allow utf8 encoded status message
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/BatchContextSafeHandle.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/BatchContextSafeHandle.cs
index 0e4a77b..efae149 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/BatchContextSafeHandle.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/BatchContextSafeHandle.cs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Text;
 using Grpc.Core;
 
 namespace Grpc.Core.Internal
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@
     /// </summary>
     internal class BatchContextSafeHandle : SafeHandleZeroIsInvalid
     {
+        static readonly Encoding EncodingUTF8 = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8;
         static readonly NativeMethods Native = NativeMethods.Get();
 
         private BatchContextSafeHandle()
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@
         {
             UIntPtr detailsLength;
             IntPtr detailsPtr = Native.grpcsharp_batch_context_recv_status_on_client_details(this, out detailsLength);
-            string details = Marshal.PtrToStringAnsi(detailsPtr, (int) detailsLength.ToUInt32());
+            string details = PtrToStringUtf8(detailsPtr, (int) detailsLength.ToUInt32());
             var status = new Status(Native.grpcsharp_batch_context_recv_status_on_client_status(this), details);
 
             IntPtr metadataArrayPtr = Native.grpcsharp_batch_context_recv_status_on_client_trailing_metadata(this);
@@ -106,5 +108,12 @@
             Native.grpcsharp_batch_context_destroy(handle);
             return true;
         }
+
+        string PtrToStringUtf8(IntPtr ptr, int len)
+        {
+            var bytes = new byte[len];
+            Marshal.Copy(ptr, bytes, 0, len);
+            return EncodingUTF8.GetString(bytes);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/CallSafeHandle.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/CallSafeHandle.cs
index 6bfcc7f..710ca48 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/CallSafeHandle.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/CallSafeHandle.cs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Text;
 using Grpc.Core;
 using Grpc.Core.Utils;
 using Grpc.Core.Profiling;
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@
     internal class CallSafeHandle : SafeHandleZeroIsInvalid, INativeCall
     {
         public static readonly CallSafeHandle NullInstance = new CallSafeHandle();
+        static readonly Encoding EncodingUTF8 = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8;
         static readonly NativeMethods Native = NativeMethods.Get();
 
         const uint GRPC_WRITE_BUFFER_HINT = 1;
@@ -138,7 +140,8 @@
                 var ctx = BatchContextSafeHandle.Create();
                 var optionalPayloadLength = optionalPayload != null ? new UIntPtr((ulong)optionalPayload.Length) : UIntPtr.Zero;
                 completionQueue.CompletionRegistry.RegisterBatchCompletion(ctx, (success, context) => callback(success));
-                Native.grpcsharp_call_send_status_from_server(this, ctx, status.StatusCode, status.Detail, metadataArray, sendEmptyInitialMetadata,
+                var statusDetailBytes = EncodingUTF8.GetBytes(status.Detail);
+                Native.grpcsharp_call_send_status_from_server(this, ctx, status.StatusCode, statusDetailBytes, new UIntPtr((ulong)statusDetailBytes.Length), metadataArray, sendEmptyInitialMetadata,
                     optionalPayload, optionalPayloadLength, writeFlags).CheckOk();
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/NativeMethods.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/NativeMethods.cs
index 2f37707..aff9550 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/NativeMethods.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/NativeMethods.cs
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@
             public delegate CallError grpcsharp_call_send_close_from_client_delegate(CallSafeHandle call,
                 BatchContextSafeHandle ctx);
             public delegate CallError grpcsharp_call_send_status_from_server_delegate(CallSafeHandle call,
-                BatchContextSafeHandle ctx, StatusCode statusCode, string statusMessage, MetadataArraySafeHandle metadataArray, bool sendEmptyInitialMetadata,
+                BatchContextSafeHandle ctx, StatusCode statusCode, byte[] statusMessage, UIntPtr statusMessageLen, MetadataArraySafeHandle metadataArray, bool sendEmptyInitialMetadata,
                 byte[] optionalSendBuffer, UIntPtr optionalSendBufferLen, WriteFlags writeFlags);
             public delegate CallError grpcsharp_call_recv_message_delegate(CallSafeHandle call,
                 BatchContextSafeHandle ctx);
diff --git a/src/csharp/ext/grpc_csharp_ext.c b/src/csharp/ext/grpc_csharp_ext.c
index e308b02..e1f4d7c 100644
--- a/src/csharp/ext/grpc_csharp_ext.c
+++ b/src/csharp/ext/grpc_csharp_ext.c
@@ -734,14 +734,15 @@
 
 GPR_EXPORT grpc_call_error GPR_CALLTYPE grpcsharp_call_send_status_from_server(
     grpc_call *call, grpcsharp_batch_context *ctx, grpc_status_code status_code,
-    const char *status_details, grpc_metadata_array *trailing_metadata,
+    const char *status_details, size_t status_details_len,
+    grpc_metadata_array *trailing_metadata,
     int32_t send_empty_initial_metadata, const char* optional_send_buffer,
     size_t optional_send_buffer_len, uint32_t write_flags) {
   /* TODO: don't use magic number */
   grpc_op ops[3];
   memset(ops, 0, sizeof(ops));
   size_t nops = 1;
-  grpc_slice status_details_slice = grpc_slice_from_copied_string(status_details);
+  grpc_slice status_details_slice = grpc_slice_from_copied_buffer(status_details, status_details_len);
   ops[0].op = GRPC_OP_SEND_STATUS_FROM_SERVER;
   ops[0].data.send_status_from_server.status = status_code;
   ops[0].data.send_status_from_server.status_details = &status_details_slice;