diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Metadata/AssociatedMetadataProvider.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Metadata/AssociatedMetadataProvider.cs
index c1ae24737a..94655e576a 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Metadata/AssociatedMetadataProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Metadata/AssociatedMetadataProvider.cs
@@ -12,8 +12,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
     public abstract class AssociatedMetadataProvider<TModelMetadata> : IModelMetadataProvider
         where TModelMetadata : ModelMetadata
     {
-        private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<Type, TypeInformation> _typeInfoCache =
-                new ConcurrentDictionary<Type, TypeInformation>();
+        private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<Type, TModelMetadata> _typeInfoCache =
+                new ConcurrentDictionary<Type, TModelMetadata>();
+
+        private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<Type, Dictionary<string, PropertyInformation>> _typePropertyInfoCache =
+                new ConcurrentDictionary<Type, Dictionary<string, PropertyInformation>>();
 
         public IEnumerable<ModelMetadata> GetMetadataForProperties(object container, [NotNull] Type containerType)
         {
@@ -26,15 +29,16 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
         {
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(propertyName))
             {
-                throw new ArgumentException(Resources.ArgumentCannotBeNullOrEmpty, "propertyName");
+                throw new ArgumentException(Resources.ArgumentCannotBeNullOrEmpty, nameof(propertyName));
             }
 
-            var typeInfo = GetTypeInformation(containerType);
+            var typePropertyInfo = GetTypePropertyInformation(containerType);
+
             PropertyInformation propertyInfo;
-            if (!typeInfo.Properties.TryGetValue(propertyName, out propertyInfo))
+            if (!typePropertyInfo.TryGetValue(propertyName, out propertyInfo))
             {
                 var message = Resources.FormatCommon_PropertyNotFound(containerType, propertyName);
-                throw new ArgumentException(message, "propertyName");
+                throw new ArgumentException(message, nameof(propertyName));
             }
 
             return CreatePropertyMetadata(modelAccessor, propertyInfo);
@@ -42,7 +46,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
 
         public ModelMetadata GetMetadataForType(Func<object> modelAccessor, [NotNull] Type modelType)
         {
-            var prototype = GetTypeInformation(modelType).Prototype;
+            var prototype = GetTypeInformation(modelType);
             return CreateMetadataFromPrototype(prototype, modelAccessor);
         }
 
@@ -53,7 +57,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
         {
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(parameterName))
             {
-                throw new ArgumentException(Resources.ArgumentCannotBeNullOrEmpty, "parameterName");
+                throw new ArgumentException(Resources.ArgumentCannotBeNullOrEmpty, nameof(parameterName));
             }
 
             var parameter = methodInfo.GetParameters().FirstOrDefault(
@@ -92,8 +96,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
 
         private IEnumerable<ModelMetadata> GetMetadataForPropertiesCore(object container, Type containerType)
         {
-            var typeInfo = GetTypeInformation(containerType);
-            foreach (var kvp in typeInfo.Properties)
+            var typePropertyInfo = GetTypePropertyInformation(containerType);
+
+            foreach (var kvp in typePropertyInfo)
             {
                 var propertyInfo = kvp.Value;
                 Func<object> modelAccessor = null;
@@ -122,47 +127,43 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
             return metadata;
         }
 
-        private TypeInformation GetTypeInformation(Type type, IEnumerable<Attribute> associatedAttributes = null)
+        private TModelMetadata GetTypeInformation(Type type, IEnumerable<Attribute> associatedAttributes = null)
         {
             // This retrieval is implemented as a TryGetValue/TryAdd instead of a GetOrAdd
             // to avoid the performance cost of creating instance delegates
-            TypeInformation typeInfo;
+            TModelMetadata typeInfo;
             if (!_typeInfoCache.TryGetValue(type, out typeInfo))
             {
                 typeInfo = CreateTypeInformation(type, associatedAttributes);
                 _typeInfoCache.TryAdd(type, typeInfo);
             }
+
             return typeInfo;
         }
 
-        private TypeInformation CreateTypeInformation(Type type, IEnumerable<Attribute> associatedAttributes)
+        private Dictionary<string, PropertyInformation> GetTypePropertyInformation(Type type)
         {
-            var typeInfo = type.GetTypeInfo();
-            var attributes = typeInfo.GetCustomAttributes();
+            // This retrieval is implemented as a TryGetValue/TryAdd instead of a GetOrAdd
+            // to avoid the performance cost of creating instance delegates
+            Dictionary<string, PropertyInformation> typePropertyInfo;
+            if (!_typePropertyInfoCache.TryGetValue(type, out typePropertyInfo))
+            {
+                typePropertyInfo = GetPropertiesLookup(type);
+                _typePropertyInfoCache.TryAdd(type, typePropertyInfo);
+            }
+
+            return typePropertyInfo;
+        }
+
+        private TModelMetadata CreateTypeInformation(Type type, IEnumerable<Attribute> associatedAttributes)
+        {
+            var attributes = type.GetTypeInfo().GetCustomAttributes();
             if (associatedAttributes != null)
             {
                 attributes = attributes.Concat(associatedAttributes);
             }
-            var info = new TypeInformation
-            {
-                Prototype = CreateMetadataPrototype(attributes,
-                                                    containerType: null,
-                                                    modelType: type,
-                                                    propertyName: null)
-            };
 
-            var properties = new Dictionary<string, PropertyInformation>(StringComparer.Ordinal);
-            foreach (var propertyHelper in PropertyHelper.GetProperties(type))
-            {
-                // Avoid re-generating a property descriptor if one has already been generated for the property name
-                if (!properties.ContainsKey(propertyHelper.Name))
-                {
-                    properties.Add(propertyHelper.Name, CreatePropertyInformation(type, propertyHelper));
-                }
-            }
-
-            info.Properties = properties;
-            return info;
+            return CreateMetadataPrototype(attributes, containerType: null, modelType: type, propertyName: null);
         }
 
         private PropertyInformation CreatePropertyInformation(Type containerType, PropertyHelper helper)
@@ -179,6 +180,21 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
             };
         }
 
+        private Dictionary<string, PropertyInformation> GetPropertiesLookup(Type containerType)
+        {
+            var properties = new Dictionary<string, PropertyInformation>(StringComparer.Ordinal);
+            foreach (var propertyHelper in PropertyHelper.GetProperties(containerType))
+            {
+                // Avoid re-generating a property descriptor if one has already been generated for the property name
+                if (!properties.ContainsKey(propertyHelper.Name))
+                {
+                    properties.Add(propertyHelper.Name, CreatePropertyInformation(containerType, propertyHelper));
+                }
+            }
+
+            return properties;
+        }
+
         private ParameterInformation CreateParameterInfo(
             Type parameterType,
             IEnumerable<object> attributes,
@@ -200,12 +216,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
             public TModelMetadata Prototype { get; set; }
         }
 
-        private sealed class TypeInformation
-        {
-            public TModelMetadata Prototype { get; set; }
-            public Dictionary<string, PropertyInformation> Properties { get; set; }
-        }
-
         private sealed class PropertyInformation
         {
             public PropertyHelper PropertyHelper { get; set; }
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ViewDataDictionaryTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ViewDataDictionaryTest.cs
index e39a5cbc95..8ba6e0e9f5 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ViewDataDictionaryTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ViewDataDictionaryTest.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Testing;
 using Moq;
@@ -73,6 +74,73 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core
             metadataProvider.Verify();
         }
 
+        // When SetModel is called, only GetMetadataForType from MetadataProvider is expected to be called.
+        [Fact]
+        public void SetModelCallsGetMetadataForTypeExactlyOnce()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var metadataProvider = new Mock<IModelMetadataProvider>(MockBehavior.Strict);
+            metadataProvider
+                .Setup(m => m.GetMetadataForType(It.IsAny<Func<object>>(), typeof(object)))
+                .Returns(new EmptyModelMetadataProvider().GetMetadataForType(null, typeof(object)))
+                .Verifiable();
+            metadataProvider
+                .Setup(m => m.GetMetadataForType(It.IsAny<Func<object>>(), typeof(TestModel)))
+                .Returns(new EmptyModelMetadataProvider().GetMetadataForType(null, typeof(TestModel)))
+                .Verifiable();
+            var modelState = new ModelStateDictionary();
+            var viewData = new TestViewDataDictionary(metadataProvider.Object, modelState);
+            var model = new TestModel();
+
+            // Act
+            viewData.SetModelPublic(model);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.NotNull(viewData.ModelMetadata);
+            // Verifies if the GetMetadataForType is called only once.
+            metadataProvider.Verify(
+                m => m.GetMetadataForType(It.IsAny<Func<object>>(), typeof(object)), Times.Once());
+            // Verifies if GetMetadataForProperties and GetMetadataForProperty is not called.
+            metadataProvider.Verify(
+                m => m.GetMetadataForProperties(It.IsAny<Func<object>>(), typeof(object)), Times.Never());
+            metadataProvider.Verify(
+                m => m.GetMetadataForProperty(
+                    It.IsAny<Func<object>>(), typeof(object), It.IsAny<string>()), Times.Never());
+        }
+
+        public static TheoryData<object> SetModelData
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                var model = new List<TestModel>()
+                {
+                    new TestModel(),
+                    new TestModel()
+                };
+
+                return new TheoryData<object>
+                {
+                    { model.Select(t => t) },
+                    { model.Where(t => t != null) },
+                    { model.SelectMany(t => t.ToString()) },
+                    { model.Take(2) },
+                    { model.TakeWhile(t => t != null) },
+                    { model.Union(model) }
+                };
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [MemberData(nameof(SetModelData))]
+        public void SetModelDoesNotThrowOnEnumerableModel(object model)
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var vdd = new ViewDataDictionary(new EmptyModelMetadataProvider());
+            
+            // Act & Assert
+            Assert.DoesNotThrow(() => { vdd.Model = model; });
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void CopyConstructorInitalizesModelAndModelMetadataBasedOnSource()
         {
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests/ViewComponentTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests/ViewComponentTests.cs
index 1080a64b02..e713f507fb 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests/ViewComponentTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests/ViewComponentTests.cs
@@ -65,6 +65,29 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests
             Assert.Equal("10", body.Trim());
         }
 
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData("http://localhost/Home/ViewComponentWithEnumerableModelUsingWhere", "Where")]
+        [InlineData("http://localhost/Home/ViewComponentWithEnumerableModelUsingSelect", "Select")]
+        [InlineData("http://localhost/Home/ViewComponentWithEnumerableModelUsingSelectMany", "SelectMany")]
+        [InlineData("http://localhost/Home/ViewComponentWithEnumerableModelUsingTake", "Take")]
+        [InlineData("http://localhost/Home/ViewComponentWithEnumerableModelUsingTakeWhile", "TakeWhile")]
+        [InlineData("http://localhost/Home/ViewComponentWithEnumerableModelUsingUnion", "Union")]
+        public async Task ViewComponents_SupportsEnumerableModel(string url, string linqQueryType)
+        {
+            var server = TestServer.Create(_provider, _app);
+            var client = server.CreateClient();
+
+            // Act
+            // https://github.com/aspnet/Mvc/issues/1354
+            // The invoked ViewComponent/View has a model which is an internal type implementing Enumerable.
+            // For ex - TestEnumerableObject.Select(t => t) returns WhereSelectListIterator
+            var body = await client.GetStringAsync(url);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal("<p>Hello</p><p>World</p><p>Sample</p><p>Test</p>"
+                + "<p>Hello</p><p>World</p><p>" + linqQueryType + "</p><p>Test</p>", body.Trim());
+        }
+
         [Theory]
         [InlineData("ViewComponentWebSite.Namespace1.SameName")]
         [InlineData("ViewComponentWebSite.Namespace2.SameName")]
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests/ViewEngineTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests/ViewEngineTests.cs
index 3569843316..f87b3899a4 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests/ViewEngineTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests/ViewEngineTests.cs
@@ -93,6 +93,22 @@ ViewWithNestedLayout-Content
             Assert.Equal(expected, body.Trim());
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task RazorView_DoesNotThrow_PartialViewWithEnumerableModel()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var expected = "HelloWorld";
+            var server = TestServer.Create(_provider, _app);
+            var client = server.CreateClient();
+
+            // Act
+            var body = await client.GetStringAsync(
+                "http://localhost/ViewEngine/ViewWithPartialTakingModelFromIEnumerable");
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(expected, body.Trim());
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public async Task RazorView_PassesViewContextBetweenViewAndLayout()
         {
diff --git a/test/WebSites/RazorWebSite/Controllers/ViewEngineController.cs b/test/WebSites/RazorWebSite/Controllers/ViewEngineController.cs
index 42efaf2227..c625844f3a 100644
--- a/test/WebSites/RazorWebSite/Controllers/ViewEngineController.cs
+++ b/test/WebSites/RazorWebSite/Controllers/ViewEngineController.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // 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.Collections.Generic;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc;
 
 namespace RazorWebSite.Controllers
@@ -37,6 +38,17 @@ namespace RazorWebSite.Controllers
             return View(model);
         }
 
+        public IActionResult ViewWithPartialTakingModelFromIEnumerable()
+        {
+            var model = new List<Person>()
+            {
+                new Person() { Name = "Hello" },
+                new Person() { Name = "World" }
+            };
+
+            return View(model);
+        }
+
         public ViewResult ViewPassesViewDataToLayout()
         {
             ViewData["Title"] = "Controller title";
diff --git a/test/WebSites/RazorWebSite/Views/Shared/_PartialWithModelFromEnumerable.cshtml b/test/WebSites/RazorWebSite/Views/Shared/_PartialWithModelFromEnumerable.cshtml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8a4d1ce706
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/WebSites/RazorWebSite/Views/Shared/_PartialWithModelFromEnumerable.cshtml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+@model Person
+@Html.DisplayFor(m => m.Name)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/WebSites/RazorWebSite/Views/ViewEngine/ViewWithPartialTakingModelFromIEnumerable.cshtml b/test/WebSites/RazorWebSite/Views/ViewEngine/ViewWithPartialTakingModelFromIEnumerable.cshtml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..952bf0fc0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/WebSites/RazorWebSite/Views/ViewEngine/ViewWithPartialTakingModelFromIEnumerable.cshtml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+@using RazorWebSite
+@model IEnumerable<Person>
+@foreach (var item in Model)
+{@await Html.PartialAsync("_PartialWithModelFromEnumerable", item)}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/WebSites/ViewComponentWebSite/EnumerableViewComponent.cs b/test/WebSites/ViewComponentWebSite/EnumerableViewComponent.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..158be48e56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/WebSites/ViewComponentWebSite/EnumerableViewComponent.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+// 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.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc;
+
+namespace ViewComponentWebSite
+{
+    public class EnumerableViewComponent : ViewComponent
+    {
+        public IViewComponentResult Invoke(string linqQueryType)
+        {
+            var modelList = new List<SampleModel>()
+            {
+                new SampleModel { Prop1 = "Hello", Prop2 = "World" },
+                new SampleModel { Prop1 = linqQueryType, Prop2 = "Test" },
+            };
+
+            switch (linqQueryType) {
+                case "Where":
+                    return View(modelList.Where(e => e != null));
+
+                case "Take":
+                    return View(modelList.Take(2));
+
+                case "TakeWhile":
+                    return View(modelList.TakeWhile(a => a != null));
+
+                case "Union":
+                    return View(modelList.Union(modelList));
+
+                case "SelectMany":
+                    var selectManySampleModelList = new List<SelectManySampleModel>
+                    {
+                        new SelectManySampleModel {
+                            TestModel =
+                                new List<SampleModel> { new SampleModel { Prop1 = "Hello", Prop2 = "World" } } },
+                        new SelectManySampleModel {
+                            TestModel = 
+                                new List<SampleModel> { new SampleModel{ Prop1 = linqQueryType, Prop2 = "Test" } } }
+                    };
+
+                    return View(selectManySampleModelList.SelectMany(a => a.TestModel));
+            };
+
+            return View(modelList.Select(e => e));
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/WebSites/ViewComponentWebSite/HomeController.cs b/test/WebSites/ViewComponentWebSite/HomeController.cs
index 3e7b75a6e9..78ea705e8f 100644
--- a/test/WebSites/ViewComponentWebSite/HomeController.cs
+++ b/test/WebSites/ViewComponentWebSite/HomeController.cs
@@ -1,12 +1,25 @@
 // 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.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc;
 
 namespace ViewComponentWebSite
 {
-    public class HomeController
+    public class HomeController : Controller
     {
+        private IEnumerable<SampleModel> ModelList { get; set; }
+
+        public HomeController()
+        {
+            ModelList = new List<SampleModel>()
+            {
+                new SampleModel { Prop1 = "Hello", Prop2 = "World" },
+                new SampleModel { Prop1 = "Sample", Prop2 = "Test" },
+            };
+        }
+
         public ViewResult ViewWithAsyncComponents()
         {
             return new ViewResult();
@@ -21,5 +34,51 @@ namespace ViewComponentWebSite
         {
             return new ViewResult();
         }
+
+        public ViewResult ViewComponentWithEnumerableModelUsingWhere()
+        {
+            ViewBag.LinqQueryType = "Where";
+            return View("ViewComponentWithEnumerableModel", ModelList.Where(a => a != null));
+        }
+
+        public ViewResult ViewComponentWithEnumerableModelUsingSelect()
+        {
+            ViewBag.LinqQueryType = "Select";
+            return View("ViewComponentWithEnumerableModel", ModelList.Select(a => a));
+        }
+        
+        public ViewResult ViewComponentWithEnumerableModelUsingTake()
+        {
+            ViewBag.LinqQueryType = "Take";
+            return View("ViewComponentWithEnumerableModel", ModelList.Take(2));
+        }
+
+        public ViewResult ViewComponentWithEnumerableModelUsingTakeWhile()
+        {
+            ViewBag.LinqQueryType = "TakeWhile";
+            return View("ViewComponentWithEnumerableModel", ModelList.TakeWhile(a => a != null));
+        }
+
+        public ViewResult ViewComponentWithEnumerableModelUsingUnion()
+        {
+            ViewBag.LinqQueryType = "Union";
+            return View("ViewComponentWithEnumerableModel", ModelList.Union(ModelList));
+        }
+
+        public ViewResult ViewComponentWithEnumerableModelUsingSelectMany()
+        {
+            var selectManySampleModelList = new List<SelectManySampleModel>
+                    {
+                        new SelectManySampleModel {
+                            TestModel =
+                                new List<SampleModel> { ModelList.ElementAt(0) } },
+                        new SelectManySampleModel {
+                            TestModel =
+                                new List<SampleModel> { ModelList.ElementAt(1) } }
+                    };
+
+            ViewBag.LinqQueryType = "SelectMany";
+            return View("ViewComponentWithEnumerableModel", selectManySampleModelList.SelectMany(s => s.TestModel));
+        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/WebSites/ViewComponentWebSite/SelectManySampleModel.cs b/test/WebSites/ViewComponentWebSite/SelectManySampleModel.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..acac899f22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/WebSites/ViewComponentWebSite/SelectManySampleModel.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// 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.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace ViewComponentWebSite
+{
+    public class SelectManySampleModel
+    {
+        public List<SampleModel> TestModel { get; set; }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/WebSites/ViewComponentWebSite/Views/Shared/Components/Enumerable/Default.cshtml b/test/WebSites/ViewComponentWebSite/Views/Shared/Components/Enumerable/Default.cshtml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce64a0f9f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/WebSites/ViewComponentWebSite/Views/Shared/Components/Enumerable/Default.cshtml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+@model IEnumerable<SampleModel>
+@foreach (var m in Model)
+{<p>@m.Prop1</p><p>@m.Prop2</p>}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/WebSites/ViewComponentWebSite/Views/Shared/ViewComponentWithEnumerableModel.cshtml b/test/WebSites/ViewComponentWebSite/Views/Shared/ViewComponentWithEnumerableModel.cshtml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..adaa146307
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/WebSites/ViewComponentWebSite/Views/Shared/ViewComponentWithEnumerableModel.cshtml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+@model IEnumerable<SampleModel>
+@foreach (var m in Model)
+{<p>@m.Prop1</p><p>@m.Prop2</p>}
+@Component.Invoke("Enumerable", ViewBag.LinqQueryType)
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