diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1cd52e5d04c..710f1dc4e9f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2949,6 +2949,7 @@ target_link_libraries(grpc++_proto_reflection_desc_db
   ${_gRPC_PROTOBUF_LIBRARIES}
   ${_gRPC_ALLTARGETS_LIBRARIES}
   grpc++
+  grpc
 )
 
 foreach(_hdr
@@ -3007,6 +3008,7 @@ target_link_libraries(grpc++_reflection
   ${_gRPC_PROTOBUF_LIBRARIES}
   ${_gRPC_ALLTARGETS_LIBRARIES}
   grpc++
+  grpc
 )
 
 foreach(_hdr
@@ -3151,6 +3153,7 @@ target_link_libraries(grpc++_test_util
   ${_gRPC_ALLTARGETS_LIBRARIES}
   grpc++
   grpc_test_util
+  grpc
 )
 
 foreach(_hdr
@@ -3509,6 +3512,7 @@ target_link_libraries(grpc_cli_libs
   ${_gRPC_ALLTARGETS_LIBRARIES}
   grpc++_proto_reflection_desc_db
   grpc++
+  grpc
 )
 
 foreach(_hdr
@@ -4047,6 +4051,7 @@ target_link_libraries(qps
   grpc_test_util
   grpc++_test_util
   grpc++
+  grpc
 )
 
 
@@ -10009,6 +10014,7 @@ target_link_libraries(cxx_string_ref_test
   ${_gRPC_PROTOBUF_LIBRARIES}
   ${_gRPC_ALLTARGETS_LIBRARIES}
   grpc++
+  grpc
   ${_gRPC_GFLAGS_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 75f75da3241..c7890cb8d53 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4924,18 +4924,18 @@ endif
 
 
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),MINGW32)
-$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP): $(LIBGRPC++_REFLECTION_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(PROTOBUF_DEP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc++$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(OPENSSL_DEP)
+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP): $(LIBGRPC++_REFLECTION_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(PROTOBUF_DEP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc++$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(OPENSSL_DEP)
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
-	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,--output-def=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).def -Wl,--out-implib=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP)-dll.a -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBGRPC++_REFLECTION_OBJS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) $(LDLIBS) -lgrpc++$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP)-dll
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,--output-def=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).def -Wl,--out-implib=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP)-dll.a -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBGRPC++_REFLECTION_OBJS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) $(LDLIBS) -lgrpc++$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP)-dll -lgrpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE)-dll
 else
-$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP): $(LIBGRPC++_REFLECTION_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(PROTOBUF_DEP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++.$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(OPENSSL_DEP)
+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP): $(LIBGRPC++_REFLECTION_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(PROTOBUF_DEP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++.$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(OPENSSL_DEP)
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
-	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBGRPC++_REFLECTION_OBJS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) $(LDLIBS) -lgrpc++
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBGRPC++_REFLECTION_OBJS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) $(LDLIBS) -lgrpc++ -lgrpc
 else
-	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc++_reflection.so.1 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBGRPC++_REFLECTION_OBJS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) $(LDLIBS) -lgrpc++
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc++_reflection.so.1 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBGRPC++_REFLECTION_OBJS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) $(LDLIBS) -lgrpc++ -lgrpc
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).so.1
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_reflection$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).so
 endif
@@ -14370,16 +14370,16 @@ $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/cxx_string_ref_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
 else
 
-$(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/cxx_string_ref_test: $(PROTOBUF_DEP) $(CXX_STRING_REF_TEST_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++.a
+$(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/cxx_string_ref_test: $(PROTOBUF_DEP) $(CXX_STRING_REF_TEST_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
-	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) $(CXX_STRING_REF_TEST_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++.a $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) $(LDLIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(GTEST_LIB) -o $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/cxx_string_ref_test
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) $(CXX_STRING_REF_TEST_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) $(LDLIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(GTEST_LIB) -o $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/cxx_string_ref_test
 
 endif
 
 endif
 
-$(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/test/cpp/util/string_ref_test.o:  $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++.a
+$(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/test/cpp/util/string_ref_test.o:  $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a
 
 deps_cxx_string_ref_test: $(CXX_STRING_REF_TEST_OBJS:.o=.dep)
 
diff --git a/build.yaml b/build.yaml
index 7ab1cee2630..e55c4ca3012 100644
--- a/build.yaml
+++ b/build.yaml
@@ -1037,6 +1037,7 @@ filegroups:
   - include/grpc++/test/server_context_test_spouse.h
   deps:
   - grpc++
+  - grpc
 libs:
 - name: gpr
   build: all
@@ -1287,6 +1288,7 @@ libs:
   - test/cpp/util/proto_reflection_descriptor_database.cc
   deps:
   - grpc++
+  - grpc
   filegroups:
   - grpc++_reflection_proto
   - grpc++_config_proto
@@ -1302,6 +1304,7 @@ libs:
   - src/cpp/ext/proto_server_reflection_plugin.cc
   deps:
   - grpc++
+  - grpc
   filegroups:
   - grpc++_reflection_proto
 - name: grpc++_test_config
@@ -1335,6 +1338,7 @@ libs:
   deps:
   - grpc++
   - grpc_test_util
+  - grpc
   filegroups:
   - grpc++_codegen_base
   - grpc++_codegen_base_src
@@ -1392,6 +1396,7 @@ libs:
   deps:
   - grpc++_proto_reflection_desc_db
   - grpc++
+  - grpc
   filegroups:
   - grpc++_reflection_proto
   - grpc++_config_proto
@@ -1556,6 +1561,7 @@ libs:
   - grpc_test_util
   - grpc++_test_util
   - grpc++
+  - grpc
 - name: grpc_csharp_ext
   build: all
   language: csharp
@@ -3726,6 +3732,7 @@ targets:
   - test/cpp/util/string_ref_test.cc
   deps:
   - grpc++
+  - grpc
 - name: cxx_time_test
   gtest: true
   build: test
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/generated/sources_and_headers.json b/tools/run_tests/generated/sources_and_headers.json
index 16ff417a277..956f45fc2d0 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/generated/sources_and_headers.json
+++ b/tools/run_tests/generated/sources_and_headers.json
@@ -3049,6 +3049,7 @@
   }, 
   {
     "deps": [
+      "grpc", 
       "grpc++"
     ], 
     "headers": [], 
@@ -6080,6 +6081,7 @@
   }, 
   {
     "deps": [
+      "grpc", 
       "grpc++", 
       "grpc++_config_proto", 
       "grpc++_reflection_proto"
@@ -6099,6 +6101,7 @@
   }, 
   {
     "deps": [
+      "grpc", 
       "grpc++", 
       "grpc++_reflection_proto"
     ], 
@@ -6135,6 +6138,7 @@
   }, 
   {
     "deps": [
+      "grpc", 
       "grpc++", 
       "grpc++_codegen_base", 
       "grpc++_codegen_base_src", 
@@ -6229,6 +6233,7 @@
   }, 
   {
     "deps": [
+      "grpc", 
       "grpc++", 
       "grpc++_config_proto", 
       "grpc++_proto_reflection_desc_db", 
@@ -6480,6 +6485,7 @@
   }, 
   {
     "deps": [
+      "grpc", 
       "grpc++", 
       "grpc++_test_util", 
       "grpc_test_util"
@@ -9336,6 +9342,7 @@
   }, 
   {
     "deps": [
+      "grpc", 
       "grpc++"
     ], 
     "headers": [
diff --git a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++_proto_reflection_desc_db/grpc++_proto_reflection_desc_db.vcxproj b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++_proto_reflection_desc_db/grpc++_proto_reflection_desc_db.vcxproj
index 453b483fdea..853b58455dd 100644
--- a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++_proto_reflection_desc_db/grpc++_proto_reflection_desc_db.vcxproj
+++ b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++_proto_reflection_desc_db/grpc++_proto_reflection_desc_db.vcxproj
@@ -168,6 +168,9 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\vsprojects\vcxproj\.\grpc++\grpc++.vcxproj">
       <Project>{C187A093-A0FE-489D-A40A-6E33DE0F9FEB}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\vsprojects\vcxproj\.\grpc\grpc.vcxproj">
+      <Project>{29D16885-7228-4C31-81ED-5F9187C7F2A9}</Project>
+    </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
diff --git a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++_reflection/grpc++_reflection.vcxproj b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++_reflection/grpc++_reflection.vcxproj
index da4c6857764..91137c124cb 100644
--- a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++_reflection/grpc++_reflection.vcxproj
+++ b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++_reflection/grpc++_reflection.vcxproj
@@ -170,6 +170,9 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\vsprojects\vcxproj\.\grpc++\grpc++.vcxproj">
       <Project>{C187A093-A0FE-489D-A40A-6E33DE0F9FEB}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\vsprojects\vcxproj\.\grpc\grpc.vcxproj">
+      <Project>{29D16885-7228-4C31-81ED-5F9187C7F2A9}</Project>
+    </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
diff --git a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++_test_util/grpc++_test_util.vcxproj b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++_test_util/grpc++_test_util.vcxproj
index 49582188216..ed9190dbe31 100644
--- a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++_test_util/grpc++_test_util.vcxproj
+++ b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++_test_util/grpc++_test_util.vcxproj
@@ -261,6 +261,9 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\vsprojects\vcxproj\.\grpc_test_util\grpc_test_util.vcxproj">
       <Project>{17BCAFC0-5FDC-4C94-AEB9-95F3E220614B}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\vsprojects\vcxproj\.\grpc\grpc.vcxproj">
+      <Project>{29D16885-7228-4C31-81ED-5F9187C7F2A9}</Project>
+    </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
diff --git a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc_cli_libs/grpc_cli_libs.vcxproj b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc_cli_libs/grpc_cli_libs.vcxproj
index c97c7dcb3db..ba97f97e1d3 100644
--- a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc_cli_libs/grpc_cli_libs.vcxproj
+++ b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc_cli_libs/grpc_cli_libs.vcxproj
@@ -184,6 +184,9 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\vsprojects\vcxproj\.\grpc++\grpc++.vcxproj">
       <Project>{C187A093-A0FE-489D-A40A-6E33DE0F9FEB}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\vsprojects\vcxproj\.\grpc\grpc.vcxproj">
+      <Project>{29D16885-7228-4C31-81ED-5F9187C7F2A9}</Project>
+    </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
diff --git a/vsprojects/vcxproj/qps/qps.vcxproj b/vsprojects/vcxproj/qps/qps.vcxproj
index 6e290f4557d..b7758952f1c 100644
--- a/vsprojects/vcxproj/qps/qps.vcxproj
+++ b/vsprojects/vcxproj/qps/qps.vcxproj
@@ -231,6 +231,9 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\vsprojects\vcxproj\.\grpc++\grpc++.vcxproj">
       <Project>{C187A093-A0FE-489D-A40A-6E33DE0F9FEB}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\vsprojects\vcxproj\.\grpc\grpc.vcxproj">
+      <Project>{29D16885-7228-4C31-81ED-5F9187C7F2A9}</Project>
+    </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
diff --git a/vsprojects/vcxproj/test/cxx_string_ref_test/cxx_string_ref_test.vcxproj b/vsprojects/vcxproj/test/cxx_string_ref_test/cxx_string_ref_test.vcxproj
index 8d9989557fb..18993f5e9ab 100644
--- a/vsprojects/vcxproj/test/cxx_string_ref_test/cxx_string_ref_test.vcxproj
+++ b/vsprojects/vcxproj/test/cxx_string_ref_test/cxx_string_ref_test.vcxproj
@@ -167,6 +167,9 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\vsprojects\vcxproj\.\grpc++\grpc++.vcxproj">
       <Project>{C187A093-A0FE-489D-A40A-6E33DE0F9FEB}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\vsprojects\vcxproj\.\grpc\grpc.vcxproj">
+      <Project>{29D16885-7228-4C31-81ED-5F9187C7F2A9}</Project>
+    </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="packages.config" />