diff --git a/BUILD b/BUILD
index 67e727bd521..76dbeb2ca83 100644
--- a/BUILD
+++ b/BUILD
@@ -1601,4 +1601,19 @@ grpc_cc_library(
     ],
 )
 
+grpc_cc_library(
+    name = "grpc++_core_stats",
+    srcs = [
+        "src/cpp/util/core_stats.cc",
+    ],
+    hdrs = [
+        "src/cpp/util/core_stats.h",
+    ],
+    language = "c++",
+    deps = [
+        ":grpc++",
+        "//src/proto/grpc/core:stats_proto",
+    ],
+)
+
 grpc_generate_one_off_targets()
diff --git a/src/proto/grpc/core/BUILD b/src/proto/grpc/core/BUILD
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..46de9fae187
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/proto/grpc/core/BUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Copyright 2017 gRPC authors.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+licenses(["notice"])  # Apache v2
+
+load("//bazel:grpc_build_system.bzl", "grpc_proto_library", "grpc_package")
+
+grpc_package(name = "core", visibility = "public")
+
+grpc_proto_library(
+    name = "stats_proto",
+    srcs = ["stats.proto"],
+)
diff --git a/src/proto/grpc/testing/BUILD b/src/proto/grpc/testing/BUILD
index 07e08117f02..36d37822621 100644
--- a/src/proto/grpc/testing/BUILD
+++ b/src/proto/grpc/testing/BUILD
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ grpc_proto_library(
     name = "stats_proto",
     srcs = ["stats.proto"],
     has_services = False,
+    deps = [
+        "//src/proto/grpc/core:stats_proto",
+    ]
 )
 
 grpc_proto_library(
diff --git a/test/cpp/qps/BUILD b/test/cpp/qps/BUILD
index 31f210dec0b..33522695173 100644
--- a/test/cpp/qps/BUILD
+++ b/test/cpp/qps/BUILD
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ grpc_cc_library(
         ":usage_timer",
         "//:grpc",
         "//:grpc++",
+        "//:grpc++_core_stats",
         "//src/proto/grpc/testing:control_proto",
         "//src/proto/grpc/testing:payloads_proto",
         "//src/proto/grpc/testing:services_proto",