diff --git a/src/coreclr/gc/datadescriptor/datadescriptor.h b/src/coreclr/gc/datadescriptor/datadescriptor.h
index 166d9ada0b9a5e..a52044a40c026f 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/gc/datadescriptor/datadescriptor.h
+++ b/src/coreclr/gc/datadescriptor/datadescriptor.h
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 #include "gchandletableimpl.h"
 #include "handletablepriv.h"
 #include "gceventstatus.h"
+#ifdef GC_HEAP_CARD_TABLE_IN_VM
+#include "gcheaputilities.h"
+#endif // GC_HEAP_CARD_TABLE_IN_VM
 
 #ifdef SERVER_GC
 #define GC_NAMESPACE SVR
@@ -60,7 +63,11 @@ struct cdac_data<GC_NAMESPACE::gc_heap>
 #endif // BACKGROUND_GC
     GC_HEAP_FIELD(AllocAllocated, alloc_allocated)
     GC_HEAP_FIELD(EphemeralHeapSegment, ephemeral_heap_segment)
+#ifdef GC_HEAP_CARD_TABLE_IN_VM
+    static constexpr decltype(&g_card_table) CardTable = &g_card_table;
+#else // !GC_HEAP_CARD_TABLE_IN_VM
     GC_HEAP_FIELD(CardTable, card_table)
+#endif // !GC_HEAP_CARD_TABLE_IN_VM
     GC_HEAP_FIELD(FinalizeQueue, finalize_queue)
     GC_HEAP_FIELD(GenerationTable, generation_table)
 #if !defined(USE_REGIONS) && defined(BACKGROUND_GC)
diff --git a/src/coreclr/vm/datadescriptor/CMakeLists.txt b/src/coreclr/vm/datadescriptor/CMakeLists.txt
index c14d4d7cb6c46d..e5bdb7807e52d9 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/vm/datadescriptor/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/coreclr/vm/datadescriptor/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ add_library(gc_wks_descriptor_interface INTERFACE)
 target_include_directories(gc_wks_descriptor_interface INTERFACE
     ${GC_DESCRIPTOR_DIR}
     ${CLR_DIR}/gc)
+target_compile_definitions(gc_wks_descriptor_interface INTERFACE -DGC_HEAP_CARD_TABLE_IN_VM)
 add_dependencies(gc_wks_descriptor_interface cee_wks_core)
 generate_data_descriptors(
     LIBRARY_NAME gc_wks_descriptor
diff --git a/src/native/managed/cdac/tests/DumpTests/WorkstationGCDumpTests.cs b/src/native/managed/cdac/tests/DumpTests/WorkstationGCDumpTests.cs
index 733263f7001b21..dcc183df9a94ca 100644
--- a/src/native/managed/cdac/tests/DumpTests/WorkstationGCDumpTests.cs
+++ b/src/native/managed/cdac/tests/DumpTests/WorkstationGCDumpTests.cs
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ public void WorkstationGC_CanGetHeapData(TestConfiguration config)
         GCHeapData heapData = gcContract.GetHeapData();
         Assert.NotNull(heapData.GenerationTable);
         Assert.True(heapData.GenerationTable.Count > 0, "Expected at least one generation");
+        Assert.NotEqual(TargetPointer.Null, heapData.CardTable);
     }
 
     [ConditionalTheory]