diff --git a/src/node/index.js b/src/node/index.js
index c21231ad..a568a896 100644
--- a/src/node/index.js
+++ b/src/node/index.js
@@ -1146,15 +1146,15 @@ Request.prototype._end = function () {
       res.on('data', (buf) => {
         responseBytesLeft -= buf.byteLength || buf.length > 0 ? buf.length : 0;
         if (responseBytesLeft < 0) {
-          // This will propagate through error event
           const error = new Error('Maximum response size reached');
           error.code = 'ETOOLARGE';
           // Parsers aren't required to observe error event,
           // so would incorrectly report success
           parserHandlesEnd = false;
-          // Will not emit error event
-          res.destroy(error);
-          // so we do callback now
+          // Destroy without an error: IncomingMessage.destroy(err) emits
+          // 'error', and the parser may also fail, each of which would
+          // call callback() again ("superagent: double callback bug").
+          res.destroy();
           this.callback(error, null);
         }
       });
@@ -1167,8 +1167,8 @@ Request.prototype._end = function () {
         parserHandlesEnd = buffer;
 
         parser(res, (error, object, files) => {
-          if (this.timedout) {
-            // Timeout has already handled all callbacks
+          if (this.timedout || this.called) {
+            // Timeout or maxResponseSize has already handled all callbacks
             return;
           }
 
diff --git a/test/node/image.js b/test/node/image.js
index 2b66b499..ffe3f5f2 100644
--- a/test/node/image.js
+++ b/test/node/image.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
+const assert = require('assert');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const request = require('../support/client');
 const getSetup = require('../support/setup');
@@ -24,6 +25,39 @@ describe('res.body', () => {
         done();
       });
     });
+
+    it('should not double-callback when maxResponseSize is exceeded', (done) => {
+      const warns = [];
+      const { warn } = console;
+      console.warn = function (...args) {
+        warns.push(args.join(' '));
+      };
+
+      request
+        .get(`${base}/image`)
+        .maxResponseSize(1)
+        .end((error) => {
+          // Late parser/error events fire after the first callback.
+          setImmediate(() => {
+            console.warn = warn;
+            try {
+              assert.equal(
+                error && error.message,
+                'Maximum response size reached'
+              );
+              assert.equal(error && error.code, 'ETOOLARGE');
+              assert.equal(
+                warns.some((line) => /double callback/.test(line)),
+                false,
+                `unexpected warning(s): ${warns.join('; ')}`
+              );
+              done();
+            } catch (err) {
+              done(err);
+            }
+          });
+        });
+    });
   });
   describe('application/octet-stream', () => {
     it('should parse the body', (done) => {
diff --git a/test/node/inflate.js b/test/node/inflate.js
index 7b48a1e0..4dfa5df2 100644
--- a/test/node/inflate.js
+++ b/test/node/inflate.js
@@ -121,17 +121,34 @@ describe('zlib', () => {
   });
 
   it('should protect from zip bombs', (done) => {
+    const warns = [];
+    const { warn } = console;
+    console.warn = function (...args) {
+      warns.push(args.join(' '));
+    };
+
     request
       .get(base)
       .buffer(true)
       .maxResponseSize(1)
-      .end((error, res) => {
-        try {
-          assert.equal('Maximum response size reached', error && error.message);
-          done();
-        } catch (err) {
-          done(err);
-        }
+      .end((error) => {
+        setImmediate(() => {
+          console.warn = warn;
+          try {
+            assert.equal(
+              'Maximum response size reached',
+              error && error.message
+            );
+            assert.equal(
+              warns.some((line) => /double callback/.test(line)),
+              false,
+              `unexpected warning(s): ${warns.join('; ')}`
+            );
+            done();
+          } catch (err) {
+            done(err);
+          }
+        });
       });
   });