diff --git a/Serilog.sln b/Serilog.sln
index 42bdab83e..c493ad2b8 100644
--- a/Serilog.sln
+++ b/Serilog.sln
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ Project("{8BB2217D-0F2D-49D1-97BC-3654ED321F3B}") = "Serilog.Sinks.PeriodicBatch
 EndProject
 Project("{8BB2217D-0F2D-49D1-97BC-3654ED321F3B}") = "Serilog.Sinks.Observable", "src\Serilog.Sinks.Observable\Serilog.Sinks.Observable.xproj", "{8D6C0BB9-D04D-49B6-9043-4A776AD275D5}"
 EndProject
+Project("{8BB2217D-0F2D-49D1-97BC-3654ED321F3B}") = "Serilog.Sinks.IOTextWriter", "src\Serilog.Sinks.IOTextWriter\Serilog.Sinks.IOTextWriter.xproj", "{E85ABEC7-9B4C-432C-9A04-AC5BE9205D9F}"
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
@@ -79,6 +81,10 @@ Global
 		{8D6C0BB9-D04D-49B6-9043-4A776AD275D5}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
 		{8D6C0BB9-D04D-49B6-9043-4A776AD275D5}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
 		{8D6C0BB9-D04D-49B6-9043-4A776AD275D5}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{E85ABEC7-9B4C-432C-9A04-AC5BE9205D9F}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{E85ABEC7-9B4C-432C-9A04-AC5BE9205D9F}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{E85ABEC7-9B4C-432C-9A04-AC5BE9205D9F}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{E85ABEC7-9B4C-432C-9A04-AC5BE9205D9F}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
@@ -94,5 +100,6 @@ Global
 		{50B24ACA-D8F0-4268-A477-871B0A92A04A} = {9EC69873-5A97-4C25-AB5A-31DDE589B2D9}
 		{324C2F52-D9F7-4844-9BC4-9906E228D380} = {9EC69873-5A97-4C25-AB5A-31DDE589B2D9}
 		{8D6C0BB9-D04D-49B6-9043-4A776AD275D5} = {9EC69873-5A97-4C25-AB5A-31DDE589B2D9}
+		{E85ABEC7-9B4C-432C-9A04-AC5BE9205D9F} = {9EC69873-5A97-4C25-AB5A-31DDE589B2D9}
 	EndGlobalSection
 EndGlobal
diff --git a/src/Serilog.Sinks.IOTextWriter/IOTextWriterConfigurationExtensions.cs b/src/Serilog.Sinks.IOTextWriter/IOTextWriterConfigurationExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5247b015a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Serilog.Sinks.IOTextWriter/IOTextWriterConfigurationExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+using System;
+using System.IO;
+using Serilog.Configuration;
+using Serilog.Core;
+using Serilog.Events;
+using Serilog.Formatting.Display;
+using Serilog.Sinks.IOTextWriter;
+
+namespace Serilog
+{
+    public static class IOTextWriterConfigurationExtensions
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Write log events to the provided <see cref="TextWriter"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="sinkConfiguration">Logger sink configuration.</param>
+        /// <param name="textWriter">The text writer to write log events to.</param>
+        /// <param name="outputTemplate">Message template describing the output format.</param>
+        /// <param name="restrictedToMinimumLevel">The minimum level for
+        /// events passed through the sink. Ignored when <paramref name="levelSwitch"/> is specified.</param>
+        /// <param name="levelSwitch">A switch allowing the pass-through minimum level
+        /// to be changed at runtime.</param>
+        /// <returns>Configuration object allowing method chaining.</returns>
+        /// <param name="formatProvider">Supplies culture-specific formatting information, or null.</param>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"></exception>
+        public static LoggerConfiguration TextWriter(
+            this LoggerSinkConfiguration sinkConfiguration,
+            TextWriter textWriter,
+            LogEventLevel restrictedToMinimumLevel = LevelAlias.Minimum,
+            string outputTemplate = LoggerConfigurationFullNetFxExtensions.DefaultOutputTemplate,
+            IFormatProvider formatProvider = null,
+            LoggingLevelSwitch levelSwitch = null)
+        {
+            if (textWriter == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(textWriter));
+            if (outputTemplate == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(outputTemplate));
+
+            var formatter = new MessageTemplateTextFormatter(outputTemplate, formatProvider);
+            var sink = new TextWriterSink(textWriter, formatter);
+            return sinkConfiguration.Sink(sink, restrictedToMinimumLevel, levelSwitch);
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Serilog.Sinks.IOTextWriter/Serilog.Sinks.IOTextWriter.xproj b/src/Serilog.Sinks.IOTextWriter/Serilog.Sinks.IOTextWriter.xproj
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..26ffe2039
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Serilog.Sinks.IOTextWriter/Serilog.Sinks.IOTextWriter.xproj
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="14.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <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)' != ''" />
+  <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
+    <ProjectGuid>e85abec7-9b4c-432c-9a04-ac5be9205d9f</ProjectGuid>
+    <RootNamespace>Serilog</RootNamespace>
+    <BaseIntermediateOutputPath Condition="'$(BaseIntermediateOutputPath)'=='' ">..\..\artifacts\obj\$(MSBuildProjectName)</BaseIntermediateOutputPath>
+    <OutputPath Condition="'$(OutputPath)'=='' ">..\..\artifacts\bin\$(MSBuildProjectName)\</OutputPath>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <SchemaVersion>2.0</SchemaVersion>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(VSToolsPath)\DNX\Microsoft.DNX.targets" Condition="'$(VSToolsPath)' != ''" />
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Serilog/Sinks/IOTextWriter/TextWriterSink.cs b/src/Serilog.Sinks.IOTextWriter/Sinks/IOTextWriter/TextWriterSink.cs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Serilog/Sinks/IOTextWriter/TextWriterSink.cs
rename to src/Serilog.Sinks.IOTextWriter/Sinks/IOTextWriter/TextWriterSink.cs
diff --git a/src/Serilog.Sinks.IOTextWriter/project.json b/src/Serilog.Sinks.IOTextWriter/project.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dce7d016f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Serilog.Sinks.IOTextWriter/project.json
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{
+  "version": "2.0.0-beta-*",
+  "description": "The IO Text Writer sink for Serilog - Simple .NET logging with fully-structured events",
+  "authors": [ "Serilog Contributors" ],
+  "tags": [ "serilog", "IO", "text", "writer"],
+  "projectUrl": "http://serilog.net",
+  "licenseUrl": "http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0",
+  "iconUrl": "http://serilog.net/images/serilog-sink-nuget.png",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "Serilog": { "target": "project" }
+  },
+  "compilationOptions": {
+    "keyFile": "../../assets/Serilog.snk"
+  },
+  "frameworks": {
+    "net45": {
+    }, 
+    "dotnet5.1": {
+      "dependencies": {
+        "System.IO": "4.0.11-beta-23516"
+      }
+    },
+    "dotnet5.4": {
+      "dependencies": {
+        "System.IO": "4.0.11-beta-23516"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Serilog.Sinks.PeriodicBatching/Serilog.Sinks.PeriodicBatching.xproj b/src/Serilog.Sinks.PeriodicBatching/Serilog.Sinks.PeriodicBatching.xproj
index 0b37f33e2..0bd6dfd90 100644
--- a/src/Serilog.Sinks.PeriodicBatching/Serilog.Sinks.PeriodicBatching.xproj
+++ b/src/Serilog.Sinks.PeriodicBatching/Serilog.Sinks.PeriodicBatching.xproj
@@ -4,17 +4,15 @@
     <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)' != ''" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <ProjectGuid>324c2f52-d9f7-4844-9bc4-9906e228d380</ProjectGuid>
-    <RootNamespace>Serilog.Sinks.PeriodicBatching</RootNamespace>
+    <RootNamespace>Serilog</RootNamespace>
     <BaseIntermediateOutputPath Condition="'$(BaseIntermediateOutputPath)'=='' ">..\..\artifacts\obj\$(MSBuildProjectName)</BaseIntermediateOutputPath>
     <OutputPath Condition="'$(OutputPath)'=='' ">..\..\artifacts\bin\$(MSBuildProjectName)\</OutputPath>
   </PropertyGroup>
-
   <PropertyGroup>
     <SchemaVersion>2.0</SchemaVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VSToolsPath)\DNX\Microsoft.DNX.targets" Condition="'$(VSToolsPath)' != ''" />
-</Project>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Serilog/Configuration/LoggerSinkConfiguration.cs b/src/Serilog/Configuration/LoggerSinkConfiguration.cs
index f9ad05c98..eabed4dfc 100644
--- a/src/Serilog/Configuration/LoggerSinkConfiguration.cs
+++ b/src/Serilog/Configuration/LoggerSinkConfiguration.cs
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@
 using Serilog.Core.Sinks;
 using Serilog.Debugging;
 using Serilog.Events;
-using Serilog.Formatting.Display;
-using Serilog.Sinks.IOTextWriter;
+using Serilog.Formatting.Display; 
 
 namespace Serilog.Configuration
 {
@@ -109,32 +108,7 @@ public LoggerConfiguration Sink<TSink>(
             return Sink(new TSink(), restrictedToMinimumLevel, levelSwitch);
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Write log events to the provided <see cref="TextWriter"/>.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="textWriter">The text writer to write log events to.</param>
-        /// <param name="outputTemplate">Message template describing the output format.</param>
-        /// <param name="restrictedToMinimumLevel">The minimum level for
-        /// events passed through the sink. Ignored when <paramref name="levelSwitch"/> is specified.</param>
-        /// <param name="levelSwitch">A switch allowing the pass-through minimum level
-        /// to be changed at runtime.</param>
-        /// <returns>Configuration object allowing method chaining.</returns>
-        /// <param name="formatProvider">Supplies culture-specific formatting information, or null.</param>
-        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"></exception>
-        public LoggerConfiguration TextWriter(
-            TextWriter textWriter,
-            LogEventLevel restrictedToMinimumLevel = LevelAlias.Minimum,
-            string outputTemplate = DefaultOutputTemplate,
-            IFormatProvider formatProvider = null,
-            LoggingLevelSwitch levelSwitch = null)
-        {
-            if (textWriter == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(textWriter));
-            if (outputTemplate == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(outputTemplate));
 
-            var formatter = new MessageTemplateTextFormatter(outputTemplate, formatProvider);
-            var sink = new TextWriterSink(textWriter, formatter);
-            return Sink(sink, restrictedToMinimumLevel, levelSwitch);
-        }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Write log events to a sub-logger, where further processing may occur. Events through
diff --git a/test/Serilog.Tests/project.json b/test/Serilog.Tests/project.json
index 0c93473d1..8b62dbacb 100644
--- a/test/Serilog.Tests/project.json
+++ b/test/Serilog.Tests/project.json
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
         "Serilog.Sinks.IOFile": { "target": "project" }, 
         "Serilog.Sinks.RollingFile": { "target": "project" },
         "Serilog.Sinks.PeriodicBatching": { "target": "project" },
-        "Serilog.Sinks.Observable": {"target": "project"}
+        "Serilog.Sinks.Observable": { "target": "project" },
+        "Serilog.Sinks.IOTextWriter": {"target": "project"}
     },
     "frameworks": {
         "dnx451": {