diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ApplicationModels/ActionModel.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ApplicationModels/ActionModel.cs
index 311959c2de..547ad484b5 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ApplicationModels/ActionModel.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ApplicationModels/ActionModel.cs
@@ -2,11 +2,14 @@
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
 
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Reflection;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ApplicationModels
 {
+    [DebuggerDisplay("Name={ActionName}({Methods()}), Type={Controller.ControllerType.Name}," +
+                     " Route: {AttributeRouteModel?.Template}, Filters: {Filters.Count}")]
     public class ActionModel
     {
         public ActionModel([NotNull] MethodInfo actionMethod,
@@ -91,5 +94,15 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ApplicationModels
         /// <see cref="ApplicationModel.Properties"/> and <see cref="ControllerModel.Properties"/>.
         /// </remarks>
         public IDictionary<object, object> Properties { get; }
+
+        private string Methods()
+        {
+            if (HttpMethods.Count == 0)
+            {
+                return "All";
+            }
+
+            return string.Join(", ", HttpMethods);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ApplicationModels/ApplicationModel.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ApplicationModels/ApplicationModel.cs
index b42266d258..9a6d8ca7f5 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ApplicationModels/ApplicationModel.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ApplicationModels/ApplicationModel.cs
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
 
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ApplicationModels
 {
+    [DebuggerDisplay("ApplicationModel: Controllers: {Controllers.Count}, Filters: {Filters.Count}")]
     public class ApplicationModel
     {
         public ApplicationModel()
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ApplicationModels/ControllerModel.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ApplicationModels/ControllerModel.cs
index ef2946204a..de2613246e 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ApplicationModels/ControllerModel.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ApplicationModels/ControllerModel.cs
@@ -2,11 +2,14 @@
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
 
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Reflection;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ApplicationModels
 {
+    [DebuggerDisplay("Name={ControllerName}, Type={ControllerType.Name}," +
+                     " Routes: {AttributeRoutes.Count}, Filters: {Filters.Count}")]
     public class ControllerModel
     {
         public ControllerModel([NotNull] TypeInfo controllerType,
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ApplicationModels/ParameterModel.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ApplicationModels/ParameterModel.cs
index 2f5cae9481..0dbcb17296 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ApplicationModels/ParameterModel.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ApplicationModels/ParameterModel.cs
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
 
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Reflection;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ApplicationModels
 {
+    [DebuggerDisplay("ParameterModel: Name={ParameterName}")]
     public class ParameterModel
     {
         public ParameterModel([NotNull] ParameterInfo parameterInfo,