diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ItemTemplates/content/ApiController/.template.config/dotnetcli.host.json b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ItemTemplates/content/ApiController/.template.config/dotnetcli.host.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..94f4ee10148d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ItemTemplates/content/ApiController/.template.config/dotnetcli.host.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json.schemastore.org/dotnetcli.host"
+}
diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ItemTemplates/content/ApiController/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.en.json b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ItemTemplates/content/ApiController/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.en.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5046461e45b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ItemTemplates/content/ApiController/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.en.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "author": "Microsoft",
+  "name": "API Controller",
+  "description": "API Controller with or without read/write actions",
+  "symbols/namespace/description": "namespace for the generated code",
+  "symbols/actions/description": "create controller with read/write actions",
+  "symbols/actions/displayName": "Add ReadWrite Actions",
+  "postActions/openInEditor/description": "Opens ValueController.cs in the editor"
+}
diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ItemTemplates/content/ApiController/.template.config/template.json b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ItemTemplates/content/ApiController/.template.config/template.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b2cf79254082
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ItemTemplates/content/ApiController/.template.config/template.json
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json.schemastore.org/template",
+  "author": "Microsoft",
+  "classifications": [ "Web", "ASP.NET" ],
+  "name": "API Controller",
+  "generatorVersions": "[1.0.0.0-*)",
+  "description": "API Controller with or without read/write actions",
+  "tags": {
+    "language": "C#",
+    "type": "item"
+  },
+  "groupIdentity": "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiController",
+  "precedence": "9800",
+  "identity": "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiController.8.0",
+  "shortName": "apicontroller",
+  "sourceName": "ValueController",
+  "primaryOutputs": [
+    {
+      "path": "ValueController.cs"
+    }
+  ],
+  "defaultName": "ValueController",
+  "symbols": {
+    "namespace": {
+      "description": "namespace for the generated code",
+      "replaces": "MyApp.Namespace",
+      "type": "parameter"
+    },
+    "actions": {
+      "description": "create controller with read/write actions",
+      "displayName": "Add ReadWrite Actions",
+      "type": "parameter",
+      "datatype": "bool",
+      "defaultValue": "false"
+    },
+    "HostIdentifier": {
+      "type": "bind",
+      "binding": "HostIdentifier"
+    },
+    "NameIsController": {
+      "type": "computed",
+      "value": "(name == \"ControllerBase\")"
+    }
+  },
+  "postActions": [
+    {
+      "id": "openInEditor",
+      "condition": "(HostIdentifier != \"dotnetcli\" && HostIdentifier != \"dotnetcli-preview\")",
+      "description": "Opens the created controller in the editor",
+      "manualInstructions": [ ],
+      "actionId": "84C0DA21-51C8-4541-9940-6CA19AF04EE6",
+      "args": {
+        "files": "0"
+      },
+      "continueOnError": true
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ItemTemplates/content/ApiController/ValueController.cs b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ItemTemplates/content/ApiController/ValueController.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e6a4670ed470
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ItemTemplates/content/ApiController/ValueController.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+
+namespace MyApp.Namespace
+{
+    [Route("api/[controller]")]
+    [ApiController]
+    #if NameIsController
+    public class ValuesController : Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ControllerBase
+    #else
+    public class ValuesController : ControllerBase
+    #endif
+    {
+        #if(actions)
+        // GET: api/<ValuesController>
+        [HttpGet]
+        public IEnumerable<string> Get()
+        {
+            return new string[] { "value1", "value2" };
+        }
+
+        // GET api/<ValuesController>/5
+        [HttpGet("{id}")]
+        public string Get(int id)
+        {
+            return "value";
+        }
+
+        // POST api/<ValuesController>
+        [HttpPost]
+        public void Post([FromBody] string value)
+        {
+        }
+
+        // PUT api/<ValuesController>/5
+        [HttpPut("{id}")]
+        public void Put(int id, [FromBody] string value)
+        {
+        }
+
+        // DELETE api/<ValuesController>/5
+        [HttpDelete("{id}")]
+        public void Delete(int id)
+        {
+        }
+        #endif
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ItemTemplates/content/MvcController/.template.config/dotnetcli.host.json b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ItemTemplates/content/MvcController/.template.config/dotnetcli.host.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..94f4ee10148d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ItemTemplates/content/MvcController/.template.config/dotnetcli.host.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json.schemastore.org/dotnetcli.host"
+}
diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ItemTemplates/content/MvcController/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.en.json b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ItemTemplates/content/MvcController/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.en.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..34e6bebd0542
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ItemTemplates/content/MvcController/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.en.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "author": "Microsoft",
+  "name": "MVC Controller",
+  "description": "MVC Controller with or without read/write actions",
+  "symbols/namespace/description": "namespace for the generated code",
+  "symbols/actions/description": "create controller with read/write actions",
+  "symbols/actions/displayName": "Add ReadWrite Actions",
+  "postActions/openInEditor/description": "Opens HomeController.cs in the editor"
+}
diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ItemTemplates/content/MvcController/.template.config/template.json b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ItemTemplates/content/MvcController/.template.config/template.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..92917953eab3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ItemTemplates/content/MvcController/.template.config/template.json
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json.schemastore.org/template",
+  "author": "Microsoft",
+  "classifications": [ "Web", "ASP.NET" ],
+  "name": "MVC Controller",
+  "generatorVersions": "[1.0.0.0-*)",
+  "description": "MVC Controller with or without read/write actions",
+  "tags": {
+    "language": "C#",
+    "type": "item"
+  },
+  "groupIdentity": "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.MvcController",
+  "precedence": "9800",
+  "identity": "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.MvcController.8.0",
+  "shortName": "mvccontroller",
+  "sourceName": "HomeController",
+  "primaryOutputs": [
+    {
+      "path": "HomeController.cs"
+    }
+  ],
+  "defaultName": "HomeController",
+  "symbols": {
+    "namespace": {
+      "description": "namespace for the generated code",
+      "replaces": "MyApp.Namespace",
+      "type": "parameter"
+    },
+    "actions": {
+      "description": "create controller with read/write actions",
+      "displayName": "Add ReadWrite Actions",
+      "type": "parameter",
+      "datatype": "bool",
+      "defaultValue": "false"
+    },
+    "HostIdentifier": {
+      "type": "bind",
+      "binding": "HostIdentifier"
+    },
+    "NameIsController": {
+      "type": "computed",
+      "value": "(name == \"Controller\")"
+    }
+  },
+  "postActions": [
+    {
+      "id": "openInEditor",
+      "condition": "(HostIdentifier != \"dotnetcli\" && HostIdentifier != \"dotnetcli-preview\")",
+      "description": "Opens the created controller in the editor",
+      "manualInstructions": [ ],
+      "actionId": "84C0DA21-51C8-4541-9940-6CA19AF04EE6",
+      "args": {
+        "files": "0"
+      },
+      "continueOnError": true
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ItemTemplates/content/MvcController/HomeController.cs b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ItemTemplates/content/MvcController/HomeController.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..470119f928f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ItemTemplates/content/MvcController/HomeController.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+
+namespace MyApp.Namespace
+{
+    #if NameIsController
+    public class HomeController : Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Controller
+    #else
+    public class HomeController : Controller
+    #endif
+    {
+        // GET: HomeController
+        public ActionResult Index()
+        {
+            return View();
+        }
+
+        #if(actions)
+        // GET: HomeController/Details/5
+        public ActionResult Details(int id)
+        {
+            return View();
+        }
+
+        // GET: HomeController/Create
+        public ActionResult Create()
+        {
+            return View();
+        }
+
+        // POST: HomeController/Create
+        [HttpPost]
+        [ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
+        public ActionResult Create(IFormCollection collection)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                return RedirectToAction(nameof(Index));
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                return View();
+            }
+        }
+
+        // GET: HomeController/Edit/5
+        public ActionResult Edit(int id)
+        {
+            return View();
+        }
+
+        // POST: HomeController/Edit/5
+        [HttpPost]
+        [ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
+        public ActionResult Edit(int id, IFormCollection collection)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                return RedirectToAction(nameof(Index));
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                return View();
+            }
+        }
+
+        // GET: HomeController/Delete/5
+        public ActionResult Delete(int id)
+        {
+            return View();
+        }
+
+        // POST: HomeController/Delete/5
+        [HttpPost]
+        [ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
+        public ActionResult Delete(int id, IFormCollection collection)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                return RedirectToAction(nameof(Index));
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                return View();
+            }
+        }
+        #endif
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ItemTemplates/content/RazorView/.template.config/dotnetcli.host.json b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ItemTemplates/content/RazorView/.template.config/dotnetcli.host.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..94f4ee10148d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ItemTemplates/content/RazorView/.template.config/dotnetcli.host.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json.schemastore.org/dotnetcli.host"
+}
diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ItemTemplates/content/RazorView/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.en.json b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ItemTemplates/content/RazorView/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.en.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4035fb703792
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ItemTemplates/content/RazorView/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.en.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "author": "Microsoft",
+  "name": "Razor View",
+  "description": "A Razor view without a page model",
+  "postActions/openInEditor/description": "Opens Index.cshtml in the editor"
+}
diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ItemTemplates/content/RazorView/.template.config/template.json b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ItemTemplates/content/RazorView/.template.config/template.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..602f10bc76c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ItemTemplates/content/RazorView/.template.config/template.json
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json.schemastore.org/template",
+  "author": "Microsoft",
+  "classifications": [ "Web", "ASP.NET" ],
+  "name": "Razor View",
+  "generatorVersions": "[1.0.0.0-*)",
+  "description": "Am empty razor view",
+  "tags": {
+    "language": "C#",
+    "type": "item"
+  },
+  "groupIdentity": "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorView",
+  "precedence": "9800",
+  "identity": "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorView.8.0",
+  "shortName": "view",
+  "sourceName": "Index",
+  "primaryOutputs": [
+    { "path": "Index.cshtml" }
+  ],
+  "defaultName": "Index",
+  "symbols": {
+    "HostIdentifier": {
+      "type": "bind",
+      "binding": "HostIdentifier"
+    }
+  },
+  "postActions": [
+    {
+      "id": "openInEditor",
+      "condition": "(HostIdentifier != \"dotnetcli\" && HostIdentifier != \"dotnetcli-preview\")",
+      "description": "Opens the created view in the editor",
+      "manualInstructions": [ ],
+      "actionId": "84C0DA21-51C8-4541-9940-6CA19AF04EE6",
+      "args": {
+        "files": "0"
+      },
+      "continueOnError": true
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ItemTemplates/content/RazorView/Index.cshtml b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ItemTemplates/content/RazorView/Index.cshtml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e1dd794fdb1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ItemTemplates/content/RazorView/Index.cshtml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+@*
+    For more information on enabling MVC for empty projects, visit https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=397860
+*@
+@{
+}