diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ca2b2598428..aa21ae6b2c2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -933,6 +933,7 @@ add_library(grpc
   src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_windows.c
   src/core/lib/iomgr/error.c
   src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c
+  src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.c
   src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c
   src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c
   src/core/lib/iomgr/exec_ctx.c
@@ -1256,6 +1257,7 @@ add_library(grpc_cronet
   src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_windows.c
   src/core/lib/iomgr/error.c
   src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c
+  src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.c
   src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c
   src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c
   src/core/lib/iomgr/exec_ctx.c
@@ -1565,6 +1567,7 @@ add_library(grpc_test_util
   src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_windows.c
   src/core/lib/iomgr/error.c
   src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c
+  src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.c
   src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c
   src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c
   src/core/lib/iomgr/exec_ctx.c
@@ -1826,6 +1829,7 @@ add_library(grpc_unsecure
   src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_windows.c
   src/core/lib/iomgr/error.c
   src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c
+  src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.c
   src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c
   src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c
   src/core/lib/iomgr/exec_ctx.c
@@ -2243,6 +2247,7 @@ add_library(grpc++
   src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_windows.c
   src/core/lib/iomgr/error.c
   src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c
+  src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.c
   src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c
   src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c
   src/core/lib/iomgr/exec_ctx.c
@@ -2574,6 +2579,7 @@ add_library(grpc++_cronet
   src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_windows.c
   src/core/lib/iomgr/error.c
   src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c
+  src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.c
   src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c
   src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c
   src/core/lib/iomgr/exec_ctx.c
@@ -3273,6 +3279,7 @@ add_library(grpc++_unsecure
   src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_windows.c
   src/core/lib/iomgr/error.c
   src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c
+  src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.c
   src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c
   src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c
   src/core/lib/iomgr/exec_ctx.c
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1eeae6071eb..525a78937f1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2835,6 +2835,7 @@ LIBGRPC_SRC = \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_windows.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/error.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c \
+    src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/exec_ctx.c \
@@ -3156,6 +3157,7 @@ LIBGRPC_CRONET_SRC = \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_windows.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/error.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c \
+    src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/exec_ctx.c \
@@ -3464,6 +3466,7 @@ LIBGRPC_TEST_UTIL_SRC = \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_windows.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/error.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c \
+    src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/exec_ctx.c \
@@ -3697,6 +3700,7 @@ LIBGRPC_UNSECURE_SRC = \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_windows.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/error.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c \
+    src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/exec_ctx.c \
@@ -4091,6 +4095,7 @@ LIBGRPC++_SRC = \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_windows.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/error.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c \
+    src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/exec_ctx.c \
@@ -4430,6 +4435,7 @@ LIBGRPC++_CRONET_SRC = \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_windows.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/error.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c \
+    src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/exec_ctx.c \
@@ -5121,6 +5127,7 @@ LIBGRPC++_UNSECURE_SRC = \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_windows.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/error.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c \
+    src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/exec_ctx.c \
diff --git a/binding.gyp b/binding.gyp
index 3df6d0aa2f4..c1a9f733ea7 100644
--- a/binding.gyp
+++ b/binding.gyp
@@ -675,6 +675,7 @@
         'src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_windows.c',
         'src/core/lib/iomgr/error.c',
         'src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c',
+        'src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.c',
         'src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c',
         'src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c',
         'src/core/lib/iomgr/exec_ctx.c',
diff --git a/build.yaml b/build.yaml
index c8098c51e5c..d258f91ac9b 100644
--- a/build.yaml
+++ b/build.yaml
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ filegroups:
   - src/core/lib/iomgr/error.h
   - src/core/lib/iomgr/error_internal.h
   - src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.h
+  - src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.h
   - src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.h
   - src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.h
   - src/core/lib/iomgr/exec_ctx.h
@@ -311,6 +312,7 @@ filegroups:
   - src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_windows.c
   - src/core/lib/iomgr/error.c
   - src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c
+  - src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.c
   - src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c
   - src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c
   - src/core/lib/iomgr/exec_ctx.c
diff --git a/config.m4 b/config.m4
index 9470e43aaa0..e43c0296f8e 100644
--- a/config.m4
+++ b/config.m4
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ if test "$PHP_GRPC" != "no"; then
     src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_windows.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/error.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c \
+    src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c \
     src/core/lib/iomgr/exec_ctx.c \
diff --git a/gRPC-Core.podspec b/gRPC-Core.podspec
index 2e260189fbd..a84c12a999d 100644
--- a/gRPC-Core.podspec
+++ b/gRPC-Core.podspec
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
                       'src/core/lib/iomgr/error.h',
                       'src/core/lib/iomgr/error_internal.h',
                       'src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.h',
+                      'src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.h',
                       'src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.h',
                       'src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.h',
                       'src/core/lib/iomgr/exec_ctx.h',
@@ -485,6 +486,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
                       'src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_windows.c',
                       'src/core/lib/iomgr/error.c',
                       'src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c',
+                      'src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.c',
                       'src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c',
                       'src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c',
                       'src/core/lib/iomgr/exec_ctx.c',
@@ -733,6 +735,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
                               'src/core/lib/iomgr/error.h',
                               'src/core/lib/iomgr/error_internal.h',
                               'src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.h',
+                              'src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.h',
                               'src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.h',
                               'src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.h',
                               'src/core/lib/iomgr/exec_ctx.h',
diff --git a/grpc.gemspec b/grpc.gemspec
index 1165a91b6f3..4054a49cc3c 100755
--- a/grpc.gemspec
+++ b/grpc.gemspec
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/iomgr/error.h )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/iomgr/error_internal.h )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.h )
+  s.files += %w( src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.h )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.h )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.h )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/iomgr/exec_ctx.h )
@@ -401,6 +402,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_windows.c )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/iomgr/error.c )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c )
+  s.files += %w( src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.c )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/iomgr/exec_ctx.c )
diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index c6b86a66a2b..3910ade1bdf 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/iomgr/error.h" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/iomgr/error_internal.h" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.h" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.h" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.h" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/iomgr/exec_ctx.h" role="src" />
@@ -410,6 +411,7 @@
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_windows.c" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/iomgr/error.c" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.c" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/iomgr/exec_ctx.c" role="src" />
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.c
index dd3c52ae321..5045697f600 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.c
@@ -328,6 +328,10 @@ static void fd_orphan(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_fd *fd,
 
   fd->orphaned = true;
 
+  if (!is_fd_closed) {
+    gpr_log(GPR_DEBUG, "TODO: handle fd removal?");
+  }
+
   /* Remove the active status but keep referenced. We want this grpc_fd struct
      to be alive (and not added to freelist) until the end of this function */
   REF_BY(fd, 1, reason);
@@ -858,13 +862,27 @@ static bool is_epollex_available(void) {
                          grpc_wakeup_fd_init(&wakeup))) {
     return false;
   }
-  struct epoll_event ev = {.events = EPOLLET | EPOLLIN | EPOLLEXCLUSIVE,
-                           .data.ptr = NULL};
+  struct epoll_event ev = {
+      /* choose events that should cause an error on
+         EPOLLEXCLUSIVE enabled kernels - specifically the combination of
+         EPOLLONESHOT and EPOLLEXCLUSIVE */
+      .events = EPOLLET | EPOLLIN | EPOLLEXCLUSIVE | EPOLLONESHOT,
+      .data.ptr = NULL};
   if (epoll_ctl(fd, EPOLL_CTL_ADD, wakeup.read_fd, &ev) != 0) {
+    if (errno != EINVAL) {
+      gpr_log(GPR_ERROR,
+              "epoll_ctl with EPOLLEXCLUSIVE | EPOLLONESHOT failed with error: "
+              "%d. Not using epollex polling engine.",
+              errno);
+      close(fd);
+      grpc_wakeup_fd_destroy(&wakeup);
+      return false;
+    }
+  } else {
     gpr_log(GPR_ERROR,
-            "epoll_ctl with EPOLLEXCLUSIVE failed with error: %d. Not using "
-            "epollex polling engine",
-            fd);
+            "epoll_ctl with EPOLLEXCLUSIVE | EPOLLONESHOT succeeded. This is "
+            "evidence of no EPOLLEXCLUSIVE support. Not using "
+            "epollex polling engine.");
     close(fd);
     grpc_wakeup_fd_destroy(&wakeup);
     return false;
@@ -897,7 +915,7 @@ const grpc_event_engine_vtable *grpc_init_epollex_linux(void) {
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.h"
 /* If GRPC_LINUX_EPOLL is not defined, it means epoll is not available. Return
  * NULL */
-const grpc_event_engine_vtable *grpc_init_epoll_linux(void) { return NULL; }
+const grpc_event_engine_vtable *grpc_init_epollex_linux(void) { return NULL; }
 #endif /* defined(GRPC_POSIX_SOCKET) */
 
 #endif /* !defined(GRPC_LINUX_EPOLL) */
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/grpc_core_dependencies.py b/src/python/grpcio/grpc_core_dependencies.py
index 0d0a5fb0887..b74204337b7 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/grpc_core_dependencies.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/grpc_core_dependencies.py
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ CORE_SOURCE_FILES = [
   'src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint_pair_windows.c',
   'src/core/lib/iomgr/error.c',
   'src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c',
+  'src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.c',
   'src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c',
   'src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c',
   'src/core/lib/iomgr/exec_ctx.c',
diff --git a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++.internal b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++.internal
index afab2296a02..b600de2fcb1 100644
--- a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++.internal
+++ b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++.internal
@@ -952,6 +952,8 @@ src/core/lib/iomgr/error.h \
 src/core/lib/iomgr/error_internal.h \
 src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c \
 src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.h \
+src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.c \
+src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.h \
 src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c \
 src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.h \
 src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c \
diff --git a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal
index ee1fd1b242f..97b0d8114e0 100644
--- a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal
+++ b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal
@@ -1073,6 +1073,8 @@ src/core/lib/iomgr/error.h \
 src/core/lib/iomgr/error_internal.h \
 src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c \
 src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.h \
+src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.c \
+src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.h \
 src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c \
 src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.h \
 src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c \
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/generated/sources_and_headers.json b/tools/run_tests/generated/sources_and_headers.json
index fa62d0aaaca..6f5f1191314 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/generated/sources_and_headers.json
+++ b/tools/run_tests/generated/sources_and_headers.json
@@ -7540,6 +7540,7 @@
       "src/core/lib/iomgr/error.h", 
       "src/core/lib/iomgr/error_internal.h", 
       "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.h", 
+      "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.h", 
       "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.h", 
       "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.h", 
       "src/core/lib/iomgr/exec_ctx.h", 
@@ -7692,6 +7693,8 @@
       "src/core/lib/iomgr/error_internal.h", 
       "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c", 
       "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.h", 
+      "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.c", 
+      "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epollex_linux.h", 
       "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.c", 
       "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_posix.h", 
       "src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c", 
diff --git a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++/grpc++.vcxproj b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++/grpc++.vcxproj
index cae44c5e234..bf798a02a81 100644
--- a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++/grpc++.vcxproj
+++ b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++/grpc++.vcxproj
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\error.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\error_internal.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_epoll_linux.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_epollex_linux.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_poll_posix.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_posix.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\exec_ctx.h" />
@@ -628,6 +629,8 @@
     </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_epoll_linux.c">
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_epollex_linux.c">
+    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_poll_posix.c">
     </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_posix.c">
diff --git a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++/grpc++.vcxproj.filters b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++/grpc++.vcxproj.filters
index 36da089470b..ee7447aa264 100644
--- a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++/grpc++.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++/grpc++.vcxproj.filters
@@ -202,6 +202,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_epoll_linux.c">
       <Filter>src\core\lib\iomgr</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_epollex_linux.c">
+      <Filter>src\core\lib\iomgr</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_poll_posix.c">
       <Filter>src\core\lib\iomgr</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
@@ -944,6 +947,9 @@
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_epoll_linux.h">
       <Filter>src\core\lib\iomgr</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_epollex_linux.h">
+      <Filter>src\core\lib\iomgr</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_poll_posix.h">
       <Filter>src\core\lib\iomgr</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
diff --git a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++_unsecure/grpc++_unsecure.vcxproj b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++_unsecure/grpc++_unsecure.vcxproj
index 4d284006e67..2991de4f6fe 100644
--- a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++_unsecure/grpc++_unsecure.vcxproj
+++ b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++_unsecure/grpc++_unsecure.vcxproj
@@ -397,6 +397,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\error.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\error_internal.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_epoll_linux.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_epollex_linux.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_poll_posix.h" />
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     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_epoll_linux.c">
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_epollex_linux.c">
+    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_poll_posix.c">
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diff --git a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++_unsecure/grpc++_unsecure.vcxproj.filters b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++_unsecure/grpc++_unsecure.vcxproj.filters
index 9d641553a2b..e3fb5cfe988 100644
--- a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++_unsecure/grpc++_unsecure.vcxproj.filters
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     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_epollex_linux.c">
+      <Filter>src\core\lib\iomgr</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_poll_posix.c">
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       <Filter>src\core\lib\iomgr</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_epollex_linux.h">
+      <Filter>src\core\lib\iomgr</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_poll_posix.h">
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diff --git a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc/grpc.vcxproj b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc/grpc.vcxproj
index dd6fdd861e4..13f745c6da9 100644
--- a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc/grpc.vcxproj
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     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_epoll_linux.h" />
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@@ -559,6 +560,8 @@
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     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_epoll_linux.c">
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_epollex_linux.c">
+    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_poll_posix.c">
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     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_posix.c">
diff --git a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc/grpc.vcxproj.filters b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc/grpc.vcxproj.filters
index 51c9b7201dc..7b02f2ce30f 100644
--- a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc/grpc.vcxproj.filters
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     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_epollex_linux.c">
+      <Filter>src\core\lib\iomgr</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_poll_posix.c">
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       <Filter>src\core\lib\iomgr</Filter>
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+    <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_epollex_linux.h">
+      <Filter>src\core\lib\iomgr</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_poll_posix.h">
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diff --git a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc_test_util/grpc_test_util.vcxproj b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc_test_util/grpc_test_util.vcxproj
index b1db7e5d15d..3a87cdf311e 100644
--- a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc_test_util/grpc_test_util.vcxproj
+++ b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc_test_util/grpc_test_util.vcxproj
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     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_epoll_linux.h" />
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@@ -400,6 +401,8 @@
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     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_epoll_linux.c">
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+    <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_epollex_linux.c">
+    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_poll_posix.c">
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     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_posix.c">
diff --git a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc_test_util/grpc_test_util.vcxproj.filters b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc_test_util/grpc_test_util.vcxproj.filters
index a7ecbea87c7..bead542aaa3 100644
--- a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc_test_util/grpc_test_util.vcxproj.filters
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     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_epollex_linux.c">
+      <Filter>src\core\lib\iomgr</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_poll_posix.c">
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+    <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_epollex_linux.h">
+      <Filter>src\core\lib\iomgr</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
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diff --git a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc_unsecure/grpc_unsecure.vcxproj b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc_unsecure/grpc_unsecure.vcxproj
index 8614b115898..47aec42cce7 100644
--- a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc_unsecure/grpc_unsecure.vcxproj
+++ b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc_unsecure/grpc_unsecure.vcxproj
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+    <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_epollex_linux.c">
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     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_poll_posix.c">
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diff --git a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc_unsecure/grpc_unsecure.vcxproj.filters b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc_unsecure/grpc_unsecure.vcxproj.filters
index e7aa9fb8d6f..6ecbf24ed2d 100644
--- a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc_unsecure/grpc_unsecure.vcxproj.filters
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+    <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_epollex_linux.c">
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+    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\iomgr\ev_poll_posix.c">
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