diff --git a/spec/std/openssl/ssl/socket_spec.cr b/spec/std/openssl/ssl/socket_spec.cr
index 1b667532793d..df3a34a61135 100644
--- a/spec/std/openssl/ssl/socket_spec.cr
+++ b/spec/std/openssl/ssl/socket_spec.cr
@@ -36,9 +36,32 @@ describe OpenSSL::SSL::Socket do
     end
   end
 
+  it "accepts clients that only write then close the connection" do
+    tcp_server = TCPServer.new(0)
+    server_context, client_context = ssl_context_pair
+    # in tls 1.3, if clients don't read anything and close the connection
+    # the server still try and write to it a ticket, resulting in a "pipe failure"
+    # this context method disables the tickets which allows the behavior:
+    server_context.disable_session_resume_tickets
+
+    OpenSSL::SSL::Server.open(tcp_server, server_context) do |server|
+      spawn do
+        # the :sync_close aspect, as implemented in crystal, effects a unidirectional socket close from the client
+        OpenSSL::SSL::Socket::Client.open(TCPSocket.new(tcp_server.local_address.address, tcp_server.local_address.port), client_context, hostname: "example.com", sync_close: true) do |socket|
+          # doesn't read anything, just write and close connection immediately
+          socket.puts "hello"
+        end
+      end
+
+      client = server.accept # shouldn't raise "Broken pipe (Errno)"
+      client.close
+    end
+  end
+
   it "closes connection to server that doesn't properly terminate SSL session" do
     tcp_server = TCPServer.new(0)
     server_context, client_context = ssl_context_pair
+    server_context.disable_session_resume_tickets # avoid Broken pipe
 
     client_successfully_closed_socket = Channel(Nil).new
     spawn do
diff --git a/src/openssl/lib_ssl.cr b/src/openssl/lib_ssl.cr
index f663c3ea418d..455e83c41ab5 100644
--- a/src/openssl/lib_ssl.cr
+++ b/src/openssl/lib_ssl.cr
@@ -206,6 +206,12 @@ lib LibSSL
   # Hostname validation for OpenSSL <= 1.0.1
   fun ssl_ctx_set_cert_verify_callback = SSL_CTX_set_cert_verify_callback(ctx : SSLContext, callback : CertVerifyCallback, arg : Void*)
 
+  # control TLS 1.3 session ticket generation
+  {% if compare_versions(OPENSSL_VERSION, "1.1.1") >= 0 %}
+    fun ssl_ctx_set_num_tickets = SSL_CTX_set_num_tickets(ctx : SSLContext, larg : LibC::SizeT) : Int
+    fun ssl_set_num_tickets = SSL_set_num_tickets(ctx : SSL, larg : LibC::SizeT) : Int
+  {% end %}
+
   {% if compare_versions(OPENSSL_VERSION, "1.1.0") >= 0 %}
     fun tls_method = TLS_method : SSLMethod
   {% else %}
diff --git a/src/openssl/ssl/context.cr b/src/openssl/ssl/context.cr
index cad1934b67aa..68e497c5eab8 100644
--- a/src/openssl/ssl/context.cr
+++ b/src/openssl/ssl/context.cr
@@ -191,6 +191,20 @@ abstract class OpenSSL::SSL::Context
     def self.from_hash(params) : self
       super(params)
     end
+
+    # Disables all session ticket generation for this context.
+    # Tickets are used to resume earlier sessions more quickly,
+    # but in TLS 1.3 if the client connects, sends data, and closes the connection
+    # unidirectionally, the server connects, then sends a ticket
+    # after the connect handshake, the ticket send can fail with Broken Pipe.
+    # So if you have that kind of behavior (clients that never read) call this method.
+    def disable_session_resume_tickets
+      add_options(OpenSSL::SSL::Options::NO_TICKET) # TLS v1.2 and below
+      {% if compare_versions(LibSSL::OPENSSL_VERSION, "1.1.1") >= 0 %}
+        ret = LibSSL.ssl_ctx_set_num_tickets(self, 0) # TLS v1.3
+        raise OpenSSL::Error.new("SSL_CTX_set_num_tickets") if ret != 1
+      {% end %}
+    end
   end
 
   protected def initialize(method : LibSSL::SSLMethod)