diff --git a/src/tools/miri/src/shims/unix/linux/epoll.rs b/src/tools/miri/src/shims/unix/linux/epoll.rs
index d529a9b63e6..a47d9fe0826 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/src/shims/unix/linux/epoll.rs
+++ b/src/tools/miri/src/shims/unix/linux/epoll.rs
@@ -69,17 +69,21 @@ pub struct EpollReadyEvents {
     /// Stream socket peer closed connection, or shut down writing
     /// half of connection.
     pub epollrdhup: bool,
+    /// For stream socket, this event merely indicates that the peer
+    /// closed its end of the channel.
+    pub epollhup: bool,
 }
 
 impl EpollReadyEvents {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
-        EpollReadyEvents { epollin: false, epollout: false, epollrdhup: false }
+        EpollReadyEvents { epollin: false, epollout: false, epollrdhup: false, epollhup: false }
     }
 
     pub fn get_event_bitmask<'tcx>(&self, ecx: &MiriInterpCx<'tcx>) -> u32 {
         let epollin = ecx.eval_libc_u32("EPOLLIN");
         let epollout = ecx.eval_libc_u32("EPOLLOUT");
         let epollrdhup = ecx.eval_libc_u32("EPOLLRDHUP");
+        let epollhup = ecx.eval_libc_u32("EPOLLHUP");
 
         let mut bitmask = 0;
         if self.epollin {
@@ -91,6 +95,9 @@ pub fn get_event_bitmask<'tcx>(&self, ecx: &MiriInterpCx<'tcx>) -> u32 {
         if self.epollrdhup {
             bitmask |= epollrdhup;
         }
+        if self.epollhup {
+            bitmask |= epollhup;
+        }
         bitmask
     }
 }
@@ -217,6 +224,7 @@ fn epoll_ctl(
         let epollout = this.eval_libc_u32("EPOLLOUT");
         let epollrdhup = this.eval_libc_u32("EPOLLRDHUP");
         let epollet = this.eval_libc_u32("EPOLLET");
+        let epollhup = this.eval_libc_u32("EPOLLHUP");
 
         // Fail on unsupported operations.
         if op & epoll_ctl_add != epoll_ctl_add
@@ -244,11 +252,16 @@ fn epoll_ctl(
 
         if op == epoll_ctl_add || op == epoll_ctl_mod {
             // Read event bitmask and data from epoll_event passed by caller.
-            let events = this.read_scalar(&this.project_field(&event, 0)?)?.to_u32()?;
+            let mut events = this.read_scalar(&this.project_field(&event, 0)?)?.to_u32()?;
             let data = this.read_scalar(&this.project_field(&event, 1)?)?.to_u64()?;
 
             // Unset the flag we support to discover if any unsupported flags are used.
             let mut flags = events;
+            // epoll_wait(2) will always wait for epollhup; it is not
+            // necessary to set it in events when calling epoll_ctl().
+            // So we will always set this event type.
+            events |= epollhup;
+
             if events & epollet != epollet {
                 // We only support edge-triggered notification for now.
                 throw_unsup_format!("epoll_ctl: epollet flag must be included.");
@@ -264,6 +277,9 @@ fn epoll_ctl(
             if flags & epollrdhup == epollrdhup {
                 flags &= !epollrdhup;
             }
+            if flags & epollhup == epollhup {
+                flags &= !epollhup;
+            }
             if flags != 0 {
                 throw_unsup_format!(
                     "epoll_ctl: encountered unknown unsupported flags {:#x}",
diff --git a/src/tools/miri/src/shims/unix/socket.rs b/src/tools/miri/src/shims/unix/socket.rs
index 75d4d0dbbe4..cf3f65f69b2 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/src/shims/unix/socket.rs
+++ b/src/tools/miri/src/shims/unix/socket.rs
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ fn name(&self) -> &'static str {
     }
 
     fn get_epoll_ready_events<'tcx>(&self) -> InterpResult<'tcx, EpollReadyEvents> {
-        // We only check the status of EPOLLIN, EPOLLOUT and EPOLLRDHUP flags. If other event flags
-        // need to be supported in the future, the check should be added here.
+        // We only check the status of EPOLLIN, EPOLLOUT, EPOLLHUP and EPOLLRDHUP flags.
+        // If other event flags need to be supported in the future, the check should be added here.
 
         let mut epoll_ready_events = EpollReadyEvents::new();
 
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ fn get_epoll_ready_events<'tcx>(&self) -> InterpResult<'tcx, EpollReadyEvents> {
             // for read and write.
             epoll_ready_events.epollin = true;
             epoll_ready_events.epollout = true;
+            epoll_ready_events.epollhup = true;
         }
         Ok(epoll_ready_events)
     }
diff --git a/src/tools/miri/tests/pass-dep/libc/libc-epoll.rs b/src/tools/miri/tests/pass-dep/libc/libc-epoll.rs
index 841761e53dd..8d7d559c6aa 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/tests/pass-dep/libc/libc-epoll.rs
+++ b/src/tools/miri/tests/pass-dep/libc/libc-epoll.rs
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ fn test_epoll_socketpair() {
 
     // Check result from epoll_wait.
     // We expect to get a read, write, HUP notification from the close since closing an FD always unblocks reads and writes on its peer.
-    let expected_event = u32::try_from(libc::EPOLLRDHUP | libc::EPOLLIN | libc::EPOLLOUT).unwrap();
+    let expected_event =
+        u32::try_from(libc::EPOLLRDHUP | libc::EPOLLIN | libc::EPOLLOUT | libc::EPOLLHUP).unwrap();
     let expected_value = u64::try_from(fds[1]).unwrap();
     assert!(check_epoll_wait::<8>(epfd, &[(expected_event, expected_value)]));
 }
@@ -141,7 +142,8 @@ fn test_epoll_ctl_mod() {
     assert_eq!(res, 0);
 
     // Check result from epoll_wait.
-    let expected_event = u32::try_from(libc::EPOLLRDHUP | libc::EPOLLIN | libc::EPOLLOUT).unwrap();
+    let expected_event =
+        u32::try_from(libc::EPOLLRDHUP | libc::EPOLLIN | libc::EPOLLOUT | libc::EPOLLHUP).unwrap();
     let expected_value = u64::try_from(fds[1]).unwrap();
     assert!(check_epoll_wait::<8>(epfd, &[(expected_event, expected_value)]));
 }