diff --git a/src/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor/build/netstandard2.0/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor.DesignTime.targets b/src/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor/build/netstandard2.0/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor.DesignTime.targets
index 0b012be77c..64c5d8f61a 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor/build/netstandard2.0/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor.DesignTime.targets
+++ b/src/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor/build/netstandard2.0/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor.DesignTime.targets
@@ -45,4 +45,7 @@ Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
     </PropertyPageSchema>
   </ItemGroup>
 
+  <Target Name="RazorGenerateDesignTime" DependsOnTargets="ResolveRazorGenerateInputs;AssignRazorGenerateTargetPaths" Returns="@(RazorGenerateWithTargetPath)">
+  </Target>
+
 </Project>
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Design.Test/IntegrationTests/DesignTimeBuildIntegrationTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Design.Test/IntegrationTests/DesignTimeBuildIntegrationTest.cs
index 9fd41950e7..c8fce36363 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Design.Test/IntegrationTests/DesignTimeBuildIntegrationTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Design.Test/IntegrationTests/DesignTimeBuildIntegrationTest.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // 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.IO;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Xunit;
 
@@ -35,5 +36,33 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Design.IntegrationTests
             Assert.DoesNotContain("RazorCoreGenerate", result.Output);
             Assert.DoesNotContain("RazorCoreCompile", result.Output);
         }
+
+        [Fact]
+        [InitializeTestProject("SimpleMvc")]
+        public async Task RazorGenerateDesignTime_ReturnsRazorGenerateWithTargetPath()
+        {
+            var result = await DotnetMSBuild("RazorGenerateDesignTime;_IntrospectRazorGenerateWithTargetPath");
+
+            Assert.BuildPassed(result);
+
+            var filePaths = new string[]
+            {
+                Path.Combine("Views", "Home", "About.cshtml"),
+                Path.Combine("Views", "Home", "Contact.cshtml"),
+                Path.Combine("Views", "Home", "Index.cshtml"),
+                Path.Combine("Views", "Shared", "Error.cshtml"),
+                Path.Combine("Views", "Shared", "_Layout.cshtml"),
+                Path.Combine("Views", "Shared", "_ValidationScriptsPartial.cshtml"),
+                Path.Combine("Views", "_ViewImports.cshtml"),
+                Path.Combine("Views", "_ViewStart.cshtml"),
+            };
+            
+            foreach (var filePath in filePaths)
+            {
+                Assert.BuildOutputContainsLine(
+                    result, 
+                    $@"RazorGenerateWithTargetPath: {filePath} {filePath} {Path.Combine(RazorIntermediateOutputPath, Path.ChangeExtension(filePath, ".g.cshtml.cs"))}");
+            }
+        }
     }
 }