1 files changed, 12 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/core/lib/support/ref_counted.h b/src/core/lib/support/ref_counted.h
index 4c662f9119..48c11f7bbf 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/support/ref_counted.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/support/ref_counted.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <grpc/support/sync.h>
 
 #include "src/core/lib/debug/trace.h"
+#include "src/core/lib/support/abstract.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/support/debug_location.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/support/memory.h"
 
@@ -45,6 +46,8 @@ class RefCounted {
   RefCounted(const RefCounted&) = delete;
   RefCounted& operator=(const RefCounted&) = delete;
 
+  GRPC_ABSTRACT_BASE_CLASS
+
  protected:
   // Allow Delete() to access destructor.
   template <typename T>
@@ -98,18 +101,26 @@ class RefCountedWithTracing {
   RefCountedWithTracing(const RefCountedWithTracing&) = delete;
   RefCountedWithTracing& operator=(const RefCountedWithTracing&) = delete;
 
+  GRPC_ABSTRACT_BASE_CLASS
+
  protected:
   // Allow Delete() to access destructor.
   template <typename T>
   friend void Delete(T*);
 
-  RefCountedWithTracing() : RefCountedWithTracing(nullptr) {}
+  RefCountedWithTracing()
+      : RefCountedWithTracing(static_cast<TraceFlag*>(nullptr)) {}
 
   explicit RefCountedWithTracing(TraceFlag* trace_flag)
       : trace_flag_(trace_flag) {
     gpr_ref_init(&refs_, 1);
   }
 
+#ifdef NDEBUG
+  explicit RefCountedWithTracing(DebugOnlyTraceFlag* trace_flag)
+      : RefCountedWithTracing() {}
+#endif
+
   virtual ~RefCountedWithTracing() {}
 
  private: