diff --git a/examples/ruby/route_guide/route_guide_server.rb b/examples/ruby/route_guide/route_guide_server.rb
index a5a73a8bac1..41b9174b1d2 100755
--- a/examples/ruby/route_guide/route_guide_server.rb
+++ b/examples/ruby/route_guide/route_guide_server.rb
@@ -100,28 +100,6 @@ class RectangleEnum
   end
 end
 
-# A EnumeratorQueue wraps a Queue to yield the items added to it.
-class EnumeratorQueue
-  extend Forwardable
-  def_delegators :@q, :push
-
-  def initialize(sentinel)
-    @q = Queue.new
-    @sentinel = sentinel
-    @received_notes = {}
-  end
-
-  def each_item
-    return enum_for(:each_item) unless block_given?
-    loop do
-      r = @q.pop
-      break if r.equal?(@sentinel)
-      fail r if r.is_a? Exception
-      yield r
-    end
-  end
-end
-
 # ServerImpl provides an implementation of the RouteGuide service.
 class ServerImpl < RouteGuide::Service
   # @param [Hash] feature_db {location => name}
@@ -166,28 +144,33 @@ class ServerImpl < RouteGuide::Service
   end
 
   def route_chat(notes)
-    q = EnumeratorQueue.new(self)
-    # run a separate thread that processes the incoming requests
-    t = Thread.new do
-      begin
-        notes.each do |n|
-          key = {
-            'latitude' => n.location.latitude,
-            'longitude' => n.location.longitude
-          }
-          earlier_msgs = @received_notes[key]
-          @received_notes[key] << n.message
-          # send back the earlier messages at this point
-          earlier_msgs.each do |r|
-            q.push(RouteNote.new(location: n.location, message: r))
-          end
+    RouteChatEnumerator.new(notes, @received_notes).each_item
+  end
+end
+
+class RouteChatEnumerator
+  def initialize(notes, received_notes)
+    @notes = notes
+    @received_notes = received_notes
+  end
+  def each_item
+    return enum_for(:each_item) unless block_given?
+    begin
+      @notes.each do |n|
+        key = {
+          'latitude' => n.location.latitude,
+          'longitude' => n.location.longitude
+        }
+        earlier_msgs = @received_notes[key]
+        @received_notes[key] << n.message
+        # send back the earlier messages at this point
+        earlier_msgs.each do |r|
+          yield RouteNote.new(location: n.location, message: r)
         end
-        q.push(self)  # signal completion
-      rescue StandardError => e
-        q.push(e)  # signal completion via an error
       end
+    rescue StandardError => e
+      fail e # signal completion via an error
     end
-    q.each_item
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/src/ruby/pb/test/server.rb b/src/ruby/pb/test/server.rb
index 0808121661c..3f1e0a1ccfc 100755
--- a/src/ruby/pb/test/server.rb
+++ b/src/ruby/pb/test/server.rb
@@ -129,27 +129,36 @@ def nulls(l)
   [].pack('x' * l).force_encoding('ascii-8bit')
 end
 
-# A EnumeratorQueue wraps a Queue yielding the items added to it via each_item.
-class EnumeratorQueue
-  extend Forwardable
-  def_delegators :@q, :push
-
-  def initialize(sentinel)
-    @q = Queue.new
-    @sentinel = sentinel
-  end
+# A FullDuplexEnumerator passes requests to a block and yields generated responses
+class FullDuplexEnumerator
+  include Grpc::Testing
+  include Grpc::Testing::PayloadType
 
+  def initialize(requests)
+    @requests = requests
+  end
   def each_item
     return enum_for(:each_item) unless block_given?
-    loop do
-      r = @q.pop
-      break if r.equal?(@sentinel)
-      fail r if r.is_a? Exception
-      yield r
+    GRPC.logger.info('interop-server: started receiving')
+    begin
+      cls = StreamingOutputCallResponse
+      @requests.each do |req|
+        req.response_parameters.each do |params|
+          resp_size = params.size
+          GRPC.logger.info("read a req, response size is #{resp_size}")
+          yield cls.new(payload: Payload.new(type: req.response_type,
+                                              body: nulls(resp_size)))
+        end
+      end
+      GRPC.logger.info('interop-server: finished receiving')
+    rescue StandardError => e
+      GRPC.logger.info('interop-server: failed')
+      GRPC.logger.warn(e)
+      fail e
     end
   end
 end
-
+    
 # A runnable implementation of the schema-specified testing service, with each
 # service method implemented as required by the interop testing spec.
 class TestTarget < Grpc::Testing::TestService::Service
@@ -182,31 +191,9 @@ class TestTarget < Grpc::Testing::TestService::Service
 
   def full_duplex_call(reqs)
     # reqs is a lazy Enumerator of the requests sent by the client.
-    q = EnumeratorQueue.new(self)
-    cls = StreamingOutputCallResponse
-    Thread.new do
-      begin
-        GRPC.logger.info('interop-server: started receiving')
-        reqs.each do |req|
-          req.response_parameters.each do |params|
-            resp_size = params.size
-            GRPC.logger.info("read a req, response size is #{resp_size}")
-            resp = cls.new(payload: Payload.new(type: req.response_type,
-                                                body: nulls(resp_size)))
-            q.push(resp)
-          end
-        end
-        GRPC.logger.info('interop-server: finished receiving')
-        q.push(self)
-      rescue StandardError => e
-        GRPC.logger.info('interop-server: failed')
-        GRPC.logger.warn(e)
-        q.push(e)  # share the exception with the enumerator
-      end
-    end
-    q.each_item
+    FullDuplexEnumerator.new(reqs).each_item
   end
-
+        
   def half_duplex_call(reqs)
     # TODO: update with unique behaviour of the half_duplex_call if that's
     # ever required by any of the tests.
diff --git a/src/ruby/qps/qps-common.rb b/src/ruby/qps/qps-common.rb
index 4119d600b19..4714ccfdb7c 100644
--- a/src/ruby/qps/qps-common.rb
+++ b/src/ruby/qps/qps-common.rb
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ def load_test_certs
   files.map { |f| File.open(File.join(data_dir, f)).read }
 end
 
+
 # A EnumeratorQueue wraps a Queue yielding the items added to it via each_item.
 class EnumeratorQueue
   extend Forwardable
@@ -73,4 +74,19 @@ class EnumeratorQueue
   end
 end
 
+# A PingPongEnumerator reads requests and responds one-by-one when enumerated
+# via #each_item
+class PingPongEnumerator
+  def initialize(reqs)
+    @reqs = reqs
+  end
 
+  def each_item
+    return enum_for(:each_item) unless block_given?
+    sr = Grpc::Testing::SimpleResponse
+    pl = Grpc::Testing::Payload
+    @reqs.each do |req|
+      yield sr.new(payload: pl.new(body: nulls(req.response_size)))
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/src/ruby/qps/server.rb b/src/ruby/qps/server.rb
index f51f86d9a96..d0c2073dd1e 100644
--- a/src/ruby/qps/server.rb
+++ b/src/ruby/qps/server.rb
@@ -49,16 +49,7 @@ class BenchmarkServiceImpl < Grpc::Testing::BenchmarkService::Service
     sr.new(payload: pl.new(body: nulls(req.response_size)))
   end
   def streaming_call(reqs)
-    q = EnumeratorQueue.new(self)
-    Thread.new {
-      sr = Grpc::Testing::SimpleResponse
-      pl = Grpc::Testing::Payload
-      reqs.each do |req|
-        q.push(sr.new(payload: pl.new(body: nulls(req.response_size))))
-      end
-      q.push(self)
-    }
-    q.each_item
+    PingPongEnumerator.new(reqs).each_item
   end
 end