diff --git a/src/coreclr/src/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Runtime/Loader/AssemblyLoadContext.CoreCLR.cs b/src/coreclr/src/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Runtime/Loader/AssemblyLoadContext.CoreCLR.cs
index a0a0fdfd78bf65..b22f6bc458481b 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/src/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Runtime/Loader/AssemblyLoadContext.CoreCLR.cs
+++ b/src/coreclr/src/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Runtime/Loader/AssemblyLoadContext.CoreCLR.cs
@@ -154,8 +154,7 @@ internal Type LoadTypeForWinRTTypeNameInContext(string typeName)
                 if (ptrAssemblyLoadContext == IntPtr.Zero)
                 {
                     // If the load context is returned null, then the assembly was bound using the TPA binder
-                    // and we shall return reference to the active "Default" binder - which could be the TPA binder
-                    // or an overridden CLRPrivBinderAssemblyLoadContext instance.
+                    // and we shall return reference to the "Default" binder.
                     loadContextForAssembly = AssemblyLoadContext.Default;
                 }
                 else
diff --git a/src/coreclr/src/binder/clrprivbinderassemblyloadcontext.cpp b/src/coreclr/src/binder/clrprivbinderassemblyloadcontext.cpp
index 657e6c304d1e2d..0881af5c599832 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/src/binder/clrprivbinderassemblyloadcontext.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/src/binder/clrprivbinderassemblyloadcontext.cpp
@@ -165,13 +165,6 @@ Exit:;
     return hr;
 }
 
-HRESULT CLRPrivBinderAssemblyLoadContext::GetBinderID(
-        UINT_PTR *pBinderId)
-{
-    *pBinderId = reinterpret_cast<UINT_PTR>(this);
-    return S_OK;
-}
-
 HRESULT CLRPrivBinderAssemblyLoadContext::GetLoaderAllocator(LPVOID* pLoaderAllocator)
 {
     _ASSERTE(pLoaderAllocator != NULL);
diff --git a/src/coreclr/src/binder/clrprivbindercoreclr.cpp b/src/coreclr/src/binder/clrprivbindercoreclr.cpp
index f99fe465078c92..62d5f867beea5c 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/src/binder/clrprivbindercoreclr.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/src/binder/clrprivbindercoreclr.cpp
@@ -198,13 +198,6 @@ Exit:;
 }
 #endif // !defined(DACCESS_COMPILE) && !defined(CROSSGEN_COMPILE)
 
-HRESULT CLRPrivBinderCoreCLR::GetBinderID(
-        UINT_PTR *pBinderId)
-{
-    *pBinderId = reinterpret_cast<UINT_PTR>(this);
-    return S_OK;
-}
-
 HRESULT CLRPrivBinderCoreCLR::SetupBindingPaths(SString  &sTrustedPlatformAssemblies,
                                                 SString  &sPlatformResourceRoots,
                                                 SString  &sAppPaths,
diff --git a/src/coreclr/src/binder/inc/clrprivbinderassemblyloadcontext.h b/src/coreclr/src/binder/inc/clrprivbinderassemblyloadcontext.h
index 6d012d9b1c684f..09695b09fc0108 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/src/binder/inc/clrprivbinderassemblyloadcontext.h
+++ b/src/coreclr/src/binder/inc/clrprivbinderassemblyloadcontext.h
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ class Object;
 class Assembly;
 class LoaderAllocator;
 
-class CLRPrivBinderAssemblyLoadContext :
-    public IUnknownCommon<ICLRPrivBinder, IID_ICLRPrivBinder>
+class CLRPrivBinderAssemblyLoadContext : public AssemblyLoadContext
 {
 public:
 
@@ -35,9 +34,6 @@ class CLRPrivBinderAssemblyLoadContext :
             /* [in] */ IAssemblyName *pIAssemblyName,
             /* [retval][out] */ ICLRPrivAssembly **ppAssembly);
 
-    STDMETHOD(GetBinderID)(
-            /* [retval][out] */ UINT_PTR *pBinderId);
-
     STDMETHOD(GetLoaderAllocator)(
         /* [retval][out] */ LPVOID *pLoaderAllocator);
 
diff --git a/src/coreclr/src/binder/inc/clrprivbindercoreclr.h b/src/coreclr/src/binder/inc/clrprivbindercoreclr.h
index f5fd7d4653ea71..3779e5bd63a213 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/src/binder/inc/clrprivbindercoreclr.h
+++ b/src/coreclr/src/binder/inc/clrprivbindercoreclr.h
@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@
 
 #include "coreclrbindercommon.h"
 #include "applicationcontext.hpp"
+#include "assemblyloadcontext.h"
 
 namespace BINDER_SPACE
 {
     class AssemblyIdentityUTF8;
 };
 
-class CLRPrivBinderCoreCLR : public IUnknownCommon<ICLRPrivBinder, IID_ICLRPrivBinder>
+class CLRPrivBinderCoreCLR : public AssemblyLoadContext
 {
 public:
 
@@ -25,9 +26,6 @@ class CLRPrivBinderCoreCLR : public IUnknownCommon<ICLRPrivBinder, IID_ICLRPrivB
             /* [in] */ IAssemblyName *pIAssemblyName,
             /* [retval][out] */ ICLRPrivAssembly **ppAssembly);
 
-    STDMETHOD(GetBinderID)(
-            /* [retval][out] */ UINT_PTR *pBinderId);
-
     STDMETHOD(GetLoaderAllocator)(
         /* [retval][out] */ LPVOID *pLoaderAllocator);
 
diff --git a/src/coreclr/src/dlls/mscoree/coreclr/CMakeLists.txt b/src/coreclr/src/dlls/mscoree/coreclr/CMakeLists.txt
index 0745ad4ad22f73..527ac04d0210d4 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/src/dlls/mscoree/coreclr/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/coreclr/src/dlls/mscoree/coreclr/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ set(CORECLR_LIBRARIES
     debug-pal
     ${LIB_UNWINDER}
     cee_wks
+    v3binder
     ${END_LIBRARY_GROUP} # End group of libraries that have circular references
     mdcompiler_wks
     mdruntime_wks
@@ -103,7 +104,6 @@ set(CORECLR_LIBRARIES
     gcinfo # Condition="'$(TargetCpu)'=='amd64' or '$(TargetCpu)' == 'arm' or '$(TargetCpu)' == 'arm64'"
     ildbsymlib
     utilcode
-    v3binder
 )
 
 if(CLR_CMAKE_TARGET_WIN32)
diff --git a/src/coreclr/src/dlls/mscorrc/mscorrc.rc b/src/coreclr/src/dlls/mscorrc/mscorrc.rc
index 6cb75fb81d7df6..fb8905d8e9d3e0 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/src/dlls/mscorrc/mscorrc.rc
+++ b/src/coreclr/src/dlls/mscorrc/mscorrc.rc
@@ -795,7 +795,6 @@ BEGIN
     IDS_HOST_ASSEMBLY_RESOLVER_ASSEMBLY_ALREADY_LOADED_IN_CONTEXT "Assembly with same name is already loaded"
     IDS_HOST_ASSEMBLY_RESOLVER_DYNAMICALLY_EMITTED_ASSEMBLIES_UNSUPPORTED "Dynamically emitted assemblies are unsupported during host-based resolution."
     IDS_HOST_ASSEMBLY_RESOLVER_INCOMPATIBLE_BINDING_CONTEXT "Assembly is already bound to an incompatible binding context."
-    IDS_HOST_ASSEMBLY_RESOLVER_INCOMPATIBLE_TPA_BINDING_CONTEXT "Default binding context is already attached to managed load context."
 END
 
 STRINGTABLE DISCARDABLE
diff --git a/src/coreclr/src/dlls/mscorrc/resource.h b/src/coreclr/src/dlls/mscorrc/resource.h
index 519e17273b2bd3..05f7346773d4d8 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/src/dlls/mscorrc/resource.h
+++ b/src/coreclr/src/dlls/mscorrc/resource.h
@@ -618,7 +618,6 @@
 #define IDS_HOST_ASSEMBLY_RESOLVER_ASSEMBLY_ALREADY_LOADED_IN_CONTEXT                  0x2636
 #define IDS_HOST_ASSEMBLY_RESOLVER_DYNAMICALLY_EMITTED_ASSEMBLIES_UNSUPPORTED          0x2637
 #define IDS_HOST_ASSEMBLY_RESOLVER_INCOMPATIBLE_BINDING_CONTEXT                        0x2638
-#define IDS_HOST_ASSEMBLY_RESOLVER_INCOMPATIBLE_TPA_BINDING_CONTEXT                    0x2639
 
 #define IDS_NATIVE_IMAGE_CANNOT_BE_LOADED_MULTIPLE_TIMES                               0x263a
 
diff --git a/src/coreclr/src/tools/crossgen/CMakeLists.txt b/src/coreclr/src/tools/crossgen/CMakeLists.txt
index 5e1a662f621d22..b4207f0d661a39 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/src/tools/crossgen/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/coreclr/src/tools/crossgen/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,19 +30,28 @@ if(FEATURE_MERGE_JIT_AND_ENGINE)
     set(CLRJIT_CROSSGEN clrjit_crossgen)
 endif(FEATURE_MERGE_JIT_AND_ENGINE)
 
+if(CLR_CMAKE_HOST_LINUX OR CLR_CMAKE_HOST_FREEBSD OR CLR_CMAKE_HOST_NETBSD)
+    # The following linked options can be inserted into the linker libraries list to
+    # ensure proper resolving of circular references between a subset of the libraries.
+    set(START_LIBRARY_GROUP -Wl,--start-group)
+    set(END_LIBRARY_GROUP -Wl,--end-group)
+endif(CLR_CMAKE_HOST_LINUX OR CLR_CMAKE_HOST_FREEBSD OR CLR_CMAKE_HOST_NETBSD)
+
 target_link_libraries(crossgen
+    ${START_LIBRARY_GROUP} # Start group of libraries that have circular references
     cee_crossgen
+    v3binder_crossgen
     mdcompiler_crossgen
     mdruntime_crossgen
     mdruntimerw_crossgen
     mdhotdata_crossgen
+    ${END_LIBRARY_GROUP} # End group of libraries that have circular references
     corguids
     ${CLRJIT_CROSSGEN}
     gcinfo_crossgen
     corzap_crossgen
     mscorlib_crossgen
     utilcode_crossgen
-    v3binder_crossgen
 )
 
 if(CLR_CMAKE_HOST_UNIX)
diff --git a/src/coreclr/src/vm/CMakeLists.txt b/src/coreclr/src/vm/CMakeLists.txt
index f53baee7842f57..66f75ef27c8d0f 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/src/vm/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/coreclr/src/vm/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ set(VM_SOURCES_DAC_AND_WKS_COMMON
     appdomain.cpp
     array.cpp
     assembly.cpp
+    assemblyloadcontext.cpp
     baseassemblyspec.cpp
     binder.cpp
     castcache.cpp
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ set(VM_HEADERS_DAC_AND_WKS_COMMON
     appdomain.inl
     array.h
     assembly.hpp
+    assemblyloadcontext.h
     baseassemblyspec.h
     baseassemblyspec.inl
     binder.h
diff --git a/src/coreclr/src/vm/assemblyloadcontext.cpp b/src/coreclr/src/vm/assemblyloadcontext.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..40cb2432c0a6c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/coreclr/src/vm/assemblyloadcontext.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// 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.
+
+#include "common.h"
+
+AssemblyLoadContext::AssemblyLoadContext()
+{
+}
+
+HRESULT AssemblyLoadContext::GetBinderID(
+    UINT_PTR* pBinderId)
+{
+    *pBinderId = reinterpret_cast<UINT_PTR>(this);
+    return S_OK;
+}
diff --git a/src/coreclr/src/vm/assemblyloadcontext.h b/src/coreclr/src/vm/assemblyloadcontext.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..395e697562ea39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/coreclr/src/vm/assemblyloadcontext.h
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// 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.
+
+#ifndef _ASSEMBLYLOADCONTEXT_H
+#define _ASSEMBLYLOADCONTEXT_H
+
+//
+// Unmanaged counter-part of System.Runtime.Loader.AssemblyLoadContext
+//
+class AssemblyLoadContext : public IUnknownCommon<ICLRPrivBinder, IID_ICLRPrivBinder>
+{
+public:
+    AssemblyLoadContext();
+
+    STDMETHOD(GetBinderID)(
+        /* [retval][out] */ UINT_PTR* pBinderId);
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/coreclr/src/vm/assemblyname.cpp b/src/coreclr/src/vm/assemblyname.cpp
index 02f16684843022..f9291158bc384a 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/src/vm/assemblyname.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/src/vm/assemblyname.cpp
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@
 #include "strongnameinternal.h"
 #include "eeconfig.h"
 
-#ifndef URL_ESCAPE_AS_UTF8
-#define URL_ESCAPE_AS_UTF8              0x00040000  // Percent-encode all non-ASCII characters as their UTF-8 equivalents.
-#endif
-
 FCIMPL1(Object*, AssemblyNameNative::GetFileInformation, StringObject* filenameUNSAFE)
 {
     FCALL_CONTRACT;
diff --git a/src/coreclr/src/vm/assemblynative.cpp b/src/coreclr/src/vm/assemblynative.cpp
index 6567cd9dce1ab1..b9cec28e3c5a27 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/src/vm/assemblynative.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/src/vm/assemblynative.cpp
@@ -1280,11 +1280,7 @@ INT_PTR QCALLTYPE AssemblyNative::InitializeAssemblyLoadContext(INT_PTR ptrManag
     {
         // We are initializing the managed instance of Assembly Load Context that would represent the TPA binder.
         // First, confirm we do not have an existing managed ALC attached to the TPA binder.
-        INT_PTR ptrTPAAssemblyLoadContext = pTPABinderContext->GetManagedAssemblyLoadContext();
-        if ((ptrTPAAssemblyLoadContext != NULL) && (ptrTPAAssemblyLoadContext != ptrManagedAssemblyLoadContext))
-        {
-            COMPlusThrow(kInvalidOperationException, IDS_HOST_ASSEMBLY_RESOLVER_INCOMPATIBLE_TPA_BINDING_CONTEXT);
-        }
+        _ASSERTE(pTPABinderContext->GetManagedAssemblyLoadContext() == NULL);
 
         // Attach the managed TPA binding context with the native one.
         pTPABinderContext->SetManagedAssemblyLoadContext(ptrManagedAssemblyLoadContext);
@@ -1325,55 +1321,13 @@ INT_PTR QCALLTYPE AssemblyNative::GetLoadContextForAssembly(QCall::AssemblyHandl
 
     _ASSERTE(pAssembly != NULL);
 
-    // Get the PEAssembly for the RuntimeAssembly
-    PEFile *pPEFile = pAssembly->GetFile();
-    PTR_PEAssembly pPEAssembly = pPEFile ? pPEFile->AsAssembly() : NULL;
-
-    // Platform assemblies are semantically bound against the "Default" binder.
-    // The reference to the same will be returned when this QCall returns.
-
-    // Get the binding context for the assembly.
-    //
-    ICLRPrivBinder *pOpaqueBinder = nullptr;
-    AppDomain *pCurDomain = AppDomain::GetCurrentDomain();
-    CLRPrivBinderCoreCLR *pTPABinder = pCurDomain->GetTPABinderContext();
-
-    // GetBindingContext returns a ICLRPrivAssembly which can be used to get access to the
-    // actual ICLRPrivBinder instance in which the assembly was loaded.
-    PTR_ICLRPrivBinder pBindingContext = pPEAssembly->GetBindingContext();
-    UINT_PTR assemblyBinderID = 0;
-
-    if (pBindingContext)
-    {
-        IfFailThrow(pBindingContext->GetBinderID(&assemblyBinderID));
-
-        // If the assembly was bound using the TPA binder,
-        // then we will return the reference to "Default" binder from the managed implementation when this QCall returns.
-        //
-        // See earlier comment about "Default" binder for additional context.
-        pOpaqueBinder = reinterpret_cast<ICLRPrivBinder *>(assemblyBinderID);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        // GetBindingContext() returns NULL for System.Private.CoreLib
-        pOpaqueBinder = pTPABinder;
-    }
+    AssemblyLoadContext* pAssemblyLoadContext = pAssembly->GetFile()->GetAssemblyLoadContext();
 
-    // We should have a load context binder at this point.
-    _ASSERTE(pOpaqueBinder != nullptr);
-
-    // the TPA binder uses the default ALC
-    // WinRT assemblies (bound using the WinRT binder) don't actually have an ALC,
-    // so treat them the same as if they were loaded into the TPA ALC in this case.
-#ifdef FEATURE_COMINTEROP
-    if (!AreSameBinderInstance(pTPABinder, pOpaqueBinder) && !AreSameBinderInstance(pCurDomain->GetWinRtBinder(), pOpaqueBinder))
-#else
-    if (!AreSameBinderInstance(pTPABinder, pOpaqueBinder))
-#endif // FEATURE_COMINTEROP
+    if (pAssemblyLoadContext != AppDomain::GetCurrentDomain()->GetTPABinderContext())
     {
         // Only CLRPrivBinderAssemblyLoadContext instance contains the reference to its
         // corresponding managed instance.
-        CLRPrivBinderAssemblyLoadContext *pBinder = (CLRPrivBinderAssemblyLoadContext *)(pOpaqueBinder);
+        CLRPrivBinderAssemblyLoadContext* pBinder = (CLRPrivBinderAssemblyLoadContext*)(pAssemblyLoadContext);
 
         // Fetch the managed binder reference from the native binder instance
         ptrManagedAssemblyLoadContext = pBinder->GetManagedAssemblyLoadContext();
diff --git a/src/coreclr/src/vm/crossgen/CMakeLists.txt b/src/coreclr/src/vm/crossgen/CMakeLists.txt
index dcf43e853eda1f..e89ae13f45ae14 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/src/vm/crossgen/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/coreclr/src/vm/crossgen/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ set(VM_CROSSGEN_SOURCES
   ../appdomain.cpp
   ../array.cpp
   ../assembly.cpp
+  ../assemblyloadcontext.cpp
   ../assemblyspec.cpp
   ../baseassemblyspec.cpp
   ../binder.cpp
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ set(VM_CROSSGEN_HEADERS
   ../appdomain.inl
   ../array.h
   ../assembly.hpp
+  ../assemblyloadcontext.h
   ../assemblyspec.hpp
   ../assemblyspecbase.h
   ../baseassemblyspec.h
diff --git a/src/coreclr/src/vm/pefile.cpp b/src/coreclr/src/vm/pefile.cpp
index 6928cc6f98c478..480482bf3b1dd6 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/src/vm/pefile.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/src/vm/pefile.cpp
@@ -2448,7 +2448,6 @@ PTR_ICLRPrivBinder PEFile::GetBindingContext()
 
     // CoreLibrary is always bound in context of the TPA Binder. However, since it gets loaded and published
     // during EEStartup *before* DefaultContext Binder (aka TPAbinder) is initialized, we dont have a binding context to publish against.
-    // Thus, we will always return NULL for its binding context.
     if (!IsSystem())
     {
         pBindingContext = dac_cast<PTR_ICLRPrivBinder>(GetHostAssembly());
@@ -2466,3 +2465,31 @@ PTR_ICLRPrivBinder PEFile::GetBindingContext()
 
     return pBindingContext;
 }
+
+#ifndef DACCESS_COMPILE
+AssemblyLoadContext* PEFile::GetAssemblyLoadContext()
+{
+    LIMITED_METHOD_CONTRACT;
+
+    PTR_ICLRPrivBinder pBindingContext = GetBindingContext();
+    ICLRPrivBinder* pOpaqueBinder = NULL;
+
+    if (pBindingContext != NULL)
+    {
+        UINT_PTR assemblyBinderID = 0;
+        IfFailThrow(pBindingContext->GetBinderID(&assemblyBinderID));
+
+        pOpaqueBinder = reinterpret_cast<ICLRPrivBinder*>(assemblyBinderID);
+
+#ifdef FEATURE_COMINTEROP
+        // Treat WinRT assemblies (bound using the WinRT binder) as if they were loaded into the TPA ALC
+        if (AreSameBinderInstance(AppDomain::GetCurrentDomain()->GetWinRtBinder(), pOpaqueBinder))
+        {
+            pOpaqueBinder = NULL;
+        }
+#endif
+    }
+
+    return (pOpaqueBinder != NULL) ? (AssemblyLoadContext*)pOpaqueBinder : AppDomain::GetCurrentDomain()->GetTPABinderContext();
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/src/coreclr/src/vm/pefile.h b/src/coreclr/src/vm/pefile.h
index f21ff7b0654f78..a417c4b881a88d 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/src/vm/pefile.h
+++ b/src/coreclr/src/vm/pefile.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class PEFile;
 class PEModule;
 class PEAssembly;
 class SimpleRWLock;
+class AssemblyLoadContext;
 
 typedef VPTR(PEModule) PTR_PEModule;
 typedef VPTR(PEAssembly) PTR_PEAssembly;
@@ -568,6 +569,8 @@ class PEFile
     // Returns the ICLRPrivBinder* instance associated with the PEFile
     PTR_ICLRPrivBinder GetBindingContext();
 
+    AssemblyLoadContext* GetAssemblyLoadContext();
+
     bool HasHostAssembly()
     { STATIC_CONTRACT_WRAPPER; return GetHostAssembly() != nullptr; }
 
@@ -729,8 +732,8 @@ class PEAssembly : public PEFile
     // Indicates if the assembly can be cached in a binding cache such as AssemblySpecBindingCache.
     inline bool CanUseWithBindingCache()
     {
-            STATIC_CONTRACT_WRAPPER;
-            return (HasBindableIdentity());
+        STATIC_CONTRACT_WRAPPER;
+        return (HasBindableIdentity());
     }
 };