diff --git a/packages/grpc-native-core/build.yaml b/packages/grpc-native-core/build.yaml
index 49e36fdf..b5ab803f 100644
--- a/packages/grpc-native-core/build.yaml
+++ b/packages/grpc-native-core/build.yaml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 settings:
   '#': It's possible to have node_version here as a key to override the core's version.
+  node_version: 1.16.0-pre1
diff --git a/packages/grpc-native-core/deps/grpc b/packages/grpc-native-core/deps/grpc
index bc9e9ddf..98457b76 160000
--- a/packages/grpc-native-core/deps/grpc
+++ b/packages/grpc-native-core/deps/grpc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit bc9e9ddf9e04b1a905d51c41b1ffef5b30f2c986
+Subproject commit 98457b76ff43efa2c3edd203c14cd923734d5279
diff --git a/packages/grpc-native-core/src/server.js b/packages/grpc-native-core/src/server.js
index b238de04..d2c9a559 100644
--- a/packages/grpc-native-core/src/server.js
+++ b/packages/grpc-native-core/src/server.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ function handleError(call, error) {
   if (error.hasOwnProperty('message')) {
     status.details = error.message;
   }
-  if (error.hasOwnProperty('code')) {
+  if (error.hasOwnProperty('code') && Number.isInteger(error.code)) {
     status.code = error.code;
     if (error.hasOwnProperty('details')) {
       status.details = error.details;
@@ -954,6 +954,7 @@ Server.prototype.addProtoService = util.deprecate(function(service,
  *     "address:port"
  * @param {grpc.ServerCredentials} creds Server credential object to be used for
  *     SSL. Pass an insecure credentials object for an insecure port.
+ * @return {number} The bound port number. Negative if binding the port failed.
  */
 Server.prototype.bind = function(port, creds) {
   if (this.started) {
@@ -962,4 +963,32 @@ Server.prototype.bind = function(port, creds) {
   return this._server.addHttp2Port(port, creds);
 };
 
+/**
+ * Called with the result of attempting to bind a port
+ * @callback grpc.Server~bindCallback
+ * @param {Error=} error If non-null, indicates that binding the port failed.
+ * @param {number} port The bound port number. If binding the port fails, this
+ *     will be negative to match the output of bind.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Binds the server to the given port, with SSL disabled if creds is an
+ * insecure credentials object. Provides the result asynchronously.
+ * @param {string} port The port that the server should bind on, in the format
+ *     "address:port"
+ * @param {grpc.ServerCredentials} creds Server credential object to be used for
+ *     SSL. Pass an insecure credentials object for an insecure port.
+ */
+Server.prototype.bindAsync = function(port, creds, callback) {
+  /* This can throw. We do not try to catch that error because it indicates an
+   * incorrect use of the function, which should not be surfaced asynchronously
+   */
+  const result = this.bind(port, creds)
+  if (result < 0) {
+    setImmediate(callback, new Error('Failed to bind port'), result);
+  } else {
+    setImmediate(callback, null, result);
+  }
+}
+
 exports.Server = Server;
diff --git a/packages/grpc-native-core/test/async_test.js b/packages/grpc-native-core/test/async_test.js
index 786e50bf..119d20ce 100644
--- a/packages/grpc-native-core/test/async_test.js
+++ b/packages/grpc-native-core/test/async_test.js
@@ -37,14 +37,16 @@ var getServer = require('./math/math_server.js');
 
 var server = getServer();
 
+let serverCreds = grpc.ServerCredentials.createInsecure();
+
 describe('Async functionality', function() {
   before(function(done) {
-    var port_num = server.bind('0.0.0.0:0',
-                               grpc.ServerCredentials.createInsecure());
-    server.start();
-    math_client = new math.Math('localhost:' + port_num,
-                                grpc.credentials.createInsecure());
-    done();
+    server.bindAsync('0.0.0.0:0', serverCreds, (error, port_num) => {
+      server.start();
+      math_client = new math.Math('localhost:' + port_num,
+                                  grpc.credentials.createInsecure());
+      done();
+    });
   });
   after(function() {
     grpc.closeClient(math_client);
diff --git a/packages/grpc-native-core/tools/run_tests/artifacts/build_artifact_node.bat b/packages/grpc-native-core/tools/run_tests/artifacts/build_artifact_node.bat
index 85daa10b..eb8f7553 100644
--- a/packages/grpc-native-core/tools/run_tests/artifacts/build_artifact_node.bat
+++ b/packages/grpc-native-core/tools/run_tests/artifacts/build_artifact_node.bat
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ set arch_list=ia32 x64
 
 set node_versions=4.0.0 5.0.0 6.0.0 7.0.0 8.0.0 9.0.0 10.0.0
 
-set electron_versions=1.0.0 1.1.0 1.2.0 1.3.0 1.4.0 1.5.0 1.6.0 1.7.0 1.8.0 2.0.0
+set electron_versions=1.0.0 1.1.0 1.2.0 1.3.0 1.4.0 1.5.0 1.6.0 1.7.0 1.8.0 2.0.0 3.0.0
 
 set PATH=%PATH%;C:\Program Files\nodejs\;%APPDATA%\npm
 
diff --git a/packages/grpc-native-core/tools/run_tests/artifacts/build_artifact_node.sh b/packages/grpc-native-core/tools/run_tests/artifacts/build_artifact_node.sh
index a98c775d..d25bed84 100755
--- a/packages/grpc-native-core/tools/run_tests/artifacts/build_artifact_node.sh
+++ b/packages/grpc-native-core/tools/run_tests/artifacts/build_artifact_node.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ set -ex
 
 arch_list=( ia32 x64 )
 node_versions=( 4.0.0 5.0.0 6.0.0 7.0.0 8.0.0 9.0.0 10.0.0 )
-electron_versions=( 1.0.0 1.1.0 1.2.0 1.3.0 1.4.0 1.5.0 1.6.0 1.7.0 1.8.0 2.0.0 )
+electron_versions=( 1.0.0 1.1.0 1.2.0 1.3.0 1.4.0 1.5.0 1.6.0 1.7.0 1.8.0 2.0.0 3.0.0 )
 
 while true ; do
   case $1 in