diff --git a/error.go b/error.go
index 9fe1376b..2ed5dc62 100644
--- a/error.go
+++ b/error.go
@@ -65,8 +65,11 @@ func isRedisError(err error) bool {
 }
 
 func isBadConn(err error, allowTimeout bool) bool {
-	if err == nil {
+	switch err {
+	case nil:
 		return false
+	case context.Canceled, context.DeadlineExceeded:
+		return true
 	}
 
 	if isRedisError(err) {
diff --git a/main_test.go b/main_test.go
index 1adbcbea..636518eb 100644
--- a/main_test.go
+++ b/main_test.go
@@ -175,8 +175,8 @@ func redisRingOptions() *redis.RingOptions {
 func performAsync(n int, cbs ...func(int)) *sync.WaitGroup {
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	for _, cb := range cbs {
+		wg.Add(n)
 		for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
-			wg.Add(1)
 			go func(cb func(int), i int) {
 				defer GinkgoRecover()
 				defer wg.Done()
diff --git a/race_test.go b/race_test.go
index 606999be..72b89e02 100644
--- a/race_test.go
+++ b/race_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package redis_test
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"strconv"
@@ -295,6 +296,25 @@ var _ = Describe("races", func() {
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 		})
 	})
+
+	It("should abort on context timeout", func() {
+		opt := redisClusterOptions()
+		client := cluster.newClusterClient(ctx, opt)
+
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+
+		wg := performAsync(C, func(_ int) {
+			_, err := client.XRead(ctx, &redis.XReadArgs{
+				Streams: []string{"test", "$"},
+				Block:   1 * time.Second,
+			}).Result()
+			Expect(err).To(Equal(context.Canceled))
+		})
+
+		time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
+		cancel()
+		wg.Wait()
+	})
 })
 
 var _ = Describe("cluster races", func() {
diff --git a/redis.go b/redis.go
index c5ba9e08..88cced7c 100644
--- a/redis.go
+++ b/redis.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/go-redis/redis/v8/internal"
@@ -130,20 +131,7 @@ func (hs hooks) processTxPipeline(
 }
 
 func (hs hooks) withContext(ctx context.Context, fn func() error) error {
-	done := ctx.Done()
-	if done == nil {
-		return fn()
-	}
-
-	errc := make(chan error, 1)
-	go func() { errc <- fn() }()
-
-	select {
-	case <-done:
-		return ctx.Err()
-	case err := <-errc:
-		return err
-	}
+	return fn()
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -316,8 +304,24 @@ func (c *baseClient) withConn(
 			c.releaseConn(ctx, cn, err)
 		}()
 
-		err = fn(ctx, cn)
-		return err
+		done := ctx.Done()
+		if done == nil {
+			err = fn(ctx, cn)
+			return err
+		}
+
+		errc := make(chan error, 1)
+		go func() { errc <- fn(ctx, cn) }()
+
+		select {
+		case <-done:
+			_ = cn.Close()
+
+			err = ctx.Err()
+			return err
+		case err = <-errc:
+			return err
+		}
 	})
 }
 
@@ -334,7 +338,7 @@ func (c *baseClient) process(ctx context.Context, cmd Cmder) error {
 				}
 			}
 
-			retryTimeout := true
+			retryTimeout := uint32(1)
 			err := c.withConn(ctx, func(ctx context.Context, cn *pool.Conn) error {
 				err := cn.WithWriter(ctx, c.opt.WriteTimeout, func(wr *proto.Writer) error {
 					return writeCmd(wr, cmd)
@@ -345,7 +349,9 @@ func (c *baseClient) process(ctx context.Context, cmd Cmder) error {
 
 				err = cn.WithReader(ctx, c.cmdTimeout(cmd), cmd.readReply)
 				if err != nil {
-					retryTimeout = cmd.readTimeout() == nil
+					if cmd.readTimeout() == nil {
+						atomic.StoreUint32(&retryTimeout, 1)
+					}
 					return err
 				}
 
@@ -354,7 +360,7 @@ func (c *baseClient) process(ctx context.Context, cmd Cmder) error {
 			if err == nil {
 				return nil
 			}
-			retry = shouldRetry(err, retryTimeout)
+			retry = shouldRetry(err, atomic.LoadUint32(&retryTimeout) == 1)
 			return err
 		})
 		if err == nil || !retry {