diff --git a/tests/platforms/test_host_collector.py b/tests/platforms/test_host_collector.py
index e8b998b39..d58c32c10 100644
--- a/tests/platforms/test_host_collector.py
+++ b/tests/platforms/test_host_collector.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import os
 import json
 import unittest
+import sys
 import mock
 from mock import patch
 
@@ -36,7 +37,8 @@ def tearDown(self):
                 "AWS_EXECUTION_ENV", "INSTANA_EXTRA_HTTP_HEADERS",
                 "INSTANA_ENDPOINT_URL", "INSTANA_AGENT_KEY", "INSTANA_ZONE",
                 "INSTANA_TAGS", "INSTANA_DISABLE_METRICS_COLLECTION",
-                "INSTANA_DISABLE_PYTHON_PACKAGE_COLLECTION"
+                "INSTANA_DISABLE_PYTHON_PACKAGE_COLLECTION",
+                "AUTOWRAPT_BOOTSTRAP"
                 )
 
         for variable_name in variable_names:
@@ -45,6 +47,8 @@ def tearDown(self):
 
         set_agent(self.original_agent)
         set_tracer(self.original_tracer)
+        if '/tmp/.instana/python' in sys.path:
+            sys.path.remove('/tmp/.instana/python')
 
     def create_agent_and_setup_tracer(self):
         self.agent = HostAgent()
@@ -195,3 +199,49 @@ def test_prepare_payload_with_snapshot_disabled_python_packages(self, mock_shoul
         self.assertIn('version', snapshot)
         self.assertEqual(len(snapshot['versions']), 1)
         self.assertEqual(snapshot['versions']['instana'], VERSION)
+
+
+    @patch.object(HostCollector, "should_send_snapshot_data")
+    def test_prepare_payload_with_autowrapt(self, mock_should_send_snapshot_data):
+        mock_should_send_snapshot_data.return_value = True
+        os.environ["AUTOWRAPT_BOOTSTRAP"] = "instana"
+        self.create_agent_and_setup_tracer()
+
+        payload = self.agent.collector.prepare_payload()
+        self.assertTrue(payload)
+        self.assertIn('snapshot', payload['metrics']['plugins'][0]['data'])
+        snapshot =  payload['metrics']['plugins'][0]['data']['snapshot']
+        self.assertTrue(snapshot)
+        self.assertIn('m', snapshot)
+        self.assertEqual('Autowrapt', snapshot['m'])
+        self.assertIn('version', snapshot)
+        self.assertGreater(len(snapshot['versions']), 5)
+        self.assertEqual(snapshot['versions']['instana'], VERSION)
+        self.assertIn('wrapt', snapshot['versions'])
+        self.assertIn('fysom', snapshot['versions'])
+        self.assertIn('opentracing', snapshot['versions'])
+        self.assertIn('basictracer', snapshot['versions'])
+
+
+    @patch.object(HostCollector, "should_send_snapshot_data")
+    def test_prepare_payload_with_autotrace(self, mock_should_send_snapshot_data):
+        mock_should_send_snapshot_data.return_value = True
+
+        sys.path.append('/tmp/.instana/python')
+
+        self.create_agent_and_setup_tracer()
+
+        payload = self.agent.collector.prepare_payload()
+        self.assertTrue(payload)
+        self.assertIn('snapshot', payload['metrics']['plugins'][0]['data'])
+        snapshot =  payload['metrics']['plugins'][0]['data']['snapshot']
+        self.assertTrue(snapshot)
+        self.assertIn('m', snapshot)
+        self.assertEqual('AutoTrace', snapshot['m'])
+        self.assertIn('version', snapshot)
+        self.assertGreater(len(snapshot['versions']), 5)
+        self.assertEqual(snapshot['versions']['instana'], VERSION)
+        self.assertIn('wrapt', snapshot['versions'])
+        self.assertIn('fysom', snapshot['versions'])
+        self.assertIn('opentracing', snapshot['versions'])
+        self.assertIn('basictracer', snapshot['versions'])