diff --git a/samples/MvcSandbox/MvcSandbox.csproj b/samples/MvcSandbox/MvcSandbox.csproj
index 0d531ca0bb..ca396cc026 100644
--- a/samples/MvcSandbox/MvcSandbox.csproj
+++ b/samples/MvcSandbox/MvcSandbox.csproj
@@ -6,10 +6,15 @@
     <TargetFrameworks Condition=" '$(DeveloperBuild)' != 'true' AND '$(OS)' == 'Windows_NT' ">$(TargetFrameworks);net461</TargetFrameworks>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <RazorCompileOnBuild>true</RazorCompileOnBuild>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.csproj" />
 
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics" Version="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreDiagnosticsPackageVersion)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Design" Version="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreRazorDesignPackageVersion)" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IISIntegration" Version="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreServerIISIntegrationPackageVersion)" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel" Version="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreServerKestrelPackageVersion)" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.StaticFiles" Version="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreStaticFilesPackageVersion)" />