diff --git a/NTwain.sln b/NTwain.sln
index 5dc836f..7c347bb 100644
--- a/NTwain.sln
+++ b/NTwain.sln
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "common", "common", "{4CE0B9
 EndProject
 Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "NTwain", "src\NTwain\NTwain.csproj", "{99A8D582-2CC1-479C-859D-C5A528A7B5C3}"
 EndProject
+Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "samples", "samples", "{FC732BDB-39BD-4064-B6D8-B79E25CFDA4A}"
+EndProject
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "NetCoreConsole", "samples\NetCoreConsole\NetCoreConsole.csproj", "{51EFA206-A46B-48B6-8110-67B07D85C5A2}"
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
@@ -23,10 +27,17 @@ Global
 		{99A8D582-2CC1-479C-859D-C5A528A7B5C3}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
 		{99A8D582-2CC1-479C-859D-C5A528A7B5C3}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
 		{99A8D582-2CC1-479C-859D-C5A528A7B5C3}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{51EFA206-A46B-48B6-8110-67B07D85C5A2}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{51EFA206-A46B-48B6-8110-67B07D85C5A2}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{51EFA206-A46B-48B6-8110-67B07D85C5A2}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{51EFA206-A46B-48B6-8110-67B07D85C5A2}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
 	EndGlobalSection
+	GlobalSection(NestedProjects) = preSolution
+		{51EFA206-A46B-48B6-8110-67B07D85C5A2} = {FC732BDB-39BD-4064-B6D8-B79E25CFDA4A}
+	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(ExtensibilityGlobals) = postSolution
 		SolutionGuid = {7459323B-44F6-4E07-8574-E1B4B525086B}
 	EndGlobalSection
diff --git a/samples/NetCoreConsole/NetCoreConsole.csproj b/samples/NetCoreConsole/NetCoreConsole.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1aec446
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/NetCoreConsole/NetCoreConsole.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.1</TargetFramework>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\NTwain\NTwain.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>
diff --git a/samples/NetCoreConsole/Program.cs b/samples/NetCoreConsole/Program.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4721d4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/NetCoreConsole/Program.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+using NTwain;
+using System;
+using System.Reflection;
+
+namespace NetCoreConsole
+{
+    class Program
+    {
+        static void Main(string[] args)
+        {
+            var config = new TwainConfigurationBuilder()
+                .DefineApp(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly())
+                .Build();
+            using (var session = new TwainSession(config))
+            {
+
+            }
+
+
+            Console.WriteLine("Hello World!");
+        }
+    }
+}