diff --git a/tools/realsense-viewer/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/realsense-viewer/CMakeLists.txt
index fdd41a5076..e9ebeaf391 100644
--- a/tools/realsense-viewer/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/realsense-viewer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ if(DEFINED OpenCV_DIR  AND  IS_DIRECTORY ${OpenCV_DIR})
     )
 
 endif()
+
+include(../../wrappers/openvino/check_vino_version.cmake)
+
 if(DEFINED INTEL_OPENVINO_DIR  AND  IS_DIRECTORY ${INTEL_OPENVINO_DIR})
 
     message( STATUS "Enabling OpenVINO face-detection for realsense-viewer ..." )
@@ -89,12 +92,22 @@ if(DEFINED INTEL_OPENVINO_DIR  AND  IS_DIRECTORY ${INTEL_OPENVINO_DIR})
     include(${INTEL_OPENVINO_DIR}/inference_engine/share/InferenceEngineConfig.cmake)
 
     get_property(deps VARIABLE PROPERTY DEPENDENCIES)
-    set(DEPENDENCIES ${deps} ${InferenceEngine_LIBRARIES} ie_cpu_extension)
+
+    check_vino_version()
+    if(OPENVINO2019)
+        set(DEPENDENCIES ${deps} ${InferenceEngine_LIBRARIES} ie_cpu_extension)
+    else()
+        set(DEPENDENCIES ${deps} ${InferenceEngine_LIBRARIES})
+    endif()
+
     include_directories( ../../wrappers/openvino )
     include_directories( ../../wrappers/opencv )
     include_directories( ${InferenceEngine_INCLUDE_DIRS} )
+
+    if(OPENVINO2019)
     # We need additional access to ext_list.hpp, for CPU extension support:
-    include_directories( ${IE_ROOT_DIR}/src/extension )
+    include_directories( "${IE_ROOT_DIR}/src/extension" )
+    endif()
 
     set(OPENVINO_FILES
         ../../wrappers/openvino/rs-vino/base-detection.cpp
@@ -106,9 +119,12 @@ if(DEFINED INTEL_OPENVINO_DIR  AND  IS_DIRECTORY ${INTEL_OPENVINO_DIR})
         ../../wrappers/openvino/rs-vino/detected-object.cpp
         ../../wrappers/openvino/rs-vino/detected-object.h
         ../../wrappers/openvino/rs-vino/openvino-helpers.h
-        ${IE_ROOT_DIR}/src/extension/ext_list.hpp
         )
 
+    if(OPENVINO2019)
+        set(OPENVINO_FILES ${OPENVINO_FILES} "${IE_ROOT_DIR}/src/extension/ext_list.hpp")
+    endif()
+
     set(RS_VIEWER_CPP
         ${RS_VIEWER_CPP}
         openvino-face-detection.cpp
@@ -176,6 +192,10 @@ else()
     )
 endif()
 
+if(OPENVINO2019)
+    target_compile_definitions(realsense-viewer PRIVATE OPENVINO2019)
+endif()
+
 source_group("EasyLogging++" FILES ${ELPP_FILES})
 source_group("SW-Update" FILES ${SW_UPDATE_FILES})
 
diff --git a/tools/realsense-viewer/openvino-face-detection.cpp b/tools/realsense-viewer/openvino-face-detection.cpp
index 402d38fe13..1da12c1f0d 100644
--- a/tools/realsense-viewer/openvino-face-detection.cpp
+++ b/tools/realsense-viewer/openvino-face-detection.cpp
@@ -3,14 +3,15 @@
 
 // NOTE: This file will be compiled only with INTEL_OPENVINO_DIR pointing to an OpenVINO install!
 
-
 #include "post-processing-filters-list.h"
 #include "post-processing-worker-filter.h"
+
 #include <rs-vino/object-detection.h>
 #include <rs-vino/age-gender-detection.h>
 #include <rs-vino/detected-object.h>
 #include <cv-helpers.hpp>
 
+namespace openvino = InferenceEngine;
 
 /* We need to extend the basic detected_object to include facial characteristics
 */
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ class openvino_face_detection : public post_processing_worker_filter
         // Complete background worker to ensure it releases the instance's resources in controlled manner
         release_background_worker();
     }
+
 public:
     void start( rs2::subdevice_model & model ) override
     {
@@ -105,9 +107,14 @@ class openvino_face_detection : public post_processing_worker_filter
     void worker_start() override
     {
         LOG(INFO) << "Loading CPU extensions...";
-        _ie.AddExtension( std::make_shared< InferenceEngine::Extensions::Cpu::CpuExtensions >(), "CPU" );
-        _face_detector.load_into( _ie, "CPU" );
-        _age_detector.load_into( _ie, "CPU" );
+        std::string const device_name{ "CPU" };
+
+#ifdef OPENVINO2019
+        _ie.AddExtension(std::make_shared< openvino::Extensions::Cpu::CpuExtensions >(), device_name);
+#endif
+
+        _face_detector.load_into( _ie, device_name);
+        _age_detector.load_into( _ie, device_name);
     }
 
     /*
diff --git a/wrappers/openvino/CMakeLists.txt b/wrappers/openvino/CMakeLists.txt
index 288365e1ed..bc0d587d59 100644
--- a/wrappers/openvino/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/wrappers/openvino/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,11 +14,23 @@ endif()
 set(IE_ROOT_DIR "${INTEL_OPENVINO_DIR}/inference_engine")
 include(${INTEL_OPENVINO_DIR}/inference_engine/share/InferenceEngineConfig.cmake)
 get_property(deps VARIABLE PROPERTY DEPENDENCIES)
-set(DEPENDENCIES ${deps} ${InferenceEngine_LIBRARIES} ie_cpu_extension)
+
+include(check_vino_version.cmake)
+check_vino_version()
+
+if(OPENVINO2019)
+	set(DEPENDENCIES ${deps} ${InferenceEngine_LIBRARIES} ie_cpu_extension)
+else()
+	set(DEPENDENCIES ${deps} ${InferenceEngine_LIBRARIES})
+endif()
+
 include_directories( . )
 include_directories( ${InferenceEngine_INCLUDE_DIRS} )
+
+if(OPENVINO2019)
 # We need additional access to ext_list.hpp, for CPU extension support:
-include_directories( ${IE_ROOT_DIR}/src/extension )
+	include_directories( "${IE_ROOT_DIR}/src/extension" )
+endif()
 
 # The rs-vino directory includes additional classes and helpers that need to be included
 set(OPENVINO_FILES
@@ -29,8 +41,12 @@ set(OPENVINO_FILES
 	../rs-vino/detected-object.cpp
 	../rs-vino/detected-object.h
 	../rs-vino/openvino-helpers.h
-	${IE_ROOT_DIR}/src/extension/ext_list.hpp
 )
+
+if(OPENVINO2019)
+	set(OPENVINO_FILES ${OPENVINO_FILES} "${IE_ROOT_DIR}/src/extension/ext_list.hpp")
+endif()
+
 # And they make use of ELPP (EasyLogging++):
 include_directories( ../../third-party/easyloggingpp/src )
 set( ELPP_FILES
diff --git a/wrappers/openvino/check_vino_version.cmake b/wrappers/openvino/check_vino_version.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..01f63995ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wrappers/openvino/check_vino_version.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+
+# OPENVINO version 2019 an lower has its own API for working with the device extensions.
+# Here we checkout the OPENVINO version by existence of the specific file.
+set(OPENVINO2019 false)
+macro(check_vino_version)
+    if(EXISTS "${IE_ROOT_DIR}/src/extension/ext_list.hpp")
+    message("OPENVINO version has been found out to be 2019 or lower")
+	    set(OPENVINO2019 true)
+    endif()
+endmacro()
diff --git a/wrappers/openvino/dnn/CMakeLists.txt b/wrappers/openvino/dnn/CMakeLists.txt
index 3d80a8f55e..f512351689 100644
--- a/wrappers/openvino/dnn/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/wrappers/openvino/dnn/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ add_executable(rs-dnn-vino
     ${ELPP_FILES}
 )
 
+if(OPENVINO2019)
+	target_compile_definitions(rs-dnn-vino PRIVATE OPENVINO2019)
+endif()
+
 source_group("OpenVINO" FILES ${OPENVINO_FILES})
 source_group("EasyLogging++" FILES ${ELPP_FILES})
 
diff --git a/wrappers/openvino/dnn/rs-dnn-vino.cpp b/wrappers/openvino/dnn/rs-dnn-vino.cpp
index 40714c6b00..cf1aed92d5 100644
--- a/wrappers/openvino/dnn/rs-dnn-vino.cpp
+++ b/wrappers/openvino/dnn/rs-dnn-vino.cpp
@@ -218,7 +218,10 @@ int main(int argc, char * argv[]) try
     openvino_helpers::error_listener error_listener;
     engine.SetLogCallback( error_listener );
     std::string const device_name { "CPU" };
-    engine.AddExtension( std::make_shared< openvino::Extensions::Cpu::CpuExtensions >(), device_name );
+
+#ifdef OPENVINO2019
+	engine.AddExtension(std::make_shared< openvino::Extensions::Cpu::CpuExtensions >(), device_name);
+#endif
 
     std::vector< detector_and_labels > detectors;
     load_detectors_into( detectors, engine, device_name );
diff --git a/wrappers/openvino/face/CMakeLists.txt b/wrappers/openvino/face/CMakeLists.txt
index 632d333a46..1080deb3bb 100644
--- a/wrappers/openvino/face/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/wrappers/openvino/face/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ add_executable(rs-face-vino
     ${ELPP_FILES}
 )
 
+if(OPENVINO2019)
+	target_compile_definitions(rs-face-vino PRIVATE OPENVINO2019)
+endif()
+
 source_group("OpenVINO" FILES ${OPENVINO_FILES})
 source_group("EasyLogging++" FILES ${ELPP_FILES})
 
diff --git a/wrappers/openvino/face/rs-face-vino.cpp b/wrappers/openvino/face/rs-face-vino.cpp
index edd26c5a1f..32f29ec1a1 100644
--- a/wrappers/openvino/face/rs-face-vino.cpp
+++ b/wrappers/openvino/face/rs-face-vino.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@ int main(int argc, char * argv[]) try
     openvino_helpers::error_listener error_listener;
     engine.SetLogCallback( error_listener );
     std::string const device_name { "CPU" };
+
+#ifdef OPENVINO2019
     engine.AddExtension( std::make_shared< openvino::Extensions::Cpu::CpuExtensions >(), device_name );
+#endif
 
     openvino_helpers::object_detection faceDetector(
         "face-detection-adas-0001.xml",
diff --git a/wrappers/openvino/rs-vino/openvino-helpers.h b/wrappers/openvino/rs-vino/openvino-helpers.h
index 9cebb8e554..c88d32e32d 100644
--- a/wrappers/openvino/rs-vino/openvino-helpers.h
+++ b/wrappers/openvino/rs-vino/openvino-helpers.h
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
 #pragma warning(disable:4275)
 #   include <inference_engine.hpp>
 #   include <ie_iextension.h>
+#ifdef OPENVINO2019
 #   include <ext_list.hpp>              // Required for CPU extension usage
+#endif
 #pragma warning(pop)
 
 #include <opencv2/opencv.hpp>