diff --git a/api/src/main/java/io/grpc/InternalKnownTransport.java b/api/src/main/java/io/grpc/InternalKnownTransport.java
index 3aca25fbb8e..e05eb03d1a9 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/io/grpc/InternalKnownTransport.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/io/grpc/InternalKnownTransport.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 @Internal
 public enum InternalKnownTransport {
   NETTY,
+  NETTY_SHADED,
   ;
 }
 
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/io/grpc/MethodDescriptor.java b/api/src/main/java/io/grpc/MethodDescriptor.java
index e9f8dd063c3..51c65b08cc5 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/io/grpc/MethodDescriptor.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/io/grpc/MethodDescriptor.java
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ public final class MethodDescriptor<ReqT, RespT> {
 
   // Must be set to InternalKnownTransport.values().length
   // Not referenced to break the dependency.
-  private final AtomicReferenceArray<Object> rawMethodNames = new AtomicReferenceArray<>(1);
-
+  private final AtomicReferenceArray<Object> rawMethodNames = new AtomicReferenceArray<>(2);
 
   /**
    * Gets the cached "raw" method name for this Method Descriptor.  The raw name is transport
diff --git a/netty/src/main/java/io/grpc/netty/NettyClientStream.java b/netty/src/main/java/io/grpc/netty/NettyClientStream.java
index d0193263514..6008a597c67 100644
--- a/netty/src/main/java/io/grpc/netty/NettyClientStream.java
+++ b/netty/src/main/java/io/grpc/netty/NettyClientStream.java
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@
  */
 class NettyClientStream extends AbstractClientStream {
   private static final InternalMethodDescriptor methodDescriptorAccessor =
-      new InternalMethodDescriptor(InternalKnownTransport.NETTY);
+      new InternalMethodDescriptor(
+          NettyClientTransport.class.getName().contains("grpc.netty.shaded")
+              ? InternalKnownTransport.NETTY_SHADED : InternalKnownTransport.NETTY);
 
   private final Sink sink = new Sink();
   private final TransportState state;