diff --git a/examples/client.c b/examples/client.c
index 6f648417..9cc2c0a9 100644
--- a/examples/client.c
+++ b/examples/client.c
@@ -1569,6 +1569,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv) {
   sa.sa_flags = 0;
   sigaction (SIGINT, &sa, NULL);
   sigaction (SIGTERM, &sa, NULL);
+  /* So we do not exit on a SIGPIPE */
+  sa.sa_handler = SIG_IGN;
+  sigaction (SIGPIPE, &sa, NULL);
 #endif
 
   while (!quit && !(ready && !doing_getting_block && coap_can_exit(ctx)) ) {
diff --git a/examples/coap-rd.c b/examples/coap-rd.c
index 53e3ad1d..7c7a8332 100644
--- a/examples/coap-rd.c
+++ b/examples/coap-rd.c
@@ -85,9 +85,14 @@ rd_delete(rd_t *rd) {
   }
 }
 
-/* temporary storage for dynamic resource representations */
 static int quit = 0;
 
+/* SIGINT handler: set quit to 1 for graceful termination */
+static void
+handle_sigint(int signum UNUSED_PARAM) {
+  quit = 1;
+}
+
 static void
 hnd_get_resource(coap_context_t  *ctx UNUSED_PARAM,
                  struct coap_resource_t *resource,
@@ -620,6 +625,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv) {
   char *group = NULL;
   int opt;
   coap_log_t log_level = LOG_WARNING;
+#ifndef _WIN32
+  struct sigaction sa;
+#endif
 
   while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "A:g:p:v:")) != -1) {
     switch (opt) {
@@ -656,6 +664,20 @@ main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
   init_resources(ctx);
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+  signal(SIGINT, handle_sigint);
+#else
+  memset (&sa, 0, sizeof(sa));
+  sigemptyset(&sa.sa_mask);
+  sa.sa_handler = handle_sigint;
+  sa.sa_flags = 0;
+  sigaction (SIGINT, &sa, NULL);
+  sigaction (SIGTERM, &sa, NULL);
+  /* So we do not exit on a SIGPIPE */
+  sa.sa_handler = SIG_IGN;
+  sigaction (SIGPIPE, &sa, NULL);
+#endif
+
   while ( !quit ) {
     result = coap_run_once( ctx, COAP_RESOURCE_CHECK_TIME * 1000 );
     if ( result >= 0 ) {
diff --git a/examples/coap-server.c b/examples/coap-server.c
index 4723d2bc..1f9c4001 100644
--- a/examples/coap-server.c
+++ b/examples/coap-server.c
@@ -983,6 +983,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv) {
   sa.sa_flags = 0;
   sigaction (SIGINT, &sa, NULL);
   sigaction (SIGTERM, &sa, NULL);
+  /* So we do not exit on a SIGPIPE */
+  sa.sa_handler = SIG_IGN;
+  sigaction (SIGPIPE, &sa, NULL);
 #endif
 
   wait_ms = COAP_RESOURCE_CHECK_TIME * 1000;
diff --git a/examples/etsi_iot_01.c b/examples/etsi_iot_01.c
index 457926d5..8af8a19c 100644
--- a/examples/etsi_iot_01.c
+++ b/examples/etsi_iot_01.c
@@ -662,6 +662,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv) {
   sa.sa_flags = 0;
   sigaction (SIGINT, &sa, NULL);
   sigaction (SIGTERM, &sa, NULL);
+  /* So we do not exit on a SIGPIPE */
+  sa.sa_handler = SIG_IGN;
+  sigaction (SIGPIPE, &sa, NULL);
 
   while ( !quit ) {
     result = coap_run_once( ctx, COAP_RESOURCE_CHECK_TIME * 1000 );
diff --git a/examples/tiny.c b/examples/tiny.c
index f9609795..984be66c 100644
--- a/examples/tiny.c
+++ b/examples/tiny.c
@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv) {
   sa.sa_flags = 0;
   sigaction (SIGINT, &sa, NULL);
   sigaction (SIGTERM, &sa, NULL);
+  /* So we do not exit on a SIGPIPE */
+  sa.sa_handler = SIG_IGN;
+  sigaction (SIGPIPE, &sa, NULL);
 
   while ( !quit ) {