diff --git a/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/ServerStreamTracer.java b/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/ServerStreamTracer.java
index 0aa7deb1db..26f554dfa8 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/ServerStreamTracer.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/ServerStreamTracer.java
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ public abstract class ServerStreamTracer extends StreamTracer {
     return context;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Called when {@link ServerCall} is created.  This is for the tracer to access information
+   * about the {@code ServerCall}.
+   */
+  public void serverCallStarted(ServerCall<?, ?> call) {
+  }
+
   public abstract static class Factory {
     /**
      * Creates a {@link ServerStreamTracer} for a new server stream.
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/ServerImpl.java b/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/ServerImpl.java
index 2c5bd914c9..d53cd6d43a 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/ServerImpl.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/ServerImpl.java
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ public final class ServerImpl extends io.grpc.Server implements WithLogId {
                 context.cancel(null);
                 return;
               }
-              listener = startCall(stream, methodName, method, headers, context);
+              listener = startCall(stream, methodName, method, headers, context, statsTraceCtx);
             } catch (RuntimeException e) {
               stream.close(Status.fromThrowable(e), new Metadata());
               context.cancel(null);
@@ -464,11 +464,12 @@ public final class ServerImpl extends io.grpc.Server implements WithLogId {
     /** Never returns {@code null}. */
     private <ReqT, RespT> ServerStreamListener startCall(ServerStream stream, String fullMethodName,
         ServerMethodDefinition<ReqT, RespT> methodDef, Metadata headers,
-        Context.CancellableContext context) {
+        Context.CancellableContext context, StatsTraceContext statsTraceCtx) {
       // TODO(ejona86): should we update fullMethodName to have the canonical path of the method?
       ServerCallImpl<ReqT, RespT> call = new ServerCallImpl<ReqT, RespT>(
           stream, methodDef.getMethodDescriptor(), headers, context,
           decompressorRegistry, compressorRegistry);
+      statsTraceCtx.serverCallStarted(call);
       ServerCall.Listener<ReqT> listener =
           methodDef.getServerCallHandler().startCall(call, headers);
       if (listener == null) {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/StatsTraceContext.java b/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/StatsTraceContext.java
index 1744b99654..5a08fefd6c 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/StatsTraceContext.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/StatsTraceContext.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import io.grpc.CallOptions;
 import io.grpc.ClientStreamTracer;
 import io.grpc.Context;
 import io.grpc.Metadata;
+import io.grpc.ServerCall;
 import io.grpc.ServerStreamTracer;
 import io.grpc.Status;
 import io.grpc.StreamTracer;
@@ -138,6 +139,17 @@ public final class StatsTraceContext {
     return ctx;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * See {@link ServerStreamTracer#serverCallStarted}.  For server-side only.
+   *
+   * <p>Called from {@link io.grpc.internal.ServerImpl}.
+   */
+  public void serverCallStarted(ServerCall<?, ?> call) {
+    for (StreamTracer tracer : tracers) {
+      ((ServerStreamTracer) tracer).serverCallStarted(call);
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * See {@link StreamTracer#streamClosed}. This may be called multiple times, and only the first
    * value will be taken.
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/io/grpc/internal/ServerImplTest.java b/core/src/test/java/io/grpc/internal/ServerImplTest.java
index c968c58787..ff461a9513 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/io/grpc/internal/ServerImplTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/io/grpc/internal/ServerImplTest.java
@@ -373,6 +373,7 @@ public class ServerImplTest {
     assertEquals("Method not found: Waiter/nonexist", status.getDescription());
 
     verify(streamTracerFactory).newServerStreamTracer(eq("Waiter/nonexist"), same(requestHeaders));
+    verify(streamTracer, never()).serverCallStarted(any(ServerCall.class));
     assertEquals(Status.Code.UNIMPLEMENTED, statusCaptor.getValue().getCode());
   }
 
@@ -426,6 +427,7 @@ public class ServerImplTest {
     assertEquals(1, executor.runDueTasks());
     ServerCall<String, Integer> call = callReference.get();
     assertNotNull(call);
+    verify(streamTracer).serverCallStarted(same(call));
     verify(stream).getAuthority();
     Context callContext = callContextReference.get();
     assertNotNull(callContext);