diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/ICompletable.cs b/src/Umbraco.Abstractions/ICompletable.cs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Umbraco.Core/ICompletable.cs
rename to src/Umbraco.Abstractions/ICompletable.cs
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Abstractions/Umbraco.Abstractions.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Abstractions/Umbraco.Abstractions.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d2a210cda4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Abstractions/Umbraco.Abstractions.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+    <PropertyGroup>
+        <TargetFramework>netstandard2.0</TargetFramework>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+
+</Project>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj
index 8eeb8773ea..612eccd2ec 100755
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj
@@ -655,7 +655,6 @@
     <Compile Include="HashCodeHelper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="HashGenerator.cs" />
     <Compile Include="HttpContextExtensions.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="ICompletable.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IDisposeOnRequestEnd.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IEmailSender.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IfExtensions.cs" />
@@ -1558,5 +1557,11 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <Folder Include="Auditing\" />
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\Umbraco.Abstractions\Umbraco.Abstractions.csproj">
+      <Project>{29aa69d9-b597-4395-8d42-43b1263c240a}</Project>
+      <Name>Umbraco.Abstractions</Name>
+    </ProjectReference>
+  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/umbraco.sln b/src/umbraco.sln
index 7313e06e49..7e4403627f 100644
--- a/src/umbraco.sln
+++ b/src/umbraco.sln
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
+Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
 # Visual Studio 15
 VisualStudioVersion = 15.0.27004.2005
 MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "IssueTemplates", "IssueTemp
 		..\.github\ISSUE_TEMPLATE\5_Security_issue.md = ..\.github\ISSUE_TEMPLATE\5_Security_issue.md
 	EndProjectSection
 EndProject
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "Umbraco.Abstractions", "Umbraco.Abstractions\Umbraco.Abstractions.csproj", "{29AA69D9-B597-4395-8D42-43B1263C240A}"
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
@@ -135,6 +137,10 @@ Global
 		{3A33ADC9-C6C0-4DB1-A613-A9AF0210DF3D}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
 		{3A33ADC9-C6C0-4DB1-A613-A9AF0210DF3D}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
 		{3A33ADC9-C6C0-4DB1-A613-A9AF0210DF3D}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{29AA69D9-B597-4395-8D42-43B1263C240A}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{29AA69D9-B597-4395-8D42-43B1263C240A}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{29AA69D9-B597-4395-8D42-43B1263C240A}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{29AA69D9-B597-4395-8D42-43B1263C240A}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE