diff --git a/build/common-testapps.props b/build/common-testapps.props
index 66df59d175..b584fc30c5 100644
--- a/build/common-testapps.props
+++ b/build/common-testapps.props
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <Project>
-  <PropertyGroup>
-  </PropertyGroup>
+  <Import Project="dependencies.props" />
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Internal.AspNetCore.Sdk" Version="1.0.1-*" PrivateAssets="All" />
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.ViewCompilation/build/common.targets b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.ViewCompilation/build/common.targets
index 55d6dbace1..6cc82f2db7 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.ViewCompilation/build/common.targets
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.ViewCompilation/build/common.targets
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <PropertyGroup>
       <_MvcRazorOutputPath Condition="'$(MvcRazorOutputPath)'!=''">$([MSBuild]::EnsureTrailingSlash('$(MvcRazorOutputPath)'))</_MvcRazorOutputPath>
       <_MvcRazorOutputPath Condition="'$(_MvcRazorOutputPath)'==''">$(IntermediateOutputPath)</_MvcRazorOutputPath>
-      <_MvcRazorOutputFullPath>$(_MvcRazorOutputPath)$(MSBuildProjectName).PrecompiledViews.dll</_MvcRazorOutputFullPath>
+      <_MvcRazorOutputFullPath>$(_MvcRazorOutputPath)$(AssemblyName).PrecompiledViews.dll</_MvcRazorOutputFullPath>
       <_MvcRazorResponseFilePath>$(IntermediateOutputPath)microsoft.aspnetcore.mvc.razor.viewcompilation.rsp</_MvcRazorResponseFilePath>
 
       <MvcRazorContentRoot Condition="'$(MvcRazorContentRoot)'==''">$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)</MvcRazorContentRoot>
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
       <ExecArgs Include="
         $(MSBuildProjectDirectory);
         --output-path=$(_MvcRazorOutputPath);
-        --application-name=$(MSBuildProjectName);
+        --application-name=$(AssemblyName);
         --content-root=$(MvcRazorContentRoot);" />
 
       <ExecArgs
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.ViewCompilation.FunctionalTests/Resources/SimpleAppWithAssemblyRenameTest.Home.Index.txt b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.ViewCompilation.FunctionalTests/Resources/SimpleAppWithAssemblyRenameTest.Home.Index.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..955428a153
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.ViewCompilation.FunctionalTests/Resources/SimpleAppWithAssemblyRenameTest.Home.Index.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+
+AspNetCore._Views_Home_Index_cshtml, NewAssemblyName.PrecompiledViews, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.ViewCompilation.FunctionalTests/SimpleAppWithAssemblyRenameTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.ViewCompilation.FunctionalTests/SimpleAppWithAssemblyRenameTest.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d675f9362b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.ViewCompilation.FunctionalTests/SimpleAppWithAssemblyRenameTest.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IntegrationTesting;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.ViewCompilation
+{
+    public class SimpleAppWithAssemblyRenameTest : IClassFixture<SimpleAppWithAssemblyRenameTest.SimpleAppWithAssemblyRenameTestFixture>
+    {
+        public SimpleAppWithAssemblyRenameTest(SimpleAppWithAssemblyRenameTestFixture fixture)
+        {
+            Fixture = fixture;
+        }
+
+        public ApplicationTestFixture Fixture { get; }
+
+        public static TheoryData SupportedFlavorsTheoryData => RuntimeFlavors.SupportedFlavorsTheoryData;
+
+        [Theory]
+        [MemberData(nameof(SupportedFlavorsTheoryData))]
+        public async Task Precompilation_WorksForSimpleApps(RuntimeFlavor flavor)
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            using (var deployer = Fixture.CreateDeployment(flavor))
+            {
+                var deploymentResult = deployer.Deploy();
+
+                // Act
+                var response = await Fixture.HttpClient.GetStringWithRetryAsync(
+                    deploymentResult.ApplicationBaseUri,
+                    Fixture.Logger);
+
+                // Assert
+                TestEmbeddedResource.AssertContent("SimpleAppWithAssemblyRenameTest.Home.Index.txt", response);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public class SimpleAppWithAssemblyRenameTestFixture : ApplicationTestFixture
+        {
+            public SimpleAppWithAssemblyRenameTestFixture()
+                : base("SimpleAppWithAssemblyRename")
+            {
+            }
+
+            public override DeploymentParameters GetDeploymentParameters(RuntimeFlavor flavor)
+            {
+                var parameters = base.GetDeploymentParameters(flavor);
+                parameters.ApplicationName = "NewAssemblyName";
+                return parameters;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/testapps/SimpleAppWithAssemblyRename/Controllers/HomeController.cs b/testapps/SimpleAppWithAssemblyRename/Controllers/HomeController.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ff4fec1f47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testapps/SimpleAppWithAssemblyRename/Controllers/HomeController.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+
+namespace SimpleAppWithAssemblyRename.Controllers
+{
+    public class HomeController : Controller
+    {
+        public IActionResult Index()
+        {
+            return View();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/testapps/SimpleAppWithAssemblyRename/Program.cs b/testapps/SimpleAppWithAssemblyRename/Program.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a8e6434358
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testapps/SimpleAppWithAssemblyRename/Program.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+using System.IO;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+
+namespace SimpleAppWithAssemblyRename
+{
+    public class Program
+    {
+        public static void Main(string[] args)
+        {
+            var config = new ConfigurationBuilder()
+                .AddCommandLine(args)
+                .AddEnvironmentVariables(prefix: "ASPNETCORE_")
+                .Build();
+
+            var host = new WebHostBuilder()
+                .UseConfiguration(config)
+                .UseKestrel()
+                .UseContentRoot(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory())
+                .UseStartup<Startup>()
+                .Build();
+
+            host.Run();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/testapps/SimpleAppWithAssemblyRename/SimpleAppWithAssemblyRename.csproj b/testapps/SimpleAppWithAssemblyRename/SimpleAppWithAssemblyRename.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..873cd3718e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testapps/SimpleAppWithAssemblyRename/SimpleAppWithAssemblyRename.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
+  <Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetDirectoryNameOfFileAbove($(MSBuildThisFileDirectory), 'RazorViewCompilation.sln'))\build\common-testapps.props" />
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <AssemblyName>NewAssemblyName</AssemblyName>
+    <TargetFrameworks>netcoreapp1.1;net451</TargetFrameworks>
+    <PreserveCompilationContext>true</PreserveCompilationContext>
+    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+    <RuntimeIdentifier Condition="!$(TargetFramework.StartsWith('netcoreapp'))">win7-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
+    <MvcRazorCompileOnPublish>true</MvcRazorCompileOnPublish>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.ViewCompilation">
+      <Version>1.2.0-*</Version>
+      <PrivateAssets>All</PrivateAssets>
+    </PackageReference>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc" Version="1.2.0-*" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel" Version="1.2.0-*" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.CommandLine" Version="1.2.0-*" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console" Version="1.2.0-*" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>
diff --git a/testapps/SimpleAppWithAssemblyRename/Startup.cs b/testapps/SimpleAppWithAssemblyRename/Startup.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fa29d5b735
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testapps/SimpleAppWithAssemblyRename/Startup.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+namespace SimpleAppWithAssemblyRename
+{
+    public class Startup
+    {
+        public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
+        {
+            // Add framework services.
+            services.AddMvc();
+        }
+
+        public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, ILoggerFactory loggerFactory)
+        {
+            loggerFactory.AddConsole();
+            app.UseMvcWithDefaultRoute();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/testapps/SimpleAppWithAssemblyRename/Views/Home/Index.cshtml b/testapps/SimpleAppWithAssemblyRename/Views/Home/Index.cshtml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9c6b7fb5ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testapps/SimpleAppWithAssemblyRename/Views/Home/Index.cshtml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+@{
+    ViewData["Title"] = "Home Page";
+}
+
+@GetType().AssemblyQualifiedName
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testapps/SimpleAppWithAssemblyRename/Views/_ViewImports.cshtml b/testapps/SimpleAppWithAssemblyRename/Views/_ViewImports.cshtml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f6579ad342
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testapps/SimpleAppWithAssemblyRename/Views/_ViewImports.cshtml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+@using SimpleAppWithAssemblyRename
+@addTagHelper *, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.TagHelpers
diff --git a/testapps/TestApps.sln b/testapps/TestApps.sln
index c5bd8609a1..895613aa07 100644
--- a/testapps/TestApps.sln
+++ b/testapps/TestApps.sln
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
 # Visual Studio 15
-VisualStudioVersion = 15.0.26014.0
+VisualStudioVersion = 15.0.26206.0
 MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
 Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "SolutionItems", "SolutionItems", "{43488AEE-CCF2-4A90-B890-05320282BE29}"
 	ProjectSection(SolutionItems) = preProject
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "StrongNamedApp", "StrongNam
 EndProject
 Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "SimpleAppDesktopOnly", "SimpleAppDesktopOnly\SimpleAppDesktopOnly.csproj", "{A0B0A141-A32B-4F33-B85F-5CA8C107105F}"
 EndProject
+Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "SimpleAppWithAssemblyRename", "SimpleAppWithAssemblyRename\SimpleAppWithAssemblyRename.csproj", "{3AAF7A48-333C-4D1A-A12B-A3B77DEADF4B}"
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
@@ -57,6 +59,10 @@ Global
 		{A0B0A141-A32B-4F33-B85F-5CA8C107105F}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
 		{A0B0A141-A32B-4F33-B85F-5CA8C107105F}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
 		{A0B0A141-A32B-4F33-B85F-5CA8C107105F}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{3AAF7A48-333C-4D1A-A12B-A3B77DEADF4B}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{3AAF7A48-333C-4D1A-A12B-A3B77DEADF4B}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{3AAF7A48-333C-4D1A-A12B-A3B77DEADF4B}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{3AAF7A48-333C-4D1A-A12B-A3B77DEADF4B}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE