diff --git a/edk2toolext/invocables/edk2_pr_eval.py b/edk2toolext/invocables/edk2_pr_eval.py
index 3690094a5..3825d3efb 100644
--- a/edk2toolext/invocables/edk2_pr_eval.py
+++ b/edk2toolext/invocables/edk2_pr_eval.py
@@ -180,6 +180,18 @@ def get_packages_to_build(self, possible_packages: list) -> dict:
         if rc != 0:
             return {}
 
+        #
+        # Policy 0 - A file outside a package was modified and force build
+        #            all packages on a modified file outside a package setting
+        #            is enabled.
+        #
+        for f in files:
+            if not self.edk2_path_obj.GetContainingPackage(os.path.abspath(f)):
+                return dict.fromkeys(possible_packages,
+                                     "Policy 0 - Build all packages if "
+                                     "a file is modified outside a "
+                                     "package.")
+
         remaining_packages = possible_packages.copy()  # start with all possible packages and remove each
         # package once it is determined to be build.  This optimization
         # avoids checking packages that already will be built.
diff --git a/integration_test/edk2_stuart_pr_eval.robot b/integration_test/edk2_stuart_pr_eval.robot
index c0a81ae67..98c8e0360 100644
--- a/integration_test/edk2_stuart_pr_eval.robot
+++ b/integration_test/edk2_stuart_pr_eval.robot
@@ -314,6 +314,6 @@ Test Stuart PR for changing a file at the root of repo
 
     # Platform CI test DSC dependency on implementation file # Policy 4
     ${pkgs}=  Stuart pr evaluation  ${platform_ci_file}  OvmfPkg  ${default_branch}  ${EMPTY}  ${ws_root}
-    Should Be Empty    ${pkgs}
+    Confirm same contents  ${pkgs}  OvmfPkg
 
     [Teardown]  Delete branch  ${branch_name}  ${default_branch}  ${ws_root}