diff --git a/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.Encryption.Custom/src/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.Encryption.Custom.csproj b/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.Encryption.Custom/src/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.Encryption.Custom.csproj
index 3b94db54c2..463dc38c96 100644
--- a/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.Encryption.Custom/src/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.Encryption.Custom.csproj
+++ b/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.Encryption.Custom/src/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.Encryption.Custom.csproj
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
      <PackageReference Include="Azure.Identity" Version="1.11.4" />
      <PackageReference Include="System.Text.RegularExpressions" Version="4.3.1" />
      <PackageReference Include="System.Threading.Tasks.Extensions" Version="4.5.4" />
+     <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="10.0.2" NoWarn="NU1903" PrivateAssets="All" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.Encryption/src/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.Encryption.csproj b/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.Encryption/src/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.Encryption.csproj
index d21b605ea9..ec354263b3 100644
--- a/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.Encryption/src/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.Encryption.csproj
+++ b/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.Encryption/src/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.Encryption.csproj
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="System.Text.RegularExpressions" Version="4.3.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Threading.Tasks.Extensions" Version="4.5.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="10.0.2" NoWarn="NU1903" PrivateAssets="All" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/src/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.csproj b/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/src/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.csproj
index 5224f9632f..7283784d1b 100644
--- a/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/src/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.csproj
+++ b/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/src/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.csproj
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
 		<PackageReference Include="System.Numerics.Vectors" Version="4.5.0" />
 		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces" Version="6.0.0" />
 		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Threading.Analyzers" Version="16.0.102" PrivateAssets="All" />
-		<PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="10.0.2" NoWarn="NU1903" />
+		<PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="10.0.2" NoWarn="NU1903" PrivateAssets="All" />
 		<PackageReference Include="System.Net.Http" Version="4.3.4" />
 		<PackageReference Include="System.Text.RegularExpressions" Version="4.3.1" />
 		<PackageReference Include="StyleCop.Analyzers" Version="1.1.118" PrivateAssets="All" />
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@
 		<PackageReference Include="System.ValueTuple" Version="4.5.0" />
 		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Bcl.HashCode" Version="1.1.0" />
 	</ItemGroup>
+	
 
 	<ItemGroup Condition=" '$(ProjectRef)' != 'True' ">
 		<None Include="$(OutputPath)\Cosmos.CRTCompat.dll" Pack="true" IsAssembly="true" PackagePath="runtimes\win-x64\native" />
@@ -147,6 +148,9 @@
 		<None Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.targets" Pack="true" PackagePath="build\netstandard2.0">
 			<CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
 		</None>
+		<None Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.targets" Pack="true" PackagePath="buildTransitive\netstandard2.0">
+			<CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+		</None>
 	</ItemGroup>
 
 	<ItemGroup>
diff --git a/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/src/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.targets b/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/src/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.targets
index e83f1c5ef8..114513e916 100644
--- a/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/src/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.targets
+++ b/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/src/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.targets
@@ -53,5 +53,26 @@ Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
           <Visible>False</Visible>
       </ContentWithTargetPath>
   </ItemGroup>
-    
+
+
+  <!-- Add check for Newtonsoft.Json package in consumer app.  -->
+    <Target Name="CheckNewtonsoftJsonPresence" AfterTargets="ResolveAssemblyReferences"
+        Condition="'$(ExcludeRestorePackageImports)' != 'true' AND '$(AzureCosmosDisableNewtonsoftJsonCheck)' != 'true'">
+        
+        <!-- Check for PackageReference to Newtonsoft.Json -->
+        <ItemGroup>
+            <NewtonsoftJsonPackageReference Include="@(PackageReference)" Condition="'%(PackageReference.Identity)' == 'Newtonsoft.Json'" />
+        </ItemGroup>
+        
+        <!-- Check for assembly references to Newtonsoft.Json (including transitive dependencies) -->
+        <ItemGroup>
+            <NewtonsoftJsonAssemblyReference Include="@(ReferencePath)" Condition="'%(FileName)' == 'Newtonsoft.Json'" />
+        </ItemGroup>
+        
+        <!-- Produce an error if Newtonsoft.Json is not found -->
+        <Error Text="The Newtonsoft.Json package must be explicitly referenced with version >= 10.0.2. Please add a reference to Newtonsoft.Json or set the 'AzureCosmosDisableNewtonsoftJsonCheck' property to 'true' to bypass this check."
+            Condition="'@(NewtonsoftJsonPackageReference)' == '' AND '@(NewtonsoftJsonAssemblyReference)' == ''" />
+
+    </Target>
+
 </Project>
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