diff --git a/src/mono/nuget/Microsoft.NET.Workload.Mono.Toolchain.Manifest/WorkloadManifest.targets.in b/src/mono/nuget/Microsoft.NET.Workload.Mono.Toolchain.Manifest/WorkloadManifest.targets.in
index cd5534f8a111b8..985e0c31cb99a6 100644
--- a/src/mono/nuget/Microsoft.NET.Workload.Mono.Toolchain.Manifest/WorkloadManifest.targets.in
+++ b/src/mono/nuget/Microsoft.NET.Workload.Mono.Toolchain.Manifest/WorkloadManifest.targets.in
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 
   <!-- TFM specific -->
 
-  <Import Condition="'$(TargetsCurrent)' == 'true' and '$(RunAOTCompilation)' == 'true' and '$(_BrowserWorkloadNotSupportedForTFM)' != 'true'" Project="Sdk.props" Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Runtime.MonoAOTCompiler.Task" />
+  <Import Condition="'$(TargetsCurrent)' == 'true' and '$(RunAOTCompilation)' == 'true' and ('$(UsingBrowserRuntimeWorkload)' == 'true' or '$(UsingMobileWorkload)' == 'true')" Project="Sdk.props" Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Runtime.MonoAOTCompiler.Task" />
 
   <ImportGroup Condition="'$(TargetsCurrent)' == 'true' and '$(TargetPlatformIdentifier)' == 'android'">
     <Import Project="Sdk.props" Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Runtime.MonoTargets.Sdk" />
diff --git a/src/mono/nuget/Microsoft.NET.Workload.Mono.Toolchain.net6.Manifest/WorkloadManifest.targets.in b/src/mono/nuget/Microsoft.NET.Workload.Mono.Toolchain.net6.Manifest/WorkloadManifest.targets.in
index 375f86564c9151..12f408307622ab 100644
--- a/src/mono/nuget/Microsoft.NET.Workload.Mono.Toolchain.net6.Manifest/WorkloadManifest.targets.in
+++ b/src/mono/nuget/Microsoft.NET.Workload.Mono.Toolchain.net6.Manifest/WorkloadManifest.targets.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <!-- Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements. The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license. -->
 <Project TreatAsLocalProperty="WasmNativeWorkload">
-  <Import Condition="'$(TargetsNet6)' == 'true' and '$(RunAOTCompilation)' == 'true' and '$(_BrowserWorkloadDisabled)' != 'true'" Project="Sdk.props" Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Runtime.MonoAOTCompiler.Task.net6" />
+  <Import Condition="'$(TargetsNet6)' == 'true' and '$(RunAOTCompilation)' == 'true' and ('$(UsingBrowserRuntimeWorkload)' == 'true' or '$(UsingMobileWorkload)' == 'true')" Project="Sdk.props" Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Runtime.MonoAOTCompiler.Task.net6" />
 
   <ImportGroup Condition="'$(TargetsNet6)' == 'true' and '$(TargetPlatformIdentifier)' == 'android'">
     <Import Project="Sdk.props" Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Runtime.MonoTargets.Sdk.net6" />
diff --git a/src/mono/wasm/Wasm.Build.Tests/HelperExtensions.cs b/src/mono/wasm/Wasm.Build.Tests/HelperExtensions.cs
index 7f36db407e2dd0..7690ce61b88052 100644
--- a/src/mono/wasm/Wasm.Build.Tests/HelperExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/mono/wasm/Wasm.Build.Tests/HelperExtensions.cs
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ public static class HelperExtensions
             => data.SelectMany(row =>
                         rowsWithColumnArrays.Select(new_cols => row.Concat(new_cols)));
 
+        public static IEnumerable<IEnumerable<object?>> MultiplyWithSingleArgs(this IEnumerable<IEnumerable<object?>> data, params object?[] arrayOfArgs)
+            => data.SelectMany(row => arrayOfArgs.Select(argCol => row.Concat(new[] { argCol })));
+
         public static object?[] Enumerate(this RunHost host)
         {
             if (host == RunHost.None)
diff --git a/src/mono/wasm/Wasm.Build.Tests/NonWasmTemplateBuildTests.cs b/src/mono/wasm/Wasm.Build.Tests/NonWasmTemplateBuildTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..22f0fa44c7d1b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mono/wasm/Wasm.Build.Tests/NonWasmTemplateBuildTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
+// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using Xunit;
+using Xunit.Abstractions;
+
+#nullable enable
+
+namespace Wasm.Build.Tests;
+
+public class NonWasmTemplateBuildTests : BuildTestBase
+{
+    public NonWasmTemplateBuildTests(ITestOutputHelper output, SharedBuildPerTestClassFixture buildContext)
+        : base(output, buildContext)
+    {
+    }
+
+    // For building non-wasm project with the sdk installed, we need to
+    // patch the framework references. But we want to maintain the versions.
+    // So, copy the reference for latest TFM, and add that back with the
+    // TFM=DefaultTargetFramework
+    //
+    // This is useful for the case when we are on tfm=net7.0, but sdk, and packages
+    // are really 8.0 .
+    private const string s_latestTargetFramework = "net8.0";
+    private const string s_previousTargetFramework = "net7.0";
+    private static string s_directoryBuildTargetsForPreviousTFM =
+        $$"""
+            <Project>
+              <Target Name="_FixupVersions" BeforeTargets="ProcessFrameworkReferences">
+                <ItemGroup>
+                  <!-- Get net8.0 entry -->
+                  <_KnownFrameworkReferenceToCopyFrom
+                          Include="@(KnownFrameworkReference)"
+                          Condition="'%(Identity)' == 'Microsoft.NETCore.App' and '%(TargetFramework)' == '{{s_latestTargetFramework}}'" />
+                  <!-- patch it's TFM=net7.0 -->
+                  <_KnownFrameworkReferenceToCopyFrom Update="@(_KnownFrameworkReferenceToCopyFrom)" TargetFramework="{{DefaultTargetFramework}}" />
+
+                  <!-- remove the existing net7.0 entry -->
+                  <KnownFrameworkReference
+                          Remove="@(KnownFrameworkReference)"
+                          Condition="'%(Identity)' == 'Microsoft.NETCore.App' and '%(TargetFramework)' == '{{DefaultTargetFramework}}'" />
+                  <!-- add the new patched up net7.0 entry -->
+                  <KnownFrameworkReference Include="@(_KnownFrameworkReferenceToCopyFrom)" />
+                </ItemGroup>
+              </Target>
+            </Project>
+        """;
+
+    private static string s_directoryBuildTargetsForCurrentTFM = "<Project />";
+
+    public static IEnumerable<object?[]> GetTestData() =>
+        new IEnumerable<object?>[]
+        {
+            new object?[] { "Debug" },
+            new object?[] { "Release" }
+        }
+        .AsEnumerable()
+        .MultiplyWithSingleArgs
+        (
+            "",
+            "/p:RunAOTCompilation=true",
+            "/p:WasmBuildNative=true"
+        )
+        .MultiplyWithSingleArgs
+        (
+            "net6.0",
+            s_previousTargetFramework,
+            s_latestTargetFramework
+        )
+        .UnwrapItemsAsArrays().ToList();
+
+    [Theory, TestCategory("no-workload")]
+    [MemberData(nameof(GetTestData))]
+    public void NonWasmConsoleBuild_WithoutWorkload(string config, string extraBuildArgs, string targetFramework)
+        => NonWasmConsoleBuild(config,
+                               extraBuildArgs,
+                               targetFramework,
+                               // net6 is sdk would be needed to run the app
+                               shouldRun: targetFramework != "net6.0");
+
+
+    [Theory]
+    [MemberData(nameof(GetTestData))]
+    public void NonWasmConsoleBuild_WithWorkload(string config, string extraBuildArgs, string targetFramework)
+        => NonWasmConsoleBuild(config,
+                               extraBuildArgs,
+                               targetFramework,
+                               // net6 is sdk would be needed to run the app
+                               shouldRun: targetFramework != "net6.0");
+
+    private void NonWasmConsoleBuild(string config,
+                                     string extraBuildArgs,
+                                     string targetFramework,
+                                     string? directoryBuildTargets = null,
+                                     bool shouldRun = true)
+    {
+        string id = $"nonwasm_{targetFramework}_{config}_{Path.GetRandomFileName()}";
+        InitPaths(id);
+        InitProjectDir(_projectDir);
+
+        directoryBuildTargets ??= targetFramework == s_previousTargetFramework
+                                    ? s_directoryBuildTargetsForPreviousTFM
+                                    : s_directoryBuildTargetsForCurrentTFM;
+
+        File.WriteAllText(Path.Combine(_projectDir, "Directory.Build.props"), "<Project />");
+        File.WriteAllText(Path.Combine(_projectDir, "Directory.Build.targets"), directoryBuildTargets);
+
+        new DotNetCommand(s_buildEnv, _testOutput, useDefaultArgs: false)
+                .WithWorkingDirectory(_projectDir!)
+                .ExecuteWithCapturedOutput("new console --no-restore")
+                .EnsureSuccessful();
+
+        new DotNetCommand(s_buildEnv, _testOutput, useDefaultArgs: false)
+                .WithWorkingDirectory(_projectDir!)
+                .ExecuteWithCapturedOutput($"build -restore -c {config} -bl:{Path.Combine(s_buildEnv.LogRootPath, $"{id}.binlog")} {extraBuildArgs} -f {targetFramework}")
+                .EnsureSuccessful();
+
+        if (shouldRun)
+        {
+            var result = new DotNetCommand(s_buildEnv, _testOutput, useDefaultArgs: false)
+                                .WithWorkingDirectory(_projectDir!)
+                                .ExecuteWithCapturedOutput($"run -c {config} -f {targetFramework} --no-build")
+                                .EnsureSuccessful();
+
+            Assert.Contains("Hello, World!", result.Output);
+        }
+    }
+}