diff --git a/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.sln b/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.sln
index c18e98378..08da39cfa 100644
--- a/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.sln
+++ b/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.sln
@@ -226,6 +226,8 @@ Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "templates", "templates", "{
 EndProject
 Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "dotnet-back-compat.Tests", "test\dotnet-back-compat.Tests\dotnet-back-compat.Tests.csproj", "{A4C198B4-D46E-4CA8-87DF-B2B206DCCAE6}"
 EndProject
+Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "dotnet-outputsframeworkversion-netcoreapp1.0", "TestAssets\TestPackages\dotnet-outputsframeworkversion\dotnet-outputsframeworkversion-netcoreapp1.0\dotnet-outputsframeworkversion-netcoreapp1.0.csproj", "{3F7D56A3-A280-467E-8916-C18659C243BA}"
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
@@ -962,6 +964,30 @@ Global
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 		{BBB5A4C8-CD2D-4A6A-9159-0FEAF84B745E}.RelWithDebInfo|x86.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{8AA88E83-6A98-4AD6-86EB-2ED4F6EDA17F}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{8AA88E83-6A98-4AD6-86EB-2ED4F6EDA17F}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{8AA88E83-6A98-4AD6-86EB-2ED4F6EDA17F}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{8AA88E83-6A98-4AD6-86EB-2ED4F6EDA17F}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{8AA88E83-6A98-4AD6-86EB-2ED4F6EDA17F}.Debug|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{8AA88E83-6A98-4AD6-86EB-2ED4F6EDA17F}.Debug|x86.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{8AA88E83-6A98-4AD6-86EB-2ED4F6EDA17F}.MinSizeRel|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{8AA88E83-6A98-4AD6-86EB-2ED4F6EDA17F}.MinSizeRel|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{8AA88E83-6A98-4AD6-86EB-2ED4F6EDA17F}.MinSizeRel|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{8AA88E83-6A98-4AD6-86EB-2ED4F6EDA17F}.MinSizeRel|x64.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{8AA88E83-6A98-4AD6-86EB-2ED4F6EDA17F}.MinSizeRel|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{8AA88E83-6A98-4AD6-86EB-2ED4F6EDA17F}.MinSizeRel|x86.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{8AA88E83-6A98-4AD6-86EB-2ED4F6EDA17F}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{8AA88E83-6A98-4AD6-86EB-2ED4F6EDA17F}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{8AA88E83-6A98-4AD6-86EB-2ED4F6EDA17F}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{8AA88E83-6A98-4AD6-86EB-2ED4F6EDA17F}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{8AA88E83-6A98-4AD6-86EB-2ED4F6EDA17F}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{8AA88E83-6A98-4AD6-86EB-2ED4F6EDA17F}.Release|x86.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{8AA88E83-6A98-4AD6-86EB-2ED4F6EDA17F}.RelWithDebInfo|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{8AA88E83-6A98-4AD6-86EB-2ED4F6EDA17F}.RelWithDebInfo|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{8AA88E83-6A98-4AD6-86EB-2ED4F6EDA17F}.RelWithDebInfo|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{8AA88E83-6A98-4AD6-86EB-2ED4F6EDA17F}.RelWithDebInfo|x64.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{8AA88E83-6A98-4AD6-86EB-2ED4F6EDA17F}.RelWithDebInfo|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{8AA88E83-6A98-4AD6-86EB-2ED4F6EDA17F}.RelWithDebInfo|x86.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
 		{726D2CB9-80E5-4496-9C86-910AC452C45E}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
 		{726D2CB9-80E5-4496-9C86-910AC452C45E}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
 		{726D2CB9-80E5-4496-9C86-910AC452C45E}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
@@ -1538,6 +1564,30 @@ Global
 		{A4C198B4-D46E-4CA8-87DF-B2B206DCCAE6}.RelWithDebInfo|x64.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
 		{A4C198B4-D46E-4CA8-87DF-B2B206DCCAE6}.RelWithDebInfo|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
 		{A4C198B4-D46E-4CA8-87DF-B2B206DCCAE6}.RelWithDebInfo|x86.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{3F7D56A3-A280-467E-8916-C18659C243BA}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{3F7D56A3-A280-467E-8916-C18659C243BA}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{3F7D56A3-A280-467E-8916-C18659C243BA}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{3F7D56A3-A280-467E-8916-C18659C243BA}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{3F7D56A3-A280-467E-8916-C18659C243BA}.Debug|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{3F7D56A3-A280-467E-8916-C18659C243BA}.Debug|x86.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{3F7D56A3-A280-467E-8916-C18659C243BA}.MinSizeRel|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{3F7D56A3-A280-467E-8916-C18659C243BA}.MinSizeRel|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{3F7D56A3-A280-467E-8916-C18659C243BA}.MinSizeRel|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{3F7D56A3-A280-467E-8916-C18659C243BA}.MinSizeRel|x64.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{3F7D56A3-A280-467E-8916-C18659C243BA}.MinSizeRel|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{3F7D56A3-A280-467E-8916-C18659C243BA}.MinSizeRel|x86.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{3F7D56A3-A280-467E-8916-C18659C243BA}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{3F7D56A3-A280-467E-8916-C18659C243BA}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{3F7D56A3-A280-467E-8916-C18659C243BA}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{3F7D56A3-A280-467E-8916-C18659C243BA}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{3F7D56A3-A280-467E-8916-C18659C243BA}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{3F7D56A3-A280-467E-8916-C18659C243BA}.Release|x86.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{3F7D56A3-A280-467E-8916-C18659C243BA}.RelWithDebInfo|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{3F7D56A3-A280-467E-8916-C18659C243BA}.RelWithDebInfo|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{3F7D56A3-A280-467E-8916-C18659C243BA}.RelWithDebInfo|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{3F7D56A3-A280-467E-8916-C18659C243BA}.RelWithDebInfo|x64.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{3F7D56A3-A280-467E-8916-C18659C243BA}.RelWithDebInfo|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{3F7D56A3-A280-467E-8916-C18659C243BA}.RelWithDebInfo|x86.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
@@ -1607,5 +1657,6 @@ Global
 		{3275D006-54C8-4C64-A537-B9941C5D2F0C} = {89905EC4-BC0F-443B-8ADF-691321F10108}
 		{DE4D1AEB-871B-4E7C-945A-453F9A490C06} = {89905EC4-BC0F-443B-8ADF-691321F10108}
 		{A4C198B4-D46E-4CA8-87DF-B2B206DCCAE6} = {17735A9D-BFD9-4585-A7CB-3208CA6EA8A7}
+		{3F7D56A3-A280-467E-8916-C18659C243BA} = {1AB5B24B-B317-4142-A5D1-A6E84F15BA34}
 	EndGlobalSection
 EndGlobal
diff --git a/TestAssets/TestPackages/dotnet-outputsframeworkversion/dotnet-outputsframeworkversion-netcoreapp1.0/Program.cs b/TestAssets/TestPackages/dotnet-outputsframeworkversion/dotnet-outputsframeworkversion-netcoreapp1.0/Program.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..02952b8b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TestAssets/TestPackages/dotnet-outputsframeworkversion/dotnet-outputsframeworkversion-netcoreapp1.0/Program.cs
@@ -0,0 +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 System;
+
+namespace ConsoleApplication
+{
+    public class Program
+    {
+        public static void Main()
+        {
+            Console.WriteLine("netcoreapp1.0");
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/TestAssets/TestPackages/dotnet-outputsframeworkversion/dotnet-outputsframeworkversion-netcoreapp1.0/dotnet-outputsframeworkversion-netcoreapp1.0.csproj b/TestAssets/TestPackages/dotnet-outputsframeworkversion/dotnet-outputsframeworkversion-netcoreapp1.0/dotnet-outputsframeworkversion-netcoreapp1.0.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..17c0af923
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TestAssets/TestPackages/dotnet-outputsframeworkversion/dotnet-outputsframeworkversion-netcoreapp1.0/dotnet-outputsframeworkversion-netcoreapp1.0.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetDirectoryNameOfFileAbove($(MSBuildThisFileDirectory), testAsset.props))\testAsset.props" />
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp1.0</TargetFramework>
+    <AssemblyName>dotnet-outputsframeworkversion-netcoreapp1.0</AssemblyName>
+    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+    <RuntimeFrameworkVersion>1.1.1</RuntimeFrameworkVersion>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <BuiltProjectOutputGroupOutput Include="$(ProjectRuntimeConfigFilePath)">
+      <FinalOutputPath>$(ProjectRuntimeConfigFilePath)</FinalOutputPath>
+    </BuiltProjectOutputGroupOutput>
+  </ItemGroup> 
+</Project>
diff --git a/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestAppWithCLIToolReferences/NuGet.Config b/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestAppWithCLIToolReferences/NuGet.Config
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b8e876fcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestAppWithCLIToolReferences/NuGet.Config
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<configuration>
+  <packageSources>
+    <add key="test-packages" value="../../../artifacts/testpackages" />
+  </packageSources>
+</configuration>
diff --git a/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestAppWithCLIToolReferences/Program.cs b/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestAppWithCLIToolReferences/Program.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2130cd0a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestAppWithCLIToolReferences/Program.cs
@@ -0,0 +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 System;
+
+namespace ConsoleApplication
+{
+    public class Program
+    {
+        public static void Main(string[] args)
+        {
+            Console.WriteLine("Hello World!");
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestAppWithCLIToolReferences/TestAppWithCLIToolReferences.csproj b/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestAppWithCLIToolReferences/TestAppWithCLIToolReferences.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c684ab90b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TestAssets/TestProjects/TestAppWithCLIToolReferences/TestAppWithCLIToolReferences.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk" ToolsVersion="15.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetDirectoryNameOfFileAbove($(MSBuildThisFileDirectory), testAsset.props))\testAsset.props" />
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp1.1</TargetFramework>
+    <RuntimeFrameworkVersion>$(CLI_SharedFrameworkVersion)</RuntimeFrameworkVersion>
+    <DotnetCliToolTargetFramework>netcoreapp1.1</DotnetCliToolTargetFramework>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <DotNetCliToolReference Include="dotnet-outputsframeworkversion-netcoreapp1.0" Version="1.0.0" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build/test/TestPackageProjects.targets b/build/test/TestPackageProjects.targets
index 88b80d3b4..986fc569a 100644
--- a/build/test/TestPackageProjects.targets
+++ b/build/test/TestPackageProjects.targets
@@ -118,6 +118,15 @@
         <VersionSuffix></VersionSuffix>
         <Clean>True</Clean>
       </BaseTestPackageProject>
+      <BaseTestPackageProject Include="TestAssets/TestPackages/dotnet-outputsframeworkversion/dotnet-outputsframeworkversion-netcoreapp1.0">
+        <Name>dotnet-outputsframeworkversion-netcoreapp1.0</Name>
+        <ProjectName>dotnet-outputsframeworkversion-netcoreapp1.0.csproj</ProjectName>
+        <IsTool>True</IsTool>
+        <IsApplicable>True</IsApplicable>
+        <VersionPrefix>1.0.0</VersionPrefix>
+        <VersionSuffix></VersionSuffix>
+        <Clean>True</Clean>
+      </BaseTestPackageProject>
       <BaseTestPackageProject Include="TestAssets/TestPackages/dotnet-portable">
         <Name>dotnet-portable</Name>
         <ProjectName>dotnet-portable.csproj</ProjectName>
diff --git a/test/dotnet-back-compat.Tests/GivenThatWeWantToBeBackwardsCompatibleWith1xProjects.cs b/test/dotnet-back-compat.Tests/GivenThatWeWantToBeBackwardsCompatibleWith1xProjects.cs
index f3537bc79..5b6ff3ebf 100644
--- a/test/dotnet-back-compat.Tests/GivenThatWeWantToBeBackwardsCompatibleWith1xProjects.cs
+++ b/test/dotnet-back-compat.Tests/GivenThatWeWantToBeBackwardsCompatibleWith1xProjects.cs
@@ -78,6 +78,25 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Build.Tests
                 .Should().Pass();
         }
 
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData("netcoreapp1.0")]
+        public void ItRunsABackwardsVersionedTool(string target)
+        {
+            var testInstance = TestAssets.Get("TestAppWithCLIToolReferences")
+                                         .CreateInstance()
+                                         .WithSourceFiles()
+                                         .WithRestoreFiles();
+
+            var testProjectDirectory = testInstance.Root;
+
+            new DotnetCommand(DotnetUnderTest.WithBackwardsCompatibleRuntimes)
+                .WithWorkingDirectory(testInstance.Root)
+                .ExecuteWithCapturedOutput("outputsframeworkversion-" + target)
+                .Should()
+                .Pass()
+                .And
+                .HaveStdOutContaining(target);
+        }
 
         void ChangeProjectTargetFramework(FileInfo projectFile, string target)
         {