diff --git a/src/mongo/executor/network_interface_asio.cpp b/src/mongo/executor/network_interface_asio.cpp
index d9f7ac41250..b122d76ab87 100644
--- a/src/mongo/executor/network_interface_asio.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/executor/network_interface_asio.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
 #include "mongo/stdx/memory.h"
 #include "mongo/util/log.h"
 #include "mongo/util/net/sock.h"
+#include "mongo/util/net/ssl_manager.h"
+#include "mongo/util/time_support.h"
 
 namespace mongo {
 namespace executor {
@@ -141,7 +143,17 @@ void NetworkInterfaceASIO::cancelCommand(const TaskExecutor::CallbackHandle& cbH
 }
 
 void NetworkInterfaceASIO::setAlarm(Date_t when, const stdx::function<void()>& action) {
-    MONGO_UNREACHABLE;
+    // "alarm" must stay alive until it expires, hence the shared_ptr.
+    auto alarm = std::make_shared<asio::steady_timer>(_io_service, when - now());
+    alarm->async_wait([alarm, this, action](std::error_code ec) {
+        if (!ec) {
+            return action();
+        } else if (ec != asio::error::operation_aborted) {
+            // When the network interface is shut down, it will cancel all pending
+            // alarms, raising an "operation_aborted" error here, which we ignore.
+            warning() << "setAlarm() received an error: " << ec.message();
+        }
+    });
 };
 
 bool NetworkInterfaceASIO::inShutdown() const {
diff --git a/src/mongo/executor/network_interface_asio_test.cpp b/src/mongo/executor/network_interface_asio_test.cpp
index 72784848bce..a1aeb324eab 100644
--- a/src/mongo/executor/network_interface_asio_test.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/executor/network_interface_asio_test.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@ public:
     }
 
     void tearDown() override {
-        _net->shutdown();
+        if (!_net->inShutdown()) {
+            _net->shutdown();
+        }
     }
 
     NetworkInterface& net() {
@@ -222,6 +224,36 @@ TEST_F(NetworkInterfaceASIOTest, StartCommand) {
     ASSERT_EQ(res.metadata, expectedMetadata);
 }
 
+TEST_F(NetworkInterfaceASIOTest, setAlarm) {
+    stdx::promise<bool> nearFuture;
+    stdx::future<bool> executed = nearFuture.get_future();
+
+    // set a first alarm, to execute after "expiration"
+    Date_t expiration = net().now() + Milliseconds(100);
+    net().setAlarm(
+        expiration,
+        [this, expiration, &nearFuture]() { nearFuture.set_value(net().now() >= expiration); });
+
+    // wait enough time for first alarm to execute
+    auto status = executed.wait_for(Milliseconds(5000));
+
+    // assert that not only did it execute, but executed after "expiration"
+    ASSERT(status == stdx::future_status::ready);
+    ASSERT(executed.get());
+
+    // set an alarm for the future, kill interface, ensure it didn't execute
+    stdx::promise<bool> farFuture;
+    stdx::future<bool> executed2 = farFuture.get_future();
+
+    expiration = net().now() + Milliseconds(99999999);
+    net().setAlarm(expiration, [this, &farFuture]() { farFuture.set_value(true); });
+
+    net().shutdown();
+
+    status = executed2.wait_for(Milliseconds(0));
+    ASSERT(status == stdx::future_status::timeout);
+}
+
 }  // namespace
 }  // namespace executor
 }  // namespace mongo