diff --git a/eng/automation/vs-workload.template.props b/eng/automation/vs-workload.template.props
index 5074a0d18484..a1c1dee7c785 100644
--- a/eng/automation/vs-workload.template.props
+++ b/eng/automation/vs-workload.template.props
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     <TargetName>Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Maui.Workload.@VSMAN_VERSION@</TargetName>
     <ManifestBuildVersion>@VS_COMPONENT_VERSION@</ManifestBuildVersion>
     <EnableSideBySideManifests>true</EnableSideBySideManifests>
+    <UseVisualStudioComponentPrefix>true</UseVisualStudioComponentPrefix>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <!-- Shorten package names to avoid long path caching issues in Visual Studio -->