diff --git a/packages/botkit/src/conversation.ts b/packages/botkit/src/conversation.ts
index 0f0cc8ab4..79af1d90b 100644
--- a/packages/botkit/src/conversation.ts
+++ b/packages/botkit/src/conversation.ts
@@ -857,6 +857,15 @@ export class BotkitConversation<O extends object = {}> extends Dialog<O> {
         }
 
         // copy all the values in channelData fields
+        if (line.channelData && Object.keys(line.channelData).length > 0) {
+            const channelDataParsed = this.parseTemplatesRecursive(JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(line.channelData)), vars);
+            
+            outgoing.channelData = {
+                ...outgoing.channelData,
+                ...channelDataParsed
+            };
+        }
+        
         for (const key in line.channelData) {
             outgoing.channelData = this.parseTemplatesRecursive(JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(line.channelData)), vars)
         }