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diff --git a/include/grpc++/impl/codegen/slice.h b/include/grpc++/impl/codegen/slice.h
index e682bdef6a..c185bf4fd0 100644
--- a/include/grpc++/impl/codegen/slice.h
+++ b/include/grpc++/impl/codegen/slice.h
@@ -19,11 +19,89 @@
 #ifndef GRPCXX_IMPL_CODEGEN_SLICE_H
 #define GRPCXX_IMPL_CODEGEN_SLICE_H
 
+#include <grpc++/impl/codegen/config.h>
 #include <grpc++/impl/codegen/core_codegen_interface.h>
 #include <grpc++/impl/codegen/string_ref.h>
 
+#include <grpc/impl/codegen/slice.h>
+
 namespace grpc {
 
+/// A wrapper around \a grpc_slice.
+///
+/// A slice represents a contiguous reference counted array of bytes.
+/// It is cheap to take references to a slice, and it is cheap to create a
+/// slice pointing to a subset of another slice.
+class Slice final {
+ public:
+  /// Construct an empty slice.
+  Slice();
+  /// Destructor - drops one reference.
+  ~Slice();
+
+  enum AddRef { ADD_REF };
+  /// Construct a slice from \a slice, adding a reference.
+  Slice(grpc_slice slice, AddRef);
+
+  enum StealRef { STEAL_REF };
+  /// Construct a slice from \a slice, stealing a reference.
+  Slice(grpc_slice slice, StealRef);
+
+  /// Allocate a slice of specified size
+  Slice(size_t len);
+
+  /// Construct a slice from a copied buffer
+  Slice(const void* buf, size_t len);
+
+  /// Construct a slice from a copied string
+  Slice(const grpc::string& str);
+
+  enum StaticSlice { STATIC_SLICE };
+
+  /// Construct a slice from a static buffer
+  Slice(const void* buf, size_t len, StaticSlice);
+
+  /// Copy constructor, adds a reference.
+  Slice(const Slice& other);
+
+  /// Assignment, reference count is unchanged.
+  Slice& operator=(Slice other) {
+    std::swap(slice_, other.slice_);
+    return *this;
+  }
+
+  /// Create a slice pointing at some data. Calls malloc to allocate a refcount
+  /// for the object, and arranges that destroy will be called with the
+  /// user data pointer passed in at destruction. Can be the same as buf or
+  /// different (e.g., if data is part of a larger structure that must be
+  /// destroyed when the data is no longer needed)
+  Slice(void* buf, size_t len, void (*destroy)(void*), void* user_data);
+
+  /// Specialization of above for common case where buf == user_data
+  Slice(void* buf, size_t len, void (*destroy)(void*))
+      : Slice(buf, len, destroy, buf) {}
+
+  /// Similar to the above but has a destroy that also takes slice length
+  Slice(void* buf, size_t len, void (*destroy)(void*, size_t));
+
+  /// Byte size.
+  size_t size() const { return GRPC_SLICE_LENGTH(slice_); }
+
+  /// Raw pointer to the beginning (first element) of the slice.
+  const uint8_t* begin() const { return GRPC_SLICE_START_PTR(slice_); }
+
+  /// Raw pointer to the end (one byte \em past the last element) of the slice.
+  const uint8_t* end() const { return GRPC_SLICE_END_PTR(slice_); }
+
+  /// Raw C slice. Caller needs to call grpc_slice_unref when done.
+  grpc_slice c_slice() const;
+
+ private:
+  friend class ByteBuffer;
+
+  grpc_slice slice_;
+};
+
 inline grpc::string_ref StringRefFromSlice(const grpc_slice* slice) {
   return grpc::string_ref(
       reinterpret_cast<const char*>(GRPC_SLICE_START_PTR(*slice)),