diff --git a/clientconn.go b/clientconn.go
index d4fadfd68bb..43cc37ad751 100644
--- a/clientconn.go
+++ b/clientconn.go
@@ -1135,10 +1135,16 @@ func (ac *addrConn) createTransport(addr resolver.Address, copts transport.Conne
 	onCloseCalled := make(chan struct{})
 	reconnect := grpcsync.NewEvent()
 
+	authority := ac.cc.authority
+	// addr.ServerName takes precedent over ClientConn authority, if present.
+	if addr.ServerName != "" {
+		authority = addr.ServerName
+	}
+
 	target := transport.TargetInfo{
 		Addr:      addr.Addr,
 		Metadata:  addr.Metadata,
-		Authority: ac.cc.authority,
+		Authority: authority,
 	}
 
 	once := sync.Once{}
diff --git a/resolver/resolver.go b/resolver/resolver.go
index e83da346a5c..8f1cfdde47d 100644
--- a/resolver/resolver.go
+++ b/resolver/resolver.go
@@ -86,9 +86,16 @@ type Address struct {
 	// Type is the type of this address.
 	Type AddressType
 	// ServerName is the name of this address.
+	// If non-empty, the ServerName is used as the transport certification authority for
+	// the address, instead of the hostname from the Dial target string. In most cases,
+	// this should not be set.
 	//
-	// e.g. if Type is GRPCLB, ServerName should be the name of the remote load
+	// If Type is GRPCLB, ServerName should be the name of the remote load
 	// balancer, not the name of the backend.
+	//
+	// WARNING: ServerName must only be populated with trusted values. It
+	// is insecure to populate it with data from untrusted inputs since untrusted
+	// values could be used to bypass the authority checks performed by TLS.
 	ServerName string
 	// Metadata is the information associated with Addr, which may be used
 	// to make load balancing decision.
diff --git a/test/end2end_test.go b/test/end2end_test.go
index 8b38563b9e3..74a141fe621 100644
--- a/test/end2end_test.go
+++ b/test/end2end_test.go
@@ -4968,6 +4968,49 @@ func (s) TestCredsHandshakeAuthority(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// This test makes sure that the authority client handshake gets is the endpoint
+// of the ServerName of the address when it is set.
+func (s) TestCredsHandshakeServerNameAuthority(t *testing.T) {
+	const testAuthority = "test.auth.ori.ty"
+	const testServerName = "test.server.name"
+
+	lis, err := net.Listen("tcp", "localhost:0")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to listen: %v", err)
+	}
+	cred := &authorityCheckCreds{}
+	s := grpc.NewServer()
+	go s.Serve(lis)
+	defer s.Stop()
+
+	r, rcleanup := manual.GenerateAndRegisterManualResolver()
+	defer rcleanup()
+
+	cc, err := grpc.Dial(r.Scheme()+":///"+testAuthority, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(cred))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("grpc.Dial(%q) = %v", lis.Addr().String(), err)
+	}
+	defer cc.Close()
+	r.UpdateState(resolver.State{Addresses: []resolver.Address{{Addr: lis.Addr().String(), ServerName: testServerName}}})
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 100*time.Millisecond)
+	defer cancel()
+	for {
+		s := cc.GetState()
+		if s == connectivity.Ready {
+			break
+		}
+		if !cc.WaitForStateChange(ctx, s) {
+			// ctx got timeout or canceled.
+			t.Fatalf("ClientConn is not ready after 100 ms")
+		}
+	}
+
+	if cred.got != testServerName {
+		t.Fatalf("client creds got authority: %q, want: %q", cred.got, testAuthority)
+	}
+}
+
 type clientFailCreds struct{}
 
 func (c *clientFailCreds) ServerHandshake(rawConn net.Conn) (net.Conn, credentials.AuthInfo, error) {