diff --git a/Dapper/SqlMapper.cs b/Dapper/SqlMapper.cs
index 2fa0e72b7..aaa4063af 100644
--- a/Dapper/SqlMapper.cs
+++ b/Dapper/SqlMapper.cs
@@ -1340,11 +1340,8 @@ private static T QueryRowImpl<T>(IDbConnection cnn, Row row, ref CommandDefiniti
             {
                 if (reader is not null)
                 {
-                    if (!reader.IsClosed)
-                    {
-                        try { cmd?.Cancel(); }
-                        catch { /* don't spoil any existing exception */ }
-                    }
+                    // Let the provider perform its own cleanup; explicit cancellation can surface
+                    // provider-specific errors.
                     reader.Dispose();
                 }
                 if (wasClosed) cnn.Close();
diff --git a/tests/Dapper.Tests/QueryRowTests.cs b/tests/Dapper.Tests/QueryRowTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c0e79cda7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Dapper.Tests/QueryRowTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+using System;
+using System.Data;
+using Microsoft.Data.Sqlite;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Dapper.Tests;
+
+public class QueryRowTests
+{
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData(0)]
+    [InlineData(2)]
+    public void QuerySingle_ErrorPathDoesNotExplicitlyCancelCommand(int rowCount)
+    {
+        using var connection = new TrackingConnection();
+        string sql = rowCount == 0 ? "select 1 where 0 = 1" : "select 1 union all select 2";
+
+        Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(() => connection.QuerySingle<int>(sql));
+
+        var command = Assert.IsType<TrackingCommand>(connection.LastCommand);
+        Assert.False(command.CancelCalled);
+        Assert.True(command.IsDisposed);
+        Assert.True(command.LastReader?.IsClosed);
+    }
+
+    private sealed class TrackingConnection : IDbConnection
+    {
+        private readonly SqliteConnection _inner = new("Data Source=:memory:");
+
+        public TrackingConnection() => _inner.Open();
+
+#pragma warning disable CS8767 // Nullability of reference types in type of parameter doesn't match implicitly implemented member.
+        public string ConnectionString { get => _inner.ConnectionString; set => _inner.ConnectionString = value; }
+#pragma warning restore CS8767
+
+        public int ConnectionTimeout => _inner.ConnectionTimeout;
+        public string Database => _inner.Database;
+        public ConnectionState State => _inner.State;
+        public TrackingCommand? LastCommand { get; private set; }
+
+        public IDbTransaction BeginTransaction() => _inner.BeginTransaction();
+        public IDbTransaction BeginTransaction(IsolationLevel il) => _inner.BeginTransaction(il);
+        public void ChangeDatabase(string databaseName) => _inner.ChangeDatabase(databaseName);
+        public void Close() => _inner.Close();
+        public IDbCommand CreateCommand() => LastCommand = new TrackingCommand(_inner.CreateCommand());
+        public void Dispose() => _inner.Dispose();
+        public void Open() => _inner.Open();
+    }
+
+    private sealed class TrackingCommand(IDbCommand inner) : IDbCommand
+    {
+#pragma warning disable CS8767 // Nullability of reference types in type of parameter doesn't match implicitly implemented member.
+        public string CommandText { get => inner.CommandText; set => inner.CommandText = value; }
+#pragma warning restore CS8767
+
+        public int CommandTimeout { get => inner.CommandTimeout; set => inner.CommandTimeout = value; }
+        public CommandType CommandType { get => inner.CommandType; set => inner.CommandType = value; }
+        public IDbConnection? Connection { get => inner.Connection; set => inner.Connection = value; }
+        public IDataParameterCollection Parameters => inner.Parameters;
+        public IDbTransaction? Transaction { get => inner.Transaction; set => inner.Transaction = value; }
+        public UpdateRowSource UpdatedRowSource { get => inner.UpdatedRowSource; set => inner.UpdatedRowSource = value; }
+        public bool CancelCalled { get; private set; }
+        public bool IsDisposed { get; private set; }
+        public IDataReader? LastReader { get; private set; }
+
+        public void Cancel() => CancelCalled = true;
+        public IDbDataParameter CreateParameter() => inner.CreateParameter();
+
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            IsDisposed = true;
+            inner.Dispose();
+        }
+
+        public int ExecuteNonQuery() => inner.ExecuteNonQuery();
+        public IDataReader ExecuteReader() => ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior.Default);
+        public IDataReader ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior behavior) => LastReader = inner.ExecuteReader(behavior);
+        public object? ExecuteScalar() => inner.ExecuteScalar();
+        public void Prepare() => inner.Prepare();
+    }
+}