diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fb233cc3601..e296eaee734 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -526,6 +526,9 @@ if(_gRPC_PLATFORM_LINUX OR _gRPC_PLATFORM_MAC OR _gRPC_PLATFORM_POSIX)
 add_dependencies(buildtests_cxx bm_arena)
 endif()
 if(_gRPC_PLATFORM_LINUX OR _gRPC_PLATFORM_MAC OR _gRPC_PLATFORM_POSIX)
+add_dependencies(buildtests_cxx bm_byte_buffer)
+endif()
+if(_gRPC_PLATFORM_LINUX OR _gRPC_PLATFORM_MAC OR _gRPC_PLATFORM_POSIX)
 add_dependencies(buildtests_cxx bm_call_create)
 endif()
 if(_gRPC_PLATFORM_LINUX OR _gRPC_PLATFORM_MAC OR _gRPC_PLATFORM_POSIX)
@@ -11191,6 +11194,52 @@ target_link_libraries(bm_arena
 )
 
 
+endif()
+endif (gRPC_BUILD_TESTS)
+if (gRPC_BUILD_TESTS)
+if(_gRPC_PLATFORM_LINUX OR _gRPC_PLATFORM_MAC OR _gRPC_PLATFORM_POSIX)
+
+add_executable(bm_byte_buffer
+  test/cpp/microbenchmarks/bm_byte_buffer.cc
+  third_party/googletest/googletest/src/gtest-all.cc
+  third_party/googletest/googlemock/src/gmock-all.cc
+)
+
+
+target_include_directories(bm_byte_buffer
+  PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+  PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include
+  PRIVATE ${_gRPC_SSL_INCLUDE_DIR}
+  PRIVATE ${_gRPC_PROTOBUF_INCLUDE_DIR}
+  PRIVATE ${_gRPC_ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR}
+  PRIVATE ${_gRPC_BENCHMARK_INCLUDE_DIR}
+  PRIVATE ${_gRPC_CARES_INCLUDE_DIR}
+  PRIVATE ${_gRPC_GFLAGS_INCLUDE_DIR}
+  PRIVATE ${_gRPC_ADDRESS_SORTING_INCLUDE_DIR}
+  PRIVATE ${_gRPC_NANOPB_INCLUDE_DIR}
+  PRIVATE third_party/googletest/googletest/include
+  PRIVATE third_party/googletest/googletest
+  PRIVATE third_party/googletest/googlemock/include
+  PRIVATE third_party/googletest/googlemock
+  PRIVATE ${_gRPC_PROTO_GENS_DIR}
+)
+
+target_link_libraries(bm_byte_buffer
+  ${_gRPC_PROTOBUF_LIBRARIES}
+  ${_gRPC_ALLTARGETS_LIBRARIES}
+  grpc_benchmark
+  ${_gRPC_BENCHMARK_LIBRARIES}
+  grpc++_test_util_unsecure
+  grpc_test_util_unsecure
+  grpc++_unsecure
+  grpc_unsecure
+  gpr_test_util
+  gpr
+  grpc++_test_config
+  ${_gRPC_GFLAGS_LIBRARIES}
+)
+
+
 endif()
 endif (gRPC_BUILD_TESTS)
 if (gRPC_BUILD_TESTS)
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c4d8a0b95cb..9cc4aeecc4d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1135,6 +1135,7 @@ auth_property_iterator_test: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/auth_property_iterator_test
 backoff_test: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/backoff_test
 bdp_estimator_test: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bdp_estimator_test
 bm_arena: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_arena
+bm_byte_buffer: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_byte_buffer
 bm_call_create: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_call_create
 bm_channel: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_channel
 bm_chttp2_hpack: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_chttp2_hpack
@@ -1641,6 +1642,7 @@ buildtests_cxx: privatelibs_cxx \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/backoff_test \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bdp_estimator_test \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_arena \
+  $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_byte_buffer \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_call_create \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_channel \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_chttp2_hpack \
@@ -1825,6 +1827,7 @@ buildtests_cxx: privatelibs_cxx \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/backoff_test \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bdp_estimator_test \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_arena \
+  $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_byte_buffer \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_call_create \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_channel \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_chttp2_hpack \
@@ -2259,6 +2262,8 @@ test_cxx: buildtests_cxx
 	$(Q) $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bdp_estimator_test || ( echo test bdp_estimator_test failed ; exit 1 )
 	$(E) "[RUN]     Testing bm_arena"
 	$(Q) $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_arena || ( echo test bm_arena failed ; exit 1 )
+	$(E) "[RUN]     Testing bm_byte_buffer"
+	$(Q) $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_byte_buffer || ( echo test bm_byte_buffer failed ; exit 1 )
 	$(E) "[RUN]     Testing bm_call_create"
 	$(Q) $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_call_create || ( echo test bm_call_create failed ; exit 1 )
 	$(E) "[RUN]     Testing bm_channel"
@@ -16084,6 +16089,50 @@ endif
 endif
 
 
+BM_BYTE_BUFFER_SRC = \
+    test/cpp/microbenchmarks/bm_byte_buffer.cc \
+
+BM_BYTE_BUFFER_OBJS = $(addprefix $(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/, $(addsuffix .o, $(basename $(BM_BYTE_BUFFER_SRC))))
+ifeq ($(NO_SECURE),true)
+
+# You can't build secure targets if you don't have OpenSSL.
+
+$(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_byte_buffer: openssl_dep_error
+
+else
+
+
+
+
+ifeq ($(NO_PROTOBUF),true)
+
+# You can't build the protoc plugins or protobuf-enabled targets if you don't have protobuf 3.5.0+.
+
+$(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_byte_buffer: protobuf_dep_error
+
+else
+
+$(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/bm_byte_buffer: $(PROTOBUF_DEP) $(BM_BYTE_BUFFER_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_benchmark.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libbenchmark.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_test_util_unsecure.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_test_util_unsecure.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_unsecure.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure.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) $(BM_BYTE_BUFFER_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_benchmark.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libbenchmark.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_test_util_unsecure.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_test_util_unsecure.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_unsecure.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure.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)/bm_byte_buffer
+
+endif
+
+endif
+
+$(BM_BYTE_BUFFER_OBJS): CPPFLAGS += -Ithird_party/benchmark/include -DHAVE_POSIX_REGEX
+$(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/test/cpp/microbenchmarks/bm_byte_buffer.o:  $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_benchmark.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libbenchmark.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_test_util_unsecure.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_test_util_unsecure.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_unsecure.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_test_config.a
+
+deps_bm_byte_buffer: $(BM_BYTE_BUFFER_OBJS:.o=.dep)
+
+ifneq ($(NO_SECURE),true)
+ifneq ($(NO_DEPS),true)
+-include $(BM_BYTE_BUFFER_OBJS:.o=.dep)
+endif
+endif
+
+
 BM_CALL_CREATE_SRC = \
     test/cpp/microbenchmarks/bm_call_create.cc \
 
diff --git a/build.yaml b/build.yaml
index 6e2ed16398e..5f4d554a467 100644
--- a/build.yaml
+++ b/build.yaml
@@ -4015,6 +4015,28 @@ targets:
   - linux
   - posix
   uses_polling: false
+- name: bm_byte_buffer
+  build: test
+  language: c++
+  src:
+  - test/cpp/microbenchmarks/bm_byte_buffer.cc
+  deps:
+  - grpc_benchmark
+  - benchmark
+  - grpc++_test_util_unsecure
+  - grpc_test_util_unsecure
+  - grpc++_unsecure
+  - grpc_unsecure
+  - gpr_test_util
+  - gpr
+  - grpc++_test_config
+  benchmark: true
+  defaults: benchmark
+  platforms:
+  - mac
+  - linux
+  - posix
+  uses_polling: false
 - name: bm_call_create
   build: test
   language: c++
diff --git a/test/cpp/microbenchmarks/BUILD b/test/cpp/microbenchmarks/BUILD
index 097e92f5836..93ed962a00d 100644
--- a/test/cpp/microbenchmarks/BUILD
+++ b/test/cpp/microbenchmarks/BUILD
@@ -61,6 +61,13 @@ grpc_cc_binary(
     deps = [":helpers"],
 )
 
+grpc_cc_binary(
+    name = "bm_byte_buffer",
+    testonly = 1,
+    srcs = ["bm_byte_buffer.cc"],
+    deps = [":helpers"],
+)
+
 grpc_cc_binary(
     name = "bm_channel",
     testonly = 1,
diff --git a/test/cpp/microbenchmarks/bm_byte_buffer.cc b/test/cpp/microbenchmarks/bm_byte_buffer.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a359e6f6212
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cpp/microbenchmarks/bm_byte_buffer.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/*
+ *
+ * Copyright 2015 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.
+ *
+ */
+
+/* This benchmark exists to show that byte-buffer copy is size-independent */
+
+#include <memory>
+
+#include <benchmark/benchmark.h>
+#include <grpcpp/impl/grpc_library.h>
+#include <grpcpp/support/byte_buffer.h>
+#include "test/cpp/microbenchmarks/helpers.h"
+#include "test/cpp/util/test_config.h"
+
+namespace grpc {
+namespace testing {
+
+auto& force_library_initialization = Library::get();
+
+static void BM_ByteBuffer_Copy(benchmark::State& state) {
+  int num_slices = state.range(0);
+  size_t slice_size = state.range(1);
+  std::vector<grpc::Slice> slices;
+  while (num_slices > 0) {
+    num_slices--;
+    std::unique_ptr<char[]> buf(new char[slice_size]);
+    memset(buf.get(), 0, slice_size);
+    slices.emplace_back(buf.get(), slice_size);
+  }
+  grpc::ByteBuffer bb(slices.data(), num_slices);
+  while (state.KeepRunning()) {
+    grpc::ByteBuffer cc(bb);
+  }
+}
+BENCHMARK(BM_ByteBuffer_Copy)->Ranges({{1, 64}, {1, 1024 * 1024}});
+
+}  // namespace testing
+}  // namespace grpc
+
+// Some distros have RunSpecifiedBenchmarks under the benchmark namespace,
+// and others do not. This allows us to support both modes.
+namespace benchmark {
+void RunTheBenchmarksNamespaced() { RunSpecifiedBenchmarks(); }
+}  // namespace benchmark
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+  ::benchmark::Initialize(&argc, argv);
+  ::grpc::testing::InitTest(&argc, &argv, false);
+  benchmark::RunTheBenchmarksNamespaced();
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/generated/sources_and_headers.json b/tools/run_tests/generated/sources_and_headers.json
index c87d7209e7d..38cdd49fc7f 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/generated/sources_and_headers.json
+++ b/tools/run_tests/generated/sources_and_headers.json
@@ -2789,6 +2789,28 @@
     "third_party": false, 
     "type": "target"
   }, 
+  {
+    "deps": [
+      "benchmark", 
+      "gpr", 
+      "gpr_test_util", 
+      "grpc++_test_config", 
+      "grpc++_test_util_unsecure", 
+      "grpc++_unsecure", 
+      "grpc_benchmark", 
+      "grpc_test_util_unsecure", 
+      "grpc_unsecure"
+    ], 
+    "headers": [], 
+    "is_filegroup": false, 
+    "language": "c++", 
+    "name": "bm_byte_buffer", 
+    "src": [
+      "test/cpp/microbenchmarks/bm_byte_buffer.cc"
+    ], 
+    "third_party": false, 
+    "type": "target"
+  }, 
   {
     "deps": [
       "benchmark", 
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/generated/tests.json b/tools/run_tests/generated/tests.json
index cc28e52ae21..bca2ef53878 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/generated/tests.json
+++ b/tools/run_tests/generated/tests.json
@@ -3363,6 +3363,28 @@
     ], 
     "uses_polling": false
   }, 
+  {
+    "args": [], 
+    "benchmark": true, 
+    "ci_platforms": [
+      "linux", 
+      "mac", 
+      "posix"
+    ], 
+    "cpu_cost": 1.0, 
+    "exclude_configs": [], 
+    "exclude_iomgrs": [], 
+    "flaky": false, 
+    "gtest": false, 
+    "language": "c++", 
+    "name": "bm_byte_buffer", 
+    "platforms": [
+      "linux", 
+      "mac", 
+      "posix"
+    ], 
+    "uses_polling": false
+  }, 
   {
     "args": [], 
     "benchmark": true,