use strict';
+
+const common = require('../common');
+if (!common.hasQuic)
+  common.skip('missing quic');
+
+const assert = require('assert');
+const {
+  key,
+  cert,
+  ca,
+} = require('../common/quic');
+
+const { createQuicSocket } = require('net');
+
+const options = { key, cert, ca, alpn: 'zzz' };
+
+const server = createQuicSocket({ server: options });
+
+server.on('session', common.mustNotCall());
+
+server.listen();
+
+server.on('error', common.mustCall((error) => {
+  assert.strictEqual(error.message, 'boom');
+}));
+
+server.on('ready', common.mustCall(() => {
+  throw new Error('boom');
+}));