diff --git a/dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative/Events/InputResponse.cs b/dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative/Events/InputResponse.cs
index a34d41610e..65454d2994 100644
--- a/dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative/Events/InputResponse.cs
+++ b/dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative/Events/InputResponse.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
 
 using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.AI;
 
 namespace Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.Events;
 
@@ -12,15 +13,24 @@ public sealed class InputResponse
     /// <summary>
     /// The response value.
     /// </summary>
-    public string Value { get; }
+    public ChatMessage Value { get; }
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="InputResponse"/> class.
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="value">The response value.</param>
     [JsonConstructor]
-    public InputResponse(string value)
+    public InputResponse(ChatMessage value)
     {
         this.Value = value;
     }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="InputResponse"/> class.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="value">The response value.</param>
+    public InputResponse(string value)
+    {
+        this.Value = new ChatMessage(ChatRole.User, value);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative/Extensions/IWorkflowContextExtensions.cs b/dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative/Extensions/IWorkflowContextExtensions.cs
index 720636178e..067810d007 100644
--- a/dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative/Extensions/IWorkflowContextExtensions.cs
+++ b/dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative/Extensions/IWorkflowContextExtensions.cs
@@ -69,25 +69,20 @@ internal static class IWorkflowContextExtensions
         await context.AddEventAsync(new ConversationUpdateEvent(conversationId) { IsWorkflow = isExternal }, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
     }
 
+    public static string? GetWorkflowConversation(this IWorkflowContext context) =>
+        context.ReadState(SystemScope.Names.ConversationId, VariableScopeNames.System) switch
+        {
+            StringValue stringValue when stringValue.Value.Length > 0 => stringValue.Value,
+            _ => null,
+        };
+
     public static bool IsWorkflowConversation(
         this IWorkflowContext context,
         string? conversationId,
         out string? workflowConversationId)
     {
-        FormulaValue idValue = context.ReadState(SystemScope.Names.ConversationId, VariableScopeNames.System);
-        switch (idValue)
-        {
-            case BlankValue:
-            case ErrorValue:
-                workflowConversationId = null;
-                return false;
-            case StringValue stringValue when stringValue.Value.Length > 0:
-                workflowConversationId = stringValue.Value;
-                return workflowConversationId.Equals(conversationId, StringComparison.Ordinal);
-            default:
-                // Something has gone terribly wrong.
-                throw new DeclarativeActionException($"Invalid '{SystemScope.Names.ConversationId}' value type: {idValue.GetType().Name}.");
-        }
+        workflowConversationId = context.GetWorkflowConversation();
+        return workflowConversationId?.Equals(conversationId, StringComparison.Ordinal) ?? false;
     }
 
     private static DeclarativeWorkflowContext DeclarativeContext(IWorkflowContext context)
diff --git a/dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative/Interpreter/WorkflowActionVisitor.cs b/dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative/Interpreter/WorkflowActionVisitor.cs
index 377d65c99b..ce511040cd 100644
--- a/dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative/Interpreter/WorkflowActionVisitor.cs
+++ b/dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative/Interpreter/WorkflowActionVisitor.cs
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ internal sealed class WorkflowActionVisitor : DialogActionVisitor
         this.Trace(item);
 
         // Entry point for question
-        QuestionExecutor action = new(item, this._workflowState);
+        QuestionExecutor action = new(item, this._workflowOptions.AgentProvider, this._workflowState);
         this.ContinueWith(action);
         // Transition to post action if complete
         string postId = Steps.Post(action.Id);
diff --git a/dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative/ObjectModel/QuestionExecutor.cs b/dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative/ObjectModel/QuestionExecutor.cs
index 9dbaa2efa1..1c6e1596df 100644
--- a/dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative/ObjectModel/QuestionExecutor.cs
+++ b/dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative/ObjectModel/QuestionExecutor.cs
@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@ using Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.Interpreter;
 using Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.Kit;
 using Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.PowerFx;
 using Microsoft.Bot.ObjectModel;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.AI;
 using Microsoft.PowerFx.Types;
 using Microsoft.Shared.Diagnostics;
 
 namespace Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.ObjectModel;
 
-internal sealed class QuestionExecutor(Question model, WorkflowFormulaState state) :
+internal sealed class QuestionExecutor(Question model, WorkflowAgentProvider agentProvider, WorkflowFormulaState state) :
     DeclarativeActionExecutor<Question>(model, state)
 {
     public static class Steps
@@ -82,21 +83,21 @@ internal sealed class QuestionExecutor(Question model, WorkflowFormulaState stat
     public async ValueTask CaptureResponseAsync(IWorkflowContext context, InputResponse message, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         FormulaValue? extractedValue = null;
-        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(message.Value))
+        if (message.Value is null)
         {
             string unrecognizedResponse = this.FormatPrompt(this.Model.UnrecognizedPrompt);
             await context.AddEventAsync(new MessageActivityEvent(unrecognizedResponse.Trim()), cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
         else
         {
-            EntityExtractionResult entityResult = EntityExtractor.Parse(this.Model.Entity, message.Value);
+            EntityExtractionResult entityResult = EntityExtractor.Parse(this.Model.Entity, message.Value.Text);
             if (entityResult.IsValid)
             {
                 extractedValue = entityResult.Value;
             }
             else
             {
-                string invalidResponse = this.FormatPrompt(this.Model.InvalidPrompt);
+                string invalidResponse = this.Model.InvalidPrompt is not null ? this.FormatPrompt(this.Model.InvalidPrompt) : "Invalid response";
                 await context.AddEventAsync(new MessageActivityEvent(invalidResponse.Trim()), cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
             }
         }
@@ -107,6 +108,25 @@ internal sealed class QuestionExecutor(Question model, WorkflowFormulaState stat
         }
         else
         {
+            bool autoSend = true;
+
+            if (this.Model.ExtensionData?.Properties.TryGetValue("autoSend", out DataValue? autoSendValue) ?? false)
+            {
+                autoSend = autoSendValue.ToObject() is bool value && value;
+            }
+
+            if (autoSend)
+            {
+                string? workflowConversationId = context.GetWorkflowConversation();
+                if (workflowConversationId is not null)
+                {
+                    // Input message always defined if values has been extracted.
+                    ChatMessage input = message.Value!;
+                    await agentProvider.CreateMessageAsync(workflowConversationId, input, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                    await context.SetLastMessageAsync(input).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                }
+            }
+
             await this.AssignAsync(this.Model.Variable?.Path, extractedValue, context).ConfigureAwait(false);
             await this._hasExecuted.WriteAsync(context, true).ConfigureAwait(false);
             await context.SendResultMessageAsync(this.Id, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
diff --git a/dotnet/tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.UnitTests/Events/InputRequest.cs b/dotnet/tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.UnitTests/Events/InputRequestTest.cs
similarity index 100%
rename from dotnet/tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.UnitTests/Events/InputRequest.cs
rename to dotnet/tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.UnitTests/Events/InputRequestTest.cs
diff --git a/dotnet/tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.UnitTests/Events/InputResponse.cs b/dotnet/tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.UnitTests/Events/InputResponseTest.cs
similarity index 55%
rename from dotnet/tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.UnitTests/Events/InputResponse.cs
rename to dotnet/tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.UnitTests/Events/InputResponseTest.cs
index 6304aef69b..015d80e246 100644
--- a/dotnet/tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.UnitTests/Events/InputResponse.cs
+++ b/dotnet/tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.UnitTests/Events/InputResponseTest.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
 
 using Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.Events;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.AI;
 using Xunit.Abstractions;
 
 namespace Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.UnitTests.Events;
@@ -11,9 +12,16 @@ namespace Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Declarative.UnitTests.Events;
 public sealed class InputResponseTest(ITestOutputHelper output) : EventTest(output)
 {
     [Fact]
-    public void VerifySerialization()
+    public void VerifySerializationText()
     {
         InputResponse copy = VerifyEventSerialization(new InputResponse("test response"));
-        Assert.Equal("test response", copy.Value);
+        Assert.Equal("test response", copy.Value.Text);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void VerifySerializationMessage()
+    {
+        InputResponse copy = VerifyEventSerialization(new InputResponse(new ChatMessage(ChatRole.User, "test response")));
+        Assert.Equal("test response", copy.Value.Text);
     }
 }
diff --git a/workflow-samples/HumanInLoop.yaml b/workflow-samples/HumanInLoop.yaml
index 18959b067d..11c63adb5e 100644
--- a/workflow-samples/HumanInLoop.yaml
+++ b/workflow-samples/HumanInLoop.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ trigger:
     - kind: Question
       id: question_confirm
       alwaysPrompt: false
+      autoSend: false
       property: Local.ConfirmedInput
       prompt:
         kind: Message