diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Metadata/AssociatedMetadataProvider.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Metadata/AssociatedMetadataProvider.cs
index 94655e576a..d84900b92b 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Metadata/AssociatedMetadataProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Metadata/AssociatedMetadataProvider.cs
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
 
         private TModelMetadata CreateTypeInformation(Type type, IEnumerable<Attribute> associatedAttributes)
         {
-            var attributes = type.GetTypeInfo().GetCustomAttributes();
+            var attributes = ModelAttributes.GetAttributesForType(type);
             if (associatedAttributes != null)
             {
                 attributes = attributes.Concat(associatedAttributes);
@@ -169,10 +169,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
         private PropertyInformation CreatePropertyInformation(Type containerType, PropertyHelper helper)
         {
             var property = helper.Property;
+            var attributes = ModelAttributes.GetAttributesForProperty(containerType, property);
+
             return new PropertyInformation
             {
                 PropertyHelper = helper,
-                Prototype = CreateMetadataPrototype(ModelAttributes.GetAttributesForProperty(property),
+                Prototype = CreateMetadataPrototype(attributes,
                                                     containerType,
                                                     property.PropertyType,
                                                     property.Name),
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Metadata/ModelAttributes.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Metadata/ModelAttributes.cs
index 57f3d25f23..63cc0fa7e9 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Metadata/ModelAttributes.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Metadata/ModelAttributes.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // 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 System.Linq;
 using System.Reflection;
@@ -32,17 +33,57 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the attributes for the given <paramref name="property"/>.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="property">A <see cref="ParameterInfo"/> for which attributes need to be resolved.
+        /// <param name="type">The <see cref="Type"/> in which caller found <paramref name="property"/>.
+        /// </param>
+        /// <param name="property">A <see cref="PropertyInfo"/> for which attributes need to be resolved.
         /// </param>
         /// <returns>An <see cref="IEnumerable{object}"/> containing the attributes on the
         /// <paramref name="property"/> before the attributes on the <paramref name="property"/> type.</returns>
-        public static IEnumerable<object> GetAttributesForProperty(PropertyInfo property)
+        public static IEnumerable<object> GetAttributesForProperty([NotNull] Type type, [NotNull] PropertyInfo property)
         {
             // Return the property attributes first.
             var propertyAttributes = property.GetCustomAttributes();
             var typeAttributes = property.PropertyType.GetTypeInfo().GetCustomAttributes();
 
-            return propertyAttributes.Concat(typeAttributes);
+            propertyAttributes = propertyAttributes.Concat(typeAttributes);
+
+            var modelMedatadataType = type.GetTypeInfo().GetCustomAttribute<ModelMetadataTypeAttribute>();
+            if (modelMedatadataType != null)
+            {
+                var modelMedatadataProperty = modelMedatadataType.MetadataType.GetRuntimeProperty(property.Name);
+                if (modelMedatadataProperty != null)
+                {
+                    var modelMedatadataAttributes = modelMedatadataProperty.GetCustomAttributes();
+                    propertyAttributes = propertyAttributes.Concat(modelMedatadataAttributes);
+
+                    var modelMetadataTypeAttributes =
+                        modelMedatadataProperty.PropertyType.GetTypeInfo().GetCustomAttributes();
+                    propertyAttributes = propertyAttributes.Concat(modelMetadataTypeAttributes);
+                }
+            }
+
+            return propertyAttributes;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the attributes for the given <paramref name="type"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="type">The <see cref="Type"/> for which attributes need to be resolved.
+        /// </param>
+        /// <returns>An <see cref="IEnumerable{object}"/> containing the attributes on the
+        /// <paramref name="type"/>.</returns>
+        public static IEnumerable<object> GetAttributesForType([NotNull] Type type)
+        {
+            var attributes = type.GetTypeInfo().GetCustomAttributes();
+
+            var modelMedatadataType = type.GetTypeInfo().GetCustomAttribute<ModelMetadataTypeAttribute>();
+            if (modelMedatadataType != null)
+            {
+                var modelMedatadataAttributes = modelMedatadataType.MetadataType.GetTypeInfo().GetCustomAttributes();
+                attributes = attributes.Concat(modelMedatadataAttributes);
+            }
+
+            return attributes;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.kproj b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.kproj
index e343179838..a78b65bd1c 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.kproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.kproj
@@ -14,9 +14,4 @@
     <SchemaVersion>2.0</SchemaVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VSToolsPath)\AspNet\Microsoft.Web.AspNet.targets" Condition="'$(VSToolsPath)' != ''" />
-  <ProjectExtensions>
-    <VisualStudio>
-      <UserProperties project_1json__JSONSchema="http://www.asp.net/media/4878834/project.json" />
-    </VisualStudio>
-  </ProjectExtensions>
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/ModelMetadataTypeAttribute.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/ModelMetadataTypeAttribute.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..96f78ee930
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/ModelMetadataTypeAttribute.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+// 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;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// This attribute specifies the metadata class to associate with a data model class.
+    /// </summary>
+    [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class, AllowMultiple = false, Inherited = true)]
+    public class ModelMetadataTypeAttribute : Attribute
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ModelMetadataTypeAttribute" /> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="type">The type of metadata class that is associated with a data model class.</param>
+        public ModelMetadataTypeAttribute([NotNull] Type type)
+        {
+            MetadataType = type;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the type of metadata class that is associated with a data model class.
+        /// </summary>
+        public Type MetadataType { get; }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Validation/AssociatedValidatorProvider.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Validation/AssociatedValidatorProvider.cs
index 38f2aeb4a9..97f515fa9f 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Validation/AssociatedValidatorProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Validation/AssociatedValidatorProvider.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
 using System.Reflection;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
         }
 
         protected abstract IEnumerable<IModelValidator> GetValidators(ModelMetadata metadata,
-                                                                      IEnumerable<Attribute> attributes);
+                                                                      IEnumerable<object> attributes);
 
         private IEnumerable<IModelValidator> GetValidatorsForProperty(ModelMetadata metadata)
         {
@@ -38,15 +39,14 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
                     "metadata");
             }
 
-            var attributes = property.GetCustomAttributes();
+            var attributes = ModelAttributes.GetAttributesForProperty(metadata.ContainerType, property);
             return GetValidators(metadata, attributes);
         }
 
         private IEnumerable<IModelValidator> GetValidatorsForType(ModelMetadata metadata)
         {
-            var attributes = metadata.ModelType
-                                     .GetTypeInfo()
-                                     .GetCustomAttributes();
+            var attributes = ModelAttributes.GetAttributesForType(metadata.ModelType);
+
             return GetValidators(metadata, attributes);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Validation/DataAnnotationsModelValidatorProvider.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Validation/DataAnnotationsModelValidatorProvider.cs
index d7d4e554a1..1231db90ef 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Validation/DataAnnotationsModelValidatorProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Validation/DataAnnotationsModelValidatorProvider.cs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
         }
 
         protected override IEnumerable<IModelValidator> GetValidators(ModelMetadata metadata,
-                                                                      IEnumerable<Attribute> attributes)
+                                                                      IEnumerable<object> attributes)
         {
             var results = new List<IModelValidator>();
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Validation/DataMemberModelValidatorProvider.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Validation/DataMemberModelValidatorProvider.cs
index 9d7b738ec1..e5ecc1132a 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Validation/DataMemberModelValidatorProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Validation/DataMemberModelValidatorProvider.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
     public class DataMemberModelValidatorProvider : AssociatedValidatorProvider
     {
         protected override IEnumerable<IModelValidator> GetValidators(ModelMetadata metadata,
-                                                                      IEnumerable<Attribute> attributes)
+                                                                      IEnumerable<object> attributes)
         {
             // Types cannot be required; only properties can
             if (metadata.ContainerType == null || string.IsNullOrEmpty(metadata.PropertyName))
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
             return Enumerable.Empty<IModelValidator>();
         }
 
-        internal static bool IsRequiredDataMember(Type containerType, IEnumerable<Attribute> attributes)
+        internal static bool IsRequiredDataMember(Type containerType, IEnumerable<object> attributes)
         {
             var dataMemberAttribute = attributes.OfType<DataMemberAttribute>()
                                                 .FirstOrDefault();
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Metadata/ModelMetadataAttributesTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Metadata/ModelMetadataAttributesTest.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..01859e7b27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Metadata/ModelMetadataAttributesTest.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+// 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.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Reflection;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
+{
+    public class ModelMetadataAttributesTest
+    {
+        [Fact]
+        public void GetAttributesForBaseProperty_IncludesMetadataAttributes()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var modelType = typeof(BaseViewModel);
+            var property = modelType.GetRuntimeProperties().FirstOrDefault(p => p.Name == "BaseProperty");
+
+            // Act
+            var attributes = ModelAttributes.GetAttributesForProperty(modelType, property);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Single(attributes.OfType<RequiredAttribute>());
+            Assert.Single(attributes.OfType<StringLengthAttribute>());
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void GetAttributesForTestProperty_ModelOverridesMetadataAttributes()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var modelType = typeof(BaseViewModel);
+            var property = modelType.GetRuntimeProperties().FirstOrDefault(p => p.Name == "TestProperty");
+
+            // Act
+            var attributes = ModelAttributes.GetAttributesForProperty(modelType, property);
+
+            // Assert
+            var rangeAttribute = attributes.OfType<RangeAttribute>().FirstOrDefault();
+            Assert.NotNull(rangeAttribute);
+            Assert.Equal(0, (int)rangeAttribute.Minimum);
+            Assert.Equal(10, (int)rangeAttribute.Maximum);
+            Assert.Single(attributes.OfType<FromHeaderAttribute>());
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void GetAttributesForBasePropertyFromDerivedModel_IncludesMetadataAttributes()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var modelType = typeof(DerivedViewModel);
+            var property = modelType.GetRuntimeProperties().FirstOrDefault(p => p.Name == "BaseProperty");
+
+            // Act
+            var attributes = ModelAttributes.GetAttributesForProperty(modelType, property);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Single(attributes.OfType<RequiredAttribute>());
+            Assert.Single(attributes.OfType<StringLengthAttribute>());
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void GetAttributesForTestPropertyFromDerived_IncludesMetadataAttributes()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var modelType = typeof(DerivedViewModel);
+            var property = modelType.GetRuntimeProperties().FirstOrDefault(p => p.Name == "TestProperty");
+
+            // Act
+            var attributes = ModelAttributes.GetAttributesForProperty(modelType, property);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Single(attributes.OfType<RequiredAttribute>());
+            Assert.Single(attributes.OfType<StringLengthAttribute>());
+            Assert.DoesNotContain(typeof(RangeAttribute), attributes);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void GetAttributesForVirtualPropertyFromDerived_IncludesMetadataAttributes()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var modelType = typeof(DerivedViewModel);
+            var property = modelType.GetRuntimeProperties().FirstOrDefault(p => p.Name == "VirtualProperty");
+
+            // Act
+            var attributes = ModelAttributes.GetAttributesForProperty(modelType, property);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Single(attributes.OfType<RequiredAttribute>());
+            Assert.Single(attributes.OfType<RangeAttribute>());
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void GetFromServiceAttributeFromBase_IncludesMetadataAttributes()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var modelType = typeof(DerivedViewModel);
+            var property = modelType.GetRuntimeProperties().FirstOrDefault(p => p.Name == "Calculator");
+
+            // Act
+            var attributes = ModelAttributes.GetAttributesForProperty(modelType, property);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Single(attributes.OfType<RequiredAttribute>());
+            Assert.Single(attributes.OfType<FromServicesAttribute>());
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void GetAttributesForType_IncludesMetadataAttributes()
+        {
+            // Arrange & Act
+            var attributes = ModelAttributes.GetAttributesForType(typeof(BaseViewModel));
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Single(attributes.OfType<ClassValidator>());
+        }
+
+        // Helper classes
+
+        [ClassValidator]
+        private class BaseModel
+        {
+            [StringLength(10)]
+            public string BaseProperty { get; set; }
+
+            [Range(10,100)]
+            [FromHeader]
+            public string TestProperty { get; set; }
+
+            [Required]
+            public virtual int VirtualProperty { get; set; }
+
+            [FromServices]
+            public ICalculator Calculator { get; set; }
+        }
+
+        private class DerivedModel : BaseModel
+        {
+            [Required]
+            public string DerivedProperty { get; set; }
+
+            [Required]
+            public new string TestProperty { get; set; }
+
+            [Range(10,100)]
+            public override int VirtualProperty { get; set; }
+            
+        }
+
+        [ModelMetadataType(typeof(BaseModel))]
+        private class BaseViewModel
+        {
+            [Range(0,10)]
+            public string TestProperty { get; set; }
+
+            [Required]
+            public string BaseProperty { get; set; }
+
+            [Required]
+            public ICalculator Calculator { get; set; }
+        }
+
+        [ModelMetadataType(typeof(DerivedModel))]
+        private class DerivedViewModel : BaseViewModel
+        {
+            [StringLength(2)]
+            public new string TestProperty { get; set; }
+
+            public int VirtualProperty { get; set; }
+
+        }
+
+        public interface ICalculator
+        {
+            int Operation(char @operator, int left, int right);
+        }
+
+        private class ClassValidator : ValidationAttribute
+        {
+            public override Boolean IsValid(Object value)
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Validation/AssociatedValidatorProviderTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Validation/AssociatedValidatorProviderTest.cs
index cc66964b31..e96d67d176 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Validation/AssociatedValidatorProviderTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Validation/AssociatedValidatorProviderTest.cs
@@ -91,12 +91,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
 
         public abstract class TestableAssociatedValidatorProvider : AssociatedValidatorProvider
         {
-            protected override IEnumerable<IModelValidator> GetValidators(ModelMetadata metadata, IEnumerable<Attribute> attributes)
+            protected override IEnumerable<IModelValidator> GetValidators(ModelMetadata metadata, IEnumerable<object> attributes)
             {
                 return AbstractGetValidators(metadata, attributes);
             }
 
-            public abstract IEnumerable<IModelValidator> AbstractGetValidators(ModelMetadata metadata, IEnumerable<Attribute> attributes);
+            public abstract IEnumerable<IModelValidator> AbstractGetValidators(ModelMetadata metadata, IEnumerable<object> attributes);
         }
     }
 }