diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/IndexService.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/IndexService.java
index 1b1784495e685..8bbf048fe1246 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/IndexService.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/IndexService.java
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ public synchronized void updateMetaData(final IndexMetaData currentIndexMetaData
                 // once we change the refresh interval we schedule yet another refresh
                 // to ensure we are in a clean and predictable state.
                 // it doesn't matter if we move from or to <code>-1</code>  in both cases we want
-                // docs to become visible immediately. This also flushes all pending indexing / search reqeusts
+                // docs to become visible immediately. This also flushes all pending indexing / search requests
                 // that are waiting for a refresh.
                 threadPool.executor(ThreadPool.Names.REFRESH).execute(new AbstractRunnable() {
                     @Override
@@ -829,17 +829,20 @@ private void sync(final Consumer<IndexShard> sync, final String source) {
     }
 
     abstract static class BaseAsyncTask extends AbstractAsyncTask {
+
         protected final IndexService indexService;
 
-        BaseAsyncTask(IndexService indexService, TimeValue interval) {
+        BaseAsyncTask(final IndexService indexService, final TimeValue interval) {
             super(indexService.logger, indexService.threadPool, interval, true);
             this.indexService = indexService;
             rescheduleIfNecessary();
         }
 
+        @Override
         protected boolean mustReschedule() {
-            // don't re-schedule if its closed or if we don't have a single shard here..., we are done
-            return indexService.closed.get() == false;
+            // don't re-schedule if the IndexService instance is closed or if the index is closed
+            return indexService.closed.get() == false
+                && indexService.indexSettings.getIndexMetaData().getState() == IndexMetaData.State.OPEN;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/index/IndexServiceTests.java b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/index/IndexServiceTests.java
index a47d4db2a2579..e5e554818c020 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/index/IndexServiceTests.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/index/IndexServiceTests.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 import org.elasticsearch.index.shard.IndexShard;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.shard.IndexShardTestCase;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.translog.Translog;
+import org.elasticsearch.indices.IndicesService;
 import org.elasticsearch.plugins.Plugin;
 import org.elasticsearch.test.ESSingleNodeTestCase;
 import org.elasticsearch.test.InternalSettingsPlugin;
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
 
 import static org.elasticsearch.test.InternalSettingsPlugin.TRANSLOG_RETENTION_CHECK_INTERVAL_SETTING;
+import static org.elasticsearch.test.hamcrest.ElasticsearchAssertions.assertAcked;
 import static org.hamcrest.core.IsEqual.equalTo;
 
 /** Unit test(s) for IndexService */
@@ -109,7 +111,6 @@ protected String getThreadPool() {
         latch2.get().countDown();
         assertEquals(2, count.get());
 
-
         task = new IndexService.BaseAsyncTask(indexService, TimeValue.timeValueMillis(1000000)) {
             @Override
             protected void runInternal() {
@@ -117,6 +118,34 @@ protected void runInternal() {
             }
         };
         assertTrue(task.mustReschedule());
+
+        // now close the index
+        final Index index = indexService.index();
+        assertAcked(client().admin().indices().prepareClose(index.getName()));
+        awaitBusy(() -> getInstanceFromNode(IndicesService.class).hasIndex(index));
+
+        final IndexService closedIndexService = getInstanceFromNode(IndicesService.class).indexServiceSafe(index);
+        assertNotSame(indexService, closedIndexService);
+        assertFalse(task.mustReschedule());
+        assertFalse(task.isClosed());
+        assertEquals(1000000, task.getInterval().millis());
+
+        // now reopen the index
+        assertAcked(client().admin().indices().prepareOpen(index.getName()));
+        awaitBusy(() -> getInstanceFromNode(IndicesService.class).hasIndex(index));
+        indexService = getInstanceFromNode(IndicesService.class).indexServiceSafe(index);
+        assertNotSame(closedIndexService, indexService);
+
+        task = new IndexService.BaseAsyncTask(indexService, TimeValue.timeValueMillis(100000)) {
+            @Override
+            protected void runInternal() {
+
+            }
+        };
+        assertTrue(task.mustReschedule());
+        assertFalse(task.isClosed());
+        assertTrue(task.isScheduled());
+
         indexService.close("simon says", false);
         assertFalse("no shards left", task.mustReschedule());
         assertTrue(task.isScheduled());
@@ -124,7 +153,7 @@ protected void runInternal() {
         assertFalse(task.isScheduled());
     }
 
-    public void testRefreshTaskIsUpdated() throws IOException {
+    public void testRefreshTaskIsUpdated() throws Exception {
         IndexService indexService = createIndex("test", Settings.EMPTY);
         IndexService.AsyncRefreshTask refreshTask = indexService.getRefreshTask();
         assertEquals(1000, refreshTask.getInterval().millis());
@@ -167,12 +196,35 @@ public void testRefreshTaskIsUpdated() throws IOException {
         assertTrue(refreshTask.isScheduled());
         assertFalse(refreshTask.isClosed());
         assertEquals(200, refreshTask.getInterval().millis());
+
+        // now close the index
+        final Index index = indexService.index();
+        assertAcked(client().admin().indices().prepareClose(index.getName()));
+        awaitBusy(() -> getInstanceFromNode(IndicesService.class).hasIndex(index));
+
+        final IndexService closedIndexService = getInstanceFromNode(IndicesService.class).indexServiceSafe(index);
+        assertNotSame(indexService, closedIndexService);
+        assertNotSame(refreshTask, closedIndexService.getRefreshTask());
+        assertFalse(closedIndexService.getRefreshTask().mustReschedule());
+        assertFalse(closedIndexService.getRefreshTask().isClosed());
+        assertEquals(200, closedIndexService.getRefreshTask().getInterval().millis());
+
+        // now reopen the index
+        assertAcked(client().admin().indices().prepareOpen(index.getName()));
+        awaitBusy(() -> getInstanceFromNode(IndicesService.class).hasIndex(index));
+        indexService = getInstanceFromNode(IndicesService.class).indexServiceSafe(index);
+        assertNotSame(closedIndexService, indexService);
+        refreshTask = indexService.getRefreshTask();
+        assertTrue(indexService.getRefreshTask().mustReschedule());
+        assertTrue(refreshTask.isScheduled());
+        assertFalse(refreshTask.isClosed());
+
         indexService.close("simon says", false);
         assertFalse(refreshTask.isScheduled());
         assertTrue(refreshTask.isClosed());
     }
 
-    public void testFsyncTaskIsRunning() throws IOException {
+    public void testFsyncTaskIsRunning() throws Exception {
         Settings settings = Settings.builder()
             .put(IndexSettings.INDEX_TRANSLOG_DURABILITY_SETTING.getKey(), Translog.Durability.ASYNC).build();
         IndexService indexService = createIndex("test", settings);
@@ -182,6 +234,28 @@ public void testFsyncTaskIsRunning() throws IOException {
         assertTrue(fsyncTask.mustReschedule());
         assertTrue(fsyncTask.isScheduled());
 
+        // now close the index
+        final Index index = indexService.index();
+        assertAcked(client().admin().indices().prepareClose(index.getName()));
+        awaitBusy(() -> getInstanceFromNode(IndicesService.class).hasIndex(index));
+
+        final IndexService closedIndexService = getInstanceFromNode(IndicesService.class).indexServiceSafe(index);
+        assertNotSame(indexService, closedIndexService);
+        assertNotSame(fsyncTask, closedIndexService.getFsyncTask());
+        assertFalse(closedIndexService.getFsyncTask().mustReschedule());
+        assertFalse(closedIndexService.getFsyncTask().isClosed());
+        assertEquals(5000, closedIndexService.getFsyncTask().getInterval().millis());
+
+        // now reopen the index
+        assertAcked(client().admin().indices().prepareOpen(index.getName()));
+        awaitBusy(() -> getInstanceFromNode(IndicesService.class).hasIndex(index));
+        indexService = getInstanceFromNode(IndicesService.class).indexServiceSafe(index);
+        assertNotSame(closedIndexService, indexService);
+        fsyncTask = indexService.getFsyncTask();
+        assertTrue(indexService.getRefreshTask().mustReschedule());
+        assertTrue(fsyncTask.isScheduled());
+        assertFalse(fsyncTask.isClosed());
+
         indexService.close("simon says", false);
         assertFalse(fsyncTask.isScheduled());
         assertTrue(fsyncTask.isClosed());