diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/Rendering/DefaultDisplayTemplatesTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/Rendering/DefaultDisplayTemplatesTests.cs
index f9ab3f19d8..cb7155f3ce 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/Rendering/DefaultDisplayTemplatesTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/Rendering/DefaultDisplayTemplatesTests.cs
@@ -97,6 +97,68 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core
             Assert.Equal(expected, result);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void ObjectTemplate_HonoursHideSurroundingHtml()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var expected =
+                "Model = p1, ModelType = System.String, PropertyName = Property1, SimpleDisplayText = p1" +
+                "<div class=\"display-label\">Property2</div>" + Environment.NewLine +
+                "<div class=\"display-field\">Model = (null), ModelType = System.String, PropertyName = Property2," +
+                    " SimpleDisplayText = (null)</div>" + Environment.NewLine;
+
+            var model = new DefaultTemplatesUtilities.ObjectTemplateModel { Property1 = "p1", Property2 = null };
+            var html = DefaultTemplatesUtilities.GetHtmlHelper(model);
+            var metadata =
+                html.ViewData.ModelMetadata.Properties.First(m => string.Equals(m.PropertyName, "Property1"));
+            metadata.HideSurroundingHtml = true;
+
+            // Act
+            var result = DefaultDisplayTemplates.ObjectTemplate(html);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(expected, result);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void HiddenInputTemplate_ReturnsValue()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var model = "Model string";
+            var html = DefaultTemplatesUtilities.GetHtmlHelper(model);
+            var templateInfo = html.ViewData.TemplateInfo;
+            templateInfo.HtmlFieldPrefix = "FieldPrefix";
+
+            // TemplateBuilder sets FormattedModelValue before calling TemplateRenderer and it's used below.
+            templateInfo.FormattedModelValue = "Formatted string";
+
+            // Act
+            var result = DefaultDisplayTemplates.HiddenInputTemplate(html);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal("Formatted string", result);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void HiddenInputTemplate_HonoursHideSurroundingHtml()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var model = "Model string";
+            var html = DefaultTemplatesUtilities.GetHtmlHelper(model);
+            var viewData = html.ViewData;
+            viewData.ModelMetadata.HideSurroundingHtml = true;
+
+            var templateInfo = viewData.TemplateInfo;
+            templateInfo.HtmlFieldPrefix = "FieldPrefix";
+            templateInfo.FormattedModelValue = "Formatted string";
+
+            // Act
+            var result = DefaultDisplayTemplates.HiddenInputTemplate(html);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Empty(result);
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void Display_FindsViewDataMember()
         {
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/Rendering/DefaultEditorTemplatesTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/Rendering/DefaultEditorTemplatesTests.cs
index 7996a4af89..e18f9012d3 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/Rendering/DefaultEditorTemplatesTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/Rendering/DefaultEditorTemplatesTests.cs
@@ -111,6 +111,77 @@ Environment.NewLine;
             Assert.Equal(expected, result);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void ObjectTemplate_HonoursHideSurroundingHtml()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var expected =
+                "Model = p1, ModelType = System.String, PropertyName = Property1, SimpleDisplayText = p1" +
+                "<div class=\"editor-label\"><label for=\"Property2\">Property2</label></div>" +
+                Environment.NewLine +
+                "<div class=\"editor-field\">" +
+                    "Model = (null), ModelType = System.String, PropertyName = Property2, SimpleDisplayText = (null) " +
+                    "<span class=\"field-validation-valid\" data-valmsg-for=\"Property2\" data-valmsg-replace=\"true\">" +
+                    "</span></div>" +
+                Environment.NewLine;
+
+            var model = new DefaultTemplatesUtilities.ObjectTemplateModel { Property1 = "p1", Property2 = null };
+            var html = DefaultTemplatesUtilities.GetHtmlHelper(model);
+            var metadata =
+                html.ViewData.ModelMetadata.Properties.First(m => string.Equals(m.PropertyName, "Property1"));
+            metadata.HideSurroundingHtml = true;
+
+            // Act
+            var result = DefaultEditorTemplates.ObjectTemplate(html);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(expected, result);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void HiddenInputTemplate_ReturnsValueAndHiddenInput()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var expected =
+                "Formatted string<input id=\"FieldPrefix\" name=\"FieldPrefix\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"Model string\" />";
+
+            var model = "Model string";
+            var html = DefaultTemplatesUtilities.GetHtmlHelper(model);
+            var templateInfo = html.ViewData.TemplateInfo;
+            templateInfo.HtmlFieldPrefix = "FieldPrefix";
+
+            // TemplateBuilder sets FormattedModelValue before calling TemplateRenderer and it's used below.
+            templateInfo.FormattedModelValue = "Formatted string";
+
+            // Act
+            var result = DefaultEditorTemplates.HiddenInputTemplate(html);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(expected, result);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void HiddenInputTemplate_HonoursHideSurroundingHtml()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var expected = "<input id=\"FieldPrefix\" name=\"FieldPrefix\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"Model string\" />";
+
+            var model = "Model string";
+            var html = DefaultTemplatesUtilities.GetHtmlHelper(model);
+            var viewData = html.ViewData;
+            viewData.ModelMetadata.HideSurroundingHtml = true;
+
+            var templateInfo = viewData.TemplateInfo;
+            templateInfo.HtmlFieldPrefix = "FieldPrefix";
+            templateInfo.FormattedModelValue = "Formatted string";
+
+            // Act
+            var result = DefaultEditorTemplates.HiddenInputTemplate(html);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(expected, result);
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void Editor_FindsViewDataMember()
         {
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Metadata/CachedDataAnnotationsMetadataAttributesTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Metadata/CachedDataAnnotationsMetadataAttributesTest.cs
index 571d99ef0e..9c65f93877 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Metadata/CachedDataAnnotationsMetadataAttributesTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Metadata/CachedDataAnnotationsMetadataAttributesTest.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
             Assert.Null(cache.DisplayColumn);
             Assert.Null(cache.DisplayFormat);
             Assert.Null(cache.Editable);
+            Assert.Null(cache.HiddenInput);
             Assert.Null(cache.Required);
         }
 
@@ -37,26 +38,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
             {
                 return new TheoryData<Attribute, Func<CachedDataAnnotationsMetadataAttributes, Attribute>>
                 {
-                    {
-                        new DisplayAttribute(),
-                        (CachedDataAnnotationsMetadataAttributes cache) => cache.Display
-                    },
-                    {
-                        new DisplayColumnAttribute("Property"),
-                        (CachedDataAnnotationsMetadataAttributes cache) => cache.DisplayColumn
-                    },
-                    {
-                        new DisplayFormatAttribute(),
-                        (CachedDataAnnotationsMetadataAttributes cache) => cache.DisplayFormat
-                    },
-                    {
-                        new EditableAttribute(allowEdit: false),
-                        (CachedDataAnnotationsMetadataAttributes cache) => cache.Editable
-                    },
-                    {
-                        new RequiredAttribute(),
-                        (CachedDataAnnotationsMetadataAttributes cache) => cache.Required
-                    },
+                    { new DisplayAttribute(), cache => cache.Display },
+                    { new DisplayColumnAttribute("Property"), cache => cache.DisplayColumn },
+                    { new DisplayFormatAttribute(), cache => cache.DisplayFormat },
+                    { new EditableAttribute(allowEdit: false), cache => cache.Editable },
+                    { new HiddenInputAttribute(), cache => cache.HiddenInput },
+                    { new RequiredAttribute(), cache => cache.Required },
                 };
             }
         }
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Metadata/CachedDataAnnotationsModelMetadataTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Metadata/CachedDataAnnotationsModelMetadataTest.cs
index 3af0eefeec..df28e580e7 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Metadata/CachedDataAnnotationsModelMetadataTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Metadata/CachedDataAnnotationsModelMetadataTest.cs
@@ -30,12 +30,23 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
 
             // Assert
             Assert.True(metadata.ConvertEmptyStringToNull);
+            Assert.False(metadata.HideSurroundingHtml);
+            Assert.True(metadata.IsComplexType);
             Assert.False(metadata.IsReadOnly);
             Assert.False(metadata.IsRequired);
+            Assert.True(metadata.ShowForDisplay);
+            Assert.True(metadata.ShowForEdit);
 
+            Assert.Null(metadata.DataTypeName);
             Assert.Null(metadata.Description);
+            Assert.Null(metadata.DisplayFormatString);
             Assert.Null(metadata.DisplayName);
+            Assert.Null(metadata.EditFormatString);
             Assert.Null(metadata.NullDisplayText);
+            Assert.Null(metadata.SimpleDisplayText);
+            Assert.Null(metadata.TemplateHint);
+
+            Assert.Equal(ModelMetadata.DefaultOrder, metadata.Order);
         }
 
         public static TheoryData<Attribute, Func<ModelMetadata, string>> ExpectedAttributeDataStrings
@@ -45,20 +56,16 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
                 return new TheoryData<Attribute, Func<ModelMetadata, string>>
                 {
                     {
-                        new DisplayAttribute { Description = "value" },
-                        (ModelMetadata metadata) => metadata.Description
+                        new DisplayAttribute { Description = "value" }, metadata => metadata.Description
                     },
                     {
-                        new DisplayAttribute { Name = "value" },
-                        (ModelMetadata metadata) => metadata.DisplayName
+                        new DisplayAttribute { Name = "value" }, metadata => metadata.DisplayName
                     },
                     {
-                        new DisplayColumnAttribute("Property"),
-                        (ModelMetadata metadata) => metadata.SimpleDisplayText
+                        new DisplayColumnAttribute("Property"), metadata => metadata.SimpleDisplayText
                     },
                     {
-                        new DisplayFormatAttribute { NullDisplayText = "value" },
-                        (ModelMetadata metadata) => metadata.NullDisplayText
+                        new DisplayFormatAttribute { NullDisplayText = "value" }, metadata => metadata.NullDisplayText
                     },
                 };
             }
@@ -71,8 +78,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
             // Arrange
             var attributes = new[] { attribute };
             var provider = new DataAnnotationsModelMetadataProvider();
-
-            // Act
             var metadata = new CachedDataAnnotationsModelMetadata(
                 provider,
                 containerType: null,
@@ -82,6 +87,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
             {
                 Model = new ClassWithDisplayableColumn { Property = "value" },
             };
+
+            // Act
             var result = accessor(metadata);
 
             // Assert
@@ -96,27 +103,37 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
                 {
                     {
                         new DisplayFormatAttribute { ConvertEmptyStringToNull = false },
-                        (ModelMetadata metadata) => metadata.ConvertEmptyStringToNull,
+                        metadata => metadata.ConvertEmptyStringToNull,
                         false
                     },
                     {
                         new DisplayFormatAttribute { ConvertEmptyStringToNull = true },
-                        (ModelMetadata metadata) => metadata.ConvertEmptyStringToNull,
+                        metadata => metadata.ConvertEmptyStringToNull,
                         true
                     },
                     {
                         new EditableAttribute(allowEdit: false),
-                        (ModelMetadata metadata) => metadata.IsReadOnly,
+                        metadata => metadata.IsReadOnly,
                         true
                     },
                     {
                         new EditableAttribute(allowEdit: true),
-                        (ModelMetadata metadata) => metadata.IsReadOnly,
+                        metadata => metadata.IsReadOnly,
+                        false
+                    },
+                    {
+                        new HiddenInputAttribute { DisplayValue = false },
+                        metadata => metadata.HideSurroundingHtml,
+                        true
+                    },
+                    {
+                        new HiddenInputAttribute { DisplayValue = true },
+                        metadata => metadata.HideSurroundingHtml,
                         false
                     },
                     {
                         new RequiredAttribute(),
-                        (ModelMetadata metadata) => metadata.IsRequired,
+                        metadata => metadata.IsRequired,
                         true
                     },
                 };
@@ -133,23 +150,67 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
             // Arrange
             var attributes = new[] { attribute };
             var provider = new DataAnnotationsModelMetadataProvider();
-
-            // Act
             var metadata = new CachedDataAnnotationsModelMetadata(
                 provider,
                 containerType: null,
                 modelType: typeof(object),
                 propertyName: null,
                 attributes: attributes);
+
+            // Act
             var result = accessor(metadata);
 
             // Assert
             Assert.Equal(expectedResult, result);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void HiddenInputWorksOnProperty()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var provider = new DataAnnotationsModelMetadataProvider();
+            var metadata = provider.GetMetadataForType(modelAccessor: null, modelType: typeof(ClassWithHiddenProperties));
+            var property = metadata.Properties.First(m => string.Equals("DirectlyHidden", m.PropertyName));
+
+            // Act
+            var result = property.HideSurroundingHtml;
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.True(result);
+        }
+
+        // TODO #1000; enable test once we detect attributes on the property's type
+        public void HiddenInputWorksOnPropertyType()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var provider = new DataAnnotationsModelMetadataProvider();
+            var metadata = provider.GetMetadataForType(modelAccessor: null, modelType: typeof(ClassWithHiddenProperties));
+            var property = metadata.Properties.First(m => string.Equals("OfHiddenType", m.PropertyName));
+
+            // Act
+            var result = property.HideSurroundingHtml;
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.True(result);
+        }
+
         private class ClassWithDisplayableColumn
         {
             public string Property { get; set; }
         }
+
+        [HiddenInput(DisplayValue = false)]
+        private class HiddenClass
+        {
+            public string Property { get; set; }
+        }
+
+        private class ClassWithHiddenProperties
+        {
+            [HiddenInput(DisplayValue = false)]
+            public string DirectlyHidden { get; set; }
+
+            public HiddenClass OfHiddenType { get; set; }
+        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Metadata/ModelMetadataTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Metadata/ModelMetadataTest.cs
index 3daac32738..25ea719d90 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Metadata/ModelMetadataTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Metadata/ModelMetadataTest.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,33 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
 {
     public class ModelMetadataTest
     {
+        public static TheoryData<Action<ModelMetadata>, Func<ModelMetadata, object>, object> MetadataModifierData
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return new TheoryData<Action<ModelMetadata>, Func<ModelMetadata, object>, object>
+                {
+                    { m => m.ConvertEmptyStringToNull = false, m => m.ConvertEmptyStringToNull, false },
+                    { m => m.HideSurroundingHtml = true, m => m.HideSurroundingHtml, true },
+                    { m => m.IsReadOnly = true, m => m.IsReadOnly, true },
+                    { m => m.IsRequired = true, m => m.IsRequired, true },
+                    { m => m.ShowForDisplay = false, m => m.ShowForDisplay, false },
+                    { m => m.ShowForEdit = false, m => m.ShowForEdit, false },
+
+                    { m => m.DataTypeName = "New data type name", m => m.DataTypeName, "New data type name" },
+                    { m => m.Description = "New description", m => m.Description, "New description" },
+                    { m => m.DisplayFormatString = "New display format", m => m.DisplayFormatString, "New display format" },
+                    { m => m.DisplayName = "New display name", m => m.DisplayName, "New display name" },
+                    { m => m.EditFormatString = "New edit format", m => m.EditFormatString, "New edit format" },
+                    { m => m.NullDisplayText = "New null display", m => m.NullDisplayText, "New null display" },
+                    { m => m.SimpleDisplayText = "New simple display", m => m.SimpleDisplayText, "New simple display" },
+                    { m => m.TemplateHint = "New template hint", m => m.TemplateHint, "New template hint" },
+
+                    { m => m.Order = 23, m => m.Order, 23 },
+                };
+            }
+        }
+
 #if NET45
         // Constructor
 
@@ -27,11 +54,17 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
 
             // Assert
             Assert.Equal(typeof(Exception), metadata.ContainerType);
+
             Assert.True(metadata.ConvertEmptyStringToNull);
+            Assert.False(metadata.HideSurroundingHtml);
             Assert.False(metadata.IsComplexType);
+            Assert.False(metadata.IsNullableValueType);
             Assert.False(metadata.IsReadOnly);
             Assert.False(metadata.IsRequired);
+            Assert.True(metadata.ShowForDisplay);
+            Assert.True(metadata.ShowForEdit);
 
+            Assert.Null(metadata.DataTypeName);
             Assert.Null(metadata.Description);
             Assert.Null(metadata.DisplayFormatString);
             Assert.Null(metadata.DisplayName);
@@ -41,8 +74,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
 
             Assert.Equal("model", metadata.Model);
             Assert.Equal("model", metadata.SimpleDisplayText);
+            Assert.Equal(typeof(string), metadata.RealModelType);
             Assert.Equal(typeof(string), metadata.ModelType);
             Assert.Equal("propertyName", metadata.PropertyName);
+
+            Assert.Equal(ModelMetadata.DefaultOrder, metadata.Order);
         }
 #endif
 
@@ -188,6 +224,78 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
             Assert.Equal("Prop2", newProp.PropertyName);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void PropertiesSetOnce()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var provider = new EmptyModelMetadataProvider();
+            var metadata = new ModelMetadata(
+                provider,
+                containerType: null,
+                modelAccessor: () => new Class1(),
+                modelType: typeof(Class1),
+                propertyName: null);
+
+            // Act
+            var firstPropertiesEvaluation = metadata.Properties;
+            var secondPropertiesEvaluation = metadata.Properties;
+
+            // Assert
+            // Same IEnumerable<ModelMetadata> object.
+            Assert.Same(firstPropertiesEvaluation, secondPropertiesEvaluation);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void PropertiesEnumerationEvaluatedOnce()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var provider = new EmptyModelMetadataProvider();
+            var metadata = new ModelMetadata(
+                provider,
+                containerType: null,
+                modelAccessor: () => new Class1(),
+                modelType: typeof(Class1),
+                propertyName: null);
+
+            // Act
+            var firstPropertiesEvaluation = metadata.Properties.ToList();
+            var secondPropertiesEvaluation = metadata.Properties.ToList();
+
+            // Assert
+            // Identical ModelMetadata objects every time we run through the Properties collection.
+            Assert.Equal(firstPropertiesEvaluation, secondPropertiesEvaluation);
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [MemberData("MetadataModifierData")]
+        public void PropertiesPropertyChangesPersist(
+            Action<ModelMetadata> setter,
+            Func<ModelMetadata, object> getter,
+            object expected)
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var provider = new EmptyModelMetadataProvider();
+            var metadata = new ModelMetadata(
+                provider,
+                containerType: null,
+                modelAccessor: () => new Class1(),
+                modelType: typeof(Class1),
+                propertyName: null);
+
+            // Act
+            foreach (var property in metadata.Properties)
+            {
+                setter(property);
+            }
+
+            // Assert
+            foreach (var property in metadata.Properties)
+            {
+                // Due to boxing of structs, can't Assert.Same().
+                Assert.Equal(expected, getter(property));
+            }
+        }
+
         private class Class1
         {
             public string Prop1 { get; set; }
@@ -315,6 +423,31 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
             public Class1 Prop1 { get; set; }
         }
 
+        [Theory]
+        [MemberData("MetadataModifierData")]
+        public void PropertyChangesPersist(
+            Action<ModelMetadata> setter,
+            Func<ModelMetadata, object> getter,
+            object expected)
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var provider = new EmptyModelMetadataProvider();
+            var metadata = new ModelMetadata(
+                provider,
+                containerType: null,
+                modelAccessor: () => new Class1(),
+                modelType: typeof(Class1),
+                propertyName: null);
+
+            // Act
+            setter(metadata);
+            var result = getter(metadata);
+
+            // Assert
+            // Due to boxing of structs, can't Assert.Same().
+            Assert.Equal(expected, result);
+        }
+
         // Helpers
 
         private class DummyContactModel