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+++ b/src/ServiceStack.Text.sln
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diff --git a/tests/ServiceStack.Text.Tests.xUnit/ServiceStack.Text.Tests.xUnit.csproj b/tests/ServiceStack.Text.Tests.xUnit/ServiceStack.Text.Tests.xUnit.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe435dd56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ServiceStack.Text.Tests.xUnit/ServiceStack.Text.Tests.xUnit.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
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+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\ServiceStack.Text\ServiceStack.Text.csproj" />
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+
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+
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+
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diff --git a/tests/ServiceStack.Text.Tests.xUnit/UnitTest1.cs b/tests/ServiceStack.Text.Tests.xUnit/UnitTest1.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eda8f9f25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ServiceStack.Text.Tests.xUnit/UnitTest1.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+using System;
+using System.IO;
+using ServiceStack.Web;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace ServiceStack.Text.Tests.xUnit
+{
+    public class RawRequest : IRequiresRequestStream
+    {
+        public Stream RequestStream { get; set; }
+    }
+
+    //Temporary create xUnit project to run .NET Core tests in VS2017
+    public class UnitTest1
+    {
+        [Fact]
+        public void Can_create_DTO_with_Stream()
+        {
+            var o = typeof(RawRequest).CreateInstance();
+            var requestObj = AutoMappingUtils.PopulateWith(o);
+        }
+    }
+}