diff --git a/src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.c b/src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.c
index a254fe3997f..e34e365d2cc 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.c
@@ -39,11 +39,14 @@
 #include <grpc/support/string_util.h>
 
 #include "src/core/lib/channel/channel_args.h"
+#include "src/core/ext/client_config/method_config.h"
 
 // The protobuf library will (by default) start warning at 100 megs.
 #define DEFAULT_MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH (4 * 1024 * 1024)
 
 typedef struct call_data {
+  int max_send_size;
+  int max_recv_size;
   // Receive closures are chained: we inject this closure as the
   // recv_message_ready up-call on transport_stream_op, and remember to
   // call our next_recv_message_ready member after handling it.
@@ -55,8 +58,10 @@ typedef struct call_data {
 } call_data;
 
 typedef struct channel_data {
-  size_t max_send_size;
-  size_t max_recv_size;
+  int max_send_size;
+  int max_recv_size;
+  // Method config table.
+  grpc_method_config_table* method_config_table;
 } channel_data;
 
 // Callback invoked when we receive a message.  Here we check the max
@@ -65,13 +70,12 @@ static void recv_message_ready(grpc_exec_ctx* exec_ctx, void* user_data,
                                grpc_error* error) {
   grpc_call_element* elem = user_data;
   call_data* calld = elem->call_data;
-  channel_data* chand = elem->channel_data;
-  if (*calld->recv_message != NULL &&
-      (*calld->recv_message)->length > chand->max_recv_size) {
+  if (*calld->recv_message != NULL && calld->max_recv_size >= 0 &&
+      (*calld->recv_message)->length > (size_t)calld->max_recv_size) {
     char* message_string;
     gpr_asprintf(
-        &message_string, "Received message larger than max (%u vs. %lu)",
-        (*calld->recv_message)->length, (unsigned long)chand->max_recv_size);
+        &message_string, "Received message larger than max (%u vs. %d)",
+        (*calld->recv_message)->length, calld->max_recv_size);
     gpr_slice message = gpr_slice_from_copied_string(message_string);
     gpr_free(message_string);
     grpc_call_element_send_close_with_message(
@@ -86,13 +90,12 @@ 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;
-  channel_data* chand = elem->channel_data;
   // Check max send message size.
-  if (op->send_message != NULL &&
-      op->send_message->length > chand->max_send_size) {
+  if (op->send_message != NULL && calld->max_send_size >= 0 &&
+      op->send_message->length > (size_t)calld->max_send_size) {
     char* message_string;
-    gpr_asprintf(&message_string, "Sent message larger than max (%u vs. %lu)",
-                 op->send_message->length, (unsigned long)chand->max_send_size);
+    gpr_asprintf(&message_string, "Sent message larger than max (%u vs. %d)",
+                 op->send_message->length, calld->max_send_size);
     gpr_slice message = gpr_slice_from_copied_string(message_string);
     gpr_free(message_string);
     grpc_call_element_send_close_with_message(
@@ -112,9 +115,37 @@ static void start_transport_stream_op(grpc_exec_ctx* exec_ctx,
 static grpc_error* init_call_elem(grpc_exec_ctx* exec_ctx,
                                   grpc_call_element* elem,
                                   grpc_call_element_args* args) {
+  channel_data* chand = elem->channel_data;
   call_data* calld = elem->call_data;
   calld->next_recv_message_ready = NULL;
   grpc_closure_init(&calld->recv_message_ready, recv_message_ready, elem);
+  // Get max sizes from channel data, then merge in per-method config values.
+  // Note: Per-method config is only available on the client, so we
+  // apply the max request size to the send limit and the max response
+  // size to the receive limit.
+  calld->max_send_size = chand->max_send_size;
+  calld->max_recv_size = chand->max_recv_size;
+  if (chand->method_config_table != NULL) {
+    grpc_method_config* method_config =
+        grpc_method_config_table_get_method_config(chand->method_config_table,
+                                                   args->path);
+    if (method_config != NULL) {
+      int32_t* max_request_message_bytes =
+          grpc_method_config_get_max_request_message_bytes(method_config);
+      if (max_request_message_bytes != NULL &&
+          (*max_request_message_bytes < calld->max_send_size ||
+           calld->max_send_size < 0)) {
+        calld->max_send_size = *max_request_message_bytes;
+      }
+      int32_t* max_response_message_bytes =
+          grpc_method_config_get_max_response_message_bytes(method_config);
+      if (max_response_message_bytes != NULL &&
+          (*max_response_message_bytes < calld->max_recv_size ||
+           calld->max_recv_size < 0)) {
+        calld->max_recv_size = *max_response_message_bytes;
+      }
+    }
+  }
   return GRPC_ERROR_NONE;
 }
 
@@ -145,11 +176,22 @@ static void init_channel_elem(grpc_exec_ctx* exec_ctx,
           &args->channel_args->args[i], options);
     }
   }
+  // Get method config table from channel args.
+  const grpc_arg *channel_arg = grpc_channel_args_find(
+      args->channel_args, GRPC_ARG_SERVICE_CONFIG);
+  if (channel_arg != NULL) {
+    GPR_ASSERT(channel_arg->type == GRPC_ARG_POINTER);
+    chand->method_config_table = grpc_method_config_table_ref(
+        (grpc_method_config_table *)channel_arg->value.pointer.p);
+  }
 }
 
 // Destructor for channel_data.
 static void destroy_channel_elem(grpc_exec_ctx* exec_ctx,
-                                 grpc_channel_element* elem) {}
+                                 grpc_channel_element* elem) {
+  channel_data* chand = elem->channel_data;
+  grpc_method_config_table_unref(chand->method_config_table);
+}
 
 const grpc_channel_filter grpc_message_size_filter = {
     start_transport_stream_op,