diff --git a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/common/constants.ts b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/common/constants.ts
index f0b01a2cb2..3daf3dbead 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/common/constants.ts
+++ b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/common/constants.ts
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ export const ItemGroup = 'ItemGroup';
 export const Build = 'Build';
 export const Folder = 'Folder';
 export const Include = 'Include';
+export const Remove = 'Remove';
 export const Import = 'Import';
 export const Project = 'Project';
 export const Condition = 'Condition';
diff --git a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/models/project.ts b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/models/project.ts
index 25e7477ee0..b0e5aa4847 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/models/project.ts
+++ b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/models/project.ts
@@ -148,27 +148,50 @@ export class Project implements ISqlProject {
 			// find all folders and files to include that are specified in the project file
 			try {
 				const buildElements = itemGroup.getElementsByTagName(constants.Build);
+
+				// <Build Include....>
 				for (let b = 0; b < buildElements.length; b++) {
 					const relativePath = buildElements[b].getAttribute(constants.Include)!;
-					const fullPath = path.join(utils.getPlatformSafeFileEntryPath(this.projectFolderPath), utils.getPlatformSafeFileEntryPath(relativePath));
 
-					// msbuild sdk style projects can handle other globbing patterns like <Build Include="folder1\*.sql" /> and <Build Include="Production*.sql" />
-					if (this._isMsbuildSdkStyleProject && !(await utils.exists(fullPath))) {
-						// add files from the glob pattern
-						const globFiles = await utils.globWithPattern(fullPath);
-						globFiles.forEach(gf => {
-							const newFileRelativePath = utils.convertSlashesForSqlProj(utils.trimUri(Uri.file(this.projectFilePath), Uri.file(gf)));
-							if (!this._files.find(f => f.relativePath === newFileRelativePath)) {
-								this._files.push(this.createFileProjectEntry(utils.trimUri(Uri.file(this.projectFilePath), Uri.file(gf)), EntryType.File));
+					if (relativePath) {
+						const fullPath = path.join(utils.getPlatformSafeFileEntryPath(this.projectFolderPath), utils.getPlatformSafeFileEntryPath(relativePath));
+
+						// msbuild sdk style projects can handle other globbing patterns like <Build Include="folder1\*.sql" /> and <Build Include="Production*.sql" />
+						if (this._isMsbuildSdkStyleProject && !(await utils.exists(fullPath))) {
+							// add files from the glob pattern
+							const globFiles = await utils.globWithPattern(fullPath);
+							globFiles.forEach(gf => {
+								const newFileRelativePath = utils.convertSlashesForSqlProj(utils.trimUri(Uri.file(this.projectFilePath), Uri.file(gf)));
+								if (!this._files.find(f => f.relativePath === newFileRelativePath)) {
+									this._files.push(this.createFileProjectEntry(utils.trimUri(Uri.file(this.projectFilePath), Uri.file(gf)), EntryType.File));
+								}
+							});
+						} else {
+							// only add file if it wasn't already added
+							if (!this._files.find(f => f.relativePath === relativePath)) {
+								this._files.push(this.createFileProjectEntry(relativePath, EntryType.File, buildElements[b].getAttribute(constants.Type)!));
 							}
-						});
+						}
+					}
+				}
 
-						// TODO: add support for <Build Remove="file.sql">
+				// <Build Remove....>
+				// after all the files have been included, remove the ones specified in the sqlproj to remove
+				if (this._isMsbuildSdkStyleProject) {
+					for (let b = 0; b < buildElements.length; b++) {
+						const relativePath = buildElements[b].getAttribute(constants.Remove)!;
 
-					} else {
-						// only add file if it wasn't already added
-						if (!this._files.find(f => f.relativePath === relativePath)) {
-							this._files.push(this.createFileProjectEntry(relativePath, EntryType.File, buildElements[b].getAttribute(constants.Type)!));
+						if (relativePath) {
+							const fullPath = path.join(utils.getPlatformSafeFileEntryPath(this.projectFolderPath), utils.getPlatformSafeFileEntryPath(relativePath));
+
+							const globRemoveFiles = await utils.globWithPattern(fullPath);
+							globRemoveFiles.forEach(gf => {
+								const removeFileRelativePath = utils.convertSlashesForSqlProj(utils.trimUri(Uri.file(this.projectFilePath), Uri.file(gf)));
+
+								if (this._files.find(f => f.relativePath === removeFileRelativePath)) {
+									this._files = this._files.filter(f => f.relativePath !== removeFileRelativePath);
+								}
+							});
 						}
 					}
 				}
diff --git a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/test/baselines/baselines.ts b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/test/baselines/baselines.ts
index d0c57243c5..bccee2ac01 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/test/baselines/baselines.ts
+++ b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/test/baselines/baselines.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ export let newStyleProjectSdkImportAttributeBaseline: string;
 export let openNewStyleSqlProjectBaseline: string;
 export let openNewStyleSqlProjectWithFilesSpecifiedBaseline: string;
 export let openNewStyleSqlProjectWithGlobsSpecifiedBaseline: string;
+export let openNewStyleSqlProjectWithBuildRemoveBaseline: string;
 
 const baselineFolderPath = __dirname;
 
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ export async function loadBaselines() {
 	openNewStyleSqlProjectBaseline = await loadBaseline(baselineFolderPath, 'openNewStyleSqlProjectBaseline.xml');
 	openNewStyleSqlProjectWithFilesSpecifiedBaseline = await loadBaseline(baselineFolderPath, 'openNewStyleSqlProjectWithFilesSpecifiedBaseline.xml');
 	openNewStyleSqlProjectWithGlobsSpecifiedBaseline = await loadBaseline(baselineFolderPath, 'openNewStyleSqlProjectWithGlobsSpecifiedBaseline.xml');
+	openNewStyleSqlProjectWithBuildRemoveBaseline = await loadBaseline(baselineFolderPath, 'openNewStyleSqlProjectWithBuildRemoveBaseline.xml');
 }
 
 async function loadBaseline(baselineFolderPath: string, fileName: string): Promise<string> {
diff --git a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/test/baselines/openNewStyleSqlProjectWithBuildRemoveBaseline.xml b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/test/baselines/openNewStyleSqlProjectWithBuildRemoveBaseline.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2565aec26e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/test/baselines/openNewStyleSqlProjectWithBuildRemoveBaseline.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project DefaultTargets="Build">
+  <Sdk Name="Microsoft.Build.Sql" Version="1.0.0" />
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <Name>TestProjectName</Name>
+    <ProjectGuid>{2C283C5D-9E4A-4313-8FF9-4E0CEE20B063}</ProjectGuid>
+    <DSP>Microsoft.Data.Tools.Schema.Sql.Sql150DatabaseSchemaProvider</DSP>
+    <ModelCollation>1033, CI</ModelCollation>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <Target Name="BeforeBuild">
+    <Delete Files="$(BaseIntermediateOutputPath)\project.assets.json" />
+  </Target>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Folder Include="Properties" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Build Include="..\other\folder1\file*.sql" />
+    <Build Remove="..\other\folder1\file1.sql" />
+    <Build Remove="folder1\*.sql" />
+    <Build Remove="file1.sql" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ArtifactReference Condition="'$(NetCoreBuild)' == 'true'" Include="$(NETCoreTargetsPath)\SystemDacpacs\150\master.dacpac">
+      <SuppressMissingDependenciesErrors>False</SuppressMissingDependenciesErrors>
+      <DatabaseVariableLiteralValue>master</DatabaseVariableLiteralValue>
+    </ArtifactReference>
+    <ArtifactReference Condition="'$(NetCoreBuild)' != 'true'" Include="$(DacPacRootPath)\Extensions\Microsoft\SQLDB\Extensions\SqlServer\150\SqlSchemas\master.dacpac">
+      <SuppressMissingDependenciesErrors>False</SuppressMissingDependenciesErrors>
+      <DatabaseVariableLiteralValue>master</DatabaseVariableLiteralValue>
+    </ArtifactReference>
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>
diff --git a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/test/project.test.ts b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/test/project.test.ts
index 353332ed37..b64c299584 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/test/project.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/test/project.test.ts
@@ -914,6 +914,38 @@ describe('Project: Msbuild sdk style project content operations', function (): v
 		// make sure no duplicates from folder1\*.sql
 		should(project.files.filter(f => f.relativePath === 'folder1\\file1.sql').length).equal(1);
 	});
+
+	it('Should handle Build Remove in sqlproj', async function (): Promise<void> {
+		const testFolderPath = await testUtils.generateTestFolderPath();
+		const mainProjectPath =  path.join(testFolderPath, 'project');
+		const otherFolderPath = path.join(testFolderPath, 'other');
+		projFilePath = await testUtils.createTestSqlProjFile(baselines.openNewStyleSqlProjectWithBuildRemoveBaseline, mainProjectPath);
+		await testUtils.createDummyFileStructure(false, undefined, path.dirname(projFilePath));
+
+		// create files outside of project folder that are included in the project file
+		await fs.mkdir(otherFolderPath);
+		await testUtils.createOtherDummyFiles(otherFolderPath);
+
+		const project: Project = await Project.openProject(projFilePath);
+
+		should(project.files.filter(f => f.type === EntryType.File).length).equal(6);
+
+		// make sure all the correct files from the globbing patterns were included and excluded
+		// <Build Include="..\other\folder1\file*.sql" />
+		// <Build Remove="..\other\folder1\file1.sql" />
+		should(project.files.filter(f => f.relativePath === '..\\other\\folder1\\file1.sql').length).equal(0);
+		should(project.files.filter(f => f.relativePath === '..\\other\\folder1\\file2.sql').length).equal(1);
+
+		// <Build Remove="folder1\*.sql" />
+		should(project.files.filter(f => f.relativePath === 'folder1\\file1.sql').length).equal(0);
+		should(project.files.filter(f => f.relativePath === 'folder1\\file2.sql').length).equal(0);
+		should(project.files.filter(f => f.relativePath === 'folder1\\file3.sql').length).equal(0);
+		should(project.files.filter(f => f.relativePath === 'folder1\\file4.sql').length).equal(0);
+		should(project.files.filter(f => f.relativePath === 'folder1\\file5.sql').length).equal(0);
+
+		// <Build Remove="file1.sql" />
+		should(project.files.filter(f => f.relativePath === 'file1.sql').length).equal(0);
+	});
 });
 
 describe('Project: add SQLCMD Variables', function (): void {