diff --git a/examples/integration/integration_test.go b/examples/integration/integration_test.go
index 62db1063785..03aed1a0886 100644
--- a/examples/integration/integration_test.go
+++ b/examples/integration/integration_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/golang/protobuf/jsonpb"
 	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
@@ -263,6 +264,7 @@ func TestABE(t *testing.T) {
 	testABECreate(t, 8080)
 	testABECreateBody(t, 8080)
 	testABEBulkCreate(t, 8080)
+	testABEBulkCreateWithError(t, 8080)
 	testABELookup(t, 8080)
 	testABELookupNotFound(t, 8080)
 	testABEList(t, 8080)
@@ -549,6 +551,65 @@ func testABEBulkCreate(t *testing.T, port int) {
 	}
 }
 
+func testABEBulkCreateWithError(t *testing.T, port int) {
+	count := 0
+	r, w := io.Pipe()
+	go func(w io.WriteCloser) {
+		defer func() {
+			if cerr := w.Close(); cerr != nil {
+				t.Errorf("w.Close() failed with %v; want success", cerr)
+			}
+		}()
+		for _, val := range []string{
+			"foo", "bar", "baz", "qux", "quux",
+		} {
+			time.Sleep(1 * time.Millisecond)
+
+			want := gw.ABitOfEverything{
+				StringValue: fmt.Sprintf("strprefix/%s", val),
+			}
+			var m jsonpb.Marshaler
+			if err := m.Marshal(w, &want); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("m.Marshal(%#v, w) failed with %v; want success", want, err)
+			}
+			if _, err := io.WriteString(w, "\n"); err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("w.Write(%q) failed with %v; want success", "\n", err)
+				return
+			}
+			count++
+		}
+	}(w)
+
+	apiURL := fmt.Sprintf("http://localhost:%d/v1/example/a_bit_of_everything/bulk", port)
+	request, err := http.NewRequest("POST", apiURL, r)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("http.NewRequest(%q, %q, nil) failed with %v; want success", "POST", apiURL, err)
+	}
+	request.Header.Add("Grpc-Metadata-error", "some error")
+
+	resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(request)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("http.Post(%q) failed with %v; want success", apiURL, err)
+		return
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	buf, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body) failed with %v; want success", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if got, want := resp.StatusCode, http.StatusBadRequest; got != want {
+		t.Errorf("resp.StatusCode = %d; want %d", got, want)
+		t.Logf("%s", buf)
+	}
+
+	var msg errorBody
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(buf, &msg); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("json.Unmarshal(%s, &msg) failed with %v; want success", buf, err)
+	}
+}
+
 func testABELookup(t *testing.T, port int) {
 	apiURL := fmt.Sprintf("http://localhost:%d/v1/example/a_bit_of_everything", port)
 	cresp, err := http.Post(apiURL, "application/json", strings.NewReader(`
diff --git a/examples/proto/examplepb/flow_combination.pb.gw.go b/examples/proto/examplepb/flow_combination.pb.gw.go
index e5de847c464..b29a6f3bbf9 100644
--- a/examples/proto/examplepb/flow_combination.pb.gw.go
+++ b/examples/proto/examplepb/flow_combination.pb.gw.go
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ func request_FlowCombination_StreamEmptyRpc_0(ctx context.Context, marshaler run
 			return nil, metadata, status.Errorf(codes.InvalidArgument, "%v", err)
 		}
 		if err = stream.Send(&protoReq); err != nil {
+			if err == io.EOF {
+				break
+			}
 			grpclog.Infof("Failed to send request: %v", err)
 			return nil, metadata, err
 		}
diff --git a/examples/proto/examplepb/stream.pb.gw.go b/examples/proto/examplepb/stream.pb.gw.go
index 3b01d805071..ec7cb9217b6 100644
--- a/examples/proto/examplepb/stream.pb.gw.go
+++ b/examples/proto/examplepb/stream.pb.gw.go
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ func request_StreamService_BulkCreate_0(ctx context.Context, marshaler runtime.M
 			return nil, metadata, status.Errorf(codes.InvalidArgument, "%v", err)
 		}
 		if err = stream.Send(&protoReq); err != nil {
+			if err == io.EOF {
+				break
+			}
 			grpclog.Infof("Failed to send request: %v", err)
 			return nil, metadata, err
 		}
diff --git a/examples/server/a_bit_of_everything.go b/examples/server/a_bit_of_everything.go
index fc3acca0c1e..b2bcf41994d 100644
--- a/examples/server/a_bit_of_everything.go
+++ b/examples/server/a_bit_of_everything.go
@@ -65,8 +65,15 @@ func (s *_ABitOfEverythingServer) CreateBody(ctx context.Context, msg *examples.
 }
 
 func (s *_ABitOfEverythingServer) BulkCreate(stream examples.StreamService_BulkCreateServer) error {
-	count := 0
 	ctx := stream.Context()
+
+	if header, ok := metadata.FromIncomingContext(ctx); ok {
+		if v, ok := header["error"]; ok {
+			return status.Errorf(codes.InvalidArgument, "error metadata: %v", v)
+		}
+	}
+
+	count := 0
 	for {
 		msg, err := stream.Recv()
 		if err == io.EOF {
diff --git a/protoc-gen-grpc-gateway/gengateway/template.go b/protoc-gen-grpc-gateway/gengateway/template.go
index d5a4980d65c..97770d93bf0 100644
--- a/protoc-gen-grpc-gateway/gengateway/template.go
+++ b/protoc-gen-grpc-gateway/gengateway/template.go
@@ -254,6 +254,9 @@ func request_{{.Method.Service.GetName}}_{{.Method.GetName}}_{{.Index}}(ctx cont
 			return nil, metadata, status.Errorf(codes.InvalidArgument, "%v", err)
 		}
 		if err = stream.Send(&protoReq); err != nil {
+			if err == io.EOF {
+				break
+			}
 			grpclog.Infof("Failed to send request: %v", err)
 			return nil, metadata, err
 		}