diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc/ServiceCollectionExtensions.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc/ServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
index 6f91d32efe..a7539056b6 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc/ServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc/ServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 
+using Microsoft.AspNet.ConfigurationModel;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.DependencyInjection;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
@@ -9,5 +10,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
         {
             return services.Add(MvcServices.GetDefaultServices());
         }
+
+        public static ServiceCollection AddMvc(this ServiceCollection services, IConfiguration configuration)
+        {
+            return services.Add(MvcServices.GetDefaultServices(configuration));
+        }
     }
 }