diff --git a/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/lb_policy/grpclb/grpclb.cc b/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/lb_policy/grpclb/grpclb.cc
index 85e76e6..03116b4 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/lb_policy/grpclb/grpclb.cc
+++ b/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/lb_policy/grpclb/grpclb.cc
@@ -1266,7 +1266,8 @@
   } else if (!glb_policy->shutting_down) {
     /* if we aren't shutting down, restart the LB client call after some time */
     grpc_millis next_try =
-        grpc_backoff_step(exec_ctx, &glb_policy->lb_call_backoff_state);
+        grpc_backoff_step(exec_ctx, &glb_policy->lb_call_backoff_state)
+            .next_attempt_start_time;
     if (GRPC_TRACER_ON(grpc_lb_glb_trace)) {
       gpr_log(GPR_DEBUG, "Connection to LB server lost (grpclb: %p)...",
               (void *)glb_policy);
@@ -1431,7 +1432,7 @@
                     grpc_combiner_scheduler(glb_policy->base.combiner));
 
   grpc_backoff_init(&glb_policy->lb_call_backoff_state,
-                    GRPC_GRPCLB_INITIAL_CONNECT_BACKOFF_SECONDS,
+                    GRPC_GRPCLB_INITIAL_CONNECT_BACKOFF_SECONDS * 1000,
                     GRPC_GRPCLB_RECONNECT_BACKOFF_MULTIPLIER,
                     GRPC_GRPCLB_RECONNECT_JITTER,
                     GRPC_GRPCLB_MIN_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS * 1000,
diff --git a/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/resolver/dns/c_ares/dns_resolver_ares.cc b/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/resolver/dns/c_ares/dns_resolver_ares.cc
index 5f7ab98..a1ddaee 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/resolver/dns/c_ares/dns_resolver_ares.cc
+++ b/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/resolver/dns/c_ares/dns_resolver_ares.cc
@@ -271,7 +271,8 @@
   } else {
     const char *msg = grpc_error_string(error);
     gpr_log(GPR_DEBUG, "dns resolution failed: %s", msg);
-    grpc_millis next_try = grpc_backoff_step(exec_ctx, &r->backoff_state);
+    grpc_millis next_try =
+        grpc_backoff_step(exec_ctx, &r->backoff_state).next_attempt_start_time;
     grpc_millis timeout = next_try - grpc_exec_ctx_now(exec_ctx);
     gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "dns resolution failed (will retry): %s",
             grpc_error_string(error));
@@ -379,11 +380,11 @@
     grpc_pollset_set_add_pollset_set(exec_ctx, r->interested_parties,
                                      args->pollset_set);
   }
-  grpc_backoff_init(&r->backoff_state, GRPC_DNS_INITIAL_CONNECT_BACKOFF_SECONDS,
-                    GRPC_DNS_RECONNECT_BACKOFF_MULTIPLIER,
-                    GRPC_DNS_RECONNECT_JITTER,
-                    GRPC_DNS_MIN_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS * 1000,
-                    GRPC_DNS_RECONNECT_MAX_BACKOFF_SECONDS * 1000);
+  grpc_backoff_init(
+      &r->backoff_state, GRPC_DNS_INITIAL_CONNECT_BACKOFF_SECONDS * 1000,
+      GRPC_DNS_RECONNECT_BACKOFF_MULTIPLIER, GRPC_DNS_RECONNECT_JITTER,
+      GRPC_DNS_MIN_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS * 1000,
+      GRPC_DNS_RECONNECT_MAX_BACKOFF_SECONDS * 1000);
   GRPC_CLOSURE_INIT(&r->dns_ares_on_retry_timer_locked,
                     dns_ares_on_retry_timer_locked, r,
                     grpc_combiner_scheduler(r->base.combiner));
diff --git a/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/resolver/dns/native/dns_resolver.cc b/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/resolver/dns/native/dns_resolver.cc
index e669b6d..62aead5 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/resolver/dns/native/dns_resolver.cc
+++ b/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/resolver/dns/native/dns_resolver.cc
@@ -170,7 +170,8 @@
     grpc_resolved_addresses_destroy(r->addresses);
     grpc_lb_addresses_destroy(exec_ctx, addresses);
   } else {
-    grpc_millis next_try = grpc_backoff_step(exec_ctx, &r->backoff_state);
+    grpc_millis next_try =
+        grpc_backoff_step(exec_ctx, &r->backoff_state).next_attempt_start_time;
     grpc_millis timeout = next_try - grpc_exec_ctx_now(exec_ctx);
     gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "dns resolution failed (will retry): %s",
             grpc_error_string(error));
@@ -256,11 +257,11 @@
     grpc_pollset_set_add_pollset_set(exec_ctx, r->interested_parties,
                                      args->pollset_set);
   }
-  grpc_backoff_init(&r->backoff_state, GRPC_DNS_INITIAL_CONNECT_BACKOFF_SECONDS,
-                    GRPC_DNS_RECONNECT_BACKOFF_MULTIPLIER,
-                    GRPC_DNS_RECONNECT_JITTER,
-                    GRPC_DNS_MIN_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS * 1000,
-                    GRPC_DNS_RECONNECT_MAX_BACKOFF_SECONDS * 1000);
+  grpc_backoff_init(
+      &r->backoff_state, GRPC_DNS_INITIAL_CONNECT_BACKOFF_SECONDS * 1000,
+      GRPC_DNS_RECONNECT_BACKOFF_MULTIPLIER, GRPC_DNS_RECONNECT_JITTER,
+      GRPC_DNS_MIN_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS * 1000,
+      GRPC_DNS_RECONNECT_MAX_BACKOFF_SECONDS * 1000);
   return &r->base;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/subchannel.cc b/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/subchannel.cc
index 5710a22..b954e1b 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/subchannel.cc
+++ b/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/subchannel.cc
@@ -117,10 +117,10 @@
 
   external_state_watcher root_external_state_watcher;
 
-  /** next connect attempt time */
-  grpc_millis next_attempt;
   /** backoff state */
   grpc_backoff backoff_state;
+  grpc_backoff_result backoff_result;
+
   /** do we have an active alarm? */
   bool have_alarm;
   /** have we started the backoff loop */
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@
   grpc_connect_in_args args;
 
   args.interested_parties = c->pollset_set;
-  args.deadline = c->next_attempt;
+  args.deadline = c->backoff_result.current_deadline;
   args.channel_args = c->args;
 
   grpc_connectivity_state_set(exec_ctx, &c->state_tracker,
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@
   }
   if (error == GRPC_ERROR_NONE) {
     gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "Failed to connect to channel, retrying");
-    c->next_attempt = grpc_backoff_step(exec_ctx, &c->backoff_state);
+    c->backoff_result = grpc_backoff_step(exec_ctx, &c->backoff_state);
     continue_connect_locked(exec_ctx, c);
     gpr_mu_unlock(&c->mu);
   } else {
@@ -465,20 +465,21 @@
 
   if (!c->backoff_begun) {
     c->backoff_begun = true;
-    c->next_attempt = grpc_backoff_begin(exec_ctx, &c->backoff_state);
+    c->backoff_result = grpc_backoff_begin(exec_ctx, &c->backoff_state);
     continue_connect_locked(exec_ctx, c);
   } else {
     GPR_ASSERT(!c->have_alarm);
     c->have_alarm = true;
     const grpc_millis time_til_next =
-        c->next_attempt - grpc_exec_ctx_now(exec_ctx);
+        c->backoff_result.next_attempt_start_time - grpc_exec_ctx_now(exec_ctx);
     if (time_til_next <= 0) {
       gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "Retry immediately");
     } else {
       gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "Retry in %" PRIdPTR " milliseconds", time_til_next);
     }
     GRPC_CLOSURE_INIT(&c->on_alarm, on_alarm, c, grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
-    grpc_timer_init(exec_ctx, &c->alarm, c->next_attempt, &c->on_alarm);
+    grpc_timer_init(exec_ctx, &c->alarm,
+                    c->backoff_result.next_attempt_start_time, &c->on_alarm);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/lib/backoff/backoff.cc b/src/core/lib/backoff/backoff.cc
index fe0a751..5dd91da 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/backoff/backoff.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/backoff/backoff.cc
@@ -20,23 +20,27 @@
 
 #include <grpc/support/useful.h>
 
-void grpc_backoff_init(grpc_backoff *backoff,
-                       grpc_millis initial_connect_timeout, double multiplier,
-                       double jitter, grpc_millis min_timeout_millis,
-                       grpc_millis max_timeout_millis) {
-  backoff->initial_connect_timeout = initial_connect_timeout;
+void grpc_backoff_init(grpc_backoff *backoff, grpc_millis initial_backoff,
+                       double multiplier, double jitter,
+                       grpc_millis min_connect_timeout,
+                       grpc_millis max_backoff) {
+  backoff->initial_backoff = initial_backoff;
   backoff->multiplier = multiplier;
   backoff->jitter = jitter;
-  backoff->min_timeout_millis = min_timeout_millis;
-  backoff->max_timeout_millis = max_timeout_millis;
+  backoff->min_connect_timeout = min_connect_timeout;
+  backoff->max_backoff = max_backoff;
   backoff->rng_state = (uint32_t)gpr_now(GPR_CLOCK_REALTIME).tv_nsec;
 }
 
-grpc_millis grpc_backoff_begin(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_backoff *backoff) {
-  backoff->current_timeout_millis = backoff->initial_connect_timeout;
-  const grpc_millis first_timeout =
-      GPR_MAX(backoff->current_timeout_millis, backoff->min_timeout_millis);
-  return grpc_exec_ctx_now(exec_ctx) + first_timeout;
+grpc_backoff_result grpc_backoff_begin(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
+                                       grpc_backoff *backoff) {
+  backoff->current_backoff = backoff->initial_backoff;
+  const grpc_millis initial_timeout =
+      GPR_MAX(backoff->initial_backoff, backoff->min_connect_timeout);
+  const grpc_millis now = grpc_exec_ctx_now(exec_ctx);
+  const grpc_backoff_result result = {now + initial_timeout,
+                                      now + backoff->current_backoff};
+  return result;
 }
 
 /* Generate a random number between 0 and 1. */
@@ -45,29 +49,32 @@
   return *rng_state / (double)((uint32_t)1 << 31);
 }
 
-grpc_millis grpc_backoff_step(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_backoff *backoff) {
-  const double new_timeout_millis =
-      backoff->multiplier * (double)backoff->current_timeout_millis;
-  backoff->current_timeout_millis =
-      GPR_MIN((grpc_millis)new_timeout_millis, backoff->max_timeout_millis);
+static double generate_uniform_random_number_between(uint32_t *rng_state,
+                                                     double a, double b) {
+  if (a == b) return a;
+  if (a > b) GPR_SWAP(double, a, b);  // make sure a < b
+  const double range = b - a;
+  return a + generate_uniform_random_number(rng_state) * range;
+}
 
-  const double jitter_range_width = backoff->jitter * new_timeout_millis;
-  const double jitter =
-      (2 * generate_uniform_random_number(&backoff->rng_state) - 1) *
-      jitter_range_width;
-
-  backoff->current_timeout_millis =
-      (grpc_millis)((double)(backoff->current_timeout_millis) + jitter);
-
-  const grpc_millis current_deadline =
-      grpc_exec_ctx_now(exec_ctx) + backoff->current_timeout_millis;
-
-  const grpc_millis min_deadline =
-      grpc_exec_ctx_now(exec_ctx) + backoff->min_timeout_millis;
-
-  return GPR_MAX(current_deadline, min_deadline);
+grpc_backoff_result grpc_backoff_step(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
+                                      grpc_backoff *backoff) {
+  backoff->current_backoff = (grpc_millis)(GPR_MIN(
+      backoff->current_backoff * backoff->multiplier, backoff->max_backoff));
+  const double jitter = generate_uniform_random_number_between(
+      &backoff->rng_state, -backoff->jitter * backoff->current_backoff,
+      backoff->jitter * backoff->current_backoff);
+  const grpc_millis current_timeout =
+      GPR_MAX((grpc_millis)(backoff->current_backoff + jitter),
+              backoff->min_connect_timeout);
+  const grpc_millis next_timeout = GPR_MIN(
+      (grpc_millis)(backoff->current_backoff + jitter), backoff->max_backoff);
+  const grpc_millis now = grpc_exec_ctx_now(exec_ctx);
+  const grpc_backoff_result result = {now + current_timeout,
+                                      now + next_timeout};
+  return result;
 }
 
 void grpc_backoff_reset(grpc_backoff *backoff) {
-  backoff->current_timeout_millis = backoff->initial_connect_timeout;
+  backoff->current_backoff = backoff->initial_backoff;
 }
diff --git a/src/core/lib/backoff/backoff.h b/src/core/lib/backoff/backoff.h
index 80e49ea..8becf4a 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/backoff/backoff.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/backoff/backoff.h
@@ -27,36 +27,53 @@
 
 typedef struct {
   /// const:  how long to wait after the first failure before retrying
-  grpc_millis initial_connect_timeout;
+  grpc_millis initial_backoff;
+
   /// const: factor with which to multiply backoff after a failed retry
   double multiplier;
+
   /// const: amount to randomize backoffs
   double jitter;
-  /// const: minimum time between retries in milliseconds
-  grpc_millis min_timeout_millis;
-  /// const: maximum time between retries in milliseconds
-  grpc_millis max_timeout_millis;
+
+  /// const: minimum time between retries
+  grpc_millis min_connect_timeout;
+
+  /// const: maximum time between retries
+  grpc_millis max_backoff;
+
+  /// current delay before retries
+  grpc_millis current_backoff;
 
   /// random number generator
   uint32_t rng_state;
-
-  /// current retry timeout in milliseconds
-  grpc_millis current_timeout_millis;
 } grpc_backoff;
 
-/// Initialize backoff machinery - does not need to be destroyed
-void grpc_backoff_init(grpc_backoff *backoff,
-                       grpc_millis initial_connect_timeout, double multiplier,
-                       double jitter, grpc_millis min_timeout_millis,
-                       grpc_millis max_timeout_millis);
+typedef struct {
+  /// Deadline to be used for the current attempt.
+  grpc_millis current_deadline;
 
-/// Begin retry loop: returns a timespec for the NEXT retry
-grpc_millis grpc_backoff_begin(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_backoff *backoff);
-/// Step a retry loop: returns a timespec for the NEXT retry
-grpc_millis grpc_backoff_step(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_backoff *backoff);
+  /// Deadline to be used for the next attempt, following the backoff strategy.
+  grpc_millis next_attempt_start_time;
+} grpc_backoff_result;
+
+/// Initialize backoff machinery - does not need to be destroyed
+void grpc_backoff_init(grpc_backoff *backoff, grpc_millis initial_backoff,
+                       double multiplier, double jitter,
+                       grpc_millis min_connect_timeout,
+                       grpc_millis max_backoff);
+
+/// Begin retry loop: returns the deadlines to be used for the current attempt
+/// and the subsequent retry, if any.
+grpc_backoff_result grpc_backoff_begin(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
+                                       grpc_backoff *backoff);
+
+/// Step a retry loop: returns the deadlines to be used for the current attempt
+/// and the subsequent retry, if any.
+grpc_backoff_result grpc_backoff_step(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
+                                      grpc_backoff *backoff);
+
 /// Reset the backoff, so the next grpc_backoff_step will be a
-/// grpc_backoff_begin
-/// instead
+/// grpc_backoff_begin.
 void grpc_backoff_reset(grpc_backoff *backoff);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/test/core/backoff/backoff_test.c b/test/core/backoff/backoff_test.c
index a29cce6..e80e0b3 100644
--- a/test/core/backoff/backoff_test.c
+++ b/test/core/backoff/backoff_test.c
@@ -19,120 +19,157 @@
 #include "src/core/lib/backoff/backoff.h"
 
 #include <grpc/support/log.h>
+#include <grpc/support/useful.h>
 
 #include "test/core/util/test_config.h"
 
 static void test_constant_backoff(void) {
   grpc_backoff backoff;
-  grpc_backoff_init(&backoff, 200 /* initial timeout */, 1.0 /* multiplier */,
-                    0.0 /* jitter */, 100 /* min timeout */,
-                    1000 /* max timeout */);
-
+  const grpc_millis initial_backoff = 200;
+  const double multiplier = 1.0;
+  const double jitter = 0.0;
+  const grpc_millis min_connect_timeout = 100;
+  const grpc_millis max_backoff = 1000;
+  grpc_backoff_init(&backoff, initial_backoff, multiplier, jitter,
+                    min_connect_timeout, max_backoff);
   grpc_exec_ctx exec_ctx = GRPC_EXEC_CTX_INIT;
-  grpc_millis next = grpc_backoff_begin(&exec_ctx, &backoff);
-  GPR_ASSERT(next - grpc_exec_ctx_now(&exec_ctx) == 200);
+  grpc_backoff_result next_deadlines = grpc_backoff_begin(&exec_ctx, &backoff);
+  GPR_ASSERT(next_deadlines.current_deadline - grpc_exec_ctx_now(&exec_ctx) ==
+             initial_backoff);
+  GPR_ASSERT(next_deadlines.next_attempt_start_time -
+                 grpc_exec_ctx_now(&exec_ctx) ==
+             initial_backoff);
   for (int i = 0; i < 10000; i++) {
-    next = grpc_backoff_step(&exec_ctx, &backoff);
-    GPR_ASSERT(next - grpc_exec_ctx_now(&exec_ctx) == 200);
-    exec_ctx.now = next;
+    next_deadlines = grpc_backoff_step(&exec_ctx, &backoff);
+    GPR_ASSERT(next_deadlines.current_deadline - grpc_exec_ctx_now(&exec_ctx) ==
+               initial_backoff);
+    GPR_ASSERT(next_deadlines.next_attempt_start_time -
+                   grpc_exec_ctx_now(&exec_ctx) ==
+               initial_backoff);
+    exec_ctx.now = next_deadlines.current_deadline;
   }
   grpc_exec_ctx_finish(&exec_ctx);
 }
 
 static void test_min_connect(void) {
   grpc_backoff backoff;
-  grpc_backoff_init(&backoff, 100 /* initial timeout */, 1.0 /* multiplier */,
-                    0.0 /* jitter */, 200 /* min timeout */,
-                    1000 /* max timeout */);
-
+  const grpc_millis initial_backoff = 100;
+  const double multiplier = 1.0;
+  const double jitter = 0.0;
+  const grpc_millis min_connect_timeout = 200;
+  const grpc_millis max_backoff = 1000;
+  grpc_backoff_init(&backoff, initial_backoff, multiplier, jitter,
+                    min_connect_timeout, max_backoff);
   grpc_exec_ctx exec_ctx = GRPC_EXEC_CTX_INIT;
-  grpc_millis next = grpc_backoff_begin(&exec_ctx, &backoff);
-  GPR_ASSERT(next - grpc_exec_ctx_now(&exec_ctx) == 200);
+  grpc_backoff_result next = grpc_backoff_begin(&exec_ctx, &backoff);
+  // Because the min_connect_timeout > initial_backoff, current_deadline is used
+  // as the deadline for the current attempt.
+  GPR_ASSERT(next.current_deadline - grpc_exec_ctx_now(&exec_ctx) ==
+             min_connect_timeout);
+  // ... while, if the current attempt fails, the next one will happen after
+  // initial_backoff.
+  GPR_ASSERT(next.next_attempt_start_time - grpc_exec_ctx_now(&exec_ctx) ==
+             initial_backoff);
   grpc_exec_ctx_finish(&exec_ctx);
 }
 
 static void test_no_jitter_backoff(void) {
   grpc_backoff backoff;
-  grpc_backoff_init(&backoff, 2 /* initial timeout */, 2.0 /* multiplier */,
-                    0.0 /* jitter */, 1 /* min timeout */,
-                    513 /* max timeout */);
+  const grpc_millis initial_backoff = 2;
+  const double multiplier = 2.0;
+  const double jitter = 0.0;
+  const grpc_millis min_connect_timeout = 1;
+  const grpc_millis max_backoff = 513;
+  grpc_backoff_init(&backoff, initial_backoff, multiplier, jitter,
+                    min_connect_timeout, max_backoff);
   // x_1 = 2
   // x_n = 2**i + x_{i-1} ( = 2**(n+1) - 2 )
   grpc_exec_ctx exec_ctx = GRPC_EXEC_CTX_INIT;
   exec_ctx.now = 0;
   exec_ctx.now_is_valid = true;
-  grpc_millis next = grpc_backoff_begin(&exec_ctx, &backoff);
-  GPR_ASSERT(next == 2);
-  exec_ctx.now = next;
-  next = grpc_backoff_step(&exec_ctx, &backoff);
-  GPR_ASSERT(next == 6);
-  exec_ctx.now = next;
-  next = grpc_backoff_step(&exec_ctx, &backoff);
-  GPR_ASSERT(next == 14);
-  exec_ctx.now = next;
-  next = grpc_backoff_step(&exec_ctx, &backoff);
-  GPR_ASSERT(next == 30);
-  exec_ctx.now = next;
-  next = grpc_backoff_step(&exec_ctx, &backoff);
-  GPR_ASSERT(next == 62);
-  exec_ctx.now = next;
-  next = grpc_backoff_step(&exec_ctx, &backoff);
-  GPR_ASSERT(next == 126);
-  exec_ctx.now = next;
-  next = grpc_backoff_step(&exec_ctx, &backoff);
-  GPR_ASSERT(next == 254);
-  exec_ctx.now = next;
-  next = grpc_backoff_step(&exec_ctx, &backoff);
-  GPR_ASSERT(next == 510);
-  exec_ctx.now = next;
-  next = grpc_backoff_step(&exec_ctx, &backoff);
-  GPR_ASSERT(next == 1022);
-  exec_ctx.now = next;
-  next = grpc_backoff_step(&exec_ctx, &backoff);
+  grpc_backoff_result next_deadlines = grpc_backoff_begin(&exec_ctx, &backoff);
+  GPR_ASSERT(next_deadlines.current_deadline ==
+             next_deadlines.next_attempt_start_time);
+  GPR_ASSERT(next_deadlines.current_deadline == 2);
+  exec_ctx.now = next_deadlines.current_deadline;
+  next_deadlines = grpc_backoff_step(&exec_ctx, &backoff);
+  GPR_ASSERT(next_deadlines.current_deadline == 6);
+  exec_ctx.now = next_deadlines.current_deadline;
+  next_deadlines = grpc_backoff_step(&exec_ctx, &backoff);
+  GPR_ASSERT(next_deadlines.current_deadline == 14);
+  exec_ctx.now = next_deadlines.current_deadline;
+  next_deadlines = grpc_backoff_step(&exec_ctx, &backoff);
+  GPR_ASSERT(next_deadlines.current_deadline == 30);
+  exec_ctx.now = next_deadlines.current_deadline;
+  next_deadlines = grpc_backoff_step(&exec_ctx, &backoff);
+  GPR_ASSERT(next_deadlines.current_deadline == 62);
+  exec_ctx.now = next_deadlines.current_deadline;
+  next_deadlines = grpc_backoff_step(&exec_ctx, &backoff);
+  GPR_ASSERT(next_deadlines.current_deadline == 126);
+  exec_ctx.now = next_deadlines.current_deadline;
+  next_deadlines = grpc_backoff_step(&exec_ctx, &backoff);
+  GPR_ASSERT(next_deadlines.current_deadline == 254);
+  exec_ctx.now = next_deadlines.current_deadline;
+  next_deadlines = grpc_backoff_step(&exec_ctx, &backoff);
+  GPR_ASSERT(next_deadlines.current_deadline == 510);
+  exec_ctx.now = next_deadlines.current_deadline;
+  next_deadlines = grpc_backoff_step(&exec_ctx, &backoff);
+  GPR_ASSERT(next_deadlines.current_deadline == 1022);
+  exec_ctx.now = next_deadlines.current_deadline;
+  next_deadlines = grpc_backoff_step(&exec_ctx, &backoff);
   // Hit the maximum timeout. From this point onwards, retries will increase
   // only by max timeout.
-  GPR_ASSERT(next == 1535);
-  exec_ctx.now = next;
-  next = grpc_backoff_step(&exec_ctx, &backoff);
-  GPR_ASSERT(next == 2048);
-  exec_ctx.now = next;
-  next = grpc_backoff_step(&exec_ctx, &backoff);
-  GPR_ASSERT(next == 2561);
+  GPR_ASSERT(next_deadlines.current_deadline == 1535);
+  exec_ctx.now = next_deadlines.current_deadline;
+  next_deadlines = grpc_backoff_step(&exec_ctx, &backoff);
+  GPR_ASSERT(next_deadlines.current_deadline == 2048);
+  exec_ctx.now = next_deadlines.current_deadline;
+  next_deadlines = grpc_backoff_step(&exec_ctx, &backoff);
+  GPR_ASSERT(next_deadlines.current_deadline == 2561);
   grpc_exec_ctx_finish(&exec_ctx);
 }
 
 static void test_jitter_backoff(void) {
-  const int64_t initial_timeout = 500;
+  const grpc_millis initial_backoff = 500;
+  grpc_millis current_backoff = initial_backoff;
+  const grpc_millis max_backoff = 1000;
+  const grpc_millis min_connect_timeout = 100;
+  const double multiplier = 1.0;
   const double jitter = 0.1;
   grpc_backoff backoff;
-  grpc_backoff_init(&backoff, (grpc_millis)initial_timeout,
-                    1.0 /* multiplier */, jitter, 100 /* min timeout */,
-                    1000 /* max timeout */);
+  grpc_backoff_init(&backoff, initial_backoff, multiplier, jitter,
+                    min_connect_timeout, max_backoff);
 
   backoff.rng_state = 0;  // force consistent PRNG
 
   grpc_exec_ctx exec_ctx = GRPC_EXEC_CTX_INIT;
-  grpc_millis next = grpc_backoff_begin(&exec_ctx, &backoff);
-  GPR_ASSERT(next - grpc_exec_ctx_now(&exec_ctx) == 500);
+  grpc_backoff_result next_deadlines = grpc_backoff_begin(&exec_ctx, &backoff);
+  GPR_ASSERT(next_deadlines.current_deadline - grpc_exec_ctx_now(&exec_ctx) ==
+             initial_backoff);
+  GPR_ASSERT(next_deadlines.next_attempt_start_time -
+                 grpc_exec_ctx_now(&exec_ctx) ==
+             initial_backoff);
 
-  int64_t expected_next_lower_bound =
-      (int64_t)((double)initial_timeout * (1 - jitter));
-  int64_t expected_next_upper_bound =
-      (int64_t)((double)initial_timeout * (1 + jitter));
+  grpc_millis expected_next_lower_bound =
+      (grpc_millis)((double)current_backoff * (1 - jitter));
+  grpc_millis expected_next_upper_bound =
+      (grpc_millis)((double)current_backoff * (1 + jitter));
 
   for (int i = 0; i < 10000; i++) {
-    next = grpc_backoff_step(&exec_ctx, &backoff);
-
-    // next-now must be within (jitter*100)% of the previous timeout.
-    const int64_t timeout_millis = next - grpc_exec_ctx_now(&exec_ctx);
+    next_deadlines = grpc_backoff_step(&exec_ctx, &backoff);
+    // next-now must be within (jitter*100)% of the current backoff (which
+    // increases by * multiplier up to max_backoff).
+    const grpc_millis timeout_millis =
+        next_deadlines.current_deadline - grpc_exec_ctx_now(&exec_ctx);
     GPR_ASSERT(timeout_millis >= expected_next_lower_bound);
     GPR_ASSERT(timeout_millis <= expected_next_upper_bound);
-
+    current_backoff = GPR_MIN(
+        (grpc_millis)((double)current_backoff * multiplier), max_backoff);
     expected_next_lower_bound =
-        (int64_t)((double)timeout_millis * (1 - jitter));
+        (grpc_millis)((double)current_backoff * (1 - jitter));
     expected_next_upper_bound =
-        (int64_t)((double)timeout_millis * (1 + jitter));
-    exec_ctx.now = next;
+        (grpc_millis)((double)current_backoff * (1 + jitter));
+    exec_ctx.now = next_deadlines.current_deadline;
   }
   grpc_exec_ctx_finish(&exec_ctx);
 }
diff --git a/tools/gce/create_windows_debug_worker.sh b/tools/gce/create_windows_debug_worker.sh
index b56c8d9..da8050b 100755
--- a/tools/gce/create_windows_debug_worker.sh
+++ b/tools/gce/create_windows_debug_worker.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,17 @@
 fi
 
 MACHINE_TYPE=n1-standard-8
+TMP_DISK_NAME="$INSTANCE_NAME-temp-disk"
+
+gcloud compute disks create $TMP_DISK_NAME \
+    --project="$CLOUD_PROJECT" \
+    --zone "$ZONE" \
+    --image-project google.com:kokoro \
+    --image empty-100g-image \
+    --type pd-ssd
+
+echo 'Created scratch disk, waiting for it to become available.'
+sleep 15
 
 gcloud compute instances create $INSTANCE_NAME \
     --project="$CLOUD_PROJECT" \
@@ -41,4 +52,5 @@
     --image kokoro-win7build-v9-prod-debug \
     --boot-disk-size 500 \
     --boot-disk-type pd-ssd \
-    --tags=allow-ssh
+    --tags=allow-ssh \
+    --disk auto-delete=yes,boot=no,name=$TMP_DISK_NAME