diff --git a/src/DotNet/DotNet.csproj b/src/DotNet/DotNet.csproj
index 3d60fb740ea1..78d733cb038c 100644
--- a/src/DotNet/DotNet.csproj
+++ b/src/DotNet/DotNet.csproj
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <_ProvisionDependsOn>
       _DownloadDotNetInstallScript;
+      _GetExternalDotNetSdkVersions;
       _InstallDotNet;
       _AcquireWorkloadManifests;
       _InstallWorkloadPacks;
@@ -94,11 +95,39 @@
     />
   </Target>
 
+  <!-- if we are building in the unified pipeline we want to install the runtimes from the props of the sdks -->
+  <Target Name="_GetExternalDotNetSdkVersions">
+    <XmlPeek
+        Condition="Exists('$(AndroidSrcPath)\eng\Versions.props')"
+        XmlInputPath="$(AndroidSrcPath)\eng\Versions.props"
+        Query="/Project/PropertyGroup/MicrosoftNETCoreAppRefPackageVersion/text()">
+      <Output TaskParameter="Result" PropertyName="VersionFromAndroid" />
+    </XmlPeek>
+    <XmlPeek
+        Condition="Exists('$(MaciosSrcPath)\eng\Versions.props')"
+        XmlInputPath="$(MaciosSrcPath)\eng\Versions.props"
+        Query="/Project/PropertyGroup/MicrosoftNETCoreAppRefPackageVersion/text()">
+      <Output TaskParameter="Result" PropertyName="VersionFromMacios" />
+    </XmlPeek>
+    <PropertyGroup Condition="$([MSBuild]::IsOSPlatform('windows'))">
+      <DotNetXARuntimeInstallCommand>&amp; '$(DotNetInstallScriptPath)' -Version $(VersionFromAndroid) -InstallDir '$(DotNetDirectory)' -Verbose -Runtime dotnet</DotNetXARuntimeInstallCommand>
+      <DotNetXMRuntimeInstallCommand>&amp; '$(DotNetInstallScriptPath)' -Version $(VersionFromMacios) -InstallDir '$(DotNetDirectory)' -Verbose -Runtime dotnet</DotNetXMRuntimeInstallCommand>
+      <DotNetXARuntimeInstallCommand>powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -NoProfile -Command &quot;$(DotNetXARuntimeInstallCommand)&quot;</DotNetXARuntimeInstallCommand>
+      <DotNetXMRuntimeInstallCommand>powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -NoProfile -Command &quot;$(DotNetXMRuntimeInstallCommand)&quot;</DotNetXMRuntimeInstallCommand>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+    <PropertyGroup Condition="$([MSBuild]::IsOSPlatform('osx'))">
+      <DotNetXARuntimeInstallCommand>bash '$(DotNetInstallScriptPath)' --version $(VersionFromAndroid) --install-dir '$(DotNetDirectory)' --verbose -Runtime dotnet</DotNetXARuntimeInstallCommand>
+      <DotNetXMRuntimeInstallCommand>bash '$(DotNetInstallScriptPath)' --version $(VersionFromMacios) --install-dir '$(DotNetDirectory)' --verbose -Runtime dotnet</DotNetXMRuntimeInstallCommand>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+  </Target>
+
   <Target Name="_InstallDotNet"
       Inputs="$(_Inputs)"
       Outputs="$(DotNetDirectory).stamp">
     <RemoveDir Directories="$(DotNetDirectory)" />
     <Exec Command="$(DotNetInstallCommand)" />
+    <Exec Condition=" '$(VersionFromAndroid)' != '' " Command="$(DotNetXARuntimeInstallCommand)" />
+    <Exec Condition=" '$(VersionFromMacios)' != '' " Command="$(DotNetXMRuntimeInstallCommand)" />
     <Touch Files="$(DotNetDirectory).stamp" AlwaysCreate="true" />
     
     <!-- This is used by iOS pair to mac because pair to mac can't