diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/stats/TransportClusterStatsAction.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/stats/TransportClusterStatsAction.java
index 24780457876..227b1359d4f 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/stats/TransportClusterStatsAction.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/stats/TransportClusterStatsAction.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 package org.elasticsearch.action.admin.cluster.stats;
 
+import org.apache.lucene.store.AlreadyClosedException;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.FailedNodeException;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.cluster.node.info.NodeInfo;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.cluster.node.stats.NodeStats;
@@ -36,6 +37,8 @@ import org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.StreamInput;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.StreamOutput;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Settings;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.IndexService;
+import org.elasticsearch.index.engine.CommitStats;
+import org.elasticsearch.index.seqno.SeqNoStats;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.shard.IndexShard;
 import org.elasticsearch.indices.IndicesService;
 import org.elasticsearch.node.NodeService;
@@ -96,13 +99,23 @@ public class TransportClusterStatsAction extends TransportNodesAction<ClusterSta
             for (IndexShard indexShard : indexService) {
                 if (indexShard.routingEntry() != null && indexShard.routingEntry().active()) {
                     // only report on fully started shards
+                    CommitStats commitStats;
+                    SeqNoStats seqNoStats;
+                    try {
+                        commitStats = indexShard.commitStats();
+                        seqNoStats = indexShard.seqNoStats();
+                    } catch (AlreadyClosedException e) {
+                        // shard is closed - no stats is fine
+                        commitStats = null;
+                        seqNoStats = null;
+                    }
                     shardsStats.add(
                         new ShardStats(
                             indexShard.routingEntry(),
                             indexShard.shardPath(),
                             new CommonStats(indicesService.getIndicesQueryCache(), indexShard, SHARD_STATS_FLAGS),
-                            indexShard.commitStats(),
-                            indexShard.seqNoStats()));
+                            commitStats,
+                            seqNoStats));
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/stats/CommonStats.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/stats/CommonStats.java
index e244369c0c3..1bf7342be95 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/stats/CommonStats.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/stats/CommonStats.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 package org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.stats;
 
+import org.apache.lucene.store.AlreadyClosedException;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.Nullable;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.StreamInput;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.StreamOutput;
@@ -167,57 +168,61 @@ public class CommonStats implements Writeable, ToXContentFragment {
     public CommonStats(IndicesQueryCache indicesQueryCache, IndexShard indexShard, CommonStatsFlags flags) {
         CommonStatsFlags.Flag[] setFlags = flags.getFlags();
         for (CommonStatsFlags.Flag flag : setFlags) {
-            switch (flag) {
-                case Docs:
-                    docs = indexShard.docStats();
-                    break;
-                case Store:
-                    store = indexShard.storeStats();
-                    break;
-                case Indexing:
-                    indexing = indexShard.indexingStats(flags.types());
-                    break;
-                case Get:
-                    get = indexShard.getStats();
-                    break;
-                case Search:
-                    search = indexShard.searchStats(flags.groups());
-                    break;
-                case Merge:
-                    merge = indexShard.mergeStats();
-                    break;
-                case Refresh:
-                    refresh = indexShard.refreshStats();
-                    break;
-                case Flush:
-                    flush = indexShard.flushStats();
-                    break;
-                case Warmer:
-                    warmer = indexShard.warmerStats();
-                    break;
-                case QueryCache:
-                    queryCache = indicesQueryCache.getStats(indexShard.shardId());
-                    break;
-                case FieldData:
-                    fieldData = indexShard.fieldDataStats(flags.fieldDataFields());
-                    break;
-                case Completion:
-                    completion = indexShard.completionStats(flags.completionDataFields());
-                    break;
-                case Segments:
-                    segments = indexShard.segmentStats(flags.includeSegmentFileSizes());
-                    break;
-                case Translog:
-                    translog = indexShard.translogStats();
-                    break;
-                case RequestCache:
-                    requestCache = indexShard.requestCache().stats();
-                    break;
-                case Recovery:
-                    recoveryStats = indexShard.recoveryStats();
-                    break;
-                default:
-                    throw new IllegalStateException("Unknown Flag: " + flag);
+            try {
+                switch (flag) {
+                    case Docs:
+                        docs = indexShard.docStats();
+                        break;
+                    case Store:
+                        store = indexShard.storeStats();
+                        break;
+                    case Indexing:
+                        indexing = indexShard.indexingStats(flags.types());
+                        break;
+                    case Get:
+                        get = indexShard.getStats();
+                        break;
+                    case Search:
+                        search = indexShard.searchStats(flags.groups());
+                        break;
+                    case Merge:
+                        merge = indexShard.mergeStats();
+                        break;
+                    case Refresh:
+                        refresh = indexShard.refreshStats();
+                        break;
+                    case Flush:
+                        flush = indexShard.flushStats();
+                        break;
+                    case Warmer:
+                        warmer = indexShard.warmerStats();
+                        break;
+                    case QueryCache:
+                        queryCache = indicesQueryCache.getStats(indexShard.shardId());
+                        break;
+                    case FieldData:
+                        fieldData = indexShard.fieldDataStats(flags.fieldDataFields());
+                        break;
+                    case Completion:
+                        completion = indexShard.completionStats(flags.completionDataFields());
+                        break;
+                    case Segments:
+                        segments = indexShard.segmentStats(flags.includeSegmentFileSizes());
+                        break;
+                    case Translog:
+                        translog = indexShard.translogStats();
+                        break;
+                    case RequestCache:
+                        requestCache = indexShard.requestCache().stats();
+                        break;
+                    case Recovery:
+                        recoveryStats = indexShard.recoveryStats();
+                        break;
+                    default:
+                        throw new IllegalStateException("Unknown Flag: " + flag);
+                }
+            } catch (AlreadyClosedException e) {
+                // shard is closed - no stats is fine
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/stats/ShardStats.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/stats/ShardStats.java
index 8b41c4bf90c..898f3d69456 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/stats/ShardStats.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/stats/ShardStats.java
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ public class ShardStats implements Streamable, Writeable, ToXContentFragment {
         return this.commonStats;
     }
 
+    @Nullable
     public CommitStats getCommitStats() {
         return this.commitStats;
     }
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/stats/TransportIndicesStatsAction.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/stats/TransportIndicesStatsAction.java
index 9668a1a41fa..d09aa589384 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/stats/TransportIndicesStatsAction.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/indices/stats/TransportIndicesStatsAction.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 package org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.stats;
 
+import org.apache.lucene.store.AlreadyClosedException;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.support.ActionFilters;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.support.DefaultShardOperationFailedException;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.support.broadcast.node.TransportBroadcastByNodeAction;
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@ import org.elasticsearch.common.inject.Inject;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.StreamInput;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Settings;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.IndexService;
+import org.elasticsearch.index.engine.CommitStats;
+import org.elasticsearch.index.seqno.SeqNoStats;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.shard.IndexShard;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.shard.ShardNotFoundException;
 import org.elasticsearch.indices.IndicesService;
@@ -100,7 +103,17 @@ public class TransportIndicesStatsAction extends TransportBroadcastByNodeAction<
         }
 
         CommonStats commonStats = new CommonStats(indicesService.getIndicesQueryCache(), indexShard, request.flags());
+        CommitStats commitStats;
+        SeqNoStats seqNoStats;
+        try {
+            commitStats = indexShard.commitStats();
+            seqNoStats = indexShard.seqNoStats();
+        } catch (AlreadyClosedException e) {
+            // shard is closed - no stats is fine
+            commitStats = null;
+            seqNoStats = null;
+        }
         return new ShardStats(indexShard.routingEntry(), indexShard.shardPath(), commonStats,
-            indexShard.commitStats(), indexShard.seqNoStats());
+            commitStats, seqNoStats);
     }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/shard/IndexShard.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/shard/IndexShard.java
index fb987fe035a..5bd8f9abc6e 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/shard/IndexShard.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/shard/IndexShard.java
@@ -868,21 +868,19 @@ public class IndexShard extends AbstractIndexShardComponent implements IndicesCl
     }
 
     /**
-     * @return {@link CommitStats} if engine is open, otherwise null
+     * @return {@link CommitStats}
+     * @throws AlreadyClosedException if shard is closed
      */
-    @Nullable
     public CommitStats commitStats() {
-        Engine engine = getEngineOrNull();
-        return engine == null ? null : engine.commitStats();
+        return getEngine().commitStats();
     }
 
     /**
-     * @return {@link SeqNoStats} if engine is open, otherwise null
+     * @return {@link SeqNoStats}
+     * @throws AlreadyClosedException if shard is closed
      */
-    @Nullable
     public SeqNoStats seqNoStats() {
-        Engine engine = getEngineOrNull();
-        return engine == null ? null : engine.getSeqNoStats(replicationTracker.getGlobalCheckpoint());
+        return getEngine().getSeqNoStats(replicationTracker.getGlobalCheckpoint());
     }
 
     public IndexingStats indexingStats(String... types) {
@@ -912,8 +910,6 @@ public class IndexShard extends AbstractIndexShardComponent implements IndicesCl
             return store.stats();
         } catch (IOException e) {
             throw new ElasticsearchException("io exception while building 'store stats'", e);
-        } catch (AlreadyClosedException ex) {
-            return null; // already closed
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/IndicesService.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/IndicesService.java
index 5141ca5a0c1..4f535f01da4 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/IndicesService.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/IndicesService.java
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ import org.elasticsearch.index.IndexService;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.IndexSettings;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.analysis.AnalysisRegistry;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.cache.request.ShardRequestCache;
+import org.elasticsearch.index.engine.CommitStats;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.engine.EngineFactory;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.engine.InternalEngineFactory;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.fielddata.IndexFieldDataCache;
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ import org.elasticsearch.index.query.QueryRewriteContext;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.recovery.RecoveryStats;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.refresh.RefreshStats;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.search.stats.SearchStats;
+import org.elasticsearch.index.seqno.SeqNoStats;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.shard.IllegalIndexShardStateException;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.shard.IndexEventListener;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.shard.IndexShard;
@@ -333,13 +335,24 @@ public class IndicesService extends AbstractLifecycleComponent
             return null;
         }
 
+        CommitStats commitStats;
+        SeqNoStats seqNoStats;
+        try {
+            commitStats = indexShard.commitStats();
+            seqNoStats = indexShard.seqNoStats();
+        } catch (AlreadyClosedException e) {
+            // shard is closed - no stats is fine
+            commitStats = null;
+            seqNoStats = null;
+        }
+
         return new IndexShardStats(indexShard.shardId(),
                                    new ShardStats[] {
                                        new ShardStats(indexShard.routingEntry(),
                                                       indexShard.shardPath(),
                                                       new CommonStats(indicesService.getIndicesQueryCache(), indexShard, flags),
-                                                      indexShard.commitStats(),
-                                                      indexShard.seqNoStats())
+                                                      commitStats,
+                                                      seqNoStats)
                                    });
     }
 
diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/index/shard/IndexShardTests.java b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/index/shard/IndexShardTests.java
index 31afb5ed42f..ac52378fc6b 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/index/shard/IndexShardTests.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/index/shard/IndexShardTests.java
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ import org.elasticsearch.core.internal.io.IOUtils;
 import org.elasticsearch.env.NodeEnvironment;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.IndexSettings;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.VersionType;
+import org.elasticsearch.index.engine.CommitStats;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.engine.Engine;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.engine.EngineException;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.engine.EngineTestCase;
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ import org.elasticsearch.index.mapper.IdFieldMapper;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.mapper.MappedFieldType;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.mapper.SourceToParse;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.mapper.Uid;
+import org.elasticsearch.index.seqno.SeqNoStats;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.seqno.SequenceNumbers;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.snapshots.IndexShardSnapshotStatus;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.store.Store;
@@ -3082,4 +3084,36 @@ public class IndexShardTests extends IndexShardTestCase {
         closeShards(primary);
     }
 
+    public void testOnCloseStats() throws IOException {
+        final IndexShard indexShard = newStartedShard(true);
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+            indexDoc(indexShard, "_doc", "" + i, "{\"foo\" : \"" + randomAlphaOfLength(10) + "\"}");
+            indexShard.refresh("test"); // produce segments
+        }
+
+        // check stats on closed and on opened shard
+        if (randomBoolean()) {
+            closeShards(indexShard);
+
+            expectThrows(AlreadyClosedException.class, () -> indexShard.seqNoStats());
+            expectThrows(AlreadyClosedException.class, () -> indexShard.commitStats());
+            expectThrows(AlreadyClosedException.class, () -> indexShard.storeStats());
+
+        } else {
+            final SeqNoStats seqNoStats = indexShard.seqNoStats();
+            assertThat(seqNoStats.getLocalCheckpoint(), equalTo(2L));
+
+            final CommitStats commitStats = indexShard.commitStats();
+            assertThat(commitStats.getGeneration(), equalTo(2L));
+
+            final StoreStats storeStats = indexShard.storeStats();
+
+            assertThat(storeStats.sizeInBytes(), greaterThan(0L));
+
+            closeShards(indexShard);
+        }
+
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/test/framework/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/test/InternalTestCluster.java b/test/framework/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/test/InternalTestCluster.java
index efe775f7415..51c4f4d1e32 100644
--- a/test/framework/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/test/InternalTestCluster.java
+++ b/test/framework/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/test/InternalTestCluster.java
@@ -1111,17 +1111,21 @@ public final class InternalTestCluster extends TestCluster {
             IndicesService indexServices = getInstance(IndicesService.class, nodeAndClient.name);
             for (IndexService indexService : indexServices) {
                 for (IndexShard indexShard : indexService) {
-                    CommitStats commitStats = indexShard.commitStats();
-                    if (commitStats != null) { // null if the engine is closed or if the shard is recovering
+                    try {
+                        CommitStats commitStats = indexShard.commitStats();
                         String syncId = commitStats.getUserData().get(Engine.SYNC_COMMIT_ID);
                         if (syncId != null) {
                             long liveDocsOnShard = commitStats.getNumDocs();
                             if (docsOnShards.get(syncId) != null) {
-                                assertThat("sync id is equal but number of docs does not match on node " + nodeAndClient.name + ". expected " + docsOnShards.get(syncId) + " but got " + liveDocsOnShard, docsOnShards.get(syncId), equalTo(liveDocsOnShard));
+                                assertThat("sync id is equal but number of docs does not match on node "
+                                    + nodeAndClient.name + ". expected " + docsOnShards.get(syncId) + " but got "
+                                    + liveDocsOnShard, docsOnShards.get(syncId), equalTo(liveDocsOnShard));
                             } else {
                                 docsOnShards.put(syncId, liveDocsOnShard);
                             }
                         }
+                    } catch (AlreadyClosedException e) {
+                        // the engine is closed or if the shard is recovering
                     }
                 }
             }