diff --git a/template_feed/Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates/content/DotnetConfig/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.cs.json b/template_feed/Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates/content/DotnetConfig/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.cs.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f2d6962e013b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template_feed/Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates/content/DotnetConfig/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.cs.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "author": "Microsoft",
+  "name": "dotnet config file",
+  "description": "A file for configuring dotnet CLI behavior.",
+  "symbols/runner/description": "The test runner to use.",
+  "symbols/runner/displayName": "Test runner",
+  "postActions/open-file/description": "Opens dotnet.config in the editor"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/template_feed/Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates/content/DotnetConfig/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.de.json b/template_feed/Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates/content/DotnetConfig/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.de.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f2d6962e013b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template_feed/Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates/content/DotnetConfig/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.de.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "author": "Microsoft",
+  "name": "dotnet config file",
+  "description": "A file for configuring dotnet CLI behavior.",
+  "symbols/runner/description": "The test runner to use.",
+  "symbols/runner/displayName": "Test runner",
+  "postActions/open-file/description": "Opens dotnet.config in the editor"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/template_feed/Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates/content/DotnetConfig/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.en.json b/template_feed/Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates/content/DotnetConfig/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.en.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f2d6962e013b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template_feed/Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates/content/DotnetConfig/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.en.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "author": "Microsoft",
+  "name": "dotnet config file",
+  "description": "A file for configuring dotnet CLI behavior.",
+  "symbols/runner/description": "The test runner to use.",
+  "symbols/runner/displayName": "Test runner",
+  "postActions/open-file/description": "Opens dotnet.config in the editor"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/template_feed/Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates/content/DotnetConfig/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.es.json b/template_feed/Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates/content/DotnetConfig/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.es.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f2d6962e013b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template_feed/Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates/content/DotnetConfig/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.es.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "author": "Microsoft",
+  "name": "dotnet config file",
+  "description": "A file for configuring dotnet CLI behavior.",
+  "symbols/runner/description": "The test runner to use.",
+  "symbols/runner/displayName": "Test runner",
+  "postActions/open-file/description": "Opens dotnet.config in the editor"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/template_feed/Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates/content/DotnetConfig/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.fr.json b/template_feed/Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates/content/DotnetConfig/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.fr.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f2d6962e013b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template_feed/Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates/content/DotnetConfig/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.fr.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "author": "Microsoft",
+  "name": "dotnet config file",
+  "description": "A file for configuring dotnet CLI behavior.",
+  "symbols/runner/description": "The test runner to use.",
+  "symbols/runner/displayName": "Test runner",
+  "postActions/open-file/description": "Opens dotnet.config in the editor"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/template_feed/Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates/content/DotnetConfig/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.it.json b/template_feed/Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates/content/DotnetConfig/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.it.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f2d6962e013b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template_feed/Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates/content/DotnetConfig/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.it.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "author": "Microsoft",
+  "name": "dotnet config file",
+  "description": "A file for configuring dotnet CLI behavior.",
+  "symbols/runner/description": "The test runner to use.",
+  "symbols/runner/displayName": "Test runner",
+  "postActions/open-file/description": "Opens dotnet.config in the editor"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/template_feed/Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates/content/DotnetConfig/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.ja.json b/template_feed/Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates/content/DotnetConfig/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.ja.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f2d6962e013b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template_feed/Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates/content/DotnetConfig/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.ja.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "author": "Microsoft",
+  "name": "dotnet config file",
+  "description": "A file for configuring dotnet CLI behavior.",
+  "symbols/runner/description": "The test runner to use.",
+  "symbols/runner/displayName": "Test runner",
+  "postActions/open-file/description": "Opens dotnet.config in the editor"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/template_feed/Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates/content/DotnetConfig/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.ko.json b/template_feed/Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates/content/DotnetConfig/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.ko.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f2d6962e013b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template_feed/Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates/content/DotnetConfig/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.ko.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "author": "Microsoft",
+  "name": "dotnet config file",
+  "description": "A file for configuring dotnet CLI behavior.",
+  "symbols/runner/description": "The test runner to use.",
+  "symbols/runner/displayName": "Test runner",
+  "postActions/open-file/description": "Opens dotnet.config in the editor"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/template_feed/Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates/content/DotnetConfig/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.pl.json b/template_feed/Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates/content/DotnetConfig/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.pl.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f2d6962e013b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template_feed/Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates/content/DotnetConfig/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.pl.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "author": "Microsoft",
+  "name": "dotnet config file",
+  "description": "A file for configuring dotnet CLI behavior.",
+  "symbols/runner/description": "The test runner to use.",
+  "symbols/runner/displayName": "Test runner",
+  "postActions/open-file/description": "Opens dotnet.config in the editor"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/template_feed/Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates/content/DotnetConfig/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.pt-BR.json b/template_feed/Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates/content/DotnetConfig/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.pt-BR.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f2d6962e013b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template_feed/Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates/content/DotnetConfig/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.pt-BR.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "author": "Microsoft",
+  "name": "dotnet config file",
+  "description": "A file for configuring dotnet CLI behavior.",
+  "symbols/runner/description": "The test runner to use.",
+  "symbols/runner/displayName": "Test runner",
+  "postActions/open-file/description": "Opens dotnet.config in the editor"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/template_feed/Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates/content/DotnetConfig/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.ru.json b/template_feed/Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates/content/DotnetConfig/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.ru.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f2d6962e013b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template_feed/Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates/content/DotnetConfig/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.ru.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "author": "Microsoft",
+  "name": "dotnet config file",
+  "description": "A file for configuring dotnet CLI behavior.",
+  "symbols/runner/description": "The test runner to use.",
+  "symbols/runner/displayName": "Test runner",
+  "postActions/open-file/description": "Opens dotnet.config in the editor"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/template_feed/Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates/content/DotnetConfig/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.tr.json b/template_feed/Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates/content/DotnetConfig/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.tr.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f2d6962e013b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template_feed/Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates/content/DotnetConfig/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.tr.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "author": "Microsoft",
+  "name": "dotnet config file",
+  "description": "A file for configuring dotnet CLI behavior.",
+  "symbols/runner/description": "The test runner to use.",
+  "symbols/runner/displayName": "Test runner",
+  "postActions/open-file/description": "Opens dotnet.config in the editor"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/template_feed/Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates/content/DotnetConfig/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.zh-Hans.json b/template_feed/Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates/content/DotnetConfig/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.zh-Hans.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f2d6962e013b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template_feed/Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates/content/DotnetConfig/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.zh-Hans.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "author": "Microsoft",
+  "name": "dotnet config file",
+  "description": "A file for configuring dotnet CLI behavior.",
+  "symbols/runner/description": "The test runner to use.",
+  "symbols/runner/displayName": "Test runner",
+  "postActions/open-file/description": "Opens dotnet.config in the editor"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/template_feed/Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates/content/DotnetConfig/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.zh-Hant.json b/template_feed/Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates/content/DotnetConfig/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.zh-Hant.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f2d6962e013b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template_feed/Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates/content/DotnetConfig/.template.config/localize/templatestrings.zh-Hant.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "author": "Microsoft",
+  "name": "dotnet config file",
+  "description": "A file for configuring dotnet CLI behavior.",
+  "symbols/runner/description": "The test runner to use.",
+  "symbols/runner/displayName": "Test runner",
+  "postActions/open-file/description": "Opens dotnet.config in the editor"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/template_feed/Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates/content/DotnetConfig/.template.config/template.json b/template_feed/Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates/content/DotnetConfig/.template.config/template.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..630d71cd2389
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template_feed/Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates/content/DotnetConfig/.template.config/template.json
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json.schemastore.org/template",
+  "author": "Microsoft",
+  "classifications": [
+    "Config"
+  ],
+  "name": "dotnet config file",
+  "generatorVersions": "[1.0.0.0-*)",
+  "description": "A file for configuring dotnet CLI behavior.",
+  "tags": {
+    "type": "item"
+  },
+  "groupIdentity": "DotnetConfigFile",
+  "precedence": "100",
+  "identity": "Microsoft.Standard.QuickStarts.DotnetConfigFile",
+  "shortName": [ "dotnetconfig", "dotnet.config" ],
+  "sourceName": "unused",
+  "primaryOutputs": [
+    {
+      "path": "dotnet.config"
+    }
+  ],
+  "defaultName": "dotnet.config",
+  "symbols": {
+    "HostIdentifier": {
+      "type": "bind",
+      "binding": "HostIdentifier"
+    },
+    "runner": {
+      "type": "parameter",
+      "datatype": "string",
+      "description": "The test runner to use.",
+      "displayName": "Test runner",
+      "defaultValue": "",
+      "replaces": "RUNNER_NAME"
+    },
+    "hasRunner": {
+      "type": "computed",
+      "value": "(runner != \"\")"
+    }
+  },
+  "postActions": [
+    {
+      "id": "open-file",
+      "condition": "(HostIdentifier != \"dotnetcli\" && HostIdentifier != \"dotnetcli-preview\")",
+      "description": "Opens dotnet.config in the editor",
+      "manualInstructions": [],
+      "actionId": "84C0DA21-51C8-4541-9940-6CA19AF04EE6",
+      "args": {
+        "files": "0"
+      },
+      "continueOnError": true
+    }
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/template_feed/Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates/content/DotnetConfig/dotnet.config b/template_feed/Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates/content/DotnetConfig/dotnet.config
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dd0eee2aa342
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template_feed/Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates/content/DotnetConfig/dotnet.config
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+//#if (hasRunner)
+[dotnet.test.runner]
+name = "RUNNER_NAME"
+//#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/dotnet-new.IntegrationTests/SharedHomeDirectory.cs b/test/dotnet-new.IntegrationTests/SharedHomeDirectory.cs
index e7b91db01f32..af8e30d81d3e 100644
--- a/test/dotnet-new.IntegrationTests/SharedHomeDirectory.cs
+++ b/test/dotnet-new.IntegrationTests/SharedHomeDirectory.cs
@@ -99,6 +99,19 @@ private void Initialize()
                 .ExitWith(0)
                 .And
                 .NotHaveStdErr();
+
+            // Install the ItemTemplates that contain templates like global.json, gitignore, etc.
+            string itemTemplatesPath = Path.Combine(Environment.CurrentDirectory, "template_feed", "Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates", "content");
+            if (Directory.Exists(itemTemplatesPath))
+            {
+                new DotnetNewCommand(Log, "install", itemTemplatesPath)
+                    .WithCustomHive(HomeDirectory)
+                    .Execute()
+                    .Should()
+                    .ExitWith(0)
+                    .And
+                    .NotHaveStdErr();
+            }
         }
     }
 }