diff --git a/changelog.d/24838_dnstap_tcp_socket_leak.fix.md b/changelog.d/24838_dnstap_tcp_socket_leak.fix.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..33d30980dcf6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/24838_dnstap_tcp_socket_leak.fix.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Fix TCP socket leak in `dnstap` source where sockets would accumulate in `CLOSE_WAIT` state
+indefinitely. After sending a FrameStream `FINISH` frame in response to a client `STOP`, Vector
+now explicitly closes the write side of the TCP connection as required by the FrameStream protocol,
+preventing `CLOSE_WAIT` accumulation that previously exhausted the connection limit after extended
+operation.
+
+authors: jpds
diff --git a/src/sources/util/framestream.rs b/src/sources/util/framestream.rs
index a42bae5815322..52768fc4bb19d 100644
--- a/src/sources/util/framestream.rs
+++ b/src/sources/util/framestream.rs
@@ -248,6 +248,11 @@ impl FrameStreamReader {
                             self.send_control_frame(Self::make_frame(ControlHeader::Finish, None));
                         }
                         self.state.control_state = ControlState::Stopped; //stream is now done
+                        // Close the write side of the connection after STOP/FINISH.
+                        // Per the FrameStream protocol, the server should initiate TCP close
+                        // after sending FINISH. Without this, sockets accumulate in CLOSE_WAIT
+                        // because the client may wait for the server to close first.
+                        self.close_sink();
                     }
                     _ => error!("Got wrong control frame, expected STOP."),
                 }
@@ -366,6 +371,15 @@ impl FrameStreamReader {
             error!("Encountered error '{:#?}' while sending control frame.", e);
         }
     }
+
+    fn close_sink(&mut self) {
+        if let Err(e) = block_on(self.response_sink.lock().unwrap().close()) {
+            error!(
+                "Encountered error '{:#?}' while closing connection after FINISH.",
+                e
+            );
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 pub trait FrameHandler {