diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Compiler/Program.cs b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Compiler/Program.cs
index 9d17b3b3a..281986a3c 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Compiler/Program.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Compiler/Program.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using System;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
@@ -182,21 +182,22 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Compiler
             }
 
             // Add project source files
-            compilerArgs.AddRange(context.ProjectFile.Files.SourceFiles.Select(s => $"\"{s}\""));
+            var sourceFiles = context.ProjectFile.Files.SourceFiles;
+            compilerArgs.AddRange(sourceFiles.Select(s => $"\"{s}\""));
 
             if (!AddResources(context.ProjectFile, compilerArgs, intermediateOutputPath))
             {
                 return false;
             }
 
-            // TODO: Read this from the project
-            const string compiler = "csc";
+            var compilerName = context.ProjectFile.CompilerName;
+            compilerName = compilerName ?? "csc";
 
             // Write RSP file
-            var rsp = Path.Combine(intermediateOutputPath, $"dotnet-compile.{compiler}.rsp");
+            var rsp = Path.Combine(intermediateOutputPath, $"dotnet-compile.{compilerName}.rsp");
             File.WriteAllLines(rsp, compilerArgs);
 
-            var result = Command.Create($"dotnet-compile-{compiler}", $"\"{rsp}\"")
+            var result = Command.Create($"dotnet-compile-{compilerName}", $"\"{rsp}\"")
                                  .OnErrorLine(line =>
                                  {
                                      var diagnostic = ParseDiagnostic(context.ProjectDirectory, line);
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Extensions.ProjectModel/Project.cs b/src/Microsoft.Extensions.ProjectModel/Project.cs
index 82e02e9c3..0c2341812 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Extensions.ProjectModel/Project.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Extensions.ProjectModel/Project.cs
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.Extensions.ProjectModel
 
         public string[] Tags { get; set; }
 
+        public string CompilerName { get; set; }
+
         public ProjectFilesCollection Files { get; set; }
 
         public IDictionary<string, string> Commands { get; } = new Dictionary<string, string>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Extensions.ProjectModel/ProjectReader.cs b/src/Microsoft.Extensions.ProjectModel/ProjectReader.cs
index 9237488b2..e2a4dd777 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Extensions.ProjectModel/ProjectReader.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Extensions.ProjectModel/ProjectReader.cs
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Extensions.ProjectModel
             project.ProjectUrl = rawProject.ValueAsString("projectUrl");
             project.LicenseUrl = rawProject.ValueAsString("licenseUrl");
             project.IconUrl = rawProject.ValueAsString("iconUrl");
+            project.CompilerName = rawProject.ValueAsString("compilerName");
 
             project.Authors = rawProject.ValueAsStringArray("authors") ?? Array.Empty<string>();
             project.Owners = rawProject.ValueAsStringArray("owners") ?? Array.Empty<string>();
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Extensions.ProjectModel/project.json b/src/Microsoft.Extensions.ProjectModel/project.json
index c17c5cd2f..fc475de1e 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Extensions.ProjectModel/project.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Extensions.ProjectModel/project.json
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 {
   "version": "1.0.0-*",
   "description": "Types to model a .NET Project",
-
   "dependencies": {
     "Microsoft.CSharp": "4.0.1-beta-23419",
     "System.Collections": "4.0.11-beta-23419",