Abstract: A joint for mating exhaust pipes includes an exhaust pipe flange gasket with a metallic body having a planar portion extending laterally inwardly from an outer edge of the body, the planar portion having at least one bolt hole, and a shielding grommet integrally connected to an inner edge of the planar portion. The shielding grommet defines an outer periphery of an aperture, and a sealing element is retained within the grommet. The gasket is disposed between two mating exhaust pipes each pipe having a flange with an aperture and a planar clamping face, at least one of the flanges including a recess adjacent the clamping face. The planar portion of the gasket is disposed between the faces such that when the apertures of the members are aligned with the bolt hole, the shielding grommet is received in the recess.