diff --git a/propagation/benchmark_b3_propagator_test.go b/propagation/benchmark_b3_propagator_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0eae3eb59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/propagation/benchmark_b3_propagator_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+// Copyright 2019, OpenTelemetry Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package propagation_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net/http"
+	"testing"
+
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/api/trace"
+	mocktrace "go.opentelemetry.io/internal/trace"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/propagation"
+)
+
+func BenchmarkExtractB3(b *testing.B) {
+	testGroup := []struct {
+		singleHeader bool
+		name         string
+		tests        []extractTest
+	}{
+		{
+			singleHeader: false,
+			name:         "multiple headers",
+			tests:        extractMultipleHeaders,
+		},
+		{
+			singleHeader: true,
+			name:         "single headers",
+			tests:        extractSingleHeader,
+		},
+		{
+			singleHeader: false,
+			name:         "invalid multiple headers",
+			tests:        extractInvalidB3MultipleHeaders,
+		},
+		{
+			singleHeader: true,
+			name:         "invalid single headers",
+			tests:        extractInvalidB3SingleHeader,
+		},
+	}
+	trace.SetGlobalTracer(&mocktrace.MockTracer{})
+
+	for _, tg := range testGroup {
+		propagator := propagation.HttpB3Propagator(tg.singleHeader)
+		for _, tt := range tg.tests {
+			traceBenchmark(tg.name+"/"+tt.name, b, func(b *testing.B) {
+				ctx := context.Background()
+				req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "http://example.com", nil)
+				for h, v := range tt.headers {
+					req.Header.Set(h, v)
+				}
+
+				b.ResetTimer()
+				_ = propagator.Extract(ctx, req.Header)
+			})
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkInjectB3(b *testing.B) {
+	var id uint64
+	testGroup := []struct {
+		singleHeader bool
+		name         string
+		tests        []injectTest
+	}{
+		{
+			singleHeader: false,
+			name:         "multiple headers",
+			tests:        injectB3MultipleHeader,
+		},
+		{
+			singleHeader: true,
+			name:         "single headers",
+			tests:        injectB3SingleleHeader,
+		},
+	}
+
+	mockTracer := &mocktrace.MockTracer{
+		Sampled:     false,
+		StartSpanId: &id,
+	}
+	trace.SetGlobalTracer(mockTracer)
+
+	for _, tg := range testGroup {
+		id = 0
+		propagator := propagation.HttpB3Propagator(tg.singleHeader)
+		for _, tt := range tg.tests {
+			traceBenchmark(tg.name+"/"+tt.name, b, func(b *testing.B) {
+				req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "http://example.com", nil)
+				ctx := context.Background()
+				if tt.parentSc.IsValid() {
+					ctx, _ = mockTracer.Start(ctx, "inject", trace.ChildOf(tt.parentSc))
+				} else {
+					ctx, _ = mockTracer.Start(ctx, "inject")
+				}
+
+				b.ResetTimer()
+				propagator.Inject(ctx, req.Header)
+			})
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func traceBenchmark(name string, b *testing.B, fn func(*testing.B)) {
+	b.Run(name, func(b *testing.B) {
+		b.ReportAllocs()
+		fn(b)
+	})
+	b.Run(name, func(b *testing.B) {
+		b.ReportAllocs()
+		fn(b)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/propagation/http_b3_propagator.go b/propagation/http_b3_propagator.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..135c83b6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/propagation/http_b3_propagator.go
@@ -0,0 +1,239 @@
+// Copyright 2019, OpenTelemetry Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package propagation
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"regexp"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/api/trace"
+
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/api/core"
+	apipropagation "go.opentelemetry.io/api/propagation"
+)
+
+const (
+	B3SingleHeader       = "X-B3"
+	B3DebugFlagHeader    = "X-B3-Flags"
+	B3TraceIDHeader      = "X-B3-TraceId"
+	B3SpanIDHeader       = "X-B3-SpanId"
+	B3SampledHeader      = "X-B3-Sampled"
+	B3ParentSpanIDHeader = "X-B3-ParentSpanId"
+)
+
+type httpB3Propagator struct {
+	singleHeader bool
+}
+
+var _ apipropagation.TextFormatPropagator = httpB3Propagator{}
+
+var hexStr32ByteRegex = regexp.MustCompile("^[a-f0-9]{32}$")
+var hexStr16ByteRegex = regexp.MustCompile("^[a-f0-9]{16}$")
+
+// HttpB3Propagator creates a new text format propagator that facilitates core.SpanContext
+// propagation using B3 Headers.
+// This propagator supports both version of B3 headers,
+//  1. Single Header :
+//    X-B3: {TraceId}-{SpanId}-{SamplingState}-{ParentSpanId}
+//  2. Multiple Headers:
+//    X-B3-TraceId: {TraceId}
+//    X-B3-ParentSpanId: {ParentSpanId}
+//    X-B3-SpanId: {SpanId}
+//    X-B3-Sampled: {SamplingState}
+//    X-B3-Flags: {DebugFlag}
+//
+// If singleHeader is set to true then X-B3 header is used to inject and extract. Otherwise,
+// separate headers are used to inject and extract.
+func HttpB3Propagator(singleHeader bool) httpB3Propagator {
+	// [TODO](rghetia): should it automatically look for both versions? which one to pick if
+	// both are present? What if one is valid and other one is not.
+	return httpB3Propagator{singleHeader}
+}
+
+func (b3 httpB3Propagator) Inject(ctx context.Context, supplier apipropagation.Supplier) {
+	sc := trace.CurrentSpan(ctx).SpanContext()
+	if sc.IsValid() {
+		if b3.singleHeader {
+			sampled := sc.TraceFlags & core.TraceFlagsSampled
+			supplier.Set(B3SingleHeader,
+				fmt.Sprintf("%.16x%.16x-%.16x-%.1d", sc.TraceID.High, sc.TraceID.Low, sc.SpanID, sampled))
+		} else {
+			supplier.Set(B3TraceIDHeader,
+				fmt.Sprintf("%.16x%.16x", sc.TraceID.High, sc.TraceID.Low))
+			supplier.Set(B3SpanIDHeader,
+				fmt.Sprintf("%.16x", sc.SpanID))
+
+			var sampled string
+			if sc.IsSampled() {
+				sampled = "1"
+			} else {
+				sampled = "0"
+			}
+			supplier.Set(B3SampledHeader, sampled)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// Extract retrieves B3 Headers from the supplier
+func (b3 httpB3Propagator) Extract(ctx context.Context, supplier apipropagation.Supplier) core.SpanContext {
+	if b3.singleHeader {
+		return b3.extractSingleHeader(supplier)
+	}
+	return b3.extract(supplier)
+}
+
+func (b3 httpB3Propagator) GetAllKeys() []string {
+	if b3.singleHeader {
+		return []string{B3SingleHeader}
+	}
+	return []string{B3TraceIDHeader, B3SpanIDHeader, B3SampledHeader}
+}
+
+func (b3 httpB3Propagator) extract(supplier apipropagation.Supplier) core.SpanContext {
+	tid, ok := b3.extractTraceID(supplier.Get(B3TraceIDHeader))
+	if !ok {
+		return core.EmptySpanContext()
+	}
+	sid, ok := b3.extractSpanID(supplier.Get(B3SpanIDHeader))
+	if !ok {
+		return core.EmptySpanContext()
+	}
+	sampled, ok := b3.extractSampledState(supplier.Get(B3SampledHeader))
+	if !ok {
+		return core.EmptySpanContext()
+	}
+
+	debug, ok := b3.extracDebugFlag(supplier.Get(B3DebugFlagHeader))
+	if !ok {
+		return core.EmptySpanContext()
+	}
+	if debug == core.TraceFlagsSampled {
+		sampled = core.TraceFlagsSampled
+	}
+
+	sc := core.SpanContext{
+		TraceID:    tid,
+		SpanID:     sid,
+		TraceFlags: sampled,
+	}
+
+	if !sc.IsValid() {
+		return core.EmptySpanContext()
+	}
+
+	return sc
+}
+
+func (b3 httpB3Propagator) extractSingleHeader(supplier apipropagation.Supplier) core.SpanContext {
+	h := supplier.Get(B3SingleHeader)
+	if h == "" || h == "0" {
+		core.EmptySpanContext()
+	}
+	sc := core.SpanContext{}
+	parts := strings.Split(h, "-")
+	l := len(parts)
+	if l > 4 {
+		return core.EmptySpanContext()
+	}
+
+	if l < 2 {
+		return core.EmptySpanContext()
+	} else {
+		var ok bool
+		sc.TraceID, ok = b3.extractTraceID(parts[0])
+		if !ok {
+			return core.EmptySpanContext()
+		}
+
+		sc.SpanID, ok = b3.extractSpanID(parts[1])
+		if !ok {
+			return core.EmptySpanContext()
+		}
+
+		if l > 2 {
+			sc.TraceFlags, ok = b3.extractSampledState(parts[2])
+			if !ok {
+				return core.EmptySpanContext()
+			}
+		}
+		if l == 4 {
+			_, ok = b3.extractSpanID(parts[3])
+			if !ok {
+				return core.EmptySpanContext()
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if !sc.IsValid() {
+		return core.EmptySpanContext()
+	}
+
+	return sc
+}
+
+// extractTraceID parses the value of the X-B3-TraceId b3Header.
+func (b3 httpB3Propagator) extractTraceID(tid string) (traceID core.TraceID, ok bool) {
+	if hexStr32ByteRegex.MatchString(tid) {
+		traceID.High, _ = strconv.ParseUint(tid[0:(16)], 16, 64)
+		traceID.Low, _ = strconv.ParseUint(tid[(16):32], 16, 64)
+		ok = true
+	} else if b3.singleHeader && hexStr16ByteRegex.MatchString(tid) {
+		traceID.Low, _ = strconv.ParseUint(tid[:16], 16, 64)
+		ok = true
+	}
+	return traceID, ok
+}
+
+// extractSpanID parses the value of the X-B3-SpanId or X-B3-ParentSpanId headers.
+func (b3 httpB3Propagator) extractSpanID(sid string) (spanID uint64, ok bool) {
+	if hexStr16ByteRegex.MatchString(sid) {
+		spanID, _ = strconv.ParseUint(sid, 16, 64)
+		ok = true
+	}
+	return spanID, ok
+}
+
+// extractSampledState parses the value of the X-B3-Sampled b3Header.
+func (b3 httpB3Propagator) extractSampledState(sampled string) (flag byte, ok bool) {
+	switch sampled {
+	case "", "0":
+		return 0, true
+	case "1":
+		return core.TraceFlagsSampled, true
+	case "true":
+		if !b3.singleHeader {
+			return core.TraceFlagsSampled, true
+		}
+	case "d":
+		if b3.singleHeader {
+			return core.TraceFlagsSampled, true
+		}
+	}
+	return 0, false
+}
+
+// extracDebugFlag parses the value of the X-B3-Sampled b3Header.
+func (b3 httpB3Propagator) extracDebugFlag(debug string) (flag byte, ok bool) {
+	switch debug {
+	case "", "0":
+		return 0, true
+	case "1":
+		return core.TraceFlagsSampled, true
+	}
+	return 0, false
+}
diff --git a/propagation/http_b3_propagator_data_test.go b/propagation/http_b3_propagator_data_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1dab46d2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/propagation/http_b3_propagator_data_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,545 @@
+// Copyright 2019, OpenTelemetry Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package propagation_test
+
+import (
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/api/core"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/propagation"
+)
+
+type extractTest struct {
+	name    string
+	headers map[string]string
+	wantSc  core.SpanContext
+}
+
+var extractMultipleHeaders = []extractTest{
+	{
+		name: "sampling state defer",
+		headers: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3TraceIDHeader: "4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736",
+			propagation.B3SpanIDHeader:  "00f067aa0ba902b7",
+		},
+		wantSc: core.SpanContext{
+			TraceID: traceID,
+			SpanID:  spanID,
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "sampling state deny",
+		headers: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3TraceIDHeader: "4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736",
+			propagation.B3SpanIDHeader:  "00f067aa0ba902b7",
+			propagation.B3SampledHeader: "0",
+		},
+		wantSc: core.SpanContext{
+			TraceID: traceID,
+			SpanID:  spanID,
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "sampling state accept",
+		headers: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3TraceIDHeader: "4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736",
+			propagation.B3SpanIDHeader:  "00f067aa0ba902b7",
+			propagation.B3SampledHeader: "1",
+		},
+		wantSc: core.SpanContext{
+			TraceID:    traceID,
+			SpanID:     spanID,
+			TraceFlags: core.TraceFlagsSampled,
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "sampling state as a boolean",
+		headers: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3TraceIDHeader: "4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736",
+			propagation.B3SpanIDHeader:  "00f067aa0ba902b7",
+			propagation.B3SampledHeader: "true",
+		},
+		wantSc: core.SpanContext{
+			TraceID:    traceID,
+			SpanID:     spanID,
+			TraceFlags: core.TraceFlagsSampled,
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "debug flag set",
+		headers: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3TraceIDHeader:   "4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736",
+			propagation.B3SpanIDHeader:    "00f067aa0ba902b7",
+			propagation.B3DebugFlagHeader: "1",
+		},
+		wantSc: core.SpanContext{
+			TraceID:    traceID,
+			SpanID:     spanID,
+			TraceFlags: core.TraceFlagsSampled,
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		// spec is not clear on the behavior for this case. If debug flag is set
+		// then sampled state should not be set. From that perspective debug
+		// takes precedence. Hence, it is sampled.
+		name: "debug flag set and sampling state is deny",
+		headers: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3TraceIDHeader:   "4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736",
+			propagation.B3SpanIDHeader:    "00f067aa0ba902b7",
+			propagation.B3SampledHeader:   "0",
+			propagation.B3DebugFlagHeader: "1",
+		},
+		wantSc: core.SpanContext{
+			TraceID:    traceID,
+			SpanID:     spanID,
+			TraceFlags: core.TraceFlagsSampled,
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "with parent span id",
+		headers: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3TraceIDHeader:      "4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736",
+			propagation.B3SpanIDHeader:       "00f067aa0ba902b7",
+			propagation.B3SampledHeader:      "1",
+			propagation.B3ParentSpanIDHeader: "00f067aa0ba90200",
+		},
+		wantSc: core.SpanContext{
+			TraceID:    traceID,
+			SpanID:     spanID,
+			TraceFlags: core.TraceFlagsSampled,
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "with only sampled state header",
+		headers: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3SampledHeader: "0",
+		},
+		wantSc: core.EmptySpanContext(),
+	},
+}
+
+var extractSingleHeader = []extractTest{
+	{
+		name: "sampling state defer",
+		headers: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3SingleHeader: "4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736-00f067aa0ba902b7",
+		},
+		wantSc: core.SpanContext{
+			TraceID: traceID,
+			SpanID:  spanID,
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "sampling state deny",
+		headers: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3SingleHeader: "4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736-00f067aa0ba902b7-0",
+		},
+		wantSc: core.SpanContext{
+			TraceID: traceID,
+			SpanID:  spanID,
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "sampling state accept",
+		headers: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3SingleHeader: "4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736-00f067aa0ba902b7-1",
+		},
+		wantSc: core.SpanContext{
+			TraceID:    traceID,
+			SpanID:     spanID,
+			TraceFlags: core.TraceFlagsSampled,
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "sampling state debug",
+		headers: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3SingleHeader: "4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736-00f067aa0ba902b7-d",
+		},
+		wantSc: core.SpanContext{
+			TraceID:    traceID,
+			SpanID:     spanID,
+			TraceFlags: core.TraceFlagsSampled,
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "with parent span id",
+		headers: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3SingleHeader: "4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736-00f067aa0ba902b7-1-00000000000000cd",
+		},
+		wantSc: core.SpanContext{
+			TraceID:    traceID,
+			SpanID:     spanID,
+			TraceFlags: core.TraceFlagsSampled,
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "with only sampling state deny",
+		headers: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3SingleHeader: "0",
+		},
+		wantSc: core.EmptySpanContext(),
+	},
+}
+
+var extractInvalidB3MultipleHeaders = []extractTest{
+	{
+		name: "trace ID length > 32",
+		headers: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3TraceIDHeader: "ab00000000000000000000000000000000",
+			propagation.B3SpanIDHeader:  "cd00000000000000",
+			propagation.B3SampledHeader: "1",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "trace ID length >16 and <32",
+		headers: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3TraceIDHeader: "ab0000000000000000000000000000",
+			propagation.B3SpanIDHeader:  "cd00000000000000",
+			propagation.B3SampledHeader: "1",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "trace ID length <16",
+		headers: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3TraceIDHeader: "ab0000000000",
+			propagation.B3SpanIDHeader:  "cd00000000000000",
+			propagation.B3SampledHeader: "1",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "wrong span ID length",
+		headers: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3TraceIDHeader: "ab000000000000000000000000000000",
+			propagation.B3SpanIDHeader:  "cd0000000000000000",
+			propagation.B3SampledHeader: "1",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "wrong sampled flag length",
+		headers: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3TraceIDHeader: "ab000000000000000000000000000000",
+			propagation.B3SpanIDHeader:  "cd00000000000000",
+			propagation.B3SampledHeader: "10",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "bogus trace ID",
+		headers: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3TraceIDHeader: "qw000000000000000000000000000000",
+			propagation.B3SpanIDHeader:  "cd00000000000000",
+			propagation.B3SampledHeader: "1",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "bogus span ID",
+		headers: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3TraceIDHeader: "ab000000000000000000000000000000",
+			propagation.B3SpanIDHeader:  "qw00000000000000",
+			propagation.B3SampledHeader: "1",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "bogus sampled flag",
+		headers: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3TraceIDHeader: "ab000000000000000000000000000000",
+			propagation.B3SpanIDHeader:  "cd00000000000000",
+			propagation.B3SampledHeader: "d",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "bogus debug flag (string)",
+		headers: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3TraceIDHeader:   "ab000000000000000000000000000000",
+			propagation.B3SpanIDHeader:    "cd00000000000000",
+			propagation.B3SampledHeader:   "1",
+			propagation.B3DebugFlagHeader: "d",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "bogus debug flag (number)",
+		headers: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3TraceIDHeader:   "ab000000000000000000000000000000",
+			propagation.B3SpanIDHeader:    "cd00000000000000",
+			propagation.B3SampledHeader:   "1",
+			propagation.B3DebugFlagHeader: "10",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "upper case trace ID",
+		headers: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3TraceIDHeader: "AB000000000000000000000000000000",
+			propagation.B3SpanIDHeader:  "cd00000000000000",
+			propagation.B3SampledHeader: "1",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "upper case span ID",
+		headers: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3TraceIDHeader: "ab000000000000000000000000000000",
+			propagation.B3SpanIDHeader:  "CD00000000000000",
+			propagation.B3SampledHeader: "1",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "zero trace ID",
+		headers: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3TraceIDHeader: "00000000000000000000000000000000",
+			propagation.B3SpanIDHeader:  "cd00000000000000",
+			propagation.B3SampledHeader: "1",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "zero span ID",
+		headers: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3TraceIDHeader: "ab000000000000000000000000000000",
+			propagation.B3SpanIDHeader:  "0000000000000000",
+			propagation.B3SampledHeader: "1",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "missing span ID",
+		headers: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3TraceIDHeader: "ab000000000000000000000000000000",
+			propagation.B3SampledHeader: "1",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "missing trace ID",
+		headers: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3SpanIDHeader:  "cd00000000000000",
+			propagation.B3SampledHeader: "1",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "missing trace ID with valid single header",
+		headers: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3SingleHeader:  "4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736-00f067aa0ba902b7-1",
+			propagation.B3SpanIDHeader:  "cd00000000000000",
+			propagation.B3SampledHeader: "1",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "sampled header set to 1 but trace ID and span ID are missing",
+		headers: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3SampledHeader: "1",
+		},
+	},
+}
+
+var extractInvalidB3SingleHeader = []extractTest{
+	{
+		name: "wrong trace ID length",
+		headers: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3SingleHeader: "ab00000000000000000000000000000000-cd00000000000000-1",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "wrong span ID length",
+		headers: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3SingleHeader: "ab000000000000000000000000000000-cd0000000000000000-1",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "wrong sampled state length",
+		headers: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3SingleHeader: "00-ab000000000000000000000000000000-cd00000000000000-01",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "wrong parent span ID length",
+		headers: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3SingleHeader: "ab000000000000000000000000000000-cd00000000000000-1-cd0000000000000000",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "bogus trace ID",
+		headers: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3SingleHeader: "qw000000000000000000000000000000-cd00000000000000-1",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "bogus span ID",
+		headers: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3SingleHeader: "ab000000000000000000000000000000-qw00000000000000-1",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "bogus sampled flag",
+		headers: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3SingleHeader: "ab000000000000000000000000000000-cd00000000000000-q",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "bogus parent span ID",
+		headers: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3SingleHeader: "ab000000000000000000000000000000-cd00000000000000-1-qw00000000000000",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "upper case trace ID",
+		headers: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3SingleHeader: "AB000000000000000000000000000000-cd00000000000000-1",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "upper case span ID",
+		headers: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3SingleHeader: "ab000000000000000000000000000000-CD00000000000000-1",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "upper case parent span ID",
+		headers: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3SingleHeader: "ab000000000000000000000000000000-cd00000000000000-1-EF00000000000000",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "zero trace ID and span ID",
+		headers: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3SingleHeader: "00000000000000000000000000000000-0000000000000000-1",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "missing single header with valid separate headers",
+		headers: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3TraceIDHeader: "4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736",
+			propagation.B3SpanIDHeader:  "00f067aa0ba902b7",
+			propagation.B3SampledHeader: "1",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "upper case span ID with valid separate headers",
+		headers: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3SingleHeader:  "ab000000000000000000000000000000-CD00000000000000-1",
+			propagation.B3TraceIDHeader: "4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736",
+			propagation.B3SpanIDHeader:  "00f067aa0ba902b7",
+			propagation.B3SampledHeader: "1",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "with sampling set to true",
+		headers: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3SingleHeader: "ab000000000000000000000000000000-cd00000000000000-true",
+		},
+	},
+}
+
+type injectTest struct {
+	name             string
+	parentSc         core.SpanContext
+	wantHeaders      map[string]string
+	doNotWantHeaders []string
+}
+
+var injectB3MultipleHeader = []injectTest{
+	{
+		name: "valid spancontext, sampled",
+		parentSc: core.SpanContext{
+			TraceID:    traceID,
+			SpanID:     spanID,
+			TraceFlags: core.TraceFlagsSampled,
+		},
+		wantHeaders: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3TraceIDHeader: "4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736",
+			propagation.B3SpanIDHeader:  "0000000000000001",
+			propagation.B3SampledHeader: "1",
+		},
+		doNotWantHeaders: []string{
+			propagation.B3ParentSpanIDHeader,
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "valid spancontext, not sampled",
+		parentSc: core.SpanContext{
+			TraceID: traceID,
+			SpanID:  spanID,
+		},
+		wantHeaders: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3TraceIDHeader: "4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736",
+			propagation.B3SpanIDHeader:  "0000000000000002",
+			propagation.B3SampledHeader: "0",
+		},
+		doNotWantHeaders: []string{
+			propagation.B3ParentSpanIDHeader,
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "valid spancontext, with unsupported bit set in traceflags",
+		parentSc: core.SpanContext{
+			TraceID:    traceID,
+			SpanID:     spanID,
+			TraceFlags: 0xff,
+		},
+		wantHeaders: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3TraceIDHeader: "4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736",
+			propagation.B3SpanIDHeader:  "0000000000000003",
+			propagation.B3SampledHeader: "1",
+		},
+		doNotWantHeaders: []string{
+			propagation.B3ParentSpanIDHeader,
+		},
+	},
+}
+
+var injectB3SingleleHeader = []injectTest{
+	{
+		name: "valid spancontext, sampled",
+		parentSc: core.SpanContext{
+			TraceID:    traceID,
+			SpanID:     spanID,
+			TraceFlags: core.TraceFlagsSampled,
+		},
+		wantHeaders: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3SingleHeader: "4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736-0000000000000001-1",
+		},
+		doNotWantHeaders: []string{
+			propagation.B3TraceIDHeader,
+			propagation.B3SpanIDHeader,
+			propagation.B3SampledHeader,
+			propagation.B3ParentSpanIDHeader,
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "valid spancontext, not sampled",
+		parentSc: core.SpanContext{
+			TraceID: traceID,
+			SpanID:  spanID,
+		},
+		wantHeaders: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3SingleHeader: "4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736-0000000000000002-0",
+		},
+		doNotWantHeaders: []string{
+			propagation.B3TraceIDHeader,
+			propagation.B3SpanIDHeader,
+			propagation.B3SampledHeader,
+			propagation.B3ParentSpanIDHeader,
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "valid spancontext, with unsupported bit set in traceflags",
+		parentSc: core.SpanContext{
+			TraceID:    traceID,
+			SpanID:     spanID,
+			TraceFlags: 0xff,
+		},
+		wantHeaders: map[string]string{
+			propagation.B3SingleHeader: "4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736-0000000000000003-1",
+		},
+		doNotWantHeaders: []string{
+			propagation.B3TraceIDHeader,
+			propagation.B3SpanIDHeader,
+			propagation.B3SampledHeader,
+			propagation.B3ParentSpanIDHeader,
+		},
+	},
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/propagation/http_b3_propagator_test.go b/propagation/http_b3_propagator_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a255c023e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/propagation/http_b3_propagator_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+// Copyright 2019, OpenTelemetry Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package propagation_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net/http"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/api/trace"
+	mocktrace "go.opentelemetry.io/internal/trace"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/propagation"
+)
+
+func TestExtractB3(t *testing.T) {
+	testGroup := []struct {
+		singleHeader bool
+		name         string
+		tests        []extractTest
+	}{
+		{
+			singleHeader: false,
+			name:         "multiple headers",
+			tests:        extractMultipleHeaders,
+		},
+		{
+			singleHeader: true,
+			name:         "single headers",
+			tests:        extractSingleHeader,
+		},
+		{
+			singleHeader: false,
+			name:         "invalid multiple headers",
+			tests:        extractInvalidB3MultipleHeaders,
+		},
+		{
+			singleHeader: true,
+			name:         "invalid single headers",
+			tests:        extractInvalidB3SingleHeader,
+		},
+	}
+	trace.SetGlobalTracer(&mocktrace.MockTracer{})
+
+	for _, tg := range testGroup {
+		propagator := propagation.HttpB3Propagator(tg.singleHeader)
+		for _, tt := range tg.tests {
+			t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+				req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "http://example.com", nil)
+				for h, v := range tt.headers {
+					req.Header.Set(h, v)
+				}
+
+				ctx := context.Background()
+				gotSc := propagator.Extract(ctx, req.Header)
+				if diff := cmp.Diff(gotSc, tt.wantSc); diff != "" {
+					t.Errorf("%s: %s: -got +want %s", tg.name, tt.name, diff)
+				}
+			})
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestInjectB3(t *testing.T) {
+	var id uint64
+	testGroup := []struct {
+		singleHeader bool
+		name         string
+		tests        []injectTest
+	}{
+		{
+			singleHeader: false,
+			name:         "multiple headers",
+			tests:        injectB3MultipleHeader,
+		},
+		{
+			singleHeader: true,
+			name:         "single headers",
+			tests:        injectB3SingleleHeader,
+		},
+	}
+
+	mockTracer := &mocktrace.MockTracer{
+		Sampled:     false,
+		StartSpanId: &id,
+	}
+	trace.SetGlobalTracer(mockTracer)
+
+	for _, tg := range testGroup {
+		id = 0
+		propagator := propagation.HttpB3Propagator(tg.singleHeader)
+		for _, tt := range tg.tests {
+			t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+				req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "http://example.com", nil)
+				ctx := context.Background()
+				if tt.parentSc.IsValid() {
+					ctx, _ = mockTracer.Start(ctx, "inject", trace.ChildOf(tt.parentSc))
+				} else {
+					ctx, _ = mockTracer.Start(ctx, "inject")
+				}
+				propagator.Inject(ctx, req.Header)
+
+				for h, v := range tt.wantHeaders {
+					got, want := req.Header.Get(h), v
+					if diff := cmp.Diff(got, want); diff != "" {
+						t.Errorf("%s: %s, header=%s: -got +want %s", tg.name, tt.name, h, diff)
+					}
+				}
+				wantOk := false
+				for _, h := range tt.doNotWantHeaders {
+					v, gotOk := req.Header[h]
+					if diff := cmp.Diff(gotOk, wantOk); diff != "" {
+						t.Errorf("%s: %s, header=%s: -got +want %s, value=%s", tg.name, tt.name, h, diff, v)
+					}
+
+				}
+			})
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHttpB3Propagator_GetAllKeys(t *testing.T) {
+	propagator := propagation.HttpB3Propagator(false)
+	want := []string{
+		propagation.B3TraceIDHeader,
+		propagation.B3SpanIDHeader,
+		propagation.B3SampledHeader,
+	}
+	got := propagator.GetAllKeys()
+	if diff := cmp.Diff(got, want); diff != "" {
+		t.Errorf("GetAllKeys: -got +want %s", diff)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHttpB3PropagatorWithSingleHeader_GetAllKeys(t *testing.T) {
+	propagator := propagation.HttpB3Propagator(true)
+	want := []string{
+		propagation.B3SingleHeader,
+	}
+	got := propagator.GetAllKeys()
+	if diff := cmp.Diff(got, want); diff != "" {
+		t.Errorf("GetAllKeys: -got +want %s", diff)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/propagation/http_trace_context_propagator_test.go b/propagation/http_trace_context_propagator_test.go
index ff72a2aaf..c6e232588 100644
--- a/propagation/http_trace_context_propagator_test.go
+++ b/propagation/http_trace_context_propagator_test.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func TestExtractValidTraceContextFromHTTPReq(t *testing.T) {
 		wantSc core.SpanContext
 	}{
 		{
-			name:   "valid header",
+			name:   "valid b3Header",
 			header: "00-4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736-00f067aa0ba902b7-00",
 			wantSc: core.SpanContext{
 				TraceID: traceID,
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func TestExtractValidTraceContextFromHTTPReq(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:   "valid header and sampled",
+			name:   "valid b3Header and sampled",
 			header: "00-4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736-00f067aa0ba902b7-01",
 			wantSc: core.SpanContext{
 				TraceID:    traceID,
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func TestExtractValidTraceContextFromHTTPReq(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:   "valid header ending in dash",
+			name:   "valid b3Header ending in dash",
 			header: "00-4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736-00f067aa0ba902b7-01-",
 			wantSc: core.SpanContext{
 				TraceID:    traceID,
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func TestExtractValidTraceContextFromHTTPReq(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:   "future valid header ending in dash",
+			name:   "future valid b3Header ending in dash",
 			header: "01-4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736-00f067aa0ba902b7-09-",
 			wantSc: core.SpanContext{
 				TraceID:    traceID,