diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests_py3_only/interop/xds_interop_server.py b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests_py3_only/interop/xds_interop_server.py
index 2c44b42e2ec..0a46eefb533 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests_py3_only/interop/xds_interop_server.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests_py3_only/interop/xds_interop_server.py
@@ -59,10 +59,12 @@ class TestService(test_pb2_grpc.TestServiceServicer):
 
     def EmptyCall(self, _: empty_pb2.Empty,
                   context: grpc.ServicerContext) -> empty_pb2.Empty:
+        context.send_initial_metadata(('hostname', self._hostname))
         return empty_pb2.Empty()
 
     def UnaryCall(self, request: messages_pb2.SimpleRequest,
                   context: grpc.ServicerContext) -> messages_pb2.SimpleResponse:
+        context.send_initial_metadata(('hostname', self._hostname))
         response = messages_pb2.SimpleResponse()
         response.server_id = self._server_id
         response.hostname = self._hostname