diff --git a/src/System.Data.Common/src/System.Data.Common.csproj b/src/System.Data.Common/src/System.Data.Common.csproj
index 0fc4b6b3624d..29f5d42e9808 100644
--- a/src/System.Data.Common/src/System.Data.Common.csproj
+++ b/src/System.Data.Common/src/System.Data.Common.csproj
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="System\Data\Common\DbColumn.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="System\Data\DbSchemaFactory.cs" />
     <Compile Include="System\DBNull.cs" />
     <Compile Include="System\Data\CommandBehavior.cs" />
     <Compile Include="System\Data\CommandType.cs" />
diff --git a/src/System.Data.Common/src/System/Data/DbSchemaFactory.cs b/src/System.Data.Common/src/System/Data/DbSchemaFactory.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f2a927e4b9d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/System.Data.Common/src/System/Data/DbSchemaFactory.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
+
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace System.Data.Common
+{
+    public abstract class DbSchemaFactory
+    {
+        abstract public List<DbColumn> GetColumnSchema(DbDataReader dataReader);
+    }
+}