diff --git a/test/ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates.IntegrationTests/AIChatWebExecutionTests.cs b/test/ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates.IntegrationTests/AIChatWebExecutionTests.cs
index 44976955975..84c83b0024c 100644
--- a/test/ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates.IntegrationTests/AIChatWebExecutionTests.cs
+++ b/test/ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates.IntegrationTests/AIChatWebExecutionTests.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.TestUtilities;
 using Xunit;
 using Xunit.Abstractions;
 
@@ -71,6 +72,16 @@ public async Task CreateRestoreAndBuild_AspireTemplate(params string[] args)
         await Fixture.BuildProjectAsync(project);
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Runs a single test with --aspire true and a project name that will trigger the class
+    /// name normalization bug reported in https://github.com/dotnet/extensions/issues/6811.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task CreateRestoreAndBuild_AspireProjectName()
+    {
+        await CreateRestoreAndBuild_AspireProjectName_Variants("azureopenai", "mix.ed-dash_name 123");
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Tests build for various project name formats, including dots and other
     /// separators, to trigger the class name normalization bug described
@@ -78,9 +89,15 @@ public async Task CreateRestoreAndBuild_AspireTemplate(params string[] args)
     /// This runs for all provider combinations with --aspire true and different
     /// project names to ensure the bug is caught in all scenarios.
     /// </summary>
-    [Theory]
-    [MemberData(nameof(GetProjectNameVariants))]
-    public async Task CreateRestoreAndBuild_ProjectNameVariants(string provider, string projectName)
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// Because this test takes a long time to run, it is skipped by default. Set the
+    /// environment variable <c>AI_TEMPLATES_TEST_PROJECT_NAMES</c> to "true" or "1"
+    /// to enable it.
+    /// </remarks>
+    [ConditionalTheory]
+    [EnvironmentVariableSkipCondition("AI_TEMPLATES_TEST_PROJECT_NAMES", "true", "1")]
+    [MemberData(nameof(GetAspireProjectNameVariants))]
+    public async Task CreateRestoreAndBuild_AspireProjectName_Variants(string provider, string projectName)
     {
         var project = await Fixture.CreateProjectAsync(
             templateName: "aichatweb",
@@ -181,22 +198,22 @@ private static IEnumerable<string[]> GetAllPossibleOptions(ReadOnlyMemory<(strin
         }
     }
 
-    public static IEnumerable<object[]> GetProjectNameVariants()
+    public static IEnumerable<object[]> GetAspireProjectNameVariants()
     {
         foreach (string provider in new[] { "ollama", "openai", "azureopenai", "githubmodels" })
         {
             foreach (string projectName in new[]
             {
-            "dot.name",
-            "project.123",
-            "space name",
-            "mix.ed-dash_name 123",
-            ".1My.Projec-",
-            "1Project123",
-            "11double",
-            "1",
-            "nomatch"
-        })
+                "mix.ed-dash_name 123",
+                "dot.name",
+                "project.123",
+                "space name",
+                ".1My.Projec-",
+                "1Project123",
+                "11double",
+                "1",
+                "nomatch"
+            })
             {
                 yield return new object[] { provider, projectName };
             }
diff --git a/test/ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates.IntegrationTests/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates.Tests.csproj b/test/ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates.IntegrationTests/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates.Tests.csproj
index d2fc26ea0ab..e4c52714b79 100644
--- a/test/ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates.IntegrationTests/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates.Tests.csproj
+++ b/test/ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates.IntegrationTests/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates.Tests.csproj
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.TemplateEngine.TestHelper" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\TestUtilities\TestUtilities.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Remove="Snapshots\**\*.*" />
     <None Include="Snapshots\**\*.*" />
diff --git a/test/TestUtilities/XUnit/EnvironmentVariableSkipConditionAttribute.cs b/test/TestUtilities/XUnit/EnvironmentVariableSkipConditionAttribute.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bd495546641
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/TestUtilities/XUnit/EnvironmentVariableSkipConditionAttribute.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
+// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+
+using System;
+using System.Linq;
+
+namespace Microsoft.TestUtilities;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Skips a test based on the value of an environment variable.
+/// </summary>
+[AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Method | AttributeTargets.Class | AttributeTargets.Assembly, AllowMultiple = true)]
+public class EnvironmentVariableSkipConditionAttribute : Attribute, ITestCondition
+{
+    private string? _currentValue;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="EnvironmentVariableSkipConditionAttribute"/> class.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="variableName">Name of the environment variable.</param>
+    /// <param name="values">Value(s) of the environment variable to match for the condition.</param>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// By default, the test will be run if the value of the variable matches any of the supplied values.
+    /// Set <see cref="RunOnMatch"/> to <c>False</c> to run the test only if the value does not match.
+    /// </remarks>
+    public EnvironmentVariableSkipConditionAttribute(string variableName, params string[] values)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(variableName))
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentException("Value cannot be null or empty.", nameof(variableName));
+        }
+
+        if (values == null || values.Length == 0)
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentException("You must supply at least one value to match.", nameof(values));
+        }
+
+        VariableName = variableName;
+        Values = values;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether the test should run if the value of the variable matches any
+    /// of the supplied values. If <c>False</c>, the test runs only if the value does not match any of the
+    /// supplied values. Default is <c>True</c>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool RunOnMatch { get; set; } = true;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the name of the environment variable.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string VariableName { get; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the value(s) of the environment variable to match for the condition.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string[] Values { get; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets a value indicating whether the condition is met for the configured environment variable and values.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool IsMet
+    {
+        get
+        {
+            _currentValue ??= Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable(VariableName);
+            var hasMatched = Values.Any(value => string.Equals(value, _currentValue, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+
+            return RunOnMatch ? hasMatched : !hasMatched;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets a value indicating the reason the test was skipped.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string SkipReason
+    {
+        get
+        {
+            var value = _currentValue ?? "(null)";
+
+            return $"Test skipped on environment variable with name '{VariableName}' and value '{value}' " +
+                $"for the '{nameof(RunOnMatch)}' value of '{RunOnMatch}'.";
+        }
+    }
+}