diff --git a/packages/grpc-native-core/binding.gyp b/packages/grpc-native-core/binding.gyp
index 1a7bc1e3..c8609a96 100644
--- a/packages/grpc-native-core/binding.gyp
+++ b/packages/grpc-native-core/binding.gyp
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@
     ],
     'include_dirs': [
       'deps/grpc',
-      'deps/grpc/include'
+      'deps/grpc/include',
+      'deps/grpc/third_party/abseil-cpp'
     ],
     'defines': [
       'GPR_BACKWARDS_COMPATIBILITY_MODE',
diff --git a/packages/grpc-native-core/package.json b/packages/grpc-native-core/package.json
index 0fb74596..435b6ecd 100644
--- a/packages/grpc-native-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/grpc-native-core/package.json
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
     "deps/grpc/third_party/boringssl/crypto/**/*.{c,h}",
     "deps/grpc/third_party/boringssl/include/**/*.{c,h}",
     "deps/grpc/third_party/boringssl/ssl/**/*.{c,h}",
+    "deps/grpc/third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/**/*.{h,hh}",
     "binding.gyp"
   ],
   "main": "index.js",
diff --git a/packages/grpc-native-core/templates/binding.gyp.template b/packages/grpc-native-core/templates/binding.gyp.template
index 19f88683..6e71f28c 100644
--- a/packages/grpc-native-core/templates/binding.gyp.template
+++ b/packages/grpc-native-core/templates/binding.gyp.template
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@
       ],
       'include_dirs': [
         'deps/grpc',
-        'deps/grpc/include'
+        'deps/grpc/include',
+        'deps/grpc/third_party/abseil-cpp'
       ],
       'defines': [
         'GPR_BACKWARDS_COMPATIBILITY_MODE',
diff --git a/packages/grpc-native-core/templates/package.json.template b/packages/grpc-native-core/templates/package.json.template
index 4a119737..1be03607 100644
--- a/packages/grpc-native-core/templates/package.json.template
+++ b/packages/grpc-native-core/templates/package.json.template
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
       "deps/grpc/third_party/boringssl/crypto/**/*.{c,h}",
       "deps/grpc/third_party/boringssl/include/**/*.{c,h}",
       "deps/grpc/third_party/boringssl/ssl/**/*.{c,h}",
+      "deps/grpc/third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/**/*.{h,hh}",
       "binding.gyp"
     ],
     "main": "index.js",