diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 180f4166091..40db69f1d98 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8424,6 +8424,8 @@ target_include_directories(codegen_test_minimal
 target_link_libraries(codegen_test_minimal
   ${_gRPC_PROTOBUF_LIBRARIES}
   ${_gRPC_ALLTARGETS_LIBRARIES}
+  grpc
+  gpr
   ${_gRPC_GFLAGS_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2a9cbc382bb..32bf2ab0bcd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -13505,28 +13505,28 @@ $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/codegen_test_minimal: protobuf_dep_error
 
 else
 
-$(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/codegen_test_minimal: $(PROTOBUF_DEP) $(CODEGEN_TEST_MINIMAL_OBJS)
+$(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/codegen_test_minimal: $(PROTOBUF_DEP) $(CODEGEN_TEST_MINIMAL_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
-	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) $(CODEGEN_TEST_MINIMAL_OBJS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) $(LDLIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(GTEST_LIB) -o $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/codegen_test_minimal
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) $(CODEGEN_TEST_MINIMAL_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) $(LDLIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(GTEST_LIB) -o $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/codegen_test_minimal
 
 endif
 
 endif
 
-$(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/src/proto/grpc/testing/control.o: 
+$(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/src/proto/grpc/testing/control.o:  $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a
 
-$(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/src/proto/grpc/testing/messages.o: 
+$(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/src/proto/grpc/testing/messages.o:  $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a
 
-$(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/src/proto/grpc/testing/payloads.o: 
+$(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/src/proto/grpc/testing/payloads.o:  $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a
 
-$(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/src/proto/grpc/testing/services.o: 
+$(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/src/proto/grpc/testing/services.o:  $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a
 
-$(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/src/proto/grpc/testing/stats.o: 
+$(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/src/proto/grpc/testing/stats.o:  $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a
 
-$(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/test/cpp/codegen/codegen_test_minimal.o: 
+$(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/test/cpp/codegen/codegen_test_minimal.o:  $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a
 
-$(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/src/cpp/codegen/codegen_init.o: 
+$(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/src/cpp/codegen/codegen_init.o:  $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a
 
 deps_codegen_test_minimal: $(CODEGEN_TEST_MINIMAL_OBJS:.o=.dep)
 
diff --git a/build.yaml b/build.yaml
index 997f55df97a..af415f63c27 100644
--- a/build.yaml
+++ b/build.yaml
@@ -3413,6 +3413,9 @@ targets:
   - src/proto/grpc/testing/services.proto
   - src/proto/grpc/testing/stats.proto
   - test/cpp/codegen/codegen_test_minimal.cc
+  deps:
+  - grpc
+  - gpr
   filegroups:
   - grpc++_codegen_base
   - grpc++_codegen_base_src
diff --git a/grpc.def b/grpc.def
index 30d60b0d06d..1022e5b7f10 100644
--- a/grpc.def
+++ b/grpc.def
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ EXPORTS
     grpc_channel_ping
     grpc_channel_register_call
     grpc_channel_create_registered_call
+    grpc_call_arena_alloc
     grpc_call_start_batch
     grpc_call_get_peer
     grpc_call_set_load_reporting_cost_context
diff --git a/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_grpc_imports.generated.c b/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_grpc_imports.generated.c
index 3ef6f0eb299..8afe1e3d36b 100644
--- a/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_grpc_imports.generated.c
+++ b/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_grpc_imports.generated.c
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ grpc_channel_create_call_type grpc_channel_create_call_import;
 grpc_channel_ping_type grpc_channel_ping_import;
 grpc_channel_register_call_type grpc_channel_register_call_import;
 grpc_channel_create_registered_call_type grpc_channel_create_registered_call_import;
+grpc_call_arena_alloc_type grpc_call_arena_alloc_import;
 grpc_call_start_batch_type grpc_call_start_batch_import;
 grpc_call_get_peer_type grpc_call_get_peer_import;
 grpc_call_set_load_reporting_cost_context_type grpc_call_set_load_reporting_cost_context_import;
@@ -399,6 +400,7 @@ void grpc_rb_load_imports(HMODULE library) {
   grpc_channel_ping_import = (grpc_channel_ping_type) GetProcAddress(library, "grpc_channel_ping");
   grpc_channel_register_call_import = (grpc_channel_register_call_type) GetProcAddress(library, "grpc_channel_register_call");
   grpc_channel_create_registered_call_import = (grpc_channel_create_registered_call_type) GetProcAddress(library, "grpc_channel_create_registered_call");
+  grpc_call_arena_alloc_import = (grpc_call_arena_alloc_type) GetProcAddress(library, "grpc_call_arena_alloc");
   grpc_call_start_batch_import = (grpc_call_start_batch_type) GetProcAddress(library, "grpc_call_start_batch");
   grpc_call_get_peer_import = (grpc_call_get_peer_type) GetProcAddress(library, "grpc_call_get_peer");
   grpc_call_set_load_reporting_cost_context_import = (grpc_call_set_load_reporting_cost_context_type) GetProcAddress(library, "grpc_call_set_load_reporting_cost_context");
diff --git a/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_grpc_imports.generated.h b/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_grpc_imports.generated.h
index ef9845dfe06..9778f7816f6 100644
--- a/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_grpc_imports.generated.h
+++ b/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_grpc_imports.generated.h
@@ -266,6 +266,9 @@ extern grpc_channel_register_call_type grpc_channel_register_call_import;
 typedef grpc_call *(*grpc_channel_create_registered_call_type)(grpc_channel *channel, grpc_call *parent_call, uint32_t propagation_mask, grpc_completion_queue *completion_queue, void *registered_call_handle, gpr_timespec deadline, void *reserved);
 extern grpc_channel_create_registered_call_type grpc_channel_create_registered_call_import;
 #define grpc_channel_create_registered_call grpc_channel_create_registered_call_import
+typedef void *(*grpc_call_arena_alloc_type)(grpc_call *call, size_t size);
+extern grpc_call_arena_alloc_type grpc_call_arena_alloc_import;
+#define grpc_call_arena_alloc grpc_call_arena_alloc_import
 typedef grpc_call_error(*grpc_call_start_batch_type)(grpc_call *call, const grpc_op *ops, size_t nops, void *tag, void *reserved);
 extern grpc_call_start_batch_type grpc_call_start_batch_import;
 #define grpc_call_start_batch grpc_call_start_batch_import
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/generated/sources_and_headers.json b/tools/run_tests/generated/sources_and_headers.json
index 866d8a55c96..ca23d1d99da 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/generated/sources_and_headers.json
+++ b/tools/run_tests/generated/sources_and_headers.json
@@ -2816,6 +2816,8 @@
   }, 
   {
     "deps": [
+      "gpr", 
+      "grpc", 
       "grpc++_codegen_base", 
       "grpc++_codegen_base_src"
     ], 
diff --git a/vsprojects/vcxproj/test/codegen_test_minimal/codegen_test_minimal.vcxproj b/vsprojects/vcxproj/test/codegen_test_minimal/codegen_test_minimal.vcxproj
index fd014fdc098..d176a36f208 100644
--- a/vsprojects/vcxproj/test/codegen_test_minimal/codegen_test_minimal.vcxproj
+++ b/vsprojects/vcxproj/test/codegen_test_minimal/codegen_test_minimal.vcxproj
@@ -256,6 +256,14 @@
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\cpp\codegen\codegen_init.cc">
     </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\vsprojects\vcxproj\.\grpc\grpc.vcxproj">
+      <Project>{29D16885-7228-4C31-81ED-5F9187C7F2A9}</Project>
+    </ProjectReference>
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\vsprojects\vcxproj\.\gpr\gpr.vcxproj">
+      <Project>{B23D3D1A-9438-4EDA-BEB6-9A0A03D17792}</Project>
+    </ProjectReference>
+  </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="packages.config" />
   </ItemGroup>