diff --git a/libraries/Microsoft.Bot.Connector/Authentication/MsalAppCredentials.cs b/libraries/Microsoft.Bot.Connector/Authentication/MsalAppCredentials.cs
index 63524e8194..aaa048d5f6 100644
--- a/libraries/Microsoft.Bot.Connector/Authentication/MsalAppCredentials.cs
+++ b/libraries/Microsoft.Bot.Connector/Authentication/MsalAppCredentials.cs
@@ -106,6 +106,33 @@ public MsalAppCredentials(string appId, X509Certificate2 certificate, string aut
                 .Build();
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="MsalAppCredentials"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="appId">The Microsoft application id.</param>
+        /// <param name="certificate">The certificate to use for authentication.</param>
+        /// <param name="sendX5c">If true will send the public certificate to Azure AD along with the token request, so that
+        /// Azure AD can use it to validate the subject name based on a trusted issuer policy.</param>
+        /// <param name="validateAuthority">Optional switch for whether to validate the authority.</param>
+        /// <param name="authority">Optional authority.</param>
+        /// <param name="scope">Optional custom scope.</param>
+        /// <param name="logger">Optional <see cref="ILogger"/>.</param>
+        [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Usage", "CA2234:Pass system uri objects instead of strings", Justification = "Using string overload for legacy compatibility.")]
+        public MsalAppCredentials(string appId, X509Certificate2 certificate, bool sendX5c, string authority = null, string scope = null, bool validateAuthority = true, ILogger logger = null)
+            : this(
+                  clientApplication: null,
+                  appId: appId,
+                  authority: authority,
+                  scope: scope,
+                  validateAuthority: validateAuthority,
+                  logger: logger)
+        {
+            _clientApplication = ConfidentialClientApplicationBuilder.Create(appId)
+                .WithAuthority(authority ?? OAuthEndpoint, validateAuthority)
+                .WithCertificate(certificate, sendX5c)
+                .Build();
+        }
+
         async Task<AuthenticatorResult> IAuthenticator.GetTokenAsync(bool forceRefresh)
         {
             var watch = Stopwatch.StartNew();
diff --git a/tests/Microsoft.Bot.Connector.Tests/Authentication/MsalServiceClientCredentialsFactoryTests.cs b/tests/Microsoft.Bot.Connector.Tests/Authentication/MsalServiceClientCredentialsFactoryTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bd89bffb04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Microsoft.Bot.Connector.Tests/Authentication/MsalServiceClientCredentialsFactoryTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT License.
+
+using System;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.Bot.Connector.Authentication;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Microsoft.Identity.Client;
+using Moq;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Microsoft.Bot.Connector.Tests.Authentication
+{
+    public class MsalServiceClientCredentialsFactoryTests
+    {
+        private const string TestAppId = nameof(TestAppId);
+        private const string TestTenantId = nameof(TestTenantId);
+        private const string TestAudience = nameof(TestAudience);
+        private const string LoginEndpoint = "https://login.microsoftonline.com";
+        private const string LoginEndpointGov = "https://login.microsoftonline.us/MicrosoftServices.onmicrosoft.us";
+        private readonly Mock<ILogger> logger = new Mock<ILogger>();
+        private readonly Mock<IConfiguration> configuration = new Mock<IConfiguration>();
+        private readonly Mock<IConfidentialClientApplication> clientApplication = new Mock<IConfidentialClientApplication>();
+        
+        [Fact]
+        public void ConstructorTests()
+        {
+            var factory = new MsalServiceClientCredentialsFactory(configuration.Object, clientApplication.Object, logger.Object);
+
+            Assert.NotNull(factory);
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(null)]
+        [InlineData("")]
+        [InlineData(" ")]
+        public async Task ShouldReturnEmptyCredentialsWithoutAppId(string appId)
+        {
+            var factory = new MsalServiceClientCredentialsFactory(configuration.Object, clientApplication.Object, logger.Object);
+            var credentials = await factory.CreateCredentialsAsync(appId, TestAudience, LoginEndpoint, true, CancellationToken.None);
+
+            Assert.Equal(MsalAppCredentials.Empty, credentials);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ShouldThrowIfAppIdDoesNotMatch()
+        {
+            configuration.Setup(x => x.GetSection(MicrosoftAppCredentials.MicrosoftAppIdKey).Value).Returns(TestAppId);
+            var factory = new MsalServiceClientCredentialsFactory(configuration.Object, clientApplication.Object, logger.Object);
+            
+            Assert.ThrowsAsync<InvalidOperationException>(() => factory.CreateCredentialsAsync(
+                    "InvalidAppId", TestAudience, LoginEndpoint, true, CancellationToken.None));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ShouldCreateCredentials()
+        {
+            configuration.Setup(x => x.GetSection(MicrosoftAppCredentials.MicrosoftAppIdKey).Value).Returns(TestAppId);
+            var factory = new MsalServiceClientCredentialsFactory(configuration.Object, clientApplication.Object, logger.Object);
+            var credentials = factory.CreateCredentialsAsync(TestAppId, TestAudience, LoginEndpoint, true, CancellationToken.None).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
+
+            Assert.NotNull(credentials);
+            Assert.IsType<MsalAppCredentials>(credentials);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ShouldCreateCredentialsForGoverment()
+        {
+            configuration.Setup(x => x.GetSection(MicrosoftAppCredentials.MicrosoftAppIdKey).Value).Returns(TestAppId);
+            var factory = new MsalServiceClientCredentialsFactory(configuration.Object, clientApplication.Object, logger.Object);
+            var credentials = factory.CreateCredentialsAsync(TestAppId, TestAudience, LoginEndpointGov, true, CancellationToken.None).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
+
+            Assert.NotNull(credentials);
+            Assert.IsType<MsalAppCredentials>(credentials);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void IsValidAppIdTest()
+        {
+            configuration.Setup(x => x.GetSection(MicrosoftAppCredentials.MicrosoftAppIdKey).Value).Returns(TestAppId);
+            var factory = new MsalServiceClientCredentialsFactory(configuration.Object, clientApplication.Object, logger.Object);
+
+            Assert.True(factory.IsValidAppIdAsync(TestAppId, CancellationToken.None).GetAwaiter().GetResult());
+            Assert.False(factory.IsValidAppIdAsync("InvalidAppId", CancellationToken.None).GetAwaiter().GetResult());
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void IsAuthenticationDisabledTest()
+        {
+            configuration.Setup(x => x.GetSection(MicrosoftAppCredentials.MicrosoftAppIdKey).Value).Returns(string.Empty);
+            var factory = new MsalServiceClientCredentialsFactory(configuration.Object, clientApplication.Object, logger.Object);
+
+            Assert.True(factory.IsAuthenticationDisabledAsync(CancellationToken.None).GetAwaiter().GetResult());
+        }
+    }
+}