diff --git a/include/grpc/support/port_platform.h b/include/grpc/support/port_platform.h
index 671648a..df7861c 100644
--- a/include/grpc/support/port_platform.h
+++ b/include/grpc/support/port_platform.h
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
 #define GPR_POSIX_SYNC 1
 #define GPR_POSIX_TIME 1
 #define GPR_GETPID_IN_UNISTD_H 1
+#define GPR_HAVE_MSG_NOSIGNAL 1
 #elif defined(__linux__)
 #ifndef _BSD_SOURCE
 #define _BSD_SOURCE
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@
 #define GPR_POSIX_SYNC 1
 #define GPR_POSIX_TIME 1
 #define GPR_GETPID_IN_UNISTD_H 1
+#define GPR_HAVE_MSG_NOSIGNAL 1
 #ifdef _LP64
 #define GPR_ARCH_64 1
 #else /* _LP64 */
@@ -155,6 +157,7 @@
 #define GPR_POSIX_SYNC 1
 #define GPR_POSIX_TIME 1
 #define GPR_GETPID_IN_UNISTD_H 1
+#define GPR_HAVE_SO_NOSIGPIPE 1
 #ifdef _LP64
 #define GPR_ARCH_64 1
 #else /* _LP64 */
@@ -180,6 +183,7 @@
 #define GPR_POSIX_SYNC 1
 #define GPR_POSIX_TIME 1
 #define GPR_GETPID_IN_UNISTD_H 1
+#define GPR_HAVE_SO_NOSIGPIPE 1
 #ifdef _LP64
 #define GPR_ARCH_64 1
 #else /* _LP64 */
diff --git a/src/core/iomgr/socket_utils_common_posix.c b/src/core/iomgr/socket_utils_common_posix.c
index 3c8cafa..a9af594 100644
--- a/src/core/iomgr/socket_utils_common_posix.c
+++ b/src/core/iomgr/socket_utils_common_posix.c
@@ -76,6 +76,19 @@
   return 1;
 }
 
+int grpc_set_socket_no_sigpipe_if_possible(int fd) {
+#ifdef GPR_HAVE_SO_NOSIGPIPE
+  int val = 1;
+  int newval;
+  socklen_t intlen = sizeof(newval);
+  return 0 == setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_NOSIGPIPE, &val, sizeof(val)) &&
+         0 == getsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_NOSIGPIPE, &newval, &intlen) &&
+         (newval != 0) == val;
+#else
+  return 1;
+#endif
+}
+
 /* set a socket to close on exec */
 int grpc_set_socket_cloexec(int fd, int close_on_exec) {
   int oldflags = fcntl(fd, F_GETFD, 0);
diff --git a/src/core/iomgr/socket_utils_posix.h b/src/core/iomgr/socket_utils_posix.h
index c161082..d2a315b 100644
--- a/src/core/iomgr/socket_utils_posix.h
+++ b/src/core/iomgr/socket_utils_posix.h
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@
    state to library users, we turn off IPv6 sockets. */
 int grpc_ipv6_loopback_available(void);
 
+/* Tries to set SO_NOSIGPIPE if available on this platform.
+   Returns 1 on success, 0 on failure.
+   If SO_NO_SIGPIPE is not available, returns 1. */
+int grpc_set_socket_no_sigpipe_if_possible(int fd);
+
 /* An enum to keep track of IPv4/IPv6 socket modes.
 
    Currently, this information is only used when a socket is first created, but
diff --git a/src/core/iomgr/tcp_client_posix.c b/src/core/iomgr/tcp_client_posix.c
index e20cc3d..2401fe0 100644
--- a/src/core/iomgr/tcp_client_posix.c
+++ b/src/core/iomgr/tcp_client_posix.c
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@
   }
 
   if (!grpc_set_socket_nonblocking(fd, 1) || !grpc_set_socket_cloexec(fd, 1) ||
-      (addr->sa_family != AF_UNIX && !grpc_set_socket_low_latency(fd, 1))) {
+      (addr->sa_family != AF_UNIX && !grpc_set_socket_low_latency(fd, 1)) ||
+      !grpc_set_socket_no_sigpipe_if_possible(fd)) {
     gpr_log(GPR_ERROR, "Unable to configure socket %d: %s", fd,
             strerror(errno));
     goto error;
diff --git a/src/core/iomgr/tcp_posix.c b/src/core/iomgr/tcp_posix.c
index 06725fb..f7dae5f 100644
--- a/src/core/iomgr/tcp_posix.c
+++ b/src/core/iomgr/tcp_posix.c
@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@
 #include <grpc/support/sync.h>
 #include <grpc/support/time.h>
 
+#ifdef GPR_HAVE_MSG_NOSIGNAL
+#define SENDMSG_FLAGS MSG_NOSIGNAL
+#else
+#define SENDMSG_FLAGS 0
+#endif
+
 /* Holds a slice array and associated state. */
 typedef struct grpc_tcp_slice_state {
   gpr_slice *slices;       /* Array of slices */
@@ -461,7 +467,7 @@
     GRPC_TIMER_BEGIN(GRPC_PTAG_SENDMSG, 0);
     do {
       /* TODO(klempner): Cork if this is a partial write */
-      sent_length = sendmsg(tcp->fd, &msg, 0);
+      sent_length = sendmsg(tcp->fd, &msg, SENDMSG_FLAGS);
     } while (sent_length < 0 && errno == EINTR);
     GRPC_TIMER_END(GRPC_PTAG_SENDMSG, 0);
 
diff --git a/src/core/iomgr/tcp_server_posix.c b/src/core/iomgr/tcp_server_posix.c
index 7e31f2d..d1cd8a7 100644
--- a/src/core/iomgr/tcp_server_posix.c
+++ b/src/core/iomgr/tcp_server_posix.c
@@ -235,7 +235,8 @@
 
   if (!grpc_set_socket_nonblocking(fd, 1) || !grpc_set_socket_cloexec(fd, 1) ||
       (addr->sa_family != AF_UNIX && (!grpc_set_socket_low_latency(fd, 1) ||
-                                      !grpc_set_socket_reuse_addr(fd, 1)))) {
+                                      !grpc_set_socket_reuse_addr(fd, 1))) ||
+      !grpc_set_socket_no_sigpipe_if_possible(fd)) {
     gpr_log(GPR_ERROR, "Unable to configure socket %d: %s", fd,
             strerror(errno));
     goto error;
@@ -296,6 +297,8 @@
       }
     }
 
+    grpc_set_socket_no_sigpipe_if_possible(fd);
+
     sp->server->cb(
         sp->server->cb_arg,
         grpc_tcp_create(grpc_fd_create(fd), GRPC_TCP_DEFAULT_READ_SLICE_SIZE));
diff --git a/test/core/util/test_config.c b/test/core/util/test_config.c
index 1f0f017..be69fcf 100644
--- a/test/core/util/test_config.c
+++ b/test/core/util/test_config.c
@@ -49,10 +49,6 @@
 #endif
 
 void grpc_test_init(int argc, char **argv) {
-#ifndef GPR_WIN32
-  /* disable SIGPIPE */
-  signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
-#endif
   gpr_log(GPR_DEBUG, "test slowdown: machine=%f build=%f total=%f",
           GRPC_TEST_SLOWDOWN_MACHINE_FACTOR, GRPC_TEST_SLOWDOWN_BUILD_FACTOR,
           GRPC_TEST_SLOWDOWN_FACTOR);
diff --git a/test/cpp/qps/smoke_test.cc b/test/cpp/qps/smoke_test.cc
index 2c60a99..1a44833 100644
--- a/test/cpp/qps/smoke_test.cc
+++ b/test/cpp/qps/smoke_test.cc
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@
 }  // namespace grpc
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
-  signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
   using namespace grpc::testing;
   RunSynchronousStreamingPingPong();
   RunSynchronousUnaryPingPong();