diff --git a/BUILD b/BUILD
index 5aab7c1a805..791418f1aaf 100644
--- a/BUILD
+++ b/BUILD
@@ -1709,13 +1709,8 @@ grpc_cc_library(
 )
 
 grpc_cc_library(
-    name = "event_engine_base",
-    srcs = [
-        "src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine.cc",
-    ],
-    hdrs = GRPC_PUBLIC_EVENT_ENGINE_HDRS + GRPC_PUBLIC_HDRS + [
-        "src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine_factory.h",
-    ],
+    name = "event_engine_base_hdrs",
+    hdrs = GRPC_PUBLIC_EVENT_ENGINE_HDRS + GRPC_PUBLIC_HDRS,
     external_deps = [
         "absl/status",
         "absl/status:statusor",
@@ -1723,26 +1718,16 @@ grpc_cc_library(
     ],
     deps = [
         "gpr_base",
-        "gpr_platform",
-        "grpc_codegen",
     ],
 )
 
 grpc_cc_library(
-    name = "uri_parser",
-    srcs = [
-        "src/core/lib/uri/uri_parser.cc",
-    ],
+    name = "default_event_engine_factory_hdrs",
     hdrs = [
-        "src/core/lib/uri/uri_parser.h",
-    ],
-    external_deps = [
-        "absl/status:statusor",
-        "absl/strings",
-        "absl/strings:str_format",
+        "src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine_factory.h",
     ],
-    visibility = ["@grpc:alt_grpc_base_legacy"],
     deps = [
+        "event_engine_base_hdrs",
         "gpr_base",
     ],
 )
@@ -1750,16 +1735,46 @@ grpc_cc_library(
 grpc_cc_library(
     name = "default_event_engine_factory",
     srcs = [
-        "src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine_factory.cc",
+        "src/core/lib/event_engine/default_event_engine_factory.cc",
     ],
-    hdrs = [],
     external_deps = [
         # TODO(hork): uv, in a subsequent PR
     ],
     deps = [
-        "event_engine_base",
+        "default_event_engine_factory_hdrs",
+        "gpr_base",
+    ],
+)
+
+grpc_cc_library(
+    name = "event_engine_base",
+    srcs = [
+        "src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine.cc",
+    ],
+    deps = [
+        "default_event_engine_factory",
+        "default_event_engine_factory_hdrs",
+        "event_engine_base_hdrs",
+        "gpr_base",
+    ],
+)
+
+grpc_cc_library(
+    name = "uri_parser",
+    srcs = [
+        "src/core/lib/uri/uri_parser.cc",
+    ],
+    hdrs = [
+        "src/core/lib/uri/uri_parser.h",
+    ],
+    external_deps = [
+        "absl/status:statusor",
+        "absl/strings",
+        "absl/strings:str_format",
+    ],
+    visibility = ["@grpc:alt_grpc_base_legacy"],
+    deps = [
         "gpr_base",
-        "gpr_platform",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 78662880e6d..45abed1d607 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1968,8 +1968,8 @@ add_library(grpc
   src/core/lib/debug/stats_data.cc
   src/core/lib/debug/trace.cc
   src/core/lib/event_engine/channel_args_endpoint_config.cc
+  src/core/lib/event_engine/default_event_engine_factory.cc
   src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine.cc
-  src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine_factory.cc
   src/core/lib/event_engine/memory_allocator.cc
   src/core/lib/event_engine/sockaddr.cc
   src/core/lib/http/format_request.cc
@@ -2619,8 +2619,8 @@ add_library(grpc_unsecure
   src/core/lib/debug/stats_data.cc
   src/core/lib/debug/trace.cc
   src/core/lib/event_engine/channel_args_endpoint_config.cc
+  src/core/lib/event_engine/default_event_engine_factory.cc
   src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine.cc
-  src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine_factory.cc
   src/core/lib/event_engine/memory_allocator.cc
   src/core/lib/event_engine/sockaddr.cc
   src/core/lib/http/format_request.cc
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 32cf373ccbb..d458f340df3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1447,8 +1447,8 @@ LIBGRPC_SRC = \
     src/core/lib/debug/stats_data.cc \
     src/core/lib/debug/trace.cc \
     src/core/lib/event_engine/channel_args_endpoint_config.cc \
+    src/core/lib/event_engine/default_event_engine_factory.cc \
     src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine.cc \
-    src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine_factory.cc \
     src/core/lib/event_engine/memory_allocator.cc \
     src/core/lib/event_engine/sockaddr.cc \
     src/core/lib/http/format_request.cc \
@@ -1945,8 +1945,8 @@ LIBGRPC_UNSECURE_SRC = \
     src/core/lib/debug/stats_data.cc \
     src/core/lib/debug/trace.cc \
     src/core/lib/event_engine/channel_args_endpoint_config.cc \
+    src/core/lib/event_engine/default_event_engine_factory.cc \
     src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine.cc \
-    src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine_factory.cc \
     src/core/lib/event_engine/memory_allocator.cc \
     src/core/lib/event_engine/sockaddr.cc \
     src/core/lib/http/format_request.cc \
diff --git a/build_autogenerated.yaml b/build_autogenerated.yaml
index 0ea5e9b57bb..0fc85b86dfd 100644
--- a/build_autogenerated.yaml
+++ b/build_autogenerated.yaml
@@ -1480,8 +1480,8 @@ libs:
   - src/core/lib/debug/stats_data.cc
   - src/core/lib/debug/trace.cc
   - src/core/lib/event_engine/channel_args_endpoint_config.cc
+  - src/core/lib/event_engine/default_event_engine_factory.cc
   - src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine.cc
-  - src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine_factory.cc
   - src/core/lib/event_engine/memory_allocator.cc
   - src/core/lib/event_engine/sockaddr.cc
   - src/core/lib/http/format_request.cc
@@ -2301,8 +2301,8 @@ libs:
   - src/core/lib/debug/stats_data.cc
   - src/core/lib/debug/trace.cc
   - src/core/lib/event_engine/channel_args_endpoint_config.cc
+  - src/core/lib/event_engine/default_event_engine_factory.cc
   - src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine.cc
-  - src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine_factory.cc
   - src/core/lib/event_engine/memory_allocator.cc
   - src/core/lib/event_engine/sockaddr.cc
   - src/core/lib/http/format_request.cc
diff --git a/config.m4 b/config.m4
index e81bc6f1d99..fcdeb81cdc4 100644
--- a/config.m4
+++ b/config.m4
@@ -465,8 +465,8 @@ if test "$PHP_GRPC" != "no"; then
     src/core/lib/debug/stats_data.cc \
     src/core/lib/debug/trace.cc \
     src/core/lib/event_engine/channel_args_endpoint_config.cc \
+    src/core/lib/event_engine/default_event_engine_factory.cc \
     src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine.cc \
-    src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine_factory.cc \
     src/core/lib/event_engine/memory_allocator.cc \
     src/core/lib/event_engine/sockaddr.cc \
     src/core/lib/gpr/alloc.cc \
diff --git a/config.w32 b/config.w32
index 06ebab9fdad..8185fa9e77a 100644
--- a/config.w32
+++ b/config.w32
@@ -431,8 +431,8 @@ if (PHP_GRPC != "no") {
     "src\\core\\lib\\debug\\stats_data.cc " +
     "src\\core\\lib\\debug\\trace.cc " +
     "src\\core\\lib\\event_engine\\channel_args_endpoint_config.cc " +
+    "src\\core\\lib\\event_engine\\default_event_engine_factory.cc " +
     "src\\core\\lib\\event_engine\\event_engine.cc " +
-    "src\\core\\lib\\event_engine\\event_engine_factory.cc " +
     "src\\core\\lib\\event_engine\\memory_allocator.cc " +
     "src\\core\\lib\\event_engine\\sockaddr.cc " +
     "src\\core\\lib\\gpr\\alloc.cc " +
diff --git a/gRPC-Core.podspec b/gRPC-Core.podspec
index 9f09899e662..542e06befd0 100644
--- a/gRPC-Core.podspec
+++ b/gRPC-Core.podspec
@@ -1022,8 +1022,8 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
                       'src/core/lib/debug/trace.h',
                       'src/core/lib/event_engine/channel_args_endpoint_config.cc',
                       'src/core/lib/event_engine/channel_args_endpoint_config.h',
+                      'src/core/lib/event_engine/default_event_engine_factory.cc',
                       'src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine.cc',
-                      'src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine_factory.cc',
                       'src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine_factory.h',
                       'src/core/lib/event_engine/memory_allocator.cc',
                       'src/core/lib/event_engine/sockaddr.cc',
diff --git a/grpc.gemspec b/grpc.gemspec
index a598f385d37..b6a79715d6c 100644
--- a/grpc.gemspec
+++ b/grpc.gemspec
@@ -941,8 +941,8 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/debug/trace.h )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/event_engine/channel_args_endpoint_config.cc )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/event_engine/channel_args_endpoint_config.h )
+  s.files += %w( src/core/lib/event_engine/default_event_engine_factory.cc )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine.cc )
-  s.files += %w( src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine_factory.cc )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine_factory.h )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/event_engine/memory_allocator.cc )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/event_engine/sockaddr.cc )
diff --git a/grpc.gyp b/grpc.gyp
index a42f538c225..2d66c95a61b 100644
--- a/grpc.gyp
+++ b/grpc.gyp
@@ -895,8 +895,8 @@
         'src/core/lib/debug/stats_data.cc',
         'src/core/lib/debug/trace.cc',
         'src/core/lib/event_engine/channel_args_endpoint_config.cc',
+        'src/core/lib/event_engine/default_event_engine_factory.cc',
         'src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine.cc',
-        'src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine_factory.cc',
         'src/core/lib/event_engine/memory_allocator.cc',
         'src/core/lib/event_engine/sockaddr.cc',
         'src/core/lib/http/format_request.cc',
@@ -1365,8 +1365,8 @@
         'src/core/lib/debug/stats_data.cc',
         'src/core/lib/debug/trace.cc',
         'src/core/lib/event_engine/channel_args_endpoint_config.cc',
+        'src/core/lib/event_engine/default_event_engine_factory.cc',
         'src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine.cc',
-        'src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine_factory.cc',
         'src/core/lib/event_engine/memory_allocator.cc',
         'src/core/lib/event_engine/sockaddr.cc',
         'src/core/lib/http/format_request.cc',
diff --git a/include/grpc/event_engine/event_engine.h b/include/grpc/event_engine/event_engine.h
index c1825d42e2e..63c92bf8720 100644
--- a/include/grpc/event_engine/event_engine.h
+++ b/include/grpc/event_engine/event_engine.h
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ class EventEngine {
   virtual bool Cancel(TaskHandle handle) = 0;
 };
 
-/// Replace gRPC's default EventEngine factory
+/// Replace gRPC's default EventEngine factory.
 ///
 /// Applications may call \a SetDefaultEventEngineFactory at any time to replace
 /// the default factory used within gRPC. EventEngines will be created when
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ class EventEngine {
 void SetDefaultEventEngineFactory(
     const std::function<std::unique_ptr<EventEngine>()>* factory);
 
-/// Create an EventEngine using the default factory
+/// Create an EventEngine using the default factory.
 std::unique_ptr<EventEngine> CreateEventEngine();
 
 }  // namespace experimental
diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index 01029f90c96..1242c9783c7 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -921,8 +921,8 @@
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/debug/trace.h" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/event_engine/channel_args_endpoint_config.cc" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/event_engine/channel_args_endpoint_config.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/event_engine/default_event_engine_factory.cc" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine.cc" role="src" />
-    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine_factory.cc" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine_factory.h" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/event_engine/memory_allocator.cc" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/event_engine/sockaddr.cc" role="src" />
diff --git a/src/core/lib/event_engine/default_event_engine_factory.cc b/src/core/lib/event_engine/default_event_engine_factory.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f84a1283082
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/lib/event_engine/default_event_engine_factory.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// Copyright 2022 The 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.
+#include <grpc/support/port_platform.h>
+
+#include "src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine_factory.h"
+
+namespace grpc_event_engine {
+namespace experimental {
+
+std::unique_ptr<EventEngine> DefaultEventEngineFactory() {
+  // TODO(hork): call LibuvEventEngineFactory
+  return nullptr;
+}
+
+}  // namespace experimental
+}  // namespace grpc_event_engine
diff --git a/src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine.cc b/src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine.cc
index 447544c7b43..b0488da74df 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine.cc
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 #include <grpc/event_engine/port.h>
 #include <grpc/support/log.h>
 
+#include "src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine_factory.h"
+#include "src/core/lib/gprpp/sync.h"
+
 namespace grpc_event_engine {
 namespace experimental {
 
@@ -33,5 +36,30 @@ const struct sockaddr* EventEngine::ResolvedAddress::address() const {
 
 socklen_t EventEngine::ResolvedAddress::size() const { return size_; }
 
+namespace {
+const std::function<std::unique_ptr<EventEngine>()>* g_event_engine_factory =
+    nullptr;
+grpc_core::Mutex* g_mu = new grpc_core::Mutex();
+}  // namespace
+
+void SetDefaultEventEngineFactory(
+    const std::function<std::unique_ptr<EventEngine>()>* factory) {
+  grpc_core::MutexLock lock(g_mu);
+  g_event_engine_factory = factory;
+}
+
+std::unique_ptr<EventEngine> CreateEventEngine() {
+  grpc_core::MutexLock lock(g_mu);
+  if (g_event_engine_factory != nullptr) {
+    return (*g_event_engine_factory)();
+  }
+  return DefaultEventEngineFactory();
+}
+
+EventEngine* GetDefaultEventEngine() {
+  static EventEngine* default_event_engine = CreateEventEngine().release();
+  return default_event_engine;
+}
+
 }  // namespace experimental
 }  // namespace grpc_event_engine
diff --git a/src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine_factory.cc b/src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine_factory.cc
deleted file mode 100644
index c70c8871be8..00000000000
--- a/src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine_factory.cc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2021 The 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.
-#include <grpc/support/port_platform.h>
-
-#include <grpc/event_engine/event_engine.h>
-
-#include "src/core/lib/gprpp/sync.h"
-
-namespace grpc_event_engine {
-namespace experimental {
-
-namespace {
-const std::function<std::unique_ptr<EventEngine>()>* g_event_engine_factory =
-    nullptr;
-grpc_core::Mutex* g_mu = new grpc_core::Mutex();
-}  // namespace
-
-EventEngine* GetDefaultEventEngine() {
-  static EventEngine* default_event_engine = CreateEventEngine().release();
-  return default_event_engine;
-}
-
-void SetDefaultEventEngineFactory(
-    const std::function<std::unique_ptr<EventEngine>()>* factory) {
-  grpc_core::MutexLock lock(g_mu);
-  g_event_engine_factory = factory;
-}
-
-std::unique_ptr<EventEngine> CreateEventEngine() {
-  grpc_core::MutexLock lock(g_mu);
-  if (g_event_engine_factory == nullptr) {
-    // TODO(hork): call LibuvEventEngineFactory
-    abort();
-  }
-  return (*g_event_engine_factory)();
-}
-
-}  // namespace experimental
-}  // namespace grpc_event_engine
diff --git a/src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine_factory.h b/src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine_factory.h
index 92e25e0252a..11a96924bc3 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine_factory.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine_factory.h
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ namespace experimental {
 /// Strongly consider whether you could use \a CreateEventEngine instead.
 EventEngine* GetDefaultEventEngine();
 
+/// Create an EventEngine using the default factory provided at link time.
+std::unique_ptr<EventEngine> DefaultEventEngineFactory();
+
 }  // namespace experimental
 }  // namespace grpc_event_engine
 
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/grpc_core_dependencies.py b/src/python/grpcio/grpc_core_dependencies.py
index 02810f04f64..637f5ff4dd3 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/grpc_core_dependencies.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/grpc_core_dependencies.py
@@ -440,8 +440,8 @@ CORE_SOURCE_FILES = [
     'src/core/lib/debug/stats_data.cc',
     'src/core/lib/debug/trace.cc',
     'src/core/lib/event_engine/channel_args_endpoint_config.cc',
+    'src/core/lib/event_engine/default_event_engine_factory.cc',
     'src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine.cc',
-    'src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine_factory.cc',
     'src/core/lib/event_engine/memory_allocator.cc',
     'src/core/lib/event_engine/sockaddr.cc',
     'src/core/lib/gpr/alloc.cc',
diff --git a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++.internal b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++.internal
index aaf86c0389a..083713f7622 100644
--- a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++.internal
+++ b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++.internal
@@ -1920,8 +1920,8 @@ src/core/lib/debug/trace.cc \
 src/core/lib/debug/trace.h \
 src/core/lib/event_engine/channel_args_endpoint_config.cc \
 src/core/lib/event_engine/channel_args_endpoint_config.h \
+src/core/lib/event_engine/default_event_engine_factory.cc \
 src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine.cc \
-src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine_factory.cc \
 src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine_factory.h \
 src/core/lib/event_engine/memory_allocator.cc \
 src/core/lib/event_engine/sockaddr.cc \
diff --git a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal
index f8d6247ea7c..041ba1576ad 100644
--- a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal
+++ b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal
@@ -1716,8 +1716,8 @@ src/core/lib/debug/trace.cc \
 src/core/lib/debug/trace.h \
 src/core/lib/event_engine/channel_args_endpoint_config.cc \
 src/core/lib/event_engine/channel_args_endpoint_config.h \
+src/core/lib/event_engine/default_event_engine_factory.cc \
 src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine.cc \
-src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine_factory.cc \
 src/core/lib/event_engine/event_engine_factory.h \
 src/core/lib/event_engine/memory_allocator.cc \
 src/core/lib/event_engine/sockaddr.cc \