diff --git a/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.ReadyToRun/ILCompiler.ReadyToRun.csproj b/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.ReadyToRun/ILCompiler.ReadyToRun.csproj
index bce5efe4e0905e..8a1dc4eca0d174 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.ReadyToRun/ILCompiler.ReadyToRun.csproj
+++ b/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.ReadyToRun/ILCompiler.ReadyToRun.csproj
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@
     <Compile Include="..\..\Common\JitInterface\CorInfoTypes.VarInfo.cs" Link="JitInterface\CorInfoTypes.VarInfo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="..\..\Common\JitInterface\SystemVStructClassificator.cs" Link="JitInterface\SystemVStructClassificator.cs" />
     <Compile Include="..\..\Common\TypeSystem\Interop\InteropTypes.cs" Link="Interop\InteropTypes.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="..\ILCompiler.Reflection.ReadyToRun\PEReaderExtensions.cs" Link="Reflection\PEReaderExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Compiler\AssemblyExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Compiler\DependencyAnalysis\ReadyToRun\DeferredTillPhaseNode.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Compiler\DependencyAnalysis\ReadyToRun\ManifestAssemblyMvidHeaderNode.cs" />
diff --git a/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.Reflection.ReadyToRun/PEReaderExtensions.cs b/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.Reflection.ReadyToRun/PEReaderExtensions.cs
index fd0ce63bb6be6f..97fce016e68bda 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.Reflection.ReadyToRun/PEReaderExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.Reflection.ReadyToRun/PEReaderExtensions.cs
@@ -124,5 +124,16 @@ public static PEExportTable GetExportTable(this PEReader reader)
         {
             return PEExportTable.Parse(reader);
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Check whether the file is a ReadyToRun image and returns the RVA of its ReadyToRun header if positive.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="reader">PEReader representing the executable to check for the presence of ReadyToRun header</param>
+        /// <param name="rva">RVA of the ReadyToRun header if available, 0 when not</param>
+        /// <returns>true when the PEReader represents a ReadyToRun image, false otherwise</returns>
+        public static bool TryGetReadyToRunHeader(this PEReader reader, out int rva)
+        {
+            return reader.GetExportTable().TryGetValue("RTR_HEADER", out rva);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.Reflection.ReadyToRun/ReadyToRunReader.cs b/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.Reflection.ReadyToRun/ReadyToRunReader.cs
index a8962fa2e3c1d1..4eab54b43b8628 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.Reflection.ReadyToRun/ReadyToRunReader.cs
+++ b/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.Reflection.ReadyToRun/ReadyToRunReader.cs
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ public static bool IsReadyToRunImage(PEReader peReader)
 
             if ((peReader.PEHeaders.CorHeader.Flags & CorFlags.ILLibrary) == 0)
             {
-                return TryLocateNativeReadyToRunHeader(peReader, out _);
+                return peReader.TryGetReadyToRunHeader(out _);
             }
             else
             {
@@ -565,16 +565,9 @@ public IReadOnlyDictionary<TMethod, ReadyToRunMethod> GetCustomMethodToRuntimeFu
             return customMethods;
         }
 
-        private static bool TryLocateNativeReadyToRunHeader(PEReader reader, out int readyToRunHeaderRVA)
-        {
-            PEExportTable exportTable = reader.GetExportTable();
-
-            return exportTable.TryGetValue("RTR_HEADER", out readyToRunHeaderRVA);
-        }
-
         private bool TryLocateNativeReadyToRunHeader()
         {
-            _composite = TryLocateNativeReadyToRunHeader(CompositeReader, out _readyToRunHeaderRVA);
+            _composite = CompositeReader.TryGetReadyToRunHeader(out _readyToRunHeaderRVA);
 
             return _composite;
         }
diff --git a/src/coreclr/tools/aot/crossgen2.sln b/src/coreclr/tools/aot/crossgen2.sln
index ac541c0a78d16a..4727feaef44e4f 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/tools/aot/crossgen2.sln
+++ b/src/coreclr/tools/aot/crossgen2.sln
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
-# Visual Studio Version 16
-VisualStudioVersion = 16.0.29123.88
+# Visual Studio Version 17
+VisualStudioVersion = 17.0.31612.314
 MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
 Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "crossgen2", "crossgen2\crossgen2.csproj", "{9B928D3E-06AB-45E5-BF79-F374F0AE3B98}"
 EndProject
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "ILCompiler.TypeSystem.Ready
 EndProject
 Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "ILCompiler.Diagnostics", "ILCompiler.Diagnostics\ILCompiler.Diagnostics.csproj", "{3EACD929-4725-4173-A845-734936BBDF87}"
 EndProject
+Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "ILCompiler.Reflection.ReadyToRun", "ILCompiler.Reflection.ReadyToRun\ILCompiler.Reflection.ReadyToRun.csproj", "{0BB34BA1-1B3A-445C-9C04-0D710D1983F0}"
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Checked|Any CPU = Checked|Any CPU
@@ -122,6 +124,24 @@ Global
 		{3EACD929-4725-4173-A845-734936BBDF87}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
 		{3EACD929-4725-4173-A845-734936BBDF87}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
 		{3EACD929-4725-4173-A845-734936BBDF87}.Release|x86.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{0BB34BA1-1B3A-445C-9C04-0D710D1983F0}.Checked|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{0BB34BA1-1B3A-445C-9C04-0D710D1983F0}.Checked|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{0BB34BA1-1B3A-445C-9C04-0D710D1983F0}.Checked|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
+		{0BB34BA1-1B3A-445C-9C04-0D710D1983F0}.Checked|x64.Build.0 = Debug|x64
+		{0BB34BA1-1B3A-445C-9C04-0D710D1983F0}.Checked|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{0BB34BA1-1B3A-445C-9C04-0D710D1983F0}.Checked|x86.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{0BB34BA1-1B3A-445C-9C04-0D710D1983F0}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{0BB34BA1-1B3A-445C-9C04-0D710D1983F0}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{0BB34BA1-1B3A-445C-9C04-0D710D1983F0}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
+		{0BB34BA1-1B3A-445C-9C04-0D710D1983F0}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|x64
+		{0BB34BA1-1B3A-445C-9C04-0D710D1983F0}.Debug|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{0BB34BA1-1B3A-445C-9C04-0D710D1983F0}.Debug|x86.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{0BB34BA1-1B3A-445C-9C04-0D710D1983F0}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{0BB34BA1-1B3A-445C-9C04-0D710D1983F0}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{0BB34BA1-1B3A-445C-9C04-0D710D1983F0}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
+		{0BB34BA1-1B3A-445C-9C04-0D710D1983F0}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
+		{0BB34BA1-1B3A-445C-9C04-0D710D1983F0}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{0BB34BA1-1B3A-445C-9C04-0D710D1983F0}.Release|x86.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
diff --git a/src/coreclr/tools/aot/crossgen2/Program.cs b/src/coreclr/tools/aot/crossgen2/Program.cs
index 4df45e3065e0d3..d4c693805f5e20 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/tools/aot/crossgen2/Program.cs
+++ b/src/coreclr/tools/aot/crossgen2/Program.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 using Internal.TypeSystem;
 using Internal.TypeSystem.Ecma;
 
+using ILCompiler.Reflection.ReadyToRun;
+
 namespace ILCompiler
 {
     internal class Program
@@ -401,6 +403,12 @@ private int Run(string[] args)
                     try
                     {
                         var module = _typeSystemContext.GetModuleFromPath(inputFile.Value);
+                        if ((module.PEReader.PEHeaders.CorHeader.Flags & (CorFlags.ILLibrary | CorFlags.ILOnly)) == (CorFlags)0
+                            && module.PEReader.TryGetReadyToRunHeader(out int _))
+                        {
+                            Console.WriteLine(SR.IgnoringCompositeImage, inputFile.Value);
+                            continue;
+                        }
                         _allInputFilePaths.Add(inputFile.Key, inputFile.Value);
                         inputFilePaths.Add(inputFile.Key, inputFile.Value);
                         _referenceableModules.Add(module);
diff --git a/src/coreclr/tools/aot/crossgen2/Properties/Resources.resx b/src/coreclr/tools/aot/crossgen2/Properties/Resources.resx
index 7a272037fd14f7..903ae55086e320 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/tools/aot/crossgen2/Properties/Resources.resx
+++ b/src/coreclr/tools/aot/crossgen2/Properties/Resources.resx
@@ -321,6 +321,9 @@
   <data name="ManagedCppNotSupported" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Error: managed C++ is not supported: '{0}'</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="IgnoringCompositeImage" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Ignoring composite native image: '{0}'</value>
+  </data>
   <data name="VerifyTypeAndFieldLayoutOption" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Verify that struct type layout and field offsets match between compile time and runtime. Use only for diagnostic purposes.</value>
   </data>