diff --git a/protoc-gen-grpc-gateway/gengateway/generator.go b/protoc-gen-grpc-gateway/gengateway/generator.go
index cb2f5e14a9f..e0a3f8a1b9f 100644
--- a/protoc-gen-grpc-gateway/gengateway/generator.go
+++ b/protoc-gen-grpc-gateway/gengateway/generator.go
@@ -21,13 +21,14 @@ var (
 )
 
 type generator struct {
-	reg               *descriptor.Registry
-	baseImports       []descriptor.GoPackage
-	useRequestContext bool
+	reg                *descriptor.Registry
+	baseImports        []descriptor.GoPackage
+	useRequestContext  bool
+	registerFuncSuffix string
 }
 
 // New returns a new generator which generates grpc gateway files.
-func New(reg *descriptor.Registry, useRequestContext bool) gen.Generator {
+func New(reg *descriptor.Registry, useRequestContext bool, registerFuncSuffix string) gen.Generator {
 	var imports []descriptor.GoPackage
 	for _, pkgpath := range []string{
 		"io",
@@ -57,7 +58,12 @@ func New(reg *descriptor.Registry, useRequestContext bool) gen.Generator {
 		}
 		imports = append(imports, pkg)
 	}
-	return &generator{reg: reg, baseImports: imports, useRequestContext: useRequestContext}
+	return &generator{
+		reg:                reg,
+		baseImports:        imports,
+		useRequestContext:  useRequestContext,
+		registerFuncSuffix: registerFuncSuffix,
+	}
 }
 
 func (g *generator) Generate(targets []*descriptor.File) ([]*plugin.CodeGeneratorResponse_File, error) {
@@ -111,5 +117,11 @@ func (g *generator) generate(file *descriptor.File) (string, error) {
 			imports = append(imports, pkg)
 		}
 	}
-	return applyTemplate(param{File: file, Imports: imports, UseRequestContext: g.useRequestContext})
+	params := param{
+		File:               file,
+		Imports:            imports,
+		UseRequestContext:  g.useRequestContext,
+		RegisterFuncSuffix: g.registerFuncSuffix,
+	}
+	return applyTemplate(params)
 }
diff --git a/protoc-gen-grpc-gateway/gengateway/template.go b/protoc-gen-grpc-gateway/gengateway/template.go
index ef52049a625..702d8b7b57f 100644
--- a/protoc-gen-grpc-gateway/gengateway/template.go
+++ b/protoc-gen-grpc-gateway/gengateway/template.go
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ import (
 
 type param struct {
 	*descriptor.File
-	Imports           []descriptor.GoPackage
-	UseRequestContext bool
+	Imports            []descriptor.GoPackage
+	UseRequestContext  bool
+	RegisterFuncSuffix string
 }
 
 type binding struct {
@@ -68,8 +69,9 @@ func (f queryParamFilter) String() string {
 }
 
 type trailerParams struct {
-	Services          []*descriptor.Service
-	UseRequestContext bool
+	Services           []*descriptor.Service
+	UseRequestContext  bool
+	RegisterFuncSuffix string
 }
 
 func applyTemplate(p param) (string, error) {
@@ -102,8 +104,9 @@ func applyTemplate(p param) (string, error) {
 	}
 
 	tp := trailerParams{
-		Services:          targetServices,
-		UseRequestContext: p.UseRequestContext,
+		Services:           targetServices,
+		UseRequestContext:  p.UseRequestContext,
+		RegisterFuncSuffix: p.RegisterFuncSuffix,
 	}
 	if err := trailerTemplate.Execute(w, tp); err != nil {
 		return "", err
@@ -314,9 +317,9 @@ var (
 	trailerTemplate = template.Must(template.New("trailer").Parse(`
 {{$UseRequestContext := .UseRequestContext}}
 {{range $svc := .Services}}
-// Register{{$svc.GetName}}HandlerFromEndpoint is same as Register{{$svc.GetName}}Handler but
+// Register{{$svc.GetName}}{{$.RegisterFuncSuffix}}FromEndpoint is same as Register{{$svc.GetName}}{{$.RegisterFuncSuffix}} but
 // automatically dials to "endpoint" and closes the connection when "ctx" gets done.
-func Register{{$svc.GetName}}HandlerFromEndpoint(ctx context.Context, mux *runtime.ServeMux, endpoint string, opts []grpc.DialOption) (err error) {
+func Register{{$svc.GetName}}{{$.RegisterFuncSuffix}}FromEndpoint(ctx context.Context, mux *runtime.ServeMux, endpoint string, opts []grpc.DialOption) (err error) {
 	conn, err := grpc.Dial(endpoint, opts...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -336,21 +339,21 @@ func Register{{$svc.GetName}}HandlerFromEndpoint(ctx context.Context, mux *runti
 		}()
 	}()
 
-	return Register{{$svc.GetName}}Handler(ctx, mux, conn)
+	return Register{{$svc.GetName}}{{$.RegisterFuncSuffix}}(ctx, mux, conn)
 }
 
-// Register{{$svc.GetName}}Handler registers the http handlers for service {{$svc.GetName}} to "mux".
+// Register{{$svc.GetName}}{{$.RegisterFuncSuffix}} registers the http handlers for service {{$svc.GetName}} to "mux".
 // The handlers forward requests to the grpc endpoint over "conn".
-func Register{{$svc.GetName}}Handler(ctx context.Context, mux *runtime.ServeMux, conn *grpc.ClientConn) error {
-	return Register{{$svc.GetName}}HandlerClient(ctx, mux, New{{$svc.GetName}}Client(conn))
+func Register{{$svc.GetName}}{{$.RegisterFuncSuffix}}(ctx context.Context, mux *runtime.ServeMux, conn *grpc.ClientConn) error {
+	return Register{{$svc.GetName}}{{$.RegisterFuncSuffix}}Client(ctx, mux, New{{$svc.GetName}}Client(conn))
 }
 
-// Register{{$svc.GetName}}Handler registers the http handlers for service {{$svc.GetName}} to "mux".
-// The handlers forward requests to the grpc endpoint over the given implementation of "{{$svc.GetName}}Client".
+// Register{{$svc.GetName}}{{$.RegisterFuncSuffix}}Client registers the http handlers for service {{$svc.GetName}}
+// to "mux". The handlers forward requests to the grpc endpoint over the given implementation of "{{$svc.GetName}}Client".
 // Note: the gRPC framework executes interceptors within the gRPC handler. If the passed in "{{$svc.GetName}}Client"
 // doesn't go through the normal gRPC flow (creating a gRPC client etc.) then it will be up to the passed in
 // "{{$svc.GetName}}Client" to call the correct interceptors.
-func Register{{$svc.GetName}}HandlerClient(ctx context.Context, mux *runtime.ServeMux, client {{$svc.GetName}}Client) error {
+func Register{{$svc.GetName}}{{$.RegisterFuncSuffix}}Client(ctx context.Context, mux *runtime.ServeMux, client {{$svc.GetName}}Client) error {
 	{{range $m := $svc.Methods}}
 	{{range $b := $m.Bindings}}
 	mux.Handle({{$b.HTTPMethod | printf "%q"}}, pattern_{{$svc.GetName}}_{{$m.GetName}}_{{$b.Index}}, func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, pathParams map[string]string) {
diff --git a/protoc-gen-grpc-gateway/gengateway/template_test.go b/protoc-gen-grpc-gateway/gengateway/template_test.go
index c5fb2f93e39..d28c943e1d3 100644
--- a/protoc-gen-grpc-gateway/gengateway/template_test.go
+++ b/protoc-gen-grpc-gateway/gengateway/template_test.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func TestApplyTemplateHeader(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 	}
-	got, err := applyTemplate(param{File: crossLinkFixture(&file)})
+	got, err := applyTemplate(param{File: crossLinkFixture(&file), RegisterFuncSuffix: "Handler"})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("applyTemplate(%#v) failed with %v; want success", file, err)
 		return
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ func TestApplyTemplateRequestWithoutClientStreaming(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		}
-		got, err := applyTemplate(param{File: crossLinkFixture(&file)})
+		got, err := applyTemplate(param{File: crossLinkFixture(&file), RegisterFuncSuffix: "Handler"})
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("applyTemplate(%#v) failed with %v; want success", file, err)
 			return
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ func TestApplyTemplateRequestWithClientStreaming(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		}
-		got, err := applyTemplate(param{File: crossLinkFixture(&file)})
+		got, err := applyTemplate(param{File: crossLinkFixture(&file), RegisterFuncSuffix: "Handler"})
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("applyTemplate(%#v) failed with %v; want success", file, err)
 			return
diff --git a/protoc-gen-grpc-gateway/main.go b/protoc-gen-grpc-gateway/main.go
index 4b875d51b36..b15a2345fb6 100644
--- a/protoc-gen-grpc-gateway/main.go
+++ b/protoc-gen-grpc-gateway/main.go
@@ -23,10 +23,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	importPrefix      = flag.String("import_prefix", "", "prefix to be added to go package paths for imported proto files")
-	importPath        = flag.String("import_path", "", "used as the package if no input files declare go_package. If it contains slashes, everything up to the rightmost slash is ignored.")
-	useRequestContext = flag.Bool("request_context", true, "determine whether to use http.Request's context or not")
-	allowDeleteBody   = flag.Bool("allow_delete_body", false, "unless set, HTTP DELETE methods may not have a body")
+	importPrefix       = flag.String("import_prefix", "", "prefix to be added to go package paths for imported proto files")
+	importPath         = flag.String("import_path", "", "used as the package if no input files declare go_package. If it contains slashes, everything up to the rightmost slash is ignored.")
+	registerFuncSuffix = flag.String("register_func_suffix", "Handler", "used to construct names of generated Register*<Suffix> methods.")
+	useRequestContext  = flag.Bool("request_context", true, "determine whether to use http.Request's context or not")
+	allowDeleteBody    = flag.Bool("allow_delete_body", false, "unless set, HTTP DELETE methods may not have a body")
 )
 
 func parseReq(r io.Reader) (*plugin.CodeGeneratorRequest, error) {
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ func main() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	g := gengateway.New(reg, *useRequestContext)
+	g := gengateway.New(reg, *useRequestContext, *registerFuncSuffix)
 
 	reg.SetPrefix(*importPrefix)
 	reg.SetImportPath(*importPath)