diff --git a/thriftbp/server.go b/thriftbp/server.go
index cc06c6e09..b525ef88f 100644
--- a/thriftbp/server.go
+++ b/thriftbp/server.go
@@ -1,15 +1,21 @@
 package thriftbp
 
 import (
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/apache/thrift/lib/go/thrift"
+	"github.com/reddit/baseplate.go/metricsbp"
 
 	"github.com/reddit/baseplate.go"
 	"github.com/reddit/baseplate.go/errorsbp"
 	"github.com/reddit/baseplate.go/log"
 )
 
+const (
+	meterNameThriftSocketErrorCounter = "thrift.socket.timeout"
+)
+
 // ServerConfig is the arg struct for both NewServer and NewBaseplateServer.
 //
 // Some of the fields are only used by NewServer and some of them are only used
@@ -63,6 +69,16 @@ type ServerConfig struct {
 	// Deprecated: No-op for now, will be removed in a future release.
 	Timeout time.Duration
 
+	// Optional, This duration is used to set both the read and write idle timeouts
+	// for the thrift.TServerSocket used by the baseplate server.
+	//
+	// This is an experimental configuration and is subject to change or deprecation
+	// without notice. When using NewBaseplateServer, setting a socket timeout will
+	// also override the default thrift server logger to one that emits metrics
+	// instead of logs in the event of a socket disconnect. A zero value means I/O
+	// read or write operations will not time out.
+	SocketTimeout time.Duration
+
 	// Optional, used only by NewServer.
 	// In NewBaseplateServer the address and timeout set in bp.Config() will be
 	// used instead.
@@ -78,7 +94,11 @@ func NewServer(cfg ServerConfig) (*thrift.TSimpleServer, error) {
 	var transport thrift.TServerTransport
 	if cfg.Socket == nil {
 		var err error
-		transport, err = thrift.NewTServerSocket(cfg.Addr)
+		if cfg.SocketTimeout > 0 {
+			transport, err = thrift.NewTServerSocketTimeout(cfg.Addr, cfg.SocketTimeout)
+		} else {
+			transport, err = thrift.NewTServerSocket(cfg.Addr)
+		}
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -116,12 +136,18 @@ func NewBaseplateServer(
 	)
 	middlewares = append(middlewares, cfg.Middlewares...)
 	cfg.Middlewares = middlewares
+
 	cfg.Logger = log.ZapWrapper(log.ZapWrapperArgs{
 		Level: bp.GetConfig().Log.Level,
 		KVPairs: map[string]interface{}{
 			"from": "thrift",
 		},
 	}).ToThriftLogger()
+
+	if cfg.SocketTimeout > 0 {
+		cfg.Logger = suppressTimeoutLogger(cfg.Logger)
+	}
+
 	cfg.Addr = bp.GetConfig().Addr
 	cfg.Socket = nil
 	srv, err := NewServer(cfg)
@@ -131,6 +157,18 @@ func NewBaseplateServer(
 	return ApplyBaseplate(bp, srv), nil
 }
 
+func suppressTimeoutLogger(logger thrift.Logger) thrift.Logger {
+	c := metricsbp.M.Counter(meterNameThriftSocketErrorCounter)
+	return func(msg string) {
+		if strings.Contains(msg, "i/o timeout") {
+			c.Add(1)
+			return
+		}
+
+		logger(msg)
+	}
+}
+
 // ApplyBaseplate returns the given TSimpleServer as a baseplate Server with the
 // given Baseplate.
 //