diff --git a/api/src/main/java/io/grpc/CallCredentials.java b/api/src/main/java/io/grpc/CallCredentials.java
index eb92a6f15fa..f755078ff35 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/io/grpc/CallCredentials.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/io/grpc/CallCredentials.java
@@ -65,6 +65,24 @@ public abstract void applyRequestMetadata(
   public void thisUsesUnstableApi() {
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Determines whether the security level of the transport is higher than or equal to the minimum
+   * security level required to transfer these {@link CallCredentials}.
+   *
+   * <p>It is intended to be called from {@link #applyRequestMetadata} before sending any individual
+   * RPC. The credentials should not be sent if this method returns {@code false}. More details can
+   * be found in <a
+   * href="https://github.com/grpc/proposal/blob/master/L62-core-call-credential-security-level.md">
+   * gRFC L62</a>.
+   *
+   * @param requestInfo request-related information
+   * @param minSecurity minimum security level required by these {@code CallCredentials}
+   */
+  protected static final boolean allowedSecurityLevel(
+      RequestInfo requestInfo, SecurityLevel minSecurity) {
+    return requestInfo.getSecurityLevel().compareTo(minSecurity) >= 0;
+  }
+
   /**
    * The outlet of the produced headers. Not thread-safe.
    *
diff --git a/auth/src/main/java/io/grpc/auth/GoogleAuthLibraryCallCredentials.java b/auth/src/main/java/io/grpc/auth/GoogleAuthLibraryCallCredentials.java
index b4b7f5b89e4..64383f7b437 100644
--- a/auth/src/main/java/io/grpc/auth/GoogleAuthLibraryCallCredentials.java
+++ b/auth/src/main/java/io/grpc/auth/GoogleAuthLibraryCallCredentials.java
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public GoogleAuthLibraryCallCredentials(Credentials creds) {
   public void applyRequestMetadata(
       RequestInfo info, Executor appExecutor, final MetadataApplier applier) {
     SecurityLevel security = info.getSecurityLevel();
-    if (requirePrivacy && security != SecurityLevel.PRIVACY_AND_INTEGRITY) {
+    if (requirePrivacy && !allowedSecurityLevel(info, SecurityLevel.PRIVACY_AND_INTEGRITY)) {
       applier.fail(Status.UNAUTHENTICATED
           .withDescription("Credentials require channel with PRIVACY_AND_INTEGRITY security level. "
               + "Observed security level: " + security));
diff --git a/auth/src/test/java/io/grpc/auth/GoogleAuthLibraryCallCredentialsTest.java b/auth/src/test/java/io/grpc/auth/GoogleAuthLibraryCallCredentialsTest.java
index 75026fd7c18..38023363fc2 100644
--- a/auth/src/test/java/io/grpc/auth/GoogleAuthLibraryCallCredentialsTest.java
+++ b/auth/src/test/java/io/grpc/auth/GoogleAuthLibraryCallCredentialsTest.java
@@ -329,6 +329,22 @@ public void googleCredential_integrityDenied() {
     assertEquals(Status.Code.UNAUTHENTICATED, status.getCode());
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void googleCredential_noneDenied() {
+    final AccessToken token = new AccessToken("allyourbase", new Date(Long.MAX_VALUE));
+    final Credentials credentials = GoogleCredentials.create(token);
+
+    GoogleAuthLibraryCallCredentials callCredentials =
+        new GoogleAuthLibraryCallCredentials(credentials);
+    callCredentials.applyRequestMetadata(
+        new RequestInfoImpl(SecurityLevel.NONE), executor, applier);
+    runPendingRunnables();
+
+    verify(applier).fail(statusCaptor.capture());
+    Status status = statusCaptor.getValue();
+    assertEquals(Status.Code.UNAUTHENTICATED, status.getCode());
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void serviceUri() throws Exception {
     GoogleAuthLibraryCallCredentials callCredentials =