diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IISIntegration.Tools/WebConfigTransform.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IISIntegration.Tools/WebConfigTransform.cs
index 66e0b60f5d..9945650008 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IISIntegration.Tools/WebConfigTransform.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IISIntegration.Tools/WebConfigTransform.cs
@@ -65,6 +65,19 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IISIntegration.Tools
             if (!isPortable)
             {
                 aspNetCoreElement.SetAttributeValue("processPath", appPath);
+                var arguments = (string)aspNetCoreElement.Attribute("arguments");
+
+                if (arguments != null)
+                {
+                    const string launcherArgs = "%LAUNCHER_ARGS%";
+                    var position = 0;
+                    while ((position = arguments.IndexOf(launcherArgs, position, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)) >= 0)
+                    {
+                        arguments = arguments.Remove(position, launcherArgs.Length);
+                    }
+
+                    aspNetCoreElement.SetAttributeValue("arguments", arguments.Trim());
+                }
             }
             else
             {
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IISIntegration.Tools.Tests/WebConfigTransformFacts.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IISIntegration.Tools.Tests/WebConfigTransformFacts.cs
index 4ebfef6c34..1351f88fc3 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IISIntegration.Tools.Tests/WebConfigTransformFacts.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IISIntegration.Tools.Tests/WebConfigTransformFacts.cs
@@ -202,6 +202,28 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IISIntegration.Tools.Tests
                 aspNetCoreElement));
         }
 
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData("%LAUNCHER_ARGS%", "")]
+        [InlineData(" %launcher_ARGS%", "")]
+        [InlineData("%LAUNCHER_args% ", "")]
+        [InlineData("%LAUNCHER_ARGS% %launcher_args%", "")]
+        [InlineData(" %LAUNCHER_ARGS% %launcher_args% ", "")]
+        [InlineData(" %launcher_args% -my-switch", "-my-switch")]
+        [InlineData("-my-switch %LaUnChEr_ArGs%", "-my-switch")]
+        [InlineData("-switch-1 %LAUNCHER_ARGS% -switch-2", "-switch-1  -switch-2")]
+        [InlineData("%LAUNCHER_ARGS% -switch %launcher_args%", "-switch")]
+        public void WebConfigTransform_removes_LAUNCHER_ARGS_from_arguments_for_standalone_apps(string inputArguments, string outputArguments)
+        {
+            var input = WebConfigTemplate;
+            input.Descendants("aspNetCore").Single().SetAttributeValue("arguments", inputArguments);
+
+            var aspNetCoreElement =
+                WebConfigTransform.Transform(input, "test.exe", configureForAzure: false, isPortable: false)
+                    .Descendants("aspNetCore").Single();
+
+            Assert.Equal(outputArguments, (string)aspNetCoreElement.Attribute("arguments"));
+        }
+
         private bool VerifyMissingElementCreated(params string[] elementNames)
         {
             var input = WebConfigTemplate;