diff --git a/recipes/grpc/all/conanfile.py b/recipes/grpc/all/conanfile.py
index f133e9a897253..846221d92beaf 100644
--- a/recipes/grpc/all/conanfile.py
+++ b/recipes/grpc/all/conanfile.py
@@ -101,12 +101,14 @@ def layout(self):
         cmake_layout(self, src_folder="src")
 
     def requirements(self):
-        # abseil is public. See https://github.com/conan-io/conan-center-index/pull/17284#issuecomment-1526082638
+        # abseil requires:
+        # transitive_headers=True because grpc headers include abseil headers
+        # transitive_libs=True because generated code (grpc_cpp_plugin) require symbols from abseil
         if Version(self.version) >= "1.62.0":
             self.requires("protobuf/5.27.0", transitive_headers=True)
-            self.requires("abseil/[>=20240116.1 <20240117.0]", transitive_headers=True)
+            self.requires("abseil/[>=20240116.1 <20240117.0]", transitive_headers=True, transitive_libs=True)
         else:
-            self.requires("abseil/[>=20230125.3 <=20230802.1]", transitive_headers=True)
+            self.requires("abseil/[>=20230125.3 <=20230802.1]", transitive_headers=True, transitive_libs=True)
             self.requires("protobuf/3.21.12", transitive_headers=True)
         self.requires("c-ares/[>=1.19.1 <2]")
         self.requires("openssl/[>=1.1 <4]")