1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/cpp/client/client_context.cc b/src/cpp/client/client_context.cc
index 72cdd49d19..c68f6dd9f8 100644
--- a/src/cpp/client/client_context.cc
+++ b/src/cpp/client/client_context.cc
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include <grpc/grpc.h>
 #include <grpc++/credentials.h>
 #include <grpc++/time.h>
+#include "src/cpp/common/create_auth_context.h"
 
 namespace grpc {
 
@@ -75,6 +76,13 @@ void ClientContext::set_call(grpc_call* call,
   }
 }
 
+std::shared_ptr<const AuthContext> ClientContext::auth_context() const {
+  if (auth_context_.get() == nullptr) {
+    auth_context_ = CreateAuthContext(call_);
+  }
+  return auth_context_;
+}
+
 void ClientContext::TryCancel() {
   if (call_) {
     grpc_call_cancel(call_);