diff --git a/KestrelHttpServer.sln b/KestrelHttpServer.sln
index 345cf04f72..0440b242cf 100644
--- a/KestrelHttpServer.sln
+++ b/KestrelHttpServer.sln
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "Http2SampleApp", "samples\H
 EndProject
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 EndProject
+Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "PlaintextApp", "samples\PlaintextApp\PlaintextApp.csproj", "{CE5523AE-6E38-4E20-998F-C64E02C5CC51}"
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
@@ -350,6 +352,18 @@ Global
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 		{A7994A41-CAF8-47A7-8975-F101F75B5BC1}.Release|x86.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{CE5523AE-6E38-4E20-998F-C64E02C5CC51}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{CE5523AE-6E38-4E20-998F-C64E02C5CC51}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{CE5523AE-6E38-4E20-998F-C64E02C5CC51}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{CE5523AE-6E38-4E20-998F-C64E02C5CC51}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{CE5523AE-6E38-4E20-998F-C64E02C5CC51}.Debug|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{CE5523AE-6E38-4E20-998F-C64E02C5CC51}.Debug|x86.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{CE5523AE-6E38-4E20-998F-C64E02C5CC51}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{CE5523AE-6E38-4E20-998F-C64E02C5CC51}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{CE5523AE-6E38-4E20-998F-C64E02C5CC51}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{CE5523AE-6E38-4E20-998F-C64E02C5CC51}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{CE5523AE-6E38-4E20-998F-C64E02C5CC51}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{CE5523AE-6E38-4E20-998F-C64E02C5CC51}.Release|x86.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
@@ -375,6 +389,7 @@ Global
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 		{7BC22A4A-15D2-44C2-AB45-049F0FB562FA} = {8A3D00B8-1CCF-4BE6-A060-11104CE2D9CE}
 		{A7994A41-CAF8-47A7-8975-F101F75B5BC1} = {8A3D00B8-1CCF-4BE6-A060-11104CE2D9CE}
+		{CE5523AE-6E38-4E20-998F-C64E02C5CC51} = {8A3D00B8-1CCF-4BE6-A060-11104CE2D9CE}
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(ExtensibilityGlobals) = postSolution
 		SolutionGuid = {2D10D020-6770-47CA-BB8D-2C23FE3AE071}
diff --git a/samples/PlaintextApp/PlaintextApp.csproj b/samples/PlaintextApp/PlaintextApp.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..238983e4f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/PlaintextApp/PlaintextApp.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <TargetFrameworks>netcoreapp2.1;net461</TargetFrameworks>
+    <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
+    <NoDefaultLaunchSettingsFile>true</NoDefaultLaunchSettingsFile>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\Kestrel\Kestrel.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>
diff --git a/samples/PlaintextApp/Startup.cs b/samples/PlaintextApp/Startup.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..28da0a6f2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/PlaintextApp/Startup.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+// 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.Net;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
+
+namespace PlaintextApp
+{
+    public class Startup
+    {
+        private static readonly byte[] _helloWorldBytes = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes("Hello, World!");
+
+        public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app)
+        {
+            app.Run((httpContext) =>
+            {
+                var response = httpContext.Response;
+                response.StatusCode = 200;
+                response.ContentType = "text/plain";
+
+                var helloWorld = _helloWorldBytes;
+                response.ContentLength = helloWorld.Length;
+                return response.Body.WriteAsync(helloWorld, 0, helloWorld.Length);
+            });
+        }
+
+        public static Task Main(string[] args)
+        {
+            var host = new WebHostBuilder()
+                .UseKestrel(options =>
+                {
+                    options.Listen(IPAddress.Loopback, 5001);
+                })
+                .UseContentRoot(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory())
+                .UseStartup<Startup>()
+                .Build();
+
+            return host.RunAsync();
+        }
+    }
+}