diff --git a/api/src/main/java/io/grpc/Grpc.java b/api/src/main/java/io/grpc/Grpc.java
index baa9f5f0ab6..cd25f79041b 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/io/grpc/Grpc.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/io/grpc/Grpc.java
@@ -101,6 +101,35 @@ public static ManagedChannelBuilder<?> newChannelBuilder(
     return ManagedChannelRegistry.getDefaultRegistry().newChannelBuilder(target, creds);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Creates a channel builder with a target string, credentials, and a specific
+   * name resolver registry.
+   *
+   * <p>This method uses the {@link ManagedChannelRegistry#getDefaultRegistry()} to
+   * find an appropriate underlying transport provider based on the target and credentials.
+   * The provided {@code nameResolverRegistry} is used to resolve the target address
+   * into physical addresses (e.g., DNS or custom schemes).
+   *
+   * @param target the target URI for the channel, such as {@code "localhost:8080"}
+   *     or {@code "dns:///example.com"}
+   * @param creds the channel credentials to use for secure communication
+   * @param nameResolverRegistry the registry used to look up {@link NameResolver}
+   *     providers for the target
+   * @return a {@link ManagedChannelBuilder} instance configured with the given parameters
+   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if no provider is available for the given target
+   *     or credentials
+   * @since 1.79.0
+   */
+  public static ManagedChannelBuilder<?> newChannelBuilder(
+      String target,
+      ChannelCredentials creds,
+      NameResolverRegistry nameResolverRegistry) {
+    return ManagedChannelRegistry.getDefaultRegistry().newChannelBuilder(
+        nameResolverRegistry,
+        target,
+        creds);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Creates a channel builder from a host, port, and credentials. The host and port are combined to
    * form an authority string and then passed to {@link #newChannelBuilder(String,
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/io/grpc/ManagedChannelProvider.java b/api/src/main/java/io/grpc/ManagedChannelProvider.java
index 42941dfc809..2ef0ee47ace 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/io/grpc/ManagedChannelProvider.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/io/grpc/ManagedChannelProvider.java
@@ -81,6 +81,32 @@ protected NewChannelBuilderResult newChannelBuilder(String target, ChannelCreden
     return NewChannelBuilderResult.error("ChannelCredentials are unsupported");
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Creates a channel builder using the provided target, credentials, and resolution
+   * components.
+   *
+   * <p>This method allows for fine-grained control over name resolution by providing
+   * both a {@link NameResolverRegistry} and a specific {@link NameResolverProvider}.
+   * Unlike the public factory methods, this returns a {@link NewChannelBuilderResult},
+   * which may contain an error string if the provided credentials or target are
+   * not supported by this provider.
+   *
+   * @param target the target URI for the channel
+   * @param creds the channel credentials to use
+   * @param nameResolverRegistry the registry used for looking up name resolvers
+   * @param nameResolverProvider a specific provider to use, or {@code null} to
+   *     search the registry
+   * @return a {@link NewChannelBuilderResult} containing either the builder or an
+   *     error description
+   * @since 1.79.0
+   */
+  protected NewChannelBuilderResult newChannelBuilder(String target, ChannelCredentials creds,
+                                                      NameResolverRegistry nameResolverRegistry,
+                                                      NameResolverProvider nameResolverProvider) {
+    // Implementation note: Currently delegates to the simplified version
+    return newChannelBuilder(target, creds);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Returns the {@link SocketAddress} types this ManagedChannelProvider supports.
    */
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/io/grpc/ManagedChannelRegistry.java b/api/src/main/java/io/grpc/ManagedChannelRegistry.java
index aed5eca9abf..7af4c55c2de 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/io/grpc/ManagedChannelRegistry.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/io/grpc/ManagedChannelRegistry.java
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ ManagedChannelBuilder<?> newChannelBuilder(String target, ChannelCredentials cre
     return newChannelBuilder(NameResolverRegistry.getDefaultRegistry(), target, creds);
   }
 
-  @VisibleForTesting
   ManagedChannelBuilder<?> newChannelBuilder(NameResolverRegistry nameResolverRegistry,
       String target, ChannelCredentials creds) {
     NameResolverProvider nameResolverProvider = null;
@@ -192,7 +191,7 @@ ManagedChannelBuilder<?> newChannelBuilder(NameResolverRegistry nameResolverRegi
         continue;
       }
       ManagedChannelProvider.NewChannelBuilderResult result
-          = provider.newChannelBuilder(target, creds);
+          = provider.newChannelBuilder(target, creds, nameResolverRegistry, nameResolverProvider);
       if (result.getChannelBuilder() != null) {
         return result.getChannelBuilder();
       }