diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Filters/ProducesAttribute.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Filters/ProducesAttribute.cs
index 2e89971978..8d7bddaa75 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Filters/ProducesAttribute.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Filters/ProducesAttribute.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,21 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
     [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class | AttributeTargets.Method, AllowMultiple = false, Inherited = true)]
     public class ProducesAttribute : ResultFilterAttribute, IApiResponseMetadataProvider
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes an instance of <see cref="ProducesAttribute"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="type">The <see cref="Type"/> of object that is going to be written in the response.</param>
+        public ProducesAttribute([NotNull] Type type)
+        {
+            Type = type;
+            ContentTypes = new List<MediaTypeHeaderValue>();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes an instance of <see cref="ProducesAttribute"/> with allowed content types.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="contentType">The allowed content type for a response.</param>
+        /// <param name="additionalContentTypes">Additional allowed content types for a response.</param>
         public ProducesAttribute([NotNull] string contentType, params string[] additionalContentTypes)
         {
             ContentTypes = GetContentTypes(contentType, additionalContentTypes);
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/Filters/ProducesAttributeTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/Filters/ProducesAttributeTests.cs
index d056dbd575..5fa9d9c948 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/Filters/ProducesAttributeTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/Filters/ProducesAttributeTests.cs
@@ -128,6 +128,29 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Test
                 ex.Message);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void ProducesAttribute_WithTypeOnly_SetsTypeProperty()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var personType = typeof(Person);
+            var producesAttribute = new ProducesAttribute(personType);
+
+            // Act and Assert
+            Assert.NotNull(producesAttribute.Type);
+            Assert.Same(personType, producesAttribute.Type);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ProducesAttribute_WithTypeOnly_DoesNotSetContentTypes()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var producesAttribute = new ProducesAttribute(typeof(Person));
+
+            // Act and Assert
+            Assert.NotNull(producesAttribute.ContentTypes);
+            Assert.Empty(producesAttribute.ContentTypes);
+        }
+
         private static void ValidateMediaType(MediaTypeHeaderValue expectedMediaType, MediaTypeHeaderValue actualMediaType)
         {
             Assert.Equal(expectedMediaType.MediaType, actualMediaType.MediaType);
@@ -160,5 +183,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Test
         {
             return new ActionContext(new DefaultHttpContext(), new RouteData(), new ActionDescriptor());
         }
+
+        private class Person
+        {
+            public int Id { get; set; }
+
+            public string Name { get; set; }
+        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests/ConnegTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests/ConnegTests.cs
index 2e560c4e18..61a09e159b 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests/ConnegTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests/ConnegTests.cs
@@ -2,14 +2,19 @@
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
 
 using System;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Net;
 using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Net.Http.Headers;
+using System.Runtime.Serialization;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using System.Xml;
+using System.Xml.Serialization;
 using ConnegWebSite;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Builder;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.TestHost;
+using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Xml;
 using Xunit;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests
@@ -90,6 +95,48 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests
             Assert.Equal(expectedContentType, response.Content.Headers.ContentType);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task ProducesAttributeWithTypeOnly_RunsRegularContentNegotiation()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var server = TestServer.Create(_provider, _app);
+            var client = server.CreateClient();
+            client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add(new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/json"));
+            var expectedContentType = MediaTypeHeaderValue.Parse("application/json;charset=utf-8");
+            var expectedOutput = "{\"Name\":\"John\",\"Address\":\"One Microsoft Way\"}";
+
+            // Act
+            var response = await client.GetAsync("http://localhost/Home/UserInfo_ProducesWithTypeOnly");
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(HttpStatusCode.OK, response.StatusCode);
+            Assert.Equal(expectedContentType, response.Content.Headers.ContentType);
+            var actual = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
+            Assert.Equal(expectedOutput, actual);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task ProducesAttribute_WithTypeAndContentType_UsesContentType()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var server = TestServer.Create(_provider, _app);
+            var client = server.CreateClient();
+            client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add(new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/xml"));
+            var expectedContentType = MediaTypeHeaderValue.Parse("application/xml;charset=utf-8");
+            var expectedOutput = "<User xmlns:i=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance\" " +
+                                "xmlns=\"http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/ConnegWebSite\">" +
+                                "<Address>One Microsoft Way</Address><Name>John</Name></User>";
+
+            // Act
+            var response = await client.GetAsync("http://localhost/Home/UserInfo_ProducesWithTypeAndContentType");
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(HttpStatusCode.OK, response.StatusCode);
+            Assert.Equal(expectedContentType, response.Content.Headers.ContentType);
+            var actual = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
+            XmlAssert.Equal(expectedOutput, actual);
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public async Task NoMatchingFormatter_ForTheGivenContentType_Returns406()
         {
@@ -426,7 +473,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests
         {
             // Arrange
             var server = TestServer.Create(_provider, _app);
-            var client = server.CreateClient();            
+            var client = server.CreateClient();
 
             // Act
             var response = await client.GetAsync("http://localhost/FormatFilter/MethodWithFormatFilter");
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests/project.json b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests/project.json
index dd286a5276..ead5aa95ad 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests/project.json
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests/project.json
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
         "WebApiCompatShimWebSite": "1.0.0",
         "Microsoft.AspNet.TestHost": "1.0.0-*",
         "Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc": "6.0.0-*",
+        "Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Xml": "6.0.0-*",
         "Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TestConfiguration": "1.0.0",
         "MvcTagHelpersWebSite": "1.0.0",
         "Microsoft.Framework.ConfigurationModel.Json": "1.0.0-*",
diff --git a/test/WebSites/ApiExplorerWebSite/Controllers/ApiExplorerResponseTypeOverrideOnActionController.cs b/test/WebSites/ApiExplorerWebSite/Controllers/ApiExplorerResponseTypeOverrideOnActionController.cs
index e32179b916..b5de7a6bd6 100644
--- a/test/WebSites/ApiExplorerWebSite/Controllers/ApiExplorerResponseTypeOverrideOnActionController.cs
+++ b/test/WebSites/ApiExplorerWebSite/Controllers/ApiExplorerResponseTypeOverrideOnActionController.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ namespace ApiExplorerWebSite
         }
 
         [HttpGet("Action")]
-        [ProducesType(typeof(Customer))]
+        [Produces(typeof(Customer))]
         public object GetAction()
         {
             return null;
diff --git a/test/WebSites/ApiExplorerWebSite/Controllers/ApiExplorerResponseTypeWithAttributeController.cs b/test/WebSites/ApiExplorerWebSite/Controllers/ApiExplorerResponseTypeWithAttributeController.cs
index 6608d4c792..ffee8f0769 100644
--- a/test/WebSites/ApiExplorerWebSite/Controllers/ApiExplorerResponseTypeWithAttributeController.cs
+++ b/test/WebSites/ApiExplorerWebSite/Controllers/ApiExplorerResponseTypeWithAttributeController.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace ApiExplorerWebSite
     public class ApiExplorerResponseTypeWithAttributeController : Controller
     {
         [HttpGet]
-        [ProducesType(typeof(Customer))]
+        [Produces(typeof(Customer))]
         public void GetVoid()
         {
         }
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace ApiExplorerWebSite
         }
 
         [HttpGet]
-        [ProducesType(typeof(Customer))] // It's possible to lie about what type you return
+        [Produces(typeof(Customer))] // It's possible to lie about what type you return
         public Product GetProduct()
         {
             return null;
diff --git a/test/WebSites/ApiExplorerWebSite/ProducesTypeAttribute.cs b/test/WebSites/ApiExplorerWebSite/ProducesTypeAttribute.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 24bbb8b5ea..0000000000
--- a/test/WebSites/ApiExplorerWebSite/ProducesTypeAttribute.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-// 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 Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc;
-using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Description;
-using Microsoft.Net.Http.Headers;
-
-namespace ApiExplorerWebSite
-{
-    public class ProducesTypeAttribute : ResultFilterAttribute, IApiResponseMetadataProvider
-    {
-        public ProducesTypeAttribute(Type type)
-        {
-            Type = type;
-        }
-
-        public Type Type { get; private set; }
-
-        public void SetContentTypes(IList<MediaTypeHeaderValue> contentTypes)
-        {
-        }
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/WebSites/ConnegWebSite/Controllers/HomeController.cs b/test/WebSites/ConnegWebSite/Controllers/HomeController.cs
index e54e8e8ad0..6788a39f1c 100644
--- a/test/WebSites/ConnegWebSite/Controllers/HomeController.cs
+++ b/test/WebSites/ConnegWebSite/Controllers/HomeController.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,23 @@ namespace ConnegWebSite
         }
 
         public User UserInfo()
+        {
+            return CreateUser();
+        }
+
+        [Produces(typeof(User))]
+        public IActionResult UserInfo_ProducesWithTypeOnly()
+        {
+            return new ObjectResult(CreateUser());
+        }
+
+        [Produces("application/xml", Type = typeof(User))]
+        public IActionResult UserInfo_ProducesWithTypeAndContentType()
+        {
+            return new ObjectResult(CreateUser());
+        }
+
+        private User CreateUser()
         {
             return new User() { Name = "John", Address = "One Microsoft Way" };
         }