diff --git a/lib/net.js b/lib/net.js
index e22ef4bfc4bff0..cbde238ba0a2ce 100644
--- a/lib/net.js
+++ b/lib/net.js
@@ -1125,7 +1125,7 @@ function internalConnect(
     err = checkBindError(err, localPort, self._handle);
     if (err) {
       const ex = new ExceptionWithHostPort(err, 'bind', localAddress, localPort);
-      self.destroy(ex);
+      process.nextTick(emitErrorAndDestroy, self, ex);
       return;
     }
   }
@@ -1135,7 +1135,7 @@ function internalConnect(
 
   if (addressType === 6 || addressType === 4) {
     if (self.blockList?.check(address, `ipv${addressType}`)) {
-      self.destroy(new ERR_IP_BLOCKED(address));
+      process.nextTick(emitErrorAndDestroy, self, new ERR_IP_BLOCKED(address));
       return;
     }
     const req = new TCPConnectWrap();
@@ -1167,12 +1167,20 @@ function internalConnect(
     }
 
     const ex = new ExceptionWithHostPort(err, 'connect', address, port, details);
-    self.destroy(ex);
+    process.nextTick(emitErrorAndDestroy, self, ex);
   } else if ((addressType === 6 || addressType === 4) && hasObserver('net')) {
     startPerf(self, kPerfHooksNetConnectContext, { type: 'net', name: 'connect', detail: { host: address, port } });
   }
 }
 
+// Helper function to defer socket destruction to the next tick.
+// This ensures that error handlers have a chance to be set up
+// before the error is emitted, particularly important when using
+// http.request with a custom lookup function.
+function emitErrorAndDestroy(self, err) {
+  self.destroy(err);
+}
+
 
 function internalConnectMultiple(context, canceled) {
   clearTimeout(context[kTimeout]);
@@ -1186,11 +1194,11 @@ function internalConnectMultiple(context, canceled) {
   // All connections have been tried without success, destroy with error
   if (canceled || context.current === context.addresses.length) {
     if (context.errors.length === 0) {
-      self.destroy(new ERR_SOCKET_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT());
+      process.nextTick(emitErrorAndDestroy, self, new ERR_SOCKET_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT());
       return;
     }
 
-    self.destroy(new NodeAggregateError(context.errors));
+    process.nextTick(emitErrorAndDestroy, self, new NodeAggregateError(context.errors));
     return;
   }
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-request-lookup-error-catchable.js b/test/parallel/test-http-request-lookup-error-catchable.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..905f841c77c096
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-request-lookup-error-catchable.js
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+'use strict';
+const common = require('../common');
+const http = require('http');
+const net = require('net');
+
+// This test verifies that errors occurring synchronously during connection
+// when using http.request with a custom lookup function and blockList
+// can be caught by the error handler.
+// Regression test for https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/48771
+
+// The issue occurs when:
+// 1. http.request() is called with a custom synchronous lookup function
+// 2. The lookup returns an IP that triggers a synchronous error (e.g., blockList)
+// 3. The error is emitted before http's error handler is set up (via nextTick)
+//
+// The fix defers socket.destroy() calls in internalConnect to the next tick,
+// giving http.request() time to set up its error handlers.
+
+const blockList = new net.BlockList();
+blockList.addAddress(common.localhostIPv4);
+
+// Synchronous lookup that returns the blocked IP
+const lookup = (_hostname, _options, callback) => {
+  callback(null, common.localhostIPv4, 4);
+};
+
+const req = http.request({
+  host: 'example.com',
+  port: 80,
+  lookup,
+  family: 4, // Force IPv4 to use simple lookup path
+  createConnection: (opts) => {
+    // Pass blockList to trigger synchronous ERR_IP_BLOCKED error
+    return net.createConnection({ ...opts, blockList });
+  },
+}, common.mustNotCall());
+
+// This error handler must be called.
+// Without the fix, the error would be emitted before http.request()
+// returns, causing an unhandled 'error' event.
+req.on('error', common.mustCall((err) => {
+  if (err.code !== 'ERR_IP_BLOCKED') {
+    throw new Error(`Expected ERR_IP_BLOCKED but got ${err.code}`);
+  }
+}));
+
+req.end();