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diff --git a/samples/ControlCatalog.NetCore/ControlCatalog.NetCore.csproj b/samples/ControlCatalog.NetCore/ControlCatalog.NetCore.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d43c3a060e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/ControlCatalog.NetCore/ControlCatalog.NetCore.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
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+    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp1.1</TargetFramework>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\Avalonia.DotNetCoreRuntime\Avalonia.DotNetCoreRuntime.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\ControlCatalog\ControlCatalog.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>
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diff --git a/samples/ControlCatalog.NetCore/Program.cs b/samples/ControlCatalog.NetCore/Program.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..57a508f923
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/ControlCatalog.NetCore/Program.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+using System;
+using Avalonia;
+
+namespace ControlCatalog.NetCore
+{
+    class Program
+    {
+        static void Main(string[] args)
+        {
+            AppBuilder.Configure<App>()
+                .UsePlatformDetect()
+                .Start<MainWindow>();
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file