diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Grpc.Core.csproj b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Grpc.Core.csproj
index b8f83bed429..4c7255d2be8 100755
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Grpc.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Grpc.Core.csproj
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@
       <PackagePath>build/net45/</PackagePath>
       <Pack>true</Pack>
     </Content>
+    <Content Include="buildTransitive\net45\Grpc.Core.targets">
+      <PackagePath>buildTransitive/net45/</PackagePath>
+      <Pack>true</Pack>
+    </Content>
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/buildTransitive/net45/Grpc.Core.targets b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/buildTransitive/net45/Grpc.Core.targets
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..85bc3304225
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/buildTransitive/net45/Grpc.Core.targets
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <!-- Ensure projects which depend on projects which depend on Grpc.Core receive this build logic. -->
+  <!-- We still need both "build" and "buildTransitive" directories since "buildTransitive" is only supported starting from nuget 5.0 -->
+  <Import Project="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\..\build\net45\Grpc.Core.targets" />
+</Project>