diff --git a/lib/client.js b/lib/client.js
index cafc03a09ff..22cb39039da 100644
--- a/lib/client.js
+++ b/lib/client.js
@@ -917,11 +917,9 @@ class Parser {
       socket[kReset] = true
     }
 
-    let pause
-    try {
-      pause = request.onHeaders(statusCode, headers, this.resume, statusText) === false
-    } catch (err) {
-      util.destroy(socket, err)
+    const pause = request.onHeaders(statusCode, headers, this.resume, statusText) === false
+
+    if (request.aborted) {
       return -1
     }
 
@@ -968,13 +966,8 @@ class Parser {
 
     this.bytesRead += buf.length
 
-    try {
-      if (request.onData(buf) === false) {
-        return constants.ERROR.PAUSED
-      }
-    } catch (err) {
-      util.destroy(socket, err)
-      return -1
+    if (request.onData(buf) === false) {
+      return constants.ERROR.PAUSED
     }
   }
 
@@ -1015,11 +1008,7 @@ class Parser {
       return -1
     }
 
-    try {
-      request.onComplete(headers)
-    } catch (err) {
-      errorRequest(client, request, err)
-    }
+    request.onComplete(headers)
 
     client[kQueue][client[kRunningIdx]++] = null
 
@@ -1805,13 +1794,17 @@ function writeH2 (client, session, request) {
   })
 
   stream.on('data', (chunk) => {
-    if (request.onData(chunk) === false) stream.pause()
+    if (request.onData(chunk) === false) {
+      stream.pause()
+    }
   })
 
   stream.once('close', () => {
     h2State.openStreams -= 1
     // TODO(HTTP/2): unref only if current streams count is 0
-    if (h2State.openStreams === 0) session.unref()
+    if (h2State.openStreams === 0) {
+      session.unref()
+    }
   })
 
   stream.once('error', function (err) {
diff --git a/lib/core/request.js b/lib/core/request.js
index fbbe45a6d9c..3697e6a3acc 100644
--- a/lib/core/request.js
+++ b/lib/core/request.js
@@ -229,7 +229,11 @@ class Request {
 
   onBodySent (chunk) {
     if (this[kHandler].onBodySent) {
-      return this[kHandler].onBodySent(chunk)
+      try {
+        return this[kHandler].onBodySent(chunk)
+      } catch (err) {
+        this.abort(err)
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -239,7 +243,11 @@ class Request {
     }
 
     if (this[kHandler].onRequestSent) {
-      return this[kHandler].onRequestSent()
+      try {
+        return this[kHandler].onRequestSent()
+      } catch (err) {
+        this.abort(err)
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -263,14 +271,23 @@ class Request {
       channels.headers.publish({ request: this, response: { statusCode, headers, statusText } })
     }
 
-    return this[kHandler].onHeaders(statusCode, headers, resume, statusText)
+    try {
+      return this[kHandler].onHeaders(statusCode, headers, resume, statusText)
+    } catch (err) {
+      this.abort(err)
+    }
   }
 
   onData (chunk) {
     assert(!this.aborted)
     assert(!this.completed)
 
-    return this[kHandler].onData(chunk)
+    try {
+      return this[kHandler].onData(chunk)
+    } catch (err) {
+      this.abort(err)
+      return false
+    }
   }
 
   onUpgrade (statusCode, headers, socket) {
@@ -289,7 +306,13 @@ class Request {
     if (channels.trailers.hasSubscribers) {
       channels.trailers.publish({ request: this, trailers })
     }
-    return this[kHandler].onComplete(trailers)
+
+    try {
+      return this[kHandler].onComplete(trailers)
+    } catch (err) {
+      // TODO (fix): This might be a bad idea?
+      this.onError(err)
+    }
   }
 
   onError (error) {
@@ -303,6 +326,7 @@ class Request {
       return
     }
     this.aborted = true
+
     return this[kHandler].onError(error)
   }