diff --git a/samples/LocalizationSample/Startup.cs b/samples/LocalizationSample/Startup.cs
index 8f1bb0d0e6..7b6dd5c4ec 100644
--- a/samples/LocalizationSample/Startup.cs
+++ b/samples/LocalizationSample/Startup.cs
@@ -23,18 +23,17 @@ namespace LocalizationSample
 
         public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IStringLocalizer<Startup> SR)
         {
-            var supportedCultures = new [] { "en-US", "en-AU", "en-GB", "es-ES", "ja-JP", "fr-FR", "zh", "zh-CN" };
+            var supportedCultures = new[] { "en-US", "en-AU", "en-GB", "es-ES", "ja-JP", "fr-FR", "zh", "zh-CN" };
             app.UseRequestLocalization(options =>
                 options
                     .AddSupportedCultures(supportedCultures)
                     .AddSupportedUICultures(supportedCultures)
                     .SetDefaultCulture(supportedCultures[0])
-                  // Optionally create an app-specific provider with just a delegate, e.g. look up user preference from DB.
-                  // Inserting it as position 0 ensures it has priority over any of the default providers.
-                  //.RequestCultureProviders.Insert(0, new CustomRequestCultureProvider(async context =>
-                  //{
+            // Optionally create an app-specific provider with just a delegate, e.g. look up user preference from DB.
+            //.AddRequestCultureProvider(new CustomRequestCultureProvider(async context =>
+            //{
 
-                 //}));
+            //}));
             );
 
             app.Use(async (context, next) =>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Localization/RequestLocalizationOptionsExtensions.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Localization/RequestLocalizationOptionsExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d0bf911c74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Localization/RequestLocalizationOptionsExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Localization;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Extension methods for the <see cref="RequestLocalizationOptions"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static class RequestLocalizationOptionsExtensions
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Adds a new <see cref="RequestCultureProvider"/> to the <see cref="RequestLocalizationOptions.RequestCultureProviders"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="requestLocalizationOptions">The cultures to be added.</param>
+        /// <param name="requestCultureProvider">The cultures to be added.</param>
+        /// <returns>The <see cref="RequestLocalizationOptions"/>.</returns>
+        /// <remarks>This method ensures that <paramref name="requestCultureProvider"/> has priority over other <see cref="RequestCultureProvider"/> instances in <see cref="RequestLocalizationOptions.RequestCultureProviders"/>.</remarks>
+        public static RequestLocalizationOptions AddInitialRequestCultureProvider(
+            this RequestLocalizationOptions requestLocalizationOptions,
+            RequestCultureProvider requestCultureProvider)
+        {
+            if (requestLocalizationOptions == null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(requestLocalizationOptions));
+            }
+
+            if (requestCultureProvider == null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(requestCultureProvider));
+            }
+
+            requestLocalizationOptions.RequestCultureProviders.Insert(0, requestCultureProvider);
+
+            return requestLocalizationOptions;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Localization.Tests/RequestLocalizationOptionsExtensionsTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Localization.Tests/RequestLocalizationOptionsExtensionsTest.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1910fa95b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Localization.Tests/RequestLocalizationOptionsExtensionsTest.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Localization
+{
+    public class RequestLocalizationOptionsExtensionsTest
+    {
+        [Fact]
+        public void AddInitialRequestCultureProvider_ShouldBeInsertedAtFirstPostion()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var options = new RequestLocalizationOptions();
+            var provider = new CustomRequestCultureProvider(context => Task.FromResult(new ProviderCultureResult("ar-YE")));
+
+            // Act
+            options.AddInitialRequestCultureProvider(provider);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Same(provider, options.RequestCultureProviders[0]);
+        }
+    }
+}