diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/IUrlHelper.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/IUrlHelper.cs
index bb45249355..23aace66d4 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/IUrlHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/IUrlHelper.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
     /// </summary>
     public interface IUrlHelper
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the <see cref="ActionContext"/> for the current request.
+        /// </summary>
+        ActionContext ActionContext { get; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Generates a fully qualified or absolute URL specified by <see cref="UrlActionContext"/> for an action
         /// method, which contains action name, controller name, route values, protocol to use, host name, and fragment.
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Routing/UrlHelper.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Routing/UrlHelper.cs
index ddf1ae51a6..5c50658abe 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Routing/UrlHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Routing/UrlHelper.cs
@@ -32,9 +32,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Routing
             ActionContext = actionContext;
         }
 
-        protected RouteValueDictionary AmbientValues => ActionContext.RouteData.Values;
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public ActionContext ActionContext { get; }
 
-        protected ActionContext ActionContext { get; }
+        protected RouteValueDictionary AmbientValues => ActionContext.RouteData.Values;
 
         protected HttpContext HttpContext => ActionContext.HttpContext;
 
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures.Test/RemoteAttributeTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures.Test/RemoteAttributeTest.cs
index d7b844f0ac..3fc55468f3 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures.Test/RemoteAttributeTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures.Test/RemoteAttributeTest.cs
@@ -595,6 +595,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
                 _url = url;
             }
 
+            public ActionContext ActionContext { get; }
+
             public object RouteValues { get; private set; }
 
             public string Action(UrlActionContext actionContext)