diff --git a/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/xds/xds_client.cc b/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/xds/xds_client.cc
index 3cdacd79121..6d7465195d7 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/xds/xds_client.cc
+++ b/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/xds/xds_client.cc
@@ -298,12 +298,12 @@ class XdsClient::ChannelState::StateWatcher
     : public AsyncConnectivityStateWatcherInterface {
  public:
   explicit StateWatcher(RefCountedPtr<ChannelState> parent)
-      : AsyncConnectivityStateWatcherInterface(
-            grpc_combiner_scheduler(parent->xds_client()->combiner_)),
+      : AsyncConnectivityStateWatcherInterface(parent->xds_client()->combiner_),
         parent_(std::move(parent)) {}
 
  private:
-  void OnConnectivityStateChange(grpc_connectivity_state new_state) override {
+  void OnConnectivityStateChange(
+      grpc_connectivity_state new_state) override {
     if (!parent_->shutting_down_ &&
         new_state == GRPC_CHANNEL_TRANSIENT_FAILURE) {
       // In TRANSIENT_FAILURE.  Notify all watchers of error.
diff --git a/src/core/lib/transport/connectivity_state.cc b/src/core/lib/transport/connectivity_state.cc
index 6c1b51b3e2d..84e33c79be9 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/transport/connectivity_state.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/transport/connectivity_state.cc
@@ -57,10 +57,17 @@ const char* ConnectivityStateName(grpc_connectivity_state state) {
 class AsyncConnectivityStateWatcherInterface::Notifier {
  public:
   Notifier(RefCountedPtr<AsyncConnectivityStateWatcherInterface> watcher,
-           grpc_connectivity_state state, grpc_closure_scheduler* scheduler)
+           grpc_connectivity_state state, grpc_core::Combiner* combiner)
       : watcher_(std::move(watcher)), state_(state) {
-    GRPC_CLOSURE_INIT(&closure_, SendNotification, this, scheduler);
-    GRPC_CLOSURE_SCHED(&closure_, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
+    if (combiner != nullptr) {
+      combiner->Run(
+          GRPC_CLOSURE_INIT(&closure_, SendNotification, this, nullptr),
+          GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
+    } else {
+      GRPC_CLOSURE_INIT(&closure_, SendNotification, this,
+                        grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
+      GRPC_CLOSURE_SCHED(&closure_, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
+    }
   }
 
  private:
@@ -81,7 +88,7 @@ class AsyncConnectivityStateWatcherInterface::Notifier {
 
 void AsyncConnectivityStateWatcherInterface::Notify(
     grpc_connectivity_state state) {
-  New<Notifier>(Ref(), state, scheduler_);  // Deletes itself when done.
+  New<Notifier>(Ref(), state, combiner_);  // Deletes itself when done.
 }
 
 //
diff --git a/src/core/lib/transport/connectivity_state.h b/src/core/lib/transport/connectivity_state.h
index 3895cc5c836..7aa8ef412d4 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/transport/connectivity_state.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/transport/connectivity_state.h
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ class AsyncConnectivityStateWatcherInterface
   class Notifier;
 
   explicit AsyncConnectivityStateWatcherInterface(
-      grpc_closure_scheduler* scheduler = grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx)
-      : scheduler_(scheduler) {}
+      grpc_core::Combiner* combiner = nullptr)
+      : combiner_(combiner) {}
 
   // Invoked asynchronously when Notify() is called.
   virtual void OnConnectivityStateChange(grpc_connectivity_state new_state) = 0;