diff --git a/packages/grpc-js-core/src/channel-options.ts b/packages/grpc-js-core/src/channel-options.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..43491166
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/grpc-js-core/src/channel-options.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/**
+ * An interface that contains options used when initializing a Channel instance.
+ */
+export interface ChannelOptions {
+  'grpc.ssl_target_name_override': string;
+  'grpc.primary_user_agent': string;
+  'grpc.secondary_user_agent': string;
+  'grpc.default_authority': string;
+  'grpc.keepalive_time_ms': number;
+  'grpc.keepalive_timeout_ms': number;
+  [key: string]: string|number;
+}
+
+/**
+ * This is for checking provided options at runtime. This is an object for
+ * easier membership checking.
+ */
+export const recognizedOptions = {
+  'grpc.ssl_target_name_override': true,
+  'grpc.primary_user_agent': true,
+  'grpc.secondary_user_agent': true,
+  'grpc.default_authority': true,
+  'grpc.keepalive_time_ms': true,
+  'grpc.keepalive_timeout_ms': true
+};
diff --git a/packages/grpc-js-core/src/channel.ts b/packages/grpc-js-core/src/channel.ts
index 5c1b2d25..a27ef8f2 100644
--- a/packages/grpc-js-core/src/channel.ts
+++ b/packages/grpc-js-core/src/channel.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {FilterStackFactory} from './filter-stack';
 import {Metadata, MetadataObject} from './metadata';
 import {MetadataStatusFilterFactory} from './metadata-status-filter';
 import { Http2SubChannel } from './subchannel';
+import {ChannelOptions, recognizedOptions} from './channel-options';
 
 const {version: clientVersion} = require('../../package');
 
@@ -35,19 +36,6 @@ const {
   HTTP2_HEADER_USER_AGENT
 } = http2.constants;
 
-/**
- * An interface that contains options used when initializing a Channel instance.
- */
-export interface ChannelOptions {
-  'grpc.ssl_target_name_override': string;
-  'grpc.primary_user_agent': string;
-  'grpc.secondary_user_agent': string;
-  'grpc.default_authority': string;
-  'grpc.keepalive_time_ms': number;
-  'grpc.keepalive_timeout_ms': number;
-  [key: string]: string|number;
-}
-
 export enum ConnectivityState {
   CONNECTING,
   READY,
@@ -212,6 +200,13 @@ export class Http2Channel extends EventEmitter implements Channel {
       address: string, readonly credentials: ChannelCredentials,
       private readonly options: Partial<ChannelOptions>) {
     super();
+    for (let option in options) {
+      if (options.hasOwnProperty(option)) {
+        if (!recognizedOptions.hasOwnProperty(option)) {
+          console.warn(`Unrecognized channel argument '${option}' will be ignored.`);
+        }
+      }
+    }
     if (credentials.isSecure()) {
       this.target = new url.URL(`https://${address}`);
     } else {
diff --git a/packages/grpc-js-core/src/client.ts b/packages/grpc-js-core/src/client.ts
index 39ff9fd9..55f63f16 100644
--- a/packages/grpc-js-core/src/client.ts
+++ b/packages/grpc-js-core/src/client.ts
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ import {URL} from 'url';
 
 import {ClientDuplexStream, ClientDuplexStreamImpl, ClientReadableStream, ClientReadableStreamImpl, ClientUnaryCall, ClientUnaryCallImpl, ClientWritableStream, ClientWritableStreamImpl, ServiceError} from './call';
 import {CallOptions, CallStream, StatusObject, WriteObject} from './call-stream';
-import {Channel, ChannelOptions, Http2Channel} from './channel';
+import {Channel, Http2Channel} from './channel';
 import {ChannelCredentials} from './channel-credentials';
 import {Status} from './constants';
 import {Metadata} from './metadata';
+import {ChannelOptions} from './channel-options';
 
 // This symbol must be exported (for now).
 // See: https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/issues/20080
diff --git a/packages/grpc-js-core/src/make-client.ts b/packages/grpc-js-core/src/make-client.ts
index 98f338a2..b3165ad8 100644
--- a/packages/grpc-js-core/src/make-client.ts
+++ b/packages/grpc-js-core/src/make-client.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as _ from 'lodash';
 
 import {CallOptions} from './call-stream';
-import {ChannelOptions} from './channel';
+import {ChannelOptions} from './channel-options';
 import {ChannelCredentials} from './channel-credentials';
 import {Client, UnaryCallback} from './client';
 import {Metadata} from './metadata';
diff --git a/packages/grpc-js-core/src/subchannel.ts b/packages/grpc-js-core/src/subchannel.ts
index c0487ab7..bbce38c9 100644
--- a/packages/grpc-js-core/src/subchannel.ts
+++ b/packages/grpc-js-core/src/subchannel.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { EventEmitter } from "events";
 import { Metadata } from "./metadata";
 import { CallStream, CallOptions, Http2CallStream } from "./call-stream";
 import { EmitterAugmentation1, EmitterAugmentation0 } from "./events";
-import { ChannelOptions } from './channel';
+import { ChannelOptions } from './channel-options';
 
 const {
   HTTP2_HEADER_AUTHORITY,