diff --git a/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/CallOptions.java b/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/CallOptions.java
index e5a1136575..81f771a4fc 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/CallOptions.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/CallOptions.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ package io.grpc;
 
 import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
 
+import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ public final class CallOptions {
   // them outside of constructor. Otherwise the constructor will have a potentially long list of
   // unnamed arguments, which is undesirable.
   private Long deadlineNanoTime;
+  private Executor executor;
 
   @Nullable
   private String authority;
@@ -144,6 +146,21 @@ public final class CallOptions {
     return authority;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns a new {@code CallOptions} with {@code executor} to be used instead of the default
+   * executor specified with {@link ManagedChannelBuilder#executor}.
+   */
+  public CallOptions withExecutor(Executor executor) {
+    CallOptions newOptions = new CallOptions(this);
+    newOptions.executor = executor;
+    return newOptions;
+  }
+
+  @Nullable
+  public Executor getExecutor() {
+    return executor;
+  }
+
   private CallOptions() {
   }
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/ManagedChannelImpl.java b/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/ManagedChannelImpl.java
index 4f0a128a97..9c2ba6d0fe 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/ManagedChannelImpl.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/ManagedChannelImpl.java
@@ -323,6 +323,10 @@ public final class ManagedChannelImpl extends ManagedChannel {
     @Override
     public <ReqT, RespT> ClientCall<ReqT, RespT> newCall(MethodDescriptor<ReqT, RespT> method,
         CallOptions callOptions) {
+      Executor executor = callOptions.getExecutor();
+      if (executor == null) {
+        executor = ManagedChannelImpl.this.executor;
+      }
       return new ClientCallImpl<ReqT, RespT>(
           method,
           executor,
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/io/grpc/CallOptionsTest.java b/core/src/test/java/io/grpc/CallOptionsTest.java
index b73b623a48..a725f3a1bb 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/io/grpc/CallOptionsTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/io/grpc/CallOptionsTest.java
@@ -37,11 +37,13 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.assertSame;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Objects;
+import com.google.common.util.concurrent.MoreExecutors;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.junit.runners.JUnit4;
 
+import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 /** Unit tests for {@link CallOptions}. */
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ public class CallOptionsTest {
     assertNull(CallOptions.DEFAULT.getDeadlineNanoTime());
     assertNull(CallOptions.DEFAULT.getAuthority());
     assertNull(CallOptions.DEFAULT.getRequestKey());
+    assertNull(CallOptions.DEFAULT.getExecutor());
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -89,6 +92,17 @@ public class CallOptionsTest {
     assertNull(options2.getDeadlineNanoTime());
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void mutateExecutor() {
+    Executor executor = MoreExecutors.directExecutor();
+    CallOptions options1 = CallOptions.DEFAULT.withExecutor(executor);
+    assertNull(CallOptions.DEFAULT.getExecutor());
+    assertSame(executor, options1.getExecutor());
+    CallOptions options2 = options1.withExecutor(null);
+    assertSame(executor, options1.getExecutor());
+    assertNull(options2.getExecutor());
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void testWithDeadlineAfter() {
     long deadline = CallOptions.DEFAULT
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/io/grpc/internal/ManagedChannelImplTest.java b/core/src/test/java/io/grpc/internal/ManagedChannelImplTest.java
index f6b01c1fde..a1e1410bba 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/io/grpc/internal/ManagedChannelImplTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/io/grpc/internal/ManagedChannelImplTest.java
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.CyclicBarrier;
+import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong;
@@ -314,6 +315,37 @@ public class ManagedChannelImplTest {
     transportListener.transportTerminated();
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void callOptionsExecutor() {
+    Metadata headers = new Metadata();
+    ClientStream mockStream = mock(ClientStream.class);
+    when(mockTransport.newStream(same(method), same(headers))).thenReturn(mockStream);
+
+    final List<Runnable> runnables = new ArrayList<Runnable>();
+    Executor executor = new Executor() {
+      @Override
+      public void execute(Runnable r) {
+        runnables.add(r);
+      }
+    };
+    ManagedChannel channel = createChannel(
+        new FakeNameResolverFactory(true), NO_INTERCEPTOR);
+    ClientCall<String, Integer> call =
+        channel.newCall(method, CallOptions.DEFAULT.withExecutor(executor));
+    call.start(mockCallListener, headers);
+    verify(mockTransport, timeout(1000)).newStream(same(method), same(headers));
+    verify(mockStream).start(streamListenerCaptor.capture());
+    ClientStreamListener streamListener = streamListenerCaptor.getValue();
+    Metadata trailers = new Metadata();
+    streamListener.closed(Status.CANCELLED, trailers);
+    assertFalse(runnables.isEmpty());
+    verify(mockCallListener, never()).onClose(same(Status.CANCELLED), same(trailers));
+    for (Runnable r : runnables) {
+      r.run();
+    }
+    verify(mockCallListener).onClose(same(Status.CANCELLED), same(trailers));
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void nameResolutionFailed() {
     Status error = Status.UNAVAILABLE.withCause(new Throwable("fake name resolution error"));