diff --git a/python/ray/tests/test_failure_3.py b/python/ray/tests/test_failure_3.py
index 1c8a5fe28561..759c8c38ada6 100644
--- a/python/ray/tests/test_failure_3.py
+++ b/python/ray/tests/test_failure_3.py
@@ -47,6 +47,31 @@ def get_raylet_pid(self):
     wait_for_pid_to_exit(worker_pid)
 
 
+def test_plasma_store_operation_after_raylet_dies(ray_start_cluster):
+    """
+    Test that the operation on the plasma store after the raylet dies will not fail the
+    task with an application level error (RayTaskError) but a system level error
+    (RayletDiedError).
+    """
+    cluster = ray_start_cluster
+    cluster.add_node(num_cpus=1)
+    cluster.wait_for_nodes()
+
+    ray.init(address=cluster.address)
+
+    @ray.remote
+    def get_after_raylet_dies():
+        raylet_pid = int(os.environ["RAY_RAYLET_PID"])
+        os.kill(raylet_pid, SIGKILL)
+        wait_for_pid_to_exit(raylet_pid)
+        ray.put([0] * 100000)
+
+    try:
+        ray.get(get_after_raylet_dies.remote(), timeout=10)
+    except Exception as e:
+        assert isinstance(e, ray.exceptions.LocalRayletDiedError)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "ray_start_cluster_head",
     [
diff --git a/src/ray/common/client_connection.h b/src/ray/common/client_connection.h
index 09290d6315f0..14c572d189f1 100644
--- a/src/ray/common/client_connection.h
+++ b/src/ray/common/client_connection.h
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class ServerConnection : public std::enable_shared_from_this<ServerConnection> {
   ///
   /// \param buffer The buffer.
   /// \return Status.
-  Status WriteBuffer(const std::vector<boost::asio::const_buffer> &buffer);
+  virtual Status WriteBuffer(const std::vector<boost::asio::const_buffer> &buffer);
 
   /// Write a buffer to this connection asynchronously.
   ///
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class ServerConnection : public std::enable_shared_from_this<ServerConnection> {
   ///
   /// \param buffer The buffer.
   /// \return Status.
-  Status ReadBuffer(const std::vector<boost::asio::mutable_buffer> &buffer);
+  virtual Status ReadBuffer(const std::vector<boost::asio::mutable_buffer> &buffer);
 
   /// Read a buffer from this connection asynchronously.
   ///
diff --git a/src/ray/core_worker/store_provider/plasma_store_provider.cc b/src/ray/core_worker/store_provider/plasma_store_provider.cc
index b428338e5fe9..6014bac8ef78 100644
--- a/src/ray/core_worker/store_provider/plasma_store_provider.cc
+++ b/src/ray/core_worker/store_provider/plasma_store_provider.cc
@@ -65,7 +65,13 @@ CoreWorkerPlasmaStoreProvider::CoreWorkerPlasmaStoreProvider(
     bool warmup,
     std::function<std::string()> get_current_call_site)
     : raylet_client_(raylet_client),
-      store_client_(std::make_shared<plasma::PlasmaClient>()),
+      // We can turn on exit_on_connection_failure on for the core worker plasma
+      // client to early exit core worker after the raylet's death because on the
+      // raylet side, we never proactively close the plasma store connection even
+      // during shutdown. So any error from the raylet side should be a sign of raylet
+      // death.
+      store_client_(
+          std::make_shared<plasma::PlasmaClient>(/*exit_on_connection_failure*/ true)),
       reference_counter_(reference_counter),
       check_signals_(std::move(check_signals)) {
   if (get_current_call_site != nullptr) {
diff --git a/src/ray/object_manager/plasma/client.cc b/src/ray/object_manager/plasma/client.cc
index 5b5380d495be..a1d8613aaba6 100644
--- a/src/ray/object_manager/plasma/client.cc
+++ b/src/ray/object_manager/plasma/client.cc
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ struct ObjectInUseEntry {
 class PlasmaClient::Impl : public std::enable_shared_from_this<PlasmaClient::Impl> {
  public:
   Impl();
+  explicit Impl(bool exit_on_connection_failure);
   ~Impl();
 
   // PlasmaClient method implementations
@@ -235,11 +236,17 @@ class PlasmaClient::Impl : public std::enable_shared_from_this<PlasmaClient::Imp
   std::unordered_set<ObjectID> deletion_cache_;
   /// A mutex which protects this class.
   std::recursive_mutex client_mutex_;
+  /// Whether the current process should exit when read or write to the connection fails.
+  /// It should only be turned on when the plasma client is in a core worker.
+  bool exit_on_connection_failure_;
 };
 
 PlasmaBuffer::~PlasmaBuffer() { RAY_UNUSED(client_->Release(object_id_)); }
 
-PlasmaClient::Impl::Impl() : store_capacity_(0) {}
+PlasmaClient::Impl::Impl() : store_capacity_(0), exit_on_connection_failure_(false) {}
+
+PlasmaClient::Impl::Impl(bool exit_on_connection_failure)
+    : store_capacity_(0), exit_on_connection_failure_(exit_on_connection_failure) {}
 
 PlasmaClient::Impl::~Impl() {}
 
@@ -868,7 +875,7 @@ Status PlasmaClient::Impl::Connect(const std::string &store_socket_name,
   /// The local stream socket that connects to store.
   ray::local_stream_socket socket(main_service_);
   RAY_RETURN_NOT_OK(ray::ConnectSocketRetry(socket, store_socket_name));
-  store_conn_.reset(new StoreConn(std::move(socket)));
+  store_conn_.reset(new StoreConn(std::move(socket), exit_on_connection_failure_));
   // Send a ConnectRequest to the store to get its memory capacity.
   RAY_RETURN_NOT_OK(SendConnectRequest(store_conn_));
   std::vector<uint8_t> buffer;
@@ -912,6 +919,9 @@ std::string PlasmaClient::Impl::DebugString() {
 
 PlasmaClient::PlasmaClient() : impl_(std::make_shared<PlasmaClient::Impl>()) {}
 
+PlasmaClient::PlasmaClient(bool exit_on_connection_failure)
+    : impl_(std::make_shared<PlasmaClient::Impl>(exit_on_connection_failure)) {}
+
 Status PlasmaClient::Connect(const std::string &store_socket_name,
                              const std::string &manager_socket_name,
                              int num_retries) {
diff --git a/src/ray/object_manager/plasma/client.h b/src/ray/object_manager/plasma/client.h
index 04b1dfbe9c1b..aba45e0069f5 100644
--- a/src/ray/object_manager/plasma/client.h
+++ b/src/ray/object_manager/plasma/client.h
@@ -242,6 +242,8 @@ class PlasmaClient : public PlasmaClientInterface {
  public:
   PlasmaClient();
 
+  explicit PlasmaClient(bool exit_on_connection_failure);
+
   Status Connect(const std::string &store_socket_name,
                  const std::string &manager_socket_name = "",
                  int num_retries = -1) override;
diff --git a/src/ray/object_manager/plasma/connection.cc b/src/ray/object_manager/plasma/connection.cc
index 91526fef3df4..b8c7549af91b 100644
--- a/src/ray/object_manager/plasma/connection.cc
+++ b/src/ray/object_manager/plasma/connection.cc
@@ -170,7 +170,11 @@ Status Client::SendFd(MEMFD_TYPE fd) {
 }
 
 StoreConn::StoreConn(ray::local_stream_socket &&socket)
-    : ray::ServerConnection(std::move(socket)) {}
+    : ray::ServerConnection(std::move(socket)), exit_on_connection_failure_(false) {}
+
+StoreConn::StoreConn(ray::local_stream_socket &&socket, bool exit_on_connection_failure)
+    : ray::ServerConnection(std::move(socket)),
+      exit_on_connection_failure_(exit_on_connection_failure) {}
 
 Status StoreConn::RecvFd(MEMFD_TYPE_NON_UNIQUE *fd) {
 #ifdef _WIN32
@@ -192,4 +196,28 @@ Status StoreConn::RecvFd(MEMFD_TYPE_NON_UNIQUE *fd) {
   return Status::OK();
 }
 
+ray::Status StoreConn::WriteBuffer(const std::vector<boost::asio::const_buffer> &buffer) {
+  auto status = ray::ServerConnection::WriteBuffer(buffer);
+  ExitIfErrorStatus(status);
+  return status;
+}
+
+ray::Status StoreConn::ReadBuffer(
+    const std::vector<boost::asio::mutable_buffer> &buffer) {
+  auto status = ray::ServerConnection::ReadBuffer(buffer);
+  ExitIfErrorStatus(status);
+  return status;
+}
+
+void StoreConn::ExitIfErrorStatus(const ray::Status &status) {
+  if (!status.ok() && exit_on_connection_failure_) {
+    RAY_LOG(WARNING) << "The connection to the plasma store is failed. Terminate the "
+                     << "process. Status: " << status;
+    ray::QuickExit();
+    RAY_LOG(FATAL)
+        << "Accessing unreachable code. This line should never be reached "
+        << "after quick process exit due to plasma store connection failure. Please "
+           "create a github issue at https://github.com/ray-project/ray.";
+  }
+}
 }  // namespace plasma
diff --git a/src/ray/object_manager/plasma/connection.h b/src/ray/object_manager/plasma/connection.h
index be163f5cd6ed..296e8778ce84 100644
--- a/src/ray/object_manager/plasma/connection.h
+++ b/src/ray/object_manager/plasma/connection.h
@@ -164,10 +164,28 @@ class StoreConn : public ray::ServerConnection {
  public:
   explicit StoreConn(ray::local_stream_socket &&socket);
 
+  explicit StoreConn(ray::local_stream_socket &&socket, bool exit_on_connection_failure);
+
   /// Receive a file descriptor for the store.
   ///
   /// \return A file descriptor.
   ray::Status RecvFd(MEMFD_TYPE_NON_UNIQUE *fd);
+
+  ray::Status WriteBuffer(const std::vector<boost::asio::const_buffer> &buffer) override;
+
+  ray::Status ReadBuffer(const std::vector<boost::asio::mutable_buffer> &buffer) override;
+
+ private:
+  // Whether the current process should exit when WriteBuffer or ReadBuffer fails.
+  // Currently it is only turned on when the plasma client is in a core worker.
+  // TODO(myan): The better way is to handle the failure outside of the plasma client
+  // and inside the core worker's logic and propogate the correct exception to the user.
+  bool exit_on_connection_failure_ = false;
+
+  // Shutdown the current process if the passed in status is not OK and the client is
+  // configured to exit on failure.
+  // @param status: The status to check.
+  void ExitIfErrorStatus(const ray::Status &status);
 };
 
 std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &os, const std::shared_ptr<StoreConn> &store_conn);