diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages/DependencyInjection/MvcRazorPagesMvcCoreBuilderExtensions.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages/DependencyInjection/MvcRazorPagesMvcCoreBuilderExtensions.cs
index 35a6e75a45..fd8e5b055c 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages/DependencyInjection/MvcRazorPagesMvcCoreBuilderExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages/DependencyInjection/MvcRazorPagesMvcCoreBuilderExtensions.cs
@@ -110,9 +110,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection
                 ServiceDescriptor.Singleton<IActionInvokerProvider, PageActionInvokerProvider>());
 
             // Page and Page model creation and activation
-            services.TryAddSingleton<IPageModelActivatorProvider, DefaultPageModelActivatorProvider>();
+            services.TryAddSingleton<IPageModelActivatorProvider, DefaultPageModelActivatorProvider>();       
             services.TryAddSingleton<IPageModelFactoryProvider, DefaultPageModelFactoryProvider>();
 
+            services.TryAddSingleton<IPageModelActivatorProvider, ServiceBasedPageModelActivatorProvider>();          
+
             services.TryAddSingleton<IPageActivatorProvider, DefaultPageActivatorProvider>();
             services.TryAddSingleton<IPageFactoryProvider, DefaultPageFactoryProvider>();
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages/Infrastructure/ServiceBasedPageModelActivatorProvider.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages/Infrastructure/ServiceBasedPageModelActivatorProvider.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9ea5c53790
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages/Infrastructure/ServiceBasedPageModelActivatorProvider.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. 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.Reflection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Infrastructure
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// <see cref="IPageActivatorProvider"/> that uses type activation to create Razor Page instances.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class ServiceBasedPageModelActivatorProvider : IPageModelActivatorProvider
+    {
+        public Func<PageContext, object> CreateActivator(CompiledPageActionDescriptor descriptor)
+        {
+            if (descriptor == null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(descriptor));
+            }
+
+            var modelTypeInfo = descriptor.ModelTypeInfo?.AsType();
+            if (modelTypeInfo == null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentException(Resources.FormatPropertyOfTypeCannotBeNull(
+                    nameof(descriptor.ModelTypeInfo),
+                    nameof(descriptor)),
+                    nameof(descriptor));
+            }
+
+            return context =>
+            {
+                return context.HttpContext.RequestServices.GetRequiredService(modelTypeInfo);
+            };
+        }
+
+        public Action<PageContext, object> CreateReleaser(CompiledPageActionDescriptor descriptor)
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Test/Infrastructure/ServiceBasedPageModelActivatorProviderTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Test/Infrastructure/ServiceBasedPageModelActivatorProviderTest.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f1ead9d4bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Test/Infrastructure/ServiceBasedPageModelActivatorProviderTest.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. 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.Reflection;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Testing;
+using Moq;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Infrastructure
+{
+    public class ServiceBasedPageModelActivatorProviderTest
+    {
+        [Fact]
+        public void CreateActivator_ThrowsIfModelTypeInfoOnActionDescriptorIsNull()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+
+            var activatorProvider = new ServiceBasedPageModelActivatorProvider();
+            var descriptor = new CompiledPageActionDescriptor();
+
+            // Act & Assert
+            ExceptionAssert.ThrowsArgument(
+                () => activatorProvider.CreateActivator(descriptor),
+                "descriptor",
+                "The 'ModelTypeInfo' property of 'descriptor' must not be null.");
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Create_GetsServicesFromServiceProvider()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var simpleModel = new DISimpleModel();
+            var serviceProvider = new Mock<IServiceProvider>(MockBehavior.Strict);
+            serviceProvider.Setup(s => s.GetService(typeof(DISimpleModel)))
+                           .Returns(simpleModel)
+                           .Verifiable();
+           
+            var activatorProvider = new ServiceBasedPageModelActivatorProvider();
+            var pageContext = new PageContext
+            {
+                HttpContext = new DefaultHttpContext
+                {
+                    RequestServices = serviceProvider.Object,
+                },
+                ActionDescriptor = new CompiledPageActionDescriptor
+                {
+                    ModelTypeInfo = typeof(DISimpleModel).GetTypeInfo(),
+                }
+            };
+
+            // Act
+            var activator = activatorProvider.CreateActivator(pageContext.ActionDescriptor);
+            var instance = activator(pageContext);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Same(simpleModel, instance);
+            serviceProvider.Verify();
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void CreateActivator_CreatesModelInstance()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var controller = new DISimpleModel();
+            var serviceProvider = new Mock<IServiceProvider>(MockBehavior.Strict);
+            serviceProvider.Setup(s => s.GetService(typeof(DISimpleModel)))
+                           .Returns(controller)
+                           .Verifiable();
+
+            var activatorProvider = new ServiceBasedPageModelActivatorProvider();
+            var pageContext = new PageContext
+            {
+                HttpContext = new DefaultHttpContext
+                {
+                    RequestServices = serviceProvider.Object,
+                },
+                ActionDescriptor = new CompiledPageActionDescriptor
+                {
+                    ModelTypeInfo = typeof(DISimpleModel).GetTypeInfo(),
+                }
+            };
+
+            // Act
+            var activator = activatorProvider.CreateActivator(pageContext.ActionDescriptor);
+            var model = activator(pageContext);
+
+            // Assert
+            var simpleModel = Assert.IsType<DISimpleModel>(model);
+            Assert.NotNull(simpleModel);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Create_ThrowsIfModelIsNotRegisteredInServiceProvider()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var expected = "No service for type '" + typeof(DISimpleModel) + "' has been registered.";
+            var model = new DISimpleModel();
+
+            var httpContext = new DefaultHttpContext
+            {
+                RequestServices = Mock.Of<IServiceProvider>()
+            };
+
+            var activatorProvider = new ServiceBasedPageModelActivatorProvider();
+            var context = new PageContext
+            {
+                HttpContext = httpContext,
+                ActionDescriptor = new CompiledPageActionDescriptor
+                {
+                    ModelTypeInfo = typeof(DISimpleModel).GetTypeInfo(),
+                }
+            };
+
+            // Act and Assert
+            var activator = activatorProvider.CreateActivator(context.ActionDescriptor);
+            var ex = Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(
+                () => activator(context));
+
+            Assert.Equal(expected, ex.Message);
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(typeof(SimpleModel))]
+        [InlineData(typeof(object))]
+        public void CreateReleaser_ReturnsNullForPageModels(Type pageType)
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var context = new PageContext();
+            var activator = new ServiceBasedPageModelActivatorProvider();
+            var actionDescriptor = new CompiledPageActionDescriptor
+            {
+                PageTypeInfo = pageType.GetTypeInfo(),
+            };
+
+            // Act
+            var releaser = activator.CreateReleaser(actionDescriptor);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Null(releaser);
+        }
+        
+        private class SimpleModel
+        {
+        }
+
+        private class DISimpleModel : SimpleModel
+        {
+        }       
+    }
+}