diff --git a/src/Build/Construction/Solution/SolutionProjectGenerator.cs b/src/Build/Construction/Solution/SolutionProjectGenerator.cs
index e51789bbb38..fa2fc0da6c2 100644
--- a/src/Build/Construction/Solution/SolutionProjectGenerator.cs
+++ b/src/Build/Construction/Solution/SolutionProjectGenerator.cs
@@ -416,6 +416,9 @@ private static void AddTasksToCopyAllDependenciesIntoBinDir(
             string conditionDescribingValidConfigurations)
         {
             string copyLocalFilesItemName = referenceItemName + "_CopyLocalFiles";
+            string resolvedDependenciesFilesItemName = referenceItemName + "_ResolvedDependencyFiles";
+            string allDependentFilesItemName = referenceItemName + "_AllDependentFiles";
+            string dependsOnNetstandardParameterName = referenceItemName + "_DependsOnNETStandard";
             string targetFrameworkDirectoriesName = GenerateSafePropertyName(project, "_TargetFrameworkDirectories");
             string fullFrameworkRefAssyPathName = GenerateSafePropertyName(project, "_FullFrameworkReferenceAssemblyPaths");
             string destinationFolder = String.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, @"$({0})\Bin\", GenerateSafePropertyName(project, "AspNetPhysicalPath"));
@@ -452,14 +455,25 @@ private static void AddTasksToCopyAllDependenciesIntoBinDir(
             rarTask.SetParameter("FindRelatedFiles", "true");
             rarTask.SetParameter("TargetFrameworkMoniker", project.TargetFrameworkMoniker);
             rarTask.AddOutputItem("CopyLocalFiles", copyLocalFilesItemName, null);
+            rarTask.AddOutputItem("ResolvedDependencyFiles", resolvedDependenciesFilesItemName, null);
+            rarTask.AddOutputItem("DependsOnNETStandard", dependsOnNetstandardParameterName, null);
 
-            // Copy all the copy-local files (reported by RAR) to the web project's "bin"
+            // Merge copy-local files and resolved dependency files (reported by RAR) together
+            ProjectTaskInstance mergeCopyLocalToAllDependenciesTask = target.AddTask("CreateItem", null, null);
+            mergeCopyLocalToAllDependenciesTask.SetParameter("Include", "@(" + copyLocalFilesItemName + ")");
+            mergeCopyLocalToAllDependenciesTask.AddOutputItem("Include", allDependentFilesItemName, null);
+
+            ProjectTaskInstance mergeResolvedDependencyFilesToAllDependenciesTask = target.AddTask("CreateItem", "'$("+ dependsOnNetstandardParameterName+")' == 'True'", null);
+            mergeResolvedDependencyFilesToAllDependenciesTask.SetParameter("Include", "@(" + resolvedDependenciesFilesItemName + ")");
+            mergeResolvedDependencyFilesToAllDependenciesTask.AddOutputItem("Include", allDependentFilesItemName, null);
+
+            // Copy dependencies to the web project's "bin"
             // directory.
             ProjectTaskInstance copyTask = target.AddTask("Copy", conditionDescribingValidConfigurations, null);
-            copyTask.SetParameter("SourceFiles", "@(" + copyLocalFilesItemName + ")");
+            copyTask.SetParameter("SourceFiles", "@(" + allDependentFilesItemName + ")");
             copyTask.SetParameter(
                 "DestinationFiles",
-                String.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, @"@({0}->'{1}%(DestinationSubDirectory)%(Filename)%(Extension)')", copyLocalFilesItemName, destinationFolder));
+                String.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, @"@({0}->'{1}%(DestinationSubDirectory)%(Filename)%(Extension)')", allDependentFilesItemName, destinationFolder));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Tasks/AssemblyDependency/ReferenceTable.cs b/src/Tasks/AssemblyDependency/ReferenceTable.cs
index ea9ccab8e6c..682dc672581 100644
--- a/src/Tasks/AssemblyDependency/ReferenceTable.cs
+++ b/src/Tasks/AssemblyDependency/ReferenceTable.cs
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ internal ReferenceTable(
             _enableCustomCulture = enableCustomCulture;
 
             // Set condition for when to check assembly version against the target framework version
-            _checkAssemblyVersionAgainstTargetFrameworkVersion = unresolveFrameworkAssembliesFromHigherFrameworks || ((_projectTargetFramework ?? ReferenceTable.s_targetFrameworkVersion_40) <= ReferenceTable.s_targetFrameworkVersion_40);
+            _checkAssemblyVersionAgainstTargetFrameworkVersion = unresolveFrameworkAssembliesFromHigherFrameworks || (_projectTargetFramework != null && (_projectTargetFramework <= s_targetFrameworkVersion_40));
 
             // Convert the list of installed SDK's to a dictionary for faster lookup
             _resolvedSDKReferences = new Dictionary<string, ITaskItem>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);