diff --git a/assets/wix/files.wxs b/assets/wix/files.wxs
index 13e38dbdd6..78b21b8d64 100644
--- a/assets/wix/files.wxs
+++ b/assets/wix/files.wxs
@@ -3137,6 +3137,9 @@
           <Component Id="cmp408A3AF905EB47ADA35FBC5A6B1465A0">
             <File Id="fil2146848B6ACB45FCA8E9C8FEE3BECDD8" KeyPath="yes" Source="$(var.ProductSourcePath)\_manifest\spdx_2.2\manifest.spdx.json" />
           </Component>
+          <Component Id="cmp58D994EAF5F64D618ABC0E63DCD48C05">
+            <File Id="filFB88509DC8C044A28FF3B7CF61B1CE4F" KeyPath="yes" Source="$(var.ProductSourcePath)\_manifest\spdx_2.2\manifest.spdx.json.sha256" />
+          </Component>
         </Directory>
       </Directory>
       <Component Id="cmpA6276F9EAB41411AAAEC496E67A3DBAE">
@@ -4170,6 +4173,7 @@
       <ComponentRef Id="cmp0C4751F9D5C14419A45F234152D21DA9" />
       <ComponentRef Id="cmpF96C036EAE3B436DB096888697193FAF" />
       <ComponentRef Id="cmp789F545EA2CB4AC5A2688CF730A5F6B4" />
+      <ComponentRef Id="cmp58D994EAF5F64D618ABC0E63DCD48C05" />
     </ComponentGroup>
   </Fragment>
 </Wix>
diff --git a/build.psm1 b/build.psm1
index 9e9da60596..d3bfb96866 100644
--- a/build.psm1
+++ b/build.psm1
@@ -439,10 +439,9 @@ Fix steps:
     # Add --self-contained due to "warning NETSDK1179: One of '--self-contained' or '--no-self-contained' options are required when '--runtime' is used."
     if ($Options.Runtime -like 'fxdependent*') {
         $Arguments += "--no-self-contained"
-        # The UseAppHost = false property avoids creating ".exe" for the fxdependent packages.
-        # The ".exe" is not a cross-platform executable, but specific to the platform that it was built on.
-        # We do not need to ship that.
-        $Arguments += "/property:UseAppHost=false"
+        # The UseAppHost = true property creates ".exe" for the fxdependent packages.
+        # We need this in the package as Start-Job needs it.
+        $Arguments += "/property:UseAppHost=true"
     }
     else {
         $Arguments += "--self-contained"
diff --git a/tools/releaseBuild/azureDevOps/releasePipeline.yml b/tools/releaseBuild/azureDevOps/releasePipeline.yml
index d68f7bbb62..5916043610 100644
--- a/tools/releaseBuild/azureDevOps/releasePipeline.yml
+++ b/tools/releaseBuild/azureDevOps/releasePipeline.yml
@@ -78,6 +78,31 @@ stages:
       globalToolExeName: 'pwsh'
       globalToolPackageName: 'PowerShell.Linux.x64'
 
+- stage: ValidateFxdPackage
+  displayName: Validate Fxd Package
+  dependsOn: []
+  jobs:
+  - template: templates/release-ValidateFxdPackage.yml
+    parameters:
+      jobName: WinFxdPackage
+      displayName: Fxd Package Test Win
+      imageName: windows-latest
+      packageNamePattern: '**/*win-fxdependent.zip'
+
+  - template: templates/release-ValidateFxdPackage.yml
+    parameters:
+      jobName: FxdPackageWindDesktop
+      displayName: Fxd Package Test WinDesktop
+      imageName: windows-latest
+      packageNamePattern: '**/*win-fxdependentWinDesktop.zip'
+
+  - template: templates/release-ValidateFxdPackage.yml
+    parameters:
+      jobName: FxdPackageLinux
+      displayName: Fxd Package Test Linux
+      imageName: ubuntu-latest
+      packageNamePattern: '**/*fxdependent.tar.gz'
+
 - stage: StaticPkgValidation
   dependsOn: []
   displayName: Static package validation
@@ -142,6 +167,8 @@ stages:
   - StartDocker
   - ManualValidation
   - ReleaseAutomation
+  - ValidateFxdPackage
+  - ValidateGlobalTool
 
 # The environment here is used for approval.
   jobs:
diff --git a/tools/releaseBuild/azureDevOps/templates/release-ValidateFxdPackage.yml b/tools/releaseBuild/azureDevOps/templates/release-ValidateFxdPackage.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..687b9d526d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/releaseBuild/azureDevOps/templates/release-ValidateFxdPackage.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+parameters:
+  jobName: ""
+  displayName: ""
+  imageName: ""
+  packageNamePattern: ""
+
+jobs:
+- job: ${{ parameters.jobName }}
+  displayName: ${{ parameters.displayName }}
+  pool:
+    vmImage: ${{ parameters.imageName }}
+  steps:
+    - checkout: self
+      clean: true
+
+    - task: DownloadPipelineArtifact@2
+      inputs:
+        source: specific
+        project: PowerShellCore
+        pipeline: '696'
+        preferTriggeringPipeline: true
+        runVersion: latestFromBranch
+        runBranch: '$(Build.SourceBranch)'
+        artifact: finalResults
+        patterns: '${{ parameters.packageNamePattern }}'
+        path: '$(Pipeline.Workspace)/releasePipeline/finalResults'
+
+    - pwsh: |
+        Get-ChildItem -Path '$(Pipeline.Workspace)/releasePipeline/finalResults' -Recurse
+      displayName: Capture downloaded package
+
+    - pwsh: |
+        $destPath = New-Item '$(Pipeline.Workspace)/releasePipeline/finalResults/fxd' -ItemType Directory
+        $packageNameFilter = '${{ parameters.packageNamePattern }}'
+
+        if ($packageNameFilter.EndsWith('tar.gz')) {
+            $package = @(Get-ChildItem -Path '$(Pipeline.Workspace)/releasePipeline/finalResults/*.tar.gz')
+            Write-Verbose -Verbose "Package: $package"
+            if ($package.Count -ne 1) {
+                throw 'Only 1 package was expected.'
+            }
+            tar -xvf $package.FullName -C $destPath
+        }
+        else {
+            $package = @(Get-ChildItem -Path '$(Pipeline.Workspace)/releasePipeline/finalResults/*.zip')
+            Write-Verbose -Verbose "Package: $package"
+            if ($package.Count -ne 1) {
+                throw 'Only 1 package was expected.'
+            }
+            Expand-Archive -Path $package.FullName -Destination "$destPath" -Verbose
+        }
+      displayName: Expand fxd package
+
+    - pwsh: |
+        $packageNameFilter = '${{ parameters.packageNamePattern }}'
+        $pwshExeName = if ($packageNameFilter.EndsWith('tar.gz')) { 'pwsh' } else { 'pwsh.exe' }
+        $actualOutput = & $pwshExeName -c 'Start-Job -ScriptBlock { "1" } | Wait-Job | Receive-Job'
+        Write-Verbose -Verbose "Actual output: $actualOutput"
+        if ($actualOutput -ne 1) {
+            throw "Actual output is not as expected"
+        }
+      displayName: Test package
diff --git a/tools/releaseBuild/azureDevOps/templates/windows-packaging.yml b/tools/releaseBuild/azureDevOps/templates/windows-packaging.yml
index 03ecebaf0c..f2b0e091f0 100644
--- a/tools/releaseBuild/azureDevOps/templates/windows-packaging.yml
+++ b/tools/releaseBuild/azureDevOps/templates/windows-packaging.yml
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ jobs:
         "$($fullSymbolsFolder)\Modules\PSDiagnostics\PSDiagnostics.ps?1" = "Modules\PSDiagnostics"
         "$($fullSymbolsFolder)\pwsh.dll" = ""
         "$($fullSymbolsFolder)\System.Management.Automation.dll" = ""
+        "$($fullSymbolsFolder)\pwsh.exe" = ""
       }
 
       $itemsToExclude = @(
@@ -136,11 +137,6 @@ jobs:
         "$($fullSymbolsFolder)\Microsoft.PowerShell.MarkdownRender.dll"
       )
 
-      if ("$env:Architecture" -notlike 'fxdependent*')
-      {
-          $itemsToCopy +=  @{"$($fullSymbolsFolder)\pwsh.exe" = ""}
-      }
-
       Write-Verbose -verbose "recusively copying $($itemsToCopyWithRecurse | out-string) to $filesToSignDirectory"
       Copy-Item -Path $itemsToCopyWithRecurse -Destination $filesToSignDirectory -Recurse -verbose -exclude $itemsToExclude