diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Design.Test/IntegrationTests/MSBuildIntegrationTestBase.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Design.Test/IntegrationTests/MSBuildIntegrationTestBase.cs
index 1bc76c5745..b69109869b 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Design.Test/IntegrationTests/MSBuildIntegrationTestBase.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Design.Test/IntegrationTests/MSBuildIntegrationTestBase.cs
@@ -61,6 +61,18 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Design.IntegrationTests
                 msBuildProcessKind);
         }
 
+        internal void AddProjectFileContent(string content)
+        {
+            if (content == null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(content));
+            }
+
+            var existing = File.ReadAllText(Project.ProjectFilePath);
+            var updated = existing.Replace("<!-- Test Placeholder -->", content);
+            File.WriteAllText(Project.ProjectFilePath, updated);
+        }
+
         internal void ReplaceContent(string content, params string[] paths)
         {
             if (content == null)
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Design.Test/IntegrationTests/ProjectDirectory.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Design.Test/IntegrationTests/ProjectDirectory.cs
index c9d2ab4a14..920457e279 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Design.Test/IntegrationTests/ProjectDirectory.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Design.Test/IntegrationTests/ProjectDirectory.cs
@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Design.IntegrationTests
                 
                 CopyGlobalJson(solutionRoot, destinationPath);
 
-                return new ProjectDirectory(destinationPath, Path.Combine(destinationPath, projectName));
+                return new ProjectDirectory(
+                    destinationPath, 
+                    Path.Combine(destinationPath, projectName),
+                    Path.Combine(destinationPath, projectName, projectName + ".csproj"));
             }
             catch
             {
@@ -119,14 +122,17 @@ $@"<Project>
             }
         }
 
-        private ProjectDirectory(string solutionPath, string directoryPath)
+        private ProjectDirectory(string solutionPath, string directoryPath, string projectFilePath)
         {
             SolutionPath = solutionPath;
             DirectoryPath = directoryPath;
+            ProjectFilePath = projectFilePath;
         }
 
         public string DirectoryPath { get; }
 
+        public string ProjectFilePath { get;}
+
         public string SolutionPath { get; }
 
         public void Dispose()
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Design.Test/IntegrationTests/RazorGenerateIntegrationTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Design.Test/IntegrationTests/RazorGenerateIntegrationTest.cs
index 97a4615546..ae6899a613 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Design.Test/IntegrationTests/RazorGenerateIntegrationTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Design.Test/IntegrationTests/RazorGenerateIntegrationTest.cs
@@ -244,5 +244,37 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Design.IntegrationTests
             Assert.FileExists(result, RazorIntermediateOutputPath, "Views", "Home", "About.cs");
             Assert.FileCountEquals(result, 1, RazorIntermediateOutputPath, "*.cs");
         }
+
+        [Fact(Skip = "Fails due to #1999")]
+        [InitializeTestProject("SimpleMvc")]
+        public async Task RazorGenerate_FileWithAbsolutePath_IgnoresFile()
+        {
+            // In preview1 we totally ignore files that are specified with an absolute path
+            var filePath = Path.Combine(Project.SolutionPath, "temp.cshtml");
+            File.WriteAllText(filePath, string.Empty);
+
+            AddProjectFileContent($@"
+<ItemGroup>
+  <Content Include=""{filePath}""/>
+</ItemGroup>");
+
+            var result = await DotnetMSBuild(RazorGenerateTarget);
+
+            Assert.BuildPassed(result);
+
+            // RazorGenerate should compile the assembly, but not the views.
+            Assert.FileExists(result, IntermediateOutputPath, "SimpleMvc.dll");
+            Assert.FileDoesNotExist(result, IntermediateOutputPath, "SimpleMvc.PrecompiledViews.dll");
+
+            Assert.FileExists(result, RazorIntermediateOutputPath, "Views", "_ViewImports.cs");
+            Assert.FileExists(result, RazorIntermediateOutputPath, "Views", "_ViewStart.cs");
+            Assert.FileExists(result, RazorIntermediateOutputPath, "Views", "Home", "About.cs");
+            Assert.FileExists(result, RazorIntermediateOutputPath, "Views", "Home", "Contact.cs");
+            Assert.FileExists(result, RazorIntermediateOutputPath, "Views", "Home", "Index.cs");
+            Assert.FileExists(result, RazorIntermediateOutputPath, "Views", "Shared", "_Layout.cs");
+            Assert.FileExists(result, RazorIntermediateOutputPath, "Views", "Shared", "_ValidationScriptsPartial.cs");
+            Assert.FileExists(result, RazorIntermediateOutputPath, "Views", "Shared", "Error.cs");
+            Assert.FileCountEquals(result, 8, RazorIntermediateOutputPath, "*.cs");
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/testapps/AppWithP2PReference/AppWithP2PReference.csproj b/test/testapps/AppWithP2PReference/AppWithP2PReference.csproj
index a1090fca82..8b35af4413 100644
--- a/test/testapps/AppWithP2PReference/AppWithP2PReference.csproj
+++ b/test/testapps/AppWithP2PReference/AppWithP2PReference.csproj
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
     <ResolvedRazorCompileToolset Condition="'$(RazorCompileToolset)'==''">RazorSDK</ResolvedRazorCompileToolset>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
+  <!-- Test Placeholder -->
+
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\ClassLibrary\ClassLibrary.csproj"/>
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/test/testapps/ClassLibrary/ClassLibrary.csproj b/test/testapps/ClassLibrary/ClassLibrary.csproj
index 21588daae9..cc24521d0c 100644
--- a/test/testapps/ClassLibrary/ClassLibrary.csproj
+++ b/test/testapps/ClassLibrary/ClassLibrary.csproj
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
     <ResolvedRazorCompileToolset Condition="'$(RazorCompileToolset)'==''">RazorSDK</ResolvedRazorCompileToolset>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
+  <!-- Test Placeholder -->
+
   <ItemGroup>
     <Content Include="**\*.cshtml">
       <Pack>false</Pack>
diff --git a/test/testapps/SimpleMvc/SimpleMvc.csproj b/test/testapps/SimpleMvc/SimpleMvc.csproj
index caddabdab8..0a1e15bfad 100644
--- a/test/testapps/SimpleMvc/SimpleMvc.csproj
+++ b/test/testapps/SimpleMvc/SimpleMvc.csproj
@@ -12,4 +12,7 @@
     <!-- Workaround until we get a new SDK build -->
     <ResolvedRazorCompileToolset Condition="'$(RazorCompileToolset)'==''">RazorSDK</ResolvedRazorCompileToolset>
   </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <!-- Test Placeholder -->
+
 </Project>
diff --git a/test/testapps/SimplePages/SimplePages.csproj b/test/testapps/SimplePages/SimplePages.csproj
index caddabdab8..0a1e15bfad 100644
--- a/test/testapps/SimplePages/SimplePages.csproj
+++ b/test/testapps/SimplePages/SimplePages.csproj
@@ -12,4 +12,7 @@
     <!-- Workaround until we get a new SDK build -->
     <ResolvedRazorCompileToolset Condition="'$(RazorCompileToolset)'==''">RazorSDK</ResolvedRazorCompileToolset>
   </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <!-- Test Placeholder -->
+
 </Project>