diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/DefaultControllerFactory.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/DefaultControllerFactory.cs
index 294465f192..1546fb8c51 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/DefaultControllerFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/DefaultControllerFactory.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Reflection;
-using Microsoft.AspNet.Abstractions;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.DependencyInjection;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Rendering;
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
 
             try
             {
-                var controller = _activator.CreateInstance(actionDescriptor.ControllerDescriptor.ControllerTypeInfo.AsType());
+                var controller = _activator.CreateInstance(_serviceProvider, actionDescriptor.ControllerDescriptor.ControllerTypeInfo.AsType());
 
                 // TODO: How do we feed the controller with context (need DI improvements)
                 InitializeController(controller, actionContext);
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Binders/GenericModelBinder.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Binders/GenericModelBinder.cs
index 1e88f41bd9..a9d614e22a 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Binders/GenericModelBinder.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Binders/GenericModelBinder.cs
@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
     public class GenericModelBinder : IModelBinder
     {
         private readonly ITypeActivator _activator;
+        private readonly IServiceProvider _serviceProvider;
 
-        public GenericModelBinder(ITypeActivator activator)
+        public GenericModelBinder(IServiceProvider serviceProvider, ITypeActivator activator)
         {
+            _serviceProvider = serviceProvider;
             _activator = activator;
         }
 
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
             Type binderType = ResolveBinderType(bindingContext.ModelType);
             if (binderType != null)
             {
-                var binder = (IModelBinder)_activator.CreateInstance(binderType);
+                var binder = (IModelBinder)_activator.CreateInstance(_serviceProvider, binderType);
                 return binder.BindModel(bindingContext);
             }