diff --git a/src/compiler/objective_c_plugin.cc b/src/compiler/objective_c_plugin.cc
index 0aeab19b1ad..5a9c7e7d5a4 100644
--- a/src/compiler/objective_c_plugin.cc
+++ b/src/compiler/objective_c_plugin.cc
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ namespace {
 
 inline ::std::string ImportProtoHeaders(
     const grpc::protobuf::FileDescriptor* dep, const char* indent,
-    const ::std::string& framework) {
+    const ::std::string& framework,
+    const ::std::string& pb_runtime_import_prefix) {
   ::std::string header = grpc_objective_c_generator::MessageHeaderName(dep);
 
   if (!IsProtobufLibraryBundledProtoFile(dep)) {
@@ -56,12 +57,16 @@ inline ::std::string ImportProtoHeaders(
   // create the import code snippet
   ::std::string framework_header =
       ::std::string(ProtobufLibraryFrameworkName) + "/" + file_name;
+  ::std::string local_header = file_name;
+  if (!pb_runtime_import_prefix.empty()) {
+    local_header = pb_runtime_import_prefix + "/" + file_name;
+  }
 
   static const ::std::string kFrameworkImportsCondition =
       "GPB_USE_PROTOBUF_FRAMEWORK_IMPORTS";
   return PreprocIfElse(kFrameworkImportsCondition,
                        indent + SystemImport(framework_header),
-                       indent + LocalImport(file_name));
+                       indent + LocalImport(local_header));
 }
 
 }  // namespace
@@ -86,6 +91,7 @@ class ObjectiveCGrpcGenerator : public grpc::protobuf::compiler::CodeGenerator {
     }
 
     ::std::string framework;
+    ::std::string pb_runtime_import_prefix;
     std::vector<::std::string> params_list =
         grpc_generator::tokenize(parameter, ",");
     for (auto param_str = params_list.begin(); param_str != params_list.end();
@@ -104,6 +110,13 @@ class ObjectiveCGrpcGenerator : public grpc::protobuf::compiler::CodeGenerator {
           return false;
         }
         framework = param[1];
+      } else if (param[0] == "runtime_import_prefix") {
+        if (param.size() != 2) {
+          *error = grpc::string("Format: runtime_import_prefix=dir/");
+          return false;
+        }
+        pb_runtime_import_prefix = param[1];
+        grpc_generator::StripSuffix(&pb_runtime_import_prefix, "/");
       }
     }
 
@@ -173,8 +186,8 @@ class ObjectiveCGrpcGenerator : public grpc::protobuf::compiler::CodeGenerator {
 
       ::std::string class_imports;
       for (int i = 0; i < file->dependency_count(); i++) {
-        class_imports +=
-            ImportProtoHeaders(file->dependency(i), "  ", framework);
+        class_imports += ImportProtoHeaders(
+            file->dependency(i), "  ", framework, pb_runtime_import_prefix);
       }
 
       ::std::string ng_protocols;
@@ -228,7 +241,8 @@ class ObjectiveCGrpcGenerator : public grpc::protobuf::compiler::CodeGenerator {
 
       ::std::string class_imports;
       for (int i = 0; i < file->dependency_count(); i++) {
-        class_imports += ImportProtoHeaders(file->dependency(i), "", framework);
+        class_imports += ImportProtoHeaders(file->dependency(i), "", framework,
+                                            pb_runtime_import_prefix);
       }
 
       ::std::string definitions;
diff --git a/src/objective-c/tests/run_plugin_option_tests.sh b/src/objective-c/tests/run_plugin_option_tests.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..2263f571d75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/objective-c/tests/run_plugin_option_tests.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Copyright 2015 gRPC authors.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+# Don't run this script standalone. Instead, run from the repository root:
+# ./tools/run_tests/run_tests.py -l objc
+
+set -ev
+
+cd $(dirname $0)
+
+# Run the tests server.
+
+ROOT_DIR=../../..
+BAZEL=$ROOT_DIR/tools/bazel
+PROTOC=$ROOT_DIR/bazel-bin/external/com_google_protobuf/protoc
+PLUGIN=$ROOT_DIR/bazel-bin/src/compiler/grpc_objective_c_plugin
+RUNTIME_IMPORT_PREFIX=prefix/dir/
+
+[ -f $PROTOC ] && [ -f $PLUGIN ] || {
+    BAZEL build @com_google_protobuf//:protoc //src/compiler:grpc_objective_c_plugin
+}
+
+rm -rf RemoteTestClient/*pb*
+
+$PROTOC \
+    --plugin=protoc-gen-grpc=$PLUGIN \
+    --objc_out=RemoteTestClient \
+    --grpc_out=runtime_import_prefix=$RUNTIME_IMPORT_PREFIX:RemoteTestClient \
+    -I $ROOT_DIR \
+    -I ../../../third_party/protobuf/src \
+    $ROOT_DIR/src/objective-c/examples/RemoteTestClient/*.proto
+
+# Verify the output proto filename
+[ -e ./RemoteTestClient/src/objective-c/examples/RemoteTestClient/Test.pbrpc.m ] || {
+    echo >&2 "protoc outputs wrong filename."
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# Verify paths of protobuf WKTs in generated code contain runtime import prefix.
+[ "`cat RemoteTestClient/src/objective-c/examples/RemoteTestClient/Test.pbrpc.m |
+    egrep '#import "'"${RUNTIME_IMPORT_PREFIX}"'GPBEmpty\.pbobjc\.h'`" ] || {
+    echo >&2 "protoc generated import with wrong filename."
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# Verify paths of non WKTs protos in generated code don't contain runtime import prefix.
+[ "`cat RemoteTestClient/src/objective-c/examples/RemoteTestClient/Test.pbrpc.m |
+    egrep '.*\Messages.pbobjc.h"$' | 
+    egrep '#import "'"${RUNTIME_IMPORT_PREFIX}"`" ] && {
+    echo >&2 "protoc generated import with wrong filename."
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# Run one extra command to clear $? before exiting the script to prevent
+# failing even when tests pass.
+echo "Plugin option tests passed."
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py b/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py
index b1c56762bd1..38286345aac 100755
--- a/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py
+++ b/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py
@@ -1149,6 +1149,13 @@ class ObjCLanguage(object):
                                  shortname='ios-test-plugintest',
                                  cpu_cost=1e6,
                                  environ=_FORCE_ENVIRON_FOR_WRAPPERS))
+        out.append(
+            self.config.job_spec(
+                ['src/objective-c/tests/run_plugin_option_tests.sh'],
+                timeout_seconds=60 * 60,
+                shortname='ios-test-plugin-option-test',
+                cpu_cost=1e6,
+                environ=_FORCE_ENVIRON_FOR_WRAPPERS))
         out.append(
             self.config.job_spec(
                 ['test/core/iomgr/ios/CFStreamTests/build_and_run_tests.sh'],