diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Runtime/tests/System/DelegateTests.cs b/src/libraries/System.Runtime/tests/System/DelegateTests.cs
index 35ee59b921132..055fd8274e266 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Runtime/tests/System/DelegateTests.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Runtime/tests/System/DelegateTests.cs
@@ -619,6 +619,10 @@ public static void CreateDelegate2()
             e = (E)Delegate.CreateDelegate(typeof(E), new C(), "DoExecute");
             Assert.NotNull(e);
             Assert.Equal(102, e(new C()));
+
+            e = (E)Delegate.CreateDelegate(typeof(E), new B() { field = 42 }, "GetField");
+            Assert.NotNull(e);
+            Assert.Equal(42, e(new C()));
         }
 
         [Fact]
@@ -1103,6 +1107,7 @@ public static void CreateDelegate9_Type_Null()
 
         public class B
         {
+            public int field;
 
             public virtual string retarg3(string s)
             {
@@ -1136,6 +1141,11 @@ public int StartExecute(C c, B b)
             {
                 return 3;
             }
+
+            public int GetField(C c)
+            {
+                return field;
+            }
         }
 
         public class C : B, Iface
diff --git a/src/mono/netcore/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Delegate.Mono.cs b/src/mono/netcore/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Delegate.Mono.cs
index af5a59415591a..faf349979a6a8 100644
--- a/src/mono/netcore/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Delegate.Mono.cs
+++ b/src/mono/netcore/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Delegate.Mono.cs
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ public static Delegate CreateDelegate(Type type, object? firstArgument, MethodIn
                 return null;
             }
 
-            return CreateDelegate_internal(type, null, info, throwOnBindFailure);
+            return CreateDelegate_internal(type, target, info, throwOnBindFailure);
         }
 
         [RequiresUnreferencedCode("The target method might be removed")]