diff --git a/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/DelayedClientTransport.java b/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/DelayedClientTransport.java
index 3922ee5b89..761300f19f 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/DelayedClientTransport.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/DelayedClientTransport.java
@@ -375,5 +375,13 @@ final class DelayedClientTransport implements ManagedClientTransport {
       }
       syncContext.drain();
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public void appendTimeoutInsight(InsightBuilder insight) {
+      if (args.getCallOptions().isWaitForReady()) {
+        insight.append("wait_for_ready");
+      }
+      super.appendTimeoutInsight(insight);
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/io/grpc/internal/DelayedClientTransportTest.java b/core/src/test/java/io/grpc/internal/DelayedClientTransportTest.java
index 41a97d62f9..f01b9d4d6f 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/io/grpc/internal/DelayedClientTransportTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/io/grpc/internal/DelayedClientTransportTest.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package io.grpc.internal;
 
+import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
@@ -600,6 +601,17 @@ public class DelayedClientTransportTest {
     verify(transportListener).transportInUse(true);
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void pendingStream_appendTimeoutInsight_waitForReady() {
+    ClientStream stream = delayedTransport.newStream(
+        method, headers, callOptions.withWaitForReady());
+    stream.start(streamListener);
+    InsightBuilder insight = new InsightBuilder();
+    stream.appendTimeoutInsight(insight);
+    assertThat(insight.toString())
+        .matches("\\[wait_for_ready, buffered_nanos=[0-9]+\\, waiting_for_connection]");
+  }
+
   private static TransportProvider newTransportProvider(final ClientTransport transport) {
     return new TransportProvider() {
       @Override