diff --git a/.vsts-ci/templates/nanoserver.yml b/.vsts-ci/templates/nanoserver.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..28e108e967
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vsts-ci/templates/nanoserver.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+parameters:
+  vmImage: 'win1803'
+  jobName: 'Nanoserver_Tests'
+  continueOnError: false
+
+jobs:
+
+- job: ${{ parameters.jobName }}
+  variables:
+    scriptName: ${{ parameters.scriptName }}
+
+  pool:
+    vmImage: ${{ parameters.vmImage }}
+
+  displayName: ${{ parameters.jobName }}
+
+  steps:
+  - script: |
+      set
+    displayName: Capture environment
+    condition: succeededOrFailed()
+
+  - task: DownloadBuildArtifacts@0
+    displayName: 'Download build artifacts'
+    inputs:
+      downloadType: specific
+      itemPattern: |
+        build/**/*
+      downloadPath: '$(System.ArtifactsDirectory)'
+
+  - pwsh: |
+      Get-ChildItem "$(System.ArtifactsDirectory)\*" -Recurse
+    displayName: 'Capture artifacts directory'
+    continueOnError: true
+
+  - pwsh: |
+      Install-module pester -Scope CurrentUser -Force
+    displayName: 'Install Pester'
+    continueOnError: true
+
+  - pwsh: |
+      Import-Module .\tools\ci.psm1
+      Restore-PSOptions -PSOptionsPath '$(System.ArtifactsDirectory)\build\psoptions.json'
+      $options = (Get-PSOptions)
+      $path = split-path -path $options.Output
+      Write-Verbose "Path: '$path'" -Verbose
+      $rootPath = split-Path -path $path
+      Expand-Archive -Path '$(System.ArtifactsDirectory)\build\build.zip' -DestinationPath $rootPath -Force
+      Invoke-Pester -Path ./test/nanoserver -OutputFormat NUnitXml -OutputFile ./test-nanoserver.xml
+    displayName: Test
+    condition: succeeded()
+
+  - task: PublishTestResults@2
+    condition: succeededOrFailed()
+    displayName: Publish Nanoserver Test Results **\test*.xml
+    inputs:
+      testRunner: NUnit
+      testResultsFiles: '**\test*.xml'
+      testRunTitle: nanoserver
+      mergeTestResults: true
+      failTaskOnFailedTests: true
diff --git a/.vsts-ci/windows.yml b/.vsts-ci/windows.yml
index a7c616cd29..7b39314a20 100644
--- a/.vsts-ci/windows.yml
+++ b/.vsts-ci/windows.yml
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ stages:
     parameters:
       pool: 'Hosted VS2017'
 
+  - template: templates/nanoserver.yml
+
 - stage: PackagingWin
   displayName: Packaging for Windows
   dependsOn: [] # by specifying an empty array, this stage doesn't depend on the stage before it
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost/WindowsTaskbarJumpList/TaskbarJumpList.cs b/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost/WindowsTaskbarJumpList/TaskbarJumpList.cs
index e567cd69ee..e6a5c2aa71 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost/WindowsTaskbarJumpList/TaskbarJumpList.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost/WindowsTaskbarJumpList/TaskbarJumpList.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Management.Automation;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Threading;
 
@@ -20,6 +21,13 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerShell
         // not over-optimize this and always create the JumpList as a non-blocking background STA thread instead.
         internal static void CreateRunAsAdministratorJumpList()
         {
+            // The STA apartment state is not supported on NanoServer and Windows IoT.
+            // Plus, there is not need to create jump list in those environment anyways.
+            if (Platform.IsNanoServer || Platform.IsIoT)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
             // Some COM APIs are implicitly STA only, therefore the executing thread must run in STA.
             var thread = new Thread(() =>
             {
diff --git a/test/nanoserver/nanoserver.tests.ps1 b/test/nanoserver/nanoserver.tests.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eb2cf76033
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/nanoserver/nanoserver.tests.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+Describe "Verify PowerShell Runs" {
+    BeforeAll{
+        $options = (Get-PSOptions)
+        $path = split-path -path $options.Output
+        Write-Verbose "Path: '$path'" -Verbose
+        $rootPath = split-Path -path $path
+        $mount = 'C:\powershell'
+        $container = 'mcr.microsoft.com/powershell:nanoserver-1803'
+    }
+
+    it "Verify Version " {
+        $version = docker run --rm -v "${rootPath}:${mount}" ${container} "${mount}\publish\pwsh" -NoLogo -NoProfile -Command '$PSVersionTable.PSVersion.ToString()'
+        $version | Should -match '^7\.'
+    }
+}