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diff --git a/‎libraries/botbuilder-core/botbuilder/core/turn_context.py
Lines changed: 22 additions & 1 deletion b/‎libraries/botbuilder-core/botbuilder/core/turn_context.py
Lines changed: 22 additions & 1 deletion
diff --git a/‎libraries/botbuilder-core/tests/test_turn_context.py
Lines changed: 28 additions & 1 deletion b/‎libraries/botbuilder-core/tests/test_turn_context.py
Lines changed: 28 additions & 1 deletion
@@ -3,8 +3,15 @@
 
 import re
 from copy import copy
+from datetime import datetime
 from typing import List, Callable, Union, Dict
-from botbuilder.schema import Activity, ConversationReference, Mention, ResourceResponse
+from botbuilder.schema import (
+    Activity,
+    ActivityTypes,
+    ConversationReference,
+    Mention,
+    ResourceResponse,
+)
 
 
 class TurnContext:
@@ -245,6 +252,20 @@ async def next_handler():
         # logic does not use parentheses because it's a coroutine
         return await logic
 
+    async def send_trace_activity(
+        self, name: str, value: object, value_type: str, label: str
+    ) -> ResourceResponse:
+        trace_activity = Activity(
+            type=ActivityTypes.trace,
+            timestamp=datetime.utcnow(),
+            name=name,
+            value=value,
+            value_type=value_type,
+            label=label,
+        )
+
+        return await self.send_activity(trace_activity)
+
     @staticmethod
     def get_conversation_reference(activity: Activity) -> ConversationReference:
         """
 
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 # Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
 # Licensed under the MIT License.
 
+from typing import Callable, List
 import aiounittest
 
 from botbuilder.schema import (
     Activity,
+    ActivityTypes,
     ChannelAccount,
     ConversationAccount,
     Mention,
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@ async def send_activities(self, context, activities):
         assert activities
         for (idx, activity) in enumerate(activities):  # pylint: disable=unused-variable
             assert isinstance(activity, Activity)
-            assert activity.type == "message"
+            assert activity.type == "message" or activity.type == ActivityTypes.trace
             responses.append(ResourceResponse(id="5678"))
         return responses
 
@@ -319,3 +321,28 @@ def test_should_remove_at_mention_from_activity(self):
 
         assert text, " test activity"
         assert activity.text, " test activity"
+
+    async def test_should_send_a_trace_activity(self):
+        context = TurnContext(SimpleAdapter(), ACTIVITY)
+        called = False
+
+        #  pylint: disable=unused-argument
+        async def aux_func(
+            ctx: TurnContext, activities: List[Activity], next: Callable
+        ):
+            nonlocal called
+            called = True
+            assert isinstance(activities, list), "activities not array."
+            assert len(activities) == 1, "invalid count of activities."
+            assert activities[0].type == ActivityTypes.trace, "type wrong."
+            assert activities[0].name == "name-text", "name wrong."
+            assert activities[0].value == "value-text", "value worng."
+            assert activities[0].value_type == "valueType-text", "valeuType wrong."
+            assert activities[0].label == "label-text", "label wrong."
+            return []
+
+        context.on_send_activities(aux_func)
+        await context.send_trace_activity(
+            "name-text", "value-text", "valueType-text", "label-text"
+        )
+        assert called