Although it is known that injury enhances the regulatory activity of CD4+ regulatory T cells (Tregs), the cellular and molecular mechanisms responsible for injury-induced Treg activation remain unclear. This study was designed to investigate and compare injury-induced T cell receptor (TCR) signaling in Tregs, non-Tregs, and CD8+ T cells. Specifically, we used phospho-flow cytometry to measure the expression and phosphorylation of ZAP-70, PKC-θ, NFATc1, and GSK-3β in FoxP3+ Tregs vs. FoxP3-non-Tregs vs. CD8+ T cells. Groups of male, C57BL/6J mice underwent burn- or sham-injury and lymph nodes and spleens were harvested at early time points – 15, 30, 60, 120, and 240 minutes – to measure TCR signaling. As early as 15 minutes after burn injury, we observed a significant upregulation and phosphorylation of ZAP-70, PKC-θ, NFATc1, and GSK-3β in Tregs prepared from injury-site draining lymph nodes. Burn injury did not activate TCR signaling in Tregs from the spleen or in CD4+ non-Tregs and CD8+ T cells. In conclusion, the results of this study demonstrate that burn injury activates TCR signaling in Tregs, but not non-Tregs or CD8+ T cells. These findings suggest that injury provides an early TCR-activating signal to Tregs and supply new insights into how injury influences the adaptive immune system.