diff --git a/appium/webdriver/webelement.py b/appium/webdriver/webelement.py
index bf8efc5b..9c28a6b3 100644
--- a/appium/webdriver/webelement.py
+++ b/appium/webdriver/webelement.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
+from selenium.webdriver.common.utils import keys_to_typing
 from selenium.webdriver.remote.command import Command as RemoteCommand
 
 from .extensions.search_context import AppiumWebElementSearchContext
@@ -204,3 +205,18 @@ def set_value(self, value):
         }
         self._execute(Command.SET_IMMEDIATE_VALUE, data)
         return self
+
+    # Override
+    def send_keys(self, *value):
+        """Simulates typing into the element.
+
+        Args:
+            value (str): A string for typing.
+
+        Returns:
+            `appium.webdriver.webelement.WebElement`
+        """
+        keys = keys_to_typing(value)
+        self._execute(RemoteCommand.SEND_KEYS_TO_ELEMENT,
+                      {'text': ''.join(keys), 'value': keys})
+        return self
diff --git a/test/unit/webdriver/webelement_test.py b/test/unit/webdriver/webelement_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..06b62036
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/webdriver/webelement_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+# 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.
+
+import json
+import os
+import tempfile
+
+import httpretty
+
+from appium.webdriver.webelement import WebElement as MobileWebElement
+from test.unit.helper.test_helper import (
+    android_w3c_driver,
+    appium_command,
+    get_httpretty_request_body
+)
+
+
+class TestWebElement(object):
+
+    @httpretty.activate
+    def test_send_key(self):
+        driver = android_w3c_driver()
+        httpretty.register_uri(
+            httpretty.POST,
+            appium_command('/session/1234567890/element/element_id/value')
+        )
+
+        element = MobileWebElement(driver, 'element_id', w3c=True)
+        element.send_keys('happy testing')
+
+        d = get_httpretty_request_body(httpretty.last_request())
+        assert d['text'] == ''.join(d['value'])
+
+    @httpretty.activate
+    def test_send_key_with_file(self):
+        driver = android_w3c_driver()
+        # Should not send this file
+        tmp_f = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile()
+        httpretty.register_uri(
+            httpretty.POST,
+            appium_command('/session/1234567890/element/element_id/value')
+        )
+
+        try:
+            element = MobileWebElement(driver, 'element_id', w3c=True)
+            element.send_keys(tmp_f.name)
+        finally:
+            tmp_f.close()
+
+        d = get_httpretty_request_body(httpretty.last_request())
+        assert d['text'] == ''.join(d['value'])