diff --git a/Lib/test/test_zipfile.py b/Lib/test/test_zipfile.py
index 7b8922f4e05..14e1e08c5bf 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_zipfile.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_zipfile.py
@@ -402,6 +402,43 @@ class AbstractTestsWithSourceFile:
             self.assertEqual(one_info._compresslevel, 1)
             self.assertEqual(nine_info._compresslevel, 9)
 
+    def test_writing_errors(self):
+        class BrokenFile(io.BytesIO):
+            def write(self, data):
+                nonlocal count
+                if count is not None:
+                    if count == stop:
+                        raise OSError
+                    count += 1
+                super().write(data)
+
+        stop = 0
+        while True:
+            testfile = BrokenFile()
+            count = None
+            with zipfile.ZipFile(testfile, 'w', self.compression) as zipfp:
+                with zipfp.open('file1', 'w') as f:
+                    f.write(b'data1')
+                count = 0
+                try:
+                    with zipfp.open('file2', 'w') as f:
+                        f.write(b'data2')
+                except OSError:
+                    stop += 1
+                else:
+                    break
+                finally:
+                    count = None
+            with zipfile.ZipFile(io.BytesIO(testfile.getvalue())) as zipfp:
+                self.assertEqual(zipfp.namelist(), ['file1'])
+                self.assertEqual(zipfp.read('file1'), b'data1')
+
+        with zipfile.ZipFile(io.BytesIO(testfile.getvalue())) as zipfp:
+            self.assertEqual(zipfp.namelist(), ['file1', 'file2'])
+            self.assertEqual(zipfp.read('file1'), b'data1')
+            self.assertEqual(zipfp.read('file2'), b'data2')
+
+
     def tearDown(self):
         unlink(TESTFN)
         unlink(TESTFN2)
diff --git a/Lib/zipfile.py b/Lib/zipfile.py
index 61cd929f614..2dc01647211 100644
--- a/Lib/zipfile.py
+++ b/Lib/zipfile.py
@@ -1105,47 +1105,50 @@ class _ZipWriteFile(io.BufferedIOBase):
     def close(self):
         if self.closed:
             return
-        super().close()
-        # Flush any data from the compressor, and update header info
-        if self._compressor:
-            buf = self._compressor.flush()
-            self._compress_size += len(buf)
-            self._fileobj.write(buf)
-            self._zinfo.compress_size = self._compress_size
-        else:
-            self._zinfo.compress_size = self._file_size
-        self._zinfo.CRC = self._crc
-        self._zinfo.file_size = self._file_size
+        try:
+            super().close()
+            # Flush any data from the compressor, and update header info
+            if self._compressor:
+                buf = self._compressor.flush()
+                self._compress_size += len(buf)
+                self._fileobj.write(buf)
+                self._zinfo.compress_size = self._compress_size
+            else:
+                self._zinfo.compress_size = self._file_size
+            self._zinfo.CRC = self._crc
+            self._zinfo.file_size = self._file_size
 
-        # Write updated header info
-        if self._zinfo.flag_bits & 0x08:
-            # Write CRC and file sizes after the file data
-            fmt = '<LLQQ' if self._zip64 else '<LLLL'
-            self._fileobj.write(struct.pack(fmt, _DD_SIGNATURE, self._zinfo.CRC,
-                self._zinfo.compress_size, self._zinfo.file_size))
-            self._zipfile.start_dir = self._fileobj.tell()
-        else:
-            if not self._zip64:
-                if self._file_size > ZIP64_LIMIT:
-                    raise RuntimeError('File size unexpectedly exceeded ZIP64 '
-                                       'limit')
-                if self._compress_size > ZIP64_LIMIT:
-                    raise RuntimeError('Compressed size unexpectedly exceeded '
-                                       'ZIP64 limit')
-            # Seek backwards and write file header (which will now include
-            # correct CRC and file sizes)
+            # Write updated header info
+            if self._zinfo.flag_bits & 0x08:
+                # Write CRC and file sizes after the file data
+                fmt = '<LLQQ' if self._zip64 else '<LLLL'
+                self._fileobj.write(struct.pack(fmt, _DD_SIGNATURE, self._zinfo.CRC,
+                    self._zinfo.compress_size, self._zinfo.file_size))
+                self._zipfile.start_dir = self._fileobj.tell()
+            else:
+                if not self._zip64:
+                    if self._file_size > ZIP64_LIMIT:
+                        raise RuntimeError(
+                            'File size unexpectedly exceeded ZIP64 limit')
+                    if self._compress_size > ZIP64_LIMIT:
+                        raise RuntimeError(
+                            'Compressed size unexpectedly exceeded ZIP64 limit')
+                # Seek backwards and write file header (which will now include
+                # correct CRC and file sizes)
 
-            # Preserve current position in file
-            self._zipfile.start_dir = self._fileobj.tell()
-            self._fileobj.seek(self._zinfo.header_offset)
-            self._fileobj.write(self._zinfo.FileHeader(self._zip64))
-            self._fileobj.seek(self._zipfile.start_dir)
+                # Preserve current position in file
+                self._zipfile.start_dir = self._fileobj.tell()
+                self._fileobj.seek(self._zinfo.header_offset)
+                self._fileobj.write(self._zinfo.FileHeader(self._zip64))
+                self._fileobj.seek(self._zipfile.start_dir)
+
+            # Successfully written: Add file to our caches
+            self._zipfile.filelist.append(self._zinfo)
+            self._zipfile.NameToInfo[self._zinfo.filename] = self._zinfo
+        finally:
+            self._zipfile._writing = False
 
-        self._zipfile._writing = False
 
-        # Successfully written: Add file to our caches
-        self._zipfile.filelist.append(self._zinfo)
-        self._zipfile.NameToInfo[self._zinfo.filename] = self._zinfo
 
 class ZipFile:
     """ Class with methods to open, read, write, close, list zip files.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2019-03-26-14-20-59.bpo-36434.PTdidw.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2019-03-26-14-20-59.bpo-36434.PTdidw.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6e3e050c89b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2019-03-26-14-20-59.bpo-36434.PTdidw.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Errors during writing to a ZIP file no longer prevent to properly close it.