diff --git a/BUILD b/BUILD
index 976bfb62b07315004b295569913b84286285a7ee..7f8d8a423e81da3bf20d98f8e46da3942bef8d06 100644
--- a/BUILD
+++ b/BUILD
@@ -1047,7 +1047,6 @@ cc_library(
     ".",
   ],
   deps = [
-    "//external:protobuf_compiler",
   ],
 )
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 007e3ab124f0b5d66c04982c462071e19c331c07..6c100f6cbde783499b8d04e0bec9e36708de7caf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1129,13 +1129,13 @@ static: static_c static_cxx
 static_c: pc_c pc_c_unsecure cache.mk pc_c_zookeeper $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure.a static_zookeeper_libs
 
 
-static_cxx: pc_cxx pc_cxx_unsecure cache.mk  $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_unsecure.a
+static_cxx: pc_cxx pc_cxx_unsecure cache.mk  $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_codegen_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_unsecure.a
 
 shared: shared_c shared_cxx
 
 shared_c: pc_c pc_c_unsecure cache.mk pc_c_zookeeper $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/$(SHARED_PREFIX)gpr$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/$(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/$(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) shared_zookeeper_libs
 
-shared_cxx: pc_cxx pc_cxx_unsecure cache.mk $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/$(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/$(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT)
+shared_cxx: pc_cxx pc_cxx_unsecure cache.mk $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/$(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/$(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_codegen_lib$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/$(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT)
 
 shared_csharp: shared_c  $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/$(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT)
 ifeq ($(HAS_ZOOKEEPER),true)
@@ -1754,6 +1754,8 @@ strip-static_cxx: static_cxx
 ifeq ($(CONFIG),opt)
 	$(E) "[STRIP]   Stripping libgrpc++.a"
 	$(Q) $(STRIP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++.a
+	$(E) "[STRIP]   Stripping libgrpc++_codegen_lib.a"
+	$(Q) $(STRIP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_codegen_lib.a
 	$(E) "[STRIP]   Stripping libgrpc++_unsecure.a"
 	$(Q) $(STRIP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_unsecure.a
 endif
@@ -1776,6 +1778,8 @@ strip-shared_cxx: shared_cxx
 ifeq ($(CONFIG),opt)
 	$(E) "[STRIP]   Stripping $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT)"
 	$(Q) $(STRIP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/$(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT)
+	$(E) "[STRIP]   Stripping $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_codegen_lib$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT)"
+	$(Q) $(STRIP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/$(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_codegen_lib$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT)
 	$(E) "[STRIP]   Stripping $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT)"
 	$(Q) $(STRIP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/$(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT)
 endif
@@ -2087,6 +2091,9 @@ install-static_cxx: static_cxx strip-static_cxx install-pkg-config_cxx
 	$(E) "[INSTALL] Installing libgrpc++.a"
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) -d $(prefix)/lib
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++.a $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc++.a
+	$(E) "[INSTALL] Installing libgrpc++_codegen_lib.a"
+	$(Q) $(INSTALL) -d $(prefix)/lib
+	$(Q) $(INSTALL) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_codegen_lib.a $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc++_codegen_lib.a
 	$(E) "[INSTALL] Installing libgrpc++_unsecure.a"
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) -d $(prefix)/lib
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_unsecure.a $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc++_unsecure.a
@@ -2148,6 +2155,15 @@ ifeq ($(SYSTEM),MINGW32)
 else ifneq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc++.so.0
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc++.so
+endif
+	$(E) "[INSTALL] Installing $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_codegen_lib$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT)"
+	$(Q) $(INSTALL) -d $(prefix)/lib
+	$(Q) $(INSTALL) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/$(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_codegen_lib$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/$(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_codegen_lib$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT)
+ifeq ($(SYSTEM),MINGW32)
+	$(Q) $(INSTALL) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_codegen_lib-imp.a $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc++_codegen_lib-imp.a
+else ifneq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
+	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_codegen_lib$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc++_codegen_lib.so.0
+	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_codegen_lib$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(prefix)/lib/libgrpc++_codegen_lib.so
 endif
 	$(E) "[INSTALL] Installing $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT)"
 	$(Q) $(INSTALL) -d $(prefix)/lib
@@ -3317,6 +3333,7 @@ ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
 
 $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_codegen_lib.a: protobuf_dep_error
 
+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/$(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_codegen_lib$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT): protobuf_dep_error
 
 else
 
@@ -3331,6 +3348,23 @@ endif
 
 
 
+ifeq ($(SYSTEM),MINGW32)
+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc++_codegen_lib$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT): $(LIBGRPC++_CODEGEN_LIB_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(PROTOBUF_DEP)
+	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
+	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared grpc++_codegen_lib.def -Wl,--output-def=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc++_codegen_lib$(SHARED_VERSION).def -Wl,--out-implib=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_codegen_lib$(SHARED_VERSION)-dll.a -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc++_codegen_lib$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC++_CODEGEN_LIB_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF)
+else
+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_codegen_lib$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT): $(LIBGRPC++_CODEGEN_LIB_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(PROTOBUF_DEP)
+	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
+	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
+ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_codegen_lib$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_codegen_lib$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC++_CODEGEN_LIB_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF)
+else
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc++_codegen_lib.so.0 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_codegen_lib$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBGRPC++_CODEGEN_LIB_OBJS) $(LDLIBS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF)
+	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_codegen_lib$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_codegen_lib$(SHARED_VERSION).so.0
+	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_codegen_lib$(SHARED_VERSION).$(SHARED_EXT) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_codegen_lib$(SHARED_VERSION).so
+endif
+endif
 
 endif
 
diff --git a/build.yaml b/build.yaml
index fd820b87fd4108459fa7c891414aa0c15d3d24ec..fc170cc1ab77e94c67dccb2906438954d5cc3ee2 100644
--- a/build.yaml
+++ b/build.yaml
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ libs:
   secure: check
   vs_project_guid: '{C187A093-A0FE-489D-A40A-6E33DE0F9FEB}'
 - name: grpc++_codegen_lib
-  build: protoc
+  build: all
   language: c++
   headers: []
   src: []
diff --git a/vsprojects/grpc.sln b/vsprojects/grpc.sln
index 3f6b3379728a70059c39b89df8f817bc7fda3c2c..851bca0d1c1606a9201b05050e794749b115fca9 100644
--- a/vsprojects/grpc.sln
+++ b/vsprojects/grpc.sln
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@ Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "grpc++", "vcxproj\.\grpc++\
 		{29D16885-7228-4C31-81ED-5F9187C7F2A9} = {29D16885-7228-4C31-81ED-5F9187C7F2A9}
 	EndProjectSection
 EndProject
+Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "grpc++_codegen_lib", "vcxproj\.\grpc++_codegen_lib\grpc++_codegen_lib.vcxproj", "{AAC6AF12-94C8-4A3C-A1BF-DAA4738F4500}"
+	ProjectSection(myProperties) = preProject
+        	lib = "True"
+	EndProjectSection
+EndProject
 Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "grpc++_unsecure", "vcxproj\.\grpc++_unsecure\grpc++_unsecure.vcxproj", "{6EE56155-DF7C-4F6E-BFC4-F6F776BEB211}"
 	ProjectSection(myProperties) = preProject
         	lib = "True"
@@ -341,6 +346,22 @@ Global
 		{C187A093-A0FE-489D-A40A-6E33DE0F9FEB}.Release-DLL|Win32.Build.0 = Release-DLL|Win32
 		{C187A093-A0FE-489D-A40A-6E33DE0F9FEB}.Release-DLL|x64.ActiveCfg = Release-DLL|x64
 		{C187A093-A0FE-489D-A40A-6E33DE0F9FEB}.Release-DLL|x64.Build.0 = Release-DLL|x64
+		{AAC6AF12-94C8-4A3C-A1BF-DAA4738F4500}.Debug|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
+		{AAC6AF12-94C8-4A3C-A1BF-DAA4738F4500}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
+		{AAC6AF12-94C8-4A3C-A1BF-DAA4738F4500}.Release|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
+		{AAC6AF12-94C8-4A3C-A1BF-DAA4738F4500}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
+		{AAC6AF12-94C8-4A3C-A1BF-DAA4738F4500}.Debug|Win32.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
+		{AAC6AF12-94C8-4A3C-A1BF-DAA4738F4500}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|x64
+		{AAC6AF12-94C8-4A3C-A1BF-DAA4738F4500}.Release|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
+		{AAC6AF12-94C8-4A3C-A1BF-DAA4738F4500}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
+		{AAC6AF12-94C8-4A3C-A1BF-DAA4738F4500}.Debug-DLL|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
+		{AAC6AF12-94C8-4A3C-A1BF-DAA4738F4500}.Debug-DLL|Win32.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
+		{AAC6AF12-94C8-4A3C-A1BF-DAA4738F4500}.Debug-DLL|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
+		{AAC6AF12-94C8-4A3C-A1BF-DAA4738F4500}.Debug-DLL|x64.Build.0 = Debug|x64
+		{AAC6AF12-94C8-4A3C-A1BF-DAA4738F4500}.Release-DLL|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
+		{AAC6AF12-94C8-4A3C-A1BF-DAA4738F4500}.Release-DLL|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
+		{AAC6AF12-94C8-4A3C-A1BF-DAA4738F4500}.Release-DLL|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
+		{AAC6AF12-94C8-4A3C-A1BF-DAA4738F4500}.Release-DLL|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
 		{6EE56155-DF7C-4F6E-BFC4-F6F776BEB211}.Debug|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
 		{6EE56155-DF7C-4F6E-BFC4-F6F776BEB211}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
 		{6EE56155-DF7C-4F6E-BFC4-F6F776BEB211}.Release|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
diff --git a/vsprojects/grpc_protoc_plugins.sln b/vsprojects/grpc_protoc_plugins.sln
index 9471aae138f6b8700bad18d58a6d06933d52a137..444cb268d0901c17ab20df017c67928194ce32a9 100644
--- a/vsprojects/grpc_protoc_plugins.sln
+++ b/vsprojects/grpc_protoc_plugins.sln
@@ -8,11 +8,6 @@ Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "grpc_codegen_lib", "vcxproj
         	lib = "True"
 	EndProjectSection
 EndProject
-Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "grpc++_codegen_lib", "vcxproj\.\grpc++_codegen_lib\grpc++_codegen_lib.vcxproj", "{AAC6AF12-94C8-4A3C-A1BF-DAA4738F4500}"
-	ProjectSection(myProperties) = preProject
-        	lib = "True"
-	EndProjectSection
-EndProject
 Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "grpc_plugin_support", "vcxproj\.\grpc_plugin_support\grpc_plugin_support.vcxproj", "{B6E81D84-2ACB-41B8-8781-493A944C7817}"
 	ProjectSection(myProperties) = preProject
         	lib = "True"
@@ -77,14 +72,6 @@ Global
 		{A828FD72-44CE-4EA5-8966-6E4624458D58}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|x64
 		{A828FD72-44CE-4EA5-8966-6E4624458D58}.Release|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
 		{A828FD72-44CE-4EA5-8966-6E4624458D58}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
-		{AAC6AF12-94C8-4A3C-A1BF-DAA4738F4500}.Debug|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
-		{AAC6AF12-94C8-4A3C-A1BF-DAA4738F4500}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
-		{AAC6AF12-94C8-4A3C-A1BF-DAA4738F4500}.Release|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
-		{AAC6AF12-94C8-4A3C-A1BF-DAA4738F4500}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
-		{AAC6AF12-94C8-4A3C-A1BF-DAA4738F4500}.Debug|Win32.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
-		{AAC6AF12-94C8-4A3C-A1BF-DAA4738F4500}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|x64
-		{AAC6AF12-94C8-4A3C-A1BF-DAA4738F4500}.Release|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
-		{AAC6AF12-94C8-4A3C-A1BF-DAA4738F4500}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
 		{B6E81D84-2ACB-41B8-8781-493A944C7817}.Debug|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
 		{B6E81D84-2ACB-41B8-8781-493A944C7817}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
 		{B6E81D84-2ACB-41B8-8781-493A944C7817}.Release|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32