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 16c25e8b50..0291a37558 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.kproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.kproj
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@
     <Compile Include="ParameterBindingInfo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ParameterBinding\ActionBindingContext.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ParameterBinding\DefaultActionBindingContextProvider.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="ParameterBinding\DefaultModelBindersProvider.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ParameterBinding\FromBodyAttribute.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ParameterBinding\IActionBindingContextProvider.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ParameterDescriptor.cs" />
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/MvcOptions.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/MvcOptions.cs
index 5e2fa586b9..0604ae95aa 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/MvcOptions.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/MvcOptions.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core;
+using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ReflectedModelBuilder;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
@@ -15,6 +16,14 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
         public MvcOptions()
         {
             ApplicationModelConventions = new List<IReflectedApplicationModelConvention>();
+            ModelBinders = new List<ModelBinderDescriptor>
+            {
+                new ModelBinderDescriptor(new TypeConverterModelBinder()),
+                new ModelBinderDescriptor(new TypeMatchModelBinder()),
+                new ModelBinderDescriptor(typeof(GenericModelBinder)),
+                new ModelBinderDescriptor(new MutableObjectModelBinder()),
+                new ModelBinderDescriptor(new ComplexModelDtoModelBinder()),
+            };
         }
 
         public AntiForgeryOptions AntiForgeryOptions
@@ -28,7 +37,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
             {
                 if (value == null)
                 {
-                    throw new ArgumentNullException("value", 
+                    throw new ArgumentNullException("value",
                                                     Resources.FormatPropertyOfTypeCannotBeNull("AntiForgeryOptions",
                                                                                                typeof(MvcOptions)));
                 }
@@ -37,6 +46,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
             }
         }
 
+        public List<ModelBinderDescriptor> ModelBinders { get; private set; }
+
         public List<IReflectedApplicationModelConvention> ApplicationModelConventions { get; private set; }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ParameterBinding/DefaultActionBindingContextProvider.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ParameterBinding/DefaultActionBindingContextProvider.cs
index d0ec65d500..cfea960128 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ParameterBinding/DefaultActionBindingContextProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ParameterBinding/DefaultActionBindingContextProvider.cs
@@ -6,29 +6,26 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding;
-using Microsoft.AspNet.Routing;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
 {
     public class DefaultActionBindingContextProvider : IActionBindingContextProvider
     {
         private readonly IModelMetadataProvider _modelMetadataProvider;
-        private readonly IEnumerable<IModelBinder> _modelBinders;
+        private readonly ICompositeModelBinder _compositeModelBinder;
         private readonly IEnumerable<IValueProviderFactory> _valueProviderFactories;
         private readonly IInputFormatterProvider _inputFormatterProvider;
         private readonly IEnumerable<IModelValidatorProvider> _validatorProviders;
-
         private Tuple<ActionContext, ActionBindingContext> _bindingContext;
 
         public DefaultActionBindingContextProvider(IModelMetadataProvider modelMetadataProvider,
-                                                   IEnumerable<IModelBinder> modelBinders,
+                                                   ICompositeModelBinder compositeModelBinder,
                                                    IEnumerable<IValueProviderFactory> valueProviderFactories,
                                                    IInputFormatterProvider inputFormatterProvider,
                                                    IEnumerable<IModelValidatorProvider> validatorProviders)
         {
             _modelMetadataProvider = modelMetadataProvider;
-            _modelBinders = modelBinders.OrderBy(
-                binder => binder.GetType() == typeof(ComplexModelDtoModelBinder) ? 1 : 0).ToArray();
+            _compositeModelBinder = compositeModelBinder;
             _valueProviderFactories = valueProviderFactories;
             _inputFormatterProvider = inputFormatterProvider;
             _validatorProviders = validatorProviders;
@@ -54,7 +51,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
             var context = new ActionBindingContext(
                 actionContext,
                 _modelMetadataProvider,
-                new CompositeModelBinder(_modelBinders),
+                _compositeModelBinder,
                 new CompositeValueProvider(valueProviders),
                 _inputFormatterProvider,
                 _validatorProviders);
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ParameterBinding/DefaultModelBindersProvider.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ParameterBinding/DefaultModelBindersProvider.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d5bb068a60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ParameterBinding/DefaultModelBindersProvider.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding;
+using Microsoft.Framework.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Framework.OptionsModel;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
+{
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public class DefaultModelBindersProvider : IModelBindersProvider
+    {
+        private readonly List<ModelBinderDescriptor> _descriptors;
+        private readonly ITypeActivator _typeActivator;
+        private readonly IServiceProvider _serviceProvider;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the DefaultModelBindersProvider class.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="options">An accessor to the <see cref="MvcOptions"/> configured for this application.</param>
+        /// <param name="typeActivator">An <see cref="ITypeActivator"/> instance used to instantiate types.</param>
+        /// <param name="serviceProvider">A <see cref="IServiceProvider"/> instance that retrieves services from the 
+        /// service collection.</param>
+        public DefaultModelBindersProvider(IOptionsAccessor<MvcOptions> options,
+                                           ITypeActivator typeActivator,
+                                           IServiceProvider serviceProvider)
+        {
+            _descriptors = options.Options.ModelBinders;
+            _typeActivator = typeActivator;
+            _serviceProvider = serviceProvider;
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public IReadOnlyList<IModelBinder> ModelBinders
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                var binders = new List<IModelBinder>();
+                foreach (var descriptor in _descriptors)
+                {
+                    var binder = descriptor.ModelBinder;
+                    if (binder == null)
+                    {
+                        binder = (IModelBinder)_typeActivator.CreateInstance(_serviceProvider, 
+                                                                             descriptor.ModelBinderType);
+                    }
+
+                    binders.Add(binder);
+                }
+                return binders;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Binders/CompositeModelBinder.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Binders/CompositeModelBinder.cs
index 5c5bd02180..206e5f6ae2 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Binders/CompositeModelBinder.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Binders/CompositeModelBinder.cs
@@ -2,33 +2,45 @@
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
 
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// This class is an <see cref="IModelBinder"/> that delegates to one of a collection of
-    /// <see cref="IModelBinder"/> instances.
+    /// Represents an <see cref="IModelBinder"/> that delegates to one of a collection of <see cref="IModelBinder"/> 
+    /// instances.
     /// </summary>
     /// <remarks>
     /// If no binder is available and the <see cref="ModelBindingContext"/> allows it,
     /// this class tries to find a binder using an empty prefix.
     /// </remarks>
-    public class CompositeModelBinder : IModelBinder
+    public class CompositeModelBinder : ICompositeModelBinder
     {
-        public CompositeModelBinder([NotNull] IEnumerable<IModelBinder> binders)
-            : this(binders.ToArray())
+        private readonly IModelBindersProvider _modelBindersProvider;
+        private IReadOnlyList<IModelBinder> _binders;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the CompositeModelBinder class.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="modelBindersProvider">Provides a collection of <see cref="IModelBinder"/> instances.</param>
+        public CompositeModelBinder(IModelBindersProvider modelBindersProvider)
         {
+            _modelBindersProvider = modelBindersProvider;
         }
 
-        public CompositeModelBinder(params IModelBinder[] binders)
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public IReadOnlyList<IModelBinder> ModelBinders
         {
-            Binders = binders;
+            get
+            {
+                if (_binders == null)
+                {
+                    _binders = _modelBindersProvider.ModelBinders;
+                }
+                return _binders;
+            }
         }
 
-        private IModelBinder[] Binders { get; set; }
-
         public virtual async Task<bool> BindModelAsync([NotNull] ModelBindingContext bindingContext)
         {
             var newBindingContext = CreateNewBindingContext(bindingContext,
@@ -86,7 +98,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
             // Protects against stack overflow for deeply nested model binding
             // RuntimeHelpers.EnsureSufficientExecutionStack();
 
-            foreach (var binder in Binders)
+            foreach (var binder in ModelBinders)
             {
                 if (await binder.BindModelAsync(bindingContext))
                 {
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Binders/ICompositeModelBinder.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Binders/ICompositeModelBinder.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8e7498a282
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Binders/ICompositeModelBinder.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents an aggregate of <see cref="IModelBinder"/> that delegates to one of the instances for model binding.
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface ICompositeModelBinder : IModelBinder
+    {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Binders/IModelBindersProvider.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Binders/IModelBindersProvider.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d9d4faf172
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Binders/IModelBindersProvider.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Provides an activated collection of <see cref="IModelBinder"/> instances.
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface IModelBindersProvider
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a collection of activated ModelBinders instances.
+        /// </summary>
+        IReadOnlyList<IModelBinder> ModelBinders { get; }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Binders/ModelBinderDescriptor.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Binders/ModelBinderDescriptor.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e6b75cab8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Binders/ModelBinderDescriptor.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Encapsulates information that describes an <see cref="IModelBinder"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class ModelBinderDescriptor
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a new instance of <see cref="ModelBinderDescriptor"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="modelBinderType">A <see cref="IModelBinder/> type that the descriptor represents.</param>
+        public ModelBinderDescriptor([NotNull] Type modelBinderType)
+        {
+            var binderType = typeof(IModelBinder);
+            if (!binderType.IsAssignableFrom(modelBinderType))
+            {
+                var message = Resources.FormatTypeMustDeriveFromType(modelBinderType, binderType.FullName);
+                throw new ArgumentException(message, "modelBinderType");
+            }
+
+            ModelBinderType = modelBinderType;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a new instance of <see cref="ModelBinderDescriptor"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="modelBinder">An instance of <see cref="IModelBinder"/> that the descriptor represents.</param>
+        public ModelBinderDescriptor([NotNull] IModelBinder modelBinder)
+        {
+            ModelBinder = modelBinder;
+            ModelBinderType = modelBinder.GetType();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the type of the <see cref="IModelBinder"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        public Type ModelBinderType
+        {
+            get;
+            private set;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the instance of the <see cref="IModelBinder"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        public IModelBinder ModelBinder
+        {
+            get;
+            private set;
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Binders/ModelBinderDescriptorExtensions.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Binders/ModelBinderDescriptorExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8fe9a02883
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Binders/ModelBinderDescriptorExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Extension methods for adding model binders to a collection.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static class ModelBinderDescriptorExtensions
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Adds a type representing a <see cref="IModelBinder"/> to a descriptor collection.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="descriptors">A list of ModelBinderDescriptors</param>
+        /// <param name="modelBinderType">Type representing an <see cref="IModelBinder"/>.</param>
+        /// <returns>ModelBinderDescriptor representing the added instance.</returns>
+        public static ModelBinderDescriptor Add([NotNull] this IList<ModelBinderDescriptor> descriptors,
+                                                [NotNull] Type modelBinderType)
+        {
+            var descriptor = new ModelBinderDescriptor(modelBinderType);
+            descriptors.Add(descriptor);
+            return descriptor;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Inserts a type representing a <see cref="IModelBinder"/> to a descriptor collection.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="descriptors">A list of ModelBinderDescriptors</param>
+        /// <param name="modelBinderType">Type representing an <see cref="IModelBinder"/>.</param>
+        /// <returns>ModelBinderDescriptor representing the inserted instance.</returns>
+        public static ModelBinderDescriptor Insert([NotNull] this IList<ModelBinderDescriptor> descriptors,
+                                                   int index,
+                                                   [NotNull] Type modelBinderType)
+        {
+            if (index < 0 || index > descriptors.Count)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("index");
+            }
+
+            var descriptor = new ModelBinderDescriptor(modelBinderType);
+            descriptors.Insert(index, descriptor);
+            return descriptor;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Adds an <see cref="IModelBinder"/> to a descriptor collection.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="descriptors">A list of ModelBinderDescriptors</param>
+        /// <param name="modelBinder">An <see cref="IModelBinder"/> instance.</param>
+        /// <returns>ModelBinderDescriptor representing the added instance.</returns>
+        public static ModelBinderDescriptor Add([NotNull] this IList<ModelBinderDescriptor> descriptors,
+                                                [NotNull] IModelBinder modelBinder)
+        {
+            var descriptor = new ModelBinderDescriptor(modelBinder);
+            descriptors.Add(descriptor);
+            return descriptor;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Insert an <see cref="IModelBinder"/> to a descriptor collection.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="descriptors">A list of ModelBinderDescriptors</param>
+        /// <param name="modelBinder">An <see cref="IModelBinder"/> instance.</param>
+        /// <returns>ModelBinderDescriptor representing the added instance.</returns>
+        public static ModelBinderDescriptor Insert([NotNull] this IList<ModelBinderDescriptor> descriptors,
+                                                   int index,
+                                                   [NotNull] IModelBinder modelBinder)
+        {
+            if (index < 0 || index > descriptors.Count)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("index");
+            }
+
+            var descriptor = new ModelBinderDescriptor(modelBinder);
+            descriptors.Insert(index, descriptor);
+            return descriptor;
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.kproj b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.kproj
index c2dc72ddf5..b029128842 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.kproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.kproj
@@ -33,8 +33,12 @@
     <Compile Include="Binders\CompositeModelBinder.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Binders\DictionaryModelBinder.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Binders\GenericModelBinder.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Binders\ICompositeModelBinder.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Binders\IModelBinder.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Binders\IModelBindersProvider.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Binders\KeyValuePairModelBinder.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Binders\ModelBinderDescriptor.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Binders\ModelBinderDescriptorExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Binders\MutableObjectModelBinder.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Binders\TypeConverterModelBinder.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Binders\TypeMatchModelBinder.cs" />
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc/MvcServices.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc/MvcServices.cs
index 4c54d12bd5..e7e937e9a7 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc/MvcServices.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc/MvcServices.cs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
                                             ReflectedActionDescriptorProvider>();
             yield return describe.Transient<INestedProvider<ActionInvokerProviderContext>,
                                             ReflectedActionInvokerProvider>();
-            yield return describe.Singleton<IActionDescriptorsCollectionProvider, 
+            yield return describe.Singleton<IActionDescriptorsCollectionProvider,
                 DefaultActionDescriptorsCollectionProvider>();
 
             yield return describe.Transient<IModelMetadataProvider, DataAnnotationsModelMetadataProvider>();
@@ -54,15 +54,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
             yield return describe.Transient<IValueProviderFactory, QueryStringValueProviderFactory>();
             yield return describe.Transient<IValueProviderFactory, FormValueProviderFactory>();
 
-            yield return describe.Transient<IModelBinder, TypeConverterModelBinder>();
-            yield return describe.Transient<IModelBinder, TypeMatchModelBinder>();
-            yield return describe.Transient<IModelBinder, GenericModelBinder>();
-            yield return describe.Transient<IModelBinder, MutableObjectModelBinder>();
-            yield return describe.Transient<IModelBinder, ComplexModelDtoModelBinder>();
-
             yield return describe.Transient<IInputFormatter, JsonInputFormatter>();
             yield return describe.Transient<IInputFormatterProvider, TempInputFormatterProvider>();
 
+            yield return describe.Transient<IModelBindersProvider, DefaultModelBindersProvider>();
+            yield return describe.Transient<ICompositeModelBinder, CompositeModelBinder>();
+
             yield return describe.Transient<INestedProvider<FilterProviderContext>, DefaultFilterProvider>();
 
             yield return describe.Transient<IModelValidatorProvider, DataAnnotationsModelValidatorProvider>();
@@ -72,15 +69,15 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
 
             yield return describe.Transient<IViewComponentSelector, DefaultViewComponentSelector>();
             yield return describe.Transient<IViewComponentInvokerFactory, DefaultViewComponentInvokerFactory>();
-            yield return describe.Transient<INestedProvider<ViewComponentInvokerProviderContext>, 
+            yield return describe.Transient<INestedProvider<ViewComponentInvokerProviderContext>,
                 DefaultViewComponentInvokerProvider>();
             yield return describe.Transient<IViewComponentHelper, DefaultViewComponentHelper>();
 
             yield return describe.Transient<IAuthorizationService, DefaultAuthorizationService>();
             yield return describe.Singleton<IClaimUidExtractor, DefaultClaimUidExtractor>();
             yield return describe.Singleton<AntiForgery, AntiForgery>();
-            yield return describe.Singleton<IAntiForgeryAdditionalDataProvider, 
-                DefaultAntiForgeryAdditionalDataProvider>(); 
+            yield return describe.Singleton<IAntiForgeryAdditionalDataProvider,
+                DefaultAntiForgeryAdditionalDataProvider>();
 
             yield return
                describe.Describe(
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test.kproj b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test.kproj
index 705ded6643..ace2c4d398 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test.kproj
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test.kproj
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
     <Compile Include="DefaultControllerFactoryTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Filters\ResultFilterAttributeTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="JsonResultTest.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="ParameterBinding\DefaultModelBindersProviderTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="PropertyHelperTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ReflectedActionDescriptorProviderTests.cs" />
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ParameterBinding/DefaultModelBindersProviderTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ParameterBinding/DefaultModelBindersProviderTest.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e514c8e9b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ParameterBinding/DefaultModelBindersProviderTest.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+#if NET45
+using System;
+using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding;
+using Microsoft.Framework.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Framework.OptionsModel;
+using Moq;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core
+{
+    public class DefaultModelBindersProviderTest
+    {
+        [Fact]
+        public void DefaultModelBindersProvider_ProvidesInstancesOfModelBinders()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var binder = new TypeMatchModelBinder();
+            var options = new MvcOptions();
+            options.ModelBinders.Clear();
+            options.ModelBinders.Add(binder);
+            options.ModelBinders.Add(typeof(GenericModelBinder));
+            var optionsAccessor = new Mock<IOptionsAccessor<MvcOptions>>();
+            optionsAccessor.SetupGet(o => o.Options)
+                           .Returns(options);
+            var activator = new Mock<ITypeActivator>();
+            var serviceProvider = Mock.Of<IServiceProvider>();
+            activator.Setup(a => a.CreateInstance(serviceProvider, typeof(GenericModelBinder)))
+                     .Returns(new GenericModelBinder(serviceProvider, activator.Object))
+                     .Verifiable();
+
+            var provider = new DefaultModelBindersProvider(optionsAccessor.Object, activator.Object, serviceProvider);
+
+            // Act
+            var binders = provider.ModelBinders;
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(2, binders.Count);
+            Assert.Same(binder, binders[0]);
+            Assert.IsType<GenericModelBinder>(binders[1]);
+        }
+    }
+}
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Binders/CompositeModelBinderTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Binders/CompositeModelBinderTest.cs
index cf72d1a2d5..3afa72fdae 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Binders/CompositeModelBinderTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Binders/CompositeModelBinderTest.cs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test
             mockIntBinder
                 .Setup(o => o.BindModelAsync(It.IsAny<ModelBindingContext>()))
                 .Returns(
-                    delegate(ModelBindingContext context)
+                    delegate (ModelBindingContext context)
                     {
                         Assert.Same(bindingContext.ModelMetadata, context.ModelMetadata);
                         Assert.Equal("someName", context.ModelName);
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test
                         bindingContext.ValidationNode.Validating += delegate { validationCalled = true; };
                         return Task.FromResult(true);
                     });
-
-            var shimBinder = new CompositeModelBinder(mockIntBinder.Object);
+            var shimBinder = CreateCompositeBinder(mockIntBinder.Object);
 
             // Act
             var isBound = await shimBinder.BindModelAsync(bindingContext);
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test
             Assert.Equal(42, bindingContext.Model);
 
             Assert.True(validationCalled);
-            Assert.Equal(true, bindingContext.ModelState.IsValid);
+            Assert.True(bindingContext.ModelState.IsValid);
         }
 
         [Fact]
@@ -102,7 +101,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test
                         return Task.FromResult(true);
                     });
 
-            IModelBinder shimBinder = new CompositeModelBinder(mockIntBinder.Object);
+            var shimBinder = CreateCompositeBinder(mockIntBinder.Object);
 
             // Act
             var isBound = await shimBinder.BindModelAsync(bindingContext);
@@ -146,7 +145,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test
         {
             // Arrange
             var innerBinder = Mock.Of<IModelBinder>();
-            var shimBinder = new CompositeModelBinder(innerBinder);
+            var shimBinder = CreateCompositeBinder(innerBinder);
 
             var bindingContext = new ModelBindingContext
             {
@@ -300,10 +299,23 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test
                 new TypeConverterModelBinder(),
                 new MutableObjectModelBinder()
             };
-            var binder = new CompositeModelBinder(binders);
+            var binderProviders = new Mock<IModelBindersProvider>();
+            binderProviders.SetupGet(p => p.ModelBinders)
+                           .Returns(binders);
+            var binder = new CompositeModelBinder(binderProviders.Object);
             return binder;
         }
 
+        private static CompositeModelBinder CreateCompositeBinder(IModelBinder mockIntBinder)
+        {
+            var binderProvider = new Mock<IModelBindersProvider>();
+            binderProvider.SetupGet(p => p.ModelBinders)
+                          .Returns(new[] { mockIntBinder });
+
+            var shimBinder = new CompositeModelBinder(binderProvider.Object);
+            return shimBinder;
+        }
+
         private class SimplePropertiesModel
         {
             public string FirstName { get; set; }
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Binders/KeyValuePairModelBinderTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Binders/KeyValuePairModelBinderTest.cs
index 111001da07..c3f8f9087b 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Binders/KeyValuePairModelBinderTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Binders/KeyValuePairModelBinderTest.cs
@@ -50,7 +50,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test
         public async Task BindModel_SubBindingSucceeds()
         {
             // Arrange
-            var innerBinder = new CompositeModelBinder(CreateStringBinder(), CreateIntBinder());
+            var binderProviders = new Mock<IModelBindersProvider>();
+            binderProviders.SetupGet(b => b.ModelBinders)
+                           .Returns(new[] { CreateStringBinder(), CreateIntBinder() });
+            var innerBinder = new CompositeModelBinder(binderProviders.Object);
             var valueProvider = new SimpleHttpValueProvider();
             var bindingContext = GetBindingContext(valueProvider, innerBinder);
             
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Binders/ModelBinderDescriptorExtensionsTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Binders/ModelBinderDescriptorExtensionsTest.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b59a94831
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Binders/ModelBinderDescriptorExtensionsTest.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+#if NET45
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Moq;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
+{
+    public class ModelBinderDescriptorExtensionTest
+    {
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(-1)]
+        [InlineData(5)]
+        public void Insert_WithType_ThrowsIfIndexIsOutOfBounds(int index)
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var collection = new List<ModelBinderDescriptor>
+            {
+                new ModelBinderDescriptor(Mock.Of<IModelBinder>()),
+                new ModelBinderDescriptor(Mock.Of<IModelBinder>())
+            };
+
+            // Act & Assert
+            Assert.Throws<ArgumentOutOfRangeException>("index", () => collection.Insert(index, typeof(IModelBinder)));
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(-2)]
+        [InlineData(3)]
+        public void Insert_WithInstance_ThrowsIfIndexIsOutOfBounds(int index)
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var collection = new List<ModelBinderDescriptor>
+            {
+                new ModelBinderDescriptor(Mock.Of<IModelBinder>()),
+                new ModelBinderDescriptor(Mock.Of<IModelBinder>())
+            };
+            var binder = Mock.Of<IModelBinder>();
+
+            // Act & Assert
+            Assert.Throws<ArgumentOutOfRangeException>("index", () => collection.Insert(index, binder));
+        }
+
+        [InlineData]
+        public void ModelBinderDescriptors_AddsTypesAndInstances()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var binder1 = Mock.Of<IModelBinder>();
+            var binder2 = Mock.Of<IModelBinder>();
+            var type1 = typeof(TypeMatchModelBinder);
+            var type2 = typeof(TypeConverterModelBinder);
+            var collection = new List<ModelBinderDescriptor>();
+
+            // Act
+            collection.Add(binder1);
+            collection.Insert(1, binder2);
+            collection.Add(type1);
+            collection.Insert(2, type2);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(4, collection.Count);
+            Assert.Equal(binder1, collection[0].ModelBinder);
+            Assert.Equal(binder2, collection[1].ModelBinder);
+            Assert.Equal(type2, collection[2].ModelBinderType);
+            Assert.Equal(type1, collection[3].ModelBinderType);
+        }
+    }
+}
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Binders/ModelBinderDescriptorTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Binders/ModelBinderDescriptorTest.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e3e5f3ce25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Binders/ModelBinderDescriptorTest.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System;
+using Microsoft.AspNet.Testing;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
+{
+    public class ModelBinderDescriptorTest
+    {
+        [Fact]
+        public void ConstructorThrows_IfTypeIsNotIModelBinder()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var expected = "The type 'System.String' must derive from " +
+                            "'Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.IModelBinder'.";
+            var type = typeof(string);
+
+            // Act & Assert
+            ExceptionAssert.ThrowsArgument(() => new ModelBinderDescriptor(type), "modelBinderType", expected);
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test.kproj b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test.kproj
index c40daad21f..2851854fe0 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test.kproj
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test.kproj
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
     <Compile Include="Binders\CompositeModelBinderTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Binders\DictionaryModelBinderTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Binders\KeyValuePairModelBinderTest.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Binders\ModelBinderDescriptorExtensionsTest.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Binders\ModelBinderDescriptorTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Binders\ModelBindingContextTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Binders\MutableObjectModelBinderTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Binders\TypeConverterModelBinderTest.cs" />