diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_channel.py b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_channel.py
index 9661c5e5b38..ed4c871b684 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_channel.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_channel.py
@@ -488,6 +488,18 @@ def _stream_unary_invocation_operationses_and_tags(metadata,
                      metadata, initial_metadata_flags))
 
 
+def _determine_deadline(user_deadline):
+    parent_deadline = cygrpc.get_deadline_from_context()
+    if parent_deadline is None and user_deadline is None:
+        return None
+    elif parent_deadline is not None and user_deadline is None:
+        return parent_deadline
+    elif user_deadline is not None and parent_deadline is None:
+        return user_deadline
+    else:
+        return min(parent_deadline, user_deadline)
+
+
 class _UnaryUnaryMultiCallable(grpc.UnaryUnaryMultiCallable):
 
     # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
@@ -527,9 +539,10 @@ class _UnaryUnaryMultiCallable(grpc.UnaryUnaryMultiCallable):
         if state is None:
             raise rendezvous  # pylint: disable-msg=raising-bad-type
         else:
+            deadline_to_propagate = _determine_deadline(deadline)
             call = self._channel.segregated_call(
                 cygrpc.PropagationConstants.GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS,
-                self._method, None, deadline, metadata, None
+                self._method, None, deadline_to_propagate, metadata, None
                 if credentials is None else credentials._credentials, ((
                     operations,
                     None,
@@ -619,8 +632,8 @@ class _UnaryStreamMultiCallable(grpc.UnaryStreamMultiCallable):
             event_handler = _event_handler(state, self._response_deserializer)
             call = self._managed_call(
                 cygrpc.PropagationConstants.GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS,
-                self._method, None, deadline, metadata, None
-                if credentials is None else credentials._credentials,
+                self._method, None, _determine_deadline(deadline), metadata,
+                None if credentials is None else credentials._credentials,
                 operationses, event_handler, self._context)
             return _Rendezvous(state, call, self._response_deserializer,
                                deadline)
@@ -644,9 +657,10 @@ class _StreamUnaryMultiCallable(grpc.StreamUnaryMultiCallable):
         state = _RPCState(_STREAM_UNARY_INITIAL_DUE, None, None, None, None)
         initial_metadata_flags = _InitialMetadataFlags().with_wait_for_ready(
             wait_for_ready)
+        deadline_to_propagate = _determine_deadline(deadline)
         call = self._channel.segregated_call(
             cygrpc.PropagationConstants.GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, self._method,
-            None, deadline, metadata, None
+            None, deadline_to_propagate, metadata, None
             if credentials is None else credentials._credentials,
             _stream_unary_invocation_operationses_and_tags(
                 metadata, initial_metadata_flags), self._context)
@@ -734,9 +748,10 @@ class _StreamStreamMultiCallable(grpc.StreamStreamMultiCallable):
             (cygrpc.ReceiveInitialMetadataOperation(_EMPTY_FLAGS),),
         )
         event_handler = _event_handler(state, self._response_deserializer)
+        deadline_to_propagate = _determine_deadline(deadline)
         call = self._managed_call(
             cygrpc.PropagationConstants.GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, self._method,
-            None, deadline, metadata, None
+            None, deadline_to_propagate, metadata, None
             if credentials is None else credentials._credentials, operationses,
             event_handler, self._context)
         _consume_request_iterator(request_iterator, state, call,
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_cython/_cygrpc/_hooks.pyx.pxi b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_cython/_cygrpc/_hooks.pyx.pxi
index 6d1c36b2b35..de4d71b8196 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_cython/_cygrpc/_hooks.pyx.pxi
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_cython/_cygrpc/_hooks.pyx.pxi
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 cdef object _custom_op_on_c_call(int op, grpc_call *call):
   raise NotImplementedError("No custom hooks are implemented")
 
-def install_context_from_call(Call call):
+def install_context_from_request_call_event(RequestCallEvent event):
   pass
 
 def uninstall_context():
@@ -30,3 +30,6 @@ cdef class CensusContext:
 
 def set_census_context_on_call(_CallState call_state, CensusContext census_ctx):
   pass
+
+def get_deadline_from_context():
+  return None
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_server.py b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_server.py
index 9224b2ac672..90136aef3c2 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_server.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_server.py
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ def _status(rpc_event, state, serialized_response):
 
 def _unary_response_in_pool(rpc_event, state, behavior, argument_thunk,
                             request_deserializer, response_serializer):
-    cygrpc.install_context_from_call(rpc_event.call)
+    cygrpc.install_context_from_request_call_event(rpc_event)
     try:
         argument = argument_thunk()
         if argument is not None:
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ def _unary_response_in_pool(rpc_event, state, behavior, argument_thunk,
 
 def _stream_response_in_pool(rpc_event, state, behavior, argument_thunk,
                              request_deserializer, response_serializer):
-    cygrpc.install_context_from_call(rpc_event.call)
+    cygrpc.install_context_from_request_call_event(rpc_event)
 
     def send_response(response):
         if response is None: