diff --git a/conn.go b/conn.go
index ed51e55..1f14607 100644
--- a/conn.go
+++ b/conn.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ type Conn struct {
 
 	queryInterval time.Duration
 	localNames    []string
-	queries       []query
+	queries       []*query
 	ifaces        []net.Interface
 
 	closed chan interface{}
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func Server(conn *ipv4.PacketConn, config *Config) (*Conn, error) {
 
 	c := &Conn{
 		queryInterval: defaultQueryInterval,
-		queries:       []query{},
+		queries:       []*query{},
 		socket:        conn,
 		dstAddr:       dstAddr,
 		localNames:    localNames,
@@ -181,11 +181,22 @@ func (c *Conn) Query(ctx context.Context, name string) (dnsmessage.ResourceHeade
 	nameWithSuffix := name + "."
 
 	queryChan := make(chan queryResult, 1)
+	query := &query{nameWithSuffix, queryChan}
 	c.mu.Lock()
-	c.queries = append(c.queries, query{nameWithSuffix, queryChan})
-	ticker := time.NewTicker(c.queryInterval)
+	c.queries = append(c.queries, query)
 	c.mu.Unlock()
 
+	defer func() {
+		c.mu.Lock()
+		defer c.mu.Unlock()
+		for i := len(c.queries) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
+			if c.queries[i] == query {
+				c.queries = append(c.queries[:i], c.queries[i+1:]...)
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(c.queryInterval)
 	defer ticker.Stop()
 
 	c.sendQuestion(nameWithSuffix)
diff --git a/conn_test.go b/conn_test.go
index 69f141e..faa6ad4 100644
--- a/conn_test.go
+++ b/conn_test.go
@@ -103,6 +103,13 @@ func TestValidCommunication(t *testing.T) {
 
 	check(aServer.Close(), t)
 	check(bServer.Close(), t)
+
+	if len(aServer.queries) > 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("Queries not cleaned up after aServer close")
+	}
+	if len(bServer.queries) > 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("Queries not cleaned up after bServer close")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestValidCommunicationWithAddressConfig(t *testing.T) {
@@ -127,6 +134,9 @@ func TestValidCommunicationWithAddressConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	check(aServer.Close(), t)
+	if len(aServer.queries) > 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("Queries not cleaned up after aServer close")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestValidCommunicationWithLoopbackAddressConfig(t *testing.T) {
@@ -230,6 +240,10 @@ func TestMultipleClose(t *testing.T) {
 
 	check(server.Close(), t)
 	check(server.Close(), t)
+
+	if len(server.queries) > 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("Queries not cleaned up after server close")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestQueryRespectTimeout(t *testing.T) {
@@ -254,6 +268,10 @@ func TestQueryRespectTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 	if closeErr := server.Close(); closeErr != nil {
 		t.Fatal(closeErr)
 	}
+
+	if len(server.queries) > 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("Queries not cleaned up after context expiration")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestQueryRespectClose(t *testing.T) {
@@ -280,6 +298,10 @@ func TestQueryRespectClose(t *testing.T) {
 	if _, _, err = server.Query(context.TODO(), "invalid-host"); !errors.Is(err, errConnectionClosed) {
 		t.Fatalf("Query on closed server but returned unexpected error %v", err)
 	}
+
+	if len(server.queries) > 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("Queries not cleaned up after query")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestResourceParsing(t *testing.T) {