diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/__init__.py b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/__init__.py
index 1d140be95f0..a6c9275d5c8 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/__init__.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/__init__.py
@@ -1076,6 +1076,14 @@ class Channel(six.with_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta)):
         """
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
+    def __enter__(self):
+        """Enters the runtime context related to the channel object."""
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
+        """Exits the runtime context related to the channel object."""
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
 
 ##########################  Service-Side Context  ##############################