diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco.Web.UI.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco.Web.UI.csproj
index b87bcb2b23..0b26e6938f 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco.Web.UI.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco.Web.UI.csproj
@@ -452,7 +452,10 @@
     <WebPublishingTasks Condition="exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v11.0\Web\Microsoft.Web.Publishing.Tasks.dll')">$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v11.0\Web\Microsoft.Web.Publishing.Tasks.dll</WebPublishingTasks>
     <WebPublishingTasks Condition="exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v12.0\Web\Microsoft.Web.Publishing.Tasks.dll')">$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v12.0\Web\Microsoft.Web.Publishing.Tasks.dll</WebPublishingTasks>
     <WebPublishingTasks Condition="exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v14.0\Web\Microsoft.Web.Publishing.Tasks.dll')">$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v14.0\Web\Microsoft.Web.Publishing.Tasks.dll</WebPublishingTasks>
-    <WebPublishingTasks Condition="exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v15.0\Web\Microsoft.Web.Publishing.Tasks.dll')">$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v15.0\Web\Microsoft.Web.Publishing.Tasks.dll</WebPublishingTasks>
+    <WebPublishingTasks Condition="exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v15.0\Web\Microsoft.Web.Publishing.Tasks.dll')">$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v15.0\Web\Microsoft.Web.Publishing.Tasks.dll</WebPublishingTasks>    
+	<WebPublishingTasks Condition="exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v16.0\Web\Microsoft.Web.Publishing.Tasks.dll')">$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v16.0\Web\Microsoft.Web.Publishing.Tasks.dll</WebPublishingTasks>
+	<!-- Temporary addition for the VS2019 preview - can be removed when VS2019 final is released, then v16 above will be used -->
+	<WebPublishingTasks Condition="exists('$(ProgramFiles32)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Preview\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v16.0\Web\Microsoft.Web.Publishing.Tasks.dll')">$(ProgramFiles32)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Preview\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v16.0\Web\Microsoft.Web.Publishing.Tasks.dll</WebPublishingTasks>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <!-- get TransformXml task from WebPublishingtasks -->
   <UsingTask TaskName="TransformXml" AssemblyFile="$(WebPublishingTasks)" Condition="'$(WebPublishingTasks)' != ''" />