diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Wpf/src/PresentationCore/ILLinkTrim.xml b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Wpf/src/PresentationCore/ILLinkTrim.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a488f34ce05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Wpf/src/PresentationCore/ILLinkTrim.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<linker>
+  <!-- Include dependencies of DirectWriteForwarder, which is not
+       analyzed by the linker. -->
+  <assembly fullname="System.Diagnostics.Debug" />
+  <assembly fullname="mscorlib" />
+  <assembly fullname="netstandard" />  
+</linker>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Wpf/src/PresentationCore/PresentationCore.csproj b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Wpf/src/PresentationCore/PresentationCore.csproj
index 1e14b2e0eb7..c01546b7fe3 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Wpf/src/PresentationCore/PresentationCore.csproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Wpf/src/PresentationCore/PresentationCore.csproj
@@ -1448,6 +1448,29 @@
       <XlfInput>false</XlfInput>
       <ManifestResourceName>ColorProfiles</ManifestResourceName>
     </EmbeddedResource>
+    
+    <!-- 
+        Workaround for https://github.com/dotnet/wpf/issues/1385
+        ReadyToRun images of WPF applications crash 
+        
+        When producing ReadyToRun images, the ILLinker is configured to skip 
+        C++/CLI images. See https://github.com/mono/linker/issues/651 and 
+        https://github.com/mono/linker/pull/658. 
+        
+        In turn, this results in the failure of the dependencies of such assemblies from being
+        identified and included in the ReadyToRun images. 
+        
+        This linker hint exists to ensure that such dependencies are included. We need
+        to place these hints in an assembly that has a reference to the corresponding
+        C++/CLI assembly. 
+        
+             PresentationCore -> DirectWriteFowarder
+             ReachFramework -> System.Printing
+    -->    
+    <EmbeddedResource Condition="Exists('ILLinkTrim.xml')" Include="ILLinkTrim.xml">
+      <XlfInput>false</XlfInput>
+      <LogicalName>$(AssemblyName).xml</LogicalName>
+    </EmbeddedResource>
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <!-- Including the Microsoft.TextTemplating.targets requires us to manually import Sdk.Targets because
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Wpf/src/ReachFramework/ILLinkTrim.xml b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Wpf/src/ReachFramework/ILLinkTrim.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b5957362218
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Wpf/src/ReachFramework/ILLinkTrim.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<linker>
+  <!-- Include dependencies of System.Printing, which is not
+       analyzed by the linker. -->
+  <assembly fullname="System.Diagnostics.Debug" />
+  <assembly fullname="mscorlib" />
+  <assembly fullname="netstandard" />
+</linker>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Wpf/src/ReachFramework/ReachFramework.csproj b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Wpf/src/ReachFramework/ReachFramework.csproj
index c56f253f181..c2301de6145 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Wpf/src/ReachFramework/ReachFramework.csproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Wpf/src/ReachFramework/ReachFramework.csproj
@@ -21,6 +21,29 @@
       <LogicalName>System.Printing.resources</LogicalName>
       <ManifestResourceName>System.Printing.resources</ManifestResourceName>
     </EmbeddedResource>
+    
+    <!-- 
+        Workaround for https://github.com/dotnet/wpf/issues/1385
+        ReadyToRun images of WPF applications crash 
+        
+        When producing ReadyToRun images, the ILLinker is configured to skip 
+        C++/CLI images. See https://github.com/mono/linker/issues/651 and 
+        https://github.com/mono/linker/pull/658. 
+        
+        In turn, this results in the failure of the dependencies of such assemblies from being
+        identified and included in the ReadyToRun images. 
+        
+        This linker hint exists to ensure that such dependencies are included. We need
+        to place these hints in an assembly that has a reference to the corresponding
+        C++/CLI assembly. 
+        
+             PresentationCore -> DirectWriteFowarder
+             ReachFramework -> System.Printing
+    -->    
+    <EmbeddedResource Condition="Exists('ILLinkTrim.xml')" Include="ILLinkTrim.xml">
+      <XlfInput>false</XlfInput>
+      <LogicalName>$(AssemblyName).xml</LogicalName>
+    </EmbeddedResource>
   </ItemGroup>
   
   <ItemGroup>