diff --git a/include/grpcpp/security/server_credentials.h b/include/grpcpp/security/server_credentials.h
index ad7c0e78cac..0ce46a82622 100644
--- a/include/grpcpp/security/server_credentials.h
+++ b/include/grpcpp/security/server_credentials.h
@@ -67,9 +67,10 @@ std::shared_ptr<ServerCredentials> XdsServerCredentials(
 }  // namespace experimental
 
 /// Wrapper around \a grpc_server_credentials, a way to authenticate a server.
-class ServerCredentials {
+class ServerCredentials : private grpc::GrpcLibraryCodegen {
  public:
-  virtual ~ServerCredentials();
+  ServerCredentials();
+  ~ServerCredentials() override;
 
   /// This method is not thread-safe and has to be called before the server is
   /// started. The last call to this function wins.
diff --git a/src/cpp/server/server_credentials.cc b/src/cpp/server/server_credentials.cc
index c3b3a8b3793..36b5a52dc7c 100644
--- a/src/cpp/server/server_credentials.cc
+++ b/src/cpp/server/server_credentials.cc
@@ -18,8 +18,13 @@
 
 #include <grpcpp/security/server_credentials.h>
 
+#include <grpcpp/impl/grpc_library.h>
+
 namespace grpc {
 
+static internal::GrpcLibraryInitializer g_gli_initializer;
+ServerCredentials::ServerCredentials() { g_gli_initializer.summon(); }
+
 ServerCredentials::~ServerCredentials() {}
 
 }  // namespace grpc