diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/max_message_length.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/max_message_length.c
index 1dddb1a3d59..369bf10e46a 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/max_message_length.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/max_message_length.c
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ static void *tag(intptr_t t) { return (void *)t; }
 static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
                                             const char *test_name,
                                             grpc_channel_args *client_args,
-                                            grpc_channel_args *server_args) {
+                                            grpc_channel_args *server_args,
+                                            const char *query_args) {
   grpc_end2end_test_fixture f;
   gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "%s/%s", test_name, config.name);
   // We intentionally do not pass the client and server args to
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   // proxy, only on the backend server.
   f = config.create_fixture(NULL, NULL);
   config.init_server(&f, server_args);
-  config.init_client(&f, client_args, NULL);
+  config.init_client(&f, client_args, query_args);
   return f;
 }
 
@@ -102,8 +103,10 @@ static void end_test(grpc_end2end_test_fixture *f) {
 // If send_limit is true, applies send limit on client; otherwise, applies
 // recv limit on server.
 static void test_max_message_length_on_request(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
-                                               bool send_limit) {
-  gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "testing request with send_limit=%d", send_limit);
+                                               bool send_limit,
+                                               bool use_service_config) {
+  gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "testing request with send_limit=%d use_service_config=%d",
+          send_limit, use_service_config);
 
   grpc_end2end_test_fixture f;
   grpc_arg channel_arg;
@@ -127,21 +130,35 @@ static void test_max_message_length_on_request(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   size_t details_capacity = 0;
   int was_cancelled = 2;
 
-  channel_arg.key = send_limit ? GRPC_ARG_MAX_SEND_MESSAGE_LENGTH
-                               : GRPC_ARG_MAX_RECEIVE_MESSAGE_LENGTH;
-  channel_arg.type = GRPC_ARG_INTEGER;
-  channel_arg.value.integer = 5;
-
-  channel_args.num_args = 1;
-  channel_args.args = &channel_arg;
+  char *query_args = NULL;
+  grpc_channel_args *client_args = NULL;
+  grpc_channel_args *server_args = NULL;
+  if (use_service_config) {
+    // We don't currently support service configs on the server side.
+    GPR_ASSERT(send_limit);
+    query_args = "method_name=/service/method"
+                 "&max_request_message_bytes=5";
+  } else {
+    // Set limit via channel args.
+    channel_arg.key = send_limit ? GRPC_ARG_MAX_SEND_MESSAGE_LENGTH
+                                 : GRPC_ARG_MAX_RECEIVE_MESSAGE_LENGTH;
+    channel_arg.type = GRPC_ARG_INTEGER;
+    channel_arg.value.integer = 5;
+    channel_args.num_args = 1;
+    channel_args.args = &channel_arg;
+    if (send_limit) {
+      client_args = &channel_args;
+    } else {
+      server_args = &channel_args;
+    }
+  }
 
-  f = begin_test(config, "test_max_message_length",
-                 send_limit ? &channel_args : NULL,
-                 send_limit ? NULL : &channel_args);
+  f = begin_test(config, "test_max_request_message_length", client_args,
+                 server_args, query_args);
   cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
 
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
-                               "/foo", "foo.test.google.fr:1234",
+                               "/service/method", "foo.test.google.fr:1234",
                                gpr_inf_future(GPR_CLOCK_REALTIME), NULL);
   GPR_ASSERT(c);
 
@@ -214,7 +231,7 @@ static void test_max_message_length_on_request(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   CQ_EXPECT_COMPLETION(cqv, tag(1), 1);
   cq_verify(cqv);
 
-  GPR_ASSERT(0 == strcmp(call_details.method, "/foo"));
+  GPR_ASSERT(0 == strcmp(call_details.method, "/service/method"));
   GPR_ASSERT(0 == strcmp(call_details.host, "foo.test.google.fr:1234"));
   GPR_ASSERT(was_cancelled == 1);
 
@@ -246,8 +263,10 @@ done:
 // If send_limit is true, applies send limit on server; otherwise, applies
 // recv limit on client.
 static void test_max_message_length_on_response(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
-                                                bool send_limit) {
-  gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "testing response with send_limit=%d", send_limit);
+                                                bool send_limit,
+                                                bool use_service_config) {
+  gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "testing response with send_limit=%d use_service_config=%d",
+          send_limit, use_service_config);
 
   grpc_end2end_test_fixture f;
   grpc_arg channel_arg;
@@ -272,21 +291,35 @@ static void test_max_message_length_on_response(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   size_t details_capacity = 0;
   int was_cancelled = 2;
 
-  channel_arg.key = send_limit ? GRPC_ARG_MAX_SEND_MESSAGE_LENGTH
-                               : GRPC_ARG_MAX_RECEIVE_MESSAGE_LENGTH;
-  channel_arg.type = GRPC_ARG_INTEGER;
-  channel_arg.value.integer = 5;
-
-  channel_args.num_args = 1;
-  channel_args.args = &channel_arg;
+  char *query_args = NULL;
+  grpc_channel_args *client_args = NULL;
+  grpc_channel_args *server_args = NULL;
+  if (use_service_config) {
+    // We don't currently support service configs on the server side.
+    GPR_ASSERT(!send_limit);
+    query_args = "method_name=/service/method"
+                 "&max_response_message_bytes=5";
+  } else {
+    // Set limit via channel args.
+    channel_arg.key = send_limit ? GRPC_ARG_MAX_SEND_MESSAGE_LENGTH
+                                 : GRPC_ARG_MAX_RECEIVE_MESSAGE_LENGTH;
+    channel_arg.type = GRPC_ARG_INTEGER;
+    channel_arg.value.integer = 5;
+    channel_args.num_args = 1;
+    channel_args.args = &channel_arg;
+    if (send_limit) {
+      server_args = &channel_args;
+    } else {
+      client_args = &channel_args;
+    }
+  }
 
-  f = begin_test(config, "test_max_message_length",
-                 send_limit ? NULL : &channel_args,
-                 send_limit ? &channel_args : NULL);
+  f = begin_test(config, "test_max_response_message_length", client_args,
+                 server_args, query_args);
   cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
 
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
-                               "/foo", "foo.test.google.fr:1234",
+                               "/service/method", "foo.test.google.fr:1234",
                                gpr_inf_future(GPR_CLOCK_REALTIME), NULL);
   GPR_ASSERT(c);
 
@@ -365,7 +398,7 @@ static void test_max_message_length_on_response(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   CQ_EXPECT_COMPLETION(cqv, tag(1), 1);
   cq_verify(cqv);
 
-  GPR_ASSERT(0 == strcmp(call_details.method, "/foo"));
+  GPR_ASSERT(0 == strcmp(call_details.method, "/service/method"));
   GPR_ASSERT(0 == strcmp(call_details.host, "foo.test.google.fr:1234"));
   GPR_ASSERT(was_cancelled == 0);
 
@@ -393,10 +426,20 @@ static void test_max_message_length_on_response(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
 }
 
 void max_message_length(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
-  test_max_message_length_on_request(config, false /* send_limit */);
-  test_max_message_length_on_request(config, true /* send_limit */);
-  test_max_message_length_on_response(config, false /* send_limit */);
-  test_max_message_length_on_response(config, true /* send_limit */);
+  test_max_message_length_on_request(config, false /* send_limit */,
+                                     false /* use_service_config */);
+  test_max_message_length_on_request(config, true /* send_limit */,
+                                     false /* use_service_config */);
+  test_max_message_length_on_response(config, false /* send_limit */,
+                                      false /* use_service_config */);
+  test_max_message_length_on_response(config, true /* send_limit */,
+                                      false /* use_service_config */);
+  if (config.feature_mask & FEATURE_MASK_SUPPORTS_QUERY_ARGS) {
+    test_max_message_length_on_request(config, true /* send_limit */,
+                                       true /* use_service_config */);
+    test_max_message_length_on_response(config, false /* send_limit */,
+                                        true /* use_service_config */);
+  }
 }
 
 void max_message_length_pre_init(void) {}