diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index f6d8873..97be353 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: pip install -e ".[test]"
+        run: |
+          pip install -e ".[test]" 
+          pip install git+https://github.com/agronholm/anyio.git#egg=anyio --ignore-installed
       - name: Check with mypy and ruff
         if: ${{ (matrix.python-version == '3.13') && (matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest') }}
         run: |
diff --git a/src/zmq_anyio/_socket.py b/src/zmq_anyio/_socket.py
index 164fb99..e56c15c 100644
--- a/src/zmq_anyio/_socket.py
+++ b/src/zmq_anyio/_socket.py
@@ -19,9 +19,11 @@
     get_cancelled_exc_class,
     sleep,
     wait_readable,
+    ClosedResourceError,
+    notify_closing,
 )
 from anyio.abc import TaskGroup, TaskStatus
-from anyioutils import FIRST_COMPLETED, Future, create_task, wait
+from anyioutils import Future, create_task
 
 import zmq
 from zmq import EVENTS, POLLIN, POLLOUT
@@ -890,36 +892,36 @@ async def _start(self, *, task_status: TaskStatus[None] = TASK_STATUS_IGNORED):
         task_status.started()
         self.started.set()
         self._thread = get_ident()
+
+        async def wait_or_cancel() -> None:
+            assert self.stopped is not None
+            await self.stopped.wait()
+            tg.cancel_scope.cancel()
+
+        def fileno() -> int:
+            if self.closed:
+                return -1
+            try:
+                return self._shadow_sock.fileno()
+            except zmq.ZMQError:
+                return -1
+
         try:
-            while True:
-                wait_stopped_task = create_task(
-                    self.stopped.wait(),
-                    self._task_group,
-                    exception_handler=ignore_exceptions,
-                )
-                tasks = [
-                    create_task(
-                        wait_readable(self._shadow_sock),  # type: ignore[arg-type]
-                        self._task_group,
-                        exception_handler=ignore_exceptions,
-                    ),
-                    wait_stopped_task,
-                ]
-                done, pending = await wait(
-                    tasks, self._task_group, return_when=FIRST_COMPLETED
-                )
-                for task in pending:
-                    task.cancel()
-                if wait_stopped_task in done:
+            while (fd := fileno()) > 0:
+                async with create_task_group() as tg:
+                    tg.start_soon(wait_or_cancel)
+                    try:
+                        await wait_readable(fd)
+                    except ClosedResourceError:
+                        break
+                    finally:
+                        tg.cancel_scope.cancel()
+                if self.stopped.is_set():
                     break
                 await self._handle_events()
-        except BaseException:
-            pass
         finally:
             self._exited.set()
-
-        assert self.stopped is not None
-        self.stopped.set()
+            self.stopped.set()
 
     async def stop(self):
         assert self._exited is not None
@@ -933,11 +935,13 @@ async def stop(self):
         self.close()
 
     def close(self, linger: int | None = None) -> None:
-        try:
-            if not self.closed and self._fd is not None:
+        fd = self._fd
+        if not self.closed and fd is not None:
+            notify_closing(fd)
+            try:
                 super().close(linger=linger)
-        except BaseException:
-            pass
+            except BaseException:
+                pass
 
         assert self.stopped is not None
         self.stopped.set()
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 8f68ac6..99510ab 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def context(contexts):
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def sockets(contexts):
+async def sockets(contexts):
     sockets = []
     yield sockets
     # ensure any tracked sockets get their contexts cleaned up