diff --git a/WireMock.Net Solution.sln b/WireMock.Net Solution.sln
index ea9086e5..319c92a1 100644
--- a/WireMock.Net Solution.sln	
+++ b/WireMock.Net Solution.sln	
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "WireMock.Net.Console.NETCor
 EndProject
 Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "dotnet-WireMock", "src\dotnet-WireMock.Net\dotnet-WireMock.csproj", "{40BF24B5-12E6-4610-9489-138798632E28}"
 EndProject
+Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "WireMock.Net.Console.NET5", "examples\WireMock.Net.Console.NET5\WireMock.Net.Console.NET5.csproj", "{3F8CF0AE-5F24-4A54-89E7-A3EE829DB5F8}"
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
@@ -185,6 +187,10 @@ Global
 		{40BF24B5-12E6-4610-9489-138798632E28}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
 		{40BF24B5-12E6-4610-9489-138798632E28}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
 		{40BF24B5-12E6-4610-9489-138798632E28}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{3F8CF0AE-5F24-4A54-89E7-A3EE829DB5F8}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{3F8CF0AE-5F24-4A54-89E7-A3EE829DB5F8}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{3F8CF0AE-5F24-4A54-89E7-A3EE829DB5F8}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{3F8CF0AE-5F24-4A54-89E7-A3EE829DB5F8}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
@@ -216,6 +222,7 @@ Global
 		{E1C56967-3DC7-46CB-A1DF-B13167A0D9D4} = {985E0ADB-D4B4-473A-AA40-567E279B7946}
 		{925E421A-1B3F-4202-B48F-734743573A4B} = {985E0ADB-D4B4-473A-AA40-567E279B7946}
 		{40BF24B5-12E6-4610-9489-138798632E28} = {8F890C6F-9ACC-438D-928A-AD61CDA862F2}
+		{3F8CF0AE-5F24-4A54-89E7-A3EE829DB5F8} = {985E0ADB-D4B4-473A-AA40-567E279B7946}
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(ExtensibilityGlobals) = postSolution
 		SolutionGuid = {DC539027-9852-430C-B19F-FD035D018458}
diff --git a/examples/WireMock.Net.Console.NET5/WireMock.Net.Console.NET5.csproj b/examples/WireMock.Net.Console.NET5/WireMock.Net.Console.NET5.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f33335ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/WireMock.Net.Console.NET5/WireMock.Net.Console.NET5.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+    <TargetFramework>net5.0</TargetFramework>
+    <ApplicationIcon>../../WireMock.Net-Logo.ico</ApplicationIcon>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="..\WireMock.Net.Console.Net452.Classic\MainApp.cs" Link="MainApp.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="..\WireMock.Net.Console.Net452.Classic\CustomFileSystemFileHandler.cs" Link="CustomFileSystemFileHandler.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="..\WireMock.Net.Console.NETCoreApp\Program.cs" Link="Program.cs" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Content Include="__admin\mappings\*.json">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </Content>
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Remove="__admin\mappings\1.cs" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Remove="__admin\mappings\array.json" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\WireMock.Net\WireMock.Net.csproj" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Handlebars.Net.Helpers" Version="1.1.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="log4net" Version="2.0.8" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="11.0.2" />
+    <!--<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Scripting.Common" Version="3.4.0" />-->
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Update="log4net.config">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </None>
+    <None Update="nlog.config">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </None>
+    <None Update="__admin\mappings\791a3f31-6946-4ce7-8e6f-0237c7443275.json">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </None>
+    <None Update="__admin\mappings\791a3f31-6946-4ce7-8e6f-0237c7443275.json">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Never</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </None>
+    <None Update="__admin\mappings\MyXmlResponse.xml">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </None>
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/WireMock.Net.Console.NET5/__admin/mappings/1.cs b/examples/WireMock.Net.Console.NET5/__admin/mappings/1.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c8143e09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/WireMock.Net.Console.NET5/__admin/mappings/1.cs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+// C# Hello
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/WireMock.Net.Console.NET5/__admin/mappings/11111110-a633-40e8-a244-5cb80bc0ab66.json b/examples/WireMock.Net.Console.NET5/__admin/mappings/11111110-a633-40e8-a244-5cb80bc0ab66.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9c761369
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/WireMock.Net.Console.NET5/__admin/mappings/11111110-a633-40e8-a244-5cb80bc0ab66.json
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+    "Request": {
+        "Path": {
+            "Matchers": [
+                {
+                    "Name": "WildcardMatcher",
+                    "Pattern": "/static/mapping"
+                }
+            ]
+        },
+        "Methods": [
+            "get"
+        ]
+    },
+    "Response": {
+        "BodyAsJson": { "body": "static mapping" },
+      "Headers": {
+        "Content-Type": "application/json",
+        "Test-X": [ "test 1", "test 2" ]
+      }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/WireMock.Net.Console.NET5/__admin/mappings/791a3f31-6946-4ce7-8e6f-0237c7443275.json b/examples/WireMock.Net.Console.NET5/__admin/mappings/791a3f31-6946-4ce7-8e6f-0237c7443275.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d7a6cbdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/WireMock.Net.Console.NET5/__admin/mappings/791a3f31-6946-4ce7-8e6f-0237c7443275.json
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{
+  "Guid": "791a3f31-6946-4ce7-8e6f-0237c7443275",
+  "Title": "",
+  "Priority": 0,
+  "Request": {
+    "Path": "/proxy-google-test-post",
+    "Methods": [
+      "post"
+    ],
+    "Body": {}
+  },
+  "Response": {
+    "StatusCode": 404,
+    "Body": "<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=en>\n  <meta charset=utf-8>\n  <meta name=viewport content=\"initial-scale=1, minimum-scale=1, width=device-width\">\n  <title>Error 404 (Not Found)!!1</title>\n  <style>\n    *{margin:0;padding:0}html,code{font:15px/22px arial,sans-serif}html{background:#fff;color:#222;padding:15px}body{margin:7% auto 0;max-width:390px;min-height:180px;padding:30px 0 15px}* > body{background:url(//www.google.com/images/errors/robot.png) 100% 5px no-repeat;padding-right:205px}p{margin:11px 0 22px;overflow:hidden}ins{color:#777;text-decoration:none}a img{border:0}@media screen and (max-width:772px){body{background:none;margin-top:0;max-width:none;padding-right:0}}#logo{background:url(//www.google.com/images/branding/googlelogo/1x/googlelogo_color_150x54dp.png) no-repeat;margin-left:-5px}@media only screen and (min-resolution:192dpi){#logo{background:url(//www.google.com/images/branding/googlelogo/2x/googlelogo_color_150x54dp.png) no-repeat 0% 0%/100% 100%;-moz-border-image:url(//www.google.com/images/branding/googlelogo/2x/googlelogo_color_150x54dp.png) 0}}@media only screen and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio:2){#logo{background:url(//www.google.com/images/branding/googlelogo/2x/googlelogo_color_150x54dp.png) no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:100% 100%}}#logo{display:inline-block;height:54px;width:150px}\n  </style>\n  <a href=//www.google.com/><span id=logo aria-label=Google></span></a>\n  <p><b>404.</b> <ins>That’s an error.</ins>\n  <p>The requested URL <code>/proxy-google-test-post</code> was not found on this server.  <ins>That’s all we know.</ins>\n",
+    "BodyAsBytes": "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",
+    "BodyEncoding": {
+      "CodePage": 65001,
+      "EncodingName": "Unicode (UTF-8)",
+      "WebName": "utf-8"
+    },
+    "UseTransformer": false,
+    "Headers": {
+      "Date": "Wed, 27 Oct 2017 18:57:40 GMT",
+      "Alt-Svc": "quic=\":443\"; ma=2592000; v=\"39,38,37,35\"",
+      "Referrer-Policy": "no-referrer",
+      "Connection": "close"
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/WireMock.Net.Console.NET5/__admin/mappings/873d495f-940e-4b86-a1f4-4f0fc7be8b8b.json b/examples/WireMock.Net.Console.NET5/__admin/mappings/873d495f-940e-4b86-a1f4-4f0fc7be8b8b.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dd501800
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/WireMock.Net.Console.NET5/__admin/mappings/873d495f-940e-4b86-a1f4-4f0fc7be8b8b.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "Guid": "873d495f-940e-4b86-a1f4-4f0fc7be8b8b",
+  "Priority": 4,
+  "Request": {
+    "Path": {},
+    "Methods": [
+      "get"
+    ]
+  },
+  "Response": {
+    "StatusCode": 200,
+    "BodyDestination": "SameAsSource",
+    "Body": "NO PATH OR URL",
+    "UseTransformer": false,
+    "Headers": {
+      "Content-Type": "application/json"
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/WireMock.Net.Console.NET5/__admin/mappings/BodyAsFileExample.json b/examples/WireMock.Net.Console.NET5/__admin/mappings/BodyAsFileExample.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..633db99e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/WireMock.Net.Console.NET5/__admin/mappings/BodyAsFileExample.json
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+    "Request": {
+        "Path": {
+            "Matchers": [
+                {
+                    "Name": "WildcardMatcher",
+                    "Pattern": "/bodyasfilexmltest",
+                    "IgnoreCase": false
+                }
+            ]
+        },
+        "Methods": [
+            "get"
+        ]
+    },
+    "Response": {
+        "StatusCode": 200,
+        "Headers": {"Content-Type": "application/xml"},
+        "BodyAsFile": "MyXmlResponse.xml",
+        "UseTransformer": false
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/WireMock.Net.Console.NET5/__admin/mappings/MyXmlResponse.xml b/examples/WireMock.Net.Console.NET5/__admin/mappings/MyXmlResponse.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..24fd28d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/WireMock.Net.Console.NET5/__admin/mappings/MyXmlResponse.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<xml>
+<hello>world</hello>
+</xml>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/WireMock.Net.Console.NET5/__admin/mappings/array.json b/examples/WireMock.Net.Console.NET5/__admin/mappings/array.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..79f338ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/WireMock.Net.Console.NET5/__admin/mappings/array.json
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+[
+  {
+    "Title": "1",
+    "Request": {
+      "Path": {
+        "Matchers": [
+          {
+            "Name": "WildcardMatcher",
+            "Pattern": "/mappings_static_1"
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      "Methods": [
+        "get"
+      ]
+    },
+    "Response": {
+      "BodyAsJson": { "result": "mappings static_1" },
+      "Headers": {
+        "Content-Type": "application/json"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    "Title": "2",
+    "Request": {
+      "Path": {
+        "Matchers": [
+          {
+            "Name": "WildcardMatcher",
+            "Pattern": "/mappings_static_2"
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      "Methods": [
+        "get"
+      ]
+    },
+    "Response": {
+      "BodyAsJson": { "result": "mappings static_2" },
+      "Headers": {
+        "Content-Type": "application/json"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/WireMock.Net.StandAlone/WireMock.Net.StandAlone.csproj b/src/WireMock.Net.StandAlone/WireMock.Net.StandAlone.csproj
index daee0e5a..2347640c 100644
--- a/src/WireMock.Net.StandAlone/WireMock.Net.StandAlone.csproj
+++ b/src/WireMock.Net.StandAlone/WireMock.Net.StandAlone.csproj
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <Description>Lightweight StandAlone Http Mocking Server for .Net.</Description>
     <AssemblyTitle>WireMock.Net.StandAlone</AssemblyTitle>
     <Authors>Stef Heyenrath</Authors>
-    <TargetFrameworks>net451;net452;net46;net461;netstandard1.3;netstandard2.0;netstandard2.1;netcoreapp3.1</TargetFrameworks>
+    <TargetFrameworks>net451;net452;net46;net461;netstandard1.3;netstandard2.0;netstandard2.1;netcoreapp3.1;net5.0</TargetFrameworks>
     <GenerateDocumentationFile>true</GenerateDocumentationFile>
     <AssemblyName>WireMock.Net.StandAlone</AssemblyName>
     <PackageId>WireMock.Net.StandAlone</PackageId>
diff --git a/src/WireMock.Net/Http/HttpClientHelper.cs b/src/WireMock.Net/Http/HttpClientHelper.cs
index eab1ac38..d116cdd0 100644
--- a/src/WireMock.Net/Http/HttpClientHelper.cs
+++ b/src/WireMock.Net/Http/HttpClientHelper.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace WireMock.Http
     {
         public static HttpClient CreateHttpClient(IProxyAndRecordSettings settings)
         {
-#if NETSTANDARD || NETCOREAPP3_1
+#if NETSTANDARD || NETCOREAPP3_1 || NET5_0
             var handler = new HttpClientHandler
             {
                 CheckCertificateRevocationList = false,
diff --git a/src/WireMock.Net/Matchers/CSharpCodeMatcher.cs b/src/WireMock.Net/Matchers/CSharpCodeMatcher.cs
index 8252abdb..f68b0504 100644
--- a/src/WireMock.Net/Matchers/CSharpCodeMatcher.cs
+++ b/src/WireMock.Net/Matchers/CSharpCodeMatcher.cs
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ namespace WireMock.Matchers
                 throw new WireMockException("CSharpCodeMatcher: Problem calling method 'IsMatch' in WireMock.CodeHelper", ex);
             }
 
-#elif (NETSTANDARD2_0 || NETSTANDARD2_1 || NETCOREAPP3_1)
+#elif (NETSTANDARD2_0 || NETSTANDARD2_1 || NETCOREAPP3_1 || NET5_0)
             dynamic script;
             try
             {
diff --git a/src/WireMock.Net/Owin/AspNetCoreSelfHost.cs b/src/WireMock.Net/Owin/AspNetCoreSelfHost.cs
index 717200d6..ef647d3e 100644
--- a/src/WireMock.Net/Owin/AspNetCoreSelfHost.cs
+++ b/src/WireMock.Net/Owin/AspNetCoreSelfHost.cs
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ namespace WireMock.Owin
                 _logger.Info("WireMock.Net server using netstandard2.1");
 #elif NETCOREAPP3_1
                 _logger.Info("WireMock.Net server using .NET Core 3.1");
+#elif NET5_0
+                _logger.Info("WireMock.Net server using .NET 5.0");
 #elif NET46
                 _logger.Info("WireMock.Net server using .NET Framework 4.6.1 or higher");
 #endif
diff --git a/src/WireMock.Net/WireMock.Net.csproj b/src/WireMock.Net/WireMock.Net.csproj
index 72ea8962..d1a4a1ef 100644
--- a/src/WireMock.Net/WireMock.Net.csproj
+++ b/src/WireMock.Net/WireMock.Net.csproj
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <Description>Lightweight Http Mocking Server for .Net, inspired by WireMock from the Java landscape.</Description>
     <AssemblyTitle>WireMock.Net</AssemblyTitle>
     <Authors>Stef Heyenrath</Authors>
-    <TargetFrameworks>net451;net452;net46;net461;netstandard1.3;netstandard2.0;netstandard2.1;netcoreapp3.1</TargetFrameworks>
+    <TargetFrameworks>net451;net452;net46;net461;netstandard1.3;netstandard2.0;netstandard2.1;netcoreapp3.1;net5.0</TargetFrameworks>
     <GenerateDocumentationFile>true</GenerateDocumentationFile>
     <AssemblyName>WireMock.Net</AssemblyName>
     <PackageId>WireMock.Net</PackageId>
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     <DefineConstants>NETSTANDARD;USE_ASPNETCORE</DefineConstants>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'netcoreapp2.1' or '$(TargetFramework)' == 'netcoreapp2.2' or '$(TargetFramework)' == 'netcoreapp3.1'">
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'netcoreapp2.1' or '$(TargetFramework)' == 'netcoreapp2.2' or '$(TargetFramework)' == 'netcoreapp3.1' or '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net5.0'">
     <DefineConstants>USE_ASPNETCORE</DefineConstants>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
@@ -141,6 +141,12 @@
     <PackageReference Include="CS-Script.Core" Version="1.4.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net5.0'">
+    <FrameworkReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" />
+    <!-- https://github.com/WireMock-Net/WireMock.Net/issues/448 -->
+    <PackageReference Include="CS-Script.Core" Version="1.4.0" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\WireMock.Net.Abstractions\WireMock.Net.Abstractions.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/dotnet-WireMock.Net/dotnet-WireMock.csproj b/src/dotnet-WireMock.Net/dotnet-WireMock.csproj
index 69b3e3fc..35973450 100644
--- a/src/dotnet-WireMock.Net/dotnet-WireMock.csproj
+++ b/src/dotnet-WireMock.Net/dotnet-WireMock.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net5</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net5.0</TargetFramework>
     <PackAsTool>true</PackAsTool>
     <ToolCommandName>dotnet-wiremock</ToolCommandName>
     <Description>A dotnet commandline tool for WireMock.Net (A Lightweight Http Mocking Server for .NET)</Description>