diff --git a/src/ruby/end2end/forking_client_client.rb b/src/ruby/end2end/forking_client_client.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..fbe03686b3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ruby/end2end/forking_client_client.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+
+# Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+# met:
+#
+#     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+# copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+# in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+# distribution.
+#     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+# contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+# this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+# OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+# Prompted by and minimal repro of https://github.com/grpc/grpc/issues/10658
+
+require_relative './end2end_common'
+
+def main
+  server_port = ''
+  OptionParser.new do |opts|
+    opts.on('--client_control_port=P', String) do
+      STDERR.puts 'client control port not used'
+    end
+    opts.on('--server_port=P', String) do |p|
+      server_port = p
+    end
+  end.parse!
+
+  p = fork do
+    stub = Echo::EchoServer::Stub.new("localhost:#{server_port}",
+                                      :this_channel_is_insecure)
+    stub.echo(Echo::EchoRequest.new(request: 'hello'))
+  end
+
+  begin
+    Timeout.timeout(10) do
+      Process.wait(p)
+    end
+  rescue Timeout::Error
+    STDERR.puts "timeout waiting for forked process #{p}"
+    Process.kill('SIGKILL', p)
+    Process.wait(p)
+    raise 'Timed out waiting for client process. ' \
+      'It likely hangs when killed while in the middle of an rpc'
+  end
+
+  client_exit_code = $CHILD_STATUS
+  fail "forked process failed #{client_exit_code}" if client_exit_code != 0
+end
+
+main
diff --git a/src/ruby/end2end/forking_client_driver.rb b/src/ruby/end2end/forking_client_driver.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..2c67b33590d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ruby/end2end/forking_client_driver.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+
+# Copyright 2016, Google Inc.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+# met:
+#
+#     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+# copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+# in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+# distribution.
+#     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+# contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+# this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+# OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+require_relative './end2end_common'
+
+def main
+  STDERR.puts 'start server'
+  server_runner = ServerRunner.new(EchoServerImpl)
+  server_port = server_runner.run
+
+  # TODO(apolcyn) Can we get rid of this sleep?
+  # Without it, an immediate call to the just started EchoServer
+  # fails with UNAVAILABLE
+  sleep 1
+
+  STDERR.puts 'start client'
+  _, client_pid = start_client('forking_client_client.rb',
+                               server_port)
+
+  begin
+    Timeout.timeout(10) do
+      Process.wait(client_pid)
+    end
+  rescue Timeout::Error
+    STDERR.puts "timeout wait for client pid #{client_pid}"
+    Process.kill('SIGKILL', client_pid)
+    Process.wait(client_pid)
+    STDERR.puts 'killed client child'
+    raise 'Timed out waiting for client process. ' \
+      'It likely hangs when requiring grpc, then forking, then using grpc '
+  end
+
+  client_exit_code = $CHILD_STATUS
+  if client_exit_code != 0
+    fail "forking client client failed, exit code #{client_exit_code}"
+  end
+
+  server_runner.stop
+end
+
+main
diff --git a/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_server.c b/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_server.c
index de79a5121ff..2286a99f249 100644
--- a/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_server.c
+++ b/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_server.c
@@ -222,8 +222,6 @@ static VALUE grpc_rb_server_request_call(VALUE self) {
     return Qnil;
   }
 
-
-
   /* build the NewServerRpc struct result */
   deadline = gpr_convert_clock_type(st.details.deadline, GPR_CLOCK_REALTIME);
   result = rb_struct_new(
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/helper_scripts/run_ruby_end2end_tests.sh b/tools/run_tests/helper_scripts/run_ruby_end2end_tests.sh
index 92d69757073..cd289335c12 100755
--- a/tools/run_tests/helper_scripts/run_ruby_end2end_tests.sh
+++ b/tools/run_tests/helper_scripts/run_ruby_end2end_tests.sh
@@ -39,4 +39,5 @@ ruby src/ruby/end2end/channel_state_driver.rb || EXIT_CODE=1
 ruby src/ruby/end2end/channel_closing_driver.rb || EXIT_CODE=1
 ruby src/ruby/end2end/sig_int_during_channel_watch_driver.rb || EXIT_CODE=1
 ruby src/ruby/end2end/killed_client_thread_driver.rb || EXIT_CODE=1
+ruby src/ruby/end2end/forking_client_driver.rb || EXIT_CODE=1
 exit $EXIT_CODE