1 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/cpp/client/client_context.cc b/src/cpp/client/client_context.cc
index 372f3e27ec..69216d2030 100644
--- a/src/cpp/client/client_context.cc
+++ b/src/cpp/client/client_context.cc
@@ -34,8 +34,11 @@
 #include <grpc++/client_context.h>
 
 #include <grpc/grpc.h>
+#include <grpc/support/string_util.h>
 #include <grpc++/credentials.h>
 #include <grpc++/time.h>
+
+#include "src/core/channel/compress_filter.h"
 #include "src/cpp/common/create_auth_context.h"
 
 namespace grpc {
@@ -76,6 +79,18 @@ void ClientContext::set_call(grpc_call* call,
   }
 }
 
+void ClientContext::_experimental_set_compression_algorithm(
+    grpc_compression_algorithm algorithm) {
+  char* algorithm_name = NULL;
+  if (!grpc_compression_algorithm_name(algorithm, &algorithm_name)) {
+    gpr_log(GPR_ERROR, "Name for compression algorithm '%d' unknown.",
+            algorithm);
+    abort();
+  }
+  GPR_ASSERT(algorithm_name != NULL);
+  AddMetadata(GRPC_COMPRESS_REQUEST_ALGORITHM_KEY, algorithm_name);
+}
+
 std::shared_ptr<const AuthContext> ClientContext::auth_context() const {
   if (auth_context_.get() == nullptr) {
     auth_context_ = CreateAuthContext(call_);