diff --git a/scripts/dotnet-cli-build/DebTargets.cs b/scripts/dotnet-cli-build/DebTargets.cs
index fe8da8ce2..024d41ac6 100644
--- a/scripts/dotnet-cli-build/DebTargets.cs
+++ b/scripts/dotnet-cli-build/DebTargets.cs
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Build
             var inputRoot = c.BuildContext.Get<string>("SharedHostPublishRoot");
             var debFile = c.BuildContext.Get<string>("SharedHostInstallerFile");
             var objRoot = Path.Combine(Dirs.Output, "obj", "debian", "sharedhost");
+            var manPagesDir = Path.Combine(Dirs.RepoRoot, "Documentation", "manpages");
 
             if (Directory.Exists(objRoot))
             {
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Build
             Directory.CreateDirectory(objRoot);
 
             Cmd(Path.Combine(Dirs.RepoRoot, "scripts", "package", "package-sharedhost-debian.sh"),
-                    "--input", inputRoot, "--output", debFile, "--obj-root", objRoot, "--version", version)
+                    "--input", inputRoot, "--output", debFile, "--obj-root", objRoot, "--version", version, "-m", manPagesDir)
                     .Execute()
                     .EnsureSuccessful();
             return c.Success();
diff --git a/scripts/package/package-sharedhost-debian.sh b/scripts/package/package-sharedhost-debian.sh
index d146519fb..92f543468 100755
--- a/scripts/package/package-sharedhost-debian.sh
+++ b/scripts/package/package-sharedhost-debian.sh
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ while [[ $# > 0 ]]; do
         --help)
             help
             ;;
+        -m|--manpages)
+            MANPAGE_DIR=$2
+            shift
+            ;;
         *)
             break
             ;;