diff --git a/tests/packagedcode/data/nuget/ExpressionLicense.nuspec b/tests/packagedcode/data/nuget/ExpressionLicense.nuspec
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..14c253ebb26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/packagedcode/data/nuget/ExpressionLicense.nuspec
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2013/05/nuspec.xsd">
+  <metadata>
+    <id>ExpressionLicenseExample</id>
+    <version>1.0.0</version>
+    <requireLicenseAcceptance>false</requireLicenseAcceptance>
+    <license type="expression">MIT</license>
+  </metadata>
+</package>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/packagedcode/data/nuget/ExpressionLicense.nuspec.json.expected b/tests/packagedcode/data/nuget/ExpressionLicense.nuspec.json.expected
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c63a64d19dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/packagedcode/data/nuget/ExpressionLicense.nuspec.json.expected
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+[
+  {
+    "type": "nuget",
+    "namespace": null,
+    "name": "ExpressionLicenseExample",
+    "version": "1.0.0",
+    "qualifiers": {},
+    "subpath": null,
+    "primary_language": null,
+    "description": null,
+    "release_date": null,
+    "parties": [],
+    "keywords": [],
+    "homepage_url": null,
+    "download_url": null,
+    "size": null,
+    "sha1": null,
+    "md5": null,
+    "sha256": null,
+    "sha512": null,
+    "bug_tracking_url": null,
+    "code_view_url": null,
+    "vcs_url": null,
+    "copyright": null,
+    "holder": null,
+    "declared_license_expression": "mit",
+    "declared_license_expression_spdx": "MIT",
+    "license_detections": [
+      {
+        "license_expression": "mit",
+        "license_expression_spdx": "MIT",
+        "matches": [
+          {
+            "license_expression": "mit",
+            "license_expression_spdx": "MIT",
+            "from_file": null,
+            "start_line": 1,
+            "end_line": 1,
+            "matcher": "1-spdx-id",
+            "score": 100.0,
+            "matched_length": 1,
+            "match_coverage": 100.0,
+            "rule_relevance": 100,
+            "rule_identifier": "spdx-license-identifier-mit-5da48780aba670b0860c46d899ed42a0f243ff06",
+            "rule_url": null,
+            "matched_text": "MIT"
+          }
+        ],
+        "identifier": "mit-a822f434-d61f-f2b1-c792-8b8cb9e7b9bf"
+      }
+    ],
+    "other_license_expression": null,
+    "other_license_expression_spdx": null,
+    "other_license_detections": [],
+    "extracted_license_statement": "MIT",
+    "notice_text": null,
+    "source_packages": [],
+    "file_references": [],
+    "is_private": false,
+    "is_virtual": false,
+    "extra_data": {},
+    "dependencies": [],
+    "repository_homepage_url": "https://www.nuget.org/packages/ExpressionLicenseExample/1.0.0",
+    "repository_download_url": "https://www.nuget.org/api/v2/package/ExpressionLicenseExample/1.0.0",
+    "api_data_url": "https://api.nuget.org/v3/registration3/expressionlicenseexample/1.0.0.json",
+    "datasource_id": "nuget_nupsec",
+    "purl": "pkg:nuget/ExpressionLicenseExample@1.0.0"
+  }
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/packagedcode/data/nuget/LicenseURLOnly.nuspec b/tests/packagedcode/data/nuget/LicenseURLOnly.nuspec
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..14cd7e0b4d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/packagedcode/data/nuget/LicenseURLOnly.nuspec
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2013/05/nuspec.xsd">
+  <metadata>
+    <id>LicenseUrlOnlyExample</id>
+    <version>1.0.0</version>
+    <requireLicenseAcceptance>false</requireLicenseAcceptance>
+    <licenseUrl>https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT</licenseUrl>
+  </metadata>
+</package>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/packagedcode/data/nuget/LicenseURLOnly.nuspec.json.expected b/tests/packagedcode/data/nuget/LicenseURLOnly.nuspec.json.expected
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a1804e7c03f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/packagedcode/data/nuget/LicenseURLOnly.nuspec.json.expected
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+[
+  {
+    "type": "nuget",
+    "namespace": null,
+    "name": "LicenseUrlOnlyExample",
+    "version": "1.0.0",
+    "qualifiers": {},
+    "subpath": null,
+    "primary_language": null,
+    "description": null,
+    "release_date": null,
+    "parties": [],
+    "keywords": [],
+    "homepage_url": null,
+    "download_url": null,
+    "size": null,
+    "sha1": null,
+    "md5": null,
+    "sha256": null,
+    "sha512": null,
+    "bug_tracking_url": null,
+    "code_view_url": null,
+    "vcs_url": null,
+    "copyright": null,
+    "holder": null,
+    "declared_license_expression": "mit",
+    "declared_license_expression_spdx": "MIT",
+    "license_detections": [
+      {
+        "license_expression": "mit",
+        "license_expression_spdx": "MIT",
+        "matches": [
+          {
+            "license_expression": "mit",
+            "license_expression_spdx": "MIT",
+            "from_file": null,
+            "start_line": 1,
+            "end_line": 1,
+            "matcher": "1-hash",
+            "score": 100.0,
+            "matched_length": 5,
+            "match_coverage": 100.0,
+            "rule_relevance": 100,
+            "rule_identifier": "mit_65.RULE",
+            "rule_url": "https://github.com/nexB/scancode-toolkit/tree/develop/src/licensedcode/data/rules/mit_65.RULE",
+            "matched_text": "https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT"
+          }
+        ],
+        "identifier": "mit-8c45a313-6646-a283-ebeb-697e96d45185"
+      }
+    ],
+    "other_license_expression": null,
+    "other_license_expression_spdx": null,
+    "other_license_detections": [],
+    "extracted_license_statement": "https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT",
+    "notice_text": null,
+    "source_packages": [],
+    "file_references": [],
+    "is_private": false,
+    "is_virtual": false,
+    "extra_data": {},
+    "dependencies": [],
+    "repository_homepage_url": "https://www.nuget.org/packages/LicenseUrlOnlyExample/1.0.0",
+    "repository_download_url": "https://www.nuget.org/api/v2/package/LicenseUrlOnlyExample/1.0.0",
+    "api_data_url": "https://api.nuget.org/v3/registration3/licenseurlonlyexample/1.0.0.json",
+    "datasource_id": "nuget_nupsec",
+    "purl": "pkg:nuget/LicenseUrlOnlyExample@1.0.0"
+  }
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/packagedcode/data/nuget/NoLicenseInfo.nuspec b/tests/packagedcode/data/nuget/NoLicenseInfo.nuspec
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ab5abcca401
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/packagedcode/data/nuget/NoLicenseInfo.nuspec
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2013/05/nuspec.xsd">
+  <metadata>
+    <id>NoLicenseInfoExample</id>
+    <version>1.0.0</version>
+    <requireLicenseAcceptance>false</requireLicenseAcceptance>
+  </metadata>
+</package>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/packagedcode/data/nuget/NoLicenseInfo.nuspec.json.expected b/tests/packagedcode/data/nuget/NoLicenseInfo.nuspec.json.expected
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a74a297a063
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/packagedcode/data/nuget/NoLicenseInfo.nuspec.json.expected
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+[
+  {
+    "type": "nuget",
+    "namespace": null,
+    "name": "NoLicenseInfoExample",
+    "version": "1.0.0",
+    "qualifiers": {},
+    "subpath": null,
+    "primary_language": null,
+    "description": null,
+    "release_date": null,
+    "parties": [],
+    "keywords": [],
+    "homepage_url": null,
+    "download_url": null,
+    "size": null,
+    "sha1": null,
+    "md5": null,
+    "sha256": null,
+    "sha512": null,
+    "bug_tracking_url": null,
+    "code_view_url": null,
+    "vcs_url": null,
+    "copyright": null,
+    "holder": null,
+    "declared_license_expression": null,
+    "declared_license_expression_spdx": null,
+    "license_detections": [],
+    "other_license_expression": null,
+    "other_license_expression_spdx": null,
+    "other_license_detections": [],
+    "extracted_license_statement": null,
+    "notice_text": null,
+    "source_packages": [],
+    "file_references": [],
+    "is_private": false,
+    "is_virtual": false,
+    "extra_data": {},
+    "dependencies": [],
+    "repository_homepage_url": "https://www.nuget.org/packages/NoLicenseInfoExample/1.0.0",
+    "repository_download_url": "https://www.nuget.org/api/v2/package/NoLicenseInfoExample/1.0.0",
+    "api_data_url": "https://api.nuget.org/v3/registration3/nolicenseinfoexample/1.0.0.json",
+    "datasource_id": "nuget_nupsec",
+    "purl": "pkg:nuget/NoLicenseInfoExample@1.0.0"
+  }
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/packagedcode/data/nuget/PlainLicense.nuspec b/tests/packagedcode/data/nuget/PlainLicense.nuspec
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3993bdd7fec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/packagedcode/data/nuget/PlainLicense.nuspec
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2013/05/nuspec.xsd">
+  <metadata>
+    <id>PlainLicenseExample</id>
+    <version>1.0.0</version>
+    <requireLicenseAcceptance>false</requireLicenseAcceptance>
+    <license>MIT</license>
+  </metadata>
+</package>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/packagedcode/data/nuget/PlainLicense.nuspec.json.expected b/tests/packagedcode/data/nuget/PlainLicense.nuspec.json.expected
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..05366edcadf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/packagedcode/data/nuget/PlainLicense.nuspec.json.expected
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+[
+  {
+    "type": "nuget",
+    "namespace": null,
+    "name": "PlainLicenseExample",
+    "version": "1.0.0",
+    "qualifiers": {},
+    "subpath": null,
+    "primary_language": null,
+    "description": null,
+    "release_date": null,
+    "parties": [],
+    "keywords": [],
+    "homepage_url": null,
+    "download_url": null,
+    "size": null,
+    "sha1": null,
+    "md5": null,
+    "sha256": null,
+    "sha512": null,
+    "bug_tracking_url": null,
+    "code_view_url": null,
+    "vcs_url": null,
+    "copyright": null,
+    "holder": null,
+    "declared_license_expression": "mit",
+    "declared_license_expression_spdx": "MIT",
+    "license_detections": [
+      {
+        "license_expression": "mit",
+        "license_expression_spdx": "MIT",
+        "matches": [
+          {
+            "license_expression": "mit",
+            "license_expression_spdx": "MIT",
+            "from_file": null,
+            "start_line": 1,
+            "end_line": 1,
+            "matcher": "1-spdx-id",
+            "score": 100.0,
+            "matched_length": 1,
+            "match_coverage": 100.0,
+            "rule_relevance": 100,
+            "rule_identifier": "spdx-license-identifier-mit-5da48780aba670b0860c46d899ed42a0f243ff06",
+            "rule_url": null,
+            "matched_text": "MIT"
+          }
+        ],
+        "identifier": "mit-a822f434-d61f-f2b1-c792-8b8cb9e7b9bf"
+      }
+    ],
+    "other_license_expression": null,
+    "other_license_expression_spdx": null,
+    "other_license_detections": [],
+    "extracted_license_statement": "MIT",
+    "notice_text": null,
+    "source_packages": [],
+    "file_references": [],
+    "is_private": false,
+    "is_virtual": false,
+    "extra_data": {},
+    "dependencies": [],
+    "repository_homepage_url": "https://www.nuget.org/packages/PlainLicenseExample/1.0.0",
+    "repository_download_url": "https://www.nuget.org/api/v2/package/PlainLicenseExample/1.0.0",
+    "api_data_url": "https://api.nuget.org/v3/registration3/plainlicenseexample/1.0.0.json",
+    "datasource_id": "nuget_nupsec",
+    "purl": "pkg:nuget/PlainLicenseExample@1.0.0"
+  }
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/packagedcode/data/nuget/SpecFlow.MsTest.3.1.89.nuspec b/tests/packagedcode/data/nuget/SpecFlow.MsTest.3.1.89.nuspec
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..347fe43be87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/packagedcode/data/nuget/SpecFlow.MsTest.3.1.89.nuspec
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2013/05/nuspec.xsd">
+  <metadata>
+    <id>SpecFlow.MsTest</id>
+    <version>3.1.89</version>
+    <requireLicenseAcceptance>false</requireLicenseAcceptance>
+    <license type="file">LICENSE.txt</license>
+    <licenseUrl>https://aka.ms/deprecateLicenseUrl</licenseUrl>
+  </metadata>
+</package>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/packagedcode/data/nuget/SpecFlow.MsTest.3.1.89.nuspec.json.expected b/tests/packagedcode/data/nuget/SpecFlow.MsTest.3.1.89.nuspec.json.expected
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9b465220725
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/packagedcode/data/nuget/SpecFlow.MsTest.3.1.89.nuspec.json.expected
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+[
+  {
+    "type": "nuget",
+    "namespace": null,
+    "name": "SpecFlow.MsTest",
+    "version": "3.1.89",
+    "qualifiers": {},
+    "subpath": null,
+    "primary_language": null,
+    "description": null,
+    "release_date": null,
+    "parties": [],
+    "keywords": [],
+    "homepage_url": null,
+    "download_url": null,
+    "size": null,
+    "sha1": null,
+    "md5": null,
+    "sha256": null,
+    "sha512": null,
+    "bug_tracking_url": null,
+    "code_view_url": null,
+    "vcs_url": null,
+    "copyright": null,
+    "holder": null,
+    "declared_license_expression": "unknown-license-reference",
+    "declared_license_expression_spdx": "LicenseRef-scancode-unknown-license-reference",
+    "license_detections": [
+      {
+        "license_expression": "unknown-license-reference",
+        "license_expression_spdx": "LicenseRef-scancode-unknown-license-reference",
+        "matches": [
+          {
+            "license_expression": "unknown-license-reference",
+            "license_expression_spdx": "LicenseRef-scancode-unknown-license-reference",
+            "from_file": null,
+            "start_line": 1,
+            "end_line": 1,
+            "matcher": "1-hash",
+            "score": 90.0,
+            "matched_length": 3,
+            "match_coverage": 100.0,
+            "rule_relevance": 90,
+            "rule_identifier": "unknown-license-reference_339.RULE",
+            "rule_url": "https://github.com/nexB/scancode-toolkit/tree/develop/src/licensedcode/data/rules/unknown-license-reference_339.RULE",
+            "matched_text": "license LICENSE.txt"
+          }
+        ],
+        "identifier": "unknown_license_reference-bf47ad8c-fa3f-0e58-e5e5-d0aef2c37b43"
+      }
+    ],
+    "other_license_expression": null,
+    "other_license_expression_spdx": null,
+    "other_license_detections": [],
+    "extracted_license_statement": "LICENSE.txt",
+    "notice_text": null,
+    "source_packages": [],
+    "file_references": [],
+    "is_private": false,
+    "is_virtual": false,
+    "extra_data": {},
+    "dependencies": [],
+    "repository_homepage_url": "https://www.nuget.org/packages/SpecFlow.MsTest/3.1.89",
+    "repository_download_url": "https://www.nuget.org/api/v2/package/SpecFlow.MsTest/3.1.89",
+    "api_data_url": "https://api.nuget.org/v3/registration3/specflow.mstest/3.1.89.json",
+    "datasource_id": "nuget_nupsec",
+    "purl": "pkg:nuget/SpecFlow.MsTest@3.1.89"
+  }
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/packagedcode/test_nuget.py b/tests/packagedcode/test_nuget.py
index d3af13ab51b..372c95df9d2 100644
--- a/tests/packagedcode/test_nuget.py
+++ b/tests/packagedcode/test_nuget.py
@@ -72,3 +72,33 @@ def test_parse_nuget_package_lock_json(self):
     def test_package_lock_json_is_package_data_file(self):
         test_file = self.get_test_loc('nuget/packages.lock.json')
         assert nuget.NugetPackagesLockHandler.is_datafile(test_file)
+        
+    def test_parse_creates_package_from_nuspec_specflow_mstest_license_file(self):
+        test_file = self.get_test_loc('nuget/SpecFlow.MsTest.3.1.89.nuspec')
+        package = nuget.NugetNuspecHandler.parse(test_file)
+        expected_loc = self.get_test_loc('nuget/SpecFlow.MsTest.3.1.89.nuspec.json.expected')
+        self.check_packages_data(package, expected_loc, regen=REGEN_TEST_FIXTURES)
+
+    def test_parse_creates_package_from_nuspec_plain_license(self):
+        test_file = self.get_test_loc('nuget/PlainLicense.nuspec')
+        package = nuget.NugetNuspecHandler.parse(test_file)
+        expected_loc = self.get_test_loc('nuget/PlainLicense.nuspec.json.expected')
+        self.check_packages_data(package, expected_loc, regen=REGEN_TEST_FIXTURES)
+
+    def test_parse_creates_package_from_nuspec_license_url_only(self):
+        test_file = self.get_test_loc('nuget/LicenseUrlOnly.nuspec')
+        package = nuget.NugetNuspecHandler.parse(test_file)
+        expected_loc = self.get_test_loc('nuget/LicenseUrlOnly.nuspec.json.expected')
+        self.check_packages_data(package, expected_loc, regen=REGEN_TEST_FIXTURES)
+
+    def test_parse_creates_package_from_nuspec_no_license_info(self):
+        test_file = self.get_test_loc('nuget/NoLicenseInfo.nuspec')
+        package = nuget.NugetNuspecHandler.parse(test_file)
+        expected_loc = self.get_test_loc('nuget/NoLicenseInfo.nuspec.json.expected')
+        self.check_packages_data(package, expected_loc, regen=REGEN_TEST_FIXTURES)
+        
+    def test_parse_creates_package_from_nuspec_expression_license(self):
+        test_file = self.get_test_loc('nuget/ExpressionLicense.nuspec')
+        package = nuget.NugetNuspecHandler.parse(test_file)
+        expected_loc = self.get_test_loc('nuget/ExpressionLicense.nuspec.json.expected')
+        self.check_packages_data(package, expected_loc, regen=REGEN_TEST_FIXTURES)