diff --git a/src/Adapter/Build/Desktop/MSTest.TestAdapter.props b/src/Adapter/Build/Desktop/MSTest.TestAdapter.props
index 4fd179fc32..54b8bc439e 100644
--- a/src/Adapter/Build/Desktop/MSTest.TestAdapter.props
+++ b/src/Adapter/Build/Desktop/MSTest.TestAdapter.props
@@ -1,20 +1,28 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project ToolsVersion="12.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <ItemGroup>
-    <Content Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\_common\Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.MSTest.TestAdapter.dll">
+    <TestAdapterContent Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\_common\Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.MSTest.TestAdapter.dll">
       <Link>Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.MSTest.TestAdapter.dll</Link>
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
       <Visible>False</Visible>
-    </Content>
-    <Content Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\_common\Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.MSTestAdapter.PlatformServices.Interface.dll">
+    </TestAdapterContent>
+    <TestAdapterContent Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\_common\Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.MSTestAdapter.PlatformServices.Interface.dll">
       <Link>Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.MSTestAdapter.PlatformServices.Interface.dll</Link>
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
       <Visible>False</Visible>
-    </Content>
-	<Content Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\_common\Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.MSTestAdapter.PlatformServices.dll">
+    </TestAdapterContent>
+    <TestAdapterContent Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\_common\Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.MSTestAdapter.PlatformServices.dll">
       <Link>Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.MSTestAdapter.PlatformServices.dll</Link>
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
       <Visible>False</Visible>
-    </Content>
+    </TestAdapterContent>
   </ItemGroup>
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <!-- Including `@(TestAdapterContent)` in the `None` ItemGroup to get the `CopyToOutputDirectory`
+         behavior be default, package consumers can opt-out of this behavior
+         by removing `@(TestAdapterContent)` from the `None` ItemGroup
+         i.e. `<None Remove="@(TestAdapterContent)" />` -->
+    <None Include="@(TestAdapterContent)" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>
diff --git a/src/Adapter/Build/NetCore/MSTest.TestAdapter.props b/src/Adapter/Build/NetCore/MSTest.TestAdapter.props
index 14ecf32da7..ba5f112fc7 100644
--- a/src/Adapter/Build/NetCore/MSTest.TestAdapter.props
+++ b/src/Adapter/Build/NetCore/MSTest.TestAdapter.props
@@ -1,20 +1,28 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project ToolsVersion="12.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <ItemGroup>
-    <Content Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\_common\Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.MSTest.TestAdapter.dll">
+    <TestAdapterContent Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\_common\Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.MSTest.TestAdapter.dll">
       <Link>Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.MSTest.TestAdapter.dll</Link>
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
       <Visible>False</Visible>
-    </Content>
-    <Content Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\_common\Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.MSTestAdapter.PlatformServices.Interface.dll">
+    </TestAdapterContent>
+    <TestAdapterContent Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\_common\Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.MSTestAdapter.PlatformServices.Interface.dll">
       <Link>Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.MSTestAdapter.PlatformServices.Interface.dll</Link>
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
       <Visible>False</Visible>
-    </Content>
-	<Content Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.MSTestAdapter.PlatformServices.dll">
+    </TestAdapterContent>
+    <TestAdapterContent Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.MSTestAdapter.PlatformServices.dll">
       <Link>Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.MSTestAdapter.PlatformServices.dll</Link>
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
       <Visible>False</Visible>
-    </Content>
+    </TestAdapterContent>
   </ItemGroup>
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <!-- Including `@(TestAdapterContent)` in the `None` ItemGroup to get the `CopyToOutputDirectory`
+         behavior be default, package consumers can opt-out of this behavior
+         by removing `@(TestAdapterContent)` from the `None` ItemGroup
+         i.e. `<None Remove="@(TestAdapterContent)" />` -->
+    <None Include="@(TestAdapterContent)" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>
diff --git a/src/Adapter/Build/Universal/MSTest.TestAdapter.props b/src/Adapter/Build/Universal/MSTest.TestAdapter.props
index 14ecf32da7..ba5f112fc7 100644
--- a/src/Adapter/Build/Universal/MSTest.TestAdapter.props
+++ b/src/Adapter/Build/Universal/MSTest.TestAdapter.props
@@ -1,20 +1,28 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project ToolsVersion="12.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <ItemGroup>
-    <Content Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\_common\Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.MSTest.TestAdapter.dll">
+    <TestAdapterContent Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\_common\Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.MSTest.TestAdapter.dll">
       <Link>Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.MSTest.TestAdapter.dll</Link>
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
       <Visible>False</Visible>
-    </Content>
-    <Content Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\_common\Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.MSTestAdapter.PlatformServices.Interface.dll">
+    </TestAdapterContent>
+    <TestAdapterContent Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\_common\Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.MSTestAdapter.PlatformServices.Interface.dll">
       <Link>Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.MSTestAdapter.PlatformServices.Interface.dll</Link>
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
       <Visible>False</Visible>
-    </Content>
-	<Content Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.MSTestAdapter.PlatformServices.dll">
+    </TestAdapterContent>
+    <TestAdapterContent Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.MSTestAdapter.PlatformServices.dll">
       <Link>Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.MSTestAdapter.PlatformServices.dll</Link>
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
       <Visible>False</Visible>
-    </Content>
+    </TestAdapterContent>
   </ItemGroup>
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <!-- Including `@(TestAdapterContent)` in the `None` ItemGroup to get the `CopyToOutputDirectory`
+         behavior be default, package consumers can opt-out of this behavior
+         by removing `@(TestAdapterContent)` from the `None` ItemGroup
+         i.e. `<None Remove="@(TestAdapterContent)" />` -->
+    <None Include="@(TestAdapterContent)" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>