diff --git a/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/MSBuild/Xamarin/Android/Xamarin.Android.AvailableItems.targets b/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/MSBuild/Xamarin/Android/Xamarin.Android.AvailableItems.targets
index 3e63db73393..9a1e70f9392 100644
--- a/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/MSBuild/Xamarin/Android/Xamarin.Android.AvailableItems.targets
+++ b/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/MSBuild/Xamarin/Android/Xamarin.Android.AvailableItems.targets
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ This item group populates the Build Action drop-down in IDEs.
       <AndroidJavaLibrary Include="@(AndroidLibrary)" Condition=" '%(AndroidLibrary.Extension)' == '.jar' and '%(AndroidLibrary.Bind)' != 'true' " />
       <EmbeddedJar        Include="@(AndroidLibrary)" Condition=" '%(AndroidLibrary.Extension)' == '.jar' and '%(AndroidLibrary.Bind)' == 'true' " />
       <!-- .aar files should be copied to $(OutputPath) in .NET 6-->
-      <None Include="@(LibraryProjectZip)" CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest" Link="%(Filename)%(Extension)" />
+      <None Include="@(LibraryProjectZip)" TfmSpecificPackageFile="%(LibraryProjectZip.Pack)" Pack="false" CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest" Link="%(Filename)%(Extension)" />
     </ItemGroup>
     <!-- Legacy binding projects -->
     <ItemGroup Condition=" '$(_AndroidIsBindingProject)' == 'true' and '$(UsingAndroidNETSdk)' != 'true' ">
diff --git a/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Microsoft.Android.Sdk/targets/Microsoft.Android.Sdk.AndroidLibraries.targets b/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Microsoft.Android.Sdk/targets/Microsoft.Android.Sdk.AndroidLibraries.targets
index aab24a7676b..fce34fc745c 100644
--- a/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Microsoft.Android.Sdk/targets/Microsoft.Android.Sdk.AndroidLibraries.targets
+++ b/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Microsoft.Android.Sdk/targets/Microsoft.Android.Sdk.AndroidLibraries.targets
@@ -91,14 +91,16 @@ projects.
     <TargetsForTfmSpecificContentInPackage>$(TargetsForTfmSpecificContentInPackage);_IncludeAarInNuGetPackage</TargetsForTfmSpecificContentInPackage>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Target Name="_IncludeAarInNuGetPackage"
-      Condition=" '$(IncludeBuildOutput)' != 'false' and '$(AndroidApplication)' != 'true' and Exists('$(_AarOutputPath)') ">
+      Condition=" '$(IncludeBuildOutput)' != 'false' and '$(AndroidApplication)' != 'true' "
+      DependsOnTargets="_CategorizeAndroidLibraries">
     <GetNuGetShortFolderName
         TargetFrameworkMoniker="$(TargetFrameworkMoniker)"
         TargetPlatformMoniker="$(TargetPlatformMoniker)">
       <Output TaskParameter="NuGetShortFolderName" PropertyName="_NuGetShortFolderName" />
     </GetNuGetShortFolderName>
     <ItemGroup>
-      <TfmSpecificPackageFile Include="$(_AarOutputPath)" PackagePath="lib\$(_NuGetShortFolderName)" />
+      <TfmSpecificPackageFile Condition="Exists('$(_AarOutputPath)')" Include="$(_AarOutputPath)" PackagePath="lib\$(_NuGetShortFolderName)" />
+      <TfmSpecificPackageFileWithRecursiveDir Include="@(None->WithMetadataValue ('TfmSpecificPackageFile', 'true'))" PackagePath="lib\$(_NuGetShortFolderName)" NuGetRecursiveDir="" />
     </ItemGroup>
   </Target>
 
diff --git a/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Tests/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tests/XASdkTests.cs b/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Tests/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tests/XASdkTests.cs
index 2f1fbc095e6..8f4aa643cd4 100644
--- a/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Tests/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tests/XASdkTests.cs
+++ b/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Tests/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tests/XASdkTests.cs
@@ -91,27 +91,34 @@ public Foo ()
 						TextContent = () => {
 							return "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"?>\n<ImageView xmlns:android=\"http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android\" android:src=\"@drawable/IMALLCAPS\" />";
 						}
-					}
+					},
+					new AndroidItem.AndroidAsset ("Assets\\foo\\foo.txt") {
+						BinaryContent = () => Array.Empty<byte> (),
+					},
+					new AndroidItem.AndroidResource ("Resources\\layout\\MyLayout.axml") {
+						TextContent = () => "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><LinearLayout xmlns:android=\"http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android\" />"
+					},
+					new AndroidItem.AndroidResource ("Resources\\raw\\bar.txt") {
+						BinaryContent = () => Array.Empty<byte> (),
+					},
+					new AndroidItem.AndroidLibrary ("sub\\directory\\foo.jar") {
+						BinaryContent = () => ResourceData.JavaSourceJarTestJar,
+					},
+					new AndroidItem.AndroidLibrary ("sub\\directory\\bar.aar") {
+						WebContent = "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/balysv/material-menu/1.1.0/material-menu-1.1.0.aar",
+					},
+					new AndroidItem.AndroidJavaSource ("JavaSourceTestExtension.java") {
+						Encoding = Encoding.ASCII,
+						TextContent = () => ResourceData.JavaSourceTestExtension,
+					},
 				}
 			};
-			libB.OtherBuildItems.Add (new AndroidItem.AndroidAsset ("Assets\\foo\\foo.txt") {
-				BinaryContent = () => Array.Empty<byte> (),
-			});
-			libB.OtherBuildItems.Add (new AndroidItem.AndroidResource ("Resources\\layout\\MyLayout.axml") {
-				TextContent = () => "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><LinearLayout xmlns:android=\"http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android\" />"
-			});
-			libB.OtherBuildItems.Add (new AndroidItem.AndroidResource ("Resources\\raw\\bar.txt") {
-				BinaryContent = () => Array.Empty<byte> (),
-			});
 			libB.OtherBuildItems.Add (new AndroidItem.AndroidEnvironment ("env.txt") {
 				TextContent = () => $"{env_var}={env_val}",
 			});
 			libB.OtherBuildItems.Add (new AndroidItem.AndroidEnvironment ("sub\\directory\\env.txt") {
 				TextContent = () => $"{env_var}={env_val}",
 			});
-			libB.OtherBuildItems.Add (new AndroidItem.AndroidLibrary ("sub\\directory\\foo.jar") {
-				BinaryContent = () => ResourceData.JavaSourceJarTestJar,
-			});
 			libB.OtherBuildItems.Add (new AndroidItem.AndroidLibrary ("sub\\directory\\arm64-v8a\\libfoo.so") {
 				BinaryContent = () => Array.Empty<byte> (),
 			});
@@ -120,11 +127,6 @@ public Foo ()
 				MetadataValues = "Link=x86\\libfoo.so",
 				BinaryContent = () => Array.Empty<byte> (),
 			});
-			libB.OtherBuildItems.Add (new AndroidItem.AndroidJavaSource ("JavaSourceTestExtension.java") {
-				Encoding = Encoding.ASCII,
-				TextContent = () => ResourceData.JavaSourceTestExtension,
-				Metadata = { { "Bind", "True"} },
-			});
 			libB.AddReference (libC);
 
 			activity = libB.Sources.FirstOrDefault (s => s.Include () == "MainActivity.cs");
@@ -137,8 +139,10 @@ public Foo ()
 					"binding", "bin", $"{libB.ProjectName}.jar").Replace ("\\", "/"));
 
 			// Check .aar file for class library
-			var aarPath = Path.Combine (FullProjectDirectory, libB.OutputPath, $"{libB.ProjectName}.aar");
+			var libBOutputPath = Path.Combine (FullProjectDirectory, libB.OutputPath);
+			var aarPath = Path.Combine (libBOutputPath, $"{libB.ProjectName}.aar");
 			FileAssert.Exists (aarPath);
+			FileAssert.Exists (Path.Combine (libBOutputPath, "bar.aar"));
 			using (var aar = ZipHelper.OpenZip (aarPath)) {
 				aar.AssertContainsEntry (aarPath, "assets/foo/foo.txt");
 				aar.AssertContainsEntry (aarPath, "res/layout/mylayout.xml");
@@ -263,7 +267,26 @@ public void DotNetPack (string dotnetVersion, string platform, int apiLevel)
 				Sources = {
 					new BuildItem.Source ("Foo.cs") {
 						TextContent = () => "public class Foo { }",
-					}
+					},
+					new AndroidItem.AndroidResource ("Resources\\raw\\bar.txt") {
+						BinaryContent = () => Array.Empty<byte> (),
+					},
+					new AndroidItem.AndroidLibrary ("sub\\directory\\foo.jar") {
+						BinaryContent = () => ResourceData.JavaSourceJarTestJar,
+					},
+					new AndroidItem.AndroidLibrary ("sub\\directory\\bar.aar") {
+						WebContent = "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/balysv/material-menu/1.1.0/material-menu-1.1.0.aar",
+					},
+					new AndroidItem.AndroidJavaSource ("JavaSourceTest.java") {
+						Encoding = Encoding.ASCII,
+						TextContent = () =>
+@"package com.xamarin.android.test.msbuildtest;
+public class JavaSourceTest {
+	public String Say (String quote) {
+		return quote;
+	}
+}",
+					},
 				},
 				ExtraNuGetConfigSources = {
 					// Projects targeting net6.0 require ref/runtime packs on NuGet.org
@@ -273,12 +296,6 @@ public void DotNetPack (string dotnetVersion, string platform, int apiLevel)
 			if (IsPreviewFrameworkVersion (targetFramework)) {
 				proj.SetProperty ("EnablePreviewFeatures", "true");
 			}
-			proj.OtherBuildItems.Add (new AndroidItem.AndroidResource ("Resources\\raw\\bar.txt") {
-				BinaryContent = () => Array.Empty<byte> (),
-			});
-			proj.OtherBuildItems.Add (new AndroidItem.AndroidLibrary ("sub\\directory\\foo.jar") {
-				BinaryContent = () => ResourceData.JavaSourceJarTestJar,
-			});
 			proj.OtherBuildItems.Add (new AndroidItem.AndroidLibrary ("sub\\directory\\arm64-v8a\\libfoo.so") {
 				BinaryContent = () => Array.Empty<byte> (),
 			});
@@ -287,27 +304,30 @@ public void DotNetPack (string dotnetVersion, string platform, int apiLevel)
 				MetadataValues = "Link=x86\\libfoo.so",
 				BinaryContent = () => Array.Empty<byte> (),
 			});
-			proj.OtherBuildItems.Add (new AndroidItem.AndroidJavaSource ("JavaSourceTest.java") {
-						Encoding = Encoding.ASCII,
-						TextContent = () => @"package com.xamarin.android.test.msbuildtest;
-public class JavaSourceTest {
-	public String Say (String quote) {
-		return quote;
-	}
-}
-",
-						Metadata = { { "Bind", "True"} },
-					}
-			);
+			proj.OtherBuildItems.Add (new AndroidItem.AndroidLibrary (default (Func<string>)) {
+				Update = () => "nopack.aar",
+				WebContent = "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/balysv/material-menu/1.1.0/material-menu-1.1.0.aar",
+				MetadataValues = "Pack=false;Bind=false",
+			});
 
 			var dotnet = CreateDotNetBuilder (proj);
 			Assert.IsTrue (dotnet.Pack (), "`dotnet pack` should succeed");
 
 			var nupkgPath = Path.Combine (FullProjectDirectory, proj.OutputPath, "..", $"{proj.ProjectName}.1.0.0.nupkg");
 			FileAssert.Exists (nupkgPath);
-			using (var nupkg = ZipHelper.OpenZip (nupkgPath)) {
-				nupkg.AssertContainsEntry (nupkgPath, $"lib/{dotnetVersion}-android{apiLevel}.0/{proj.ProjectName}.dll");
-				nupkg.AssertContainsEntry (nupkgPath, $"lib/{dotnetVersion}-android{apiLevel}.0/{proj.ProjectName}.aar");
+			using var nupkg = ZipHelper.OpenZip (nupkgPath);
+			nupkg.AssertContainsEntry (nupkgPath, $"lib/{dotnetVersion}-android{apiLevel}.0/{proj.ProjectName}.dll");
+			nupkg.AssertContainsEntry (nupkgPath, $"lib/{dotnetVersion}-android{apiLevel}.0/{proj.ProjectName}.aar");
+
+			if (dotnetVersion != "net6.0") {
+				//TODO: this issue is not fixed in net6.0-android MSBuild targets
+				nupkg.AssertContainsEntry (nupkgPath, $"lib/{dotnetVersion}-android{apiLevel}.0/bar.aar");
+				nupkg.AssertDoesNotContainEntry (nupkgPath, "content/bar.aar");
+				nupkg.AssertDoesNotContainEntry (nupkgPath, "content/sub/directory/bar.aar");
+				nupkg.AssertDoesNotContainEntry (nupkgPath, $"contentFiles/any/{dotnetVersion}-android{apiLevel}.0/sub/directory/bar.aar");
+				nupkg.AssertDoesNotContainEntry (nupkgPath, $"lib/{dotnetVersion}-android{apiLevel}.0/nopack.aar");
+				nupkg.AssertDoesNotContainEntry (nupkgPath, "content/nopack.aar");
+				nupkg.AssertDoesNotContainEntry (nupkgPath, $"contentFiles/any/{dotnetVersion}-android{apiLevel}.0/nopack.aar");
 			}
 		}