diff --git a/test/cpp/end2end/grpclb_end2end_test.cc b/test/cpp/end2end/grpclb_end2end_test.cc
index a6a7d3697b6..0ed90e85673 100644
--- a/test/cpp/end2end/grpclb_end2end_test.cc
+++ b/test/cpp/end2end/grpclb_end2end_test.cc
@@ -212,7 +212,11 @@ struct ClientStats {
 class BalancerServiceImpl : public BalancerService {
  public:
   using Stream = ServerReaderWriter<LoadBalanceResponse, LoadBalanceRequest>;
-  using ResponseDelayPair = std::pair<LoadBalanceResponse, int>;
+  struct ResponseConfig {
+    LoadBalanceResponse response;
+    int delay_ms;
+    std::string for_target;
+  };
 
   explicit BalancerServiceImpl(int client_load_reporting_interval_seconds)
       : client_load_reporting_interval_seconds_(
@@ -229,10 +233,15 @@ class BalancerServiceImpl : public BalancerService {
       EXPECT_EQ(context->client_metadata().find(g_kCallCredsMdKey),
                 context->client_metadata().end());
       LoadBalanceRequest request;
-      std::vector<ResponseDelayPair> responses_and_delays;
+      std::string target;
+      std::vector<ResponseConfig> response_configs;
 
       if (!stream->Read(&request)) {
         goto done;
+      } else {
+        if (request.has_initial_request()) {
+          target = request.initial_request().name();
+        }
       }
       IncreaseRequestCount();
       gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "LB[%p]: received initial message '%s'", this,
@@ -249,11 +258,14 @@ class BalancerServiceImpl : public BalancerService {
 
       {
         grpc::internal::MutexLock lock(&mu_);
-        responses_and_delays = responses_and_delays_;
+        response_configs = response_configs_;
       }
-      for (const auto& response_and_delay : responses_and_delays) {
-        SendResponse(stream, response_and_delay.first,
-                     response_and_delay.second);
+      for (const auto& response_config : response_configs) {
+        if (response_config.for_target.empty() ||
+            response_config.for_target == target) {
+          SendResponse(stream, response_config.response,
+                       response_config.delay_ms);
+        }
       }
       {
         grpc::internal::MutexLock lock(&mu_);
@@ -295,16 +307,16 @@ class BalancerServiceImpl : public BalancerService {
     return Status::OK;
   }
 
-  void add_response(const LoadBalanceResponse& response, int send_after_ms) {
+  void add_response(const LoadBalanceResponse& response, int send_after_ms,
+                    std::string for_target = "") {
     grpc::internal::MutexLock lock(&mu_);
-    responses_and_delays_.push_back(std::make_pair(response, send_after_ms));
+    response_configs_.push_back({response, send_after_ms, for_target});
   }
 
   void Start() {
     grpc::internal::MutexLock lock(&mu_);
     serverlist_done_ = false;
-    responses_and_delays_.clear();
-    load_report_queue_.clear();
+    response_configs_.clear();
   }
 
   void Shutdown() {
@@ -372,7 +384,7 @@ class BalancerServiceImpl : public BalancerService {
   }
 
   const int client_load_reporting_interval_seconds_;
-  std::vector<ResponseDelayPair> responses_and_delays_;
+  std::vector<ResponseConfig> response_configs_;
 
   grpc::internal::Mutex mu_;
   grpc::internal::CondVar serverlist_cond_;
@@ -613,8 +625,8 @@ class GrpclbEnd2endTest : public ::testing::Test {
 
   void ScheduleResponseForBalancer(size_t i,
                                    const LoadBalanceResponse& response,
-                                   int delay_ms) {
-    balancers_[i]->service_.add_response(response, delay_ms);
+                                   int delay_ms, std::string target = "") {
+    balancers_[i]->service_.add_response(response, delay_ms, target);
   }
 
   Status SendRpc(EchoResponse* response = nullptr, int timeout_ms = 1000,
@@ -1383,6 +1395,29 @@ TEST_F(SingleBalancerTest, BackendsRestart) {
   EXPECT_EQ(1U, balancers_[0]->service_.response_count());
 }
 
+TEST_F(SingleBalancerTest, TargetFromLbPolicyConfig) {
+  constexpr char kServiceConfigWithTarget[] =
+      "{\n"
+      "  \"loadBalancingConfig\":[\n"
+      "    { \"grpclb\":{\n"
+      "      \"targetName\":\"test_target\"\n"
+      "    }}\n"
+      "  ]\n"
+      "}";
+
+  SetNextResolutionAllBalancers(kServiceConfigWithTarget);
+  const size_t kNumRpcsPerAddress = 1;
+  ScheduleResponseForBalancer(
+      0, BalancerServiceImpl::BuildResponseForBackends(GetBackendPorts(), {}),
+      0, "test_target");
+  // Make sure that trying to connect works without a call.
+  channel_->GetState(true /* try_to_connect */);
+  // We need to wait for all backends to come online.
+  WaitForAllBackends();
+  // Send kNumRpcsPerAddress RPCs per server.
+  CheckRpcSendOk(kNumRpcsPerAddress * num_backends_);
+}
+
 class UpdatesTest : public GrpclbEnd2endTest {
  public:
   UpdatesTest() : GrpclbEnd2endTest(4, 3, 0) {}