diff --git a/NLog.Web.AspNetCore.Tests/LayoutRenderers/AspNetItemValueLayoutRendererTests.cs b/NLog.Web.AspNetCore.Tests/LayoutRenderers/AspNetItemValueLayoutRendererTests.cs
index 1e08b0cc..f53b47c3 100644
--- a/NLog.Web.AspNetCore.Tests/LayoutRenderers/AspNetItemValueLayoutRendererTests.cs
+++ b/NLog.Web.AspNetCore.Tests/LayoutRenderers/AspNetItemValueLayoutRendererTests.cs
@@ -55,6 +55,28 @@ public void VariableNotFoundRendersEmptyString()
             Assert.Empty(result);
         }
 
+        [Theory, MemberData("VariableFoundData")]
+        public void CulturedVariableFoundRendersValue(object expectedValue)
+        {
+            var httpContext = Substitute.For<HttpContextBase>();
+#if NETSTANDARD_1plus
+			httpContext.Items = new Dictionary<object, object>();
+			httpContext.Items.Add("key", expectedValue);
+#else
+            httpContext.Items["key"].Returns(expectedValue);
+#endif
+            var cultureInfo = new CultureInfo("nl-NL");
+            var renderer = new AspNetItemValueLayoutRenderer();
+            renderer.Variable = "key";
+            renderer.Culture = cultureInfo;
+            renderer.HttpContextAccessor = new FakeHttpContextAccessor(httpContext);
+
+            string result = renderer.Render(new LogEventInfo());
+
+            Assert.Equal(Convert.ToString(expectedValue, cultureInfo), result);
+        }
+
+
         [Theory, MemberData("VariableFoundData")]
         public void VariableFoundRendersValue(object expectedValue)
         {
@@ -63,9 +85,9 @@ public void VariableFoundRendersValue(object expectedValue)
             httpContext.Items = new Dictionary<object, object>();
             httpContext.Items.Add("key", expectedValue);
 #else
-            httpContext.Items["key"].Returns(expectedValue); 
+            httpContext.Items["key"].Returns(expectedValue);
 #endif
-            
+
             var renderer = new AspNetItemValueLayoutRenderer();
             renderer.Variable = "key";
             renderer.HttpContextAccessor = new FakeHttpContextAccessor(httpContext);
diff --git a/NLog.Web.AspNetCore.Tests/LayoutRenderers/AspNetSessionValueLayoutRendererTests.cs b/NLog.Web.AspNetCore.Tests/LayoutRenderers/AspNetSessionValueLayoutRendererTests.cs
index 4f255206..07a6be2a 100644
--- a/NLog.Web.AspNetCore.Tests/LayoutRenderers/AspNetSessionValueLayoutRendererTests.cs
+++ b/NLog.Web.AspNetCore.Tests/LayoutRenderers/AspNetSessionValueLayoutRendererTests.cs
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ public void SessionWithCulture()
 
             var o = new { b = new DateTime(2015, 11, 24, 2, 30, 23) };
             //set in "a"
-            ExecTest("a", o, "11/24/2015 2:30:23 AM", layout);
+            ExecTest("a", o, "24/11/2015 02:30:23", layout);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/NLog.Web.AspNetCore.Tests/project.json b/NLog.Web.AspNetCore.Tests/project.json
index a4d0b7ce..6cd0a8fb 100644
--- a/NLog.Web.AspNetCore.Tests/project.json
+++ b/NLog.Web.AspNetCore.Tests/project.json
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
     "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Abstractions": "1.0.0",
     "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Extensions": "1.0.0",
     "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Routing.Abstractions": "1.0.0",
-    "NLog": "5.0.0-beta04",
-    "NLog.Web.AspNetCore": "4.3.0",
+    "NLog": "5.0.0-beta05",
+    "NLog.Web.AspNetCore": "4.3.2",
     "NSubstitute": "2.0.0-alpha003",
     "xunit": "2.2.0-beta2-build3300",
     "dotnet-test-xunit": "2.2.0-preview2-build1029"
diff --git a/NLog.Web.AspNetCore/LayoutRenderers/AspNetItemValueLayoutRenderer.cs b/NLog.Web.AspNetCore/LayoutRenderers/AspNetItemValueLayoutRenderer.cs
index 3eea0e14..7ab9af35 100644
--- a/NLog.Web.AspNetCore/LayoutRenderers/AspNetItemValueLayoutRenderer.cs
+++ b/NLog.Web.AspNetCore/LayoutRenderers/AspNetItemValueLayoutRenderer.cs
@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@ namespace NLog.Web.LayoutRenderers
     [LayoutRenderer("aspnet-item")]
     public class AspNetItemValueLayoutRenderer : AspNetLayoutRendererBase
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="AspNetItemValueLayoutRenderer" /> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        public AspNetItemValueLayoutRenderer()
+        {
+            this.Culture = CultureInfo.CurrentUICulture;
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the item variable name.
@@ -55,6 +62,12 @@ public class AspNetItemValueLayoutRenderer : AspNetLayoutRendererBase
         /// <docgen category='Rendering Options' order='10' />
         public bool EvaluateAsNestedProperties { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the culture used for rendering. 
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <docgen category='Rendering Options' order='10' />
+        public CultureInfo Culture { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Renders the specified ASP.NET Item value and appends it to the specified <see cref="StringBuilder" />.
         /// </summary>
@@ -76,8 +89,9 @@ protected override void DoAppend(StringBuilder builder, LogEventInfo logEvent)
             Func<string, object> getVal = k => context.Items[k];
 
             var value = PropertyReader.GetValue(Variable, getVal, EvaluateAsNestedProperties);
+            var formatProvider = GetFormatProvider(logEvent, Culture);
 
-            builder.Append(Convert.ToString(value, CultureInfo.CurrentUICulture));
+            builder.Append(Convert.ToString(value, formatProvider));
         }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/NLog.Web.AspNetCore/LayoutRenderers/AspNetSessionValueLayoutRenderer.cs b/NLog.Web.AspNetCore/LayoutRenderers/AspNetSessionValueLayoutRenderer.cs
index 958eb514..ad439671 100644
--- a/NLog.Web.AspNetCore/LayoutRenderers/AspNetSessionValueLayoutRenderer.cs
+++ b/NLog.Web.AspNetCore/LayoutRenderers/AspNetSessionValueLayoutRenderer.cs
@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@ namespace NLog.Web.LayoutRenderers
     [LayoutRenderer("aspnet-session")]
     public class AspNetSessionValueLayoutRenderer : AspNetLayoutRendererBase
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="AspNetSessionValueLayoutRenderer" /> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        public AspNetSessionValueLayoutRenderer()
+        {
+            this.Culture = CultureInfo.CurrentUICulture;
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the session variable name.
@@ -58,6 +65,12 @@ public class AspNetSessionValueLayoutRenderer : AspNetLayoutRendererBase
         /// <docgen category='Rendering Options' order='10' />
         public bool EvaluateAsNestedProperties { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the culture used for rendering. 
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <docgen category='Rendering Options' order='10' />
+        public CultureInfo Culture { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Renders the specified ASP.NET Session value and appends it to the specified <see cref="StringBuilder" />.
         /// </summary>
@@ -115,8 +128,8 @@ protected override void DoAppend(StringBuilder builder, LogEventInfo logEvent)
 
 
 #endif
-
-            builder.Append(Convert.ToString(value, CultureInfo.CurrentUICulture));
+            var formatProvider = GetFormatProvider(logEvent, Culture);
+            builder.Append(Convert.ToString(value, formatProvider));
         }
 
         private const string NLogRetrievingSessionValue = "NLogRetrievingSessionValue";
diff --git a/NLog.Web.AspNetCore/NLog.Web.AspNetCore.xproj b/NLog.Web.AspNetCore/NLog.Web.AspNetCore.xproj
index c0cd10f5..e53469f6 100644
--- a/NLog.Web.AspNetCore/NLog.Web.AspNetCore.xproj
+++ b/NLog.Web.AspNetCore/NLog.Web.AspNetCore.xproj
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <VisualStudioVersion Condition="'$(VisualStudioVersion)' == ''">14.0</VisualStudioVersion>
     <VSToolsPath Condition="'$(VSToolsPath)' == ''">$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v$(VisualStudioVersion)</VSToolsPath>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <Import Project="$(VSToolsPath)\DNX\Microsoft.DNX.Props" Condition="'$(VSToolsPath)' != ''" />
+  <Import Project="$(VSToolsPath)\DotNet\Microsoft.DotNet.Props" Condition="'$(VSToolsPath)' != ''" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <ProjectGuid>74d5915b-bea9-404c-b4d0-b663164def37</ProjectGuid>
     <RootNamespace>NLog.Web</RootNamespace>
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|AnyCPU'">
     <ProduceOutputsOnBuild>True</ProduceOutputsOnBuild>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <Import Project="$(VSToolsPath)\DNX\Microsoft.DNX.targets" Condition="'$(VSToolsPath)' != ''" />
+  <Import Project="$(VSToolsPath)\DotNet\Microsoft.DotNet.targets" Condition="'$(VSToolsPath)' != ''" />
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/NLog.Web.AspNetCore/global.json b/global.json
similarity index 100%
rename from NLog.Web.AspNetCore/global.json
rename to global.json