diff --git a/src/Templating/build.cmd b/src/Templating/build.cmd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..033fe6f614
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Templating/build.cmd
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+@ECHO OFF
+SET RepoRoot=%~dp0..\..
+%RepoRoot%\build.cmd -projects %~dp0\**\*.*proj %*
diff --git a/src/Templating/build.sh b/src/Templating/build.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7046bb98a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Templating/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+repo_root="$DIR/../.."
+"$repo_root/build.sh" --projects "$DIR/**/*.*proj" "$@"
diff --git a/src/Templating/build/dependencies.props b/src/Templating/build/dependencies.props
index 435a9b5706..ac09eba34b 100644
--- a/src/Templating/build/dependencies.props
+++ b/src/Templating/build/dependencies.props
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     <MicrosoftAspNetCoreIdentityEntityFrameworkCorePackageVersion>3.0.0-alpha1-10742</MicrosoftAspNetCoreIdentityEntityFrameworkCorePackageVersion>
     <MicrosoftAspNetCoreIdentityUIPackageVersion>3.0.0-alpha1-10742</MicrosoftAspNetCoreIdentityUIPackageVersion>
     <MicrosoftAspNetCorePackageVersion>3.0.0-alpha1-10742</MicrosoftAspNetCorePackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreMvcNewtonsoftJsonPackageVersion>3.0.0-alpha1-10742</MicrosoftAspNetCoreMvcNewtonsoftJsonPackageVersion>
     <MicrosoftAspNetCoreSpaServicesExtensionsPackageVersion>3.0.0-alpha1-10742</MicrosoftAspNetCoreSpaServicesExtensionsPackageVersion>
     <MicrosoftAspNetCoreTestingPackageVersion>3.0.0-preview-181113-11</MicrosoftAspNetCoreTestingPackageVersion>
     <MicrosoftEntityFrameworkCoreSqlitePackageVersion>3.0.0-preview-181109-02</MicrosoftEntityFrameworkCoreSqlitePackageVersion>
diff --git a/src/Templating/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates.csproj b/src/Templating/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates.csproj
index b03a13c938..77fcaf26ec 100644
--- a/src/Templating/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates.csproj
+++ b/src/Templating/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates.csproj
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
       MicrosoftAspNetCoreDiagnosticsEntityFrameworkCorePackageVersion=$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreDiagnosticsEntityFrameworkCorePackageVersion);
       MicrosoftAspNetCoreIdentityEntityFrameworkCorePackageVersion=$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreIdentityEntityFrameworkCorePackageVersion);
       MicrosoftAspNetCoreIdentityUIPackageVersion=$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreIdentityUIPackageVersion);
+      MicrosoftAspNetCoreMvcNewtonsoftJsonPackageVersion=$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreMvcNewtonsoftJsonPackageVersion);
       MicrosoftAspNetCorePackageVersion=$(MicrosoftAspNetCorePackageVersion);
       MicrosoftEntityFrameworkCoreDesignPackageVersion=$(MicrosoftEntityFrameworkCoreDesignPackageVersion);
       MicrosoftEntityFrameworkCoreSqlitePackageVersion=$(MicrosoftEntityFrameworkCoreSqlitePackageVersion);
diff --git a/src/Templating/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp.csproj.in b/src/Templating/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp.csproj.in
index 373bb82df1..4da7faca85 100644
--- a/src/Templating/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp.csproj.in
+++ b/src/Templating/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp.csproj.in
@@ -28,4 +28,8 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools" Version="${MicrosoftEntityFrameworkCoreToolsPackageVersion}" Condition=" '$(IndividualLocalAuth)' == 'True' " />
   </ItemGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.NewtonsoftJson" Version="${MicrosoftAspNetCoreMvcNewtonsoftJsonPackageVersion}" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Templating/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/StarterWeb-CSharp.csproj.in b/src/Templating/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/StarterWeb-CSharp.csproj.in
index 9c699ac86a..316208e53b 100644
--- a/src/Templating/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/StarterWeb-CSharp.csproj.in
+++ b/src/Templating/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/StarterWeb-CSharp.csproj.in
@@ -27,5 +27,9 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="${MicrosoftEntityFrameworkCoreSqlitePackageVersion}" Condition=" '$(IndividualLocalAuth)' == 'True' AND '$(UseLocalDB)' != 'True'" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools" Version="${MicrosoftEntityFrameworkCoreToolsPackageVersion}" Condition=" '$(IndividualLocalAuth)' == 'True' " />
   </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.NewtonsoftJson" Version="${MicrosoftAspNetCoreMvcNewtonsoftJsonPackageVersion}" />
+  </ItemGroup>
   
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Templating/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/StarterWeb-FSharp.fsproj.in b/src/Templating/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/StarterWeb-FSharp.fsproj.in
index 9a933030f0..8cce709251 100644
--- a/src/Templating/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/StarterWeb-FSharp.fsproj.in
+++ b/src/Templating/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/StarterWeb-FSharp.fsproj.in
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.0</TargetFramework>
-    <MvcRazorCompileOnPublish>true</MvcRazorCompileOnPublish>
     <NoDefaultLaunchSettingsFile Condition="'$(ExcludeLaunchSettings)' == 'True'">True</NoDefaultLaunchSettingsFile>
     <AspNetCoreHostingModel>InProcess</AspNetCoreHostingModel>
     <RootNamespace Condition="'$(name)' != '$(name{-VALUE-FORMS-}safe_namespace)'">Company.WebApplication1</RootNamespace>
@@ -15,4 +14,8 @@
     <Compile Include="Program.fs" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.NewtonsoftJson" Version="${MicrosoftAspNetCoreMvcNewtonsoftJsonPackageVersion}" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Templating/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/WebApi-CSharp.csproj.in b/src/Templating/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/WebApi-CSharp.csproj.in
index f7bec3772c..e7098bf9de 100644
--- a/src/Templating/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/WebApi-CSharp.csproj.in
+++ b/src/Templating/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/WebApi-CSharp.csproj.in
@@ -15,4 +15,8 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.AzureADB2C.UI" Version="${MicrosoftAspNetCoreAuthenticationAzureADB2CUIPackageVersion}" Condition="'$(IndividualB2CAuth)' == 'True'" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.NewtonsoftJson" Version="${MicrosoftAspNetCoreMvcNewtonsoftJsonPackageVersion}" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Templating/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/WebApi-FSharp.fsproj.in b/src/Templating/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/WebApi-FSharp.fsproj.in
index 7acc46b5fe..3101bda956 100644
--- a/src/Templating/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/WebApi-FSharp.fsproj.in
+++ b/src/Templating/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/WebApi-FSharp.fsproj.in
@@ -13,4 +13,8 @@
     <Compile Include="Program.fs" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.NewtonsoftJson" Version="${MicrosoftAspNetCoreMvcNewtonsoftJsonPackageVersion}" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Templating/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-CSharp/Startup.cs b/src/Templating/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-CSharp/Startup.cs
index 943f163562..ad015614d4 100644
--- a/src/Templating/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-CSharp/Startup.cs
+++ b/src/Templating/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-CSharp/Startup.cs
@@ -124,9 +124,11 @@ namespace Company.WebApplication1
                     .RequireAuthenticatedUser()
                     .Build();
                 options.Filters.Add(new AuthorizeFilter(policy));
-            });
+            })
+            .AddNewtonsoftJson();
 #else
-            services.AddMvc();
+            services.AddMvc()
+                .AddNewtonsoftJson();
 #endif
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Templating/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-FSharp/Startup.fs b/src/Templating/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-FSharp/Startup.fs
index ff23471a93..06112ad9c8 100644
--- a/src/Templating/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-FSharp/Startup.fs
+++ b/src/Templating/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-FSharp/Startup.fs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ type Startup private () =
     // This method gets called by the runtime. Use this method to add services to the container.
     member this.ConfigureServices(services: IServiceCollection) =
         // Add framework services.
-        services.AddMvc() |> ignore
+        services.AddMvc().AddNewtonsoftJson() |> ignore
 
     // This method gets called by the runtime. Use this method to configure the HTTP request pipeline.
     member this.Configure(app: IApplicationBuilder, env: IHostingEnvironment) =
diff --git a/src/Templating/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/WebApi-CSharp/Startup.cs b/src/Templating/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/WebApi-CSharp/Startup.cs
index 6cef403fee..9a4aa1a8a7 100644
--- a/src/Templating/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/WebApi-CSharp/Startup.cs
+++ b/src/Templating/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/WebApi-CSharp/Startup.cs
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ namespace Company.WebApplication1
             services.AddAuthentication(AzureADB2CDefaults.BearerAuthenticationScheme)
                 .AddAzureADB2CBearer(options => Configuration.Bind("AzureAdB2C", options));
 #endif
-            services.AddMvc();
+            services.AddMvc()
+                .AddNewtonsoftJson();
         }
 
         // This method gets called by the runtime. Use this method to configure the HTTP request pipeline.
diff --git a/src/Templating/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/WebApi-FSharp/Startup.fs b/src/Templating/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/WebApi-FSharp/Startup.fs
index 6a1b3394d6..04885c1d40 100644
--- a/src/Templating/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/WebApi-FSharp/Startup.fs
+++ b/src/Templating/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/WebApi-FSharp/Startup.fs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ type Startup private () =
     // This method gets called by the runtime. Use this method to add services to the container.
     member this.ConfigureServices(services: IServiceCollection) =
         // Add framework services.
-        services.AddMvc() |> ignore
+        services.AddMvc().AddNewtonsoftJson() |> ignore
 
     // This method gets called by the runtime. Use this method to configure the HTTP request pipeline.
     member this.Configure(app: IApplicationBuilder, env: IHostingEnvironment) =