diff --git a/src/Build.UnitTests/Evaluation/SdkResultEvaluation_Tests.cs b/src/Build.UnitTests/Evaluation/SdkResultEvaluation_Tests.cs
index a5041d55fd6..e596bc05e8a 100644
--- a/src/Build.UnitTests/Evaluation/SdkResultEvaluation_Tests.cs
+++ b/src/Build.UnitTests/Evaluation/SdkResultEvaluation_Tests.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Xml;
 using Microsoft.Build.Construction;
 using Microsoft.Build.Definition;
 using Microsoft.Build.Evaluation;
@@ -137,6 +138,40 @@ public void SdkResolverCanReturnNoPaths(bool includePropertiesAndItems)
             _logger.WarningCount.ShouldBe(0);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void SuccessfullyEvaluatesSdkResultWithPropertiesForNullProjectRootElement()
+        {
+            Dictionary<string, string> propertiesToAdd = null;
+            Dictionary<string, SdkResultItem> itemsToAdd = null;
+
+            CreateMockSdkResultPropertiesAndItems(out propertiesToAdd, out itemsToAdd);
+
+            var projectOptions = SdkUtilities.CreateProjectOptionsWithResolver(new SdkUtilities.ConfigurableMockSdkResolver(
+                new Build.BackEnd.SdkResolution.SdkResult(
+                        new SdkReference("TestPropsAndItemsFromResolverSdk", null, null),
+                        Enumerable.Empty<string>(),
+                        version: null,
+                        propertiesToAdd,
+                        itemsToAdd,
+                        warnings: null)));
+
+            string projectContent = @"
+                    <Project>
+                        <Import Project=""Sdk.props"" Sdk=""TestPropsAndItemsFromResolverSdk""/>
+                    </Project>";
+
+            string projectPath = Path.Combine(_testFolder, "project.proj");
+            File.WriteAllText(projectPath, projectContent);
+
+            using XmlReader xmlReader = XmlReader.Create(projectPath);
+
+            projectOptions.ProjectCollection = _projectCollection;
+
+            // Creating project from XmlReader results in null ProjectRootElement on Evaluation phase.
+            // In that case project created for SdkResult properties and items is given a unique file name {Guid}.SdkResolver.{propertiesAndItemsHash}.proj in the current directory
+            Project.FromXmlReader(xmlReader, projectOptions);
+        }
+
         [Theory]
         [InlineData(true, true)]
         [InlineData(true, false)]
diff --git a/src/Build/Evaluation/Evaluator.cs b/src/Build/Evaluation/Evaluator.cs
index cba4152a3fc..ebd4e1a7383 100644
--- a/src/Build/Evaluation/Evaluator.cs
+++ b/src/Build/Evaluation/Evaluator.cs
@@ -1926,8 +1926,13 @@ private ProjectRootElement CreateProjectForSdkResult(SdkResult sdkResult)
             propertiesAndItemsHash = hash.ToHashCode();
 #endif
 
-            // Generate a unique filename for the generated project for each unique set of properties and items.
-            string projectPath = _projectRootElement.FullPath + ".SdkResolver." + propertiesAndItemsHash + ".proj";
+            // Generate a unique filename for the generated project for each unique set of properties and items that ends like ".SdkResolver.{propertiesAndItemsHash}.proj".
+            // _projectRootElement.FullPath can be null. This can be in the case when Project is created from XmlReader. For that case we generate filename like "{Guid}.SdkResolver.{propertiesAndItemsHash}.proj in the current directory.
+            // Otherwise the project is in the same directory as _projectRootElement and has a name of the same project and ends like ".SdkResolver.{propertiesAndItemsHash}.proj".
+            string projectNameEnding = $".SdkResolver.{propertiesAndItemsHash}.proj";
+            string projectPath = _projectRootElement.FullPath != null ?
+             _projectRootElement.FullPath + projectNameEnding :
+             FileUtilities.NormalizePath(Guid.NewGuid() + projectNameEnding);
 
             ProjectRootElement InnerCreate(string _, ProjectRootElementCacheBase __)
             {