diff --git a/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/service_config.cc b/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/service_config.cc
index 49b45b0e27f..e01eb11fe98 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/service_config.cc
+++ b/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/service_config.cc
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace grpc_core {
 
 int ServiceConfig::registered_parsers_count = 0;
 UniquePtr<ServiceConfigParser>
-    ServiceConfig::registered_parsers[ServiceConfig::kMaxParsers];
+    ServiceConfig::registered_parsers[ServiceConfigParser::kMaxParsers];
 
 RefCountedPtr<ServiceConfig> ServiceConfig::Create(const char* json) {
   UniquePtr<char> service_config_json(gpr_strdup(json));
@@ -45,15 +45,155 @@ RefCountedPtr<ServiceConfig> ServiceConfig::Create(const char* json) {
     gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "failed to parse JSON for service config");
     return nullptr;
   }
-  return MakeRefCounted<ServiceConfig>(std::move(service_config_json),
-                                       std::move(json_string), json_tree);
+  bool success;
+  auto return_value = MakeRefCounted<ServiceConfig>(
+      std::move(service_config_json), std::move(json_string), json_tree,
+      &success);
+
+  // return return_value;
+  return success ? return_value : nullptr;
 }
 
 ServiceConfig::ServiceConfig(UniquePtr<char> service_config_json,
-                             UniquePtr<char> json_string, grpc_json* json_tree)
+                             UniquePtr<char> json_string, grpc_json* json_tree,
+                             bool* success)
     : service_config_json_(std::move(service_config_json)),
       json_string_(std::move(json_string)),
-      json_tree_(json_tree) {}
+      json_tree_(json_tree) {
+  GPR_DEBUG_ASSERT(success != nullptr);
+  if (json_tree->type != GRPC_JSON_OBJECT || json_tree->key != nullptr) {
+    gpr_log(GPR_ERROR, "error");
+    *success = false;
+    return;
+  }
+  ParseGlobalParams(json_tree, success);
+  if (!*success) {
+    gpr_log(GPR_ERROR, "global error");
+    return;
+  }
+  ParsePerMethodParams(json_tree, success);
+  if (!*success) {
+    gpr_log(GPR_ERROR, "local error");
+    return;
+  }
+}
+
+void ServiceConfig::ParseGlobalParams(const grpc_json* json_tree,
+                                      bool* success) {
+  GPR_DEBUG_ASSERT(success != nullptr);
+  GPR_DEBUG_ASSERT(json_tree_->type == GRPC_JSON_OBJECT);
+  GPR_DEBUG_ASSERT(json_tree_->key == nullptr);
+  for (auto i = 0; i < registered_parsers_count; i++) {
+    auto parsed_obj =
+        registered_parsers[i]->ParseGlobalParams(json_tree, success);
+    if (!*success) {
+      return;
+    }
+    parsed_global_service_config_objects.push_back(parsed_obj);
+  }
+  *success = true;
+}
+
+bool ServiceConfig::ParseJsonMethodConfigToServiceConfigObjectsTable(
+    const grpc_json* json,
+    SliceHashTable<RefCountedPtr<ServiceConfigObjectsVector>>::Entry* entries,
+    size_t* idx) {
+  auto objs_vector = MakeRefCounted<ServiceConfigObjectsVector>();
+  for (auto i = 0; i < registered_parsers_count; i++) {
+    bool success;
+    auto parsed_obj =
+        registered_parsers[i]->ParsePerMethodParams(json, &success);
+    if (!success) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    objs_vector->vector.push_back(parsed_obj);
+  }
+  // Construct list of paths.
+  InlinedVector<UniquePtr<char>, 10> paths;
+  for (grpc_json* child = json->child; child != nullptr; child = child->next) {
+    if (child->key == nullptr) continue;
+    if (strcmp(child->key, "name") == 0) {
+      if (child->type != GRPC_JSON_ARRAY) return false;
+      for (grpc_json* name = child->child; name != nullptr; name = name->next) {
+        UniquePtr<char> path = ParseJsonMethodName(name);
+        if (path == nullptr) return false;
+        paths.push_back(std::move(path));
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  if (paths.size() == 0) return false;  // No names specified.
+  // Add entry for each path.
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < paths.size(); ++i) {
+    entries[*idx].key = grpc_slice_from_copied_string(paths[i].get());
+    entries[*idx].value = objs_vector;  // Takes a new ref.
+    ++*idx;
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
+void ServiceConfig::ParsePerMethodParams(const grpc_json* json_tree,
+                                         bool* success) {
+  GPR_DEBUG_ASSERT(success != nullptr);
+  GPR_DEBUG_ASSERT(json_tree_->type == GRPC_JSON_OBJECT);
+  GPR_DEBUG_ASSERT(json_tree_->key == nullptr);
+  SliceHashTable<RefCountedPtr<ServiceConfigObjectsVector>>::Entry* entries =
+      nullptr;
+  size_t num_entries = 0;
+  for (grpc_json* field = json_tree->child; field != nullptr;
+       field = field->next) {
+    if (field->key == nullptr) {
+      *success = false;
+      return;
+    }
+    if (strcmp(field->key, "methodConfig") == 0) {
+      if (entries != nullptr) {
+        GPR_ASSERT(false);
+      }
+      if (field->type != GRPC_JSON_ARRAY) {
+        *success = false;
+        return;
+      }
+      for (grpc_json* method = field->child; method != nullptr;
+           method = method->next) {
+        int count = CountNamesInMethodConfig(method);
+        if (count <= 0) {
+          *success = false;
+          return;
+        }
+        num_entries += static_cast<size_t>(count);
+      }
+      entries = static_cast<
+          SliceHashTable<RefCountedPtr<ServiceConfigObjectsVector>>::Entry*>(
+          gpr_zalloc(
+              num_entries *
+              sizeof(SliceHashTable<
+                     RefCountedPtr<ServiceConfigObjectsVector>>::Entry)));
+      size_t idx = 0;
+      for (grpc_json* method = field->child; method != nullptr;
+           method = method->next) {
+        if (!ParseJsonMethodConfigToServiceConfigObjectsTable(method, entries,
+                                                              &idx)) {
+          for (size_t i = 0; i < idx; ++i) {
+            grpc_slice_unref_internal(entries[i].key);
+            entries[i].value.reset();
+          }
+          gpr_free(entries);
+          *success = false;
+          return;
+        }
+      }
+      GPR_DEBUG_ASSERT(idx == num_entries);
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+  if (entries != nullptr) {
+    parsed_method_service_config_objects_table =
+        SliceHashTable<RefCountedPtr<ServiceConfigObjectsVector>>::Create(
+            num_entries, entries, nullptr);
+    gpr_free(entries);
+  }
+  *success = true;
+}
 
 ServiceConfig::~ServiceConfig() { grpc_json_destroy(json_tree_); }
 
diff --git a/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/service_config.h b/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/service_config.h
index 5caf420ff9d..acf618b3432 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/service_config.h
+++ b/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/service_config.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ namespace grpc_core {
 
 /// This is the base class that all service config parsers MUST use to store
 /// parsed service config data.
-class ServiceConfigParsedObject {
+class ServiceConfigParsedObject : public RefCounted<ServiceConfigParsedObject> {
  public:
   virtual ~ServiceConfigParsedObject() = default;
 
@@ -68,19 +68,35 @@ class ServiceConfigParser {
  public:
   virtual ~ServiceConfigParser() = default;
 
-  virtual UniquePtr<ServiceConfigParsedObject> ParseGlobalParams(
-      const grpc_json* json) {
+  virtual RefCountedPtr<ServiceConfigParsedObject> ParseGlobalParams(
+      const grpc_json* json, bool* success) {
+    if (success != nullptr) {
+      *success = true;
+    }
     return nullptr;
   }
 
-  virtual UniquePtr<ServiceConfigParsedObject> ParsePerMethodParams(
-      const grpc_json* json) {
+  virtual RefCountedPtr<ServiceConfigParsedObject> ParsePerMethodParams(
+      const grpc_json* json, bool* success) {
+    if (success != nullptr) {
+      *success = true;
+    }
     return nullptr;
   }
 
+  static constexpr int kMaxParsers = 32;
+
   GRPC_ABSTRACT_BASE_CLASS;
 };
 
+class ServiceConfigObjectsVector
+    : public RefCounted<ServiceConfigObjectsVector> {
+ public:
+  grpc_core::InlinedVector<RefCountedPtr<ServiceConfigParsedObject>,
+                           ServiceConfigParser::kMaxParsers>
+      vector;
+};
+
 class ServiceConfig : public RefCounted<ServiceConfig> {
  public:
   /// Creates a new service config from parsing \a json_string.
@@ -129,12 +145,9 @@ class ServiceConfig : public RefCounted<ServiceConfig> {
     return parsed_global_service_config_objects[index].get();
   }
 
-  static constexpr int kMaxParsers = 32;
-
   /// Retrieves the vector of method service config objects for a given path \a
   /// path.
-  const grpc_core::InlinedVector<UniquePtr<ServiceConfigParsedObject>,
-                                 kMaxParsers>*
+  const RefCountedPtr<ServiceConfigObjectsVector>*
   GetMethodServiceConfigObjectsVector(const grpc_slice& path) {
     const auto* value = parsed_method_service_config_objects_table->Get(path);
     // If we didn't find a match for the path, try looking for a wildcard
@@ -169,7 +182,7 @@ class ServiceConfig : public RefCounted<ServiceConfig> {
   }
 
   static void ResetServiceConfigParsers() {
-    for (auto i = 0; i < kMaxParsers; i++) {
+    for (auto i = 0; i < ServiceConfigParser::kMaxParsers; i++) {
       registered_parsers[i].reset(nullptr);
     }
     registered_parsers_count = 0;
@@ -182,7 +195,11 @@ class ServiceConfig : public RefCounted<ServiceConfig> {
 
   // Takes ownership of \a json_tree.
   ServiceConfig(UniquePtr<char> service_config_json,
-                UniquePtr<char> json_string, grpc_json* json_tree);
+                UniquePtr<char> json_string, grpc_json* json_tree,
+                bool* success);
+
+  void ParseGlobalParams(const grpc_json* json_tree, bool* success);
+  void ParsePerMethodParams(const grpc_json* json_tree, bool* success);
 
   // Returns the number of names specified in the method config \a json.
   static int CountNamesInMethodConfig(grpc_json* json);
@@ -199,17 +216,23 @@ class ServiceConfig : public RefCounted<ServiceConfig> {
       grpc_json* json, CreateValue<T> create_value,
       typename SliceHashTable<RefCountedPtr<T>>::Entry* entries, size_t* idx);
 
+  static bool ParseJsonMethodConfigToServiceConfigObjectsTable(
+      const grpc_json* json,
+      SliceHashTable<RefCountedPtr<ServiceConfigObjectsVector>>::Entry* entries,
+      size_t* idx);
+
   static int registered_parsers_count;
-  static UniquePtr<ServiceConfigParser> registered_parsers[kMaxParsers];
+  static UniquePtr<ServiceConfigParser>
+      registered_parsers[ServiceConfigParser::kMaxParsers];
 
   UniquePtr<char> service_config_json_;
   UniquePtr<char> json_string_;  // Underlying storage for json_tree.
   grpc_json* json_tree_;
 
-  InlinedVector<UniquePtr<ServiceConfigParsedObject>, kMaxParsers>
+  InlinedVector<RefCountedPtr<ServiceConfigParsedObject>,
+                ServiceConfigParser::kMaxParsers>
       parsed_global_service_config_objects;
-  RefCountedPtr<SliceHashTable<
-      InlinedVector<UniquePtr<ServiceConfigParsedObject>, kMaxParsers>>>
+  RefCountedPtr<SliceHashTable<RefCountedPtr<ServiceConfigObjectsVector>>>
       parsed_method_service_config_objects_table;
 };