diff --git a/test/cpp/interop/client.cc b/test/cpp/interop/client.cc
index 2aefb620a40..173e8da0096 100644
--- a/test/cpp/interop/client.cc
+++ b/test/cpp/interop/client.cc
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ DEFINE_string(
     "server_streaming : single request with response streaming;\n"
     "slow_consumer : single request with response streaming with "
     "slow client consumer;\n"
+    "special_status_message: verify Unicode and whitespace in status message;\n"
     "status_code_and_message: verify status code & message;\n"
     "timeout_on_sleeping_server: deadline exceeds on stream;\n"
     "unimplemented_method: client calls an unimplemented method;\n"
@@ -258,6 +259,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   }
   actions["status_code_and_message"] =
       std::bind(&grpc::testing::InteropClient::DoStatusWithMessage, &client);
+  actions["special_status_message"] =
+      std::bind(&grpc::testing::InteropClient::DoSpecialStatusMessage, &client);
   actions["custom_metadata"] =
       std::bind(&grpc::testing::InteropClient::DoCustomMetadata, &client);
   actions["unimplemented_method"] =
diff --git a/test/cpp/interop/interop_client.cc b/test/cpp/interop/interop_client.cc
index 25f1695795f..cdc621cbc9b 100644
--- a/test/cpp/interop/interop_client.cc
+++ b/test/cpp/interop/interop_client.cc
@@ -885,6 +885,30 @@ bool InteropClient::DoStatusWithMessage() {
   return true;
 }
 
+bool InteropClient::DoSpecialStatusMessage() {
+  gpr_log(
+      GPR_DEBUG,
+      "Sending RPC with a request for status code 2 and message - \\t\\ntest "
+      "with whitespace\\r\\nand Unicode BMP ☺ and non-BMP 😈\\t\\n");
+  const grpc::StatusCode test_code = grpc::StatusCode::UNKNOWN;
+  const std::string test_msg =
+      "\t\ntest with whitespace\r\nand Unicode BMP ☺ and non-BMP 😈\t\n";
+  ClientContext context;
+  SimpleRequest request;
+  SimpleResponse response;
+  EchoStatus* requested_status = request.mutable_response_status();
+  requested_status->set_code(test_code);
+  requested_status->set_message(test_msg);
+  Status s = serviceStub_.Get()->UnaryCall(&context, request, &response);
+  if (!AssertStatusCode(s, grpc::StatusCode::UNKNOWN,
+                        context.debug_error_string())) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  GPR_ASSERT(s.error_message() == test_msg);
+  gpr_log(GPR_DEBUG, "Done testing Special Status Message");
+  return true;
+}
+
 bool InteropClient::DoCacheableUnary() {
   gpr_log(GPR_DEBUG, "Sending RPC with cacheable response");
 
diff --git a/test/cpp/interop/interop_client.h b/test/cpp/interop/interop_client.h
index e7a612a05b4..de564ca61bc 100644
--- a/test/cpp/interop/interop_client.h
+++ b/test/cpp/interop/interop_client.h
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ class InteropClient {
   bool DoTimeoutOnSleepingServer();
   bool DoEmptyStream();
   bool DoStatusWithMessage();
+  // Verifies Unicode and Whitespace is correctly processed in status message.
+  bool DoSpecialStatusMessage();
   bool DoCustomMetadata();
   bool DoUnimplementedMethod();
   bool DoUnimplementedService();