diff --git a/credentials/local/local.go b/credentials/local/local.go
index 2fe0215d0cc9..662283387c9b 100644
--- a/credentials/local/local.go
+++ b/credentials/local/local.go
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ func getSecurityLevel(network, addr string) (credentials.SecurityLevel, error) {
 	// Windows named pipe connection
 	case network == "pipe" && strings.HasPrefix(addr, `\\.\pipe\`):
 		return credentials.NoSecurity, nil
+	// Go net.Pipe connection
+	case network == "pipe" && addr == "pipe":
+		return credentials.NoSecurity, nil
 	// UDS connection
 	case network == "unix":
 		return credentials.PrivacyAndIntegrity, nil
diff --git a/credentials/local/local_test.go b/credentials/local/local_test.go
index 47f8dbb4ec85..4e88208be544 100644
--- a/credentials/local/local_test.go
+++ b/credentials/local/local_test.go
@@ -57,6 +57,16 @@ func (s) TestGetSecurityLevel(t *testing.T) {
 			testAddr:    "[::1]:10000",
 			want:        credentials.NoSecurity,
 		},
+		{
+			testNetwork: "pipe",
+			testAddr:    `\\.\pipe\foo`,
+			want:        credentials.NoSecurity,
+		},
+		{
+			testNetwork: "pipe",
+			testAddr:    "pipe",
+			want:        credentials.NoSecurity,
+		},
 		{
 			testNetwork: "unix",
 			testAddr:    "/tmp/grpc_fullstack_test",