diff --git a/src/DurableTask.Core/Entities/OperationFormat/StartNewOrchestrationOperationAction.cs b/src/DurableTask.Core/Entities/OperationFormat/StartNewOrchestrationOperationAction.cs
index c89c5b7bb..4c06f80cd 100644
--- a/src/DurableTask.Core/Entities/OperationFormat/StartNewOrchestrationOperationAction.cs
+++ b/src/DurableTask.Core/Entities/OperationFormat/StartNewOrchestrationOperationAction.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #nullable enable
 namespace DurableTask.Core.Entities.OperationFormat
 {
+    using System;
     using System.Collections.Generic;
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -27,23 +28,29 @@ public class StartNewOrchestrationOperationAction : OperationAction
         //       To ensure maximum compatibility, all properties should be public and settable by default.
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// The name of the sub-orchestrator to start.
+        /// Gets or sets the name of the sub-orchestrator to start.
         /// </summary>
         public string? Name { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// The version of the sub-orchestrator to start.
+        /// Gets or sets the version of the sub-orchestrator to start.
         /// </summary>
         public string? Version { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// The instance ID of the created sub-orchestration.
+        /// Gets or sets the instance ID of the created sub-orchestration.
         /// </summary>
         public string? InstanceId { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// The input of the sub-orchestration.
+        /// Gets or sets the input of the sub-orchestration.
         /// </summary>
         public string? Input { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets when to start the orchestration, or null if the orchestration should be started immediately.
+        /// </summary>
+        public DateTime? ScheduledStartTime { get; set; }
+
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/DurableTask.Core/TaskEntityDispatcher.cs b/src/DurableTask.Core/TaskEntityDispatcher.cs
index 10399a1c3..5779e6db9 100644
--- a/src/DurableTask.Core/TaskEntityDispatcher.cs
+++ b/src/DurableTask.Core/TaskEntityDispatcher.cs
@@ -803,6 +803,7 @@ void ProcessSendStartMessage(WorkItemEffects effects, OrchestrationRuntimeState
                     runtimeState.Tags,
                     new Dictionary<string, string>() { { OrchestrationTags.FireAndForget, "" } }),
                 OrchestrationInstance = destination,
+                ScheduledStartTime = action.ScheduledStartTime,
                 ParentInstance = new ParentInstance
                 {
                     OrchestrationInstance = runtimeState.OrchestrationInstance,