diff --git a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/vstreamer_client.go b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/vstreamer_client.go
index 309d901ef55..87e1944e70d 100644
--- a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/vstreamer_client.go
+++ b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/vstreamer_client.go
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ type TabletVStreamerClient struct {
 	// mu protects isOpen, streamers, streamIdx and kschema.
 	mu sync.Mutex
 
-	isOpen bool
+	isOpen         bool
+	openConnection int32
 
 	tablet         *topodatapb.Tablet
 	target         *querypb.Target
@@ -74,7 +75,8 @@ type MySQLVStreamerClient struct {
 	// mu protects isOpen, streamers, streamIdx and kschema.
 	mu sync.Mutex
 
-	isOpen bool
+	isOpen         bool
+	openConnection int32
 
 	sourceConnParams dbconfigs.Connector
 	sourceSe         *schema.Engine
@@ -96,11 +98,11 @@ func NewTabletVStreamerClient(tablet *topodatapb.Tablet) *TabletVStreamerClient
 func (vsClient *TabletVStreamerClient) Open(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 	vsClient.mu.Lock()
 	defer vsClient.mu.Unlock()
-	if vsClient.isOpen {
+	vsClient.openConnection++
+	if vsClient.openConnection > 1 {
 		return nil
 	}
 	vsClient.isOpen = true
-
 	vsClient.tsQueryService, err = tabletconn.GetDialer()(vsClient.tablet, grpcclient.FailFast(true))
 	return err
 }
@@ -109,7 +111,10 @@ func (vsClient *TabletVStreamerClient) Open(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 func (vsClient *TabletVStreamerClient) Close(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 	vsClient.mu.Lock()
 	defer vsClient.mu.Unlock()
-	if !vsClient.isOpen {
+	if vsClient.openConnection > 0 {
+		vsClient.openConnection--
+	}
+	if vsClient.openConnection > 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
 	vsClient.isOpen = false
@@ -150,10 +155,10 @@ func NewMySQLVStreamerClient() *MySQLVStreamerClient {
 func (vsClient *MySQLVStreamerClient) Open(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 	vsClient.mu.Lock()
 	defer vsClient.mu.Unlock()
-	if vsClient.isOpen {
+	vsClient.openConnection++
+	if vsClient.openConnection > 1 {
 		return nil
 	}
-	vsClient.isOpen = true
 
 	// Let's create all the required components by vstreamer
 
@@ -171,10 +176,12 @@ func (vsClient *MySQLVStreamerClient) Open(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 func (vsClient *MySQLVStreamerClient) Close(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 	vsClient.mu.Lock()
 	defer vsClient.mu.Unlock()
-	if !vsClient.isOpen {
+	if vsClient.openConnection > 0 {
+		vsClient.openConnection--
+	}
+	if vsClient.openConnection > 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
-
 	vsClient.isOpen = false
 	vsClient.sourceSe.Close()
 	return nil
diff --git a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/vstreamer_client_test.go b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/vstreamer_client_test.go
index af3e762383b..3947697f566 100644
--- a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/vstreamer_client_test.go
+++ b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletmanager/vreplication/vstreamer_client_test.go
@@ -142,6 +142,75 @@ func TestTabletVStreamerClientClose(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestTabletVStreamerClientCloseTwice(t *testing.T) {
+	tablet := addTablet(100)
+	defer deleteTablet(tablet)
+
+	type fields struct {
+		tablet *topodatapb.Tablet
+	}
+	type args struct {
+		ctx context.Context
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name   string
+		fields fields
+		args   args
+		err    string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "closes engine correctly",
+			fields: fields{
+				tablet: tablet,
+			},
+			args: args{
+				ctx: context.Background(),
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tcase := range tests {
+		t.Run(tcase.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			vsClient := &TabletVStreamerClient{
+				tablet: tcase.fields.tablet,
+			}
+
+			err := vsClient.Open(tcase.args.ctx)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("Failed to Open vsClient")
+				return
+			}
+
+			// open again
+			err = vsClient.Open(tcase.args.ctx)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("Failed to Open vsClient")
+				return
+			}
+
+			err = vsClient.Close(tcase.args.ctx)
+
+			if tcase.err != "" {
+				t.Errorf("MySQLVStreamerClient.Close() error:\n%v, want\n%v", err, tcase.err)
+			}
+
+			if !vsClient.isOpen {
+				t.Errorf("MySQLVStreamerClient.Close() should not close the connection opened by other")
+			}
+
+			err = vsClient.Close(tcase.args.ctx)
+
+			if tcase.err != "" {
+				t.Errorf("MySQLVStreamerClient.Close() error:\n%v, want\n%v", err, tcase.err)
+			}
+
+			if vsClient.isOpen {
+				t.Errorf("MySQLVStreamerClient.Close() isOpen set to true, expected false")
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestTabletVStreamerClientVStream(t *testing.T) {
 	tablet := addTablet(100)
 	defer deleteTablet(tablet)
@@ -410,6 +479,83 @@ func TestMySQLVStreamerClientClose(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestMySQLVStreamerClientCloseTwice(t *testing.T) {
+	type fields struct {
+		isOpen           bool
+		sourceConnParams dbconfigs.Connector
+	}
+	type args struct {
+		ctx context.Context
+	}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name   string
+		fields fields
+		args   args
+		err    string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "closes engine correctly",
+			fields: fields{
+				sourceConnParams: dbcfgs.ExternalReplWithDB(),
+			},
+			args: args{
+				ctx: context.Background(),
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tcase := range tests {
+		t.Run(tcase.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			vsClient := &MySQLVStreamerClient{
+				isOpen:           tcase.fields.isOpen,
+				sourceConnParams: tcase.fields.sourceConnParams,
+			}
+
+			err := vsClient.Open(tcase.args.ctx)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("Failed to Open vsClient")
+				return
+			}
+
+			// open again
+			err = vsClient.Open(tcase.args.ctx)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("Failed to Open vsClient")
+				return
+			}
+
+			err = vsClient.Close(tcase.args.ctx)
+
+			if tcase.err != "" {
+				t.Errorf("MySQLVStreamerClient.Close() error:\n%v, want\n%v", err, tcase.err)
+			}
+
+			if vsClient.isOpen {
+				t.Errorf("MySQLVStreamerClient.Close() should not close the connection opened by other")
+			}
+
+			if !vsClient.sourceSe.IsOpen() {
+				t.Errorf("MySQLVStreamerClient.Close() expected sourceSe not to be closed")
+			}
+
+			err = vsClient.Close(tcase.args.ctx)
+
+			if tcase.err != "" {
+				t.Errorf("MySQLVStreamerClient.Close() error:\n%v, want\n%v", err, tcase.err)
+			}
+
+			if vsClient.isOpen {
+				t.Errorf("MySQLVStreamerClient.Close() isOpen set to true, expected false")
+			}
+
+			if vsClient.sourceSe.IsOpen() {
+				t.Errorf("MySQLVStreamerClient.Close() expected sourceSe to be closed")
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestMySQLVStreamerClientVStream(t *testing.T) {
 	vsClient := &MySQLVStreamerClient{
 		sourceConnParams: dbcfgs.ExternalReplWithDB(),