diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TagHelpers/ImageTagHelper.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TagHelpers/ImageTagHelper.cs
index 1e3e19e574..f25239ac88 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TagHelpers/ImageTagHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TagHelpers/ImageTagHelper.cs
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TagHelpers
 
         protected IHostingEnvironment HostingEnvironment { get; }
 
+        [HtmlAttributeNotBound]
         [ViewContext]
         public ViewContext ViewContext { get; set; }