diff --git a/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/Strings.resx b/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/Strings.resx
index 285f86277d28..72b80e639b97 100644
--- a/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/Strings.resx
+++ b/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/Strings.resx
@@ -330,4 +330,8 @@
   <data name="UsingPreviewSdkWarning" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>You are working with a preview version of the .NET Core SDK. You can define the SDK version via a global.json file in the current project. More at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=869452</value>
   </data>
-</root>
\ No newline at end of file
+  <data name="InvalidItemSpecToUse" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Invalid value for ItemSpecToUse parameter: '{0}'.  This property must be blank or set to 'Left' or 'Right'</value>
+    <comment>The following are names of parameters or literal values and should not be translated: ItemSpecToUse, Left, Right</comment>
+  </data>
+</root>
diff --git a/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.cs.xlf b/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.cs.xlf
index b8b5ca2c895d..f43caa7ef10e 100644
--- a/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.cs.xlf
+++ b/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.cs.xlf
@@ -357,6 +357,11 @@
         <target state="new">You are working with a preview version of the .NET Core SDK. You can define the SDK version via a global.json file in the current project. More at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=869452</target>
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="InvalidItemSpecToUse">
+        <source>Invalid value for ItemSpecToUse parameter: '{0}'.  This property must be blank or set to 'Left' or 'Right'</source>
+        <target state="new">Invalid value for ItemSpecToUse parameter: '{0}'.  This property must be blank or set to 'Left' or 'Right'</target>
+        <note>The following are names of parameters or literal values and should not be translated: ItemSpecToUse, Left, Right</note>
+      </trans-unit>
     </body>
   </file>
 </xliff>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.de.xlf b/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.de.xlf
index 4e96f1583d49..8f46006ad3fc 100644
--- a/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.de.xlf
+++ b/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.de.xlf
@@ -357,6 +357,11 @@
         <target state="new">You are working with a preview version of the .NET Core SDK. You can define the SDK version via a global.json file in the current project. More at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=869452</target>
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="InvalidItemSpecToUse">
+        <source>Invalid value for ItemSpecToUse parameter: '{0}'.  This property must be blank or set to 'Left' or 'Right'</source>
+        <target state="new">Invalid value for ItemSpecToUse parameter: '{0}'.  This property must be blank or set to 'Left' or 'Right'</target>
+        <note>The following are names of parameters or literal values and should not be translated: ItemSpecToUse, Left, Right</note>
+      </trans-unit>
     </body>
   </file>
 </xliff>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.es.xlf b/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.es.xlf
index 0f1f3fd83c70..d13addab33b5 100644
--- a/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.es.xlf
+++ b/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.es.xlf
@@ -357,6 +357,11 @@
         <target state="new">You are working with a preview version of the .NET Core SDK. You can define the SDK version via a global.json file in the current project. More at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=869452</target>
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="InvalidItemSpecToUse">
+        <source>Invalid value for ItemSpecToUse parameter: '{0}'.  This property must be blank or set to 'Left' or 'Right'</source>
+        <target state="new">Invalid value for ItemSpecToUse parameter: '{0}'.  This property must be blank or set to 'Left' or 'Right'</target>
+        <note>The following are names of parameters or literal values and should not be translated: ItemSpecToUse, Left, Right</note>
+      </trans-unit>
     </body>
   </file>
 </xliff>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.fr.xlf b/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.fr.xlf
index de3467b05a08..062674afae40 100644
--- a/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.fr.xlf
+++ b/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.fr.xlf
@@ -357,6 +357,11 @@
         <target state="new">You are working with a preview version of the .NET Core SDK. You can define the SDK version via a global.json file in the current project. More at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=869452</target>
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="InvalidItemSpecToUse">
+        <source>Invalid value for ItemSpecToUse parameter: '{0}'.  This property must be blank or set to 'Left' or 'Right'</source>
+        <target state="new">Invalid value for ItemSpecToUse parameter: '{0}'.  This property must be blank or set to 'Left' or 'Right'</target>
+        <note>The following are names of parameters or literal values and should not be translated: ItemSpecToUse, Left, Right</note>
+      </trans-unit>
     </body>
   </file>
 </xliff>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.it.xlf b/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.it.xlf
index 90c15420faef..c404da688934 100644
--- a/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.it.xlf
+++ b/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.it.xlf
@@ -357,6 +357,11 @@
         <target state="new">You are working with a preview version of the .NET Core SDK. You can define the SDK version via a global.json file in the current project. More at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=869452</target>
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="InvalidItemSpecToUse">
+        <source>Invalid value for ItemSpecToUse parameter: '{0}'.  This property must be blank or set to 'Left' or 'Right'</source>
+        <target state="new">Invalid value for ItemSpecToUse parameter: '{0}'.  This property must be blank or set to 'Left' or 'Right'</target>
+        <note>The following are names of parameters or literal values and should not be translated: ItemSpecToUse, Left, Right</note>
+      </trans-unit>
     </body>
   </file>
 </xliff>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.ja.xlf b/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.ja.xlf
index 67fa0f3892b0..4e7405d1fdf9 100644
--- a/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.ja.xlf
+++ b/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.ja.xlf
@@ -357,6 +357,11 @@
         <target state="new">You are working with a preview version of the .NET Core SDK. You can define the SDK version via a global.json file in the current project. More at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=869452</target>
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="InvalidItemSpecToUse">
+        <source>Invalid value for ItemSpecToUse parameter: '{0}'.  This property must be blank or set to 'Left' or 'Right'</source>
+        <target state="new">Invalid value for ItemSpecToUse parameter: '{0}'.  This property must be blank or set to 'Left' or 'Right'</target>
+        <note>The following are names of parameters or literal values and should not be translated: ItemSpecToUse, Left, Right</note>
+      </trans-unit>
     </body>
   </file>
 </xliff>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.ko.xlf b/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.ko.xlf
index b91f23985a92..e6b0a62e870d 100644
--- a/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.ko.xlf
+++ b/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.ko.xlf
@@ -357,6 +357,11 @@
         <target state="new">You are working with a preview version of the .NET Core SDK. You can define the SDK version via a global.json file in the current project. More at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=869452</target>
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="InvalidItemSpecToUse">
+        <source>Invalid value for ItemSpecToUse parameter: '{0}'.  This property must be blank or set to 'Left' or 'Right'</source>
+        <target state="new">Invalid value for ItemSpecToUse parameter: '{0}'.  This property must be blank or set to 'Left' or 'Right'</target>
+        <note>The following are names of parameters or literal values and should not be translated: ItemSpecToUse, Left, Right</note>
+      </trans-unit>
     </body>
   </file>
 </xliff>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.pl.xlf b/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.pl.xlf
index ec77e1379c5d..ce01be9aeb8b 100644
--- a/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.pl.xlf
+++ b/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.pl.xlf
@@ -357,6 +357,11 @@
         <target state="new">You are working with a preview version of the .NET Core SDK. You can define the SDK version via a global.json file in the current project. More at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=869452</target>
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="InvalidItemSpecToUse">
+        <source>Invalid value for ItemSpecToUse parameter: '{0}'.  This property must be blank or set to 'Left' or 'Right'</source>
+        <target state="new">Invalid value for ItemSpecToUse parameter: '{0}'.  This property must be blank or set to 'Left' or 'Right'</target>
+        <note>The following are names of parameters or literal values and should not be translated: ItemSpecToUse, Left, Right</note>
+      </trans-unit>
     </body>
   </file>
 </xliff>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.pt-BR.xlf b/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.pt-BR.xlf
index 7a9b56597ceb..c0f435452673 100644
--- a/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.pt-BR.xlf
+++ b/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.pt-BR.xlf
@@ -357,6 +357,11 @@
         <target state="new">You are working with a preview version of the .NET Core SDK. You can define the SDK version via a global.json file in the current project. More at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=869452</target>
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="InvalidItemSpecToUse">
+        <source>Invalid value for ItemSpecToUse parameter: '{0}'.  This property must be blank or set to 'Left' or 'Right'</source>
+        <target state="new">Invalid value for ItemSpecToUse parameter: '{0}'.  This property must be blank or set to 'Left' or 'Right'</target>
+        <note>The following are names of parameters or literal values and should not be translated: ItemSpecToUse, Left, Right</note>
+      </trans-unit>
     </body>
   </file>
 </xliff>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.ru.xlf b/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.ru.xlf
index 9f6166b44a67..1d2aca5b68a2 100644
--- a/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.ru.xlf
+++ b/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.ru.xlf
@@ -357,6 +357,11 @@
         <target state="new">You are working with a preview version of the .NET Core SDK. You can define the SDK version via a global.json file in the current project. More at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=869452</target>
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="InvalidItemSpecToUse">
+        <source>Invalid value for ItemSpecToUse parameter: '{0}'.  This property must be blank or set to 'Left' or 'Right'</source>
+        <target state="new">Invalid value for ItemSpecToUse parameter: '{0}'.  This property must be blank or set to 'Left' or 'Right'</target>
+        <note>The following are names of parameters or literal values and should not be translated: ItemSpecToUse, Left, Right</note>
+      </trans-unit>
     </body>
   </file>
 </xliff>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.tr.xlf b/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.tr.xlf
index ca49fcae294a..b8588c93da6d 100644
--- a/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.tr.xlf
+++ b/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.tr.xlf
@@ -357,6 +357,11 @@
         <target state="new">You are working with a preview version of the .NET Core SDK. You can define the SDK version via a global.json file in the current project. More at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=869452</target>
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="InvalidItemSpecToUse">
+        <source>Invalid value for ItemSpecToUse parameter: '{0}'.  This property must be blank or set to 'Left' or 'Right'</source>
+        <target state="new">Invalid value for ItemSpecToUse parameter: '{0}'.  This property must be blank or set to 'Left' or 'Right'</target>
+        <note>The following are names of parameters or literal values and should not be translated: ItemSpecToUse, Left, Right</note>
+      </trans-unit>
     </body>
   </file>
 </xliff>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.zh-Hans.xlf b/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.zh-Hans.xlf
index 91fa422af207..81b12f0ccbeb 100644
--- a/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.zh-Hans.xlf
+++ b/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.zh-Hans.xlf
@@ -357,6 +357,11 @@
         <target state="new">You are working with a preview version of the .NET Core SDK. You can define the SDK version via a global.json file in the current project. More at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=869452</target>
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="InvalidItemSpecToUse">
+        <source>Invalid value for ItemSpecToUse parameter: '{0}'.  This property must be blank or set to 'Left' or 'Right'</source>
+        <target state="new">Invalid value for ItemSpecToUse parameter: '{0}'.  This property must be blank or set to 'Left' or 'Right'</target>
+        <note>The following are names of parameters or literal values and should not be translated: ItemSpecToUse, Left, Right</note>
+      </trans-unit>
     </body>
   </file>
 </xliff>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.zh-Hant.xlf b/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.zh-Hant.xlf
index f5f5483dd584..7c794cb0ea26 100644
--- a/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.zh-Hant.xlf
+++ b/src/Tasks/Common/Resources/xlf/Strings.zh-Hant.xlf
@@ -357,6 +357,11 @@
         <target state="new">You are working with a preview version of the .NET Core SDK. You can define the SDK version via a global.json file in the current project. More at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=869452</target>
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="InvalidItemSpecToUse">
+        <source>Invalid value for ItemSpecToUse parameter: '{0}'.  This property must be blank or set to 'Left' or 'Right'</source>
+        <target state="new">Invalid value for ItemSpecToUse parameter: '{0}'.  This property must be blank or set to 'Left' or 'Right'</target>
+        <note>The following are names of parameters or literal values and should not be translated: ItemSpecToUse, Left, Right</note>
+      </trans-unit>
     </body>
   </file>
 </xliff>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks/JoinItems.cs b/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks/JoinItems.cs
index 30733cd99462..ea134c11dc67 100644
--- a/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks/JoinItems.cs
+++ b/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks/JoinItems.cs
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ public class JoinItems : TaskBase
 
         public string RightKey { get; set; }
 
+        //  Set to "Left" or "Right" to use that itemspec in results.  Leave blank to set itemspec based on the joined key value
+        public string ItemSpecToUse { get; set; }
+
 
         //  LeftMetadata and RightMetadata: The metadata names to include in the result.  Specify "*" to include all metadata
         public string[] LeftMetadata { get; set; }
@@ -36,6 +39,21 @@ public ITaskItem[] JoinResult
 
         protected override void ExecuteCore()
         {
+            bool useLeftItemSpec = false;
+            bool useRightItemSpec = false;
+            if (string.Equals(ItemSpecToUse, "Left", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                useLeftItemSpec = true;
+            }
+            else if (string.Equals(ItemSpecToUse, "Right", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                useRightItemSpec = true;
+            }
+            else if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(ItemSpecToUse))
+            {
+                throw new BuildErrorException(Strings.InvalidItemSpecToUse, ItemSpecToUse);
+            }
+
             bool useAllLeftMetadata = LeftMetadata != null && LeftMetadata.Length == 1 && LeftMetadata[0] == "*";
             bool useAllRightMetadata = RightMetadata != null && RightMetadata.Length == 1 && RightMetadata[0] == "*";
 
@@ -46,7 +64,7 @@ protected override void ExecuteCore()
                 {
                     //  If including all metadata from left items and none from right items, just return left items directly
                     if (useAllLeftMetadata &&
-                        string.IsNullOrEmpty(LeftKey) &&
+                        (string.IsNullOrEmpty(LeftKey) || useLeftItemSpec) &&
                         (RightMetadata == null || RightMetadata.Length == 0))
                     {
                         return left;
@@ -54,13 +72,27 @@ protected override void ExecuteCore()
 
                     //  If including all metadata from right items and none from left items, just return the right items directly
                     if (useAllRightMetadata &&
-                        string.IsNullOrEmpty(RightKey) &&
+                        (string.IsNullOrEmpty(RightKey) || useRightItemSpec) &&
                         (LeftMetadata == null || LeftMetadata.Length == 0))
                     {
                         return right;
                     }
 
-                    var ret = new TaskItem(GetKeyValue(LeftKey, left));
+                    string resultItemSpec;
+                    if (useLeftItemSpec)
+                    {
+                        resultItemSpec = left.ItemSpec;
+                    }
+                    else if (useRightItemSpec)
+                    {
+                        resultItemSpec = right.ItemSpec;
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        resultItemSpec = GetKeyValue(LeftKey, left);
+                    }
+
+                    var ret = new TaskItem(resultItemSpec);
 
                     //  Weird ordering here is to prefer left metadata in all cases, as CopyToMetadata doesn't overwrite any existing metadata
                     if (useAllLeftMetadata)
diff --git a/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks/ResolvePublishAssemblies.cs b/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks/ResolvePublishAssemblies.cs
index e4a3d1a66b65..fd2d2e856153 100644
--- a/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks/ResolvePublishAssemblies.cs
+++ b/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks/ResolvePublishAssemblies.cs
@@ -85,6 +85,15 @@ protected override void ExecuteCore()
                 item.SetMetadata("AssetType", resolvedAssembly.Asset.ToString().ToLower());
                 item.SetMetadata(MetadataKeys.PackageName, resolvedAssembly.Package.Id.ToString());
                 item.SetMetadata(MetadataKeys.PackageVersion, resolvedAssembly.Package.Version.ToString().ToLower());
+
+                if (resolvedAssembly.Asset == AssetType.Resources)
+                {
+                    //  For resources, the DestinationSubDirectory is set to the locale.  Set the Culture
+                    //  metadata on the generated item to this value so that the satellite assemblies can
+                    //  be filtered by culture.
+                    item.SetMetadata(MetadataKeys.Culture, resolvedAssembly.DestinationSubDirectory);
+                }
+
                 _assembliesToPublish.Add(item);
             }
 
diff --git a/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks/targets/Microsoft.NET.Publish.targets b/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks/targets/Microsoft.NET.Publish.targets
index b79f3ccdd6ba..8080d80cafd1 100644
--- a/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks/targets/Microsoft.NET.Publish.targets
+++ b/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks/targets/Microsoft.NET.Publish.targets
@@ -259,6 +259,26 @@ Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
       <Output TaskParameter="AssembliesToPublish" ItemName="ResolvedAssembliesToPublish" />
     </ResolvePublishAssemblies>
   </Target>
+
+  <Target Name="FilterPublishSatelliteResources" AfterTargets="RunResolvePublishAssemblies"
+          Condition="'$(SatelliteResourceLanguages)' != ''">
+
+    <ItemGroup>
+      <PublishSatelliteResources Include="@(ResolvedAssembliesToPublish)"
+                                 Condition="'%(ResolvedAssembliesToPublish.AssetType)' == 'resources'" />
+    </ItemGroup>
+    
+    <JoinItems Left="@(PublishSatelliteResources)" LeftKey="Culture" LeftMetadata="*"
+               Right="$(SatelliteResourceLanguages)" RightKey="" RightMetadata=""
+               ItemSpecToUse="Left">
+      <Output TaskParameter="JoinResult" ItemName="FilteredPublishSatelliteResources" />
+    </JoinItems>
+
+    <ItemGroup Condition="'@(PublishSatelliteResources)' != ''">
+      <ResolvedAssembliesToPublish Remove="@(PublishSatelliteResources)" />
+      <ResolvedAssembliesToPublish Include="@(FilteredPublishSatelliteResources)" />
+    </ItemGroup>
+  </Target>
   
   <!--
     ============================================================
diff --git a/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks/targets/Microsoft.PackageDependencyResolution.targets b/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks/targets/Microsoft.PackageDependencyResolution.targets
index 2b1aec0a5749..3f79fb3042dc 100644
--- a/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks/targets/Microsoft.PackageDependencyResolution.targets
+++ b/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks/targets/Microsoft.PackageDependencyResolution.targets
@@ -223,6 +223,22 @@ Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
       <Output TaskParameter="TransitiveProjectReferences" ItemName="_TransitiveProjectReferences" />
     </ResolvePackageAssets>
 
+
+  </Target>
+
+  <Target Name="FilterSatelliteResources" AfterTargets="ResolvePackageAssets"
+          Condition="'$(SatelliteResourceLanguages)' != ''">
+
+    <JoinItems Left="@(ResourceCopyLocalItems)" LeftKey="Culture" LeftMetadata="*"
+               Right="$(SatelliteResourceLanguages)" RightKey="" RightMetadata=""
+               ItemSpecToUse="Left">
+      <Output TaskParameter="JoinResult" ItemName="FilteredResourceCopyLocalItems" />
+    </JoinItems>
+
+    <ItemGroup>
+      <ResourceCopyLocalItems Remove="@(ResourceCopyLocalItems)" />
+      <ResourceCopyLocalItems Include="@(FilteredResourceCopyLocalItems)" />
+    </ItemGroup>
   </Target>
 
   <!--
diff --git a/src/Tests/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tests/GivenThatWeWantToFilterSatelliteAssemblies.cs b/src/Tests/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tests/GivenThatWeWantToFilterSatelliteAssemblies.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4adad4e269c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Tests/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tests/GivenThatWeWantToFilterSatelliteAssemblies.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Text;
+using FluentAssertions;
+using Microsoft.NET.TestFramework;
+using Microsoft.NET.TestFramework.Assertions;
+using Microsoft.NET.TestFramework.Commands;
+using Microsoft.NET.TestFramework.ProjectConstruction;
+using Xunit;
+using Xunit.Abstractions;
+
+namespace Microsoft.NET.Build.Tests
+{
+    public class GivenThatWeWantToFilterSatelliteAssemblies : SdkTest
+    {
+        public GivenThatWeWantToFilterSatelliteAssemblies(ITestOutputHelper log) : base(log)
+        {
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData("netcoreapp2.0", true, false)]
+        [InlineData("net47", false, true)]
+        public void It_only_publish_selected_ResourceLanguages(string targetFramework, bool explicitCopyLocalLockFile,
+            bool needsNetFrameworkReferenceAssemblies)
+        {
+            if (needsNetFrameworkReferenceAssemblies && !RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Windows))
+            {
+                //  .NET Framework reference assemblies aren't currently available on non-Windows
+                return;
+            }
+
+            var testProject = new TestProject()
+            {
+                Name = "FilterSatelliteAssemblies",
+                TargetFrameworks = targetFramework,
+                IsExe = true,
+                IsSdkProject = true
+            };
+
+            testProject.PackageReferences.Add(new TestPackageReference("System.Spatial", "5.8.3"));
+            testProject.AdditionalProperties.Add("SatelliteResourceLanguages", "en-US;it;fr");
+            if (explicitCopyLocalLockFile)
+            {
+                testProject.AdditionalProperties.Add("CopyLocalLockFileAssemblies", "true");
+            }
+
+            var testProjectInstance = _testAssetsManager.CreateTestProject(testProject, identifier: targetFramework)
+                .Restore(Log, testProject.Name);
+
+            var buildCommand = new BuildCommand(Log, Path.Combine(testProjectInstance.TestRoot, testProject.Name));
+            var buildResult = buildCommand.Execute();
+
+            buildResult.Should().Pass();
+
+            var outputDirectory = buildCommand.GetOutputDirectory(targetFramework: testProject.TargetFrameworks);
+
+            List<string> expectedFiles = new List<string>()
+            {
+                "it/System.Spatial.resources.dll",
+                "fr/System.Spatial.resources.dll",
+                "System.Spatial.dll",
+                $"{testProject.Name}.pdb",
+            };
+
+            if (testProject.TargetFrameworks.StartsWith("netcoreapp"))
+            {
+                expectedFiles.AddRange(new[]
+                {
+                    $"{testProject.Name}.dll",
+                    $"{testProject.Name}.deps.json",
+                    $"{testProject.Name}.runtimeconfig.json",
+                    $"{testProject.Name}.runtimeconfig.dev.json"
+                });
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                expectedFiles.Add($"{testProject.Name}.exe");
+            }
+
+            outputDirectory.Should().OnlyHaveFiles(expectedFiles);
+        }
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData("netcoreapp2.0", true, false)]
+        [InlineData("net47", false, true)]
+        public void It_copies_all_satellites_when_not_filtered(string targetFramework, bool explicitCopyLocalLockFile,
+            bool needsNetFrameworkReferenceAssemblies)
+        {
+            if (needsNetFrameworkReferenceAssemblies && !RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Windows))
+            {
+                //  .NET Framework reference assemblies aren't currently available on non-Windows
+                return;
+            }
+            var testProject = new TestProject()
+            {
+                Name = "DontFilterSatelliteAssemblies",
+                TargetFrameworks = targetFramework,
+                IsExe = true,
+                IsSdkProject = true
+            };
+
+            testProject.PackageReferences.Add(new TestPackageReference("System.Spatial", "5.8.3"));
+            if (explicitCopyLocalLockFile)
+            {
+                testProject.AdditionalProperties.Add("CopyLocalLockFileAssemblies", "true");
+            }
+
+            var testProjectInstance = _testAssetsManager.CreateTestProject(testProject, identifier: targetFramework)
+                .Restore(Log, testProject.Name);
+
+            var buildCommand = new BuildCommand(Log, Path.Combine(testProjectInstance.TestRoot, testProject.Name));
+            var buildResult = buildCommand.Execute();
+
+            buildResult.Should().Pass();
+
+            var outputDirectory = buildCommand.GetOutputDirectory(targetFramework: testProject.TargetFrameworks);
+
+            List<string> expectedFiles = new List<string>()
+            {
+                "de/System.Spatial.resources.dll",
+                "es/System.Spatial.resources.dll",
+                "fr/System.Spatial.resources.dll",
+                "it/System.Spatial.resources.dll",
+                "ja/System.Spatial.resources.dll",
+                "ko/System.Spatial.resources.dll",
+                "ru/System.Spatial.resources.dll",
+                "zh-Hans/System.Spatial.resources.dll",
+                "zh-Hant/System.Spatial.resources.dll",
+                "System.Spatial.dll",
+                $"{testProject.Name}.pdb",
+            };
+
+            if (testProject.TargetFrameworks.StartsWith("netcoreapp"))
+            {
+                expectedFiles.AddRange(new[]
+                {
+                    $"{testProject.Name}.dll",
+                    $"{testProject.Name}.deps.json",
+                    $"{testProject.Name}.runtimeconfig.json",
+                    $"{testProject.Name}.runtimeconfig.dev.json"
+                });
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                expectedFiles.Add($"{testProject.Name}.exe");
+            }
+
+            outputDirectory.Should().OnlyHaveFiles(expectedFiles);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Tests/Microsoft.NET.Publish.Tests/GivenThatWeWantToFilterSatelliteAssemblies.cs b/src/Tests/Microsoft.NET.Publish.Tests/GivenThatWeWantToFilterSatelliteAssemblies.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..aec7cfa01f59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Tests/Microsoft.NET.Publish.Tests/GivenThatWeWantToFilterSatelliteAssemblies.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
+
+using System.IO;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils;
+using Microsoft.DotNet.PlatformAbstractions;
+using Microsoft.NET.TestFramework;
+using Microsoft.NET.TestFramework.Assertions;
+using Microsoft.NET.TestFramework.Commands;
+using Xunit;
+using System.Xml.Linq;
+using Xunit.Abstractions;
+using Microsoft.NET.TestFramework.ProjectConstruction;
+
+namespace Microsoft.NET.Publish.Tests
+{
+    public class GivenThatWeWantToFilterSatelliteAssemblies : SdkTest
+    {
+        public GivenThatWeWantToFilterSatelliteAssemblies(ITestOutputHelper log) : base(log)
+        {
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void It_only_publishes_selected_ResourceLanguages()
+        {
+            var testProject = new TestProject()
+            {
+                Name = "PublishFilteredSatelliteAssemblies",
+                TargetFrameworks = "netcoreapp2.0",
+                IsExe = true,
+                IsSdkProject = true
+            };
+
+            testProject.PackageReferences.Add(new TestPackageReference("System.Spatial", "5.8.3"));
+            testProject.AdditionalProperties.Add("SatelliteResourceLanguages", "en-US;it;fr");
+
+            var testProjectInstance = _testAssetsManager.CreateTestProject(testProject)
+                .Restore(Log, testProject.Name);
+
+            var publishCommand = new PublishCommand(Log, Path.Combine(testProjectInstance.TestRoot, testProject.Name));
+            var publishResult = publishCommand.Execute();
+
+            publishResult.Should().Pass();
+
+            var publishDirectory = publishCommand.GetOutputDirectory(targetFramework: testProject.TargetFrameworks);
+
+            publishDirectory.Should().OnlyHaveFiles(new[] {
+                "it/System.Spatial.resources.dll",
+                "fr/System.Spatial.resources.dll",
+                "System.Spatial.dll",
+                $"{testProject.Name}.dll",
+                $"{testProject.Name}.pdb",
+                $"{testProject.Name}.deps.json",
+                $"{testProject.Name}.runtimeconfig.json"
+            });
+        }
+        [Fact]
+        public void It_publishes_all_satellites_when_not_filtered()
+        {
+            var testProject = new TestProject()
+            {
+                Name = "PublishSatelliteAssemblies",
+                TargetFrameworks = "netcoreapp2.0",
+                IsExe = true,
+                IsSdkProject = true
+            };
+
+            testProject.PackageReferences.Add(new TestPackageReference("System.Spatial", "5.8.3"));
+
+            var testProjectInstance = _testAssetsManager.CreateTestProject(testProject)
+                .Restore(Log, testProject.Name);
+
+            var publishCommand = new PublishCommand(Log, Path.Combine(testProjectInstance.TestRoot, testProject.Name));
+            var publishResult = publishCommand.Execute();
+
+            publishResult.Should().Pass();
+
+            var publishDirectory = publishCommand.GetOutputDirectory(targetFramework: testProject.TargetFrameworks);
+
+            publishDirectory.Should().OnlyHaveFiles(new[] {
+                "de/System.Spatial.resources.dll",
+                "es/System.Spatial.resources.dll",
+                "fr/System.Spatial.resources.dll",
+                "it/System.Spatial.resources.dll",
+                "ja/System.Spatial.resources.dll",
+                "ko/System.Spatial.resources.dll",
+                "ru/System.Spatial.resources.dll",
+                "zh-Hans/System.Spatial.resources.dll",
+                "zh-Hant/System.Spatial.resources.dll",
+                "System.Spatial.dll",
+                $"{testProject.Name}.dll",
+                $"{testProject.Name}.pdb",
+                $"{testProject.Name}.deps.json",
+                $"{testProject.Name}.runtimeconfig.json"
+            });
+        }
+    }
+}