diff --git a/doc/languages-frameworks/dotnet.section.md b/doc/languages-frameworks/dotnet.section.md
index 408446674e90..4c245a7544e1 100644
--- a/doc/languages-frameworks/dotnet.section.md
+++ b/doc/languages-frameworks/dotnet.section.md
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ To package Dotnet applications, you can use `buildDotnetModule`. This has simila
 * `executables` is used to specify which executables get wrapped to `$out/bin`, relative to `$out/lib/$pname`. If this is unset, all executables generated will get installed. If you do not want to install any, set this to `[]`. This gets done in the `preFixup` phase.
 * `runtimeDeps` is used to wrap libraries into `LD_LIBRARY_PATH`. This is how dotnet usually handles runtime dependencies.
 * `buildType` is used to change the type of build. Possible values are `Release`, `Debug`, etc. By default, this is set to `Release`.
+* `selfContainedBuild` allows to enable the [self-contained](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/deploying/#publish-self-contained) build flag. By default, it is set to false and generated applications have a dependency on the selected dotnet runtime. If enabled, the dotnet runtime is bundled into the executable and the built app has no dependency on Dotnet.
 * `dotnet-sdk` is useful in cases where you need to change what dotnet SDK is being used.
 * `dotnet-runtime` is useful in cases where you need to change what dotnet runtime is being used. This can be either a regular dotnet runtime, or an aspnetcore.
 * `dotnet-test-sdk` is useful in cases where unit tests expect a different dotnet SDK. By default, this is set to the `dotnet-sdk` attribute.
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/dotnet/build-dotnet-module/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/dotnet/build-dotnet-module/default.nix
index 15fe5a2c5d41..339eac16b0b2 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/dotnet/build-dotnet-module/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/dotnet/build-dotnet-module/default.nix
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
 
 # The type of build to perform. This is passed to `dotnet` with the `--configuration` flag. Possible values are `Release`, `Debug`, etc.
 , buildType ? "Release"
+# If set to true, builds the application as a self-contained - removing the runtime dependency on dotnet
+, selfContainedBuild ? false
 # The dotnet SDK to use.
 , dotnet-sdk ? dotnetCorePackages.sdk_6_0
 # The dotnet runtime to use.
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/dotnet/build-dotnet-module/hooks/dotnet-build-hook.sh b/pkgs/build-support/dotnet/build-dotnet-module/hooks/dotnet-build-hook.sh
index 5a5ece6d9975..a8a830195eaa 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/dotnet/build-dotnet-module/hooks/dotnet-build-hook.sh
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/dotnet/build-dotnet-module/hooks/dotnet-build-hook.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ dotnetBuildHook() {
         parallelBuildFlag="false"
     fi
 
+    if [ "${selfContainedBuild-}" ]; then
+        dotnetBuildFlags+=("--self-contained")
+    else
+        dotnetBuildFlags+=("--no-self-contained")
+    fi
+
     if [ "${version-}" ]; then
         versionFlag="-p:Version=${version-}"
     fi
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/dotnet/build-dotnet-module/hooks/dotnet-fixup-hook.sh b/pkgs/build-support/dotnet/build-dotnet-module/hooks/dotnet-fixup-hook.sh
index 675006508f6c..0a881fae9cfa 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/dotnet/build-dotnet-module/hooks/dotnet-fixup-hook.sh
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/dotnet/build-dotnet-module/hooks/dotnet-fixup-hook.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,12 @@ makeWrapperArgs=( ${makeWrapperArgs-} )
 # First argument is the executable you want to wrap,
 # the second is the destination for the wrapper.
 wrapDotnetProgram() {
+    if [ ! "${selfContainedBuild-}" ]; then
+        dotnetRootFlag=("--set" "DOTNET_ROOT" "@dotnetRuntime@")
+    fi
+
     makeWrapper "$1" "$2" \
-        --set "DOTNET_ROOT" "@dotnetRuntime@" \
+        "${dotnetRootFlag[@]}" \
         --suffix "LD_LIBRARY_PATH" : "@runtimeDeps@" \
         "${gappsWrapperArgs[@]}" \
         "${makeWrapperArgs[@]}"
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/dotnet/build-dotnet-module/hooks/dotnet-install-hook.sh b/pkgs/build-support/dotnet/build-dotnet-module/hooks/dotnet-install-hook.sh
index 7984c5ebd3cc..fd88ea32ec04 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/dotnet/build-dotnet-module/hooks/dotnet-install-hook.sh
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/dotnet/build-dotnet-module/hooks/dotnet-install-hook.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ dotnetInstallHook() {
 
     runHook preInstall
 
+    if [ "${selfContainedBuild-}" ]; then
+        dotnetInstallFlags+=("--self-contained")
+    else
+        dotnetInstallFlags+=("--no-self-contained")
+    fi
+
     for project in ${projectFile[@]}; do
         env \
             dotnet publish "$project" \
@@ -15,7 +21,6 @@ dotnetInstallHook() {
                 --output "$out/lib/${pname}" \
                 --configuration "@buildType@" \
                 --no-build \
-                --no-self-contained \
                 ${dotnetInstallFlags[@]}  \
                 ${dotnetFlags[@]}
     done