diff --git a/csharp/OnnxRuntime.CSharp.proj b/csharp/OnnxRuntime.CSharp.proj
index f3b9a73b3f..9f1a472098 100644
--- a/csharp/OnnxRuntime.CSharp.proj
+++ b/csharp/OnnxRuntime.CSharp.proj
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ CMake creates a target to this project
     <NugetExe Condition= " '$(NugetExe)' == '' ">nuget</NugetExe>
     <TargetArchitecture Condition=" '$(TargetArchitecture)' == '' ">x64</TargetArchitecture>
     <IsReleaseBuild Condition=" '$(IsReleaseBuild)' == '' ">false</IsReleaseBuild>
+    <IsLinuxBuild Condition=" '$(IsLinuxBuild)' == '' ">false</IsLinuxBuild>
 
     <!--internal build related properties-->
     <OnnxRuntimeSourceDirectory Condition="'$(OnnxRuntimeSourceDirectory)'==''">..</OnnxRuntimeSourceDirectory>
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ CMake creates a target to this project
              Properties="NoBuild=true;Platform=AnyCPU;PackageVersion=$(PackageVersion);OrtPackageId=$(OrtPackageId)"/>
     
     <Message Importance="High" Text="Generating nuspec for the native Nuget package ..." />
-    <Exec ContinueOnError="False" Command="python ..\tools\nuget\generate_nuspec_for_native_nuget.py --package_version $(PackageVersion) --package_name $(OrtPackageId) --target_architecture $(TargetArchitecture) --build_config $(Configuration) --native_build_path $(NativeBuildOutputDirAbs) --packages_path $(OnnxRuntimePackagesDirectoryAbs) --ort_build_path $(OnnxRuntimeBuildDirectoryAbs) --sources_path $(OnnxRuntimeSourceDirectoryAbs) --commit_id $(GitCommitHash) --is_release_build $(IsReleaseBuild)" ConsoleToMSBuild="true">
+    <Exec ContinueOnError="False" Command="python ..\tools\nuget\generate_nuspec_for_native_nuget.py --package_version $(PackageVersion) --package_name $(OrtPackageId) --target_architecture $(TargetArchitecture) --build_config $(Configuration) --native_build_path $(NativeBuildOutputDirAbs) --packages_path $(OnnxRuntimePackagesDirectoryAbs) --ort_build_path $(OnnxRuntimeBuildDirectoryAbs) --sources_path $(OnnxRuntimeSourceDirectoryAbs) --commit_id $(GitCommitHash) --is_release_build $(IsReleaseBuild) --is_linux_build $(IsLinuxBuild)" ConsoleToMSBuild="true">
         <Output TaskParameter="ConsoleOutput" PropertyName="GenerateNuspecOutput" />
     </Exec>
 
diff --git a/docs/execution_providers/OpenVINO-ExecutionProvider.md b/docs/execution_providers/OpenVINO-ExecutionProvider.md
index d59ccea679..c51c5f992b 100644
--- a/docs/execution_providers/OpenVINO-ExecutionProvider.md
+++ b/docs/execution_providers/OpenVINO-ExecutionProvider.md
@@ -136,4 +136,39 @@ Below topologies from ONNX open model zoo are fully supported on OpenVINO Execut
 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
 | tiny_yolov2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes* |
 
-*FPGA only runs in HETERO mode wherein the layers that are not supported on FPGA fall back to OpenVINO CPU.
\ No newline at end of file
+*FPGA only runs in HETERO mode wherein the layers that are not supported on FPGA fall back to OpenVINO CPU.
+
+## CSharp API
+
+To use csharp api for openvino execution provider create a custom nuget package. Two nuget packages will be created
+Microsoft.ML.OnnxRuntime.Managed and Microsoft.ML.OnnxRuntime.Openvino.
+
+1. Windows
+
+Build a custom nuget package for windows.
+```
+.\build.bat --config Debug --build --use_openvino $Device --build_csharp
+msbuild csharp\OnnxRuntime.CSharp.proj /p:OrtPackageId=Microsoft.ML.OnnxRuntime.Openvino /p:Configuration=Debug /t:CreatePackage
+```
+The msbuild log will show the paths of the nuget packages created. 
+
+2. Linux
+
+We currently do not have a process to build directly in Linux. But we can
+copy shared library <ORT linux repo>/build/Linux/<config>/libonnxruntime.so
+to onnxruntime source repository in windows and execute the same commands 
+above to get custom nuget package for linux. Two nuget packages will be 
+created Microsoft.ML.OnnxRuntime.Managed and Microsoft.ML.OnnxRuntime.Openvino.
+
+On Linux Machine
+```
+./build.sh --config Debug --build_shared_lib --use_openvino $Device 
+```
+
+On Windows Machine
+```
+cp libonnxruntime.so onnxruntime/ 
+.\build.bat --config Debug --build --use_openvino $Device --build_csharp
+msbuild csharp\OnnxRuntime.CSharp.proj /p:OrtPackageId=Microsoft.ML.OnnxRuntime.Openvino /p:Configuration=Debug /t:CreatePackage
+```
+The msbuild log will show the path of the nuget packages created. 
diff --git a/onnxruntime/core/providers/openvino/openvino_provider_factory.cc b/onnxruntime/core/providers/openvino/openvino_provider_factory.cc
index 843646d126..457bf59063 100644
--- a/onnxruntime/core/providers/openvino/openvino_provider_factory.cc
+++ b/onnxruntime/core/providers/openvino/openvino_provider_factory.cc
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ struct OpenVINOProviderFactory : IExecutionProviderFactory {
   std::unique_ptr<IExecutionProvider> CreateProvider() override;
 
  private:
-  const char* device_;
+  std::string device_;
 };
 
 std::unique_ptr<IExecutionProvider> OpenVINOProviderFactory::CreateProvider() {
diff --git a/tools/nuget/generate_nuspec_for_native_nuget.py b/tools/nuget/generate_nuspec_for_native_nuget.py
index 053e765f37..2e63146905 100644
--- a/tools/nuget/generate_nuspec_for_native_nuget.py
+++ b/tools/nuget/generate_nuspec_for_native_nuget.py
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ def parse_arguments():
     parser.add_argument("--commit_id", required=True, help="The last commit id included in this package.")
     parser.add_argument("--is_release_build", required=False, default=None, type=str,
                         help="Flag indicating if the build is a release build. Accepted values: true/false.")
+    parser.add_argument("--is_linux_build", required=False, default='false', type=str,
+                        help="Flag indicating if we are building a Nuget for Linux. This will look for " +
+                        "`libonnxruntime.so`. Accepted values: true/false.")
 
     return parser.parse_args()
 
@@ -160,6 +163,7 @@ def generate_files(list, args):
     is_cpu_package = args.package_name == 'Microsoft.ML.OnnxRuntime'
     is_mklml_package = args.package_name == 'Microsoft.ML.OnnxRuntime.MKLML'
     is_cuda_gpu_package = args.package_name == 'Microsoft.ML.OnnxRuntime.Gpu'
+    is_openvino_package = args.package_name == 'Microsoft.ML.OnnxRuntime.Openvino'
     is_dml_package = args.package_name == 'Microsoft.ML.OnnxRuntime.DirectML'
     is_windowsai_package = args.package_name == 'Microsoft.AI.MachineLearning'
 
@@ -167,6 +171,7 @@ def generate_files(list, args):
     includes_winml = is_windowsai_package
     includes_directml = (is_dml_package or is_windowsai_package) and (args.target_architecture == 'x64'
                                                                       or args.target_architecture == 'x86')
+    includes_openvino = is_openvino_package
 
     # Process headers
     files_list.append('<file src=' + '"' + os.path.join(args.sources_path,
@@ -183,6 +188,12 @@ def generate_files(list, args):
                                        'include\\onnxruntime\\core\\providers\\cuda\\cuda_provider_factory.h') +
                           '" target="build\\native\\include" />')
 
+    if includes_openvino:
+        files_list.append('<file src=' + '"' +
+                          os.path.join(args.sources_path,
+                                       'include\\onnxruntime\\core\\providers\\openvino\\openvino_provider_factory.h') +
+                          '" target="build\\native\\include" />')
+
     if includes_directml:
         files_list.append('<file src=' + '"' +
                           os.path.join(args.sources_path,
@@ -216,6 +227,11 @@ def generate_files(list, args):
                           '" target="lib\\netstandard2.0\\Microsoft.AI.MachineLearning.Interop.pdb" />')
 
     # Process runtimes
+    # Process linux
+    if args.is_linux_build.lower() == 'true':
+        files_list.append('<file src=' + '"' + os.path.join(args.sources_path, 'libonnxruntime.so') +
+                          '" target="runtimes\\linux-' + args.target_architecture + '\\native" />')
+
     # Process onnxruntime import lib, dll, and pdb
     files_list.append('<file src=' + '"' + os.path.join(args.native_build_path, 'onnxruntime.lib') +
                       '" target="runtimes\\win-' + args.target_architecture + '\\native" />')