diff --git a/Lib/multiprocessing/connection.py b/Lib/multiprocessing/connection.py
index 57bf811..a051730 100644
--- a/Lib/multiprocessing/connection.py
+++ b/Lib/multiprocessing/connection.py
@@ -270,7 +270,14 @@
             self._unlink = None
 
     def accept(self):
-        s, self._last_accepted = self._socket.accept()
+        while True:
+            try:
+                s, self._last_accepted = self._socket.accept()
+            except socket.error as e:
+                if e.args[0] != errno.EINTR:
+                    raise
+            else:
+                break
         s.setblocking(True)
         fd = duplicate(s.fileno())
         conn = _multiprocessing.Connection(fd)
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_multiprocessing.py b/Lib/test/test_multiprocessing.py
index 88663ef..5ffe759 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_multiprocessing.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_multiprocessing.py
@@ -2461,12 +2461,80 @@
         self.assertLessEqual(new_size, old_size)
 
 #
+# Issue #17097: EINTR should be ignored by recv(), send(), accept() etc
+#
+
+class TestIgnoreEINTR(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _test_ignore(cls, conn):
+        def handler(signum, frame):
+            pass
+        signal.signal(signal.SIGUSR1, handler)
+        conn.send('ready')
+        x = conn.recv()
+        conn.send(x)
+        conn.send_bytes(b'x'*(1024*1024))   # sending 1 MB should block
+
+    @unittest.skipUnless(hasattr(signal, 'SIGUSR1'), 'requires SIGUSR1')
+    def test_ignore(self):
+        conn, child_conn = multiprocessing.Pipe()
+        try:
+            p = multiprocessing.Process(target=self._test_ignore,
+                                        args=(child_conn,))
+            p.daemon = True
+            p.start()
+            child_conn.close()
+            self.assertEqual(conn.recv(), 'ready')
+            time.sleep(0.1)
+            os.kill(p.pid, signal.SIGUSR1)
+            time.sleep(0.1)
+            conn.send(1234)
+            self.assertEqual(conn.recv(), 1234)
+            time.sleep(0.1)
+            os.kill(p.pid, signal.SIGUSR1)
+            self.assertEqual(conn.recv_bytes(), b'x'*(1024*1024))
+            time.sleep(0.1)
+            p.join()
+        finally:
+            conn.close()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _test_ignore_listener(cls, conn):
+        def handler(signum, frame):
+            pass
+        signal.signal(signal.SIGUSR1, handler)
+        l = multiprocessing.connection.Listener()
+        conn.send(l.address)
+        a = l.accept()
+        a.send('welcome')
+
+    @unittest.skipUnless(hasattr(signal, 'SIGUSR1'), 'requires SIGUSR1')
+    def test_ignore_listener(self):
+        conn, child_conn = multiprocessing.Pipe()
+        try:
+            p = multiprocessing.Process(target=self._test_ignore_listener,
+                                        args=(child_conn,))
+            p.daemon = True
+            p.start()
+            child_conn.close()
+            address = conn.recv()
+            time.sleep(0.1)
+            os.kill(p.pid, signal.SIGUSR1)
+            time.sleep(0.1)
+            client = multiprocessing.connection.Client(address)
+            self.assertEqual(client.recv(), 'welcome')
+            p.join()
+        finally:
+            conn.close()
+
+#
 #
 #
 
 testcases_other = [OtherTest, TestInvalidHandle, TestInitializers,
                    TestStdinBadfiledescriptor, TestTimeouts, TestNoForkBomb,
-                   TestFlags, TestForkAwareThreadLock]
+                   TestFlags, TestForkAwareThreadLock, TestIgnoreEINTR]
 
 #
 #
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 303760c..5c9e367 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #17097: Make multiprocessing ignore EINTR.
+
 - Issue #18155: The csv module now correctly handles csv files that use
   a delimiter character that has a special meaning in regexes, instead of
   throwing an exception.
diff --git a/Modules/_multiprocessing/socket_connection.c b/Modules/_multiprocessing/socket_connection.c
index 66bc377..bdb0a32 100644
--- a/Modules/_multiprocessing/socket_connection.c
+++ b/Modules/_multiprocessing/socket_connection.c
@@ -23,6 +23,21 @@
 #endif
 
 /*
+ * Wrapper for PyErr_CheckSignals() which can be called without the GIL
+ */
+
+static int
+check_signals(void)
+{
+    PyGILState_STATE state;
+    int res;
+    state = PyGILState_Ensure();
+    res = PyErr_CheckSignals();
+    PyGILState_Release(state);
+    return res;
+}
+
+/*
  * Send string to file descriptor
  */
 
@@ -34,8 +49,14 @@
 
     while (length > 0) {
         res = WRITE(h, p, length);
-        if (res < 0)
+        if (res < 0) {
+            if (errno == EINTR) {
+                if (check_signals() < 0)
+                    return MP_EXCEPTION_HAS_BEEN_SET;
+                continue;
+            }
             return MP_SOCKET_ERROR;
+        }
         length -= res;
         p += res;
     }
@@ -56,12 +77,16 @@
 
     while (remaining > 0) {
         temp = READ(h, p, remaining);
-        if (temp <= 0) {
-            if (temp == 0)
-                return remaining == length ?
-                    MP_END_OF_FILE : MP_EARLY_END_OF_FILE;
-            else
-                return temp;
+        if (temp < 0) {
+            if (errno == EINTR) {
+                if (check_signals() < 0)
+                    return MP_EXCEPTION_HAS_BEEN_SET;
+                continue;
+            }
+            return temp;
+        }
+        else if (temp == 0) {
+            return remaining == length ? MP_END_OF_FILE : MP_EARLY_END_OF_FILE;
         }
         remaining -= temp;
         p += temp;
@@ -171,9 +196,16 @@
     p.revents = 0;
 
     if (timeout < 0) {
-        res = poll(&p, 1, -1);
+        do {
+            res = poll(&p, 1, -1);
+        } while (res < 0 && errno == EINTR);
     } else {
         res = poll(&p, 1, (int)(timeout * 1000 + 0.5));
+        if (res < 0 && errno == EINTR) {
+            /* We were interrupted by a signal.  Just indicate a
+               timeout even though we are early. */
+            return FALSE;
+        }
     }
 
     if (res < 0) {
@@ -209,12 +241,19 @@
     FD_SET((SOCKET)conn->handle, &rfds);
 
     if (timeout < 0.0) {
-        res = select((int)conn->handle+1, &rfds, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+        do {
+            res = select((int)conn->handle+1, &rfds, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+        } while (res < 0 && errno == EINTR);
     } else {
         struct timeval tv;
         tv.tv_sec = (long)timeout;
         tv.tv_usec = (long)((timeout - tv.tv_sec) * 1e6 + 0.5);
         res = select((int)conn->handle+1, &rfds, NULL, NULL, &tv);
+        if (res < 0 && errno == EINTR) {
+            /* We were interrupted by a signal.  Just indicate a
+               timeout even though we are early. */
+            return FALSE;
+        }
     }
 
     if (res < 0) {