diff --git a/src/agents/tracing/provider.py b/src/agents/tracing/provider.py
index cd37d30ef2..1b91269524 100644
--- a/src/agents/tracing/provider.py
+++ b/src/agents/tracing/provider.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import logging
 import os
 import threading
 import uuid
@@ -17,7 +18,23 @@
 
 def _safe_debug(message: str) -> None:
     """Best-effort debug logging that tolerates closed streams during shutdown."""
+
+    def _has_closed_stream_handler(log: logging.Logger) -> bool:
+        current: logging.Logger | None = log
+        while current is not None:
+            for handler in current.handlers:
+                stream = getattr(handler, "stream", None)
+                if stream is not None and getattr(stream, "closed", False):
+                    return True
+            if not current.propagate:
+                break
+            current = current.parent
+        return False
+
     try:
+        # Avoid emitting debug logs when any handler already owns a closed stream.
+        if _has_closed_stream_handler(logger):
+            return
         logger.debug(message)
     except Exception:
         # Avoid noisy shutdown errors when the underlying stream is already closed.
diff --git a/tests/test_tracing_provider_safe_debug.py b/tests/test_tracing_provider_safe_debug.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d49441171c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_tracing_provider_safe_debug.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import io
+import logging
+
+from agents.logger import logger
+from agents.tracing.provider import _safe_debug
+
+
+class _CapturingHandler(logging.Handler):
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        super().__init__()
+        self.records: list[logging.LogRecord] = []
+
+    def emit(self, record: logging.LogRecord) -> None:  # pragma: no cover - trivial
+        self.records.append(record)
+
+
+def test_safe_debug_skips_logging_when_handler_stream_closed() -> None:
+    original_handlers = logger.handlers[:]
+    original_propagate = logger.propagate
+
+    closed_stream = io.StringIO()
+    closed_handler = logging.StreamHandler(closed_stream)
+    closed_stream.close()
+
+    capturing_handler = _CapturingHandler()
+
+    try:
+        logger.handlers = [closed_handler, capturing_handler]
+        logger.propagate = False
+
+        _safe_debug("should not log")
+
+        assert capturing_handler.records == []
+    finally:
+        logger.handlers = original_handlers
+        logger.propagate = original_propagate