diff --git a/netty/src/main/java/io/grpc/netty/NettyServer.java b/netty/src/main/java/io/grpc/netty/NettyServer.java
index e3e4ccd77a0..036534b10b4 100644
--- a/netty/src/main/java/io/grpc/netty/NettyServer.java
+++ b/netty/src/main/java/io/grpc/netty/NettyServer.java
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ class NettyServer implements InternalServer, InternalWithLogId {
   private final SocketAddress address;
   private final ChannelFactory<? extends ServerChannel> channelFactory;
   private final Map<ChannelOption<?>, ?> channelOptions;
+  private final Map<ChannelOption<?>, ?> childChannelOptions;
   private final ProtocolNegotiator protocolNegotiator;
   private final int maxStreamsPerConnection;
   private final ObjectPool<? extends EventLoopGroup> bossGroupPool;
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ class NettyServer implements InternalServer, InternalWithLogId {
   NettyServer(
       SocketAddress address, ChannelFactory<? extends ServerChannel> channelFactory,
       Map<ChannelOption<?>, ?> channelOptions,
+      Map<ChannelOption<?>, ?> childChannelOptions,
       ObjectPool<? extends EventLoopGroup> bossGroupPool,
       ObjectPool<? extends EventLoopGroup> workerGroupPool,
       boolean forceHeapBuffer,
@@ -115,6 +117,8 @@ class NettyServer implements InternalServer, InternalWithLogId {
     this.channelFactory = checkNotNull(channelFactory, "channelFactory");
     checkNotNull(channelOptions, "channelOptions");
     this.channelOptions = new HashMap<ChannelOption<?>, Object>(channelOptions);
+    checkNotNull(childChannelOptions, "childChannelOptions");
+    this.childChannelOptions = new HashMap<ChannelOption<?>, Object>(childChannelOptions);
     this.bossGroupPool = checkNotNull(bossGroupPool, "bossGroupPool");
     this.workerGroupPool = checkNotNull(workerGroupPool, "workerGroupPool");
     this.forceHeapBuffer = forceHeapBuffer;
@@ -168,6 +172,14 @@ public void start(ServerListener serverListener) throws IOException {
 
     if (channelOptions != null) {
       for (Map.Entry<ChannelOption<?>, ?> entry : channelOptions.entrySet()) {
+        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+        ChannelOption<Object> key = (ChannelOption<Object>) entry.getKey();
+        b.option(key, entry.getValue());
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (childChannelOptions != null) {
+      for (Map.Entry<ChannelOption<?>, ?> entry : childChannelOptions.entrySet()) {
         @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
         ChannelOption<Object> key = (ChannelOption<Object>) entry.getKey();
         b.childOption(key, entry.getValue());
diff --git a/netty/src/main/java/io/grpc/netty/NettyServerBuilder.java b/netty/src/main/java/io/grpc/netty/NettyServerBuilder.java
index 1f48a331a3f..bb10b2189de 100644
--- a/netty/src/main/java/io/grpc/netty/NettyServerBuilder.java
+++ b/netty/src/main/java/io/grpc/netty/NettyServerBuilder.java
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ public final class NettyServerBuilder extends AbstractServerImplBuilder<NettySer
   private ChannelFactory<? extends ServerChannel> channelFactory =
       Utils.DEFAULT_SERVER_CHANNEL_FACTORY;
   private final Map<ChannelOption<?>, Object> channelOptions = new HashMap<>();
+  private final Map<ChannelOption<?>, Object> childChannelOptions = new HashMap<>();
   private ObjectPool<? extends EventLoopGroup> bossEventLoopGroupPool =
       DEFAULT_BOSS_EVENT_LOOP_GROUP_POOL;
   private ObjectPool<? extends EventLoopGroup> workerEventLoopGroupPool =
@@ -189,10 +190,21 @@ public NettyServerBuilder channelFactory(ChannelFactory<? extends ServerChannel>
    * Specifies a channel option. As the underlying channel as well as network implementation may
    * ignore this value applications should consider it a hint.
    *
+   * @since 1.30.0
+   */
+  public <T> NettyServerBuilder withOption(ChannelOption<T> option, T value) {
+    this.channelOptions.put(option, value);
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Specifies a child channel option. As the underlying channel as well as network implementation
+   * may ignore this value applications should consider it a hint.
+   *
    * @since 1.9.0
    */
   public <T> NettyServerBuilder withChildOption(ChannelOption<T> option, T value) {
-    this.channelOptions.put(option, value);
+    this.childChannelOptions.put(option, value);
     return this;
   }
 
@@ -549,12 +561,13 @@ protected List<NettyServer> buildTransportServers(
     List<NettyServer> transportServers = new ArrayList<>(listenAddresses.size());
     for (SocketAddress listenAddress : listenAddresses) {
       NettyServer transportServer = new NettyServer(
-          listenAddress, channelFactory, channelOptions, bossEventLoopGroupPool,
-          workerEventLoopGroupPool, forceHeapBuffer, negotiator, streamTracerFactories,
-          getTransportTracerFactory(), maxConcurrentCallsPerConnection, flowControlWindow,
-          maxMessageSize, maxHeaderListSize, keepAliveTimeInNanos, keepAliveTimeoutInNanos,
-          maxConnectionIdleInNanos, maxConnectionAgeInNanos, maxConnectionAgeGraceInNanos,
-          permitKeepAliveWithoutCalls, permitKeepAliveTimeInNanos, getChannelz());
+          listenAddress, channelFactory, channelOptions, childChannelOptions,
+          bossEventLoopGroupPool, workerEventLoopGroupPool, forceHeapBuffer, negotiator,
+          streamTracerFactories, getTransportTracerFactory(), maxConcurrentCallsPerConnection,
+          flowControlWindow, maxMessageSize, maxHeaderListSize, keepAliveTimeInNanos,
+          keepAliveTimeoutInNanos, maxConnectionIdleInNanos, maxConnectionAgeInNanos,
+          maxConnectionAgeGraceInNanos, permitKeepAliveWithoutCalls, permitKeepAliveTimeInNanos,
+          getChannelz());
       transportServers.add(transportServer);
     }
     return Collections.unmodifiableList(transportServers);
diff --git a/netty/src/test/java/io/grpc/netty/NettyClientTransportTest.java b/netty/src/test/java/io/grpc/netty/NettyClientTransportTest.java
index 07979ab11ad..48cd0603672 100644
--- a/netty/src/test/java/io/grpc/netty/NettyClientTransportTest.java
+++ b/netty/src/test/java/io/grpc/netty/NettyClientTransportTest.java
@@ -769,6 +769,7 @@ private void startServer(int maxStreamsPerConnection, int maxHeaderListSize) thr
         TestUtils.testServerAddress(new InetSocketAddress(0)),
         new ReflectiveChannelFactory<>(NioServerSocketChannel.class),
         new HashMap<ChannelOption<?>, Object>(),
+        new HashMap<ChannelOption<?>, Object>(),
         new FixedObjectPool<>(group), new FixedObjectPool<>(group), false, negotiator,
         Collections.<ServerStreamTracer.Factory>emptyList(),
         TransportTracer.getDefaultFactory(),
diff --git a/netty/src/test/java/io/grpc/netty/NettyServerTest.java b/netty/src/test/java/io/grpc/netty/NettyServerTest.java
index a5b8e8ecf1a..0e19b0875e4 100644
--- a/netty/src/test/java/io/grpc/netty/NettyServerTest.java
+++ b/netty/src/test/java/io/grpc/netty/NettyServerTest.java
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ class TestProtocolNegotiator implements ProtocolNegotiator {
         addr,
         new ReflectiveChannelFactory<>(NioServerSocketChannel.class),
         new HashMap<ChannelOption<?>, Object>(),
+        new HashMap<ChannelOption<?>, Object>(),
         new FixedObjectPool<>(eventLoop),
         new FixedObjectPool<>(eventLoop),
         false,
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ public void getPort_notStarted() {
         addr,
         new ReflectiveChannelFactory<>(NioServerSocketChannel.class),
         new HashMap<ChannelOption<?>, Object>(),
+        new HashMap<ChannelOption<?>, Object>(),
         new FixedObjectPool<>(eventLoop),
         new FixedObjectPool<>(eventLoop),
         false,
@@ -161,9 +163,9 @@ public void childChannelOptions() throws Exception {
     final int originalLowWaterMark = 2097169;
     final int originalHighWaterMark = 2097211;
 
-    Map<ChannelOption<?>, Object> channelOptions = new HashMap<>();
+    Map<ChannelOption<?>, Object> childChannelOptions = new HashMap<>();
 
-    channelOptions.put(ChannelOption.WRITE_BUFFER_WATER_MARK,
+    childChannelOptions.put(ChannelOption.WRITE_BUFFER_WATER_MARK,
         new WriteBufferWaterMark(originalLowWaterMark, originalHighWaterMark));
 
     final AtomicInteger lowWaterMark = new AtomicInteger(0);
@@ -175,7 +177,8 @@ public void childChannelOptions() throws Exception {
     NettyServer ns = new NettyServer(
         addr,
         new ReflectiveChannelFactory<>(NioServerSocketChannel.class),
-        channelOptions,
+        new HashMap<ChannelOption<?>, Object>(),
+        childChannelOptions,
         new FixedObjectPool<>(eventLoop),
         new FixedObjectPool<>(eventLoop),
         false,
@@ -227,6 +230,7 @@ public void channelzListenSocket() throws Exception {
         addr,
         new ReflectiveChannelFactory<>(NioServerSocketChannel.class),
         new HashMap<ChannelOption<?>, Object>(),
+        new HashMap<ChannelOption<?>, Object>(),
         new FixedObjectPool<>(eventLoop),
         new FixedObjectPool<>(eventLoop),
         false,