diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ApplicationModels/DefaultActionModelBuilder.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ApplicationModels/DefaultActionModelBuilder.cs
index 0af769df30..b9c653eaea 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ApplicationModels/DefaultActionModelBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ApplicationModels/DefaultActionModelBuilder.cs
@@ -37,10 +37,60 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ApplicationModels
                 return Enumerable.Empty<ActionModel>();
             }
 
+            // For attribute routes on a action, we want want to support 'overriding' routes on a
+            // virtual method, but allow 'overriding'. So we need to walk up the hierarchy looking
+            // for the first definition to define routes.
+            //
+            // Then we want to 'filter' the set of attributes, so that only the effective routes apply.
+            var currentMethodInfo = methodInfo;
+
+            IRouteTemplateProvider[] routeAttributes = null;
+
+            while (true)
+            {
+                routeAttributes = currentMethodInfo
+                        .GetCustomAttributes(inherit: false)
+                        .OfType<IRouteTemplateProvider>()
+                        .ToArray();
+
+                if (routeAttributes.Length > 0)
+                {
+                    // Found 1 or more route attributes.
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                // GetBaseDefinition returns 'this' when it gets to the bottom of the chain.
+                var nextMethodInfo = currentMethodInfo.GetBaseDefinition();
+                if (currentMethodInfo == nextMethodInfo)
+                {
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                currentMethodInfo = nextMethodInfo;
+            }
+
             // CoreCLR returns IEnumerable<Attribute> from GetCustomAttributes - the OfType<object>
             // is needed to so that the result of ToArray() is object
             var attributes = methodInfo.GetCustomAttributes(inherit: true).OfType<object>().ToArray();
 
+            // This is fairly complicated so that we maintain referential equality between items in
+            // ActionModel.Attributes and ActionModel.Attributes[*].Attribute.
+            var applicableAttributes = new List<object>();
+            foreach (var attribute in attributes)
+            {
+                if (attribute is IRouteTemplateProvider)
+                {
+                    // This attribute is a route-attribute, leave it out.
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    applicableAttributes.Add(attribute);
+                }
+            }
+            applicableAttributes.AddRange(routeAttributes);
+
+            attributes = applicableAttributes.ToArray();
+
             // Route attributes create multiple actions, we want to split the set of
             // attributes based on these so each action only has the attributes that affect it.
             //
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ApplicationModel/DefaultActionModelBuilderTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ApplicationModel/DefaultActionModelBuilderTest.cs
index 23daba70d3..cb39b06884 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ApplicationModel/DefaultActionModelBuilderTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ApplicationModel/DefaultActionModelBuilderTest.cs
@@ -706,6 +706,52 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ApplicationModels
             Assert.Equal<string>(new string[] { "GET" }, action.HttpMethods);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void GetActions_InheritedAttributeRoutes()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var builder = CreateTestDefaultActionModelBuilder();
+            var typeInfo = typeof(DerivedClassInheritsAttributeRoutesController).GetTypeInfo();
+            var actionName = nameof(DerivedClassInheritsAttributeRoutesController.Edit);
+
+            // Act
+            var actions = builder.BuildActionModels(typeInfo, typeInfo.GetMethod(actionName));
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(2, actions.Count());
+
+            var action = Assert.Single(actions, a => a.AttributeRouteModel?.Template == "A");
+            Assert.Equal(1, action.Attributes.Count);
+            Assert.Contains(action.AttributeRouteModel.Attribute, action.Attributes);
+
+            action = Assert.Single(actions, a => a.AttributeRouteModel?.Template == "B");
+            Assert.Equal(1, action.Attributes.Count);
+            Assert.Contains(action.AttributeRouteModel.Attribute, action.Attributes);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void GetActions_InheritedAttributeRoutesOverridden()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var builder = CreateTestDefaultActionModelBuilder();
+            var typeInfo = typeof(DerivedClassOverridesAttributeRoutesController).GetTypeInfo();
+            var actionName = nameof(DerivedClassOverridesAttributeRoutesController.Edit);
+
+            // Act
+            var actions = builder.BuildActionModels(typeInfo, typeInfo.GetMethod(actionName));
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(2, actions.Count());
+
+            var action = Assert.Single(actions, a => a.AttributeRouteModel?.Template == "C");
+            Assert.Equal(1, action.Attributes.Count);
+            Assert.Contains(action.AttributeRouteModel.Attribute, action.Attributes);
+
+            action = Assert.Single(actions, a => a.AttributeRouteModel?.Template == "D");
+            Assert.Equal(1, action.Attributes.Count);
+            Assert.Contains(action.AttributeRouteModel.Attribute, action.Attributes);
+        }
+
         private static DefaultActionModelBuilder CreateTestDefaultActionModelBuilder(
             AuthorizationOptions authOptions = null)
         {
@@ -731,6 +777,31 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ApplicationModels
             }
         }
 
+        private class BaseClassWithAttributeRoutesController
+        {
+            [Route("A")]
+            [Route("B")]
+            public virtual void Edit()
+            {
+            }
+        }
+
+        private class DerivedClassInheritsAttributeRoutesController : BaseClassWithAttributeRoutesController
+        {
+            public override void Edit()
+            {
+            }
+        }
+
+        private class DerivedClassOverridesAttributeRoutesController : BaseClassWithAttributeRoutesController
+        {
+            [Route("C")]
+            [Route("D")]
+            public override void Edit()
+            {
+            }
+        }
+
         private class BaseController : Controller
         {
             public void GetFromBase() // Valid action method.