diff --git a/swarm_listen.go b/swarm_listen.go
index ca54280c..38a46eca 100644
--- a/swarm_listen.go
+++ b/swarm_listen.go
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ import (
 	ma "github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr"
 )
 
+var (
+	ErrSwarmListenerAcceptError = fmt.Errorf("swarm listener accept error")
+)
+
 // Listen sets up listeners for all of the given addresses.
 // It returns as long as we successfully listen on at least *one* address.
 func (s *Swarm) Listen(addrs ...ma.Multiaddr) error {
@@ -35,6 +39,20 @@ func (s *Swarm) Listen(addrs ...ma.Multiaddr) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// ListenClose stop and delete listeners for all of the given addresses.
+func (s *Swarm) ListenClose(addrs ...ma.Multiaddr) {
+	s.listeners.Lock()
+	defer s.listeners.Unlock()
+
+	for l := range s.listeners.m {
+		if !containsMultiaddr(addrs, l.Multiaddr()) {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		l.Close()
+	}
+}
+
 // AddListenAddr tells the swarm to listen on a single address. Unlike Listen,
 // this method does not attempt to filter out bad addresses.
 func (s *Swarm) AddListenAddr(a ma.Multiaddr) error {
@@ -79,24 +97,27 @@ func (s *Swarm) AddListenAddr(a ma.Multiaddr) error {
 	go func() {
 		defer func() {
 			list.Close()
+
 			s.listeners.Lock()
+			defer s.listeners.Unlock()
+
 			delete(s.listeners.m, list)
 			s.listeners.cacheEOL = time.Time{}
-			s.listeners.Unlock()
 
 			// signal to our notifiees on listen close.
 			s.notifyAll(func(n network.Notifiee) {
 				n.ListenClose(s, maddr)
 			})
 			s.refs.Done()
+
+			// log if no more listener and the swarm is still running.
+			if len(s.listeners.m) == 0 && s.ctx.Err() == nil {
+				log.Error(ErrSwarmListenerAcceptError)
+			}
 		}()
 		for {
 			c, err := list.Accept()
 			if err != nil {
-				if s.ctx.Err() == nil {
-					// only log if the swarm is still running.
-					log.Errorf("swarm listener accept error: %s", err)
-				}
 				return
 			}
 
@@ -119,3 +140,12 @@ func (s *Swarm) AddListenAddr(a ma.Multiaddr) error {
 	}()
 	return nil
 }
+
+func containsMultiaddr(addrs []ma.Multiaddr, addr ma.Multiaddr) bool {
+	for _, a := range addrs {
+		if addr == a {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/swarm_test.go b/swarm_test.go
index 714941f5..f5f140ab 100644
--- a/swarm_test.go
+++ b/swarm_test.go
@@ -539,3 +539,57 @@ func TestResourceManagerAcceptStream(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err = str.Read([]byte{0})
 	require.EqualError(t, err, "stream reset")
 }
+
+func TestListenCloseCount(t *testing.T) {
+	s := GenSwarm(t, OptDialOnly)
+	addrsToListen := []ma.Multiaddr{
+		ma.StringCast("/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/0"),
+		ma.StringCast("/ip4/0.0.0.0/udp/0/quic"),
+	}
+
+	if err := s.Listen(addrsToListen...); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	listenedAddrs := s.ListenAddresses()
+	require.Equal(t, 2, len(listenedAddrs))
+
+	s.ListenClose(listenedAddrs...)
+	time.Sleep(time.Millisecond) // wait for deferred listener deletion
+
+	remainingAddrs := s.ListenAddresses()
+	require.Equal(t, 0, len(remainingAddrs))
+}
+
+func TestListenCloseLog(t *testing.T) {
+	var logs bytes.Buffer
+
+	// pipe logs to buffer
+	lr := logging.NewPipeReader(logging.PipeFormat(logging.PlaintextOutput))
+	defer lr.Close()
+	go io.Copy(&logs, lr)
+
+	s := GenSwarm(t, OptDialOnly)
+	addrsToListen := []ma.Multiaddr{
+		ma.StringCast("/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/0"),
+		ma.StringCast("/ip4/0.0.0.0/udp/0/quic"),
+	}
+
+	if err := s.Listen(addrsToListen...); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	listenedAddrs := s.ListenAddresses() // closed 0, opened: 2
+
+	s.ListenClose(listenedAddrs[0]) // closed 1, opened: 1
+	time.Sleep(time.Millisecond)    // wait for deferred listener deletion
+
+	require.False(t, containsError(logs, swarm.ErrSwarmListenerAcceptError))
+
+	s.ListenClose(listenedAddrs[1]) // closed 2, opened: 0
+	time.Sleep(time.Millisecond)    // wait for deferred listener deletion
+
+	require.True(t, containsError(logs, swarm.ErrSwarmListenerAcceptError))
+}
+
+func containsError(logs bytes.Buffer, err error) bool {
+	return strings.Contains(logs.String(), err.Error())
+}