diff --git a/gnu/local.mk b/gnu/local.mk
index b59b122e86..947b3ef17f 100644
--- a/gnu/local.mk
+++ b/gnu/local.mk
@@ -1362,6 +1362,7 @@ dist_patch_DATA =						\
   %D%/packages/patches/nfs4-acl-tools-0.3.7-fixpaths.patch	\
   %D%/packages/patches/ngircd-handle-zombies.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/network-manager-plugin-path.patch	\
+  %D%/packages/patches/nginx-socket-cloexec.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/nsis-env-passthru.patch			\
   %D%/packages/patches/nss-increase-test-timeout.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/nss-pkgconfig.patch			\
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/nginx-socket-cloexec.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/nginx-socket-cloexec.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..985ce573b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnu/packages/patches/nginx-socket-cloexec.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+diff --git a/auto/unix b/auto/unix
+index 10835f6c..b5b33bb3 100644
+--- a/auto/unix
++++ b/auto/unix
+@@ -990,3 +990,27 @@ ngx_feature_test='struct addrinfo *res;
+                   if (getaddrinfo("localhost", NULL, NULL, &res) != 0) return 1;
+                   freeaddrinfo(res)'
+ . auto/feature
++
++ngx_feature="SOCK_CLOEXEC support"
++ngx_feature_name="NGX_HAVE_SOCKET_CLOEXEC"
++ngx_feature_run=no
++ngx_feature_incs="#include <sys/types.h>
++                  #include <sys/socket.h>"
++ngx_feature_path=
++ngx_feature_libs=
++ngx_feature_test="int fd;
++                  fd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM | SOCK_CLOEXEC, 0);"
++. auto/feature
++
++ngx_feature="FD_CLOEXEC support"
++ngx_feature_name="NGX_HAVE_FD_CLOEXEC"
++ngx_feature_run=no
++ngx_feature_incs="#include <sys/types.h>
++                  #include <sys/socket.h>
++                  #include <fcntl.h>"
++ngx_feature_path=
++ngx_feature_libs=
++ngx_feature_test="int fd;
++                  fd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
++                  fcntl(fd, F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC);"
++. auto/feature
+diff --git a/src/core/ngx_resolver.c b/src/core/ngx_resolver.c
+index cd55520c..438e0806 100644
+--- a/src/core/ngx_resolver.c
++++ b/src/core/ngx_resolver.c
+@@ -4466,8 +4466,14 @@ ngx_tcp_connect(ngx_resolver_connection_t *rec)
+     ngx_event_t       *rev, *wev;
+     ngx_connection_t  *c;
+ 
++#if (NGX_HAVE_SOCKET_CLOEXEC)
++    s = ngx_socket(rec->sockaddr->sa_family, SOCK_STREAM | SOCK_CLOEXEC, 0);
++
++#else
+     s = ngx_socket(rec->sockaddr->sa_family, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+ 
++#endif
++
+     ngx_log_debug1(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_EVENT, &rec->log, 0, "TCP socket %d", s);
+ 
+     if (s == (ngx_socket_t) -1) {
+@@ -4494,6 +4500,15 @@ ngx_tcp_connect(ngx_resolver_connection_t *rec)
+         goto failed;
+     }
+ 
++#if (NGX_HAVE_FD_CLOEXEC)
++    if (ngx_cloexec(s) == -1) {
++        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, &rec->log, ngx_socket_errno,
++                      ngx_cloexec_n " failed");
++
++        goto failed;
++    }
++#endif
++
+     rev = c->read;
+     wev = c->write;
+ 
+diff --git a/src/event/ngx_event.h b/src/event/ngx_event.h
+index 19fec68..8c2f01a 100644
+--- a/src/event/ngx_event.h
++++ b/src/event/ngx_event.h
+@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ struct ngx_event_s {
+     /* to test on worker exit */
+     unsigned         channel:1;
+     unsigned         resolver:1;
++#if (HAVE_SOCKET_CLOEXEC_PATCH)
++    unsigned         skip_socket_leak_check:1;
++#endif
+ 
+     unsigned         cancelable:1;
+ 
+diff --git a/src/event/ngx_event_accept.c b/src/event/ngx_event_accept.c
+index 77563709..5827b9d0 100644
+--- a/src/event/ngx_event_accept.c
++++ b/src/event/ngx_event_accept.c
+@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@ ngx_event_accept(ngx_event_t *ev)
+ 
+ #if (NGX_HAVE_ACCEPT4)
+         if (use_accept4) {
+-            s = accept4(lc->fd, &sa.sockaddr, &socklen, SOCK_NONBLOCK);
++            s = accept4(lc->fd, &sa.sockaddr, &socklen,
++                        SOCK_NONBLOCK | SOCK_CLOEXEC);
++
+         } else {
+             s = accept(lc->fd, &sa.sockaddr, &socklen);
+         }
+@@ -202,6 +204,16 @@ ngx_event_accept(ngx_event_t *ev)
+                     ngx_close_accepted_connection(c);
+                     return;
+                 }
++
++#if (NGX_HAVE_FD_CLOEXEC)
++                if (ngx_cloexec(s) == -1) {
++                    ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, ev->log, ngx_socket_errno,
++                                  ngx_cloexec_n " failed");
++                    ngx_close_accepted_connection(c);
++                    return;
++                }
++#endif
++
+             }
+         }
+ 
+diff --git a/src/event/ngx_event_connect.c b/src/event/ngx_event_connect.c
+index c5bb8068..cf33b1d2 100644
+--- a/src/event/ngx_event_connect.c
++++ b/src/event/ngx_event_connect.c
+@@ -38,8 +38,15 @@ ngx_event_connect_peer(ngx_peer_connection_t *pc)
+ 
+     type = (pc->type ? pc->type : SOCK_STREAM);
+ 
++#if (NGX_HAVE_SOCKET_CLOEXEC)
++    s = ngx_socket(pc->sockaddr->sa_family, type | SOCK_CLOEXEC, 0);
++
++#else
+     s = ngx_socket(pc->sockaddr->sa_family, type, 0);
+ 
++#endif
++
++
+     ngx_log_debug2(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_EVENT, pc->log, 0, "%s socket %d",
+                    (type == SOCK_STREAM) ? "stream" : "dgram", s);
+ 
+@@ -80,6 +87,15 @@ ngx_event_connect_peer(ngx_peer_connection_t *pc)
+         goto failed;
+     }
+ 
++#if (NGX_HAVE_FD_CLOEXEC)
++    if (ngx_cloexec(s) == -1) {
++        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, pc->log, ngx_socket_errno,
++                      ngx_cloexec_n " failed");
++
++        goto failed;
++    }
++#endif
++
+     if (pc->local) {
+ 
+ #if (NGX_HAVE_TRANSPARENT_PROXY)
+diff --git a/src/os/unix/ngx_process_cycle.c b/src/os/unix/ngx_process_cycle.c
+index c4376a5..48e8fa8 100644
+--- a/src/os/unix/ngx_process_cycle.c
++++ b/src/os/unix/ngx_process_cycle.c
+@@ -1032,6 +1032,9 @@ ngx_worker_process_exit(ngx_cycle_t *cycle)
+         for (i = 0; i < cycle->connection_n; i++) {
+             if (c[i].fd != -1
+                 && c[i].read
++#if (HAVE_SOCKET_CLOEXEC_PATCH)
++                && !c[i].read->skip_socket_leak_check
++#endif
+                 && !c[i].read->accept
+                 && !c[i].read->channel
+                 && !c[i].read->resolver)
+diff --git a/src/os/unix/ngx_socket.h b/src/os/unix/ngx_socket.h
+index fcc51533..d1eebf47 100644
+--- a/src/os/unix/ngx_socket.h
++++ b/src/os/unix/ngx_socket.h
+@@ -38,6 +38,17 @@ int ngx_blocking(ngx_socket_t s);
+ 
+ #endif
+ 
++#if (NGX_HAVE_FD_CLOEXEC)
++
++#define ngx_cloexec(s)      fcntl(s, F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC)
++#define ngx_cloexec_n       "fcntl(FD_CLOEXEC)"
++
++/* at least FD_CLOEXEC is required to ensure connection fd is closed
++ * after execve */
++#define HAVE_SOCKET_CLOEXEC_PATCH  1
++
++#endif
++
+ int ngx_tcp_nopush(ngx_socket_t s);
+ int ngx_tcp_push(ngx_socket_t s);
+ 
diff --git a/gnu/packages/web.scm b/gnu/packages/web.scm
index 1699c92366..f7330aa749 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/web.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/web.scm
@@ -550,6 +550,16 @@ This is modified version, specifically intended for use with the NGinx
 documentation.")
       (license license:bsd-2))))
 
+(define nginx-socket-cloexec
+  (package
+    (inherit nginx)
+    (name "nginx-socket-cloexec") ;required for lua-resty-shell
+    (source
+     (origin
+       (inherit (package-source nginx))
+       (patches (append (search-patches "nginx-socket-cloexec.patch")
+                        (origin-patches (package-source nginx))))))))
+
 (define-public lighttpd
   (package
     (name "lighttpd")
