diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/cfstream_handle.cc b/src/core/lib/iomgr/cfstream_handle.cc
index ea28e620695..c1e7d67e568 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/cfstream_handle.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/cfstream_handle.cc
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #import <CoreFoundation/CoreFoundation.h>
 #import "src/core/lib/iomgr/cfstream_handle.h"
 
+#include <grpc/grpc.h>
 #include <grpc/support/atm.h>
 #include <grpc/support/sync.h>
 
@@ -35,6 +36,10 @@
 
 extern grpc_core::TraceFlag grpc_tcp_trace;
 
+GrpcLibraryInitHolder::GrpcLibraryInitHolder() { grpc_init(); }
+
+GrpcLibraryInitHolder::~GrpcLibraryInitHolder() { grpc_shutdown(); }
+
 void* CFStreamHandle::Retain(void* info) {
   CFStreamHandle* handle = static_cast<CFStreamHandle*>(info);
   CFSTREAM_HANDLE_REF(handle, "retain");
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/cfstream_handle.h b/src/core/lib/iomgr/cfstream_handle.h
index 05f45ed6251..5f3a525930c 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/cfstream_handle.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/cfstream_handle.h
@@ -33,11 +33,17 @@
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/closure.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/lockfree_event.h"
 
-class CFStreamHandle final {
+class GrpcLibraryInitHolder {
+ public:
+  GrpcLibraryInitHolder();
+  virtual ~GrpcLibraryInitHolder();
+};
+
+class CFStreamHandle : public GrpcLibraryInitHolder {
  public:
   static CFStreamHandle* CreateStreamHandle(CFReadStreamRef read_stream,
                                             CFWriteStreamRef write_stream);
-  ~CFStreamHandle();
+  ~CFStreamHandle() override;
   CFStreamHandle(const CFStreamHandle& ref) = delete;
   CFStreamHandle(CFStreamHandle&& ref) = delete;
   CFStreamHandle& operator=(const CFStreamHandle& rhs) = delete;