diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Extensions.ProjectModel.Abstractions.Sources/IProjectContext.cs b/src/Microsoft.Extensions.ProjectModel.Abstractions.Sources/IProjectContext.cs
index ce7731fac6..972f85caff 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Extensions.ProjectModel.Abstractions.Sources/IProjectContext.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Extensions.ProjectModel.Abstractions.Sources/IProjectContext.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Extensions.ProjectModel
         string PackageLockFile { get; }
         string PackagesDirectory { get; }
         string TargetDirectory { get; }
+        string AssemblyName { get; }
         string AssemblyFullPath { get; }
         IEnumerable<string> CompilationItems { get; }
         IEnumerable<string> EmbededItems { get; }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Extensions.ProjectModel.DotNet.Sources/DotNetProjectContext.cs b/src/Microsoft.Extensions.ProjectModel.DotNet.Sources/DotNetProjectContext.cs
index b2b9851ea8..fcacbd75f1 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Extensions.ProjectModel.DotNet.Sources/DotNetProjectContext.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Extensions.ProjectModel.DotNet.Sources/DotNetProjectContext.cs
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.Extensions.ProjectModel
         public string RuntimeConfigJson => _paths.RuntimeFiles.RuntimeConfigJson;
         public string PackagesDirectory => _projectContext.PackagesDirectory;
         public string PackageLockFile => Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(ProjectFullPath), "project.lock.json");
-
+        public string AssemblyName => string.IsNullOrEmpty(AssemblyFullPath)
+            ? ProjectName
+            : Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(AssemblyFullPath);
         public string AssemblyFullPath =>
             !IsClassLibrary && (_projectContext.IsPortable || TargetFramework.IsDesktop())
                 ? _paths.RuntimeFiles.Executable
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Extensions.ProjectModel.MsBuild.Sources/MsBuildProjectContext.cs b/src/Microsoft.Extensions.ProjectModel.MsBuild.Sources/MsBuildProjectContext.cs
index dc2369065e..8e46ac8beb 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Extensions.ProjectModel.MsBuild.Sources/MsBuildProjectContext.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Extensions.ProjectModel.MsBuild.Sources/MsBuildProjectContext.cs
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.Extensions.ProjectModel
                 return Path.Combine(restoreOutputPath, "project.assets.json");
             }
         }
+        public string AssemblyName => string.IsNullOrEmpty(AssemblyFullPath) 
+            ? ProjectName
+            : Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(AssemblyFullPath);
         public string AssemblyFullPath => FindProperty("TargetPath");
         public string Platform => FindProperty("Platform");
         public string ProjectFullPath => Project.FullPath;