diff --git a/Lib/asyncio/selector_events.py b/Lib/asyncio/selector_events.py
index 22147451fa7ebd..c041b638c3ac90 100644
--- a/Lib/asyncio/selector_events.py
+++ b/Lib/asyncio/selector_events.py
@@ -107,14 +107,32 @@ def close(self):
             self._selector.close()
             self._selector = None
 
-    def _close_self_pipe(self):
-        self._remove_reader(self._ssock.fileno())
-        self._ssock.close()
-        self._ssock = None
-        self._csock.close()
-        self._csock = None
+    def _close_self_pipe(self, shutdown=False):
+        if self._ssock is not None:
+            self._remove_reader(self._ssock.fileno())
+            if shutdown:
+                try:
+                    self._ssock.shutdown(socket.SHUT_RDWR)
+                except OSError as e:
+                    # Log the error with more context
+                    print(f"Error shutting down _ssock (fileno={self._ssock.fileno()}): {e}")
+            self._ssock.close()
+            self._ssock = None
+
+        if self._csock is not None:
+            if shutdown:
+                try:
+                    self._csock.shutdown(socket.SHUT_RDWR)
+                except OSError as e:
+                    # Log the error with more context
+                    print(f"Error shutting down _csock (fileno={self._csock.fileno()}): {e}")
+            self._csock.close()
+            self._csock = None
+
         self._internal_fds -= 1
 
+
+
     def _make_self_pipe(self):
         # A self-socket, really. :-)
         self._ssock, self._csock = socket.socketpair()
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-03-05-01-03-59.gh-issue-130850.FmU_5n.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-03-05-01-03-59.gh-issue-130850.FmU_5n.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..6ea08e8e94c5df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-03-05-01-03-59.gh-issue-130850.FmU_5n.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Issue: :gh:`130850`
+
+Detailed changes: Modified _close_self_pipe function in selector_events.py in python/asyncio. This update introduces a shutdown parameter, allowing for either a socket shutdown or the default socket close