diff --git a/templates/tools/dockerfile/test/multilang_jessie_x64/Dockerfile.template b/templates/tools/dockerfile/test/multilang_jessie_x64/Dockerfile.template
index 672e9fbb5c2..ac687b710ff 100644
--- a/templates/tools/dockerfile/test/multilang_jessie_x64/Dockerfile.template
+++ b/templates/tools/dockerfile/test/multilang_jessie_x64/Dockerfile.template
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
   RUN pip install coverage
   ENV PATH ~/.local/bin:$PATH
 
+  # Install Mako to generate files in grpc/grpc-node
+  RUN pip install Mako
+
   <%include file="../../run_tests_addons.include"/>
   # Define the default command.
   CMD ["bash"]
diff --git a/tools/dockerfile/test/multilang_jessie_x64/Dockerfile b/tools/dockerfile/test/multilang_jessie_x64/Dockerfile
index e22484fbcd6..40e13c385e5 100644
--- a/tools/dockerfile/test/multilang_jessie_x64/Dockerfile
+++ b/tools/dockerfile/test/multilang_jessie_x64/Dockerfile
@@ -152,6 +152,9 @@ RUN python3.4 -m pip install virtualenv
 RUN pip install coverage
 ENV PATH ~/.local/bin:$PATH
 
+# Install Mako to generate files in grpc/grpc-node
+RUN pip install Mako
+
 # Prepare ccache
 RUN ln -s /usr/bin/ccache /usr/local/bin/gcc
 RUN ln -s /usr/bin/ccache /usr/local/bin/g++