diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor.csproj b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor.csproj
index 4360e26f087..83850d4e810 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor.csproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>netstandard2.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFrameworks>netcoreapp2.1;net472;netstandard2.0</TargetFrameworks>
     <Description>This package provides support for running tests out-of-process.</Description>
     <ExcludeFromSourceBuild>true</ExcludeFromSourceBuild>
     <IsPackable>true</IsPackable>
@@ -13,18 +13,35 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutorHost\Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutorHost.csproj" PrivateAssets="All" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutorHost\Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutorHost.csproj"
+                      Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' != 'netstandard2.0'"
+                      ReferenceOutputAssembly="false"
+                      OutputItemType="Content"
+                      CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <None Include="$(RepoRoot)LICENSE.txt" PackagePath="LICENSE.txt" Pack="true"/>
-    <None Include="$(RepoRoot)THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt" PackagePath="THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt" Pack="true"/>
+    <Content Include="build\$(MSBuildProjectName).targets" PackagePath="build\$(MSBuildProjectName).targets" Pack="true" />
+    <None Include="$(RepoRoot)LICENSE.txt" PackagePath="LICENSE.txt" Pack="true" />
+    <None Include="$(RepoRoot)THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt" PackagePath="THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt" Pack="true" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
-  <Target Name="PackBuildOutputs" DependsOnTargets="ResolveProjectReferences;SatelliteDllsProjectOutputGroup;DebugSymbolsProjectOutputGroup;SatelliteDllsProjectOutputGroupDependencies;ResolveAssemblyReferences">
-    <ItemGroup>
-      <TfmSpecificPackageFile Include="$(OutputPath)Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutorHost.dll" PackagePath="lib\$(TargetFramework)\" />
-      <TfmSpecificPackageFile Include="$(OutputPath)Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutorHost.runtimeconfig.json" PackagePath="lib\$(TargetFramework)\" />
+  <Target Name="PackBuildOutputs" DependsOnTargets="ResolveProjectReferences;ResolveAssemblyReferences;CopyFilesToOutputDirectory">
+    <MSBuild 
+        Projects="@(ProjectReference)" 
+        Targets="GetTargetPath">
+        <Output TaskParameter="TargetOutputs" ItemName="ProjectReferenceTargetPath" />
+    </MSBuild>
+    <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' != 'net472'">
+      <TfmSpecificPackageFile Include="$(OutputPath)$(TargetName).deps.json" PackagePath="lib\$(TargetFramework)\" />
+    </ItemGroup>
+    <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'netcoreapp2.1'">
+      <TfmSpecificPackageFile Include="$(OutputPath)%(ProjectReference.Filename).dll" PackagePath="tools\$(TargetFramework)\" />
+      <TfmSpecificPackageFile Include="$([System.IO.Path]::GetDirectoryName('%(ProjectReferenceTargetPath.Identity)'))\%(ProjectReferenceTargetPath.Filename).runtimeconfig.json" PackagePath="tools\$(TargetFramework)\" />
+    </ItemGroup>
+    <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net472'">
+      <TfmSpecificPackageFile Include="$(OutputPath)%(ProjectReference.Filename).exe" PackagePath="tools\$(TargetFramework)\" />
+      <TfmSpecificPackageFile Include="$([System.IO.Path]::GetDirectoryName('%(ProjectReferenceTargetPath.Identity)'))\%(ProjectReferenceTargetPath.Filename)%(ProjectReferenceTargetPath.Extension).config" PackagePath="tools\$(TargetFramework)\" />
     </ItemGroup>
   </Target>
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor/RemoteExecutor.cs b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor/RemoteExecutor.cs
index b2a49bf7e6c..ac37ba95c4d 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor/RemoteExecutor.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor/RemoteExecutor.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public static partial class RemoteExecutor
         // The exit code returned when the test process exits successfully.
         public const int SuccessExitCode = 42;
         // The path of the remote executor.
-        public static readonly string Path = System.IO.Path.GetFullPath("Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutorHost.dll");
+        public static readonly string Path;
         // The name of the host
         public static string HostRunnerName;
         // The path of the host
@@ -35,16 +35,19 @@ static RemoteExecutor()
             if (RuntimeInformation.FrameworkDescription.StartsWith(".NET Native", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) || PlatformDetection.IsInAppContainer)
             {
                 // Host is required to have a remote execution feature integrated. Currently applies to uap and *aot.
+                Path = processFileName;
                 HostRunner = HostRunnerName;
                 s_extraParameter = "remote";
             }
             else if (RuntimeInformation.FrameworkDescription.StartsWith(".NET Core", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
             {
+                Path = System.IO.Path.Combine(AppContext.BaseDirectory, "Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutorHost.dll");
                 HostRunner = processFileName;
                 s_extraParameter = Path;
             }
             else if (RuntimeInformation.FrameworkDescription.StartsWith(".NET Framework", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
             {
+                Path = System.IO.Path.Combine(AppContext.BaseDirectory, "Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutorHost.exe");
                 HostRunner = Path;
             }
             else
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor/build/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor.targets b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor/build/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor.targets
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4ef8ee528ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor/build/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor.targets
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements. The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license. See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information. -->
+<Project>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Content Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\..\tools\net472\*" Condition="'$(TargetFrameworkIdentifier)' == '.NETFramework'" CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest" />
+    <Content Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\..\tools\netcoreapp2.1\*" Condition="'$(TargetFrameworkIdentifier)' == '.NETCoreApp'" CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutorHost/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutorHost.csproj b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutorHost/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutorHost.csproj
index 05fffbe45dd..c1545067ad5 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutorHost/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutorHost.csproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutorHost/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutorHost.csproj
@@ -1,21 +1,10 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <!--
-      We generate a netstandard executable image which will be invoked by Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor.
-      The SDK defaults to TargetExt dll, nevertheless CreateProcess invokes that assembly directly
-      on .NET Framework, or with the dotnet host on .NET Core.
-    -->
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>netstandard2.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFrameworks>netcoreapp2.1;net472</TargetFrameworks>
     <ExcludeFromSourceBuild>true</ExcludeFromSourceBuild>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <None Update="Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutorHost.runtimeconfig.json">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-    </None>
-  </ItemGroup>
-
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutorHost/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutorHost.runtimeconfig.json b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutorHost/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutorHost.runtimeconfig.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 85789d0655a..00000000000
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutorHost/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutorHost.runtimeconfig.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "runtimeOptions": {
-    "rollForwardOnNoCandidateFx": 2,
-    "tfm": "netcoreapp2.0",
-    "framework": {
-      "name": "Microsoft.NETCore.App",
-      "version": "2.0.0"
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutorHost/runtimeconfig.template.json b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutorHost/runtimeconfig.template.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f022b7ffce1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor/src/Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutorHost/runtimeconfig.template.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "rollForwardOnNoCandidateFx": 2
+}
\ No newline at end of file