diff --git a/Lib/asyncio/sslproto.py b/Lib/asyncio/sslproto.py
index 3eb65a8a08b5a0..f668b0d1be60f9 100644
--- a/Lib/asyncio/sslproto.py
+++ b/Lib/asyncio/sslproto.py
@@ -910,6 +910,9 @@ def _fatal_error(self, exc, message='Fatal error on transport'):
if self._transport:
self._transport._force_close(exc)
+ self._ssl_buffer_view.release()
+ self._ssl_buffer = None
+
if isinstance(exc, OSError):
if self._loop.get_debug():
logger.debug("%r: %s", self, message, exc_info=True)
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2023-12-21-10-02-18.gh-issue-109534.VujEyM.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2023-12-21-10-02-18.gh-issue-109534.VujEyM.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..695816c1a3325d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2023-12-21-10-02-18.gh-issue-109534.VujEyM.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Fix a memory leak in :class:`asyncio.sslproto.SSLProtocol` when the SSL
+handshake fails. Contributed by Jamie Phan.
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