diff --git a/src/betterproto/__init__.py b/src/betterproto/__init__.py
index b26ec4bca..93d61ca41 100644
--- a/src/betterproto/__init__.py
+++ b/src/betterproto/__init__.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 from ._types import T
 from .casing import camel_case, safe_snake_case, snake_case
-from .grpc.grpclib_client import ServiceStub
+from .grpc import ServiceBase, ServiceStub
 
 if sys.version_info[:2] < (3, 7):
     # Apply backport of datetime.fromisoformat from 3.7
diff --git a/src/betterproto/grpc/__init__.py b/src/betterproto/grpc/__init__.py
index e69de29bb..f495c5196 100644
--- a/src/betterproto/grpc/__init__.py
+++ b/src/betterproto/grpc/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+from .grpclib_client import ServiceStub
+from .grpclib_server import ServiceBase
diff --git a/src/betterproto/templates/template.py.j2 b/src/betterproto/templates/template.py.j2
index de53963ed..180a9d091 100644
--- a/src/betterproto/templates/template.py.j2
+++ b/src/betterproto/templates/template.py.j2
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ from typing import {% for i in output_file.typing_imports|sort %}{{ i }}{% if no
 {% endif %}
 
 import betterproto
-from betterproto.grpc.grpclib_server import ServiceBase
 {% if output_file.services %}
 import grpclib
 {% endif %}
@@ -156,7 +155,7 @@ class {{ service.py_name }}Stub(betterproto.ServiceStub):
 {% endfor %}
 
 {% for service in output_file.services %}
-class {{ service.py_name }}Base(ServiceBase):
+class {{ service.py_name }}Base(betterproto.ServiceBase):
     {% if service.comment %}
 {{ service.comment }}