diff --git a/net/quic/quic_chromium_packet_reader.cc b/net/quic/quic_chromium_packet_reader.cc
index 1a6de07bb902..23f6e1c6da88 100644
--- a/net/quic/quic_chromium_packet_reader.cc
+++ b/net/quic/quic_chromium_packet_reader.cc
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ const size_t kReadBufferSize =
     static_cast<size_t>(quic::kMaxIncomingPacketSize + 1);
 }  // namespace
 
+bool QuicChromiumPacketReader::avoid_read_multi_ = false;
+
 QuicChromiumPacketReader::QuicChromiumPacketReader(
     DatagramClientSocket* socket,
     const quic::QuicClock* clock,
@@ -49,10 +51,22 @@ void QuicChromiumPacketReader::StartReading() {
 
     CHECK(socket_);
     read_pending_ = true;
-    int rv =
-        socket_->Read(read_buffer_.get(), read_buffer_->size(),
-                      base::BindOnce(&QuicChromiumPacketReader::OnReadComplete,
-                                     weak_factory_.GetWeakPtr()));
+    int rv = OK;
+    if (!avoid_read_multi_) {
+      rv = socket_->ReadMulti(
+          read_buffer_.get(), read_buffer_->size(),
+          base::BindOnce(&QuicChromiumPacketReader::OnReadComplete,
+                         weak_factory_.GetWeakPtr()));
+      if (rv == ERR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED)
+        avoid_read_multi_ = true;
+    }
+    if (avoid_read_multi_) {
+      rv = socket_->Read(
+          read_buffer_.get(), read_buffer_->size(),
+          base::BindOnce(&QuicChromiumPacketReader::OnReadComplete,
+                         weak_factory_.GetWeakPtr()));
+    }
+
     UMA_HISTOGRAM_BOOLEAN("Net.QuicSession.AsyncRead", rv == ERR_IO_PENDING);
     if (rv == ERR_IO_PENDING) {
       num_packets_read_ = 0;
diff --git a/net/quic/quic_chromium_packet_reader.h b/net/quic/quic_chromium_packet_reader.h
index 2caf8c8aea68..eb4370157d50 100644
--- a/net/quic/quic_chromium_packet_reader.h
+++ b/net/quic/quic_chromium_packet_reader.h
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ class NET_EXPORT_PRIVATE QuicChromiumPacketReader {
   NetLogWithSource net_log_;
 
   base::WeakPtrFactory<QuicChromiumPacketReader> weak_factory_{this};
+
+  // Static flag to remember when ReadMulti has ever returned
+  // ERR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED
+  static bool avoid_read_multi_;
 };
 
 }  // namespace net
diff --git a/net/socket/socket.cc b/net/socket/socket.cc
index 143516c572ed..16079a71f2de 100644
--- a/net/socket/socket.cc
+++ b/net/socket/socket.cc
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ Socket::Socket() = default;
 
 Socket::~Socket() = default;
 
+int Socket::ReadMulti(IOBuffer* buf,
+                      int buf_len,
+                      CompletionOnceCallback callback) {
+  return ERR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
+}
+
 int Socket::ReadIfReady(IOBuffer* buf,
                         int buf_len,
                         CompletionOnceCallback callback) {
diff --git a/net/socket/socket.h b/net/socket/socket.h
index 64e08182d664..570645a8ba9a 100644
--- a/net/socket/socket.h
+++ b/net/socket/socket.h
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ class NET_EXPORT Socket {
   virtual int Read(IOBuffer* buf,
                    int buf_len,
                    CompletionOnceCallback callback) = 0;
+  virtual int ReadMulti(IOBuffer* buf,
+                        int buf_len,
+                        CompletionOnceCallback callback);
 
   // Reads data, up to |buf_len| bytes, into |buf| without blocking. Default
   // implementation returns ERR_READ_IF_READY_NOT_IMPLEMENTED. Caller should
diff --git a/net/socket/udp_client_socket.cc b/net/socket/udp_client_socket.cc
index 8645f1fc5126..a05afc053e00 100644
--- a/net/socket/udp_client_socket.cc
+++ b/net/socket/udp_client_socket.cc
@@ -110,6 +110,12 @@ void UDPClientSocket::ApplySocketTag(const SocketTag& tag) {
   socket_.ApplySocketTag(tag);
 }
 
+int UDPClientSocket::ReadMulti(IOBuffer* buf,
+                               int buf_len,
+                               CompletionOnceCallback callback) {
+  return socket_.ReadMulti(buf, buf_len, std::move(callback));
+}
+
 int UDPClientSocket::Read(IOBuffer* buf,
                           int buf_len,
                           CompletionOnceCallback callback) {
diff --git a/net/socket/udp_client_socket.h b/net/socket/udp_client_socket.h
index fc695b7cd2a2..6bf0463b9384 100644
--- a/net/socket/udp_client_socket.h
+++ b/net/socket/udp_client_socket.h
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ class NET_EXPORT_PRIVATE UDPClientSocket : public DatagramClientSocket {
   int Read(IOBuffer* buf,
            int buf_len,
            CompletionOnceCallback callback) override;
+  int ReadMulti(IOBuffer* buf,
+                int buf_len,
+                CompletionOnceCallback callback) override;
+
   int Write(IOBuffer* buf,
             int buf_len,
             CompletionOnceCallback callback,
diff --git a/net/socket/udp_socket_starboard.cc b/net/socket/udp_socket_starboard.cc
index c13eb2c8a737..f4c9958c5ef2 100644
--- a/net/socket/udp_socket_starboard.cc
+++ b/net/socket/udp_socket_starboard.cc
@@ -159,6 +159,13 @@ int UDPSocketStarboard::GetLocalAddress(IPEndPoint* address) const {
   return OK;
 }
 
+int UDPSocketStarboard::ReadMulti(IOBuffer* buf,
+                                  int buf_len,
+                                  CompletionOnceCallback callback) {
+  LOG(WARNING) << __FUNCTION__ << " ReadMulti not implemented";
+  return ERR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
+}
+
 int UDPSocketStarboard::Read(IOBuffer* buf,
                              int buf_len,
                              CompletionOnceCallback callback) {
diff --git a/net/socket/udp_socket_starboard.h b/net/socket/udp_socket_starboard.h
index 905964eccc67..1588d15b9ba1 100644
--- a/net/socket/udp_socket_starboard.h
+++ b/net/socket/udp_socket_starboard.h
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ class NET_EXPORT UDPSocketStarboard
   // Reads from the socket.
   // Only usable from the client-side of a UDP socket, after the socket
   // has been connected.
+  int ReadMulti(IOBuffer* buf, int buf_len, CompletionOnceCallback callback);
   int Read(IOBuffer* buf, int buf_len, CompletionOnceCallback callback);
 
   // Writes to the socket.