diff --git a/src/System.Net.Http.Json/pkg/System.Net.Http.Json.pkgproj b/src/System.Net.Http.Json/pkg/System.Net.Http.Json.pkgproj
index eba4cc39e9f9..97f03b8c871d 100644
--- a/src/System.Net.Http.Json/pkg/System.Net.Http.Json.pkgproj
+++ b/src/System.Net.Http.Json/pkg/System.Net.Http.Json.pkgproj
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build">
   <Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetPathOfFileAbove(Directory.Build.props))" />
   <ItemGroup>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\ref\System.Net.Http.Json.csproj">
-      <SupportedFramework>net461;netcoreapp2.0;uap10.0.16299;$(AllXamarinFrameworks)</SupportedFramework>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\ref\System.Net.Http.Json.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\src\System.Net.Http.Json.csproj">
+        <SupportedFramework>net461;netcoreapp2.0;uap10.0.16299;$(AllXamarinFrameworks)</SupportedFramework>
     </ProjectReference>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\src\System.Net.Http.Json.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <ExcludeReferenceAssets>true</ExcludeReferenceAssets>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetPathOfFileAbove(Directory.Build.targets))" />
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/System.Net.Http.Json/ref/Configurations.props b/src/System.Net.Http.Json/ref/Configurations.props
index b6252750f8e5..cc2d366da195 100644
--- a/src/System.Net.Http.Json/ref/Configurations.props
+++ b/src/System.Net.Http.Json/ref/Configurations.props
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <BuildConfigurations>
       netstandard;
+      net461;
     </BuildConfigurations>
   </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/System.Net.Http.Json/ref/System.Net.Http.Json.csproj b/src/System.Net.Http.Json/ref/System.Net.Http.Json.csproj
index 7ccd4a399a31..1cc8862d12a3 100644
--- a/src/System.Net.Http.Json/ref/System.Net.Http.Json.csproj
+++ b/src/System.Net.Http.Json/ref/System.Net.Http.Json.csproj
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <Configurations>netstandard-Debug;netstandard-Release</Configurations>
+    <Configurations>netstandard-Debug;netstandard-Release;net461-Debug;net461-Release</Configurations>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -9,4 +9,9 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\System.Text.Json\ref\System.Text.Json.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetGroup)' == 'net461'">
+    <Reference Include="mscorlib" />
+    <Reference Include="System" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http" />
+  </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/System.Net.Http.Json/src/Configurations.props b/src/System.Net.Http.Json/src/Configurations.props
index 665a8d43a6cc..6d976e9bf12d 100644
--- a/src/System.Net.Http.Json/src/Configurations.props
+++ b/src/System.Net.Http.Json/src/Configurations.props
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <BuildConfigurations>
       netstandard;
+      net461;
     </BuildConfigurations>
   </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/System.Net.Http.Json/src/System.Net.Http.Json.csproj b/src/System.Net.Http.Json/src/System.Net.Http.Json.csproj
index 5844621dc1d8..300d3103b2fd 100644
--- a/src/System.Net.Http.Json/src/System.Net.Http.Json.csproj
+++ b/src/System.Net.Http.Json/src/System.Net.Http.Json.csproj
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <Configurations>netstandard-Debug;netstandard-Release</Configurations>
+    <Configurations>netstandard-Debug;netstandard-Release;net461-Debug;net461-Release</Configurations>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -19,4 +19,9 @@
     <Reference Include="System.Text.Json" />
     <Reference Include="System.Threading.Tasks.Extensions" />
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetGroup)' == 'net461'">
+    <Reference Include="mscorlib" />
+    <Reference Include="System" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http" />
+  </ItemGroup>
 </Project>