diff --git a/lib/dgram.js b/lib/dgram.js
index 19b8300e315be5..1b000b6ef85324 100644
--- a/lib/dgram.js
+++ b/lib/dgram.js
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ Socket.prototype.bind = function(port_, address_ /* , callback */) {
   const cb = arguments.length && arguments[arguments.length - 1];
   if (typeof cb === 'function') {
     function removeListeners() {
-      this.removeListener('error', removeListeners);
+      this.removeListener(EventEmitter.errorMonitor, removeListeners);
       this.removeListener('listening', onListening);
     }
 
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ Socket.prototype.bind = function(port_, address_ /* , callback */) {
       FunctionPrototypeCall(cb, this);
     }
 
-    this.on('error', removeListeners);
+    this.on(EventEmitter.errorMonitor, removeListeners);
     this.on('listening', onListening);
   }
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-dgram-bind-error-callback.js b/test/parallel/test-dgram-bind-error-callback.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..d5009f948228b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-dgram-bind-error-callback.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+'use strict';
+const common = require('../common');
+const assert = require('node:assert');
+const dgram = require('node:dgram');
+
+// Ensure that bind errors (e.g. EADDRINUSE) are not silently swallowed
+// when socket.bind() is called with a callback but without a user
+// 'error' handler.
+
+const socket1 = dgram.createSocket('udp4');
+
+socket1.bind(0, common.mustCall(() => {
+  const { port } = socket1.address();
+  const socket2 = dgram.createSocket('udp4');
+
+  process.on('uncaughtException', common.mustCall((err) => {
+    assert.strictEqual(err.code, 'EADDRINUSE');
+    socket1.close();
+    socket2.close();
+  }));
+
+  socket2.bind({ port }, common.mustNotCall());
+}));