diff --git a/templates/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_php/Dockerfile.template b/templates/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_php/Dockerfile.template
index 258d29aa970..f37eadad745 100644
--- a/templates/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_php/Dockerfile.template
+++ b/templates/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_php/Dockerfile.template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 %YAML 1.2
 --- |
-  # Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+  # Copyright 2016, Google Inc.
   # All rights reserved.
   #
   # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -32,29 +32,8 @@
   FROM debian:jessie
   
   <%include file="../../apt_get_basic.include"/>
-  <%include file="../../python_deps.include"/>
   <%include file="../../ruby_deps.include"/>
   <%include file="../../php_deps.include"/>
   <%include file="../../run_tests_addons.include"/>
-  # ronn: a ruby tool used to convert markdown to man pages, used during the
-  # install of Protobuf extensions
-  #
-  # rake: a ruby version of make used to build the PHP Protobuf extension
-  RUN /bin/bash -l -c "rvm all do gem install ronn rake"
-  
-  # Install composer
-  RUN curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
-  RUN mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer
-  
-  # Download the patched PHP protobuf so that PHP gRPC clients can be generated
-  # from proto3 schemas.
-  RUN git clone https://github.com/stanley-cheung/Protobuf-PHP.git /var/local/git/protobuf-php
-  
-  RUN /bin/bash -l -c "rvm use ruby-2.1 ${'\\'}
-    && cd /var/local/git/protobuf-php ${'\\'}
-    && rvm all do rake pear:package version=1.0 ${'\\'}
-    && pear install Protobuf-1.0.tgz"
-  
-  # Define the default command.
-  CMD ["bash"]
+  <%include file="../../php_common_deps.include"/>
   
diff --git a/templates/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_php7/Dockerfile.template b/templates/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_php7/Dockerfile.template
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..42157ee062c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_php7/Dockerfile.template
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+%YAML 1.2
+--- |
+  # Copyright 2016, Google Inc.
+  # All rights reserved.
+  #
+  # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+  # modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+  # met:
+  #
+  #     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+  # notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+  #     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+  # copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+  # in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+  # distribution.
+  #     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+  # contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+  # this software without specific prior written permission.
+  #
+  # THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+  # "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+  # LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+  # A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+  # OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+  # SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+  # LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+  # DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+  # THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+  # (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+  # OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+  
+  FROM debian:jessie
+  
+  <%include file="../../php7_deps.include"/>
+  <%include file="../../ruby_deps.include"/>
+  <%include file="../../run_tests_addons.include"/>
+  <%include file="../../php_common_deps.include"/>
diff --git a/templates/tools/dockerfile/php7_deps.include b/templates/tools/dockerfile/php7_deps.include
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a24e5064428
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/tools/dockerfile/php7_deps.include
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#=================
+# PHP7 dependencies
+
+# Install Git and basic packages.
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y ${'\\'}
+  autoconf ${'\\'}
+  automake ${'\\'}
+  build-essential ${'\\'}
+  ccache ${'\\'}
+  curl ${'\\'}
+  git ${'\\'}
+  libcurl4-openssl-dev ${'\\'}
+  libgmp-dev ${'\\'}
+  libgmp3-dev ${'\\'}
+  libssl-dev ${'\\'}
+  libtool ${'\\'}
+  libxml2-dev ${'\\'}
+  pkg-config ${'\\'}
+  re2c ${'\\'}
+  time ${'\\'}
+  unzip ${'\\'}
+  wget ${'\\'}
+  zip && apt-get clean
+
+# Install other dependencies
+RUN ln -sf /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/gmp.h /usr/include/gmp.h
+RUN wget http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bison/bison-2.6.4.tar.gz -O /var/local/bison-2.6.4.tar.gz
+RUN cd /var/local ${'\\'}
+  && tar -zxvf bison-2.6.4.tar.gz ${'\\'}
+  && cd /var/local/bison-2.6.4 ${'\\'}
+  && ./configure ${'\\'}
+  && make ${'\\'}
+  && make install
+
+# Compile PHP7 from source
+RUN git clone https://github.com/php/php-src /var/local/git/php-src
+RUN cd /var/local/git/php-src ${'\\'}
+  && git checkout PHP-7.0.9 ${'\\'}
+  && ./buildconf --force ${'\\'}
+  && ./configure ${'\\'}
+  --with-gmp ${'\\'}
+  --with-openssl ${'\\'}
+  --with-zlib ${'\\'}
+  && make ${'\\'}
+  && make install
diff --git a/templates/tools/dockerfile/php_common_deps.include b/templates/tools/dockerfile/php_common_deps.include
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8839bb51554
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/tools/dockerfile/php_common_deps.include
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# ronn: a ruby tool used to convert markdown to man pages, used during the
+# install of Protobuf extensions
+#
+# rake: a ruby version of make used to build the PHP Protobuf extension
+RUN /bin/bash -l -c "rvm all do gem install ronn rake"
+
+# Install composer
+RUN curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
+RUN mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer
+
+# Download the patched PHP protobuf so that PHP gRPC clients can be generated
+# from proto3 schemas.
+RUN git clone https://github.com/stanley-cheung/Protobuf-PHP.git /var/local/git/protobuf-php
+
+RUN /bin/bash -l -c "rvm use ruby-2.1 ${'\\'}
+  && cd /var/local/git/protobuf-php ${'\\'}
+  && rvm all do rake pear:package version=1.0 ${'\\'}
+  && pear install Protobuf-1.0.tgz"
+
+# Define the default command.
+CMD ["bash"]
diff --git a/templates/tools/dockerfile/test/php7_jessie_x64/Dockerfile.template b/templates/tools/dockerfile/test/php7_jessie_x64/Dockerfile.template
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8cd86f03df5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/tools/dockerfile/test/php7_jessie_x64/Dockerfile.template
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+%YAML 1.2
+--- |
+  # Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+  # All rights reserved.
+  #
+  # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+  # modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+  # met:
+  #
+  #     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+  # notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+  #     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+  # copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+  # in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+  # distribution.
+  #     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+  # contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+  # this software without specific prior written permission.
+  #
+  # THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+  # "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+  # LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+  # A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+  # OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+  # SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+  # LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+  # DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+  # THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+  # (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+  # OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+  
+  FROM debian:jessie
+  
+  <%include file="../../php7_deps.include"/>
+  <%include file="../../python_deps.include"/>
+  <%include file="../../run_tests_addons.include"/>
+  # Define the default command.
+  CMD ["bash"]
diff --git a/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_php/Dockerfile b/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_php/Dockerfile
index fd13515a06e..0d6171c1705 100644
--- a/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_php/Dockerfile
+++ b/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_php/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+# Copyright 2016, Google Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -63,21 +63,6 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
 # Build profiling
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y time && apt-get clean
 
-#====================
-# Python dependencies
-
-# Install dependencies
-
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
-    python-all-dev \
-    python3-all-dev \
-    python-pip
-
-# Install Python packages from PyPI
-RUN pip install pip --upgrade
-RUN pip install virtualenv
-RUN pip install futures==2.2.0 enum34==1.0.4 protobuf==3.0.0a2 six==1.10.0
-
 #==================
 # Ruby dependencies
 
@@ -133,3 +118,4 @@ RUN /bin/bash -l -c "rvm use ruby-2.1 \
 
 # Define the default command.
 CMD ["bash"]
+
diff --git a/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_php7/Dockerfile b/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_php7/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..be8f25f8ffa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_php7/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+# Copyright 2016, Google Inc.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+# met:
+#
+#     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+# copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+# in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+# distribution.
+#     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+# contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+# this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+# OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+FROM debian:jessie
+
+#=================
+# PHP7 dependencies
+
+# Install Git and basic packages.
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+  autoconf \
+  automake \
+  build-essential \
+  ccache \
+  curl \
+  git \
+  libcurl4-openssl-dev \
+  libgmp-dev \
+  libgmp3-dev \
+  libssl-dev \
+  libtool \
+  libxml2-dev \
+  pkg-config \
+  re2c \
+  time \
+  unzip \
+  wget \
+  zip && apt-get clean
+
+# Install other dependencies
+RUN ln -sf /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/gmp.h /usr/include/gmp.h
+RUN wget http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bison/bison-2.6.4.tar.gz -O /var/local/bison-2.6.4.tar.gz
+RUN cd /var/local \
+  && tar -zxvf bison-2.6.4.tar.gz \
+  && cd /var/local/bison-2.6.4 \
+  && ./configure \
+  && make \
+  && make install
+
+# Compile PHP7 from source
+RUN git clone https://github.com/php/php-src /var/local/git/php-src
+RUN cd /var/local/git/php-src \
+  && git checkout PHP-7.0.9 \
+  && ./buildconf --force \
+  && ./configure \
+  --with-gmp \
+  --with-openssl \
+  --with-zlib \
+  && make \
+  && make install
+
+#==================
+# Ruby dependencies
+
+# Install rvm
+RUN gpg --keyserver hkp://keys.gnupg.net --recv-keys 409B6B1796C275462A1703113804BB82D39DC0E3
+RUN \curl -sSL https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable
+
+# Install Ruby 2.1
+RUN /bin/bash -l -c "rvm install ruby-2.1"
+RUN /bin/bash -l -c "rvm use --default ruby-2.1"
+RUN /bin/bash -l -c "echo 'gem: --no-ri --no-rdoc' > ~/.gemrc"
+RUN /bin/bash -l -c "echo 'export PATH=/usr/local/rvm/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.bashrc"
+RUN /bin/bash -l -c "echo 'rvm --default use ruby-2.1' >> ~/.bashrc"
+RUN /bin/bash -l -c "gem install bundler --no-ri --no-rdoc"
+
+# Prepare ccache
+RUN ln -s /usr/bin/ccache /usr/local/bin/gcc
+RUN ln -s /usr/bin/ccache /usr/local/bin/g++
+RUN ln -s /usr/bin/ccache /usr/local/bin/cc
+RUN ln -s /usr/bin/ccache /usr/local/bin/c++
+RUN ln -s /usr/bin/ccache /usr/local/bin/clang
+RUN ln -s /usr/bin/ccache /usr/local/bin/clang++
+
+
+RUN mkdir /var/local/jenkins
+
+# ronn: a ruby tool used to convert markdown to man pages, used during the
+# install of Protobuf extensions
+#
+# rake: a ruby version of make used to build the PHP Protobuf extension
+RUN /bin/bash -l -c "rvm all do gem install ronn rake"
+
+# Install composer
+RUN curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
+RUN mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer
+
+# Download the patched PHP protobuf so that PHP gRPC clients can be generated
+# from proto3 schemas.
+RUN git clone https://github.com/stanley-cheung/Protobuf-PHP.git /var/local/git/protobuf-php
+
+RUN /bin/bash -l -c "rvm use ruby-2.1 \
+  && cd /var/local/git/protobuf-php \
+  && rvm all do rake pear:package version=1.0 \
+  && pear install Protobuf-1.0.tgz"
+
+# Define the default command.
+CMD ["bash"]
+
diff --git a/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_php7/build_interop.sh b/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_php7/build_interop.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..261dded2821
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/dockerfile/interoptest/grpc_interop_php7/build_interop.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Copyright 2016, Google Inc.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+# met:
+#
+#     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+# copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+# in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+# distribution.
+#     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+# contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+# this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+# OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+#
+# Builds PHP interop server and client in a base image.
+set -ex
+
+mkdir -p /var/local/git
+git clone --recursive /var/local/jenkins/grpc /var/local/git/grpc
+
+# copy service account keys if available
+cp -r /var/local/jenkins/service_account $HOME || true
+
+cd /var/local/git/grpc
+rvm --default use ruby-2.1
+
+# gRPC core and protobuf need to be installed
+make install
+
+(cd src/php/ext/grpc && phpize && ./configure && make)
+
+(cd third_party/protobuf && make install)
+
+(cd src/php && composer install)
+
+(cd src/php && protoc-gen-php -i tests/interop/ -o tests/interop/ tests/interop/test.proto)
diff --git a/tools/dockerfile/test/php7_jessie_x64/Dockerfile b/tools/dockerfile/test/php7_jessie_x64/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5a0bf28f234
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/dockerfile/test/php7_jessie_x64/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+# Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+# met:
+#
+#     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+# copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+# in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+# distribution.
+#     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+# contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+# this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+# OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+FROM debian:jessie
+
+#=================
+# PHP7 dependencies
+
+# Install Git and basic packages.
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+  autoconf \
+  automake \
+  build-essential \
+  ccache \
+  curl \
+  git \
+  libcurl4-openssl-dev \
+  libgmp-dev \
+  libgmp3-dev \
+  libssl-dev \
+  libtool \
+  libxml2-dev \
+  pkg-config \
+  re2c \
+  time \
+  unzip \
+  wget \
+  zip && apt-get clean
+
+# Install other dependencies
+RUN ln -sf /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/gmp.h /usr/include/gmp.h
+RUN wget http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bison/bison-2.6.4.tar.gz -O /var/local/bison-2.6.4.tar.gz
+RUN cd /var/local \
+  && tar -zxvf bison-2.6.4.tar.gz \
+  && cd /var/local/bison-2.6.4 \
+  && ./configure \
+  && make \
+  && make install
+
+# Compile PHP7 from source
+RUN git clone https://github.com/php/php-src /var/local/git/php-src
+RUN cd /var/local/git/php-src \
+  && git checkout PHP-7.0.9 \
+  && ./buildconf --force \
+  && ./configure \
+  --with-gmp \
+  --with-openssl \
+  --with-zlib \
+  && make \
+  && make install
+
+#====================
+# Python dependencies
+
+# Install dependencies
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    python-all-dev \
+    python3-all-dev \
+    python-pip
+
+# Install Python packages from PyPI
+RUN pip install pip --upgrade
+RUN pip install virtualenv
+RUN pip install futures==2.2.0 enum34==1.0.4 protobuf==3.0.0a2 six==1.10.0
+
+# Prepare ccache
+RUN ln -s /usr/bin/ccache /usr/local/bin/gcc
+RUN ln -s /usr/bin/ccache /usr/local/bin/g++
+RUN ln -s /usr/bin/ccache /usr/local/bin/cc
+RUN ln -s /usr/bin/ccache /usr/local/bin/c++
+RUN ln -s /usr/bin/ccache /usr/local/bin/clang
+RUN ln -s /usr/bin/ccache /usr/local/bin/clang++
+
+
+RUN mkdir /var/local/jenkins
+
+# Define the default command.
+CMD ["bash"]
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/run_interop_tests.py b/tools/run_tests/run_interop_tests.py
index 2e5a2f7721d..78096b216c6 100755
--- a/tools/run_tests/run_interop_tests.py
+++ b/tools/run_tests/run_interop_tests.py
@@ -268,6 +268,31 @@ class PHPLanguage:
     return 'php'
 
 
+class PHP7Language:
+
+  def __init__(self):
+    self.client_cwd = None
+    self.safename = str(self)
+
+  def client_cmd(self, args):
+    return ['src/php/bin/interop_client.sh'] + args
+
+  def cloud_to_prod_env(self):
+    return {}
+
+  def global_env(self):
+    return {}
+
+  def unimplemented_test_cases(self):
+    return _SKIP_COMPRESSION
+
+  def unimplemented_test_cases_server(self):
+    return []
+
+  def __str__(self):
+    return 'php7'
+
+
 class RubyLanguage:
 
   def __init__(self):
@@ -346,6 +371,7 @@ _LANGUAGES = {
     'java' : JavaLanguage(),
     'node' : NodeLanguage(),
     'php' :  PHPLanguage(),
+    'php7' :  PHP7Language(),
     'ruby' : RubyLanguage(),
     'python' : PythonLanguage(),
 }
@@ -409,7 +435,7 @@ def auth_options(language, test_case):
   default_account_arg = '--default_service_account=830293263384-compute@developer.gserviceaccount.com'
 
   if test_case in ['jwt_token_creds', 'per_rpc_creds', 'oauth2_auth_token']:
-    if language in ['csharp', 'node', 'php', 'python', 'ruby']:
+    if language in ['csharp', 'node', 'php', 'php7', 'python', 'ruby']:
       env['GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS'] = key_filepath
     else:
       cmdargs += [key_file_arg]
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py b/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py
index 57fff2ec9c4..2aade5a97c1 100755
--- a/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py
+++ b/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py
@@ -378,6 +378,42 @@ class PhpLanguage(object):
     return 'php'
 
 
+class Php7Language(object):
+
+  def configure(self, config, args):
+    self.config = config
+    self.args = args
+    _check_compiler(self.args.compiler, ['default'])
+
+  def test_specs(self):
+    return [self.config.job_spec(['src/php/bin/run_tests.sh'], None,
+                                  environ=_FORCE_ENVIRON_FOR_WRAPPERS)]
+
+  def pre_build_steps(self):
+    return []
+
+  def make_targets(self):
+    return ['static_c', 'shared_c']
+
+  def make_options(self):
+    return []
+
+  def build_steps(self):
+    return [['tools/run_tests/build_php.sh']]
+
+  def post_tests_steps(self):
+    return [['tools/run_tests/post_tests_php.sh']]
+
+  def makefile_name(self):
+    return 'Makefile'
+
+  def dockerfile_dir(self):
+    return 'tools/dockerfile/test/php7_jessie_%s' % _docker_arch_suffix(self.args.arch)
+
+  def __str__(self):
+    return 'php7'
+
+
 class PythonConfig(collections.namedtuple('PythonConfig', [
     'name', 'build', 'run'])):
   """Tuple of commands (named s.t. 'what it says on the tin' applies)"""
@@ -746,6 +782,7 @@ _LANGUAGES = {
     'c': CLanguage('c', 'c'),
     'node': NodeLanguage(),
     'php': PhpLanguage(),
+    'php7': Php7Language(),
     'python': PythonLanguage(),
     'ruby': RubyLanguage(),
     'csharp': CSharpLanguage(),