diff --git a/.github/workflows/erlang.yml b/.github/workflows/erlang.yml
index ea113d3e..b84ff648 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/erlang.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/erlang.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ jobs:
           - otp_release: 24
           - otp_release: 25
           - otp_release: 26
+          - otp_release: 27
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/src/ecpool.erl b/src/ecpool.erl
index a0298b79..18064794 100644
--- a/src/ecpool.erl
+++ b/src/ecpool.erl
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
         , start_pool/3
         , start_sup_pool/3
         , stop_sup_pool/1
+        , check_pool_integrity/1
         , get_client/1
         , get_client/2
         , pick_and_do/3
@@ -111,6 +112,11 @@ start_sup_pool(Pool, Mod, Opts) ->
 stop_sup_pool(Pool) ->
     ecpool_sup:stop_pool(Pool).
 
+-spec check_pool_integrity(pool_name()) ->
+    ok | {error, {processes_down, [root | pool | worker_sup]} | not_found}.
+check_pool_integrity(Pool) ->
+    ecpool_sup:check_pool_integrity(Pool).
+
 %% @doc Get client/connection
 -spec(get_client(pool_name()) -> get_client_ret()).
 get_client(Pool) ->
diff --git a/src/ecpool_pool_sup.erl b/src/ecpool_pool_sup.erl
index ab83c0c4..1ffad043 100644
--- a/src/ecpool_pool_sup.erl
+++ b/src/ecpool_pool_sup.erl
@@ -27,14 +27,26 @@
 start_link(Pool, Mod, Opts) ->
     supervisor:start_link(?MODULE, [Pool, Mod, Opts]).
 
-init([Pool, Mod, Opts]) ->
-    {ok, { {one_for_all, 10, 100}, [
-            {pool, {ecpool_pool, start_link, [Pool, Opts]},
-                transient, 16#ffff, worker, [ecpool_pool]},
-            {worker_sup,
-             {ecpool_worker_sup,start_link,
-              [Pool, Mod, Opts]},
-             transient,
-             infinity,
-             supervisor,
-             [ecpool_worker_sup]}] }}.
+init([PoolName, Mod, Opts]) ->
+    SupFlags = #{
+        strategy => one_for_all,
+        intensity => 10,
+        period => 100
+    },
+    Pool = #{
+        id => pool,
+        start => {ecpool_pool, start_link, [PoolName, Opts]},
+        restart => transient,
+        shutdown => 16#ffff,
+        type => worker,
+        modules => [ecpool_pool]
+    },
+    WorkerSup = #{
+        id => worker_sup,
+        start => {ecpool_worker_sup,start_link, [PoolName, Mod, Opts]},
+        restart => transient,
+        shutdown => infinity,
+        type => supervisor,
+        modules => [ecpool_worker_sup]
+    },
+    {ok, {SupFlags, [Pool, WorkerSup]}}.
diff --git a/src/ecpool_sup.erl b/src/ecpool_sup.erl
index 80bf71f9..a312d3a8 100644
--- a/src/ecpool_sup.erl
+++ b/src/ecpool_sup.erl
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 -export([ start_pool/3
         , stop_pool/1
         , get_pool/1
+        , check_pool_integrity/1
         ]).
 
 -export([pools/0]).
@@ -67,6 +68,16 @@ get_pool(Pool) ->
         L  -> hd(L)
     end.
 
+-spec check_pool_integrity(pool_name()) ->
+    ok | {error, {processes_down, [root | pool | worker_sup]} | not_found}.
+check_pool_integrity(Pool) ->
+    case get_pool(Pool) of
+        undefined ->
+            {error, not_found};
+        SupPid when is_pid(SupPid) ->
+            do_check_pool_integrity_root(SupPid)
+    end.
+
 %% @doc Get All Pools supervisored by the ecpool_sup.
 -spec(pools() -> [{pool_name(), pid()}]).
 pools() ->
@@ -91,3 +102,26 @@ pool_spec(Pool, Mod, Opts) ->
       modules => [ecpool_pool_sup]}.
 
 child_id(Pool) -> {pool_sup, Pool}.
+
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% Internal fns
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+do_check_pool_integrity_root(SupPid) ->
+    try supervisor:which_children(SupPid) of
+        Children ->
+            %% We ignore `restarting` here because those processes are still being
+            %% managed.
+            DeadChildren = [Id || {Id, undefined, _, _} <- Children],
+            %% Currently, at root, we only have one supervisor: `ecpool_worker_sup`, and
+            %% it does not contain other supervisors under it, so no need to dig deeper.
+            case DeadChildren of
+                [_ | _] ->
+                    {error, {processes_down, DeadChildren}};
+                [] ->
+                    ok
+            end
+    catch
+        exit:{noproc, _} ->
+            {error, {processes_down, [root]}}
+    end.
diff --git a/src/ecpool_worker.erl b/src/ecpool_worker.erl
index 59a9d3c1..de479c18 100644
--- a/src/ecpool_worker.erl
+++ b/src/ecpool_worker.erl
@@ -356,10 +356,14 @@ safe_exec({_M, _F, _A} = Action, MainArg) ->
         logger:error("[PoolWorker] safe_exec ~p, failed: ~0p", [Action, {E,R,ST}]),
         {error, {exec_failed, E, R}}
     end;
-
-%% for backward compatibility upgrading from version =< 4.2.1
 safe_exec(Action, MainArg) when is_function(Action) ->
-    Action(MainArg).
+    try
+        Action(MainArg)
+    catch
+        E:R:ST ->
+            logger:error("[PoolWorker] safe_exec ~p, failed: ~0p", [Action, {E,R,ST}]),
+            {error, {exec_failed, E, R}}
+    end.
 
 exec({M, F, A}, MainArg) ->
     erlang:apply(M, F, [MainArg]++A).
diff --git a/src/ecpool_worker_sup.erl b/src/ecpool_worker_sup.erl
index e8f6c618..a3c12e76 100644
--- a/src/ecpool_worker_sup.erl
+++ b/src/ecpool_worker_sup.erl
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ start_link(Pool, Mod, Opts) ->
     supervisor:start_link(?MODULE, [Pool, Mod, Opts]).
 
 init([Pool, Mod, Opts]) ->
+    PoolSize = pool_size(Opts),
+    SupFlags = #{
+        strategy => one_for_one,
+        %% Allow whole pool dying simultaneously at least once.
+        intensity => 10 + PoolSize,
+        period => 60
+    },
     WorkerSpec = fun(Id) ->
                      #{id => {worker, Id},
                        start => {ecpool_worker,
@@ -38,8 +45,8 @@ init([Pool, Mod, Opts]) ->
                        type => worker,
                        modules => [ecpool_worker, Mod]}
                  end,
-    Workers = [WorkerSpec(I) || I <- lists:seq(1, pool_size(Opts))],
-    {ok, { {one_for_one, 10, 60}, Workers} }.
+    Workers = [WorkerSpec(I) || I <- lists:seq(1, PoolSize)],
+    {ok, {SupFlags, Workers} }.
 
 pool_size(Opts) ->
     Schedulers = erlang:system_info(schedulers),
diff --git a/test/ecpool_SUITE.erl b/test/ecpool_SUITE.erl
index 8658a53b..21a6f660 100644
--- a/test/ecpool_SUITE.erl
+++ b/test/ecpool_SUITE.erl
@@ -81,7 +81,9 @@ groups() ->
        t_client_exec2_random,
        t_multiprocess_client,
        t_multiprocess_client_not_restart,
-       t_pick_and_do_fun
+       t_pick_and_do_fun,
+       t_check_pool_integrity,
+       t_big_pool_dies_and_recovers
       ]}].
 
 init_per_suite(Config) ->
@@ -350,3 +352,45 @@ t_pick_and_do_fun(_Config) ->
     {ok, _} = ecpool:start_pool(Pool, test_client, Opts),
     ?assertEqual(4, ecpool:pick_and_do({Pool, <<"abc">>}, Action, no_handover)),
     ecpool:stop_sup_pool(Pool).
+
+%% Smoke tests for `ecpool:check_pool_integrity`, which should report an error when worker
+%% supervisor is down.
+t_check_pool_integrity(_TCConfig) ->
+    Pool = ?FUNCTION_NAME,
+    Opts1 = [ {pool_size, 15}
+            , {pool_type, hash}
+            , {auto_reconnect, false}
+            ],
+    {ok, _} = ecpool:start_sup_pool(Pool, test_client, Opts1),
+    ?assertEqual(ok, ecpool:check_pool_integrity(Pool)),
+    ok = ecpool:stop_sup_pool(Pool),
+    Opts2 = [ {crash_after, 1}
+            , {auto_reconnect, true}
+            | Opts1
+            ],
+    {ok, _} = ecpool:start_sup_pool(Pool, test_client, Opts2),
+    %% Give it some time to reach maximum restart intensity
+    ct:sleep(100),
+    ?assertEqual({error, {processes_down, [worker_sup]}}, ecpool:check_pool_integrity(Pool)),
+    ok = ecpool:stop_sup_pool(Pool),
+    ?assertEqual({error, not_found}, ecpool:check_pool_integrity(Pool)),
+    ok.
+
+%% Previously, we had a fixed restart intensity for the worker supervisor, meaning that if
+%% a large pool dies once, it brings down the supervisor.  This checks that we have an
+%% intensity proportional to the pool size, so the whole pool may restart at once without
+%% bringing the supervisor down.
+t_big_pool_dies_and_recovers(_TCConfig) ->
+    Pool = ?FUNCTION_NAME,
+    Opts = [ {pool_size, 50}
+           , {pool_type, hash}
+           , {auto_reconnect, false}
+           ],
+    {ok, _} = ecpool:start_sup_pool(Pool, test_client, Opts),
+    %% Kill all workers at once.
+    Workers = ecpool:workers(Pool),
+    lists:foreach(fun({_Id, Pid}) -> exit(Pid, kill) end, Workers),
+    ct:sleep(100),
+    ?assertEqual(ok, ecpool:check_pool_integrity(Pool)),
+    ok = ecpool:stop_sup_pool(Pool),
+    ok.
diff --git a/test/test_client.erl b/test/test_client.erl
index 44d7542e..17ea4d7d 100644
--- a/test/test_client.erl
+++ b/test/test_client.erl
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ connect(Opts) ->
             {ok, Pid2} = gen_server:start_link(?MODULE, [Opts], []),
             {ok, {Pid1, Pid2}, #{supervisees => [Pid1, Pid2]}};
         false ->
-            gen_server:start_link(?MODULE, [Opts], [])
+            gen_server:start_link(?MODULE, Opts, [])
     end.
 
 plus(Pid, L, R) ->
@@ -60,7 +60,13 @@ stop(Pid, Reason) ->
 %%-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 init(Args) ->
-    {ok, Args}.
+    case proplists:get_value(crash_after, Args, undefined) of
+        undefined ->
+            {ok, Args};
+        TimeMS when is_integer(TimeMS) ->
+            erlang:send_after(TimeMS, self(), crash),
+            {ok, Args}
+    end.
 
 handle_call({stop, Reason}, _From, State) ->
     {stop, Reason, ok, State};
@@ -74,6 +80,9 @@ handle_call(_Req, _From, State) ->
 handle_cast(_Msg, State) ->
     {noreply, State}.
 
+handle_info(crash, _State) ->
+    ct:pal("~p crashing", [self()]),
+    exit(crash);
 handle_info(_Info, State) ->
     {noreply, State}.
 
@@ -82,4 +91,3 @@ terminate(_Reason, _State) ->
 
 code_change(_OldVsn, State, _Extra) ->
     {ok, State}.
-