diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/Internal/AsyncCallTest.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/Internal/AsyncCallTest.cs
index 141af7760c8..1fa895ba711 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/Internal/AsyncCallTest.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/Internal/AsyncCallTest.cs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ namespace Grpc.Core.Internal.Tests
         public void AsyncUnary_CompletionSuccess()
         {
             var resultTask = asyncCall.UnaryCallAsync("abc");
-            fakeCall.UnaryResponseClientHandler(true, new ClientSideStatus(Status.DefaultSuccess, new Metadata()), new byte[] { 1, 2, 3 });
+            fakeCall.UnaryResponseClientHandler(true, new ClientSideStatus(Status.DefaultSuccess, new Metadata()), new byte[] { 1, 2, 3 }, new Metadata());
             Assert.IsTrue(resultTask.IsCompleted);
             Assert.IsTrue(fakeCall.IsDisposed);
             Assert.AreEqual(Status.DefaultSuccess, asyncCall.GetStatus());
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ namespace Grpc.Core.Internal.Tests
         public void AsyncUnary_CompletionFailure()
         {
             var resultTask = asyncCall.UnaryCallAsync("abc");
-            fakeCall.UnaryResponseClientHandler(false, new ClientSideStatus(), null);
+            fakeCall.UnaryResponseClientHandler(false, new ClientSideStatus(new Status(StatusCode.Internal, ""), null), new byte[] { 1, 2, 3 }, new Metadata());
 
             Assert.IsTrue(resultTask.IsCompleted);
             Assert.IsTrue(fakeCall.IsDisposed);
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/ResponseHeadersTest.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/ResponseHeadersTest.cs
index 706006702e5..8ad41af1b81 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/ResponseHeadersTest.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/ResponseHeadersTest.cs
@@ -73,6 +73,25 @@ namespace Grpc.Core.Tests
             server.ShutdownAsync().Wait();
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public async Task ResponseHeadersAsync_UnaryCall()
+        {
+            helper.UnaryHandler = new UnaryServerMethod<string, string>(async (request, context) =>
+            {
+                await context.WriteResponseHeadersAsync(headers);
+                return "PASS";
+            });
+
+            var call = Calls.AsyncUnaryCall(helper.CreateUnaryCall(), "");
+            var responseHeaders = await call.ResponseHeadersAsync;
+
+            Assert.AreEqual(headers.Count, responseHeaders.Count);
+            Assert.AreEqual("ascii-header", responseHeaders[0].Key);
+            Assert.AreEqual("abcdefg", responseHeaders[0].Value);
+
+            Assert.AreEqual("PASS", await call.ResponseAsync);
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void WriteResponseHeaders_NullNotAllowed()
         {
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/AsyncClientStreamingCall.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/AsyncClientStreamingCall.cs
index fb9b562c77b..dbaa3085c54 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/AsyncClientStreamingCall.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/AsyncClientStreamingCall.cs
@@ -44,14 +44,16 @@ namespace Grpc.Core
     {
         readonly IClientStreamWriter<TRequest> requestStream;
         readonly Task<TResponse> responseAsync;
+        readonly Task<Metadata> responseHeadersAsync;
         readonly Func<Status> getStatusFunc;
         readonly Func<Metadata> getTrailersFunc;
         readonly Action disposeAction;
 
-        public AsyncClientStreamingCall(IClientStreamWriter<TRequest> requestStream, Task<TResponse> responseAsync, Func<Status> getStatusFunc, Func<Metadata> getTrailersFunc, Action disposeAction)
+        public AsyncClientStreamingCall(IClientStreamWriter<TRequest> requestStream, Task<TResponse> responseAsync, Task<Metadata> responseHeadersAsync, Func<Status> getStatusFunc, Func<Metadata> getTrailersFunc, Action disposeAction)
         {
             this.requestStream = requestStream;
             this.responseAsync = responseAsync;
+            this.responseHeadersAsync = responseHeadersAsync;
             this.getStatusFunc = getStatusFunc;
             this.getTrailersFunc = getTrailersFunc;
             this.disposeAction = disposeAction;
@@ -68,6 +70,17 @@ namespace Grpc.Core
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Asynchronous access to response headers.
+        /// </summary>
+        public Task<Metadata> ResponseHeadersAsync
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return this.responseHeadersAsync;
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Async stream to send streaming requests.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/AsyncUnaryCall.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/AsyncUnaryCall.cs
index 224e3439160..154a17a33ef 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/AsyncUnaryCall.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/AsyncUnaryCall.cs
@@ -43,13 +43,15 @@ namespace Grpc.Core
     public sealed class AsyncUnaryCall<TResponse> : IDisposable
     {
         readonly Task<TResponse> responseAsync;
+        readonly Task<Metadata> responseHeadersAsync;
         readonly Func<Status> getStatusFunc;
         readonly Func<Metadata> getTrailersFunc;
         readonly Action disposeAction;
 
-        public AsyncUnaryCall(Task<TResponse> responseAsync, Func<Status> getStatusFunc, Func<Metadata> getTrailersFunc, Action disposeAction)
+        public AsyncUnaryCall(Task<TResponse> responseAsync, Task<Metadata> responseHeadersAsync, Func<Status> getStatusFunc, Func<Metadata> getTrailersFunc, Action disposeAction)
         {
             this.responseAsync = responseAsync;
+            this.responseHeadersAsync = responseHeadersAsync;
             this.getStatusFunc = getStatusFunc;
             this.getTrailersFunc = getTrailersFunc;
             this.disposeAction = disposeAction;
@@ -66,6 +68,17 @@ namespace Grpc.Core
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Asynchronous access to response headers.
+        /// </summary>
+        public Task<Metadata> ResponseHeadersAsync
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return this.responseHeadersAsync;
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Allows awaiting this object directly.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Calls.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Calls.cs
index 7067456638a..ada3616aa4a 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Calls.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Calls.cs
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ namespace Grpc.Core
         {
             var asyncCall = new AsyncCall<TRequest, TResponse>(call);
             var asyncResult = asyncCall.UnaryCallAsync(req);
-            return new AsyncUnaryCall<TResponse>(asyncResult, asyncCall.GetStatus, asyncCall.GetTrailers, asyncCall.Cancel);
+            return new AsyncUnaryCall<TResponse>(asyncResult, asyncCall.ResponseHeadersAsync, asyncCall.GetStatus, asyncCall.GetTrailers, asyncCall.Cancel);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ namespace Grpc.Core
             var asyncCall = new AsyncCall<TRequest, TResponse>(call);
             var resultTask = asyncCall.ClientStreamingCallAsync();
             var requestStream = new ClientRequestStream<TRequest, TResponse>(asyncCall);
-            return new AsyncClientStreamingCall<TRequest, TResponse>(requestStream, resultTask, asyncCall.GetStatus, asyncCall.GetTrailers, asyncCall.Cancel);
+            return new AsyncClientStreamingCall<TRequest, TResponse>(requestStream, resultTask, asyncCall.ResponseHeadersAsync, asyncCall.GetStatus, asyncCall.GetTrailers, asyncCall.Cancel);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/AsyncCall.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/AsyncCall.cs
index 30d60077f01..132b4264243 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/AsyncCall.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/AsyncCall.cs
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ namespace Grpc.Core.Internal
         // Completion of a pending unary response if not null.
         TaskCompletionSource<TResponse> unaryResponseTcs;
 
+        // Response headers set here once received.
+        TaskCompletionSource<Metadata> responseHeadersTcs = new TaskCompletionSource<Metadata>();
+
         // Set after status is received. Used for both unary and streaming response calls.
         ClientSideStatus? finishedStatus;
 
@@ -110,7 +113,7 @@ namespace Grpc.Core.Internal
                         bool success = (ev.success != 0);
                         try
                         {
-                            HandleUnaryResponse(success, ctx.GetReceivedStatusOnClient(), ctx.GetReceivedMessage());
+                            HandleUnaryResponse(success, ctx.GetReceivedStatusOnClient(), ctx.GetReceivedMessage(), ctx.GetReceivedInitialMetadata());
                         }
                         catch (Exception e)
                         {
@@ -257,6 +260,17 @@ namespace Grpc.Core.Internal
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Get the task that completes once response headers are received.
+        /// </summary>
+        public Task<Metadata> ResponseHeadersAsync
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return responseHeadersTcs.Task;
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the resulting status if the call has already finished.
         /// Throws InvalidOperationException otherwise.
@@ -371,7 +385,7 @@ namespace Grpc.Core.Internal
         /// <summary>
         /// Handler for unary response completion.
         /// </summary>
-        private void HandleUnaryResponse(bool success, ClientSideStatus receivedStatus, byte[] receivedMessage)
+        private void HandleUnaryResponse(bool success, ClientSideStatus receivedStatus, byte[] receivedMessage, Metadata responseHeaders)
         {
             lock (myLock)
             {
@@ -383,18 +397,13 @@ namespace Grpc.Core.Internal
                 ReleaseResourcesIfPossible();
             }
 
-            if (!success)
-            {
-                var internalError = new Status(StatusCode.Internal, "Internal error occured.");
-                finishedStatus = new ClientSideStatus(internalError, null);
-                unaryResponseTcs.SetException(new RpcException(internalError));
-                return;
-            }
+            responseHeadersTcs.SetResult(responseHeaders);
 
             var status = receivedStatus.Status;
 
-            if (status.StatusCode != StatusCode.OK)
+            if (!success || status.StatusCode != StatusCode.OK)
             {
+
                 unaryResponseTcs.SetException(new RpcException(status));
                 return;
             }
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/CallSafeHandle.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/CallSafeHandle.cs
index e1466da65b3..ed6747ea93a 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/CallSafeHandle.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/CallSafeHandle.cs
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ namespace Grpc.Core.Internal
         public void StartUnary(UnaryResponseClientHandler callback, byte[] payload, MetadataArraySafeHandle metadataArray, WriteFlags writeFlags)
         {
             var ctx = BatchContextSafeHandle.Create();
-            completionRegistry.RegisterBatchCompletion(ctx, (success, context) => callback(success, context.GetReceivedStatusOnClient(), context.GetReceivedMessage()));
+            completionRegistry.RegisterBatchCompletion(ctx, (success, context) => callback(success, context.GetReceivedStatusOnClient(), context.GetReceivedMessage(), context.GetReceivedInitialMetadata()));
             grpcsharp_call_start_unary(this, ctx, payload, new UIntPtr((ulong)payload.Length), metadataArray, writeFlags)
                 .CheckOk();
         }
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ namespace Grpc.Core.Internal
         public void StartClientStreaming(UnaryResponseClientHandler callback, MetadataArraySafeHandle metadataArray)
         {
             var ctx = BatchContextSafeHandle.Create();
-            completionRegistry.RegisterBatchCompletion(ctx, (success, context) => callback(success, context.GetReceivedStatusOnClient(), context.GetReceivedMessage()));
+            completionRegistry.RegisterBatchCompletion(ctx, (success, context) => callback(success, context.GetReceivedStatusOnClient(), context.GetReceivedMessage(), context.GetReceivedInitialMetadata()));
             grpcsharp_call_start_client_streaming(this, ctx, metadataArray).CheckOk();
         }
 
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/INativeCall.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/INativeCall.cs
index 42028e458cf..ef2e230ff8d 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/INativeCall.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/INativeCall.cs
@@ -33,8 +33,9 @@
 using System;
 namespace Grpc.Core.Internal
 {
-    internal delegate void UnaryResponseClientHandler(bool success, ClientSideStatus receivedStatus, byte[] receivedMessage);
+    internal delegate void UnaryResponseClientHandler(bool success, ClientSideStatus receivedStatus, byte[] receivedMessage, Metadata responseHeaders);
 
+    // Received status for streaming response calls.
     internal delegate void ReceivedStatusOnClientHandler(bool success, ClientSideStatus receivedStatus);
 
     internal delegate void ReceivedMessageHandler(bool success, byte[] receivedMessage);