diff --git a/tests/test_query.py b/tests/test_query.py
index 16c088b1..59c1b90e 100644
--- a/tests/test_query.py
+++ b/tests/test_query.py
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ async def _test():
 
 
 class TestQueryCrossTaskCleanup:
-    """Tests for cross-task cleanup of Query task groups (issue #454).
+    """Tests for cross-task cleanup of Query task groups (issues #454, #983).
 
     When a user breaks out of an async for loop over process_query(), Python
     finalizes the async generator in a different task than the one that called
@@ -598,6 +598,86 @@ async def _test():
 
         anyio.run(_test)
 
+    def test_close_during_generator_teardown_asyncio(self):
+        """Regression test for #983: close() called from an async generator's
+        finally block (triggered by GeneratorExit when the consumer breaks the
+        loop) must not raise RuntimeError about cross-task cancel scope exit.
+
+        This simulates the exact pattern in _process_query_inner where
+        query.close() is called in a finally block during generator teardown
+        on a different task than Query.start().
+        """
+        import asyncio
+
+        async def _test():
+            mock_transport = _make_mock_transport(messages=[])
+            q = Query(transport=mock_transport, is_streaming_mode=True)
+
+            await q.start()
+
+            errors: list[BaseException] = []
+
+            # Wrapping generator that simulates _process_query_inner's
+            # try/finally pattern: close() runs in the finally block when
+            # GeneratorExit is thrown by the consumer breaking the loop.
+            async def wrapping_gen():
+                try:
+                    async for msg in q.receive_messages():
+                        yield msg
+                finally:
+                    await q.close()
+
+            async def consumer():
+                try:
+                    async for _ in wrapping_gen():
+                        break  # GeneratorExit -> wrapping_gen.finally -> q.close()
+                except Exception as e:
+                    errors.append(e)
+
+            # Run the consumer on a separate task so close() runs on a
+            # different task than start() -- the exact scenario from #983.
+            task = asyncio.create_task(consumer())
+            await task
+
+            assert errors == [], (
+                f"close() during generator teardown raised: {errors}"
+            )
+
+        asyncio.run(_test())
+
+    def test_close_during_generator_teardown_trio(self):
+        """Trio parity for the #983 regression test above."""
+        async def _test():
+            mock_transport = _make_mock_transport(messages=[])
+            q = Query(transport=mock_transport, is_streaming_mode=True)
+
+            await q.start()
+
+            errors: list[BaseException] = []
+
+            async def wrapping_gen():
+                try:
+                    async for msg in q.receive_messages():
+                        yield msg
+                finally:
+                    await q.close()
+
+            async def consumer():
+                try:
+                    async for _ in wrapping_gen():
+                        break
+                except Exception as e:
+                    errors.append(e)
+
+            async with anyio.create_task_group() as tg:
+                tg.start_soon(consumer)
+
+            assert errors == [], (
+                f"close() during generator teardown raised: {errors}"
+            )
+
+        anyio.run(_test, backend="trio")
+
 
 @pytest.mark.filterwarnings(
     "ignore:Unclosed <MemoryObjectReceiveStream:ResourceWarning"