diff --git a/framework/CHANGELOG.md b/framework/CHANGELOG.md
index 1242c92fcc..9eeb65fe31 100644
--- a/framework/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/framework/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Yii Framework 2 Change Log
 2.0.25 under development
 ------------------------
 
+- Bug #17223: Fixed detaching a behavior event when it is a Closure instance (GHopperMSK, rob006)
 - Bug #15779: If directory path is passed to `FileHelper::unlink()` and directory has files it will not delete files in this directory on Windows now (alexkart)
 - Bug #17473: Fixed `SimpleConditionBuilder::build()` when column is not a string (alexkart)
 - Bug #17486: Fixed error when using `batch()` without `$db` parameter with MSSQL (alexkart)
diff --git a/framework/base/Behavior.php b/framework/base/Behavior.php
index e1498b913a..95e475707c 100644
--- a/framework/base/Behavior.php
+++ b/framework/base/Behavior.php
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ class Behavior extends BaseObject
      */
     public $owner;
 
+    /**
+     * @var Array Attached events handlers
+     */
+    private $_attachedEvents = [];
 
     /**
      * Declares event handlers for the [[owner]]'s events.
@@ -72,6 +76,7 @@ class Behavior extends BaseObject
     {
         $this->owner = $owner;
         foreach ($this->events() as $event => $handler) {
+            $this->_attachedEvents[$event] = $handler;
             $owner->on($event, is_string($handler) ? [$this, $handler] : $handler);
         }
     }
@@ -85,9 +90,10 @@ class Behavior extends BaseObject
     public function detach()
     {
         if ($this->owner) {
-            foreach ($this->events() as $event => $handler) {
+            foreach ($this->_attachedEvents as $event => $handler) {
                 $this->owner->off($event, is_string($handler) ? [$this, $handler] : $handler);
             }
+            $this->_attachedEvents = [];
             $this->owner = null;
         }
     }
diff --git a/tests/framework/base/ComponentTest.php b/tests/framework/base/ComponentTest.php
index e9f74a3223..cea50aac54 100644
--- a/tests/framework/base/ComponentTest.php
+++ b/tests/framework/base/ComponentTest.php
@@ -445,6 +445,25 @@ class ComponentTest extends TestCase
         $this->assertFalse($obj->off('test', [$this, 'handler2']), 'Trying to remove the handler that is not attached');
         $this->assertTrue($obj->off('test', [$this, 'handler']), 'Trying to remove the attached handler');
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @see https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2/issues/17223
+     */
+    public function testEventClosureDetachesItself()
+    {
+        if (PHP_VERSION_ID < 70000) {
+            $this->markTestSkipped('Can not be tested on PHP < 7.0');
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $obj = require __DIR__ . '/stub/AnonymousComponentClass.php';
+
+        $obj->trigger('barEventOnce');
+        $this->assertEquals(1, $obj->foo);
+        $obj->trigger('barEventOnce');
+        $this->assertEquals(1, $obj->foo);
+    }
+
 }
 
 class NewComponent extends Component
diff --git a/tests/framework/base/ModelTest.php b/tests/framework/base/ModelTest.php
index b9dc899b1b..2e3c082562 100644
--- a/tests/framework/base/ModelTest.php
+++ b/tests/framework/base/ModelTest.php
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ class ModelTest extends TestCase
             return;
         }
 
-        $model = include 'stub/AnonymousModelClass.php';
+        $model = require __DIR__ . '/stub/AnonymousModelClass.php';
 
         $this->expectException('yii\base\InvalidConfigException');
         $this->expectExceptionMessage('The "formName()" method should be explicitly defined for anonymous models');
diff --git a/tests/framework/base/stub/AnonymousComponentClass.php b/tests/framework/base/stub/AnonymousComponentClass.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d711cac37b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/framework/base/stub/AnonymousComponentClass.php
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?php
+
+$obj = new class () extends \yii\base\Component
+{
+    public $foo = 0;
+};
+
+$obj->attachBehavior('bar', (new class () extends \yii\base\Behavior
+{
+    public function events()
+    {
+        return [
+            'barEventOnce' => function ($event) {
+                $this->owner->foo++;
+                $this->detach();
+            },
+        ];
+    }
+}));
+
+return $obj;