diff --git a/src/SingleProject/Resizetizer/src/nuget/buildTransitive/Microsoft.Maui.Resizetizer.After.targets b/src/SingleProject/Resizetizer/src/nuget/buildTransitive/Microsoft.Maui.Resizetizer.After.targets
index f1d9bc21cec0..2ffceca517b5 100644
--- a/src/SingleProject/Resizetizer/src/nuget/buildTransitive/Microsoft.Maui.Resizetizer.After.targets
+++ b/src/SingleProject/Resizetizer/src/nuget/buildTransitive/Microsoft.Maui.Resizetizer.After.targets
@@ -462,6 +462,7 @@
             <_MauiSplashAssets Include="$(_MauiIntermediateSplashScreen)**\*" />
             <ContentWithTargetPath Include="@(_MauiSplashAssets)">
                 <TargetPath>%(_MauiSplashAssets.Filename)%(_MauiSplashAssets.Extension)</TargetPath>
+                <CopyToPublishDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToPublishDirectory>
             </ContentWithTargetPath>
         </ItemGroup>
 
@@ -548,6 +549,7 @@
 
             <ContentWithTargetPath Include="@(_MauiFontCopied)" Condition="'@(_MauiFontCopied)' != ''">
                 <TargetPath>$([System.IO.Path]::GetFileName(%(_MauiFontCopied.Identity)))</TargetPath>
+                <CopyToPublishDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToPublishDirectory>
             </ContentWithTargetPath>
 
         </ItemGroup>
@@ -654,6 +656,7 @@
         <ItemGroup Condition="'$(_ResizetizerIsWindowsAppSdk)' == 'True'">
             <ContentWithTargetPath Include="@(_ResizetizerCollectedImages)">
                 <TargetPath>%(_ResizetizerCollectedImages.Filename)%(_ResizetizerCollectedImages.Extension)</TargetPath>
+                <CopyToPublishDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToPublishDirectory>
             </ContentWithTargetPath>
 
             <FileWrites Include="@(_ResizetizerCollectedImages)" />
diff --git a/src/TestUtils/src/Microsoft.Maui.IntegrationTests/BaseBuildTest.cs b/src/TestUtils/src/Microsoft.Maui.IntegrationTests/BaseBuildTest.cs
index 2c9493fd6fdf..7b40b0c2d6cd 100644
--- a/src/TestUtils/src/Microsoft.Maui.IntegrationTests/BaseBuildTest.cs
+++ b/src/TestUtils/src/Microsoft.Maui.IntegrationTests/BaseBuildTest.cs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public string TestName
 		public string TestNuGetConfig => Path.Combine(TestEnvironment.GetTestDirectoryRoot(), "NuGet.config");
 
 		// Properties that ensure we don't use cached packages, and *only* the empty NuGet.config
-		protected string[] BuildProps => new[]
+		protected List<string> BuildProps => new()
 		{
 			"RestoreNoCache=true",
 			//"GenerateAppxPackageOnBuild=true",
diff --git a/src/TestUtils/src/Microsoft.Maui.IntegrationTests/TemplateTests.cs b/src/TestUtils/src/Microsoft.Maui.IntegrationTests/TemplateTests.cs
index 794cdf033133..4a6232732909 100644
--- a/src/TestUtils/src/Microsoft.Maui.IntegrationTests/TemplateTests.cs
+++ b/src/TestUtils/src/Microsoft.Maui.IntegrationTests/TemplateTests.cs
@@ -72,6 +72,39 @@ public void BuildUnpackaged(string id, string framework, string config)
 				$"Project {Path.GetFileName(projectFile)} failed to build. Check test output/attachments for errors.");
 		}
 
+		[Test]
+		[TestCase("maui", "net7.0", "Release")]
+		public void PublishUnpackaged(string id, string framework, string config)
+		{
+			if (!TestEnvironment.IsWindows)
+				Assert.Ignore("Running Windows templates is only supported on Windows.");
+
+			var projectDir = TestDirectory;
+			var projectFile = Path.Combine(projectDir, $"{Path.GetFileName(projectDir)}.csproj");
+
+			Assert.IsTrue(DotnetInternal.New(id, projectDir, framework),
+				$"Unable to create template {id}. Check test output for errors.");
+
+			BuildProps.Add("WindowsPackageType=None");
+
+			Assert.IsTrue(DotnetInternal.Publish(projectFile, config, framework: $"{framework}-windows10.0.19041.0", properties: BuildProps),
+				$"Project {Path.GetFileName(projectFile)} failed to build. Check test output/attachments for errors.");
+
+			var assetsRoot = Path.Combine(projectDir, $"bin/{config}/{framework}-windows10.0.19041.0/win10-x64/publish");
+
+			AssetExists("dotnet_bot.scale-100.png");
+			AssetExists("appiconLogo.scale-100.png");
+			AssetExists("OpenSans-Regular.ttf");
+			AssetExists("splashSplashScreen.scale-100.png");
+
+			void AssetExists(string filename)
+			{
+				var fullpath = Path.Combine(assetsRoot!, filename);
+				Assert.IsTrue(File.Exists(fullpath),
+					$"Unable to find expected asset: {fullpath}");
+			}
+		}
+
 		[Test]
 		[TestCase("mauilib", "net6.0", "Debug")]
 		[TestCase("mauilib", "net6.0", "Release")]
diff --git a/src/TestUtils/src/Microsoft.Maui.IntegrationTests/Utilities/DotnetInternal.cs b/src/TestUtils/src/Microsoft.Maui.IntegrationTests/Utilities/DotnetInternal.cs
index b080e80d20c5..d52be328cae8 100644
--- a/src/TestUtils/src/Microsoft.Maui.IntegrationTests/Utilities/DotnetInternal.cs
+++ b/src/TestUtils/src/Microsoft.Maui.IntegrationTests/Utilities/DotnetInternal.cs
@@ -37,6 +37,36 @@ public static bool Build(string projectFile, string config, string target = "",
 			return Run("build", $"{buildArgs} -bl:\"{binlogPath}\"");
 		}
 
+		public static bool Publish(string projectFile, string config, string target = "", string framework = "", IEnumerable<string>? properties = null, string binlogPath = "")
+		{
+			var binlogName = $"publish-{DateTime.UtcNow.ToFileTimeUtc()}.binlog";
+			var buildArgs = $"\"{projectFile}\" -c {config}";
+
+			if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(target))
+			{
+				binlogName = $"{target}-{DateTime.UtcNow.ToFileTimeUtc()}.binlog";
+				buildArgs += $" -t:{target}";
+			}
+
+			if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(framework))
+				buildArgs += $" -f:{framework}";
+
+			if (properties != null)
+			{
+				foreach (var p in properties)
+				{
+					buildArgs += $" -p:{p}";
+				}
+			}
+
+			if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(binlogPath))
+			{
+				binlogPath = Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(projectFile) ?? "", binlogName);
+			}
+
+			return Run("publish", $"{buildArgs} -bl:\"{binlogPath}\"");
+		}
+
 		public static bool New(string shortName, string outputDirectory, string framework = "")
 		{
 			var args = $"{shortName} -o \"{outputDirectory}\"";