diff --git a/templates/tools/dockerfile/test/cxx_gcc_7_x64/Dockerfile.template b/templates/tools/dockerfile/test/cxx_gcc_7_x64/Dockerfile.template
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f3a5a484e2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/tools/dockerfile/test/cxx_gcc_7_x64/Dockerfile.template
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+%YAML 1.2
+--- |
+  # Copyright 2021 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.
+  
+  FROM gcc:7
+  
+  RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y curl git time wget zip && apt-get clean
+  <%include file="../../git_avoid_dubious_ownership_error.include"/>
+  <%include file="../../run_tests_python_deps.include"/>
+  <%include file="../../cxx_test_deps.include"/>
+  <%include file="../../cmake.include"/>
+  <%include file="../../ccache_old.include"/>
+  <%include file="../../run_tests_addons.include"/>
+
+  # Define the default command.
+  CMD ["bash"]
diff --git a/tools/bazelify_tests/dockerimage_current_versions.bzl b/tools/bazelify_tests/dockerimage_current_versions.bzl
index 016e3ae75ed..091fcb09c77 100644
--- a/tools/bazelify_tests/dockerimage_current_versions.bzl
+++ b/tools/bazelify_tests/dockerimage_current_versions.bzl
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ DOCKERIMAGE_CURRENT_VERSIONS = {
     "tools/dockerfile/test/cxx_debian11_x86.current_version": "docker://us-docker.pkg.dev/grpc-testing/testing-images-public/cxx_debian11_x86@sha256:3f505ad99e52a4b3337fedb413e883bc8e5c1d9c089299c34002b89e01254d3b",
     "tools/dockerfile/test/cxx_debian12_openssl309_x64.current_version": "docker://us-docker.pkg.dev/grpc-testing/testing-images-public/cxx_debian12_openssl309_x64@sha256:f75bb715c4f9464526f9affb410f7965a0b8894516d7d98cd89a4e165ae065b7",
     "tools/dockerfile/test/cxx_gcc_12_x64.current_version": "docker://us-docker.pkg.dev/grpc-testing/testing-images-public/cxx_gcc_12_x64@sha256:bbdfe66f27b964f9bfd526646b94a19d904fea52bdb244f32fd4355cc8c4551f",
+    "tools/dockerfile/test/cxx_gcc_7_x64.current_version": "docker://us-docker.pkg.dev/grpc-testing/testing-images-public/cxx_gcc_7_x64@sha256:fb1924844078f48557d6ab57eac1482f80a3cc216406efc3aeaecab671c886d5",
     "tools/dockerfile/test/cxx_gcc_8_x64.current_version": "docker://us-docker.pkg.dev/grpc-testing/testing-images-public/cxx_gcc_8_x64@sha256:989ceb4324a6240940d7185ccb581f8eff656d2c8c36d15fa14e3f57f294c913",
     "tools/dockerfile/test/php73_zts_debian11_x64.current_version": "docker://us-docker.pkg.dev/grpc-testing/testing-images-public/php73_zts_debian11_x64@sha256:186a96566a9c11adfb198309431086bdb02421121c262a2bf0166e3e9b21fb37",
     "tools/dockerfile/test/php7_debian11_arm64.current_version": "docker://us-docker.pkg.dev/grpc-testing/testing-images-public/php7_debian11_arm64@sha256:7ee21f253a2ddd255f4f6779cd19818eec6524e78b0bf0a7765339e4aa7347c3",
diff --git a/tools/bazelify_tests/test/portability_tests.bzl b/tools/bazelify_tests/test/portability_tests.bzl
index bfcc4fbde23..e3328126cbf 100644
--- a/tools/bazelify_tests/test/portability_tests.bzl
+++ b/tools/bazelify_tests/test/portability_tests.bzl
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def generate_run_tests_portability_tests(name):
     # C and C++ under different compilers
     for language in ["c", "c++"]:
         compiler_configs = [
-            ["gcc_7", "", "tools/dockerfile/test/cxx_gcc_8_x64.current_version"],
+            ["gcc_7", "", "tools/dockerfile/test/cxx_gcc_7_x64.current_version"],
             ["gcc_12", "--cmake_configure_extra_args=-DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=20", "tools/dockerfile/test/cxx_gcc_12_x64.current_version"],
             ["gcc10.2_openssl102", "--cmake_configure_extra_args=-DgRPC_SSL_PROVIDER=package", "tools/dockerfile/test/cxx_debian11_openssl102_x64.current_version"],
             ["gcc10.2_openssl111", "--cmake_configure_extra_args=-DgRPC_SSL_PROVIDER=package", "tools/dockerfile/test/cxx_debian11_openssl111_x64.current_version"],
diff --git a/tools/dockerfile/test/cxx_gcc_7_x64.current_version b/tools/dockerfile/test/cxx_gcc_7_x64.current_version
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..de82ae1b550
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/dockerfile/test/cxx_gcc_7_x64.current_version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+us-docker.pkg.dev/grpc-testing/testing-images-public/cxx_gcc_7_x64:8bc7b7f679857e741188d07a7db7acecf3a9168f@sha256:fb1924844078f48557d6ab57eac1482f80a3cc216406efc3aeaecab671c886d5
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/dockerfile/test/cxx_gcc_7_x64/Dockerfile b/tools/dockerfile/test/cxx_gcc_7_x64/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a5f56d45055
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/dockerfile/test/cxx_gcc_7_x64/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+# Copyright 2021 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.
+
+FROM gcc:7
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y curl git time wget zip && apt-get clean
+#=================
+# Setup git to access working directory across docker boundary.
+# This avoids the "fatal: detected dubious ownership in repository XYZ"
+# git error.
+
+RUN git config --global --add safe.directory '*'
+RUN git config --global protocol.file.allow always
+
+#====================
+# run_tests.py python dependencies
+
+# Basic python dependencies to be able to run tools/run_tests python scripts
+# These dependencies are not sufficient to build gRPC Python, gRPC Python
+# deps are defined elsewhere (e.g. python_deps.include)
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+  python3 \
+  python3-pip \
+  python3-setuptools \
+  python3-yaml \
+  && apt-get clean
+
+# use pinned version of pip to avoid sudden breakages
+RUN python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip==19.3.1
+
+# TODO(jtattermusch): currently six is needed for tools/run_tests scripts
+# but since our python2 usage is deprecated, we should get rid of it.
+RUN python3 -m pip install six==1.16.0
+
+# Google Cloud Platform API libraries
+# These are needed for uploading test results to BigQuery (e.g. by tools/run_tests scripts)
+RUN python3 -m pip install --upgrade google-auth==1.23.0 google-api-python-client==1.12.8 oauth2client==4.1.0
+
+
+# Some cxx tests depend on the twisted package
+RUN python3 -m pip install twisted
+
+#=================
+# Install cmake
+# Note that this step should be only used for distributions that have new enough cmake to satisfy gRPC's cmake version requirement.
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y cmake && apt-get clean
+
+#=================
+# Install ccache (use slighly older release of ccache that works older compilers and cmake)
+
+# Install ccache from source since ccache 3.x packaged with most linux distributions
+# does not support Redis backend for caching.
+RUN curl -sSL -o ccache.tar.gz https://github.com/ccache/ccache/releases/download/v4.5.1/ccache-4.5.1.tar.gz \
+    && tar -zxf ccache.tar.gz \
+    && cd ccache-4.5.1 \
+    && mkdir build && cd build \
+    && cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DZSTD_FROM_INTERNET=ON -DHIREDIS_FROM_INTERNET=ON .. \
+    && make -j4 && make install \
+    && cd ../.. \
+    && rm -rf ccache-4.5.1 ccache.tar.gz
+
+
+RUN mkdir /var/local/jenkins
+
+
+# Define the default command.
+CMD ["bash"]