diff --git a/src/Uno.Templates/content/unoapp/.template.config/dotnetcli.host.json b/src/Uno.Templates/content/unoapp/.template.config/dotnetcli.host.json
index fdfd02825..685d9459a 100644
--- a/src/Uno.Templates/content/unoapp/.template.config/dotnetcli.host.json
+++ b/src/Uno.Templates/content/unoapp/.template.config/dotnetcli.host.json
@@ -153,6 +153,16 @@
     },
     "isVsix": {
       "isHidden": true
+    },
+    "projectOnly": {
+      "longName": "project-only",
+      "shortName": "project-only",
+      "isHidden": true
+    },
+    "includeGlobalJson": {
+      "longName": "include-global-json",
+      "shortName": "include-global-json",
+      "isHidden": true
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/Uno.Templates/content/unoapp/.template.config/template.json b/src/Uno.Templates/content/unoapp/.template.config/template.json
index 8c95ecf98..e1d486048 100644
--- a/src/Uno.Templates/content/unoapp/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/src/Uno.Templates/content/unoapp/.template.config/template.json
@@ -803,6 +803,13 @@
       "description": "If specified, skips the automatic restore of the project on create.",
       "defaultValue": "false"
     },
+    "projectOnly": {
+      "type": "parameter",
+      "datatype": "bool",
+      "displayName": "Project Only",
+      "description": "If specified, creates only the main project folder without solution file or top-level configuration files. Intended for adding projects to existing solutions.",
+      "defaultValue": "false"
+    },
     "unoSdkVersion": {
       "type": "parameter",
       "datatype": "text",
@@ -818,6 +825,11 @@
       "description": "If specified, generates a global.json file with the Uno.SDK version. Set to false to manage SDK versions externally.",
       "defaultValue": "true"
     },
+    "includeGlobalJsonEvaluator": {
+      "type": "computed",
+      "datatype": "bool",
+      "value": "(includeGlobalJson && !projectOnly)"
+    },
     "unoWasmBootstrapVersion": {
       "type": "parameter",
       "datatype": "text"
@@ -2360,7 +2372,7 @@
           ]
         },
         {
-          "condition": "(isVsix)",
+          "condition": "(isVsix || (projectOnly && !requiresNugetPackages))",
           "exclude": [
             "MyExtensionsApp.1.sln"
           ]
@@ -2766,12 +2778,27 @@
           ]
         },
         {
-          "condition": "(!includeGlobalJson)",
+          "condition": "(!includeGlobalJsonEvaluator)",
           "exclude": [
             "global.json"
           ]
+        },
+        {
+          "condition": "(projectOnly && !requiresNugetPackages)",
+          "exclude": [
+            ".editorconfig",
+            ".vsconfig",
+            ".run/**/*",
+            ".vscode/**/*",
+            "MyExtensionsApp.1/**"
+          ]
         }
       ]
+    },
+    {
+      "condition": "(projectOnly && !requiresNugetPackages)",
+      "source": "MyExtensionsApp.1/",
+      "target": "./"
     }
   ],
   "postActions": [