diff --git a/src/libraries/sendtohelixhelp.proj b/src/libraries/sendtohelixhelp.proj
index 698844ea1c4ded..2d11c86878dfe9 100644
--- a/src/libraries/sendtohelixhelp.proj
+++ b/src/libraries/sendtohelixhelp.proj
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
     <Message Importance="High" Text="Using Timeout: $(_workItemTimeout)" />
 
     <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetOS)' == 'iOS' or '$(TargetOS)' == 'tvOS'">
-      <!-- Find all directories named *.app -->
+      <!-- Create work items for test apps -->
       <XHarnessAppBundleToTest Include="$([System.IO.Directory]::GetDirectories('$(TestArchiveTestsRoot)', '*.app', System.IO.SearchOption.AllDirectories))">
         <Targets Condition="'$(TargetArchitecture)' == 'arm'">ios-device</Targets>
         <Targets Condition="'$(TargetArchitecture)' == 'arm64'">ios-device</Targets>
@@ -187,6 +187,20 @@
         <TestTimeout>$(_workItemTimeout)</TestTimeout>
         <LaunchTimeout>$(_workItemTimeout)</LaunchTimeout>
       </XHarnessAppBundleToTest>
+
+      <!-- Create work items for run-only apps -->
+      <XHarnessAppBundleToTest Include="$([System.IO.Directory]::GetDirectories('$(TestArchiveRoot)runonly', '*.app', System.IO.SearchOption.AllDirectories))" >
+        <Targets Condition="'$(TargetArchitecture)' == 'arm'">ios-device</Targets>
+        <Targets Condition="'$(TargetArchitecture)' == 'arm64'">ios-device</Targets>
+        <Targets Condition="'$(TargetArchitecture)' == 'x64'">ios-simulator-64</Targets>
+        <Targets Condition="'$(TargetArchitecture)' == 'x86'">ios-simulator-32</Targets>
+
+        <LaunchTimeout>$(_workItemTimeout)</LaunchTimeout>
+        <!-- The sample app doesn't need test runner -->
+        <IncludesTestRunner>false</IncludesTestRunner>
+        <!-- The sample's C# Main method returns 42 so it should be considered by xharness as a success -->
+        <ExpectedExitCode>42</ExpectedExitCode>
+      </XHarnessAppBundleToTest>
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetOS)' == 'Android'">
diff --git a/src/libraries/tests.proj b/src/libraries/tests.proj
index 7a57738a2f7b34..de263d79fa539d 100644
--- a/src/libraries/tests.proj
+++ b/src/libraries/tests.proj
@@ -169,6 +169,9 @@
                       Exclude="@(ProjectExclusions)"
                       BuildInParallel="false"
                       Condition="'$(TestTrimming)' == 'true'" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\mono\netcore\sample\iOS\Program.csproj"
+                      BuildInParallel="false"
+                      Condition="'$(ArchiveTests)' == 'true' and ('$(TargetOS)' == 'iOS' or '$(TargetOS)' == 'tvOS')" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <Target Name="GenerateMergedCoverageReport"
diff --git a/src/mono/netcore/sample/iOS/Program.cs b/src/mono/netcore/sample/iOS/Program.cs
index 9769ded207e150..e9934684cd03e7 100644
--- a/src/mono/netcore/sample/iOS/Program.cs
+++ b/src/mono/netcore/sample/iOS/Program.cs
@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@ private static void OnButtonClick()
         ios_set_text("OnButtonClick! #" + counter++);
     }
 
+#if CI_TEST
+    public static async Task<int> Main(string[] args)
+#else
     public static async Task Main(string[] args)
+#endif
     {
         // Register a managed callback (will be called by UIButton, see main.m)
         // Also, keep the handler alive so GC won't collect it.
@@ -48,6 +52,11 @@ public static async Task Main(string[] args)
         }
 
         Console.WriteLine("Done!");
+#if CI_TEST
+        await Task.Delay(5000);
+        return 42;
+#else
         await Task.Delay(-1);
+#endif 
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/mono/netcore/sample/iOS/Program.csproj b/src/mono/netcore/sample/iOS/Program.csproj
index 9772e4a154611a..04f3e311bae579 100644
--- a/src/mono/netcore/sample/iOS/Program.csproj
+++ b/src/mono/netcore/sample/iOS/Program.csproj
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     <RuntimeIdentifier>ios-$(TargetArchitecture)</RuntimeIdentifier>
     <PublishTrimmed>true</PublishTrimmed>
     <TrimMode>Link</TrimMode>
+    <DefineConstants Condition="'$(ArchiveTests)' == 'true'">$(DefineConstants);CI_TEST</DefineConstants>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <!-- Redirect 'dotnet publish' to in-tree runtime pack -->
@@ -82,10 +83,33 @@
     <Message Importance="High" Text="Xcode: $(XcodeProjectPath)"/>
     <Message Importance="High" Text="App:   $(AppBundlePath)"/>
 
-    <Exec Condition="'$(IosSimulator)' != ''" Command="xcrun simctl shutdown &quot;$(IosSimulator)&quot;" ContinueOnError="WarnAndContinue" />
-    <Exec Condition="'$(IosSimulator)' != ''" Command="xcrun simctl boot &quot;$(IosSimulator)&quot;" />
-    <Exec Condition="'$(IosSimulator)' != ''" Command="open -a Simulator" />
-    <Exec Condition="'$(IosSimulator)' != ''" Command="xcrun simctl install &quot;$(IosSimulator)&quot; $(AppBundlePath)" />
-    <Exec Condition="'$(IosSimulator)' != ''" Command="xcrun simctl launch --console booted net.dot.HelloiOS" />
+    <Exec Condition="'$(IosSimulator)' != '' and '$(ArchiveTests)' != 'true'" Command="xcrun simctl shutdown &quot;$(IosSimulator)&quot;" ContinueOnError="WarnAndContinue" />
+    <Exec Condition="'$(IosSimulator)' != '' and '$(ArchiveTests)' != 'true'" Command="xcrun simctl boot &quot;$(IosSimulator)&quot;" />
+    <Exec Condition="'$(IosSimulator)' != '' and '$(ArchiveTests)' != 'true'" Command="open -a Simulator" />
+    <Exec Condition="'$(IosSimulator)' != '' and '$(ArchiveTests)' != 'true'" Command="xcrun simctl install &quot;$(IosSimulator)&quot; $(AppBundlePath)" />
+    <Exec Condition="'$(IosSimulator)' != '' and '$(ArchiveTests)' != 'true'" Command="xcrun simctl launch --console booted net.dot.HelloiOS" />
+  </Target>
+
+  <Target Name="CopySampleAppToHelixTestDir" 
+          Condition="'$(ArchiveTests)' == 'true'" 
+          AfterTargets="Build"
+          DependsOnTargets="Publish;BuildAppBundle" >
+    <PropertyGroup>
+      <!-- Helix properties -->
+      <!-- AnyCPU as Platform-->
+      <OSPlatformConfig>$(TargetOS).AnyCPU.$(Configuration)</OSPlatformConfig>
+      <!-- <OSPlatformConfig>$(TargetOS).$(Platform).$(Configuration)</OSPlatformConfig> -->
+      <HelixArchiveRoot>$(ArtifactsDir)helix/</HelixArchiveRoot>
+      <HelixArchiveRunOnlyRoot>$(HelixArchiveRoot)runonly/</HelixArchiveRunOnlyRoot>
+      <HelixArchiveRunOnlyAppsDir>$(HelixArchiveRunOnlyRoot)$(OSPlatformConfig)/</HelixArchiveRunOnlyAppsDir>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+    <ItemGroup>
+      <_appFiles Include="$(AppBundlePath)/../**/*" />
+    </ItemGroup>
+    <Copy SourceFiles="@(_appFiles)"
+          DestinationFolder="$(HelixArchiveRunOnlyAppsDir)/%(RecursiveDir)" />
+
+    <Message Importance="High" Text="AppBundlePath: $(AppBundlePath)"/>
+    <Message Importance="High" Text="HelixArchiveRunOnlyAppsDir: $(HelixArchiveRunOnlyAppsDir)"/>
   </Target>
 </Project>