diff --git a/AutoRest/AutoRest.Core/Utilities/Extensions.cs b/AutoRest/AutoRest.Core/Utilities/Extensions.cs
index 23bea5173d9db..9a18e21f1f5b4 100644
--- a/AutoRest/AutoRest.Core/Utilities/Extensions.cs
+++ b/AutoRest/AutoRest.Core/Utilities/Extensions.cs
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ public static string EscapeXmlComment(this string comment)
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Returns true is the type is a PrimaryType with KnownPrimaryType matching typeToMatch.
+        /// Returns true if the type is a PrimaryType with KnownPrimaryType matching typeToMatch.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="type"></param>
         /// <param name="typeToMatch"></param>
@@ -263,5 +263,54 @@ public static bool IsPrimaryType(this IType type, KnownPrimaryType typeToMatch)
             }
             return false;
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns true if the <paramref name="type"/> is a PrimaryType with KnownPrimaryType matching <paramref name="typeToMatch"/>
+        /// or a DictionaryType with ValueType matching <paramref name="typeToMatch"/> or a SequenceType matching <paramref name="typeToMatch"/>
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="type"></param>
+        /// <param name="typeToMatch"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static bool IsOrContainsPrimaryType(this IType type, KnownPrimaryType typeToMatch)
+        {
+            if (type == null)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            if (type.IsPrimaryType(typeToMatch) ||
+                type.IsDictionaryContainingType(typeToMatch) ||
+                type.IsSequenceContainingType(typeToMatch))
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns true if the <paramref name="type"/> is a DictionaryType with ValueType matching <paramref name="typeToMatch"/>
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="type"></param>
+        /// <param name="typeToMatch"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static bool IsDictionaryContainingType(this IType type, KnownPrimaryType typeToMatch)
+        {
+            DictionaryType dictionaryType = type as DictionaryType;
+            PrimaryType dictionaryPrimaryType = dictionaryType?.ValueType as PrimaryType;
+            return dictionaryPrimaryType != null && dictionaryPrimaryType.IsPrimaryType(typeToMatch);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns true if the <paramref name="type"/>is a SequenceType matching <paramref name="typeToMatch"/>
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="type"></param>
+        /// <param name="typeToMatch"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static bool IsSequenceContainingType(this IType type, KnownPrimaryType typeToMatch)
+        {
+            SequenceType sequenceType = type as SequenceType;
+            PrimaryType sequencePrimaryType = sequenceType?.ElementType as PrimaryType;
+            return sequencePrimaryType != null && sequencePrimaryType.IsPrimaryType(typeToMatch);
+        }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/AutoRest/Generators/CSharp/CSharp/TemplateModels/MethodTemplateModel.cs b/AutoRest/Generators/CSharp/CSharp/TemplateModels/MethodTemplateModel.cs
index d4a380df2765c..22d1ca54614d0 100644
--- a/AutoRest/Generators/CSharp/CSharp/TemplateModels/MethodTemplateModel.cs
+++ b/AutoRest/Generators/CSharp/CSharp/TemplateModels/MethodTemplateModel.cs
@@ -325,37 +325,19 @@ public string ClientReference
         /// <returns></returns>
         public string GetSerializationSettingsReference(IType serializationType)
         {
-            SequenceType sequenceType = serializationType as SequenceType;
-            DictionaryType dictionaryType = serializationType as DictionaryType;
-            if (serializationType.IsPrimaryType(KnownPrimaryType.Date) ||
-                (sequenceType != null && sequenceType.ElementType is PrimaryType 
-                    && ((PrimaryType)sequenceType.ElementType).Type == KnownPrimaryType.Date) ||
-                (dictionaryType != null && dictionaryType.ValueType is PrimaryType 
-                    && ((PrimaryType)dictionaryType.ValueType).Type == KnownPrimaryType.Date))
+            if (serializationType.IsOrContainsPrimaryType(KnownPrimaryType.Date))
             {
                 return "new DateJsonConverter()";
             }
-            else if (serializationType.IsPrimaryType(KnownPrimaryType.DateTimeRfc1123) ||
-                (sequenceType != null && sequenceType.ElementType is PrimaryType
-                    && ((PrimaryType)sequenceType.ElementType).Type == KnownPrimaryType.DateTimeRfc1123) ||
-                (dictionaryType != null && dictionaryType.ValueType is PrimaryType
-                    && ((PrimaryType)dictionaryType.ValueType).Type == KnownPrimaryType.DateTimeRfc1123))
+            else if (serializationType.IsOrContainsPrimaryType(KnownPrimaryType.DateTimeRfc1123))
             {
                 return "new DateTimeRfc1123JsonConverter()";
             }
-            else if (serializationType.IsPrimaryType(KnownPrimaryType.Base64Url) ||
-                (sequenceType != null && sequenceType.ElementType is PrimaryType
-                    && ((PrimaryType)sequenceType.ElementType).Type == KnownPrimaryType.Base64Url) ||
-                (dictionaryType != null && dictionaryType.ValueType is PrimaryType
-                    && ((PrimaryType)dictionaryType.ValueType).Type == KnownPrimaryType.Base64Url))
+            else if (serializationType.IsOrContainsPrimaryType(KnownPrimaryType.Base64Url))
             {
                 return "new Base64UrlJsonConverter()";
             }
-            else if (serializationType.IsPrimaryType(KnownPrimaryType.UnixTime) ||
-                (sequenceType != null && sequenceType.ElementType is PrimaryType
-                    && ((PrimaryType)sequenceType.ElementType).Type == KnownPrimaryType.UnixTime) ||
-                (dictionaryType != null && dictionaryType.ValueType is PrimaryType
-                    && ((PrimaryType)dictionaryType.ValueType).Type == KnownPrimaryType.UnixTime))
+            else if (serializationType.IsOrContainsPrimaryType(KnownPrimaryType.UnixTime))
             {
                 return "new UnixTimeJsonConverter()";
             }
@@ -369,33 +351,18 @@ public string GetSerializationSettingsReference(IType serializationType)
         /// <returns></returns>
         public string GetDeserializationSettingsReference(IType deserializationType)
         {
-            SequenceType sequenceType = deserializationType as SequenceType;
-            DictionaryType dictionaryType = deserializationType as DictionaryType;
-            if (deserializationType.IsPrimaryType(KnownPrimaryType.Date) ||
-                (sequenceType != null && sequenceType.ElementType is PrimaryType
-                    && ((PrimaryType)sequenceType.ElementType).Type == KnownPrimaryType.Date) ||
-                (dictionaryType != null && dictionaryType.ValueType is PrimaryType
-                    && ((PrimaryType)dictionaryType.ValueType).Type == KnownPrimaryType.Date))
+            if (deserializationType.IsOrContainsPrimaryType(KnownPrimaryType.Date))
             {
                 return "new DateJsonConverter()";
             }
-            else if (deserializationType.IsPrimaryType(KnownPrimaryType.Base64Url) ||
-                (sequenceType != null && sequenceType.ElementType is PrimaryType
-                    && ((PrimaryType)sequenceType.ElementType).Type == KnownPrimaryType.Base64Url) ||
-                (dictionaryType != null && dictionaryType.ValueType is PrimaryType
-                    && ((PrimaryType)dictionaryType.ValueType).Type == KnownPrimaryType.Base64Url))
+            else if (deserializationType.IsOrContainsPrimaryType(KnownPrimaryType.Base64Url))
             {
                 return "new Base64UrlJsonConverter()";
             }
-            else if (deserializationType.IsPrimaryType(KnownPrimaryType.UnixTime) ||
-                (sequenceType != null && sequenceType.ElementType is PrimaryType
-                    && ((PrimaryType)sequenceType.ElementType).Type == KnownPrimaryType.UnixTime) ||
-                (dictionaryType != null && dictionaryType.ValueType is PrimaryType
-                    && ((PrimaryType)dictionaryType.ValueType).Type == KnownPrimaryType.UnixTime))
+            else if (deserializationType.IsOrContainsPrimaryType(KnownPrimaryType.UnixTime))
             {
                 return "new UnixTimeJsonConverter()";
             }
-
             return ClientReference + ".DeserializationSettings";
         }