diff --git a/dev/Templates/Source/ProjectTemplates/Desktop/CSharp/PackagedApp/BlankApp/WinUI.Desktop.Cs.BlankApp.vstemplate b/dev/Templates/Source/ProjectTemplates/Desktop/CSharp/PackagedApp/BlankApp/WinUI.Desktop.Cs.BlankApp.vstemplate
index 6f714e53a2..eb8de9fc02 100644
--- a/dev/Templates/Source/ProjectTemplates/Desktop/CSharp/PackagedApp/BlankApp/WinUI.Desktop.Cs.BlankApp.vstemplate
+++ b/dev/Templates/Source/ProjectTemplates/Desktop/CSharp/PackagedApp/BlankApp/WinUI.Desktop.Cs.BlankApp.vstemplate
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
       <ProjectItem ReplaceParameters="true" TargetFileName="App.xaml.cs">App.xaml.cs</ProjectItem>
       <ProjectItem ReplaceParameters="true" TargetFileName="MainWindow.xaml">MainWindow.xaml</ProjectItem>
       <ProjectItem ReplaceParameters="true" TargetFileName="MainWindow.xaml.cs">MainWindow.xaml.cs</ProjectItem>
+      <ProjectItem ReplaceParameters="false" TargetFileName="AppIcon.ico">AppIcon.ico</ProjectItem>
     </Project>      
     <CustomParameters>
       <CustomParameter Name="$NuGetPackages$" Value="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK;Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools"/>
diff --git a/dev/Templates/Source/ProjectTemplates/Desktop/CSharp/SingleProjectPackagedApp/WinUI.Desktop.Cs.SingleProjectPackagedApp.vstemplate b/dev/Templates/Source/ProjectTemplates/Desktop/CSharp/SingleProjectPackagedApp/WinUI.Desktop.Cs.SingleProjectPackagedApp.vstemplate
index 7690fc7da9..dca0c580ce 100644
--- a/dev/Templates/Source/ProjectTemplates/Desktop/CSharp/SingleProjectPackagedApp/WinUI.Desktop.Cs.SingleProjectPackagedApp.vstemplate
+++ b/dev/Templates/Source/ProjectTemplates/Desktop/CSharp/SingleProjectPackagedApp/WinUI.Desktop.Cs.SingleProjectPackagedApp.vstemplate
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
         <ProjectItem ReplaceParameters="false" TargetFileName="Square44x44Logo.scale-200.png">Square44x44Logo.scale-200.png</ProjectItem>
         <ProjectItem ReplaceParameters="false" TargetFileName="Square44x44Logo.targetsize-24_altform-unplated.png">Square44x44Logo.targetsize-24_altform-unplated.png</ProjectItem>
         <ProjectItem ReplaceParameters="false" TargetFileName="Square44x44Logo.targetsize-48_altform-lightunplated.png">Square44x44Logo.targetsize-48_altform-lightunplated.png</ProjectItem>
+        <ProjectItem ReplaceParameters="false" TargetFileName="AppIcon.ico">AppIcon.ico</ProjectItem>
         <ProjectItem ReplaceParameters="false" TargetFileName="StoreLogo.png">StoreLogo.png</ProjectItem>
         <ProjectItem ReplaceParameters="false" TargetFileName="Wide310x150Logo.scale-200.png">Wide310x150Logo.scale-200.png</ProjectItem>
       </Folder>