diff --git a/samples/MvcSample.Web/Filters/UserNameProvider.cs b/samples/MvcSample.Web/Filters/UserNameProvider.cs
index 918ff6987c..00d94fada4 100644
--- a/samples/MvcSample.Web/Filters/UserNameProvider.cs
+++ b/samples/MvcSample.Web/Filters/UserNameProvider.cs
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 
 namespace MvcSample.Web.Filters
 {
-    public class UserNameProvider : ActionFilterAttribute
+    public class UserNameProvider : IActionFilter
     {
         private static readonly string[] _userNames = new[] { "Jon", "David", "Goliath" };
         private static int _index;
 
-        public override void OnActionExecuting(ActionExecutingContext context)
+        public void OnActionExecuting(ActionExecutingContext context)
         {
             object originalUserName = null;
 
@@ -20,5 +20,9 @@ namespace MvcSample.Web.Filters
                 context.ActionArguments["userName"] = _userNames[(_index++)%3];
             }
         }
+
+        public void OnActionExecuted(ActionExecutedContext context)
+        {
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/samples/MvcSample.Web/FiltersController.cs b/samples/MvcSample.Web/FiltersController.cs
index c40b06b3ff..45b2efadcc 100644
--- a/samples/MvcSample.Web/FiltersController.cs
+++ b/samples/MvcSample.Web/FiltersController.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace MvcSample.Web
     [PassThrough(Order = 2)]
     [InspectResultPage]
     [BlockAnonymous]
-    [UserNameProvider(Order = -1)]
+    [TypeFilter(typeof(UserNameProvider), Order = -1)]
     public class FiltersController : Controller
     {
         public User User { get; set; }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Filters/DefaultFilterProvider.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Filters/DefaultFilterProvider.cs
index 3d40658dbd..e63eb41fab 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Filters/DefaultFilterProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Filters/DefaultFilterProvider.cs
@@ -73,7 +73,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Filters
                         throw new InvalidOperationException("Type filter must implement IFilter");
                     }
 
-                    var typeFilter = _typeActivator.CreateInstance(ServiceProvider, typeFilterSignature.ImplementationType) as IFilter;
+                    var typeFilter = (IFilter)_typeActivator.CreateInstance(
+                        ServiceProvider,
+                        typeFilterSignature.ImplementationType,
+                        typeFilterSignature.Arguments);
 
                     ApplyFilterToContainer(typeFilter, filter);
                     filterItem.Filter = typeFilter;
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Filters/ITypeFilter.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Filters/ITypeFilter.cs
index 08f1d4b7a2..eccb2ed6df 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Filters/ITypeFilter.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Filters/ITypeFilter.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
 {
     public interface ITypeFilter : IFilter
     {
+        object[] Arguments { get; }
+
         Type ImplementationType { get; }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Filters/TypeFilterAttribute.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Filters/TypeFilterAttribute.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a7fc9bc12d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Filters/TypeFilterAttribute.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
+{
+    [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class | AttributeTargets.Method, AllowMultiple = true, Inherited = true)]
+    [DebuggerDisplay("TypeFilter: Type={ImplementationType} Order={Order}")]
+    public class TypeFilterAttribute : Attribute, ITypeFilter, IOrderedFilter
+    {
+        public TypeFilterAttribute(Type type)
+        {
+            ImplementationType = type;
+        }
+
+        public object[] Arguments { get; set; }
+
+        public Type ImplementationType { get; private set; }
+
+        public int Order { get; set; }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
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 776463d6f8..7390e2a347 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.kproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.kproj
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
     <Compile Include="DefaultControllerFactory.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DefaultParameterDescriptorFactory.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Extensions\IEnumerableExtensions.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Filters\TypeFilterAttribute.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Filters\ActionExecutedContext.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Filters\ActionExecutingContext.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Filters\ActionExecutionDelegate.cs" />