diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/WriteResultPublisher.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/WriteResultPublisher.java
index 5636a9faa0f..523050a37a8 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/WriteResultPublisher.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/WriteResultPublisher.java
@@ -175,6 +175,9 @@ class WriteResultPublisher implements Publisher<Void> {
 			@Override
 			void publishComplete(WriteResultPublisher publisher) {
 				publisher.completedBeforeSubscribed = true;
+				if(State.SUBSCRIBED.equals(publisher.state.get())) {
+					publisher.state.get().publishComplete(publisher);
+				}
 			}
 			@Override
 			void publishError(WriteResultPublisher publisher, Throwable ex) {
@@ -190,6 +193,9 @@ class WriteResultPublisher implements Publisher<Void> {
 			@Override
 			void publishComplete(WriteResultPublisher publisher) {
 				publisher.completedBeforeSubscribed = true;
+				if(State.SUBSCRIBED.equals(publisher.state.get())) {
+					publisher.state.get().publishComplete(publisher);
+				}
 			}
 			@Override
 			void publishError(WriteResultPublisher publisher, Throwable ex) {