diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetserverclient.c b/src/rpc/virnetserverclient.c
index 81da82cab320eff1582ce0a1f0c76ce44f564235..85857bc3efd668d16bd129f366f2c06cc13dbb5c 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetserverclient.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetserverclient.c
@@ -1637,3 +1637,16 @@ virNetServerClientGetInfo(virNetServerClientPtr client,
     virObjectUnlock(client);
     return ret;
 }
+
+
+/**
+ * virNetServerClientSetQuietEOF:
+ *
+ * Don't report errors for protocols that close connection by hangup of the
+ * socket rather than calling an API to close it.
+ */
+void
+virNetServerClientSetQuietEOF(virNetServerClientPtr client)
+{
+    virNetSocketSetQuietEOF(client->sock);
+}
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetserverclient.h b/src/rpc/virnetserverclient.h
index a53cc00b206e33e6dc2f97b4752b6f57ec5111fe..e45c78882ef72be3312fa207f7f9218233005e5a 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetserverclient.h
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetserverclient.h
@@ -152,4 +152,6 @@ int virNetServerClientGetInfo(virNetServerClientPtr client,
                               bool *readonly, char **sock_addr,
                               virIdentityPtr *identity);
 
+void virNetServerClientSetQuietEOF(virNetServerClientPtr client);
+
 #endif /* __VIR_NET_SERVER_CLIENT_H__ */