diff --git a/src/System.Private.Windows.Core/tests/System.Private.Windows.Core.Tests/System/Private/Windows/Nrbf/CoreNrbfSerializerTests.cs b/src/System.Private.Windows.Core/tests/System.Private.Windows.Core.Tests/System/Private/Windows/Nrbf/CoreNrbfSerializerTests.cs
index ff49f9ab22c..fd6a7d1c05e 100644
--- a/src/System.Private.Windows.Core/tests/System.Private.Windows.Core.Tests/System/Private/Windows/Nrbf/CoreNrbfSerializerTests.cs
+++ b/src/System.Private.Windows.Core/tests/System.Private.Windows.Core.Tests/System/Private/Windows/Nrbf/CoreNrbfSerializerTests.cs
@@ -1,19 +1,27 @@
-// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
+// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
 // The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 
 using System.Formats.Nrbf;
 using System.Reflection.Metadata;
 using System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary;
+using System.Collections;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 
 namespace System.Private.Windows.Nrbf;
 
+// Suppress CS0618 warnings for the entire class as we're deliberately testing backward compatibility
+// with obsolete APIs like IHashCodeProvider to ensure proper serialization handling
+#pragma warning disable CS0618
 public class CoreNrbfSerializerTests
 {
     public static TheoryData<object, bool> TryWriteObjectData => new()
     {
         { 123, true },
         { "test", true },
-        { new object(), false }
+        { new object(), false },
+        { new Hashtable() { { "key", "value" } }, true },
+        { new Hashtable(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase) { { "key", "value" } }, true }
     };
 
     [Theory]
@@ -94,4 +102,175 @@ public void IsSupportedType_ShouldReturnExpectedResult(Type type, bool expectedR
     {
         CoreNrbfSerializer.IsFullySupportedType(type).Should().Be(expectedResult);
     }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void HashtableType_IsNotFullySupportedType()
+    {
+        // Hashtable is not fully supported but can be round-tripped through TryWriteObject/TryGetObject
+        CoreNrbfSerializer.IsFullySupportedType(typeof(Hashtable)).Should().BeFalse();
+    }
+    
+    [Theory]
+    [MemberData(nameof(HashtableTestData))]
+    public void Hashtable_TryWriteObject_TryGetObject_RoundTrip(Hashtable hashtable, bool expectSuccessfulDeserialization)
+    {
+        using MemoryStream stream = new();
+        bool result = CoreNrbfSerializer.TryWriteObject(stream, hashtable);
+        result.Should().BeTrue(); // All Hashtables should be serializable
+        
+        stream.Position = 0;
+        SerializationRecord record = NrbfDecoder.Decode(stream);
+        bool deserializationResult = CoreNrbfSerializer.TryGetObject(record, out object? value);
+        deserializationResult.Should().Be(expectSuccessfulDeserialization);
+        
+        // When deserialization is expected to succeed, verify the key-value pairs
+        if (expectSuccessfulDeserialization)
+        {
+            value.Should().BeOfType<Hashtable>();
+            Hashtable? deserializedTable = value as Hashtable;
+            deserializedTable!.Count.Should().Be(hashtable.Count);
+            
+            foreach (DictionaryEntry entry in hashtable)
+            {
+                deserializedTable.Contains(entry.Key).Should().BeTrue();
+                deserializedTable[entry.Key].Should().Be(entry.Value);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    [Theory]
+    [MemberData(nameof(HashtableTestData))]
+    public void BinaryFormatter_Hashtable_TryGetObject_RoundTrip(Hashtable hashtable, bool expectSuccessfulDeserialization) 
+    {
+        using MemoryStream stream = new();
+        using (BinaryFormatterScope scope = new(enable: true))
+        {
+#pragma warning disable SYSLIB0011 // Type or member is obsolete
+            new BinaryFormatter().Serialize(stream, hashtable);
+#pragma warning restore SYSLIB0011
+        }
+
+        stream.Position = 0;
+        SerializationRecord record = NrbfDecoder.Decode(stream, leaveOpen: true);
+        bool deserializationResult = CoreNrbfSerializer.TryGetObject(record, out object? value);
+        deserializationResult.Should().Be(expectSuccessfulDeserialization);
+
+        // When deserialization is expected to succeed, verify the key-value pairs
+        if (expectSuccessfulDeserialization)
+        {
+            value.Should().BeOfType<Hashtable>();
+            Hashtable? deserializedTable = value as Hashtable;
+            deserializedTable!.Count.Should().Be(hashtable.Count);
+            
+            foreach (DictionaryEntry entry in hashtable)
+            {
+                deserializedTable.Contains(entry.Key).Should().BeTrue();
+                deserializedTable[entry.Key].Should().Be(entry.Value);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    public static TheoryData<Hashtable, bool> HashtableTestData => new()
+    {
+        // Standard hashtable should deserialize correctly
+        { new Hashtable() { { "key", "value" } }, true },
+        { new Hashtable() { { 1, 2 }, { "text", 42 } }, true },
+        
+        // Hashtable with custom comparer won't be deserialized by TryGetPrimitiveHashtable
+        { new Hashtable(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase) { { "key", "value" } }, false },
+        { new Hashtable(StringComparer.CurrentCulture) { { "key", "value" } }, false },
+        
+        // Hashtable with hash code provider won't be deserialized by TryGetPrimitiveHashtable
+        { new Hashtable(new CustomHashCodeProvider(), null) { { "key", "value" } }, false },
+        { new Hashtable(new CustomHashCodeProvider(), StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase) { { "key", "value" } }, false }
+    };
+    
+    [Fact]
+    public void HashtableWithCustomComparer_PreservesData_EvenWhenNotDeserialized()
+    {
+        // Create a hashtable with a custom comparer
+        Hashtable originalHashtable = new(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+        {
+            { "Key", "Value" }
+        };
+
+        // Serialize with BinaryFormatter
+        using MemoryStream stream = new();
+        using (BinaryFormatterScope scope = new(enable: true))
+        {
+#pragma warning disable SYSLIB0011 // Type or member is obsolete
+            new BinaryFormatter().Serialize(stream, originalHashtable);
+#pragma warning restore SYSLIB0011
+        }
+
+        // First verify that CoreNrbfSerializer can't deserialize it
+        stream.Position = 0;
+        SerializationRecord record = NrbfDecoder.Decode(stream, leaveOpen: true);
+        CoreNrbfSerializer.TryGetObject(record, out _).Should().BeFalse();
+
+        // Now verify that BinaryFormatter can deserialize it with all data intact
+        stream.Position = 0;
+        using (BinaryFormatterScope scope = new(enable: true))
+        {
+#pragma warning disable SYSLIB0011 // Type or member is obsolete
+            Hashtable deserializedHashtable = (Hashtable)new BinaryFormatter().Deserialize(stream);
+#pragma warning restore SYSLIB0011
+
+            // Verify key-value data
+            deserializedHashtable.Count.Should().Be(originalHashtable.Count);
+            deserializedHashtable["Key"].Should().Be("Value");
+
+            // Verify case-insensitivity was preserved (comparer was not lost)
+            deserializedHashtable["key"].Should().Be("Value");
+        }
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void HashtableWithHashCodeProvider_PreservesData_EvenWhenNotDeserialized()
+    {
+        // Create a hashtable with a custom hash code provider
+        Hashtable originalHashtable = new(new CustomHashCodeProvider(), null)
+        {
+            { "Key", "Value" }
+        };
+
+        // Serialize with BinaryFormatter
+        using MemoryStream stream = new();
+        using (BinaryFormatterScope scope = new(enable: true))
+        {
+#pragma warning disable SYSLIB0011 // Type or member is obsolete
+            new BinaryFormatter().Serialize(stream, originalHashtable);
+#pragma warning restore SYSLIB0011
+        }
+
+        // First verify that CoreNrbfSerializer can't deserialize it
+        stream.Position = 0;
+        SerializationRecord record = NrbfDecoder.Decode(stream, leaveOpen: true);
+        CoreNrbfSerializer.TryGetObject(record, out _).Should().BeFalse();
+
+        // Now verify that BinaryFormatter can deserialize it with all data intact
+        stream.Position = 0;
+        using (BinaryFormatterScope scope = new(enable: true))
+        {
+#pragma warning disable SYSLIB0011 // Type or member is obsolete
+            Hashtable deserializedHashtable = (Hashtable)new BinaryFormatter().Deserialize(stream);
+#pragma warning restore SYSLIB0011
+
+            // Verify key-value data
+            deserializedHashtable.Count.Should().Be(originalHashtable.Count);
+            deserializedHashtable["Key"].Should().Be("Value");
+            
+            // Verify the hash code provider was preserved
+            deserializedHashtable.GetType().GetField("_keycomparer", 
+                System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Instance | System.Reflection.BindingFlags.NonPublic)
+                .Should().NotBeNull();
+        }
+    }
+    
+    [Serializable]
+    private class CustomHashCodeProvider : IHashCodeProvider
+    {
+        public int GetHashCode(object obj) => obj?.GetHashCode() ?? 0;
+    }
 }
+#pragma warning restore CS0618
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