diff --git a/modules/vstudio/tests/cs2005/test_netcore.lua b/modules/vstudio/tests/cs2005/test_netcore.lua
index 41942c5d0f..0cd76544f9 100644
--- a/modules/vstudio/tests/cs2005/test_netcore.lua
+++ b/modules/vstudio/tests/cs2005/test_netcore.lua
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ local wks, prj
 function suite.setup()
     p.action.set("vs2005")
     wks, prj = test.createWorkspace()
+	configurations { "Debug", "Release", "Distribution"}
     language "C#"
 end
 
@@ -33,6 +34,10 @@ local function targetFrameworkVersionPrepare()
     dn2005.targetFrameworkVersion(cfg)
 end
 
+local function projectConfigurationsPrepare()
+    dn2005.projectConfigurations(prj)
+end
+
 local function prepareNetcore()
     dn2005.projectElement(prj)
 end
@@ -132,3 +137,14 @@ function suite.allowUnsafeProperty_core()
 	</PropertyGroup>
     ]]
 end
+
+function suite.project_element_configurations()
+	p.action.set("vs2022")
+	dotnetframework "net8.0"
+
+	projectConfigurationsPrepare()
+
+test.capture [[
+		<Configurations>Debug;Release;Distribution</Configurations>
+	]]
+end
diff --git a/modules/vstudio/vs2005_csproj.lua b/modules/vstudio/vs2005_csproj.lua
index 38820e0acc..4695d65631 100644
--- a/modules/vstudio/vs2005_csproj.lua
+++ b/modules/vstudio/vs2005_csproj.lua
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 				dotnetbase.bindingRedirects,
 				dotnetbase.netcore.useWpf,
 				dotnetbase.csversion,
+				dotnetbase.projectConfigurations,
 				dotnetbase.netcore.enableDefaultCompileItems,
 			}
 		else
diff --git a/modules/vstudio/vs2005_dotnetbase.lua b/modules/vstudio/vs2005_dotnetbase.lua
index 32cdd4beb9..22eae46b50 100644
--- a/modules/vstudio/vs2005_dotnetbase.lua
+++ b/modules/vstudio/vs2005_dotnetbase.lua
@@ -85,7 +85,14 @@
 		_p(1,'</PropertyGroup>')
 	end
 
-
+--
+-- Write the available configurations to have correct configuration mapping on vs2022 format and later.
+--
+	function dotnetbase.projectConfigurations(prj)
+		if _ACTION >= "vs2022" and #prj.configurations > 0 then
+			_p(2, '<Configurations>%s</Configurations>', table.implode(prj.configurations, "", "", ";"))
+		end
+	end
 --
 -- Write out the settings for the project configurations.
 --