diff --git a/instana/http_propagator.py b/instana/http_propagator.py
index 48f20ce3..15a6a77a 100644
--- a/instana/http_propagator.py
+++ b/instana/http_propagator.py
@@ -3,27 +3,43 @@
 from basictracer.context import SpanContext
 from instana import util, log
 
-prefix_tracer_state = 'X-Instana-'
-field_name_trace_id = prefix_tracer_state + 'T'
-field_name_span_id = prefix_tracer_state + 'S'
-field_count = 2
+
+# The carrier can be a dict or a list.
+# Using the trace header as an example, it can be in the following forms
+# for extraction:
+#   X-Instana-T
+#   HTTP_X_INSTANA_T
+#
+# The second form above is found in places like Django middleware for
+# incoming requests.
+#
+# For injection, we only support the standard format:
+#   X-Instana-T
 
 
 class HTTPPropagator():
     """A Propagator for Format.HTTP_HEADERS. """
 
+    HEADER_KEY_T = 'X-Instana-T'
+    HEADER_KEY_S = 'X-Instana-S'
+    HEADER_KEY_L = 'X-Instana-L'
+    ALT_HEADER_KEY_T = 'HTTP_X_INSTANA_T'
+    ALT_HEADER_KEY_S = 'HTTP_X_INSTANA_S'
+    ALT_HEADER_KEY_L = 'HTTP_X_INSTANA_L'
+
     def inject(self, span_context, carrier):
         try:
             trace_id = util.id_to_header(span_context.trace_id)
             span_id = util.id_to_header(span_context.span_id)
+
             if type(carrier) is dict or hasattr(carrier, "__dict__"):
-                carrier[field_name_trace_id] = trace_id
-                carrier[field_name_span_id] = span_id
+                carrier[self.HEADER_KEY_T] = trace_id
+                carrier[self.HEADER_KEY_S] = span_id
+                carrier[self.HEADER_KEY_L] = "1"
             elif type(carrier) is list:
-                trace_header = (field_name_trace_id, trace_id)
-                carrier.append(trace_header)
-                span_header = (field_name_span_id, span_id)
-                carrier.append(span_header)
+                carrier.append((self.HEADER_KEY_T, trace_id))
+                carrier.append((self.HEADER_KEY_S, span_id))
+                carrier.append((self.HEADER_KEY_L, "1"))
             else:
                 raise Exception("Unsupported carrier type", type(carrier))
 
@@ -39,9 +55,15 @@ def extract(self, carrier):  # noqa
             else:
                 raise ot.SpanContextCorruptedException()
 
-            if field_name_trace_id in dc and field_name_span_id in dc:
-                trace_id = util.header_to_id(dc[field_name_trace_id])
-                span_id = util.header_to_id(dc[field_name_span_id])
+            # Look for standard X-Instana-T/S format
+            if self.HEADER_KEY_T in dc and self.header_key_s in dc:
+                trace_id = util.header_to_id(dc[self.HEADER_KEY_T])
+                span_id = util.header_to_id(dc[self.HEADER_KEY_S])
+
+            # Alternatively check for alternate HTTP_X_INSTANA_T/S style
+            elif self.ALT_HEADER_KEY_T in dc and self.ALT_HEADER_KEY_S in dc:
+                trace_id = util.header_to_id(dc[self.ALT_HEADER_KEY_T])
+                span_id = util.header_to_id(dc[self.ALT_HEADER_KEY_S])
 
             return SpanContext(span_id=span_id,
                                trace_id=trace_id,
diff --git a/tests/test_ot_propagators.py b/tests/test_ot_propagators.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e3996fa9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_ot_propagators.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import instana.http_propagator as ihp
+import opentracing as ot
+from instana import tracer, options, util
+from nose.tools import assert_equals
+import inspect
+
+
+def test_basics():
+    inspect.isclass(ihp.HTTPPropagator)
+
+    inject_func = getattr(ihp.HTTPPropagator, "inject", None)
+    assert inject_func
+    assert callable(inject_func)
+
+    extract_func = getattr(ihp.HTTPPropagator, "extract", None)
+    assert extract_func
+    assert callable(extract_func)
+
+
+def test_inject():
+    opts = options.Options()
+    ot.global_tracer = tracer.InstanaTracer(opts)
+
+    carrier = {}
+    span = ot.global_tracer.start_span("nosetests")
+    ot.global_tracer.inject(span.context, ot.Format.HTTP_HEADERS, carrier)
+
+    assert 'X-Instana-T' in carrier
+    assert_equals(carrier['X-Instana-T'], util.id_to_header(span.context.trace_id))
+    assert 'X-Instana-S' in carrier
+    assert_equals(carrier['X-Instana-S'], util.id_to_header(span.context.span_id))
+    assert 'X-Instana-L' in carrier
+    assert_equals(carrier['X-Instana-L'], "1")