1 files changed, 15 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/include/grpcpp/impl/codegen/metadata_map.h b/include/grpcpp/impl/codegen/metadata_map.h
index 0bba3ed4e3..9cec54d9f0 100644
--- a/include/grpcpp/impl/codegen/metadata_map.h
+++ b/include/grpcpp/impl/codegen/metadata_map.h
@@ -32,11 +32,9 @@ const char kBinaryErrorDetailsKey[] = "grpc-status-details-bin";
 
 class MetadataMap {
  public:
-  MetadataMap() { memset(&arr_, 0, sizeof(arr_)); }
+  MetadataMap() { Setup(); }
 
-  ~MetadataMap() {
-    g_core_codegen_interface->grpc_metadata_array_destroy(&arr_);
-  }
+  ~MetadataMap() { Destroy(); }
 
   grpc::string GetBinaryErrorDetails() {
     // if filled_, extract from the multimap for O(log(n))
@@ -71,11 +69,24 @@ class MetadataMap {
   }
   grpc_metadata_array* arr() { return &arr_; }
 
+  void Reset() {
+    filled_ = false;
+    map_.clear();
+    Destroy();
+    Setup();
+  }
+
  private:
   bool filled_ = false;
   grpc_metadata_array arr_;
   std::multimap<grpc::string_ref, grpc::string_ref> map_;
 
+  void Destroy() {
+    g_core_codegen_interface->grpc_metadata_array_destroy(&arr_);
+  }
+
+  void Setup() { memset(&arr_, 0, sizeof(arr_)); }
+
   void FillMap() {
     if (filled_) return;
     filled_ = true;