diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/dotnet/combine-packages.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/dotnet/combine-packages.nix
index c99af4e62ae5..4baa53db35f0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/dotnet/combine-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/dotnet/combine-packages.nix
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 packages:
-{ buildEnv, lib }:
+{ buildEnv, makeWrapper, lib }:
+# TODO: Rethink how we determine and/or get the CLI.
+#       Possible options raised in #187118:
+#         1. A separate argument for the CLI (as suggested by IvarWithoutBones
+#         2. Use the highest version SDK for the CLI (as suggested by GGG)
+#         3. Something else?
 let cli = builtins.head packages;
 in
-assert lib.assertMsg ((builtins.length packages) != 0)
+assert lib.assertMsg ((builtins.length packages) < 1)
     ''You must include at least one package, e.g
       `with dotnetCorePackages; combinePackages [
           sdk_3_1 aspnetcore_5_0
@@ -10,11 +15,20 @@ assert lib.assertMsg ((builtins.length packages) != 0)
   buildEnv {
     name = "dotnet-core-combined";
     paths = packages;
-    pathsToLink = [ "/host" "/packs" "/sdk" "/shared" "/templates" ];
+    pathsToLink = [ "/host" "/packs" "/sdk" "/sdk-manifests" "/shared" "/templates" ];
     ignoreCollisions = true;
+    nativeBuildInputs = [
+      makeWrapper
+    ];
     postBuild = ''
-      cp ${cli}/dotnet $out/dotnet
+      cp -R ${cli}/{dotnet,LICENSE.txt,nix-support,ThirdPartyNotices.txt} $out/
+
       mkdir $out/bin
-      ln -s $out/dotnet $out/bin/
+      ln -s $out/dotnet $out/bin/dotnet
+      wrapProgram $out/bin/dotnet \
+        --prefix LD_LIBRARY_PATH : ${cli.icu}/lib
     '';
+    passthru = {
+      inherit (cli) icu packages;
+    };
   }