diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5be0d146afc..5d2f07145f2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -209,6 +209,14 @@ CPPFLAGS_mutrace = -O0
 LDFLAGS_mutrace = -rdynamic
 DEFINES_mutrace = _DEBUG DEBUG
 
+VALID_CONFIG_esan = 1
+CC_esan = $(DEFAULT_CC)
+CXX_esan = $(DEFAULT_CXX)
+LD_esan = $(DEFAULT_CC)
+LDXX_esan = $(DEFAULT_CXX)
+CPPFLAGS_esan = -O0
+DEFINES_esan = _DEBUG DEBUG GRPC_EXECUTION_CONTEXT_SANITIZER
+
 
 
 # General settings.
diff --git a/build.yaml b/build.yaml
index a277539a054..c025b250e93 100644
--- a/build.yaml
+++ b/build.yaml
@@ -2724,6 +2724,9 @@ configs:
   dbg:
     CPPFLAGS: -O0
     DEFINES: _DEBUG DEBUG
+  esan:
+    CPPFLAGS: -O0
+    DEFINES: _DEBUG DEBUG GRPC_EXECUTION_CONTEXT_SANITIZER
   gcov:
     CC: gcc
     CPPFLAGS: -O0 -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage -Wno-return-type
diff --git a/src/core/iomgr/exec_ctx.c b/src/core/iomgr/exec_ctx.c
index 1fd79f6ebac..abcdd2fa0a4 100644
--- a/src/core/iomgr/exec_ctx.c
+++ b/src/core/iomgr/exec_ctx.c
@@ -34,9 +34,12 @@
 #include "src/core/iomgr/exec_ctx.h"
 
 #include <grpc/support/log.h>
+#include <grpc/support/sync.h>
+#include <grpc/support/thd.h>
 
 #include "src/core/profiling/timers.h"
 
+#ifndef GRPC_EXECUTION_CONTEXT_SANITIZER
 bool grpc_exec_ctx_flush(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx) {
   bool did_something = 0;
   GPR_TIMER_BEGIN("grpc_exec_ctx_flush", 0);
@@ -74,3 +77,76 @@ void grpc_exec_ctx_enqueue_list(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
   GPR_ASSERT(offload_target_or_null == NULL);
   grpc_closure_list_move(list, &exec_ctx->closure_list);
 }
+
+void grpc_exec_ctx_global_init(void) {}
+void grpc_exec_ctx_global_shutdown(void) {}
+#else
+static gpr_mu g_mu;
+static gpr_cv g_cv;
+static int g_threads = 0;
+
+static void run_closure(void *arg) {
+  grpc_closure *closure = arg;
+  grpc_exec_ctx exec_ctx = GRPC_EXEC_CTX_INIT;
+  closure->cb(&exec_ctx, closure->cb_arg, (closure->final_data & 1) != 0);
+  grpc_exec_ctx_finish(&exec_ctx);
+  gpr_mu_lock(&g_mu);
+  if (--g_threads == 0) {
+    gpr_cv_signal(&g_cv);
+  }
+  gpr_mu_unlock(&g_mu);
+}
+
+static void start_closure(grpc_closure *closure) {
+  gpr_thd_id id;
+  gpr_mu_lock(&g_mu);
+  g_threads++;
+  gpr_mu_unlock(&g_mu);
+  gpr_thd_new(&id, run_closure, closure, NULL);
+}
+
+bool grpc_exec_ctx_flush(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx) {
+  return false;
+}
+
+void grpc_exec_ctx_finish(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx) {
+}
+
+void grpc_exec_ctx_enqueue(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_closure *closure,
+                           bool success,
+                           grpc_workqueue *offload_target_or_null) {
+  GPR_ASSERT(offload_target_or_null == NULL);
+  closure->final_data = success;
+  start_closure(closure);
+}
+
+void grpc_exec_ctx_enqueue_list(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
+                                grpc_closure_list *list,
+                                grpc_workqueue *offload_target_or_null) {
+                                  GPR_ASSERT(offload_target_or_null == NULL);
+  grpc_closure *p = list->head;
+  while (p) {
+    grpc_closure *start = p;
+    p = grpc_closure_next(start);
+    start_closure(start);
+  }
+  grpc_closure_list r = GRPC_CLOSURE_LIST_INIT;
+  *list = r;
+}
+
+void grpc_exec_ctx_global_init(void) {
+  gpr_mu_init(&g_mu);
+  gpr_cv_init(&g_cv);
+}
+
+void grpc_exec_ctx_global_shutdown(void) {
+  gpr_mu_lock(&g_mu);
+  while (g_threads != 0) {
+    gpr_cv_wait(&g_cv, &g_mu, gpr_inf_future(GPR_CLOCK_REALTIME));
+  }
+  gpr_mu_unlock(&g_mu);
+
+  gpr_mu_destroy(&g_mu);
+  gpr_cv_destroy(&g_cv);
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/src/core/iomgr/exec_ctx.h b/src/core/iomgr/exec_ctx.h
index 9a9b2e55fa7..3403a978ecf 100644
--- a/src/core/iomgr/exec_ctx.h
+++ b/src/core/iomgr/exec_ctx.h
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@
 
 #include "src/core/iomgr/closure.h"
 
+/* #define GRPC_EXECUTION_CONTEXT_SANITIZER 1 */
+
+/** A workqueue represents a list of work to be executed asynchronously.
+    Forward declared here to avoid a circular dependency with workqueue.h. */
+struct grpc_workqueue;
+typedef struct grpc_workqueue grpc_workqueue;
+
+#ifndef GRPC_EXECUTION_CONTEXT_SANITIZER
 /** Execution context.
  *  A bag of data that collects information along a callstack.
  *  Generally created at public API entry points, and passed down as
@@ -57,13 +65,12 @@ struct grpc_exec_ctx {
   grpc_closure_list closure_list;
 };
 
-/** A workqueue represents a list of work to be executed asynchronously.
-    Forward declared here to avoid a circular dependency with workqueue.h. */
-struct grpc_workqueue;
-typedef struct grpc_workqueue grpc_workqueue;
-
 #define GRPC_EXEC_CTX_INIT \
   { GRPC_CLOSURE_LIST_INIT }
+#else
+struct grpc_exec_ctx {};
+#define GRPC_EXEC_CTX_INIT {}
+#endif
 
 /** Flush any work that has been enqueued onto this grpc_exec_ctx.
  *  Caller must guarantee that no interfering locks are held.
@@ -82,4 +89,7 @@ void grpc_exec_ctx_enqueue_list(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
                                 grpc_closure_list *list,
                                 grpc_workqueue *offload_target_or_null);
 
+void grpc_exec_ctx_global_init(void);
+void grpc_exec_ctx_global_shutdown(void);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/core/iomgr/iomgr.c b/src/core/iomgr/iomgr.c
index 04580150f3a..bd279f6d799 100644
--- a/src/core/iomgr/iomgr.c
+++ b/src/core/iomgr/iomgr.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include <grpc/support/sync.h>
 #include <grpc/support/thd.h>
 
+#include "src/core/iomgr/exec_ctx.h"
 #include "src/core/iomgr/iomgr_internal.h"
 #include "src/core/iomgr/timer.h"
 #include "src/core/support/string.h"
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ void grpc_iomgr_init(void) {
   g_shutdown = 0;
   gpr_mu_init(&g_mu);
   gpr_cv_init(&g_rcv);
+  grpc_exec_ctx_global_init();
   grpc_timer_list_init(gpr_now(GPR_CLOCK_MONOTONIC));
   g_root_object.next = g_root_object.prev = &g_root_object;
   g_root_object.name = "root";
@@ -133,6 +135,7 @@ void grpc_iomgr_shutdown(void) {
 
   grpc_pollset_global_shutdown();
   grpc_iomgr_platform_shutdown();
+  grpc_exec_ctx_global_shutdown();
   gpr_mu_destroy(&g_mu);
   gpr_cv_destroy(&g_rcv);
 }
diff --git a/src/core/iomgr/workqueue_posix.c b/src/core/iomgr/workqueue_posix.c
index c096dbfb30c..2b42e6d4fbf 100644
--- a/src/core/iomgr/workqueue_posix.c
+++ b/src/core/iomgr/workqueue_posix.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ void grpc_workqueue_flush(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_workqueue *workqueue) {
   if (grpc_closure_list_empty(workqueue->closure_list)) {
     grpc_wakeup_fd_wakeup(&workqueue->wakeup_fd);
   }
-  grpc_closure_list_move(&exec_ctx->closure_list, &workqueue->closure_list);
+  grpc_exec_ctx_enqueue_list(exec_ctx, &workqueue->closure_list, NULL);
   gpr_mu_unlock(&workqueue->mu);
 }
 
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ static void on_readable(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg, bool success) {
     gpr_free(workqueue);
   } else {
     gpr_mu_lock(&workqueue->mu);
-    grpc_closure_list_move(&workqueue->closure_list, &exec_ctx->closure_list);
+    grpc_exec_ctx_enqueue_list(exec_ctx, &workqueue->closure_list, NULL);
     grpc_wakeup_fd_consume_wakeup(&workqueue->wakeup_fd);
     gpr_mu_unlock(&workqueue->mu);
     grpc_fd_notify_on_read(exec_ctx, workqueue->wakeup_read_fd,
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/configs.json b/tools/run_tests/configs.json
index cbb8ec57b61..47ce7862fd4 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/configs.json
+++ b/tools/run_tests/configs.json
@@ -63,5 +63,8 @@
   }, 
   {
     "config": "mutrace"
+  }, 
+  {
+    "config": "esan"
   }
 ]