diff --git a/include/uv.h b/include/uv.h
index 2e39d08a..ea3e1751 100644
--- a/include/uv.h
+++ b/include/uv.h
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ typedef enum {
   UV_ENOTCONN,
   UV_ENOTSOCK,
   UV_ENOTSUP,
+  UV_EPIPE,
   UV_EPROTO,
   UV_EPROTONOSUPPORT,
   UV_EPROTOTYPE,
diff --git a/src/uv-common.c b/src/uv-common.c
index b0c8a825..ae859e85 100644
--- a/src/uv-common.c
+++ b/src/uv-common.c
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ const char* uv_err_name(uv_err_t err) {
     case UV_ENOTCONN: return "ENOTCONN";
     case UV_ENOTSOCK: return "ENOTSOCK";
     case UV_ENOTSUP: return "ENOTSUP";
+    case UV_EPIPE: return "EPIPE";
     case UV_EPROTO: return "EPROTO";
     case UV_EPROTONOSUPPORT: return "EPROTONOSUPPORT";
     case UV_EPROTOTYPE: return "EPROTOTYPE";
diff --git a/src/uv-unix.c b/src/uv-unix.c
index c7a372fb..dad3eeb6 100644
--- a/src/uv-unix.c
+++ b/src/uv-unix.c
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ static uv_err_code uv_translate_sys_error(int sys_errno) {
     case 0: return UV_OK;
     case EACCES: return UV_EACCESS;
     case EBADF: return UV_EBADF;
+    case EPIPE: return UV_EPIPE;
     case EAGAIN: return UV_EAGAIN;
     case ECONNRESET: return UV_ECONNRESET;
     case EFAULT: return UV_EFAULT;