diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e4ddc112c73..c21c0239c97 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1211,7 +1211,7 @@ pc_cxx: $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/pkgconfig/grpc++.pc
 
 pc_cxx_unsecure: $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/pkgconfig/grpc++_unsecure.pc
 
-privatelibs_cxx:  $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_test_config.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libinterop_client_helper.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libinterop_client_main.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libinterop_server_helper.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libinterop_server_main.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libqps.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_aes_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_asn1_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_base64_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_bio_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_bn_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_bytestring_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_aead_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_cipher_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_cmac_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_ed25519_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_x25519_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_dh_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_digest_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_ec_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_ecdsa_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_err_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_evp_extra_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_evp_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_pbkdf_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_hmac_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_pkcs12_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_pkcs8_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_poly1305_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_rsa_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_x509_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_ssl_test_lib.a
+privatelibs_cxx:  $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_test_config.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cli_libs.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libinterop_client_helper.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libinterop_client_main.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libinterop_server_helper.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libinterop_server_main.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libqps.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_aes_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_asn1_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_base64_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_bio_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_bn_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_bytestring_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_aead_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_cipher_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_cmac_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_ed25519_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_x25519_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_dh_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_digest_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_ec_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_ecdsa_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_err_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_evp_extra_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_evp_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_pbkdf_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_hmac_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_pkcs12_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_pkcs8_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_poly1305_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_rsa_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_x509_test_lib.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_ssl_test_lib.a
 
 ifeq ($(HAS_ZOOKEEPER),true)
 privatelibs_zookeeper: 
@@ -3424,9 +3424,7 @@ LIBGRPC++_TEST_UTIL_SRC = \
     $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/duplicate/echo_duplicate.pb.cc $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/duplicate/echo_duplicate.grpc.pb.cc \
     test/cpp/end2end/test_service_impl.cc \
     test/cpp/util/byte_buffer_proto_helper.cc \
-    test/cpp/util/cli_call.cc \
     test/cpp/util/create_test_channel.cc \
-    test/cpp/util/proto_file_parser.cc \
     test/cpp/util/string_ref_helper.cc \
     test/cpp/util/subprocess.cc \
     test/cpp/util/test_credentials_provider.cc \
@@ -3477,9 +3475,7 @@ endif
 endif
 $(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/test/cpp/end2end/test_service_impl.o: $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/echo_messages.pb.cc $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/echo_messages.grpc.pb.cc $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/echo.pb.cc $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/echo.grpc.pb.cc $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/duplicate/echo_duplicate.pb.cc $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/duplicate/echo_duplicate.grpc.pb.cc
 $(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/test/cpp/util/byte_buffer_proto_helper.o: $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/echo_messages.pb.cc $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/echo_messages.grpc.pb.cc $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/echo.pb.cc $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/echo.grpc.pb.cc $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/duplicate/echo_duplicate.pb.cc $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/duplicate/echo_duplicate.grpc.pb.cc
-$(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/test/cpp/util/cli_call.o: $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/echo_messages.pb.cc $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/echo_messages.grpc.pb.cc $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/echo.pb.cc $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/echo.grpc.pb.cc $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/duplicate/echo_duplicate.pb.cc $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/duplicate/echo_duplicate.grpc.pb.cc
 $(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/test/cpp/util/create_test_channel.o: $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/echo_messages.pb.cc $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/echo_messages.grpc.pb.cc $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/echo.pb.cc $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/echo.grpc.pb.cc $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/duplicate/echo_duplicate.pb.cc $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/duplicate/echo_duplicate.grpc.pb.cc
-$(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/test/cpp/util/proto_file_parser.o: $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/echo_messages.pb.cc $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/echo_messages.grpc.pb.cc $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/echo.pb.cc $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/echo.grpc.pb.cc $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/duplicate/echo_duplicate.pb.cc $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/duplicate/echo_duplicate.grpc.pb.cc
 $(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/test/cpp/util/string_ref_helper.o: $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/echo_messages.pb.cc $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/echo_messages.grpc.pb.cc $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/echo.pb.cc $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/echo.grpc.pb.cc $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/duplicate/echo_duplicate.pb.cc $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/duplicate/echo_duplicate.grpc.pb.cc
 $(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/test/cpp/util/subprocess.o: $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/echo_messages.pb.cc $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/echo_messages.grpc.pb.cc $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/echo.pb.cc $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/echo.grpc.pb.cc $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/duplicate/echo_duplicate.pb.cc $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/duplicate/echo_duplicate.grpc.pb.cc
 $(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/test/cpp/util/test_credentials_provider.o: $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/echo_messages.pb.cc $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/echo_messages.grpc.pb.cc $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/echo.pb.cc $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/echo.grpc.pb.cc $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/duplicate/echo_duplicate.pb.cc $(GENDIR)/src/proto/grpc/testing/duplicate/echo_duplicate.grpc.pb.cc
@@ -3663,6 +3659,56 @@ ifneq ($(NO_DEPS),true)
 endif
 
 
+LIBGRPC_CLI_LIBS_SRC = \
+    test/cpp/util/cli_call.cc \
+    test/cpp/util/proto_file_parser.cc \
+
+PUBLIC_HEADERS_CXX += \
+
+LIBGRPC_CLI_LIBS_OBJS = $(addprefix $(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/, $(addsuffix .o, $(basename $(LIBGRPC_CLI_LIBS_SRC))))
+
+
+ifeq ($(NO_SECURE),true)
+
+# You can't build secure libraries if you don't have OpenSSL.
+
+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cli_libs.a: openssl_dep_error
+
+
+else
+
+ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
+
+# You can't build a C++ library if you don't have protobuf - a bit overreached, but still okay.
+
+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cli_libs.a: protobuf_dep_error
+
+
+else
+
+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cli_libs.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(OPENSSL_DEP) $(PROTOBUF_DEP) $(LIBGRPC_CLI_LIBS_OBJS) 
+	$(E) "[AR]      Creating $@"
+	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
+	$(Q) rm -f $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cli_libs.a
+	$(Q) $(AR) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cli_libs.a $(LIBGRPC_CLI_LIBS_OBJS) 
+ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
+	$(Q) ranlib -no_warning_for_no_symbols $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cli_libs.a
+endif
+
+
+
+
+endif
+
+endif
+
+ifneq ($(NO_SECURE),true)
+ifneq ($(NO_DEPS),true)
+-include $(LIBGRPC_CLI_LIBS_OBJS:.o=.dep)
+endif
+endif
+
+
 LIBGRPC_PLUGIN_SUPPORT_SRC = \
     src/compiler/cpp_generator.cc \
     src/compiler/csharp_generator.cc \
@@ -9914,16 +9960,16 @@ $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/cli_call_test: protobuf_dep_error
 
 else
 
-$(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/cli_call_test: $(PROTOBUF_DEP) $(CLI_CALL_TEST_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a
+$(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/cli_call_test: $(PROTOBUF_DEP) $(CLI_CALL_TEST_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cli_libs.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
-	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) $(CLI_CALL_TEST_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) $(LDLIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(GTEST_LIB) -o $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/cli_call_test
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) $(CLI_CALL_TEST_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cli_libs.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) $(LDLIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(GTEST_LIB) -o $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/cli_call_test
 
 endif
 
 endif
 
-$(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/test/cpp/util/cli_call_test.o:  $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a
+$(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/test/cpp/util/cli_call_test.o:  $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cli_libs.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a
 
 deps_cli_call_test: $(CLI_CALL_TEST_OBJS:.o=.dep)
 
@@ -10566,16 +10612,16 @@ $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_cli: protobuf_dep_error
 
 else
 
-$(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_cli: $(PROTOBUF_DEP) $(GRPC_CLI_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_test_config.a
+$(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_cli: $(PROTOBUF_DEP) $(GRPC_CLI_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cli_libs.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_test_config.a
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
-	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) $(GRPC_CLI_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_test_config.a $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) $(LDLIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(GTEST_LIB) -o $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_cli
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) $(GRPC_CLI_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cli_libs.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_test_config.a $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) $(LDLIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(GTEST_LIB) -o $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_cli
 
 endif
 
 endif
 
-$(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/test/cpp/util/grpc_cli.o:  $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_test_config.a
+$(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/test/cpp/util/grpc_cli.o:  $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cli_libs.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_test_config.a
 
 deps_grpc_cli: $(GRPC_CLI_OBJS:.o=.dep)
 
diff --git a/build.yaml b/build.yaml
index e89399ffa26..839f6e88aef 100644
--- a/build.yaml
+++ b/build.yaml
@@ -913,9 +913,7 @@ libs:
   headers:
   - test/cpp/end2end/test_service_impl.h
   - test/cpp/util/byte_buffer_proto_helper.h
-  - test/cpp/util/cli_call.h
   - test/cpp/util/create_test_channel.h
-  - test/cpp/util/proto_file_parser.h
   - test/cpp/util/string_ref_helper.h
   - test/cpp/util/subprocess.h
   - test/cpp/util/test_credentials_provider.h
@@ -925,9 +923,7 @@ libs:
   - src/proto/grpc/testing/duplicate/echo_duplicate.proto
   - test/cpp/end2end/test_service_impl.cc
   - test/cpp/util/byte_buffer_proto_helper.cc
-  - test/cpp/util/cli_call.cc
   - test/cpp/util/create_test_channel.cc
-  - test/cpp/util/proto_file_parser.cc
   - test/cpp/util/string_ref_helper.cc
   - test/cpp/util/subprocess.cc
   - test/cpp/util/test_credentials_provider.cc
@@ -949,6 +945,18 @@ libs:
   - grpc++_codegen
   secure: false
   vs_project_guid: '{6EE56155-DF7C-4F6E-BFC4-F6F776BEB211}'
+- name: grpc_cli_libs
+  build: private
+  language: c++
+  headers:
+  - test/cpp/util/cli_call.h
+  - test/cpp/util/proto_file_parser.h
+  src:
+  - test/cpp/util/cli_call.cc
+  - test/cpp/util/proto_file_parser.cc
+  deps:
+  - grpc++
+  - grpc_plugin_support
 - name: grpc_plugin_support
   build: protoc
   language: c++
@@ -2405,6 +2413,7 @@ targets:
   src:
   - test/cpp/util/cli_call_test.cc
   deps:
+  - grpc_cli_libs
   - grpc++_test_util
   - grpc_test_util
   - grpc++
@@ -2590,6 +2599,7 @@ targets:
   src:
   - test/cpp/util/grpc_cli.cc
   deps:
+  - grpc_cli_libs
   - grpc++_test_util
   - grpc_test_util
   - grpc++
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/sources_and_headers.json b/tools/run_tests/sources_and_headers.json
index c8502907a8e..01fab247d46 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/sources_and_headers.json
+++ b/tools/run_tests/sources_and_headers.json
@@ -1889,6 +1889,7 @@
       "grpc", 
       "grpc++", 
       "grpc++_test_util", 
+      "grpc_cli_libs", 
       "grpc_test_util"
     ], 
     "headers": [], 
@@ -2151,6 +2152,7 @@
       "grpc++", 
       "grpc++_test_config", 
       "grpc++_test_util", 
+      "grpc_cli_libs", 
       "grpc_test_util"
     ], 
     "headers": [], 
@@ -4375,9 +4377,7 @@
       "src/proto/grpc/testing/echo_messages.pb.h", 
       "test/cpp/end2end/test_service_impl.h", 
       "test/cpp/util/byte_buffer_proto_helper.h", 
-      "test/cpp/util/cli_call.h", 
       "test/cpp/util/create_test_channel.h", 
-      "test/cpp/util/proto_file_parser.h", 
       "test/cpp/util/string_ref_helper.h", 
       "test/cpp/util/subprocess.h", 
       "test/cpp/util/test_credentials_provider.h"
@@ -4389,12 +4389,8 @@
       "test/cpp/end2end/test_service_impl.h", 
       "test/cpp/util/byte_buffer_proto_helper.cc", 
       "test/cpp/util/byte_buffer_proto_helper.h", 
-      "test/cpp/util/cli_call.cc", 
-      "test/cpp/util/cli_call.h", 
       "test/cpp/util/create_test_channel.cc", 
       "test/cpp/util/create_test_channel.h", 
-      "test/cpp/util/proto_file_parser.cc", 
-      "test/cpp/util/proto_file_parser.h", 
       "test/cpp/util/string_ref_helper.cc", 
       "test/cpp/util/string_ref_helper.h", 
       "test/cpp/util/subprocess.cc", 
@@ -4422,6 +4418,26 @@
     "third_party": false, 
     "type": "lib"
   }, 
+  {
+    "deps": [
+      "grpc++", 
+      "grpc_plugin_support"
+    ], 
+    "headers": [
+      "test/cpp/util/cli_call.h", 
+      "test/cpp/util/proto_file_parser.h"
+    ], 
+    "language": "c++", 
+    "name": "grpc_cli_libs", 
+    "src": [
+      "test/cpp/util/cli_call.cc", 
+      "test/cpp/util/cli_call.h", 
+      "test/cpp/util/proto_file_parser.cc", 
+      "test/cpp/util/proto_file_parser.h"
+    ], 
+    "third_party": false, 
+    "type": "lib"
+  }, 
   {
     "deps": [
       "grpc++_config"
diff --git a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++_test_util/grpc++_test_util.vcxproj b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++_test_util/grpc++_test_util.vcxproj
index a04969a854b..68f28b1ac7f 100644
--- a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++_test_util/grpc++_test_util.vcxproj
+++ b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++_test_util/grpc++_test_util.vcxproj
@@ -149,9 +149,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\test\cpp\end2end\test_service_impl.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\test\cpp\util\byte_buffer_proto_helper.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\test\cpp\util\cli_call.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\test\cpp\util\create_test_channel.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\test\cpp\util\proto_file_parser.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\test\cpp\util\string_ref_helper.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\test\cpp\util\subprocess.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\test\cpp\util\test_credentials_provider.h" />
@@ -185,12 +183,8 @@
     </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\test\cpp\util\byte_buffer_proto_helper.cc">
     </ClCompile>
-    <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\test\cpp\util\cli_call.cc">
-    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\test\cpp\util\create_test_channel.cc">
     </ClCompile>
-    <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\test\cpp\util\proto_file_parser.cc">
-    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\test\cpp\util\string_ref_helper.cc">
     </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\test\cpp\util\subprocess.cc">
diff --git a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++_test_util/grpc++_test_util.vcxproj.filters b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++_test_util/grpc++_test_util.vcxproj.filters
index a53ed91c461..88bfb472ddc 100644
--- a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++_test_util/grpc++_test_util.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc++_test_util/grpc++_test_util.vcxproj.filters
@@ -16,15 +16,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\test\cpp\util\byte_buffer_proto_helper.cc">
       <Filter>test\cpp\util</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
-    <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\test\cpp\util\cli_call.cc">
-      <Filter>test\cpp\util</Filter>
-    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\test\cpp\util\create_test_channel.cc">
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