diff --git a/src/proto/grpc/testing/control.proto b/src/proto/grpc/testing/control.proto
index 48016642f74..2ff2e4e8a28 100644
--- a/src/proto/grpc/testing/control.proto
+++ b/src/proto/grpc/testing/control.proto
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ message LoadParams {
 message SecurityParams {
   bool use_test_ca = 1;
   string server_host_override = 2;
+  string cred_type = 3;
 }
 
 message ChannelArg {
@@ -240,6 +241,10 @@ message ScenarioResultSummary
   // Number of polls called inside completion queue per request
   double client_polls_per_request = 15;
   double server_polls_per_request = 16;
+
+  // Queries per CPU-sec over all servers or clients
+  double server_queries_per_cpu_sec = 17;
+  double client_queries_per_cpu_sec = 18;
 }
 
 // Results of a single benchmark scenario.
diff --git a/test/cpp/qps/BUILD b/test/cpp/qps/BUILD
index 93fb53446cb..b3348b76fab 100644
--- a/test/cpp/qps/BUILD
+++ b/test/cpp/qps/BUILD
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ grpc_cc_library(
         "//src/proto/grpc/testing:services_proto",
         "//test/core/util:gpr_test_util",
         "//test/core/util:grpc_test_util",
+        "//test/cpp/util:test_util",
     ],
 )
 
@@ -148,6 +149,7 @@ grpc_cc_binary(
         ":driver_impl",
         "//:grpc++",
         "//test/cpp/util:test_config",
+        "//test/cpp/util:test_util",
     ],
     external_deps = [
         "gflags",
@@ -162,6 +164,7 @@ grpc_cc_test(
         ":driver_impl",
         ":qps_worker_impl",
         "//test/cpp/util:test_config",
+        "//test/cpp/util:test_util",
     ],
 )
 
@@ -173,6 +176,7 @@ grpc_cc_test(
         ":driver_impl",
         "//:grpc++",
         "//test/cpp/util:test_config",
+        "//test/cpp/util:test_util",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/test/cpp/qps/client.h b/test/cpp/qps/client.h
index ecbf9c31fa1..6c4d92e8599 100644
--- a/test/cpp/qps/client.h
+++ b/test/cpp/qps/client.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include "test/cpp/qps/interarrival.h"
 #include "test/cpp/qps/usage_timer.h"
 #include "test/cpp/util/create_test_channel.h"
+#include "test/cpp/util/test_credentials_provider.h"
 
 namespace grpc {
 namespace testing {
@@ -405,9 +406,18 @@ class ClientImpl : public Client {
       ChannelArguments args;
       args.SetInt("shard_to_ensure_no_subchannel_merges", shard);
       set_channel_args(config, &args);
+
+      grpc::string type;
+      if (config.has_security_params() &&
+          config.security_params().cred_type().empty()) {
+        type = kTlsCredentialsType;
+      } else {
+        type = config.security_params().cred_type();
+      }
+
       channel_ = CreateTestChannel(
-          target, config.security_params().server_host_override(),
-          config.has_security_params(), !config.security_params().use_test_ca(),
+          target, type, config.security_params().server_host_override(),
+          !config.security_params().use_test_ca(),
           std::shared_ptr<CallCredentials>(), args);
       gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "Connecting to %s", target.c_str());
       GPR_ASSERT(channel_->WaitForConnected(
diff --git a/test/cpp/qps/driver.cc b/test/cpp/qps/driver.cc
index fbd8d1b1e76..4458e389e7e 100644
--- a/test/cpp/qps/driver.cc
+++ b/test/cpp/qps/driver.cc
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include "test/cpp/qps/histogram.h"
 #include "test/cpp/qps/qps_worker.h"
 #include "test/cpp/qps/stats.h"
+#include "test/cpp/util/test_credentials_provider.h"
 
 using std::list;
 using std::thread;
@@ -172,13 +173,26 @@ static void postprocess_scenario_result(ScenarioResult* result) {
       sum(result->client_stats(), CliPollCount) / histogram.Count());
   result->mutable_summary()->set_server_polls_per_request(
       sum(result->server_stats(), SvrPollCount) / histogram.Count());
+
+  auto server_queries_per_cpu_sec =
+      histogram.Count() / (sum(result->server_stats(), ServerSystemTime) +
+                           sum(result->server_stats(), ServerUserTime));
+  auto client_queries_per_cpu_sec =
+      histogram.Count() / (sum(result->client_stats(), SystemTime) +
+                           sum(result->client_stats(), UserTime));
+
+  result->mutable_summary()->set_server_queries_per_cpu_sec(
+      server_queries_per_cpu_sec);
+  result->mutable_summary()->set_client_queries_per_cpu_sec(
+      client_queries_per_cpu_sec);
 }
 
 std::unique_ptr<ScenarioResult> RunScenario(
     const ClientConfig& initial_client_config, size_t num_clients,
     const ServerConfig& initial_server_config, size_t num_servers,
     int warmup_seconds, int benchmark_seconds, int spawn_local_worker_count,
-    const char* qps_server_target_override) {
+    const grpc::string& qps_server_target_override,
+    const grpc::string& credential_type) {
   // Log everything from the driver
   gpr_set_log_verbosity(GPR_LOG_SEVERITY_DEBUG);
 
@@ -214,7 +228,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<ScenarioResult> RunScenario(
     }
 
     int driver_port = grpc_pick_unused_port_or_die();
-    local_workers.emplace_back(new QpsWorker(driver_port));
+    local_workers.emplace_back(new QpsWorker(driver_port, 0, credential_type));
     char addr[256];
     sprintf(addr, "localhost:%d", driver_port);
     if (spawn_local_worker_count < 0) {
@@ -246,12 +260,14 @@ std::unique_ptr<ScenarioResult> RunScenario(
   };
   std::vector<ServerData> servers(num_servers);
   std::unordered_map<string, std::deque<int>> hosts_cores;
+  ChannelArguments channel_args;
 
   for (size_t i = 0; i < num_servers; i++) {
     gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "Starting server on %s (worker #%" PRIuPTR ")",
             workers[i].c_str(), i);
-    servers[i].stub = WorkerService::NewStub(
-        CreateChannel(workers[i], InsecureChannelCredentials()));
+    servers[i].stub = WorkerService::NewStub(CreateChannel(
+        workers[i], GetCredentialsProvider()->GetChannelCredentials(
+                        credential_type, &channel_args)));
 
     ServerConfig server_config = initial_server_config;
     if (server_config.core_limit() != 0) {
@@ -269,8 +285,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<ScenarioResult> RunScenario(
     if (!servers[i].stream->Read(&init_status)) {
       gpr_log(GPR_ERROR, "Server %zu did not yield initial status", i);
     }
-    if (qps_server_target_override != NULL &&
-        strlen(qps_server_target_override) > 0) {
+    if (qps_server_target_override.length() > 0) {
       // overriding the qps server target only works if there is 1 server
       GPR_ASSERT(num_servers == 1);
       client_config.add_server_targets(qps_server_target_override);
@@ -298,7 +313,8 @@ std::unique_ptr<ScenarioResult> RunScenario(
     gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "Starting client on %s (worker #%" PRIuPTR ")",
             worker.c_str(), i + num_servers);
     clients[i].stub = WorkerService::NewStub(
-        CreateChannel(worker, InsecureChannelCredentials()));
+        CreateChannel(worker, GetCredentialsProvider()->GetChannelCredentials(
+                                  credential_type, &channel_args)));
     ClientConfig per_client_config = client_config;
 
     if (initial_client_config.core_limit() != 0) {
@@ -483,16 +499,19 @@ std::unique_ptr<ScenarioResult> RunScenario(
   return result;
 }
 
-bool RunQuit() {
+bool RunQuit(const grpc::string& credential_type) {
   // Get client, server lists
   bool result = true;
   auto workers = get_workers("QPS_WORKERS");
   if (workers.size() == 0) {
     return false;
   }
+
+  ChannelArguments channel_args;
   for (size_t i = 0; i < workers.size(); i++) {
-    auto stub = WorkerService::NewStub(
-        CreateChannel(workers[i], InsecureChannelCredentials()));
+    auto stub = WorkerService::NewStub(CreateChannel(
+        workers[i], GetCredentialsProvider()->GetChannelCredentials(
+                        credential_type, &channel_args)));
     Void dummy;
     grpc::ClientContext ctx;
     ctx.set_wait_for_ready(true);
diff --git a/test/cpp/qps/driver.h b/test/cpp/qps/driver.h
index def32c6f0ef..29f2776d791 100644
--- a/test/cpp/qps/driver.h
+++ b/test/cpp/qps/driver.h
@@ -31,9 +31,10 @@ std::unique_ptr<ScenarioResult> RunScenario(
     const grpc::testing::ClientConfig& client_config, size_t num_clients,
     const grpc::testing::ServerConfig& server_config, size_t num_servers,
     int warmup_seconds, int benchmark_seconds, int spawn_local_worker_count,
-    const char* qps_server_target_override = "");
+    const grpc::string& qps_server_target_override,
+    const grpc::string& credential_type);
 
-bool RunQuit();
+bool RunQuit(const grpc::string& credential_type);
 }  // namespace testing
 }  // namespace grpc
 
diff --git a/test/cpp/qps/qps_json_driver.cc b/test/cpp/qps/qps_json_driver.cc
index e1e5802d136..cca59f64d8c 100644
--- a/test/cpp/qps/qps_json_driver.cc
+++ b/test/cpp/qps/qps_json_driver.cc
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "test/cpp/qps/parse_json.h"
 #include "test/cpp/qps/report.h"
 #include "test/cpp/util/test_config.h"
+#include "test/cpp/util/test_credentials_provider.h"
 
 DEFINE_string(scenarios_file, "",
               "JSON file containing an array of Scenario objects");
@@ -61,6 +62,9 @@ DEFINE_string(qps_server_target_override, "",
 
 DEFINE_string(json_file_out, "", "File to write the JSON output to.");
 
+DEFINE_string(credential_type, grpc::testing::kInsecureCredentialsType,
+              "Credential type for communication with workers");
+
 namespace grpc {
 namespace testing {
 
@@ -72,7 +76,7 @@ static std::unique_ptr<ScenarioResult> RunAndReport(const Scenario& scenario,
                   scenario.server_config(), scenario.num_servers(),
                   scenario.warmup_seconds(), scenario.benchmark_seconds(),
                   scenario.spawn_local_worker_count(),
-                  FLAGS_qps_server_target_override.c_str());
+                  FLAGS_qps_server_target_override, FLAGS_credential_type);
 
   // Amend the result with scenario config. Eventually we should adjust
   // RunScenario contract so we don't need to touch the result here.
@@ -84,6 +88,7 @@ static std::unique_ptr<ScenarioResult> RunAndReport(const Scenario& scenario,
   GetReporter()->ReportTimes(*result);
   GetReporter()->ReportCpuUsage(*result);
   GetReporter()->ReportPollCount(*result);
+  GetReporter()->ReportQueriesPerCpuSec(*result);
 
   for (int i = 0; *success && i < result->client_success_size(); i++) {
     *success = result->client_success(i);
@@ -185,7 +190,7 @@ static bool QpsDriver() {
   } else if (scjson) {
     json = FLAGS_scenarios_json.c_str();
   } else if (FLAGS_quit) {
-    return RunQuit();
+    return RunQuit(FLAGS_credential_type);
   }
 
   // Parse into an array of scenarios
diff --git a/test/cpp/qps/qps_openloop_test.cc b/test/cpp/qps/qps_openloop_test.cc
index 2f8a3d75f0c..069b3fa0768 100644
--- a/test/cpp/qps/qps_openloop_test.cc
+++ b/test/cpp/qps/qps_openloop_test.cc
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "test/cpp/qps/driver.h"
 #include "test/cpp/qps/report.h"
 #include "test/cpp/util/test_config.h"
+#include "test/cpp/util/test_credentials_provider.h"
 
 namespace grpc {
 namespace testing {
@@ -48,8 +49,8 @@ static void RunQPS() {
   server_config.set_server_type(ASYNC_SERVER);
   server_config.set_async_server_threads(8);
 
-  const auto result =
-      RunScenario(client_config, 1, server_config, 1, WARMUP, BENCHMARK, -2);
+  const auto result = RunScenario(client_config, 1, server_config, 1, WARMUP,
+                                  BENCHMARK, -2, "", kInsecureCredentialsType);
 
   GetReporter()->ReportQPSPerCore(*result);
   GetReporter()->ReportLatency(*result);
diff --git a/test/cpp/qps/qps_worker.cc b/test/cpp/qps/qps_worker.cc
index 10bc5422e13..d20bc1b074e 100644
--- a/test/cpp/qps/qps_worker.cc
+++ b/test/cpp/qps/qps_worker.cc
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include "test/cpp/qps/client.h"
 #include "test/cpp/qps/server.h"
 #include "test/cpp/util/create_test_channel.h"
+#include "test/cpp/util/test_credentials_provider.h"
 
 namespace grpc {
 namespace testing {
@@ -263,7 +264,8 @@ class WorkerServiceImpl final : public WorkerService::Service {
   QpsWorker* worker_;
 };
 
-QpsWorker::QpsWorker(int driver_port, int server_port) {
+QpsWorker::QpsWorker(int driver_port, int server_port,
+                     const grpc::string& credential_type) {
   impl_.reset(new WorkerServiceImpl(server_port, this));
   gpr_atm_rel_store(&done_, static_cast<gpr_atm>(0));
 
@@ -271,7 +273,9 @@ QpsWorker::QpsWorker(int driver_port, int server_port) {
   gpr_join_host_port(&server_address, "::", driver_port);
 
   ServerBuilder builder;
-  builder.AddListeningPort(server_address, InsecureServerCredentials());
+  builder.AddListeningPort(
+      server_address,
+      GetCredentialsProvider()->GetServerCredentials(credential_type));
   builder.RegisterService(impl_.get());
 
   gpr_free(server_address);
diff --git a/test/cpp/qps/qps_worker.h b/test/cpp/qps/qps_worker.h
index c8a7be93605..360125fb170 100644
--- a/test/cpp/qps/qps_worker.h
+++ b/test/cpp/qps/qps_worker.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 #include <memory>
 
+#include <grpc++/support/config.h>
 #include <grpc/support/atm.h>
 
 namespace grpc {
@@ -33,7 +34,8 @@ class WorkerServiceImpl;
 
 class QpsWorker {
  public:
-  explicit QpsWorker(int driver_port, int server_port = 0);
+  explicit QpsWorker(int driver_port, int server_port,
+                     const grpc::string& credential_type);
   ~QpsWorker();
 
   bool Done() const;
diff --git a/test/cpp/qps/report.cc b/test/cpp/qps/report.cc
index 809c5630442..a45b10bcb81 100644
--- a/test/cpp/qps/report.cc
+++ b/test/cpp/qps/report.cc
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@ void CompositeReporter::ReportPollCount(const ScenarioResult& result) {
   }
 }
 
+void CompositeReporter::ReportQueriesPerCpuSec(const ScenarioResult& result) {
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < reporters_.size(); ++i) {
+    reporters_[i]->ReportQueriesPerCpuSec(result);
+  }
+}
+
 void GprLogReporter::ReportQPS(const ScenarioResult& result) {
   gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "QPS: %.1f", result.summary().qps());
   if (result.summary().failed_requests_per_second() > 0) {
@@ -119,6 +125,13 @@ void GprLogReporter::ReportPollCount(const ScenarioResult& result) {
           result.summary().server_polls_per_request());
 }
 
+void GprLogReporter::ReportQueriesPerCpuSec(const ScenarioResult& result) {
+  gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "Server Queries/CPU-sec: %.2f",
+          result.summary().server_queries_per_cpu_sec());
+  gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "Client Queries/CPU-sec: %.2f",
+          result.summary().client_queries_per_cpu_sec());
+}
+
 void JsonReporter::ReportQPS(const ScenarioResult& result) {
   grpc::string json_string =
       SerializeJson(result, "type.googleapis.com/grpc.testing.ScenarioResult");
@@ -147,6 +160,10 @@ void JsonReporter::ReportPollCount(const ScenarioResult& result) {
   // NOP - all reporting is handled by ReportQPS.
 }
 
+void JsonReporter::ReportQueriesPerCpuSec(const ScenarioResult& result) {
+  // NOP - all reporting is handled by ReportQPS.
+}
+
 void RpcReporter::ReportQPS(const ScenarioResult& result) {
   grpc::ClientContext context;
   grpc::Status status;
@@ -183,5 +200,9 @@ void RpcReporter::ReportPollCount(const ScenarioResult& result) {
   // NOP - all reporting is handled by ReportQPS.
 }
 
+void RpcReporter::ReportQueriesPerCpuSec(const ScenarioResult& result) {
+  // NOP - all reporting is handled by ReportQPS.
+}
+
 }  // namespace testing
 }  // namespace grpc
diff --git a/test/cpp/qps/report.h b/test/cpp/qps/report.h
index 0bd398fd2a2..321be2a97fa 100644
--- a/test/cpp/qps/report.h
+++ b/test/cpp/qps/report.h
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ class Reporter {
   /** Reports client and server poll usage inside completion queue. */
   virtual void ReportPollCount(const ScenarioResult& result) = 0;
 
+  /** Reports queries per cpu-sec. */
+  virtual void ReportQueriesPerCpuSec(const ScenarioResult& result) = 0;
+
  private:
   const string name_;
 };
@@ -82,6 +85,7 @@ class CompositeReporter : public Reporter {
   void ReportTimes(const ScenarioResult& result) override;
   void ReportCpuUsage(const ScenarioResult& result) override;
   void ReportPollCount(const ScenarioResult& result) override;
+  void ReportQueriesPerCpuSec(const ScenarioResult& result) override;
 
  private:
   std::vector<std::unique_ptr<Reporter> > reporters_;
@@ -99,6 +103,7 @@ class GprLogReporter : public Reporter {
   void ReportTimes(const ScenarioResult& result) override;
   void ReportCpuUsage(const ScenarioResult& result) override;
   void ReportPollCount(const ScenarioResult& result) override;
+  void ReportQueriesPerCpuSec(const ScenarioResult& result) override;
 };
 
 /** Dumps the report to a JSON file. */
@@ -114,6 +119,7 @@ class JsonReporter : public Reporter {
   void ReportTimes(const ScenarioResult& result) override;
   void ReportCpuUsage(const ScenarioResult& result) override;
   void ReportPollCount(const ScenarioResult& result) override;
+  void ReportQueriesPerCpuSec(const ScenarioResult& result) override;
 
   const string report_file_;
 };
@@ -130,6 +136,7 @@ class RpcReporter : public Reporter {
   void ReportTimes(const ScenarioResult& result) override;
   void ReportCpuUsage(const ScenarioResult& result) override;
   void ReportPollCount(const ScenarioResult& result) override;
+  void ReportQueriesPerCpuSec(const ScenarioResult& result) override;
 
   std::unique_ptr<ReportQpsScenarioService::Stub> stub_;
 };
diff --git a/test/cpp/qps/secure_sync_unary_ping_pong_test.cc b/test/cpp/qps/secure_sync_unary_ping_pong_test.cc
index 1ee6e374749..137b33ee25f 100644
--- a/test/cpp/qps/secure_sync_unary_ping_pong_test.cc
+++ b/test/cpp/qps/secure_sync_unary_ping_pong_test.cc
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "test/cpp/qps/driver.h"
 #include "test/cpp/qps/report.h"
 #include "test/cpp/util/test_config.h"
+#include "test/cpp/util/test_credentials_provider.h"
 
 namespace grpc {
 namespace testing {
@@ -51,8 +52,8 @@ static void RunSynchronousUnaryPingPong() {
   client_config.mutable_security_params()->CopyFrom(security);
   server_config.mutable_security_params()->CopyFrom(security);
 
-  const auto result =
-      RunScenario(client_config, 1, server_config, 1, WARMUP, BENCHMARK, -2);
+  const auto result = RunScenario(client_config, 1, server_config, 1, WARMUP,
+                                  BENCHMARK, -2, "", kInsecureCredentialsType);
 
   GetReporter()->ReportQPS(*result);
   GetReporter()->ReportLatency(*result);
diff --git a/test/cpp/qps/server.h b/test/cpp/qps/server.h
index 4b699e07080..c0dac96d8b8 100644
--- a/test/cpp/qps/server.h
+++ b/test/cpp/qps/server.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "test/core/end2end/data/ssl_test_data.h"
 #include "test/core/util/port.h"
 #include "test/cpp/qps/usage_timer.h"
+#include "test/cpp/util/test_credentials_provider.h"
 
 namespace grpc {
 namespace testing {
@@ -89,12 +90,14 @@ class Server {
   static std::shared_ptr<ServerCredentials> CreateServerCredentials(
       const ServerConfig& config) {
     if (config.has_security_params()) {
-      SslServerCredentialsOptions::PemKeyCertPair pkcp = {test_server1_key,
-                                                          test_server1_cert};
-      SslServerCredentialsOptions ssl_opts;
-      ssl_opts.pem_root_certs = "";
-      ssl_opts.pem_key_cert_pairs.push_back(pkcp);
-      return SslServerCredentials(ssl_opts);
+      grpc::string type;
+      if (config.security_params().cred_type().empty()) {
+        type = kTlsCredentialsType;
+      } else {
+        type = config.security_params().cred_type();
+      }
+
+      return GetCredentialsProvider()->GetServerCredentials(type);
     } else {
       return InsecureServerCredentials();
     }
diff --git a/test/cpp/qps/worker.cc b/test/cpp/qps/worker.cc
index fd51d32db0d..27010b73152 100644
--- a/test/cpp/qps/worker.cc
+++ b/test/cpp/qps/worker.cc
@@ -27,9 +27,12 @@
 
 #include "test/cpp/qps/qps_worker.h"
 #include "test/cpp/util/test_config.h"
+#include "test/cpp/util/test_credentials_provider.h"
 
 DEFINE_int32(driver_port, 0, "Port for communication with driver");
 DEFINE_int32(server_port, 0, "Port for operation as a server");
+DEFINE_string(credential_type, grpc::testing::kInsecureCredentialsType,
+              "Credential type for communication with driver");
 
 static bool got_sigint = false;
 
@@ -39,7 +42,7 @@ namespace grpc {
 namespace testing {
 
 static void RunServer() {
-  QpsWorker worker(FLAGS_driver_port, FLAGS_server_port);
+  QpsWorker worker(FLAGS_driver_port, FLAGS_server_port, FLAGS_credential_type);
 
   while (!got_sigint && !worker.Done()) {
     gpr_sleep_until(gpr_time_add(gpr_now(GPR_CLOCK_REALTIME),
diff --git a/test/cpp/util/create_test_channel.cc b/test/cpp/util/create_test_channel.cc
index 68c6fe4622e..34b6d60d014 100644
--- a/test/cpp/util/create_test_channel.cc
+++ b/test/cpp/util/create_test_channel.cc
@@ -51,29 +51,31 @@ void AddProdSslType() {
 
 }  // namespace
 
-// When ssl is enabled, if server is empty, override_hostname is used to
+// When cred_type is 'ssl', if server is empty, override_hostname is used to
 // create channel. Otherwise, connect to server and override hostname if
 // override_hostname is provided.
-// When ssl is not enabled, override_hostname is ignored.
+// When cred_type is not 'ssl', override_hostname is ignored.
 // Set use_prod_root to true to use the SSL root for connecting to google.
 // In this case, path to the roots pem file must be set via environment variable
 // GRPC_DEFAULT_SSL_ROOTS_FILE_PATH.
 // Otherwise, root for test SSL cert will be used.
-// creds will be used to create a channel when enable_ssl is true.
+// creds will be used to create a channel when cred_type is 'ssl'.
 // Use examples:
 //   CreateTestChannel(
-//       "1.1.1.1:12345", "override.hostname.com", true, false, creds);
-//   CreateTestChannel("test.google.com:443", "", true, true, creds);
+//       "1.1.1.1:12345", "ssl", "override.hostname.com", false, creds);
+//   CreateTestChannel("test.google.com:443", "ssl", "", true, creds);
 //   same as above
-//   CreateTestChannel("", "test.google.com:443", true, true, creds);
+//   CreateTestChannel("", "ssl", "test.google.com:443", true, creds);
 std::shared_ptr<Channel> CreateTestChannel(
-    const grpc::string& server, const grpc::string& override_hostname,
-    bool enable_ssl, bool use_prod_roots,
+    const grpc::string& server, const grpc::string& cred_type,
+    const grpc::string& override_hostname, bool use_prod_roots,
     const std::shared_ptr<CallCredentials>& creds,
     const ChannelArguments& args) {
   ChannelArguments channel_args(args);
   std::shared_ptr<ChannelCredentials> channel_creds;
-  if (enable_ssl) {
+  if (cred_type.empty()) {
+    return CreateChannel(server, InsecureChannelCredentials());
+  } else if (cred_type == testing::kTlsCredentialsType) {  // cred_type == "ssl"
     if (use_prod_roots) {
       gpr_once_init(&g_once_init_add_prod_ssl_provider, &AddProdSslType);
       channel_creds = testing::GetCredentialsProvider()->GetChannelCredentials(
@@ -95,10 +97,28 @@ std::shared_ptr<Channel> CreateTestChannel(
     }
     return CreateCustomChannel(connect_to, channel_creds, channel_args);
   } else {
-    return CreateChannel(server, InsecureChannelCredentials());
+    channel_creds = testing::GetCredentialsProvider()->GetChannelCredentials(
+        cred_type, &channel_args);
+    GPR_ASSERT(channel_creds != nullptr);
+
+    return CreateChannel(server, channel_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) {
+  grpc::string type;
+  if (enable_ssl) {
+    type = testing::kTlsCredentialsType;
+  }
+
+  return CreateTestChannel(server, type, override_hostname, use_prod_roots,
+                           creds, args);
+}
+
 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 9b4b09171ef..e2ca8f99b40 100644
--- a/test/cpp/util/create_test_channel.h
+++ b/test/cpp/util/create_test_channel.h
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ std::shared_ptr<Channel> CreateTestChannel(
     const std::shared_ptr<CallCredentials>& creds,
     const ChannelArguments& args);
 
+std::shared_ptr<Channel> CreateTestChannel(
+    const grpc::string& server, const grpc::string& cred_type,
+    const grpc::string& override_hostname, bool use_prod_roots,
+    const std::shared_ptr<CallCredentials>& creds,
+    const ChannelArguments& args);
+
 std::shared_ptr<Channel> CreateTestChannel(
     const grpc::string& server, const grpc::string& credential_type,
     const std::shared_ptr<CallCredentials>& creds);