diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 27def2cb6..3fc22dc00 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -295,4 +295,9 @@ test/PackagedCommands/Consumers/*/project.json
 *.*~
 
 # VS generated files
-launchSettings.json
\ No newline at end of file
+launchSettings.json
+
+# user files used in tests
+!TestAssets/TestProjects/TestAppWithLibrary/TestLibrary/TestLibrary.xproj.user
+!TestAssets/TestProjects/TestAppWithLibrary/TestApp/TestApp.xproj.user
+!TestAssets/TestProjects/PJTestAppSimple/PJTestAppSimple.xproj.user
diff --git a/TestAssets/TestProjects/PJTestAppSimple/PJTestAppSimple.xproj b/TestAssets/TestProjects/PJTestAppSimple/PJTestAppSimple.xproj
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..53f0c8b7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TestAssets/TestProjects/PJTestAppSimple/PJTestAppSimple.xproj
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="14.0.23107" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <VisualStudioVersion Condition="'$(VisualStudioVersion)' == ''">14.0.23107</VisualStudioVersion>
+    <VSToolsPath Condition="'$(VSToolsPath)' == ''">$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v$(VisualStudioVersion)</VSToolsPath>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(VSToolsPath)\DNX\Microsoft.DNX.Props" Condition="'$(VSToolsPath)' != ''" />
+  <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
+    <ProjectGuid>0138cb8f-4aa9-4029-a21e-c07c30f425ba</ProjectGuid>
+    <RootNamespace>TestAppWithContents</RootNamespace>
+    <BaseIntermediateOutputPath Condition="'$(BaseIntermediateOutputPath)'=='' ">..\..\..\artifacts\obj\$(MSBuildProjectName)</BaseIntermediateOutputPath>
+    <OutputPath Condition="'$(OutputPath)'=='' ">..\..\..\artifacts\</OutputPath>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <SchemaVersion>2.0</SchemaVersion>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(VSToolsPath)\DNX\Microsoft.DNX.targets" Condition="'$(VSToolsPath)' != ''" />
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/TestAssets/TestProjects/PJTestAppSimple/PJTestAppSimple.xproj.user b/TestAssets/TestProjects/PJTestAppSimple/PJTestAppSimple.xproj.user
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..efbe88aa6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TestAssets/TestProjects/PJTestAppSimple/PJTestAppSimple.xproj.user
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Ok, it's true. Didn't have an xproj user file handy and needed the file to exist so a test can show it gets moved to backup.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestAppWithLibrary/TestApp/TestApp.xproj b/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestAppWithLibrary/TestApp/TestApp.xproj
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..53f0c8b7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestAppWithLibrary/TestApp/TestApp.xproj
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="14.0.23107" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <VisualStudioVersion Condition="'$(VisualStudioVersion)' == ''">14.0.23107</VisualStudioVersion>
+    <VSToolsPath Condition="'$(VSToolsPath)' == ''">$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v$(VisualStudioVersion)</VSToolsPath>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(VSToolsPath)\DNX\Microsoft.DNX.Props" Condition="'$(VSToolsPath)' != ''" />
+  <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
+    <ProjectGuid>0138cb8f-4aa9-4029-a21e-c07c30f425ba</ProjectGuid>
+    <RootNamespace>TestAppWithContents</RootNamespace>
+    <BaseIntermediateOutputPath Condition="'$(BaseIntermediateOutputPath)'=='' ">..\..\..\artifacts\obj\$(MSBuildProjectName)</BaseIntermediateOutputPath>
+    <OutputPath Condition="'$(OutputPath)'=='' ">..\..\..\artifacts\</OutputPath>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <SchemaVersion>2.0</SchemaVersion>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(VSToolsPath)\DNX\Microsoft.DNX.targets" Condition="'$(VSToolsPath)' != ''" />
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestAppWithLibrary/TestApp/TestApp.xproj.user b/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestAppWithLibrary/TestApp/TestApp.xproj.user
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..efbe88aa6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestAppWithLibrary/TestApp/TestApp.xproj.user
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Ok, it's true. Didn't have an xproj user file handy and needed the file to exist so a test can show it gets moved to backup.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestAppWithLibrary/TestLibrary/TestLibrary.xproj b/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestAppWithLibrary/TestLibrary/TestLibrary.xproj
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..53f0c8b7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestAppWithLibrary/TestLibrary/TestLibrary.xproj
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="14.0.23107" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <VisualStudioVersion Condition="'$(VisualStudioVersion)' == ''">14.0.23107</VisualStudioVersion>
+    <VSToolsPath Condition="'$(VSToolsPath)' == ''">$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v$(VisualStudioVersion)</VSToolsPath>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(VSToolsPath)\DNX\Microsoft.DNX.Props" Condition="'$(VSToolsPath)' != ''" />
+  <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
+    <ProjectGuid>0138cb8f-4aa9-4029-a21e-c07c30f425ba</ProjectGuid>
+    <RootNamespace>TestAppWithContents</RootNamespace>
+    <BaseIntermediateOutputPath Condition="'$(BaseIntermediateOutputPath)'=='' ">..\..\..\artifacts\obj\$(MSBuildProjectName)</BaseIntermediateOutputPath>
+    <OutputPath Condition="'$(OutputPath)'=='' ">..\..\..\artifacts\</OutputPath>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <SchemaVersion>2.0</SchemaVersion>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(VSToolsPath)\DNX\Microsoft.DNX.targets" Condition="'$(VSToolsPath)' != ''" />
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestAppWithLibrary/TestLibrary/TestLibrary.xproj.user b/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestAppWithLibrary/TestLibrary/TestLibrary.xproj.user
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..efbe88aa6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestAppWithLibrary/TestLibrary/TestLibrary.xproj.user
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Ok, it's true. Didn't have an xproj user file handy and needed the file to exist so a test can show it gets moved to backup.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-migrate/MigrateCommand.cs b/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-migrate/MigrateCommand.cs
index 420dc1e1b..dead19440 100644
--- a/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-migrate/MigrateCommand.cs
+++ b/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-migrate/MigrateCommand.cs
@@ -149,7 +149,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Migrate
 
             var movableFiles = new DirectoryInfo(projectDirectory)
                 .EnumerateFiles()
-                .Where(f => f.Name == Project.FileName || f.Extension == ".xproj");
+                .Where(f => f.Name == Project.FileName || f.Extension == ".xproj" || 
+                            f.FullName.EndsWith(".xproj.user"));
             
             foreach (var movableFile in movableFiles)
             {
diff --git a/test/dotnet-migrate.Tests/GivenThatAnAppWasMigrated.cs b/test/dotnet-migrate.Tests/GivenThatAnAppWasMigrated.cs
index a402ee770..801283473 100644
--- a/test/dotnet-migrate.Tests/GivenThatAnAppWasMigrated.cs
+++ b/test/dotnet-migrate.Tests/GivenThatAnAppWasMigrated.cs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Migration.Tests
         {
             var catalog = new Dictionary<string, string>();
             
-            var patterns = new [] { "global.json", "project.json", "*.xproj" };
+            var patterns = new [] { "global.json", "project.json", "*.xproj", "*.xproj.user" };
 
             foreach (var pattern in patterns)
             {