diff --git a/nuget/ReswPlus.targets b/nuget/ReswPlus.targets
index 3c29de2..2fb51e1 100644
--- a/nuget/ReswPlus.targets
+++ b/nuget/ReswPlus.targets
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
         <CompilerVisibleProperty Include="RootNamespace" />
         <CompilerVisibleProperty Include="DefaultLanguage" />
         <CompilerVisibleProperty Include="OutputType" />
+        <CompilerVisibleProperty Include="UseUwp" />
     </ItemGroup>
     <PropertyGroup>
         <AdditionalFileItemNames>$(AdditionalFileItemNames);PRIResource</AdditionalFileItemNames>
diff --git a/src/ReswPlus.SourceGenerator/ReswGenerator.cs b/src/ReswPlus.SourceGenerator/ReswGenerator.cs
index 5ee02a6..6ec7352 100644
--- a/src/ReswPlus.SourceGenerator/ReswGenerator.cs
+++ b/src/ReswPlus.SourceGenerator/ReswGenerator.cs
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ public void Initialize(IncrementalGeneratorInitializationContext context)
             OutputType = GetOption(options.GlobalOptions, "build_property.OutputType"),
             ProjectTypeGuids = GetOption(options.GlobalOptions, "build_property.projecttypeguids"),
             DefaultLanguage = GetOption(options.GlobalOptions, "build_property.DefaultLanguage"),
-            RootNamespace = GetOption(options.GlobalOptions, "build_property.RootNamespace")
+            RootNamespace = GetOption(options.GlobalOptions, "build_property.RootNamespace"),
+            UseUwp = GetOption(options.GlobalOptions, "build_property.UseUwp")
         });
 
         // Provider for additional files with .resw extension.
@@ -152,7 +153,9 @@ public void Initialize(IncrementalGeneratorInitializationContext context)
             }
 
             // Determine AppType based on referenced assemblies.
-            var appType = RetrieveAppType(compilation);
+            var appType = options.UseUwp?.Equals("true", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ?? false
+                ? AppType.UWP
+                : RetrieveAppType(compilation);
             var assemblyName = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Name;
 
             switch (appType)