diff --git a/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.ServiceDiscovery.Abstractions/ServiceEndpoint.cs b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.ServiceDiscovery.Abstractions/ServiceEndpoint.cs
index 33e0eff4d69..e5a10374adc 100644
--- a/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.ServiceDiscovery.Abstractions/ServiceEndpoint.cs
+++ b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.ServiceDiscovery.Abstractions/ServiceEndpoint.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
 // The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 using System.Net;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Features;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.ServiceDiscovery.Internal;
@@ -34,4 +35,52 @@ public static ServiceEndpoint Create(EndPoint endPoint, IFeatureCollection? feat
 
         return new ServiceEndpointImpl(endPoint, features);
     }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Tries to convert a specified string representation to its <see cref="ServiceEndpoint"/> equivalent,
+    /// and returns a value that indicates whether the conversion succeeded.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="value">A string that consists of an IP address or hostname, optionally followed by a colon and port number, or a URI.</param>
+    /// <param name="serviceEndpoint">When this method returns, contains the equivalent <see cref="ServiceEndpoint"/> if the conversion succeeded; otherwise,
+    /// <see langword="null"/>. This parameter is passed uninitialized; any value originally supplied will be overwritten.</param>
+    /// <returns><see langword="true"/> if the string was successfully parsed into a <see cref="ServiceEndpoint"/>; otherwise, <see langword="false"/>.</returns>
+    public static bool TryParse([NotNullWhen(true)] string? value,
+        [NotNullWhen(true)] out ServiceEndpoint? serviceEndpoint)
+    {
+        EndPoint? endPoint = TryParseEndPoint(value);
+
+        if (endPoint != null)
+        {
+            serviceEndpoint = Create(endPoint);
+            return true;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            serviceEndpoint = null;
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static EndPoint? TryParseEndPoint(string? value)
+    {
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value))
+        {
+#pragma warning disable CS8602
+            if (value.IndexOf("://", StringComparison.Ordinal) < 0 && Uri.TryCreate($"fakescheme://{value}", default, out var uri))
+#pragma warning restore CS8602
+            {
+                var port = uri.Port > 0 ? uri.Port : 0;
+                return IPAddress.TryParse(uri.Host, out var ip)
+                    ? new IPEndPoint(ip, port)
+                    : new DnsEndPoint(uri.Host, port);
+            }
+
+            if (Uri.TryCreate(value, default, out uri))
+            {
+                return new UriEndPoint(uri);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.ServiceDiscovery/UriEndPoint.cs b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.ServiceDiscovery.Abstractions/UriEndPoint.cs
similarity index 63%
rename from src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.ServiceDiscovery/UriEndPoint.cs
rename to src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.ServiceDiscovery.Abstractions/UriEndPoint.cs
index 6b5b07d199e..d7bb1ab040e 100644
--- a/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.ServiceDiscovery/UriEndPoint.cs
+++ b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.ServiceDiscovery.Abstractions/UriEndPoint.cs
@@ -8,13 +8,22 @@ namespace Microsoft.Extensions.ServiceDiscovery;
 /// <summary>
 /// An endpoint represented by a <see cref="System.Uri"/>.
 /// </summary>
-/// <param name="uri">The <see cref="System.Uri"/>.</param>
-internal sealed class UriEndPoint(Uri uri) : EndPoint
+public class UriEndPoint : EndPoint
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Creates a new <see cref="UriEndPoint"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="uri">The <see cref="System.Uri"/>.</param>
+    public UriEndPoint(Uri uri)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(uri);
+        Uri = uri;
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets the <see cref="System.Uri"/> associated with this endpoint.
     /// </summary>
-    public Uri Uri => uri;
+    public Uri Uri { get; }
 
     /// <inheritdoc/>
     public override bool Equals(object? obj)
@@ -26,5 +35,5 @@ public override bool Equals(object? obj)
     public override int GetHashCode() => Uri.GetHashCode();
 
     /// <inheritdoc/>
-    public override string? ToString() => uri.ToString();
+    public override string? ToString() => Uri.ToString();
 }
diff --git a/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.ServiceDiscovery/Configuration/ConfigurationServiceEndpointProvider.cs b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.ServiceDiscovery/Configuration/ConfigurationServiceEndpointProvider.cs
index e8c84b69ec8..72d6e7b6b81 100644
--- a/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.ServiceDiscovery/Configuration/ConfigurationServiceEndpointProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.ServiceDiscovery/Configuration/ConfigurationServiceEndpointProvider.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 // Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
 // The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 
-using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
-using System.Net;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
@@ -41,7 +39,8 @@ public ConfigurationServiceEndpointProvider(
         _serviceName = query.ServiceName;
         _endpointName = query.EndpointName;
         _includeAllSchemes = serviceDiscoveryOptions.Value.AllowAllSchemes && query.IncludedSchemes.Count == 0;
-        _schemes = ServiceDiscoveryOptions.ApplyAllowedSchemes(query.IncludedSchemes, serviceDiscoveryOptions.Value.AllowedSchemes, serviceDiscoveryOptions.Value.AllowAllSchemes);
+        var allowedSchemes = serviceDiscoveryOptions.Value.ApplyAllowedSchemes(query.IncludedSchemes);
+        _schemes = allowedSchemes as string[] ?? allowedSchemes.ToArray();
         _configuration = configuration;
         _logger = logger;
         _options = options;
@@ -190,52 +189,18 @@ public ValueTask PopulateAsync(IServiceEndpointBuilder endpoints, CancellationTo
 
     private void AddEndpoint(List<ServiceEndpoint> endpoints, IConfigurationSection section, string endpointName)
     {
-        var value = section.Value;
-        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value) || !TryParseEndPoint(value, out var endPoint))
+        if (!ServiceEndpoint.TryParse(section.Value, out var serviceEndpoint))
         {
             throw new KeyNotFoundException($"The endpoint configuration section for service '{_serviceName}' endpoint '{endpointName}' has an invalid value with key '{section.Key}'.");
         }
 
-        endpoints.Add(CreateEndpoint(endPoint));
-    }
-
-    private static bool TryParseEndPoint(string value, [NotNullWhen(true)] out EndPoint? endPoint)
-    {
-        if (value.IndexOf("://") < 0 && Uri.TryCreate($"fakescheme://{value}", default, out var uri))
-        {
-            var port = uri.Port > 0 ? uri.Port : 0;
-            if (IPAddress.TryParse(uri.Host, out var ip))
-            {
-                endPoint = new IPEndPoint(ip, port);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                endPoint = new DnsEndPoint(uri.Host, port);
-            }
-        }
-        else if (Uri.TryCreate(value, default, out uri))
-        {
-            endPoint = new UriEndPoint(uri);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            endPoint = null;
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    private ServiceEndpoint CreateEndpoint(EndPoint endPoint)
-    {
-        var serviceEndpoint = ServiceEndpoint.Create(endPoint);
         serviceEndpoint.Features.Set<IServiceEndpointProvider>(this);
         if (_options.Value.ShouldApplyHostNameMetadata(serviceEndpoint))
         {
             serviceEndpoint.Features.Set<IHostNameFeature>(this);
         }
 
-        return serviceEndpoint;
+        endpoints.Add(serviceEndpoint);
     }
 
     public override string ToString() => "Configuration";
diff --git a/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.ServiceDiscovery/ServiceDiscoveryOptions.cs b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.ServiceDiscovery/ServiceDiscoveryOptions.cs
index edc652507d9..a6fd7123aa7 100644
--- a/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.ServiceDiscovery/ServiceDiscoveryOptions.cs
+++ b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.ServiceDiscovery/ServiceDiscoveryOptions.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
 // The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 
+using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Primitives;
 
 namespace Microsoft.Extensions.ServiceDiscovery;
@@ -30,24 +31,30 @@ public sealed class ServiceDiscoveryOptions
     /// </remarks>
     public IList<string> AllowedSchemes { get; set; } = new List<string>();
 
-    internal static string[] ApplyAllowedSchemes(IReadOnlyList<string> schemes, IList<string> allowedSchemes, bool allowAllSchemes)
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Filters the specified URI schemes to include only those that are applicable, based on the current settings.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="requestedSchemes">The URI schemes to be evaluated against the allowed schemes.</param>
+    /// <returns>
+    /// The URI schemes that are applicable. If no schemes are requested, all allowed schemes are returned.
+    /// If all schemes are allowed, only the requested schemes are returned.
+    /// Otherwise, the intersection of requested and allowed schemes is returned.
+    /// </returns>
+    public IReadOnlyList<string> ApplyAllowedSchemes(IReadOnlyList<string> requestedSchemes)
     {
-        if (schemes.Count > 0)
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(requestedSchemes);
+
+        if (requestedSchemes.Count > 0)
         {
-            if (allowAllSchemes)
+            if (AllowAllSchemes)
             {
-                if (schemes is string[] array && array.Length > 0)
-                {
-                    return array;
-                }
-
-                return schemes.ToArray();
+                return requestedSchemes;
             }
 
             List<string> result = [];
-            foreach (var s in schemes)
+            foreach (var s in requestedSchemes)
             {
-                foreach (var allowed in allowedSchemes)
+                foreach (var allowed in AllowedSchemes)
                 {
                     if (string.Equals(s, allowed, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                     {
@@ -57,10 +64,10 @@ internal static string[] ApplyAllowedSchemes(IReadOnlyList<string> schemes, ILis
                 }
             }
 
-            return result.ToArray();
+            return result.AsReadOnly();
         }
 
         // If no schemes were specified, but a set of allowed schemes were specified, allow those.
-        return allowedSchemes.ToArray();
+        return new ReadOnlyCollection<string>(AllowedSchemes);
     }
 }