diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/BlazorWeb-CSharp/.template.config/template.json b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/BlazorWeb-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
index 9a5a22be993f..14332c669958 100644
--- a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/BlazorWeb-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/BlazorWeb-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
@@ -73,13 +73,15 @@
         {
           "condition": "(!UseProgramMain)",
           "exclude": [
-            "BlazorWeb-CSharp/Program.Main.cs"
+            "BlazorWeb-CSharp/Program.Main.cs",
+            "BlazorWeb-CSharp.Client/Program.Main.cs"
           ]
         },
         {
           "condition": "(UseProgramMain)",
           "exclude": [
-            "BlazorWeb-CSharp/Program.cs"
+            "BlazorWeb-CSharp/Program.cs",
+            "BlazorWeb-CSharp.Client/Program.cs"
           ],
           "rename": {
             "Program.Main.cs": "Program.cs"
diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/BlazorWeb-CSharp/BlazorWeb-CSharp.Client/Program.Main.cs b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/BlazorWeb-CSharp/BlazorWeb-CSharp.Client/Program.Main.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1e5ff5788ec3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/BlazorWeb-CSharp/BlazorWeb-CSharp.Client/Program.Main.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#if (IndividualLocalAuth)
+using BlazorWeb_CSharp.Client;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Authorization;
+#endif
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly.Hosting;
+
+namespace BlazorWeb_CSharp.Client;
+
+class Program
+{
+    static async Task Main(string[] args)
+    {
+        var builder = WebAssemblyHostBuilder.CreateDefault(args);
+
+        #if (IndividualLocalAuth)
+        builder.Services.AddAuthorizationCore();
+        builder.Services.AddCascadingAuthenticationState();
+        builder.Services.AddSingleton<AuthenticationStateProvider, PersistentAuthenticationStateProvider>();
+
+        #endif
+        await builder.Build().RunAsync();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/BlazorWeb-CSharp/BlazorWeb-CSharp/Components/Account/Pages/AccessDenied.razor b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/BlazorWeb-CSharp/BlazorWeb-CSharp/Components/Account/Pages/AccessDenied.razor
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..905dec34875a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/BlazorWeb-CSharp/BlazorWeb-CSharp/Components/Account/Pages/AccessDenied.razor
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+@page "/Account/AccessDenied"
+
+<PageTitle>Access denied</PageTitle>
+
+<header>
+    <h1 class="text-danger">Access denied</h1>
+    <p class="text-danger">You do not have access to this resource.</p>
+</header>
diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/BlazorWeb-CSharp/BlazorWeb-CSharp/Components/App.razor b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/BlazorWeb-CSharp/BlazorWeb-CSharp/Components/App.razor
index bbcd88d8b74c..113db756040d 100644
--- a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/BlazorWeb-CSharp/BlazorWeb-CSharp/Components/App.razor
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/BlazorWeb-CSharp/BlazorWeb-CSharp/Components/App.razor
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@
     @*#if (!InteractiveAtRoot)
     <HeadOutlet />
     ##elseif (IndividualLocalAuth)
-    <HeadOutlet @rendermode="@RenderModeForPage" />
+    <HeadOutlet @rendermode="RenderModeForPage" />
     ##elseif (UseServer && UseWebAssembly)
-    <HeadOutlet @rendermode="@InteractiveAuto" />
+    <HeadOutlet @rendermode="InteractiveAuto" />
     ##elseif (UseServer)
-    <HeadOutlet @rendermode="@InteractiveServer" />
+    <HeadOutlet @rendermode="InteractiveServer" />
     ##else
-    <HeadOutlet @rendermode="@InteractiveWebAssembly" />
+    <HeadOutlet @rendermode="InteractiveWebAssembly" />
     ##endif*@
 </head>
 
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@
     @*#if (!InteractiveAtRoot)
     <Routes />
     ##elseif (IndividualLocalAuth)
-    <Routes @rendermode="@RenderModeForPage" />
+    <Routes @rendermode="RenderModeForPage" />
     ##elseif (UseServer && UseWebAssembly)
-    <Routes @rendermode="@InteractiveAuto" />
+    <Routes @rendermode="InteractiveAuto" />
     ##elseif (UseServer)
-    <Routes @rendermode="@InteractiveServer" />
+    <Routes @rendermode="InteractiveServer" />
     ##else
-    <Routes @rendermode="@InteractiveWebAssembly" />
+    <Routes @rendermode="InteractiveWebAssembly" />
     ##endif*@
     <script src="_framework/blazor.web.js"></script>
 </body>
diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/BlazorWeb-CSharp/BlazorWeb-CSharp/Components/Routes.razor b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/BlazorWeb-CSharp/BlazorWeb-CSharp/Components/Routes.razor
index ee69ff447329..fdf2fe8b427f 100644
--- a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/BlazorWeb-CSharp/BlazorWeb-CSharp/Components/Routes.razor
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/BlazorWeb-CSharp/BlazorWeb-CSharp/Components/Routes.razor
@@ -2,20 +2,20 @@
 @using BlazorWeb_CSharp.Components.Account.Shared
 ##endif*@
 @*#if (UseWebAssembly && !InteractiveAtRoot)
-<Router AppAssembly="@typeof(Program).Assembly" AdditionalAssemblies="new[] { typeof(Client._Imports).Assembly }">
+<Router AppAssembly="typeof(Program).Assembly" AdditionalAssemblies="new[] { typeof(Client._Imports).Assembly }">
 ##else
-<Router AppAssembly="@typeof(Program).Assembly">
+<Router AppAssembly="typeof(Program).Assembly">
 ##endif*@
     <Found Context="routeData">
         @*#if (IndividualLocalAuth)
-        <AuthorizeRouteView RouteData="@routeData" DefaultLayout="@typeof(Layout.MainLayout)">
+        <AuthorizeRouteView RouteData="routeData" DefaultLayout="typeof(Layout.MainLayout)">
             <NotAuthorized>
                 <RedirectToLogin />
             </NotAuthorized>
         </AuthorizeRouteView>
         ##else
-        <RouteView RouteData="@routeData" DefaultLayout="@typeof(Layout.MainLayout)" />
+        <RouteView RouteData="routeData" DefaultLayout="typeof(Layout.MainLayout)" />
         ##endif*@
-        <FocusOnNavigate RouteData="@routeData" Selector="h1" />
+        <FocusOnNavigate RouteData="routeData" Selector="h1" />
     </Found>
 </Router>
diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/BlazorWeb-CSharp/BlazorWeb-CSharp/Program.Main.cs b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/BlazorWeb-CSharp/BlazorWeb-CSharp/Program.Main.cs
index bf9df79e72fc..9ce0e2c541b9 100644
--- a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/BlazorWeb-CSharp/BlazorWeb-CSharp/Program.Main.cs
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/BlazorWeb-CSharp/BlazorWeb-CSharp/Program.Main.cs
@@ -124,9 +124,7 @@ public static void Main(string[] args)
         #else
         app.MapRazorComponents<App>();
         #endif
-        #if (UseWebAssembly && SampleContent)
-            .AddAdditionalAssemblies(typeof(Counter).Assembly);
-        #elif (UseWebAssembly)
+        #if (UseWebAssembly)
             .AddAdditionalAssemblies(typeof(Client._Imports).Assembly);
         #endif
 
diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/BlazorWeb-CSharp/BlazorWeb-CSharp/Program.cs b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/BlazorWeb-CSharp/BlazorWeb-CSharp/Program.cs
index 49118765d29c..d65c123d1f21 100644
--- a/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/BlazorWeb-CSharp/BlazorWeb-CSharp/Program.cs
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/content/BlazorWeb-CSharp/BlazorWeb-CSharp/Program.cs
@@ -118,9 +118,7 @@
 #else
 app.MapRazorComponents<App>();
 #endif
-#if (UseWebAssembly && SampleContent)
-    .AddAdditionalAssemblies(typeof(Counter).Assembly);
-#elif (UseWebAssembly)
+#if (UseWebAssembly)
     .AddAdditionalAssemblies(typeof(BlazorWeb_CSharp.Client._Imports).Assembly);
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/ProjectTemplates/test/Templates.Tests/template-baselines.json b/src/ProjectTemplates/test/Templates.Tests/template-baselines.json
index 7904cc203e19..b61d22bd88dc 100644
--- a/src/ProjectTemplates/test/Templates.Tests/template-baselines.json
+++ b/src/ProjectTemplates/test/Templates.Tests/template-baselines.json
@@ -540,6 +540,7 @@
         "Components/Account/IdentityNoOpEmailSender.cs",
         "Components/Account/IdentityRedirectManager.cs",
         "Components/Account/IdentityUserAccessor.cs",
+        "Components/Account/Pages/AccessDenied.razor",
         "Components/Account/Pages/ConfirmEmail.razor",
         "Components/Account/Pages/ConfirmEmailChange.razor",
         "Components/Account/Pages/ExternalLogin.razor",
@@ -642,6 +643,7 @@
         "Components/Account/IdentityRedirectManager.cs",
         "Components/Account/IdentityRevalidatingAuthenticationStateProvider.cs",
         "Components/Account/IdentityUserAccessor.cs",
+        "Components/Account/Pages/AccessDenied.razor",
         "Components/Account/Pages/ConfirmEmail.razor",
         "Components/Account/Pages/ConfirmEmailChange.razor",
         "Components/Account/Pages/ExternalLogin.razor",
@@ -718,6 +720,7 @@
         "Components/Account/IdentityRedirectManager.cs",
         "Components/Account/IdentityRevalidatingAuthenticationStateProvider.cs",
         "Components/Account/IdentityUserAccessor.cs",
+        "Components/Account/Pages/AccessDenied.razor",
         "Components/Account/Pages/ConfirmEmail.razor",
         "Components/Account/Pages/ConfirmEmailChange.razor",
         "Components/Account/Pages/ExternalLogin.razor",
@@ -836,6 +839,7 @@
         "{ProjectName}/Components/Account/IdentityNoOpEmailSender.cs",
         "{ProjectName}/Components/Account/IdentityRedirectManager.cs",
         "{ProjectName}/Components/Account/IdentityUserAccessor.cs",
+        "{ProjectName}/Components/Account/Pages/AccessDenied.razor",
         "{ProjectName}/Components/Account/Pages/ConfirmEmail.razor",
         "{ProjectName}/Components/Account/Pages/ConfirmEmailChange.razor",
         "{ProjectName}/Components/Account/Pages/ExternalLogin.razor",
@@ -953,6 +957,7 @@
         "{ProjectName}/Components/Account/IdentityNoOpEmailSender.cs",
         "{ProjectName}/Components/Account/IdentityRedirectManager.cs",
         "{ProjectName}/Components/Account/IdentityUserAccessor.cs",
+        "{ProjectName}/Components/Account/Pages/AccessDenied.razor",
         "{ProjectName}/Components/Account/Pages/ConfirmEmail.razor",
         "{ProjectName}/Components/Account/Pages/ConfirmEmailChange.razor",
         "{ProjectName}/Components/Account/Pages/ExternalLogin.razor",
@@ -1214,6 +1219,7 @@
         "{ProjectName}/Components/Account/IdentityNoOpEmailSender.cs",
         "{ProjectName}/Components/Account/IdentityRedirectManager.cs",
         "{ProjectName}/Components/Account/IdentityUserAccessor.cs",
+        "{ProjectName}/Components/Account/Pages/AccessDenied.razor",
         "{ProjectName}/Components/Account/Pages/ConfirmEmail.razor",
         "{ProjectName}/Components/Account/Pages/ConfirmEmailChange.razor",
         "{ProjectName}/Components/Account/Pages/ExternalLogin.razor",
@@ -1282,6 +1288,7 @@
         "Components/Account/IdentityRedirectManager.cs",
         "Components/Account/IdentityRevalidatingAuthenticationStateProvider.cs",
         "Components/Account/IdentityUserAccessor.cs",
+        "Components/Account/Pages/AccessDenied.razor",
         "Components/Account/Pages/ConfirmEmail.razor",
         "Components/Account/Pages/ConfirmEmailChange.razor",
         "Components/Account/Pages/ExternalLogin.razor",
@@ -1375,6 +1382,7 @@
         "{ProjectName}/Components/Account/IdentityNoOpEmailSender.cs",
         "{ProjectName}/Components/Account/IdentityRedirectManager.cs",
         "{ProjectName}/Components/Account/IdentityUserAccessor.cs",
+        "{ProjectName}/Components/Account/Pages/AccessDenied.razor",
         "{ProjectName}/Components/Account/Pages/ConfirmEmail.razor",
         "{ProjectName}/Components/Account/Pages/ConfirmEmailChange.razor",
         "{ProjectName}/Components/Account/Pages/ExternalLogin.razor",
@@ -1459,6 +1467,7 @@
         "{ProjectName}/Components/Account/IdentityNoOpEmailSender.cs",
         "{ProjectName}/Components/Account/IdentityRedirectManager.cs",
         "{ProjectName}/Components/Account/IdentityUserAccessor.cs",
+        "{ProjectName}/Components/Account/Pages/AccessDenied.razor",
         "{ProjectName}/Components/Account/Pages/ConfirmEmail.razor",
         "{ProjectName}/Components/Account/Pages/ConfirmEmailChange.razor",
         "{ProjectName}/Components/Account/Pages/ExternalLogin.razor",