diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0392d456561..c0e5a3fb9e9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12229,6 +12229,7 @@ endif()
 if(gRPC_BUILD_TESTS)
 
 add_executable(forkable_test
+  src/core/lib/debug/trace.cc
   src/core/lib/event_engine/forkable.cc
   test/core/event_engine/forkable_test.cc
   third_party/googletest/googletest/src/gtest-all.cc
@@ -12259,6 +12260,7 @@ target_link_libraries(forkable_test
   ${_gRPC_PROTOBUF_LIBRARIES}
   ${_gRPC_ZLIB_LIBRARIES}
   ${_gRPC_ALLTARGETS_LIBRARIES}
+  absl::statusor
   gpr
 )
 
diff --git a/build_autogenerated.yaml b/build_autogenerated.yaml
index da1291c2353..82e6d6438c7 100644
--- a/build_autogenerated.yaml
+++ b/build_autogenerated.yaml
@@ -7985,11 +7985,14 @@ targets:
   build: test
   language: c++
   headers:
+  - src/core/lib/debug/trace.h
   - src/core/lib/event_engine/forkable.h
   src:
+  - src/core/lib/debug/trace.cc
   - src/core/lib/event_engine/forkable.cc
   - test/core/event_engine/forkable_test.cc
   deps:
+  - absl/status:statusor
   - gpr
 - name: format_request_test
   gtest: true
diff --git a/src/core/BUILD b/src/core/BUILD
index 9a7a2c179a7..cda8d1c32ee 100644
--- a/src/core/BUILD
+++ b/src/core/BUILD
@@ -1386,6 +1386,7 @@ grpc_cc_library(
         "//:config_vars",
         "//:gpr",
         "//:gpr_platform",
+        "//:grpc_trace",
     ],
 )
 
@@ -1742,6 +1743,7 @@ grpc_cc_library(
         "common_event_engine_closures",
         "event_engine_poller",
         "event_engine_time_util",
+        "forkable",
         "iomgr_port",
         "posix_event_engine_closure",
         "posix_event_engine_event_poller",
diff --git a/src/core/lib/event_engine/forkable.cc b/src/core/lib/event_engine/forkable.cc
index 4906084d274..57f60577d10 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/event_engine/forkable.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/event_engine/forkable.cc
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 namespace grpc_event_engine {
 namespace experimental {
 
+grpc_core::TraceFlag grpc_trace_fork(false, "fork");
+
 namespace {
 grpc_core::NoDestruct<grpc_core::Mutex> g_mu;
 bool g_registered ABSL_GUARDED_BY(g_mu){false};
@@ -58,41 +60,52 @@ void RegisterForkHandlers() {
     grpc_core::MutexLock lock(g_mu.get());
     if (!std::exchange(g_registered, true)) {
 #ifdef GRPC_POSIX_FORK_ALLOW_PTHREAD_ATFORK
+      GRPC_FORK_TRACE_LOG_STRING("RegisterForkHandlers");
       pthread_atfork(PrepareFork, PostforkParent, PostforkChild);
 #endif
     }
   }
-};
+}
 
 void PrepareFork() {
   if (IsForkEnabled()) {
+    GRPC_FORK_TRACE_LOG_STRING("PrepareFork");
     grpc_core::MutexLock lock(g_mu.get());
     for (auto forkable_iter = g_forkables->rbegin();
          forkable_iter != g_forkables->rend(); ++forkable_iter) {
       (*forkable_iter)->PrepareFork();
     }
+    GRPC_FORK_TRACE_LOG_STRING("PrepareFork finished");
   }
 }
+
 void PostforkParent() {
   if (IsForkEnabled()) {
+    GRPC_FORK_TRACE_LOG_STRING("PostforkParent");
     grpc_core::MutexLock lock(g_mu.get());
     for (auto* forkable : *g_forkables) {
+      GRPC_FORK_TRACE_LOG("Calling PostforkParent for forkable::%p", forkable);
       forkable->PostforkParent();
     }
+    GRPC_FORK_TRACE_LOG_STRING("PostforkParent finished");
   }
 }
 
 void PostforkChild() {
   if (IsForkEnabled()) {
+    GRPC_FORK_TRACE_LOG_STRING("PostforkChild");
     grpc_core::MutexLock lock(g_mu.get());
     for (auto* forkable : *g_forkables) {
+      GRPC_FORK_TRACE_LOG("Calling PostforkChild for forkable::%p", forkable);
       forkable->PostforkChild();
     }
+    GRPC_FORK_TRACE_LOG_STRING("PostforkChild finished");
   }
 }
 
 void ManageForkable(Forkable* forkable) {
   if (IsForkEnabled()) {
+    GRPC_FORK_TRACE_LOG("Manage forkable::%p", forkable);
     grpc_core::MutexLock lock(g_mu.get());
     g_forkables->push_back(forkable);
   }
@@ -100,6 +113,7 @@ void ManageForkable(Forkable* forkable) {
 
 void StopManagingForkable(Forkable* forkable) {
   if (IsForkEnabled()) {
+    GRPC_FORK_TRACE_LOG("Stop managing forkable::%p", forkable);
     grpc_core::MutexLock lock(g_mu.get());
     auto iter = std::find(g_forkables->begin(), g_forkables->end(), forkable);
     GPR_ASSERT(iter != g_forkables->end());
diff --git a/src/core/lib/event_engine/forkable.h b/src/core/lib/event_engine/forkable.h
index 17fed628e15..c585a830988 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/event_engine/forkable.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/event_engine/forkable.h
@@ -16,9 +16,24 @@
 
 #include <grpc/support/port_platform.h>
 
+#include <grpc/support/log.h>
+
+#include "src/core/lib/debug/trace.h"
+
 namespace grpc_event_engine {
 namespace experimental {
 
+extern grpc_core::TraceFlag grpc_trace_fork;
+
+#define GRPC_FORK_TRACE_LOG(format, ...)                 \
+  do {                                                   \
+    if (GRPC_TRACE_FLAG_ENABLED(grpc_trace_fork)) {      \
+      gpr_log(GPR_DEBUG, "[fork] " format, __VA_ARGS__); \
+    }                                                    \
+  } while (0)
+
+#define GRPC_FORK_TRACE_LOG_STRING(format) GRPC_FORK_TRACE_LOG("%s", format)
+
 // Register fork handlers with the system, enabling fork support.
 //
 // This provides pthread-based support for fork events. Any objects that
diff --git a/src/core/lib/event_engine/posix_engine/ev_poll_posix.cc b/src/core/lib/event_engine/posix_engine/ev_poll_posix.cc
index fdb4ed09bec..56fd15c26f0 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/event_engine/posix_engine/ev_poll_posix.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/event_engine/posix_engine/ev_poll_posix.cc
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ void ResetEventManagerOnFork() {
   while (!fork_poller_list.empty()) {
     PollPoller* poller = fork_poller_list.front();
     fork_poller_list.pop_front();
-    delete poller;
+    poller->Close();
   }
   gpr_mu_unlock(&fork_fd_list_mu);
   InitPollPollerPosix();
@@ -566,6 +566,9 @@ bool PollEventHandle::EndPollLocked(bool got_read, bool got_write) {
 
 void PollPoller::KickExternal(bool ext) {
   grpc_core::MutexLock lock(&mu_);
+  if (closed_) {
+    return;
+  }
   if (was_kicked_) {
     if (ext) {
       was_kicked_ext_ = true;
@@ -610,7 +613,8 @@ PollPoller::PollPoller(Scheduler* scheduler)
       was_kicked_(false),
       was_kicked_ext_(false),
       num_poll_handles_(0),
-      poll_handles_list_head_(nullptr) {
+      poll_handles_list_head_(nullptr),
+      closed_(false) {
   wakeup_fd_ = *CreateWakeupFd();
   GPR_ASSERT(wakeup_fd_ != nullptr);
   ForkPollerListAddPoller(this);
@@ -622,7 +626,8 @@ PollPoller::PollPoller(Scheduler* scheduler, bool use_phony_poll)
       was_kicked_(false),
       was_kicked_ext_(false),
       num_poll_handles_(0),
-      poll_handles_list_head_(nullptr) {
+      poll_handles_list_head_(nullptr),
+      closed_(false) {
   wakeup_fd_ = *CreateWakeupFd();
   GPR_ASSERT(wakeup_fd_ != nullptr);
   ForkPollerListAddPoller(this);
@@ -829,6 +834,17 @@ void PollPoller::Shutdown() {
   Unref();
 }
 
+void PollPoller::PrepareFork() { Kick(); }
+// TODO(vigneshbabu): implement
+void PollPoller::PostforkParent() {}
+// TODO(vigneshbabu): implement
+void PollPoller::PostforkChild() {}
+
+void PollPoller::Close() {
+  grpc_core::MutexLock lock(&mu_);
+  closed_ = true;
+}
+
 PollPoller* MakePollPoller(Scheduler* scheduler, bool use_phony_poll) {
   static bool kPollPollerSupported = InitPollPollerPosix();
   if (kPollPollerSupported) {
@@ -875,6 +891,12 @@ PollPoller* MakePollPoller(Scheduler* /*scheduler*/,
   return nullptr;
 }
 
+void PollPoller::PrepareFork() { grpc_core::Crash("unimplemented"); }
+void PollPoller::PostforkParent() { grpc_core::Crash("unimplemented"); }
+void PollPoller::PostforkChild() { grpc_core::Crash("unimplemented"); }
+
+void PollPoller::Close() { grpc_core::Crash("unimplemented"); }
+
 void PollPoller::KickExternal(bool /*ext*/) {
   grpc_core::Crash("unimplemented");
 }
diff --git a/src/core/lib/event_engine/posix_engine/ev_poll_posix.h b/src/core/lib/event_engine/posix_engine/ev_poll_posix.h
index dac37ea130d..582991b7c7a 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/event_engine/posix_engine/ev_poll_posix.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/event_engine/posix_engine/ev_poll_posix.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 #include <grpc/event_engine/event_engine.h>
 
+#include "src/core/lib/event_engine/forkable.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/event_engine/poller.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/event_engine/posix_engine/event_poller.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/event_engine/posix_engine/wakeup_fd_posix.h"
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ namespace experimental {
 class PollEventHandle;
 
 // Definition of poll based poller.
-class PollPoller : public PosixEventPoller {
+class PollPoller : public PosixEventPoller, public Forkable {
  public:
   explicit PollPoller(Scheduler* scheduler);
   PollPoller(Scheduler* scheduler, bool use_phony_poll);
@@ -54,6 +55,13 @@ class PollPoller : public PosixEventPoller {
   bool CanTrackErrors() const override { return false; }
   ~PollPoller() override;
 
+  // Forkable
+  void PrepareFork() override;
+  void PostforkParent() override;
+  void PostforkChild() override;
+
+  void Close();
+
  private:
   void Ref() { ref_count_.fetch_add(1, std::memory_order_relaxed); }
   void Unref() {
@@ -83,6 +91,7 @@ class PollPoller : public PosixEventPoller {
   int num_poll_handles_ ABSL_GUARDED_BY(mu_);
   PollEventHandle* poll_handles_list_head_ ABSL_GUARDED_BY(mu_) = nullptr;
   std::unique_ptr<WakeupFd> wakeup_fd_;
+  bool closed_ ABSL_GUARDED_BY(mu_);
 };
 
 // Return an instance of a poll based poller tied to the specified scheduler.