diff --git a/src/core/ext/resolver/sockaddr/sockaddr_resolver.c b/src/core/ext/resolver/sockaddr/sockaddr_resolver.c
index 74d2015e5c2..f232e0460b6 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/resolver/sockaddr/sockaddr_resolver.c
+++ b/src/core/ext/resolver/sockaddr/sockaddr_resolver.c
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ typedef struct {
   gpr_refcount refs;
   /** load balancing policy name */
   char *lb_policy_name;
-
+  /** the path component of the uri passed in */
+  char *target_name;
   /** the addresses that we've 'resolved' */
   grpc_lb_addresses *addresses;
-
   /** mutex guarding the rest of the state */
   gpr_mu mu;
   /** have we published? */
@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@ static void sockaddr_maybe_finish_next_locked(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
   if (r->next_completion != NULL && !r->published) {
     r->published = true;
     *r->target_result = grpc_resolver_result_create(
-        "", grpc_lb_addresses_copy(r->addresses, NULL /* user_data_copy */),
+        r->target_name,
+        grpc_lb_addresses_copy(r->addresses, NULL /* user_data_copy */),
         r->lb_policy_name, NULL);
     grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, r->next_completion, GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
     r->next_completion = NULL;
@@ -133,6 +134,7 @@ static void sockaddr_destroy(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_resolver *gr) {
   gpr_mu_destroy(&r->mu);
   grpc_lb_addresses_destroy(r->addresses, NULL /* user_data_destroy */);
   gpr_free(r->lb_policy_name);
+  gpr_free(r->target_name);
   gpr_free(r);
 }
 
@@ -220,10 +222,12 @@ static grpc_resolver *sockaddr_create(
     if (errors_found) break;
   }
 
+  r->target_name = gpr_strdup(args->uri->path);
   gpr_slice_buffer_destroy(&path_parts);
   gpr_slice_unref(path_slice);
   if (errors_found) {
     gpr_free(r->lb_policy_name);
+    gpr_free(r->target_name);
     grpc_lb_addresses_destroy(r->addresses, NULL /* user_data_destroy */);
     gpr_free(r);
     return NULL;
diff --git a/test/core/client_config/resolvers/sockaddr_resolver_test.c b/test/core/client_config/resolvers/sockaddr_resolver_test.c
index d8430d39c4c..b5d96efa1d9 100644
--- a/test/core/client_config/resolvers/sockaddr_resolver_test.c
+++ b/test/core/client_config/resolvers/sockaddr_resolver_test.c
@@ -33,11 +33,28 @@
 
 #include <string.h>
 
+#include <grpc/support/alloc.h>
 #include <grpc/support/log.h>
+#include <grpc/support/string_util.h>
 
 #include "src/core/ext/client_config/resolver_registry.h"
+#include "src/core/ext/client_config/resolver_result.h"
+
 #include "test/core/util/test_config.h"
 
+typedef struct on_resolution_arg {
+  char *expected_server_name;
+  grpc_resolver_result *resolver_result;
+} on_resolution_arg;
+
+void on_resolution_cb(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg, grpc_error *error) {
+  on_resolution_arg *res = arg;
+  const char *server_name =
+      grpc_resolver_result_get_server_name(res->resolver_result);
+  GPR_ASSERT(strcmp(res->expected_server_name, server_name) == 0);
+  grpc_resolver_result_unref(exec_ctx, res->resolver_result);
+}
+
 static void test_succeeds(grpc_resolver_factory *factory, const char *string) {
   grpc_exec_ctx exec_ctx = GRPC_EXEC_CTX_INIT;
   grpc_uri *uri = grpc_uri_parse(string, 0);
@@ -50,9 +67,18 @@ static void test_succeeds(grpc_resolver_factory *factory, const char *string) {
   args.uri = uri;
   resolver = grpc_resolver_factory_create_resolver(factory, &args);
   GPR_ASSERT(resolver != NULL);
+
+  on_resolution_arg on_res_arg;
+  memset(&on_res_arg, 0, sizeof(on_res_arg));
+  on_res_arg.expected_server_name = uri->path;
+  grpc_closure *on_resolution =
+      grpc_closure_create(on_resolution_cb, &on_res_arg);
+
+  grpc_resolver_next(&exec_ctx, resolver, &on_res_arg.resolver_result,
+                     on_resolution);
   GRPC_RESOLVER_UNREF(&exec_ctx, resolver, "test_succeeds");
-  grpc_uri_destroy(uri);
   grpc_exec_ctx_finish(&exec_ctx);
+  grpc_uri_destroy(uri);
 }
 
 static void test_fails(grpc_resolver_factory *factory, const char *string) {