diff --git a/src/BuiltInTools/dotnet-watch/Browser/BrowserConnector.cs b/src/BuiltInTools/dotnet-watch/Browser/BrowserConnector.cs
index 38315cb09ca3..c9f7177d2852 100644
--- a/src/BuiltInTools/dotnet-watch/Browser/BrowserConnector.cs
+++ b/src/BuiltInTools/dotnet-watch/Browser/BrowserConnector.cs
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ private static ProjectKey GetProjectKey(ProjectGraphNode projectNode)
             ProcessSpec processSpec,
             EnvironmentVariablesBuilder environmentBuilder,
             ProjectOptions projectOptions,
+            HotReloadProfile profile,
             CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             BrowserRefreshServer? server;
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ private static ProjectKey GetProjectKey(ProjectGraphNode projectNode)
                 hasExistingServer = _servers.TryGetValue(key, out server);
                 if (!hasExistingServer)
                 {
-                    server = IsServerSupported(projectNode) ? new BrowserRefreshServer(context.EnvironmentOptions, context.Reporter) : null;
+                    server = IsServerSupported(projectNode, profile) ? new BrowserRefreshServer(context.EnvironmentOptions, context.Reporter) : null;
                     _servers.Add(key, server);
                 }
             }
@@ -271,25 +272,24 @@ private bool CanLaunchBrowser(DotNetWatchContext context, ProjectGraphNode proje
             return true;
         }
 
-        public bool IsServerSupported(ProjectGraphNode projectNode)
+        public bool IsServerSupported(ProjectGraphNode projectNode, HotReloadProfile profile)
         {
             if (context.EnvironmentOptions.SuppressBrowserRefresh)
             {
+                context.Reporter.Report(MessageDescriptor.SkippingConfiguringBrowserRefresh_SuppressedViaEnvironmentVariable.ToErrorWhen(profile.RequiresBrowserRefresh), EnvironmentVariables.SuppressBrowserRefresh);
                 return false;
             }
 
             if (!projectNode.IsNetCoreApp(minVersion: s_minimumSupportedVersion))
             {
-                context.Reporter.Warn(
-                    "Skipping configuring browser-refresh middleware since the target framework version is not supported." +
-                    " For more information see 'https://aka.ms/dotnet/watch/unsupported-tfm'.");
-
+                context.Reporter.Report(MessageDescriptor.SkippingConfiguringBrowserRefresh_TargetFrameworkNotSupported.ToErrorWhen(profile.RequiresBrowserRefresh));
                 return false;
             }
 
-            if (!IsWebApp(projectNode))
+            // We only want to enable browser refresh if this is a WebApp (ASP.NET Core / Blazor app).
+            if (!projectNode.IsWebApp())
             {
-                context.Reporter.Verbose("Skipping configuring browser-refresh middleware since this is not a webapp.");
+                context.Reporter.Report(MessageDescriptor.SkippingConfiguringBrowserRefresh_NotWebApp.ToErrorWhen(profile.RequiresBrowserRefresh));
                 return false;
             }
 
@@ -297,10 +297,6 @@ public bool IsServerSupported(ProjectGraphNode projectNode)
             return true;
         }
 
-        // We only want to enable browser refresh if this is a WebApp (ASP.NET Core / Blazor app).
-        private static bool IsWebApp(ProjectGraphNode projectNode)
-            => projectNode.GetCapabilities().Any(value => value is "AspNetCore" or "WebAssembly");
-
         private LaunchSettingsProfile GetLaunchProfile(ProjectOptions projectOptions)
         {
             var projectDirectory = Path.GetDirectoryName(projectOptions.ProjectPath);
diff --git a/src/BuiltInTools/dotnet-watch/DotNetWatcher.cs b/src/BuiltInTools/dotnet-watch/DotNetWatcher.cs
index 9fcedd45853c..fe56edee2085 100644
--- a/src/BuiltInTools/dotnet-watch/DotNetWatcher.cs
+++ b/src/BuiltInTools/dotnet-watch/DotNetWatcher.cs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public override async Task WatchAsync(CancellationToken shutdownCancellationToke
                 };
 
                 var browserRefreshServer = (projectRootNode != null)
-                    ? await browserConnector.GetOrCreateBrowserRefreshServerAsync(projectRootNode, processSpec, environmentBuilder, Context.RootProjectOptions, shutdownCancellationToken)
+                    ? await browserConnector.GetOrCreateBrowserRefreshServerAsync(projectRootNode, processSpec, environmentBuilder, Context.RootProjectOptions, HotReloadProfile.Default, shutdownCancellationToken)
                     : null;
 
                 environmentBuilder.SetProcessEnvironmentVariables(processSpec);
diff --git a/src/BuiltInTools/dotnet-watch/HotReload/CompilationHandler.cs b/src/BuiltInTools/dotnet-watch/HotReload/CompilationHandler.cs
index c9015c61dcb4..2f8786a5d6ff 100644
--- a/src/BuiltInTools/dotnet-watch/HotReload/CompilationHandler.cs
+++ b/src/BuiltInTools/dotnet-watch/HotReload/CompilationHandler.cs
@@ -102,13 +102,21 @@ public async ValueTask StartSessionAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
             _reporter.Report(MessageDescriptor.HotReloadSessionStarted);
         }
 
-        private static DeltaApplier CreateDeltaApplier(HotReloadProfile profile, ProjectGraphNode project, BrowserRefreshServer? browserRefreshServer, IReporter processReporter)
-            => profile switch
+        private DeltaApplier? CreateDeltaApplier(HotReloadProfile profile, ProjectGraphNode project, BrowserRefreshServer? browserRefreshServer, IReporter processReporter)
+        {
+            if (browserRefreshServer == null && profile.RequiresBrowserRefresh)
+            {
+                // error has been reported earlier
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            return profile switch
             {
                 HotReloadProfile.BlazorWebAssembly => new BlazorWebAssemblyDeltaApplier(processReporter, browserRefreshServer!, project),
                 HotReloadProfile.BlazorHosted => new BlazorWebAssemblyHostedDeltaApplier(processReporter, browserRefreshServer!, project),
                 _ => new DefaultDeltaApplier(processReporter),
             };
+        }
 
         public async Task<RunningProject?> TrackRunningProjectAsync(
             ProjectGraphNode projectNode,
@@ -125,6 +133,12 @@ private static DeltaApplier CreateDeltaApplier(HotReloadProfile profile, Project
             var projectPath = projectNode.ProjectInstance.FullPath;
 
             var deltaApplier = CreateDeltaApplier(profile, projectNode, browserRefreshServer, processReporter);
+            if (deltaApplier == null)
+            {
+                // error already reported
+                return null;
+            }
+
             var processExitedSource = new CancellationTokenSource();
             var processCommunicationCancellationSource = CancellationTokenSource.CreateLinkedTokenSource(processExitedSource.Token, cancellationToken);
 
diff --git a/src/BuiltInTools/dotnet-watch/HotReload/HotReloadProfile.cs b/src/BuiltInTools/dotnet-watch/HotReload/HotReloadProfile.cs
index 898148d2f331..5fec43f115ba 100644
--- a/src/BuiltInTools/dotnet-watch/HotReload/HotReloadProfile.cs
+++ b/src/BuiltInTools/dotnet-watch/HotReload/HotReloadProfile.cs
@@ -1,20 +1,28 @@
 // Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
 // The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 
-namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Watch
+namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Watch;
+
+internal enum HotReloadProfile
 {
-    internal enum HotReloadProfile
-    {
-        Default,
+    Default,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Blazor WebAssembly app
+    /// </summary>
+    BlazorWebAssembly,
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Blazor WebAssembly app
-        /// </summary>
-        BlazorWebAssembly,
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Blazor WebAssembly app hosted by an ASP.NET Core app.
+    /// </summary>
+    BlazorHosted,
+}
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Blazor WebAssembly app hosted by an ASP.NET Core app.
-        /// </summary>
-        BlazorHosted,
+internal static class HotReloadProfileExtensions
+{
+    extension(HotReloadProfile profile)
+    {
+        public bool RequiresBrowserRefresh
+            => profile is HotReloadProfile.BlazorWebAssembly or HotReloadProfile.BlazorHosted;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/BuiltInTools/dotnet-watch/HotReload/HotReloadProfileReader.cs b/src/BuiltInTools/dotnet-watch/HotReload/HotReloadProfileReader.cs
index fe8e9a968e01..28461c6f45f4 100644
--- a/src/BuiltInTools/dotnet-watch/HotReload/HotReloadProfileReader.cs
+++ b/src/BuiltInTools/dotnet-watch/HotReload/HotReloadProfileReader.cs
@@ -11,44 +11,48 @@ internal static class HotReloadProfileReader
     {
         public static HotReloadProfile InferHotReloadProfile(ProjectGraphNode projectNode, IReporter reporter)
         {
-            var queue = new Queue<ProjectGraphNode>();
-            queue.Enqueue(projectNode);
-
-            ProjectInstance? aspnetCoreProject = null;
+            if (projectNode.IsWebApp())
+            {
+                var queue = new Queue<ProjectGraphNode>();
+                queue.Enqueue(projectNode);
 
-            var visited = new HashSet<ProjectGraphNode>();
+                ProjectInstance? aspnetCoreProject = null;
 
-            while (queue.Count > 0)
-            {
-                var currentNode = queue.Dequeue();
-                var projectCapability = currentNode.ProjectInstance.GetItems("ProjectCapability");
+                var visited = new HashSet<ProjectGraphNode>();
 
-                foreach (var item in projectCapability)
+                while (queue.Count > 0)
                 {
-                    if (item.EvaluatedInclude == "AspNetCore")
-                    {
-                        aspnetCoreProject = currentNode.ProjectInstance;
-                        break;
-                    }
-                    else if (item.EvaluatedInclude == "WebAssembly")
+                    var currentNode = queue.Dequeue();
+                    var projectCapability = currentNode.ProjectInstance.GetItems("ProjectCapability");
+
+                    foreach (var item in projectCapability)
                     {
-                        // We saw a previous project that was AspNetCore. This must he a blazor hosted app.
-                        if (aspnetCoreProject is not null && aspnetCoreProject != currentNode.ProjectInstance)
+                        if (item.EvaluatedInclude == "AspNetCore")
                         {
-                            reporter.Verbose($"HotReloadProfile: BlazorHosted. {aspnetCoreProject.FullPath} references BlazorWebAssembly project {currentNode.ProjectInstance.FullPath}.", emoji: "🔥");
-                            return HotReloadProfile.BlazorHosted;
+                            aspnetCoreProject = currentNode.ProjectInstance;
+                            break;
                         }
 
-                        reporter.Verbose("HotReloadProfile: BlazorWebAssembly.", emoji: "🔥");
-                        return HotReloadProfile.BlazorWebAssembly;
+                        if (item.EvaluatedInclude == "WebAssembly")
+                        {
+                            // We saw a previous project that was AspNetCore. This must he a blazor hosted app.
+                            if (aspnetCoreProject is not null && aspnetCoreProject != currentNode.ProjectInstance)
+                            {
+                                reporter.Verbose($"HotReloadProfile: BlazorHosted. {aspnetCoreProject.FullPath} references BlazorWebAssembly project {currentNode.ProjectInstance.FullPath}.", emoji: "🔥");
+                                return HotReloadProfile.BlazorHosted;
+                            }
+
+                            reporter.Verbose("HotReloadProfile: BlazorWebAssembly.", emoji: "🔥");
+                            return HotReloadProfile.BlazorWebAssembly;
+                        }
                     }
-                }
 
-                foreach (var project in currentNode.ProjectReferences)
-                {
-                    if (visited.Add(project))
+                    foreach (var project in currentNode.ProjectReferences)
                     {
-                        queue.Enqueue(project);
+                        if (visited.Add(project))
+                        {
+                            queue.Enqueue(project);
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/BuiltInTools/dotnet-watch/HotReload/ProjectLauncher.cs b/src/BuiltInTools/dotnet-watch/HotReload/ProjectLauncher.cs
index 48f19b0fc010..e42aa9bd1ae1 100644
--- a/src/BuiltInTools/dotnet-watch/HotReload/ProjectLauncher.cs
+++ b/src/BuiltInTools/dotnet-watch/HotReload/ProjectLauncher.cs
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public EnvironmentOptions EnvironmentOptions
             }
         }
 
-        var browserRefreshServer = await browserConnector.GetOrCreateBrowserRefreshServerAsync(projectNode, processSpec, environmentBuilder, projectOptions, cancellationToken);
+        var browserRefreshServer = await browserConnector.GetOrCreateBrowserRefreshServerAsync(projectNode, processSpec, environmentBuilder, projectOptions, profile, cancellationToken);
 
         var arguments = new List<string>()
         {
diff --git a/src/BuiltInTools/dotnet-watch/Internal/IReporter.cs b/src/BuiltInTools/dotnet-watch/Internal/IReporter.cs
index 282c77205ee0..84053d6fe410 100644
--- a/src/BuiltInTools/dotnet-watch/Internal/IReporter.cs
+++ b/src/BuiltInTools/dotnet-watch/Internal/IReporter.cs
@@ -48,36 +48,51 @@ public bool TryGetMessage(string? prefix, object?[] args, [NotNullWhen(true)] ou
             return true;
         }
 
+        public const string WarningEmoji = "⚠";
+        public const string ErrorEmoji = "❌";
+        public const string HotReloadEmoji = "🔥";
+        public const string WatchEmoji = "⌚";
+        public const string StopEmoji = "🛑";
+        public const string RestartEmoji = "🔄";
+        public const string LaunchEmoji = "🚀";
+        public const string WaitEmoji = "⏳";
+
+        public MessageDescriptor ToErrorWhen(bool condition)
+            => condition ? this with { Severity = MessageSeverity.Error, Emoji = ErrorEmoji } : this;
+
         // predefined messages used for testing:
         public static readonly MessageDescriptor HotReloadSessionStarting = new(Format: null, Emoji: null, MessageSeverity.None, s_id++);
-        public static readonly MessageDescriptor HotReloadSessionStarted = new("Hot reload session started.", "🔥", MessageSeverity.Verbose, s_id++);
-        public static readonly MessageDescriptor ProjectBaselinesUpdated = new("Project baselines updated.", "🔥", MessageSeverity.Verbose, s_id++);
-        public static readonly MessageDescriptor FixBuildError = new("Fix the error to continue or press Ctrl+C to exit.", "⌚", MessageSeverity.Warning, s_id++);
-        public static readonly MessageDescriptor WaitingForChanges = new("Waiting for changes", "⌚", MessageSeverity.Verbose, s_id++);
-        public static readonly MessageDescriptor LaunchedProcess = new("Launched '{0}' with arguments '{1}': process id {2}", "🚀", MessageSeverity.Verbose, s_id++);
-        public static readonly MessageDescriptor KillingProcess = new("Killing process {0}", "⌚", MessageSeverity.Verbose, s_id++);
-        public static readonly MessageDescriptor HotReloadChangeHandled = new("Hot reload change handled in {0}ms.", "🔥", MessageSeverity.Verbose, s_id++);
-        public static readonly MessageDescriptor HotReloadSucceeded = new("Hot reload succeeded.", "🔥", MessageSeverity.Output, s_id++);
-        public static readonly MessageDescriptor UpdatesApplied = new("Updates applied: {0} out of {1}.", "🔥", MessageSeverity.Verbose, s_id++);
-        public static readonly MessageDescriptor WaitingForFileChangeBeforeRestarting = new("Waiting for a file to change before restarting ...", "⏳", MessageSeverity.Warning, s_id++);
-        public static readonly MessageDescriptor WatchingWithHotReload = new("Watching with Hot Reload.", "⌚", MessageSeverity.Verbose, s_id++);
-        public static readonly MessageDescriptor RestartInProgress = new("Restart in progress.", "🔄", MessageSeverity.Output, s_id++);
-        public static readonly MessageDescriptor RestartRequested = new("Restart requested.", "🔄", MessageSeverity.Output, s_id++);
-        public static readonly MessageDescriptor ShutdownRequested = new("Shutdown requested. Press Ctrl+C again to force exit.", "🛑", MessageSeverity.Output, s_id++);
-        public static readonly MessageDescriptor ApplyUpdate_Error = new("{0}", "❌", MessageSeverity.Error, s_id++);
-        public static readonly MessageDescriptor ApplyUpdate_Warning = new("{0}", "⚠", MessageSeverity.Warning, s_id++);
-        public static readonly MessageDescriptor ApplyUpdate_Verbose = new("{0}", "⌚", MessageSeverity.Verbose, s_id++);
-        public static readonly MessageDescriptor ApplyUpdate_ChangingEntryPoint = new("{0} Press \"Ctrl + R\" to restart.", "⚠", MessageSeverity.Warning, s_id++);
-        public static readonly MessageDescriptor ApplyUpdate_FileContentDoesNotMatchBuiltSource = new("{0} Expected if a source file is updated that is linked to project whose build is not up-to-date.", "⌚", MessageSeverity.Verbose, s_id++);
-        public static readonly MessageDescriptor ConfiguredToLaunchBrowser = new("dotnet-watch is configured to launch a browser on ASP.NET Core application startup.", "⌚", MessageSeverity.Verbose, s_id++);
-        public static readonly MessageDescriptor ConfiguredToUseBrowserRefresh = new("Configuring the app to use browser-refresh middleware", "⌚", MessageSeverity.Verbose, s_id++);
-        public static readonly MessageDescriptor IgnoringChangeInHiddenDirectory = new("Ignoring change in hidden directory '{0}': {1} '{2}'", "⌚", MessageSeverity.Verbose, s_id++);
-        public static readonly MessageDescriptor IgnoringChangeInOutputDirectory = new("Ignoring change in output directory: {0} '{1}'", "⌚", MessageSeverity.Verbose, s_id++);
-        public static readonly MessageDescriptor FileAdditionTriggeredReEvaluation = new("File addition triggered re-evaluation.", "⌚", MessageSeverity.Verbose, s_id++);
-        public static readonly MessageDescriptor NoCSharpChangesToApply = new("No C# changes to apply.", "⌚", MessageSeverity.Output, s_id++);
-        public static readonly MessageDescriptor Exited = new("Exited", "⌚", MessageSeverity.Output, s_id++);
-        public static readonly MessageDescriptor ExitedWithUnknownErrorCode = new("Exited with unknown error code", "❌", MessageSeverity.Error, s_id++);
-        public static readonly MessageDescriptor ExitedWithErrorCode = new("Exited with error code {0}", "❌", MessageSeverity.Error, s_id++);
+        public static readonly MessageDescriptor HotReloadSessionStarted = new("Hot reload session started.", HotReloadEmoji, MessageSeverity.Verbose, s_id++);
+        public static readonly MessageDescriptor ProjectBaselinesUpdated = new("Project baselines updated.", HotReloadEmoji, MessageSeverity.Verbose, s_id++);
+        public static readonly MessageDescriptor FixBuildError = new("Fix the error to continue or press Ctrl+C to exit.", WatchEmoji, MessageSeverity.Warning, s_id++);
+        public static readonly MessageDescriptor WaitingForChanges = new("Waiting for changes", WatchEmoji, MessageSeverity.Verbose, s_id++);
+        public static readonly MessageDescriptor LaunchedProcess = new("Launched '{0}' with arguments '{1}': process id {2}", LaunchEmoji, MessageSeverity.Verbose, s_id++);
+        public static readonly MessageDescriptor KillingProcess = new("Killing process {0}", WatchEmoji, MessageSeverity.Verbose, s_id++);
+        public static readonly MessageDescriptor HotReloadChangeHandled = new("Hot reload change handled in {0}ms.", HotReloadEmoji, MessageSeverity.Verbose, s_id++);
+        public static readonly MessageDescriptor HotReloadSucceeded = new("Hot reload succeeded.", HotReloadEmoji, MessageSeverity.Output, s_id++);
+        public static readonly MessageDescriptor UpdatesApplied = new("Updates applied: {0} out of {1}.", HotReloadEmoji, MessageSeverity.Verbose, s_id++);
+        public static readonly MessageDescriptor WaitingForFileChangeBeforeRestarting = new("Waiting for a file to change before restarting ...", WaitEmoji, MessageSeverity.Warning, s_id++);
+        public static readonly MessageDescriptor WatchingWithHotReload = new("Watching with Hot Reload.", WatchEmoji, MessageSeverity.Verbose, s_id++);
+        public static readonly MessageDescriptor RestartInProgress = new("Restart in progress.", RestartEmoji, MessageSeverity.Output, s_id++);
+        public static readonly MessageDescriptor RestartRequested = new("Restart requested.", RestartEmoji, MessageSeverity.Output, s_id++);
+        public static readonly MessageDescriptor ShutdownRequested = new("Shutdown requested. Press Ctrl+C again to force exit.", StopEmoji, MessageSeverity.Output, s_id++);
+        public static readonly MessageDescriptor ApplyUpdate_Error = new("{0}", ErrorEmoji, MessageSeverity.Error, s_id++);
+        public static readonly MessageDescriptor ApplyUpdate_Warning = new("{0}", WarningEmoji, MessageSeverity.Warning, s_id++);
+        public static readonly MessageDescriptor ApplyUpdate_Verbose = new("{0}", WatchEmoji, MessageSeverity.Verbose, s_id++);
+        public static readonly MessageDescriptor ApplyUpdate_ChangingEntryPoint = new("{0} Press \"Ctrl + R\" to restart.", WarningEmoji, MessageSeverity.Warning, s_id++);
+        public static readonly MessageDescriptor ApplyUpdate_FileContentDoesNotMatchBuiltSource = new("{0} Expected if a source file is updated that is linked to project whose build is not up-to-date.", WatchEmoji, MessageSeverity.Verbose, s_id++);
+        public static readonly MessageDescriptor ConfiguredToLaunchBrowser = new("dotnet-watch is configured to launch a browser on ASP.NET Core application startup.", WatchEmoji, MessageSeverity.Verbose, s_id++);
+        public static readonly MessageDescriptor ConfiguredToUseBrowserRefresh = new("Configuring the app to use browser-refresh middleware", WatchEmoji, MessageSeverity.Verbose, s_id++);
+        public static readonly MessageDescriptor IgnoringChangeInHiddenDirectory = new("Ignoring change in hidden directory '{0}': {1} '{2}'", WatchEmoji, MessageSeverity.Verbose, s_id++);
+        public static readonly MessageDescriptor IgnoringChangeInOutputDirectory = new("Ignoring change in output directory: {0} '{1}'", WatchEmoji, MessageSeverity.Verbose, s_id++);
+        public static readonly MessageDescriptor FileAdditionTriggeredReEvaluation = new("File addition triggered re-evaluation.", WatchEmoji, MessageSeverity.Verbose, s_id++);
+        public static readonly MessageDescriptor NoCSharpChangesToApply = new("No C# changes to apply.", WatchEmoji, MessageSeverity.Output, s_id++);
+        public static readonly MessageDescriptor Exited = new("Exited", WatchEmoji, MessageSeverity.Output, s_id++);
+        public static readonly MessageDescriptor ExitedWithUnknownErrorCode = new("Exited with unknown error code", ErrorEmoji, MessageSeverity.Error, s_id++);
+        public static readonly MessageDescriptor ExitedWithErrorCode = new("Exited with error code {0}", ErrorEmoji, MessageSeverity.Error, s_id++);
+        public static readonly MessageDescriptor SkippingConfiguringBrowserRefresh_SuppressedViaEnvironmentVariable = new("Skipping configuring browser-refresh middleware since its refresh server suppressed via environment variable {0}.", WatchEmoji, MessageSeverity.Verbose, s_id++);
+        public static readonly MessageDescriptor SkippingConfiguringBrowserRefresh_TargetFrameworkNotSupported = new("Skipping configuring browser-refresh middleware since the target framework version is not supported. For more information see 'https://aka.ms/dotnet/watch/unsupported-tfm'.", WatchEmoji, MessageSeverity.Warning, s_id++);
+        public static readonly MessageDescriptor SkippingConfiguringBrowserRefresh_NotWebApp = new("Skipping configuring browser-refresh middleware since this is not a webapp.", WatchEmoji, MessageSeverity.Verbose, s_id++);
     }
 
     internal interface IReporter
@@ -105,16 +120,16 @@ public bool PrefixProcessOutput
         void Report(MessageDescriptor descriptor, params object?[] args)
             => Report(descriptor, prefix: "", args);
 
-        void Verbose(string message, string emoji = "⌚")
+        void Verbose(string message, string emoji = MessageDescriptor.WatchEmoji)
             => Report(new MessageDescriptor(message, emoji, MessageSeverity.Verbose, Id: null));
 
-        void Output(string message, string emoji = "⌚")
+        void Output(string message, string emoji = MessageDescriptor.WatchEmoji)
             => Report(new MessageDescriptor(message, emoji, MessageSeverity.Output, Id: null));
 
-        void Warn(string message, string emoji = "⌚")
+        void Warn(string message, string emoji = MessageDescriptor.WatchEmoji)
             => Report(new MessageDescriptor(message, emoji, MessageSeverity.Warning, Id: null));
 
-        void Error(string message, string emoji = "❌")
+        void Error(string message, string emoji = MessageDescriptor.ErrorEmoji)
             => Report(new MessageDescriptor(message, emoji, MessageSeverity.Error, Id: null));
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/BuiltInTools/dotnet-watch/Utilities/ProjectGraphNodeExtensions.cs b/src/BuiltInTools/dotnet-watch/Utilities/ProjectGraphNodeExtensions.cs
index 537115424387..7aa8da4c1b58 100644
--- a/src/BuiltInTools/dotnet-watch/Utilities/ProjectGraphNodeExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/BuiltInTools/dotnet-watch/Utilities/ProjectGraphNodeExtensions.cs
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ public static bool IsNetCoreApp(this ProjectGraphNode projectNode)
     public static bool IsNetCoreApp(this ProjectGraphNode projectNode, Version minVersion)
         => IsNetCoreApp(projectNode) && IsTargetFrameworkVersionOrNewer(projectNode, minVersion);
 
+    public static bool IsWebApp(this ProjectGraphNode projectNode)
+        => projectNode.GetCapabilities().Any(static value => value is "AspNetCore" or "WebAssembly");
+
     public static string? GetOutputDirectory(this ProjectGraphNode projectNode)
         => projectNode.ProjectInstance.GetPropertyValue("TargetPath") is { Length: >0 } path ? Path.GetDirectoryName(Path.Combine(projectNode.ProjectInstance.Directory, path)) : null;
 
diff --git a/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/WatchAspire/WatchAspire.AppHost/WatchAspire.AppHost.csproj b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/WatchAspire/WatchAspire.AppHost/WatchAspire.AppHost.csproj
index e1e9ea2abb49..87c2319e1b33 100644
--- a/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/WatchAspire/WatchAspire.AppHost/WatchAspire.AppHost.csproj
+++ b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/WatchAspire/WatchAspire.AppHost/WatchAspire.AppHost.csproj
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
     <TargetFramework>$(CurrentTargetFramework)</TargetFramework>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <IsAspireHost>true</IsAspireHost>
-    <UserSecretsId>ad800ccc-954c-40cc-920b-2e09fc9eee7a</UserSecretsId>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\WatchAspire.ApiService\WatchAspire.ApiService.csproj" Watch="true" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\WatchAspire.Wasm\WatchAspire.Wasm.csproj" Watch="true" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/WatchAspire/WatchAspire.Wasm/App.razor b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/WatchAspire/WatchAspire.Wasm/App.razor
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..13f3043f0c49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/WatchAspire/WatchAspire.Wasm/App.razor
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<Router AppAssembly="@typeof(Program).Assembly" PreferExactMatches="true">
+    <Found Context="routeData">
+        <RouteView RouteData="@routeData"/>
+    </Found>
+    <NotFound>
+        <p>Sorry, there's nothing at this address.</p>
+    </NotFound>
+</Router>
diff --git a/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/WatchAspire/WatchAspire.Wasm/Pages/Index.razor b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/WatchAspire/WatchAspire.Wasm/Pages/Index.razor
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..16dac3192520
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/WatchAspire/WatchAspire.Wasm/Pages/Index.razor
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+@page "/"
+
+<h1>Hello, world!</h1>
+
+Welcome to your new app.
diff --git a/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/WatchAspire/WatchAspire.Wasm/Program.cs b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/WatchAspire/WatchAspire.Wasm/Program.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3ebadb8b76c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/WatchAspire/WatchAspire.Wasm/Program.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace standalone
+{
+    public class Program
+    {
+        public static void Main(string[] args)
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/WatchAspire/WatchAspire.Wasm/Properties/launchSettings.json b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/WatchAspire/WatchAspire.Wasm/Properties/launchSettings.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dc7b2f31b4b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/WatchAspire/WatchAspire.Wasm/Properties/launchSettings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  "profiles": {
+    "http": {
+      "commandName": "Project",
+      "dotnetRunMessages": "true",
+      "launchBrowser": true,
+      "applicationUrl": "http://localhost:5000",
+      "environmentVariables": {
+        "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/WatchAspire/WatchAspire.Wasm/WatchAspire.Wasm.csproj b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/WatchAspire/WatchAspire.Wasm/WatchAspire.Wasm.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0bea79ac8508
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/WatchAspire/WatchAspire.Wasm/WatchAspire.Wasm.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.BlazorWebAssembly">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <TargetFramework>$(CurrentTargetFramework)</TargetFramework>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly" Version="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreAppRefPackageVersion)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly.DevServer" Version="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreAppRefPackageVersion)" PrivateAssets="all" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>
diff --git a/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/WatchAspire/WatchAspire.Wasm/_Imports.razor b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/WatchAspire/WatchAspire.Wasm/_Imports.razor
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..129b440e8600
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/WatchAspire/WatchAspire.Wasm/_Imports.razor
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+@using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Routing
+@using standalone
diff --git a/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/WatchAspire/WatchAspire.Wasm/wwwroot/css/app.css b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/WatchAspire/WatchAspire.Wasm/wwwroot/css/app.css
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fc64a1237602
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/WatchAspire/WatchAspire.Wasm/wwwroot/css/app.css
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.build { }
diff --git a/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/WatchAspire/WatchAspire.Wasm/wwwroot/index.html b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/WatchAspire/WatchAspire.Wasm/wwwroot/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bbfa66c41abc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/TestAssets/TestProjects/WatchAspire/WatchAspire.Wasm/wwwroot/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+
+<head>
+    <meta charset="utf-8" />
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />
+    <title>standalone</title>
+    <base href="/" />
+    <link href="css/bootstrap/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />
+    <link href="css/app.css" rel="stylesheet" />
+</head>
+
+<body>
+    <app>Loading...</app>
+
+    <div id="blazor-error-ui">
+        An unhandled error has occurred.
+        <a href="" class="reload">Reload</a>
+        <a class="dismiss">🗙</a>
+    </div>
+    <script src="_framework/blazor.webassembly.js"></script>
+</body>
+
+</html>