diff --git a/Tests/SonarScanner.MSBuild.Tasks.UnitTest/WriteProjectConfigFileTests.cs b/Tests/SonarScanner.MSBuild.Tasks.UnitTest/WriteProjectConfigFileTests.cs
index 07da66edd4..9e3eeea4c1 100644
--- a/Tests/SonarScanner.MSBuild.Tasks.UnitTest/WriteProjectConfigFileTests.cs
+++ b/Tests/SonarScanner.MSBuild.Tasks.UnitTest/WriteProjectConfigFileTests.cs
@@ -42,17 +42,22 @@ public void Execute_FileCreated()
             FilesToAnalyzePath = @"c:\fullPath\files.txt",
             OutPath = @"c:\fullPath\out\42\",
             IsTest = false,
-            TargetFramework = "target-42"
+            TargetFramework = "target-42",
+            ProjectAssetsFile = @"c:\fullPath\project.assets.json",
         };
 
         var reloadedConfig = ExecuteAndReloadConfig(task, testFolder);
 
-        reloadedConfig.AnalysisConfigPath.Should().Be(@"c:\fullPath\config.xml");
-        reloadedConfig.ProjectPath.Should().Be(@"c:\fullPath\project.xproj");
-        reloadedConfig.OutPath.Should().Be(@"c:\fullPath\out\42\");
-        reloadedConfig.FilesToAnalyzePath.Should().Be(@"c:\fullPath\files.txt");
-        reloadedConfig.ProjectType.Should().Be(ProjectType.Product);
-        reloadedConfig.TargetFramework.Should().Be("target-42");
+        reloadedConfig.Should().BeEquivalentTo(new ProjectConfig
+        {
+            AnalysisConfigPath = @"c:\fullPath\config.xml",
+            ProjectPath = @"c:\fullPath\project.xproj",
+            OutPath = @"c:\fullPath\out\42\",
+            FilesToAnalyzePath = @"c:\fullPath\files.txt",
+            ProjectType = ProjectType.Product,
+            TargetFramework = "target-42",
+            ProjectAssetsFile = @"c:\fullPath\project.assets.json",
+        });
     }
 
     [TestMethod]
@@ -68,7 +73,8 @@ public void Execute_AllPropertiesAreSet()
             FilesToAnalyzePath = "not empty",
             OutPath = "not empty",
             IsTest = true,
-            TargetFramework = "not empty"
+            TargetFramework = "not empty",
+            ProjectAssetsFile = "not empty",
         };
 
         var reloadedConfig = ExecuteAndReloadConfig(task, testFolder);
diff --git a/src/SonarScanner.MSBuild.Tasks/ProjectConfig.cs b/src/SonarScanner.MSBuild.Tasks/ProjectConfig.cs
index 844bd677ae..5fca7866d9 100644
--- a/src/SonarScanner.MSBuild.Tasks/ProjectConfig.cs
+++ b/src/SonarScanner.MSBuild.Tasks/ProjectConfig.cs
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ public class ProjectConfig
     /// </summary>
     public string TargetFramework { get; set; }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The location of the project.assets.json file produced by a NuGet restore.
+    /// This file location corresponds to the MSBuild property 'ProjectAssetsFile'.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string ProjectAssetsFile { get; set; }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Saves the project configuration to the specified file as XML.
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/SonarScanner.MSBuild.Tasks/Targets/SonarQube.Integration.targets b/src/SonarScanner.MSBuild.Tasks/Targets/SonarQube.Integration.targets
index a56c1f6dec..3b5066f7c8 100644
--- a/src/SonarScanner.MSBuild.Tasks/Targets/SonarQube.Integration.targets
+++ b/src/SonarScanner.MSBuild.Tasks/Targets/SonarQube.Integration.targets
@@ -379,6 +379,9 @@
       <SonarQubeSetting Include="sonar.$(SQLanguage).scanner.telemetry" Condition="Exists($(SonarProjectTelemetryFilePath))">
         <Value>$(SonarProjectTelemetryFilePath)</Value>
       </SonarQubeSetting>
+      <SonarQubeSetting Include="sonar.$(SQLanguage).analyzer.projectAssetsFile" Condition="Exists($(ProjectAssetsFile))">
+        <Value>$(ProjectAssetsFile)</Value>
+      </SonarQubeSetting>
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <!-- Record the list of files as an analysis result -->
@@ -617,7 +620,8 @@
                             FilesToAnalyzePath ="$(AnalysisFileList)"
                             OutPath="$(ProjectSpecificOutDir)"
                             IsTest="$(SonarQubeTestProject)"
-                            TargetFramework="$(TargetFramework)">
+                            TargetFramework="$(TargetFramework)"
+                            ProjectAssetsFile="$(ProjectAssetsFile)">
       <Output TaskParameter="ProjectConfigFilePath" PropertyName="SonarProjectConfigFilePath" />
     </WriteProjectConfigFile>
 
diff --git a/src/SonarScanner.MSBuild.Tasks/WriteProjectConfigFile.cs b/src/SonarScanner.MSBuild.Tasks/WriteProjectConfigFile.cs
index 9d8a581e34..222a060876 100644
--- a/src/SonarScanner.MSBuild.Tasks/WriteProjectConfigFile.cs
+++ b/src/SonarScanner.MSBuild.Tasks/WriteProjectConfigFile.cs
@@ -18,10 +18,8 @@
  * Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
  */
 
-using System.IO;
 using Microsoft.Build.Framework;
 using Microsoft.Build.Utilities;
-using SonarScanner.MSBuild.Common;
 
 namespace SonarScanner.MSBuild.Tasks;
 
@@ -54,6 +52,8 @@ public class WriteProjectConfigFile : Task
 
     public string TargetFramework { get; set; }
 
+    public string ProjectAssetsFile { get; set; }
+
     #endregion Input properties
 
     [Output]
@@ -66,12 +66,13 @@ public override bool Execute()
         ProjectConfigFilePath = Path.Combine(ConfigDir, FileConstants.ProjectConfigFileName);
         var config = new ProjectConfig
         {
-            AnalysisConfigPath= AnalysisConfigPath,
-            ProjectPath= ProjectPath,
-            FilesToAnalyzePath= FilesToAnalyzePath,
-            OutPath= OutPath,
+            AnalysisConfigPath = AnalysisConfigPath,
+            ProjectPath = ProjectPath,
+            FilesToAnalyzePath = FilesToAnalyzePath,
+            OutPath = OutPath,
             ProjectType = IsTest ? ProjectType.Test : ProjectType.Product,
-            TargetFramework = TargetFramework
+            TargetFramework = TargetFramework,
+            ProjectAssetsFile = ProjectAssetsFile,
         };
         config.Save(ProjectConfigFilePath);
         return true;