diff --git a/packages/pg/lib/query.js b/packages/pg/lib/query.js
index 3b23b0a00..5e6a4bb38 100644
--- a/packages/pg/lib/query.js
+++ b/packages/pg/lib/query.js
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ class Query extends EventEmitter {
     }
     if (this._cancelSignal) {
       if (this._cancelSignal.aborted) {
-        return this._cancelSignal.reason
+        return this._cancelSignal.reason || Object.assign(new Error(), { name: 'AbortError' })
       }
       this._cancellation = setupCancellation(this._cancelSignal, connection)
     }
diff --git a/packages/pg/test/integration/cancel/cancel-query-with-abort-signal-tests.js b/packages/pg/test/integration/cancel/cancel-query-with-abort-signal-tests.js
index bbd8e7a76..3f41123f4 100644
--- a/packages/pg/test/integration/cancel/cancel-query-with-abort-signal-tests.js
+++ b/packages/pg/test/integration/cancel/cancel-query-with-abort-signal-tests.js
@@ -94,10 +94,11 @@ suite.test('query can be canceled with abort signal', function (done) {
 
 suite.test('long abort signal timeout does not keep the query / connection going', function (done) {
   const client = new Client()
-  const signal = AbortSignal.timeout(10_000)
+  const ac = new AbortController()
+  setTimeout(() => ac.abort(), 10000).unref()
 
   client.query(
-    new pg.Query({ text: 'SELECT pg_sleep(0.1)', signal }),
+    new pg.Query({ text: 'SELECT pg_sleep(0.1)', signal: ac.signal }),
     assert.success((result) => {
       assert.equal(result.rows[0].pg_sleep, '')
       client.end(done)