diff --git a/rls/src/main/java/io/grpc/rls/LbPolicyConfiguration.java b/rls/src/main/java/io/grpc/rls/LbPolicyConfiguration.java
index 0abef014f8a..5b8dde3d39c 100644
--- a/rls/src/main/java/io/grpc/rls/LbPolicyConfiguration.java
+++ b/rls/src/main/java/io/grpc/rls/LbPolicyConfiguration.java
@@ -302,8 +302,10 @@ public ChildPolicyWrapper(
           new Runnable() {
             @Override
             public void run() {
-              lb.handleResolvedAddresses(
-                  childLbResolvedAddressFactory.create(lbConfig.getConfig()));
+              if (!lb.acceptResolvedAddresses(
+                  childLbResolvedAddressFactory.create(lbConfig.getConfig()))) {
+                helper.refreshNameResolution();
+              }
               lb.requestConnection();
             }
           });
diff --git a/rls/src/test/java/io/grpc/rls/LbPolicyConfigurationTest.java b/rls/src/test/java/io/grpc/rls/LbPolicyConfigurationTest.java
index 36022cb25e6..760be9a8501 100644
--- a/rls/src/test/java/io/grpc/rls/LbPolicyConfigurationTest.java
+++ b/rls/src/test/java/io/grpc/rls/LbPolicyConfigurationTest.java
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ public class LbPolicyConfigurationTest {
 
   private final Helper helper = mock(Helper.class);
   private final LoadBalancerProvider lbProvider = mock(LoadBalancerProvider.class);
+  private final LoadBalancer lb = mock(LoadBalancer.class);
   private final SubchannelStateManager subchannelStateManager = new SubchannelStateManagerImpl();
   private final SubchannelPicker picker = mock(SubchannelPicker.class);
   private final ChildLbStatusListener childLbStatusListener = mock(ChildLbStatusListener.class);
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ public void uncaughtException(Thread t, Throwable e) {
               }
             }))
         .when(helper).getSynchronizationContext();
-    doReturn(mock(LoadBalancer.class)).when(lbProvider).newLoadBalancer(any(Helper.class));
+    doReturn(lb).when(lbProvider).newLoadBalancer(any(Helper.class));
     doReturn(ConfigOrError.fromConfig(new Object()))
         .when(lbProvider).parseLoadBalancingPolicyConfig(ArgumentMatchers.<Map<String, ?>>any());
   }
@@ -120,6 +121,13 @@ public void childPolicyWrapper_refCounted() {
     }
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void childPolicyWrapper_addressesRejected() {
+    when(lb.acceptResolvedAddresses(any(ResolvedAddresses.class))).thenReturn(false);
+    factory.createOrGet("target");
+    verify(helper).refreshNameResolution();
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void childLoadBalancingPolicy_effectiveChildPolicy() {
     LoadBalancerProvider mockProvider = mock(LoadBalancerProvider.class);