diff --git a/build/templates/UmbracoProject/UmbracoProject.csproj b/build/templates/UmbracoProject/UmbracoProject.csproj
index efc542572850..99e72bae0f5e 100644
--- a/build/templates/UmbracoProject/UmbracoProject.csproj
+++ b/build/templates/UmbracoProject/UmbracoProject.csproj
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@
         <Compile Include="umbraco/models/**" Exclude="**/*.flag" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
+    <PropertyGroup>
+        <CopyRazorGenerateFilesToPublishDirectory>true</CopyRazorGenerateFilesToPublishDirectory>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+
     <!-- Set this to true if ModelsBuilder mode is not InMemoryAuto-->
     <PropertyGroup>
         <RazorCompileOnBuild>false</RazorCompileOnBuild>