diff --git a/tests/snippets/generators.py b/tests/snippets/generators.py
index 2c0cf32fb..dccbff3ec 100644
--- a/tests/snippets/generators.py
+++ b/tests/snippets/generators.py
@@ -131,3 +131,13 @@ for i in [0, 1, 2, 'spam', 4]:
         wrap.send(i)
 
 assert l == ['>> 0', '>> 1', '>> 2', '***', '>> 4']
+
+def a():
+  yield
+
+g = a()
+
+next(g)
+assert_raises(TypeError, g.throw, TypeError)
+assert_raises(StopIteration, next, g)
+assert_raises(TypeError, g.throw, TypeError)
diff --git a/vm/src/obj/objcoroutine.rs b/vm/src/obj/objcoroutine.rs
index e052b401b..6d36f81a7 100644
--- a/vm/src/obj/objcoroutine.rs
+++ b/vm/src/obj/objcoroutine.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
+use super::objiter::new_stop_iteration;
 use super::objtype::{isinstance, issubclass, PyClassRef};
 use crate::frame::{ExecutionResult, FrameRef};
 use crate::function::OptionalArg;
 use crate::pyobject::{PyClassImpl, PyContext, PyObjectRef, PyRef, PyResult, PyValue};
 use crate::vm::VirtualMachine;
 
+use std::cell::Cell;
+
 pub type PyCoroutineRef = PyRef<PyCoroutine>;
 
 #[pyclass(name = "coroutine")]
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct PyCoroutine {
     frame: FrameRef,
+    closed: Cell<bool>,
 }
 
 impl PyValue for PyCoroutine {
@@ -21,14 +25,32 @@ impl PyValue for PyCoroutine {
 #[pyimpl]
 impl PyCoroutine {
     pub fn new(frame: FrameRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyCoroutineRef {
-        PyCoroutine { frame }.into_ref(vm)
+        PyCoroutine {
+            frame,
+            closed: Cell::new(false),
+        }
+        .into_ref(vm)
+    }
+
+    // TODO: deduplicate this code with objgenerator
+    fn maybe_close(&self, res: &PyResult<ExecutionResult>) {
+        match res {
+            Ok(ExecutionResult::Return(_)) | Err(_) => self.closed.set(true),
+            Ok(ExecutionResult::Yield(_)) => {}
+        }
     }
 
     #[pymethod]
     pub(crate) fn send(&self, value: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
+        if self.closed.get() {
+            return Err(new_stop_iteration(vm));
+        }
+
         self.frame.push_value(value.clone());
 
-        vm.run_frame(self.frame.clone())?.into_result(vm)
+        let result = vm.run_frame(self.frame.clone());
+        self.maybe_close(&result);
+        result?.into_result(vm)
     }
 
     #[pymethod]
@@ -39,27 +61,31 @@ impl PyCoroutine {
         exc_tb: OptionalArg,
         vm: &VirtualMachine,
     ) -> PyResult {
+        if self.closed.get() {
+            return Err(vm.invoke(exc_type.as_object(), vec![])?);
+        }
         // TODO what should we do with the other parameters? CPython normalises them with
         //      PyErr_NormalizeException, do we want to do the same.
         if !issubclass(&exc_type, &vm.ctx.exceptions.base_exception_type) {
             return Err(vm.new_type_error("Can't throw non exception".to_string()));
         }
         vm.frames.borrow_mut().push(self.frame.clone());
-        let result = self
-            .frame
-            .gen_throw(
-                vm,
-                exc_type,
-                exc_val.unwrap_or(vm.get_none()),
-                exc_tb.unwrap_or(vm.get_none()),
-            )
-            .and_then(|res| res.into_result(vm));
+        let result = self.frame.gen_throw(
+            vm,
+            exc_type,
+            exc_val.unwrap_or(vm.get_none()),
+            exc_tb.unwrap_or(vm.get_none()),
+        );
+        self.maybe_close(&result);
         vm.frames.borrow_mut().pop();
-        result
+        result?.into_result(vm)
     }
 
     #[pymethod]
     fn close(&self, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
+        if self.closed.get() {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
         vm.frames.borrow_mut().push(self.frame.clone());
         let result = self.frame.gen_throw(
             vm,
@@ -68,6 +94,7 @@ impl PyCoroutine {
             vm.get_none(),
         );
         vm.frames.borrow_mut().pop();
+        self.closed.set(true);
         match result {
             Ok(ExecutionResult::Yield(_)) => Err(vm.new_exception(
                 vm.ctx.exceptions.runtime_error.clone(),
diff --git a/vm/src/obj/objgenerator.rs b/vm/src/obj/objgenerator.rs
index 44342bfed..e98500e20 100644
--- a/vm/src/obj/objgenerator.rs
+++ b/vm/src/obj/objgenerator.rs
@@ -2,18 +2,22 @@
  * The mythical generator.
  */
 
+use super::objiter::new_stop_iteration;
 use super::objtype::{isinstance, issubclass, PyClassRef};
 use crate::frame::{ExecutionResult, FrameRef};
 use crate::function::OptionalArg;
 use crate::pyobject::{PyClassImpl, PyContext, PyObjectRef, PyRef, PyResult, PyValue};
 use crate::vm::VirtualMachine;
 
+use std::cell::Cell;
+
 pub type PyGeneratorRef = PyRef<PyGenerator>;
 
 #[pyclass(name = "generator")]
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct PyGenerator {
     frame: FrameRef,
+    closed: Cell<bool>,
 }
 
 impl PyValue for PyGenerator {
@@ -25,7 +29,18 @@ impl PyValue for PyGenerator {
 #[pyimpl]
 impl PyGenerator {
     pub fn new(frame: FrameRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyGeneratorRef {
-        PyGenerator { frame }.into_ref(vm)
+        PyGenerator {
+            frame,
+            closed: Cell::new(false),
+        }
+        .into_ref(vm)
+    }
+
+    fn maybe_close(&self, res: &PyResult<ExecutionResult>) {
+        match res {
+            Ok(ExecutionResult::Return(_)) | Err(_) => self.closed.set(true),
+            Ok(ExecutionResult::Yield(_)) => {}
+        }
     }
 
     #[pymethod(name = "__iter__")]
@@ -40,9 +55,15 @@ impl PyGenerator {
 
     #[pymethod]
     pub(crate) fn send(&self, value: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
+        if self.closed.get() {
+            return Err(new_stop_iteration(vm));
+        }
+
         self.frame.push_value(value.clone());
 
-        vm.run_frame(self.frame.clone())?.into_result(vm)
+        let result = vm.run_frame(self.frame.clone());
+        self.maybe_close(&result);
+        result?.into_result(vm)
     }
 
     #[pymethod]
@@ -53,27 +74,31 @@ impl PyGenerator {
         exc_tb: OptionalArg,
         vm: &VirtualMachine,
     ) -> PyResult {
+        if self.closed.get() {
+            return Err(vm.invoke(exc_type.as_object(), vec![])?);
+        }
         // TODO what should we do with the other parameters? CPython normalises them with
         //      PyErr_NormalizeException, do we want to do the same.
         if !issubclass(&exc_type, &vm.ctx.exceptions.base_exception_type) {
             return Err(vm.new_type_error("Can't throw non exception".to_string()));
         }
         vm.frames.borrow_mut().push(self.frame.clone());
-        let result = self
-            .frame
-            .gen_throw(
-                vm,
-                exc_type,
-                exc_val.unwrap_or(vm.get_none()),
-                exc_tb.unwrap_or(vm.get_none()),
-            )
-            .and_then(|res| res.into_result(vm));
+        let result = self.frame.gen_throw(
+            vm,
+            exc_type,
+            exc_val.unwrap_or(vm.get_none()),
+            exc_tb.unwrap_or(vm.get_none()),
+        );
+        self.maybe_close(&result);
         vm.frames.borrow_mut().pop();
-        result
+        result?.into_result(vm)
     }
 
     #[pymethod]
     fn close(&self, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
+        if self.closed.get() {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
         vm.frames.borrow_mut().push(self.frame.clone());
         let result = self.frame.gen_throw(
             vm,
@@ -82,6 +107,7 @@ impl PyGenerator {
             vm.get_none(),
         );
         vm.frames.borrow_mut().pop();
+        self.closed.set(true);
         match result {
             Ok(ExecutionResult::Yield(_)) => Err(vm.new_exception(
                 vm.ctx.exceptions.runtime_error.clone(),