diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Testing.Abstractions/FullPdbReader.cs b/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Testing.Abstractions/FullPdbReader.cs
index b4c08e599..d5339096b 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Testing.Abstractions/FullPdbReader.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Testing.Abstractions/FullPdbReader.cs
@@ -51,25 +51,32 @@ namespace Microsoft.Extensions.Testing.Abstractions
 
         private static ISymUnmanagedReader3 CreateNativeSymReader(Stream pdbStream)
         {
-            object symReader = null;
-            var guid = default(Guid);
-            if (IntPtr.Size == 4)
+            try
             {
-                CreateSymReader32(ref guid, out symReader);
+                object symReader = null;
+                var guid = default(Guid);
+                if (IntPtr.Size == 4)
+                {
+                    CreateSymReader32(ref guid, out symReader);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    CreateSymReader64(ref guid, out symReader);
+                }
+                var reader = (ISymUnmanagedReader3)symReader;
+                var hr = reader.Initialize(new DummyMetadataImport(), null, null, new ComStreamWrapper(pdbStream));
+                SymUnmanagedReaderExtensions.ThrowExceptionForHR(hr);
+                return reader;
             }
-            else
+            catch (Exception e)
             {
-                CreateSymReader64(ref guid, out symReader);
+                throw new IOException(e.Message, e);
             }
-            var reader = (ISymUnmanagedReader3)symReader;
-            var hr = reader.Initialize(new DummyMetadataImport(), null, null, new ComStreamWrapper(pdbStream));
-            SymUnmanagedReaderExtensions.ThrowExceptionForHR(hr);
-            return reader;
         }
 
         public void Dispose()
         {
-            ((ISymUnmanagedDispose) _symReader).Destroy();
+            ((ISymUnmanagedDispose)_symReader).Destroy();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Testing.Abstractions/IPdbReaderFactory.cs b/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Testing.Abstractions/IPdbReaderFactory.cs
index e3ee8b53f..d6f7a23e3 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Testing.Abstractions/IPdbReaderFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Testing.Abstractions/IPdbReaderFactory.cs
@@ -1,12 +1,21 @@
 // Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved.
 // Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
 
+using System;
 using System.IO;
 
 namespace Microsoft.Extensions.Testing.Abstractions
 {
     public interface IPdbReaderFactory
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates <see cref="IPdbReader"/> for given file.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="pdbPath">
+        /// Path to the .pdb file or a PE file that refers to the .pdb file in its Debug Directory Table.
+        /// </param>
+        /// <exception cref="IOException">File <paramref name="pdbPath"/> does not exist or can't be read.</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="pdbPath"/> is null.</exception>
         IPdbReader Create(string pdbPath);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Testing.Abstractions/MissingPdbReader.cs b/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Testing.Abstractions/MissingPdbReader.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c4b860670
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Testing.Abstractions/MissingPdbReader.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+using System.Reflection;
+
+namespace Microsoft.Extensions.Testing.Abstractions
+{
+    internal sealed class MissingPdbReader : IPdbReader
+    {
+        public static readonly MissingPdbReader Instance = new MissingPdbReader();
+
+        public SourceInformation GetSourceInformation(MethodInfo methodInfo) => null;
+        public void Dispose() { }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Testing.Abstractions/PdbReaderFactory.cs b/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Testing.Abstractions/PdbReaderFactory.cs
index 24e3eb119..8c05227fe 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Testing.Abstractions/PdbReaderFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Testing.Abstractions/PdbReaderFactory.cs
@@ -3,31 +3,103 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Reflection.Metadata;
+using System.Reflection.PortableExecutable;
 
 namespace Microsoft.Extensions.Testing.Abstractions
 {
     public class PdbReaderFactory : IPdbReaderFactory
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates <see cref="IPdbReader"/> for given file.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="pdbPath">
+        /// Path to the .pdb file or a PE file that refers to the .pdb file in its Debug Directory Table.
+        /// </param>
+        /// <exception cref="IOException">File <paramref name="pdbPath"/> does not exist or can't be read.</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="pdbPath"/> is null.</exception>
         public IPdbReader Create(string pdbPath)
         {
-            var pdbStream = new FileStream(pdbPath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
-
-            if (IsPortable(pdbStream))
+            if (pdbPath == null)
             {
-                return new PortablePdbReader(pdbStream);
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(pdbPath));
             }
-            else
+
+            Stream stream = OpenRead(pdbPath);
+
+            if (IsPE(stream))
             {
-                return new FullPdbReader(pdbStream);
+                return CreateFromPortableExecutable(stream, pdbPath);
+            }
+
+            if (IsPortable(stream))
+            {
+                return new PortablePdbReader(stream);
+            }
+
+            return new FullPdbReader(stream);
+        }
+
+        private static bool IsPortable(Stream stream)
+        {
+            bool result = stream.ReadByte() == 'B' && stream.ReadByte() == 'S' && stream.ReadByte() == 'J' && stream.ReadByte() == 'B';
+            stream.Position = 0;
+            return result;
+        }
+
+        private static bool IsPE(Stream stream)
+        {
+            bool result = stream.ReadByte() == 'M' && stream.ReadByte() == 'Z';
+            stream.Position = 0;
+            return result;
+        }
+
+        private IPdbReader CreateFromPortableExecutable(Stream peStream, string pePath)
+        {
+            using (var peReader = new PEReader(peStream))
+            {
+                MetadataReaderProvider pdbProvider;
+                string pdbPath;
+                if (peReader.TryOpenAssociatedPortablePdb(pePath, TryOpenRead, out pdbProvider, out pdbPath))
+                {
+                    return new PortablePdbReader(pdbProvider);
+                }
+
+                return MissingPdbReader.Instance;
             }
         }
 
-        private static bool IsPortable(Stream pdbStream)
+        private static Stream OpenRead(string path)
         {
-            return pdbStream.ReadByte() == 'B' &&
-                pdbStream.ReadByte() == 'S' &&
-                pdbStream.ReadByte() == 'J' &&
-                pdbStream.ReadByte() == 'B';
+            try
+            {
+                return File.OpenRead(path);
+            }
+            catch (Exception e) when (!(e is IOException))
+            {
+                throw new IOException(e.Message, e);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static Stream TryOpenRead(string path)
+        {
+            if (!File.Exists(path))
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            try
+            {
+                return File.OpenRead(path);
+            }
+            catch (FileNotFoundException)
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
+            catch (Exception e) when (!(e is IOException))
+            {
+                throw new IOException(e.Message, e);
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Testing.Abstractions/PortablePdbReader.cs b/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Testing.Abstractions/PortablePdbReader.cs
index 80ea95cf2..7b6d11220 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Testing.Abstractions/PortablePdbReader.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Testing.Abstractions/PortablePdbReader.cs
@@ -6,27 +6,23 @@ using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Reflection.Metadata;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 
 namespace Microsoft.Extensions.Testing.Abstractions
 {
     public class PortablePdbReader : IPdbReader
     {
         private MetadataReader _reader;
-        private GCHandle _gcHandle;
+        private MetadataReaderProvider _provider;
 
-        public PortablePdbReader(Stream pdbStream)
+        public PortablePdbReader(Stream stream)
+            : this(MetadataReaderProvider.FromPortablePdbStream(stream))
         {
-            pdbStream.Position = 0;
-            var buffer = new byte[pdbStream.Length];
-            pdbStream.Read(buffer, 0, buffer.Length);
-
-            _gcHandle = GCHandle.Alloc(buffer, GCHandleType.Pinned);
-            unsafe
-            {
-                var address = _gcHandle.AddrOfPinnedObject();
-                _reader = new MetadataReader((byte*)address.ToPointer(), buffer.Length);
-            }
+        }
+        
+        internal PortablePdbReader(MetadataReaderProvider provider)
+        {
+            _provider = provider;
+            _reader = provider.GetMetadataReader();
         }
 
         public SourceInformation GetSourceInformation(MethodInfo methodInfo)
@@ -43,6 +39,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.Extensions.Testing.Abstractions
 
         private SourceInformation GetSourceInformation(MethodDebugInformationHandle handle)
         {
+            if (_reader == null)
+            {
+                throw new ObjectDisposedException(nameof(PortablePdbReader));
+            }
+
             SourceInformation sourceInformation = null;
             try
             {
@@ -81,7 +82,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.Extensions.Testing.Abstractions
 
         public void Dispose()
         {
-            _gcHandle.Free();
+            _provider?.Dispose();
+            _provider = null;
+            _reader = null;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Testing.Abstractions/SourceInformationProvider.cs b/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Testing.Abstractions/SourceInformationProvider.cs
index 1e018cc0e..eadfaa743 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Testing.Abstractions/SourceInformationProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Testing.Abstractions/SourceInformationProvider.cs
@@ -10,23 +10,44 @@ namespace Microsoft.Extensions.Testing.Abstractions
 {
     public class SourceInformationProvider : ISourceInformationProvider
     {
-        private readonly string _pdbPath;
+        private readonly string _filePath;
         private readonly IPdbReader _pdbReader;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a source info provide from a specified file path.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="pdbPath">
+        /// Path to the .pdb file or a PE file that refers to the .pdb file in its Debug Directory Table.
+        /// </param>
         public SourceInformationProvider(string pdbPath) :
             this(pdbPath, new PdbReaderFactory())
         {
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a source info provide from a specified file path.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="pdbPath">
+        /// Path to the .pdb file or a PE file that refers to the .pdb file in its Debug Directory Table.
+        /// </param>
+        /// <param name="pdbReaderFactory">
+        /// Factory that creates <see cref="IPdbReader"/> instance used to read the PDB.
+        /// </param>
+        /// <exception cref="IOException">File <paramref name="pdbPath"/> does not exist or can't be read.</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="pdbPath"/> or <paramref name="pdbReaderFactory"/> is null.</exception>
         public SourceInformationProvider(string pdbPath, IPdbReaderFactory pdbReaderFactory)
         {
-            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(pdbPath) || !File.Exists(pdbPath))
+            if (pdbPath == null)
             {
-                throw new ArgumentException($"The file '{pdbPath}' does not exist.", nameof(pdbPath));
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(pdbPath));
             }
 
-            _pdbPath = pdbPath;
+            if (pdbReaderFactory == null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(pdbReaderFactory));
+            }
 
+            _filePath = pdbPath;
             _pdbReader = pdbReaderFactory.Create(pdbPath);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Testing.Abstractions/project.json b/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Testing.Abstractions/project.json
index 5f1ccc646..649f67315 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Testing.Abstractions/project.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Testing.Abstractions/project.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     },
     "Microsoft.DiaSymReader": "1.0.8",
     "Microsoft.DiaSymReader.Native": "1.4.0-rc2",
-    "System.Reflection.Metadata": "1.4.1-beta-24410-02"
+    "System.Reflection.Metadata": "1.4.1-beta-24426-02"
   },
   "frameworks": {
     "net451": {},