diff --git a/library/common/engine.cc b/library/common/engine.cc
index 509d7e6c69..49561991bf 100644
--- a/library/common/engine.cc
+++ b/library/common/engine.cc
@@ -255,4 +255,10 @@ void Engine::flushStats() {
   server_->flushStats();
 }
 
+void Engine::drainConnections() {
+  ASSERT(dispatcher_->isThreadSafe(),
+         "drainConnections must be called from the dispatcher's context");
+  server_->clusterManager().drainConnections();
+}
+
 } // namespace Envoy
diff --git a/library/common/engine.h b/library/common/engine.h
index 6598c22091..a7201325b2 100644
--- a/library/common/engine.h
+++ b/library/common/engine.h
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ class Engine : public Logger::Loggable<Logger::Id::main> {
    */
   void flushStats();
 
+  /**
+   * Drain all upstream connections associated with this Engine.
+   */
+  void drainConnections();
+
 private:
   envoy_status_t main(std::string config, std::string log_level);
 
diff --git a/library/common/main_interface.cc b/library/common/main_interface.cc
index 4fd760c07d..3a4259c8a3 100644
--- a/library/common/main_interface.cc
+++ b/library/common/main_interface.cc
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ envoy_engine_t init_engine(envoy_engine_callbacks callbacks, envoy_logger logger
 envoy_status_t run_engine(envoy_engine_t, const char* config, const char* log_level) {
   // This will change once multiple engine support is in place.
   // https://github.com/lyft/envoy-mobile/issues/332
-
   if (auto e = engine()) {
     e->run(config, log_level);
     return ENVOY_SUCCESS;
@@ -200,3 +199,17 @@ void terminate_engine(envoy_engine_t) {
   strong_engine_.reset();
   e->terminate();
 }
+
+envoy_status_t drain_connections(envoy_engine_t) {
+  // This will change once multiple engine support is in place.
+  // https://github.com/lyft/envoy-mobile/issues/332
+  if (auto e = engine()) {
+    e->dispatcher().post([]() {
+      if (auto e = engine()) {
+        e->drainConnections();
+      }
+    });
+    return ENVOY_SUCCESS;
+  }
+  return ENVOY_FAILURE;
+}
diff --git a/library/common/main_interface.h b/library/common/main_interface.h
index e7297f379e..54a9293b6a 100644
--- a/library/common/main_interface.h
+++ b/library/common/main_interface.h
@@ -185,6 +185,13 @@ envoy_status_t run_engine(envoy_engine_t engine, const char* config, const char*
  */
 void terminate_engine(envoy_engine_t engine);
 
+/**
+ * Drain all upstream connections associated with an engine
+ * @param engine, handle to the engine to drain.
+ * @return envoy_status_t, the resulting status of the operation.
+ */
+envoy_status_t drain_connections(envoy_engine_t engine);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 } // functions
 #endif
diff --git a/test/common/main_interface_test.cc b/test/common/main_interface_test.cc
index e430e7f50b..33930c6c14 100644
--- a/test/common/main_interface_test.cc
+++ b/test/common/main_interface_test.cc
@@ -626,4 +626,26 @@ TEST(EngineTest, EventTrackerRegistersAssertionFailureRecordAction) {
   ASSERT_TRUE(test_context.on_exit.WaitForNotificationWithTimeout(absl::Seconds(3)));
 }
 
+TEST(MainInterfaceTest, DrainConnections) {
+  engine_test_context test_context{};
+  envoy_engine_callbacks engine_cbs{[](void* context) -> void {
+                                      auto* engine_running =
+                                          static_cast<engine_test_context*>(context);
+                                      engine_running->on_engine_running.Notify();
+                                    } /*on_engine_running*/,
+                                    [](void* context) -> void {
+                                      auto* exit = static_cast<engine_test_context*>(context);
+                                      exit->on_exit.Notify();
+                                    } /*on_exit*/,
+                                    &test_context /*context*/};
+  envoy_engine_t engine_handle = init_engine(engine_cbs, {}, {});
+  run_engine(engine_handle, MINIMAL_TEST_CONFIG.c_str(), LEVEL_DEBUG.c_str());
+  ASSERT_TRUE(test_context.on_engine_running.WaitForNotificationWithTimeout(absl::Seconds(3)));
+
+  ASSERT_EQ(ENVOY_SUCCESS, drain_connections(engine_handle));
+
+  terminate_engine(engine_handle);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(test_context.on_exit.WaitForNotificationWithTimeout(absl::Seconds(3)));
+}
+
 } // namespace Envoy