8 files changed, 35 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/__init__.py b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/__init__.py
index 1cc0c3a250..28adca3772 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/__init__.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/__init__.py
@@ -212,14 +212,14 @@ class ChannelConnectivity(enum.Enum):
     READY: The channel is ready to conduct RPCs.
     TRANSIENT_FAILURE: The channel has seen a failure from which it expects to
       recover.
-    FATAL_FAILURE: The channel has seen a failure from which it cannot recover.
+    SHUTDOWN: The channel has seen a failure from which it cannot recover.
   """
   IDLE              = (_cygrpc.ConnectivityState.idle, 'idle')
   CONNECTING        = (_cygrpc.ConnectivityState.connecting, 'connecting')
   READY             = (_cygrpc.ConnectivityState.ready, 'ready')
   TRANSIENT_FAILURE = (
       _cygrpc.ConnectivityState.transient_failure, 'transient failure')
-  FATAL_FAILURE     = (_cygrpc.ConnectivityState.fatal_failure, 'fatal failure')
+  SHUTDOWN          = (_cygrpc.ConnectivityState.shutdown, 'shutdown')
 
 
 @enum.unique
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_adapter/_types.py b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_adapter/_types.py
index f8405949d4..b7cc6fbbb5 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_adapter/_types.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_adapter/_types.py
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class ConnectivityState(enum.IntEnum):
   CONNECTING        = cygrpc.ConnectivityState.connecting
   READY             = cygrpc.ConnectivityState.ready
   TRANSIENT_FAILURE = cygrpc.ConnectivityState.transient_failure
-  FATAL_FAILURE     = cygrpc.ConnectivityState.fatal_failure
+  FATAL_FAILURE     = cygrpc.ConnectivityState.shutdown
 
 
 class Status(collections.namedtuple(
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_common.py b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_common.py
index 1fd1704f18..f351bea9e3 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_common.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_common.py
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ CYGRPC_CONNECTIVITY_STATE_TO_CHANNEL_CONNECTIVITY = {
     cygrpc.ConnectivityState.ready: grpc.ChannelConnectivity.READY,
     cygrpc.ConnectivityState.transient_failure:
         grpc.ChannelConnectivity.TRANSIENT_FAILURE,
-    cygrpc.ConnectivityState.fatal_failure:
-        grpc.ChannelConnectivity.FATAL_FAILURE,
+    cygrpc.ConnectivityState.shutdown:
+        grpc.ChannelConnectivity.SHUTDOWN,
 }
 
 CYGRPC_STATUS_CODE_TO_STATUS_CODE = {
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_cython/_cygrpc/records.pyx.pxi b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_cython/_cygrpc/records.pyx.pxi
index 2e52953c0a..0055d0d3a2 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_cython/_cygrpc/records.pyx.pxi
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_cython/_cygrpc/records.pyx.pxi
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class ConnectivityState:
   connecting = GRPC_CHANNEL_CONNECTING
   ready = GRPC_CHANNEL_READY
   transient_failure = GRPC_CHANNEL_TRANSIENT_FAILURE
-  fatal_failure = GRPC_CHANNEL_SHUTDOWN
+  shutdown = GRPC_CHANNEL_SHUTDOWN
 
 
 class ChannelArgKey:
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/beta/interfaces.py b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/beta/interfaces.py
index 4343b6c4b5..90f6bbbfcc 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/beta/interfaces.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/beta/interfaces.py
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ import six
 import grpc
 
 ChannelConnectivity = grpc.ChannelConnectivity
+# FATAL_FAILURE was a Beta-API name for SHUTDOWN
+ChannelConnectivity.FATAL_FAILURE = ChannelConnectivity.SHUTDOWN
+
 StatusCode = grpc.StatusCode
 
 
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/tests/tests.json b/src/python/grpcio/tests/tests.json
index f1d813930d..20d11b20b5 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/tests/tests.json
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/tests/tests.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [
   "_api_test.AllTest",
+  "_api_test.ChannelConnectivityTest",
   "_auth_test.AccessTokenCallCredentialsTest",
   "_auth_test.GoogleCallCredentialsTest",
   "_base_interface_test.AsyncEasyTest", 
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@
   "_channel_ready_future_test.ChannelReadyFutureTest",
   "_channel_test.ChannelTest", 
   "_connectivity_channel_test.ChannelConnectivityTest", 
+  "_connectivity_channel_test.ConnectivityStatesTest",
   "_core_over_links_base_interface_test.AsyncEasyTest", 
   "_core_over_links_base_interface_test.AsyncPeasyTest", 
   "_core_over_links_base_interface_test.SyncEasyTest", 
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/_api_test.py b/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/_api_test.py
index 1d724c3ed4..1501ec2a04 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/_api_test.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/_api_test.py
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ import unittest
 
 import six
 
+import grpc
+
 from tests.unit import _from_grpc_import_star
 
 
@@ -86,5 +88,17 @@ class AllTest(unittest.TestCase):
         _from_grpc_import_star.GRPC_ELEMENTS)
 
 
+class ChannelConnectivityTest(unittest.TestCase):
+
+  def testChannelConnectivity(self):
+    self.assertSequenceEqual(
+        (grpc.ChannelConnectivity.IDLE,
+         grpc.ChannelConnectivity.CONNECTING,
+         grpc.ChannelConnectivity.READY,
+         grpc.ChannelConnectivity.TRANSIENT_FAILURE,
+         grpc.ChannelConnectivity.SHUTDOWN,),
+        tuple(grpc.ChannelConnectivity))
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
   unittest.main(verbosity=2)
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/beta/_connectivity_channel_test.py b/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/beta/_connectivity_channel_test.py
index 5dc8720639..488f7d7141 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/beta/_connectivity_channel_test.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/beta/_connectivity_channel_test.py
@@ -187,5 +187,15 @@ class ChannelConnectivityTest(unittest.TestCase):
     server_completion_queue_thread.join()
 
 
+class ConnectivityStatesTest(unittest.TestCase):
+
+  def testBetaConnectivityStates(self):
+    self.assertIsNotNone(interfaces.ChannelConnectivity.IDLE)
+    self.assertIsNotNone(interfaces.ChannelConnectivity.CONNECTING)
+    self.assertIsNotNone(interfaces.ChannelConnectivity.READY)
+    self.assertIsNotNone(interfaces.ChannelConnectivity.TRANSIENT_FAILURE)
+    self.assertIsNotNone(interfaces.ChannelConnectivity.FATAL_FAILURE)
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
   unittest.main(verbosity=2)