diff --git a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/session/room/model/message/LocationAsset.kt b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/session/room/model/message/LocationAsset.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e8b3cf2488
--- /dev/null
+++ b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/session/room/model/message/LocationAsset.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+package org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.room.model.message
+
+import com.squareup.moshi.Json
+import com.squareup.moshi.JsonClass
+
+@JsonClass(generateAdapter = true)
+data class LocationAsset(
+        @Json(name = "type") val type: LocationAssetType? = null
+)
diff --git a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/session/room/model/message/LocationAssetType.kt b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/session/room/model/message/LocationAssetType.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ef40e21c47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/session/room/model/message/LocationAssetType.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+package org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.room.model.message
+
+import com.squareup.moshi.Json
+import com.squareup.moshi.JsonClass
+
+@JsonClass(generateAdapter = false)
+enum class LocationAssetType {
+    @Json(name = "m.self")
+    SELF
+}
diff --git a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/session/room/model/message/MessageLocationContent.kt b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/session/room/model/message/MessageLocationContent.kt
index 9571cc4280..00720b9ae5 100644
--- a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/session/room/model/message/MessageLocationContent.kt
+++ b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/api/session/room/model/message/MessageLocationContent.kt
@@ -45,5 +45,19 @@ data class MessageLocationContent(
         @Json(name = "org.matrix.msc3488.location") val locationInfo: LocationInfo? = null,
 
         @Json(name = "m.relates_to") override val relatesTo: RelationDefaultContent? = null,
-        @Json(name = "m.new_content") override val newContent: Content? = null
+        @Json(name = "m.new_content") override val newContent: Content? = null,
+
+        /**
+         * m.asset defines a generic asset that can be used for location tracking but also in other places like inventories, geofencing, checkins/checkouts etc.
+         * It should contain a mandatory namespaced type key defining what particular asset is being referred to.
+         * For the purposes of user location tracking m.self should be used in order to avoid duplicating the mxid.
+         */
+        @Json(name = "m.asset") val locationAsset: LocationAsset? = null,
+
+        /**
+         * Exact time that the data in the event refers to (milliseconds since the UNIX epoch)
+         */
+        @Json(name = "org.matrix.msc3488.ts") val ts: Long? = null,
+
+        @Json(name = "org.matrix.msc1767.text") val text: String? = null
 ) : MessageContent
diff --git a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/session/room/send/LocalEchoEventFactory.kt b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/session/room/send/LocalEchoEventFactory.kt
index dc5e2a70f1..0cd33cd2d9 100644
--- a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/session/room/send/LocalEchoEventFactory.kt
+++ b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/session/room/send/LocalEchoEventFactory.kt
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.room.model.message.AudioInfo
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.room.model.message.AudioWaveformInfo
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.room.model.message.FileInfo
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.room.model.message.ImageInfo
+import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.room.model.message.LocationAsset
+import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.room.model.message.LocationAssetType
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.room.model.message.LocationInfo
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.room.model.message.MessageAudioContent
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.room.model.message.MessageContent
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ import org.matrix.android.sdk.internal.di.UserId
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.internal.session.content.ThumbnailExtractor
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.internal.session.permalinks.PermalinkFactory
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.internal.session.room.send.pills.TextPillsUtils
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
 import javax.inject.Inject
 
 /**
@@ -207,7 +210,12 @@ internal class LocalEchoEventFactory @Inject constructor(
                 locationInfo = LocationInfo(
                         geoUri = geoUri,
                         description = geoUri
-                )
+                ),
+                locationAsset = LocationAsset(
+                        type = LocationAssetType.SELF
+                ),
+                ts = TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.toSeconds(System.currentTimeMillis()),
+                text = geoUri
         )
         return createMessageEvent(roomId, content)
     }