diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Razor.Runtime/TagHelpers/IReadOnlyTagHelperAttribute.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Razor.Runtime/TagHelpers/IReadOnlyTagHelperAttribute.cs
index 0114f895fb..cdf90a0dbd 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Razor.Runtime/TagHelpers/IReadOnlyTagHelperAttribute.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Razor.Runtime/TagHelpers/IReadOnlyTagHelperAttribute.cs
@@ -19,5 +19,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Razor.Runtime.TagHelpers
         /// Gets the value of the attribute.
         /// </summary>
         object Value { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets an indication whether the attribute is minimized or not.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>If <c>true</c>, <see cref="Value"/> will be ignored.</remarks>
+        bool Minimized { get; }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Razor.Runtime/TagHelpers/TagHelperAttribute.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Razor.Runtime/TagHelpers/TagHelperAttribute.cs
index a2f1e16133..96954d9346 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Razor.Runtime/TagHelpers/TagHelperAttribute.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Razor.Runtime/TagHelpers/TagHelperAttribute.cs
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Razor.Runtime.TagHelpers
         /// </summary>
         public object Value { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets an indication whether the attribute is minimized or not.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>If <c>true</c>, <see cref="Value"/> will be ignored.</remarks>
+        public bool Minimized { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Converts the specified <paramref name="value"/> into a <see cref="TagHelperAttribute"/>.
         /// </summary>
@@ -61,7 +67,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Razor.Runtime.TagHelpers
             return
                 other != null &&
                 string.Equals(Name, other.Name, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) &&
-                Equals(Value, other.Value);
+                Minimized == other.Minimized &&
+                (Minimized || Equals(Value, other.Value));
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Razor.Runtime/TagHelpers/TagHelperExecutionContext.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Razor.Runtime/TagHelpers/TagHelperExecutionContext.cs
index d72e854f44..2fc571a4af 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Razor.Runtime/TagHelpers/TagHelperExecutionContext.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Razor.Runtime/TagHelpers/TagHelperExecutionContext.cs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Razor.Runtime.TagHelpers
         /// <param name="tagName">The HTML tag name in the Razor source.</param>
         /// <param name="selfClosing">
         /// <see cref="bool"/> indicating whether or not the tag in the Razor source was self-closing.</param>
-        /// <param name="items">The collection of items used to communicate with other 
+        /// <param name="items">The collection of items used to communicate with other
         /// <see cref="ITagHelper"/>s</param>
         /// <param name="uniqueId">An identifier unique to the HTML element this context is for.</param>
         /// <param name="executeChildContentAsync">A delegate used to execute the child content asynchronously.</param>
@@ -133,6 +133,26 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Razor.Runtime.TagHelpers
             _tagHelpers.Add(tagHelper);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Tracks the minimized HTML attribute in <see cref="AllAttributes"/> and <see cref="HTMLAttributes"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="name">The minimized HTML attribute name.</param>
+        public void AddMinimizedHtmlAttribute([NotNull] string name)
+        {
+            HTMLAttributes.Add(
+                new TagHelperAttribute
+                {
+                    Name = name,
+                    Minimized = true
+                });
+            AllAttributes.Add(
+                new TagHelperAttribute
+                {
+                    Name = name,
+                    Minimized = true
+                });
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Tracks the HTML attribute in <see cref="AllAttributes"/> and <see cref="HTMLAttributes"/>.
         /// </summary>
@@ -168,7 +188,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Razor.Runtime.TagHelpers
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>A <see cref="Task"/> that on completion returns the rendered child content.</returns>
         /// <remarks>
-        /// Child content is only executed once. Successive calls to this method or successive executions of the 
+        /// Child content is only executed once. Successive calls to this method or successive executions of the
         /// returned <see cref="Task{TagHelperContent}"/> return a cached result.
         /// </remarks>
         public async Task<TagHelperContent> GetChildContentAsync()
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Razor/Generator/Compiler/CodeBuilder/CSharp/CSharpTagHelperCodeRenderer.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Razor/Generator/Compiler/CodeBuilder/CSharp/CSharpTagHelperCodeRenderer.cs
index 0de12eaece..910d806376 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Razor/Generator/Compiler/CodeBuilder/CSharp/CSharpTagHelperCodeRenderer.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Razor/Generator/Compiler/CodeBuilder/CSharp/CSharpTagHelperCodeRenderer.cs
@@ -203,6 +203,13 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Razor.Generator.Compiler.CSharp
                     var firstAttribute = matchingAttributes.First();
                     var attributeValueChunk = firstAttribute.Value;
 
+                    // Minimized attributes are not valid for bound attributes. There will be an error for the bound
+                    // attribute logged by TagHelperBlockRewriter already so we can skip.
+                    if (attributeValueChunk == null)
+                    {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
                     var attributeValueRecorded = htmlAttributeValues.ContainsKey(attributeDescriptor.Name);
 
                     // Bufferable attributes are attributes that can have Razor code inside of them.
@@ -323,15 +330,21 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Razor.Generator.Compiler.CSharp
             // Build out the unbound HTML attributes for the tag builder
             foreach (var htmlAttribute in unboundHTMLAttributes)
             {
-                string textValue;
+                string textValue = null;
+                var isPlainTextValue = false;
                 var attributeValue = htmlAttribute.Value;
-                var isPlainTextValue = TryGetPlainTextValue(attributeValue, out textValue);
 
-                // HTML attributes are always strings. So if this value is not plain text i.e. if the value contains
-                // C# code, then we need to buffer it.
-                if (!isPlainTextValue)
+                // A null attribute value means the HTML attribute is minimized.
+                if (attributeValue != null)
                 {
-                    BuildBufferedWritingScope(attributeValue, htmlEncodeValues: true);
+                    isPlainTextValue = TryGetPlainTextValue(attributeValue, out textValue);
+
+                    // HTML attributes are always strings. So if this value is not plain text i.e. if the value contains
+                    // C# code, then we need to buffer it.
+                    if (!isPlainTextValue)
+                    {
+                        BuildBufferedWritingScope(attributeValue, htmlEncodeValues: true);
+                    }
                 }
 
                 // Execution contexts are a runtime feature, therefore no need to add anything to them.
@@ -340,27 +353,39 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Razor.Generator.Compiler.CSharp
                     continue;
                 }
 
-                _writer
-                    .WriteStartInstanceMethodInvocation(
-                        ExecutionContextVariableName,
-                        _tagHelperContext.ExecutionContextAddHtmlAttributeMethodName)
-                    .WriteStringLiteral(htmlAttribute.Key)
-                    .WriteParameterSeparator()
-                    .WriteStartMethodInvocation(_tagHelperContext.MarkAsHtmlEncodedMethodName);
-
-                // If it's a plain text value then we need to surround the value with quotes.
-                if (isPlainTextValue)
+                // If we have a minimized attribute there is no value
+                if (attributeValue == null)
                 {
-                    _writer.WriteStringLiteral(textValue);
+                    _writer
+                        .WriteStartInstanceMethodInvocation(
+                            ExecutionContextVariableName,
+                            _tagHelperContext.ExecutionContextAddMinimizedHtmlAttributeMethodName)
+                        .WriteStringLiteral(htmlAttribute.Key)
+                        .WriteEndMethodInvocation();
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    RenderBufferedAttributeValueAccessor(_writer);
-                }
+                    _writer
+                        .WriteStartInstanceMethodInvocation(
+                            ExecutionContextVariableName,
+                            _tagHelperContext.ExecutionContextAddHtmlAttributeMethodName)
+                        .WriteStringLiteral(htmlAttribute.Key)
+                        .WriteParameterSeparator()
+                        .WriteStartMethodInvocation(_tagHelperContext.MarkAsHtmlEncodedMethodName);
 
-                _writer
-                    .WriteEndMethodInvocation(endLine: false)
-                    .WriteEndMethodInvocation();
+                    // If it's a plain text value then we need to surround the value with quotes.
+                    if (isPlainTextValue)
+                    {
+                        _writer.WriteStringLiteral(textValue);
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        RenderBufferedAttributeValueAccessor(_writer);
+                    }
+
+                    _writer.WriteEndMethodInvocation(endLine: false)
+                        .WriteEndMethodInvocation();
+                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Razor/Generator/GeneratedTagHelperContext.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Razor/Generator/GeneratedTagHelperContext.cs
index 4a566cd798..57eb270b56 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Razor/Generator/GeneratedTagHelperContext.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Razor/Generator/GeneratedTagHelperContext.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Razor.Generator
             ScopeManagerEndMethodName = "End";
             ExecutionContextAddMethodName = "Add";
             ExecutionContextAddTagHelperAttributeMethodName = "AddTagHelperAttribute";
+            ExecutionContextAddMinimizedHtmlAttributeMethodName = "AddMinimizedHtmlAttribute";
             ExecutionContextAddHtmlAttributeMethodName = "AddHtmlAttribute";
             ExecutionContextOutputPropertyName = "Output";
             MarkAsHtmlEncodedMethodName = "Html.Raw";
@@ -57,6 +58,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Razor.Generator
         /// </summary>
         public string ExecutionContextAddTagHelperAttributeMethodName { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The name of the <see cref="ExecutionContextTypeName"/> method used to add minimized HTML attributes.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string ExecutionContextAddMinimizedHtmlAttributeMethodName { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// The name of the <see cref="ExecutionContextTypeName"/> method used to add HTML attributes.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Razor/Generator/TagHelperCodeGenerator.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Razor/Generator/TagHelperCodeGenerator.cs
index bb924aa398..84818fc09a 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Razor/Generator/TagHelperCodeGenerator.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Razor/Generator/TagHelperCodeGenerator.cs
@@ -57,19 +57,25 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Razor.Generator
 
             foreach (var attribute in tagHelperBlock.Attributes)
             {
-                // Populates the code tree with chunks associated with attributes
-                attribute.Value.Accept(codeGenerator);
+                ChunkBlock attributeChunkValue = null;
 
-                var chunks = codeGenerator.Context.CodeTreeBuilder.CodeTree.Chunks;
-                var first = chunks.FirstOrDefault();
+                if (attribute.Value != null)
+                {
+                    // Populates the code tree with chunks associated with attributes
+                    attribute.Value.Accept(codeGenerator);
 
-                attributes.Add(new KeyValuePair<string, Chunk>(attribute.Key,
-                    new ChunkBlock
+                    var chunks = codeGenerator.Context.CodeTreeBuilder.CodeTree.Chunks;
+                    var first = chunks.FirstOrDefault();
+
+                    attributeChunkValue = new ChunkBlock
                     {
                         Association = first?.Association,
                         Children = chunks,
                         Start = first == null ? SourceLocation.Zero : first.Start
-                    }));
+                    };
+                }
+
+                attributes.Add(new KeyValuePair<string, Chunk>(attribute.Key, attributeChunkValue));
 
                 // Reset the code tree builder so we can build a new one for the next attribute
                 codeGenerator.Context.CodeTreeBuilder = new CodeTreeBuilder();
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Razor/Parser/HtmlMarkupParser.Block.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Razor/Parser/HtmlMarkupParser.Block.cs
index 351db46641..ef2a330946 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Razor/Parser/HtmlMarkupParser.Block.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Razor/Parser/HtmlMarkupParser.Block.cs
@@ -473,12 +473,25 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Razor.Parser
 
             if (!At(HtmlSymbolType.Equals))
             {
-                // Saw a space or newline after the name, so just skip this attribute and continue around the loop
-                Accept(whitespace);
-                Accept(name);
+                // Minimized attribute
+
+                // Output anything prior to the attribute, in most cases this will be the tag name:
+                // |<input| checked />. If in-between other attributes this will noop or output malformed attribute
+                // content (if the previous attribute was malformed).
+                Output(SpanKind.Markup);
+
+                using (Context.StartBlock(BlockType.Markup))
+                {
+                    Accept(whitespace);
+                    Accept(name);
+                    Output(SpanKind.Markup);
+                }
+
                 return;
             }
 
+            // Not a minimized attribute, parse as if it were well-formed (if attribute turns out to be malformed we
+            // will go into recovery).
             Output(SpanKind.Markup);
 
             // Start a new markup block for the attribute
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Razor/Parser/TagHelpers/TagHelperBlock.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Razor/Parser/TagHelpers/TagHelperBlock.cs
index 48fb4df169..6b3f5f3362 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Razor/Parser/TagHelpers/TagHelperBlock.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Razor/Parser/TagHelpers/TagHelperBlock.cs
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Razor.Parser.TagHelpers
 
             foreach (var attributeChildren in Attributes)
             {
-                attributeChildren.Value.Parent = this;
+                if (attributeChildren.Value != null)
+                {
+                    attributeChildren.Value.Parent = this;
+                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Razor/Parser/TagHelpers/TagHelperBlockRewriter.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Razor/Parser/TagHelpers/TagHelperBlockRewriter.cs
index b564d78156..001d3d3deb 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Razor/Parser/TagHelpers/TagHelperBlockRewriter.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Razor/Parser/TagHelpers/TagHelperBlockRewriter.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
 
 using System;
@@ -71,11 +71,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Razor.Parser.TagHelpers.Internal
                 // Only want to track the attribute if we succeeded in parsing its corresponding Block/Span.
                 if (succeeded)
                 {
-                    // Check if it's a bound attribute that is not of type string and happens to be null or whitespace.
+                    // Check if it's a bound attribute that is minimized or not of type string and null or whitespace.
                     string attributeValueType;
                     if (attributeValueTypes.TryGetValue(attribute.Key, out attributeValueType) &&
+                        (attribute.Value == null ||
                         !IsStringAttribute(attributeValueType) &&
-                        IsNullOrWhitespaceAttributeValue(attribute.Value))
+                        IsNullOrWhitespaceAttributeValue(attribute.Value)))
                     {
                         var errorLocation = GetAttributeNameStartLocation(child);
 
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Razor.Parser.TagHelpers.Internal
                 {
                     Debug.Assert(
                         name != null,
-                        "Name should never be null here. The parser should guaruntee an attribute has a name.");
+                        "Name should never be null here. The parser should guarantee an attribute has a name.");
 
                     // We've captured all leading whitespace and the attribute name.
                     // We're now at: " asp-for|='...'" or " asp-for|=..."
@@ -239,7 +240,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Razor.Parser.TagHelpers.Internal
                 return false;
             }
 
-            attribute = CreateMarkupAttribute(name, builder, attributeValueTypes);
+            // If we're not after an equal then we should treat the value as if it were a minimized attribute.
+            var attributeValueBuilder = afterEquals ? builder : null;
+            attribute = CreateMarkupAttribute(name, attributeValueBuilder, attributeValueTypes);
 
             return true;
         }
@@ -432,17 +435,24 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Razor.Parser.TagHelpers.Internal
             IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> attributeValueTypes)
         {
             string attributeTypeName;
+            Span value = null;
 
-            // If the attribute was requested by the tag helper and doesn't happen to be a string then we need to treat
-            // its value as code. Any non-string value can be any C# value so we need to ensure the SyntaxTreeNode
-            // reflects that.
-            if (attributeValueTypes.TryGetValue(name, out attributeTypeName) &&
-                !IsStringAttribute(attributeTypeName))
+            // Builder will be null in the case of minimized attributes
+            if (builder != null)
             {
-                builder.Kind = SpanKind.Code;
+                // If the attribute was requested by the tag helper and doesn't happen to be a string then we need to treat
+                // its value as code. Any non-string value can be any C# value so we need to ensure the SyntaxTreeNode
+                // reflects that.
+                if (attributeValueTypes.TryGetValue(name, out attributeTypeName) &&
+                    !IsStringAttribute(attributeTypeName))
+                {
+                    builder.Kind = SpanKind.Code;
+                }
+
+                value = builder.Build();
             }
 
-            return new KeyValuePair<string, SyntaxTreeNode>(name, builder.Build());
+            return new KeyValuePair<string, SyntaxTreeNode>(name, value);
         }
 
         private static bool IsNullOrWhitespaceAttributeValue(SyntaxTreeNode attributeValue)