diff --git a/include/grpcpp/impl/codegen/call_op_set.h b/include/grpcpp/impl/codegen/call_op_set.h
index 5bfd541c8f4..79fa08ad6dc 100644
--- a/include/grpcpp/impl/codegen/call_op_set.h
+++ b/include/grpcpp/impl/codegen/call_op_set.h
@@ -453,8 +453,12 @@ class CallOpRecvMessage {
         recv_buf_.Clear();
       }
     } else if (hijacked_) {
-      if (!hijacked_recv_message_status_) {
+      if (hijacked_recv_message_failed_) {
         FinishOpRecvMessageFailureHandler(status);
+      } else {
+        // The op was hijacked and it was successful. There is no further action
+        // to be performed since the message is already in its non-serialized
+        // form.
       }
     } else {
       FinishOpRecvMessageFailureHandler(status);
@@ -465,7 +469,7 @@ class CallOpRecvMessage {
       InterceptorBatchMethodsImpl* interceptor_methods) {
     if (message_ == nullptr) return;
     interceptor_methods->SetRecvMessage(message_,
-                                        &hijacked_recv_message_status_);
+                                        &hijacked_recv_message_failed_);
   }
 
   void SetFinishInterceptionHookPoint(
@@ -496,7 +500,7 @@ class CallOpRecvMessage {
   ByteBuffer recv_buf_;
   bool allow_not_getting_message_ = false;
   bool hijacked_ = false;
-  bool hijacked_recv_message_status_ = true;
+  bool hijacked_recv_message_failed_ = false;
 };
 
 class DeserializeFunc {
@@ -559,8 +563,12 @@ class CallOpGenericRecvMessage {
         recv_buf_.Clear();
       }
     } else if (hijacked_) {
-      if (!hijacked_recv_message_status_) {
+      if (hijacked_recv_message_failed_) {
         FinishOpRecvMessageFailureHandler(status);
+      } else {
+        // The op was hijacked and it was successful. There is no further action
+        // to be performed since the message is already in its non-serialized
+        // form.
       }
     } else {
       got_message = false;
@@ -574,7 +582,7 @@ class CallOpGenericRecvMessage {
       InterceptorBatchMethodsImpl* interceptor_methods) {
     if (!deserialize_) return;
     interceptor_methods->SetRecvMessage(message_,
-                                        &hijacked_recv_message_status_);
+                                        &hijacked_recv_message_failed_);
   }
 
   void SetFinishInterceptionHookPoint(
@@ -607,7 +615,7 @@ class CallOpGenericRecvMessage {
   ByteBuffer recv_buf_;
   bool allow_not_getting_message_ = false;
   bool hijacked_ = false;
-  bool hijacked_recv_message_status_ = true;
+  bool hijacked_recv_message_failed_ = false;
 };
 
 class CallOpClientSendClose {
diff --git a/include/grpcpp/impl/codegen/interceptor_common.h b/include/grpcpp/impl/codegen/interceptor_common.h
index 9b124197ff0..c87c8034c77 100644
--- a/include/grpcpp/impl/codegen/interceptor_common.h
+++ b/include/grpcpp/impl/codegen/interceptor_common.h
@@ -166,9 +166,9 @@ class InterceptorBatchMethodsImpl
     send_trailing_metadata_ = metadata;
   }
 
-  void SetRecvMessage(void* message, bool* hijacked_recv_message_status) {
+  void SetRecvMessage(void* message, bool* hijacked_recv_message_failed) {
     recv_message_ = message;
-    hijacked_recv_message_status_ = hijacked_recv_message_status;
+    hijacked_recv_message_failed_ = hijacked_recv_message_failed;
   }
 
   void SetRecvInitialMetadata(MetadataMap* map) {
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ class InterceptorBatchMethodsImpl
   void FailHijackedRecvMessage() override {
     GPR_CODEGEN_ASSERT(hooks_[static_cast<size_t>(
         experimental::InterceptionHookPoints::PRE_RECV_MESSAGE)]);
-    *hijacked_recv_message_status_ = false;
+    *hijacked_recv_message_failed_ = true;
   }
 
   // Clears all state
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ class InterceptorBatchMethodsImpl
   std::multimap<grpc::string, grpc::string>* send_trailing_metadata_ = nullptr;
 
   void* recv_message_ = nullptr;
-  bool* hijacked_recv_message_status_ = nullptr;
+  bool* hijacked_recv_message_failed_ = nullptr;
 
   MetadataMap* recv_initial_metadata_ = nullptr;