diff --git a/src/NuGet.Clients/NuGet.PackageManagement.VisualStudio/Projects/CpsPackageReferenceProject.cs b/src/NuGet.Clients/NuGet.PackageManagement.VisualStudio/Projects/CpsPackageReferenceProject.cs
index 0f56230fda1..407dae9c709 100644
--- a/src/NuGet.Clients/NuGet.PackageManagement.VisualStudio/Projects/CpsPackageReferenceProject.cs
+++ b/src/NuGet.Clients/NuGet.PackageManagement.VisualStudio/Projects/CpsPackageReferenceProject.cs
@@ -43,14 +43,14 @@ public class CpsPackageReferenceProject : PackageReferenceProject<List<Framework
         private const string TargetFrameworkCondition = "TargetFramework";
 
         private readonly IProjectSystemCache _projectSystemCache;
-        private readonly UnconfiguredProject _unconfiguredProject;
+        private readonly Microsoft.VisualStudio.Threading.AsyncLazy<UnconfiguredProject> _unconfiguredProject;
 
         public CpsPackageReferenceProject(
             string projectName,
             string projectUniqueName,
             string projectFullPath,
             IProjectSystemCache projectSystemCache,
-            UnconfiguredProject unconfiguredProject,
+            Microsoft.VisualStudio.Threading.AsyncLazy<UnconfiguredProject> unconfiguredProject,
             INuGetProjectServices projectServices,
             string projectId)
             : base(projectName,
@@ -269,7 +269,8 @@ public override async Task<bool> InstallPackageAsync(
             {
                 // This is the "partial install" case. That is, install the package to only a subset of the frameworks
                 // supported by this project.
-                var conditionalService = _unconfiguredProject
+                var unconfiguredProject = await _unconfiguredProject.GetValueAsync(token);
+                var conditionalService = unconfiguredProject
                     .Services
                     .ExportProvider
                     .GetExportedValue<IConditionalPackageReferencesService>();
@@ -315,7 +316,8 @@ await SetPackagePropertyValueAsync(
             else
             {
                 // Install the package to all frameworks.
-                var configuredProject = await _unconfiguredProject.GetSuggestedConfiguredProjectAsync();
+                var unconfiguredProject = await _unconfiguredProject.GetValueAsync(token);
+                var configuredProject = await unconfiguredProject.GetSuggestedConfiguredProjectAsync();
 
                 var result = await configuredProject
                     .Services
@@ -367,7 +369,8 @@ public override async Task<bool> UninstallPackageAsync(string packageId, BuildIn
 
             if (installationContext.SuccessfulFrameworks.Any() && installationContext.UnsuccessfulFrameworks.Any())
             {
-                var conditionalService = _unconfiguredProject
+                var unconfiguredProject = await _unconfiguredProject.GetValueAsync(token);
+                var conditionalService = unconfiguredProject
                     .Services
                     .ExportProvider
                     .GetExportedValue<IConditionalPackageReferencesService>();
@@ -387,7 +390,8 @@ public override async Task<bool> UninstallPackageAsync(string packageId, BuildIn
             }
             else
             {
-                var configuredProject = await _unconfiguredProject.GetSuggestedConfiguredProjectAsync();
+                var unconfiguredProject = await _unconfiguredProject.GetValueAsync(token);
+                var configuredProject = await unconfiguredProject.GetSuggestedConfiguredProjectAsync();
 
                 await configuredProject?.Services.PackageReferences.RemoveAsync(packageId);
             }
diff --git a/src/NuGet.Clients/NuGet.PackageManagement.VisualStudio/Projects/CpsPackageReferenceProjectProvider.cs b/src/NuGet.Clients/NuGet.PackageManagement.VisualStudio/Projects/CpsPackageReferenceProjectProvider.cs
index 4a93ced9548..d2789e5aed3 100644
--- a/src/NuGet.Clients/NuGet.PackageManagement.VisualStudio/Projects/CpsPackageReferenceProjectProvider.cs
+++ b/src/NuGet.Clients/NuGet.PackageManagement.VisualStudio/Projects/CpsPackageReferenceProjectProvider.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 using Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem;
 using Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.Properties;
 using Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell;
+using Microsoft.VisualStudio.Threading;
 using Microsoft.VisualStudio.Utilities;
 using NuGet.ProjectManagement;
 using NuGet.ProjectModel;
@@ -80,16 +81,21 @@ public NuGetProject TryCreateNuGetProject(
             }
 
             var fullProjectPath = vsProject.FullProjectPath;
-            var unconfiguredProject = GetUnconfiguredProject(vsProject.Project);
 
             var projectServices = new CpsProjectSystemServices(vsProject, _scriptExecutor);
 
+            var lazyUnconfiguredProject = new AsyncLazy<UnconfiguredProject>(async () =>
+            {
+                await NuGetUIThreadHelper.JoinableTaskFactory.SwitchToMainThreadAsync();
+                return GetUnconfiguredProject(vsProject.Project);
+            }, NuGetUIThreadHelper.JoinableTaskFactory);
+
             return new CpsPackageReferenceProject(
                 vsProject.ProjectName,
                 vsProject.CustomUniqueName,
                 fullProjectPath,
                 _projectSystemCache,
-                unconfiguredProject,
+                lazyUnconfiguredProject,
                 projectServices,
                 vsProject.ProjectId);
         }
diff --git a/test/NuGet.Clients.Tests/NuGet.PackageManagement.VisualStudio.Test/CpsPackageReferenceProjectTests.cs b/test/NuGet.Clients.Tests/NuGet.PackageManagement.VisualStudio.Test/CpsPackageReferenceProjectTests.cs
index 4bcf31b6de8..5fa3276bfb8 100644
--- a/test/NuGet.Clients.Tests/NuGet.PackageManagement.VisualStudio.Test/CpsPackageReferenceProjectTests.cs
+++ b/test/NuGet.Clients.Tests/NuGet.PackageManagement.VisualStudio.Test/CpsPackageReferenceProjectTests.cs
@@ -4421,7 +4421,6 @@ public async Task GetPackageSpecsAndAdditionalMessagesAsync_NoRestoreInfoInSolut
         {
             // Arrange
             var projectSystemCache = new Mock<IProjectSystemCache>();
-            var unconfiguredProject = new Mock<UnconfiguredProject>();
             var nugetProjectServices = new Mock<INuGetProjectServices>();
             var projectGuid = Guid.NewGuid();
             var cacheContext = new DependencyGraphCacheContext();
@@ -4432,7 +4431,7 @@ public async Task GetPackageSpecsAndAdditionalMessagesAsync_NoRestoreInfoInSolut
                 @"src\TestProject\TestProject.csproj",
                 @"c:\repo\src\TestProject\TestProject.csproj",
                 projectSystemCache.Object,
-                unconfiguredProject.Object,
+                null,
                 nugetProjectServices.Object,
                 projectGuid.ToString());
 
diff --git a/test/NuGet.Clients.Tests/NuGet.PackageManagement.VisualStudio.Test/Services/NuGetProjectManagerServiceTests.cs b/test/NuGet.Clients.Tests/NuGet.PackageManagement.VisualStudio.Test/Services/NuGetProjectManagerServiceTests.cs
index 4d67f61603d..4b91b0f48e3 100644
--- a/test/NuGet.Clients.Tests/NuGet.PackageManagement.VisualStudio.Test/Services/NuGetProjectManagerServiceTests.cs
+++ b/test/NuGet.Clients.Tests/NuGet.PackageManagement.VisualStudio.Test/Services/NuGetProjectManagerServiceTests.cs
@@ -157,13 +157,13 @@ await SimpleTestPackageUtility.CreateFolderFeedV3Async(
 
                 Initialize(packageSources);
 
-                var unconfiguredProject = new Mock<UnconfiguredProject>();
+                var mockUnconfiguredProject = new Mock<UnconfiguredProject>();
                 var configuredProject = new Mock<ConfiguredProject>();
                 var projectServices = new Mock<ConfiguredProjectServices>();
                 var packageReferencesService = new Mock<IPackageReferencesService>();
                 var result = new Mock<IUnresolvedPackageReference>();
 
-                unconfiguredProject.Setup(x => x.GetSuggestedConfiguredProjectAsync())
+                mockUnconfiguredProject.Setup(x => x.GetSuggestedConfiguredProjectAsync())
                     .ReturnsAsync(configuredProject.Object);
 
                 configuredProject.SetupGet(x => x.Services)
@@ -175,6 +175,9 @@ await SimpleTestPackageUtility.CreateFolderFeedV3Async(
                 packageReferencesService.Setup(x => x.AddAsync(It.IsNotNull<string>(), It.IsNotNull<string>()))
                     .ReturnsAsync(new AddReferenceResult<IUnresolvedPackageReference>(result.Object, added: true));
 
+                var unconfiguredProject = new Microsoft.VisualStudio.Threading.AsyncLazy<UnconfiguredProject>(
+                    () => Task.FromResult(mockUnconfiguredProject.Object));
+
                 var nuGetProjectServices = new Mock<INuGetProjectServices>();
 
                 nuGetProjectServices.SetupGet(x => x.ScriptService)
@@ -188,7 +191,7 @@ await SimpleTestPackageUtility.CreateFolderFeedV3Async(
                     projectUniqueName: projectFullPath,
                     projectFullPath: projectFullPath,
                     projectSystemCache,
-                    unconfiguredProject.Object,
+                    unconfiguredProject,
                     nuGetProjectServices.Object,
                     projectId);
 
@@ -429,13 +432,13 @@ await SimpleTestPackageUtility.CreateFolderFeedV3Async(
 
                 Initialize(packageSources);
 
-                var unconfiguredProject = new Mock<UnconfiguredProject>();
+                var mockUnconfiguredProject = new Mock<UnconfiguredProject>();
                 var configuredProject = new Mock<ConfiguredProject>();
                 var projectServices = new Mock<ConfiguredProjectServices>();
                 var packageReferencesService = new Mock<IPackageReferencesService>();
                 var result = new Mock<IUnresolvedPackageReference>();
 
-                unconfiguredProject.Setup(x => x.GetSuggestedConfiguredProjectAsync())
+                mockUnconfiguredProject.Setup(x => x.GetSuggestedConfiguredProjectAsync())
                     .ReturnsAsync(configuredProject.Object);
 
                 configuredProject.SetupGet(x => x.Services)
@@ -447,6 +450,9 @@ await SimpleTestPackageUtility.CreateFolderFeedV3Async(
                 packageReferencesService.Setup(x => x.AddAsync(It.IsNotNull<string>(), It.IsNotNull<string>()))
                     .ReturnsAsync(new AddReferenceResult<IUnresolvedPackageReference>(result.Object, added: true));
 
+                var unconfiguredProject = new Microsoft.VisualStudio.Threading.AsyncLazy<UnconfiguredProject>(
+                    () => Task.FromResult(mockUnconfiguredProject.Object));
+
                 var nuGetProjectServices = new Mock<INuGetProjectServices>();
 
                 nuGetProjectServices.SetupGet(x => x.ScriptService)
@@ -460,7 +466,7 @@ await SimpleTestPackageUtility.CreateFolderFeedV3Async(
                     projectUniqueName: projectFullPath,
                     projectFullPath: projectFullPath,
                     projectSystemCache,
-                    unconfiguredProject.Object,
+                    unconfiguredProject,
                     nuGetProjectServices.Object,
                     projectId);
 
diff --git a/test/TestUtilities/VisualStudio.Test.Utility/TestCpsPackageReferenceProject.cs b/test/TestUtilities/VisualStudio.Test.Utility/TestCpsPackageReferenceProject.cs
index 533ddefd394..a9bb9985ee2 100644
--- a/test/TestUtilities/VisualStudio.Test.Utility/TestCpsPackageReferenceProject.cs
+++ b/test/TestUtilities/VisualStudio.Test.Utility/TestCpsPackageReferenceProject.cs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ private TestCpsPackageReferenceProject(
             string projectUniqueName,
             string projectFullPath,
             IProjectSystemCache projectSystemCache,
-            UnconfiguredProject unconfiguredProject,
+            Microsoft.VisualStudio.Threading.AsyncLazy<UnconfiguredProject> unconfiguredProject,
             INuGetProjectServices projectServices,
             string projectId,
             string assetsFilePath,