diff --git a/BUILD b/BUILD
index 4e04b8c4fa1..25daba8e1e9 100644
--- a/BUILD
+++ b/BUILD
@@ -480,6 +480,7 @@ grpc_cc_library(
     ],
     hdrs = [
         "src/core/lib/profiling/timers.h",
+        "src/core/lib/support/abstract.h",
         "src/core/lib/support/arena.h",
         "src/core/lib/support/atomic.h",
         "src/core/lib/support/atomic_with_atm.h",
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 11fc05067aa..77b60e898ab 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -430,6 +430,7 @@ add_dependencies(buildtests_c gpr_env_test)
 add_dependencies(buildtests_c gpr_histogram_test)
 add_dependencies(buildtests_c gpr_host_port_test)
 add_dependencies(buildtests_c gpr_log_test)
+add_dependencies(buildtests_c gpr_manual_constructor_test)
 add_dependencies(buildtests_c gpr_mpscq_test)
 add_dependencies(buildtests_c gpr_spinlock_test)
 add_dependencies(buildtests_c gpr_stack_lockfree_test)
@@ -6390,6 +6391,34 @@ target_link_libraries(gpr_log_test
 endif (gRPC_BUILD_TESTS)
 if (gRPC_BUILD_TESTS)
 
+add_executable(gpr_manual_constructor_test
+  test/core/support/manual_constructor_test.cc
+)
+
+
+target_include_directories(gpr_manual_constructor_test
+  PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+  PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include
+  PRIVATE ${BORINGSSL_ROOT_DIR}/include
+  PRIVATE ${PROTOBUF_ROOT_DIR}/src
+  PRIVATE ${BENCHMARK_ROOT_DIR}/include
+  PRIVATE ${ZLIB_ROOT_DIR}
+  PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/third_party/zlib
+  PRIVATE ${CARES_INCLUDE_DIR}
+  PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/third_party/cares/cares
+  PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/third_party/gflags/include
+  PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/third_party/abseil-cpp
+)
+
+target_link_libraries(gpr_manual_constructor_test
+  ${_gRPC_ALLTARGETS_LIBRARIES}
+  gpr_test_util
+  gpr
+)
+
+endif (gRPC_BUILD_TESTS)
+if (gRPC_BUILD_TESTS)
+
 add_executable(gpr_mpscq_test
   test/core/support/mpscq_test.cc
 )
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fd8b35eab57..25a7933b2fc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
 CXXFLAGS += -stdlib=libc++
 endif
 CPPFLAGS += -g -Wall -Wextra -Werror -Wno-long-long -Wno-unused-parameter -DOSATOMIC_USE_INLINED=1 -Ithird_party/abseil-cpp
+COREFLAGS += -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions
 LDFLAGS += -g
 
 CPPFLAGS += $(CPPFLAGS_$(CONFIG))
@@ -990,6 +991,7 @@ gpr_env_test: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/gpr_env_test
 gpr_histogram_test: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/gpr_histogram_test
 gpr_host_port_test: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/gpr_host_port_test
 gpr_log_test: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/gpr_log_test
+gpr_manual_constructor_test: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/gpr_manual_constructor_test
 gpr_mpscq_test: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/gpr_mpscq_test
 gpr_spinlock_test: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/gpr_spinlock_test
 gpr_stack_lockfree_test: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/gpr_stack_lockfree_test
@@ -1384,6 +1386,7 @@ buildtests_c: privatelibs_c \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/gpr_histogram_test \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/gpr_host_port_test \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/gpr_log_test \
+  $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/gpr_manual_constructor_test \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/gpr_mpscq_test \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/gpr_spinlock_test \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/gpr_stack_lockfree_test \
@@ -1831,6 +1834,8 @@ test_c: buildtests_c
 	$(Q) $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/gpr_host_port_test || ( echo test gpr_host_port_test failed ; exit 1 )
 	$(E) "[RUN]     Testing gpr_log_test"
 	$(Q) $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/gpr_log_test || ( echo test gpr_log_test failed ; exit 1 )
+	$(E) "[RUN]     Testing gpr_manual_constructor_test"
+	$(Q) $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/gpr_manual_constructor_test || ( echo test gpr_manual_constructor_test failed ; exit 1 )
 	$(E) "[RUN]     Testing gpr_mpscq_test"
 	$(Q) $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/gpr_mpscq_test || ( echo test gpr_mpscq_test failed ; exit 1 )
 	$(E) "[RUN]     Testing gpr_spinlock_test"
@@ -2579,6 +2584,16 @@ $(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/src/compiler/%.o : src/compiler/%.cc
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 	$(Q) $(HOST_CXX) $(HOST_CXXFLAGS) $(HOST_CPPFLAGS) -MMD -MF $(addsuffix .dep, $(basename $@)) -c -o $@ $<
 
+$(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/src/core/%.o : src/core/%.cc
+	$(E) "[CXX]     Compiling $<"
+	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
+	$(Q) $(CXX) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) $(COREFLAGS) -MMD -MF $(addsuffix .dep, $(basename $@)) -c -o $@ $<
+
+$(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/test/core/%.o : test/core/%.cc
+	$(E) "[CXX]     Compiling $<"
+	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
+	$(Q) $(CXX) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) $(COREFLAGS) -MMD -MF $(addsuffix .dep, $(basename $@)) -c -o $@ $<
+
 $(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/%.o : %.cc
 	$(E) "[CXX]     Compiling $<"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
@@ -10147,6 +10162,38 @@ endif
 endif
 
 
+GPR_MANUAL_CONSTRUCTOR_TEST_SRC = \
+    test/core/support/manual_constructor_test.cc \
+
+GPR_MANUAL_CONSTRUCTOR_TEST_OBJS = $(addprefix $(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/, $(addsuffix .o, $(basename $(GPR_MANUAL_CONSTRUCTOR_TEST_SRC))))
+ifeq ($(NO_SECURE),true)
+
+# You can't build secure targets if you don't have OpenSSL.
+
+$(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/gpr_manual_constructor_test: openssl_dep_error
+
+else
+
+
+
+$(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/gpr_manual_constructor_test: $(GPR_MANUAL_CONSTRUCTOR_TEST_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a
+	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
+	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
+	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(GPR_MANUAL_CONSTRUCTOR_TEST_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LDLIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) -o $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/gpr_manual_constructor_test
+
+endif
+
+$(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/test/core/support/manual_constructor_test.o:  $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a
+
+deps_gpr_manual_constructor_test: $(GPR_MANUAL_CONSTRUCTOR_TEST_OBJS:.o=.dep)
+
+ifneq ($(NO_SECURE),true)
+ifneq ($(NO_DEPS),true)
+-include $(GPR_MANUAL_CONSTRUCTOR_TEST_OBJS:.o=.dep)
+endif
+endif
+
+
 GPR_MPSCQ_TEST_SRC = \
     test/core/support/mpscq_test.cc \
 
diff --git a/build.yaml b/build.yaml
index 9018e51adbb..16e31eb588f 100644
--- a/build.yaml
+++ b/build.yaml
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ filegroups:
   - include/grpc/support/useful.h
   headers:
   - src/core/lib/profiling/timers.h
+  - src/core/lib/support/abstract.h
   - src/core/lib/support/arena.h
   - src/core/lib/support/atomic.h
   - src/core/lib/support/atomic_with_atm.h
@@ -2215,6 +2216,16 @@ targets:
   - gpr_test_util
   - gpr
   uses_polling: false
+- name: gpr_manual_constructor_test
+  cpu_cost: 3
+  build: test
+  language: c
+  src:
+  - test/core/support/manual_constructor_test.cc
+  deps:
+  - gpr_test_util
+  - gpr
+  uses_polling: false
 - name: gpr_mpscq_test
   cpu_cost: 30
   build: test
@@ -4965,6 +4976,7 @@ defaults:
     CPPFLAGS: -Ithird_party/boringssl/include -fvisibility=hidden -DOPENSSL_NO_ASM
       -D_GNU_SOURCE -DWIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN -D_HAS_EXCEPTIONS=0 -DNOMINMAX
   global:
+    COREFLAGS: -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions
     CPPFLAGS: -g -Wall -Wextra -Werror -Wno-long-long -Wno-unused-parameter -DOSATOMIC_USE_INLINED=1
       -Ithird_party/abseil-cpp
     LDFLAGS: -g
diff --git a/gRPC-Core.podspec b/gRPC-Core.podspec
index 02c6a645157..2f97565f1b4 100644
--- a/gRPC-Core.podspec
+++ b/gRPC-Core.podspec
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
 
     # To save you from scrolling, this is the last part of the podspec.
     ss.source_files = 'src/core/lib/profiling/timers.h',
+                      'src/core/lib/support/abstract.h',
                       'src/core/lib/support/arena.h',
                       'src/core/lib/support/atomic.h',
                       'src/core/lib/support/atomic_with_atm.h',
@@ -706,6 +707,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
                       'src/core/plugin_registry/grpc_plugin_registry.cc'
 
     ss.private_header_files = 'src/core/lib/profiling/timers.h',
+                              'src/core/lib/support/abstract.h',
                               'src/core/lib/support/arena.h',
                               'src/core/lib/support/atomic.h',
                               'src/core/lib/support/atomic_with_atm.h',
diff --git a/grpc.gemspec b/grpc.gemspec
index d674c09005c..0dd7ceb3506 100644
--- a/grpc.gemspec
+++ b/grpc.gemspec
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.files += %w( include/grpc/impl/codegen/sync_posix.h )
   s.files += %w( include/grpc/impl/codegen/sync_windows.h )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/profiling/timers.h )
+  s.files += %w( src/core/lib/support/abstract.h )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/support/arena.h )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/support/atomic.h )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/support/atomic_with_atm.h )
diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index 3356c271d8e..59d49dd1657 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="include/grpc/impl/codegen/sync_posix.h" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="include/grpc/impl/codegen/sync_windows.h" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/profiling/timers.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/support/abstract.h" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/support/arena.h" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/support/atomic.h" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/support/atomic_with_atm.h" role="src" />
diff --git a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/flow_control.h b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/flow_control.h
index bb710fef83e..2515c94309a 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/flow_control.h
+++ b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/flow_control.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #ifndef GRPC_CORE_EXT_TRANSPORT_CHTTP2_TRANSPORT_FLOW_CONTROL_H
 #define GRPC_CORE_EXT_TRANSPORT_CHTTP2_TRANSPORT_FLOW_CONTROL_H
 
+#include <grpc/support/port_platform.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 #include <grpc/support/useful.h>
diff --git a/src/core/lib/support/abstract.h b/src/core/lib/support/abstract.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5498769a7d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/lib/support/abstract.h
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ *
+ * Copyright 2017 gRPC authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef GRPC_CORE_LIB_SUPPORT_ABSTRACT_H
+#define GRPC_CORE_LIB_SUPPORT_ABSTRACT_H
+
+// This is needed to support abstract base classes in the c core. Since gRPC
+// doesn't have a c++ runtime, it will hit a linker error on delete unless
+// we define a virtual operator delete. See this blog for more info:
+// https://eli.thegreenplace.net/2015/c-deleting-destructors-and-virtual-operator-delete/
+#define GRPC_ABSTRACT_BASE_CLASS \
+  static void operator delete(void* p) { abort(); }
+
+#endif /* GRPC_CORE_LIB_SUPPORT_ABSTRACT_H */
diff --git a/src/core/lib/support/manual_constructor.h b/src/core/lib/support/manual_constructor.h
index d753cf98a0c..fda7653dbce 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/support/manual_constructor.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/support/manual_constructor.h
@@ -22,12 +22,147 @@
 // manually construct a region of memory with some type
 
 #include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <new>
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <utility>
 
+#include <grpc/support/log.h>
+
 namespace grpc_core {
 
+// this contains templated helpers needed to implement the ManualConstructors
+// in this file.
+namespace manual_ctor_impl {
+
+// is_one_of returns true it a class, Member, is present in a variadic list of
+// classes, List.
+template <class Member, class... List>
+class is_one_of;
+
+template <class Member, class... List>
+class is_one_of<Member, Member, List...> {
+ public:
+  static constexpr const bool value = true;
+};
+
+template <class Member, class A, class... List>
+class is_one_of<Member, A, List...> {
+ public:
+  static constexpr const bool value = is_one_of<Member, List...>::value;
+};
+
+template <class Member>
+class is_one_of<Member> {
+ public:
+  static constexpr const bool value = false;
+};
+
+// max_size_of returns sizeof(Type) for the largest type in the variadic list
+// of classes, Types.
+template <class... Types>
+class max_size_of;
+
+template <class A>
+class max_size_of<A> {
+ public:
+  static constexpr const size_t value = sizeof(A);
+};
+
+template <class A, class... B>
+class max_size_of<A, B...> {
+ public:
+  static constexpr const size_t value = sizeof(A) > max_size_of<B...>::value
+                                            ? sizeof(A)
+                                            : max_size_of<B...>::value;
+};
+
+// max_size_of returns alignof(Type) for the largest type in the variadic list
+// of classes, Types.
+template <class... Types>
+class max_align_of;
+
+template <class A>
+class max_align_of<A> {
+ public:
+  static constexpr const size_t value = alignof(A);
+};
+
+template <class A, class... B>
+class max_align_of<A, B...> {
+ public:
+  static constexpr const size_t value = alignof(A) > max_align_of<B...>::value
+                                            ? alignof(A)
+                                            : max_align_of<B...>::value;
+};
+
+}  // namespace manual_ctor_impl
+
+template <class BaseType, class... DerivedTypes>
+class PolymorphicManualConstructor {
+ public:
+  // No constructor or destructor because one of the most useful uses of
+  // this class is as part of a union, and members of a union could not have
+  // constructors or destructors till C++11.  And, anyway, the whole point of
+  // this class is to bypass constructor and destructor.
+
+  BaseType* get() { return reinterpret_cast<BaseType*>(&space_); }
+  const BaseType* get() const {
+    return reinterpret_cast<const BaseType*>(&space_);
+  }
+
+  BaseType* operator->() { return get(); }
+  const BaseType* operator->() const { return get(); }
+
+  BaseType& operator*() { return *get(); }
+  const BaseType& operator*() const { return *get(); }
+
+  template <class DerivedType>
+  void Init() {
+    FinishInit(new (&space_) DerivedType);
+  }
+
+  // Init() constructs the Type instance using the given arguments
+  // (which are forwarded to Type's constructor).
+  //
+  // Note that Init() with no arguments performs default-initialization,
+  // not zero-initialization (i.e it behaves the same as "new Type;", not
+  // "new Type();"), so it will leave non-class types uninitialized.
+  template <class DerivedType, typename... Ts>
+  void Init(Ts&&... args) {
+    FinishInit(new (&space_) DerivedType(std::forward<Ts>(args)...));
+  }
+
+  // Init() that is equivalent to copy and move construction.
+  // Enables usage like this:
+  //   ManualConstructor<std::vector<int>> v;
+  //   v.Init({1, 2, 3});
+  template <class DerivedType>
+  void Init(const DerivedType& x) {
+    FinishInit(new (&space_) DerivedType(x));
+  }
+  template <class DerivedType>
+  void Init(DerivedType&& x) {
+    FinishInit(new (&space_) DerivedType(std::move(x)));
+  }
+
+  void Destroy() { get()->~BaseType(); }
+
+ private:
+  template <class DerivedType>
+  void FinishInit(DerivedType* p) {
+    static_assert(
+        manual_ctor_impl::is_one_of<DerivedType, DerivedTypes...>::value,
+        "DerivedType must be one of the predeclared DerivedTypes");
+    GPR_ASSERT(reinterpret_cast<BaseType*>(static_cast<DerivedType*>(p)) == p);
+  }
+
+  typename std::aligned_storage<
+      grpc_core::manual_ctor_impl::max_size_of<DerivedTypes...>::value,
+      grpc_core::manual_ctor_impl::max_align_of<DerivedTypes...>::value>::type
+      space_;
+};
+
 template <typename Type>
 class ManualConstructor {
  public:
diff --git a/templates/Makefile.template b/templates/Makefile.template
index 05887879100..3eb838857a9 100644
--- a/templates/Makefile.template
+++ b/templates/Makefile.template
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@
   ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
   CXXFLAGS += -stdlib=libc++
   endif
-  % for arg in ['CFLAGS', 'CXXFLAGS', 'CPPFLAGS', 'LDFLAGS', 'DEFINES']:
+  % for arg in ['CFLAGS', 'CXXFLAGS', 'CPPFLAGS', 'COREFLAGS', 'LDFLAGS', 'DEFINES']:
   %  if defaults.get('global', []).get(arg, None) is not None:
   ${arg} += ${defaults.get('global').get(arg)}
   %  endif
@@ -1268,6 +1268,16 @@
   	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
   	$(Q) $(HOST_CXX) $(HOST_CXXFLAGS) $(HOST_CPPFLAGS) -MMD -MF $(addsuffix .dep, $(basename $@)) -c -o $@ $<
 
+  $(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/src/core/%.o : src/core/%.cc
+  	$(E) "[CXX]     Compiling $<"
+  	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
+  	$(Q) $(CXX) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) $(COREFLAGS) -MMD -MF $(addsuffix .dep, $(basename $@)) -c -o $@ $<
+
+  $(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/test/core/%.o : test/core/%.cc
+  	$(E) "[CXX]     Compiling $<"
+  	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
+  	$(Q) $(CXX) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) $(COREFLAGS) -MMD -MF $(addsuffix .dep, $(basename $@)) -c -o $@ $<
+
   $(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/%.o : %.cc
   	$(E) "[CXX]     Compiling $<"
   	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
diff --git a/test/core/support/BUILD b/test/core/support/BUILD
index 9d042fdc9f4..69512cd9a92 100644
--- a/test/core/support/BUILD
+++ b/test/core/support/BUILD
@@ -138,6 +138,16 @@ grpc_cc_test(
     ],
 )
 
+grpc_cc_test(
+    name = "manual_constructor_test",
+    srcs = ["manual_constructor_test.cc"],
+    language = "C++",
+    deps = [
+        "//:gpr",
+        "//test/core/util:gpr_test_util",
+    ],
+)
+
 grpc_cc_test(
     name = "spinlock_test",
     srcs = ["spinlock_test.cc"],
diff --git a/test/core/support/manual_constructor_test.cc b/test/core/support/manual_constructor_test.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..714f8b21a01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/core/support/manual_constructor_test.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+/*
+ *
+ * Copyright 2017 gRPC authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ */
+
+/* Test of gpr synchronization support. */
+
+#include "src/core/lib/support/manual_constructor.h"
+#include <grpc/support/alloc.h>
+#include <grpc/support/log.h>
+#include <grpc/support/sync.h>
+#include <grpc/support/thd.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <cstring>
+#include "src/core/lib/support/abstract.h"
+#include "test/core/util/test_config.h"
+
+class A {
+ public:
+  A() {}
+  virtual ~A() {}
+  virtual const char* foo() { return "A_foo"; }
+  virtual const char* bar() { return "A_bar"; }
+  GRPC_ABSTRACT_BASE_CLASS
+};
+
+class B : public A {
+ public:
+  B() {}
+  ~B() {}
+  const char* foo() override { return "B_foo"; }
+  char get_junk() { return junk[0]; }
+
+ private:
+  char junk[1000];
+};
+
+class C : public B {
+ public:
+  C() {}
+  ~C() {}
+  virtual const char* bar() { return "C_bar"; }
+  char get_more_junk() { return more_junk[0]; }
+
+ private:
+  char more_junk[1000];
+};
+
+class D : public A {
+ public:
+  virtual const char* bar() { return "D_bar"; }
+};
+
+static void basic_test() {
+  grpc_core::PolymorphicManualConstructor<A, B> poly;
+  poly.Init<B>();
+  GPR_ASSERT(!strcmp(poly->foo(), "B_foo"));
+  GPR_ASSERT(!strcmp(poly->bar(), "A_bar"));
+}
+
+static void complex_test() {
+  grpc_core::PolymorphicManualConstructor<A, B, C, D> polyB;
+  polyB.Init<B>();
+  GPR_ASSERT(!strcmp(polyB->foo(), "B_foo"));
+  GPR_ASSERT(!strcmp(polyB->bar(), "A_bar"));
+
+  grpc_core::PolymorphicManualConstructor<A, B, C, D> polyC;
+  polyC.Init<C>();
+  GPR_ASSERT(!strcmp(polyC->foo(), "B_foo"));
+  GPR_ASSERT(!strcmp(polyC->bar(), "C_bar"));
+
+  grpc_core::PolymorphicManualConstructor<A, B, C, D> polyD;
+  polyD.Init<D>();
+  GPR_ASSERT(!strcmp(polyD->foo(), "A_foo"));
+  GPR_ASSERT(!strcmp(polyD->bar(), "D_bar"));
+}
+
+/* ------------------------------------------------- */
+
+int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
+  grpc_test_init(argc, argv);
+  basic_test();
+  complex_test();
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++.internal b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++.internal
index c9c64399f75..3c564e203af 100644
--- a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++.internal
+++ b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++.internal
@@ -1026,6 +1026,7 @@ src/core/lib/slice/percent_encoding.h \
 src/core/lib/slice/slice_hash_table.h \
 src/core/lib/slice/slice_internal.h \
 src/core/lib/slice/slice_string_helpers.h \
+src/core/lib/support/abstract.h \
 src/core/lib/support/arena.h \
 src/core/lib/support/atomic.h \
 src/core/lib/support/atomic_with_atm.h \
diff --git a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal
index b8434bb819b..5674124f446 100644
--- a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal
+++ b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal
@@ -1267,6 +1267,7 @@ src/core/lib/slice/slice_intern.cc \
 src/core/lib/slice/slice_internal.h \
 src/core/lib/slice/slice_string_helpers.cc \
 src/core/lib/slice/slice_string_helpers.h \
+src/core/lib/support/abstract.h \
 src/core/lib/support/alloc.cc \
 src/core/lib/support/arena.cc \
 src/core/lib/support/arena.h \
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/generated/sources_and_headers.json b/tools/run_tests/generated/sources_and_headers.json
index a372c8282b5..5a3429c81f5 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/generated/sources_and_headers.json
+++ b/tools/run_tests/generated/sources_and_headers.json
@@ -748,6 +748,21 @@
     "third_party": false, 
     "type": "target"
   }, 
+  {
+    "deps": [
+      "gpr", 
+      "gpr_test_util"
+    ], 
+    "headers": [], 
+    "is_filegroup": false, 
+    "language": "c", 
+    "name": "gpr_manual_constructor_test", 
+    "src": [
+      "test/core/support/manual_constructor_test.cc"
+    ], 
+    "third_party": false, 
+    "type": "target"
+  }, 
   {
     "deps": [
       "gpr", 
@@ -7814,6 +7829,7 @@
       "include/grpc/support/tls_pthread.h", 
       "include/grpc/support/useful.h", 
       "src/core/lib/profiling/timers.h", 
+      "src/core/lib/support/abstract.h", 
       "src/core/lib/support/arena.h", 
       "src/core/lib/support/atomic.h", 
       "src/core/lib/support/atomic_with_atm.h", 
@@ -7862,6 +7878,7 @@
       "include/grpc/support/tls_pthread.h", 
       "include/grpc/support/useful.h", 
       "src/core/lib/profiling/timers.h", 
+      "src/core/lib/support/abstract.h", 
       "src/core/lib/support/arena.h", 
       "src/core/lib/support/atomic.h", 
       "src/core/lib/support/atomic_with_atm.h", 
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/generated/tests.json b/tools/run_tests/generated/tests.json
index 4a5817cad1e..dfd7bfafe6a 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/generated/tests.json
+++ b/tools/run_tests/generated/tests.json
@@ -911,6 +911,30 @@
     ], 
     "uses_polling": false
   }, 
+  {
+    "args": [], 
+    "benchmark": false, 
+    "ci_platforms": [
+      "linux", 
+      "mac", 
+      "posix", 
+      "windows"
+    ], 
+    "cpu_cost": 3, 
+    "exclude_configs": [], 
+    "exclude_iomgrs": [], 
+    "flaky": false, 
+    "gtest": false, 
+    "language": "c", 
+    "name": "gpr_manual_constructor_test", 
+    "platforms": [
+      "linux", 
+      "mac", 
+      "posix", 
+      "windows"
+    ], 
+    "uses_polling": false
+  }, 
   {
     "args": [], 
     "benchmark": false,