diff --git a/include/grpc++/create_channel.h b/include/grpc++/create_channel.h
index 0e559ac53e45e14e925968862ed62f8dc11ad08d..916f3b0b97c0e133e539b0bccb59c5d5937d14cd 100644
--- a/include/grpc++/create_channel.h
+++ b/include/grpc++/create_channel.h
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ namespace grpc {
 
 // If creds does not hold an object or is invalid, a lame channel is returned.
 std::shared_ptr<Channel> CreateChannel(
+    const grpc::string& target, const std::shared_ptr<Credentials>& creds);
+
+// For advanced use and testing ONLY. Override default channel arguments only
+// if necessary.
+// If creds does not hold an object or is invalid, a lame channel is returned.
+std::shared_ptr<Channel> CreateCustomChannel(
     const grpc::string& target, const std::shared_ptr<Credentials>& creds,
     const ChannelArguments& args);
 
diff --git a/src/cpp/client/create_channel.cc b/src/cpp/client/create_channel.cc
index 8c571cbbaad24f65591294d9e74ddb704dfd2cf2..8d2f1bf37a4a47d3be3e88004933b99455d3743a 100644
--- a/src/cpp/client/create_channel.cc
+++ b/src/cpp/client/create_channel.cc
@@ -43,7 +43,12 @@
 namespace grpc {
 class ChannelArguments;
 
-std::shared_ptr<Channel> CreateChannel(
+std::shared_ptr<Channel> CreateCustomChannel(
+    const grpc::string& target, const std::shared_ptr<Credentials>& creds) {
+  return CreateCustomChannel(target, creds, ChannelArguments());
+}
+
+std::shared_ptr<Channel> CreateCustomChannel(
     const grpc::string& target, const std::shared_ptr<Credentials>& creds,
     const ChannelArguments& args) {
   ChannelArguments cp_args = args;
@@ -57,4 +62,5 @@ std::shared_ptr<Channel> CreateChannel(
                                              NULL, GRPC_STATUS_INVALID_ARGUMENT,
                                              "Invalid credentials."));
 }
+
 }  // namespace grpc