diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/MvcRouteHandler.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/MvcRouteHandler.cs
index e6a944ae5c..b49149bf4b 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/MvcRouteHandler.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/MvcRouteHandler.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
     {
         private ILogger _logger;
 
-        public string GetVirtualPath([NotNull] VirtualPathContext context)
+        public VirtualPathData GetVirtualPath([NotNull] VirtualPathContext context)
         {
             // The contract of this method is to check that the values coming in from the route are valid;
             // that they match an existing action, setting IsBound = true if the values are OK.
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Routing/AttributeRoute.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Routing/AttributeRoute.cs
index d59ab43742..a08839b27a 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Routing/AttributeRoute.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Routing/AttributeRoute.cs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Routing
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
-        public string GetVirtualPath(VirtualPathContext context)
+        public VirtualPathData GetVirtualPath(VirtualPathContext context)
         {
             var route = GetInnerRoute();
             return route.GetVirtualPath(context);
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Routing/InnerAttributeRoute.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Routing/InnerAttributeRoute.cs
index eb9187be3b..f0b3212631 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Routing/InnerAttributeRoute.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Routing/InnerAttributeRoute.cs
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Routing
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the version of this route. This corresponds to the value of 
+        /// Gets the version of this route. This corresponds to the value of
         /// <see cref="ActionDescriptorsCollection.Version"/> when this route was created.
         /// </summary>
         public int Version { get; }
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Routing
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
-        public string GetVirtualPath([NotNull] VirtualPathContext context)
+        public VirtualPathData GetVirtualPath([NotNull] VirtualPathContext context)
         {
             // If it's a named route we will try to generate a link directly and
             // if we can't, we will not try to generate it using an unnamed route.
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Routing
 
             foreach (var match in matches)
             {
-                var path = GenerateLink(context, match.Entry);
+                var path = GenerateVirtualPath(context, match.Entry);
                 if (path != null)
                 {
                     context.IsBound = true;
@@ -168,12 +168,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Routing
             return null;
         }
 
-        private string GetVirtualPathForNamedRoute(VirtualPathContext context)
+        private VirtualPathData GetVirtualPathForNamedRoute(VirtualPathContext context)
         {
             AttributeRouteLinkGenerationEntry entry;
             if (_namedEntries.TryGetValue(context.RouteName, out entry))
             {
-                var path = GenerateLink(context, entry);
+                var path = GenerateVirtualPath(context, entry);
                 if (path != null)
                 {
                     context.IsBound = true;
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Routing
             return null;
         }
 
-        private string GenerateLink(VirtualPathContext context, AttributeRouteLinkGenerationEntry entry)
+        private VirtualPathData GenerateVirtualPath(VirtualPathContext context, AttributeRouteLinkGenerationEntry entry)
         {
             // In attribute the context includes the values that are used to select this entry - typically
             // these will be the standard 'action', 'controller' and maybe 'area' tokens. However, we don't
@@ -247,12 +247,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Routing
                 ProvidedValues = providedValues,
             };
 
-            var path = _next.GetVirtualPath(childContext);
-            if (path != null)
+            var pathData = _next.GetVirtualPath(childContext);
+            if (pathData != null)
             {
                 // If path is non-null then the target router short-circuited, we don't expect this
                 // in typical MVC scenarios.
-                return path;
+                return pathData;
             }
             else if (!childContext.IsBound)
             {
@@ -260,8 +260,13 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Routing
                 return null;
             }
 
-            path = entry.Binder.BindValues(bindingResult.AcceptedValues);
-            return path;
+            var path = entry.Binder.BindValues(bindingResult.AcceptedValues);
+            if (path == null)
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            return new VirtualPathData(this, path);
         }
 
         private bool ContextHasSameValue(VirtualPathContext context, string key, object value)
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/UrlHelper.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/UrlHelper.cs
index a538b6d3bf..923cf32b75 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/UrlHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/UrlHelper.cs
@@ -99,12 +99,16 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
         protected virtual string GeneratePathFromRoute(string routeName, IDictionary<string, object> values)
         {
             var context = new VirtualPathContext(_httpContext, _ambientValues, values, routeName);
-            var path = _router.GetVirtualPath(context);
-            if (path == null)
+            var pathData = _router.GetVirtualPath(context);
+            if (pathData == null)
             {
                 return null;
             }
 
+            // VirtualPathData.VirtualPath returns string.Empty for null.
+            Debug.Assert(pathData.VirtualPath != null);
+
+            var path = pathData.VirtualPath;
             // See Routing Issue#31
             if (path.Length > 0 && path[0] != '/')
             {
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/RemoteAttributeTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/RemoteAttributeTest.cs
index c3233b7b82..bd7b4aae7e 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/RemoteAttributeTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/RemoteAttributeTest.cs
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
             handler
                 .Setup(router => router.GetVirtualPath(It.IsAny<VirtualPathContext>()))
                 .Callback<VirtualPathContext>(context => context.IsBound = isBound)
-                .Returns((string)null);
+                .Returns((VirtualPathData)null);
             builder.DefaultHandler = handler.Object;
 
             return builder;
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/Routing/InnerAttributeRouteTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/Routing/InnerAttributeRouteTest.cs
index 78fc09468b..5dd4b4e7f8 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/Routing/InnerAttributeRouteTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/Routing/InnerAttributeRouteTest.cs
@@ -202,8 +202,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Routing
         [InlineData("template/{parameter:int}", "/template/5", true)]
         [InlineData("template/{parameter:int?}", "/template/5", true)]
         [InlineData("template/{parameter:int?}", "/template", true)]
-        [InlineData("template/{parameter:int?}", "/template/qwer", false)]        
-        public async Task AttributeRoute_WithOptionalInlineConstraint(string template, string request, bool expectedResult)
+        [InlineData("template/{parameter:int?}", "/template/qwer", false)]
+        public async Task AttributeRoute_WithOptionalInlineConstraint(
+            string template, string request, bool expectedResult)
         {
             // Arrange
             var expectedRouteGroup = string.Format("{0}&&{1}", 0, template);
@@ -245,7 +246,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Routing
             }
         }
 
-        [Theory]        
+        [Theory]
         [InlineData("moo/{p1}.{p2?}", "/moo/foo.bar", "foo", "bar", null)]
         [InlineData("moo/{p1?}", "/moo/foo", "foo", null, null)]
         [InlineData("moo/{p1?}", "/moo", null, null, null)]
@@ -255,7 +256,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Routing
         [InlineData("moo/{p1}.{p2}", "/moo/foo.bar", "foo", "bar", null)]
         [InlineData("moo/foo.{p1}.{p2?}", "/moo/foo.moo.bar", "moo", "bar", null)]
         [InlineData("moo/foo.{p1}.{p2?}", "/moo/foo.moo", "moo", null, null)]
-        [InlineData("moo/.{p2?}", "/moo/.foo", null, "foo", null)]        
+        [InlineData("moo/.{p2?}", "/moo/.foo", null, "foo", null)]
         [InlineData("moo/{p1}.{p2?}", "/moo/....", "..", ".", null)]
         [InlineData("moo/{p1}.{p2?}", "/moo/.bar", ".bar", null, null)]
         [InlineData("moo/{p1}.{p2}.{p3?}", "/moo/foo.moo.bar", "foo", "moo", "bar")]
@@ -265,8 +266,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Routing
         [InlineData("{p1}.{p2?}/{p3}", "/foo/bar", "foo", null, "bar")]
         [InlineData("{p1}.{p2?}/{p3}", "/.foo/bar", ".foo", null, "bar")]
         public async Task AttributeRoute_WithOptionalCompositeParameter_Valid(
-            string template, 
-            string request, 
+            string template,
+            string request,
             string p1,
             string p2,
             string p3)
@@ -296,7 +297,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Routing
             // Act
             await route.RouteAsync(context);
 
-            // Assert            
+            // Assert
             Assert.True(context.IsHandled);
             if (p1 != null)
             {
@@ -355,8 +356,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Routing
             // Act
             await route.RouteAsync(context);
 
-            // Assert            
-            Assert.False(context.IsHandled);            
+            // Assert
+            Assert.False(context.IsHandled);
         }
 
         [Theory]
@@ -383,7 +384,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Routing
                 selectedGroup = (string)ctx.ProvidedValues[AttributeRouting.RouteGroupKey];
                 ctx.IsBound = true;
             })
-            .Returns((string)null);
+            .Returns((VirtualPathData)null);
 
             var matchingRoutes = Enumerable.Empty<AttributeRouteMatchingEntry>();
 
@@ -399,11 +400,14 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Routing
             var context = CreateVirtualPathContext(values: null, ambientValues: new { parameter = 5 });
 
             // Act
-            string result = route.GetVirtualPath(context);
+            var result = route.GetVirtualPath(context);
 
             // Assert
             Assert.NotNull(result);
-            Assert.Equal("template/5", result);
+            Assert.Equal("template/5", result.VirtualPath);
+            Assert.Same(route, result.Router);
+            Assert.Empty(result.DataTokens);
+
             Assert.Equal(expectedGroup, selectedGroup);
         }
 
@@ -417,7 +421,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Routing
         [InlineData("template/{parameter:int:range(1,20)?}", "template", null)]
         [InlineData("template/{parameter:int:range(1,20)?}", "template/5", 5)]
         [InlineData("template/{parameter:int:range(1,20)?}", null, 21)]
-        public void AttributeRoute_GenerateLink_OptionalInlineParameter(string template, string expectedResult, object parameter)
+        public void AttributeRoute_GenerateLink_OptionalInlineParameter
+            (string template, string expectedPath, object parameter)
         {
             // Arrange
             var expectedGroup = CreateRouteGroup(0, template);
@@ -430,7 +435,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Routing
                 selectedGroup = (string)ctx.ProvidedValues[AttributeRouting.RouteGroupKey];
                 ctx.IsBound = true;
             })
-            .Returns((string)null);
+            .Returns((VirtualPathData)null);
 
             var matchingRoutes = Enumerable.Empty<AttributeRouteMatchingEntry>();
 
@@ -451,10 +456,20 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Routing
             }
 
             // Act
-            string result = route.GetVirtualPath(context);
+            var result = route.GetVirtualPath(context);
 
-            // Assert            
-            Assert.Equal(expectedResult, result);
+            // Assert
+            if (expectedPath == null)
+            {
+                Assert.Null(result);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                Assert.NotNull(result);
+                Assert.Equal(expectedPath, result.VirtualPath);
+                Assert.Same(route, result.Router);
+                Assert.Empty(result.DataTokens);
+            }
         }
 
         [Theory]
@@ -480,7 +495,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Routing
                 firstRouteGroupSelected = (string)ctx.ProvidedValues[AttributeRouting.RouteGroupKey];
                 ctx.IsBound = true;
             })
-            .Returns((string)null);
+            .Returns((VirtualPathData)null);
 
             var matchingRoutes = Enumerable.Empty<AttributeRouteMatchingEntry>();
 
@@ -497,11 +512,14 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Routing
             var context = CreateVirtualPathContext(null, ambientValues: new { parameter = 5 });
 
             // Act
-            string result = route.GetVirtualPath(context);
+            var result = route.GetVirtualPath(context);
 
             // Assert
             Assert.NotNull(result);
-            Assert.Equal("template/5", result);
+            Assert.Equal("template/5", result.VirtualPath);
+            Assert.Same(route, result.Router);
+            Assert.Empty(result.DataTokens);
+
             Assert.Equal(selectedGroup, firstRouteGroupSelected);
         }
 
@@ -523,7 +541,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Routing
                 selectedGroup = (string)ctx.ProvidedValues[AttributeRouting.RouteGroupKey];
                 ctx.IsBound = true;
             })
-            .Returns((string)null);
+            .Returns((VirtualPathData)null);
 
             var matchingRoutes = Enumerable.Empty<AttributeRouteMatchingEntry>();
 
@@ -539,11 +557,14 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Routing
             var context = CreateVirtualPathContext(values: null, ambientValues: new { first = 5, second = 5 });
 
             // Act
-            string result = route.GetVirtualPath(context);
+            var result = route.GetVirtualPath(context);
 
             // Assert
             Assert.NotNull(result);
-            Assert.Equal("template/5", result);
+            Assert.Equal("template/5", result.VirtualPath);
+            Assert.Same(route, result.Router);
+            Assert.Empty(result.DataTokens);
+
             Assert.Equal(expectedGroup, selectedGroup);
         }
 
@@ -565,7 +586,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Routing
                 selectedGroup = (string)ctx.ProvidedValues[AttributeRouting.RouteGroupKey];
                 ctx.IsBound = true;
             })
-            .Returns((string)null);
+            .Returns((VirtualPathData)null);
 
             var matchingRoutes = Enumerable.Empty<AttributeRouteMatchingEntry>();
 
@@ -581,11 +602,14 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Routing
             var context = CreateVirtualPathContext(values: null, ambientValues: new { first = 5, second = 5 });
 
             // Act
-            string result = route.GetVirtualPath(context);
+            var result = route.GetVirtualPath(context);
 
             // Assert
             Assert.NotNull(result);
-            Assert.Equal("first/5", result);
+            Assert.Equal("first/5", result.VirtualPath);
+            Assert.Same(route, result.Router);
+            Assert.Empty(result.DataTokens);
+
             Assert.Equal(expectedGroup, selectedGroup);
         }
 
@@ -696,7 +720,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Routing
                 {
                     vpc.IsBound = true;
                     selectedGroup = (string)vpc.ProvidedValues[AttributeRouting.RouteGroupKey];
-                });
+                })
+                .Returns((VirtualPathData)null);
 
             var matchingEntries = Enumerable.Empty<AttributeRouteMatchingEntry>();
 
@@ -711,8 +736,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Routing
 
             // Assert
             Assert.NotNull(result);
+            Assert.Equal(expectedLink, result.VirtualPath);
+            Assert.Same(route, result.Router);
+            Assert.Empty(result.DataTokens);
+
             Assert.Equal(expectedGroup, selectedGroup);
-            Assert.Equal(expectedLink, result);
         }
 
         [Fact]
@@ -726,7 +754,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Routing
                 {
                     vpc.IsBound = true;
                     selectedGroup = (string)vpc.ProvidedValues[AttributeRouting.RouteGroupKey];
-                });
+                })
+                .Returns((VirtualPathData)null);
 
             var namedEntry = CreateGenerationEntry("named", requiredValues: null, order: 1, name: "NamedRoute");
             var unnamedEntry = CreateGenerationEntry("unnamed", requiredValues: null, order: 0);
@@ -746,8 +775,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Routing
 
             // Assert
             Assert.NotNull(result);
+            Assert.Equal("named", result.VirtualPath);
+            Assert.Same(route, result.Router);
+            Assert.Empty(result.DataTokens);
+
             Assert.Equal("1&named", selectedGroup);
-            Assert.Equal("named", result);
         }
 
         [Fact]
@@ -842,7 +874,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Routing
                 {
                     vpc.IsBound = true;
                     selectedGroup = (string)vpc.ProvidedValues[AttributeRouting.RouteGroupKey];
-                });
+                })
+                .Returns((VirtualPathData)null);
 
             var namedEntry = CreateGenerationEntry(template, requiredValues: null, order: 1, name: "NamedRoute");
 
@@ -866,8 +899,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Routing
 
             // Assert
             Assert.NotNull(result);
+            Assert.Equal("template/5", result.VirtualPath);
+            Assert.Same(route, result.Router);
+            Assert.Empty(result.DataTokens);
+
             Assert.Equal(string.Format("1&{0}", template), selectedGroup);
-            Assert.Equal("template/5", result);
         }
 
         [Fact]
@@ -942,10 +978,13 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Routing
             var context = CreateVirtualPathContext(new { });
 
             // Act
-            var path = route.GetVirtualPath(context);
+            var pathData = route.GetVirtualPath(context);
 
             // Assert
-            Assert.Equal("api/Store", path);
+            Assert.NotNull(pathData);
+            Assert.Equal("api/Store", pathData.VirtualPath);
+            Assert.Same(route, pathData.Router);
+            Assert.Empty(pathData.DataTokens);
         }
 
         [Fact]
@@ -958,10 +997,13 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Routing
             var context = CreateVirtualPathContext(new { action = "Index", controller = "Store" });
 
             // Act
-            var path = route.GetVirtualPath(context);
+            var pathData = route.GetVirtualPath(context);
 
             // Assert
-            Assert.Equal("api/Store", path);
+            Assert.NotNull(pathData);
+            Assert.Equal("api/Store", pathData.VirtualPath);
+            Assert.Same(route, pathData.Router);
+            Assert.Empty(pathData.DataTokens);
         }
 
         [Fact]
@@ -990,10 +1032,13 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Routing
             var context = CreateVirtualPathContext(new { }, new { action = "Index", controller = "Store" });
 
             // Act
-            var path = route.GetVirtualPath(context);
+            var pathData = route.GetVirtualPath(context);
 
             // Assert
-            Assert.Equal("api/Store", path);
+            Assert.NotNull(pathData);
+            Assert.Equal("api/Store", pathData.VirtualPath);
+            Assert.Same(route, pathData.Router);
+            Assert.Empty(pathData.DataTokens);
         }
 
         [Fact]
@@ -1006,10 +1051,13 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Routing
             var context = CreateVirtualPathContext(new { action = "Index", controller = "Store" });
 
             // Act
-            var path = route.GetVirtualPath(context);
+            var pathData = route.GetVirtualPath(context);
 
             // Assert
-            Assert.Equal("api/Store/Index", path);
+            Assert.NotNull(pathData);
+            Assert.Equal("api/Store/Index", pathData.VirtualPath);
+            Assert.Same(route, pathData.Router);
+            Assert.Empty(pathData.DataTokens);
         }
 
         [Fact]
@@ -1036,10 +1084,14 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Routing
                 new { area = "AwesomeCo" });
 
             // Act
-            var path = route.GetVirtualPath(context);
+            var pathData = route.GetVirtualPath(context);
 
             // Assert
-            Assert.Equal("api/AwesomeCo/dosomething/Store/Index", path);
+            Assert.NotNull(pathData);
+            Assert.Equal("api/AwesomeCo/dosomething/Store/Index", pathData.VirtualPath);
+            Assert.Same(route, pathData.Router);
+            Assert.Empty(pathData.DataTokens);
+
             Assert.Equal(expectedValues, next.GenerationContext.ProvidedValues);
         }
 
@@ -1053,10 +1105,13 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Routing
             var context = CreateVirtualPathContext(new { action = "Index", controller = "Store" });
 
             // Act
-            var path = route.GetVirtualPath(context);
+            var pathData = route.GetVirtualPath(context);
 
             // Assert
-            Assert.Equal("api/Store", path);
+            Assert.NotNull(pathData);
+            Assert.Equal("api/Store", pathData.VirtualPath);
+            Assert.Same(route, pathData.Router);
+            Assert.Empty(pathData.DataTokens);
         }
 
         [Fact]
@@ -1078,10 +1133,14 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Routing
             var context = CreateVirtualPathContext(new { action = "Index", controller = "Store", id = 5 });
 
             // Act
-            var path = route.GetVirtualPath(context);
+            var pathData = route.GetVirtualPath(context);
 
             // Assert
-            Assert.Equal("api/Store/Index/5", path);
+            Assert.NotNull(pathData);
+            Assert.Equal("api/Store/Index/5", pathData.VirtualPath);
+            Assert.Same(route, pathData.Router);
+            Assert.Empty(pathData.DataTokens);
+
             Assert.Equal(expectedValues, next.GenerationContext.ProvidedValues);
         }
 
@@ -1118,10 +1177,13 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Routing
             var context = CreateVirtualPathContext(new { action = "Index" }, new { controller = "Store" });
 
             // Act
-            var path = route.GetVirtualPath(context);
+            var pathData = route.GetVirtualPath(context);
 
             // Assert
-            Assert.Equal("api/Store", path);
+            Assert.NotNull(pathData);
+            Assert.Equal("api/Store", pathData.VirtualPath);
+            Assert.Same(route, pathData.Router);
+            Assert.Empty(pathData.DataTokens);
         }
 
         [Fact]
@@ -1134,10 +1196,13 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Routing
             var context = CreateVirtualPathContext(new { action = "Index", id = 5 }, new { controller = "Store" });
 
             // Act
-            var path = route.GetVirtualPath(context);
+            var pathData = route.GetVirtualPath(context);
 
             // Assert
-            Assert.Equal("api/Store?id=5", path);
+            Assert.NotNull(pathData);
+            Assert.Equal("api/Store?id=5", pathData.VirtualPath);
+            Assert.Same(route, pathData.Router);
+            Assert.Empty(pathData.DataTokens);
         }
 
         [Fact]
@@ -1175,10 +1240,13 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Routing
             var context = CreateVirtualPathContext(new { action = "Index", controller = "Blog" });
 
             // Act
-            var path = route.GetVirtualPath(context);
+            var pathData = route.GetVirtualPath(context);
 
             // Assert
-            Assert.Equal("api2/Blog", path);
+            Assert.NotNull(pathData);
+            Assert.Equal("api2/Blog", pathData.VirtualPath);
+            Assert.Same(route, pathData.Router);
+            Assert.Empty(pathData.DataTokens);
         }
 
         [Fact]
@@ -1205,10 +1273,14 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Routing
             var context = CreateVirtualPathContext(new { action = "Edit", controller = "Store" });
 
             // Act
-            var path = route.GetVirtualPath(context);
+            var pathData = route.GetVirtualPath(context);
 
             // Assert
-            Assert.Equal("api2/Store", path);
+            Assert.NotNull(pathData);
+            Assert.Equal("api2/Store", pathData.VirtualPath);
+            Assert.Same(route, pathData.Router);
+            Assert.Empty(pathData.DataTokens);
+
             Assert.Equal(2, callCount);
         }
 
@@ -1229,10 +1301,13 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Routing
             var context = CreateVirtualPathContext(new { area = "Help", action = "Edit", controller = "Store" });
 
             // Act
-            var path = route.GetVirtualPath(context);
+            var pathData = route.GetVirtualPath(context);
 
             // Assert
-            Assert.Equal("Help/Store", path);
+            Assert.NotNull(pathData);
+            Assert.Equal("Help/Store", pathData.VirtualPath);
+            Assert.Same(route, pathData.Router);
+            Assert.Empty(pathData.DataTokens);
         }
 
         [Fact]
@@ -1252,10 +1327,13 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Routing
             var context = CreateVirtualPathContext(new { area = "Help", action = "Edit", controller = "Store" });
 
             // Act
-            var path = route.GetVirtualPath(context);
+            var pathData = route.GetVirtualPath(context);
 
             // Assert
-            Assert.Equal("Help/Store", path);
+            Assert.NotNull(pathData);
+            Assert.Equal("Help/Store", pathData.VirtualPath);
+            Assert.Same(route, pathData.Router);
+            Assert.Empty(pathData.DataTokens);
         }
 
         [Fact]
@@ -1277,10 +1355,13 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Routing
                 ambientValues: new { area = "Help" });
 
             // Act
-            var path = route.GetVirtualPath(context);
+            var pathData = route.GetVirtualPath(context);
 
             // Assert
-            Assert.Equal("Help/Store", path);
+            Assert.NotNull(pathData);
+            Assert.Equal("Help/Store", pathData.VirtualPath);
+            Assert.Same(route, pathData.Router);
+            Assert.Empty(pathData.DataTokens);
         }
 
         [Fact]
@@ -1302,10 +1383,13 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Routing
                 ambientValues: new { area = "Blog" });
 
             // Act
-            var path = route.GetVirtualPath(context);
+            var pathData = route.GetVirtualPath(context);
 
             // Assert
-            Assert.Equal("Store", path);
+            Assert.NotNull(pathData);
+            Assert.Equal("Store", pathData.VirtualPath);
+            Assert.Same(route, pathData.Router);
+            Assert.Empty(pathData.DataTokens);
         }
 
         public static IEnumerable<object[]> OptionalParamValues
@@ -1392,10 +1476,13 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Routing
             var context = CreateVirtualPathContext(values, ambientValues);
 
             // Act
-            var path = route.GetVirtualPath(context);
+            var pathData = route.GetVirtualPath(context);
 
             // Assert
-            Assert.Equal(expected, path);
+            Assert.NotNull(pathData);
+            Assert.Equal(expected, pathData.VirtualPath);
+            Assert.Same(route, pathData.Router);
+            Assert.Empty(pathData.DataTokens);
         }
 
         [Fact]
@@ -1725,7 +1812,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Routing
 
             public Func<RouteContext, bool> MatchingDelegate { get; set; }
 
-            public string GetVirtualPath(VirtualPathContext context)
+            public VirtualPathData GetVirtualPath(VirtualPathContext context)
             {
                 GenerationContext = context;
 
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/UrlHelperTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/UrlHelperTest.cs
index 791ad5b921..333f512f1f 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/UrlHelperTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/UrlHelperTest.cs
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
 
 
         private static IRouter GetRouter(
-            IServiceProvider services, 
+            IServiceProvider services,
             string mockRouteName,
             string mockTemplateValue)
         {
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
             mockHttpRoute
                 .Setup(mock => mock.GetVirtualPath(It.Is<VirtualPathContext>(c => string.Equals(c.RouteName, mockRouteName))))
                 .Callback<VirtualPathContext>(c => c.IsBound = true)
-                .Returns(mockTemplateValue);
+                .Returns(new VirtualPathData(mockHttpRoute.Object, mockTemplateValue));
 
             routeBuilder.Routes.Add(mockHttpRoute.Object);
             return routeBuilder.Build();
diff --git a/test/WebSites/CustomRouteWebSite/LocalizedRoute.cs b/test/WebSites/CustomRouteWebSite/LocalizedRoute.cs
index 638a0e96d7..5e59b488ef 100644
--- a/test/WebSites/CustomRouteWebSite/LocalizedRoute.cs
+++ b/test/WebSites/CustomRouteWebSite/LocalizedRoute.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace CustomRouteWebSite
             _next = next;
         }
 
-        public string GetVirtualPath(VirtualPathContext context)
+        public VirtualPathData GetVirtualPath(VirtualPathContext context)
         {
             // We just want to act as a pass-through for link generation
             return _next.GetVirtualPath(context);