diff --git a/.github/workflows/sizestats.yml b/.github/workflows/sizestats.yml
index 1685875..6404719 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sizestats.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sizestats.yml
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ jobs:
           - hello
           - hello-minimal
           - webapiaot
+          - avalonia.app
         include:
           - os: linux
             osrid: linux
diff --git a/src/avalonia.app/App.axaml b/src/avalonia.app/App.axaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c89fa9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/avalonia.app/App.axaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<Application xmlns="https://github.com/avaloniaui"
+             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
+             x:Class="avalonia.app.App"
+             RequestedThemeVariant="Default">
+             <!-- "Default" ThemeVariant follows system theme variant. "Dark" or "Light" are other available options. -->
+
+    <Application.Styles>
+        <FluentTheme />
+    </Application.Styles>
+</Application>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/avalonia.app/App.axaml.cs b/src/avalonia.app/App.axaml.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c67efa6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/avalonia.app/App.axaml.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+using Avalonia;
+using Avalonia.Controls.ApplicationLifetimes;
+using Avalonia.Markup.Xaml;
+
+namespace avalonia.app;
+
+public partial class App : Application
+{
+    public override void Initialize()
+    {
+        AvaloniaXamlLoader.Load(this);
+    }
+
+    public override void OnFrameworkInitializationCompleted()
+    {
+        if (ApplicationLifetime is IClassicDesktopStyleApplicationLifetime desktop)
+        {
+            desktop.MainWindow = new MainWindow();
+        }
+
+        base.OnFrameworkInitializationCompleted();
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/avalonia.app/MainWindow.axaml b/src/avalonia.app/MainWindow.axaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9f7452
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/avalonia.app/MainWindow.axaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<Window xmlns="https://github.com/avaloniaui"
+        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
+        xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
+        xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
+        mc:Ignorable="d" d:DesignWidth="800" d:DesignHeight="450"
+        x:Class="avalonia.app.MainWindow"
+        Title="avalonia.app">
+    Welcome to Avalonia!
+</Window>
diff --git a/src/avalonia.app/MainWindow.axaml.cs b/src/avalonia.app/MainWindow.axaml.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3f79d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/avalonia.app/MainWindow.axaml.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+using Avalonia.Controls;
+
+namespace avalonia.app;
+
+public partial class MainWindow : Window
+{
+    public MainWindow()
+    {
+        InitializeComponent();
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/avalonia.app/Program.cs b/src/avalonia.app/Program.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0309c46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/avalonia.app/Program.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+using Avalonia;
+using System;
+
+namespace avalonia.app;
+
+class Program
+{
+    // Initialization code. Don't use any Avalonia, third-party APIs or any
+    // SynchronizationContext-reliant code before AppMain is called: things aren't initialized
+    // yet and stuff might break.
+    [STAThread]
+    public static void Main(string[] args) => BuildAvaloniaApp()
+        .StartWithClassicDesktopLifetime(args);
+
+    // Avalonia configuration, don't remove; also used by visual designer.
+    public static AppBuilder BuildAvaloniaApp()
+        => AppBuilder.Configure<App>()
+            .UsePlatformDetect()
+            .WithInterFont()
+            .LogToTrace();
+}
diff --git a/src/avalonia.app/app.manifest b/src/avalonia.app/app.manifest
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7919499
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/avalonia.app/app.manifest
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<assembly manifestVersion="1.0" xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
+  <!-- This manifest is used on Windows only.
+       Don't remove it as it might cause problems with window transparency and embedded controls.
+       For more details visit https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/sbscs/application-manifests -->
+  <assemblyIdentity version="1.0.0.0" name="avalonia.app.Desktop"/>
+
+  <compatibility xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:compatibility.v1">
+    <application>
+      <!-- A list of the Windows versions that this application has been tested on
+           and is designed to work with. Uncomment the appropriate elements
+           and Windows will automatically select the most compatible environment. -->
+
+      <!-- Windows 10 -->
+      <supportedOS Id="{8e0f7a12-bfb3-4fe8-b9a5-48fd50a15a9a}" />
+    </application>
+  </compatibility>
+</assembly>
diff --git a/src/avalonia.app/avalonia.app.csproj b/src/avalonia.app/avalonia.app.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee8dc0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/avalonia.app/avalonia.app.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
+    <TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <BuiltInComInteropSupport>true</BuiltInComInteropSupport>
+    <ApplicationManifest>app.manifest</ApplicationManifest>
+    <AvaloniaUseCompiledBindingsByDefault>true</AvaloniaUseCompiledBindingsByDefault>
+    <PublishAot>true</PublishAot>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Avalonia" Version="11.0.10" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Avalonia.Desktop" Version="11.0.10" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Avalonia.Themes.Fluent" Version="11.0.10" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Avalonia.Fonts.Inter" Version="11.0.10" />
+    <!--Condition below is needed to remove Avalonia.Diagnostics package from build output in Release configuration.-->
+    <PackageReference Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Debug'" Include="Avalonia.Diagnostics" Version="11.0.10" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>