diff --git a/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.ReadyToRun.Tests/TestCases/R2RTestSuites.cs b/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.ReadyToRun.Tests/TestCases/R2RTestSuites.cs
index 1f545ceb58fe59..989feb34240e5f 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.ReadyToRun.Tests/TestCases/R2RTestSuites.cs
+++ b/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.ReadyToRun.Tests/TestCases/R2RTestSuites.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Reflection.PortableExecutable;
 using ILCompiler.ReadyToRun.Tests.TestCasesRunner;
 using ILCompiler.Reflection.ReadyToRun;
@@ -432,6 +433,61 @@ static void Validate(ReadyToRunReader reader)
         }
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// #129813 / PR #129884: crossgen2 --strip-il-bodies must preserve the IL of non-async
+    /// Task/ValueTask-returning methods, which is needed to compile the runtime-async variant.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Fact]
+    public void RuntimeAsyncStripILBodiesPreservesTaskReturningIL()
+    {
+        var stripILBodies = new CompiledAssembly
+        {
+            AssemblyName = nameof(RuntimeAsyncStripILBodiesPreservesTaskReturningIL),
+            SourceResourceNames =
+            [
+                "RuntimeAsync/StripILBodies.cs",
+                "RuntimeAsync/RuntimeAsyncMethodGenerationAttribute.cs",
+            ],
+            Features = { RuntimeAsyncFeature },
+        };
+
+        new R2RTestRunner(_output).Run(new R2RTestCase(
+            nameof(RuntimeAsyncStripILBodiesPreservesTaskReturningIL),
+            [
+                new(nameof(RuntimeAsyncStripILBodiesPreservesTaskReturningIL), [new CrossgenAssembly(stripILBodies)])
+                {
+                    Options = [Crossgen2Option.Composite, Crossgen2Option.Optimize, Crossgen2Option.StripILBodies],
+                    Validate = Validate,
+                },
+            ]));
+
+        static void Validate(ReadyToRunReader reader)
+        {
+            string diag;
+
+            string componentFile = Path.Combine(
+                Path.GetDirectoryName(reader.Filename)!,
+                nameof(RuntimeAsyncStripILBodiesPreservesTaskReturningIL) + ".dll");
+
+            Assert.True(R2RAssert.MethodILIsPresent(componentFile, "StripILBodies", "SyncTaskOfTForwarder", out diag), diag);
+            Assert.True(R2RAssert.MethodILIsPresent(componentFile, "StripILBodies", "SyncValueTaskOfTForwarder", out diag), diag);
+            Assert.True(R2RAssert.MethodILIsPresent(componentFile, "StripILBodies", "SyncTaskForwarder", out diag), diag);
+            Assert.True(R2RAssert.MethodILIsPresent(componentFile, "StripILBodies", "SyncValueTaskForwarder", out diag), diag);
+
+            Assert.True(R2RAssert.MethodILIsPresent(componentFile, "StripILBodies", "GenericIdentity", out diag), diag);
+            Assert.True(R2RAssert.MethodILIsPresent(componentFile, "GenericHolder`1", "MethodOnGenericType", out diag), diag);
+
+            Assert.True(R2RAssert.MethodILIsStripped(componentFile, "StripILBodies", "PlainStrippableMethod", out diag), diag);
+            Assert.True(R2RAssert.MethodILIsStripped(componentFile, "StripILBodies", "ComputeTag", out diag), diag);
+            Assert.True(R2RAssert.MethodILIsStripped(componentFile, "StripILBodies", "Root", out diag), diag);
+
+            Assert.True(R2RAssert.MethodILIsStripped(componentFile, "StripILBodies", "AsyncTaskMethod", out diag), diag);
+            Assert.True(R2RAssert.MethodILIsStripped(componentFile, "StripILBodies", "AsyncValueTaskMethod", out diag), diag);
+            Assert.True(R2RAssert.HasAsyncVariant(reader, "AsyncTaskMethod", out diag), diag);
+            Assert.True(R2RAssert.HasAsyncVariant(reader, "AsyncValueTaskMethod", out diag), diag);
+        }
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// PR #123643: Async methods capturing GC refs across await points
     /// produce ContinuationLayout fixups encoding the GC ref map.
diff --git a/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.ReadyToRun.Tests/TestCases/RuntimeAsync/StripILBodies.cs b/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.ReadyToRun.Tests/TestCases/RuntimeAsync/StripILBodies.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..714129287fa7ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.ReadyToRun.Tests/TestCases/RuntimeAsync/StripILBodies.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+// Test: crossgen2 --strip-il-bodies IL preservation.
+// Validates that non-async Task/ValueTask-returning methods, generic methods,
+// and methods on generic types keep their IL, while plain and async methods are stripped.
+using System;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+public static class StripILBodies
+{
+    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.NoInlining)]
+    public static Task<int> SyncTaskOfTForwarder(int value)
+    {
+        return Task.FromResult(value + 1);
+    }
+
+    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.NoInlining)]
+    public static ValueTask<int> SyncValueTaskOfTForwarder(int value)
+    {
+        return new ValueTask<int>(value + 2);
+    }
+
+    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.NoInlining)]
+    public static Task SyncTaskForwarder()
+    {
+        return Task.CompletedTask;
+    }
+
+    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.NoInlining)]
+    public static ValueTask SyncValueTaskForwarder()
+    {
+        return default;
+    }
+
+    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.NoInlining)]
+    public static T GenericIdentity<T>(T value)
+    {
+        return value;
+    }
+
+    public static class GenericHolder<T>
+    {
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.NoInlining)]
+        public static int MethodOnGenericType(int a, int b)
+        {
+            return a + b;
+        }
+    }
+
+    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.NoInlining)]
+    public static async Task<int> AsyncTaskMethod()
+    {
+        await Task.Yield();
+        return 42;
+    }
+
+    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.NoInlining)]
+    public static async ValueTask AsyncValueTaskMethod()
+    {
+        await Task.Yield();
+    }
+
+    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.NoInlining)]
+    public static int PlainStrippableMethod(int a, int b)
+    {
+        return a + b + ComputeTag();
+    }
+
+    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.NoInlining)]
+    private static int ComputeTag()
+    {
+        return 12345;
+    }
+
+    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.NoInlining)]
+    public static int Root()
+    {
+        return GenericIdentity<int>(1) + GenericHolder<string>.MethodOnGenericType(2, 3);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.ReadyToRun.Tests/TestCasesRunner/R2RDriver.cs b/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.ReadyToRun.Tests/TestCasesRunner/R2RDriver.cs
index 1cc08276b0eaa7..a359f7bfa45d05 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.ReadyToRun.Tests/TestCasesRunner/R2RDriver.cs
+++ b/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.ReadyToRun.Tests/TestCasesRunner/R2RDriver.cs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ internal enum Crossgen2Option
     HotColdSplitting,
     Optimize,
     TargetArchArm,
+    StripILBodies,
 }
 
 internal static class Crossgen2OptionsExtensions
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ internal static class Crossgen2OptionsExtensions
         Crossgen2Option.HotColdSplitting => $"--hot-cold-splitting",
         Crossgen2Option.Optimize => $"--optimize",
         Crossgen2Option.TargetArchArm => $"--targetarch:arm",
+        Crossgen2Option.StripILBodies => $"--strip-il-bodies",
         _ => throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(kind)),
     };
 }
diff --git a/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.ReadyToRun.Tests/TestCasesRunner/R2RResultChecker.cs b/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.ReadyToRun.Tests/TestCasesRunner/R2RResultChecker.cs
index 3d6ec148e25b6e..86c3112a2992ba 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.ReadyToRun.Tests/TestCasesRunner/R2RResultChecker.cs
+++ b/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.ReadyToRun.Tests/TestCasesRunner/R2RResultChecker.cs
@@ -1019,6 +1019,81 @@ public static bool HasCompiledMethod(ReadyToRunReader reader, string declaringTy
             $"All compiled methods ({allMethods.Count}):\n  {string.Join("\n  ", allMethods.Select(m => $"{m.DeclaringType}:{m.Name}"))}";
         return false;
     }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Reads the raw IL byte stream of a method definition from a component MSIL file.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static bool TryGetMethodIL(string msilFilePath, string declaringType, string methodName, out byte[] il, out string diagnostic)
+    {
+        il = Array.Empty<byte>();
+
+        if (!File.Exists(msilFilePath))
+        {
+            diagnostic = $"Component MSIL file not found: '{msilFilePath}'.";
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        using var fileStream = new FileStream(msilFilePath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
+        using var peReader = new PEReader(fileStream);
+        MetadataReader mr = peReader.GetMetadataReader();
+        foreach (TypeDefinitionHandle typeHandle in mr.TypeDefinitions)
+        {
+            TypeDefinition type = mr.GetTypeDefinition(typeHandle);
+            if (mr.GetString(type.Name) != declaringType)
+                continue;
+
+            foreach (MethodDefinitionHandle methodHandle in type.GetMethods())
+            {
+                MethodDefinition method = mr.GetMethodDefinition(methodHandle);
+                if (mr.GetString(method.Name) != methodName)
+                    continue;
+
+                int rva = method.RelativeVirtualAddress;
+                if (rva == 0)
+                {
+                    diagnostic = $"Method '{declaringType}.{methodName}' has no IL body (RVA 0).";
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                il = peReader.GetMethodBody(rva).GetILBytes() ?? Array.Empty<byte>();
+                diagnostic = string.Empty;
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        diagnostic = $"Method '{declaringType}.{methodName}' not found in '{msilFilePath}'.";
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Returns true if the method's IL body was stripped by crossgen2 (--strip-il-bodies).
+    /// </summary>
+    public static bool MethodILIsStripped(string msilFilePath, string declaringType, string methodName, out string diagnostic)
+    {
+        if (!TryGetMethodIL(msilFilePath, declaringType, methodName, out byte[] il, out diagnostic))
+            return false;
+
+        bool stripped = il.AsSpan().SequenceEqual((ReadOnlySpan<byte>)[0x14, 0x7A]);
+        diagnostic = stripped
+            ? $"IL of '{declaringType}.{methodName}' is stripped (ldnull; throw)."
+            : $"Expected IL of '{declaringType}.{methodName}' to be stripped, but it is present ({il.Length} bytes: {BitConverter.ToString(il)}).";
+        return stripped;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Returns true if the method's full IL body is present in the component MSIL file.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static bool MethodILIsPresent(string msilFilePath, string declaringType, string methodName, out string diagnostic)
+    {
+        if (!TryGetMethodIL(msilFilePath, declaringType, methodName, out byte[] il, out diagnostic))
+            return false;
+
+        bool present = !il.AsSpan().SequenceEqual((ReadOnlySpan<byte>)[0x14, 0x7A]);
+        diagnostic = present
+            ? $"IL of '{declaringType}.{methodName}' is present ({il.Length} bytes)."
+            : $"Expected IL of '{declaringType}.{methodName}' to be present, but it was stripped (ldnull; throw).";
+        return present;
+    }
 }
 
 /// <summary>