diff --git a/src/CodeFormatter.cs b/src/CodeFormatter.cs
index c687fca9bc..96b93ec70b 100644
--- a/src/CodeFormatter.cs
+++ b/src/CodeFormatter.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 using System.Text.Json;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.Build.Logging;
 using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.MSBuild;
 using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Options;
 using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Tools.Formatters;
@@ -33,7 +34,8 @@ internal static class CodeFormatter
         public static async Task<WorkspaceFormatResult> FormatWorkspaceAsync(
             FormatOptions options,
             ILogger logger,
-            CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+            CancellationToken cancellationToken,
+            bool createBinaryLog = false)
         {
             var (workspaceFilePath, workspaceType, logLevel, saveFormattedFiles, _, fileMatcher, reportPath) = options;
             var logWorkspaceWarnings = logLevel == LogLevel.Trace;
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ internal static class CodeFormatter
             var workspaceStopwatch = Stopwatch.StartNew();
 
             using (var workspace = await OpenWorkspaceAsync(
-                workspaceFilePath, workspaceType, fileMatcher, logWorkspaceWarnings, logger, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false))
+                workspaceFilePath, workspaceType, fileMatcher, logWorkspaceWarnings, logger, cancellationToken, createBinaryLog).ConfigureAwait(false))
             {
                 if (workspace is null)
                 {
@@ -147,7 +149,8 @@ private static string GetReportFilePath(string reportPath)
             Matcher fileMatcher,
             bool logWorkspaceWarnings,
             ILogger logger,
-            CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+            CancellationToken cancellationToken,
+            bool createBinaryLog = false)
         {
             if (workspaceType == WorkspaceType.Folder)
             {
@@ -156,7 +159,7 @@ private static string GetReportFilePath(string reportPath)
                 return folderWorkspace;
             }
 
-            return await OpenMSBuildWorkspaceAsync(workspacePath, workspaceType, logWorkspaceWarnings, logger, cancellationToken);
+            return await OpenMSBuildWorkspaceAsync(workspacePath, workspaceType, logWorkspaceWarnings, logger, cancellationToken, createBinaryLog);
         }
 
         private static async Task<Workspace> OpenMSBuildWorkspaceAsync(
@@ -164,7 +167,8 @@ private static string GetReportFilePath(string reportPath)
             WorkspaceType workspaceType,
             bool logWorkspaceWarnings,
             ILogger logger,
-            CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+            CancellationToken cancellationToken,
+            bool createBinaryLog = false)
         {
             var properties = new Dictionary<string, string>(StringComparer.Ordinal)
             {
@@ -179,15 +183,25 @@ private static string GetReportFilePath(string reportPath)
 
             var workspace = MSBuildWorkspace.Create(properties);
 
+            Build.Framework.ILogger binlog = null;
+            if (createBinaryLog)
+            {
+                binlog = new BinaryLogger()
+                {
+                    Parameters = Path.Combine(Environment.CurrentDirectory, "formatDiagnosticLog.binlog"),
+                    Verbosity = Build.Framework.LoggerVerbosity.Diagnostic,
+                };
+            }
+
             if (workspaceType == WorkspaceType.Solution)
             {
-                await workspace.OpenSolutionAsync(solutionOrProjectPath, cancellationToken: cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                await workspace.OpenSolutionAsync(solutionOrProjectPath, msbuildLogger: binlog, cancellationToken: cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
             }
             else
             {
                 try
                 {
-                    await workspace.OpenProjectAsync(solutionOrProjectPath, cancellationToken: cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                    await workspace.OpenProjectAsync(solutionOrProjectPath, msbuildLogger: binlog, cancellationToken: cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
                 }
                 catch (InvalidOperationException)
                 {
diff --git a/src/Program.cs b/src/Program.cs
index 037d45891d..5767a72ceb 100644
--- a/src/Program.cs
+++ b/src/Program.cs
@@ -150,7 +150,8 @@ public static async Task<int> Run(string folder, string workspace, string verbos
                 var formatResult = await CodeFormatter.FormatWorkspaceAsync(
                     formatOptions,
                     logger,
-                    cancellationTokenSource.Token).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                    cancellationTokenSource.Token,
+                    createBinaryLog: logLevel == LogLevel.Trace ? true : false).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
                 return GetExitCode(formatResult, check);
             }
diff --git a/src/dotnet-format.csproj b/src/dotnet-format.csproj
index 86b4494a74..a61a130efb 100644
--- a/src/dotnet-format.csproj
+++ b/src/dotnet-format.csproj
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="System.CommandLine" Version="$(SystemCommandLineVersion)" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.CommandLine.Rendering" Version="$(SystemCommandLineRenderingVersion)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Build" Version="$(MicrosoftBuildFrameworkVersion)" ExcludeAssets="Runtime" PrivateAssets="All" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Build.Framework" Version="$(MicrosoftBuildFrameworkVersion)" ExcludeAssets="Runtime" PrivateAssets="All" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Build.Locator" Version="$(MicrosoftBuildLocatorVersion)" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="$(MicrosoftExtensionsDependencyInjectionVersion)" />