diff --git a/BUILD b/BUILD
index 77ea8333088..9d183c8e2b2 100644
--- a/BUILD
+++ b/BUILD
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ grpc_cc_library(
         "src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.c",
         "src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.c",
         "src/core/ext/filters/max_age/max_age_filter.c",
-        "src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.c",
+        "src/core/ext/filters/message_size/message_size_filter.c",
         "src/core/lib/compression/compression.c",
         "src/core/lib/compression/message_compress.c",
         "src/core/lib/debug/trace.c",
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ grpc_cc_library(
         "src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.h",
         "src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.h",
         "src/core/ext/filters/max_age/max_age_filter.h",
-        "src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.h",
+        "src/core/ext/filters/message_size/message_size_filter.h",
         "src/core/lib/compression/algorithm_metadata.h",
         "src/core/lib/compression/message_compress.h",
         "src/core/lib/debug/trace.h",
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 872b782b44f..441be29c0b0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -919,7 +919,6 @@ add_library(grpc
   src/core/lib/channel/handshaker_registry.c
   src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.c
   src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.c
-  src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.c
   src/core/lib/compression/compression.c
   src/core/lib/compression/message_compress.c
   src/core/lib/debug/trace.c
@@ -1139,6 +1138,7 @@ add_library(grpc
   src/core/ext/census/trace_context.c
   src/core/ext/census/tracing.c
   src/core/ext/filters/max_age/max_age_filter.c
+  src/core/ext/filters/message_size/message_size_filter.c
   src/core/plugin_registry/grpc_plugin_registry.c
 )
 
@@ -1241,7 +1241,6 @@ add_library(grpc_cronet
   src/core/lib/channel/handshaker_registry.c
   src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.c
   src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.c
-  src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.c
   src/core/lib/compression/compression.c
   src/core/lib/compression/message_compress.c
   src/core/lib/debug/trace.c
@@ -1549,7 +1548,6 @@ add_library(grpc_test_util
   src/core/lib/channel/handshaker_registry.c
   src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.c
   src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.c
-  src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.c
   src/core/lib/compression/compression.c
   src/core/lib/compression/message_compress.c
   src/core/lib/debug/trace.c
@@ -1809,7 +1807,6 @@ add_library(grpc_unsecure
   src/core/lib/channel/handshaker_registry.c
   src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.c
   src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.c
-  src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.c
   src/core/lib/compression/compression.c
   src/core/lib/compression/message_compress.c
   src/core/lib/debug/trace.c
@@ -2000,6 +1997,7 @@ add_library(grpc_unsecure
   src/core/ext/census/trace_context.c
   src/core/ext/census/tracing.c
   src/core/ext/filters/max_age/max_age_filter.c
+  src/core/ext/filters/message_size/message_size_filter.c
   src/core/plugin_registry/grpc_unsecure_plugin_registry.c
 )
 
@@ -2225,7 +2223,6 @@ add_library(grpc++
   src/core/lib/channel/handshaker_registry.c
   src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.c
   src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.c
-  src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.c
   src/core/lib/compression/compression.c
   src/core/lib/compression/message_compress.c
   src/core/lib/debug/trace.c
@@ -2555,7 +2552,6 @@ add_library(grpc++_cronet
   src/core/lib/channel/handshaker_registry.c
   src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.c
   src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.c
-  src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.c
   src/core/lib/compression/compression.c
   src/core/lib/compression/message_compress.c
   src/core/lib/debug/trace.c
@@ -3253,7 +3249,6 @@ add_library(grpc++_unsecure
   src/core/lib/channel/handshaker_registry.c
   src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.c
   src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.c
-  src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.c
   src/core/lib/compression/compression.c
   src/core/lib/compression/message_compress.c
   src/core/lib/debug/trace.c
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e8987c85e0d..c0d0a63a836 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2824,7 +2824,6 @@ LIBGRPC_SRC = \
     src/core/lib/channel/handshaker_registry.c \
     src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.c \
     src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.c \
-    src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.c \
     src/core/lib/compression/compression.c \
     src/core/lib/compression/message_compress.c \
     src/core/lib/debug/trace.c \
@@ -3044,6 +3043,7 @@ LIBGRPC_SRC = \
     src/core/ext/census/trace_context.c \
     src/core/ext/census/tracing.c \
     src/core/ext/filters/max_age/max_age_filter.c \
+    src/core/ext/filters/message_size/message_size_filter.c \
     src/core/plugin_registry/grpc_plugin_registry.c \
 
 PUBLIC_HEADERS_C += \
@@ -3144,7 +3144,6 @@ LIBGRPC_CRONET_SRC = \
     src/core/lib/channel/handshaker_registry.c \
     src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.c \
     src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.c \
-    src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.c \
     src/core/lib/compression/compression.c \
     src/core/lib/compression/message_compress.c \
     src/core/lib/debug/trace.c \
@@ -3451,7 +3450,6 @@ LIBGRPC_TEST_UTIL_SRC = \
     src/core/lib/channel/handshaker_registry.c \
     src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.c \
     src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.c \
-    src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.c \
     src/core/lib/compression/compression.c \
     src/core/lib/compression/message_compress.c \
     src/core/lib/debug/trace.c \
@@ -3683,7 +3681,6 @@ LIBGRPC_UNSECURE_SRC = \
     src/core/lib/channel/handshaker_registry.c \
     src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.c \
     src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.c \
-    src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.c \
     src/core/lib/compression/compression.c \
     src/core/lib/compression/message_compress.c \
     src/core/lib/debug/trace.c \
@@ -3874,6 +3871,7 @@ LIBGRPC_UNSECURE_SRC = \
     src/core/ext/census/trace_context.c \
     src/core/ext/census/tracing.c \
     src/core/ext/filters/max_age/max_age_filter.c \
+    src/core/ext/filters/message_size/message_size_filter.c \
     src/core/plugin_registry/grpc_unsecure_plugin_registry.c \
 
 PUBLIC_HEADERS_C += \
@@ -4076,7 +4074,6 @@ LIBGRPC++_SRC = \
     src/core/lib/channel/handshaker_registry.c \
     src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.c \
     src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.c \
-    src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.c \
     src/core/lib/compression/compression.c \
     src/core/lib/compression/message_compress.c \
     src/core/lib/debug/trace.c \
@@ -4414,7 +4411,6 @@ LIBGRPC++_CRONET_SRC = \
     src/core/lib/channel/handshaker_registry.c \
     src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.c \
     src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.c \
-    src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.c \
     src/core/lib/compression/compression.c \
     src/core/lib/compression/message_compress.c \
     src/core/lib/debug/trace.c \
@@ -5104,7 +5100,6 @@ LIBGRPC++_UNSECURE_SRC = \
     src/core/lib/channel/handshaker_registry.c \
     src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.c \
     src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.c \
-    src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.c \
     src/core/lib/compression/compression.c \
     src/core/lib/compression/message_compress.c \
     src/core/lib/debug/trace.c \
diff --git a/binding.gyp b/binding.gyp
index f3c7252d96d..01bd1ee43f3 100644
--- a/binding.gyp
+++ b/binding.gyp
@@ -626,7 +626,6 @@
         'src/core/lib/channel/handshaker_registry.c',
         'src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.c',
         'src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.c',
-        'src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.c',
         'src/core/lib/compression/compression.c',
         'src/core/lib/compression/message_compress.c',
         'src/core/lib/debug/trace.c',
@@ -846,6 +845,7 @@
         'src/core/ext/census/trace_context.c',
         'src/core/ext/census/tracing.c',
         'src/core/ext/filters/max_age/max_age_filter.c',
+        'src/core/ext/filters/message_size/message_size_filter.c',
         'src/core/plugin_registry/grpc_plugin_registry.c',
       ],
       "conditions": [
diff --git a/build.yaml b/build.yaml
index f14f4c2ec0e..6c87210e65f 100644
--- a/build.yaml
+++ b/build.yaml
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ filegroups:
   - src/core/lib/channel/handshaker_registry.h
   - src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.h
   - src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.h
-  - src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.h
   - src/core/lib/compression/algorithm_metadata.h
   - src/core/lib/compression/message_compress.h
   - src/core/lib/debug/trace.h
@@ -295,7 +294,6 @@ filegroups:
   - src/core/lib/channel/handshaker_registry.c
   - src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.c
   - src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.c
-  - src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.c
   - src/core/lib/compression/compression.c
   - src/core/lib/compression/message_compress.c
   - src/core/lib/debug/trace.c
@@ -533,6 +531,14 @@ filegroups:
   plugin: grpc_max_age_filter
   uses:
   - grpc_base
+- name: grpc_message_size_filter
+  headers:
+  - src/core/ext/filters/message_size/message_size_filter.h
+  src:
+  - src/core/ext/filters/message_size/message_size_filter.c
+  plugin: grpc_message_size_filter
+  uses:
+  - grpc_base
 - name: grpc_resolver_dns_ares
   headers:
   - src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/resolver/dns/c_ares/grpc_ares_ev_driver.h
@@ -997,6 +1003,7 @@ libs:
   - grpc_secure
   - census
   - grpc_max_age_filter
+  - grpc_message_size_filter
   generate_plugin_registry: true
   secure: true
   vs_packages:
@@ -1094,6 +1101,7 @@ libs:
   - grpc_lb_policy_round_robin
   - census
   - grpc_max_age_filter
+  - grpc_message_size_filter
   generate_plugin_registry: true
   secure: false
   vs_project_guid: '{46CEDFFF-9692-456A-AA24-38B5D6BCF4C5}'
diff --git a/config.m4 b/config.m4
index 28467810313..d830fa17bf0 100644
--- a/config.m4
+++ b/config.m4
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ if test "$PHP_GRPC" != "no"; then
     src/core/lib/channel/handshaker_registry.c \
     src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.c \
     src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.c \
-    src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.c \
     src/core/lib/compression/compression.c \
     src/core/lib/compression/message_compress.c \
     src/core/lib/debug/trace.c \
@@ -314,6 +313,7 @@ if test "$PHP_GRPC" != "no"; then
     src/core/ext/census/trace_context.c \
     src/core/ext/census/tracing.c \
     src/core/ext/filters/max_age/max_age_filter.c \
+    src/core/ext/filters/message_size/message_size_filter.c \
     src/core/plugin_registry/grpc_plugin_registry.c \
     src/boringssl/err_data.c \
     third_party/boringssl/crypto/aes/aes.c \
@@ -639,6 +639,7 @@ if test "$PHP_GRPC" != "no"; then
   PHP_ADD_BUILD_DIR($ext_builddir/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/resolver/sockaddr)
   PHP_ADD_BUILD_DIR($ext_builddir/src/core/ext/filters/load_reporting)
   PHP_ADD_BUILD_DIR($ext_builddir/src/core/ext/filters/max_age)
+  PHP_ADD_BUILD_DIR($ext_builddir/src/core/ext/filters/message_size)
   PHP_ADD_BUILD_DIR($ext_builddir/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/alpn)
   PHP_ADD_BUILD_DIR($ext_builddir/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/client)
   PHP_ADD_BUILD_DIR($ext_builddir/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/client/insecure)
diff --git a/gRPC-Core.podspec b/gRPC-Core.podspec
index 83c19afc243..8f39374693c 100644
--- a/gRPC-Core.podspec
+++ b/gRPC-Core.podspec
@@ -267,7 +267,6 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
                       'src/core/lib/channel/handshaker_registry.h',
                       'src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.h',
                       'src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.h',
-                      'src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.h',
                       'src/core/lib/compression/algorithm_metadata.h',
                       'src/core/lib/compression/message_compress.h',
                       'src/core/lib/debug/trace.h',
@@ -457,6 +456,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
                       'src/core/ext/census/trace_string.h',
                       'src/core/ext/census/tracing.h',
                       'src/core/ext/filters/max_age/max_age_filter.h',
+                      'src/core/ext/filters/message_size/message_size_filter.h',
                       'src/core/lib/surface/init.c',
                       'src/core/lib/channel/channel_args.c',
                       'src/core/lib/channel/channel_stack.c',
@@ -469,7 +469,6 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
                       'src/core/lib/channel/handshaker_registry.c',
                       'src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.c',
                       'src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.c',
-                      'src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.c',
                       'src/core/lib/compression/compression.c',
                       'src/core/lib/compression/message_compress.c',
                       'src/core/lib/debug/trace.c',
@@ -689,6 +688,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
                       'src/core/ext/census/trace_context.c',
                       'src/core/ext/census/tracing.c',
                       'src/core/ext/filters/max_age/max_age_filter.c',
+                      'src/core/ext/filters/message_size/message_size_filter.c',
                       'src/core/plugin_registry/grpc_plugin_registry.c'
 
     ss.private_header_files = 'src/core/lib/profiling/timers.h',
@@ -717,7 +717,6 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
                               'src/core/lib/channel/handshaker_registry.h',
                               'src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.h',
                               'src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.h',
-                              'src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.h',
                               'src/core/lib/compression/algorithm_metadata.h',
                               'src/core/lib/compression/message_compress.h',
                               'src/core/lib/debug/trace.h',
@@ -906,7 +905,8 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
                               'src/core/ext/census/trace_status.h',
                               'src/core/ext/census/trace_string.h',
                               'src/core/ext/census/tracing.h',
-                              'src/core/ext/filters/max_age/max_age_filter.h'
+                              'src/core/ext/filters/max_age/max_age_filter.h',
+                              'src/core/ext/filters/message_size/message_size_filter.h'
   end
 
   s.subspec 'Cronet-Interface' do |ss|
diff --git a/grpc.gemspec b/grpc.gemspec
index a3a5870761a..60fc0a208a7 100755
--- a/grpc.gemspec
+++ b/grpc.gemspec
@@ -183,7 +183,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/channel/handshaker_registry.h )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.h )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.h )
-  s.files += %w( src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.h )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/compression/algorithm_metadata.h )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/compression/message_compress.h )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/debug/trace.h )
@@ -373,6 +372,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.files += %w( src/core/ext/census/trace_string.h )
   s.files += %w( src/core/ext/census/tracing.h )
   s.files += %w( src/core/ext/filters/max_age/max_age_filter.h )
+  s.files += %w( src/core/ext/filters/message_size/message_size_filter.h )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/surface/init.c )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/channel/channel_args.c )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/channel/channel_stack.c )
@@ -385,7 +385,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/channel/handshaker_registry.c )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.c )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.c )
-  s.files += %w( src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.c )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/compression/compression.c )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/compression/message_compress.c )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/debug/trace.c )
@@ -605,6 +604,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.files += %w( src/core/ext/census/trace_context.c )
   s.files += %w( src/core/ext/census/tracing.c )
   s.files += %w( src/core/ext/filters/max_age/max_age_filter.c )
+  s.files += %w( src/core/ext/filters/message_size/message_size_filter.c )
   s.files += %w( src/core/plugin_registry/grpc_plugin_registry.c )
   s.files += %w( third_party/boringssl/crypto/aes/internal.h )
   s.files += %w( third_party/boringssl/crypto/asn1/asn1_locl.h )
diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index 6957ecca731..f2cf6463e5f 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/channel/handshaker_registry.h" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.h" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.h" role="src" />
-    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.h" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/compression/algorithm_metadata.h" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/compression/message_compress.h" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/debug/trace.h" role="src" />
@@ -382,6 +381,7 @@
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/ext/census/trace_string.h" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/ext/census/tracing.h" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/ext/filters/max_age/max_age_filter.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/ext/filters/message_size/message_size_filter.h" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/surface/init.c" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/channel/channel_args.c" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/channel/channel_stack.c" role="src" />
@@ -394,7 +394,6 @@
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/channel/handshaker_registry.c" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.c" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.c" role="src" />
-    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.c" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/compression/compression.c" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/compression/message_compress.c" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/debug/trace.c" role="src" />
@@ -614,6 +613,7 @@
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/ext/census/trace_context.c" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/ext/census/tracing.c" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/ext/filters/max_age/max_age_filter.c" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/ext/filters/message_size/message_size_filter.c" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/plugin_registry/grpc_plugin_registry.c" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/boringssl/crypto/aes/internal.h" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/boringssl/crypto/asn1/asn1_locl.h" role="src" />
diff --git a/src/core/ext/filters/max_age/max_age_filter.c b/src/core/ext/filters/max_age/max_age_filter.c
index b03cb0ba0a9..3111a91a844 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/filters/max_age/max_age_filter.c
+++ b/src/core/ext/filters/max_age/max_age_filter.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
  *
  */
 
-#include "src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.h"
+#include "src/core/ext/filters/max_age/max_age_filter.h"
 
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <string.h>
diff --git a/src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.c b/src/core/ext/filters/message_size/message_size_filter.c
similarity index 77%
rename from src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.c
rename to src/core/ext/filters/message_size/message_size_filter.c
index 63136650a57..833639ba6f8 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.c
+++ b/src/core/ext/filters/message_size/message_size_filter.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 // OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 //
 
-#include "src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.h"
+#include "src/core/ext/filters/message_size/message_size_filter.h"
 
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@
 #include <grpc/support/string_util.h>
 
 #include "src/core/lib/channel/channel_args.h"
+#include "src/core/lib/channel/channel_stack_builder.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/support/string.h"
+#include "src/core/lib/surface/channel_init.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/transport/service_config.h"
 
 typedef struct message_size_limits {
@@ -203,30 +205,55 @@ static void destroy_call_elem(grpc_exec_ctx* exec_ctx, grpc_call_element* elem,
                               const grpc_call_final_info* final_info,
                               grpc_closure* ignored) {}
 
-// Constructor for channel_data.
-static grpc_error* init_channel_elem(grpc_exec_ctx* exec_ctx,
-                                     grpc_channel_element* elem,
-                                     grpc_channel_element_args* args) {
-  GPR_ASSERT(!args->is_last);
-  channel_data* chand = elem->channel_data;
-  chand->max_send_size = GRPC_DEFAULT_MAX_SEND_MESSAGE_LENGTH;
-  chand->max_recv_size = GRPC_DEFAULT_MAX_RECV_MESSAGE_LENGTH;
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < args->channel_args->num_args; ++i) {
-    if (strcmp(args->channel_args->args[i].key,
-               GRPC_ARG_MAX_SEND_MESSAGE_LENGTH) == 0) {
+static int default_size(const grpc_channel_args* args,
+                        int without_minimal_stack) {
+  if (grpc_channel_args_want_minimal_stack(args)) {
+    return INT_MAX;
+  }
+  return without_minimal_stack;
+}
+
+typedef struct {
+  int max_recv_size;
+  int max_send_size;
+} channel_limits;
+
+channel_limits get_channel_limits(const grpc_channel_args* channel_args) {
+  channel_limits lim;
+  lim.max_send_size =
+      default_size(channel_args, GRPC_DEFAULT_MAX_SEND_MESSAGE_LENGTH);
+  lim.max_recv_size =
+      default_size(channel_args, GRPC_DEFAULT_MAX_RECV_MESSAGE_LENGTH);
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < channel_args->num_args; ++i) {
+    if (strcmp(channel_args->args[i].key, GRPC_ARG_MAX_SEND_MESSAGE_LENGTH) ==
+        0) {
       const grpc_integer_options options = {
-          GRPC_DEFAULT_MAX_SEND_MESSAGE_LENGTH, 0, INT_MAX};
-      chand->max_send_size =
-          grpc_channel_arg_get_integer(&args->channel_args->args[i], options);
+          default_size(channel_args, GRPC_DEFAULT_MAX_SEND_MESSAGE_LENGTH), 0,
+          INT_MAX};
+      lim.max_send_size =
+          grpc_channel_arg_get_integer(&channel_args->args[i], options);
     }
-    if (strcmp(args->channel_args->args[i].key,
+    if (strcmp(channel_args->args[i].key,
                GRPC_ARG_MAX_RECEIVE_MESSAGE_LENGTH) == 0) {
       const grpc_integer_options options = {
-          GRPC_DEFAULT_MAX_RECV_MESSAGE_LENGTH, 0, INT_MAX};
-      chand->max_recv_size =
-          grpc_channel_arg_get_integer(&args->channel_args->args[i], options);
+          default_size(channel_args, GRPC_DEFAULT_MAX_RECV_MESSAGE_LENGTH), 0,
+          INT_MAX};
+      lim.max_recv_size =
+          grpc_channel_arg_get_integer(&channel_args->args[i], options);
     }
   }
+  return lim;
+}
+
+// Constructor for channel_data.
+static grpc_error* init_channel_elem(grpc_exec_ctx* exec_ctx,
+                                     grpc_channel_element* elem,
+                                     grpc_channel_element_args* args) {
+  GPR_ASSERT(!args->is_last);
+  channel_data* chand = elem->channel_data;
+  channel_limits lim = get_channel_limits(args->channel_args);
+  chand->max_send_size = lim.max_send_size;
+  chand->max_recv_size = lim.max_recv_size;
   // Get method config table from channel args.
   const grpc_arg* channel_arg =
       grpc_channel_args_find(args->channel_args, GRPC_ARG_SERVICE_CONFIG);
@@ -265,3 +292,40 @@ const grpc_channel_filter grpc_message_size_filter = {
     grpc_call_next_get_peer,
     grpc_channel_next_get_info,
     "message_size"};
+
+static bool maybe_add_message_size_filter(grpc_exec_ctx* exec_ctx,
+                                          grpc_channel_stack_builder* builder,
+                                          void* arg) {
+  const grpc_channel_args* channel_args =
+      grpc_channel_stack_builder_get_channel_arguments(builder);
+  bool enable = false;
+  channel_limits lim = get_channel_limits(channel_args);
+  if (lim.max_send_size != INT_MAX || lim.max_recv_size != INT_MAX) {
+    enable = true;
+  }
+  const grpc_arg* a =
+      grpc_channel_args_find(channel_args, GRPC_ARG_SERVICE_CONFIG);
+  if (a != NULL) {
+    enable = true;
+  }
+  if (enable) {
+    return grpc_channel_stack_builder_prepend_filter(
+        builder, &grpc_message_size_filter, NULL, NULL);
+  } else {
+    return true;
+  }
+}
+
+void grpc_message_size_filter_init(void) {
+  grpc_channel_init_register_stage(GRPC_CLIENT_SUBCHANNEL,
+                                   GRPC_CHANNEL_INIT_BUILTIN_PRIORITY,
+                                   maybe_add_message_size_filter, NULL);
+  grpc_channel_init_register_stage(GRPC_CLIENT_DIRECT_CHANNEL,
+                                   GRPC_CHANNEL_INIT_BUILTIN_PRIORITY,
+                                   maybe_add_message_size_filter, NULL);
+  grpc_channel_init_register_stage(GRPC_SERVER_CHANNEL,
+                                   GRPC_CHANNEL_INIT_BUILTIN_PRIORITY,
+                                   maybe_add_message_size_filter, NULL);
+}
+
+void grpc_message_size_filter_shutdown(void) {}
diff --git a/src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.h b/src/core/ext/filters/message_size/message_size_filter.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.h
rename to src/core/ext/filters/message_size/message_size_filter.h
diff --git a/src/core/lib/surface/init.c b/src/core/lib/surface/init.c
index 91bd014a0e5..f9b1675465c 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/surface/init.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/surface/init.c
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
 #include "src/core/lib/channel/handshaker_registry.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.h"
-#include "src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/debug/trace.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/http/parser.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/combiner.h"
@@ -113,15 +112,6 @@ static void register_builtin_channel_init() {
   grpc_channel_init_register_stage(
       GRPC_SERVER_CHANNEL, GRPC_CHANNEL_INIT_BUILTIN_PRIORITY, prepend_filter,
       (void *)&grpc_server_deadline_filter);
-  grpc_channel_init_register_stage(
-      GRPC_CLIENT_SUBCHANNEL, GRPC_CHANNEL_INIT_BUILTIN_PRIORITY,
-      prepend_filter, (void *)&grpc_message_size_filter);
-  grpc_channel_init_register_stage(
-      GRPC_CLIENT_DIRECT_CHANNEL, GRPC_CHANNEL_INIT_BUILTIN_PRIORITY,
-      prepend_filter, (void *)&grpc_message_size_filter);
-  grpc_channel_init_register_stage(
-      GRPC_SERVER_CHANNEL, GRPC_CHANNEL_INIT_BUILTIN_PRIORITY, prepend_filter,
-      (void *)&grpc_message_size_filter);
   grpc_channel_init_register_stage(
       GRPC_CLIENT_CHANNEL, GRPC_CHANNEL_INIT_BUILTIN_PRIORITY, prepend_filter,
       (void *)&grpc_compress_filter);
diff --git a/src/core/plugin_registry/grpc_plugin_registry.c b/src/core/plugin_registry/grpc_plugin_registry.c
index 803a26b7534..3588954631f 100644
--- a/src/core/plugin_registry/grpc_plugin_registry.c
+++ b/src/core/plugin_registry/grpc_plugin_registry.c
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ extern void census_grpc_plugin_init(void);
 extern void census_grpc_plugin_shutdown(void);
 extern void grpc_max_age_filter_init(void);
 extern void grpc_max_age_filter_shutdown(void);
+extern void grpc_message_size_filter_init(void);
+extern void grpc_message_size_filter_shutdown(void);
 
 void grpc_register_built_in_plugins(void) {
   grpc_register_plugin(grpc_chttp2_plugin_init,
@@ -79,4 +81,6 @@ void grpc_register_built_in_plugins(void) {
                        census_grpc_plugin_shutdown);
   grpc_register_plugin(grpc_max_age_filter_init,
                        grpc_max_age_filter_shutdown);
+  grpc_register_plugin(grpc_message_size_filter_init,
+                       grpc_message_size_filter_shutdown);
 }
diff --git a/src/core/plugin_registry/grpc_unsecure_plugin_registry.c b/src/core/plugin_registry/grpc_unsecure_plugin_registry.c
index e65fc2425d9..2f0a0d8c96e 100644
--- a/src/core/plugin_registry/grpc_unsecure_plugin_registry.c
+++ b/src/core/plugin_registry/grpc_unsecure_plugin_registry.c
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ extern void census_grpc_plugin_init(void);
 extern void census_grpc_plugin_shutdown(void);
 extern void grpc_max_age_filter_init(void);
 extern void grpc_max_age_filter_shutdown(void);
+extern void grpc_message_size_filter_init(void);
+extern void grpc_message_size_filter_shutdown(void);
 
 void grpc_register_built_in_plugins(void) {
   grpc_register_plugin(grpc_chttp2_plugin_init,
@@ -79,4 +81,6 @@ void grpc_register_built_in_plugins(void) {
                        census_grpc_plugin_shutdown);
   grpc_register_plugin(grpc_max_age_filter_init,
                        grpc_max_age_filter_shutdown);
+  grpc_register_plugin(grpc_message_size_filter_init,
+                       grpc_message_size_filter_shutdown);
 }
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/grpc_core_dependencies.py b/src/python/grpcio/grpc_core_dependencies.py
index 3bcbe667e2c..41c309dd3db 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/grpc_core_dependencies.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/grpc_core_dependencies.py
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ CORE_SOURCE_FILES = [
   'src/core/lib/channel/handshaker_registry.c',
   'src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.c',
   'src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.c',
-  'src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.c',
   'src/core/lib/compression/compression.c',
   'src/core/lib/compression/message_compress.c',
   'src/core/lib/debug/trace.c',
@@ -308,6 +307,7 @@ CORE_SOURCE_FILES = [
   'src/core/ext/census/trace_context.c',
   'src/core/ext/census/tracing.c',
   'src/core/ext/filters/max_age/max_age_filter.c',
+  'src/core/ext/filters/message_size/message_size_filter.c',
   'src/core/plugin_registry/grpc_plugin_registry.c',
   'src/boringssl/err_data.c',
   'third_party/boringssl/crypto/aes/aes.c',
diff --git a/test/cpp/microbenchmarks/bm_call_create.cc b/test/cpp/microbenchmarks/bm_call_create.cc
index 0c2b170dc20..be18f12d158 100644
--- a/test/cpp/microbenchmarks/bm_call_create.cc
+++ b/test/cpp/microbenchmarks/bm_call_create.cc
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #include "src/core/lib/channel/deadline_filter.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.h"
-#include "src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.h"
+#include "src/core/ext/filters/message_size/message_size_filter.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/surface/channel.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/transport/transport_impl.h"
 }
diff --git a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++.internal b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++.internal
index 209d5445dbc..0334434f24d 100644
--- a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++.internal
+++ b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++.internal
@@ -923,8 +923,6 @@ src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.c \
 src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.h \
 src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.c \
 src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.h \
-src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.c \
-src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.h \
 src/core/lib/compression/algorithm_metadata.h \
 src/core/lib/compression/compression.c \
 src/core/lib/compression/message_compress.c \
diff --git a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal
index 6903a0e5d5a..284cab8e54e 100644
--- a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal
+++ b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal
@@ -960,6 +960,8 @@ src/core/ext/filters/load_reporting/load_reporting_filter.c \
 src/core/ext/filters/load_reporting/load_reporting_filter.h \
 src/core/ext/filters/max_age/max_age_filter.c \
 src/core/ext/filters/max_age/max_age_filter.h \
+src/core/ext/filters/message_size/message_size_filter.c \
+src/core/ext/filters/message_size/message_size_filter.h \
 src/core/ext/transport/README.md \
 src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/README.md \
 src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/alpn/alpn.c \
@@ -1042,8 +1044,6 @@ src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.c \
 src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.h \
 src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.c \
 src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.h \
-src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.c \
-src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.h \
 src/core/lib/compression/algorithm_metadata.h \
 src/core/lib/compression/compression.c \
 src/core/lib/compression/message_compress.c \
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/generated/sources_and_headers.json b/tools/run_tests/generated/sources_and_headers.json
index 254df5568d7..e8168ce10b8 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/generated/sources_and_headers.json
+++ b/tools/run_tests/generated/sources_and_headers.json
@@ -5594,6 +5594,7 @@
       "grpc_lb_policy_round_robin", 
       "grpc_load_reporting", 
       "grpc_max_age_filter", 
+      "grpc_message_size_filter", 
       "grpc_resolver_dns_ares", 
       "grpc_resolver_dns_native", 
       "grpc_resolver_sockaddr", 
@@ -5697,6 +5698,7 @@
       "grpc_lb_policy_round_robin", 
       "grpc_load_reporting", 
       "grpc_max_age_filter", 
+      "grpc_message_size_filter", 
       "grpc_resolver_dns_ares", 
       "grpc_resolver_dns_native", 
       "grpc_resolver_sockaddr", 
@@ -7533,7 +7535,6 @@
       "src/core/lib/channel/handshaker_registry.h", 
       "src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.h", 
       "src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.h", 
-      "src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.h", 
       "src/core/lib/compression/algorithm_metadata.h", 
       "src/core/lib/compression/message_compress.h", 
       "src/core/lib/debug/trace.h", 
@@ -7669,8 +7670,6 @@
       "src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.h", 
       "src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.c", 
       "src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.h", 
-      "src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.c", 
-      "src/core/lib/channel/message_size_filter.h", 
       "src/core/lib/compression/algorithm_metadata.h", 
       "src/core/lib/compression/compression.c", 
       "src/core/lib/compression/message_compress.c", 
@@ -8115,6 +8114,24 @@
     "third_party": false, 
     "type": "filegroup"
   }, 
+  {
+    "deps": [
+      "gpr", 
+      "grpc_base"
+    ], 
+    "headers": [
+      "src/core/ext/filters/message_size/message_size_filter.h"
+    ], 
+    "is_filegroup": true, 
+    "language": "c", 
+    "name": "grpc_message_size_filter", 
+    "src": [
+      "src/core/ext/filters/message_size/message_size_filter.c", 
+      "src/core/ext/filters/message_size/message_size_filter.h"
+    ], 
+    "third_party": false, 
+    "type": "filegroup"
+  }, 
   {
     "deps": [
       "gpr", 
diff --git a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++/grpc++.vcxproj b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++/grpc++.vcxproj
index caa22a019db..8ec84928bf3 100644
--- a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++/grpc++.vcxproj
+++ b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++/grpc++.vcxproj
@@ -389,7 +389,6 @@
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\channel\handshaker_registry.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\channel\http_client_filter.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\channel\http_server_filter.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\channel\message_size_filter.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\compression\algorithm_metadata.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\compression\message_compress.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\debug\trace.h" />
@@ -597,8 +596,6 @@
     </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\channel\http_server_filter.c">
     </ClCompile>
-    <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\channel\message_size_filter.c">
-    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\compression\compression.c">
     </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\compression\message_compress.c">
diff --git a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++/grpc++.vcxproj.filters b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++/grpc++.vcxproj.filters
index 6fc1c969309..a32fdbb8f60 100644
--- a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++/grpc++.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++/grpc++.vcxproj.filters
@@ -157,9 +157,6 @@
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\channel\http_server_filter.c">
       <Filter>src\core\lib\channel</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
-    <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\channel\message_size_filter.c">
-      <Filter>src\core\lib\channel</Filter>
-    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\compression\compression.c">
       <Filter>src\core\lib\compression</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
@@ -899,9 +896,6 @@
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\channel\http_server_filter.h">
       <Filter>src\core\lib\channel</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
-    <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\channel\message_size_filter.h">
-      <Filter>src\core\lib\channel</Filter>
-    </ClInclude>
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\compression\algorithm_metadata.h">
       <Filter>src\core\lib\compression</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
diff --git a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++_unsecure/grpc++_unsecure.vcxproj b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++_unsecure/grpc++_unsecure.vcxproj
index 674818182e8..0f8fe4a6230 100644
--- a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++_unsecure/grpc++_unsecure.vcxproj
+++ b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++_unsecure/grpc++_unsecure.vcxproj
@@ -383,7 +383,6 @@
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\channel\handshaker_registry.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\channel\http_client_filter.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\channel\http_server_filter.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\channel\message_size_filter.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\compression\algorithm_metadata.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\compression\message_compress.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\debug\trace.h" />
@@ -581,8 +580,6 @@
     </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\channel\http_server_filter.c">
     </ClCompile>
-    <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\channel\message_size_filter.c">
-    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\compression\compression.c">
     </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\compression\message_compress.c">
diff --git a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++_unsecure/grpc++_unsecure.vcxproj.filters b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++_unsecure/grpc++_unsecure.vcxproj.filters
index 2b9a5b13c1a..d29b3ba6fe5 100644
--- a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++_unsecure/grpc++_unsecure.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++_unsecure/grpc++_unsecure.vcxproj.filters
@@ -142,9 +142,6 @@
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\channel\http_server_filter.c">
       <Filter>src\core\lib\channel</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
-    <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\channel\message_size_filter.c">
-      <Filter>src\core\lib\channel</Filter>
-    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\compression\compression.c">
       <Filter>src\core\lib\compression</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
@@ -866,9 +863,6 @@
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\channel\http_server_filter.h">
       <Filter>src\core\lib\channel</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
-    <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\channel\message_size_filter.h">
-      <Filter>src\core\lib\channel</Filter>
-    </ClInclude>
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\compression\algorithm_metadata.h">
       <Filter>src\core\lib\compression</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
diff --git a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc/grpc.vcxproj b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc/grpc.vcxproj
index 948af2f29ee..2a4d0b13a34 100644
--- a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc/grpc.vcxproj
+++ b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc/grpc.vcxproj
@@ -312,7 +312,6 @@
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\channel\handshaker_registry.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\channel\http_client_filter.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\channel\http_server_filter.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\channel\message_size_filter.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\compression\algorithm_metadata.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\compression\message_compress.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\debug\trace.h" />
@@ -502,6 +501,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\ext\census\trace_string.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\ext\census\tracing.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\ext\filters\max_age\max_age_filter.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\ext\filters\message_size\message_size_filter.h" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\surface\init.c">
@@ -528,8 +528,6 @@
     </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\channel\http_server_filter.c">
     </ClCompile>
-    <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\channel\message_size_filter.c">
-    </ClCompile>
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diff --git a/vsprojects/vcxproj/test/minimal_stack_is_minimal_test/minimal_stack_is_minimal_test.vcxproj.filters b/vsprojects/vcxproj/test/minimal_stack_is_minimal_test/minimal_stack_is_minimal_test.vcxproj.filters
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7eb2ba551f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vsprojects/vcxproj/test/minimal_stack_is_minimal_test/minimal_stack_is_minimal_test.vcxproj.filters
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\test\core\channel\minimal_stack_is_minimal_test.c">
+      <Filter>test\core\channel</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Filter Include="test">
+      <UniqueIdentifier>{52e0de0c-9f7d-1497-1339-b0ed30ed41f8}</UniqueIdentifier>
+    </Filter>
+    <Filter Include="test\core">
+      <UniqueIdentifier>{2cd01454-1131-89cc-68a2-10365fa32bb0}</UniqueIdentifier>
+    </Filter>
+    <Filter Include="test\core\channel">
+      <UniqueIdentifier>{f473b99d-5602-d2df-2d85-99648d00ba4f}</UniqueIdentifier>
+    </Filter>
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>
+