diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index 9a0c41977f041..a547c24cbe222 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -34,10 +34,11 @@ pip_import(
 load("@grpc_python_dependencies//:requirements.bzl", "pip_install")
 pip_install()
 
+# NOTE(https://github.com/pubref/rules_protobuf/pull/196): Switch to upstream repo after this gets merged.
 git_repository(
     name="org_pubref_rules_protobuf",
-    remote="https://github.com/pubref/rules_protobuf",
-    tag="v0.8.2",
+    remote="https://github.com/ghostwriternr/rules_protobuf",
+    tag="v0.8.2.1-alpha",
 )
 
 load("@org_pubref_rules_protobuf//python:rules.bzl", "py_proto_repositories")
diff --git a/src/proto/grpc/health/v1/BUILD b/src/proto/grpc/health/v1/BUILD
index d2348428837d1..97642985c9d7e 100644
--- a/src/proto/grpc/health/v1/BUILD
+++ b/src/proto/grpc/health/v1/BUILD
@@ -22,3 +22,11 @@ grpc_proto_library(
     name = "health_proto",
     srcs = ["health.proto"],
 )
+
+filegroup(
+    name = "health_proto_file",
+    srcs = [
+        "health.proto",
+    ],
+)
+
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc_health/v1/BUILD.bazel b/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc_health/v1/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ce3121fa90e19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc_health/v1/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+load("@grpc_python_dependencies//:requirements.bzl", "requirement")
+load("@org_pubref_rules_protobuf//python:rules.bzl", "py_proto_library")
+
+package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
+
+genrule(
+    name = "mv_health_proto",
+    srcs = [
+        "//src/proto/grpc/health/v1:health_proto_file",
+    ],
+    outs = ["health.proto",],
+    cmd = "cp $< $@",
+)
+
+py_proto_library(
+    name = "py_health_proto",
+    protos = [":mv_health_proto",],
+    with_grpc = True,
+    deps = [
+        requirement('protobuf'),
+    ],
+)
+
+py_library(
+    name = "grpc_health",
+    srcs = ["health.py",],
+    deps = [
+        ":py_health_proto",
+        "//src/python/grpcio/grpc:grpcio",
+    ],
+    imports=["../../",],
+)
+
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/health_check/BUILD.bazel b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/health_check/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..19e1e1b2e1eee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/health_check/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
+
+py_test(
+    name = "health_servicer_test",
+    srcs = ["_health_servicer_test.py"],
+    main = "_health_servicer_test.py",
+    size = "small",
+    deps = [
+        "//src/python/grpcio/grpc:grpcio",
+        "//src/python/grpcio_health_checking/grpc_health/v1:grpc_health",
+        "//src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/unit:test_common",
+    ],
+    imports = ["../../",],
+)
+