diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b7d5035a7..3b4ebe791 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@types/object-hash": "^1.3.0",
+    "case-anything": "^2.1.10",
     "dataloader": "^1.4.0",
     "object-hash": "^1.3.1",
     "protobufjs": "^6.11.3",
diff --git a/protos/build.sh b/protos/build.sh
index e03103bfb..fd1cfa1d5 100755
--- a/protos/build.sh
+++ b/protos/build.sh
@@ -12,5 +12,3 @@ protoc \
 
 ./node_modules/.bin/tsc -p tsconfig.json
 
-
-
diff --git a/src/case.ts b/src/case.ts
index 4757aedd2..b5816ce31 100644
--- a/src/case.ts
+++ b/src/case.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { camelCase as camelCaseAnything } from "case-anything";
+
 import { Options } from "./options";
 
 /** Converts `key` to TS/JS camel-case idiom, unless overridden not to. */
@@ -32,3 +34,13 @@ export function capitalize(s: string): string {
 export function camelCase(s: string): string {
   return s.substring(0, 1).toLowerCase() + s.substring(1);
 }
+
+export function camelCaseGrpc(s: string): string {
+  /* This function uses the exact same semantics found inside the grpc
+   * nodejs library. Camel case splitting must be done by word i.e
+   * GetAPIValue must become getApiValue (notice the API becomes Api).
+   * This needs to be followed otherwise it will not succeed in the grpc nodejs module.
+   */
+
+  return camelCaseAnything(s);
+}
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index 11ebe1920..e869019c3 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
 import ReadStream = NodeJS.ReadStream;
 import { SourceDescription } from "./sourceInfo";
 import { Options, ServiceOption } from "./options";
-import { camelCase, snakeToCamel } from "./case";
+import { camelCaseGrpc, snakeToCamel } from "./case";
 
 export function protoFilesToGenerate(request: CodeGeneratorRequest): FileDescriptorProto[] {
   return request.protoFile.filter((f) => request.fileToGenerate.includes(f.name));
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ export class FormattedMethodDescriptor implements MethodDescriptorProto {
     let result = methodName;
 
     if (options.lowerCaseServiceMethods || options.outputServices.includes(ServiceOption.GRPC)) {
-      result = camelCase(result);
+      result = camelCaseGrpc(result);
     }
 
     return result;
diff --git a/tests/case-test.ts b/tests/case-test.ts
index 07303072c..2d16c9b2b 100644
--- a/tests/case-test.ts
+++ b/tests/case-test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { maybeSnakeToCamel } from "../src/case";
+import { maybeSnakeToCamel, camelCaseGrpc } from "../src/case";
 import { Options, optionsFromParameter } from "../src/options";
 import { getFieldJsonName } from "../src/utils";
 
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ describe("case", () => {
     expect(maybeSnakeToCamel("_uuid_foo", { snakeToCamel: ["keys"] })).toEqual("UuidFoo");
   });
 
+  it("converts string to camel case respecting word separation, getAPIValue === getApiValue", () => {
+    expect(camelCaseGrpc("GetAPIValue")).toEqual("getApiValue");
+  });
+
   describe("getFieldJsonName", () => {
     it("keeps snake case when jsonName is probably not set", () => {
       expect(getFieldJsonName({ name: "foo_bar", jsonName: "fooBar" }, { snakeToCamel: [] })).toBe("foo_bar");
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index f443ace6e..fdb5b285d 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2799,6 +2799,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"case-anything@npm:^2.1.10":
+  version: 2.1.10
+  resolution: "case-anything@npm:2.1.10"
+  checksum: eff2769d7da178115be8ac2617ccbb850664ffd36f0a897e000d9dd5a64300141128f6a8fe024bd98ec63cc9173a72c1426bbcaac328c8a44109ce15f7c14a5e
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "caseless@npm:~0.12.0":
   version: 0.12.0
   resolution: "caseless@npm:0.12.0"
@@ -8957,6 +8964,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@types/jest": ^26.0.22
     "@types/node": ^14.14.37
     "@types/object-hash": ^1.3.0
+    case-anything: ^2.1.10
     chokidar: ^3.5.2
     dataloader: ^1.4.0
     jest: ^28.1.2