diff --git a/clientconn.go b/clientconn.go
index c7bf6849f07e..3ec676c60b8e 100644
--- a/clientconn.go
+++ b/clientconn.go
@@ -1981,27 +1981,15 @@ func (cc *ClientConn) determineAuthority() error {
 	}
 
 	endpoint := cc.parsedTarget.Endpoint()
-	target := cc.target
-	switch {
-	case authorityFromDialOption != "":
+	if authorityFromDialOption != "" {
 		cc.authority = authorityFromDialOption
-	case authorityFromCreds != "":
+	} else if authorityFromCreds != "" {
 		cc.authority = authorityFromCreds
-	case strings.HasPrefix(target, "unix:") || strings.HasPrefix(target, "unix-abstract:"):
-		// TODO: remove when the unix resolver implements optional interface to
-		// return channel authority.
-		cc.authority = "localhost"
-	case strings.HasPrefix(endpoint, ":"):
+	} else if auth, ok := cc.resolverBuilder.(resolver.AuthorityOverrider); ok {
+		cc.authority = auth.OverrideAuthority(cc.parsedTarget)
+	} else if strings.HasPrefix(endpoint, ":") {
 		cc.authority = "localhost" + endpoint
-	default:
-		// TODO: Define an optional interface on the resolver builder to return
-		// the channel authority given the user's dial target. For resolvers
-		// which don't implement this interface, we will use the endpoint from
-		// "scheme://authority/endpoint" as the default authority.
-		// Escape the endpoint to handle use cases where the endpoint
-		// might not be a valid authority by default.
-		// For example an endpoint which has multiple paths like
-		// 'a/b/c', which is not a valid authority by default.
+	} else {
 		cc.authority = encodeAuthority(endpoint)
 	}
 	channelz.Infof(logger, cc.channelzID, "Channel authority set to %q", cc.authority)
diff --git a/internal/resolver/unix/unix.go b/internal/resolver/unix/unix.go
index 160911687738..27cd81af9e5f 100644
--- a/internal/resolver/unix/unix.go
+++ b/internal/resolver/unix/unix.go
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ func (b *builder) Scheme() string {
 	return b.scheme
 }
 
+func (b *builder) OverrideAuthority(resolver.Target) string {
+	return "localhost"
+}
+
 type nopResolver struct {
 }
 
diff --git a/resolver/resolver.go b/resolver/resolver.go
index c9411907d3e5..24b32bd981a2 100644
--- a/resolver/resolver.go
+++ b/resolver/resolver.go
@@ -319,3 +319,13 @@ type Resolver interface {
 	// Close closes the resolver.
 	Close()
 }
+
+// AuthorityOverrider is implemented by Builders that wish to override the
+// default authority for the ClientConn.
+// By default, the authority used is target.Endpoint().
+type AuthorityOverrider interface {
+	// OverrideAuthority returns the authority to use for a ClientConn with the
+	// given target. The implementation must generate it without blocking,
+	// typically in line, and must keep it unchanged.
+	OverrideAuthority(Target) string
+}