diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Metadata/CachedDataAnnotationsMetadataAttributes.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Metadata/CachedDataAnnotationsMetadataAttributes.cs
index 1594497fce..4bcd69a49d 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Metadata/CachedDataAnnotationsMetadataAttributes.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Metadata/CachedDataAnnotationsMetadataAttributes.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
             Display = attributes.OfType<DisplayAttribute>().FirstOrDefault();
             DisplayFormat = attributes.OfType<DisplayFormatAttribute>().FirstOrDefault();
             Editable = attributes.OfType<EditableAttribute>().FirstOrDefault();
+            Required = attributes.OfType<RequiredAttribute>().FirstOrDefault();
         }
 
         public DisplayAttribute Display { get; protected set; }
@@ -22,5 +23,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
         public DisplayFormatAttribute DisplayFormat { get; protected set; }
 
         public EditableAttribute Editable { get; protected set; }
+
+        public RequiredAttribute Required { get; protected set; }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Metadata/CachedDataAnnotationsModelMetadata.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Metadata/CachedDataAnnotationsModelMetadata.cs
index 31857cdd33..43d547c1a8 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Metadata/CachedDataAnnotationsModelMetadata.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Metadata/CachedDataAnnotationsModelMetadata.cs
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
             return base.ComputeIsReadOnly();
         }
 
+        protected override bool ComputeIsRequired()
+        {
+            return (PrototypeCache.Required != null) || base.ComputeIsRequired();
+        }
+
         public override string GetDisplayName()
         {
             // DisplayAttribute doesn't require you to set a name, so this could be null. 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Metadata/CachedModelMetadata.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Metadata/CachedModelMetadata.cs
index e389885acd..49ade31a91 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Metadata/CachedModelMetadata.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Metadata/CachedModelMetadata.cs
@@ -20,12 +20,14 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
         private string _description;
         private bool _isReadOnly;
         private bool _isComplexType;
+        private bool _isRequired;
 
         private bool _convertEmptyStringToNullComputed;
         private bool _nullDisplayTextComputed;
         private bool _descriptionComputed;
         private bool _isReadOnlyComputed;
         private bool _isComplexTypeComputed;
+        private bool _isRequiredComputed;
 
         // Constructor for creating real instances of the metadata class based on a prototype
         protected CachedModelMetadata(CachedModelMetadata<TPrototypeCache> prototype, Func<object> modelAccessor)
@@ -125,6 +127,24 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
             }
         }
 
+        public sealed override bool IsRequired
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (!_isRequiredComputed)
+                {
+                    _isRequired = ComputeIsRequired();
+                    _isRequiredComputed = true;
+                }
+                return _isRequired;
+            }
+            set
+            {
+                _isRequired = value;
+                _isRequiredComputed = true;
+            }
+        }
+
         public sealed override bool IsComplexType
         {
             get
@@ -160,6 +180,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
             return base.IsReadOnly;
         }
 
+        protected virtual bool ComputeIsRequired()
+        {
+            return base.IsRequired;
+        }
+
         protected virtual bool ComputeIsComplexType()
         {
             return base.IsComplexType;
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Metadata/ModelMetadata.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Metadata/ModelMetadata.cs
index 65a407d70e..ef288c6a43 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Metadata/ModelMetadata.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Metadata/ModelMetadata.cs
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
             _modelAccessor = modelAccessor;
             _modelType = modelType;
             _propertyName = propertyName;
+            IsRequired = !modelType.AllowsNullValue();
         }
 
         public Type ContainerType
@@ -71,6 +72,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
 
         public virtual bool IsReadOnly { get; set; }
 
+        public virtual bool IsRequired { get; set; }
+
         public virtual int Order
         {
             get { return _order; }
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Metadata/ModelMetadataTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Metadata/ModelMetadataTest.cs
index 2785130bad..dcdf510b11 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Metadata/ModelMetadataTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Metadata/ModelMetadataTest.cs
@@ -92,6 +92,49 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
             Assert.False(new ModelMetadata(provider.Object, null, null, typeof(int), null).IsNullableValueType);
         }
 
+        // IsRequired
+
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(typeof(string))]        
+        [InlineData(typeof(IDisposable))]
+        [InlineData(typeof(Nullable<int>))]
+        public void IsRequired_ReturnsFalse_ForNullableTypes(Type modelType)
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var provider = new Mock<IModelMetadataProvider>();
+            var metadata = new ModelMetadata(provider.Object, 
+                                             containerType: null, 
+                                             modelAccessor: null, 
+                                             modelType: modelType, 
+                                             propertyName: null);
+
+            // Act
+            var isRequired = metadata.IsRequired;
+            
+            // Assert
+            Assert.False(isRequired); 
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(typeof(int))]
+        [InlineData(typeof(DayOfWeek))]
+        public void IsRequired_ReturnsTrue_ForNonNullableTypes(Type modelType)
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var provider = new Mock<IModelMetadataProvider>();
+            var metadata = new ModelMetadata(provider.Object,
+                                             containerType: null,
+                                             modelAccessor: null,
+                                             modelType: modelType,
+                                             propertyName: null);
+
+            // Act
+            var isRequired = metadata.IsRequired;
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.True(isRequired);
+        }
+
         // Properties
 
         [Fact]
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Validation/DataAnnotationsModelValidatorProviderTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Validation/DataAnnotationsModelValidatorProviderTest.cs
index 2151cf12ab..887a375b13 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Validation/DataAnnotationsModelValidatorProviderTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Validation/DataAnnotationsModelValidatorProviderTest.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,41 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
     {
         private readonly DataAnnotationsModelMetadataProvider _metadataProvider = new DataAnnotationsModelMetadataProvider();
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void GetValidators_ReturnsValidatorForIValidatableObject()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var provider = new DataAnnotationsModelValidatorProvider();
+            var mockValidatable = Mock.Of<IValidatableObject>();
+            var metadata = _metadataProvider.GetMetadataForType(() => null, mockValidatable.GetType());
+
+            // Act
+            var validators = provider.GetValidators(metadata);
+
+            // Assert
+            var validator = Assert.Single(validators);
+            Assert.IsType<ValidatableObjectAdapter>(validator);
+
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void GetValidators_DoesNotAddRequiredAttribute_ForNonNullableValueTypes_IfAttributeIsSpecifiedExplicitly()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var provider = new DataAnnotationsModelValidatorProvider();
+            var metadata = _metadataProvider.GetMetadataForProperty(() => null,
+                                                                    typeof(DummyRequiredAttributeHelperClass),
+                                                                    "WithAttribute");
+
+            // Act
+            var validators = provider.GetValidators(metadata);
+
+            // Assert
+            var validator = Assert.Single(validators);
+            var adapter = Assert.IsType<RequiredAttributeAdapter>(validator);
+            Assert.Equal("Custom Required Message", adapter.Attribute.ErrorMessage);
+        }
+
         public static IEnumerable<object[]> DataAnnotationAdapters
         {
             get
@@ -198,5 +233,13 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
                 set { base.MyProperty = value; }
             }
         }
+
+        private class DummyRequiredAttributeHelperClass
+        {
+            [Required(ErrorMessage = "Custom Required Message")]
+            public int WithAttribute { get; set; }
+
+            public int WithoutAttribute { get; set; }
+        }
     }
 }