diff --git a/scripts/obtain/dotnet-install.ps1 b/scripts/obtain/dotnet-install.ps1
index 427995b86..dc6a30609 100644
--- a/scripts/obtain/dotnet-install.ps1
+++ b/scripts/obtain/dotnet-install.ps1
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@
 .PARAMETER ProxyUseDefaultCredentials
     Default: false
     Use default credentials, when using proxy address.
+.PARAMETER SkipNonVersionedFiles
+    Default: false
+    Skips installing non-versioned files if they already exist, such as dotnet.exe.
 #>
 [cmdletbinding()]
 param(
@@ -71,7 +74,8 @@ param(
    [string]$AzureFeed="https://dotnetcli.azureedge.net/dotnet",
    [string]$UncachedFeed="https://dotnetcli.blob.core.windows.net/dotnet",
    [string]$ProxyAddress,
-   [switch]$ProxyUseDefaultCredentials
+   [switch]$ProxyUseDefaultCredentials,
+   [switch]$SkipNonVersionedFiles
 )
 
 Set-StrictMode -Version Latest
@@ -82,7 +86,7 @@ $BinFolderRelativePath=""
 
 # example path with regex: shared/1.0.0-beta-12345/somepath
 $VersionRegEx="/\d+\.\d+[^/]+/"
-$OverrideNonVersionedFiles=$true
+$OverrideNonVersionedFiles = !$SkipNonVersionedFiles
 
 function Say($str) {
     Write-Output "dotnet-install: $str"
diff --git a/scripts/obtain/dotnet-install.sh b/scripts/obtain/dotnet-install.sh
index 451525269..5f3e1af40 100755
--- a/scripts/obtain/dotnet-install.sh
+++ b/scripts/obtain/dotnet-install.sh
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ extract_dotnet_package() {
     
     local folders_with_version_regex='^.*/[0-9]+\.[0-9]+[^/]+/'
     find $temp_out_path -type f | grep -Eo $folders_with_version_regex | copy_files_or_dirs_from_list $temp_out_path $out_path false
-    find $temp_out_path -type f | grep -Ev $folders_with_version_regex | copy_files_or_dirs_from_list $temp_out_path $out_path true
+    find $temp_out_path -type f | grep -Ev $folders_with_version_regex | copy_files_or_dirs_from_list $temp_out_path $out_path $override_non_versioned_files
     
     rm -rf $temp_out_path
     
@@ -687,6 +687,7 @@ uncached_feed="https://dotnetcli.blob.core.windows.net/dotnet"
 verbose=false
 shared_runtime=false
 runtime_id=""
+override_non_versioned_files=true
 
 while [ $# -ne 0 ]
 do
@@ -732,6 +733,10 @@ do
             shift
             runtime_id="$1"
             ;;
+        --skip-non-versioned-files|-[Ss]kip[Nn]on[Vv]ersioned[Ff]iles)
+            shift
+            override_non_versioned_files=false
+            ;;
         -?|--?|-h|--help|-[Hh]elp)
             script_name="$(basename $0)"
             echo ".NET Tools Installer"
@@ -764,6 +769,8 @@ do
             echo "      --arch,-Architecture,-Arch"
             echo "  --shared-runtime               Installs just the shared runtime bits, not the entire SDK."
             echo "      -SharedRuntime"
+            echo "  --skip-non-versioned-files     Skips non-versioned files if they already exist, such as the dotnet executable."
+            echo "      -SkipNonVersionedFiles"
             echo "  --dry-run,-DryRun              Do not perform installation. Display download link."
             echo "  --no-path, -NoPath             Do not set PATH for the current process."
             echo "  --verbose,-Verbose             Display diagnostics information."