diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ViewComponents/JsonViewComponentResult.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ViewComponents/JsonViewComponentResult.cs
index 895e85e695..688a36b917 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ViewComponents/JsonViewComponentResult.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ViewComponents/JsonViewComponentResult.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.Framework.DependencyInjection;
 using Microsoft.Framework.Internal;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
 {
@@ -17,8 +18,19 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="value">The value to format as JSON text.</param>
         public JsonViewComponentResult(object value)
+            : this(value, formatter: null)
+        {
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new <see cref="JsonViewComponentResult"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="value">The value to format as JSON text.</param>
+        /// <param name="serializerSettings">The <see cref="JsonSerializerSettings"/> to be used by
+        /// the formatter.</param>
+        public JsonViewComponentResult(object value, [NotNull] JsonSerializerSettings serializerSettings)
+            : this(value, new JsonOutputFormatter(serializerSettings))
         {
-            Value = value;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ViewComponents/ViewComponent.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ViewComponents/ViewComponent.cs
index 0e1184ea0a..21731b2819 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ViewComponents/ViewComponent.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ViewComponents/ViewComponent.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Rendering;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Routing;
 using Microsoft.Framework.Internal;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
 {
@@ -167,11 +168,25 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="value">The value to output in JSON text.</param>
         /// <returns>A <see cref="JsonViewComponentResult"/>.</returns>
-        public JsonViewComponentResult Json([NotNull] object value)
+        public JsonViewComponentResult Json(object value)
         {
             return new JsonViewComponentResult(value);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns a result which will render JSON text.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="value">The value to output in JSON text.</param>
+        /// <param name="serializerSettings">The <see cref="JsonSerializerSettings"/> to be used by
+        /// the formatter.</param>
+        /// <returns>A <see cref="JsonViewComponentResult"/>.</returns>
+        /// <remarks>Callers should cache an instance of <see cref="JsonSerializerSettings"/> to avoid
+        /// recreating cached data with each call.</remarks>
+        public JsonViewComponentResult Json(object value, [NotNull] JsonSerializerSettings serializerSettings)
+        {
+            return new JsonViewComponentResult(value, serializerSettings);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns a result which will render the partial view with name <c>&quot;Default&quot;</c>.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ControllerTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ControllerTests.cs
index e60daa5f6d..813647ac56 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ControllerTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ControllerTests.cs
@@ -1074,6 +1074,33 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Test
                 Times.Once());
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void Controller_JsonWithParameterValueAndSerializerSettings_IDisposableObject_RegistersForDispose()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var mockHttpContext = new Mock<DefaultHttpContext>();
+            mockHttpContext.Setup(x => x.Response.OnResponseCompleted(It.IsAny<Action<object>>(), It.IsAny<object>()));
+
+            var controller = new TestableController()
+            {
+                ActionContext = new ActionContext(mockHttpContext.Object, new RouteData(), new ActionDescriptor())
+            };
+            var input = new DisposableObject();
+            var serializerSettings = new JsonSerializerSettings();
+
+            // Act
+            var result = controller.Json(input, serializerSettings);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.IsType<JsonResult>(result);
+            Assert.Same(input, result.Value);
+            var jsonFormatter = result.Formatter as JsonOutputFormatter;
+            Assert.Same(serializerSettings, jsonFormatter.SerializerSettings);
+            mockHttpContext.Verify(
+                x => x.Response.OnResponseCompleted(It.IsAny<Action<object>>(), It.IsAny<object>()),
+                Times.Once());
+        }
+
         public static IEnumerable<object[]> RedirectTestData
         {
             get
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ViewComponents/JsonViewComponentResultTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ViewComponents/JsonViewComponentResultTest.cs
index 817b7918f6..0fb37c79d4 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ViewComponents/JsonViewComponentResultTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ViewComponents/JsonViewComponentResultTest.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewComponents;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Routing;
 using Microsoft.Framework.DependencyInjection;
 using Moq;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using Xunit;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
@@ -36,6 +37,26 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
             Assert.Equal("1", new StreamReader(buffer).ReadToEnd());
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void Execute_UsesFormatter_WithSpecifiedSerializerSettings()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var view = Mock.Of<IView>();
+            var buffer = new MemoryStream();
+            var viewComponentContext = GetViewComponentContext(view, buffer);
+
+            var serializerSettings = new JsonSerializerSettings();
+            serializerSettings.Formatting = Formatting.Indented;
+
+            var result = new JsonViewComponentResult("abc", serializerSettings);
+
+            // Act
+            result.Execute(viewComponentContext);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Same(serializerSettings, result.Formatter.SerializerSettings);
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void Execute_FallsbackToServices_WhenNoJsonFormatterIsProvided()
         {