diff --git a/test/distrib/cpp/run_distrib_test_cmake.sh b/test/distrib/cpp/run_distrib_test_cmake.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..a81de57810b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/distrib/cpp/run_distrib_test_cmake.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Copyright 2017 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.
+
+set -ex
+
+cd $(dirname $0)/../../..
+
+echo "deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian jessie-backports main" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/jessie-backports.list
+apt-get update
+#apt-get install -t jessie-backports -y libc-ares-dev  # we need specifically version 1.12
+apt-get install -t jessie-backports -y libssl-dev
+
+# Install c-ares
+cd third_party/cares/cares
+git fetch origin
+git checkout cares-1_13_0
+mkdir -p cmake/build
+cd cmake/build
+cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ../..
+make -j4 install
+cd ../../../../..
+
+# Install zlib
+cd third_party/zlib
+mkdir -p cmake/build
+cd cmake/build
+cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ../..
+make -j4 install
+cd ../../../..
+
+# Install protobuf
+cd third_party/protobuf
+mkdir -p cmake/build
+cd cmake/build
+cmake -Dprotobuf_BUILD_TESTS=OFF -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..
+make -j4 install
+cd ../../../..
+
+# TODO: Install boringssl
+
+# Install gRPC
+mkdir -p cmake/build
+cd cmake/build
+cmake -DgRPC_INSTALL=ON -DgRPC_BUILD_TESTS=OFF -DgRPC_PROTOBUF_PROVIDER=package -DgRPC_ZLIB_PROVIDER=package -DgRPC_CARES_PROVIDER=package -DgRPC_SSL_PROVIDER=package -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ../..
+make -j4 install
+cd ../..
+
+# Build helloworld example using cmake
+cd examples/cpp/helloworld
+mkdir -p cmake/build
+cd cmake/build
+cmake ../..
+make
+
diff --git a/test/distrib/cpp/run_distrib_test.sh b/test/distrib/cpp/run_distrib_test_routeguide.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from test/distrib/cpp/run_distrib_test.sh
rename to test/distrib/cpp/run_distrib_test_routeguide.sh
diff --git a/tools/dockerfile/distribtest/cpp_jessie_x64/Dockerfile b/tools/dockerfile/distribtest/cpp_jessie_x64/Dockerfile
index ff66bca0aec..0e8186d40ce 100644
--- a/tools/dockerfile/distribtest/cpp_jessie_x64/Dockerfile
+++ b/tools/dockerfile/distribtest/cpp_jessie_x64/Dockerfile
@@ -27,4 +27,6 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
       pkg-config \
       unzip && apt-get clean
 
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y cmake golang && apt-get clean
+
 CMD ["bash"]
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/artifacts/distribtest_targets.py b/tools/run_tests/artifacts/distribtest_targets.py
index fa461efa85e..fb1be383cd9 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/artifacts/distribtest_targets.py
+++ b/tools/run_tests/artifacts/distribtest_targets.py
@@ -255,12 +255,13 @@ class PHPDistribTest(object):
 class CppDistribTest(object):
   """Tests Cpp make intall by building examples."""
 
-  def __init__(self, platform, arch, docker_suffix=None):
-    self.name = 'cpp_%s_%s_%s' % (platform, arch, docker_suffix)
+  def __init__(self, platform, arch, docker_suffix=None, testcase=None):
+    self.name = 'cpp_%s_%s_%s_%s' % (platform, arch, docker_suffix, testcase)
     self.platform = platform
     self.arch = arch
     self.docker_suffix = docker_suffix
-    self.labels = ['distribtest', 'cpp', platform, arch, docker_suffix]
+    self.testcase = testcase
+    self.labels = ['distribtest', 'cpp', platform, arch, docker_suffix, testcase]
 
   def pre_build_jobspecs(self):
     return []
@@ -271,7 +272,7 @@ class CppDistribTest(object):
                                    'tools/dockerfile/distribtest/cpp_%s_%s' % (
                                        self.docker_suffix,
                                        self.arch),
-                                   'test/distrib/cpp/run_distrib_test.sh')
+                                   'test/distrib/cpp/run_distrib_test_%s.sh' % self.testcase)
     else:
       raise Exception("Not supported yet.")
 
@@ -281,7 +282,8 @@ class CppDistribTest(object):
 
 def targets():
   """Gets list of supported targets"""
-  return [CppDistribTest('linux', 'x64', 'jessie'),
+  return [CppDistribTest('linux', 'x64', 'jessie', 'routeguide'),
+          CppDistribTest('linux', 'x64', 'jessie', 'cmake'),
           CSharpDistribTest('linux', 'x64', 'wheezy'),
           CSharpDistribTest('linux', 'x64', 'jessie'),
           CSharpDistribTest('linux', 'x86', 'jessie'),