diff --git a/buildpipeline/Core-Setup-Linux-BT.json b/buildpipeline/Core-Setup-Linux-BT.json
index a0edaec6..60f6eb28 100644
--- a/buildpipeline/Core-Setup-Linux-BT.json
+++ b/buildpipeline/Core-Setup-Linux-BT.json
@@ -884,6 +884,46 @@
         "failOnStandardError": "false"
       }
     },
+    {
+      "environment": {},
+      "enabled": true,
+      "continueOnError": false,
+      "alwaysRun": false,
+      "displayName": "Package - OpenSuse",
+      "timeoutInMinutes": 0,
+      "refName": "Task38",
+      "task": {
+        "id": "d9bafed4-0b18-4f58-968d-86655b4d2ce9",
+        "versionSpec": "1.*",
+        "definitionType": "task"
+      },
+      "inputs": {
+        "filename": "docker",
+        "arguments": "run --rm $(DockerCommonRunArgs_Rhel7) $(PB_GitDirectory)/Tools/msbuild.sh $(PB_GitDirectory)/src/pkg/packaging/dir.proj $(AdditionalMSBuildProperties) $(DistroSpecificMSBuildArguments) /p:OutputRid=opensuse.42-$(PB_TargetArchitecture)",
+        "workingFolder": "",
+        "failOnStandardError": "false"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "environment": {},
+      "enabled": true,
+      "continueOnError": false,
+      "alwaysRun": false,
+      "displayName": "Publish - OpenSuse",
+      "timeoutInMinutes": 0,
+      "refName": "Task39",
+      "task": {
+        "id": "d9bafed4-0b18-4f58-968d-86655b4d2ce9",
+        "versionSpec": "1.*",
+        "definitionType": "task"
+      },
+      "inputs": {
+        "filename": "docker",
+        "arguments": "run --rm $(DockerCommonRunArgs_Rhel7) $(PB_GitDirectory)/Tools/msbuild.sh $(PB_GitDirectory)/publish/publish.proj $(DistroSpecificMSBuildArguments) $(DistroSpecificMSBuildPublishArgs) /p:OutputRid=opensuse.42-$(PB_TargetArchitecture)",
+        "workingFolder": "",
+        "failOnStandardError": "false"
+      }
+    },
     {
       "environment": {},
       "enabled": true,
diff --git a/dir.props b/dir.props
index 72da8a29..738d1c52 100644
--- a/dir.props
+++ b/dir.props
@@ -343,6 +343,13 @@
         <TargetsUnix>true</TargetsUnix>
       </PropertyGroup>
     </When>
+    <When Condition="$(OutputRid.StartsWith('opensuse'))">
+      <PropertyGroup>
+        <TargetsOpensuse>true</TargetsOpensuse>
+        <TargetsLinux>true</TargetsLinux>
+        <TargetsUnix>true</TargetsUnix>
+      </PropertyGroup>
+    </When>
     <Otherwise>
       <PropertyGroup>
         <TargetsLinux>true</TargetsLinux>
@@ -357,7 +364,7 @@
     <InstallerExtension Condition="'$(OSGroup)' == 'Windows_NT'">.msi</InstallerExtension>
     <InstallerExtension Condition="'$(OSGroup)' == 'OSX'">.pkg</InstallerExtension>
     <InstallerExtension Condition="'$(TargetsDebian)' == 'true' or '$(TargetsUbuntu)' == 'true'">.deb</InstallerExtension>
-    <InstallerExtension Condition="'$(TargetsRhel)' == 'true' or '$(TargetsCentos)' == 'true'">.rpm</InstallerExtension>
+    <InstallerExtension Condition="'$(TargetsRhel)' == 'true' or '$(TargetsCentos)' == 'true' or '$(TargetsOpensuse)' == 'true'">.rpm</InstallerExtension>
     <CombinedInstallerExtension Condition="'$(OSGroup)' == 'Windows_NT'">.exe</CombinedInstallerExtension>
     <CombinedInstallerExtension Condition="'$(OSGroup)' != 'Windows_NT'">$(InstallerExtension)</CombinedInstallerExtension>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/publish/dir.props b/publish/dir.props
index 38955b99..904cda17 100644
--- a/publish/dir.props
+++ b/publish/dir.props
@@ -58,5 +58,6 @@
     <PublishRid Include="win-arm64" />
     <PublishRid Include="linux-arm" />
     <PublishRid Include="rhel.7-x64" />
+    <PublishRid Include="opensuse.42-x64" />
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/pkg/packaging/rpm/dotnet-sharedframework-opensuse-rpm_config.json b/src/pkg/packaging/rpm/dotnet-sharedframework-opensuse-rpm_config.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6f69a428
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pkg/packaging/rpm/dotnet-sharedframework-opensuse-rpm_config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+{
+    "maintainer_name": ".NET Core Team",
+    "maintainer_email": "dotnetpackages@dotnetfoundation.org",
+    "vendor": ".NET Foundation",
+
+    "package_name": "%SHARED_FRAMEWORK_RPM_PACKAGE_NAME%",
+    "install_root": "/usr/share/dotnet",
+    "install_doc": "/usr/share/doc/%SHARED_FRAMEWORK_RPM_PACKAGE_NAME%/",
+
+    "short_description": "%SHARED_FRAMEWORK_BRAND_NAME% %SHARED_FRAMEWORK_NUGET_NAME%",
+    "long_description": ".NET Core is a development platform that you can use to build command-line\napplications, microservices and modern websites. It is open source,\ncross-platform and is supported by Microsoft. We hope you enjoy using it!\nIf you do, please consider joining the active community of developers that are\ncontributing to the project on GitHub (https://github.com/dotnet/core).\nWe happily accept issues and PRs.",
+    "homepage": "https://github.com/dotnet/core",
+
+    "release":{
+        "package_version":"1.0.0.0",
+        "package_revision":"1",
+        "urgency" : "low",
+        "changelog_message" : "Initial shared framework."
+    },
+   
+    "control": {
+        "priority":"standard",
+        "section":"libs",
+        "architecture":"amd64"
+    },
+
+    "copyright": "2017 Microsoft",
+    "license": {
+        "type": "MIT",
+        "full_text": "Copyright (c) 2015 Microsoft\nPermission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy\nof this software and associated documentation files (the \"Software\"), to deal\nin the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights\nto use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell\ncopies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is\nfurnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:\nThe above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all\ncopies or substantial portions of the Software.\nTHE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED \"AS IS\", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR\nIMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,\nFITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE\nAUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER\nLIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,\nOUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE\nSOFTWARE."
+    },
+    
+  "rpm_dependencies": [{
+      "package_name": "%HOSTFXR_RPM_PACKAGE_NAME%",
+      "package_version": ""
+    },
+    {
+      "package_name": "libopenssl1_0_0",
+      "package_version": ""
+    },
+    {
+      "package_name": "libicu52_1",
+      "package_version": ""
+    },
+    {
+      "package_name": "libunwind",
+      "package_version": ""
+    },
+    {
+      "package_name": "libcurl4",
+      "package_version": ""
+    }],
+   
+    "directories" : [
+        "/usr/share/dotnet/shared",
+        "/usr/share/doc/%SHARED_FRAMEWORK_RPM_PACKAGE_NAME%"
+    ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/pkg/packaging/rpm/package.targets b/src/pkg/packaging/rpm/package.targets
index 347d5c17..491c7da3 100644
--- a/src/pkg/packaging/rpm/package.targets
+++ b/src/pkg/packaging/rpm/package.targets
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@
   <UsingTask TaskName="BuildFPMToolPreReqs" AssemblyFile="$(LocalBuildToolsTaskDir)core-setup.tasks.dll"/>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <IsRPMBasedDistro Condition="$(PackageTargetRid.StartsWith('rhel')) or
-                                    $(PackageTargetRid.StartsWith('centos'))">true</IsRPMBasedDistro>
+    <IsRPMBasedDistro Condition="'$(InstallerExtension)' == '.rpm'">true</IsRPMBasedDistro>
     <BuildRpmPackage Condition="'$(IsRPMBasedDistro)' == true and '$(TargetArchitecture)' == 'x64'">true</BuildRpmPackage>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
@@ -192,6 +191,7 @@
       <InputRoot>$(SharedFrameworkPublishRoot)</InputRoot>
       <RpmFile>$(SharedFrameworkInstallerFile)</RpmFile>
       <ConfigJsonName>dotnet-sharedframework-rpm_config.json</ConfigJsonName>
+      <ConfigJsonName Condition="$(PackageTargetRid.StartsWith('opensuse'))">dotnet-sharedframework-opensuse-rpm_config.json</ConfigJsonName>
       <ConfigJsonFile>$(rpmPackagingConfigPath)$(ConfigJsonName)</ConfigJsonFile>
       <RpmIntermediatesDir>$(PackagesIntermediateDir)$(RpmPackageName)/$(RpmPackageVersion)</RpmIntermediatesDir>
     </PropertyGroup>