diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Validation/SimpleTypesExcludeFilter.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Validation/SimpleTypesExcludeFilter.cs
index 0d9a76c786..11f9c766c7 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Validation/SimpleTypesExcludeFilter.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Validation/SimpleTypesExcludeFilter.cs
@@ -19,22 +19,14 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Validation
         {
             Type[] actualTypes;
 
-            var enumerable = type.ExtractGenericInterface(typeof(IEnumerable<>));
-            if (enumerable == null)
+            if (type.IsGenericType() &&
+                type.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == typeof(KeyValuePair<,>))
             {
-                actualTypes = new Type[] { type };
+                actualTypes = type.GenericTypeArguments;
             }
             else
             {
-                actualTypes = enumerable.GenericTypeArguments;
-                // The following special case is for IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<K,V>>,
-                // supertype of IDictionary<K,V>, and IReadOnlyDictionary<K,V>.
-                if (actualTypes.Length == 1
-                    && actualTypes[0].IsGenericType() 
-                    && actualTypes[0].GetGenericTypeDefinition() == typeof(KeyValuePair<,>))
-                {
-                    actualTypes = actualTypes[0].GenericTypeArguments;
-                }
+                actualTypes = new Type[] { type };
             }
 
             foreach (var actualType in actualTypes)
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/SimpleTypeExcludeFilterTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/SimpleTypeExcludeFilterTest.cs
index e697585708..5f3f344c89 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/SimpleTypeExcludeFilterTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/SimpleTypeExcludeFilterTest.cs
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ using Xunit;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Validation
 {
-    public class SimpleTypeExcluceFilterTest
+    public class SimpleTypeExcludeFilterTest
     {
         [Theory]
         [MemberData(nameof(ExcludedTypes))]
-        public void SimpleTypeExcluceFilter_ExcludedTypes(Type type)
+        public void SimpleTypeExcludeFilter_ExcludedTypes(Type type)
         {
             // Arrange
             var filter = new SimpleTypesExcludeFilter();
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Validation
 
         [Theory]
         [MemberData(nameof(IncludedTypes))]
-        public void SimpleTypeExcluceFilter_IncludedTypes(Type type)
+        public void SimpleTypeExcludeFilter_IncludedTypes(Type type)
         {
             // Arrange
             var filter = new SimpleTypesExcludeFilter();
@@ -43,24 +43,14 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Validation
                 return new TheoryData<Type>()
                 {
                     // Simple types
-                    typeof(int[]),
                     typeof(int),
-                    typeof(List<decimal>),
-                    typeof(SortedSet<int>),
+                    typeof(DateTime),
 
                     // Nullable types
-                    typeof(ICollection<string>),
-                    typeof(int?[]),
-                    typeof(SortedSet<int?>),
-                    typeof(HashSet<Uri>),
-                    typeof(HashSet<string>),
-
-                    // Value types
-                    typeof(IList<DateTime>),
+                    typeof(int?),
 
                     // KeyValue types
-                    typeof(Dictionary<int, string>),
-                    typeof(IReadOnlyDictionary<int?, char>)
+                    typeof(KeyValuePair<string, string>)
                 };
             }
         }
@@ -71,12 +61,27 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Validation
             {
                 return new TheoryData<Type>()
                 {
+                    // Enumerable types
+                    typeof(int[]),
+                    typeof(List<decimal>),
+                    typeof(SortedSet<int>),
+                    typeof(ICollection<string>),
+                    typeof(int?[]),
+                    typeof(SortedSet<int?>),
+                    typeof(HashSet<Uri>),
+                    typeof(HashSet<string>),
+                    typeof(IList<DateTime>),
+                    typeof(Dictionary<int, string>),
+                    typeof(IReadOnlyDictionary<int?, char>),
+                    
+                    // Complex types
                     typeof(TestType),
                     typeof(TestType[]),
                     typeof(SortedSet<TestType>),
                     typeof(Dictionary<int, TestType>),
                     typeof(Dictionary<TestType, int>),
-                    typeof(Dictionary<TestType, TestType>)
+                    typeof(Dictionary<TestType, TestType>),
+                    typeof(KeyValuePair<string, TestType>)
                 };
             }
         }
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Validation/DefaultObjectValidatorTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Validation/DefaultObjectValidatorTests.cs
index aea1abcdf3..17a6c19b6c 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Validation/DefaultObjectValidatorTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Validation/DefaultObjectValidatorTests.cs
@@ -472,19 +472,129 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Validation
             validator.Validate(validationContext);
 
             // Assert
+            Assert.True(validationContext.ModelState.IsValid);
             var modelState = validationContext.ModelState["serviceProvider.TestService"];
             Assert.Empty(modelState.Errors);
             Assert.Equal(modelState.ValidationState, ModelValidationState.Skipped);
         }
 
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(new[] { "Foo", "Bar", "Baz" }, typeof(string[]))]
+        [InlineData(new[] { 1, 2, 3 }, typeof(int[]))]
+        [InlineData(new[] { "Foo", "Bar", "Baz" }, typeof(IList<string>))]
+        [InlineData(new[] { "Foo", "Bar", "Baz" }, typeof(HashSet<string>))]
+        [InlineData(new[] { "1/1/14", "2/2/14", "3/3/14" }, typeof(ICollection<DateTime>))]
+        [InlineData(new[] { "Foo", "Bar", "Baz" }, typeof(HashSet<Uri>))]
+        public void EnumerableType_ValidationSuccessful(object model, Type type)
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var modelStateDictionary = new ModelStateDictionary();
+            modelStateDictionary.Add("items[0]", new ModelState());
+            modelStateDictionary.Add("items[1]", new ModelState());
+            modelStateDictionary.Add("items[2]", new ModelState());
+
+            var testValidationContext = GetModelValidationContext(
+                model,
+                type,
+                "items",
+                excludedTypes: null,
+                modelStateDictionary: modelStateDictionary);
+
+            var excludeTypeFilters = new List<IExcludeTypeValidationFilter>();
+            excludeTypeFilters.Add(new SimpleTypesExcludeFilter());
+
+            var mockValidationExcludeFiltersProvider = new Mock<IValidationExcludeFiltersProvider>();
+            mockValidationExcludeFiltersProvider
+                .SetupGet(o => o.ExcludeFilters)
+                .Returns(excludeTypeFilters);
+            testValidationContext.ExcludeFiltersProvider = mockValidationExcludeFiltersProvider.Object;
+
+            var validationContext = testValidationContext.ModelValidationContext;
+
+            var validator = new DefaultObjectValidator(
+                testValidationContext.ExcludeFiltersProvider,
+                testValidationContext.ModelMetadataProvider);
+
+            // Act
+            validator.Validate(validationContext);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.True(validationContext.ModelState.IsValid);
+            var modelState = validationContext.ModelState["items"];
+            Assert.Equal(modelState.ValidationState, ModelValidationState.Valid);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void DictionaryType_ValidationSuccessful()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var modelStateDictionary = new ModelStateDictionary();
+            modelStateDictionary.Add("items[0].Key", new ModelState());
+            modelStateDictionary.Add("items[0].Value", new ModelState());
+            modelStateDictionary.Add("items[1].Key", new ModelState());
+            modelStateDictionary.Add("items[1].Value", new ModelState());
+
+            var model = new Dictionary<string, string>()
+            {
+                { "FooKey", "FooValue" },
+                { "BarKey", "BarValue" }
+            };
+
+            var testValidationContext = GetModelValidationContext(
+                model,
+                typeof(Dictionary<string, string>),
+                "items",
+                excludedTypes: null,
+                modelStateDictionary: modelStateDictionary);
+
+            var excludeTypeFilters = new List<IExcludeTypeValidationFilter>();
+            excludeTypeFilters.Add(new SimpleTypesExcludeFilter());
+
+            var mockValidationExcludeFiltersProvider = new Mock<IValidationExcludeFiltersProvider>();
+            mockValidationExcludeFiltersProvider
+                .SetupGet(o => o.ExcludeFilters)
+                .Returns(excludeTypeFilters);
+            testValidationContext.ExcludeFiltersProvider = mockValidationExcludeFiltersProvider.Object;
+
+            var validationContext = testValidationContext.ModelValidationContext;
+
+            var validator = new DefaultObjectValidator(
+                testValidationContext.ExcludeFiltersProvider,
+                testValidationContext.ModelMetadataProvider);
+
+            // Act
+            validator.Validate(validationContext);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.True(validationContext.ModelState.IsValid);
+            var modelState = validationContext.ModelState["items"];
+            Assert.Equal(modelState.ValidationState, ModelValidationState.Valid);
+            modelState = validationContext.ModelState["items[0].Key"];
+            Assert.Equal(modelState.ValidationState, ModelValidationState.Skipped);
+            modelState = validationContext.ModelState["items[0].Value"];
+            Assert.Equal(modelState.ValidationState, ModelValidationState.Skipped);
+            modelState = validationContext.ModelState["items[1].Key"];
+            Assert.Equal(modelState.ValidationState, ModelValidationState.Skipped);
+            modelState = validationContext.ModelState["items[1].Value"];
+            Assert.Equal(modelState.ValidationState, ModelValidationState.Skipped);
+        }
+
         private TestModelValidationContext GetModelValidationContext(
             object model,
             Type type,
             string key = "",
             List<Type> excludedTypes = null)
         {
-            var modelStateDictionary = new ModelStateDictionary();
+            return GetModelValidationContext(model, type, key, excludedTypes, new ModelStateDictionary());
+        }
 
+        private TestModelValidationContext GetModelValidationContext(
+            object model,
+            Type type,
+            string key,
+            List<Type> excludedTypes,
+            ModelStateDictionary modelStateDictionary)
+        {
             var modelMetadataProvider = TestModelMetadataProvider.CreateDefaultProvider();
 
             var excludedValidationTypesPredicate = new List<IExcludeTypeValidationFilter>();