diff --git a/samples/MvcSample.Web/Components/TagCloud.cs b/samples/MvcSample.Web/Components/TagCloud.cs
index c6a214a5a9..5d9803addc 100644
--- a/samples/MvcSample.Web/Components/TagCloud.cs
+++ b/samples/MvcSample.Web/Components/TagCloud.cs
@@ -17,9 +17,19 @@ namespace MvcSample.Web.Components
                 .OrderBy(s => Guid.NewGuid().ToString())
                 .ToArray();
 
-        public async Task<IViewComponentResult> InvokeAsync(int count)
+        public async Task<IViewComponentResult> InvokeAsync(int count, string returnAs)
         {
             var tags = await GetTagsAsync(count);
+
+            if (returnAs.Equals("Content", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                return Content(string.Join(", ", tags));
+            }
+            if (returnAs.Equals("Json", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                return Json(tags);
+            }
+
             return View(tags);
         }
 
diff --git a/samples/MvcSample.Web/Views/Shared/MyView.cshtml b/samples/MvcSample.Web/Views/Shared/MyView.cshtml
index d3662dbdf8..18ae092b23 100644
--- a/samples/MvcSample.Web/Views/Shared/MyView.cshtml
+++ b/samples/MvcSample.Web/Views/Shared/MyView.cshtml
@@ -146,7 +146,12 @@
         </table>
     </div>
     <div style="float: left; border: 5px solid red; margin: 5px;">
-        @await Component.InvokeAsync("Tags", 15)
+        <p>Tags from View():</p>
+        @await Component.InvokeAsync("Tags", 5, "View")
+        <p>Tags from Content():</p>
+        <p>@await Component.InvokeAsync("Tags", 5, "Content")</p>
+        <p>Tags from Json():</p>
+        <p>@await Component.InvokeAsync("Tags", 5, "Json")</p>
         <p style="padding: 0px 10px;">'@ViewBag.Title' should match page heading (still)</p>
     </div>
     <div style="float: left; border: thick solid lightskyblue; margin: 5px; padding: 7px;">
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ViewComponents/DefaultViewComponentResultHelper.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ViewComponents/DefaultViewComponentResultHelper.cs
index 5ba316e75d..4fde664ca3 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ViewComponents/DefaultViewComponentResultHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ViewComponents/DefaultViewComponentResultHelper.cs
@@ -14,17 +14,17 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
             _viewEngine = viewEngine;
         }
 
-        public IViewComponentResult Content([NotNull] string content)
+        public virtual ContentViewComponentResult Content([NotNull] string content)
         {
             return new ContentViewComponentResult(content);
         }
 
-        public IViewComponentResult Json([NotNull] object value)
+        public virtual JsonViewComponentResult Json([NotNull] object value)
         {
             return new JsonViewComponentResult(value);
         }
 
-        public IViewComponentResult View([NotNull] string viewName, [NotNull] ViewDataDictionary viewData)
+        public virtual ViewViewComponentResult View([NotNull] string viewName, [NotNull] ViewDataDictionary viewData)
         {
             return new ViewViewComponentResult(_viewEngine, viewName, viewData);
         }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ViewComponents/IViewComponentResultHelper.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ViewComponents/IViewComponentResultHelper.cs
index fc4569bc45..5be2e44f5e 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ViewComponents/IViewComponentResultHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ViewComponents/IViewComponentResultHelper.cs
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
 {
     public interface IViewComponentResultHelper
     {
-        IViewComponentResult Content([NotNull] string content);
+        ContentViewComponentResult Content([NotNull] string content);
 
-        IViewComponentResult Json([NotNull] object value);
+        JsonViewComponentResult Json([NotNull] object value);
 
-        IViewComponentResult View([NotNull] string viewName, [NotNull] ViewDataDictionary viewData);
+        ViewViewComponentResult View([NotNull] string viewName, [NotNull] ViewDataDictionary viewData);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ViewComponents/ViewComponent.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ViewComponents/ViewComponent.cs
index 734ab88e12..3504f51efd 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ViewComponents/ViewComponent.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ViewComponents/ViewComponent.cs
@@ -35,27 +35,37 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
 
         public ViewDataDictionary ViewData { get; set; }
 
+        public ContentViewComponentResult Content(string content)
+        {
+            return Result.Content(content);
+        }
+
         public void Initialize(IViewComponentResultHelper result)
         {
             Result = result;
         }
 
-        public IViewComponentResult View()
+        public JsonViewComponentResult Json(object value)
+        {
+            return Result.Json(value);
+        }
+
+        public ViewViewComponentResult View()
         {
             return View<object>(null, null);
         }
 
-        public IViewComponentResult View(string viewName)
+        public ViewViewComponentResult View(string viewName)
         {
             return View<object>(viewName, null);
         }
 
-        public IViewComponentResult View<TModel>(TModel model)
+        public ViewViewComponentResult View<TModel>(TModel model)
         {
             return View(null, model);
         }
 
-        public IViewComponentResult View<TModel>(string viewName, TModel model)
+        public ViewViewComponentResult View<TModel>(string viewName, TModel model)
         {
             var viewData = new ViewDataDictionary<TModel>(ViewData);
             if (model != null)
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 54aa5c4496..088dc97262 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
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
     <Compile Include="TypeHelperTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="UrlHelperTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ViewResultTest.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="ViewComponentTests.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VSToolsPath)\AspNet\Microsoft.Web.AspNet.targets" Condition="'$(VSToolsPath)' != ''" />
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Project>
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ViewComponentTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ViewComponentTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f18ee36211
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ViewComponentTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+// 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;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding;
+using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Rendering;
+using Moq;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
+{
+    public class ViewComponentTests
+    {
+        [Fact]
+        public void ViewComponent_ViewBag_UsesViewData()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var viewComponent = new TestViewComponent()
+            {
+                ViewData = new ViewDataDictionary(metadataProvider: null),
+            };
+
+            // Act
+            viewComponent.ViewBag.A = "Alice";
+            viewComponent.ViewBag.B = "Bob";
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(2, viewComponent.ViewData.Count);
+            Assert.Equal("Alice", viewComponent.ViewData["A"]);
+            Assert.Equal("Bob", viewComponent.ViewData["B"]);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ViewComponent_ViewData_StoresDataForViewBag()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var viewComponent = new TestViewComponent()
+            {
+                ViewData = new ViewDataDictionary(metadataProvider: null),
+            };
+
+            // Act
+            viewComponent.ViewData["A"] = "Alice";
+            viewComponent.ViewData["B"] = "Bob";
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(2, viewComponent.ViewData.Count);
+            Assert.Equal("Alice", viewComponent.ViewBag.A);
+            Assert.Equal("Bob", viewComponent.ViewBag.B);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ViewComponent_Content_CallsResultContentWithTestContent()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var viewComponent = new TestViewComponent();
+            var resultHelperMock = new Mock<DefaultViewComponentResultHelper>(It.IsAny<IViewEngine>());
+            var resultMock = new Mock<ContentViewComponentResult>("TestContent");
+            resultHelperMock.Setup(r => r.Content(It.IsAny<string>()))
+                            .Returns(resultMock.Object);
+            viewComponent.Initialize(resultHelperMock.Object);
+
+            // Act
+            var actualResult = viewComponent.Content("TestContent");
+
+            // Assert
+            resultHelperMock.Verify(r => r.Content("TestContent"));
+            Assert.Same(resultMock.Object, actualResult);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ViewComponent_Json_CallsResultJsonWithTestValue()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var viewComponent = new TestViewComponent();
+            var resultHelperMock = new Mock<DefaultViewComponentResultHelper>(It.IsAny<IViewEngine>());
+            var resultMock = new Mock<JsonViewComponentResult>(It.IsAny<object>());
+            resultHelperMock.Setup(r => r.Json(It.IsAny<object>()))
+                            .Returns(resultMock.Object);
+            viewComponent.Initialize(resultHelperMock.Object);
+            var testValue = new object();
+
+            // Act
+            var actualResult = viewComponent.Json(testValue);
+
+            // Assert
+            resultHelperMock.Verify(r => r.Json(testValue));
+            Assert.Same(resultMock.Object, actualResult);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ViewComponent_View_WithEmptyParameter_CallsResultViewWithDefaultViewName()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var viewComponent = new TestViewComponent()
+            {
+                ViewData = new ViewDataDictionary(new EmptyModelMetadataProvider()),
+            };
+            var resultHelperMock = new Mock<DefaultViewComponentResultHelper>(It.IsAny<IViewEngine>());
+            var resultMock = new Mock<ViewViewComponentResult>(It.IsAny<IViewEngine>(),
+                                                               It.IsAny<string>(),
+                                                               It.IsAny<ViewDataDictionary>());
+            resultHelperMock.Setup(r => r.View(It.IsAny<string>(), It.IsAny<ViewDataDictionary>()))
+                            .Returns(resultMock.Object);
+            viewComponent.Initialize(resultHelperMock.Object);
+
+            // Act
+            var actualResult = viewComponent.View();
+
+            // Assert
+            resultHelperMock.Verify(r => r.View("Default", viewComponent.ViewData));
+            Assert.Same(resultMock.Object, actualResult);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ViewComponent_View_WithViewNameParameter_CallsResultViewWithCustomViewName()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var viewComponent = new TestViewComponent()
+            {
+                ViewData = new ViewDataDictionary(new EmptyModelMetadataProvider()),
+            };
+            var resultHelperMock = new Mock<DefaultViewComponentResultHelper>(It.IsAny<IViewEngine>());
+            var resultMock = new Mock<ViewViewComponentResult>(It.IsAny<IViewEngine>(),
+                                                               It.IsAny<string>(),
+                                                               It.IsAny<ViewDataDictionary>());
+            resultHelperMock.Setup(r => r.View(It.IsAny<string>(), It.IsAny<ViewDataDictionary>()))
+                            .Returns(resultMock.Object);
+            viewComponent.Initialize(resultHelperMock.Object);
+
+            // Act
+            var actualResult = viewComponent.View("CustomViewName");
+
+            // Assert
+            resultHelperMock.Verify(r => r.View("CustomViewName", viewComponent.ViewData));
+            Assert.Same(resultMock.Object, actualResult);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ViewComponent_View_WithModelParameter_CallsResultViewWithDefaultViewNameAndModel()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var viewComponent = new TestViewComponent()
+            {
+                ViewData = new ViewDataDictionary(new EmptyModelMetadataProvider()),
+            };
+            var resultHelperMock = new Mock<DefaultViewComponentResultHelper>(It.IsAny<IViewEngine>());
+            var resultMock = new Mock<ViewViewComponentResult>(It.IsAny<IViewEngine>(),
+                                                               It.IsAny<string>(),
+                                                               It.IsAny<ViewDataDictionary>());
+            resultHelperMock.Setup(r => r.View(It.IsAny<string>(), It.IsAny<ViewDataDictionary>()))
+                            .Returns(resultMock.Object);
+            viewComponent.Initialize(resultHelperMock.Object);
+            var model = new object();
+
+            // Act
+            var actualResult = viewComponent.View(model);
+
+            // Assert
+            resultHelperMock.Verify(r => r.View("Default", viewComponent.ViewData));
+            Assert.Same(resultMock.Object, actualResult);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ViewComponent_View_WithViewNameAndModelParameters_CallsResultViewWithCustomViewNameAndModel()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var viewComponent = new TestViewComponent()
+            {
+                ViewData = new ViewDataDictionary(new EmptyModelMetadataProvider()),
+            };
+            var resultHelperMock = new Mock<DefaultViewComponentResultHelper>(It.IsAny<IViewEngine>());
+            var resultMock = new Mock<ViewViewComponentResult>(It.IsAny<IViewEngine>(),
+                                                               It.IsAny<string>(),
+                                                               It.IsAny<ViewDataDictionary>());
+            resultHelperMock.Setup(r => r.View(It.IsAny<string>(), It.IsAny<ViewDataDictionary>()))
+                            .Returns(resultMock.Object);
+            viewComponent.Initialize(resultHelperMock.Object);
+            var model = new object();
+
+            // Act
+            var actualResult = viewComponent.View("CustomViewName", model);
+
+            // Assert
+            resultHelperMock.Verify(r => r.View("CustomViewName", viewComponent.ViewData));
+            Assert.Same(resultMock.Object, actualResult);
+        }
+
+        private class TestViewComponent : ViewComponent
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}