diff --git a/src/Directory.Build.props b/src/Directory.Build.props
index c22e11faca..b423b589a9 100644
--- a/src/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/src/Directory.Build.props
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
     <LibSuffix>.so</LibSuffix> 
     <LibSuffix Condition="'$(OSGroup)' == 'Windows_NT'">.dll</LibSuffix>
     <LibSuffix Condition="'$(OSGroup)' == 'OSX'">.dylib</LibSuffix>
+    <StaticLibPrefix>lib</StaticLibPrefix>
+    <StaticLibSuffix>.a</StaticLibSuffix>
+    <StaticLibSuffix Condition="'$(OSGroup)' == 'Windows_NT'">.lib</StaticLibSuffix>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/src/corehost/cli/lib_static.cmake b/src/corehost/cli/lib_static.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6c4b5036cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/corehost/cli/lib_static.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
+# The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+# See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+project(lib${DOTNET_PROJECT_NAME})
+
+include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/common.cmake)
+
+add_definitions(-D_NO_ASYNCRTIMP)
+add_definitions(-D_NO_PPLXIMP)
+add_definitions(-DEXPORT_SHARED_API=1)
+
+add_library(lib${DOTNET_PROJECT_NAME} STATIC ${SOURCES} ${RESOURCES})
+
+set_target_properties(lib${DOTNET_PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES MACOSX_RPATH TRUE)
+set_target_properties(lib${DOTNET_PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES PREFIX "")
+
+set_common_libs("lib")
diff --git a/src/corehost/cli/nethost/CMakeLists.txt b/src/corehost/cli/nethost/CMakeLists.txt
index b56650bfac..7473958e26 100644
--- a/src/corehost/cli/nethost/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/corehost/cli/nethost/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,10 +23,12 @@ if(WIN32)
 endif()
 
 include(../lib.cmake)
+include(../lib_static.cmake)
 
 add_definitions(-DFEATURE_LIBHOST=1)
 add_definitions(-DNETHOST_EXPORT)
 
 install(FILES nethost.h DESTINATION corehost)
 install(TARGETS nethost DESTINATION corehost)
+install(TARGETS libnethost DESTINATION corehost)
 install_symbols(nethost corehost)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/pkg/packaging/installers.proj b/src/pkg/packaging/installers.proj
index e2a60d4ec7..d9448e3afc 100644
--- a/src/pkg/packaging/installers.proj
+++ b/src/pkg/packaging/installers.proj
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@
     <ItemGroup>
       <NetHostFiles Include="$(_NetHostOutputDir)nethost.h" />
       <NetHostFiles Include="$(_NetHostOutputDir)$(LibPrefix)nethost$(LibSuffix)" />
+      <NetHostFiles Include="$(_NetHostOutputDir)$(StaticLibPrefix)nethost$(StaticLibSuffix)" />
       <NetHostFiles Condition="'$(OSGroup)' == 'Windows_NT'" Include="$(_NetHostOutputDir)nethost.lib" />
     </ItemGroup>
     <Copy SourceFiles="@(NetHostFiles)"
diff --git a/src/pkg/projects/Microsoft.NETCore.DotNetAppHost/runtime.FreeBSD.Microsoft.NETCore.DotNetAppHost.props b/src/pkg/projects/Microsoft.NETCore.DotNetAppHost/runtime.FreeBSD.Microsoft.NETCore.DotNetAppHost.props
index fe8c133798..a6051c2df1 100644
--- a/src/pkg/projects/Microsoft.NETCore.DotNetAppHost/runtime.FreeBSD.Microsoft.NETCore.DotNetAppHost.props
+++ b/src/pkg/projects/Microsoft.NETCore.DotNetAppHost/runtime.FreeBSD.Microsoft.NETCore.DotNetAppHost.props
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <ArchitectureSpecificNativeFile Include="$(DotNetHostBinDir)/apphost" />
     <ArchitectureSpecificNativeFile Include="$(DotNetHostBinDir)/libnethost.so" />
+    <ArchitectureSpecificNativeFile Include="$(DotNetHostBinDir)/libnethost.a" />
     <ArchitectureSpecificNativeFile Include="$(DotNetHostBinDir)/nethost.h" />
 
     <File Include="@(ArchitectureSpecificNativeFile)">
diff --git a/src/pkg/projects/Microsoft.NETCore.DotNetAppHost/runtime.OSX.Microsoft.NETCore.DotNetAppHost.props b/src/pkg/projects/Microsoft.NETCore.DotNetAppHost/runtime.OSX.Microsoft.NETCore.DotNetAppHost.props
index ebf6fb947c..cc38b3b848 100644
--- a/src/pkg/projects/Microsoft.NETCore.DotNetAppHost/runtime.OSX.Microsoft.NETCore.DotNetAppHost.props
+++ b/src/pkg/projects/Microsoft.NETCore.DotNetAppHost/runtime.OSX.Microsoft.NETCore.DotNetAppHost.props
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <ArchitectureSpecificNativeFile Include="$(DotNetHostBinDir)/apphost" />
     <ArchitectureSpecificNativeFile Include="$(DotNetHostBinDir)/libnethost.dylib" />
+    <ArchitectureSpecificNativeFile Include="$(DotNetHostBinDir)/libnethost.a" />
     <ArchitectureSpecificNativeFile Include="$(DotNetHostBinDir)/nethost.h" />
 
     <File Include="@(ArchitectureSpecificNativeFile)">
diff --git a/src/pkg/projects/Microsoft.NETCore.DotNetAppHost/runtime.Unix.Microsoft.NETCore.DotNetAppHost.props b/src/pkg/projects/Microsoft.NETCore.DotNetAppHost/runtime.Unix.Microsoft.NETCore.DotNetAppHost.props
index fe8c133798..a6051c2df1 100644
--- a/src/pkg/projects/Microsoft.NETCore.DotNetAppHost/runtime.Unix.Microsoft.NETCore.DotNetAppHost.props
+++ b/src/pkg/projects/Microsoft.NETCore.DotNetAppHost/runtime.Unix.Microsoft.NETCore.DotNetAppHost.props
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <ArchitectureSpecificNativeFile Include="$(DotNetHostBinDir)/apphost" />
     <ArchitectureSpecificNativeFile Include="$(DotNetHostBinDir)/libnethost.so" />
+    <ArchitectureSpecificNativeFile Include="$(DotNetHostBinDir)/libnethost.a" />
     <ArchitectureSpecificNativeFile Include="$(DotNetHostBinDir)/nethost.h" />
 
     <File Include="@(ArchitectureSpecificNativeFile)">
diff --git a/src/pkg/projects/Microsoft.NETCore.DotNetAppHost/runtime.Windows_NT.Microsoft.NETCore.DotNetAppHost.props b/src/pkg/projects/Microsoft.NETCore.DotNetAppHost/runtime.Windows_NT.Microsoft.NETCore.DotNetAppHost.props
index 9cc0b41e63..c74da91a0f 100644
--- a/src/pkg/projects/Microsoft.NETCore.DotNetAppHost/runtime.Windows_NT.Microsoft.NETCore.DotNetAppHost.props
+++ b/src/pkg/projects/Microsoft.NETCore.DotNetAppHost/runtime.Windows_NT.Microsoft.NETCore.DotNetAppHost.props
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     <ArchitectureSpecificNativeFile Include="$(DotNetHostBinDir)/ijwhost.dll" />
     <ArchitectureSpecificNativeFile Include="$(DotNetHostBinDir)/ijwhost.lib" />
     <ArchitectureSpecificNativeFile Include="$(DotNetHostBinDir)/nethost.dll" />
+    <ArchitectureSpecificNativeFile Include="$(DotNetHostBinDir)/libnethost.lib" />
     <ArchitectureSpecificNativeFile Include="$(DotNetHostBinDir)/nethost.h" />
     <ArchitectureSpecificNativeFile Include="$(DotNetHostBinDir)/nethost.lib" />