diff --git a/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp/Extractor/CompilerVersion.cs b/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp/Extractor/CompilerVersion.cs
index e52c79a17e19..5429f2bba075 100644
--- a/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp/Extractor/CompilerVersion.cs
+++ b/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp/Extractor/CompilerVersion.cs
@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ public CompilerVersion(Options options)
                     specifiedFramework = compilerDir;
                 }
 
-                var versionInfo = FileVersionInfo.GetVersionInfo(SpecifiedCompiler);
+                // If csc is specified as compiler name, then attempt to read the version information from csc.dll
+                var compilerBinaryName = Path.GetFileName(SpecifiedCompiler) == "csc" ? $"{SpecifiedCompiler}.dll" : SpecifiedCompiler;
+                var versionInfo = FileVersionInfo.GetVersionInfo(File.Exists(compilerBinaryName) ? compilerBinaryName : SpecifiedCompiler);
                 if (!knownCompilerNames.TryGetValue(versionInfo.OriginalFilename ?? string.Empty, out var vendor))
                 {
                     SkipExtractionBecause("the compiler name is not recognised");
diff --git a/csharp/ql/integration-tests/linux/dotnet_10_rc2/Program.cs b/csharp/ql/integration-tests/linux/dotnet_10_rc2/Program.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bd44629f7e23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/csharp/ql/integration-tests/linux/dotnet_10_rc2/Program.cs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Console.WriteLine($"<arguments>{string.Join(",", args)}</arguments>");
diff --git a/csharp/ql/integration-tests/linux/dotnet_10_rc2/dotnet_build.csproj b/csharp/ql/integration-tests/linux/dotnet_10_rc2/dotnet_build.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dfb40caafcf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/csharp/ql/integration-tests/linux/dotnet_10_rc2/dotnet_build.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+</Project>
diff --git a/csharp/ql/integration-tests/linux/dotnet_10_rc2/global.json b/csharp/ql/integration-tests/linux/dotnet_10_rc2/global.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e870e2cf7bdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/csharp/ql/integration-tests/linux/dotnet_10_rc2/global.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "sdk": {
+        "version": "10.0.100-rc.2.25502.107"
+    }
+}
diff --git a/csharp/ql/integration-tests/linux/dotnet_10_rc2/test.py b/csharp/ql/integration-tests/linux/dotnet_10_rc2/test.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..148626b1cb86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/csharp/ql/integration-tests/linux/dotnet_10_rc2/test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import os
+import runs_on
+
+@runs_on.linux
+def test(codeql, csharp):
+    codeql.database.create()
diff --git a/csharp/ql/integration-tests/windows/dotnet_10_rc2/Program.cs b/csharp/ql/integration-tests/windows/dotnet_10_rc2/Program.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bd44629f7e23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/csharp/ql/integration-tests/windows/dotnet_10_rc2/Program.cs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Console.WriteLine($"<arguments>{string.Join(",", args)}</arguments>");
diff --git a/csharp/ql/integration-tests/windows/dotnet_10_rc2/dotnet_build.csproj b/csharp/ql/integration-tests/windows/dotnet_10_rc2/dotnet_build.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dfb40caafcf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/csharp/ql/integration-tests/windows/dotnet_10_rc2/dotnet_build.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+</Project>
diff --git a/csharp/ql/integration-tests/windows/dotnet_10_rc2/global.json b/csharp/ql/integration-tests/windows/dotnet_10_rc2/global.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e870e2cf7bdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/csharp/ql/integration-tests/windows/dotnet_10_rc2/global.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "sdk": {
+        "version": "10.0.100-rc.2.25502.107"
+    }
+}
diff --git a/csharp/ql/integration-tests/windows/dotnet_10_rc2/test.py b/csharp/ql/integration-tests/windows/dotnet_10_rc2/test.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..00905b67cd49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/csharp/ql/integration-tests/windows/dotnet_10_rc2/test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import os
+import runs_on
+
+@runs_on.windows
+def test(codeql, csharp):
+    codeql.database.create()
diff --git a/csharp/ql/lib/change-notes/2025-10-21-dotnet-rc2-tracing.md b/csharp/ql/lib/change-notes/2025-10-21-dotnet-rc2-tracing.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b54f1e7d1b5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/csharp/ql/lib/change-notes/2025-10-21-dotnet-rc2-tracing.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+category: minorAnalysis
+---
+* Added tracer support for macOS and Linux when the .NET CLI (`dotnet`) directly invokes the C# compiler (`csc`). This enhancement provides basic tracing and extraction capabilities for .NET 10 RC2 on these platforms.
diff --git a/csharp/tools/tracing-config.lua b/csharp/tools/tracing-config.lua
index a48a93c073c8..13ede12a237e 100644
--- a/csharp/tools/tracing-config.lua
+++ b/csharp/tools/tracing-config.lua
@@ -221,9 +221,9 @@ function RegisterExtractorPack(id)
     }
     local posixMatchers = {
         DotnetMatcherBuild,
-        CreatePatternMatcher({ '^mcs%.exe$', '^csc%.exe$' }, MatchCompilerName,
+        CreatePatternMatcher({ '^mcs%.exe$', '^csc%.exe$', '^csc$' }, MatchCompilerName,
             extractor, {
-            prepend = { '--compiler', '"${compiler}"' },
+            prepend = { '--compiler', '${compiler}' },
             order = ORDER_BEFORE
         }),
         MsBuildMatcher,