diff --git a/samples/MvcSample.Web/FiltersController.cs b/samples/MvcSample.Web/FiltersController.cs
index d824167527..71505e69e6 100644
--- a/samples/MvcSample.Web/FiltersController.cs
+++ b/samples/MvcSample.Web/FiltersController.cs
@@ -78,5 +78,10 @@ namespace MvcSample.Web
         {
             throw new Exception(message);
         }
+
+        public override void OnActionExecuting(ActionExecutingContext context)
+        {
+            ViewBag.DidTheFilterRun = "Totally!";
+        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/samples/MvcSample.Web/SimplePocoController.cs b/samples/MvcSample.Web/SimplePocoController.cs
index f5a4ec3563..fa5ac51e03 100644
--- a/samples/MvcSample.Web/SimplePocoController.cs
+++ b/samples/MvcSample.Web/SimplePocoController.cs
@@ -15,13 +15,45 @@
 // See the Apache 2 License for the specific language governing
 // permissions and limitations under the License.
 
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Globalization;
+using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc;
+
 namespace MvcSample.Web
 {
-    public class SimplePocoController
+    public class SimplePocoController : IActionFilter, IResultFilter
     {
+        private Stopwatch _timer;
+
         public string Index()
         {
             return "Hello world";
         }
+
+        public void OnActionExecuting(ActionExecutingContext context)
+        {
+            _timer = Stopwatch.StartNew();
+        }
+
+        public void OnActionExecuted(ActionExecutedContext context)
+        {
+            var time = _timer.ElapsedMilliseconds;
+            context.HttpContext.Response.Headers.Add(
+                "ActionElapsedTime", 
+                new string[] { time.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture) + " ms" });
+        }
+
+        public void OnResultExecuting(ResultExecutingContext context)
+        {
+            _timer = Stopwatch.StartNew();
+        }
+
+        public void OnResultExecuted(ResultExecutedContext context)
+        {
+            var time = _timer.ElapsedMilliseconds;
+            context.HttpContext.Response.Headers.Add(
+                "ResultElapsedTime", 
+                new string[] { time.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture) + " ms" });
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Controller.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Controller.cs
index a3e85cf5b8..1992be1f49 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Controller.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Controller.cs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Security.Principal;
 using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Abstractions;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding;
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Rendering;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
 {
-    public class Controller
+    public class Controller : IActionFilter, IAsyncActionFilter
     {
         private DynamicViewData _viewBag;
 
@@ -223,5 +224,24 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
         {
             return new RedirectToRouteResult(Url, routeName, routeValues, permanent: true);
         }
+
+        public virtual void OnActionExecuting([NotNull] ActionExecutingContext context)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public virtual void OnActionExecuted([NotNull] ActionExecutedContext context)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public virtual async Task OnActionExecutionAsync(
+            [NotNull] ActionExecutingContext context, 
+            [NotNull] ActionExecutionDelegate next)
+        {
+            OnActionExecuting(context);
+            if (context.Result == null)
+            {
+                OnActionExecuted(await next());
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Filters/DefaultFilterProvider.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Filters/DefaultFilterProvider.cs
index e9b8e886eb..62eee1473c 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Filters/DefaultFilterProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Filters/DefaultFilterProvider.cs
@@ -88,14 +88,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Filters
 
                 ApplyFilterToContainer(filterItem.Filter, filterFactory);
             }
-
-            var controllerFilter = context.ActionContext.Controller as IFilter;
-            if (controllerFilter != null)
-            {
-                // If the controller implements a filter, we want it to be the first to run.
-                var descriptor = new FilterDescriptor(controllerFilter, FilterScope.Action);
-                context.Result.Insert(0, new FilterItem(descriptor, controllerFilter));
-            }
         }
 
         private void InsertControllerAsFilter(FilterProviderContext context, IFilter controllerFilter)
@@ -104,8 +96,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Filters
             // run closest to the action.
             int order = Int32.MaxValue;
             var orderedControllerFilter = controllerFilter as IOrderedFilter;
-            if (orderedControllerFilter == null)
+            if (orderedControllerFilter != null)
             {
+
                 order = orderedControllerFilter.Order;
             }
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.kproj b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.kproj
index 8ce7dd1ad8..c99bf0c57a 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.kproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.kproj
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@
     <Compile Include="Filters\ResultExecutionDelegate.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Filters\ResultFilterAttribute.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Filters\ServiceFilterAttribute.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="ControllerFilterProvider.cs" />
     <Compile Include="FormContext.cs" />
     <Compile Include="HttpDeleteAttribute.cs" />
     <Compile Include="HttpGetAttribute.cs" />