diff --git a/include/grpc++/client_context.h b/include/grpc++/client_context.h
index 2813e13abea..4594cbaeb6f 100644
--- a/include/grpc++/client_context.h
+++ b/include/grpc++/client_context.h
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ class ClientContext {
   void set_absolute_deadline(const system_clock::time_point &deadline);
   system_clock::time_point absolute_deadline();
 
+  void set_authority(const grpc::string& authority) {
+    authority_ = authority;
+  }
+
   void TryCancel();
 
  private:
@@ -137,10 +141,15 @@ class ClientContext {
 
   gpr_timespec RawDeadline() { return absolute_deadline_; }
 
+  grpc::string authority() {
+    return authority_;
+  }
+
   bool initial_metadata_received_ = false;
   grpc_call *call_;
   grpc_completion_queue *cq_;
   gpr_timespec absolute_deadline_;
+  grpc::string authority_;
   std::multimap<grpc::string, grpc::string> send_initial_metadata_;
   std::multimap<grpc::string, grpc::string> recv_initial_metadata_;
   std::multimap<grpc::string, grpc::string> trailing_metadata_;
diff --git a/src/cpp/client/channel.cc b/src/cpp/client/channel.cc
index 440423dba96..c4794d717d0 100644
--- a/src/cpp/client/channel.cc
+++ b/src/cpp/client/channel.cc
@@ -81,8 +81,11 @@ Channel::~Channel() { grpc_channel_destroy(c_channel_); }
 Call Channel::CreateCall(const RpcMethod &method, ClientContext *context,
                          CompletionQueue *cq) {
   auto c_call =
-      grpc_channel_create_call(c_channel_, cq->cq(), method.name(),
-                               target_.c_str(), context->RawDeadline());
+      grpc_channel_create_call(
+          c_channel_, cq->cq(), method.name(),
+          context->authority().empty() ?  target_.c_str()
+                                       : context->authority(),
+          context->RawDeadline());
   context->set_call(c_call);
   return Call(c_call, this, cq);
 }