Abstract: Provided herein are gas sensor heat shields comprising at least one wall having a top edge and a bottom edge, the wall forming a body, a base connected proximate the wall bottom edge defining a bottom diameter, the base including an aperture capable of receiving a gas sensor, and a circumferential lip proximate the wall top edge extending radially outward and defining an outer lip diameter, wherein the at least one wall is tapered radially outward at an angle of about 3 degrees to about 17 degrees, and the ratio of the outer lip diameter to bottom diameter is at least about 5:3.5. Heat shields can be used to protect gas sensors from heat, specifically those used for exhaust gas systems servicing internal combustion engines and turbochargers.