diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 49e4718b1da51ceb2f3af394438de0921b82dc08..6c7336312d15bff6a983cefb6dab5d6e4cf04b7a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1076,6 +1076,7 @@ boringssl_pqueue_test: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/boringssl_pqueue_test
 boringssl_ssl_test: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/boringssl_ssl_test
 badreq_bad_client_test: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/badreq_bad_client_test
 connection_prefix_bad_client_test: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/connection_prefix_bad_client_test
+head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test
 headers_bad_client_test: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/headers_bad_client_test
 initial_settings_frame_bad_client_test: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/initial_settings_frame_bad_client_test
 server_registered_method_bad_client_test: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/server_registered_method_bad_client_test
@@ -1298,6 +1299,7 @@ buildtests_c: privatelibs_c \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/public_headers_must_be_c89 \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/badreq_bad_client_test \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/connection_prefix_bad_client_test \
+  $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/headers_bad_client_test \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/initial_settings_frame_bad_client_test \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/server_registered_method_bad_client_test \
@@ -1620,6 +1622,8 @@ test_c: buildtests_c
 	$(Q) $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/badreq_bad_client_test || ( echo test badreq_bad_client_test failed ; exit 1 )
 	$(E) "[RUN]     Testing connection_prefix_bad_client_test"
 	$(Q) $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/connection_prefix_bad_client_test || ( echo test connection_prefix_bad_client_test failed ; exit 1 )
+	$(E) "[RUN]     Testing head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test"
+	$(Q) $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test || ( echo test head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test failed ; exit 1 )
 	$(E) "[RUN]     Testing headers_bad_client_test"
 	$(Q) $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/headers_bad_client_test || ( echo test headers_bad_client_test failed ; exit 1 )
 	$(E) "[RUN]     Testing initial_settings_frame_bad_client_test"
@@ -12676,6 +12680,26 @@ ifneq ($(NO_DEPS),true)
 endif
 
 
+HEAD_OF_LINE_BLOCKING_BAD_CLIENT_TEST_SRC = \
+    test/core/bad_client/tests/head_of_line_blocking.c \
+
+HEAD_OF_LINE_BLOCKING_BAD_CLIENT_TEST_OBJS = $(addprefix $(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/, $(addsuffix .o, $(basename $(HEAD_OF_LINE_BLOCKING_BAD_CLIENT_TEST_SRC))))
+
+
+$(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test: $(HEAD_OF_LINE_BLOCKING_BAD_CLIENT_TEST_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libbad_client_test.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_test_util_unsecure.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a
+	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
+	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
+	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(HEAD_OF_LINE_BLOCKING_BAD_CLIENT_TEST_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libbad_client_test.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_test_util_unsecure.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LDLIBS) -o $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test
+
+$(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/test/core/bad_client/tests/head_of_line_blocking.o:  $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libbad_client_test.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_test_util_unsecure.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a
+
+deps_head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test: $(HEAD_OF_LINE_BLOCKING_BAD_CLIENT_TEST_OBJS:.o=.dep)
+
+ifneq ($(NO_DEPS),true)
+-include $(HEAD_OF_LINE_BLOCKING_BAD_CLIENT_TEST_OBJS:.o=.dep)
+endif
+
+
 HEADERS_BAD_CLIENT_TEST_SRC = \
     test/core/bad_client/tests/headers.c \
 
diff --git a/include/grpc/grpc.h b/include/grpc/grpc.h
index 8b460722e253b065370197533553cc247265e691..5c868aece372b14658bf07f5aa38aa04d2114819 100644
--- a/include/grpc/grpc.h
+++ b/include/grpc/grpc.h
@@ -289,6 +289,14 @@ GRPCAPI grpc_call_error grpc_server_request_call(
     grpc_completion_queue *cq_bound_to_call,
     grpc_completion_queue *cq_for_notification, void *tag_new);
 
+/** How to handle payloads for a registered method */
+typedef enum {
+  /** Don't try to read the payload */
+  GRPC_SRM_PAYLOAD_NONE,
+  /** Read the initial payload as a byte buffer */
+  GRPC_SRM_PAYLOAD_READ_INITIAL_BYTE_BUFFER
+} grpc_server_register_method_payload_handling;
+
 /** Registers a method in the server.
     Methods to this (host, method) pair will not be reported by
     grpc_server_request_call, but instead be reported by
@@ -296,9 +304,10 @@ GRPCAPI grpc_call_error grpc_server_request_call(
     registered_method (as returned by this function).
     Must be called before grpc_server_start.
     Returns NULL on failure. */
-GRPCAPI void *grpc_server_register_method(grpc_server *server,
-                                          const char *method, const char *host,
-                                          uint32_t flags);
+GRPCAPI void *grpc_server_register_method(
+    grpc_server *server, const char *method, const char *host,
+    grpc_server_register_method_payload_handling payload_handling,
+    uint32_t flags);
 
 /** Request notification of a new pre-registered call. 'cq_for_notification'
     must have been registered to the server via
diff --git a/include/grpc/impl/codegen/grpc_types.h b/include/grpc/impl/codegen/grpc_types.h
index e3e882c8b3ce5c8631d6c52e093b60e56fd36469..4c7373006b2c85a0bfab92e970d231648f3c047f 100644
--- a/include/grpc/impl/codegen/grpc_types.h
+++ b/include/grpc/impl/codegen/grpc_types.h
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ typedef struct {
 /** Secondary user agent: goes at the end of the user-agent metadata
     sent on each request */
 #define GRPC_ARG_SECONDARY_USER_AGENT_STRING "grpc.secondary_user_agent"
+/** The maximum time between subsequent connection attempts, in ms */
+#define GRPC_ARG_MAX_RECONNECT_BACKOFF_MS "grpc.max_reconnect_backoff_ms"
 /* The caller of the secure_channel_create functions may override the target
    name used for SSL host name checking using this channel argument which is of
    type GRPC_ARG_STRING. This *should* be used for testing only.
@@ -185,7 +187,9 @@ typedef enum grpc_call_error {
       server */
   GRPC_CALL_ERROR_NOT_SERVER_COMPLETION_QUEUE,
   /** this batch of operations leads to more operations than allowed */
-  GRPC_CALL_ERROR_BATCH_TOO_BIG
+  GRPC_CALL_ERROR_BATCH_TOO_BIG,
+  /** payload type requested is not the type registered */
+  GRPC_CALL_ERROR_PAYLOAD_TYPE_MISMATCH
 } grpc_call_error;
 
 /* Write Flags: */
diff --git a/src/core/ext/resolver/sockaddr/sockaddr_resolver.c b/src/core/ext/resolver/sockaddr/sockaddr_resolver.c
index b50b4ee4800b918bdb1f56550a72defb661b1ed0..76c03c08b5d1234c260fc69292533ff892f2a6a6 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/resolver/sockaddr/sockaddr_resolver.c
+++ b/src/core/ext/resolver/sockaddr/sockaddr_resolver.c
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@
  *
  */
 
-#include <grpc/support/port_platform.h>
-
+#include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include <grpc/support/alloc.h>
 #include <grpc/support/host_port.h>
+#include <grpc/support/port_platform.h>
 #include <grpc/support/string_util.h>
 
 #include "src/core/lib/client_config/lb_policy_registry.h"
@@ -263,22 +263,24 @@ static grpc_resolver *sockaddr_create(
   r = gpr_malloc(sizeof(sockaddr_resolver));
   memset(r, 0, sizeof(*r));
 
-  r->lb_policy_name = NULL;
-  if (0 != strcmp(args->uri->query, "")) {
-    gpr_slice query_slice;
-    gpr_slice_buffer query_parts;
-
-    query_slice =
-        gpr_slice_new(args->uri->query, strlen(args->uri->query), do_nothing);
-    gpr_slice_buffer_init(&query_parts);
-    gpr_slice_split(query_slice, "=", &query_parts);
-    GPR_ASSERT(query_parts.count == 2);
-    if (0 == gpr_slice_str_cmp(query_parts.slices[0], "lb_policy")) {
-      r->lb_policy_name = gpr_dump_slice(query_parts.slices[1], GPR_DUMP_ASCII);
-    }
-    gpr_slice_buffer_destroy(&query_parts);
-    gpr_slice_unref(query_slice);
+  r->lb_policy_name =
+      gpr_strdup(grpc_uri_get_query_arg(args->uri, "lb_policy"));
+  const char *lb_enabled_qpart =
+      grpc_uri_get_query_arg(args->uri, "lb_enabled");
+  /* anything other than "0" is interpreted as true */
+  const bool lb_enabled =
+      (lb_enabled_qpart != NULL && (strcmp("0", lb_enabled_qpart) != 0));
+
+  if (r->lb_policy_name != NULL && strcmp("grpclb", r->lb_policy_name) == 0 &&
+      !lb_enabled) {
+    /* we want grpclb but the "resolved" addresses aren't LB enabled. Bail
+     * out, as this is meant mostly for tests. */
+    gpr_log(GPR_ERROR,
+            "Requested 'grpclb' LB policy but resolved addresses don't "
+            "support load balancing.");
+    abort();
   }
+
   if (r->lb_policy_name == NULL) {
     r->lb_policy_name = gpr_strdup(default_lb_policy_name);
   }
diff --git a/src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel.c b/src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel.c
index b4fd770e24f31d40f426a9805c33ef5f08d96776..f44e2f7404290be0daa3a1e617a6317c7b763ca1 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel.c
@@ -352,6 +352,25 @@ grpc_subchannel *grpc_subchannel_create(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
                          c->args->args[i].value.integer,
                          c->args->args[i].value.integer);
       }
+      if (0 ==
+          strcmp(c->args->args[i].key, GRPC_ARG_MAX_RECONNECT_BACKOFF_MS)) {
+        if (c->args->args[i].type == GRPC_ARG_INTEGER) {
+          if (c->args->args[i].value.integer >= 0) {
+            gpr_backoff_init(
+                &c->backoff_state, GRPC_SUBCHANNEL_RECONNECT_BACKOFF_MULTIPLIER,
+                GRPC_SUBCHANNEL_RECONNECT_JITTER,
+                GPR_MIN(c->args->args[i].value.integer,
+                        GRPC_SUBCHANNEL_INITIAL_CONNECT_BACKOFF_SECONDS * 1000),
+                c->args->args[i].value.integer);
+          } else {
+            gpr_log(GPR_ERROR, GRPC_ARG_MAX_RECONNECT_BACKOFF_MS
+                    " : must be non-negative");
+          }
+        } else {
+          gpr_log(GPR_ERROR,
+                  GRPC_ARG_MAX_RECONNECT_BACKOFF_MS " : must be an integer");
+        }
+      }
     }
   }
   gpr_mu_init(&c->mu);
diff --git a/src/core/lib/surface/server.c b/src/core/lib/surface/server.c
index 1898bee1c1da79b6b5936144a09f3f68b114fc4f..37cc2bd101dd466c068fa14cffc5a5672cd4e56a 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/surface/server.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/surface/server.c
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ typedef struct requested_call {
       grpc_byte_buffer **optional_payload;
     } registered;
   } data;
-  grpc_closure publish;
 } requested_call;
 
 typedef struct channel_registered_method {
@@ -156,15 +155,21 @@ struct call_data {
   bool recv_idempotent_request;
   grpc_metadata_array initial_metadata;
 
+  request_matcher *request_matcher;
+  grpc_byte_buffer *payload;
+
   grpc_closure got_initial_metadata;
   grpc_closure server_on_recv_initial_metadata;
   grpc_closure kill_zombie_closure;
   grpc_closure *on_done_recv_initial_metadata;
 
+  grpc_closure publish;
+
   call_data *pending_next;
 };
 
 struct request_matcher {
+  grpc_server *server;
   call_data *pending_head;
   call_data *pending_tail;
   gpr_stack_lockfree *requests;
@@ -173,6 +178,7 @@ struct request_matcher {
 struct registered_method {
   char *method;
   char *host;
+  grpc_server_register_method_payload_handling payload_handling;
   uint32_t flags;
   request_matcher request_matcher;
   registered_method *next;
@@ -226,8 +232,7 @@ struct grpc_server {
 #define SERVER_FROM_CALL_ELEM(elem) \
   (((channel_data *)(elem)->channel_data)->server)
 
-static void begin_call(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_server *server,
-                       call_data *calld, requested_call *rc);
+static void publish_new_rpc(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *calld, bool success);
 static void fail_call(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_server *server,
                       requested_call *rc);
 /* Before calling maybe_finish_shutdown, we must hold mu_global and not
@@ -303,8 +308,10 @@ static void channel_broadcaster_shutdown(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
  * request_matcher
  */
 
-static void request_matcher_init(request_matcher *rm, size_t entries) {
+static void request_matcher_init(request_matcher *rm, size_t entries,
+                                 grpc_server *server) {
   memset(rm, 0, sizeof(*rm));
+  rm->server = server;
   rm->requests = gpr_stack_lockfree_create(entries);
 }
 
@@ -417,21 +424,90 @@ static void destroy_channel(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, channel_data *chand) {
                        &op);
 }
 
-static void finish_start_new_rpc(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_server *server,
-                                 grpc_call_element *elem, request_matcher *rm) {
-  call_data *calld = elem->call_data;
-  int request_id;
+static void cpstr(char **dest, size_t *capacity, grpc_mdstr *value) {
+  gpr_slice slice = value->slice;
+  size_t len = GPR_SLICE_LENGTH(slice);
 
-  if (gpr_atm_acq_load(&server->shutdown_flag)) {
+  if (len + 1 > *capacity) {
+    *capacity = GPR_MAX(len + 1, *capacity * 2);
+    *dest = gpr_realloc(*dest, *capacity);
+  }
+  memcpy(*dest, grpc_mdstr_as_c_string(value), len + 1);
+}
+
+static void done_request_event(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *req,
+                               grpc_cq_completion *c) {
+  requested_call *rc = req;
+  grpc_server *server = rc->server;
+
+  if (rc >= server->requested_calls &&
+      rc < server->requested_calls + server->max_requested_calls) {
+    GPR_ASSERT(rc - server->requested_calls <= INT_MAX);
+    gpr_stack_lockfree_push(server->request_freelist,
+                            (int)(rc - server->requested_calls));
+  } else {
+    gpr_free(req);
+  }
+
+  server_unref(exec_ctx, server);
+}
+
+static void publish_call(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_server *server,
+                         call_data *calld, requested_call *rc) {
+  grpc_call_set_completion_queue(exec_ctx, calld->call, rc->cq_bound_to_call);
+  grpc_call *call = calld->call;
+  *rc->call = call;
+  calld->cq_new = rc->cq_for_notification;
+  GPR_SWAP(grpc_metadata_array, *rc->initial_metadata, calld->initial_metadata);
+  switch (rc->type) {
+    case BATCH_CALL:
+      GPR_ASSERT(calld->host != NULL);
+      GPR_ASSERT(calld->path != NULL);
+      cpstr(&rc->data.batch.details->host,
+            &rc->data.batch.details->host_capacity, calld->host);
+      cpstr(&rc->data.batch.details->method,
+            &rc->data.batch.details->method_capacity, calld->path);
+      rc->data.batch.details->deadline = calld->deadline;
+      rc->data.batch.details->flags =
+          0 | (calld->recv_idempotent_request
+                   ? GRPC_INITIAL_METADATA_IDEMPOTENT_REQUEST
+                   : 0);
+      break;
+    case REGISTERED_CALL:
+      *rc->data.registered.deadline = calld->deadline;
+      if (rc->data.registered.optional_payload) {
+        *rc->data.registered.optional_payload = calld->payload;
+      }
+      break;
+    default:
+      GPR_UNREACHABLE_CODE(return );
+  }
+
+  grpc_call_element *elem =
+      grpc_call_stack_element(grpc_call_get_call_stack(call), 0);
+  channel_data *chand = elem->channel_data;
+  server_ref(chand->server);
+  grpc_cq_end_op(exec_ctx, calld->cq_new, rc->tag, true, done_request_event, rc,
+                 &rc->completion);
+}
+
+static void publish_new_rpc(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg, bool success) {
+  call_data *calld = arg;
+  request_matcher *rm = calld->request_matcher;
+  grpc_server *server = rm->server;
+
+  if (!success || gpr_atm_acq_load(&server->shutdown_flag)) {
     gpr_mu_lock(&calld->mu_state);
     calld->state = ZOMBIED;
     gpr_mu_unlock(&calld->mu_state);
-    grpc_closure_init(&calld->kill_zombie_closure, kill_zombie, elem);
+    grpc_closure_init(
+        &calld->kill_zombie_closure, kill_zombie,
+        grpc_call_stack_element(grpc_call_get_call_stack(calld->call), 0));
     grpc_exec_ctx_enqueue(exec_ctx, &calld->kill_zombie_closure, true, NULL);
     return;
   }
 
-  request_id = gpr_stack_lockfree_pop(rm->requests);
+  int request_id = gpr_stack_lockfree_pop(rm->requests);
   if (request_id == -1) {
     gpr_mu_lock(&server->mu_call);
     gpr_mu_lock(&calld->mu_state);
@@ -449,7 +525,41 @@ static void finish_start_new_rpc(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_server *server,
     gpr_mu_lock(&calld->mu_state);
     calld->state = ACTIVATED;
     gpr_mu_unlock(&calld->mu_state);
-    begin_call(exec_ctx, server, calld, &server->requested_calls[request_id]);
+    publish_call(exec_ctx, server, calld, &server->requested_calls[request_id]);
+  }
+}
+
+static void finish_start_new_rpc(
+    grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_server *server, grpc_call_element *elem,
+    request_matcher *rm,
+    grpc_server_register_method_payload_handling payload_handling) {
+  call_data *calld = elem->call_data;
+
+  if (gpr_atm_acq_load(&server->shutdown_flag)) {
+    gpr_mu_lock(&calld->mu_state);
+    calld->state = ZOMBIED;
+    gpr_mu_unlock(&calld->mu_state);
+    grpc_closure_init(&calld->kill_zombie_closure, kill_zombie, elem);
+    grpc_exec_ctx_enqueue(exec_ctx, &calld->kill_zombie_closure, true, NULL);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  calld->request_matcher = rm;
+
+  switch (payload_handling) {
+    case GRPC_SRM_PAYLOAD_NONE:
+      publish_new_rpc(exec_ctx, calld, true);
+      break;
+    case GRPC_SRM_PAYLOAD_READ_INITIAL_BYTE_BUFFER: {
+      grpc_op op;
+      memset(&op, 0, sizeof(op));
+      op.op = GRPC_OP_RECV_MESSAGE;
+      op.data.recv_message = &calld->payload;
+      grpc_closure_init(&calld->publish, publish_new_rpc, calld);
+      grpc_call_start_batch_and_execute(exec_ctx, calld->call, &op, 1,
+                                        &calld->publish);
+      break;
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -475,7 +585,8 @@ static void start_new_rpc(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_call_element *elem) {
           !calld->recv_idempotent_request)
         continue;
       finish_start_new_rpc(exec_ctx, server, elem,
-                           &rm->server_registered_method->request_matcher);
+                           &rm->server_registered_method->request_matcher,
+                           rm->server_registered_method->payload_handling);
       return;
     }
     /* check for a wildcard method definition (no host set) */
@@ -490,12 +601,14 @@ static void start_new_rpc(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_call_element *elem) {
           !calld->recv_idempotent_request)
         continue;
       finish_start_new_rpc(exec_ctx, server, elem,
-                           &rm->server_registered_method->request_matcher);
+                           &rm->server_registered_method->request_matcher,
+                           rm->server_registered_method->payload_handling);
       return;
     }
   }
   finish_start_new_rpc(exec_ctx, server, elem,
-                       &server->unregistered_request_matcher);
+                       &server->unregistered_request_matcher,
+                       GRPC_SRM_PAYLOAD_NONE);
 }
 
 static int num_listeners(grpc_server *server) {
@@ -824,7 +937,7 @@ grpc_server *grpc_server_create(const grpc_channel_args *args, void *reserved) {
     gpr_stack_lockfree_push(server->request_freelist, (int)i);
   }
   request_matcher_init(&server->unregistered_request_matcher,
-                       server->max_requested_calls);
+                       server->max_requested_calls, server);
   server->requested_calls = gpr_malloc(server->max_requested_calls *
                                        sizeof(*server->requested_calls));
 
@@ -840,8 +953,10 @@ static int streq(const char *a, const char *b) {
   return 0 == strcmp(a, b);
 }
 
-void *grpc_server_register_method(grpc_server *server, const char *method,
-                                  const char *host, uint32_t flags) {
+void *grpc_server_register_method(
+    grpc_server *server, const char *method, const char *host,
+    grpc_server_register_method_payload_handling payload_handling,
+    uint32_t flags) {
   registered_method *m;
   GRPC_API_TRACE(
       "grpc_server_register_method(server=%p, method=%s, host=%s, "
@@ -866,10 +981,12 @@ void *grpc_server_register_method(grpc_server *server, const char *method,
   }
   m = gpr_malloc(sizeof(registered_method));
   memset(m, 0, sizeof(*m));
-  request_matcher_init(&m->request_matcher, server->max_requested_calls);
+  request_matcher_init(&m->request_matcher, server->max_requested_calls,
+                       server);
   m->method = gpr_strdup(method);
   m->host = gpr_strdup(host);
   m->next = server->registered_methods;
+  m->payload_handling = payload_handling;
   m->flags = flags;
   server->registered_methods = m;
   return m;
@@ -1143,8 +1260,8 @@ static grpc_call_error queue_call_request(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
         GPR_ASSERT(calld->state == PENDING);
         calld->state = ACTIVATED;
         gpr_mu_unlock(&calld->mu_state);
-        begin_call(exec_ctx, server, calld,
-                   &server->requested_calls[request_id]);
+        publish_call(exec_ctx, server, calld,
+                     &server->requested_calls[request_id]);
       }
       gpr_mu_lock(&server->mu_call);
     }
@@ -1209,6 +1326,12 @@ grpc_call_error grpc_server_request_registered_call(
     error = GRPC_CALL_ERROR_NOT_SERVER_COMPLETION_QUEUE;
     goto done;
   }
+  if ((optional_payload == NULL) !=
+      (rm->payload_handling == GRPC_SRM_PAYLOAD_NONE)) {
+    gpr_free(rc);
+    error = GRPC_CALL_ERROR_PAYLOAD_TYPE_MISMATCH;
+    goto done;
+  }
   grpc_cq_begin_op(cq_for_notification, tag);
   rc->type = REGISTERED_CALL;
   rc->server = server;
@@ -1226,86 +1349,6 @@ done:
   return error;
 }
 
-static void publish_registered_or_batch(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
-                                        void *user_data, bool success);
-
-static void cpstr(char **dest, size_t *capacity, grpc_mdstr *value) {
-  gpr_slice slice = value->slice;
-  size_t len = GPR_SLICE_LENGTH(slice);
-
-  if (len + 1 > *capacity) {
-    *capacity = GPR_MAX(len + 1, *capacity * 2);
-    *dest = gpr_realloc(*dest, *capacity);
-  }
-  memcpy(*dest, grpc_mdstr_as_c_string(value), len + 1);
-}
-
-static void begin_call(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_server *server,
-                       call_data *calld, requested_call *rc) {
-  grpc_op ops[1];
-  grpc_op *op = ops;
-
-  memset(ops, 0, sizeof(ops));
-
-  /* called once initial metadata has been read by the call, but BEFORE
-     the ioreq to fetch it out of the call has been executed.
-     This means metadata related fields can be relied on in calld, but to
-     fill in the metadata array passed by the client, we need to perform
-     an ioreq op, that should complete immediately. */
-
-  grpc_call_set_completion_queue(exec_ctx, calld->call, rc->cq_bound_to_call);
-  grpc_closure_init(&rc->publish, publish_registered_or_batch, rc);
-  *rc->call = calld->call;
-  calld->cq_new = rc->cq_for_notification;
-  GPR_SWAP(grpc_metadata_array, *rc->initial_metadata, calld->initial_metadata);
-  switch (rc->type) {
-    case BATCH_CALL:
-      GPR_ASSERT(calld->host != NULL);
-      GPR_ASSERT(calld->path != NULL);
-      cpstr(&rc->data.batch.details->host,
-            &rc->data.batch.details->host_capacity, calld->host);
-      cpstr(&rc->data.batch.details->method,
-            &rc->data.batch.details->method_capacity, calld->path);
-      rc->data.batch.details->deadline = calld->deadline;
-      rc->data.batch.details->flags =
-          0 | (calld->recv_idempotent_request
-                   ? GRPC_INITIAL_METADATA_IDEMPOTENT_REQUEST
-                   : 0);
-      break;
-    case REGISTERED_CALL:
-      *rc->data.registered.deadline = calld->deadline;
-      if (rc->data.registered.optional_payload) {
-        op->op = GRPC_OP_RECV_MESSAGE;
-        op->data.recv_message = rc->data.registered.optional_payload;
-        op++;
-      }
-      break;
-    default:
-      GPR_UNREACHABLE_CODE(return );
-  }
-
-  GRPC_CALL_INTERNAL_REF(calld->call, "server");
-  grpc_call_start_batch_and_execute(exec_ctx, calld->call, ops,
-                                    (size_t)(op - ops), &rc->publish);
-}
-
-static void done_request_event(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *req,
-                               grpc_cq_completion *c) {
-  requested_call *rc = req;
-  grpc_server *server = rc->server;
-
-  if (rc >= server->requested_calls &&
-      rc < server->requested_calls + server->max_requested_calls) {
-    GPR_ASSERT(rc - server->requested_calls <= INT_MAX);
-    gpr_stack_lockfree_push(server->request_freelist,
-                            (int)(rc - server->requested_calls));
-  } else {
-    gpr_free(req);
-  }
-
-  server_unref(exec_ctx, server);
-}
-
 static void fail_call(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_server *server,
                       requested_call *rc) {
   *rc->call = NULL;
@@ -1316,20 +1359,6 @@ static void fail_call(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_server *server,
                  done_request_event, rc, &rc->completion);
 }
 
-static void publish_registered_or_batch(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *prc,
-                                        bool success) {
-  requested_call *rc = prc;
-  grpc_call *call = *rc->call;
-  grpc_call_element *elem =
-      grpc_call_stack_element(grpc_call_get_call_stack(call), 0);
-  call_data *calld = elem->call_data;
-  channel_data *chand = elem->channel_data;
-  server_ref(chand->server);
-  grpc_cq_end_op(exec_ctx, calld->cq_new, rc->tag, success, done_request_event,
-                 rc, &rc->completion);
-  GRPC_CALL_INTERNAL_UNREF(exec_ctx, call, "server");
-}
-
 const grpc_channel_args *grpc_server_get_channel_args(grpc_server *server) {
   return server->channel_args;
 }
diff --git a/src/cpp/server/server.cc b/src/cpp/server/server.cc
index 3e44c502fce69fd1c01c14d7defc2e43d1726180..fafe31e84c111c250408baed612504cd5836b4ed 100644
--- a/src/cpp/server/server.cc
+++ b/src/cpp/server/server.cc
@@ -321,6 +321,19 @@ void Server::SetGlobalCallbacks(GlobalCallbacks* callbacks) {
   g_callbacks.reset(callbacks);
 }
 
+static grpc_server_register_method_payload_handling PayloadHandlingForMethod(
+    RpcServiceMethod* method) {
+  switch (method->method_type()) {
+    case RpcMethod::NORMAL_RPC:
+    case RpcMethod::SERVER_STREAMING:
+      return GRPC_SRM_PAYLOAD_READ_INITIAL_BYTE_BUFFER;
+    case RpcMethod::CLIENT_STREAMING:
+    case RpcMethod::BIDI_STREAMING:
+      return GRPC_SRM_PAYLOAD_NONE;
+  }
+  GPR_UNREACHABLE_CODE(return GRPC_SRM_PAYLOAD_NONE;);
+}
+
 bool Server::RegisterService(const grpc::string* host, Service* service) {
   bool has_async_methods = service->has_async_methods();
   if (has_async_methods) {
@@ -334,8 +347,9 @@ bool Server::RegisterService(const grpc::string* host, Service* service) {
       continue;
     }
     RpcServiceMethod* method = it->get();
-    void* tag = grpc_server_register_method(server_, method->name(),
-                                            host ? host->c_str() : nullptr, 0);
+    void* tag = grpc_server_register_method(
+        server_, method->name(), host ? host->c_str() : nullptr,
+        PayloadHandlingForMethod(method), 0);
     if (tag == nullptr) {
       gpr_log(GPR_DEBUG, "Attempt to register %s multiple times",
               method->name());
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/ClientRunners.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/ClientRunners.cs
index 0bcacf76e507bae163c1f879f7bb384083ab1fed..f954ca5f34c07bb73ee928a7ef51282cc3a48578 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/ClientRunners.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/ClientRunners.cs
@@ -61,15 +61,7 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
         public static IClientRunner CreateStarted(ClientConfig config)
         {
             Logger.Debug("ClientConfig: {0}", config);
-            string target = config.ServerTargets.Single();
-            GrpcPreconditions.CheckArgument(config.LoadParams.LoadCase == LoadParams.LoadOneofCase.ClosedLoop,
-                "Only closed loop scenario supported for C#");
-            GrpcPreconditions.CheckArgument(config.ClientChannels == 1, "ClientConfig.ClientChannels needs to be 1");
 
-            if (config.OutstandingRpcsPerChannel != 0)
-            {
-                Logger.Warning("ClientConfig.OutstandingRpcsPerChannel is not supported for C#. Ignoring the value");
-            }
             if (config.AsyncClientThreads != 0)
             {
                 Logger.Warning("ClientConfig.AsyncClientThreads is not supported for C#. Ignoring the value");
@@ -83,22 +75,40 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
                 Logger.Warning("ClientConfig.CoreList is not supported for C#. Ignoring the value");
             }
 
-            var credentials = config.SecurityParams != null ? TestCredentials.CreateSslCredentials() : ChannelCredentials.Insecure;
+            var channels = CreateChannels(config.ClientChannels, config.ServerTargets, config.SecurityParams);
+
+            return new ClientRunnerImpl(channels,
+                config.ClientType,
+                config.RpcType,
+                config.OutstandingRpcsPerChannel,
+                config.LoadParams,
+                config.PayloadConfig,
+                config.HistogramParams);
+        }
+
+        private static List<Channel> CreateChannels(int clientChannels, IEnumerable<string> serverTargets, SecurityParams securityParams)
+        {
+            GrpcPreconditions.CheckArgument(clientChannels > 0, "clientChannels needs to be at least 1.");
+            GrpcPreconditions.CheckArgument(serverTargets.Count() > 0, "at least one serverTarget needs to be specified.");
+
+            var credentials = securityParams != null ? TestCredentials.CreateSslCredentials() : ChannelCredentials.Insecure;
             List<ChannelOption> channelOptions = null;
-            if (config.SecurityParams != null && config.SecurityParams.ServerHostOverride != "")
+            if (securityParams != null && securityParams.ServerHostOverride != "")
             {
                 channelOptions = new List<ChannelOption>
                 {
-                    new ChannelOption(ChannelOptions.SslTargetNameOverride, config.SecurityParams.ServerHostOverride)
+                    new ChannelOption(ChannelOptions.SslTargetNameOverride, securityParams.ServerHostOverride)
                 };
             }
-            var channel = new Channel(target, credentials, channelOptions);
 
-            return new ClientRunnerImpl(channel,
-                config.ClientType,
-                config.RpcType,
-                config.PayloadConfig,
-                config.HistogramParams);
+            var result = new List<Channel>();
+            for (int i = 0; i < clientChannels; i++)
+            {
+                var target = serverTargets.ElementAt(i % serverTargets.Count());
+                var channel = new Channel(target, credentials, channelOptions);
+                result.Add(channel);
+            }
+            return result;
         }
     }
 
@@ -106,30 +116,35 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
     {
         const double SecondsToNanos = 1e9;
 
-        readonly Channel channel;
+        readonly List<Channel> channels;
         readonly ClientType clientType;
         readonly RpcType rpcType;
         readonly PayloadConfig payloadConfig;
         readonly Histogram histogram;
 
-        readonly BenchmarkService.BenchmarkServiceClient client;
-        readonly Task runnerTask;
-        readonly CancellationTokenSource stoppedCts;
+        readonly List<Task> runnerTasks;
+        readonly CancellationTokenSource stoppedCts = new CancellationTokenSource();
         readonly WallClockStopwatch wallClockStopwatch = new WallClockStopwatch();
         
-        public ClientRunnerImpl(Channel channel, ClientType clientType, RpcType rpcType, PayloadConfig payloadConfig, HistogramParams histogramParams)
+        public ClientRunnerImpl(List<Channel> channels, ClientType clientType, RpcType rpcType, int outstandingRpcsPerChannel, LoadParams loadParams, PayloadConfig payloadConfig, HistogramParams histogramParams)
         {
-            this.channel = GrpcPreconditions.CheckNotNull(channel);
+            GrpcPreconditions.CheckArgument(outstandingRpcsPerChannel > 0, "outstandingRpcsPerChannel");
+            this.channels = new List<Channel>(channels);
             this.clientType = clientType;
             this.rpcType = rpcType;
             this.payloadConfig = payloadConfig;
             this.histogram = new Histogram(histogramParams.Resolution, histogramParams.MaxPossible);
 
-            this.stoppedCts = new CancellationTokenSource();
-            this.client = BenchmarkService.NewClient(channel);
-
-            var threadBody = GetThreadBody();
-            this.runnerTask = Task.Factory.StartNew(threadBody, TaskCreationOptions.LongRunning);
+            this.runnerTasks = new List<Task>();
+            foreach (var channel in this.channels)
+            {
+                for (int i = 0; i < outstandingRpcsPerChannel; i++)
+                {
+                    var timer = CreateTimer(loadParams, 1.0 / this.channels.Count / outstandingRpcsPerChannel);
+                    var threadBody = GetThreadBody(channel, timer);
+                    this.runnerTasks.Add(Task.Factory.StartNew(threadBody, TaskCreationOptions.LongRunning));
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         public ClientStats GetStats(bool reset)
@@ -150,12 +165,19 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
         public async Task StopAsync()
         {
             stoppedCts.Cancel();
-            await runnerTask;
-            await channel.ShutdownAsync();
+            foreach (var runnerTask in runnerTasks)
+            {
+                await runnerTask;
+            }
+            foreach (var channel in channels)
+            {
+                await channel.ShutdownAsync();
+            }
         }
 
-        private void RunClosedLoopUnary()
+        private void RunUnary(Channel channel, IInterarrivalTimer timer)
         {
+            var client = BenchmarkService.NewClient(channel);
             var request = CreateSimpleRequest();
             var stopwatch = new Stopwatch();
 
@@ -167,11 +189,14 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
 
                 // spec requires data point in nanoseconds.
                 histogram.AddObservation(stopwatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds * SecondsToNanos);
+
+                timer.WaitForNext();
             }
         }
 
-        private async Task RunClosedLoopUnaryAsync()
+        private async Task RunUnaryAsync(Channel channel, IInterarrivalTimer timer)
         {
+            var client = BenchmarkService.NewClient(channel);
             var request = CreateSimpleRequest();
             var stopwatch = new Stopwatch();
 
@@ -183,11 +208,14 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
 
                 // spec requires data point in nanoseconds.
                 histogram.AddObservation(stopwatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds * SecondsToNanos);
+
+                await timer.WaitForNextAsync();
             }
         }
 
-        private async Task RunClosedLoopStreamingAsync()
+        private async Task RunStreamingPingPongAsync(Channel channel, IInterarrivalTimer timer)
         {
+            var client = BenchmarkService.NewClient(channel);
             var request = CreateSimpleRequest();
             var stopwatch = new Stopwatch();
 
@@ -202,6 +230,8 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
 
                     // spec requires data point in nanoseconds.
                     histogram.AddObservation(stopwatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds * SecondsToNanos);
+
+                    await timer.WaitForNextAsync();
                 }
 
                 // finish the streaming call
@@ -210,7 +240,7 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
             }
         }
 
-        private async Task RunGenericClosedLoopStreamingAsync()
+        private async Task RunGenericStreamingAsync(Channel channel, IInterarrivalTimer timer)
         {
             var request = CreateByteBufferRequest();
             var stopwatch = new Stopwatch();
@@ -228,6 +258,8 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
 
                     // spec requires data point in nanoseconds.
                     histogram.AddObservation(stopwatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds * SecondsToNanos);
+
+                    await timer.WaitForNextAsync();
                 }
 
                 // finish the streaming call
@@ -236,7 +268,7 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
             }
         }
 
-        private Action GetThreadBody()
+        private Action GetThreadBody(Channel channel, IInterarrivalTimer timer)
         {
             if (payloadConfig.PayloadCase == PayloadConfig.PayloadOneofCase.BytebufParams)
             {
@@ -244,7 +276,7 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
                 GrpcPreconditions.CheckArgument(rpcType == RpcType.STREAMING, "Generic client only supports streaming calls");
                 return () =>
                 {
-                    RunGenericClosedLoopStreamingAsync().Wait();
+                    RunGenericStreamingAsync(channel, timer).Wait();
                 };
             }
 
@@ -252,7 +284,7 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
             if (clientType == ClientType.SYNC_CLIENT)
             {
                 GrpcPreconditions.CheckArgument(rpcType == RpcType.UNARY, "Sync client can only be used for Unary calls in C#");
-                return RunClosedLoopUnary;
+                return () => RunUnary(channel, timer);
             }
             else if (clientType == ClientType.ASYNC_CLIENT)
             {
@@ -261,12 +293,12 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
                     case RpcType.UNARY:
                         return () =>
                         {
-                            RunClosedLoopUnaryAsync().Wait();
+                            RunUnaryAsync(channel, timer).Wait();
                         };
                     case RpcType.STREAMING:
                         return () =>
                         {
-                            RunClosedLoopStreamingAsync().Wait();
+                            RunStreamingPingPongAsync(channel, timer).Wait();
                         };
                 }
             }
@@ -292,5 +324,18 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
         {
             return new Payload { Body = ByteString.CopyFrom(new byte[size]) };
         }
+
+        private static IInterarrivalTimer CreateTimer(LoadParams loadParams, double loadMultiplier)
+        {
+            switch (loadParams.LoadCase)
+            {
+                case LoadParams.LoadOneofCase.ClosedLoop:
+                    return new ClosedLoopInterarrivalTimer();
+                case LoadParams.LoadOneofCase.Poisson:
+                    return new PoissonInterarrivalTimer(loadParams.Poisson.OfferedLoad * loadMultiplier);
+                default:
+                    throw new ArgumentException("Unknown load type");
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.csproj b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.csproj
index 64d14b0df55834adcc11601716d2de4a7c0826c2..7ea80b11f0d3012db100e38f4db2910f3fc81c03 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.csproj
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.csproj
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@
     <Compile Include="GenericService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="GeneratedServiceBaseTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="GeneratedClientTest.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="InterarrivalTimers.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildBinPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/InterarrivalTimers.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/InterarrivalTimers.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6492d34890da6239ceef8e99fdec3b28ec0aaff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/InterarrivalTimers.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+#region Copyright notice and license
+
+// Copyright 2016, Google Inc.
+// All rights reserved.
+//
+// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+// modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+// met:
+//
+//     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+// notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+//     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+// copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+// in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+// distribution.
+//     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+// contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+// this software without specific prior written permission.
+//
+// THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+// "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+// A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+// OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+// SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+// DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+// THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+// (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+// OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+#endregion
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Google.Protobuf;
+using Grpc.Core;
+using Grpc.Core.Utils;
+using Grpc.Testing;
+
+namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
+{
+    public interface IInterarrivalTimer
+    {
+        void WaitForNext();
+
+        Task WaitForNextAsync();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Interarrival timer that doesn't wait at all.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class ClosedLoopInterarrivalTimer : IInterarrivalTimer
+    {
+        public ClosedLoopInterarrivalTimer()
+        {
+        }
+
+        public void WaitForNext()
+        {
+            // NOP
+        }
+
+        public Task WaitForNextAsync()
+        {
+            return Task.FromResult<object>(null);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Interarrival timer that generates Poisson process load.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class PoissonInterarrivalTimer : IInterarrivalTimer
+    {
+        readonly ExponentialDistribution exponentialDistribution;
+        DateTime? lastEventTime;
+
+        public PoissonInterarrivalTimer(double offeredLoad)
+        {
+            this.exponentialDistribution = new ExponentialDistribution(new Random(), offeredLoad);
+            this.lastEventTime = DateTime.UtcNow;
+        }
+
+        public void WaitForNext()
+        {
+            var waitDuration = GetNextWaitDuration();
+            int millisTimeout = (int) Math.Round(waitDuration.TotalMilliseconds);
+            if (millisTimeout > 0)
+            {
+                // TODO(jtattermusch): probably only works well for a relatively low interarrival rate
+                Thread.Sleep(millisTimeout);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public async Task WaitForNextAsync()
+        {
+            var waitDuration = GetNextWaitDuration();
+            int millisTimeout = (int) Math.Round(waitDuration.TotalMilliseconds);
+            if (millisTimeout > 0)
+            {
+                // TODO(jtattermusch): probably only works well for a relatively low interarrival rate
+                await Task.Delay(millisTimeout);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private TimeSpan GetNextWaitDuration()
+        {
+            if (!lastEventTime.HasValue)
+            {
+                this.lastEventTime = DateTime.Now;
+            }
+
+            var origLastEventTime = this.lastEventTime.Value;
+            this.lastEventTime = origLastEventTime + TimeSpan.FromSeconds(exponentialDistribution.Next());
+            return this.lastEventTime.Value - origLastEventTime;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Exp generator.
+        /// </summary>
+        private class ExponentialDistribution
+        {
+            readonly Random random;
+            readonly double lambda;
+            readonly double lambdaReciprocal;
+
+            public ExponentialDistribution(Random random, double lambda)
+            {
+                this.random = random;
+                this.lambda = lambda;
+                this.lambdaReciprocal = 1.0 / lambda;
+            }
+
+            public double Next()
+            {
+                double uniform = random.NextDouble();
+                // Use 1.0-uni above to avoid NaN if uni is 0
+                return lambdaReciprocal * (-Math.Log(1.0 - uniform));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/proto/grpc/testing/messages.proto b/src/proto/grpc/testing/messages.proto
index 193b6c4171288c6968d29625f22d61229ceba3aa..a063b470c7b2e389a0663d199141829e8cf6b944 100644
--- a/src/proto/grpc/testing/messages.proto
+++ b/src/proto/grpc/testing/messages.proto
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-// Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+// Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
 // All rights reserved.
 //
 // Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -158,6 +158,12 @@ message StreamingOutputCallResponse {
   Payload payload = 1;
 }
 
+// For reconnect interop test only.
+// Client tells server what reconnection parameters it used.
+message ReconnectParams {
+  int32 max_reconnect_backoff_ms = 1;
+}
+
 // For reconnect interop test only.
 // Server tells client whether its reconnects are following the spec and the
 // reconnect backoffs it saw.
diff --git a/src/proto/grpc/testing/test.proto b/src/proto/grpc/testing/test.proto
index 9faba297a37e3704d02e8a3ac220b67d2bd6dc04..84369db4b8a6e93979700c420a7e12c10cd093c1 100644
--- a/src/proto/grpc/testing/test.proto
+++ b/src/proto/grpc/testing/test.proto
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-// Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+// Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
 // All rights reserved.
 //
 // Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -80,6 +80,6 @@ service UnimplementedService {
 
 // A service used to control reconnect server.
 service ReconnectService {
-  rpc Start(grpc.testing.Empty) returns (grpc.testing.Empty);
+  rpc Start(grpc.testing.ReconnectParams) returns (grpc.testing.Empty);
   rpc Stop(grpc.testing.Empty) returns (grpc.testing.ReconnectInfo);
 }
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_cython/imports.generated.h b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_cython/imports.generated.h
index adcd8e954a3af5c3512e0474afaadab11444648d..272e85b4857366195a77d5a387284527bc5772f5 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_cython/imports.generated.h
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_cython/imports.generated.h
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ extern grpc_call_destroy_type grpc_call_destroy_import;
 typedef grpc_call_error(*grpc_server_request_call_type)(grpc_server *server, grpc_call **call, grpc_call_details *details, grpc_metadata_array *request_metadata, grpc_completion_queue *cq_bound_to_call, grpc_completion_queue *cq_for_notification, void *tag_new);
 extern grpc_server_request_call_type grpc_server_request_call_import;
 #define grpc_server_request_call grpc_server_request_call_import
-typedef void *(*grpc_server_register_method_type)(grpc_server *server, const char *method, const char *host, uint32_t flags);
+typedef void *(*grpc_server_register_method_type)(grpc_server *server, const char *method, const char *host, grpc_server_register_method_payload_handling payload_handling, uint32_t flags);
 extern grpc_server_register_method_type grpc_server_register_method_import;
 #define grpc_server_register_method grpc_server_register_method_import
 typedef grpc_call_error(*grpc_server_request_registered_call_type)(grpc_server *server, void *registered_method, grpc_call **call, gpr_timespec *deadline, grpc_metadata_array *request_metadata, grpc_byte_buffer **optional_payload, grpc_completion_queue *cq_bound_to_call, grpc_completion_queue *cq_for_notification, void *tag_new);
diff --git a/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_call.c b/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_call.c
index dc80d18b4599af656d040cc0dac2d412022ede49..f5fdbb2ffd721967dacdee7c26b000395690e1e5 100644
--- a/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_call.c
+++ b/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_call.c
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ static int grpc_rb_md_ary_fill_hash_cb(VALUE key, VALUE val, VALUE md_ary_obj) {
       md_ary->metadata[md_ary->count].value_length = value_len;
       md_ary->count += 1;
     }
-  } else {
+  } else if (TYPE(val) == T_STRING) {
     value_str = RSTRING_PTR(val);
     value_len = RSTRING_LEN(val);
     if (!grpc_is_binary_header(key_str, key_len) &&
@@ -373,6 +373,10 @@ static int grpc_rb_md_ary_fill_hash_cb(VALUE key, VALUE val, VALUE md_ary_obj) {
     md_ary->metadata[md_ary->count].value = value_str;
     md_ary->metadata[md_ary->count].value_length = value_len;
     md_ary->count += 1;
+  } else {
+    rb_raise(rb_eArgError,
+               "Header values must be of type string or array");
+    return ST_STOP;
   }
 
   return ST_CONTINUE;
diff --git a/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_grpc_imports.generated.h b/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_grpc_imports.generated.h
index 22ea84c75091e59827554471ae2a97ae1bf47fe3..c526f434c6157f5a08745ad2f82306ed0a0dc3d9 100644
--- a/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_grpc_imports.generated.h
+++ b/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_grpc_imports.generated.h
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ extern grpc_call_destroy_type grpc_call_destroy_import;
 typedef grpc_call_error(*grpc_server_request_call_type)(grpc_server *server, grpc_call **call, grpc_call_details *details, grpc_metadata_array *request_metadata, grpc_completion_queue *cq_bound_to_call, grpc_completion_queue *cq_for_notification, void *tag_new);
 extern grpc_server_request_call_type grpc_server_request_call_import;
 #define grpc_server_request_call grpc_server_request_call_import
-typedef void *(*grpc_server_register_method_type)(grpc_server *server, const char *method, const char *host, uint32_t flags);
+typedef void *(*grpc_server_register_method_type)(grpc_server *server, const char *method, const char *host, grpc_server_register_method_payload_handling payload_handling, uint32_t flags);
 extern grpc_server_register_method_type grpc_server_register_method_import;
 #define grpc_server_register_method grpc_server_register_method_import
 typedef grpc_call_error(*grpc_server_request_registered_call_type)(grpc_server *server, void *registered_method, grpc_call **call, gpr_timespec *deadline, grpc_metadata_array *request_metadata, grpc_byte_buffer **optional_payload, grpc_completion_queue *cq_bound_to_call, grpc_completion_queue *cq_for_notification, void *tag_new);
diff --git a/src/ruby/spec/generic/client_stub_spec.rb b/src/ruby/spec/generic/client_stub_spec.rb
index 5e13c25fcf3e6d1e70f416006a2609cc1af2363c..dd8e2e9f7a2619a338f4ad194ba418ab9120a579 100644
--- a/src/ruby/spec/generic/client_stub_spec.rb
+++ b/src/ruby/spec/generic/client_stub_spec.rb
@@ -193,44 +193,45 @@ describe 'ClientStub' do
   describe '#client_streamer' do
     shared_examples 'client streaming' do
       before(:each) do
+        server_port = create_test_server
+        host = "localhost:#{server_port}"
+        @stub = GRPC::ClientStub.new(host, @cq, :this_channel_is_insecure)
+        @options = { k1: 'v1', k2: 'v2' }
         @sent_msgs = Array.new(3) { |i| 'msg_' + (i + 1).to_s }
         @resp = 'a_reply'
       end
 
       it 'should send requests to/receive a reply from a server' do
-        server_port = create_test_server
-        host = "localhost:#{server_port}"
         th = run_client_streamer(@sent_msgs, @resp, @pass)
-        stub = GRPC::ClientStub.new(host, @cq, :this_channel_is_insecure)
-        expect(get_response(stub)).to eq(@resp)
+        expect(get_response(@stub)).to eq(@resp)
         th.join
       end
 
       it 'should send metadata to the server ok' do
-        server_port = create_test_server
-        host = "localhost:#{server_port}"
-        th = run_client_streamer(@sent_msgs, @resp, @pass,
-                                 k1: 'v1', k2: 'v2')
-        stub = GRPC::ClientStub.new(host, @cq, :this_channel_is_insecure)
-        expect(get_response(stub)).to eq(@resp)
+        th = run_client_streamer(@sent_msgs, @resp, @pass, @options)
+        expect(get_response(@stub)).to eq(@resp)
         th.join
       end
 
       it 'should raise an error if the status is not ok' do
-        server_port = create_test_server
-        host = "localhost:#{server_port}"
         th = run_client_streamer(@sent_msgs, @resp, @fail)
-        stub = GRPC::ClientStub.new(host, @cq, :this_channel_is_insecure)
-        blk = proc { get_response(stub) }
+        blk = proc { get_response(@stub) }
         expect(&blk).to raise_error(GRPC::BadStatus)
         th.join
       end
+
+      it 'should raise ArgumentError if metadata contains invalid values' do
+        @options.merge!(k3: 3)
+        expect do
+          get_response(@stub)
+        end.to raise_error(ArgumentError,
+                           /Header values must be of type string or array/)
+      end
     end
 
     describe 'without a call operation' do
       def get_response(stub)
-        stub.client_streamer(@method, @sent_msgs, noop, noop,
-                             k1: 'v1', k2: 'v2')
+        stub.client_streamer(@method, @sent_msgs, noop, noop, @options)
       end
 
       it_behaves_like 'client streaming'
@@ -239,7 +240,7 @@ describe 'ClientStub' do
     describe 'via a call operation' do
       def get_response(stub)
         op = stub.client_streamer(@method, @sent_msgs, noop, noop,
-                                  return_op: true, k1: 'v1', k2: 'v2')
+                                  @options.merge(return_op: true))
         expect(op).to be_a(GRPC::ActiveCall::Operation)
         op.execute
       end
diff --git a/test/core/bad_client/bad_client.c b/test/core/bad_client/bad_client.c
index 433ecf69dfed3d7f380c867006bd145fcc674dcd..79da278b3c9327b7790e2581521ff19160d97539 100644
--- a/test/core/bad_client/bad_client.c
+++ b/test/core/bad_client/bad_client.c
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ void grpc_run_bad_client_test(grpc_bad_client_server_side_validator validator,
   grpc_server_register_completion_queue(a.server, a.cq, NULL);
   a.registered_method =
       grpc_server_register_method(a.server, GRPC_BAD_CLIENT_REGISTERED_METHOD,
-                                  GRPC_BAD_CLIENT_REGISTERED_HOST, 0);
+                                  GRPC_BAD_CLIENT_REGISTERED_HOST,
+                                  GRPC_SRM_PAYLOAD_READ_INITIAL_BYTE_BUFFER, 0);
   grpc_server_start(a.server);
   transport = grpc_create_chttp2_transport(&exec_ctx, NULL, sfd.server, 0);
   server_setup_transport(&a, transport);
diff --git a/test/core/bad_client/gen_build_yaml.py b/test/core/bad_client/gen_build_yaml.py
index ca26eda170a24e6da2b4bbbd9c2775632122f7dd..d49858ed6d85caff647429786a252bc020536352 100755
--- a/test/core/bad_client/gen_build_yaml.py
+++ b/test/core/bad_client/gen_build_yaml.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ BAD_CLIENT_TESTS = {
     'connection_prefix': default_test_options._replace(cpu_cost=0.2),
     'headers': default_test_options._replace(cpu_cost=0.2),
     'initial_settings_frame': default_test_options._replace(cpu_cost=0.2),
+    'head_of_line_blocking': default_test_options,
     'server_registered_method': default_test_options,
     'simple_request': default_test_options,
     'window_overflow': default_test_options,
diff --git a/test/core/bad_client/tests/head_of_line_blocking.c b/test/core/bad_client/tests/head_of_line_blocking.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..53cd4537b2ffdb8e76a1f38034d4a9aa2d3d63e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/core/bad_client/tests/head_of_line_blocking.c
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+/*
+ *
+ * Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+ * met:
+ *
+ *     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+ * copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+ * in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ * distribution.
+ *     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+ * contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+ * this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+ * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ * OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "test/core/bad_client/bad_client.h"
+
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include <grpc/support/alloc.h>
+
+#include "src/core/lib/surface/server.h"
+#include "test/core/end2end/cq_verifier.h"
+
+static const char prefix[] =
+    "PRI * HTTP/2.0\r\n\r\nSM\r\n\r\n"
+    // settings frame
+    "\x00\x00\x00\x04\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00"
+    // stream 1 headers: generated from server_registered_method.headers in this
+    // directory
+    "\x00\x00\xd0\x01\x04\x00\x00\x00\x01"
+    "\x10\x05:path\x0f/registered/bar"
+    "\x10\x07:scheme\x04http"
+    "\x10\x07:method\x04POST"
+    "\x10\x0a:authority\x09localhost"
+    "\x10\x0c"
+    "content-type\x10"
+    "application/grpc"
+    "\x10\x14grpc-accept-encoding\x15identity,deflate,gzip"
+    "\x10\x02te\x08trailers"
+    "\x10\x0auser-agent\"bad-client grpc-c/0.12.0.0 (linux)"
+    // data frame for stream 1: advertise a 10000 byte payload (that we won't
+    // fulfill)
+    "\x00\x00\x05\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x01"
+    "\x01\x00\x00\x27\x10"
+    // stream 3 headers: generated from server_registered_method.headers in this
+    // directory
+    "\x00\x00\xd0\x01\x04\x00\x00\x00\x03"
+    "\x10\x05:path\x0f/registered/bar"
+    "\x10\x07:scheme\x04http"
+    "\x10\x07:method\x04POST"
+    "\x10\x0a:authority\x09localhost"
+    "\x10\x0c"
+    "content-type\x10"
+    "application/grpc"
+    "\x10\x14grpc-accept-encoding\x15identity,deflate,gzip"
+    "\x10\x02te\x08trailers"
+    "\x10\x0auser-agent\"bad-client grpc-c/0.12.0.0 (linux)"
+    // data frame for stream 3: advertise a 10000 byte payload (that we will
+    // fulfill)
+    "\x00\x00\x05\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x03"
+    "\x01\x00\x00\x27\x10"
+    "";
+
+static void *tag(intptr_t t) { return (void *)t; }
+
+static void verifier(grpc_server *server, grpc_completion_queue *cq,
+                     void *registered_method) {
+  grpc_call_error error;
+  grpc_call *s;
+  cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(cq);
+  grpc_metadata_array request_metadata_recv;
+  gpr_timespec deadline;
+  grpc_byte_buffer *payload = NULL;
+
+  grpc_metadata_array_init(&request_metadata_recv);
+
+  error = grpc_server_request_registered_call(server, registered_method, &s,
+                                              &deadline, &request_metadata_recv,
+                                              &payload, cq, cq, tag(101));
+  GPR_ASSERT(GRPC_CALL_OK == error);
+  cq_expect_completion(cqv, tag(101), 1);
+  cq_verify(cqv);
+
+  GPR_ASSERT(payload != NULL);
+
+  grpc_metadata_array_destroy(&request_metadata_recv);
+  grpc_call_destroy(s);
+  grpc_byte_buffer_destroy(payload);
+  cq_verifier_destroy(cqv);
+}
+
+char *g_buffer;
+size_t g_cap = 0;
+size_t g_count = 0;
+
+static void addbuf(const void *data, size_t len) {
+  if (g_count + len > g_cap) {
+    g_cap = GPR_MAX(g_count + len, g_cap * 2);
+    g_buffer = gpr_realloc(g_buffer, g_cap);
+  }
+  memcpy(g_buffer + g_count, data, len);
+  g_count += len;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+  int i;
+  grpc_test_init(argc, argv);
+
+#define NUM_FRAMES 10
+#define FRAME_SIZE 1000
+
+  addbuf(prefix, sizeof(prefix) - 1);
+  for (i = 0; i < NUM_FRAMES; i++) {
+    uint8_t hdr[9] = {(uint8_t)(FRAME_SIZE >> 16),
+                      (uint8_t)(FRAME_SIZE >> 8),
+                      (uint8_t)FRAME_SIZE,
+                      0,
+                      0,
+                      0,
+                      0,
+                      0,
+                      3};
+    uint8_t msg[FRAME_SIZE];
+    memset(msg, 'a', sizeof(msg));
+    addbuf(hdr, sizeof(hdr));
+    addbuf(msg, FRAME_SIZE);
+  }
+  grpc_run_bad_client_test(verifier, g_buffer, g_count, 0);
+  gpr_free(g_buffer);
+
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/test/core/surface/server_test.c b/test/core/surface/server_test.c
index beb685b338c03c5259774182e23970a617447316..3d2e25379a04235c434f4213dc8e31af661f3584 100644
--- a/test/core/surface/server_test.c
+++ b/test/core/surface/server_test.c
@@ -42,19 +42,25 @@ void test_register_method_fail(void) {
   grpc_server *server = grpc_server_create(NULL, NULL);
   void *method;
   void *method_old;
-  method = grpc_server_register_method(server, NULL, NULL, 0);
+  method =
+      grpc_server_register_method(server, NULL, NULL, GRPC_SRM_PAYLOAD_NONE, 0);
   GPR_ASSERT(method == NULL);
-  method_old = grpc_server_register_method(server, "m", "h", 0);
+  method_old =
+      grpc_server_register_method(server, "m", "h", GRPC_SRM_PAYLOAD_NONE, 0);
   GPR_ASSERT(method_old != NULL);
-  method = grpc_server_register_method(server, "m", "h", 0);
+  method = grpc_server_register_method(
+      server, "m", "h", GRPC_SRM_PAYLOAD_READ_INITIAL_BYTE_BUFFER, 0);
   GPR_ASSERT(method == NULL);
-  method_old = grpc_server_register_method(
-      server, "m2", "h2", GRPC_INITIAL_METADATA_IDEMPOTENT_REQUEST);
+  method_old =
+      grpc_server_register_method(server, "m2", "h2", GRPC_SRM_PAYLOAD_NONE,
+                                  GRPC_INITIAL_METADATA_IDEMPOTENT_REQUEST);
   GPR_ASSERT(method_old != NULL);
-  method = grpc_server_register_method(server, "m2", "h2", 0);
+  method =
+      grpc_server_register_method(server, "m2", "h2", GRPC_SRM_PAYLOAD_NONE, 0);
   GPR_ASSERT(method == NULL);
   method = grpc_server_register_method(
-      server, "m2", "h2", GRPC_INITIAL_METADATA_IDEMPOTENT_REQUEST);
+      server, "m2", "h2", GRPC_SRM_PAYLOAD_READ_INITIAL_BYTE_BUFFER,
+      GRPC_INITIAL_METADATA_IDEMPOTENT_REQUEST);
   GPR_ASSERT(method == NULL);
   grpc_server_destroy(server);
 }
diff --git a/test/core/util/reconnect_server.c b/test/core/util/reconnect_server.c
index 5b0b3259c806bc6747a8f39589a41d400ebf3b56..d408374a0955e7b63c6963d093f96fb438734129 100644
--- a/test/core/util/reconnect_server.c
+++ b/test/core/util/reconnect_server.c
@@ -60,8 +60,12 @@ static void pretty_print_backoffs(reconnect_server *server) {
             i, backoff / 1000.0, expected_backoff / 1000.0,
             (backoff - expected_backoff) * 100.0 / expected_backoff);
     expected_backoff *= 1.6;
-    if (expected_backoff > 120 * 1000) {
-      expected_backoff = 120 * 1000;
+    int max_reconnect_backoff_ms = 120 * 1000;
+    if (server->max_reconnect_backoff_ms > 0) {
+      max_reconnect_backoff_ms = server->max_reconnect_backoff_ms;
+    }
+    if (expected_backoff > max_reconnect_backoff_ms) {
+      expected_backoff = max_reconnect_backoff_ms;
     }
   }
 }
@@ -108,6 +112,7 @@ void reconnect_server_init(reconnect_server *server) {
   server->head = NULL;
   server->tail = NULL;
   server->peer = NULL;
+  server->max_reconnect_backoff_ms = 0;
 }
 
 void reconnect_server_start(reconnect_server *server, int port) {
diff --git a/test/core/util/reconnect_server.h b/test/core/util/reconnect_server.h
index e2e6a02461a31c05ac9e8ed5f6ec7e80a7491883..ed02d4951274dcaed9cf559fc1b5f48df147393c 100644
--- a/test/core/util/reconnect_server.h
+++ b/test/core/util/reconnect_server.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  *
- * Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+ * Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ typedef struct reconnect_server {
   timestamp_list *head;
   timestamp_list *tail;
   char *peer;
+  int max_reconnect_backoff_ms;
 } reconnect_server;
 
 void reconnect_server_init(reconnect_server *server);
diff --git a/test/cpp/interop/reconnect_interop_client.cc b/test/cpp/interop/reconnect_interop_client.cc
index 87e3bd6c763241299a0d56c352d1e85d52dcb488..797e52c744f2ce3a5a5189bf5795652645eb52c0 100644
--- a/test/cpp/interop/reconnect_interop_client.cc
+++ b/test/cpp/interop/reconnect_interop_client.cc
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <gflags/gflags.h>
 #include <grpc++/channel.h>
 #include <grpc++/client_context.h>
+#include <grpc++/support/channel_arguments.h>
 #include <grpc/grpc.h>
 #include <grpc/support/log.h>
 #include "src/proto/grpc/testing/empty.grpc.pb.h"
@@ -48,13 +49,18 @@
 DEFINE_int32(server_control_port, 0, "Server port for control rpcs.");
 DEFINE_int32(server_retry_port, 0, "Server port for testing reconnection.");
 DEFINE_string(server_host, "127.0.0.1", "Server host to connect to");
+DEFINE_int32(max_reconnect_backoff_ms, 0,
+             "Maximum backoff time, or 0 for default.");
 
+using grpc::CallCredentials;
 using grpc::Channel;
+using grpc::ChannelArguments;
 using grpc::ClientContext;
 using grpc::CreateTestChannel;
 using grpc::Status;
 using grpc::testing::Empty;
 using grpc::testing::ReconnectInfo;
+using grpc::testing::ReconnectParams;
 using grpc::testing::ReconnectService;
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
@@ -68,17 +74,25 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
       ReconnectService::NewStub(
           CreateTestChannel(server_address.str(), false)));
   ClientContext start_context;
-  Empty empty_request;
+  ReconnectParams reconnect_params;
+  reconnect_params.set_max_reconnect_backoff_ms(FLAGS_max_reconnect_backoff_ms);
   Empty empty_response;
   Status start_status =
-      control_stub->Start(&start_context, empty_request, &empty_response);
+      control_stub->Start(&start_context, reconnect_params, &empty_response);
   GPR_ASSERT(start_status.ok());
 
   gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "Starting connections with retries.");
   server_address.str("");
   server_address << FLAGS_server_host << ':' << FLAGS_server_retry_port;
+  ChannelArguments channel_args;
+  if (FLAGS_max_reconnect_backoff_ms > 0) {
+    channel_args.SetInt(GRPC_ARG_MAX_RECONNECT_BACKOFF_MS,
+                        FLAGS_max_reconnect_backoff_ms);
+  }
   std::shared_ptr<Channel> retry_channel =
-      CreateTestChannel(server_address.str(), true);
+      CreateTestChannel(server_address.str(), "foo.test.google.fr", true, false,
+                        std::shared_ptr<CallCredentials>(), channel_args);
+
   // About 13 retries.
   const int kDeadlineSeconds = 540;
   // Use any rpc to test retry.
@@ -88,15 +102,15 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   retry_context.set_deadline(std::chrono::system_clock::now() +
                              std::chrono::seconds(kDeadlineSeconds));
   Status retry_status =
-      retry_stub->Start(&retry_context, empty_request, &empty_response);
+      retry_stub->Start(&retry_context, reconnect_params, &empty_response);
   GPR_ASSERT(retry_status.error_code() == grpc::StatusCode::DEADLINE_EXCEEDED);
   gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "Done retrying, getting final data from server");
 
   ClientContext stop_context;
   ReconnectInfo response;
-  Status stop_status =
-      control_stub->Stop(&stop_context, empty_request, &response);
+  Status stop_status = control_stub->Stop(&stop_context, Empty(), &response);
   GPR_ASSERT(stop_status.ok());
   GPR_ASSERT(response.passed() == true);
+  gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "Passed");
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/test/cpp/interop/reconnect_interop_server.cc b/test/cpp/interop/reconnect_interop_server.cc
index e2114fae199228d5b14d257157f95eaea71f3990..53d51e80e70bb9272e5d7355cfde9731def9aefa 100644
--- a/test/cpp/interop/reconnect_interop_server.cc
+++ b/test/cpp/interop/reconnect_interop_server.cc
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ using grpc::Status;
 using grpc::testing::Empty;
 using grpc::testing::ReconnectService;
 using grpc::testing::ReconnectInfo;
+using grpc::testing::ReconnectParams;
 
 static bool got_sigint = false;
 
@@ -92,7 +93,8 @@ class ReconnectServiceImpl : public ReconnectService::Service {
 
   void Poll(int seconds) { reconnect_server_poll(&tcp_server_, seconds); }
 
-  Status Start(ServerContext* context, const Empty* request, Empty* response) {
+  Status Start(ServerContext* context, const ReconnectParams* request,
+               Empty* response) {
     bool start_server = true;
     std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mu_);
     while (serving_ && !shutdown_) {
@@ -105,6 +107,8 @@ class ReconnectServiceImpl : public ReconnectService::Service {
     if (server_started_) {
       start_server = false;
     } else {
+      tcp_server_.max_reconnect_backoff_ms =
+          request->max_reconnect_backoff_ms();
       server_started_ = true;
     }
     lock.unlock();
@@ -133,7 +137,9 @@ class ReconnectServiceImpl : public ReconnectService::Service {
     const double kTransmissionDelay = 100.0;
     const double kBackoffMultiplier = 1.6;
     const double kJitterFactor = 0.2;
-    const int kMaxBackoffMs = 120 * 1000;
+    const int kMaxBackoffMs = tcp_server_.max_reconnect_backoff_ms
+                                  ? tcp_server_.max_reconnect_backoff_ms
+                                  : 120 * 1000;
     bool passed = true;
     for (timestamp_list* cur = tcp_server_.head; cur && cur->next;
          cur = cur->next) {
diff --git a/test/cpp/util/create_test_channel.cc b/test/cpp/util/create_test_channel.cc
index 0cd9f9e76738c459ecf26434a502a754bad812a6..fe8b5d54235b1bd2fe64c24e4bf63db290ec95a3 100644
--- a/test/cpp/util/create_test_channel.cc
+++ b/test/cpp/util/create_test_channel.cc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  *
- * Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+ * Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -58,8 +58,9 @@ namespace grpc {
 std::shared_ptr<Channel> CreateTestChannel(
     const grpc::string& server, const grpc::string& override_hostname,
     bool enable_ssl, bool use_prod_roots,
-    const std::shared_ptr<CallCredentials>& creds) {
-  ChannelArguments channel_args;
+    const std::shared_ptr<CallCredentials>& creds,
+    const ChannelArguments& args) {
+  ChannelArguments channel_args(args);
   if (enable_ssl) {
     const char* roots_certs = use_prod_roots ? "" : test_root_cert;
     SslCredentialsOptions ssl_opts = {roots_certs, "", ""};
@@ -81,6 +82,14 @@ std::shared_ptr<Channel> CreateTestChannel(
   }
 }
 
+std::shared_ptr<Channel> CreateTestChannel(
+    const grpc::string& server, const grpc::string& override_hostname,
+    bool enable_ssl, bool use_prod_roots,
+    const std::shared_ptr<CallCredentials>& creds) {
+  return CreateTestChannel(server, override_hostname, enable_ssl,
+                           use_prod_roots, creds, ChannelArguments());
+}
+
 std::shared_ptr<Channel> CreateTestChannel(
     const grpc::string& server, const grpc::string& override_hostname,
     bool enable_ssl, bool use_prod_roots) {
diff --git a/test/cpp/util/create_test_channel.h b/test/cpp/util/create_test_channel.h
index b50d653de3b9d2744949709acd7eaf5c3f5e5492..4ff666dc1bc43b48cf6eb75ca55e7684d86a0319 100644
--- a/test/cpp/util/create_test_channel.h
+++ b/test/cpp/util/create_test_channel.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  *
- * Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+ * Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@ std::shared_ptr<Channel> CreateTestChannel(
     bool enable_ssl, bool use_prod_roots,
     const std::shared_ptr<CallCredentials>& creds);
 
+std::shared_ptr<Channel> CreateTestChannel(
+    const grpc::string& server, const grpc::string& override_hostname,
+    bool enable_ssl, bool use_prod_roots,
+    const std::shared_ptr<CallCredentials>& creds,
+    const ChannelArguments& args);
+
 }  // namespace grpc
 
 #endif  // GRPC_TEST_CPP_UTIL_CREATE_TEST_CHANNEL_H
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/performance/__init__.py b/tools/run_tests/performance/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..100a624dc9c1bbd89708c58e18cf2666a73f4cc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/run_tests/performance/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# Copyright 2016, Google Inc.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+# met:
+#
+#     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+# copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+# in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+# distribution.
+#     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+# contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+# this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+# OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/performance/build_performance.sh b/tools/run_tests/performance/build_performance.sh
index e5c0f863697dfb95c5104bafb1caf412468e560b..b33ee3a58c084094deb1ff5eecab1b2a75a0f2cc 100755
--- a/tools/run_tests/performance/build_performance.sh
+++ b/tools/run_tests/performance/build_performance.sh
@@ -36,16 +36,17 @@ cd $(dirname $0)/../../..
 
 CONFIG=${CONFIG:-opt}
 
+# build C++ qps worker & driver always - we need at least the driver to
+# run any of the scenarios.
+# TODO(jtattermusch): not embedding OpenSSL breaks the C# build because
+# grpc_csharp_ext needs OpenSSL embedded and some intermediate files from
+# this build will be reused.
+make CONFIG=${CONFIG} EMBED_OPENSSL=true EMBED_ZLIB=true qps_worker qps_driver -j8
+
 for language in $@
 do
-  if [ "$language" == "c++" ]
+  if [ "$language" != "c++" ]
   then
-    # build C++ qps worker & driver
-    # TODO(jtattermusch): not embedding OpenSSL breaks the C# build because
-    # grpc_csharp_ext needs OpenSSL embedded and some intermediate files from
-    # this build will be reused.
-    make CONFIG=${CONFIG} EMBED_OPENSSL=true EMBED_ZLIB=true qps_worker qps_driver -j8
-  else
     tools/run_tests/run_tests.py -l $language -c $CONFIG --build_only -j 8
   fi
 done
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/performance/scenario_config.py b/tools/run_tests/performance/scenario_config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f95e531fa23e3dcb5640fd76898916d304cfc13a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/run_tests/performance/scenario_config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+# Copyright 2016, Google Inc.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+# met:
+#
+#     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+# copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+# in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+# distribution.
+#     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+# contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+# this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+# OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+# performance scenario configuration for various languages
+
+class CXXLanguage:
+
+  def __init__(self):
+    self.safename = 'cxx'
+
+  def worker_cmdline(self):
+    return ['bins/opt/qps_worker']
+
+  def worker_port_offset(self):
+    return 0
+
+  def scenarios(self):
+    # TODO(jtattermusch): add more scenarios
+    return {
+            # Scenario 1: generic async streaming ping-pong (contentionless latency)
+            'cpp_async_generic_streaming_ping_pong': [
+                '--rpc_type=STREAMING',
+                '--client_type=ASYNC_CLIENT',
+                '--server_type=ASYNC_GENERIC_SERVER',
+                '--outstanding_rpcs_per_channel=1',
+                '--client_channels=1',
+                '--bbuf_req_size=0',
+                '--bbuf_resp_size=0',
+                '--async_client_threads=1',
+                '--async_server_threads=1',
+                '--secure_test=true',
+                '--num_servers=1',
+                '--num_clients=1',
+                '--server_core_limit=0',
+                '--client_core_limit=0'],
+            # Scenario 5: Sync unary ping-pong with protobufs
+            'cpp_sync_unary_ping_pong_protobuf': [
+                '--rpc_type=UNARY',
+                '--client_type=SYNC_CLIENT',
+                '--server_type=SYNC_SERVER',
+                '--outstanding_rpcs_per_channel=1',
+                '--client_channels=1',
+                '--simple_req_size=0',
+                '--simple_resp_size=0',
+                '--secure_test=true',
+                '--num_servers=1',
+                '--num_clients=1',
+                '--server_core_limit=0',
+                '--client_core_limit=0']}
+
+  def __str__(self):
+    return 'c++'
+
+
+class CSharpLanguage:
+
+  def __init__(self):
+    self.safename = str(self)
+
+  def worker_cmdline(self):
+    return ['tools/run_tests/performance/run_worker_csharp.sh']
+
+  def worker_port_offset(self):
+    return 100
+
+  def scenarios(self):
+    # TODO(jtattermusch): add more scenarios
+    return {
+            # Scenario 1: generic async streaming ping-pong (contentionless latency)
+            'csharp_async_generic_streaming_ping_pong': [
+                '--rpc_type=STREAMING',
+                '--client_type=ASYNC_CLIENT',
+                '--server_type=ASYNC_GENERIC_SERVER',
+                '--outstanding_rpcs_per_channel=1',
+                '--client_channels=1',
+                '--bbuf_req_size=0',
+                '--bbuf_resp_size=0',
+                '--async_client_threads=1',
+                '--async_server_threads=1',
+                '--secure_test=true',
+                '--num_servers=1',
+                '--num_clients=1',
+                '--server_core_limit=0',
+                '--client_core_limit=0']}
+
+  def __str__(self):
+    return 'csharp'
+
+
+class NodeLanguage:
+
+  def __init__(self):
+    pass
+    self.safename = str(self)
+
+  def worker_cmdline(self):
+    return ['tools/run_tests/performance/run_worker_node.sh']
+
+  def worker_port_offset(self):
+    return 200
+
+  def scenarios(self):
+    # TODO(jtattermusch): add more scenarios
+    return {
+             'node_sync_unary_ping_pong_protobuf': [
+                '--rpc_type=UNARY',
+                '--client_type=ASYNC_CLIENT',
+                '--server_type=ASYNC_SERVER',
+                '--outstanding_rpcs_per_channel=1',
+                '--client_channels=1',
+                '--simple_req_size=0',
+                '--simple_resp_size=0',
+                '--secure_test=false',
+                '--num_servers=1',
+                '--num_clients=1',
+                '--server_core_limit=0',
+                '--client_core_limit=0']}
+
+  def __str__(self):
+    return 'node'
+
+
+LANGUAGES = {
+    'c++' : CXXLanguage(),
+    'csharp' : CSharpLanguage(),
+    'node' : NodeLanguage(),
+}
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/run_performance_tests.py b/tools/run_tests/run_performance_tests.py
index 0ab3d264a59a2f4eb64ba2b4471dd823ee6ddd57..e1268e2ecbbef8c608c2e06b62f0202043b91237 100755
--- a/tools/run_tests/run_performance_tests.py
+++ b/tools/run_tests/run_performance_tests.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import sys
 import tempfile
 import time
 import uuid
+import performance.scenario_config as scenario_config
 
 
 _ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0]), '../..'))
@@ -49,130 +50,6 @@ os.chdir(_ROOT)
 _REMOTE_HOST_USERNAME = 'jenkins'
 
 
-class CXXLanguage:
-
-  def __init__(self):
-    self.safename = 'cxx'
-
-  def worker_cmdline(self):
-    return ['bins/opt/qps_worker']
-
-  def worker_port_offset(self):
-    return 0
-
-  def scenarios(self):
-    # TODO(jtattermusch): add more scenarios
-    return {
-            # Scenario 1: generic async streaming ping-pong (contentionless latency)
-            'cpp_async_generic_streaming_ping_pong': [
-                '--rpc_type=STREAMING',
-                '--client_type=ASYNC_CLIENT',
-                '--server_type=ASYNC_GENERIC_SERVER',
-                '--outstanding_rpcs_per_channel=1',
-                '--client_channels=1',
-                '--bbuf_req_size=0',
-                '--bbuf_resp_size=0',
-                '--async_client_threads=1',
-                '--async_server_threads=1',
-                '--secure_test=true',
-                '--num_servers=1',
-                '--num_clients=1',
-                '--server_core_limit=0',
-                '--client_core_limit=0'],
-            # Scenario 5: Sync unary ping-pong with protobufs
-            'cpp_sync_unary_ping_pong_protobuf': [
-                '--rpc_type=UNARY',
-                '--client_type=SYNC_CLIENT',
-                '--server_type=SYNC_SERVER',
-                '--outstanding_rpcs_per_channel=1',
-                '--client_channels=1',
-                '--simple_req_size=0',
-                '--simple_resp_size=0',
-                '--secure_test=true',
-                '--num_servers=1',
-                '--num_clients=1',
-                '--server_core_limit=0',
-                '--client_core_limit=0']}
-
-  def __str__(self):
-    return 'c++'
-
-
-class CSharpLanguage:
-
-  def __init__(self):
-    self.safename = str(self)
-
-  def worker_cmdline(self):
-    return ['tools/run_tests/performance/run_worker_csharp.sh']
-
-  def worker_port_offset(self):
-    return 100
-
-  def scenarios(self):
-    # TODO(jtattermusch): add more scenarios
-    return {
-            # Scenario 1: generic async streaming ping-pong (contentionless latency)
-            'csharp_async_generic_streaming_ping_pong': [
-                '--rpc_type=STREAMING',
-                '--client_type=ASYNC_CLIENT',
-                '--server_type=ASYNC_GENERIC_SERVER',
-                '--outstanding_rpcs_per_channel=1',
-                '--client_channels=1',
-                '--bbuf_req_size=0',
-                '--bbuf_resp_size=0',
-                '--async_client_threads=1',
-                '--async_server_threads=1',
-                '--secure_test=true',
-                '--num_servers=1',
-                '--num_clients=1',
-                '--server_core_limit=0',
-                '--client_core_limit=0']}
-
-  def __str__(self):
-    return 'csharp'
-
-
-class NodeLanguage:
-
-  def __init__(self):
-    pass
-    self.safename = str(self)
-
-  def worker_cmdline(self):
-    return ['tools/run_tests/performance/run_worker_node.sh']
-
-  def worker_port_offset(self):
-    return 200
-
-  def scenarios(self):
-    # TODO(jtattermusch): add more scenarios
-    return {
-             'node_sync_unary_ping_pong_protobuf': [
-                '--rpc_type=UNARY',
-                '--client_type=ASYNC_CLIENT',
-                '--server_type=ASYNC_SERVER',
-                '--outstanding_rpcs_per_channel=1',
-                '--client_channels=1',
-                '--simple_req_size=0',
-                '--simple_resp_size=0',
-                '--secure_test=false',
-                '--num_servers=1',
-                '--num_clients=1',
-                '--server_core_limit=0',
-                '--client_core_limit=0']}
-
-  def __str__(self):
-    return 'node'
-
-
-_LANGUAGES = {
-    'c++' : CXXLanguage(),
-    'csharp' : CSharpLanguage(),
-    'node' : NodeLanguage(),
-}
-
-
 class QpsWorkerJob:
   """Encapsulates a qps worker server job."""
 
@@ -272,7 +149,7 @@ def prepare_remote_hosts(hosts):
     sys.exit(1)
 
 
-def build_on_remote_hosts(hosts, languages=_LANGUAGES.keys(), build_local=False):
+def build_on_remote_hosts(hosts, languages=scenario_config.LANGUAGES.keys(), build_local=False):
   """Builds performance worker on remote hosts (and maybe also locally)."""
   build_timeout = 15*60
   build_jobs = []
@@ -366,7 +243,7 @@ def finish_qps_workers(jobs):
 
 argp = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Run performance tests.')
 argp.add_argument('-l', '--language',
-                  choices=['all'] + sorted(_LANGUAGES.keys()),
+                  choices=['all'] + sorted(scenario_config.LANGUAGES.keys()),
                   nargs='+',
                   default=['all'],
                   help='Languages to benchmark.')
@@ -380,9 +257,9 @@ argp.add_argument('--remote_worker_host',
 
 args = argp.parse_args()
 
-languages = set(_LANGUAGES[l]
+languages = set(scenario_config.LANGUAGES[l]
                 for l in itertools.chain.from_iterable(
-                      _LANGUAGES.iterkeys() if x == 'all' else [x]
+                      scenario_config.LANGUAGES.iterkeys() if x == 'all' else [x]
                       for x in args.language))
 
 # Put together set of remote hosts where to run and build
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/sources_and_headers.json b/tools/run_tests/sources_and_headers.json
index 8bba9952d974559584bb92e7cfde8abfeb042a7d..e51a7fd06fc0f34541613aa64c04ae8ba0bee2b6 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/sources_and_headers.json
+++ b/tools/run_tests/sources_and_headers.json
@@ -3160,6 +3160,23 @@
     "third_party": false, 
     "type": "target"
   }, 
+  {
+    "deps": [
+      "bad_client_test", 
+      "gpr", 
+      "gpr_test_util", 
+      "grpc_test_util_unsecure", 
+      "grpc_unsecure"
+    ], 
+    "headers": [], 
+    "language": "c", 
+    "name": "head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test", 
+    "src": [
+      "test/core/bad_client/tests/head_of_line_blocking.c"
+    ], 
+    "third_party": false, 
+    "type": "target"
+  }, 
   {
     "deps": [
       "bad_client_test", 
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/tests.json b/tools/run_tests/tests.json
index 795b13d5ce6d7b2e07b09076a81ff39c108e1289..4396e31d0ddb577621fd755b2b40fa80d3bbeaa9 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/tests.json
+++ b/tools/run_tests/tests.json
@@ -2608,6 +2608,27 @@
       "windows"
     ]
   }, 
+  {
+    "args": [], 
+    "ci_platforms": [
+      "linux", 
+      "mac", 
+      "posix", 
+      "windows"
+    ], 
+    "cpu_cost": 1.0, 
+    "exclude_configs": [], 
+    "flaky": false, 
+    "gtest": false, 
+    "language": "c", 
+    "name": "head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test", 
+    "platforms": [
+      "linux", 
+      "mac", 
+      "posix", 
+      "windows"
+    ]
+  }, 
   {
     "args": [], 
     "ci_platforms": [
diff --git a/vsprojects/buildtests_c.sln b/vsprojects/buildtests_c.sln
index 01c060421c6715c47d256a9d7cd2795742ac6404..a582f2b71966092dc27c2582e3fcd37d64ebfeb4 100644
--- a/vsprojects/buildtests_c.sln
+++ b/vsprojects/buildtests_c.sln
@@ -1066,6 +1066,18 @@ Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "connection_prefix_bad_clien
 		{B23D3D1A-9438-4EDA-BEB6-9A0A03D17792} = {B23D3D1A-9438-4EDA-BEB6-9A0A03D17792}
 	EndProjectSection
 EndProject
+Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test", "vcxproj\test\head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test\head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test.vcxproj", "{23DF0572-DBF1-08DA-8EAD-8508354C90A4}"
+	ProjectSection(myProperties) = preProject
+        	lib = "False"
+	EndProjectSection
+	ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject
+		{BA67B418-B699-E41A-9CC4-0279C49481A5} = {BA67B418-B699-E41A-9CC4-0279C49481A5}
+		{0A7E7F92-FDEA-40F1-A9EC-3BA484F98BBF} = {0A7E7F92-FDEA-40F1-A9EC-3BA484F98BBF}
+		{46CEDFFF-9692-456A-AA24-38B5D6BCF4C5} = {46CEDFFF-9692-456A-AA24-38B5D6BCF4C5}
+		{EAB0A629-17A9-44DB-B5FF-E91A721FE037} = {EAB0A629-17A9-44DB-B5FF-E91A721FE037}
+		{B23D3D1A-9438-4EDA-BEB6-9A0A03D17792} = {B23D3D1A-9438-4EDA-BEB6-9A0A03D17792}
+	EndProjectSection
+EndProject
 Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "headers_bad_client_test", "vcxproj\test\headers_bad_client_test\headers_bad_client_test.vcxproj", "{7819A11E-607E-F0C0-FC47-C704CF7D818C}"
 	ProjectSection(myProperties) = preProject
         	lib = "False"
@@ -3038,6 +3050,22 @@ Global
 		{AF9D0EB2-2A53-B815-3A63-E82C7F91DB29}.Release-DLL|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
 		{AF9D0EB2-2A53-B815-3A63-E82C7F91DB29}.Release-DLL|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
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