diff --git a/test/distrib/csharp/.gitignore b/test/distrib/csharp/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..52503c7b30d5b51bc79c0bd8b7657a2d4f6fd25d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/distrib/csharp/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+packages
+*.userprefs
+*.csproj.user
+*.suo
+/TestNugetFeed
+
diff --git a/test/distrib/csharp/DistribTest.sln b/test/distrib/csharp/DistribTest.sln
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0eca35c30fb55b2fccb09109a458a95785b723c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/distrib/csharp/DistribTest.sln
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+
+Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
+# Visual Studio 2013
+VisualStudioVersion = 12.0.31101.0
+MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "DistribTest", "DistribTest\DistribTest.csproj", "{A3E61CC3-3710-49A3-A830-A0066EDBCE2F}"
+EndProject
+Global
+	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
+		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
+		Release|Any CPU = Release|Any CPU
+	EndGlobalSection
+	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
+		{A3E61CC3-3710-49A3-A830-A0066EDBCE2F}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{A3E61CC3-3710-49A3-A830-A0066EDBCE2F}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{A3E61CC3-3710-49A3-A830-A0066EDBCE2F}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{A3E61CC3-3710-49A3-A830-A0066EDBCE2F}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+	EndGlobalSection
+	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
+		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
+	EndGlobalSection
+EndGlobal
diff --git a/test/distrib/csharp/DistribTest/.gitignore b/test/distrib/csharp/DistribTest/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1746e3269ed0fcf5cde6ed13a6543865137868c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/distrib/csharp/DistribTest/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bin
+obj
diff --git a/test/distrib/csharp/DistribTest/App.config b/test/distrib/csharp/DistribTest/App.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..30d3e094721ff558f2d1e9a0fcfca065f05f37dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/distrib/csharp/DistribTest/App.config
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<configuration>
+    <startup> 
+        <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.5" />
+    </startup>
+  <runtime>
+    <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
+      <dependentAssembly>
+        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Net.Http.Primitives" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture="neutral" />
+        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-4.2.29.0" newVersion="4.2.29.0" />
+      </dependentAssembly>
+    </assemblyBinding>
+  </runtime>
+</configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/distrib/csharp/DistribTest/DistribTest.csproj b/test/distrib/csharp/DistribTest/DistribTest.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..124fc1bdf0f9f121097a0111a2d455e7a2b0a2ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/distrib/csharp/DistribTest/DistribTest.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="12.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props" Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props')" />
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
+    <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
+    <ProjectGuid>{A3E61CC3-3710-49A3-A830-A0066EDBCE2F}</ProjectGuid>
+    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+    <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
+    <RootNamespace>DistribTest</RootNamespace>
+    <AssemblyName>DistribTest</AssemblyName>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.5</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
+    <NuGetPackageImportStamp>b86d820c</NuGetPackageImportStamp>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
+    <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
+    <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
+    <DebugType>full</DebugType>
+    <Optimize>false</Optimize>
+    <OutputPath>bin\Debug\</OutputPath>
+    <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE</DefineConstants>
+    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
+    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
+    <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
+    <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
+    <Optimize>true</Optimize>
+    <OutputPath>bin\Release\</OutputPath>
+    <DefineConstants>TRACE</DefineConstants>
+    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
+    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Reference Include="BouncyCastle.Crypto">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\BouncyCastle.1.7.0\lib\Net40-Client\BouncyCastle.Crypto.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Auth">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Auth.1.9.3\lib\net40\Google.Apis.Auth.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Auth.PlatformServices">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Auth.1.9.3\lib\net40\Google.Apis.Auth.PlatformServices.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Core">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Core.1.9.3\lib\portable-net40+sl50+win+wpa81+wp80\Google.Apis.Core.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Grpc.Auth">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Grpc.Auth.__GRPC_NUGET_VERSION__\lib\net45\Grpc.Auth.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Grpc.Core">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Grpc.Core.__GRPC_NUGET_VERSION__\lib\net45\Grpc.Core.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Microsoft.Threading.Tasks">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Bcl.Async.1.0.168\lib\net40\Microsoft.Threading.Tasks.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Microsoft.Threading.Tasks.Extensions">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Bcl.Async.1.0.168\lib\net40\Microsoft.Threading.Tasks.Extensions.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Microsoft.Threading.Tasks.Extensions.Desktop">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Bcl.Async.1.0.168\lib\net40\Microsoft.Threading.Tasks.Extensions.Desktop.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json, Version=7.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.7.0.1\lib\net45\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="System" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Core" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Interactive.Async">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Ix-Async.1.2.3\lib\net45\System.Interactive.Async.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="System.Net" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http.Extensions">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Net.Http.2.2.29\lib\net45\System.Net.Http.Extensions.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http.Primitives">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Net.Http.2.2.29\lib\net45\System.Net.Http.Primitives.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http.WebRequest" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Xml.Linq" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Data.DataSetExtensions" />
+    <Reference Include="Microsoft.CSharp" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Data" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="Program.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Include="App.config" />
+    <None Include="packages.config" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
+  <Import Project="..\packages\grpc.native.csharp.__GRPC_NUGET_VERSION__\build\portable-net45+netcore45+wpa81+wp8\grpc.native.csharp.targets" Condition="Exists('..\packages\grpc.native.csharp.__GRPC_NUGET_VERSION__\build\portable-net45+netcore45+wpa81+wp8\grpc.native.csharp.targets')" />
+  <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
+    <PropertyGroup>
+      <ErrorText>This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Enable NuGet Package Restore to download them.  For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is {0}.</ErrorText>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\packages\grpc.native.csharp.__GRPC_NUGET_VERSION__\build\portable-net45+netcore45+wpa81+wp8\grpc.native.csharp.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\packages\grpc.native.csharp.__GRPC_NUGET_VERSION__\build\portable-net45+netcore45+wpa81+wp8\grpc.native.csharp.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\packages\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.1.0.21\build\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\packages\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.1.0.21\build\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.targets'))" />
+  </Target>
+  <Import Project="..\packages\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.1.0.21\build\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.targets" Condition="Exists('..\packages\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.1.0.21\build\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.targets')" />
+  <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
+       Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.
+  <Target Name="BeforeBuild">
+  </Target>
+  <Target Name="AfterBuild">
+  </Target>
+  -->
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/distrib/csharp/DistribTest/Program.cs b/test/distrib/csharp/DistribTest/Program.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e944648f179906bd8eb4bbe862e20dd7b4ce921f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/distrib/csharp/DistribTest/Program.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#region Copyright notice and license
+
+// Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
+// All rights reserved.
+//
+// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+// modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+// met:
+//
+//     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+// notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+//     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+// copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+// in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+// distribution.
+//     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+// contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+// this software without specific prior written permission.
+//
+// THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+// "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+// A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+// OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+// SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+// DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+// THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+// (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+// OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+#endregion
+
+using System;
+using Grpc.Core;
+
+namespace TestGrpcPackage
+{
+    class MainClass
+    {
+        public static void Main(string[] args)
+        {
+            // This code doesn't do much but makes sure the native extension is loaded
+            // which is what we are testing here.
+            Channel c = new Channel("127.0.0.1:1000", ChannelCredentials.Insecure);
+            c.ShutdownAsync().Wait();
+            Console.WriteLine("Success!");
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/distrib/csharp/DistribTest/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/test/distrib/csharp/DistribTest/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..bc25b263cad146291bb6a20e52ef7a4a2e9cd44d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/distrib/csharp/DistribTest/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+
+// General Information about an assembly is controlled through the following 
+// set of attributes. Change these attribute values to modify the information
+// associated with an assembly.
+[assembly: AssemblyTitle("DistribTest")]
+[assembly: AssemblyDescription("")]
+[assembly: AssemblyConfiguration("")]
+[assembly: AssemblyCompany("")]
+[assembly: AssemblyProduct("DistribTest")]
+[assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Copyright ©  2016")]
+[assembly: AssemblyTrademark("")]
+[assembly: AssemblyCulture("")]
+
+// Setting ComVisible to false makes the types in this assembly not visible 
+// to COM components.  If you need to access a type in this assembly from 
+// COM, set the ComVisible attribute to true on that type.
+[assembly: ComVisible(false)]
+
+// The following GUID is for the ID of the typelib if this project is exposed to COM
+[assembly: Guid("68755789-f103-4134-9027-b80a2fc9e21a")]
+
+// Version information for an assembly consists of the following four values:
+//
+//      Major Version
+//      Minor Version 
+//      Build Number
+//      Revision
+//
+// You can specify all the values or you can default the Build and Revision Numbers 
+// by using the '*' as shown below:
+// [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.0.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.0.0.0")]
diff --git a/test/distrib/csharp/DistribTest/packages.config b/test/distrib/csharp/DistribTest/packages.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..aca09f600cbd40fa998cec32ff17ac990149f14c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/distrib/csharp/DistribTest/packages.config
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<packages>
+  <package id="BouncyCastle" version="1.7.0" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Google.Apis.Auth" version="1.9.3" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Google.Apis.Core" version="1.9.3" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Grpc" version="__GRPC_NUGET_VERSION__" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Grpc.Auth" version="__GRPC_NUGET_VERSION__" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Grpc.Core" version="__GRPC_NUGET_VERSION__" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="grpc.native.csharp" version="__GRPC_NUGET_VERSION__" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Ix-Async" version="1.2.3" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Bcl" version="1.1.10" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Bcl.Async" version="1.0.168" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Bcl.Build" version="1.0.21" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Net.Http" version="2.2.29" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="7.0.1" targetFramework="net45" />
+</packages>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/distrib/csharp/NuGet.Config b/test/distrib/csharp/NuGet.Config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e3b63c51687e05867b72728fb8a6fa351be48420
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/distrib/csharp/NuGet.Config
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<configuration>
+  <packageSources>
+    <add key="https://www.nuget.org/api/v2/" value="https://www.nuget.org/api/v2/" />
+    <add key="TestNugetFeed" value="TestNugetFeed" />
+  </packageSources>
+</configuration>
+
diff --git a/test/distrib/csharp/build_vs2015.bat b/test/distrib/csharp/build_vs2015.bat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..50485a30f3070a9b5816548fa647f267ee4a9137
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/distrib/csharp/build_vs2015.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+@rem Convenience wrapper that runs specified gRPC target using msbuild
+@rem Usage: build.bat TARGET_NAME
+
+setlocal
+@rem Set VS variables (uses Visual Studio 2015)
+@call "%VS140COMNTOOLS%\..\..\vc\vcvarsall.bat" x86
+
+msbuild %*
+exit /b %ERRORLEVEL%
+endlocal
diff --git a/test/distrib/csharp/run_distrib_test.sh b/test/distrib/csharp/run_distrib_test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5a01c918757f677027cc9163fea977c5cb293d09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/distrib/csharp/run_distrib_test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+# met:
+#
+#     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+# copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+# in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+# distribution.
+#     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+# contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+# this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+# OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+set -ex
+
+cd $(dirname $0)
+
+unzip "$EXTERNAL_GIT_ROOT/input_artifacts/csharp_nugets.zip" -d TestNugetFeed
+
+# TODO(jtattermusch): replace the version number
+./update_version.sh 0.13.0
+
+nuget restore
+
+xbuild DistribTest.sln
+
+mono DistribTest/bin/Debug/DistribTest.exe
diff --git a/test/distrib/csharp/update_version.sh b/test/distrib/csharp/update_version.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..569f7ff4bd5270e8445f46ba81992e97d39dac2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/distrib/csharp/update_version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+# met:
+#
+#     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+# copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+# in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+# distribution.
+#     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+# contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+# this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+# OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+set -e
+
+cd $(dirname $0)
+
+# Replaces version placeholder with value provided as first argument.
+sed -i "s/__GRPC_NUGET_VERSION__/$1/g" DistribTest/packages.config DistribTest/DistribTest.csproj
diff --git a/tools/dockerfile/distribtest/csharp_jessie_x64/Dockerfile b/tools/dockerfile/distribtest/csharp_jessie_x64/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ec400b61515f2f0a73a091d97bfc1ede471912c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/dockerfile/distribtest/csharp_jessie_x64/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+# Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+# met:
+#
+#     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+# copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+# in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+# distribution.
+#     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+# contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+# this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+# OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+FROM debian:jessie
+
+RUN apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 3FA7E0328081BFF6A14DA29AA6A19B38D3D831EF
+RUN echo "deb http://download.mono-project.com/repo/debian wheezy main" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mono-xamarin.list
+RUN echo "deb http://download.mono-project.com/repo/debian wheezy-apache24-compat main" | tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mono-xamarin.list
+RUN echo "deb http://download.mono-project.com/repo/debian wheezy-libjpeg62-compat main" | tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mono-xamarin.list
+RUN echo "deb http://download.mono-project.com/repo/debian wheezy-libtiff-compat main" | tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mono-xamarin.list
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y dist-upgrade && apt-get install -y \
+    mono-devel \
+    ca-certificates-mono \
+    nuget
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y git unzip
+
+# TODO(jtattermusch): Currently P/Invoke to dlopen will fail without libc6-dev
+# being installed. Figure out how to workaround this.
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y libc6-dev
diff --git a/tools/dockerfile/distribtest/csharp_jessie_x86/Dockerfile b/tools/dockerfile/distribtest/csharp_jessie_x86/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f8e6401a63eca9e8b0aad7514c934b1d14b1c822
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/dockerfile/distribtest/csharp_jessie_x86/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+# Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+# met:
+#
+#     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+# copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+# in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+# distribution.
+#     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+# contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+# this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+# OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+FROM 32bit/debian:jessie
+
+RUN apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 3FA7E0328081BFF6A14DA29AA6A19B38D3D831EF
+RUN echo "deb http://download.mono-project.com/repo/debian wheezy main" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mono-xamarin.list
+RUN echo "deb http://download.mono-project.com/repo/debian wheezy-apache24-compat main" | tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mono-xamarin.list
+RUN echo "deb http://download.mono-project.com/repo/debian wheezy-libjpeg62-compat main" | tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mono-xamarin.list
+RUN echo "deb http://download.mono-project.com/repo/debian wheezy-libtiff-compat main" | tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mono-xamarin.list
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y dist-upgrade && apt-get install -y \
+    mono-devel \
+    ca-certificates-mono \
+    nuget
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y git unzip
+
+# TODO(jtattermusch): Currently P/Invoke to dlopen will fail without libc6-dev
+# being installed. Figure out how to workaround this.
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y libc6-dev
diff --git a/tools/dockerfile/distribtest/csharp_wheezy_x64/Dockerfile b/tools/dockerfile/distribtest/csharp_wheezy_x64/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4f54f14f0748969fafa0b3d294a97c1dbc9c8831
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/dockerfile/distribtest/csharp_wheezy_x64/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+# met:
+#
+#     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+# copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+# in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+# distribution.
+#     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+# contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+# this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+# OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+FROM mono:4.2.2.30
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y git unzip
+
+# TODO(jtattermusch): Currently P/Invoke to dlopen will fail without libc6-dev
+# being installed. Figure out how to workaround this.
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y libc6-dev
diff --git a/tools/jenkins/build_and_run_docker.sh b/tools/jenkins/build_and_run_docker.sh
index c48f58e0d0b66759eb6dbdf3dc5524493b3094ae..b77cd0aebbf58b25accec18c9024e2eb5374fc83 100755
--- a/tools/jenkins/build_and_run_docker.sh
+++ b/tools/jenkins/build_and_run_docker.sh
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ git branch -f jenkins-docker
 # Inputs
 # DOCKERFILE_DIR - Directory in which Dockerfile file is located.
 # DOCKER_RUN_SCRIPT - Script to run under docker (relative to grpc repo root)
+# OUTPUT_DIR - Directory that will be copied from inside docker after finishing.
 # $@ - Extra args to pass to docker run
 
 # Use image name based on Dockerfile location checksum
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ CONTAINER_NAME="build_and_run_docker_$(uuidgen)"
 # Run command inside docker
 docker run \
   "$@" \
+  -e EXTERNAL_GIT_ROOT="/var/local/jenkins/grpc" \
   -e THIS_IS_REALLY_NEEDED='see https://github.com/docker/docker/issues/14203 for why docker is awful' \
   -v "$git_root:/var/local/jenkins/grpc:ro" \
   -w /var/local/git/grpc \
diff --git a/tools/jenkins/docker_run.sh b/tools/jenkins/docker_run.sh
index 1905926cdcb102a0e1b9a5e7be733b954e2b905d..3cc21c49253bd774ab7606c2cd71e1c647342bd9 100755
--- a/tools/jenkins/docker_run.sh
+++ b/tools/jenkins/docker_run.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 set -e
 
 mkdir -p /var/local/git
-git clone --recursive /var/local/jenkins/grpc /var/local/git/grpc
+git clone --recursive "$EXTERNAL_GIT_ROOT" /var/local/git/grpc
 
 cd /var/local/git/grpc
 
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/distribtest_targets.py b/tools/run_tests/distribtest_targets.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..aa1d55aedd2fd19feeea6ca52a50ef330e60b094
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/run_tests/distribtest_targets.py
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# Copyright 2016, Google Inc.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+# met:
+#
+#     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+# copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+# in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+# distribution.
+#     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+# contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+# this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+# OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+"""Definition of targets run distribution package tests."""
+
+import jobset
+
+
+def create_docker_jobspec(name, dockerfile_dir, shell_command, environ={},
+                   flake_retries=0, timeout_retries=0):
+  """Creates jobspec for a task running under docker."""
+  environ = environ.copy()
+  environ['RUN_COMMAND'] = shell_command
+
+  docker_args=[]
+  for k,v in environ.iteritems():
+    docker_args += ['-e', '%s=%s' % (k, v)]
+  docker_env = {'DOCKERFILE_DIR': dockerfile_dir,
+                'DOCKER_RUN_SCRIPT': 'tools/jenkins/docker_run.sh'}
+  jobspec = jobset.JobSpec(
+          cmdline=['tools/jenkins/build_and_run_docker.sh'] + docker_args,
+          environ=docker_env,
+          shortname='distribtest.%s' % (name),
+          timeout_seconds=30*60,
+          flake_retries=flake_retries,
+          timeout_retries=timeout_retries)
+  return jobspec
+
+
+class CSharpDistribTest:
+  """Tests C# NuGet package"""
+
+  def __init__(self, platform, arch, docker_suffix):
+    self.name = 'csharp_nuget_%s_%s_%s' % (platform, arch, docker_suffix)
+    self.platform = platform
+    self.arch = arch
+    self.docker_suffix = docker_suffix
+    self.labels = ['distribtest', 'csharp', platform, arch]
+
+  def pre_build_jobspecs(self):
+    return []
+
+  def build_jobspec(self):
+    if not self.platform == 'linux':
+      raise Exception("Not supported yet.")
+
+    return create_docker_jobspec(self.name,
+          'tools/dockerfile/distribtest/csharp_%s_%s' % (
+              self.docker_suffix,
+              self.arch),
+          'test/distrib/csharp/run_distrib_test.sh')
+
+  def __str__(self):
+    return self.name
+
+
+def targets():
+  """Gets list of supported targets"""
+  return [CSharpDistribTest('linux', 'x64', 'wheezy'),
+          CSharpDistribTest('linux', 'x64', 'jessie'),
+          CSharpDistribTest('linux', 'x86', 'jessie')]
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/task_runner.py b/tools/run_tests/task_runner.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 39b15cc8b21fffde46b2b79a4b0da55988469bf7..e5ecc4867b553d1a5e81e9f6844f1282638e2abb
--- a/tools/run_tests/task_runner.py
+++ b/tools/run_tests/task_runner.py
@@ -37,10 +37,12 @@ import multiprocessing
 import sys
 
 import artifact_targets
+import distribtest_targets
 import package_targets
 
 _TARGETS = []
 _TARGETS += artifact_targets.targets()
+_TARGETS += distribtest_targets.targets()
 _TARGETS += package_targets.targets()
 
 def _create_build_map():