diff --git a/packages/Avalonia/Avalonia.csproj b/packages/Avalonia/Avalonia.csproj
index ae209f085e..dee42fb795 100644
--- a/packages/Avalonia/Avalonia.csproj
+++ b/packages/Avalonia/Avalonia.csproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<Project Sdk="AggregatePackage.NuGet.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="AggregatePackage.NuGet.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
       <TargetFrameworks>netstandard2.0;net461;netcoreapp2.0</TargetFrameworks>
   </PropertyGroup>
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@
         <Visible>false</Visible>
         <BuildAction>None</BuildAction>
       </_PackageFiles>
+      <_PackageFiles Include="Avalonia.props">
+        <PackagePath>build/Avalonia.props</PackagePath>
+        <Visible>false</Visible>
+        <BuildAction>None</BuildAction>
+      </_PackageFiles>
     </ItemGroup>
   </Target>
 
diff --git a/packages/Avalonia/Avalonia.props b/packages/Avalonia/Avalonia.props
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8234dc4fde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/Avalonia/Avalonia.props
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <AvaloniaPreviewerNetCoreToolPath>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\..\tools\netcoreapp2.0\designer\Avalonia.Designer.HostApp.dll</AvaloniaPreviewerNetCoreToolPath>
+    <AvaloniaPreviewerNetFullToolPath>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\..\tools\net461\designer\Avalonia.Designer.HostApp.exe</AvaloniaPreviewerNetFullToolPath>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+</Project>