diff --git a/balancer_conn_wrappers.go b/balancer_conn_wrappers.go
index 8a5b89bc39b..5356194c340 100644
--- a/balancer_conn_wrappers.go
+++ b/balancer_conn_wrappers.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/balancer"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/connectivity"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/grpclog"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/internal/buffer"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/internal/grpcsync"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/resolver"
 )
@@ -35,62 +36,14 @@ type scStateUpdate struct {
 	state connectivity.State
 }
 
-// scStateUpdateBuffer is an unbounded channel for scStateChangeTuple.
-// TODO make a general purpose buffer that uses interface{}.
-type scStateUpdateBuffer struct {
-	c       chan *scStateUpdate
-	mu      sync.Mutex
-	backlog []*scStateUpdate
-}
-
-func newSCStateUpdateBuffer() *scStateUpdateBuffer {
-	return &scStateUpdateBuffer{
-		c: make(chan *scStateUpdate, 1),
-	}
-}
-
-func (b *scStateUpdateBuffer) put(t *scStateUpdate) {
-	b.mu.Lock()
-	defer b.mu.Unlock()
-	if len(b.backlog) == 0 {
-		select {
-		case b.c <- t:
-			return
-		default:
-		}
-	}
-	b.backlog = append(b.backlog, t)
-}
-
-func (b *scStateUpdateBuffer) load() {
-	b.mu.Lock()
-	defer b.mu.Unlock()
-	if len(b.backlog) > 0 {
-		select {
-		case b.c <- b.backlog[0]:
-			b.backlog[0] = nil
-			b.backlog = b.backlog[1:]
-		default:
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-// get returns the channel that the scStateUpdate will be sent to.
-//
-// Upon receiving, the caller should call load to send another
-// scStateChangeTuple onto the channel if there is any.
-func (b *scStateUpdateBuffer) get() <-chan *scStateUpdate {
-	return b.c
-}
-
 // ccBalancerWrapper is a wrapper on top of cc for balancers.
 // It implements balancer.ClientConn interface.
 type ccBalancerWrapper struct {
-	cc               *ClientConn
-	balancerMu       sync.Mutex // synchronizes calls to the balancer
-	balancer         balancer.Balancer
-	stateChangeQueue *scStateUpdateBuffer
-	done             *grpcsync.Event
+	cc         *ClientConn
+	balancerMu sync.Mutex // synchronizes calls to the balancer
+	balancer   balancer.Balancer
+	scBuffer   *buffer.Unbounded
+	done       *grpcsync.Event
 
 	mu       sync.Mutex
 	subConns map[*acBalancerWrapper]struct{}
@@ -98,10 +51,10 @@ type ccBalancerWrapper struct {
 
 func newCCBalancerWrapper(cc *ClientConn, b balancer.Builder, bopts balancer.BuildOptions) *ccBalancerWrapper {
 	ccb := &ccBalancerWrapper{
-		cc:               cc,
-		stateChangeQueue: newSCStateUpdateBuffer(),
-		done:             grpcsync.NewEvent(),
-		subConns:         make(map[*acBalancerWrapper]struct{}),
+		cc:       cc,
+		scBuffer: buffer.NewUnbounded(),
+		done:     grpcsync.NewEvent(),
+		subConns: make(map[*acBalancerWrapper]struct{}),
 	}
 	go ccb.watcher()
 	ccb.balancer = b.Build(ccb, bopts)
@@ -113,16 +66,17 @@ func newCCBalancerWrapper(cc *ClientConn, b balancer.Builder, bopts balancer.Bui
 func (ccb *ccBalancerWrapper) watcher() {
 	for {
 		select {
-		case t := <-ccb.stateChangeQueue.get():
-			ccb.stateChangeQueue.load()
+		case t := <-ccb.scBuffer.Get():
+			ccb.scBuffer.Load()
 			if ccb.done.HasFired() {
 				break
 			}
 			ccb.balancerMu.Lock()
+			su := t.(*scStateUpdate)
 			if ub, ok := ccb.balancer.(balancer.V2Balancer); ok {
-				ub.UpdateSubConnState(t.sc, balancer.SubConnState{ConnectivityState: t.state})
+				ub.UpdateSubConnState(su.sc, balancer.SubConnState{ConnectivityState: su.state})
 			} else {
-				ccb.balancer.HandleSubConnStateChange(t.sc, t.state)
+				ccb.balancer.HandleSubConnStateChange(su.sc, su.state)
 			}
 			ccb.balancerMu.Unlock()
 		case <-ccb.done.Done():
@@ -158,7 +112,7 @@ func (ccb *ccBalancerWrapper) handleSubConnStateChange(sc balancer.SubConn, s co
 	if sc == nil {
 		return
 	}
-	ccb.stateChangeQueue.put(&scStateUpdate{
+	ccb.scBuffer.Put(&scStateUpdate{
 		sc:    sc,
 		state: s,
 	})
diff --git a/internal/buffer/unbounded.go b/internal/buffer/unbounded.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2cb3109d807
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/buffer/unbounded.go
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2019 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.
+ *
+ */
+
+// Package buffer provides an implementation of an unbounded buffer.
+package buffer
+
+import "sync"
+
+// Unbounded is an implementation of an unbounded buffer which does not use
+// extra goroutines. This is typically used for passing updates from one entity
+// to another within gRPC.
+//
+// All methods on this type are thread-safe and don't block on anything except
+// the underlying mutex used for synchronization.
+type Unbounded struct {
+	c       chan interface{}
+	mu      sync.Mutex
+	backlog []interface{}
+}
+
+// NewUnbounded returns a new instance of Unbounded.
+func NewUnbounded() *Unbounded {
+	return &Unbounded{c: make(chan interface{}, 1)}
+}
+
+// Put adds t to the unbounded buffer.
+func (b *Unbounded) Put(t interface{}) {
+	b.mu.Lock()
+	if len(b.backlog) == 0 {
+		select {
+		case b.c <- t:
+			b.mu.Unlock()
+			return
+		default:
+		}
+	}
+	b.backlog = append(b.backlog, t)
+	b.mu.Unlock()
+}
+
+// Load sends the earliest buffered data, if any, onto the read channel
+// returned by Get(). Users are expected to call this every time they read a
+// value from the read channel.
+func (b *Unbounded) Load() {
+	b.mu.Lock()
+	if len(b.backlog) > 0 {
+		select {
+		case b.c <- b.backlog[0]:
+			b.backlog[0] = nil
+			b.backlog = b.backlog[1:]
+		default:
+		}
+	}
+	b.mu.Unlock()
+}
+
+// Get returns a read channel on which values added to the buffer, via Put(),
+// are sent on.
+//
+// Upon reading a value from this channel, users are expected to call Load() to
+// send the next buffered value onto the channel if there is any.
+func (b *Unbounded) Get() <-chan interface{} {
+	return b.c
+}
diff --git a/internal/buffer/unbounded_test.go b/internal/buffer/unbounded_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c8067019ba8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/buffer/unbounded_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2019 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.
+ *
+ */
+
+package buffer
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+	"sort"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+const (
+	numWriters = 10
+	numWrites  = 10
+)
+
+// wantReads contains the set of values expected to be read by the reader
+// goroutine in the tests.
+var wantReads []int
+
+func init() {
+	for i := 0; i < numWriters; i++ {
+		for j := 0; j < numWrites; j++ {
+			wantReads = append(wantReads, i)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// TestSingleWriter starts one reader and one writer goroutine and makes sure
+// that the reader gets all the value added to the buffer by the writer.
+func TestSingleWriter(t *testing.T) {
+	ub := NewUnbounded()
+	reads := []int{}
+
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		ch := ub.Get()
+		for i := 0; i < numWriters*numWrites; i++ {
+			r := <-ch
+			reads = append(reads, r.(int))
+			ub.Load()
+		}
+	}()
+
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		for i := 0; i < numWriters; i++ {
+			for j := 0; j < numWrites; j++ {
+				ub.Put(i)
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
+	wg.Wait()
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(reads, wantReads) {
+		t.Errorf("reads: %#v, wantReads: %#v", reads, wantReads)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestMultipleWriters starts multiple writers and one reader goroutine and
+// makes sure that the reader gets all the data written by all writers.
+func TestMultipleWriters(t *testing.T) {
+	ub := NewUnbounded()
+	reads := []int{}
+
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		ch := ub.Get()
+		for i := 0; i < numWriters*numWrites; i++ {
+			r := <-ch
+			reads = append(reads, r.(int))
+			ub.Load()
+		}
+	}()
+
+	wg.Add(numWriters)
+	for i := 0; i < numWriters; i++ {
+		go func(index int) {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			for j := 0; j < numWrites; j++ {
+				ub.Put(index)
+			}
+		}(i)
+	}
+
+	wg.Wait()
+	sort.Ints(reads)
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(reads, wantReads) {
+		t.Errorf("reads: %#v, wantReads: %#v", reads, wantReads)
+	}
+}