diff --git a/doc/api/stream.md b/doc/api/stream.md
index 3771b66f4e8375..fef8df8ea53b7d 100644
--- a/doc/api/stream.md
+++ b/doc/api/stream.md
@@ -586,6 +586,18 @@ added: v11.4.0
 Is `true` if it is safe to call [`writable.write()`][stream-write], which means
 the stream has not been destroyed, errored or ended.
 
+##### `writable.writableAborted`
+
+<!-- YAML
+added: REPLACEME
+-->
+
+> Stability: 1 - Experimental
+
+* {boolean}
+
+Returns whether the stream was destroyed or errored before emitting `'finish'`.
+
 ##### `writable.writableEnded`
 
 <!-- YAML
diff --git a/lib/internal/streams/writable.js b/lib/internal/streams/writable.js
index 5211a1ce89395e..f0b872014e052b 100644
--- a/lib/internal/streams/writable.js
+++ b/lib/internal/streams/writable.js
@@ -849,7 +849,18 @@ ObjectDefineProperties(Writable.prototype, {
     get() {
       return this._writableState && this._writableState.length;
     }
-  }
+  },
+
+  writableAborted: {
+    enumerable: false,
+    get: function() {
+      return !!(
+        this._writableState.writable !== false &&
+        (this._writableState.destroyed || this._writableState.errored) &&
+        !this._writableState.finished
+      );
+    }
+  },
 });
 
 const destroy = destroyImpl.destroy;
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stream-writable-aborted.js b/test/parallel/test-stream-writable-aborted.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..01d638115bd106
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream-writable-aborted.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+'use strict';
+
+require('../common');
+const assert = require('assert');
+const { Writable } = require('stream');
+
+{
+  const writable = new Writable({
+    write() {
+    }
+  });
+  assert.strictEqual(writable.writableAborted, false);
+  writable.destroy();
+  assert.strictEqual(writable.writableAborted, true);
+}
+
+{
+  const writable = new Writable({
+    write() {
+    }
+  });
+  assert.strictEqual(writable.writableAborted, false);
+  writable.end();
+  writable.destroy();
+  assert.strictEqual(writable.writableAborted, true);
+}