diff --git a/include/mp/proxy-io.h b/include/mp/proxy-io.h
index c2a8d433..14edcf7c 100644
--- a/include/mp/proxy-io.h
+++ b/include/mp/proxy-io.h
@@ -905,6 +905,12 @@ void _Listen(const std::shared_ptr<Listener>& listener, EventLoop& loop, InitImp
                 if (resume_accept) _Listen<InitInterface>(listener, loop, init);
             });
             _Listen<InitInterface>(listener, loop, init);
+        },
+        // Keep listening if a single accept() fails, so the server does not
+        // stop accepting future connections.
+        [&loop, &init, listener](const kj::Exception& e) {
+            MP_LOG(loop, Log::Warning) << "IPC server: accept failed:" <<  kj::str(e).cStr();
+            _Listen<InitInterface>(listener, loop, init);
         }));
 }
 
diff --git a/test/mp/test/listen_tests.cpp b/test/mp/test/listen_tests.cpp
index 1506eaa4..54b4bd27 100644
--- a/test/mp/test/listen_tests.cpp
+++ b/test/mp/test/listen_tests.cpp
@@ -289,6 +289,21 @@ KJ_TEST("ListenConnections accepts multiple connections")
     KJ_EXPECT(client3->client->add(3, 4) == 7);
 }
 
+KJ_TEST("ListenConnections survives a client that disconnects before being accepted")
+{
+    ListenSetup server;
+
+    // Connect and close before the server has a chance to accept() the
+    // connection.
+    int fd = server.listener.MakeConnectedSocket();
+    close(fd);
+
+    // The server should still accept and serve later clients.
+    auto client = std::make_unique<ClientSetup>(server.listener.MakeConnectedSocket());
+    server.WaitForConnectedCount(1);
+    KJ_EXPECT(client->client->add(1, 2) == 3);
+}
+
 } // namespace
 } // namespace test
 } // namespace mp