diff --git a/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-projectmodel-server/Models/ProjectReferenceDescription.cs b/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-projectmodel-server/Models/ProjectReferenceDescription.cs
index cc4ac61b3..b0cb6ffc0 100644
--- a/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-projectmodel-server/Models/ProjectReferenceDescription.cs
+++ b/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-projectmodel-server/Models/ProjectReferenceDescription.cs
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 // Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved.
 // Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
 
+using NuGet.Frameworks;
+
 namespace Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel.Server.Models
 {
     internal class ProjectReferenceDescription
     {
         private ProjectReferenceDescription() { }
 
+        public FrameworkData Framework { get; set; }
         public string Name { get; set; }
         public string Path { get; set; }
         public string WrappedProjectPath { get; set; }
@@ -42,6 +45,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel.Server.Models
 
             return new ProjectReferenceDescription
             {
+                Framework = description.Framework.ToPayload(),
                 Name = description.Identity.Name,
                 Path = description.Path,
                 WrappedProjectPath = wrappedProjectPath,