diff --git a/eng/targets/CSharp.Common.props b/eng/targets/CSharp.Common.props
index 080cdea9d4..a8922df73b 100644
--- a/eng/targets/CSharp.Common.props
+++ b/eng/targets/CSharp.Common.props
@@ -14,30 +14,24 @@
     <PackageReference Condition="'$(DotNetBuildFromSource)' != 'true'" Include="Microsoft.DotNet.GenAPI" PrivateAssets="All" Version="$(MicrosoftDotNetGenApiPackageVersion)" IsImplicitlyDefined="true" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
-  <Choose>
-    <When Condition="'$(UsingMicrosoftNETSdkWeb)' == 'true' OR '$(RazorSdkCurrentVersionProps)' != ''">
-      <ItemGroup>
-        <!--
-          Use the Razor SDK as a project reference. The version of the .NET Core SDK we build with often contains a version of the Razor SDK
-          several versions older than latest. We reference the project to ensure it's built before the other projects that use it. Since this
-          is a project reference, we must explicitly import the props file and also specify the output location of the SDK directory.
-        -->
-        <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\Razor\Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor\src\Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor.csproj"
-          PrivateAssets="All"
-          IsImplicitlyDefined="true"
-          ReferenceOutputAssembly="false"
-          SkipGetTargetFrameworkProperties="true"
-          UndefineProperties="TargetFramework;TargetFrameworks" />
-      </ItemGroup>
-
-      <PropertyGroup>
-        <RazorSdkDirectoryRoot>$(ArtifactsBinDir)Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor\$(Configuration)\sdk-output\</RazorSdkDirectoryRoot>
-      </PropertyGroup>
-    </When>
-  </Choose>
-
-  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Razor\Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor\src\build\netstandard2.0\Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor.props" Condition="'$(UsingMicrosoftNETSdkWeb)' == 'true' OR '$(RazorSdkCurrentVersionProps)' != ''" />
+  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(UsingMicrosoftNETSdkWeb)' == 'true' OR '$(RazorSdkCurrentVersionProps)' != ''">
+    <!--
+      Use the Razor SDK as a project reference. The version of the .NET Core SDK we build with often contains a version of the Razor SDK
+      several versions older than latest. We reference the project to ensure it's built before the other projects that use it. Since this
+      is a project reference, we must explicitly import the props file and also specify the output location of the SDK directory.
+    -->
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(RepoRoot)src\Razor\Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor\src\Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor.csproj"
+      PrivateAssets="All"
+      IsImplicitlyDefined="true"
+      ReferenceOutputAssembly="false"
+      SkipGetTargetFrameworkProperties="true"
+      UndefineProperties="TargetFramework;TargetFrameworks" />
+  </ItemGroup>
 
+  <ImportGroup Condition="'$(UsingMicrosoftNETSdkWeb)' == 'true' OR '$(RazorSdkCurrentVersionProps)' != ''">
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)eng\targets\GetRazorSDKDirectory.props" />
+    <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)src\Razor\Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor\src\build\netstandard2.0\Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor.props" />
+  </ImportGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup Condition=" '$(IsTestProject)' == 'true' ">
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Testing" />
diff --git a/eng/targets/GetRazorSDKDirectory.props b/eng/targets/GetRazorSDKDirectory.props
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7089256236
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eng/targets/GetRazorSDKDirectory.props
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<Project>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <RazorSdkDirectoryRoot Condition="'$(RazorSdkDirectoryRoot)' == ''">$(ArtifactsBinDir)Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor\$(Configuration)\sdk-output\</RazorSdkDirectoryRoot>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/BlazorTemplates.Tests/BlazorTemplates.Tests.csproj b/src/ProjectTemplates/BlazorTemplates.Tests/BlazorTemplates.Tests.csproj
index 2c7f374a25..5403eadca1 100644
--- a/src/ProjectTemplates/BlazorTemplates.Tests/BlazorTemplates.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/BlazorTemplates.Tests/BlazorTemplates.Tests.csproj
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@
       <_Parameter2>$(TargetFramework)</_Parameter2>
       <_Parameter3></_Parameter3>
     </AssemblyAttribute>
+    <AssemblyAttribute Include="System.Reflection.AssemblyMetadataAttribute">
+      <_Parameter1>Test.RazorSdkDirectoryRoot</_Parameter1>
+      <_Parameter2>$(RazorSdkDirectoryRoot)</_Parameter2>
+    </AssemblyAttribute>
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <Target Name="PrepareForTest" BeforeTargets="GetAssemblyAttributes" Condition="$(DesignTimeBuild) != true">
diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/BlazorTemplates.Tests/Infrastructure/TemplateTests.props.in b/src/ProjectTemplates/BlazorTemplates.Tests/Infrastructure/TemplateTests.props.in
index a32b6b82bc..0b1eeedf1b 100644
--- a/src/ProjectTemplates/BlazorTemplates.Tests/Infrastructure/TemplateTests.props.in
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/BlazorTemplates.Tests/Infrastructure/TemplateTests.props.in
@@ -35,8 +35,4 @@
     Since this is a project reference, we must explicitly import the props file and also specify the output location of the SDK directory.
   -->
   <Import Project="${RepoRoot}src\Razor\Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor\src\build\netstandard2.0\Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor.props" Condition="'$(UsingMicrosoftNETSdkWeb)' == 'true' OR '$(RazorSdkCurrentVersionProps)' != ''" />
-
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <RazorSdkDirectoryRoot>${ArtifactsBinDir}Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor\${Configuration}\sdk-output\</RazorSdkDirectoryRoot>
-  </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/Shared/Project.cs b/src/ProjectTemplates/Shared/Project.cs
index d16835a57d..505716e01e 100644
--- a/src/ProjectTemplates/Shared/Project.cs
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/Shared/Project.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ namespace Templates.Test.Helpers
         public string ProjectGuid { get; set; }
         public string TemplateOutputDir { get; set; }
         public string TargetFramework { get; set; } = GetAssemblyMetadata("Test.DefaultTargetFramework");
+        public string RazorSdkDirectoryRoot { get; set; } = GetAssemblyMetadata("Test.RazorSdkDirectoryRoot");
 
         public string TemplateBuildDir => Path.Combine(TemplateOutputDir, "bin", "Debug", TargetFramework);
         public string TemplatePublishDir => Path.Combine(TemplateOutputDir, "bin", "Release", TargetFramework, "publish");
@@ -116,7 +117,9 @@ namespace Templates.Test.Helpers
             // Avoid restoring as part of build or publish. These projects should have already restored as part of running dotnet new. Explicitly disabling restore
             // should avoid any global contention and we can execute a build or publish in a lock-free way
 
-            using var result = ProcessEx.Run(Output, TemplateOutputDir, DotNetMuxer.MuxerPathOrDefault(), $"publish --no-restore -c Release /bl {additionalArgs}", packageOptions);
+            var razorSDKarg = string.IsNullOrEmpty(RazorSdkDirectoryRoot) ? string.Empty : $"/p:RazorSdkDirectoryRoot={RazorSdkDirectoryRoot}";
+
+            using var result = ProcessEx.Run(Output, TemplateOutputDir, DotNetMuxer.MuxerPathOrDefault(), $"publish --no-restore -c Release /bl {razorSDKarg} {additionalArgs}", packageOptions);
             await result.Exited;
             CaptureBinLogOnFailure(result);
             return new ProcessResult(result);
@@ -129,7 +132,9 @@ namespace Templates.Test.Helpers
             // Avoid restoring as part of build or publish. These projects should have already restored as part of running dotnet new. Explicitly disabling restore
             // should avoid any global contention and we can execute a build or publish in a lock-free way
 
-            using var result = ProcessEx.Run(Output, TemplateOutputDir, DotNetMuxer.MuxerPathOrDefault(), $"build --no-restore -c Debug /bl {additionalArgs}", packageOptions);
+            var razorSDKarg = string.IsNullOrEmpty(RazorSdkDirectoryRoot) ? string.Empty : $"/p:RazorSdkDirectoryRoot={RazorSdkDirectoryRoot}";
+
+            using var result = ProcessEx.Run(Output, TemplateOutputDir, DotNetMuxer.MuxerPathOrDefault(), $"build --no-restore -c Debug /bl {razorSDKarg} {additionalArgs}", packageOptions);
             await result.Exited;
             CaptureBinLogOnFailure(result);
             return new ProcessResult(result);
diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/test/Infrastructure/TemplateTests.props.in b/src/ProjectTemplates/test/Infrastructure/TemplateTests.props.in
index 7db32362ad..227bffd7a5 100644
--- a/src/ProjectTemplates/test/Infrastructure/TemplateTests.props.in
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/test/Infrastructure/TemplateTests.props.in
@@ -34,9 +34,5 @@
     We reference the project to ensure it's built before the other projects that use it. Since this is a project reference, we
     must explicitly import the props file and also specify the output location of the SDK directory.
   -->
-  <Import Project="${RepoRoot}src\Razor\Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor\src\build\netstandard2.0\Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor.props" Condition="'$(UsingMicrosoftNETSdkWeb)' == 'true' OR '$(RazorSdkCurrentVersionProps)' != ''" />
-
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <RazorSdkDirectoryRoot>${ArtifactsBinDir}Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor\${Configuration}\sdk-output\</RazorSdkDirectoryRoot>
-  </PropertyGroup>
+  <Import Project="${RepoRoot}src\Razor\Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor\src\build\netstandard2.0\Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor.props"  Condition="'$(UsingMicrosoftNETSdkWeb)' == 'true' OR '$(RazorSdkCurrentVersionProps)' != ''" />
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/test/ProjectTemplates.Tests.csproj b/src/ProjectTemplates/test/ProjectTemplates.Tests.csproj
index b5d75bc5ed..081f1b5862 100644
--- a/src/ProjectTemplates/test/ProjectTemplates.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/test/ProjectTemplates.Tests.csproj
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
   <!-- Shared testing infrastructure for running E2E tests using selenium -->
   <Import Project="$(SharedSourceRoot)E2ETesting\E2ETesting.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(RepoRoot)eng\targets\GetRazorSDKDirectory.props" Condition="'$(IsHelixJob)' != 'true'"/>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>$(DefaultNetCoreTargetFramework)</TargetFramework>
@@ -61,6 +62,10 @@
       <_Parameter1>Test.DefaultTargetFramework</_Parameter1>
       <_Parameter2>$(DefaultNetCoreTargetFramework)</_Parameter2>
     </AssemblyAttribute>
+    <AssemblyAttribute Include="System.Reflection.AssemblyMetadataAttribute">
+      <_Parameter1>Test.RazorSdkDirectoryRoot</_Parameter1>
+      <_Parameter2>$(RazorSdkDirectoryRoot)</_Parameter2>
+    </AssemblyAttribute>
     <AssemblyAttribute Include="System.Reflection.AssemblyMetadataAttribute" Condition="'$(ContinuousIntegrationBuild)' == 'true'">
       <_Parameter1>ContinuousIntegrationBuild</_Parameter1>
       <_Parameter2>true</_Parameter2>