diff --git a/src/mongo_client.ts b/src/mongo_client.ts
index 1079260d9df..7e73b4c9b5e 100644
--- a/src/mongo_client.ts
+++ b/src/mongo_client.ts
@@ -318,6 +318,8 @@ export class MongoClient extends TypedEventEmitter<MongoClientEvents> {
   topology?: Topology;
   /** @internal */
   readonly mongoLogger: MongoLogger;
+  /** @internal */
+  private connectionLock?: Promise<this>;
 
   /**
    * The consolidate, parsed, transformed and merged options.
@@ -405,6 +407,28 @@ export class MongoClient extends TypedEventEmitter<MongoClientEvents> {
    * @see docs.mongodb.org/manual/reference/connection-string/
    */
   async connect(): Promise<this> {
+    if (this.connectionLock) {
+      return this.connectionLock;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      this.connectionLock = this._connect();
+      await this.connectionLock;
+    } finally {
+      // release
+      this.connectionLock = undefined;
+    }
+
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create a topology to open the connection, must be locked to avoid topology leaks in concurrency scenario.
+   * Locking is enforced by the connect method.
+   *
+   * @internal
+   */
+  private async _connect(): Promise<this> {
     if (this.topology && this.topology.isConnected()) {
       return this;
     }
diff --git a/test/integration/node-specific/mongo_client.test.ts b/test/integration/node-specific/mongo_client.test.ts
index 4e0103b3490..f92ccee05ac 100644
--- a/test/integration/node-specific/mongo_client.test.ts
+++ b/test/integration/node-specific/mongo_client.test.ts
@@ -517,6 +517,65 @@ describe('class MongoClient', function () {
     );
   });
 
+  context('concurrent #connect()', () => {
+    let client: MongoClient;
+    let topologyOpenEvents;
+
+    /** Keep track number of call to client connect to close as many as connect (otherwise leak_checker hook will failed) */
+    let clientConnectCounter: number;
+
+    /**
+     * Wrap the connect method of the client to keep track
+     * of number of times connect is called
+     */
+    async function clientConnect() {
+      if (!client) {
+        return;
+      }
+      clientConnectCounter++;
+      return client.connect();
+    }
+
+    beforeEach(async function () {
+      client = this.configuration.newClient();
+      topologyOpenEvents = [];
+      clientConnectCounter = 0;
+      client.on('open', event => topologyOpenEvents.push(event));
+    });
+
+    afterEach(async function () {
+      // close `clientConnectCounter` times
+      const clientClosePromises = Array.from({ length: clientConnectCounter }, () =>
+        client.close()
+      );
+      await Promise.all(clientClosePromises);
+    });
+
+    it('parallel client connect calls only create one topology', async function () {
+      await Promise.all([clientConnect(), clientConnect(), clientConnect()]);
+
+      expect(topologyOpenEvents).to.have.lengthOf(1);
+      expect(client.topology?.isConnected()).to.be.true;
+    });
+
+    it('when connect rejects lock is released regardless', async function () {
+      const internalConnectStub = sinon.stub(client, '_connect' as keyof MongoClient);
+      internalConnectStub.onFirstCall().rejects(new Error('cannot connect'));
+
+      // first call rejected to simulate a connection failure
+      const error = await clientConnect().catch(error => error);
+      expect(error).to.match(/cannot connect/);
+
+      internalConnectStub.restore();
+
+      // second call should connect
+      await clientConnect();
+
+      expect(topologyOpenEvents).to.have.lengthOf(1);
+      expect(client.topology?.isConnected()).to.be.true;
+    });
+  });
+
   context('#close()', () => {
     let client: MongoClient;
     let db: Db;