diff --git a/kotlinx-coroutines-core/common/src/channels/AbstractChannel.kt b/kotlinx-coroutines-core/common/src/channels/AbstractChannel.kt
index d6ae8e4416..3b336427a0 100644
--- a/kotlinx-coroutines-core/common/src/channels/AbstractChannel.kt
+++ b/kotlinx-coroutines-core/common/src/channels/AbstractChannel.kt
@@ -104,35 +104,6 @@ internal abstract class AbstractSendChannel<E> : SendChannel<E> {
         return null
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Queues conflated element, returns null on success or
-     * returns node reference if it was already closed or is waiting for receive.
-     * @suppress **This is unstable API and it is subject to change.**
-     */
-    protected fun sendConflated(element: E): ReceiveOrClosed<*>? {
-        val node = SendBuffered(element)
-        queue.addLastIfPrev(node, { prev ->
-            if (prev is ReceiveOrClosed<*>) return@sendConflated prev
-            true
-        })
-        conflatePreviousSendBuffered(node)
-        return null
-    }
-
-    protected fun conflatePreviousSendBuffered(node: LockFreeLinkedListNode) {
-        /*
-         * Conflate all previous SendBuffered,
-         * helping other sends to coflate
-         */
-        var prev = node.prevNode
-        while (prev is SendBuffered<*>) {
-            if (!prev.remove()) {
-                prev.helpRemove()
-            }
-            prev = prev.prevNode
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * @suppress **This is unstable API and it is subject to change.**
      */
@@ -331,7 +302,6 @@ internal abstract class AbstractSendChannel<E> : SendChannel<E> {
             previous as Receive<E> // type assertion
             previous.resumeReceiveClosed(closed)
         }
-
         onClosedIdempotent(closed)
     }
 
@@ -499,7 +469,7 @@ internal abstract class AbstractSendChannel<E> : SendChannel<E> {
         override fun toString(): String = "SendSelect($pollResult)[$channel, $select]"
     }
 
-    private class SendBuffered<out E>(
+    internal class SendBuffered<out E>(
         @JvmField val element: E
     ) : LockFreeLinkedListNode(), Send {
         override val pollResult: Any? get() = element
diff --git a/kotlinx-coroutines-core/common/src/channels/ConflatedChannel.kt b/kotlinx-coroutines-core/common/src/channels/ConflatedChannel.kt
index 339bfd2c08..21a18832a4 100644
--- a/kotlinx-coroutines-core/common/src/channels/ConflatedChannel.kt
+++ b/kotlinx-coroutines-core/common/src/channels/ConflatedChannel.kt
@@ -25,7 +25,35 @@ internal open class ConflatedChannel<E> : AbstractChannel<E>() {
     protected final override val isBufferFull: Boolean get() = false
 
     override fun onClosedIdempotent(closed: LockFreeLinkedListNode) {
-        conflatePreviousSendBuffered(closed)
+        @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
+        (closed.prevNode as? SendBuffered<E>)?.let { lastBuffered ->
+            conflatePreviousSendBuffered(lastBuffered)
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Queues conflated element, returns null on success or
+     * returns node reference if it was already closed or is waiting for receive.
+     */
+    private fun sendConflated(element: E): ReceiveOrClosed<*>? {
+        val node = SendBuffered(element)
+        queue.addLastIfPrev(node) { prev ->
+            if (prev is ReceiveOrClosed<*>) return@sendConflated prev
+            true
+        }
+        conflatePreviousSendBuffered(node)
+        return null
+    }
+
+    private fun conflatePreviousSendBuffered(node: SendBuffered<E>) {
+        // Conflate all previous SendBuffered, helping other sends to conflate
+        var prev = node.prevNode
+        while (prev is SendBuffered<*>) {
+            if (!prev.remove()) {
+                prev.helpRemove()
+            }
+            prev = prev.prevNode
+        }
     }
 
     // result is always `OFFER_SUCCESS | Closed`
@@ -35,20 +63,13 @@ internal open class ConflatedChannel<E> : AbstractChannel<E>() {
             when {
                 result === OFFER_SUCCESS -> return OFFER_SUCCESS
                 result === OFFER_FAILED -> { // try to buffer
-                    val sendResult = sendConflated(element)
-                    when (sendResult) {
+                    when (val sendResult = sendConflated(element)) {
                         null -> return OFFER_SUCCESS
-                        is Closed<*> -> {
-                            conflatePreviousSendBuffered(sendResult)
-                            return sendResult
-                        }
+                        is Closed<*> -> return sendResult
                     }
                     // otherwise there was receiver in queue, retry super.offerInternal
                 }
-                result is Closed<*> -> {
-                    conflatePreviousSendBuffered(result)
-                    return result
-                }
+                result is Closed<*> -> return result
                 else -> error("Invalid offerInternal result $result")
             }
         }
@@ -64,10 +85,7 @@ internal open class ConflatedChannel<E> : AbstractChannel<E>() {
                 result === ALREADY_SELECTED -> return ALREADY_SELECTED
                 result === OFFER_SUCCESS -> return OFFER_SUCCESS
                 result === OFFER_FAILED -> {} // retry
-                result is Closed<*> -> {
-                    conflatePreviousSendBuffered(result)
-                    return result
-                }
+                result is Closed<*> -> return result
                 else -> error("Invalid result $result")
             }
         }
diff --git a/kotlinx-coroutines-core/common/test/channels/ConflatedChannelTest.kt b/kotlinx-coroutines-core/common/test/channels/ConflatedChannelTest.kt
index 6b5e020d27..4deb3858f0 100644
--- a/kotlinx-coroutines-core/common/test/channels/ConflatedChannelTest.kt
+++ b/kotlinx-coroutines-core/common/test/channels/ConflatedChannelTest.kt
@@ -31,7 +31,13 @@ class ConflatedChannelTest : TestBase() {
     fun testConflatedClose() = runTest {
         val q = Channel<Int>(Channel.CONFLATED)
         q.send(1)
-        q.close() // shall conflate sent item and become closed
+        q.close() // shall become closed but do not conflate last sent item yet
+        assertTrue(q.isClosedForSend)
+        assertFalse(q.isClosedForReceive)
+        assertEquals(1, q.receive())
+        // not it is closed for receive, too
+        assertTrue(q.isClosedForSend)
+        assertTrue(q.isClosedForReceive)
         assertNull(q.receiveOrNull())
     }
 
diff --git a/kotlinx-coroutines-core/common/test/flow/channels/ChannelFlowTest.kt b/kotlinx-coroutines-core/common/test/flow/channels/ChannelFlowTest.kt
index 5d0292ef1e..e8754e1db4 100644
--- a/kotlinx-coroutines-core/common/test/flow/channels/ChannelFlowTest.kt
+++ b/kotlinx-coroutines-core/common/test/flow/channels/ChannelFlowTest.kt
@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@ class ChannelFlowTest : TestBase() {
         val flow = channelFlow(bufferSize = Channel.CONFLATED) {
             assertTrue(offer(1))
             assertTrue(offer(2))
+            assertTrue(offer(3))
+            assertTrue(offer(4))
         }
-        assertEquals(listOf(1), flow.toList())
+        assertEquals(listOf(1, 4), flow.toList()) // two elements in the middle got conflated
     }
 
     @Test