diff --git a/templates/app/aspnet-core/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.Web/Menus/MyProjectNameMenuContributor.cs b/templates/app/aspnet-core/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.Web/Menus/MyProjectNameMenuContributor.cs
index 9e1f3a835c..e772db8972 100644
--- a/templates/app/aspnet-core/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.Web/Menus/MyProjectNameMenuContributor.cs
+++ b/templates/app/aspnet-core/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.Web/Menus/MyProjectNameMenuContributor.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ namespace MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.Web.Menus
 
             var l = context.GetLocalizer<MyProjectNameResource>();
 
-            context.Menu.Items.Insert(0, new ApplicationMenuItem("MyProjectName.Home", l["Menu:Home"], "~/"));
+            context.Menu.Items.Insert(0, new ApplicationMenuItem(MyProjectNameMenus.Home, l["Menu:Home"], "~/"));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/templates/app/aspnet-core/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.Web/Menus/MyProjectNameMenus.cs b/templates/app/aspnet-core/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.Web/Menus/MyProjectNameMenus.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d4563554b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/app/aspnet-core/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.Web/Menus/MyProjectNameMenus.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+namespace MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.Web.Menus
+{
+    public class MyProjectNameMenus
+    {
+        private const string Prefix = "MyProjectName";
+        public const string Home = Prefix + ".Home";
+
+        //Add your menu items here...
+
+    }
+}
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