diff --git a/ChangeLog.d/psa_close_key_memory_leak_fix.txt b/ChangeLog.d/psa_close_key_memory_leak_fix.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..91ce17411
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ChangeLog.d/psa_close_key_memory_leak_fix.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Bugfix
+   * Fix memory leak that occured when calling psa_close_key() on a
+     wrapped key with MBEDTLS_PSA_CRYPTO_SE_C defined.
diff --git a/library/psa_crypto.c b/library/psa_crypto.c
index 931e2e915..4efebbb5e 100644
--- a/library/psa_crypto.c
+++ b/library/psa_crypto.c
@@ -1197,7 +1197,8 @@ static psa_status_t psa_get_transparent_key( psa_key_handle_t handle,
 static psa_status_t psa_remove_key_data_from_memory( psa_key_slot_t *slot )
 {
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_PSA_CRYPTO_SE_C)
-    if( psa_key_slot_is_external( slot ) )
+    if( psa_get_se_driver( slot->attr.lifetime, NULL, NULL ) &&
+        psa_key_slot_is_external( slot ) )
     {
         /* No key material to clean. */
     }