diff --git a/concurrency/worker.go b/concurrency/worker.go
index f40f03348..a0d0bee75 100644
--- a/concurrency/worker.go
+++ b/concurrency/worker.go
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 package concurrency
 
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+type ClosedAction int
+
+const (
+	PanicWhenClosed ClosedAction = iota
+	ErrorWhenClosed
+	SpawnNewGoroutineWhenClosed
+)
+
 // NewReusableGoroutinesPool creates a new worker pool with the given size.
 // These workers will run the workloads passed through Go() calls.
 // If all workers are busy, Go() will spawn a new goroutine to run the workload.
@@ -17,22 +30,54 @@ func NewReusableGoroutinesPool(size int) *ReusableGoroutinesPool {
 	return p
 }
 
+func (p *ReusableGoroutinesPool) WithClosedAction(action ClosedAction) *ReusableGoroutinesPool {
+	p.closedAction = action
+	return p
+}
+
 type ReusableGoroutinesPool struct {
-	jobs chan func()
+	jobsMu       sync.Mutex
+	closed       bool
+	closedAction ClosedAction
+	jobs         chan func()
 }
 
 // Go will run the given function in a worker of the pool.
 // If all workers are busy, Go() will spawn a new goroutine to run the workload.
-func (p *ReusableGoroutinesPool) Go(f func()) {
+func (p *ReusableGoroutinesPool) Go(f func()) error {
+	p.jobsMu.Lock()
+	defer p.jobsMu.Unlock()
+
+	if p.closed {
+		switch p.closedAction {
+		case PanicWhenClosed:
+			panic("tried to run a workload on a closed ReusableGoroutinesPool. Use a different ClosedAction to avoid this panic.")
+		case ErrorWhenClosed:
+			msg := "tried to run a workload on a closed ReusableGoroutinesPool, dropping the workload"
+			return errors.New(msg)
+		case SpawnNewGoroutineWhenClosed:
+			msg := "tried to run a workload on a closed ReusableGoroutinesPool, spawning a new goroutine to run the workload"
+			go f()
+			return errors.New(msg)
+		}
+	}
+
 	select {
 	case p.jobs <- f:
 	default:
 		go f()
 	}
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 // Close stops the workers of the pool.
-// No new Do() calls should be performed after calling Close().
+// No new Go() calls should be performed after calling Close().
 // Close does NOT wait for all jobs to finish, it is the caller's responsibility to ensure that in the provided workloads.
 // Close is intended to be used in tests to ensure that no goroutines are leaked.
-func (p *ReusableGoroutinesPool) Close() { close(p.jobs) }
+func (p *ReusableGoroutinesPool) Close() {
+	p.jobsMu.Lock()
+	defer p.jobsMu.Unlock()
+	p.closed = true
+	close(p.jobs)
+}
diff --git a/concurrency/worker_test.go b/concurrency/worker_test.go
index 338062055..7f6883ff1 100644
--- a/concurrency/worker_test.go
+++ b/concurrency/worker_test.go
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@ import (
 	"regexp"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"go.uber.org/atomic"
 )
 
 func TestReusableGoroutinesPool(t *testing.T) {
@@ -59,3 +61,67 @@ func TestReusableGoroutinesPool(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	t.Fatalf("expected %d goroutines after closing, got %d", 0, countGoroutines())
 }
+
+func TestReusableGoroutinesPool_ClosedActionPanic(t *testing.T) {
+	w := NewReusableGoroutinesPool(2)
+
+	runCount, panicked, _ := causePoolFailure(t, w, 10)
+
+	require.NotZero(t, runCount, "expected at least one run")
+	require.Less(t, runCount, 10, "expected less than 10 runs")
+	require.True(t, panicked, "expected panic")
+}
+
+func TestReusableGoroutinesPool_ClosedActionError(t *testing.T) {
+	w := NewReusableGoroutinesPool(2).WithClosedAction(ErrorWhenClosed)
+
+	runCount, panicked, errors := causePoolFailure(t, w, 10)
+
+	require.NotZero(t, runCount, "expected at least one run")
+	require.Less(t, runCount, 10, "expected less than 10 runs")
+	require.False(t, panicked, "expected no panic")
+	require.NotZero(t, len(errors), "expected errors")
+	require.Less(t, len(errors), 10, "expected less than 10 errors. Some workloads were submitted before close.")
+}
+
+func TestReusableGoroutinesPool_ClosedActionSpawn(t *testing.T) {
+	w := NewReusableGoroutinesPool(2).WithClosedAction(SpawnNewGoroutineWhenClosed)
+
+	runCount, panicked, errors := causePoolFailure(t, w, 10)
+
+	require.Equal(t, runCount, 10, "expected all workloads to run")
+	require.False(t, panicked, "expected no panic")
+	require.NotZero(t, len(errors), "expected errors")
+	require.Less(t, len(errors), 10, "expected less than 10 errors. Some workloads were submitted before close.")
+}
+
+func causePoolFailure(t *testing.T, w *ReusableGoroutinesPool, maxMsgCount int) (runCount int, panicked bool, errors []error) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	var runCountAtomic atomic.Int32
+
+	var testWG sync.WaitGroup
+	testWG.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer testWG.Done()
+		defer func() {
+			if r := recover(); r != nil {
+				panicked = true
+			}
+		}()
+		for i := 0; i < maxMsgCount; i++ {
+			err := w.Go(func() {
+				runCountAtomic.Add(1)
+			})
+			if err != nil {
+				errors = append(errors, err)
+			}
+			time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
+		}
+	}()
+	time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
+	w.Close()     // close the pool
+	testWG.Wait() // wait for the test to finish
+
+	return int(runCountAtomic.Load()), panicked, errors
+}