diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/csharp-netcore/ApiClient.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/csharp-netcore/ApiClient.mustache
index 8fbeead754b..504b5a22439 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/csharp-netcore/ApiClient.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/csharp-netcore/ApiClient.mustache
@@ -160,6 +160,23 @@ namespace {{packageName}}.Client
     {
         private readonly String _baseUrl;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Specifies the settings on a <see cref="JsonSerializer" /> object. 
+        /// These settings can be adjusted to accomodate custom serialization rules.
+        /// </summary>
+        public JsonSerializerSettings SerializerSettings { get; set; } = new JsonSerializerSettings
+        {
+            // OpenAPI generated types generally hide default constructors.
+            ConstructorHandling = ConstructorHandling.AllowNonPublicDefaultConstructor,
+            ContractResolver = new DefaultContractResolver
+            {
+                NamingStrategy = new CamelCaseNamingStrategy
+                {
+                    OverrideSpecifiedNames = false
+                }
+            }
+        };
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Allows for extending request processing for <see cref="ApiClient"/> generated code.
         /// </summary>
@@ -258,7 +275,7 @@ namespace {{packageName}}.Client
             RestRequest request = new RestRequest(Method(method))
             {
                 Resource = path,
-                JsonSerializer = new CustomJsonCodec(configuration)
+                JsonSerializer = new CustomJsonCodec(SerializerSettings, configuration)
             };
 
             if (options.PathParameters != null)
@@ -406,7 +423,7 @@ namespace {{packageName}}.Client
             }
             else
             {
-                var customDeserializer = new CustomJsonCodec(configuration);
+                var customDeserializer = new CustomJsonCodec(SerializerSettings, configuration);
                 client.AddHandler("application/json", () => customDeserializer);
                 client.AddHandler("text/json", () => customDeserializer);
                 client.AddHandler("text/x-json", () => customDeserializer);
@@ -509,7 +526,7 @@ namespace {{packageName}}.Client
             }
             else
             {
-                var customDeserializer = new CustomJsonCodec(configuration);
+                var customDeserializer = new CustomJsonCodec(SerializerSettings, configuration);
                 client.AddHandler("application/json", () => customDeserializer);
                 client.AddHandler("text/json", () => customDeserializer);
                 client.AddHandler("text/x-json", () => customDeserializer);
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/csharp/ApiClient.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/csharp/ApiClient.mustache
index 8495fb2e8a0..6d202d29055 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/csharp/ApiClient.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/csharp/ApiClient.mustache
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ namespace {{packageName}}.Client
     /// </summary>
     {{>visibility}} partial class ApiClient
     {
-        private JsonSerializerSettings serializerSettings = new JsonSerializerSettings
+        public JsonSerializerSettings serializerSettings = new JsonSerializerSettings
         {
             ConstructorHandling = ConstructorHandling.AllowNonPublicDefaultConstructor
         };
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/csharp-netcore/OpenAPIClient/src/Org.OpenAPITools.Test/ApiClientTests.cs b/samples/client/petstore/csharp-netcore/OpenAPIClient/src/Org.OpenAPITools.Test/ApiClientTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9a001a63e0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/csharp-netcore/OpenAPIClient/src/Org.OpenAPITools.Test/ApiClientTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+using System;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Reflection;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization;
+using RestSharp;
+using Xunit;
+
+using Org.OpenAPITools.Client;
+using Org.OpenAPITools.Api;
+using Org.OpenAPITools.Model;
+
+namespace Org.OpenAPITools.Test
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Class for testing ApiClient
+    /// </summary>
+    public class ApiClientTests
+    {
+        public ApiClientTests()
+        {
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Test GetSerializerSettingsTest
+        /// </summary>
+        [Fact]
+        public void GetSerializerSettingsTest()
+        {
+            ApiClient apiClient = new ApiClient();
+
+            var serializerSettingsPropertyInfo = typeof(ApiClient).GetProperty(nameof(ApiClient.SerializerSettings));
+
+            // Validate that we can the set the SerializerSettings (public visibility)
+            Assert.NotNull(serializerSettingsPropertyInfo?.GetSetMethod());
+
+            // Validate default serializer settings
+            Assert.NotNull(apiClient.SerializerSettings);
+            Assert.Equal(ConstructorHandling.AllowNonPublicDefaultConstructor, apiClient.SerializerSettings.ConstructorHandling);
+            Assert.False(((DefaultContractResolver)apiClient.SerializerSettings.ContractResolver).NamingStrategy.OverrideSpecifiedNames);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/csharp-netcore/OpenAPIClient/src/Org.OpenAPITools/Client/ApiClient.cs b/samples/client/petstore/csharp-netcore/OpenAPIClient/src/Org.OpenAPITools/Client/ApiClient.cs
index a1d20ac483a..520896de7ea 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/csharp-netcore/OpenAPIClient/src/Org.OpenAPITools/Client/ApiClient.cs
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/csharp-netcore/OpenAPIClient/src/Org.OpenAPITools/Client/ApiClient.cs
@@ -164,6 +164,23 @@ namespace Org.OpenAPITools.Client
     {
         private readonly String _baseUrl;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Specifies the settings on a <see cref="JsonSerializer" /> object. 
+        /// These settings can be adjusted to accomodate custom serialization rules.
+        /// </summary>
+        public JsonSerializerSettings SerializerSettings { get; set; } = new JsonSerializerSettings
+        {
+            // OpenAPI generated types generally hide default constructors.
+            ConstructorHandling = ConstructorHandling.AllowNonPublicDefaultConstructor,
+            ContractResolver = new DefaultContractResolver
+            {
+                NamingStrategy = new CamelCaseNamingStrategy
+                {
+                    OverrideSpecifiedNames = false
+                }
+            }
+        };
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Allows for extending request processing for <see cref="ApiClient"/> generated code.
         /// </summary>
@@ -262,7 +279,7 @@ namespace Org.OpenAPITools.Client
             RestRequest request = new RestRequest(Method(method))
             {
                 Resource = path,
-                JsonSerializer = new CustomJsonCodec(configuration)
+                JsonSerializer = new CustomJsonCodec(SerializerSettings, configuration)
             };
 
             if (options.PathParameters != null)
@@ -410,7 +427,7 @@ namespace Org.OpenAPITools.Client
             }
             else
             {
-                var customDeserializer = new CustomJsonCodec(configuration);
+                var customDeserializer = new CustomJsonCodec(SerializerSettings, configuration);
                 client.AddHandler("application/json", () => customDeserializer);
                 client.AddHandler("text/json", () => customDeserializer);
                 client.AddHandler("text/x-json", () => customDeserializer);
@@ -512,7 +529,7 @@ namespace Org.OpenAPITools.Client
             }
             else
             {
-                var customDeserializer = new CustomJsonCodec(configuration);
+                var customDeserializer = new CustomJsonCodec(SerializerSettings, configuration);
                 client.AddHandler("application/json", () => customDeserializer);
                 client.AddHandler("text/json", () => customDeserializer);
                 client.AddHandler("text/x-json", () => customDeserializer);
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/csharp-netcore/OpenAPIClientCore/src/Org.OpenAPITools/Client/ApiClient.cs b/samples/client/petstore/csharp-netcore/OpenAPIClientCore/src/Org.OpenAPITools/Client/ApiClient.cs
index 41af9ac7c4b..53e4ce7fd45 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/csharp-netcore/OpenAPIClientCore/src/Org.OpenAPITools/Client/ApiClient.cs
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/csharp-netcore/OpenAPIClientCore/src/Org.OpenAPITools/Client/ApiClient.cs
@@ -165,6 +165,23 @@ namespace Org.OpenAPITools.Client
     {
         private readonly String _baseUrl;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Specifies the settings on a <see cref="JsonSerializer" /> object. 
+        /// These settings can be adjusted to accomodate custom serialization rules.
+        /// </summary>
+        public JsonSerializerSettings SerializerSettings { get; set; } = new JsonSerializerSettings
+        {
+            // OpenAPI generated types generally hide default constructors.
+            ConstructorHandling = ConstructorHandling.AllowNonPublicDefaultConstructor,
+            ContractResolver = new DefaultContractResolver
+            {
+                NamingStrategy = new CamelCaseNamingStrategy
+                {
+                    OverrideSpecifiedNames = false
+                }
+            }
+        };
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Allows for extending request processing for <see cref="ApiClient"/> generated code.
         /// </summary>
@@ -263,7 +280,7 @@ namespace Org.OpenAPITools.Client
             RestRequest request = new RestRequest(Method(method))
             {
                 Resource = path,
-                JsonSerializer = new CustomJsonCodec(configuration)
+                JsonSerializer = new CustomJsonCodec(SerializerSettings, configuration)
             };
 
             if (options.PathParameters != null)
@@ -411,7 +428,7 @@ namespace Org.OpenAPITools.Client
             }
             else
             {
-                var customDeserializer = new CustomJsonCodec(configuration);
+                var customDeserializer = new CustomJsonCodec(SerializerSettings, configuration);
                 client.AddHandler("application/json", () => customDeserializer);
                 client.AddHandler("text/json", () => customDeserializer);
                 client.AddHandler("text/x-json", () => customDeserializer);
@@ -513,7 +530,7 @@ namespace Org.OpenAPITools.Client
             }
             else
             {
-                var customDeserializer = new CustomJsonCodec(configuration);
+                var customDeserializer = new CustomJsonCodec(SerializerSettings, configuration);
                 client.AddHandler("application/json", () => customDeserializer);
                 client.AddHandler("text/json", () => customDeserializer);
                 client.AddHandler("text/x-json", () => customDeserializer);
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/csharp/OpenAPIClient/src/Org.OpenAPITools/Client/ApiClient.cs b/samples/client/petstore/csharp/OpenAPIClient/src/Org.OpenAPITools/Client/ApiClient.cs
index 21a140ed84e..26b1205ce63 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/csharp/OpenAPIClient/src/Org.OpenAPITools/Client/ApiClient.cs
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/csharp/OpenAPIClient/src/Org.OpenAPITools/Client/ApiClient.cs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace Org.OpenAPITools.Client
     /// </summary>
     public partial class ApiClient
     {
-        private JsonSerializerSettings serializerSettings = new JsonSerializerSettings
+        public JsonSerializerSettings serializerSettings = new JsonSerializerSettings
         {
             ConstructorHandling = ConstructorHandling.AllowNonPublicDefaultConstructor
         };
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/csharp/OpenAPIClientNetStandard/src/Org.OpenAPITools/Client/ApiClient.cs b/samples/client/petstore/csharp/OpenAPIClientNetStandard/src/Org.OpenAPITools/Client/ApiClient.cs
index 3367117774f..33758aa1883 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/csharp/OpenAPIClientNetStandard/src/Org.OpenAPITools/Client/ApiClient.cs
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/csharp/OpenAPIClientNetStandard/src/Org.OpenAPITools/Client/ApiClient.cs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace Org.OpenAPITools.Client
     /// </summary>
     public partial class ApiClient
     {
-        private JsonSerializerSettings serializerSettings = new JsonSerializerSettings
+        public JsonSerializerSettings serializerSettings = new JsonSerializerSettings
         {
             ConstructorHandling = ConstructorHandling.AllowNonPublicDefaultConstructor
         };