diff --git a/build/_k-standard-goals.shade b/build/_k-standard-goals.shade
index c40aaa5fd5..aeddc3e909 100644
--- a/build/_k-standard-goals.shade
+++ b/build/_k-standard-goals.shade
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ default Configuration='${E("Configuration")}'
   k-test each='var projectFile in Files.Include("test/**/project.json")'
 
 #build-samples target='test' if='Directory.Exists("samples")'
-  kpm-pack each='var projectFile in Files.Include("samples/**/project.json")' configuration='${Configuration}'
+  kpm-build each='var projectFile in Files.Include("samples/**/project.json")' configuration='${Configuration}'
 
 #make-roslyn-fast
   ngen-roslyn
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ default Configuration='${E("Configuration")}'
 #--quiet
   @{
     E("KPM_pack_options"," --quiet");
+    E("KPM_build_options"," --quiet");
     E("KPM_restore_options"," --quiet");
     E("bower_install_options","--quiet");
     E("npm_install_options","--quiet");
diff --git a/build/_kpm-build.shade b/build/_kpm-build.shade
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cf4b9a4886
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/_kpm-build.shade
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+@{/*
+
+kpm-build
+    Builds a project.
+
+projectFile=''
+    Required. Path to the project.json to build.
+
+configuration=''
+    Optional. The configuration to build in. Defaults to 'Debug'.
+*/}
+
+default configuration = 'Debug'
+default build_options='${E("KPM_build_options")}'
+var projectFolder='${Path.GetDirectoryName(projectFile)}'
+var projectName='${Path.GetFileName(projectFolder)}'
+var projectBin='${Path.Combine(projectFolder, "bin", configuration)}'
+
+directory delete="${projectBin}"
+exec program='cmd' commandline='/C kpm build${build_options} ${projectFolder} --configuration ${configuration}' if='!IsMono'
+exec program='kpm' commandline='build${build_options} ${projectFolder} --configuration ${configuration}' if='IsMono'