diff --git a/samples/MvcSample.Web/Startup.cs b/samples/MvcSample.Web/Startup.cs
index 20098d157a..305b556be5 100644
--- a/samples/MvcSample.Web/Startup.cs
+++ b/samples/MvcSample.Web/Startup.cs
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ namespace MvcSample.Web
                     services.Configure<MvcOptions>(options =>
                     {
                         options.Filters.Add(typeof(PassThroughAttribute), order: 17);
+
+                        options.AddXmlDataContractSerializerFormatter();
                     });
                     services.Configure<RazorViewEngineOptions>(options =>
                     {
@@ -90,6 +92,7 @@ namespace MvcSample.Web
                     services.Configure<MvcOptions>(options =>
                     {
                         options.Filters.Add(typeof(PassThroughAttribute), order: 17);
+                        options.AddXmlDataContractSerializerFormatter();
                     });
                 });
             }
diff --git a/samples/TagHelperSample.Web/Startup.cs b/samples/TagHelperSample.Web/Startup.cs
index 0b26939810..0742f29a6f 100644
--- a/samples/TagHelperSample.Web/Startup.cs
+++ b/samples/TagHelperSample.Web/Startup.cs
@@ -14,10 +14,15 @@ namespace TagHelperSample.Web
             app.UseServices(services =>
             {
                 services.AddMvc();
-
+                
                 // Setup services with a test AssemblyProvider so that only the sample's assemblies are loaded. This
                 // prevents loading controllers from other assemblies when the sample is used in functional tests.
                 services.AddTransient<IAssemblyProvider, TestAssemblyProvider<Startup>>();
+
+                services.Configure<MvcOptions>(options =>
+                {
+                    options.AddXmlDataContractSerializerFormatter();
+                });
             });
             app.UseMvc();
         }
diff --git a/samples/TagHelperSample.Web/TagHelperSample.Web.kproj b/samples/TagHelperSample.Web/TagHelperSample.Web.kproj
index a3afa289a4..6fcc162ebf 100644
--- a/samples/TagHelperSample.Web/TagHelperSample.Web.kproj
+++ b/samples/TagHelperSample.Web/TagHelperSample.Web.kproj
@@ -15,4 +15,9 @@
     <DevelopmentServerPort>30540</DevelopmentServerPort>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VSToolsPath)\AspNet\Microsoft.Web.AspNet.targets" Condition="'$(VSToolsPath)' != ''" />
+  <ProjectExtensions>
+    <VisualStudio>
+      <UserProperties project_1json__JSONSchema="http://www.asp.net/media/4878834/project.json" />
+    </VisualStudio>
+  </ProjectExtensions>
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ActionResults/ObjectResult.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ActionResults/ObjectResult.cs
index 86736f97c9..1af7787ca6 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ActionResults/ObjectResult.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ActionResults/ObjectResult.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Http;
 using Microsoft.Framework.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Framework.OptionsModel;
 using Microsoft.Net.Http.Headers;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
@@ -63,20 +64,43 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
         public virtual IOutputFormatter SelectFormatter(OutputFormatterContext formatterContext,
                                                        IEnumerable<IOutputFormatter> formatters)
         {
-            var incomingAcceptHeader = formatterContext.ActionContext.HttpContext.Request.GetTypedHeaders().Accept;
-            var sortedAcceptHeaders = SortMediaTypeHeaderValues(incomingAcceptHeader)
-                                        .Where(header => header.Quality != HeaderQuality.NoMatch)
-                                        .ToArray();
+            var incomingAcceptHeaderMediaTypes = formatterContext.ActionContext.HttpContext.Request.GetTypedHeaders().Accept ??
+                                                    new MediaTypeHeaderValue[] { };
+
+            // By default we want to ignore considering accept headers for content negotiation when
+            // they have a media type like */* in them. Browsers typically have these media types.
+            // In these cases we would want the first formatter in the list of output formatters to
+            // write the response. This default behavior can be changed through options, so checking here.
+            var options = formatterContext.ActionContext.HttpContext
+                                                        .RequestServices
+                                                        .GetRequiredService<IOptions<MvcOptions>>()
+                                                        .Options;
+
+            var respectAcceptHeader = true;
+            if (options.RespectBrowserAcceptHeader == false
+                && incomingAcceptHeaderMediaTypes.Any(mediaType => mediaType.MatchesAllTypes))
+            {
+                respectAcceptHeader = false;
+            }
+            
+            IEnumerable<MediaTypeHeaderValue> sortedAcceptHeaderMediaTypes = null;
+            if (respectAcceptHeader)
+            {
+                sortedAcceptHeaderMediaTypes = SortMediaTypeHeaderValues(incomingAcceptHeaderMediaTypes)
+                                                .Where(header => header.Quality != HeaderQuality.NoMatch);
+            }
 
             IOutputFormatter selectedFormatter = null;
-
             if (ContentTypes == null || ContentTypes.Count == 0)
             {
-                // Select based on sorted accept headers.
-                selectedFormatter = SelectFormatterUsingSortedAcceptHeaders(
-                                                                        formatterContext,
-                                                                        formatters,
-                                                                        sortedAcceptHeaders);
+                if (respectAcceptHeader)
+                {
+                    // Select based on sorted accept headers.
+                    selectedFormatter = SelectFormatterUsingSortedAcceptHeaders(
+                                                                            formatterContext,
+                                                                            formatters,
+                                                                            sortedAcceptHeaderMediaTypes);
+                }
 
                 if (selectedFormatter == null)
                 {
@@ -124,16 +148,15 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
             }
             else
             {
-                // Filter and remove accept headers which cannot support any of the user specified content types.
-                var filteredAndSortedAcceptHeaders = sortedAcceptHeaders
-                                                        .Where(acceptHeader =>
-                                                                ContentTypes
-                                                                    .Any(contentType =>
-                                                                           contentType.IsSubsetOf(acceptHeader)))
-                                                        .ToArray();
-
-                if (filteredAndSortedAcceptHeaders.Length > 0)
+                if (respectAcceptHeader)
                 {
+                    // Filter and remove accept headers which cannot support any of the user specified content types.
+                    var filteredAndSortedAcceptHeaders = sortedAcceptHeaderMediaTypes
+                                                                    .Where(acceptHeader =>
+                                                                            ContentTypes
+                                                                                .Any(contentType =>
+                                                                                       contentType.IsSubsetOf(acceptHeader)));
+
                     selectedFormatter = SelectFormatterUsingSortedAcceptHeaders(
                                                                         formatterContext,
                                                                         formatters,
@@ -194,20 +217,14 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
             return selectedFormatter;
         }
 
-        private static MediaTypeHeaderValue[] SortMediaTypeHeaderValues
-                                                    (IEnumerable<MediaTypeHeaderValue> headerValues)
+        private static IEnumerable<MediaTypeHeaderValue> SortMediaTypeHeaderValues(
+            IEnumerable<MediaTypeHeaderValue> headerValues)
         {
-            if (headerValues == null)
-            {
-                return new MediaTypeHeaderValue[] { };
-            }
-
             // Use OrderBy() instead of Array.Sort() as it performs fewer comparisons. In this case the comparisons
             // are quite expensive so OrderBy() performs better.
             return headerValues.OrderByDescending(headerValue =>
                                                     headerValue,
-                                                    MediaTypeHeaderValueComparer.QualityComparer)
-                               .ToArray();
+                                                    MediaTypeHeaderValueComparer.QualityComparer);
         }
 
         private IEnumerable<IOutputFormatter> GetDefaultFormatters(ActionContext context)
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/MvcOptions.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/MvcOptions.cs
index ab5e271cd8..cd5b652f87 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/MvcOptions.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/MvcOptions.cs
@@ -125,5 +125,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
         /// the <see cref="ApplicationModel"/> when discovering actions.
         /// </summary>
         public List<IApplicationModelConvention> ApplicationModelConventions { get; private set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the flag which causes content negotiation to ignore Accept header 
+        /// when it contains the media type */*. <see langword="false"/> by default.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool RespectBrowserAcceptHeader { get; set; } = false;
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/MvcOptionsExtensions.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/MvcOptionsExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fdeb84115c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/MvcOptionsExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
+{
+    public static class MvcOptionsExtensions
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Adds <see cref="XmlDataContractSerializerInputFormatter"/> and 
+        /// <see cref="XmlDataContractSerializerOutputFormatter"/> to the input and output formatter 
+        /// collections respectively.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="options">The MvcOptions</param>
+        public static void AddXmlDataContractSerializerFormatter([NotNull] this MvcOptions options)
+        {
+            options.OutputFormatters.Add(
+                new XmlDataContractSerializerOutputFormatter(XmlOutputFormatter.GetDefaultXmlWriterSettings()));
+
+            options.InputFormatters.Add(new XmlDataContractSerializerInputFormatter());
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc/MvcOptionsSetup.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc/MvcOptionsSetup.cs
index 886870402e..ff0fb02ec9 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc/MvcOptionsSetup.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc/MvcOptionsSetup.cs
@@ -44,12 +44,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
             options.OutputFormatters.Add(new HttpNoContentOutputFormatter());
             options.OutputFormatters.Add(new TextPlainFormatter());
             options.OutputFormatters.Add(new JsonOutputFormatter());
-            options.OutputFormatters.Add(
-                new XmlDataContractSerializerOutputFormatter(XmlOutputFormatter.GetDefaultXmlWriterSettings()));
 
             // Set up default input formatters.
             options.InputFormatters.Add(new JsonInputFormatter());
-            options.InputFormatters.Add(new XmlDataContractSerializerInputFormatter());
 
             // Set up ValueProviders
             options.ValueProviderFactories.Add(new RouteValueValueProviderFactory());
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ActionResults/CreatedAtActionResultTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ActionResults/CreatedAtActionResultTests.cs
index ab24e30437..bed768483f 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ActionResults/CreatedAtActionResultTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ActionResults/CreatedAtActionResultTests.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ using Microsoft.AspNet.Http.Core;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Http.Core.Collections;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Routing;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Testing;
+using Microsoft.Framework.OptionsModel;
 using Moq;
 using Xunit;
 
@@ -92,6 +93,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
             var services = new Mock<IServiceProvider>();
             services.Setup(p => p.GetService(typeof(IOutputFormattersProvider))).Returns(new TestOutputFormatterProvider());
             httpContext.RequestServices = services.Object;
+            var options = new Mock<IOptions<MvcOptions>>();
+            options.SetupGet(o => o.Options)
+                       .Returns(new MvcOptions());
+            services.Setup(p => p.GetService(typeof(IOptions<MvcOptions>)))
+                       .Returns(options.Object);
+
             return httpContext;
         }
 
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ActionResults/CreatedAtRouteResultTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ActionResults/CreatedAtRouteResultTests.cs
index c88019c240..4345727611 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ActionResults/CreatedAtRouteResultTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ActionResults/CreatedAtRouteResultTests.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ using Microsoft.AspNet.Http;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Http.Core;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Routing;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Testing;
+using Microsoft.Framework.OptionsModel;
 using Moq;
 using Xunit;
 
@@ -97,6 +98,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
 
             httpContext.Setup(o => o.Request)
                        .Returns(request);
+            var options = new Mock<IOptions<MvcOptions>>();
+            options.SetupGet(o => o.Options)
+                       .Returns(new MvcOptions());
+            httpContext.Setup(o => o.RequestServices.GetService(typeof(IOptions<MvcOptions>)))
+                       .Returns(options.Object);
             httpContext.Setup(o => o.Response)
                        .Returns(response);
             httpContext.Setup(o => o.RequestServices.GetService(typeof(IOutputFormattersProvider)))
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ActionResults/CreatedResultTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ActionResults/CreatedResultTests.cs
index 271ada0dfa..b70b8027eb 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ActionResults/CreatedResultTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ActionResults/CreatedResultTests.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Http;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Http.Core;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Routing;
+using Microsoft.Framework.OptionsModel;
 using Moq;
 using Xunit;
 
@@ -69,7 +70,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
                        .Returns(response);
             httpContext.Setup(o => o.RequestServices.GetService(typeof(IOutputFormattersProvider)))
                        .Returns(new TestOutputFormatterProvider());
-
+            var options = new Mock<IOptions<MvcOptions>>();
+            options.SetupGet(o => o.Options)
+                       .Returns(new MvcOptions());
+            httpContext.Setup(o => o.RequestServices.GetService(typeof(IOptions<MvcOptions>)))
+                                   .Returns(options.Object);
             return httpContext.Object;
         }
 
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ActionResults/ObjectResultTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ActionResults/ObjectResultTests.cs
index 1abccd2380..13cdea35bb 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ActionResults/ObjectResultTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ActionResults/ObjectResultTests.cs
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test.ActionResults
             httpResponse.SetupGet(r => r.Body).Returns(stream);
 
             var actionContext = CreateMockActionContext(httpResponse.Object, acceptHeader);
+
             var result = new ObjectResult(input);
 
             // Set the content type property explicitly.
@@ -467,10 +468,148 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test.ActionResults
             Assert.Equal(tempStream.ToArray(), ((MemoryStream)actionContext.HttpContext.Response.Body).ToArray());
         }
 
-        private static ActionContext CreateMockActionContext(HttpResponse response = null,
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData("text/html,application/xhtml+xml,application/xml;q=0.9,image/webp,*/*;q=0.8",
+            "application/json; charset=utf-8")] //Chrome
+        [InlineData("text/html, application/xhtml+xml, */*",
+            "application/json; charset=utf-8")] //IE
+        [InlineData("text/html,application/xhtml+xml,application/xml;q=0.9,*/*;q=0.8",
+            "application/json; charset=utf-8")] //Firefox
+        [InlineData("text/html,application/xhtml+xml,application/xml;q=0.9,*/*;q=0.8",
+            "application/json; charset=utf-8")] //Safari
+        [InlineData("text/html,application/xhtml+xml,application/xml;q=0.9,image/webp,*/*;q=0.8",
+            "application/json; charset=utf-8")] //Opera
+        [InlineData("*/*", @"application/json; charset=utf-8")]
+        [InlineData("text/html,*/*;q=0.8,application/xml;q=0.9",
+            "application/json; charset=utf-8")]
+        public async Task ObjectResult_SelectDefaultFormatter_OnAllMediaRangeAcceptHeaderMediaType(
+            string acceptHeader,
+            string expectedResponseContentType)
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var objectResult = new ObjectResult(new Person() { Name = "John" });
+            var outputFormatters = new IOutputFormatter[] {
+                new HttpNoContentOutputFormatter(),
+                new TextPlainFormatter(),
+                new JsonOutputFormatter(),
+                new XmlDataContractSerializerOutputFormatter(XmlSerializerOutputFormatter.GetDefaultXmlWriterSettings())
+            };
+            var response = GetMockHttpResponse();
+
+            var actionContext = CreateMockActionContext(
+                                    outputFormatters,
+                                    response.Object,
+                                    requestAcceptHeader: acceptHeader);
+
+            // Act
+            await objectResult.ExecuteResultAsync(actionContext);
+
+            // Assert
+            response.VerifySet(resp => resp.ContentType = expectedResponseContentType);
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData("text/html,application/xhtml+xml,application/xml;q=0.9,image/webp,*/*;q=0.8",
+            "application/xml; charset=utf-8")] //Chrome
+        [InlineData("text/html, application/xhtml+xml, */*",
+            "application/json; charset=utf-8")] //IE
+        [InlineData("text/html,application/xhtml+xml,application/xml;q=0.9,*/*;q=0.8",
+            "application/xml; charset=utf-8")] //Firefox
+        [InlineData("text/html,application/xhtml+xml,application/xml;q=0.9,*/*;q=0.8",
+            "application/xml; charset=utf-8")] //Safari
+        [InlineData("text/html,application/xhtml+xml,application/xml;q=0.9,image/webp,*/*;q=0.8",
+            "application/xml; charset=utf-8")] //Opera
+        [InlineData("*/*",
+            "application/json; charset=utf-8")]
+        [InlineData("text/html,*/*;q=0.8,application/xml;q=0.9",
+            "application/xml; charset=utf-8")]
+        public async Task ObjectResult_PerformsContentNegotiation_OnAllMediaRangeAcceptHeaderMediaType(
+            string acceptHeader,
+            string expectedResponseContentType)
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var objectResult = new ObjectResult(new Person() { Name = "John" });
+            var outputFormatters = new IOutputFormatter[] {
+                new HttpNoContentOutputFormatter(),
+                new TextPlainFormatter(),
+                new JsonOutputFormatter(),
+                new XmlDataContractSerializerOutputFormatter(XmlSerializerOutputFormatter.GetDefaultXmlWriterSettings())
+            };
+            var response = GetMockHttpResponse();
+
+            var actionContext = CreateMockActionContext(
+                                    outputFormatters,
+                                    response.Object,
+                                    requestAcceptHeader: acceptHeader,
+                                    respectBrowserAcceptHeader: true);
+
+            // Act
+            await objectResult.ExecuteResultAsync(actionContext);
+
+            // Assert
+            response.VerifySet(resp => resp.ContentType = expectedResponseContentType);
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData("application/xml;q=0.9,text/plain;q=0.5", "application/xml; charset=utf-8", false)]
+        [InlineData("application/xml;q=0.9,*/*;q=0.5", "application/json; charset=utf-8", false)]
+        [InlineData("application/xml;q=0.9,text/plain;q=0.5", "application/xml; charset=utf-8", true)]
+        [InlineData("application/xml;q=0.9,*/*;q=0.5", "application/xml; charset=utf-8", true)]
+        public async Task ObjectResult_WildcardAcceptMediaType_AndExplicitResponseContentType(
+            string acceptHeader,
+            string expectedResponseContentType,
+            bool respectBrowserAcceptHeader)
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var objectResult = new ObjectResult(new Person() { Name = "John" });
+            objectResult.ContentTypes.Add(MediaTypeHeaderValue.Parse("application/xml"));
+            objectResult.ContentTypes.Add(MediaTypeHeaderValue.Parse("application/json"));
+            var outputFormatters = new IOutputFormatter[] {
+                new HttpNoContentOutputFormatter(),
+                new TextPlainFormatter(),
+                new JsonOutputFormatter(),
+                new XmlDataContractSerializerOutputFormatter(XmlSerializerOutputFormatter.GetDefaultXmlWriterSettings())
+            };
+            var response = GetMockHttpResponse();
+
+            var actionContext = CreateMockActionContext(
+                                    outputFormatters,
+                                    response.Object,
+                                    acceptHeader,
+                                    respectBrowserAcceptHeader: respectBrowserAcceptHeader);
+
+            // Act
+            await objectResult.ExecuteResultAsync(actionContext);
+
+            // Assert
+            response.VerifySet(resp => resp.ContentType = expectedResponseContentType);
+        }
+
+        private static ActionContext CreateMockActionContext(
+                                                             HttpResponse response = null,
                                                              string requestAcceptHeader = "application/*",
                                                              string requestContentType = "application/json",
-                                                             string requestAcceptCharsetHeader = "")
+                                                             string requestAcceptCharsetHeader = "",
+                                                             bool respectBrowserAcceptHeader = false)
+        {
+            var formatters = new IOutputFormatter[] { new TextPlainFormatter(), new JsonOutputFormatter() };
+
+            return CreateMockActionContext(
+                                            formatters,
+                                            response: response,
+                                            requestAcceptHeader: requestAcceptHeader,
+                                            requestContentType: requestContentType,
+                                            requestAcceptCharsetHeader: requestAcceptCharsetHeader,
+                                            respectBrowserAcceptHeader: respectBrowserAcceptHeader);
+        }
+
+        private static ActionContext CreateMockActionContext(
+                                                             IEnumerable<IOutputFormatter> outputFormatters,
+                                                             HttpResponse response = null,
+                                                             string requestAcceptHeader = "application/*",
+                                                             string requestContentType = "application/json",
+                                                             string requestAcceptCharsetHeader = "",
+                                                             bool respectBrowserAcceptHeader = false)
         {
             var httpContext = new Mock<HttpContext>();
             if (response != null)
@@ -490,7 +629,17 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test.ActionResults
             httpContext.Setup(o => o.Request).Returns(request);
             httpContext.Setup(o => o.RequestServices).Returns(GetServiceProvider());
             httpContext.Setup(o => o.RequestServices.GetService(typeof(IOutputFormattersProvider)))
-                       .Returns(new TestOutputFormatterProvider());
+                       .Returns(new TestOutputFormatterProvider(outputFormatters));
+
+            var options = new Mock<IOptions<MvcOptions>>();
+            options.SetupGet(o => o.Options)
+                       .Returns(new MvcOptions()
+                       {
+                           RespectBrowserAcceptHeader = respectBrowserAcceptHeader
+                       });
+            httpContext.Setup(o => o.RequestServices.GetService(typeof(IOptions<MvcOptions>)))
+                       .Returns(options.Object);
+
             return new ActionContext(httpContext.Object, new RouteData(), new ActionDescriptor());
         }
 
@@ -551,17 +700,25 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test.ActionResults
 
         private class TestOutputFormatterProvider : IOutputFormattersProvider
         {
+            private readonly IEnumerable<IOutputFormatter> _formatters;
+
+            public TestOutputFormatterProvider(IEnumerable<IOutputFormatter> formatters)
+            {
+                _formatters = formatters;
+            }
+
             public IReadOnlyList<IOutputFormatter> OutputFormatters
             {
                 get
                 {
-                    return new List<IOutputFormatter>()
-                        {
-                            new TextPlainFormatter(),
-                            new JsonOutputFormatter()
-                        };
+                    return _formatters.ToList();
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        public class Person
+        {
+            public string Name { get; set; }
+        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ControllerActionInvokerTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ControllerActionInvokerTest.cs
index d40d158b22..3277056e17 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ControllerActionInvokerTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ControllerActionInvokerTest.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Routing;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Testing;
 using Microsoft.Framework.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Framework.OptionsModel;
 using Moq;
 using Xunit;
 
@@ -1957,6 +1958,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
                        .Returns(mockFormattersProvider.Object);
             httpResponse.Body = new MemoryStream();
 
+            var options = new Mock<IOptions<MvcOptions>>();
+            options.SetupGet(o => o.Options)
+                       .Returns(new MvcOptions());
+            httpContext.Setup(o => o.RequestServices.GetService(typeof(IOptions<MvcOptions>)))
+                       .Returns(options.Object);
+
             var actionContext = new ActionContext(
                 httpContext: httpContext.Object,
                 routeData: new RouteData(),
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/JsonResultTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/JsonResultTest.cs
index 0741b68fca..509cbe8ff3 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/JsonResultTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/JsonResultTest.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Http;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Http.Core;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Routing;
+using Microsoft.Framework.OptionsModel;
 using Microsoft.Net.Http.Headers;
 using Moq;
 using Xunit;
@@ -192,6 +193,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
                 .Setup(s => s.GetService(typeof(IOutputFormattersProvider)))
                 .Returns(mockFormattersProvider.Object);
 
+            var options = new Mock<IOptions<MvcOptions>>();
+            options.SetupGet(o => o.Options)
+                       .Returns(new MvcOptions());
+            services.Setup(s => s.GetService(typeof(IOptions<MvcOptions>)))
+                       .Returns(options.Object);
+
             // This is the ultimate fallback, it will be used if none of the formatters from options
             // work.
             if (enableFallback)
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/MvcRouteHandlerTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/MvcRouteHandlerTests.cs
index 7b24cf6bba..4ef10959a4 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/MvcRouteHandlerTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/MvcRouteHandlerTests.cs
@@ -279,11 +279,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
 
             if (optionsAccessor == null)
             {
-                var mockOptionsAccessor = new Mock<IOptions<MvcOptions>>();
-                mockOptionsAccessor.SetupGet(o => o.Options)
+                var options = new Mock<IOptions<MvcOptions>>();
+                options.SetupGet(o => o.Options)
                                    .Returns(new MvcOptions());
 
-                optionsAccessor = mockOptionsAccessor.Object;
+                optionsAccessor = options.Object;
             }
 
             var httpContext = new Mock<HttpContext>();
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests/RespectBrowserAcceptHeaderTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests/RespectBrowserAcceptHeaderTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b2a81e6c86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests/RespectBrowserAcceptHeaderTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Net;
+using System.Net.Http;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.AspNet.Builder;
+using Microsoft.AspNet.TestHost;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests
+{
+    public class RespectBrowserAcceptHeaderTests
+    {
+        private readonly IServiceProvider _provider = TestHelper.CreateServices(nameof(FormatterWebSite));
+        private readonly Action<IApplicationBuilder> _app = new FormatterWebSite.Startup().Configure;
+
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData("application/xml,*/*;0.2")]
+        [InlineData("application/xml,*/*")]
+        public async Task AllMediaRangeAcceptHeader_FirstFormatterInListWritesResponse(string acceptHeader)
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var server = TestServer.Create(_provider, _app);
+            var client = server.CreateClient();
+            client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Accept", acceptHeader);
+            
+            // Act
+            var response = await client.GetAsync("http://localhost/RespectBrowserAcceptHeader/EmployeeInfo");
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(HttpStatusCode.OK, response.StatusCode);
+            Assert.NotNull(response.Content);
+            Assert.NotNull(response.Content.Headers.ContentType);
+            Assert.Equal("application/json; charset=utf-8", response.Content.Headers.ContentType.ToString());
+            var responseData = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
+            Assert.Equal("{\"Id\":10,\"Name\":\"John\"}", responseData);
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData("application/xml,*/*;0.2")]
+        [InlineData("application/xml,*/*")]
+        public async Task AllMediaRangeAcceptHeader_ProducesAttributeIsHonored(string acceptHeader)
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var server = TestServer.Create(_provider, _app);
+            var client = server.CreateClient();
+            client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Accept", acceptHeader);
+            var expectedResponseData = "<RespectBrowserAcceptHeaderController.Employee xmlns:i=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance\"" +
+                                       " xmlns=\"http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/FormatterWebSite.Controllers\"><Id>20</Id><Name>Mike" +
+                                       "</Name></RespectBrowserAcceptHeaderController.Employee>";
+
+            // Act
+            var response = await client.GetAsync("http://localhost/RespectBrowserAcceptHeader/EmployeeInfoWithProduces");
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(HttpStatusCode.OK, response.StatusCode);
+            Assert.NotNull(response.Content);
+            Assert.NotNull(response.Content.Headers.ContentType);
+            Assert.Equal("application/xml; charset=utf-8", response.Content.Headers.ContentType.ToString());
+            var responseData = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
+            Assert.Equal(expectedResponseData, responseData);
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData("application/xml,*/*;0.2")]
+        [InlineData("application/xml,*/*")]
+        public async Task AllMediaRangeAcceptHeader_WithContentTypeHeader_ContentTypeIsHonored(string acceptHeader)
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var server = TestServer.Create(_provider, _app);
+            var client = server.CreateClient();
+            client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Accept", acceptHeader);
+            var requestData = "<RespectBrowserAcceptHeaderController.Employee xmlns:i=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance\"" +
+                              " xmlns=\"http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/FormatterWebSite.Controllers\"><Id>35</Id><Name>Jimmy" +
+                              "</Name></RespectBrowserAcceptHeaderController.Employee>";
+            
+            // Act
+            var response = await client.PostAsync("http://localhost/RespectBrowserAcceptHeader/CreateEmployee",
+                                                    new StringContent(requestData, Encoding.UTF8, "application/xml"));
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(HttpStatusCode.OK, response.StatusCode);
+            Assert.NotNull(response.Content);
+            Assert.NotNull(response.Content.Headers.ContentType);
+            Assert.Equal("application/xml; charset=utf-8", response.Content.Headers.ContentType.ToString());
+            var responseData = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
+            Assert.Equal(requestData, responseData);
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Test.kproj b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Test.kproj
index 9e842ca455..9b102c6387 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Test.kproj
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Test.kproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project ToolsVersion="14.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <VisualStudioVersion Condition="'$(VisualStudioVersion)' == ''">14.0</VisualStudioVersion>
@@ -14,4 +14,9 @@
     <SchemaVersion>2.0</SchemaVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VSToolsPath)\AspNet\Microsoft.Web.AspNet.targets" Condition="'$(VSToolsPath)' != ''" />
-</Project>
+  <ProjectExtensions>
+    <VisualStudio>
+      <UserProperties project_1json__JSONSchema="http://www.asp.net/media/4878834/project.json" />
+    </VisualStudio>
+  </ProjectExtensions>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Test/MvcOptionSetupTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Test/MvcOptionSetupTest.cs
index f57b928e44..d946be0beb 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Test/MvcOptionSetupTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Test/MvcOptionSetupTest.cs
@@ -83,11 +83,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
             setup.Configure(mvcOptions);
 
             // Assert
-            Assert.Equal(4, mvcOptions.OutputFormatters.Count);
+            Assert.Equal(3, mvcOptions.OutputFormatters.Count);
             Assert.IsType<HttpNoContentOutputFormatter>(mvcOptions.OutputFormatters[0].Instance);
             Assert.IsType<TextPlainFormatter>(mvcOptions.OutputFormatters[1].Instance);
             Assert.IsType<JsonOutputFormatter>(mvcOptions.OutputFormatters[2].Instance);
-            Assert.IsType<XmlDataContractSerializerOutputFormatter>(mvcOptions.OutputFormatters[3].Instance);
         }
 
         [Fact]
@@ -101,9 +100,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
             setup.Configure(mvcOptions);
 
             // Assert
-            Assert.Equal(2, mvcOptions.InputFormatters.Count);
+            Assert.Equal(1, mvcOptions.InputFormatters.Count);
             Assert.IsType<JsonInputFormatter>(mvcOptions.InputFormatters[0].Instance);
-            Assert.IsType<XmlDataContractSerializerInputFormatter>(mvcOptions.InputFormatters[1].Instance);
         }
 
         [Fact]
@@ -122,6 +120,20 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
             Assert.IsType<DataMemberModelValidatorProvider>(mvcOptions.ModelValidatorProviders[1].Instance);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void Setup_IgnoresAcceptHeaderHavingWildCardMediaAndSubMediaTypes()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var mvcOptions = new MvcOptions();
+            var setup = new MvcOptionsSetup();
+
+            // Act
+            setup.Configure(mvcOptions);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.False(mvcOptions.RespectBrowserAcceptHeader);
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void Setup_SetsUpExcludeFromValidationDelegates()
         {
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.WebApiCompatShimTest/ActionResults/BadRequestErrorMessageResultTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.WebApiCompatShimTest/ActionResults/BadRequestErrorMessageResultTest.cs
index d66607af91..cb4cee8672 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.WebApiCompatShimTest/ActionResults/BadRequestErrorMessageResultTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.WebApiCompatShimTest/ActionResults/BadRequestErrorMessageResultTest.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Http.Core;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Routing;
+using Microsoft.Framework.OptionsModel;
 using Moq;
 using Xunit;
 
@@ -73,6 +74,13 @@ namespace System.Web.Http
                 .Setup(s => s.GetService(typeof(IOutputFormattersProvider)))
                 .Returns(formatters.Object);
 
+            var options = new Mock<IOptions<MvcOptions>>();
+            options.SetupGet(o => o.Options)
+                       .Returns(new MvcOptions());
+
+            services.Setup(s => s.GetService(typeof(IOptions<MvcOptions>)))
+                       .Returns(options.Object);
+
             return services.Object;
         }
     }
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.WebApiCompatShimTest/ActionResults/ExceptionResultTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.WebApiCompatShimTest/ActionResults/ExceptionResultTest.cs
index a8dda6a917..a394eb1943 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.WebApiCompatShimTest/ActionResults/ExceptionResultTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.WebApiCompatShimTest/ActionResults/ExceptionResultTest.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Http.Core;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Routing;
+using Microsoft.Framework.OptionsModel;
 using Moq;
 using Xunit;
 
@@ -73,6 +74,13 @@ namespace System.Web.Http
                 .Setup(s => s.GetService(typeof(IOutputFormattersProvider)))
                 .Returns(formatters.Object);
 
+            var options = new Mock<IOptions<MvcOptions>>();
+            options.SetupGet(o => o.Options)
+                       .Returns(new MvcOptions());
+
+            services.Setup(s => s.GetService(typeof(IOptions<MvcOptions>)))
+                       .Returns(options.Object);
+
             return services.Object;
         }
     }
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.WebApiCompatShimTest/ActionResults/InvalidModelStateResultTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.WebApiCompatShimTest/ActionResults/InvalidModelStateResultTest.cs
index 2c28dc0543..6f4425bd89 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.WebApiCompatShimTest/ActionResults/InvalidModelStateResultTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.WebApiCompatShimTest/ActionResults/InvalidModelStateResultTest.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ using Microsoft.AspNet.Http.Core;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Routing;
+using Microsoft.Framework.OptionsModel;
 using Moq;
 using Xunit;
 
@@ -86,6 +87,13 @@ namespace System.Web.Http
                 .Setup(s => s.GetService(typeof(IOutputFormattersProvider)))
                 .Returns(formatters.Object);
 
+            var options = new Mock<IOptions<MvcOptions>>();
+            options.SetupGet(o => o.Options)
+                       .Returns(new MvcOptions());
+
+            services.Setup(s => s.GetService(typeof(IOptions<MvcOptions>)))
+                       .Returns(options.Object);
+
             return services.Object;
         }
     }
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.WebApiCompatShimTest/ActionResults/NegotiatedContentResultTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.WebApiCompatShimTest/ActionResults/NegotiatedContentResultTest.cs
index bf3199b80f..4074de2317 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.WebApiCompatShimTest/ActionResults/NegotiatedContentResultTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.WebApiCompatShimTest/ActionResults/NegotiatedContentResultTest.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Http.Core;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Routing;
+using Microsoft.Framework.OptionsModel;
 using Moq;
 using Xunit;
 
@@ -75,6 +76,13 @@ namespace System.Web.Http
                 .Setup(s => s.GetService(typeof(IOutputFormattersProvider)))
                 .Returns(formatters.Object);
 
+            var options = new Mock<IOptions<MvcOptions>>();
+            options.SetupGet(o => o.Options)
+                       .Returns(new MvcOptions());
+
+            services.Setup(s => s.GetService(typeof(IOptions<MvcOptions>)))
+                       .Returns(options.Object);
+
             return services.Object;
         }
 
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.WebApiCompatShimTest/ActionResults/OkNegotiatedContentResultTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.WebApiCompatShimTest/ActionResults/OkNegotiatedContentResultTest.cs
index 06b9148a2a..c04eb12f1f 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.WebApiCompatShimTest/ActionResults/OkNegotiatedContentResultTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.WebApiCompatShimTest/ActionResults/OkNegotiatedContentResultTest.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Http.Core;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Routing;
+using Microsoft.Framework.OptionsModel;
 using Moq;
 using Xunit;
 
@@ -48,6 +49,13 @@ namespace System.Web.Http
                 .Setup(s => s.GetService(typeof(IOutputFormattersProvider)))
                 .Returns(formatters.Object);
 
+            var options = new Mock<IOptions<MvcOptions>>();
+            options.SetupGet(o => o.Options)
+                       .Returns(new MvcOptions());
+
+            services.Setup(s => s.GetService(typeof(IOptions<MvcOptions>)))
+                       .Returns(options.Object);
+
             return services.Object;
         }
 
diff --git a/test/WebSites/ActionResultsWebSite/Startup.cs b/test/WebSites/ActionResultsWebSite/Startup.cs
index 3b7e8f4020..d8c6760cf9 100644
--- a/test/WebSites/ActionResultsWebSite/Startup.cs
+++ b/test/WebSites/ActionResultsWebSite/Startup.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
 
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Builder;
+using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Routing;
 using Microsoft.Framework.DependencyInjection;
 
@@ -16,6 +17,11 @@ namespace ActionResultsWebSite
             app.UseServices(services =>
             {
                 services.AddMvc(configuration);
+
+                services.Configure<MvcOptions>(options =>
+                {
+                    options.AddXmlDataContractSerializerFormatter();
+                });
             });
 
             app.UseMvc(routes =>
diff --git a/test/WebSites/FormatterWebSite/Controllers/RespectBrowserAcceptHeaderController.cs b/test/WebSites/FormatterWebSite/Controllers/RespectBrowserAcceptHeaderController.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0724ff9ac7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/WebSites/FormatterWebSite/Controllers/RespectBrowserAcceptHeaderController.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc;
+
+namespace FormatterWebSite.Controllers
+{
+    public class RespectBrowserAcceptHeaderController : Controller
+    {
+        [HttpGet]
+        public Employee EmployeeInfo()
+        {
+            return new Employee()
+            {
+                Id = 10,
+                Name = "John"
+            };
+        }
+
+        [HttpGet]
+        [Produces("application/xml")]
+        public Employee EmployeeInfoWithProduces()
+        {
+            return new Employee()
+            {
+                Id = 20,
+                Name = "Mike"
+            };
+        }
+
+        [HttpPost]
+        public IActionResult CreateEmployee([FromBody]Employee employee)
+        {
+            if(!ModelState.IsValid)
+            {
+                return HttpBadRequest(ModelState);
+            }
+
+            return new ObjectResult(employee);
+        }
+
+        public class Employee
+        {
+            public int Id { get; set; }
+
+            public string Name { get; set; }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/WebSites/FormatterWebSite/FormatterWebSite.kproj b/test/WebSites/FormatterWebSite/FormatterWebSite.kproj
index 5ac17019bb..970df2e1a6 100644
--- a/test/WebSites/FormatterWebSite/FormatterWebSite.kproj
+++ b/test/WebSites/FormatterWebSite/FormatterWebSite.kproj
@@ -15,4 +15,9 @@
     <DevelopmentServerPort>49634</DevelopmentServerPort>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VSToolsPath)\AspNet\Microsoft.Web.AspNet.targets" Condition="'$(VSToolsPath)' != ''" />
+  <ProjectExtensions>
+    <VisualStudio>
+      <UserProperties project_1json__JSONSchema="http://www.asp.net/media/4878834/project.json" />
+    </VisualStudio>
+  </ProjectExtensions>
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/WebSites/FormatterWebSite/Startup.cs b/test/WebSites/FormatterWebSite/Startup.cs
index 389e4c4ccf..07ebad5684 100644
--- a/test/WebSites/FormatterWebSite/Startup.cs
+++ b/test/WebSites/FormatterWebSite/Startup.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ namespace FormatterWebSite
                 {
                     options.ValidationExcludeFilters.Add(typeof(Developer));
                     options.ValidationExcludeFilters.Add(typeof(Supplier));
+
+                    options.AddXmlDataContractSerializerFormatter();
                 });
             });
 
diff --git a/test/WebSites/ModelBindingWebSite/Startup.cs b/test/WebSites/ModelBindingWebSite/Startup.cs
index 6a4e37e113..ede76f9cb0 100644
--- a/test/WebSites/ModelBindingWebSite/Startup.cs
+++ b/test/WebSites/ModelBindingWebSite/Startup.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ namespace ModelBindingWebSite
                         {
                             m.MaxModelValidationErrors = 8;
                             m.ModelBinders.Insert(0, typeof(TestMetadataAwareBinder));
+
+                            m.AddXmlDataContractSerializerFormatter();
                         });
 
                 services.AddSingleton<ICalculator, DefaultCalculator>();