diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp/.template.config/template.json b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
index e0c54110b9..e266763d97 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
   ],
   "sources": [
     {
+      "copyOnly": [
+        "wwwroot/**"
+      ],
       "modifiers": [
         {
           "condition": "(TargetFrameworkOverride == '')",
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-CSharp/.template.config/template.json b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
index 6f2d427065..395e264253 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
   ],
   "sources": [
     {
+      "copyOnly": [
+        "wwwroot/**"
+      ],
       "modifiers": [
         {
           "condition": "(TargetFrameworkOverride == '')",
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-FSharp/.template.config/template.json b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-FSharp/.template.config/template.json
index 34b366c3c2..4c5f24a9a5 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-FSharp/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-FSharp/.template.config/template.json
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
   "preferNameDirectory": true,
   "sources": [
     {
+      "copyOnly": [
+        "wwwroot/**"
+      ],
       "modifiers": [
         {
           "condition": "(TargetFrameworkOverride == '')",