diff --git a/pkgs/pool/CHANGELOG.md b/pkgs/pool/CHANGELOG.md
index 0b19c40f8b..e721ef715c 100644
--- a/pkgs/pool/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/pkgs/pool/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 * Fix `Pool.forEach` to ensure all workers complete before the stream is closed, even on error or cancellation.
 * Added an example.
+* Fix a resource leak when `PoolResource.allowRelease` callback throws.
 
 ## 1.5.2
 
diff --git a/pkgs/pool/lib/pool.dart b/pkgs/pool/lib/pool.dart
index e47b853a63..f9bb3a1414 100644
--- a/pkgs/pool/lib/pool.dart
+++ b/pkgs/pool/lib/pool.dart
@@ -307,11 +307,8 @@ class Pool {
     var completer = Completer<PoolResource>.sync();
     _onReleaseCompleters.add(completer);
 
-    Future.sync(onRelease).then((value) {
+    Future.sync(onRelease).catchError((_) {}).then((_) {
       _onReleaseCompleters.removeFirst().complete(PoolResource._(this));
-    }).onError((Object error, StackTrace stackTrace) {
-      _onReleaseCompleters.removeFirst().completeError(error, stackTrace);
-      _onResourceReleased();
     });
 
     return completer.future;
@@ -378,6 +375,8 @@ class PoolResource {
   /// This is useful when a resource's main function is complete, but it may
   /// produce additional information later on. For example, an isolate's task
   /// may be complete, but it could still emit asynchronous errors.
+  ///
+  /// Any errors thrown by [onRelease] or the future it returns are ignored.
   void allowRelease(FutureOr<void> Function() onRelease) {
     if (_released) {
       throw StateError('A PoolResource may only be released once.');
diff --git a/pkgs/pool/test/pool_test.dart b/pkgs/pool/test/pool_test.dart
index ce651893c9..f769c0785d 100644
--- a/pkgs/pool/test/pool_test.dart
+++ b/pkgs/pool/test/pool_test.dart
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ void main() {
       await pool.request();
     });
 
-    test('request() throws if allowRelease callback throws', () async {
+    test('request() completes if allowRelease callback throws', () async {
       var pool = Pool(1);
       var resource = await pool.request();
 
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ void main() {
       await Future<void>.delayed(Duration.zero);
       completer.completeError('oh no!');
 
-      await expectLater(requestFuture, throwsA('oh no!'));
+      await expectLater(requestFuture, completes);
     });
 
     test('request() does not leak resources when allowRelease throws',
@@ -306,7 +306,8 @@ void main() {
       await Future<void>.delayed(Duration.zero);
       completer.completeError('oh no!');
 
-      await expectLater(requestFuture, throwsA('oh no!'));
+      var resource2 = await requestFuture;
+      resource2.release();
 
       // Without the fix, this will hang because the slot is leaked.
       var nextRequest = pool.request().timeout(
@@ -315,6 +316,51 @@ void main() {
 
       await expectLater(nextRequest, completes);
     });
+
+    test('throwing in request listener does not corrupt state', () async {
+      var pool = Pool(2);
+      var resource1 = await pool.request();
+      var resource2 = await pool.request();
+
+      var completer1 = Completer<void>();
+      resource1.allowRelease(() => completer1.future);
+      var completer2 = Completer<void>();
+      resource2.allowRelease(() => completer2.future);
+
+      var requestFuture1 = pool.request();
+      var requestFuture2 = pool.request();
+
+      var request1Threw = false;
+      var requestFuture1WithListener = requestFuture1.then((_) {
+        request1Threw = true;
+        throw StateError('Listener 1 threw!');
+      });
+
+      expect(requestFuture1WithListener, throwsA(isA<StateError>()));
+
+      var request2Completed = false;
+      var request2Error = false;
+      unawaited(requestFuture2.then((_) {
+        request2Completed = true;
+      }, onError: (Object e) {
+        request2Error = true;
+      }));
+
+      await Future<void>.delayed(Duration.zero);
+
+      completer1.complete();
+      await Future<void>.delayed(Duration.zero);
+
+      expect(request1Threw, isTrue);
+      expect(request2Completed, isFalse);
+      expect(request2Error, isFalse);
+
+      completer2.complete();
+      await Future<void>.delayed(Duration.zero);
+
+      expect(request2Completed, isTrue);
+      expect(request2Error, isFalse);
+    });
   });
 
   group('PoolResource', () {