diff --git a/monitor.c b/monitor.c
index f9a0577..96aafec 100644
--- a/monitor.c
+++ b/monitor.c
@@ -2433,6 +2433,16 @@ static void monitor_fdset_cleanup(MonFdset *mon_fdset)
     }
 }
 
+static void monitor_fdsets_cleanup(void)
+{
+    MonFdset *mon_fdset;
+    MonFdset *mon_fdset_next;
+
+    QLIST_FOREACH_SAFE(mon_fdset, &mon_fdsets, next, mon_fdset_next) {
+        monitor_fdset_cleanup(mon_fdset);
+    }
+}
+
 AddfdInfo *qmp_add_fd(bool has_fdset_id, int64_t fdset_id, bool has_opaque,
                       const char *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
@@ -4781,9 +4791,12 @@ static void monitor_control_event(void *opaque, int event)
         data = get_qmp_greeting();
         monitor_json_emitter(mon, data);
         qobject_decref(data);
+        mon_refcount++;
         break;
     case CHR_EVENT_CLOSED:
         json_message_parser_destroy(&mon->mc->parser);
+        mon_refcount--;
+        monitor_fdsets_cleanup();
         break;
     }
 }
@@ -4824,6 +4837,12 @@ static void monitor_event(void *opaque, int event)
             readline_show_prompt(mon->rs);
         }
         mon->reset_seen = 1;
+        mon_refcount++;
+        break;
+
+    case CHR_EVENT_CLOSED:
+        mon_refcount--;
+        monitor_fdsets_cleanup();
         break;
     }
 }