diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 706dd54425e..33411a9e1a1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1077,6 +1077,7 @@ boringssl_pqueue_test: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/boringssl_pqueue_test
 boringssl_ssl_test: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/boringssl_ssl_test
 badreq_bad_client_test: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/badreq_bad_client_test
 connection_prefix_bad_client_test: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/connection_prefix_bad_client_test
+head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test
 headers_bad_client_test: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/headers_bad_client_test
 initial_settings_frame_bad_client_test: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/initial_settings_frame_bad_client_test
 server_registered_method_bad_client_test: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/server_registered_method_bad_client_test
@@ -1300,6 +1301,7 @@ buildtests_c: privatelibs_c \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/public_headers_must_be_c89 \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/badreq_bad_client_test \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/connection_prefix_bad_client_test \
+  $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/headers_bad_client_test \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/initial_settings_frame_bad_client_test \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/server_registered_method_bad_client_test \
@@ -1623,6 +1625,8 @@ test_c: buildtests_c
 	$(Q) $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/badreq_bad_client_test || ( echo test badreq_bad_client_test failed ; exit 1 )
 	$(E) "[RUN]     Testing connection_prefix_bad_client_test"
 	$(Q) $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/connection_prefix_bad_client_test || ( echo test connection_prefix_bad_client_test failed ; exit 1 )
+	$(E) "[RUN]     Testing head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test"
+	$(Q) $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test || ( echo test head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test failed ; exit 1 )
 	$(E) "[RUN]     Testing headers_bad_client_test"
 	$(Q) $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/headers_bad_client_test || ( echo test headers_bad_client_test failed ; exit 1 )
 	$(E) "[RUN]     Testing initial_settings_frame_bad_client_test"
@@ -5851,6 +5855,7 @@ LIBEND2END_TESTS_SRC = \
     test/core/end2end/tests/default_host.c \
     test/core/end2end/tests/disappearing_server.c \
     test/core/end2end/tests/empty_batch.c \
+    test/core/end2end/tests/filter_causes_close.c \
     test/core/end2end/tests/graceful_server_shutdown.c \
     test/core/end2end/tests/high_initial_seqno.c \
     test/core/end2end/tests/hpack_size.c \
@@ -5926,6 +5931,7 @@ LIBEND2END_NOSEC_TESTS_SRC = \
     test/core/end2end/tests/default_host.c \
     test/core/end2end/tests/disappearing_server.c \
     test/core/end2end/tests/empty_batch.c \
+    test/core/end2end/tests/filter_causes_close.c \
     test/core/end2end/tests/graceful_server_shutdown.c \
     test/core/end2end/tests/high_initial_seqno.c \
     test/core/end2end/tests/hpack_size.c \
@@ -12713,6 +12719,26 @@ ifneq ($(NO_DEPS),true)
 endif
 
 
+HEAD_OF_LINE_BLOCKING_BAD_CLIENT_TEST_SRC = \
+    test/core/bad_client/tests/head_of_line_blocking.c \
+
+HEAD_OF_LINE_BLOCKING_BAD_CLIENT_TEST_OBJS = $(addprefix $(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/, $(addsuffix .o, $(basename $(HEAD_OF_LINE_BLOCKING_BAD_CLIENT_TEST_SRC))))
+
+
+$(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test: $(HEAD_OF_LINE_BLOCKING_BAD_CLIENT_TEST_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libbad_client_test.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_test_util_unsecure.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a
+	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
+	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
+	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(HEAD_OF_LINE_BLOCKING_BAD_CLIENT_TEST_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libbad_client_test.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_test_util_unsecure.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LDLIBS) -o $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test
+
+$(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/test/core/bad_client/tests/head_of_line_blocking.o:  $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libbad_client_test.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_test_util_unsecure.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a
+
+deps_head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test: $(HEAD_OF_LINE_BLOCKING_BAD_CLIENT_TEST_OBJS:.o=.dep)
+
+ifneq ($(NO_DEPS),true)
+-include $(HEAD_OF_LINE_BLOCKING_BAD_CLIENT_TEST_OBJS:.o=.dep)
+endif
+
+
 HEADERS_BAD_CLIENT_TEST_SRC = \
     test/core/bad_client/tests/headers.c \
 
diff --git a/include/grpc/grpc.h b/include/grpc/grpc.h
index 8b460722e25..5c868aece37 100644
--- a/include/grpc/grpc.h
+++ b/include/grpc/grpc.h
@@ -289,6 +289,14 @@ GRPCAPI grpc_call_error grpc_server_request_call(
     grpc_completion_queue *cq_bound_to_call,
     grpc_completion_queue *cq_for_notification, void *tag_new);
 
+/** How to handle payloads for a registered method */
+typedef enum {
+  /** Don't try to read the payload */
+  GRPC_SRM_PAYLOAD_NONE,
+  /** Read the initial payload as a byte buffer */
+  GRPC_SRM_PAYLOAD_READ_INITIAL_BYTE_BUFFER
+} grpc_server_register_method_payload_handling;
+
 /** Registers a method in the server.
     Methods to this (host, method) pair will not be reported by
     grpc_server_request_call, but instead be reported by
@@ -296,9 +304,10 @@ GRPCAPI grpc_call_error grpc_server_request_call(
     registered_method (as returned by this function).
     Must be called before grpc_server_start.
     Returns NULL on failure. */
-GRPCAPI void *grpc_server_register_method(grpc_server *server,
-                                          const char *method, const char *host,
-                                          uint32_t flags);
+GRPCAPI void *grpc_server_register_method(
+    grpc_server *server, const char *method, const char *host,
+    grpc_server_register_method_payload_handling payload_handling,
+    uint32_t flags);
 
 /** Request notification of a new pre-registered call. 'cq_for_notification'
     must have been registered to the server via
diff --git a/include/grpc/impl/codegen/grpc_types.h b/include/grpc/impl/codegen/grpc_types.h
index b09b1cdf441..38da99b4d72 100644
--- a/include/grpc/impl/codegen/grpc_types.h
+++ b/include/grpc/impl/codegen/grpc_types.h
@@ -185,7 +185,9 @@ typedef enum grpc_call_error {
       server */
   GRPC_CALL_ERROR_NOT_SERVER_COMPLETION_QUEUE,
   /** this batch of operations leads to more operations than allowed */
-  GRPC_CALL_ERROR_BATCH_TOO_BIG
+  GRPC_CALL_ERROR_BATCH_TOO_BIG,
+  /** payload type requested is not the type registered */
+  GRPC_CALL_ERROR_PAYLOAD_TYPE_MISMATCH
 } grpc_call_error;
 
 /* Write Flags: */
diff --git a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/chttp2_transport.c b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/chttp2_transport.c
index 62f0c53e0d5..b4cd185e62e 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/chttp2_transport.c
+++ b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/chttp2_transport.c
@@ -1147,16 +1147,18 @@ static void cancel_from_api(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
                             grpc_chttp2_transport_global *transport_global,
                             grpc_chttp2_stream_global *stream_global,
                             grpc_status_code status) {
-  if (stream_global->id != 0) {
-    gpr_slice_buffer_add(
-        &transport_global->qbuf,
-        grpc_chttp2_rst_stream_create(
-            stream_global->id,
-            (uint32_t)grpc_chttp2_grpc_status_to_http2_error(status),
-            &stream_global->stats.outgoing));
+  if (!stream_global->read_closed || !stream_global->write_closed) {
+    if (stream_global->id != 0) {
+      gpr_slice_buffer_add(
+          &transport_global->qbuf,
+          grpc_chttp2_rst_stream_create(
+              stream_global->id,
+              (uint32_t)grpc_chttp2_grpc_status_to_http2_error(status),
+              &stream_global->stats.outgoing));
+    }
+    grpc_chttp2_fake_status(exec_ctx, transport_global, stream_global, status,
+                            NULL);
   }
-  grpc_chttp2_fake_status(exec_ctx, transport_global, stream_global, status,
-                          NULL);
   grpc_chttp2_mark_stream_closed(exec_ctx, transport_global, stream_global, 1,
                                  1);
 }
diff --git a/src/core/lib/surface/call.c b/src/core/lib/surface/call.c
index 6c42f612af0..b22bd69f44f 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/surface/call.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/surface/call.c
@@ -1080,7 +1080,6 @@ static void receiving_initial_metadata_ready(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
     grpc_metadata_batch *md =
         &call->metadata_batch[1 /* is_receiving */][0 /* is_trailing */];
     grpc_metadata_batch_filter(md, recv_initial_filter, call);
-    call->has_initial_md_been_received = true;
 
     if (gpr_time_cmp(md->deadline, gpr_inf_future(md->deadline.clock_type)) !=
             0 &&
@@ -1089,15 +1088,16 @@ static void receiving_initial_metadata_ready(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
       set_deadline_alarm(exec_ctx, call, md->deadline);
       GPR_TIMER_END("set_deadline_alarm", 0);
     }
+  }
 
-    if (call->saved_receiving_stream_ready_ctx.bctlp != NULL) {
-      grpc_closure *saved_rsr_closure = grpc_closure_create(
-          receiving_stream_ready, call->saved_receiving_stream_ready_ctx.bctlp);
-      grpc_exec_ctx_enqueue(exec_ctx, saved_rsr_closure,
-                            call->saved_receiving_stream_ready_ctx.success,
-                            NULL);
-      call->saved_receiving_stream_ready_ctx.bctlp = NULL;
-    }
+  call->has_initial_md_been_received = true;
+  if (call->saved_receiving_stream_ready_ctx.bctlp != NULL) {
+    grpc_closure *saved_rsr_closure = grpc_closure_create(
+        receiving_stream_ready, call->saved_receiving_stream_ready_ctx.bctlp);
+    grpc_exec_ctx_enqueue(
+        exec_ctx, saved_rsr_closure,
+        call->saved_receiving_stream_ready_ctx.success && success, NULL);
+    call->saved_receiving_stream_ready_ctx.bctlp = NULL;
   }
 
   gpr_mu_unlock(&call->mu);
diff --git a/src/core/lib/surface/server.c b/src/core/lib/surface/server.c
index 1898bee1c1d..37cc2bd101d 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/surface/server.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/surface/server.c
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ typedef struct requested_call {
       grpc_byte_buffer **optional_payload;
     } registered;
   } data;
-  grpc_closure publish;
 } requested_call;
 
 typedef struct channel_registered_method {
@@ -156,15 +155,21 @@ struct call_data {
   bool recv_idempotent_request;
   grpc_metadata_array initial_metadata;
 
+  request_matcher *request_matcher;
+  grpc_byte_buffer *payload;
+
   grpc_closure got_initial_metadata;
   grpc_closure server_on_recv_initial_metadata;
   grpc_closure kill_zombie_closure;
   grpc_closure *on_done_recv_initial_metadata;
 
+  grpc_closure publish;
+
   call_data *pending_next;
 };
 
 struct request_matcher {
+  grpc_server *server;
   call_data *pending_head;
   call_data *pending_tail;
   gpr_stack_lockfree *requests;
@@ -173,6 +178,7 @@ struct request_matcher {
 struct registered_method {
   char *method;
   char *host;
+  grpc_server_register_method_payload_handling payload_handling;
   uint32_t flags;
   request_matcher request_matcher;
   registered_method *next;
@@ -226,8 +232,7 @@ struct grpc_server {
 #define SERVER_FROM_CALL_ELEM(elem) \
   (((channel_data *)(elem)->channel_data)->server)
 
-static void begin_call(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_server *server,
-                       call_data *calld, requested_call *rc);
+static void publish_new_rpc(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *calld, bool success);
 static void fail_call(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_server *server,
                       requested_call *rc);
 /* Before calling maybe_finish_shutdown, we must hold mu_global and not
@@ -303,8 +308,10 @@ static void channel_broadcaster_shutdown(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
  * request_matcher
  */
 
-static void request_matcher_init(request_matcher *rm, size_t entries) {
+static void request_matcher_init(request_matcher *rm, size_t entries,
+                                 grpc_server *server) {
   memset(rm, 0, sizeof(*rm));
+  rm->server = server;
   rm->requests = gpr_stack_lockfree_create(entries);
 }
 
@@ -417,21 +424,90 @@ static void destroy_channel(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, channel_data *chand) {
                        &op);
 }
 
-static void finish_start_new_rpc(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_server *server,
-                                 grpc_call_element *elem, request_matcher *rm) {
-  call_data *calld = elem->call_data;
-  int request_id;
+static void cpstr(char **dest, size_t *capacity, grpc_mdstr *value) {
+  gpr_slice slice = value->slice;
+  size_t len = GPR_SLICE_LENGTH(slice);
 
-  if (gpr_atm_acq_load(&server->shutdown_flag)) {
+  if (len + 1 > *capacity) {
+    *capacity = GPR_MAX(len + 1, *capacity * 2);
+    *dest = gpr_realloc(*dest, *capacity);
+  }
+  memcpy(*dest, grpc_mdstr_as_c_string(value), len + 1);
+}
+
+static void done_request_event(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *req,
+                               grpc_cq_completion *c) {
+  requested_call *rc = req;
+  grpc_server *server = rc->server;
+
+  if (rc >= server->requested_calls &&
+      rc < server->requested_calls + server->max_requested_calls) {
+    GPR_ASSERT(rc - server->requested_calls <= INT_MAX);
+    gpr_stack_lockfree_push(server->request_freelist,
+                            (int)(rc - server->requested_calls));
+  } else {
+    gpr_free(req);
+  }
+
+  server_unref(exec_ctx, server);
+}
+
+static void publish_call(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_server *server,
+                         call_data *calld, requested_call *rc) {
+  grpc_call_set_completion_queue(exec_ctx, calld->call, rc->cq_bound_to_call);
+  grpc_call *call = calld->call;
+  *rc->call = call;
+  calld->cq_new = rc->cq_for_notification;
+  GPR_SWAP(grpc_metadata_array, *rc->initial_metadata, calld->initial_metadata);
+  switch (rc->type) {
+    case BATCH_CALL:
+      GPR_ASSERT(calld->host != NULL);
+      GPR_ASSERT(calld->path != NULL);
+      cpstr(&rc->data.batch.details->host,
+            &rc->data.batch.details->host_capacity, calld->host);
+      cpstr(&rc->data.batch.details->method,
+            &rc->data.batch.details->method_capacity, calld->path);
+      rc->data.batch.details->deadline = calld->deadline;
+      rc->data.batch.details->flags =
+          0 | (calld->recv_idempotent_request
+                   ? GRPC_INITIAL_METADATA_IDEMPOTENT_REQUEST
+                   : 0);
+      break;
+    case REGISTERED_CALL:
+      *rc->data.registered.deadline = calld->deadline;
+      if (rc->data.registered.optional_payload) {
+        *rc->data.registered.optional_payload = calld->payload;
+      }
+      break;
+    default:
+      GPR_UNREACHABLE_CODE(return );
+  }
+
+  grpc_call_element *elem =
+      grpc_call_stack_element(grpc_call_get_call_stack(call), 0);
+  channel_data *chand = elem->channel_data;
+  server_ref(chand->server);
+  grpc_cq_end_op(exec_ctx, calld->cq_new, rc->tag, true, done_request_event, rc,
+                 &rc->completion);
+}
+
+static void publish_new_rpc(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg, bool success) {
+  call_data *calld = arg;
+  request_matcher *rm = calld->request_matcher;
+  grpc_server *server = rm->server;
+
+  if (!success || gpr_atm_acq_load(&server->shutdown_flag)) {
     gpr_mu_lock(&calld->mu_state);
     calld->state = ZOMBIED;
     gpr_mu_unlock(&calld->mu_state);
-    grpc_closure_init(&calld->kill_zombie_closure, kill_zombie, elem);
+    grpc_closure_init(
+        &calld->kill_zombie_closure, kill_zombie,
+        grpc_call_stack_element(grpc_call_get_call_stack(calld->call), 0));
     grpc_exec_ctx_enqueue(exec_ctx, &calld->kill_zombie_closure, true, NULL);
     return;
   }
 
-  request_id = gpr_stack_lockfree_pop(rm->requests);
+  int request_id = gpr_stack_lockfree_pop(rm->requests);
   if (request_id == -1) {
     gpr_mu_lock(&server->mu_call);
     gpr_mu_lock(&calld->mu_state);
@@ -449,7 +525,41 @@ static void finish_start_new_rpc(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_server *server,
     gpr_mu_lock(&calld->mu_state);
     calld->state = ACTIVATED;
     gpr_mu_unlock(&calld->mu_state);
-    begin_call(exec_ctx, server, calld, &server->requested_calls[request_id]);
+    publish_call(exec_ctx, server, calld, &server->requested_calls[request_id]);
+  }
+}
+
+static void finish_start_new_rpc(
+    grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_server *server, grpc_call_element *elem,
+    request_matcher *rm,
+    grpc_server_register_method_payload_handling payload_handling) {
+  call_data *calld = elem->call_data;
+
+  if (gpr_atm_acq_load(&server->shutdown_flag)) {
+    gpr_mu_lock(&calld->mu_state);
+    calld->state = ZOMBIED;
+    gpr_mu_unlock(&calld->mu_state);
+    grpc_closure_init(&calld->kill_zombie_closure, kill_zombie, elem);
+    grpc_exec_ctx_enqueue(exec_ctx, &calld->kill_zombie_closure, true, NULL);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  calld->request_matcher = rm;
+
+  switch (payload_handling) {
+    case GRPC_SRM_PAYLOAD_NONE:
+      publish_new_rpc(exec_ctx, calld, true);
+      break;
+    case GRPC_SRM_PAYLOAD_READ_INITIAL_BYTE_BUFFER: {
+      grpc_op op;
+      memset(&op, 0, sizeof(op));
+      op.op = GRPC_OP_RECV_MESSAGE;
+      op.data.recv_message = &calld->payload;
+      grpc_closure_init(&calld->publish, publish_new_rpc, calld);
+      grpc_call_start_batch_and_execute(exec_ctx, calld->call, &op, 1,
+                                        &calld->publish);
+      break;
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -475,7 +585,8 @@ static void start_new_rpc(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_call_element *elem) {
           !calld->recv_idempotent_request)
         continue;
       finish_start_new_rpc(exec_ctx, server, elem,
-                           &rm->server_registered_method->request_matcher);
+                           &rm->server_registered_method->request_matcher,
+                           rm->server_registered_method->payload_handling);
       return;
     }
     /* check for a wildcard method definition (no host set) */
@@ -490,12 +601,14 @@ static void start_new_rpc(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_call_element *elem) {
           !calld->recv_idempotent_request)
         continue;
       finish_start_new_rpc(exec_ctx, server, elem,
-                           &rm->server_registered_method->request_matcher);
+                           &rm->server_registered_method->request_matcher,
+                           rm->server_registered_method->payload_handling);
       return;
     }
   }
   finish_start_new_rpc(exec_ctx, server, elem,
-                       &server->unregistered_request_matcher);
+                       &server->unregistered_request_matcher,
+                       GRPC_SRM_PAYLOAD_NONE);
 }
 
 static int num_listeners(grpc_server *server) {
@@ -824,7 +937,7 @@ grpc_server *grpc_server_create(const grpc_channel_args *args, void *reserved) {
     gpr_stack_lockfree_push(server->request_freelist, (int)i);
   }
   request_matcher_init(&server->unregistered_request_matcher,
-                       server->max_requested_calls);
+                       server->max_requested_calls, server);
   server->requested_calls = gpr_malloc(server->max_requested_calls *
                                        sizeof(*server->requested_calls));
 
@@ -840,8 +953,10 @@ static int streq(const char *a, const char *b) {
   return 0 == strcmp(a, b);
 }
 
-void *grpc_server_register_method(grpc_server *server, const char *method,
-                                  const char *host, uint32_t flags) {
+void *grpc_server_register_method(
+    grpc_server *server, const char *method, const char *host,
+    grpc_server_register_method_payload_handling payload_handling,
+    uint32_t flags) {
   registered_method *m;
   GRPC_API_TRACE(
       "grpc_server_register_method(server=%p, method=%s, host=%s, "
@@ -866,10 +981,12 @@ void *grpc_server_register_method(grpc_server *server, const char *method,
   }
   m = gpr_malloc(sizeof(registered_method));
   memset(m, 0, sizeof(*m));
-  request_matcher_init(&m->request_matcher, server->max_requested_calls);
+  request_matcher_init(&m->request_matcher, server->max_requested_calls,
+                       server);
   m->method = gpr_strdup(method);
   m->host = gpr_strdup(host);
   m->next = server->registered_methods;
+  m->payload_handling = payload_handling;
   m->flags = flags;
   server->registered_methods = m;
   return m;
@@ -1143,8 +1260,8 @@ static grpc_call_error queue_call_request(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
         GPR_ASSERT(calld->state == PENDING);
         calld->state = ACTIVATED;
         gpr_mu_unlock(&calld->mu_state);
-        begin_call(exec_ctx, server, calld,
-                   &server->requested_calls[request_id]);
+        publish_call(exec_ctx, server, calld,
+                     &server->requested_calls[request_id]);
       }
       gpr_mu_lock(&server->mu_call);
     }
@@ -1209,6 +1326,12 @@ grpc_call_error grpc_server_request_registered_call(
     error = GRPC_CALL_ERROR_NOT_SERVER_COMPLETION_QUEUE;
     goto done;
   }
+  if ((optional_payload == NULL) !=
+      (rm->payload_handling == GRPC_SRM_PAYLOAD_NONE)) {
+    gpr_free(rc);
+    error = GRPC_CALL_ERROR_PAYLOAD_TYPE_MISMATCH;
+    goto done;
+  }
   grpc_cq_begin_op(cq_for_notification, tag);
   rc->type = REGISTERED_CALL;
   rc->server = server;
@@ -1226,86 +1349,6 @@ done:
   return error;
 }
 
-static void publish_registered_or_batch(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
-                                        void *user_data, bool success);
-
-static void cpstr(char **dest, size_t *capacity, grpc_mdstr *value) {
-  gpr_slice slice = value->slice;
-  size_t len = GPR_SLICE_LENGTH(slice);
-
-  if (len + 1 > *capacity) {
-    *capacity = GPR_MAX(len + 1, *capacity * 2);
-    *dest = gpr_realloc(*dest, *capacity);
-  }
-  memcpy(*dest, grpc_mdstr_as_c_string(value), len + 1);
-}
-
-static void begin_call(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_server *server,
-                       call_data *calld, requested_call *rc) {
-  grpc_op ops[1];
-  grpc_op *op = ops;
-
-  memset(ops, 0, sizeof(ops));
-
-  /* called once initial metadata has been read by the call, but BEFORE
-     the ioreq to fetch it out of the call has been executed.
-     This means metadata related fields can be relied on in calld, but to
-     fill in the metadata array passed by the client, we need to perform
-     an ioreq op, that should complete immediately. */
-
-  grpc_call_set_completion_queue(exec_ctx, calld->call, rc->cq_bound_to_call);
-  grpc_closure_init(&rc->publish, publish_registered_or_batch, rc);
-  *rc->call = calld->call;
-  calld->cq_new = rc->cq_for_notification;
-  GPR_SWAP(grpc_metadata_array, *rc->initial_metadata, calld->initial_metadata);
-  switch (rc->type) {
-    case BATCH_CALL:
-      GPR_ASSERT(calld->host != NULL);
-      GPR_ASSERT(calld->path != NULL);
-      cpstr(&rc->data.batch.details->host,
-            &rc->data.batch.details->host_capacity, calld->host);
-      cpstr(&rc->data.batch.details->method,
-            &rc->data.batch.details->method_capacity, calld->path);
-      rc->data.batch.details->deadline = calld->deadline;
-      rc->data.batch.details->flags =
-          0 | (calld->recv_idempotent_request
-                   ? GRPC_INITIAL_METADATA_IDEMPOTENT_REQUEST
-                   : 0);
-      break;
-    case REGISTERED_CALL:
-      *rc->data.registered.deadline = calld->deadline;
-      if (rc->data.registered.optional_payload) {
-        op->op = GRPC_OP_RECV_MESSAGE;
-        op->data.recv_message = rc->data.registered.optional_payload;
-        op++;
-      }
-      break;
-    default:
-      GPR_UNREACHABLE_CODE(return );
-  }
-
-  GRPC_CALL_INTERNAL_REF(calld->call, "server");
-  grpc_call_start_batch_and_execute(exec_ctx, calld->call, ops,
-                                    (size_t)(op - ops), &rc->publish);
-}
-
-static void done_request_event(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *req,
-                               grpc_cq_completion *c) {
-  requested_call *rc = req;
-  grpc_server *server = rc->server;
-
-  if (rc >= server->requested_calls &&
-      rc < server->requested_calls + server->max_requested_calls) {
-    GPR_ASSERT(rc - server->requested_calls <= INT_MAX);
-    gpr_stack_lockfree_push(server->request_freelist,
-                            (int)(rc - server->requested_calls));
-  } else {
-    gpr_free(req);
-  }
-
-  server_unref(exec_ctx, server);
-}
-
 static void fail_call(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_server *server,
                       requested_call *rc) {
   *rc->call = NULL;
@@ -1316,20 +1359,6 @@ static void fail_call(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_server *server,
                  done_request_event, rc, &rc->completion);
 }
 
-static void publish_registered_or_batch(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *prc,
-                                        bool success) {
-  requested_call *rc = prc;
-  grpc_call *call = *rc->call;
-  grpc_call_element *elem =
-      grpc_call_stack_element(grpc_call_get_call_stack(call), 0);
-  call_data *calld = elem->call_data;
-  channel_data *chand = elem->channel_data;
-  server_ref(chand->server);
-  grpc_cq_end_op(exec_ctx, calld->cq_new, rc->tag, success, done_request_event,
-                 rc, &rc->completion);
-  GRPC_CALL_INTERNAL_UNREF(exec_ctx, call, "server");
-}
-
 const grpc_channel_args *grpc_server_get_channel_args(grpc_server *server) {
   return server->channel_args;
 }
diff --git a/src/cpp/server/server.cc b/src/cpp/server/server.cc
index 3e44c502fce..fafe31e84c1 100644
--- a/src/cpp/server/server.cc
+++ b/src/cpp/server/server.cc
@@ -321,6 +321,19 @@ void Server::SetGlobalCallbacks(GlobalCallbacks* callbacks) {
   g_callbacks.reset(callbacks);
 }
 
+static grpc_server_register_method_payload_handling PayloadHandlingForMethod(
+    RpcServiceMethod* method) {
+  switch (method->method_type()) {
+    case RpcMethod::NORMAL_RPC:
+    case RpcMethod::SERVER_STREAMING:
+      return GRPC_SRM_PAYLOAD_READ_INITIAL_BYTE_BUFFER;
+    case RpcMethod::CLIENT_STREAMING:
+    case RpcMethod::BIDI_STREAMING:
+      return GRPC_SRM_PAYLOAD_NONE;
+  }
+  GPR_UNREACHABLE_CODE(return GRPC_SRM_PAYLOAD_NONE;);
+}
+
 bool Server::RegisterService(const grpc::string* host, Service* service) {
   bool has_async_methods = service->has_async_methods();
   if (has_async_methods) {
@@ -334,8 +347,9 @@ bool Server::RegisterService(const grpc::string* host, Service* service) {
       continue;
     }
     RpcServiceMethod* method = it->get();
-    void* tag = grpc_server_register_method(server_, method->name(),
-                                            host ? host->c_str() : nullptr, 0);
+    void* tag = grpc_server_register_method(
+        server_, method->name(), host ? host->c_str() : nullptr,
+        PayloadHandlingForMethod(method), 0);
     if (tag == nullptr) {
       gpr_log(GPR_DEBUG, "Attempt to register %s multiple times",
               method->name());
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_cython/imports.generated.h b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_cython/imports.generated.h
index adcd8e954a3..272e85b4857 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_cython/imports.generated.h
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_cython/imports.generated.h
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ extern grpc_call_destroy_type grpc_call_destroy_import;
 typedef grpc_call_error(*grpc_server_request_call_type)(grpc_server *server, grpc_call **call, grpc_call_details *details, grpc_metadata_array *request_metadata, grpc_completion_queue *cq_bound_to_call, grpc_completion_queue *cq_for_notification, void *tag_new);
 extern grpc_server_request_call_type grpc_server_request_call_import;
 #define grpc_server_request_call grpc_server_request_call_import
-typedef void *(*grpc_server_register_method_type)(grpc_server *server, const char *method, const char *host, uint32_t flags);
+typedef void *(*grpc_server_register_method_type)(grpc_server *server, const char *method, const char *host, grpc_server_register_method_payload_handling payload_handling, uint32_t flags);
 extern grpc_server_register_method_type grpc_server_register_method_import;
 #define grpc_server_register_method grpc_server_register_method_import
 typedef grpc_call_error(*grpc_server_request_registered_call_type)(grpc_server *server, void *registered_method, grpc_call **call, gpr_timespec *deadline, grpc_metadata_array *request_metadata, grpc_byte_buffer **optional_payload, grpc_completion_queue *cq_bound_to_call, grpc_completion_queue *cq_for_notification, void *tag_new);
diff --git a/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_grpc_imports.generated.h b/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_grpc_imports.generated.h
index 22ea84c7509..c526f434c61 100644
--- a/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_grpc_imports.generated.h
+++ b/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_grpc_imports.generated.h
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ extern grpc_call_destroy_type grpc_call_destroy_import;
 typedef grpc_call_error(*grpc_server_request_call_type)(grpc_server *server, grpc_call **call, grpc_call_details *details, grpc_metadata_array *request_metadata, grpc_completion_queue *cq_bound_to_call, grpc_completion_queue *cq_for_notification, void *tag_new);
 extern grpc_server_request_call_type grpc_server_request_call_import;
 #define grpc_server_request_call grpc_server_request_call_import
-typedef void *(*grpc_server_register_method_type)(grpc_server *server, const char *method, const char *host, uint32_t flags);
+typedef void *(*grpc_server_register_method_type)(grpc_server *server, const char *method, const char *host, grpc_server_register_method_payload_handling payload_handling, uint32_t flags);
 extern grpc_server_register_method_type grpc_server_register_method_import;
 #define grpc_server_register_method grpc_server_register_method_import
 typedef grpc_call_error(*grpc_server_request_registered_call_type)(grpc_server *server, void *registered_method, grpc_call **call, gpr_timespec *deadline, grpc_metadata_array *request_metadata, grpc_byte_buffer **optional_payload, grpc_completion_queue *cq_bound_to_call, grpc_completion_queue *cq_for_notification, void *tag_new);
diff --git a/templates/test/core/end2end/end2end_defs.include b/templates/test/core/end2end/end2end_defs.include
index fb44271158c..b828f84f1c6 100644
--- a/templates/test/core/end2end/end2end_defs.include
+++ b/templates/test/core/end2end/end2end_defs.include
@@ -37,18 +37,32 @@
 
 #include "test/core/end2end/end2end_tests.h"
 
+#include <stdbool.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include <grpc/support/log.h>
 
+static bool g_pre_init_called = false;
+
 % for test in tests:
 extern void ${test}(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void ${test}_pre_init(void);
 % endfor
 
+void grpc_end2end_tests_pre_init(void) {
+  GPR_ASSERT(!g_pre_init_called);
+  g_pre_init_called = true;
+% for test in tests:
+  ${test}_pre_init();
+% endfor
+}
+
 void grpc_end2end_tests(int argc, char **argv,
                         grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   int i;
 
+  GPR_ASSERT(g_pre_init_called);
+
   if (argc <= 1) {
 % for test in tests:
     ${test}(config);
diff --git a/test/core/bad_client/bad_client.c b/test/core/bad_client/bad_client.c
index 2b9a551dfb7..cd5b5412492 100644
--- a/test/core/bad_client/bad_client.c
+++ b/test/core/bad_client/bad_client.c
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ void grpc_run_bad_client_test(grpc_bad_client_server_side_validator validator,
   grpc_server_register_completion_queue(a.server, a.cq, NULL);
   a.registered_method =
       grpc_server_register_method(a.server, GRPC_BAD_CLIENT_REGISTERED_METHOD,
-                                  GRPC_BAD_CLIENT_REGISTERED_HOST, 0);
+                                  GRPC_BAD_CLIENT_REGISTERED_HOST,
+                                  GRPC_SRM_PAYLOAD_READ_INITIAL_BYTE_BUFFER, 0);
   grpc_server_start(a.server);
   transport = grpc_create_chttp2_transport(&exec_ctx, NULL, sfd.server, 0);
   server_setup_transport(&a, transport);
diff --git a/test/core/bad_client/gen_build_yaml.py b/test/core/bad_client/gen_build_yaml.py
index ca26eda170a..d49858ed6d8 100755
--- a/test/core/bad_client/gen_build_yaml.py
+++ b/test/core/bad_client/gen_build_yaml.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ BAD_CLIENT_TESTS = {
     'connection_prefix': default_test_options._replace(cpu_cost=0.2),
     'headers': default_test_options._replace(cpu_cost=0.2),
     'initial_settings_frame': default_test_options._replace(cpu_cost=0.2),
+    'head_of_line_blocking': default_test_options,
     'server_registered_method': default_test_options,
     'simple_request': default_test_options,
     'window_overflow': default_test_options,
diff --git a/test/core/bad_client/tests/head_of_line_blocking.c b/test/core/bad_client/tests/head_of_line_blocking.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..53cd4537b2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/core/bad_client/tests/head_of_line_blocking.c
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+/*
+ *
+ * Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+ * met:
+ *
+ *     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+ * copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+ * in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ * distribution.
+ *     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+ * contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+ * this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+ * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ * OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "test/core/bad_client/bad_client.h"
+
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include <grpc/support/alloc.h>
+
+#include "src/core/lib/surface/server.h"
+#include "test/core/end2end/cq_verifier.h"
+
+static const char prefix[] =
+    "PRI * HTTP/2.0\r\n\r\nSM\r\n\r\n"
+    // settings frame
+    "\x00\x00\x00\x04\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00"
+    // stream 1 headers: generated from server_registered_method.headers in this
+    // directory
+    "\x00\x00\xd0\x01\x04\x00\x00\x00\x01"
+    "\x10\x05:path\x0f/registered/bar"
+    "\x10\x07:scheme\x04http"
+    "\x10\x07:method\x04POST"
+    "\x10\x0a:authority\x09localhost"
+    "\x10\x0c"
+    "content-type\x10"
+    "application/grpc"
+    "\x10\x14grpc-accept-encoding\x15identity,deflate,gzip"
+    "\x10\x02te\x08trailers"
+    "\x10\x0auser-agent\"bad-client grpc-c/0.12.0.0 (linux)"
+    // data frame for stream 1: advertise a 10000 byte payload (that we won't
+    // fulfill)
+    "\x00\x00\x05\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x01"
+    "\x01\x00\x00\x27\x10"
+    // stream 3 headers: generated from server_registered_method.headers in this
+    // directory
+    "\x00\x00\xd0\x01\x04\x00\x00\x00\x03"
+    "\x10\x05:path\x0f/registered/bar"
+    "\x10\x07:scheme\x04http"
+    "\x10\x07:method\x04POST"
+    "\x10\x0a:authority\x09localhost"
+    "\x10\x0c"
+    "content-type\x10"
+    "application/grpc"
+    "\x10\x14grpc-accept-encoding\x15identity,deflate,gzip"
+    "\x10\x02te\x08trailers"
+    "\x10\x0auser-agent\"bad-client grpc-c/0.12.0.0 (linux)"
+    // data frame for stream 3: advertise a 10000 byte payload (that we will
+    // fulfill)
+    "\x00\x00\x05\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x03"
+    "\x01\x00\x00\x27\x10"
+    "";
+
+static void *tag(intptr_t t) { return (void *)t; }
+
+static void verifier(grpc_server *server, grpc_completion_queue *cq,
+                     void *registered_method) {
+  grpc_call_error error;
+  grpc_call *s;
+  cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(cq);
+  grpc_metadata_array request_metadata_recv;
+  gpr_timespec deadline;
+  grpc_byte_buffer *payload = NULL;
+
+  grpc_metadata_array_init(&request_metadata_recv);
+
+  error = grpc_server_request_registered_call(server, registered_method, &s,
+                                              &deadline, &request_metadata_recv,
+                                              &payload, cq, cq, tag(101));
+  GPR_ASSERT(GRPC_CALL_OK == error);
+  cq_expect_completion(cqv, tag(101), 1);
+  cq_verify(cqv);
+
+  GPR_ASSERT(payload != NULL);
+
+  grpc_metadata_array_destroy(&request_metadata_recv);
+  grpc_call_destroy(s);
+  grpc_byte_buffer_destroy(payload);
+  cq_verifier_destroy(cqv);
+}
+
+char *g_buffer;
+size_t g_cap = 0;
+size_t g_count = 0;
+
+static void addbuf(const void *data, size_t len) {
+  if (g_count + len > g_cap) {
+    g_cap = GPR_MAX(g_count + len, g_cap * 2);
+    g_buffer = gpr_realloc(g_buffer, g_cap);
+  }
+  memcpy(g_buffer + g_count, data, len);
+  g_count += len;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+  int i;
+  grpc_test_init(argc, argv);
+
+#define NUM_FRAMES 10
+#define FRAME_SIZE 1000
+
+  addbuf(prefix, sizeof(prefix) - 1);
+  for (i = 0; i < NUM_FRAMES; i++) {
+    uint8_t hdr[9] = {(uint8_t)(FRAME_SIZE >> 16),
+                      (uint8_t)(FRAME_SIZE >> 8),
+                      (uint8_t)FRAME_SIZE,
+                      0,
+                      0,
+                      0,
+                      0,
+                      0,
+                      3};
+    uint8_t msg[FRAME_SIZE];
+    memset(msg, 'a', sizeof(msg));
+    addbuf(hdr, sizeof(hdr));
+    addbuf(msg, FRAME_SIZE);
+  }
+  grpc_run_bad_client_test(verifier, g_buffer, g_count, 0);
+  gpr_free(g_buffer);
+
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/end2end_nosec_tests.c b/test/core/end2end/end2end_nosec_tests.c
index deb73395e04..b71299c09e0 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/end2end_nosec_tests.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/end2end_nosec_tests.c
@@ -36,51 +36,136 @@
 
 #include "test/core/end2end/end2end_tests.h"
 
+#include <stdbool.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include <grpc/support/log.h>
 
+static bool g_pre_init_called = false;
+
 extern void bad_hostname(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void bad_hostname_pre_init(void);
 extern void binary_metadata(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void binary_metadata_pre_init(void);
 extern void cancel_after_accept(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void cancel_after_accept_pre_init(void);
 extern void cancel_after_client_done(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void cancel_after_client_done_pre_init(void);
 extern void cancel_after_invoke(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void cancel_after_invoke_pre_init(void);
 extern void cancel_before_invoke(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void cancel_before_invoke_pre_init(void);
 extern void cancel_in_a_vacuum(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void cancel_in_a_vacuum_pre_init(void);
 extern void cancel_with_status(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void cancel_with_status_pre_init(void);
 extern void compressed_payload(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void compressed_payload_pre_init(void);
 extern void connectivity(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void connectivity_pre_init(void);
 extern void default_host(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void default_host_pre_init(void);
 extern void disappearing_server(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void disappearing_server_pre_init(void);
 extern void empty_batch(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void empty_batch_pre_init(void);
+extern void filter_causes_close(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void filter_causes_close_pre_init(void);
 extern void graceful_server_shutdown(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void graceful_server_shutdown_pre_init(void);
 extern void high_initial_seqno(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void high_initial_seqno_pre_init(void);
 extern void hpack_size(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void hpack_size_pre_init(void);
 extern void idempotent_request(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void idempotent_request_pre_init(void);
 extern void invoke_large_request(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void invoke_large_request_pre_init(void);
 extern void large_metadata(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void large_metadata_pre_init(void);
 extern void max_concurrent_streams(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void max_concurrent_streams_pre_init(void);
 extern void max_message_length(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void max_message_length_pre_init(void);
 extern void negative_deadline(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void negative_deadline_pre_init(void);
 extern void no_op(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void no_op_pre_init(void);
 extern void payload(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void payload_pre_init(void);
 extern void ping(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void ping_pre_init(void);
 extern void ping_pong_streaming(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void ping_pong_streaming_pre_init(void);
 extern void registered_call(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void registered_call_pre_init(void);
 extern void request_with_flags(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void request_with_flags_pre_init(void);
 extern void request_with_payload(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void request_with_payload_pre_init(void);
 extern void server_finishes_request(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void server_finishes_request_pre_init(void);
 extern void shutdown_finishes_calls(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void shutdown_finishes_calls_pre_init(void);
 extern void shutdown_finishes_tags(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void shutdown_finishes_tags_pre_init(void);
 extern void simple_delayed_request(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void simple_delayed_request_pre_init(void);
 extern void simple_metadata(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void simple_metadata_pre_init(void);
 extern void simple_request(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void simple_request_pre_init(void);
 extern void trailing_metadata(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void trailing_metadata_pre_init(void);
+
+void grpc_end2end_tests_pre_init(void) {
+  GPR_ASSERT(!g_pre_init_called);
+  g_pre_init_called = true;
+  bad_hostname_pre_init();
+  binary_metadata_pre_init();
+  cancel_after_accept_pre_init();
+  cancel_after_client_done_pre_init();
+  cancel_after_invoke_pre_init();
+  cancel_before_invoke_pre_init();
+  cancel_in_a_vacuum_pre_init();
+  cancel_with_status_pre_init();
+  compressed_payload_pre_init();
+  connectivity_pre_init();
+  default_host_pre_init();
+  disappearing_server_pre_init();
+  empty_batch_pre_init();
+  filter_causes_close_pre_init();
+  graceful_server_shutdown_pre_init();
+  high_initial_seqno_pre_init();
+  hpack_size_pre_init();
+  idempotent_request_pre_init();
+  invoke_large_request_pre_init();
+  large_metadata_pre_init();
+  max_concurrent_streams_pre_init();
+  max_message_length_pre_init();
+  negative_deadline_pre_init();
+  no_op_pre_init();
+  payload_pre_init();
+  ping_pre_init();
+  ping_pong_streaming_pre_init();
+  registered_call_pre_init();
+  request_with_flags_pre_init();
+  request_with_payload_pre_init();
+  server_finishes_request_pre_init();
+  shutdown_finishes_calls_pre_init();
+  shutdown_finishes_tags_pre_init();
+  simple_delayed_request_pre_init();
+  simple_metadata_pre_init();
+  simple_request_pre_init();
+  trailing_metadata_pre_init();
+}
 
 void grpc_end2end_tests(int argc, char **argv,
                         grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   int i;
 
+  GPR_ASSERT(g_pre_init_called);
+
   if (argc <= 1) {
     bad_hostname(config);
     binary_metadata(config);
@@ -95,6 +180,7 @@ void grpc_end2end_tests(int argc, char **argv,
     default_host(config);
     disappearing_server(config);
     empty_batch(config);
+    filter_causes_close(config);
     graceful_server_shutdown(config);
     high_initial_seqno(config);
     hpack_size(config);
@@ -174,6 +260,10 @@ void grpc_end2end_tests(int argc, char **argv,
       empty_batch(config);
       continue;
     }
+    if (0 == strcmp("filter_causes_close", argv[i])) {
+      filter_causes_close(config);
+      continue;
+    }
     if (0 == strcmp("graceful_server_shutdown", argv[i])) {
       graceful_server_shutdown(config);
       continue;
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/end2end_tests.c b/test/core/end2end/end2end_tests.c
index dd7f6a2a311..00c9c44a78c 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/end2end_tests.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/end2end_tests.c
@@ -36,52 +36,139 @@
 
 #include "test/core/end2end/end2end_tests.h"
 
+#include <stdbool.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include <grpc/support/log.h>
 
+static bool g_pre_init_called = false;
+
 extern void bad_hostname(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void bad_hostname_pre_init(void);
 extern void binary_metadata(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void binary_metadata_pre_init(void);
 extern void call_creds(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void call_creds_pre_init(void);
 extern void cancel_after_accept(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void cancel_after_accept_pre_init(void);
 extern void cancel_after_client_done(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void cancel_after_client_done_pre_init(void);
 extern void cancel_after_invoke(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void cancel_after_invoke_pre_init(void);
 extern void cancel_before_invoke(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void cancel_before_invoke_pre_init(void);
 extern void cancel_in_a_vacuum(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void cancel_in_a_vacuum_pre_init(void);
 extern void cancel_with_status(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void cancel_with_status_pre_init(void);
 extern void compressed_payload(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void compressed_payload_pre_init(void);
 extern void connectivity(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void connectivity_pre_init(void);
 extern void default_host(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void default_host_pre_init(void);
 extern void disappearing_server(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void disappearing_server_pre_init(void);
 extern void empty_batch(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void empty_batch_pre_init(void);
+extern void filter_causes_close(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void filter_causes_close_pre_init(void);
 extern void graceful_server_shutdown(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void graceful_server_shutdown_pre_init(void);
 extern void high_initial_seqno(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void high_initial_seqno_pre_init(void);
 extern void hpack_size(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void hpack_size_pre_init(void);
 extern void idempotent_request(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void idempotent_request_pre_init(void);
 extern void invoke_large_request(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void invoke_large_request_pre_init(void);
 extern void large_metadata(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void large_metadata_pre_init(void);
 extern void max_concurrent_streams(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void max_concurrent_streams_pre_init(void);
 extern void max_message_length(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void max_message_length_pre_init(void);
 extern void negative_deadline(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void negative_deadline_pre_init(void);
 extern void no_op(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void no_op_pre_init(void);
 extern void payload(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void payload_pre_init(void);
 extern void ping(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void ping_pre_init(void);
 extern void ping_pong_streaming(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void ping_pong_streaming_pre_init(void);
 extern void registered_call(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void registered_call_pre_init(void);
 extern void request_with_flags(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void request_with_flags_pre_init(void);
 extern void request_with_payload(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void request_with_payload_pre_init(void);
 extern void server_finishes_request(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void server_finishes_request_pre_init(void);
 extern void shutdown_finishes_calls(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void shutdown_finishes_calls_pre_init(void);
 extern void shutdown_finishes_tags(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void shutdown_finishes_tags_pre_init(void);
 extern void simple_delayed_request(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void simple_delayed_request_pre_init(void);
 extern void simple_metadata(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void simple_metadata_pre_init(void);
 extern void simple_request(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void simple_request_pre_init(void);
 extern void trailing_metadata(grpc_end2end_test_config config);
+extern void trailing_metadata_pre_init(void);
+
+void grpc_end2end_tests_pre_init(void) {
+  GPR_ASSERT(!g_pre_init_called);
+  g_pre_init_called = true;
+  bad_hostname_pre_init();
+  binary_metadata_pre_init();
+  call_creds_pre_init();
+  cancel_after_accept_pre_init();
+  cancel_after_client_done_pre_init();
+  cancel_after_invoke_pre_init();
+  cancel_before_invoke_pre_init();
+  cancel_in_a_vacuum_pre_init();
+  cancel_with_status_pre_init();
+  compressed_payload_pre_init();
+  connectivity_pre_init();
+  default_host_pre_init();
+  disappearing_server_pre_init();
+  empty_batch_pre_init();
+  filter_causes_close_pre_init();
+  graceful_server_shutdown_pre_init();
+  high_initial_seqno_pre_init();
+  hpack_size_pre_init();
+  idempotent_request_pre_init();
+  invoke_large_request_pre_init();
+  large_metadata_pre_init();
+  max_concurrent_streams_pre_init();
+  max_message_length_pre_init();
+  negative_deadline_pre_init();
+  no_op_pre_init();
+  payload_pre_init();
+  ping_pre_init();
+  ping_pong_streaming_pre_init();
+  registered_call_pre_init();
+  request_with_flags_pre_init();
+  request_with_payload_pre_init();
+  server_finishes_request_pre_init();
+  shutdown_finishes_calls_pre_init();
+  shutdown_finishes_tags_pre_init();
+  simple_delayed_request_pre_init();
+  simple_metadata_pre_init();
+  simple_request_pre_init();
+  trailing_metadata_pre_init();
+}
 
 void grpc_end2end_tests(int argc, char **argv,
                         grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   int i;
 
+  GPR_ASSERT(g_pre_init_called);
+
   if (argc <= 1) {
     bad_hostname(config);
     binary_metadata(config);
@@ -97,6 +184,7 @@ void grpc_end2end_tests(int argc, char **argv,
     default_host(config);
     disappearing_server(config);
     empty_batch(config);
+    filter_causes_close(config);
     graceful_server_shutdown(config);
     high_initial_seqno(config);
     hpack_size(config);
@@ -180,6 +268,10 @@ void grpc_end2end_tests(int argc, char **argv,
       empty_batch(config);
       continue;
     }
+    if (0 == strcmp("filter_causes_close", argv[i])) {
+      filter_causes_close(config);
+      continue;
+    }
     if (0 == strcmp("graceful_server_shutdown", argv[i])) {
       graceful_server_shutdown(config);
       continue;
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/end2end_tests.h b/test/core/end2end/end2end_tests.h
index bc44f43a178..dfa041c0c64 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/end2end_tests.h
+++ b/test/core/end2end/end2end_tests.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ struct grpc_end2end_test_config {
   void (*tear_down_data)(grpc_end2end_test_fixture *f);
 };
 
+void grpc_end2end_tests_pre_init(void);
 void grpc_end2end_tests(int argc, char **argv, grpc_end2end_test_config config);
 
 #endif /* GRPC_TEST_CORE_END2END_END2END_TESTS_H */
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_census.c b/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_census.c
index 9d41ff2dbb4..9b6f2bf80db 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_census.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_census.c
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   size_t i;
 
   grpc_test_init(argc, argv);
+  grpc_end2end_tests_pre_init();
   grpc_init();
 
   for (i = 0; i < sizeof(configs) / sizeof(*configs); i++) {
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_compress.c b/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_compress.c
index 55355b58dda..fe72c6851f1 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_compress.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_compress.c
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   size_t i;
 
   grpc_test_init(argc, argv);
+  grpc_end2end_tests_pre_init();
   grpc_init();
 
   for (i = 0; i < sizeof(configs) / sizeof(*configs); i++) {
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_fakesec.c b/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_fakesec.c
index a312585946a..246619bf685 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_fakesec.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_fakesec.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_config configs[] = {
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   size_t i;
   grpc_test_init(argc, argv);
-
+  grpc_end2end_tests_pre_init();
   grpc_init();
 
   for (i = 0; i < sizeof(configs) / sizeof(*configs); i++) {
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_full+pipe.c b/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_full+pipe.c
index a3e2196bf62..11e6d0eff2e 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_full+pipe.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_full+pipe.c
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   grpc_allow_specialized_wakeup_fd = 0;
 
   grpc_test_init(argc, argv);
+  grpc_end2end_tests_pre_init();
   grpc_init();
 
   for (i = 0; i < sizeof(configs) / sizeof(*configs); i++) {
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_full+trace.c b/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_full+trace.c
index 986a06bd010..7599412dfbb 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_full+trace.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_full+trace.c
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 #endif
 
   grpc_test_init(argc, argv);
+  grpc_end2end_tests_pre_init();
   grpc_init();
 
   GPR_ASSERT(0 == grpc_tracer_set_enabled("also-doesnt-exist", 0));
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_full.c b/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_full.c
index d0797e0a644..d4ee2aeb9d7 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_full.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_full.c
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   size_t i;
 
   grpc_test_init(argc, argv);
+  grpc_end2end_tests_pre_init();
   grpc_init();
 
   for (i = 0; i < sizeof(configs) / sizeof(*configs); i++) {
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_oauth2.c b/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_oauth2.c
index 9e7d8d31253..550ff331408 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_oauth2.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_oauth2.c
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_config configs[] = {
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   size_t i;
   grpc_test_init(argc, argv);
-
+  grpc_end2end_tests_pre_init();
   grpc_init();
 
   for (i = 0; i < sizeof(configs) / sizeof(*configs); i++) {
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_proxy.c b/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_proxy.c
index 4650da98e37..8f6f156ef7e 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_proxy.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_proxy.c
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   size_t i;
 
   grpc_test_init(argc, argv);
+  grpc_end2end_tests_pre_init();
   grpc_init();
 
   for (i = 0; i < sizeof(configs) / sizeof(*configs); i++) {
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_sockpair+trace.c b/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_sockpair+trace.c
index 9fdceabbaf7..4eb1c57302f 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_sockpair+trace.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_sockpair+trace.c
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 #endif
 
   grpc_test_init(argc, argv);
+  grpc_end2end_tests_pre_init();
   grpc_init();
   grpc_exec_ctx_finish(&exec_ctx);
 
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_sockpair.c b/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_sockpair.c
index 84777158b6d..7760d38100f 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_sockpair.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_sockpair.c
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   size_t i;
 
   grpc_test_init(argc, argv);
+  grpc_end2end_tests_pre_init();
   grpc_init();
 
   for (i = 0; i < sizeof(configs) / sizeof(*configs); i++) {
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_sockpair_1byte.c b/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_sockpair_1byte.c
index 6b6ca19885f..23a5a19c598 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_sockpair_1byte.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_sockpair_1byte.c
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   size_t i;
 
   grpc_test_init(argc, argv);
+  grpc_end2end_tests_pre_init();
   grpc_init();
 
   for (i = 0; i < sizeof(configs) / sizeof(*configs); i++) {
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_ssl.c b/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_ssl.c
index e5a255f7c3f..69f76160746 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_ssl.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_ssl.c
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   char *roots_filename;
 
   grpc_test_init(argc, argv);
+  grpc_end2end_tests_pre_init();
 
   /* Set the SSL roots env var. */
   roots_file = gpr_tmpfile("chttp2_simple_ssl_fullstack_test", &roots_filename);
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_ssl_proxy.c b/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_ssl_proxy.c
index 9edc8a0c234..1403b760f50 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_ssl_proxy.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_ssl_proxy.c
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   char *roots_filename;
 
   grpc_test_init(argc, argv);
+  grpc_end2end_tests_pre_init();
 
   /* Set the SSL roots env var. */
   roots_file = gpr_tmpfile("chttp2_simple_ssl_fullstack_test", &roots_filename);
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_uds.c b/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_uds.c
index 9216860a646..d454a103cef 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_uds.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/fixtures/h2_uds.c
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   size_t i;
 
   grpc_test_init(argc, argv);
+  grpc_end2end_tests_pre_init();
   grpc_init();
 
   for (i = 0; i < sizeof(configs) / sizeof(*configs); i++) {
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/gen_build_yaml.py b/test/core/end2end/gen_build_yaml.py
index 43ad22e714c..9a940a4ab51 100755
--- a/test/core/end2end/gen_build_yaml.py
+++ b/test/core/end2end/gen_build_yaml.py
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ END2END_TESTS = {
                                                   needs_dns=True),
     'disappearing_server': connectivity_test_options,
     'empty_batch': default_test_options,
+    'filter_causes_close': default_test_options,
     'graceful_server_shutdown': default_test_options._replace(cpu_cost=LOWCPU),
     'hpack_size': default_test_options._replace(proxyable=False,
                                                 traceable=False),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/bad_hostname.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/bad_hostname.c
index eb1fa46de39..3cb9b3d4b12 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/bad_hostname.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/bad_hostname.c
@@ -179,3 +179,5 @@ void bad_hostname(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
     test_invoke_simple_request(config);
   }
 }
+
+void bad_hostname_pre_init(void) {}
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/binary_metadata.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/binary_metadata.c
index 54583b09bc1..994c3bf1dd2 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/binary_metadata.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/binary_metadata.c
@@ -287,3 +287,5 @@ static void test_request_response_with_metadata_and_payload(
 void binary_metadata(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   test_request_response_with_metadata_and_payload(config);
 }
+
+void binary_metadata_pre_init(void) {}
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/call_creds.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/call_creds.c
index a3f86a76c7d..b555bea740b 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/call_creds.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/call_creds.c
@@ -475,3 +475,5 @@ void call_creds(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
     test_request_with_server_rejecting_client_creds(config);
   }
 }
+
+void call_creds_pre_init(void) {}
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_after_accept.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_after_accept.c
index 08d0ef6e51c..fc2a64a6c18 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_after_accept.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_after_accept.c
@@ -233,3 +233,5 @@ void cancel_after_accept(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
     test_cancel_after_accept(config, cancellation_modes[i]);
   }
 }
+
+void cancel_after_accept_pre_init(void) {}
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_after_client_done.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_after_client_done.c
index f85ffad1181..3bafa8c85fd 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_after_client_done.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_after_client_done.c
@@ -237,3 +237,5 @@ void cancel_after_client_done(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
     test_cancel_after_accept_and_writes_closed(config, cancellation_modes[i]);
   }
 }
+
+void cancel_after_client_done_pre_init(void) {}
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_after_invoke.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_after_invoke.c
index e7d6e0098a1..fc2751af8e1 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_after_invoke.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_after_invoke.c
@@ -199,3 +199,5 @@ void cancel_after_invoke(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
     }
   }
 }
+
+void cancel_after_invoke_pre_init(void) {}
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_before_invoke.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_before_invoke.c
index a4f47f01fa6..33005db9e45 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_before_invoke.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_before_invoke.c
@@ -194,3 +194,5 @@ void cancel_before_invoke(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
     test_cancel_before_invoke(config, i);
   }
 }
+
+void cancel_before_invoke_pre_init(void) {}
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_in_a_vacuum.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_in_a_vacuum.c
index 73a6fc452ab..0c893b5f9ef 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_in_a_vacuum.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_in_a_vacuum.c
@@ -127,3 +127,5 @@ void cancel_in_a_vacuum(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
     test_cancel_in_a_vacuum(config, cancellation_modes[i]);
   }
 }
+
+void cancel_in_a_vacuum_pre_init(void) {}
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_with_status.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_with_status.c
index aa73d488910..c3ee4a6a0ee 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_with_status.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_with_status.c
@@ -182,3 +182,5 @@ void cancel_with_status(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
     test_invoke_simple_request(config, i);
   }
 }
+
+void cancel_with_status_pre_init(void) {}
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/compressed_payload.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/compressed_payload.c
index d5cf9a78584..589bc314f8e 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/compressed_payload.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/compressed_payload.c
@@ -336,3 +336,5 @@ void compressed_payload(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   test_invoke_request_with_compressed_payload(config);
   test_invoke_request_with_compressed_payload_md_override(config);
 }
+
+void compressed_payload_pre_init(void) {}
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/connectivity.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/connectivity.c
index edef2ff68b7..5775976b1cb 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/connectivity.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/connectivity.c
@@ -172,3 +172,5 @@ void connectivity(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   GPR_ASSERT(config.feature_mask & FEATURE_MASK_SUPPORTS_DELAYED_CONNECTION);
   test_connectivity(config);
 }
+
+void connectivity_pre_init(void) {}
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/default_host.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/default_host.c
index 105f4e68f0f..44384a783ec 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/default_host.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/default_host.c
@@ -232,3 +232,5 @@ void default_host(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
     return;
   test_invoke_simple_request(config);
 }
+
+void default_host_pre_init(void) {}
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/disappearing_server.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/disappearing_server.c
index 5b2bbaf70cd..03d1ded04cf 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/disappearing_server.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/disappearing_server.c
@@ -213,3 +213,5 @@ void disappearing_server(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   GPR_ASSERT(config.feature_mask & FEATURE_MASK_SUPPORTS_DELAYED_CONNECTION);
   disappearing_server_test(config);
 }
+
+void disappearing_server_pre_init(void) {}
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/empty_batch.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/empty_batch.c
index 95df93ac5b5..c05b9199146 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/empty_batch.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/empty_batch.c
@@ -132,3 +132,5 @@ static void test_invoke_empty_body(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
 void empty_batch(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   test_invoke_empty_body(config);
 }
+
+void empty_batch_pre_init(void) {}
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/filter_causes_close.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/filter_causes_close.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d4a9f6fac4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/filter_causes_close.c
@@ -0,0 +1,290 @@
+/*
+ *
+ * Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+ * met:
+ *
+ *     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+ * copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+ * in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ * distribution.
+ *     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+ * contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+ * this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+ * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ * OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "test/core/end2end/end2end_tests.h"
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include <grpc/byte_buffer.h>
+#include <grpc/support/alloc.h>
+#include <grpc/support/log.h>
+#include <grpc/support/time.h>
+#include <grpc/support/useful.h>
+#include "src/core/lib/channel/channel_stack_builder.h"
+#include "src/core/lib/surface/channel_init.h"
+#include "test/core/end2end/cq_verifier.h"
+
+enum { TIMEOUT = 200000 };
+
+static bool g_enable_filter = false;
+
+static void *tag(intptr_t t) { return (void *)t; }
+
+static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
+                                            const char *test_name,
+                                            grpc_channel_args *client_args,
+                                            grpc_channel_args *server_args) {
+  grpc_end2end_test_fixture f;
+  gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "%s/%s", test_name, config.name);
+  f = config.create_fixture(client_args, server_args);
+  config.init_server(&f, server_args);
+  config.init_client(&f, client_args);
+  return f;
+}
+
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+  return GRPC_TIMEOUT_SECONDS_TO_DEADLINE(n);
+}
+
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+
+static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
+  grpc_event ev;
+  do {
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+  } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
+}
+
+static void shutdown_server(grpc_end2end_test_fixture *f) {
+  if (!f->server) return;
+  grpc_server_shutdown_and_notify(f->server, f->cq, tag(1000));
+  GPR_ASSERT(grpc_completion_queue_pluck(
+                 f->cq, tag(1000), GRPC_TIMEOUT_SECONDS_TO_DEADLINE(5), NULL)
+                 .type == GRPC_OP_COMPLETE);
+  grpc_server_destroy(f->server);
+  f->server = NULL;
+}
+
+static void shutdown_client(grpc_end2end_test_fixture *f) {
+  if (!f->client) return;
+  grpc_channel_destroy(f->client);
+  f->client = NULL;
+}
+
+static void end_test(grpc_end2end_test_fixture *f) {
+  shutdown_server(f);
+  shutdown_client(f);
+
+  grpc_completion_queue_shutdown(f->cq);
+  drain_cq(f->cq);
+  grpc_completion_queue_destroy(f->cq);
+}
+
+/* Request with a large amount of metadata.*/
+static void test_request(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
+  grpc_call *c;
+  grpc_call *s;
+  gpr_slice request_payload_slice = gpr_slice_from_copied_string("hello world");
+  grpc_byte_buffer *request_payload =
+      grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&request_payload_slice, 1);
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
+  grpc_end2end_test_fixture f =
+      begin_test(config, "filter_causes_close", NULL, NULL);
+  cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
+  grpc_op ops[6];
+  grpc_op *op;
+  grpc_metadata_array initial_metadata_recv;
+  grpc_metadata_array trailing_metadata_recv;
+  grpc_metadata_array request_metadata_recv;
+  grpc_byte_buffer *request_payload_recv = NULL;
+  grpc_call_details call_details;
+  grpc_status_code status;
+  grpc_call_error error;
+  char *details = NULL;
+  size_t details_capacity = 0;
+
+  c = grpc_channel_create_call(f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
+                               "/foo", "foo.test.google.fr", deadline, NULL);
+  GPR_ASSERT(c);
+
+  grpc_metadata_array_init(&initial_metadata_recv);
+  grpc_metadata_array_init(&trailing_metadata_recv);
+  grpc_metadata_array_init(&request_metadata_recv);
+  grpc_call_details_init(&call_details);
+
+  op = ops;
+  op->op = GRPC_OP_SEND_INITIAL_METADATA;
+  op->data.send_initial_metadata.count = 0;
+  op->data.send_initial_metadata.metadata = NULL;
+  op->flags = 0;
+  op->reserved = NULL;
+  op++;
+  op->op = GRPC_OP_SEND_MESSAGE;
+  op->data.send_message = request_payload;
+  op->flags = 0;
+  op->reserved = NULL;
+  op++;
+  op->op = GRPC_OP_SEND_CLOSE_FROM_CLIENT;
+  op->flags = 0;
+  op->reserved = NULL;
+  op++;
+  op->op = GRPC_OP_RECV_INITIAL_METADATA;
+  op->data.recv_initial_metadata = &initial_metadata_recv;
+  op->flags = 0;
+  op->reserved = NULL;
+  op++;
+  op->op = GRPC_OP_RECV_STATUS_ON_CLIENT;
+  op->data.recv_status_on_client.trailing_metadata = &trailing_metadata_recv;
+  op->data.recv_status_on_client.status = &status;
+  op->data.recv_status_on_client.status_details = &details;
+  op->data.recv_status_on_client.status_details_capacity = &details_capacity;
+  op->flags = 0;
+  op->reserved = NULL;
+  op++;
+  error = grpc_call_start_batch(c, ops, (size_t)(op - ops), tag(1), NULL);
+  GPR_ASSERT(GRPC_CALL_OK == error);
+
+  error =
+      grpc_server_request_call(f.server, &s, &call_details,
+                               &request_metadata_recv, f.cq, f.cq, tag(101));
+  GPR_ASSERT(GRPC_CALL_OK == error);
+
+  cq_expect_completion(cqv, tag(1), 1);
+  cq_verify(cqv);
+
+  GPR_ASSERT(status == GRPC_STATUS_PERMISSION_DENIED);
+  GPR_ASSERT(0 == strcmp(details, "Random failure that's not preventable."));
+
+  gpr_free(details);
+  grpc_metadata_array_destroy(&initial_metadata_recv);
+  grpc_metadata_array_destroy(&trailing_metadata_recv);
+  grpc_metadata_array_destroy(&request_metadata_recv);
+  grpc_call_details_destroy(&call_details);
+
+  grpc_call_destroy(c);
+
+  cq_verifier_destroy(cqv);
+
+  grpc_byte_buffer_destroy(request_payload);
+  grpc_byte_buffer_destroy(request_payload_recv);
+
+  end_test(&f);
+  config.tear_down_data(&f);
+}
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Test filter - always closes incoming requests
+ */
+
+typedef struct { grpc_closure *recv_im_ready; } call_data;
+
+typedef struct {
+} channel_data;
+
+static void recv_im_ready(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg, bool success) {
+  grpc_call_element *elem = arg;
+  call_data *calld = elem->call_data;
+  if (success) {
+    // close the stream with an error.
+    gpr_slice message;
+    grpc_transport_stream_op close_op;
+    memset(&close_op, 0, sizeof(close_op));
+    message =
+        gpr_slice_from_copied_string("Random failure that's not preventable.");
+    grpc_transport_stream_op op;
+    memset(&op, 0, sizeof(op));
+    grpc_transport_stream_op_add_close(&op, GRPC_STATUS_PERMISSION_DENIED,
+                                       &message);
+    grpc_call_next_op(exec_ctx, elem, &op);
+  }
+  calld->recv_im_ready->cb(exec_ctx, calld->recv_im_ready->cb_arg, false);
+}
+
+static void start_transport_stream_op(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
+                                      grpc_call_element *elem,
+                                      grpc_transport_stream_op *op) {
+  call_data *calld = elem->call_data;
+  if (op->recv_initial_metadata != NULL) {
+    calld->recv_im_ready = op->recv_initial_metadata_ready;
+    op->recv_initial_metadata_ready = grpc_closure_create(recv_im_ready, elem);
+  }
+  grpc_call_next_op(exec_ctx, elem, op);
+}
+
+static void init_call_elem(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_call_element *elem,
+                           grpc_call_element_args *args) {}
+
+static void destroy_call_elem(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
+                              grpc_call_element *elem) {}
+
+static void init_channel_elem(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
+                              grpc_channel_element *elem,
+                              grpc_channel_element_args *args) {}
+
+static void destroy_channel_elem(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
+                                 grpc_channel_element *elem) {}
+
+static const grpc_channel_filter test_filter = {
+    start_transport_stream_op,
+    grpc_channel_next_op,
+    sizeof(call_data),
+    init_call_elem,
+    grpc_call_stack_ignore_set_pollset,
+    destroy_call_elem,
+    sizeof(channel_data),
+    init_channel_elem,
+    destroy_channel_elem,
+    grpc_call_next_get_peer,
+    "filter_causes_close"};
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Registration
+ */
+
+static bool maybe_add_filter(grpc_channel_stack_builder *builder, void *arg) {
+  if (g_enable_filter) {
+    return grpc_channel_stack_builder_prepend_filter(builder, &test_filter,
+                                                     NULL, NULL);
+  } else {
+    return true;
+  }
+}
+
+static void init_plugin(void) {
+  grpc_channel_init_register_stage(GRPC_SERVER_CHANNEL, 0, maybe_add_filter,
+                                   NULL);
+}
+
+static void destroy_plugin(void) {}
+
+void filter_causes_close(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
+  g_enable_filter = true;
+  test_request(config);
+  g_enable_filter = false;
+}
+
+void filter_causes_close_pre_init(void) {
+  grpc_register_plugin(init_plugin, destroy_plugin);
+}
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/graceful_server_shutdown.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/graceful_server_shutdown.c
index cc6a9d44f8a..26198f3bdfc 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/graceful_server_shutdown.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/graceful_server_shutdown.c
@@ -210,3 +210,5 @@ static void test_early_server_shutdown_finishes_inflight_calls(
 void graceful_server_shutdown(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   test_early_server_shutdown_finishes_inflight_calls(config);
 }
+
+void graceful_server_shutdown_pre_init(void) {}
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/high_initial_seqno.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/high_initial_seqno.c
index 8b6e50bdd8d..374606dcb73 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/high_initial_seqno.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/high_initial_seqno.c
@@ -237,3 +237,5 @@ void high_initial_seqno(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
     test_invoke_10_simple_requests(config, 2147483645);
   }
 }
+
+void high_initial_seqno_pre_init(void) {}
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/hpack_size.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/hpack_size.c
index 15efcd23bff..07d5d387b4c 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/hpack_size.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/hpack_size.c
@@ -444,3 +444,5 @@ void hpack_size(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
     }
   }
 }
+
+void hpack_size_pre_init(void) {}
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/idempotent_request.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/idempotent_request.c
index 485a8544419..42a672bf199 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/idempotent_request.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/idempotent_request.c
@@ -246,3 +246,5 @@ void idempotent_request(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   }
   test_invoke_10_simple_requests(config);
 }
+
+void idempotent_request_pre_init(void) {}
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/invoke_large_request.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/invoke_large_request.c
index 28c0e364616..6410305451a 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/invoke_large_request.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/invoke_large_request.c
@@ -254,3 +254,5 @@ static void test_invoke_large_request(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
 void invoke_large_request(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   test_invoke_large_request(config);
 }
+
+void invoke_large_request_pre_init(void) {}
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/large_metadata.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/large_metadata.c
index 173c20996ea..0e5d6b4fe01 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/large_metadata.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/large_metadata.c
@@ -245,3 +245,5 @@ static void test_request_with_large_metadata(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
 void large_metadata(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   test_request_with_large_metadata(config);
 }
+
+void large_metadata_pre_init(void) {}
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/max_concurrent_streams.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/max_concurrent_streams.c
index 60e9ecd7d8c..1bb53073cb0 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/max_concurrent_streams.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/max_concurrent_streams.c
@@ -436,3 +436,5 @@ static void test_max_concurrent_streams(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
 void max_concurrent_streams(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   test_max_concurrent_streams(config);
 }
+
+void max_concurrent_streams_pre_init(void) {}
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/max_message_length.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/max_message_length.c
index 00a83ecb336..b5dbc1382a8 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/max_message_length.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/max_message_length.c
@@ -221,3 +221,5 @@ static void test_max_message_length(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
 void max_message_length(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   test_max_message_length(config);
 }
+
+void max_message_length_pre_init(void) {}
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/negative_deadline.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/negative_deadline.c
index 0cc68a33a1d..03e57a90f6f 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/negative_deadline.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/negative_deadline.c
@@ -179,3 +179,5 @@ void negative_deadline(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
     test_invoke_simple_request(config, i);
   }
 }
+
+void negative_deadline_pre_init(void) {}
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/no_op.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/no_op.c
index 9dda569cb9f..284be7af2ae 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/no_op.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/no_op.c
@@ -104,3 +104,5 @@ static void test_no_op(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
 }
 
 void no_op(grpc_end2end_test_config config) { test_no_op(config); }
+
+void no_op_pre_init(void) {}
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/payload.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/payload.c
index e9272b6bce2..bdfb1354068 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/payload.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/payload.c
@@ -268,3 +268,5 @@ void payload(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   test_invoke_request_response_with_payload(config);
   test_invoke_10_request_response_with_payload(config);
 }
+
+void payload_pre_init(void) {}
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/ping.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/ping.c
index f42f1865020..d49bec983be 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/ping.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/ping.c
@@ -95,3 +95,5 @@ void ping(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   GPR_ASSERT(config.feature_mask & FEATURE_MASK_SUPPORTS_DELAYED_CONNECTION);
   test_ping(config);
 }
+
+void ping_pre_init(void) {}
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/ping_pong_streaming.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/ping_pong_streaming.c
index ac4e8105731..15e1c6e338a 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/ping_pong_streaming.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/ping_pong_streaming.c
@@ -275,3 +275,5 @@ void ping_pong_streaming(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
     test_pingpong_streaming(config, i);
   }
 }
+
+void ping_pong_streaming_pre_init(void) {}
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/registered_call.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/registered_call.c
index a67df863d54..3c4edbae7dc 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/registered_call.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/registered_call.c
@@ -231,3 +231,5 @@ void registered_call(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   test_invoke_simple_request(config);
   test_invoke_10_simple_requests(config);
 }
+
+void registered_call_pre_init(void) {}
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/request_with_flags.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/request_with_flags.c
index 9d01ddc94ce..779895b9701 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/request_with_flags.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/request_with_flags.c
@@ -214,3 +214,5 @@ void request_with_flags(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
     }
   }
 }
+
+void request_with_flags_pre_init(void) {}
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/request_with_payload.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/request_with_payload.c
index 9866d390000..77064040909 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/request_with_payload.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/request_with_payload.c
@@ -232,3 +232,5 @@ static void test_invoke_request_with_payload(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
 void request_with_payload(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   test_invoke_request_with_payload(config);
 }
+
+void request_with_payload_pre_init(void) {}
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/server_finishes_request.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/server_finishes_request.c
index 2a26c989162..a4f5319e5b4 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/server_finishes_request.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/server_finishes_request.c
@@ -210,3 +210,5 @@ static void test_invoke_simple_request(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
 void server_finishes_request(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   test_invoke_simple_request(config);
 }
+
+void server_finishes_request_pre_init(void) {}
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/shutdown_finishes_calls.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/shutdown_finishes_calls.c
index b56ba464b9b..80287cd507a 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/shutdown_finishes_calls.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/shutdown_finishes_calls.c
@@ -192,3 +192,5 @@ static void test_early_server_shutdown_finishes_inflight_calls(
 void shutdown_finishes_calls(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   test_early_server_shutdown_finishes_inflight_calls(config);
 }
+
+void shutdown_finishes_calls_pre_init(void) {}
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/shutdown_finishes_tags.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/shutdown_finishes_tags.c
index 4a060de716b..b1f3c94562a 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/shutdown_finishes_tags.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/shutdown_finishes_tags.c
@@ -119,3 +119,5 @@ static void test_early_server_shutdown_finishes_tags(
 void shutdown_finishes_tags(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   test_early_server_shutdown_finishes_tags(config);
 }
+
+void shutdown_finishes_tags_pre_init(void) {}
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/simple_delayed_request.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/simple_delayed_request.c
index bb9d462cef1..013f1e39810 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/simple_delayed_request.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/simple_delayed_request.c
@@ -221,3 +221,5 @@ void simple_delayed_request(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   test_simple_delayed_request_short(config);
   test_simple_delayed_request_long(config);
 }
+
+void simple_delayed_request_pre_init(void) {}
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/simple_metadata.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/simple_metadata.c
index 084c0df817b..707b3c9512c 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/simple_metadata.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/simple_metadata.c
@@ -263,3 +263,5 @@ static void test_request_response_with_metadata_and_payload(
 void simple_metadata(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   test_request_response_with_metadata_and_payload(config);
 }
+
+void simple_metadata_pre_init(void) {}
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/simple_request.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/simple_request.c
index 68db58d225c..42108425e6f 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/simple_request.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/simple_request.c
@@ -246,3 +246,5 @@ void simple_request(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   }
   test_invoke_10_simple_requests(config);
 }
+
+void simple_request_pre_init(void) {}
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/trailing_metadata.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/trailing_metadata.c
index 99e1e2264a5..4dd8c12cba9 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/trailing_metadata.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/trailing_metadata.c
@@ -268,3 +268,5 @@ static void test_request_response_with_metadata_and_payload(
 void trailing_metadata(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   test_request_response_with_metadata_and_payload(config);
 }
+
+void trailing_metadata_pre_init(void) {}
diff --git a/test/core/surface/server_test.c b/test/core/surface/server_test.c
index 4c62d8caadb..7bb45434f47 100644
--- a/test/core/surface/server_test.c
+++ b/test/core/surface/server_test.c
@@ -42,19 +42,25 @@ void test_register_method_fail(void) {
   grpc_server *server = grpc_server_create(NULL, NULL);
   void *method;
   void *method_old;
-  method = grpc_server_register_method(server, NULL, NULL, 0);
+  method =
+      grpc_server_register_method(server, NULL, NULL, GRPC_SRM_PAYLOAD_NONE, 0);
   GPR_ASSERT(method == NULL);
-  method_old = grpc_server_register_method(server, "m", "h", 0);
+  method_old =
+      grpc_server_register_method(server, "m", "h", GRPC_SRM_PAYLOAD_NONE, 0);
   GPR_ASSERT(method_old != NULL);
-  method = grpc_server_register_method(server, "m", "h", 0);
+  method = grpc_server_register_method(
+      server, "m", "h", GRPC_SRM_PAYLOAD_READ_INITIAL_BYTE_BUFFER, 0);
   GPR_ASSERT(method == NULL);
-  method_old = grpc_server_register_method(
-      server, "m2", "h2", GRPC_INITIAL_METADATA_IDEMPOTENT_REQUEST);
+  method_old =
+      grpc_server_register_method(server, "m2", "h2", GRPC_SRM_PAYLOAD_NONE,
+                                  GRPC_INITIAL_METADATA_IDEMPOTENT_REQUEST);
   GPR_ASSERT(method_old != NULL);
-  method = grpc_server_register_method(server, "m2", "h2", 0);
+  method =
+      grpc_server_register_method(server, "m2", "h2", GRPC_SRM_PAYLOAD_NONE, 0);
   GPR_ASSERT(method == NULL);
   method = grpc_server_register_method(
-      server, "m2", "h2", GRPC_INITIAL_METADATA_IDEMPOTENT_REQUEST);
+      server, "m2", "h2", GRPC_SRM_PAYLOAD_READ_INITIAL_BYTE_BUFFER,
+      GRPC_INITIAL_METADATA_IDEMPOTENT_REQUEST);
   GPR_ASSERT(method == NULL);
   grpc_server_destroy(server);
 }
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/sources_and_headers.json b/tools/run_tests/sources_and_headers.json
index f81c88c44b9..75d21e77dfc 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/sources_and_headers.json
+++ b/tools/run_tests/sources_and_headers.json
@@ -3176,6 +3176,23 @@
     "third_party": false, 
     "type": "target"
   }, 
+  {
+    "deps": [
+      "bad_client_test", 
+      "gpr", 
+      "gpr_test_util", 
+      "grpc_test_util_unsecure", 
+      "grpc_unsecure"
+    ], 
+    "headers": [], 
+    "language": "c", 
+    "name": "head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test", 
+    "src": [
+      "test/core/bad_client/tests/head_of_line_blocking.c"
+    ], 
+    "third_party": false, 
+    "type": "target"
+  }, 
   {
     "deps": [
       "bad_client_test", 
@@ -6611,6 +6628,7 @@
       "test/core/end2end/tests/default_host.c", 
       "test/core/end2end/tests/disappearing_server.c", 
       "test/core/end2end/tests/empty_batch.c", 
+      "test/core/end2end/tests/filter_causes_close.c", 
       "test/core/end2end/tests/graceful_server_shutdown.c", 
       "test/core/end2end/tests/high_initial_seqno.c", 
       "test/core/end2end/tests/hpack_size.c", 
@@ -6668,6 +6686,7 @@
       "test/core/end2end/tests/default_host.c", 
       "test/core/end2end/tests/disappearing_server.c", 
       "test/core/end2end/tests/empty_batch.c", 
+      "test/core/end2end/tests/filter_causes_close.c", 
       "test/core/end2end/tests/graceful_server_shutdown.c", 
       "test/core/end2end/tests/high_initial_seqno.c", 
       "test/core/end2end/tests/hpack_size.c", 
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/tests.json b/tools/run_tests/tests.json
index 05f52923d3a..d0e80e35fe9 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/tests.json
+++ b/tools/run_tests/tests.json
@@ -2608,6 +2608,27 @@
       "windows"
     ]
   }, 
+  {
+    "args": [], 
+    "ci_platforms": [
+      "linux", 
+      "mac", 
+      "posix", 
+      "windows"
+    ], 
+    "cpu_cost": 1.0, 
+    "exclude_configs": [], 
+    "flaky": false, 
+    "gtest": false, 
+    "language": "c", 
+    "name": "head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test", 
+    "platforms": [
+      "linux", 
+      "mac", 
+      "posix", 
+      "windows"
+    ]
+  }, 
   {
     "args": [], 
     "ci_platforms": [
@@ -4602,6 +4623,28 @@
       "posix"
     ]
   }, 
+  {
+    "args": [
+      "filter_causes_close"
+    ], 
+    "ci_platforms": [
+      "windows", 
+      "linux", 
+      "mac", 
+      "posix"
+    ], 
+    "cpu_cost": 1.0, 
+    "exclude_configs": [], 
+    "flaky": false, 
+    "language": "c", 
+    "name": "h2_census_test", 
+    "platforms": [
+      "windows", 
+      "linux", 
+      "mac", 
+      "posix"
+    ]
+  }, 
   {
     "args": [
       "graceful_server_shutdown"
@@ -5416,6 +5459,28 @@
       "posix"
     ]
   }, 
+  {
+    "args": [
+      "filter_causes_close"
+    ], 
+    "ci_platforms": [
+      "windows", 
+      "linux", 
+      "mac", 
+      "posix"
+    ], 
+    "cpu_cost": 1.0, 
+    "exclude_configs": [], 
+    "flaky": false, 
+    "language": "c", 
+    "name": "h2_compress_test", 
+    "platforms": [
+      "windows", 
+      "linux", 
+      "mac", 
+      "posix"
+    ]
+  }, 
   {
     "args": [
       "graceful_server_shutdown"
@@ -6216,6 +6281,27 @@
       "posix"
     ]
   }, 
+  {
+    "args": [
+      "filter_causes_close"
+    ], 
+    "ci_platforms": [
+      "windows", 
+      "linux", 
+      "posix"
+    ], 
+    "cpu_cost": 1.0, 
+    "exclude_configs": [], 
+    "flaky": false, 
+    "language": "c", 
+    "name": "h2_fakesec_test", 
+    "platforms": [
+      "windows", 
+      "linux", 
+      "mac", 
+      "posix"
+    ]
+  }, 
   {
     "args": [
       "graceful_server_shutdown"
@@ -7007,6 +7093,28 @@
       "posix"
     ]
   }, 
+  {
+    "args": [
+      "filter_causes_close"
+    ], 
+    "ci_platforms": [
+      "windows", 
+      "linux", 
+      "mac", 
+      "posix"
+    ], 
+    "cpu_cost": 1.0, 
+    "exclude_configs": [], 
+    "flaky": false, 
+    "language": "c", 
+    "name": "h2_full_test", 
+    "platforms": [
+      "windows", 
+      "linux", 
+      "mac", 
+      "posix"
+    ]
+  }, 
   {
     "args": [
       "graceful_server_shutdown"
@@ -7737,6 +7845,22 @@
       "linux"
     ]
   }, 
+  {
+    "args": [
+      "filter_causes_close"
+    ], 
+    "ci_platforms": [
+      "linux"
+    ], 
+    "cpu_cost": 1.0, 
+    "exclude_configs": [], 
+    "flaky": false, 
+    "language": "c", 
+    "name": "h2_full+pipe_test", 
+    "platforms": [
+      "linux"
+    ]
+  }, 
   {
     "args": [
       "graceful_server_shutdown"
@@ -8413,6 +8537,28 @@
       "posix"
     ]
   }, 
+  {
+    "args": [
+      "filter_causes_close"
+    ], 
+    "ci_platforms": [
+      "windows", 
+      "linux", 
+      "mac", 
+      "posix"
+    ], 
+    "cpu_cost": 1.0, 
+    "exclude_configs": [], 
+    "flaky": false, 
+    "language": "c", 
+    "name": "h2_full+trace_test", 
+    "platforms": [
+      "windows", 
+      "linux", 
+      "mac", 
+      "posix"
+    ]
+  }, 
   {
     "args": [
       "graceful_server_shutdown"
@@ -9191,6 +9337,27 @@
       "posix"
     ]
   }, 
+  {
+    "args": [
+      "filter_causes_close"
+    ], 
+    "ci_platforms": [
+      "windows", 
+      "linux", 
+      "posix"
+    ], 
+    "cpu_cost": 1.0, 
+    "exclude_configs": [], 
+    "flaky": false, 
+    "language": "c", 
+    "name": "h2_oauth2_test", 
+    "platforms": [
+      "windows", 
+      "linux", 
+      "mac", 
+      "posix"
+    ]
+  }, 
   {
     "args": [
       "graceful_server_shutdown"
@@ -9926,6 +10093,27 @@
       "posix"
     ]
   }, 
+  {
+    "args": [
+      "filter_causes_close"
+    ], 
+    "ci_platforms": [
+      "windows", 
+      "linux", 
+      "posix"
+    ], 
+    "cpu_cost": 1.0, 
+    "exclude_configs": [], 
+    "flaky": false, 
+    "language": "c", 
+    "name": "h2_proxy_test", 
+    "platforms": [
+      "windows", 
+      "linux", 
+      "mac", 
+      "posix"
+    ]
+  }, 
   {
     "args": [
       "graceful_server_shutdown"
@@ -10556,6 +10744,27 @@
       "posix"
     ]
   }, 
+  {
+    "args": [
+      "filter_causes_close"
+    ], 
+    "ci_platforms": [
+      "windows", 
+      "linux", 
+      "posix"
+    ], 
+    "cpu_cost": 1.0, 
+    "exclude_configs": [], 
+    "flaky": false, 
+    "language": "c", 
+    "name": "h2_sockpair_test", 
+    "platforms": [
+      "windows", 
+      "linux", 
+      "mac", 
+      "posix"
+    ]
+  }, 
   {
     "args": [
       "graceful_server_shutdown"
@@ -11228,6 +11437,27 @@
       "posix"
     ]
   }, 
+  {
+    "args": [
+      "filter_causes_close"
+    ], 
+    "ci_platforms": [
+      "windows", 
+      "linux", 
+      "posix"
+    ], 
+    "cpu_cost": 1.0, 
+    "exclude_configs": [], 
+    "flaky": false, 
+    "language": "c", 
+    "name": "h2_sockpair+trace_test", 
+    "platforms": [
+      "windows", 
+      "linux", 
+      "mac", 
+      "posix"
+    ]
+  }, 
   {
     "args": [
       "graceful_server_shutdown"
@@ -11879,6 +12109,27 @@
       "posix"
     ]
   }, 
+  {
+    "args": [
+      "filter_causes_close"
+    ], 
+    "ci_platforms": [
+      "windows", 
+      "linux", 
+      "posix"
+    ], 
+    "cpu_cost": 1.0, 
+    "exclude_configs": [], 
+    "flaky": false, 
+    "language": "c", 
+    "name": "h2_sockpair_1byte_test", 
+    "platforms": [
+      "windows", 
+      "linux", 
+      "mac", 
+      "posix"
+    ]
+  }, 
   {
     "args": [
       "graceful_server_shutdown"
@@ -12628,6 +12879,28 @@
       "posix"
     ]
   }, 
+  {
+    "args": [
+      "filter_causes_close"
+    ], 
+    "ci_platforms": [
+      "windows", 
+      "linux", 
+      "mac", 
+      "posix"
+    ], 
+    "cpu_cost": 1.0, 
+    "exclude_configs": [], 
+    "flaky": false, 
+    "language": "c", 
+    "name": "h2_ssl_test", 
+    "platforms": [
+      "windows", 
+      "linux", 
+      "mac", 
+      "posix"
+    ]
+  }, 
   {
     "args": [
       "graceful_server_shutdown"
@@ -13386,6 +13659,27 @@
       "posix"
     ]
   }, 
+  {
+    "args": [
+      "filter_causes_close"
+    ], 
+    "ci_platforms": [
+      "windows", 
+      "linux", 
+      "posix"
+    ], 
+    "cpu_cost": 1.0, 
+    "exclude_configs": [], 
+    "flaky": false, 
+    "language": "c", 
+    "name": "h2_ssl_proxy_test", 
+    "platforms": [
+      "windows", 
+      "linux", 
+      "mac", 
+      "posix"
+    ]
+  }, 
   {
     "args": [
       "graceful_server_shutdown"
@@ -14045,6 +14339,26 @@
       "posix"
     ]
   }, 
+  {
+    "args": [
+      "filter_causes_close"
+    ], 
+    "ci_platforms": [
+      "linux", 
+      "mac", 
+      "posix"
+    ], 
+    "cpu_cost": 1.0, 
+    "exclude_configs": [], 
+    "flaky": false, 
+    "language": "c", 
+    "name": "h2_uds_test", 
+    "platforms": [
+      "linux", 
+      "mac", 
+      "posix"
+    ]
+  }, 
   {
     "args": [
       "graceful_server_shutdown"
@@ -14791,6 +15105,28 @@
       "posix"
     ]
   }, 
+  {
+    "args": [
+      "filter_causes_close"
+    ], 
+    "ci_platforms": [
+      "windows", 
+      "linux", 
+      "mac", 
+      "posix"
+    ], 
+    "cpu_cost": 1.0, 
+    "exclude_configs": [], 
+    "flaky": false, 
+    "language": "c", 
+    "name": "h2_census_nosec_test", 
+    "platforms": [
+      "windows", 
+      "linux", 
+      "mac", 
+      "posix"
+    ]
+  }, 
   {
     "args": [
       "graceful_server_shutdown"
@@ -15583,6 +15919,28 @@
       "posix"
     ]
   }, 
+  {
+    "args": [
+      "filter_causes_close"
+    ], 
+    "ci_platforms": [
+      "windows", 
+      "linux", 
+      "mac", 
+      "posix"
+    ], 
+    "cpu_cost": 1.0, 
+    "exclude_configs": [], 
+    "flaky": false, 
+    "language": "c", 
+    "name": "h2_compress_nosec_test", 
+    "platforms": [
+      "windows", 
+      "linux", 
+      "mac", 
+      "posix"
+    ]
+  }, 
   {
     "args": [
       "graceful_server_shutdown"
@@ -16375,6 +16733,28 @@
       "posix"
     ]
   }, 
+  {
+    "args": [
+      "filter_causes_close"
+    ], 
+    "ci_platforms": [
+      "windows", 
+      "linux", 
+      "mac", 
+      "posix"
+    ], 
+    "cpu_cost": 1.0, 
+    "exclude_configs": [], 
+    "flaky": false, 
+    "language": "c", 
+    "name": "h2_full_nosec_test", 
+    "platforms": [
+      "windows", 
+      "linux", 
+      "mac", 
+      "posix"
+    ]
+  }, 
   {
     "args": [
       "graceful_server_shutdown"
@@ -17089,6 +17469,22 @@
       "linux"
     ]
   }, 
+  {
+    "args": [
+      "filter_causes_close"
+    ], 
+    "ci_platforms": [
+      "linux"
+    ], 
+    "cpu_cost": 1.0, 
+    "exclude_configs": [], 
+    "flaky": false, 
+    "language": "c", 
+    "name": "h2_full+pipe_nosec_test", 
+    "platforms": [
+      "linux"
+    ]
+  }, 
   {
     "args": [
       "graceful_server_shutdown"
@@ -17743,6 +18139,28 @@
       "posix"
     ]
   }, 
+  {
+    "args": [
+      "filter_causes_close"
+    ], 
+    "ci_platforms": [
+      "windows", 
+      "linux", 
+      "mac", 
+      "posix"
+    ], 
+    "cpu_cost": 1.0, 
+    "exclude_configs": [], 
+    "flaky": false, 
+    "language": "c", 
+    "name": "h2_full+trace_nosec_test", 
+    "platforms": [
+      "windows", 
+      "linux", 
+      "mac", 
+      "posix"
+    ]
+  }, 
   {
     "args": [
       "graceful_server_shutdown"
@@ -18458,6 +18876,27 @@
       "posix"
     ]
   }, 
+  {
+    "args": [
+      "filter_causes_close"
+    ], 
+    "ci_platforms": [
+      "windows", 
+      "linux", 
+      "posix"
+    ], 
+    "cpu_cost": 1.0, 
+    "exclude_configs": [], 
+    "flaky": false, 
+    "language": "c", 
+    "name": "h2_proxy_nosec_test", 
+    "platforms": [
+      "windows", 
+      "linux", 
+      "mac", 
+      "posix"
+    ]
+  }, 
   {
     "args": [
       "graceful_server_shutdown"
@@ -19067,6 +19506,27 @@
       "posix"
     ]
   }, 
+  {
+    "args": [
+      "filter_causes_close"
+    ], 
+    "ci_platforms": [
+      "windows", 
+      "linux", 
+      "posix"
+    ], 
+    "cpu_cost": 1.0, 
+    "exclude_configs": [], 
+    "flaky": false, 
+    "language": "c", 
+    "name": "h2_sockpair_nosec_test", 
+    "platforms": [
+      "windows", 
+      "linux", 
+      "mac", 
+      "posix"
+    ]
+  }, 
   {
     "args": [
       "graceful_server_shutdown"
@@ -19718,6 +20178,27 @@
       "posix"
     ]
   }, 
+  {
+    "args": [
+      "filter_causes_close"
+    ], 
+    "ci_platforms": [
+      "windows", 
+      "linux", 
+      "posix"
+    ], 
+    "cpu_cost": 1.0, 
+    "exclude_configs": [], 
+    "flaky": false, 
+    "language": "c", 
+    "name": "h2_sockpair+trace_nosec_test", 
+    "platforms": [
+      "windows", 
+      "linux", 
+      "mac", 
+      "posix"
+    ]
+  }, 
   {
     "args": [
       "graceful_server_shutdown"
@@ -20348,6 +20829,27 @@
       "posix"
     ]
   }, 
+  {
+    "args": [
+      "filter_causes_close"
+    ], 
+    "ci_platforms": [
+      "windows", 
+      "linux", 
+      "posix"
+    ], 
+    "cpu_cost": 1.0, 
+    "exclude_configs": [], 
+    "flaky": false, 
+    "language": "c", 
+    "name": "h2_sockpair_1byte_nosec_test", 
+    "platforms": [
+      "windows", 
+      "linux", 
+      "mac", 
+      "posix"
+    ]
+  }, 
   {
     "args": [
       "graceful_server_shutdown"
@@ -21029,6 +21531,26 @@
       "posix"
     ]
   }, 
+  {
+    "args": [
+      "filter_causes_close"
+    ], 
+    "ci_platforms": [
+      "linux", 
+      "mac", 
+      "posix"
+    ], 
+    "cpu_cost": 1.0, 
+    "exclude_configs": [], 
+    "flaky": false, 
+    "language": "c", 
+    "name": "h2_uds_nosec_test", 
+    "platforms": [
+      "linux", 
+      "mac", 
+      "posix"
+    ]
+  }, 
   {
     "args": [
       "graceful_server_shutdown"
diff --git a/vsprojects/buildtests_c.sln b/vsprojects/buildtests_c.sln
index 01c060421c6..a582f2b7196 100644
--- a/vsprojects/buildtests_c.sln
+++ b/vsprojects/buildtests_c.sln
@@ -1066,6 +1066,18 @@ Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "connection_prefix_bad_clien
 		{B23D3D1A-9438-4EDA-BEB6-9A0A03D17792} = {B23D3D1A-9438-4EDA-BEB6-9A0A03D17792}
 	EndProjectSection
 EndProject
+Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test", "vcxproj\test\head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test\head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test.vcxproj", "{23DF0572-DBF1-08DA-8EAD-8508354C90A4}"
+	ProjectSection(myProperties) = preProject
+        	lib = "False"
+	EndProjectSection
+	ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject
+		{BA67B418-B699-E41A-9CC4-0279C49481A5} = {BA67B418-B699-E41A-9CC4-0279C49481A5}
+		{0A7E7F92-FDEA-40F1-A9EC-3BA484F98BBF} = {0A7E7F92-FDEA-40F1-A9EC-3BA484F98BBF}
+		{46CEDFFF-9692-456A-AA24-38B5D6BCF4C5} = {46CEDFFF-9692-456A-AA24-38B5D6BCF4C5}
+		{EAB0A629-17A9-44DB-B5FF-E91A721FE037} = {EAB0A629-17A9-44DB-B5FF-E91A721FE037}
+		{B23D3D1A-9438-4EDA-BEB6-9A0A03D17792} = {B23D3D1A-9438-4EDA-BEB6-9A0A03D17792}
+	EndProjectSection
+EndProject
 Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "headers_bad_client_test", "vcxproj\test\headers_bad_client_test\headers_bad_client_test.vcxproj", "{7819A11E-607E-F0C0-FC47-C704CF7D818C}"
 	ProjectSection(myProperties) = preProject
         	lib = "False"
@@ -3038,6 +3050,22 @@ Global
 		{AF9D0EB2-2A53-B815-3A63-E82C7F91DB29}.Release-DLL|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
 		{AF9D0EB2-2A53-B815-3A63-E82C7F91DB29}.Release-DLL|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
 		{AF9D0EB2-2A53-B815-3A63-E82C7F91DB29}.Release-DLL|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
+		{23DF0572-DBF1-08DA-8EAD-8508354C90A4}.Debug|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
+		{23DF0572-DBF1-08DA-8EAD-8508354C90A4}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
+		{23DF0572-DBF1-08DA-8EAD-8508354C90A4}.Release|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
+		{23DF0572-DBF1-08DA-8EAD-8508354C90A4}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
+		{23DF0572-DBF1-08DA-8EAD-8508354C90A4}.Debug|Win32.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
+		{23DF0572-DBF1-08DA-8EAD-8508354C90A4}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|x64
+		{23DF0572-DBF1-08DA-8EAD-8508354C90A4}.Release|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
+		{23DF0572-DBF1-08DA-8EAD-8508354C90A4}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
+		{23DF0572-DBF1-08DA-8EAD-8508354C90A4}.Debug-DLL|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
+		{23DF0572-DBF1-08DA-8EAD-8508354C90A4}.Debug-DLL|Win32.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
+		{23DF0572-DBF1-08DA-8EAD-8508354C90A4}.Debug-DLL|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
+		{23DF0572-DBF1-08DA-8EAD-8508354C90A4}.Debug-DLL|x64.Build.0 = Debug|x64
+		{23DF0572-DBF1-08DA-8EAD-8508354C90A4}.Release-DLL|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
+		{23DF0572-DBF1-08DA-8EAD-8508354C90A4}.Release-DLL|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
+		{23DF0572-DBF1-08DA-8EAD-8508354C90A4}.Release-DLL|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
+		{23DF0572-DBF1-08DA-8EAD-8508354C90A4}.Release-DLL|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
 		{7819A11E-607E-F0C0-FC47-C704CF7D818C}.Debug|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
 		{7819A11E-607E-F0C0-FC47-C704CF7D818C}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
 		{7819A11E-607E-F0C0-FC47-C704CF7D818C}.Release|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
diff --git a/vsprojects/vcxproj/test/end2end/tests/end2end_nosec_tests/end2end_nosec_tests.vcxproj b/vsprojects/vcxproj/test/end2end/tests/end2end_nosec_tests/end2end_nosec_tests.vcxproj
index d54d21b66e3..dfd1e3a6d08 100644
--- a/vsprojects/vcxproj/test/end2end/tests/end2end_nosec_tests/end2end_nosec_tests.vcxproj
+++ b/vsprojects/vcxproj/test/end2end/tests/end2end_nosec_tests/end2end_nosec_tests.vcxproj
@@ -179,6 +179,8 @@
     </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\test\core\end2end\tests\empty_batch.c">
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\test\core\end2end\tests\filter_causes_close.c">
+    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\test\core\end2end\tests\graceful_server_shutdown.c">
     </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\test\core\end2end\tests\high_initial_seqno.c">
diff --git a/vsprojects/vcxproj/test/end2end/tests/end2end_nosec_tests/end2end_nosec_tests.vcxproj.filters b/vsprojects/vcxproj/test/end2end/tests/end2end_nosec_tests/end2end_nosec_tests.vcxproj.filters
index 99622e228d6..5fef6bd0128 100644
--- a/vsprojects/vcxproj/test/end2end/tests/end2end_nosec_tests/end2end_nosec_tests.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/vsprojects/vcxproj/test/end2end/tests/end2end_nosec_tests/end2end_nosec_tests.vcxproj.filters
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\test\core\end2end\tests\empty_batch.c">
       <Filter>test\core\end2end\tests</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\test\core\end2end\tests\filter_causes_close.c">
+      <Filter>test\core\end2end\tests</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\test\core\end2end\tests\graceful_server_shutdown.c">
       <Filter>test\core\end2end\tests</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
diff --git a/vsprojects/vcxproj/test/end2end/tests/end2end_tests/end2end_tests.vcxproj b/vsprojects/vcxproj/test/end2end/tests/end2end_tests/end2end_tests.vcxproj
index c0b21c9ae14..a580fa4576b 100644
--- a/vsprojects/vcxproj/test/end2end/tests/end2end_tests/end2end_tests.vcxproj
+++ b/vsprojects/vcxproj/test/end2end/tests/end2end_tests/end2end_tests.vcxproj
@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@
     </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\test\core\end2end\tests\empty_batch.c">
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\test\core\end2end\tests\filter_causes_close.c">
+    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\test\core\end2end\tests\graceful_server_shutdown.c">
     </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\test\core\end2end\tests\high_initial_seqno.c">
diff --git a/vsprojects/vcxproj/test/end2end/tests/end2end_tests/end2end_tests.vcxproj.filters b/vsprojects/vcxproj/test/end2end/tests/end2end_tests/end2end_tests.vcxproj.filters
index 791589863e0..8de70029718 100644
--- a/vsprojects/vcxproj/test/end2end/tests/end2end_tests/end2end_tests.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/vsprojects/vcxproj/test/end2end/tests/end2end_tests/end2end_tests.vcxproj.filters
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\test\core\end2end\tests\empty_batch.c">
       <Filter>test\core\end2end\tests</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\test\core\end2end\tests\filter_causes_close.c">
+      <Filter>test\core\end2end\tests</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\test\core\end2end\tests\graceful_server_shutdown.c">
       <Filter>test\core\end2end\tests</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
diff --git a/vsprojects/vcxproj/test/head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test/head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test.vcxproj b/vsprojects/vcxproj/test/head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test/head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test.vcxproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fb10f95574c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vsprojects/vcxproj/test/head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test/head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test.vcxproj
@@ -0,0 +1,202 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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+  <ItemGroup Label="ProjectConfigurations">
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|Win32">
+      <Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
+      <Platform>Win32</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|x64">
+      <Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
+      <Platform>x64</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Release|Win32">
+      <Configuration>Release</Configuration>
+      <Platform>Win32</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Release|x64">
+      <Configuration>Release</Configuration>
+      <Platform>x64</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
+    <ProjectGuid>{23DF0572-DBF1-08DA-8EAD-8508354C90A4}</ProjectGuid>
+    <IgnoreWarnIntDirInTempDetected>true</IgnoreWarnIntDirInTempDetected>
+    <IntDir>$(SolutionDir)IntDir\$(MSBuildProjectName)\</IntDir>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(VisualStudioVersion)' == '10.0'" Label="Configuration">
+    <PlatformToolset>v100</PlatformToolset>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(VisualStudioVersion)' == '11.0'" Label="Configuration">
+    <PlatformToolset>v110</PlatformToolset>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(VisualStudioVersion)' == '12.0'" Label="Configuration">
+    <PlatformToolset>v120</PlatformToolset>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(VisualStudioVersion)' == '14.0'" Label="Configuration">
+    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'" Label="Configuration">
+    <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
+    <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
+    <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Release'" Label="Configuration">
+    <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
+    <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
+    <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
+    <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
+  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">
+  </ImportGroup>
+  <ImportGroup Label="PropertySheets">
+    <Import Project="$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props" Condition="exists('$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props')" Label="LocalAppDataPlatform" />
+    <Import Project="$(SolutionDir)\..\vsprojects\global.props" />
+    <Import Project="$(SolutionDir)\..\vsprojects\openssl.props" />
+    <Import Project="$(SolutionDir)\..\vsprojects\winsock.props" />
+    <Import Project="$(SolutionDir)\..\vsprojects\zlib.props" />
+  </ImportGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'">
+    <TargetName>head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test</TargetName>
+    <Linkage-grpc_dependencies_zlib>static</Linkage-grpc_dependencies_zlib>
+    <Configuration-grpc_dependencies_zlib>Debug</Configuration-grpc_dependencies_zlib>
+    <Linkage-grpc_dependencies_openssl>static</Linkage-grpc_dependencies_openssl>
+    <Configuration-grpc_dependencies_openssl>Debug</Configuration-grpc_dependencies_openssl>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Release'">
+    <TargetName>head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test</TargetName>
+    <Linkage-grpc_dependencies_zlib>static</Linkage-grpc_dependencies_zlib>
+    <Configuration-grpc_dependencies_zlib>Release</Configuration-grpc_dependencies_zlib>
+    <Linkage-grpc_dependencies_openssl>static</Linkage-grpc_dependencies_openssl>
+    <Configuration-grpc_dependencies_openssl>Release</Configuration-grpc_dependencies_openssl>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+    <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
+    <ClCompile>
+      <PrecompiledHeader>NotUsing</PrecompiledHeader>
+      <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
+      <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;_LIB;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
+      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
+      <TreatWarningAsError>true</TreatWarningAsError>
+      <DebugInformationFormat Condition="$(Jenkins)">None</DebugInformationFormat>
+      <MinimalRebuild Condition="$(Jenkins)">false</MinimalRebuild>
+    </ClCompile>
+    <Link>
+      <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
+      <GenerateDebugInformation Condition="!$(Jenkins)">true</GenerateDebugInformation>
+      <GenerateDebugInformation Condition="$(Jenkins)">false</GenerateDebugInformation>
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+    <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
+    <ClCompile>
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+      <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
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+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;_LIB;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
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+      <DebugInformationFormat Condition="$(Jenkins)">None</DebugInformationFormat>
+      <MinimalRebuild Condition="$(Jenkins)">false</MinimalRebuild>
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+      <GenerateDebugInformation Condition="!$(Jenkins)">true</GenerateDebugInformation>
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+    <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
+    <ClCompile>
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+      <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
+      <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
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+      <GenerateDebugInformation Condition="!$(Jenkins)">true</GenerateDebugInformation>
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+      <DebugInformationFormat Condition="$(Jenkins)">None</DebugInformationFormat>
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new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c3609f0de42
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