diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/Internal/MiddlewareFilterConfigurationProvider.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/Internal/MiddlewareFilterConfigurationProvider.cs
index 49d8e52d95..ca05f4d6df 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/Internal/MiddlewareFilterConfigurationProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/Internal/MiddlewareFilterConfigurationProvider.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Internal
                 throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(configurationType));
             }
 
+            if (!HasParameterlessConstructor(configurationType.GetTypeInfo()))
+            {
+                throw new InvalidOperationException(
+                    Resources.FormatMiddlewareFilterConfigurationProvider_CreateConfigureDelegate_CannotCreateType(configurationType, nameof(configurationType)));
+            }
+
             var instance = Activator.CreateInstance(configurationType);
             var configureDelegateBuilder = GetConfigureDelegateBuilder(configurationType);
             return configureDelegateBuilder.Build(instance);
@@ -66,6 +72,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Internal
             return methodInfo;
         }
 
+        private static bool HasParameterlessConstructor(TypeInfo modelTypeInfo)
+        {
+            return !modelTypeInfo.IsAbstract && modelTypeInfo.GetConstructor(Type.EmptyTypes) != null;
+        }
+
         private class ConfigureBuilder
         {
             public ConfigureBuilder(MethodInfo configure)
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
index bef5912b9a..618765631f 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
@@ -1306,6 +1306,22 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core
             return string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, GetString("MiddlewareFilter_ServiceResolutionFail"), p0, p1, p2, p3);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Unable to create an instance of type '{0}'. The type specified in {1} must not be abstract and must have a parameterless constructor.
+        /// </summary>
+        internal static string MiddlewareFilterConfigurationProvider_CreateConfigureDelegate_CannotCreateType
+        {
+            get { return GetString("MiddlewareFilterConfigurationProvider_CreateConfigureDelegate_CannotCreateType"); }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Unable to create an instance of type '{0}'. The type specified in {1} must not be abstract and must have a parameterless constructor.
+        /// </summary>
+        internal static string FormatMiddlewareFilterConfigurationProvider_CreateConfigureDelegate_CannotCreateType(object p0, object p1)
+        {
+            return string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, GetString("MiddlewareFilterConfigurationProvider_CreateConfigureDelegate_CannotCreateType"), p0, p1);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// An {0} cannot be created without a valid instance of {1}.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/Resources.resx b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/Resources.resx
index 0575c33b57..8a35cabd50 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/Resources.resx
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/Resources.resx
@@ -383,4 +383,8 @@
     <value>A duplicate entry for library reference {0} was found. Please check that all package references in all projects use the same casing for the same package references.</value>
     <comment>{0} is the dependency name.</comment>
   </data>
+  <data name="MiddlewareFilterConfigurationProvider_CreateConfigureDelegate_CannotCreateType" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Unable to create an instance of type '{0}'. The type specified in {1} must not be abstract and must have a parameterless constructor.</value>
+    <comment>0 is the type to configure. 1 is the name of the parameter, configurationType.</comment>
+  </data>
 </root>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core.Test/Internal/MiddlewareFilterConfigurationProviderTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core.Test/Internal/MiddlewareFilterConfigurationProviderTest.cs
index d5e2d77287..694606d8ce 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core.Test/Internal/MiddlewareFilterConfigurationProviderTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core.Test/Internal/MiddlewareFilterConfigurationProviderTest.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,22 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Internal
 {
     public class MiddlewareFilterConfigurationProviderTest
     {
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(typeof(AbstractType))]
+        [InlineData(typeof(NoParameterlessConstructor))]
+        [InlineData(typeof(IDisposable))]
+        public void CreateConfigureDelegate_ThrowsIfTypeCannotBeInstantiated(Type configurationType)
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var provider = new MiddlewareFilterConfigurationProvider();
+
+            // Act
+            var exception = Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(() => provider.CreateConfigureDelegate(configurationType));
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal($"Unable to create an instance of type '{configurationType}'. The type specified in configurationType must not be abstract and must have a parameterless constructor.", exception.Message);
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void ValidConfigure_DoesNotThrow()
         {
@@ -174,5 +190,16 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Internal
 
             }
         }
+
+        private abstract class AbstractType
+        {
+        }
+
+        private class NoParameterlessConstructor
+        {
+            public NoParameterlessConstructor(object a)
+            {
+            }
+        }
     }
 }