diff --git a/cronet/src/main/java/io/grpc/cronet/CronetClientStream.java b/cronet/src/main/java/io/grpc/cronet/CronetClientStream.java
index fcba49a7ae1..07bbb953489 100644
--- a/cronet/src/main/java/io/grpc/cronet/CronetClientStream.java
+++ b/cronet/src/main/java/io/grpc/cronet/CronetClientStream.java
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@
  * Client stream for the cronet transport.
  */
 class CronetClientStream extends AbstractClientStream {
-  private static final int READ_BUFFER_CAPACITY = 4 * 1024;
   private static final ByteBuffer EMPTY_BUFFER = ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(0);
   private static final String LOG_TAG = "grpc-java-cronet";
 
@@ -69,6 +68,12 @@ class CronetClientStream extends AbstractClientStream {
 
   static final CallOptions.Key<Collection<Object>> CRONET_ANNOTATIONS_KEY =
       CallOptions.Key.create("cronet-annotations");
+  /**
+   * Sets the read buffer size which the GRPC layer will use to read data from Cronet. Higher buffer
+   * size leads to less overhead but more memory consumption. The current default value is 4KB.
+   */
+  static final CallOptions.Key<Integer> CRONET_READ_BUFFER_SIZE_KEY =
+      CallOptions.Key.createWithDefault("cronet-read-buffer-size", 4 * 1024);
 
   private final String url;
   private final String userAgent;
@@ -85,6 +90,8 @@ class CronetClientStream extends AbstractClientStream {
   private final Collection<Object> annotations;
   private final TransportState state;
   private final Sink sink = new Sink();
+  @VisibleForTesting
+  final int readBufferSize;
   private StreamBuilderFactory streamFactory;
 
   CronetClientStream(
@@ -120,6 +127,7 @@ class CronetClientStream extends AbstractClientStream {
     this.annotations = callOptions.getOption(CRONET_ANNOTATIONS_KEY);
     this.state = new TransportState(maxMessageSize, statsTraceCtx, lock, transportTracer,
             callOptions);
+    this.readBufferSize = callOptions.getOption(CRONET_READ_BUFFER_SIZE_KEY);
 
     // Tests expect the "plain" deframer behavior, not MigratingDeframer
     // https://github.com/grpc/grpc-java/issues/7140
@@ -309,7 +317,7 @@ public void bytesRead(int processedBytes) {
         if (Log.isLoggable(LOG_TAG, Log.VERBOSE)) {
           Log.v(LOG_TAG, "BidirectionalStream.read");
         }
-        stream.read(ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(READ_BUFFER_CAPACITY));
+        stream.read(ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(readBufferSize));
       }
     }
 
@@ -429,7 +437,7 @@ public void onResponseHeadersReceived(BidirectionalStream stream, UrlResponseInf
         Log.v(LOG_TAG, "BidirectionalStream.read");
       }
       reportHeaders(info.getAllHeadersAsList(), false);
-      stream.read(ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(READ_BUFFER_CAPACITY));
+      stream.read(ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(readBufferSize));
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/cronet/src/main/java/io/grpc/cronet/InternalCronetCallOptions.java b/cronet/src/main/java/io/grpc/cronet/InternalCronetCallOptions.java
index e7c4144e63a..9261a0a8f4b 100644
--- a/cronet/src/main/java/io/grpc/cronet/InternalCronetCallOptions.java
+++ b/cronet/src/main/java/io/grpc/cronet/InternalCronetCallOptions.java
@@ -36,6 +36,18 @@ public static CallOptions withAnnotation(CallOptions callOptions, Object annotat
     return CronetClientStream.withAnnotation(callOptions, annotation);
   }
 
+  public static CallOptions withReadBufferSize(CallOptions callOptions, int size) {
+    return callOptions.withOption(CronetClientStream.CRONET_READ_BUFFER_SIZE_KEY, size);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns Cronet read buffer size for gRPC included in the given {@code callOptions}. Read
+   * buffer can be customized via {@link #withReadBufferSize(CallOptions, int)}.
+   */
+  public static int getReadBufferSize(CallOptions callOptions) {
+    return callOptions.getOption(CronetClientStream.CRONET_READ_BUFFER_SIZE_KEY);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Returns Cronet annotations for gRPC included in the given {@code callOptions}. Annotations
    * are attached via {@link #withAnnotation(CallOptions, Object)}.
diff --git a/cronet/src/test/java/io/grpc/cronet/CronetChannelBuilderTest.java b/cronet/src/test/java/io/grpc/cronet/CronetChannelBuilderTest.java
index 41f48bc03bb..be437b3c80b 100644
--- a/cronet/src/test/java/io/grpc/cronet/CronetChannelBuilderTest.java
+++ b/cronet/src/test/java/io/grpc/cronet/CronetChannelBuilderTest.java
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@
 
 package io.grpc.cronet;
 
+import static io.grpc.cronet.CronetClientStream.CRONET_READ_BUFFER_SIZE_KEY;
 import static io.grpc.internal.GrpcUtil.TIMER_SERVICE;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertSame;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
@@ -92,6 +94,41 @@ public void alwaysUsePut_defaultsToFalse() throws Exception {
     assertFalse(stream.idempotent);
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void channelBuilderReadBufferSize_defaultsTo4Kb() throws Exception {
+    CronetChannelBuilder builder = CronetChannelBuilder.forAddress("address", 1234, mockEngine);
+    CronetTransportFactory transportFactory =
+        (CronetTransportFactory) builder.buildTransportFactory();
+    CronetClientTransport transport =
+        (CronetClientTransport)
+            transportFactory.newClientTransport(
+                new InetSocketAddress("localhost", 443),
+                new ClientTransportOptions(),
+                channelLogger);
+    CronetClientStream stream = transport.newStream(
+        method, new Metadata(), CallOptions.DEFAULT, tracers);
+
+    assertEquals(4 * 1024, stream.readBufferSize);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void channelBuilderReadBufferSize_changeReflected() throws Exception {
+    CronetChannelBuilder builder = CronetChannelBuilder.forAddress("address", 1234, mockEngine);
+    CronetTransportFactory transportFactory =
+        (CronetTransportFactory) builder.buildTransportFactory();
+    CronetClientTransport transport =
+        (CronetClientTransport)
+            transportFactory.newClientTransport(
+                new InetSocketAddress("localhost", 443),
+                new ClientTransportOptions(),
+                channelLogger);
+    CronetClientStream stream = transport.newStream(
+        method, new Metadata(),
+        CallOptions.DEFAULT.withOption(CRONET_READ_BUFFER_SIZE_KEY, 32 * 1024), tracers);
+
+    assertEquals(32 * 1024, stream.readBufferSize);
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void scheduledExecutorService_default() {
     CronetChannelBuilder builder = CronetChannelBuilder.forAddress("address", 1234, mockEngine);