diff --git a/codec-http/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http/HttpContentCompressor.java b/codec-http/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http/HttpContentCompressor.java
index 6c90b0cad6..70dbfe903f 100644
--- a/codec-http/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http/HttpContentCompressor.java
+++ b/codec-http/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http/HttpContentCompressor.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package io.netty.handler.codec.http;
 
+import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandlerContext;
 import io.netty.channel.embedded.EmbeddedChannel;
 import io.netty.handler.codec.compression.ZlibCodecFactory;
 import io.netty.handler.codec.compression.ZlibWrapper;
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ public class HttpContentCompressor extends HttpContentEncoder {
     private final int compressionLevel;
     private final int windowBits;
     private final int memLevel;
+    private ChannelHandlerContext ctx;
 
     /**
      * Creates a new handler with the default compression level (<tt>6</tt>),
@@ -92,6 +94,11 @@ public class HttpContentCompressor extends HttpContentEncoder {
         this.memLevel = memLevel;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void handlerAdded(ChannelHandlerContext ctx) throws Exception {
+        this.ctx = ctx;
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected Result beginEncode(HttpResponse headers, String acceptEncoding) throws Exception {
         String contentEncoding = headers.headers().get(HttpHeaderNames.CONTENT_ENCODING);
@@ -119,7 +126,8 @@ public class HttpContentCompressor extends HttpContentEncoder {
 
         return new Result(
                 targetContentEncoding,
-                new EmbeddedChannel(ZlibCodecFactory.newZlibEncoder(
+                new EmbeddedChannel(ctx.channel().id(), ctx.channel().metadata().hasDisconnect(),
+                        ctx.channel().config(), ZlibCodecFactory.newZlibEncoder(
                         wrapper, compressionLevel, windowBits, memLevel)));
     }
 
diff --git a/codec-http/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http/HttpContentDecoder.java b/codec-http/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http/HttpContentDecoder.java
index 3fbc1e12fc..375bac5462 100644
--- a/codec-http/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http/HttpContentDecoder.java
+++ b/codec-http/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http/HttpContentDecoder.java
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ public abstract class HttpContentDecoder extends MessageToMessageDecoder<HttpObj
 
     static final String IDENTITY = HttpHeaderValues.IDENTITY.toString();
 
+    protected ChannelHandlerContext ctx;
     private EmbeddedChannel decoder;
     private boolean continueResponse;
 
@@ -199,6 +200,12 @@ public abstract class HttpContentDecoder extends MessageToMessageDecoder<HttpObj
         super.channelInactive(ctx);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void handlerAdded(ChannelHandlerContext ctx) throws Exception {
+        this.ctx = ctx;
+        super.handlerAdded(ctx);
+    }
+
     private void cleanup() {
         if (decoder != null) {
             // Clean-up the previous decoder if not cleaned up correctly.
diff --git a/codec-http/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http/HttpContentDecompressor.java b/codec-http/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http/HttpContentDecompressor.java
index 05fbcb6d72..0ec0d4168d 100644
--- a/codec-http/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http/HttpContentDecompressor.java
+++ b/codec-http/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http/HttpContentDecompressor.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import static io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpHeaderValues.DEFLATE;
 import static io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpHeaderValues.GZIP;
 import static io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpHeaderValues.X_DEFLATE;
 import static io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpHeaderValues.X_GZIP;
+
 import io.netty.channel.embedded.EmbeddedChannel;
 import io.netty.handler.codec.compression.ZlibCodecFactory;
 import io.netty.handler.codec.compression.ZlibWrapper;
@@ -53,13 +54,15 @@ public class HttpContentDecompressor extends HttpContentDecoder {
     protected EmbeddedChannel newContentDecoder(String contentEncoding) throws Exception {
         if (GZIP.contentEqualsIgnoreCase(contentEncoding) ||
             X_GZIP.contentEqualsIgnoreCase(contentEncoding)) {
-            return new EmbeddedChannel(ZlibCodecFactory.newZlibDecoder(ZlibWrapper.GZIP));
+            return new EmbeddedChannel(ctx.channel().id(), ctx.channel().metadata().hasDisconnect(),
+                    ctx.channel().config(), ZlibCodecFactory.newZlibDecoder(ZlibWrapper.GZIP));
         }
         if (DEFLATE.contentEqualsIgnoreCase(contentEncoding) ||
             X_DEFLATE.contentEqualsIgnoreCase(contentEncoding)) {
             final ZlibWrapper wrapper = strict ? ZlibWrapper.ZLIB : ZlibWrapper.ZLIB_OR_NONE;
             // To be strict, 'deflate' means ZLIB, but some servers were not implemented correctly.
-            return new EmbeddedChannel(ZlibCodecFactory.newZlibDecoder(wrapper));
+            return new EmbeddedChannel(ctx.channel().id(), ctx.channel().metadata().hasDisconnect(),
+                    ctx.channel().config(), ZlibCodecFactory.newZlibDecoder(wrapper));
         }
 
         // 'identity' or unsupported
diff --git a/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/CompressorHttp2ConnectionEncoder.java b/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/CompressorHttp2ConnectionEncoder.java
index d81390c3ae..3137da21ed 100644
--- a/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/CompressorHttp2ConnectionEncoder.java
+++ b/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/CompressorHttp2ConnectionEncoder.java
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ public class CompressorHttp2ConnectionEncoder extends DecoratingHttp2ConnectionE
             boolean endStream, ChannelPromise promise) {
         try {
             // Determine if compression is required and sanitize the headers.
-            EmbeddedChannel compressor = newCompressor(headers, endStream);
+            EmbeddedChannel compressor = newCompressor(ctx, headers, endStream);
 
             // Write the headers and create the stream object.
             ChannelFuture future = super.writeHeaders(ctx, streamId, headers, padding, endStream, promise);
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ public class CompressorHttp2ConnectionEncoder extends DecoratingHttp2ConnectionE
             final boolean endOfStream, final ChannelPromise promise) {
         try {
             // Determine if compression is required and sanitize the headers.
-            EmbeddedChannel compressor = newCompressor(headers, endOfStream);
+            EmbeddedChannel compressor = newCompressor(ctx, headers, endOfStream);
 
             // Write the headers and create the stream object.
             ChannelFuture future = super.writeHeaders(ctx, streamId, headers, streamDependency, weight, exclusive,
@@ -184,17 +184,19 @@ public class CompressorHttp2ConnectionEncoder extends DecoratingHttp2ConnectionE
      * Returns a new {@link EmbeddedChannel} that encodes the HTTP2 message content encoded in the specified
      * {@code contentEncoding}.
      *
+     * @param ctx the context.
      * @param contentEncoding the value of the {@code content-encoding} header
      * @return a new {@link ByteToMessageDecoder} if the specified encoding is supported. {@code null} otherwise
      * (alternatively, you can throw a {@link Http2Exception} to block unknown encoding).
      * @throws Http2Exception If the specified encoding is not not supported and warrants an exception
      */
-    protected EmbeddedChannel newContentCompressor(CharSequence contentEncoding) throws Http2Exception {
+    protected EmbeddedChannel newContentCompressor(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, CharSequence contentEncoding)
+            throws Http2Exception {
         if (GZIP.contentEqualsIgnoreCase(contentEncoding) || X_GZIP.contentEqualsIgnoreCase(contentEncoding)) {
-            return newCompressionChannel(ZlibWrapper.GZIP);
+            return newCompressionChannel(ctx, ZlibWrapper.GZIP);
         }
         if (DEFLATE.contentEqualsIgnoreCase(contentEncoding) || X_DEFLATE.contentEqualsIgnoreCase(contentEncoding)) {
-            return newCompressionChannel(ZlibWrapper.ZLIB);
+            return newCompressionChannel(ctx, ZlibWrapper.ZLIB);
         }
         // 'identity' or unsupported
         return null;
@@ -214,10 +216,12 @@ public class CompressorHttp2ConnectionEncoder extends DecoratingHttp2ConnectionE
 
     /**
      * Generate a new instance of an {@link EmbeddedChannel} capable of compressing data
+     * @param ctx the context.
      * @param wrapper Defines what type of encoder should be used
      */
-    private EmbeddedChannel newCompressionChannel(ZlibWrapper wrapper) {
-        return new EmbeddedChannel(ZlibCodecFactory.newZlibEncoder(wrapper, compressionLevel, windowBits,
+    private EmbeddedChannel newCompressionChannel(final ChannelHandlerContext ctx, ZlibWrapper wrapper) {
+        return new EmbeddedChannel(ctx.channel().id(), ctx.channel().metadata().hasDisconnect(),
+                ctx.channel().config(), ZlibCodecFactory.newZlibEncoder(wrapper, compressionLevel, windowBits,
                 memLevel));
     }
 
@@ -225,12 +229,14 @@ public class CompressorHttp2ConnectionEncoder extends DecoratingHttp2ConnectionE
      * Checks if a new compressor object is needed for the stream identified by {@code streamId}. This method will
      * modify the {@code content-encoding} header contained in {@code headers}.
      *
+     * @param ctx the context.
      * @param headers Object representing headers which are to be written
      * @param endOfStream Indicates if the stream has ended
      * @return The channel used to compress data.
      * @throws Http2Exception if any problems occur during initialization.
      */
-    private EmbeddedChannel newCompressor(Http2Headers headers, boolean endOfStream) throws Http2Exception {
+    private EmbeddedChannel newCompressor(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, Http2Headers headers, boolean endOfStream)
+            throws Http2Exception {
         if (endOfStream) {
             return null;
         }
@@ -239,7 +245,7 @@ public class CompressorHttp2ConnectionEncoder extends DecoratingHttp2ConnectionE
         if (encoding == null) {
             encoding = IDENTITY;
         }
-        final EmbeddedChannel compressor = newContentCompressor(encoding);
+        final EmbeddedChannel compressor = newContentCompressor(ctx, encoding);
         if (compressor != null) {
             CharSequence targetContentEncoding = getTargetContentEncoding(encoding);
             if (IDENTITY.contentEqualsIgnoreCase(targetContentEncoding)) {
diff --git a/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DelegatingDecompressorFrameListener.java b/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DelegatingDecompressorFrameListener.java
index aaab7443f4..50439c9fe7 100644
--- a/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DelegatingDecompressorFrameListener.java
+++ b/codec-http2/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/codec/http2/DelegatingDecompressorFrameListener.java
@@ -142,14 +142,14 @@ public class DelegatingDecompressorFrameListener extends Http2FrameListenerDecor
     @Override
     public void onHeadersRead(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, int streamId, Http2Headers headers, int padding,
                     boolean endStream) throws Http2Exception {
-        initDecompressor(streamId, headers, endStream);
+        initDecompressor(ctx, streamId, headers, endStream);
         listener.onHeadersRead(ctx, streamId, headers, padding, endStream);
     }
 
     @Override
     public void onHeadersRead(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, int streamId, Http2Headers headers, int streamDependency,
                     short weight, boolean exclusive, int padding, boolean endStream) throws Http2Exception {
-        initDecompressor(streamId, headers, endStream);
+        initDecompressor(ctx, streamId, headers, endStream);
         listener.onHeadersRead(ctx, streamId, headers, streamDependency, weight, exclusive, padding, endStream);
     }
 
@@ -162,14 +162,17 @@ public class DelegatingDecompressorFrameListener extends Http2FrameListenerDecor
      *         (alternatively, you can throw a {@link Http2Exception} to block unknown encoding).
      * @throws Http2Exception If the specified encoding is not not supported and warrants an exception
      */
-    protected EmbeddedChannel newContentDecompressor(CharSequence contentEncoding) throws Http2Exception {
+    protected EmbeddedChannel newContentDecompressor(final ChannelHandlerContext ctx, CharSequence contentEncoding)
+            throws Http2Exception {
         if (GZIP.contentEqualsIgnoreCase(contentEncoding) || X_GZIP.contentEqualsIgnoreCase(contentEncoding)) {
-            return new EmbeddedChannel(ZlibCodecFactory.newZlibDecoder(ZlibWrapper.GZIP));
+            return new EmbeddedChannel(ctx.channel().id(), ctx.channel().metadata().hasDisconnect(),
+                    ctx.channel().config(), ZlibCodecFactory.newZlibDecoder(ZlibWrapper.GZIP));
         }
         if (DEFLATE.contentEqualsIgnoreCase(contentEncoding) || X_DEFLATE.contentEqualsIgnoreCase(contentEncoding)) {
             final ZlibWrapper wrapper = strict ? ZlibWrapper.ZLIB : ZlibWrapper.ZLIB_OR_NONE;
             // To be strict, 'deflate' means ZLIB, but some servers were not implemented correctly.
-            return new EmbeddedChannel(ZlibCodecFactory.newZlibDecoder(wrapper));
+            return new EmbeddedChannel(ctx.channel().id(), ctx.channel().metadata().hasDisconnect(),
+                    ctx.channel().config(), ZlibCodecFactory.newZlibDecoder(wrapper));
         }
         // 'identity' or unsupported
         return null;
@@ -192,12 +195,14 @@ public class DelegatingDecompressorFrameListener extends Http2FrameListenerDecor
      * Checks if a new decompressor object is needed for the stream identified by {@code streamId}.
      * This method will modify the {@code content-encoding} header contained in {@code headers}.
      *
+     * @param ctx The context
      * @param streamId The identifier for the headers inside {@code headers}
      * @param headers Object representing headers which have been read
      * @param endOfStream Indicates if the stream has ended
      * @throws Http2Exception If the {@code content-encoding} is not supported
      */
-    private void initDecompressor(int streamId, Http2Headers headers, boolean endOfStream) throws Http2Exception {
+    private void initDecompressor(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, int streamId, Http2Headers headers, boolean endOfStream)
+            throws Http2Exception {
         final Http2Stream stream = connection.stream(streamId);
         if (stream == null) {
             return;
@@ -210,7 +215,7 @@ public class DelegatingDecompressorFrameListener extends Http2FrameListenerDecor
             if (contentEncoding == null) {
                 contentEncoding = IDENTITY;
             }
-            final EmbeddedChannel channel = newContentDecompressor(contentEncoding);
+            final EmbeddedChannel channel = newContentDecompressor(ctx, contentEncoding);
             if (channel != null) {
                 decompressor = new Http2Decompressor(channel);
                 stream.setProperty(propertyKey, decompressor);
diff --git a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/embedded/EmbeddedChannel.java b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/embedded/EmbeddedChannel.java
index 1dee69e8ed..aa30e721a1 100644
--- a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/embedded/EmbeddedChannel.java
+++ b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/embedded/EmbeddedChannel.java
@@ -132,11 +132,35 @@ public class EmbeddedChannel extends AbstractChannel {
      */
     public EmbeddedChannel(ChannelId channelId, boolean hasDisconnect, final ChannelHandler... handlers) {
         super(null, channelId);
-
-        ObjectUtil.checkNotNull(handlers, "handlers");
-        metadata = hasDisconnect ? METADATA_DISCONNECT : METADATA_NO_DISCONNECT;
+        metadata = metadata(hasDisconnect);
         config = new DefaultChannelConfig(this);
+        setup(handlers);
+    }
 
+    /**
+     * Create a new instance with the channel ID set to the given ID and the pipeline
+     * initialized with the specified handlers.
+     *
+     * @param channelId the {@link ChannelId} that will be used to identify this channel
+     * @param hasDisconnect {@code false} if this {@link Channel} will delegate {@link #disconnect()}
+     *                      to {@link #close()}, {@link false} otherwise.
+     * @param config the {@link ChannelConfig} which will be returned by {@link #config()}.
+     * @param handlers the {@link ChannelHandler}s which will be add in the {@link ChannelPipeline}
+     */
+    public EmbeddedChannel(ChannelId channelId, boolean hasDisconnect, final ChannelConfig config,
+                           final ChannelHandler... handlers) {
+        super(null, channelId);
+        metadata = metadata(hasDisconnect);
+        this.config = config;
+        setup(handlers);
+    }
+
+    private static ChannelMetadata metadata(boolean hasDisconnect) {
+        return hasDisconnect ? METADATA_DISCONNECT : METADATA_NO_DISCONNECT;
+    }
+
+    private void setup(final ChannelHandler... handlers) {
+        ObjectUtil.checkNotNull(handlers, "handlers");
         ChannelPipeline p = pipeline();
         p.addLast(new ChannelInitializer<Channel>() {
             @Override