diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing/RouteValueDictionary.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing/RouteValueDictionary.cs
index e17b1298cc..7dfb83d4d5 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing/RouteValueDictionary.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing/RouteValueDictionary.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
 using System.Reflection;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Routing
@@ -17,10 +18,25 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Routing
         {
             if (obj != null)
             {
-                foreach (var property in obj.GetType().GetTypeInfo().DeclaredProperties)
+                var type = obj.GetType();
+                var allProperties = type.GetProperties(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance);
+                
+                // This is done to support 'new' properties that hide a property on a base class
+                var orderedByDeclaringType = allProperties.OrderBy(p => p.DeclaringType == type ? 0 : 1);
+                foreach (var property in orderedByDeclaringType)
                 {
-                    var value = property.GetValue(obj);
-                    Add(property.Name, value);
+                    if (property.GetMethod != null && property.GetIndexParameters().Length == 0)
+                    {
+                        var value = property.GetValue(obj);
+                        if (ContainsKey(property.Name) && property.DeclaringType != type)
+                        {
+                            // This is a hidden property, ignore it.
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            Add(property.Name, value);
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing.Tests/Template/Assert.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing.Tests/Assert.cs
similarity index 84%
rename from test/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing.Tests/Template/Assert.cs
rename to test/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing.Tests/Assert.cs
index c5c02593b2..e4677c8f0e 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing.Tests/Template/Assert.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing.Tests/Assert.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 using System;
 
-namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Routing.Template.Tests
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Routing
 {
+    // Placeholder until we get our 'real' rich support for these asserts.
     public class Assert : Xunit.Assert
     {
         public static T Throws<T>(Assert.ThrowsDelegate action, string message) where T : Exception
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing.Tests/RouteValueDictionaryTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing.Tests/RouteValueDictionaryTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..51bd41fd3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing.Tests/RouteValueDictionaryTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,222 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Dynamic;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Routing.Tests
+{
+    public class RouteValueDictionaryTests
+    {
+        [Fact]
+        public void CreateEmpty_UsesOrdinalIgnoreCase()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            // Act
+            var dict = new RouteValueDictionary();
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Same(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase, dict.Comparer);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void CreateFromDictionary_UsesOrdinalIgnoreCase()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            // Act
+            var dict = new RouteValueDictionary(new Dictionary<string, object>(StringComparer.Ordinal));
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Same(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase, dict.Comparer);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void CreateFromObject_UsesOrdinalIgnoreCase()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            // Act
+            var dict = new RouteValueDictionary(new { cool = "beans" });
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Same(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase, dict.Comparer);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void CreateFromObject_CopiesPropertiesFromAnonymousType()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var obj = new {cool = "beans", awesome = 123};
+
+            // Act
+            var dict = new RouteValueDictionary(obj);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(2, dict.Count);
+            Assert.Equal("beans", dict["cool"]);
+            Assert.Equal(123, dict["awesome"]);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void CreateFromObject_CopiesPropertiesFromRegularType()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var obj = new RegularType() { CoolnessFactor = 73};
+
+            // Act
+            var dict = new RouteValueDictionary(obj);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(2, dict.Count);
+            Assert.Equal(false, dict["IsAwesome"]);
+            Assert.Equal(73, dict["CoolnessFactor"]);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void CreateFromObject_CopiesPropertiesFromRegularType_PublicOnly()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var obj = new Visibility() { IsPublic = true, ItsInternalDealWithIt = 5 };
+
+            // Act
+            var dict = new RouteValueDictionary(obj);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(1, dict.Count);
+            Assert.Equal(true, dict["IsPublic"]);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void CreateFromObject_CopiesPropertiesFromRegularType_IgnoresStatic()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var obj = new StaticProperty();
+
+            // Act
+            var dict = new RouteValueDictionary(obj);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(0, dict.Count);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void CreateFromObject_CopiesPropertiesFromRegularType_IgnoresSetOnly()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var obj = new SetterOnly() {CoolSetOnly = false};
+
+            // Act
+            var dict = new RouteValueDictionary(obj);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(0, dict.Count);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void CreateFromObject_CopiesPropertiesFromRegularType_IncludesInherited()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var obj = new Derived() {TotallySweetProperty = true, DerivedProperty = false};
+
+            // Act
+            var dict = new RouteValueDictionary(obj);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(2, dict.Count);
+            Assert.Equal(true, dict["TotallySweetProperty"]);
+            Assert.Equal(false, dict["DerivedProperty"]);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void CreateFromObject_CopiesPropertiesFromRegularType_WithHiddenProperty()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var obj = new DerivedHiddenProperty() { DerivedProperty = 5 };
+
+            // Act
+            var dict = new RouteValueDictionary(obj);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(1, dict.Count);
+            Assert.Equal(5, dict["DerivedProperty"]);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void CreateFromObject_CopiesPropertiesFromRegularType_WithIndexerProperty()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var obj = new IndexerProperty();
+
+            // Act
+            var dict = new RouteValueDictionary(obj);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(0, dict.Count);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void CreateFromObject_MixedCaseThrows()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var obj = new { controller = "Home", Controller = "Home" };
+
+            // Act & Assert
+            Assert.Throws<ArgumentException>(
+                () => new RouteValueDictionary(obj),
+                "An item with the same key has already been added.");
+        }
+
+
+        private class RegularType
+        {
+            public bool IsAwesome { get; set; }
+
+            public int CoolnessFactor { get; set; }
+        }
+
+        private class Visibility
+        {
+            private string PrivateYo { get; set; }
+
+            internal int ItsInternalDealWithIt { get; set; }
+
+            public bool IsPublic { get; set; }
+        }
+
+        private class StaticProperty
+        {
+            public static bool IsStatic { get; set; }
+        }
+
+        private class SetterOnly
+        {
+            private bool _coolSetOnly;
+
+            public bool CoolSetOnly { set { _coolSetOnly = value; }}
+        }
+
+        private class Base
+        {
+            public bool DerivedProperty { get; set; }
+        }
+
+        private class Derived : Base
+        {
+            public bool TotallySweetProperty { get; set; }
+        }
+
+        private class DerivedHiddenProperty : Base
+        {
+            public new int DerivedProperty { get; set; }
+        }
+
+        private class IndexerProperty
+        {
+            public bool this[string key] 
+            {
+                get { return false; } 
+                set {} 
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}