diff --git a/test/end2end_test.go b/test/end2end_test.go
index 37964919945e..98d590e9ea7f 100644
--- a/test/end2end_test.go
+++ b/test/end2end_test.go
@@ -2447,85 +2447,6 @@ func testFailedServerStreaming(t *testing.T, e env) {
 	}
 }
 
-// checkTimeoutErrorServer is a gRPC server checks context timeout error in FullDuplexCall().
-// It is only used in TestStreamingRPCTimeoutServerError.
-type checkTimeoutErrorServer struct {
-	t    *testing.T
-	done chan struct{}
-	testpb.TestServiceServer
-}
-
-func (s *checkTimeoutErrorServer) FullDuplexCall(stream testpb.TestService_FullDuplexCallServer) error {
-	defer close(s.done)
-	for {
-		_, err := stream.Recv()
-		if err != nil {
-			if grpc.Code(err) != codes.DeadlineExceeded {
-				s.t.Errorf("stream.Recv() = _, %v, want error code %s", err, codes.DeadlineExceeded)
-			}
-			return err
-		}
-		if err := stream.Send(&testpb.StreamingOutputCallResponse{
-			Payload: &testpb.Payload{
-				Body: []byte{'0'},
-			},
-		}); err != nil {
-			if grpc.Code(err) != codes.DeadlineExceeded {
-				s.t.Errorf("stream.Send(_) = %v, want error code %s", err, codes.DeadlineExceeded)
-			}
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func TestStreamingRPCTimeoutServerError(t *testing.T) {
-	defer leakCheck(t)()
-	for _, e := range listTestEnv() {
-		testStreamingRPCTimeoutServerError(t, e)
-	}
-}
-
-// testStreamingRPCTimeoutServerError tests the server side behavior.
-// When context timeout happens on client side, server should get deadline exceeded error.
-func testStreamingRPCTimeoutServerError(t *testing.T, e env) {
-	te := newTest(t, e)
-	serverDone := make(chan struct{})
-	te.startServer(&checkTimeoutErrorServer{t: t, done: serverDone})
-	defer te.tearDown()
-
-	cc := te.clientConn()
-	tc := testpb.NewTestServiceClient(cc)
-
-	req := &testpb.StreamingOutputCallRequest{}
-	for duration := 50 * time.Millisecond; ; duration *= 2 {
-		ctx, _ := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), duration)
-		stream, err := tc.FullDuplexCall(ctx, grpc.FailFast(false))
-		if grpc.Code(err) == codes.DeadlineExceeded {
-			// Redo test with double timeout.
-			continue
-		}
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Errorf("%v.FullDuplexCall(_) = _, %v, want <nil>", tc, err)
-			return
-		}
-		for {
-			err := stream.Send(req)
-			if err != nil {
-				break
-			}
-			_, err = stream.Recv()
-			if err != nil {
-				break
-			}
-		}
-
-		// Wait for context timeout on server before closing connection
-		// to make sure the server will get timeout error.
-		<-serverDone
-		break
-	}
-}
-
 // concurrentSendServer is a TestServiceServer whose
 // StreamingOutputCall makes ten serial Send calls, sending payloads
 // "0".."9", inclusive.  TestServerStreamingConcurrent verifies they
diff --git a/transport/http2_client.go b/transport/http2_client.go
index c02ee1601e2f..627a590a0dd9 100644
--- a/transport/http2_client.go
+++ b/transport/http2_client.go
@@ -533,6 +533,7 @@ func (t *http2Client) CloseStream(s *Stream, err error) {
 	// after having acquired the writableChan to send RST_STREAM out (look at
 	// the controller() routine).
 	var rstStream bool
+	var rstError http2.ErrCode
 	defer func() {
 		// In case, the client doesn't have to send RST_STREAM to server
 		// we can safely add back to streamsQuota pool now.
@@ -540,10 +541,11 @@ func (t *http2Client) CloseStream(s *Stream, err error) {
 			t.streamsQuota.add(1)
 			return
 		}
-		t.controlBuf.put(&resetStream{s.id, http2.ErrCodeCancel})
+		t.controlBuf.put(&resetStream{s.id, rstError})
 	}()
 	s.mu.Lock()
 	rstStream = s.rstStream
+	rstError = s.rstError
 	if q := s.fc.resetPendingData(); q > 0 {
 		if n := t.fc.onRead(q); n > 0 {
 			t.controlBuf.put(&windowUpdate{0, n})
@@ -559,8 +561,9 @@ func (t *http2Client) CloseStream(s *Stream, err error) {
 	}
 	s.state = streamDone
 	s.mu.Unlock()
-	if se, ok := err.(StreamError); ok && se.Code != codes.DeadlineExceeded {
+	if _, ok := err.(StreamError); ok {
 		rstStream = true
+		rstError = http2.ErrCodeCancel
 	}
 }
 
@@ -807,6 +810,7 @@ func (t *http2Client) handleData(f *http2.DataFrame) {
 			s.statusCode = codes.Internal
 			s.statusDesc = err.Error()
 			s.rstStream = true
+			s.rstError = http2.ErrCodeFlowControl
 			close(s.done)
 			s.mu.Unlock()
 			s.write(recvMsg{err: io.EOF})
diff --git a/transport/transport.go b/transport/transport.go
index fed69089b038..beb0a520a573 100644
--- a/transport/transport.go
+++ b/transport/transport.go
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
+	"golang.org/x/net/http2"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/keepalive"
@@ -217,6 +218,8 @@ type Stream struct {
 	// rstStream indicates whether a RST_STREAM frame needs to be sent
 	// to the server to signify that this stream is closing.
 	rstStream bool
+	// rstError is the error that needs to be sent along with the RST_STREAM frame.
+	rstError http2.ErrCode
 }
 
 // RecvCompress returns the compression algorithm applied to the inbound