diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/linecorp/armeria/client/HttpResponseWrapper.java b/core/src/main/java/com/linecorp/armeria/client/HttpResponseWrapper.java
index dfd3a91fb6a..d0112aeeccb 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/linecorp/armeria/client/HttpResponseWrapper.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/linecorp/armeria/client/HttpResponseWrapper.java
@@ -232,14 +232,16 @@ void close(@Nullable Throwable cause, boolean cancel) {
                                  requestAutoAbortDelayMillis, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
     }
 
-    private void closeAction(@Nullable Throwable cause) {
+    private boolean closeAction(@Nullable Throwable cause) {
+        final boolean closed;
         if (cause != null) {
-            delegate.close(cause);
+            closed = delegate.tryClose(cause);
             ctx.logBuilder().endResponse(cause);
         } else {
-            delegate.close();
+            closed = delegate.tryClose();
             ctx.logBuilder().endResponse();
         }
+        return closed;
     }
 
     private void cancelAction(@Nullable Throwable cause) {
@@ -262,8 +264,10 @@ private void cancelTimeoutAndLog(@Nullable Throwable cause, boolean cancel) {
             cancelAction(cause);
             return;
         }
-        if (delegate.isOpen()) {
-            closeAction(cause);
+
+        // don't log if the cause will be exposed via the response/log
+        if (delegate.isOpen() && closeAction(cause)) {
+            return;
         }
 
         // the context has been cancelled either by timeout or by user invocation
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/linecorp/armeria/common/stream/DefaultStreamMessage.java b/core/src/main/java/com/linecorp/armeria/common/stream/DefaultStreamMessage.java
index 856e593c18c..58ae76a7d38 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/linecorp/armeria/common/stream/DefaultStreamMessage.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/linecorp/armeria/common/stream/DefaultStreamMessage.java
@@ -441,28 +441,41 @@ private void handleCloseEvent(SubscriptionImpl subscription, CloseEvent o) {
 
     @Override
     public void close() {
-        if (setState(State.OPEN, State.CLOSED)) {
-            addObjectOrEvent(SUCCESSFUL_CLOSE);
-        }
+        tryClose();
     }
 
     @Override
     public final void close(Throwable cause) {
         requireNonNull(cause, "cause");
-        if (cause instanceof CancelledSubscriptionException) {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("cause: " + cause + " (must use Subscription.cancel())");
-        }
 
         tryClose(cause);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Tries to close the stream.
+     *
+     * @return {@code true} if the stream has been closed by this method call.
+     *         {@code false} if the stream has been closed already by another party.
+     */
+    @UnstableApi
+    public final boolean tryClose() {
+        if (setState(State.OPEN, State.CLOSED)) {
+            addObjectOrEvent(SUCCESSFUL_CLOSE);
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Tries to close the stream with the specified {@code cause}.
      *
      * @return {@code true} if the stream has been closed by this method call.
-     *         {@code false} if the stream has been closed already by other party.
+     *         {@code false} if the stream has been closed already by another party.
      */
     public final boolean tryClose(Throwable cause) {
+        if (cause instanceof CancelledSubscriptionException) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("cause: " + cause + " (must use Subscription.cancel())");
+        }
         if (setState(State.OPEN, State.CLOSED)) {
             addObjectOrEvent(new CloseEvent(cause));
             return true;