diff --git a/src/EFCore.Design/Scaffolding/Internal/CSharpEntityTypeGenerator.cs b/src/EFCore.Design/Scaffolding/Internal/CSharpEntityTypeGenerator.cs
index 7a2db72cc6b..9e43546ebf1 100644
--- a/src/EFCore.Design/Scaffolding/Internal/CSharpEntityTypeGenerator.cs
+++ b/src/EFCore.Design/Scaffolding/Internal/CSharpEntityTypeGenerator.cs
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ public virtual string TransformText()
             this.Write(this.ToStringHelper.ToStringWithCulture(targetType));
             this.Write("> ");
             this.Write(this.ToStringHelper.ToStringWithCulture(navigation.Name));
-            this.Write(" { get; } = new List<");
+            this.Write(" { get; set; } = new List<");
             this.Write(this.ToStringHelper.ToStringWithCulture(targetType));
             this.Write(">();\r\n");
 
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ public virtual string TransformText()
             this.Write(this.ToStringHelper.ToStringWithCulture(skipNavigation.TargetEntityType.Name));
             this.Write("> ");
             this.Write(this.ToStringHelper.ToStringWithCulture(skipNavigation.Name));
-            this.Write(" { get; } = new List<");
+            this.Write(" { get; set; } = new List<");
             this.Write(this.ToStringHelper.ToStringWithCulture(skipNavigation.TargetEntityType.Name));
             this.Write(">();\r\n");
 
diff --git a/src/EFCore.Design/Scaffolding/Internal/CSharpEntityTypeGenerator.tt b/src/EFCore.Design/Scaffolding/Internal/CSharpEntityTypeGenerator.tt
index a0a6605d03b..fedb55bae0c 100644
--- a/src/EFCore.Design/Scaffolding/Internal/CSharpEntityTypeGenerator.tt
+++ b/src/EFCore.Design/Scaffolding/Internal/CSharpEntityTypeGenerator.tt
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public partial class <#= EntityType.Name #>
         if (navigation.IsCollection)
         {
 #>
-    public virtual ICollection<<#= targetType #>> <#= navigation.Name #> { get; } = new List<<#= targetType #>>();
+    public virtual ICollection<<#= targetType #>> <#= navigation.Name #> { get; set; } = new List<<#= targetType #>>();
 <#
         }
         else
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ public partial class <#= EntityType.Name #>
             }
         }
 #>
-    public virtual ICollection<<#= skipNavigation.TargetEntityType.Name #>> <#= skipNavigation.Name #> { get; } = new List<<#= skipNavigation.TargetEntityType.Name #>>();
+    public virtual ICollection<<#= skipNavigation.TargetEntityType.Name #>> <#= skipNavigation.Name #> { get; set; } = new List<<#= skipNavigation.TargetEntityType.Name #>>();
 <#
     }
 #>
diff --git a/test/EFCore.Design.Tests/Scaffolding/Internal/CSharpEntityTypeGeneratorTest.cs b/test/EFCore.Design.Tests/Scaffolding/Internal/CSharpEntityTypeGeneratorTest.cs
index b1bfd2cc0e6..fb35ad7fe87 100644
--- a/test/EFCore.Design.Tests/Scaffolding/Internal/CSharpEntityTypeGeneratorTest.cs
+++ b/test/EFCore.Design.Tests/Scaffolding/Internal/CSharpEntityTypeGeneratorTest.cs
@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@ public partial class Entity
                 for (var i = 1; i <= 4; i++)
                 {
                     Assert.Contains(
-                        "public virtual ICollection<Entity> Entity { get; }",
+                        "public virtual ICollection<Entity> Entity { get; set; }",
                         code.AdditionalFiles.Single(f => f.Path == $"Dependent{i}.cs").Code);
                 }
             },
@@ -1414,7 +1414,7 @@ public partial class Post
     public virtual Person Author { get; set; }
 
     [InverseProperty(""Post"")]
-    public virtual ICollection<Contribution> Contributions { get; } = new List<Contribution>();
+    public virtual ICollection<Contribution> Contributions { get; set; } = new List<Contribution>();
 }
 ",
                     code.AdditionalFiles.Single(f => f.Path == "Post.cs"));
@@ -1434,7 +1434,7 @@ public partial class Person
     public int Id { get; set; }
 
     [InverseProperty(""Author"")]
-    public virtual ICollection<Post> Posts { get; } = new List<Post>();
+    public virtual ICollection<Post> Posts { get; set; } = new List<Post>();
 }
 ",
                     code.AdditionalFiles.Single(f => f.Path == "Person.cs"));
@@ -1703,7 +1703,7 @@ public partial class Color
 
     public string ColorCode { get; set; } = null!;
 
-    public virtual ICollection<Car> Cars { get; } = new List<Car>();
+    public virtual ICollection<Car> Cars { get; set; } = new List<Car>();
 }
 ",
                     code.AdditionalFiles.Single(f => f.Path == "Color.cs"));
@@ -2350,7 +2350,7 @@ public partial class Blog
 {
     public int Id { get; set; }
 
-    public virtual ICollection<Post> Posts { get; } = new List<Post>();
+    public virtual ICollection<Post> Posts { get; set; } = new List<Post>();
 }
 ",
                     code.AdditionalFiles.Single(e => e.Path == "Blog.cs"));
@@ -2365,7 +2365,7 @@ public partial class Post
 {
     public int Id { get; set; }
 
-    public virtual ICollection<Blog> Blogs { get; } = new List<Blog>();
+    public virtual ICollection<Blog> Blogs { get; set; } = new List<Blog>();
 }
 ",
                     code.AdditionalFiles.Single(e => e.Path == "Post.cs"));
@@ -2476,7 +2476,7 @@ public partial class Blog
 {
     public int Id { get; set; }
 
-    public virtual ICollection<Post> Posts { get; } = new List<Post>();
+    public virtual ICollection<Post> Posts { get; set; } = new List<Post>();
 }
 ",
                     code.AdditionalFiles.Single(e => e.Path == "Blog.cs"));
@@ -2491,7 +2491,7 @@ public partial class Post
 {
     public string Id { get; set; }
 
-    public virtual ICollection<Blog> Blogs { get; } = new List<Blog>();
+    public virtual ICollection<Blog> Blogs { get; set; } = new List<Blog>();
 }
 ",
                     code.AdditionalFiles.Single(e => e.Path == "Post.cs"));
@@ -2613,7 +2613,7 @@ public partial class Blog
 
     [ForeignKey(""BlogsId"")]
     [InverseProperty(""Blogs"")]
-    public virtual ICollection<Post> Posts { get; } = new List<Post>();
+    public virtual ICollection<Post> Posts { get; set; } = new List<Post>();
 }
 ",
                     code.AdditionalFiles.Single(e => e.Path == "Blog.cs"));
@@ -2634,7 +2634,7 @@ public partial class Post
 
     [ForeignKey(""PostsId"")]
     [InverseProperty(""Posts"")]
-    public virtual ICollection<Blog> Blogs { get; } = new List<Blog>();
+    public virtual ICollection<Blog> Blogs { get; set; } = new List<Blog>();
 }
 ",
                     code.AdditionalFiles.Single(e => e.Path == "Post.cs"));
@@ -2762,7 +2762,7 @@ public partial class Blog
 
     public int Key { get; set; }
 
-    public virtual ICollection<Post> Posts { get; } = new List<Post>();
+    public virtual ICollection<Post> Posts { get; set; } = new List<Post>();
 }
 ",
                     code.AdditionalFiles.Single(e => e.Path == "Blog.cs"));
@@ -2783,7 +2783,7 @@ public partial class Post
 
     [ForeignKey(""PostsId"")]
     [InverseProperty(""Posts"")]
-    public virtual ICollection<Blog> Blogs { get; } = new List<Blog>();
+    public virtual ICollection<Blog> Blogs { get; set; } = new List<Blog>();
 }
 ",
                     code.AdditionalFiles.Single(e => e.Path == "Post.cs"));