diff --git a/src/js/node/readline.ts b/src/js/node/readline.ts
index dc1e52d686f1..63de7c2ed881 100644
--- a/src/js/node/readline.ts
+++ b/src/js/node/readline.ts
@@ -2699,28 +2699,26 @@ var PromisesInterface = class Interface extends _Interface {
     super(input, output, completer, terminal);
   }
   question(query, options = kEmptyObject) {
-    var signal = options?.signal;
-    if (signal) {
-      validateAbortSignal(signal, "options.signal");
-      if (signal.aborted) {
-        return PromiseReject($makeAbortError(undefined, { cause: signal.reason }));
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      var cb = resolve;
+      var signal = options?.signal;
+      if (signal) {
+        validateAbortSignal(signal, "options.signal");
+        if (signal.aborted) {
+          return reject($makeAbortError(undefined, { cause: signal.reason }));
+        }
+        var onAbort = () => {
+          this[kQuestionCancel]();
+          reject($makeAbortError(undefined, { cause: signal.reason }));
+        };
+        signal.addEventListener("abort", onAbort, { once: true });
+        cb = answer => {
+          signal.removeEventListener("abort", onAbort);
+          resolve(answer);
+        };
       }
-    }
-    const { promise, resolve, reject } = $newPromiseCapability(Promise);
-    var cb = resolve;
-    if (options?.signal) {
-      var onAbort = () => {
-        this[kQuestionCancel]();
-        reject($makeAbortError(undefined, { cause: signal.reason }));
-      };
-      signal.addEventListener("abort", onAbort, { once: true });
-      cb = answer => {
-        signal.removeEventListener("abort", onAbort);
-        resolve(answer);
-      };
-    }
-    this[kQuestion](query, cb);
-    return promise;
+      this[kQuestion](query, cb);
+    });
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/test/js/node/readline/readline_promises.node.test.ts b/test/js/node/readline/readline_promises.node.test.ts
index 97f9d6f3af27..cb6f09bd4919 100644
--- a/test/js/node/readline/readline_promises.node.test.ts
+++ b/test/js/node/readline/readline_promises.node.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { createTest } from "node-harness";
 import { EventEmitter } from "node:events";
 import readlinePromises from "node:readline/promises";
+import { PassThrough } from "node:stream";
 const { describe, it, expect, createDoneDotAll, createCallCheckCtx, assert } = createTest(import.meta.path);
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -93,3 +94,51 @@ describe("readline/promises.createInterface()", () => {
     assert.strictEqual(rl.closed, true);
   });
 });
+
+describe("readline/promises.Interface.question()", () => {
+  it("returns a rejected promise (not a sync throw) on a closed interface", async () => {
+    const rl = readlinePromises.createInterface({ input: new PassThrough() });
+    rl.close();
+    const result = rl.question("q? ");
+    expect(result).toBeInstanceOf(Promise);
+    const err = await result.then(
+      () => null,
+      e => e,
+    );
+    expect({ name: err?.name, code: err?.code }).toEqual({ name: "Error", code: "ERR_USE_AFTER_CLOSE" });
+  });
+
+  it("returns a rejected promise (not a sync throw) for an invalid options.signal", async () => {
+    const rl = readlinePromises.createInterface({ input: new PassThrough() });
+    try {
+      const result = rl.question("q? ", { signal: 42 as any });
+      expect(result).toBeInstanceOf(Promise);
+      const err = await result.then(
+        () => null,
+        e => e,
+      );
+      expect({ name: err?.name, code: err?.code }).toEqual({ name: "TypeError", code: "ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE" });
+    } finally {
+      rl.close();
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("returns a rejected promise for an already-aborted signal", async () => {
+    const rl = readlinePromises.createInterface({ input: new PassThrough() });
+    try {
+      const result = rl.question("q? ", { signal: AbortSignal.abort("why") });
+      expect(result).toBeInstanceOf(Promise);
+      const err = await result.then(
+        () => null,
+        e => e,
+      );
+      expect({ name: err?.name, code: err?.code, cause: err?.cause }).toEqual({
+        name: "AbortError",
+        code: "ABORT_ERR",
+        cause: "why",
+      });
+    } finally {
+      rl.close();
+    }
+  });
+});