diff --git a/src/core/channel/client_channel.c b/src/core/channel/client_channel.c
index b59b62a6aa7c09bc675b5c03c6a515c944322be5..8e7cb27cfd2bb3e7d6f23a6f9ea91bcadc512dc2 100644
--- a/src/core/channel/client_channel.c
+++ b/src/core/channel/client_channel.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 
 typedef struct call_data call_data;
 
-typedef struct {
+typedef struct client_channel_channel_data {
   /** metadata context for this channel */
   grpc_mdctx *mdctx;
   /** resolver for this channel */
diff --git a/src/core/client_config/lb_policies/pick_first.c b/src/core/client_config/lb_policies/pick_first.c
index 28155d0fbc0490934e892360c82c884bbf6d8a60..4b3aaab09cca198abce236b2beca4320fdf2db82 100644
--- a/src/core/client_config/lb_policies/pick_first.c
+++ b/src/core/client_config/lb_policies/pick_first.c
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ void pf_destroy(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_lb_policy *pol) {
   for (i = 0; i < p->num_subchannels; i++) {
     GRPC_SUBCHANNEL_UNREF(exec_ctx, p->subchannels[i], "pick_first");
   }
+  if (p->selected) {
+    GRPC_SUBCHANNEL_UNREF(exec_ctx, p->selected, "picked_first");
+  }
   grpc_connectivity_state_destroy(exec_ctx, &p->state_tracker);
   gpr_free(p->subchannels);
   gpr_mu_destroy(&p->mu);
@@ -172,6 +175,35 @@ void pf_pick(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_lb_policy *pol,
   }
 }
 
+static void destroy_subchannels(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg, 
+                                int iomgr_success) {
+  pick_first_lb_policy *p = arg;
+  size_t i;
+  grpc_transport_op op;
+  size_t num_subchannels = p->num_subchannels;
+  grpc_subchannel **subchannels;
+  grpc_subchannel *exclude_subchannel;
+
+  gpr_mu_lock(&p->mu);
+  subchannels = p->subchannels;
+  p->num_subchannels = 0;
+  p->subchannels = NULL;
+  exclude_subchannel = p->selected;
+  gpr_mu_unlock(&p->mu);
+  GRPC_LB_POLICY_UNREF(exec_ctx, &p->base, "destroy_subchannels");
+
+  for (i = 0; i < num_subchannels; i++) {
+    if (subchannels[i] != exclude_subchannel) {
+      memset(&op, 0, sizeof(op));
+      op.disconnect = 1;
+      grpc_subchannel_process_transport_op(exec_ctx, subchannels[i], &op);
+    }
+    GRPC_SUBCHANNEL_UNREF(exec_ctx, subchannels[i], "pick_first");
+  }
+
+  gpr_free(subchannels);
+}
+
 static void pf_connectivity_changed(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg,
                                     int iomgr_success) {
   pick_first_lb_policy *p = arg;
@@ -200,6 +232,11 @@ static void pf_connectivity_changed(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg,
         grpc_connectivity_state_set(exec_ctx, &p->state_tracker,
                                     GRPC_CHANNEL_READY, "connecting_ready");
         p->selected = p->subchannels[p->checking_subchannel];
+        GRPC_SUBCHANNEL_REF(p->selected, "picked_first");
+        /* drop the pick list: we are connected now */
+        GRPC_LB_POLICY_REF(&p->base, "destroy_subchannels");
+        grpc_exec_ctx_enqueue(exec_ctx, grpc_closure_create(destroy_subchannels, p), 1);
+        /* update any calls that were waiting for a pick */
         while ((pp = p->pending_picks)) {
           p->pending_picks = pp->next;
           *pp->target = p->selected;
@@ -279,10 +316,15 @@ static void pf_broadcast(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_lb_policy *pol,
   size_t i;
   size_t n;
   grpc_subchannel **subchannels;
+  grpc_subchannel *selected;
 
   gpr_mu_lock(&p->mu);
   n = p->num_subchannels;
   subchannels = gpr_malloc(n * sizeof(*subchannels));
+  selected = p->selected;
+  if (selected) {
+    GRPC_SUBCHANNEL_REF(selected, "pf_broadcast_to_selected");
+  }
   for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
     subchannels[i] = p->subchannels[i];
     GRPC_SUBCHANNEL_REF(subchannels[i], "pf_broadcast");
@@ -290,9 +332,14 @@ static void pf_broadcast(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_lb_policy *pol,
   gpr_mu_unlock(&p->mu);
 
   for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+    if (selected == subchannels[i]) continue;
     grpc_subchannel_process_transport_op(exec_ctx, subchannels[i], op);
     GRPC_SUBCHANNEL_UNREF(exec_ctx, subchannels[i], "pf_broadcast");
   }
+  if (p->selected) {
+    grpc_subchannel_process_transport_op(exec_ctx, selected, op);
+    GRPC_SUBCHANNEL_UNREF(exec_ctx, selected, "pf_broadcast_to_selected");
+  }
   gpr_free(subchannels);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/iomgr/closure.c b/src/core/iomgr/closure.c
index 326542578923e19105e3336ebde5f2c4507641e9..d91681990f29104d022687c37ce3790e203dd137 100644
--- a/src/core/iomgr/closure.c
+++ b/src/core/iomgr/closure.c
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 
 #include "src/core/iomgr/closure.h"
 
+#include <grpc/support/alloc.h>
+
 void grpc_closure_init(grpc_closure *closure, grpc_iomgr_cb_func cb,
                        void *cb_arg) {
   closure->cb = cb;
@@ -69,3 +71,25 @@ void grpc_closure_list_move(grpc_closure_list *src, grpc_closure_list *dst) {
   }
   src->head = src->tail = NULL;
 }
+
+typedef struct {
+  grpc_iomgr_cb_func cb;
+  void *cb_arg;
+  grpc_closure wrapper;
+} wrapped_closure;
+
+static void closure_wrapper(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg, int success) {
+  wrapped_closure *wc = arg;
+  grpc_iomgr_cb_func cb = wc->cb;
+  void *cb_arg = wc->cb_arg;
+  gpr_free(wc);
+  cb(exec_ctx, cb_arg, success);
+}
+
+grpc_closure *grpc_closure_create(grpc_iomgr_cb_func cb, void *cb_arg) {
+  wrapped_closure *wc = gpr_malloc(sizeof(*wc));
+  wc->cb = cb;
+  wc->cb_arg = cb_arg;
+  grpc_closure_init(&wc->wrapper, closure_wrapper, wc);
+  return &wc->wrapper;
+}
diff --git a/src/core/iomgr/closure.h b/src/core/iomgr/closure.h
index 982ffa4e1be246a279745f85ab250ee2fee51bef..d812659af0ce914607a4a0e86f6f0544aefdd2c9 100644
--- a/src/core/iomgr/closure.h
+++ b/src/core/iomgr/closure.h
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ struct grpc_closure {
 void grpc_closure_init(grpc_closure *closure, grpc_iomgr_cb_func cb,
                        void *cb_arg);
 
+/* Create a heap allocated closure: try to avoid except for very rare events */
+grpc_closure *grpc_closure_create(grpc_iomgr_cb_func cb, void *cb_arg);
+
 #define GRPC_CLOSURE_LIST_INIT \
   { NULL, NULL }
 
diff --git a/src/core/iomgr/tcp_server_windows.c b/src/core/iomgr/tcp_server_windows.c
index db3319b3c6c3ab79dff03d1e4e3f9af8bb29d283..3fea8b5b35059cebda7c044de874415662f2844f 100644
--- a/src/core/iomgr/tcp_server_windows.c
+++ b/src/core/iomgr/tcp_server_windows.c
@@ -336,6 +336,8 @@ static void on_accept(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg, int from_iocp) {
                            peer_name_string);
       gpr_free(fd_name);
       gpr_free(peer_name_string);
+    } else {
+      closesocket(sock);
     }
   }