diff --git a/requirements.bazel.txt b/requirements.bazel.txt
index 0a26df5ac27..b42c8f63bd7 100644
--- a/requirements.bazel.txt
+++ b/requirements.bazel.txt
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ setuptools==44.1.1
 xds-protos==0.0.11
 opencensus==0.10.0
 opencensus-ext-stackdriver==0.8.0
+absl-py==1.4.0
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_tests/setup.py b/src/python/grpcio_tests/setup.py
index 8409dcc9519..0cef4c2755e 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_tests/setup.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_tests/setup.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ INSTALL_REQUIRES = (
     "protobuf>=4.21.6rc1,!=4.22.0.*",
     "google-auth>=1.17.2",
     "requests>=2.14.2",
+    "absl-py>=1.4.0",
 )
 
 COMMAND_CLASS = {
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/BUILD.bazel b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/BUILD.bazel
index aa7e15544c4..2d164847423 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/BUILD.bazel
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ py_library(
         "//src/proto/grpc/testing:py_test_proto",
         "//src/python/grpcio/grpc:grpcio",
         "//src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/unit:test_common",
+        requirement("absl-py"),
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/server.py b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/server.py
index d51671ef8a9..4fd0a4bde22 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/server.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/interop/server.py
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 """The Python implementation of the GRPC interoperability test server."""
 
-import argparse
 from concurrent import futures
 import logging
 
+from absl import app
+from absl.flags import argparse_flags
 import grpc
 
 from src.proto.grpc.testing import test_pb2_grpc
@@ -28,8 +29,8 @@ logging.basicConfig()
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-def parse_interop_server_arguments():
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+def parse_interop_server_arguments(argv):
+    parser = argparse_flags.ArgumentParser()
     parser.add_argument(
         "--port", type=int, required=True, help="the port on which to serve"
     )
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ def parse_interop_server_arguments():
         type=resources.parse_bool,
         help="require an ALTS connection",
     )
-    return parser.parse_args()
+    return parser.parse_args(argv[1:])
 
 
 def get_server_credentials(use_tls):
@@ -57,9 +58,7 @@ def get_server_credentials(use_tls):
         return grpc.alts_server_credentials()
 
 
-def serve():
-    args = parse_interop_server_arguments()
-
+def serve(args):
     server = test_common.test_server()
     test_pb2_grpc.add_TestServiceServicer_to_server(
         service.TestService(), server
@@ -77,4 +76,6 @@ def serve():
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    serve()
+    app.run(
+        serve, flags_parser=parse_interop_server_arguments
+    )
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests_aio/interop/server.py b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests_aio/interop/server.py
index 7786a4206a6..3247bed26a8 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests_aio/interop/server.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests_aio/interop/server.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import argparse
 import asyncio
 import logging
+import sys
 
 import grpc
 
@@ -27,9 +28,7 @@ _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 _LOGGER.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
 
 
-async def serve():
-    args = interop_server_lib.parse_interop_server_arguments()
-
+async def serve(args):
     if args.use_tls or args.use_alts:
         credentials = interop_server_lib.get_server_credentials(args.use_tls)
         address, server = await _test_server.start_test_server(
@@ -47,4 +46,5 @@ async def serve():
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    asyncio.get_event_loop().run_until_complete(serve())
+    args = interop_server_lib.parse_interop_server_arguments(sys.argv)
+    asyncio.get_event_loop().run_until_complete(serve(args))
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/helper_scripts/build_python.sh b/tools/run_tests/helper_scripts/build_python.sh
index 4f40fe7b438..72fc7d76b28 100755
--- a/tools/run_tests/helper_scripts/build_python.sh
+++ b/tools/run_tests/helper_scripts/build_python.sh
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ pip_install_dir "$ROOT/src/python/grpcio_testing"
 # Build/install tests
 pip_install coverage==4.4 oauth2client==4.1.0 \
             google-auth>=1.17.2 requests==2.14.2 \
-            googleapis-common-protos>=1.5.5 rsa==4.0
+            googleapis-common-protos>=1.5.5 rsa==4.0 absl-py==1.4.0
 $VENV_PYTHON "$ROOT/src/python/grpcio_tests/setup.py" preprocess
 $VENV_PYTHON "$ROOT/src/python/grpcio_tests/setup.py" build_package_protos
 pip_install_dir "$ROOT/src/python/grpcio_tests"