diff --git a/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/lb_policy/grpclb/grpclb.cc b/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/lb_policy/grpclb/grpclb.cc
index a6972b850f0..704cbd8a3b6 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/lb_policy/grpclb/grpclb.cc
+++ b/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/lb_policy/grpclb/grpclb.cc
@@ -276,15 +276,28 @@ typedef struct pending_ping {
   struct pending_ping* next;
 
   /* args for sending the ping */
-  grpc_closure* on_initiate;
-  grpc_closure* on_ack;
+  wrapped_rr_closure_arg* on_initiate;
+  wrapped_rr_closure_arg* on_ack;
 } pending_ping;
 
 static void add_pending_ping(pending_ping** root, grpc_closure* on_initiate,
                              grpc_closure* on_ack) {
   pending_ping* pping = (pending_ping*)gpr_zalloc(sizeof(*pping));
-  pping->on_initiate = on_initiate;
-  pping->on_ack = on_ack;
+  if (on_initiate != nullptr) {
+    pping->on_initiate =
+        (wrapped_rr_closure_arg*)gpr_zalloc(sizeof(*pping->on_initiate));
+    pping->on_initiate->wrapped_closure = on_initiate;
+    pping->on_initiate->free_when_done = pping->on_initiate;
+    GRPC_CLOSURE_INIT(&pping->on_initiate->wrapper_closure, wrapped_rr_closure,
+                      &pping->on_initiate, grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
+  }
+  if (on_ack != nullptr) {
+    pping->on_ack = (wrapped_rr_closure_arg*)gpr_zalloc(sizeof(*pping->on_ack));
+    pping->on_ack->wrapped_closure = on_ack;
+    pping->on_ack->free_when_done = pping->on_ack;
+    GRPC_CLOSURE_INIT(&pping->on_ack->wrapper_closure, wrapped_rr_closure,
+                      &pping->on_ack, grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
+  }
   pping->next = *root;
   *root = pping;
 }
@@ -821,12 +834,24 @@ static void create_rr_locked(grpc_exec_ctx* exec_ctx, glb_lb_policy* glb_policy,
   pending_ping* pping;
   while ((pping = glb_policy->pending_pings)) {
     glb_policy->pending_pings = pping->next;
+    grpc_closure* on_initiate = nullptr;
+    grpc_closure* on_ack = nullptr;
+    if (pping->on_initiate != nullptr) {
+      GRPC_LB_POLICY_REF(glb_policy->rr_policy, "rr_handover_pending_ping");
+      pping->on_initiate->rr_policy = glb_policy->rr_policy;
+      on_initiate = &pping->on_initiate->wrapper_closure;
+    }
+    if (pping->on_ack != nullptr) {
+      GRPC_LB_POLICY_REF(glb_policy->rr_policy, "rr_handover_pending_ping");
+      pping->on_ack->rr_policy = glb_policy->rr_policy;
+      on_ack = &pping->on_ack->wrapper_closure;
+    }
     if (grpc_lb_glb_trace.enabled()) {
       gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "[grpclb %p] Pending ping about to PING from RR %p",
               glb_policy, glb_policy->rr_policy);
     }
-    grpc_lb_policy_ping_one_locked(exec_ctx, glb_policy->rr_policy,
-                                   pping->on_initiate, pping->on_ack);
+    grpc_lb_policy_ping_one_locked(exec_ctx, glb_policy->rr_policy, on_initiate,
+                                   on_ack);
     gpr_free(pping);
   }
 }
@@ -1050,8 +1075,16 @@ static void glb_shutdown_locked(grpc_exec_ctx* exec_ctx, grpc_lb_policy* pol) {
 
   while (pping != nullptr) {
     pending_ping* next = pping->next;
-    GRPC_CLOSURE_SCHED(exec_ctx, pping->on_initiate, GRPC_ERROR_REF(error));
-    GRPC_CLOSURE_SCHED(exec_ctx, pping->on_ack, GRPC_ERROR_REF(error));
+    if (pping->on_initiate != nullptr) {
+      GRPC_CLOSURE_SCHED(exec_ctx, &pping->on_initiate->wrapper_closure,
+                         GRPC_ERROR_REF(error));
+      gpr_free(pping->on_initiate);
+    }
+    if (pping->on_ack != nullptr) {
+      GRPC_CLOSURE_SCHED(exec_ctx, &pping->on_ack->wrapper_closure,
+                         GRPC_ERROR_REF(error));
+      gpr_free(pping->on_ack);
+    }
     gpr_free(pping);
     pping = next;
   }