diff --git a/src/Directory.Build.props b/src/Directory.Build.props
index c41d3b1..9ff16ca 100644
--- a/src/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/src/Directory.Build.props
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 <Project ToolsVersion="15.0">
 
-	<PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup>
     <Authors>unoplatform</Authors>
+    <LangVersion>11</LangVersion>
     <PackageProjectUrl>https://github.com/unoplatform/uno.xamlmerge.task</PackageProjectUrl>
     <PackageIconUrl>https://nv-assets.azurewebsites.net/logos/uno.png</PackageIconUrl>
     <RepositoryUrl>https://github.com/unoplatform/uno.xamlmerge.task</RepositoryUrl>
diff --git a/src/Uno.XamlMerge.Task/BatchMergeXaml.cs b/src/Uno.XamlMerge.Task/BatchMergeXaml.cs
index 188ee1e..6aaedee 100644
--- a/src/Uno.XamlMerge.Task/BatchMergeXaml.cs
+++ b/src/Uno.XamlMerge.Task/BatchMergeXaml.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
 using System.Xml;
 
 namespace Uno.UI.Tasks.BatchMerge
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@ public class BatchMergeXaml_v0 : CustomTask
         [Required]
         public string ProjectFullPath { get; set; }
 
+        public bool IsHotReloadEnabled { get; set; }
+
         [Output]
         public string[] FilesWritten
             => _filesWritten.ToArray();
@@ -44,6 +47,12 @@ public override bool Execute()
             var filteredPages = Pages.ToList();
             filteredPages.RemoveAll(e => MergedXamlFiles.Any(m => FullPathComparer.Default.Equals(e, m)));
 
+            if (IsHotReloadEnabled)
+            {
+                GenerateForHotReload(filteredPages);
+                return !HasLoggedErrors;
+            }
+
             if (MergedXamlFiles.Length > 1)
             {
                 foreach (var mergedXamlFile in MergedXamlFiles)
@@ -69,6 +78,71 @@ public override bool Execute()
             return !HasLoggedErrors;
         }
 
+        private string GenerateMergedDictionariesForHotReload(IEnumerable<ITaskItem> filteredPages)
+        {
+            var projectBasePath = Path.GetDirectoryName(Path.GetFullPath(ProjectFullPath));
+
+            var builder = new StringBuilder();
+            builder.Append("""
+                        <!-- Generating a resource dictionary that references existing dictionaries for HotReload support -->
+                        <!-- Proper merging of XAML files will happen if you build in Release configuration -->
+                        <ResourceDictionary
+                            xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
+                            xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
+                            xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006">
+                            <ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
+
+                        """);
+
+            foreach (var page in filteredPages)
+            {
+                var pagePath = Path.GetFullPath(page.ItemSpec).Replace(projectBasePath, "").TrimStart(Path.DirectorySeparatorChar).Replace('\\', '/');
+                builder.Append($"""
+                                    <ResourceDictionary Source="ms-appx:///{pagePath}" />
+
+                            """);
+            }
+
+            builder.Append("""
+                            </ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
+                        </ResourceDictionary>
+
+                        """);
+
+            return builder.ToString();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// When HotReload is enabled, we want modifications to the original XAML files to be reflected.
+        /// This cannot be achieved when an actual merge happens.
+        /// So, for HotReload, we'll generate a XAML file that only references the original XAML files and not do an actual merge.
+        /// This way, it can work with HotReload perfectly.
+        /// </summary>
+        private void GenerateForHotReload(List<ITaskItem> filteredPages)
+        {
+            if (MergedXamlFiles.Length > 1)
+            {
+                foreach (var mergedXamlFile in MergedXamlFiles)
+                {
+                    var mergeFileName = Path.GetFileName(mergedXamlFile.ItemSpec);
+                    string fileContents = GenerateMergedDictionariesForHotReload(filteredPages.Where(p => string.Equals(p.GetMetadata("MergeFile"), mergeFileName, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)));
+
+                    Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.GetDirectoryName(mergedXamlFile.ItemSpec));
+                    Utils.RewriteFileIfNecessary(mergedXamlFile.ItemSpec, fileContents);
+                }
+            }
+            else if (MergedXamlFiles.Length == 1)
+            {
+                // Single target file, without "MergeFile" attribution
+                var mergedXamlFile = MergedXamlFiles[0];
+                var mergeFileName = Path.GetFileName(mergedXamlFile.ItemSpec);
+                string fileContents = GenerateMergedDictionariesForHotReload(filteredPages);
+
+                Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.GetDirectoryName(mergedXamlFile.ItemSpec));
+                Utils.RewriteFileIfNecessary(mergedXamlFile.ItemSpec, fileContents);
+            }
+        }
+
         private void ValidatePageMergeFileMetadata()
         {
             if (MergedXamlFiles.Length > 1)
diff --git a/src/Uno.XamlMerge.Task/Uno.XamlMerge.Task.csproj b/src/Uno.XamlMerge.Task/Uno.XamlMerge.Task.csproj
index 609dfc6..df75650 100644
--- a/src/Uno.XamlMerge.Task/Uno.XamlMerge.Task.csproj
+++ b/src/Uno.XamlMerge.Task/Uno.XamlMerge.Task.csproj
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 		<TargetFramework>netstandard2.0</TargetFramework>
 		<ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
 		<Nullable>enable</Nullable>
-		<LangVersion>10.0</LangVersion>
 		<TreatWarningsAsErrors>True</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
 		<IsTool>true</IsTool>
 		<AssemblyName>Uno.XamlMerge.Task.v0</AssemblyName>
diff --git a/src/Uno.XamlMerge.Task/build/Uno.XamlMerge.Task.targets b/src/Uno.XamlMerge.Task/build/Uno.XamlMerge.Task.targets
index 70a394c..9cbe29d 100644
--- a/src/Uno.XamlMerge.Task/build/Uno.XamlMerge.Task.targets
+++ b/src/Uno.XamlMerge.Task/build/Uno.XamlMerge.Task.targets
@@ -12,9 +12,14 @@
 			DependsOnTargets="_XamlMergeFillProperties"
 			Condition="'$(BuildingProject)' == 'true' or '$(DesignTimeBuild)' != 'true'">
 
+		<PropertyGroup>
+			<BatchMergeGenerateForHotReload Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Debug' and '$(BatchMergeGenerateForHotReload)'==''">true</BatchMergeGenerateForHotReload>
+		</PropertyGroup>
+
 		<BatchMergeXaml_v0
 			ProjectFullPath="$(MSBuildProjectFullPath)"
 			Pages="@(XamlMergeInput)"
+			IsHotReloadEnabled="$(BatchMergeGenerateForHotReload)"
 			MergedXamlFiles="@(XamlMergeOutputFiles)" />
 		<Message Text="Merged resources XAML file was generated in $(XamlMergeOutputFile)" />
 
@@ -26,7 +31,7 @@
 			DependsOnTargets="_XamlMergeFillProperties">
 
 		<ItemGroup>
-			<Page Remove="@(XamlMergeInput)" />
+			<Page Remove="@(XamlMergeInput)" Condition="'$(BatchMergeGenerateForHotReload)' != 'true'" />
 		</ItemGroup>
 
 		<GeneratePageList_v0
diff --git a/src/Uno.XamlMerge.Tests/Given_BatchMergeXaml.cs b/src/Uno.XamlMerge.Tests/Given_BatchMergeXaml.cs
index d43982f..6549a11 100644
--- a/src/Uno.XamlMerge.Tests/Given_BatchMergeXaml.cs
+++ b/src/Uno.XamlMerge.Tests/Given_BatchMergeXaml.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,16 @@ public void When_Empty()
         ValidateOutput(task);
     }
 
+    [TestMethod]
+    public void When_HR_Enabled()
+    {
+        var task = CreateMerger(isHotReloadEnabled: true);
+
+        Assert.IsTrue(task.Execute());
+
+        ValidateOutput(task);
+    }
+
     [TestMethod]
     public void When_Key_TargeType_Conflict()
     {
@@ -324,7 +334,7 @@ private void ValidateOutput(BatchMergeXaml_v0 task, [CallerMemberName] string te
         }
     }
 
-    private BatchMergeXaml_v0 CreateMerger([CallerMemberName] string testName = "")
+    private BatchMergeXaml_v0 CreateMerger(bool isHotReloadEnabled = false, [CallerMemberName] string testName = "")
     {
         var basePath = GetBasePath(testName);
 
@@ -364,6 +374,7 @@ private BatchMergeXaml_v0 CreateMerger([CallerMemberName] string testName = "")
             .Distinct()
             .Select(f => new TaskItem(Path.Combine(basePath, "Output", f)))
             .ToArray();
+        task.IsHotReloadEnabled = isHotReloadEnabled;
         return task;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Uno.XamlMerge.Tests/Scenarios/When_HR_Enabled/Input_Dictionary_1.xml b/src/Uno.XamlMerge.Tests/Scenarios/When_HR_Enabled/Input_Dictionary_1.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e86580
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Uno.XamlMerge.Tests/Scenarios/When_HR_Enabled/Input_Dictionary_1.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<ResourceDictionary
+    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
+    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
+	xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006">
+
+    <x:String x:Key="Key1">Value1</x:String>
+</ResourceDictionary>
diff --git a/src/Uno.XamlMerge.Tests/Scenarios/When_HR_Enabled/Input_Dictionary_2.xml b/src/Uno.XamlMerge.Tests/Scenarios/When_HR_Enabled/Input_Dictionary_2.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6600e4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Uno.XamlMerge.Tests/Scenarios/When_HR_Enabled/Input_Dictionary_2.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<ResourceDictionary
+    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
+    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
+	xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006">
+
+    <x:String x:Key="Key2">Value2</x:String>
+</ResourceDictionary>
diff --git a/src/Uno.XamlMerge.Tests/Scenarios/When_HR_Enabled/expected.xml b/src/Uno.XamlMerge.Tests/Scenarios/When_HR_Enabled/expected.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8928c90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Uno.XamlMerge.Tests/Scenarios/When_HR_Enabled/expected.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<!-- Generating a resource dictionary that references existing dictionaries for HotReload support -->
+<!-- Proper merging of XAML files will happen if you build in Release configuration -->
+<ResourceDictionary
+    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
+    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
+    xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006">
+    <ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
+        <ResourceDictionary Source="ms-appx:///When_HR_Enabled/Input_Dictionary_1.xml" />
+        <ResourceDictionary Source="ms-appx:///When_HR_Enabled/Input_Dictionary_2.xml" />
+    </ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
+</ResourceDictionary>
diff --git a/src/Uno.XamlMerge.Tests/Uno.XamlMerge.Tests.csproj b/src/Uno.XamlMerge.Tests/Uno.XamlMerge.Tests.csproj
index 5dfaa88..db6caee 100644
--- a/src/Uno.XamlMerge.Tests/Uno.XamlMerge.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/Uno.XamlMerge.Tests/Uno.XamlMerge.Tests.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFrameworks>net7.0;net461</TargetFrameworks>
-    <LangVersion>10</LangVersion>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
 
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>