diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Filters/FilterScope.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Filters/FilterScope.cs
index 6d2ec86c05..e2f0da4b76 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Filters/FilterScope.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Filters/FilterScope.cs
@@ -3,10 +3,18 @@
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Contains constant values for known filter scopes. 
+    /// 
+    /// Scope defines the ordering of filters that have the same order. Scope is by-default
+    /// defined by how a filter is registered.
+    /// </summary>
     public static class FilterScope
     {
-        public static readonly int Action = 100;
-        public static readonly int Controller = 200;
-        public static readonly int Global = 300;
+        public static readonly int First = 0;
+        public static readonly int Global = 10;
+        public static readonly int Controller = 20;
+        public static readonly int Action = 30;
+        public static readonly int Last = 100;
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ReflectedActionDescriptorProviderTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ReflectedActionDescriptorProviderTests.cs
index 6becd5361b..ff0afd091f 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ReflectedActionDescriptorProviderTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ReflectedActionDescriptorProviderTests.cs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Test
             // Assert
             Assert.Equal(3, descriptor.FilterDescriptors.Count);
 
-            var filter1 = descriptor.FilterDescriptors[2];
+            var filter1 = descriptor.FilterDescriptors[0];
             Assert.Same(globalFilter, filter1.Filter);
             Assert.Equal(FilterScope.Global, filter1.Scope);
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Test
             Assert.Equal(2, Assert.IsType<MyFilterAttribute>(filter2.Filter).Value);
             Assert.Equal(FilterScope.Controller, filter2.Scope);
 
-            var filter3 = descriptor.FilterDescriptors[0];
+            var filter3 = descriptor.FilterDescriptors[2];
             Assert.Equal(3, Assert.IsType<MyFilterAttribute>(filter3.Filter).Value); ;
             Assert.Equal(FilterScope.Action, filter3.Scope);
         }