diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor/Internal/DefaultRazorProject.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor/Internal/DefaultRazorProject.cs
index b8429759ca..7afb4ba867 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor/Internal/DefaultRazorProject.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor/Internal/DefaultRazorProject.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.Internal
             _provider = provider;
         }
 
+        public override RazorProjectItem GetItem(string path)
+        {
+            EnsureValidPath(path);
+            var fileInfo = _provider.GetFileInfo(path);
+            return new DefaultRazorProjectItem(fileInfo, basePath: string.Empty, path: path);
+        }
+
         public override IEnumerable<RazorProjectItem> EnumerateItems(string path)
         {
             if (path == null)
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor/Internal/DefaultRazorProjectItem.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor/Internal/DefaultRazorProjectItem.cs
index ff3a69f88d..e57b86e994 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor/Internal/DefaultRazorProjectItem.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor/Internal/DefaultRazorProjectItem.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.Internal
 
         public override string Path { get; }
 
+        public override bool Exists => _fileInfo.Exists;
+
         public override string PhysicalPath => _fileInfo.PhysicalPath;
 
         public override Stream Read()
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages/Infrastructure/PageResultExecutor.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages/Infrastructure/PageResultExecutor.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..65aba3b9ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages/Infrastructure/PageResultExecutor.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Text.Encodings.Web;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Internal;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewEngines;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Infrastructure
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Executes a Razor Page.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class PageResultExecutor : ViewExecutor
+    {
+        private readonly IRazorViewEngine _razorViewEngine;
+        private readonly IRazorPageActivator _razorPageActivator;
+        private readonly HtmlEncoder _htmlEncoder;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a new <see cref="PageResultExecutor"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="writerFactory">The <see cref="IHttpResponseStreamWriterFactory"/>.</param>
+        /// <param name="compositeViewEngine">The <see cref="ICompositeViewEngine"/>.</param>
+        /// <param name="razorViewEngine">The <see cref="IRazorViewEngine"/>.</param>
+        /// <param name="razorPageActivator">The <see cref="IRazorPageActivator"/>.</param>
+        /// <param name="diagnosticSource">The <see cref="DiagnosticSource"/>.</param>
+        /// <param name="htmlEncoder">The <see cref="HtmlEncoder"/>.</param>
+        public PageResultExecutor(
+            IHttpResponseStreamWriterFactory writerFactory,
+            ICompositeViewEngine compositeViewEngine,
+            IRazorViewEngine razorViewEngine,
+            IRazorPageActivator razorPageActivator,
+            DiagnosticSource diagnosticSource,
+            HtmlEncoder htmlEncoder)
+            : base(writerFactory, compositeViewEngine, diagnosticSource)
+        {
+            _razorViewEngine = razorViewEngine;
+             _razorPageActivator = razorPageActivator;
+            _htmlEncoder = htmlEncoder;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Executes a Razor Page asynchronously.
+        /// </summary>
+        public virtual Task ExecuteAsync(PageContext pageContext, PageViewResult result)
+        {
+            if (result.Model != null)
+            {
+                pageContext.ViewData.Model = result.Model;
+            }
+
+            var view = new RazorView(_razorViewEngine, _razorPageActivator, pageContext.PageStarts, result.Page, _htmlEncoder);
+            return ExecuteAsync(pageContext, result.ContentType, result.StatusCode);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages/Internal/PageActionInvoker.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages/Internal/PageActionInvoker.cs
index c74a37a247..1683f61130 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages/Internal/PageActionInvoker.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages/Internal/PageActionInvoker.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core.Internal;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Filters;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Internal;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ModelBinding;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Infrastructure;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
@@ -304,6 +305,23 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Internal
             _page = (Page)CacheEntry.PageFactory(_pageContext);
             _pageContext.Page = _page;
 
+            IRazorPage[] pageStarts;
+
+            if (CacheEntry.PageStartFactories == null || CacheEntry.PageStartFactories.Count == 0)
+            {
+                pageStarts = EmptyArray<IRazorPage>.Instance;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                pageStarts = new IRazorPage[CacheEntry.PageStartFactories.Count];
+                for (var i = 0; i < pageStarts.Length; i++)
+                {
+                    var pageFactory = CacheEntry.PageStartFactories[i];
+                    pageStarts[i] = pageFactory();
+                }
+            }
+            _pageContext.PageStarts = pageStarts;
+
             if (actionDescriptor.ModelTypeInfo == null)
             {
                 _model = _page;
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages/Internal/PageActionInvokerCacheEntry.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages/Internal/PageActionInvokerCacheEntry.cs
index 1386b2bc16..437ecffab4 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages/Internal/PageActionInvokerCacheEntry.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages/Internal/PageActionInvokerCacheEntry.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
 
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Filters;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Internal
 {
@@ -14,6 +16,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Internal
             Action<PageContext, object> releasePage,
             Func<PageContext, object> modelFactory,
             Action<PageContext, object> releaseModel,
+            IReadOnlyList<Func<IRazorPage>> pageStartFactories,
             FilterItem[] cacheableFilters)
         {
             ActionDescriptor = actionDescriptor;
@@ -21,6 +24,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Internal
             ReleasePage = releasePage;
             ModelFactory = modelFactory;
             ReleaseModel = releaseModel;
+            PageStartFactories = pageStartFactories;
             CacheableFilters = cacheableFilters;
         }
 
@@ -35,6 +39,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Internal
 
         public Func<PageContext, object> ModelFactory { get; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the applicable PageStarts.
+        /// </summary>
+        public IReadOnlyList<Func<IRazorPage>> PageStartFactories { get; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// The action invoked to release a model. This may be <c>null</c>.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages/Internal/PageActionInvokerProvider.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages/Internal/PageActionInvokerProvider.cs
index e28e564f9e..f2988fc103 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages/Internal/PageActionInvokerProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages/Internal/PageActionInvokerProvider.cs
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Filters;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Internal;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ModelBinding;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Infrastructure;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Evolution;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
 
@@ -21,10 +23,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Internal
 {
     public class PageActionInvokerProvider : IActionInvokerProvider
     {
+        private const string PageStartFileName = "_PageStart.cshtml";
         private const string ModelPropertyName = "Model";
         private readonly IPageLoader _loader;
         private readonly IPageFactoryProvider _pageFactoryProvider;
         private readonly IPageModelFactoryProvider _modelFactoryProvider;
+        private readonly IRazorPageFactoryProvider _razorPageFactoryProvider;
         private readonly IActionDescriptorCollectionProvider _collectionProvider;
         private readonly IFilterProvider[] _filterProviders;
         private readonly IReadOnlyList<IValueProviderFactory> _valueProviderFactories;
@@ -32,6 +36,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Internal
         private readonly ITempDataDictionaryFactory _tempDataFactory;
         private readonly HtmlHelperOptions _htmlHelperOptions;
         private readonly IPageHandlerMethodSelector _selector;
+        private readonly RazorProject _razorProject;
         private readonly DiagnosticSource _diagnosticSource;
         private readonly ILogger<PageActionInvoker> _logger;
         private volatile InnerCache _currentCache;
@@ -40,6 +45,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Internal
             IPageLoader loader,
             IPageFactoryProvider pageFactoryProvider,
             IPageModelFactoryProvider modelFactoryProvider,
+            IRazorPageFactoryProvider razorPageFactoryProvider,
             IActionDescriptorCollectionProvider collectionProvider,
             IEnumerable<IFilterProvider> filterProviders,
             IEnumerable<IValueProviderFactory> valueProviderFactories,
@@ -47,12 +53,14 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Internal
             ITempDataDictionaryFactory tempDataFactory,
             IOptions<HtmlHelperOptions> htmlHelperOptions,
             IPageHandlerMethodSelector selector,
+            RazorProject razorProject,
             DiagnosticSource diagnosticSource,
             ILoggerFactory loggerFactory)
         {
             _loader = loader;
             _pageFactoryProvider = pageFactoryProvider;
             _modelFactoryProvider = modelFactoryProvider;
+            _razorPageFactoryProvider = razorPageFactoryProvider;
             _collectionProvider = collectionProvider;
             _filterProviders = filterProviders.ToArray();
             _valueProviderFactories = valueProviderFactories.ToArray();
@@ -60,6 +68,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Internal
             _tempDataFactory = tempDataFactory;
             _htmlHelperOptions = htmlHelperOptions.Value;
             _selector = selector;
+            _razorProject = razorProject;
             _diagnosticSource = diagnosticSource;
             _logger = loggerFactory.CreateLogger<PageActionInvoker>();
         }
@@ -171,15 +180,34 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Internal
                 modelReleaser = _modelFactoryProvider.CreateModelDisposer(compiledActionDescriptor);
             }
 
+            var pageStartFactories = GetPageStartFactories(compiledActionDescriptor);
+
             return new PageActionInvokerCacheEntry(
                 compiledActionDescriptor,
                 pageFactory,
                 pageDisposer,
                 modelFactory,
                 modelReleaser,
+                pageStartFactories,
                 cachedFilters);
         }
 
+        private List<Func<IRazorPage>> GetPageStartFactories(CompiledPageActionDescriptor descriptor)
+        {
+            var pageStartFactories = new List<Func<IRazorPage>>();
+            var pageStartItems = _razorProject.FindHierarchicalItems(descriptor.ViewEnginePath, PageStartFileName);
+            foreach (var item in pageStartItems)
+            {
+                var factoryResult = _razorPageFactoryProvider.CreateFactory(item.Path);
+                if (factoryResult.Success)
+                {
+                    pageStartFactories.Insert(0, factoryResult.RazorPageFactory);
+                }
+            }
+
+            return pageStartFactories;
+        }
+
         private class InnerCache
         {
             public InnerCache(int version)
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages/Internal/PageResultExecutor.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages/Internal/PageResultExecutor.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 575265b331..0000000000
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages/Internal/PageResultExecutor.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
-// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
-
-using System;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-
-namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Internal
-{
-    public class PageResultExecutor
-    {
-        public virtual Task ExecuteAsync(PageContext pageContext, PageViewResult result)
-        {
-            if (result.Model != null)
-            {
-                result.Page.PageContext.ViewData.Model = result.Model;
-            }
-
-            throw new NotImplementedException();
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages/PageContext.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages/PageContext.cs
index 7e5bae2352..576d62092e 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages/PageContext.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages/PageContext.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
 
 using System;
+using System.Collections;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Rendering;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.Internal;
@@ -72,5 +75,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages
                 _page = value;
             }
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the applicable _PageStart instances.
+        /// </summary>
+        public IReadOnlyList<IRazorPage> PageStarts { get; set; }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages/PageViewResult.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages/PageViewResult.cs
index cadeef803b..20595e54ab 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages/PageViewResult.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages/PageViewResult.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Internal;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Infrastructure;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures/ViewFeatures/ViewExecutor.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures/ViewFeatures/ViewExecutor.cs
index e60e75e07a..699e8d2612 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures/ViewFeatures/ViewExecutor.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures/ViewFeatures/ViewExecutor.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Internal;
@@ -10,7 +11,6 @@ using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ModelBinding;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Rendering;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewEngines;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.Internal;
-using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures
         /// </summary>
         public static readonly string DefaultContentType = "text/html; charset=utf-8";
 
-        private readonly IModelMetadataProvider _modelMetadataProvider;
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a new <see cref="ViewExecutor"/>.
         /// </summary>
@@ -43,22 +41,13 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures
             ITempDataDictionaryFactory tempDataFactory,
             DiagnosticSource diagnosticSource,
             IModelMetadataProvider modelMetadataProvider)
+            : this(writerFactory, viewEngine, diagnosticSource)
         {
             if (viewOptions == null)
             {
                 throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(viewOptions));
             }
 
-            if (writerFactory == null)
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(writerFactory));
-            }
-
-            if (viewEngine == null)
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(viewEngine));
-            }
-
             if (tempDataFactory == null)
             {
                 throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(tempDataFactory));
@@ -69,17 +58,40 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures
                 throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(diagnosticSource));
             }
 
-            if (modelMetadataProvider == null)
+            ViewOptions = viewOptions.Value;
+            TempDataFactory = tempDataFactory;
+            ModelMetadataProvider = modelMetadataProvider;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a new <see cref="ViewExecutor"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="writerFactory">The <see cref="IHttpResponseStreamWriterFactory"/>.</param>
+        /// <param name="viewEngine">The <see cref="ICompositeViewEngine"/>.</param>
+        /// <param name="diagnosticSource">The <see cref="System.Diagnostics.DiagnosticSource"/>.</param>
+        protected ViewExecutor(
+            IHttpResponseStreamWriterFactory writerFactory,
+            ICompositeViewEngine viewEngine,
+            DiagnosticSource diagnosticSource)
+        {
+            if (writerFactory == null)
             {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(modelMetadataProvider));
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(writerFactory));
+            }
+
+            if (viewEngine == null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(viewEngine));
+            }
+
+            if (diagnosticSource == null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(diagnosticSource));
             }
 
-            ViewOptions = viewOptions.Value;
             WriterFactory = writerFactory;
             ViewEngine = viewEngine;
-            TempDataFactory = tempDataFactory;
             DiagnosticSource = diagnosticSource;
-            _modelMetadataProvider = modelMetadataProvider;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -102,6 +114,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures
         /// </summary>
         protected MvcViewOptions ViewOptions { get; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the <see cref="IModelMetadataProvider"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        protected IModelMetadataProvider ModelMetadataProvider { get; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the <see cref="IHttpResponseStreamWriterFactory"/>.
         /// </summary>
@@ -140,9 +157,24 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures
                 throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(view));
             }
 
+            if (ViewOptions == null)
+            {
+                throw new InvalidOperationException(Resources.FormatPropertyOfTypeCannotBeNull(nameof(ViewOptions), GetType().Name));
+            }
+
+            if (TempDataFactory == null)
+            {
+                throw new InvalidOperationException(Resources.FormatPropertyOfTypeCannotBeNull(nameof(TempDataFactory), GetType().Name));
+            }
+
+            if (ModelMetadataProvider == null)
+            {
+                throw new InvalidOperationException(Resources.FormatPropertyOfTypeCannotBeNull(nameof(ModelMetadataProvider), GetType().Name));
+            }
+
             if (viewData == null)
             {
-                viewData = new ViewDataDictionary(_modelMetadataProvider, actionContext.ModelState);
+                viewData = new ViewDataDictionary(ModelMetadataProvider, actionContext.ModelState);
             }
 
             if (tempData == null)
@@ -150,7 +182,40 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures
                 tempData = TempDataFactory.GetTempData(actionContext.HttpContext);
             }
 
-            var response = actionContext.HttpContext.Response;
+            var viewContext = new ViewContext(
+                actionContext,
+                view,
+                viewData,
+                tempData,
+                TextWriter.Null,
+                ViewOptions.HtmlHelperOptions);
+
+            await ExecuteAsync(viewContext, contentType, statusCode);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Executes a view asynchronously.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="viewContext">The <see cref="ViewContext"/> associated with the current request.</param>
+        /// <param name="contentType">
+        /// The content-type header value to set in the response. If <c>null</c>,
+        /// <see cref="DefaultContentType"/> will be used.
+        /// </param>
+        /// <param name="statusCode">
+        /// The HTTP status code to set in the response. May be <c>null</c>.
+        /// </param>
+        /// <returns>A <see cref="Task"/> which will complete when view execution is completed.</returns>
+        protected async Task ExecuteAsync(
+            ViewContext viewContext,
+            string contentType,
+            int? statusCode)
+        {
+            if (viewContext == null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(viewContext));
+            }
+
+            var response = viewContext.HttpContext.Response;
 
             string resolvedContentType = null;
             Encoding resolvedContentTypeEncoding = null;
@@ -170,19 +235,23 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures
 
             using (var writer = WriterFactory.CreateWriter(response.Body, resolvedContentTypeEncoding))
             {
-                var viewContext = new ViewContext(
-                    actionContext,
-                    view,
-                    viewData,
-                    tempData,
-                    writer,
-                    ViewOptions.HtmlHelperOptions);
+                var view = viewContext.View;
 
-                DiagnosticSource.BeforeView(view, viewContext);
+                var oldWriter = viewContext.Writer;
+                try
+                {
+                    viewContext.Writer = writer;
 
-                await view.RenderAsync(viewContext);
+                    DiagnosticSource.BeforeView(view, viewContext);
 
-                DiagnosticSource.AfterView(view, viewContext);
+                    await view.RenderAsync(viewContext);
+
+                    DiagnosticSource.AfterView(view, viewContext);
+                }
+                finally
+                {
+                    viewContext.Writer = oldWriter;
+                }
 
                 // Perf: Invoke FlushAsync to ensure any buffered content is asynchronously written to the underlying
                 // response asynchronously. In the absence of this line, the buffer gets synchronously written to the
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Test/Internal/PageActionInvokerProviderTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Test/Internal/PageActionInvokerProviderTest.cs
index acc3aa8c75..e2482230d1 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Test/Internal/PageActionInvokerProviderTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Test/Internal/PageActionInvokerProviderTest.cs
@@ -8,10 +8,14 @@ using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Filters;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ModelBinding;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.Internal;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Infrastructure;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Evolution;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Routing;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Testing;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Primitives;
 using Moq;
 using Xunit;
 
@@ -120,6 +124,53 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Internal
             Assert.Same(modelDisposer, entry.ReleaseModel);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void OnProvidersExecuting_CachesViewStartFactories()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var descriptor = new PageActionDescriptor
+            {
+                RelativePath = "/Home/Path1/File.cshtml",
+                ViewEnginePath = "/Home/Path1/File.cshtml",
+                FilterDescriptors = new FilterDescriptor[0],
+            };
+
+            var loader = new Mock<IPageLoader>();
+            loader.Setup(l => l.Load(It.IsAny<PageActionDescriptor>()))
+                .Returns(typeof(PageWithModel));
+            var descriptorCollection = new ActionDescriptorCollection(new[] { descriptor }, version: 1);
+            var actionDescriptorProvider = new Mock<IActionDescriptorCollectionProvider>();
+            actionDescriptorProvider.Setup(p => p.ActionDescriptors).Returns(descriptorCollection);
+            var razorPageFactoryProvider = new Mock<IRazorPageFactoryProvider>();
+            Func<IRazorPage> factory1 = () => null;
+            Func<IRazorPage> factory2 = () => null;
+            razorPageFactoryProvider.Setup(f => f.CreateFactory("/Home/Path1/_PageStart.cshtml"))
+                .Returns(new RazorPageFactoryResult(factory1, new IChangeToken[0]));
+            razorPageFactoryProvider.Setup(f => f.CreateFactory("/_PageStart.cshtml"))
+                .Returns(new RazorPageFactoryResult(factory2, new[] { Mock.Of<IChangeToken>() }));
+            var fileProvider = new TestFileProvider();
+            fileProvider.AddFile("/Home/Path1/_PageStart.cshtml", "content1");
+            fileProvider.AddFile("/_PageStart.cshtml", "content2");
+            var defaultRazorProject = new DefaultRazorProject(fileProvider);
+
+            var invokerProvider = CreateInvokerProvider(
+                loader.Object,
+                actionDescriptorProvider.Object,
+                razorPageFactoryProvider: razorPageFactoryProvider.Object,
+                razorProject: defaultRazorProject);
+            var context = new ActionInvokerProviderContext(
+                new ActionContext(new DefaultHttpContext(), new RouteData(), descriptor));
+
+            // Act
+            invokerProvider.OnProvidersExecuting(context);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.NotNull(context.Result);
+            var actionInvoker = Assert.IsType<PageActionInvoker>(context.Result);
+            var entry = actionInvoker.CacheEntry;
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { factory2, factory1 }, entry.PageStartFactories);
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void OnProvidersExecuting_CachesEntries()
         {
@@ -207,16 +258,24 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Internal
             IPageLoader loader,
             IActionDescriptorCollectionProvider actionDescriptorProvider,
             IPageFactoryProvider pageProvider = null,
-            IPageModelFactoryProvider modelProvider = null)
+            IPageModelFactoryProvider modelProvider = null,
+            IRazorPageFactoryProvider razorPageFactoryProvider = null,
+            RazorProject razorProject = null)
         {
             var tempDataFactory = new Mock<ITempDataDictionaryFactory>();
             tempDataFactory.Setup(t => t.GetTempData(It.IsAny<HttpContext>()))
                 .Returns((HttpContext context) => new TempDataDictionary(context, Mock.Of<ITempDataProvider>()));
 
+            if (razorProject == null)
+            {
+                razorProject = Mock.Of<RazorProject>();
+            }
+
             return new PageActionInvokerProvider(
                 loader,
                 pageProvider ?? Mock.Of<IPageFactoryProvider>(),
                 modelProvider ?? Mock.Of<IPageModelFactoryProvider>(),
+                razorPageFactoryProvider ?? Mock.Of<IRazorPageFactoryProvider>(),
                 actionDescriptorProvider,
                 new IFilterProvider[0],
                 new IValueProviderFactory[0],
@@ -224,6 +283,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Internal
                 tempDataFactory.Object,
                 new TestOptionsManager<HtmlHelperOptions>(),
                 Mock.Of<IPageHandlerMethodSelector>(),
+                razorProject,
                 new DiagnosticListener("Microsoft.AspNetCore"),
                 NullLoggerFactory.Instance);
         }
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Test/Internal/PageActionInvokerTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Test/Internal/PageActionInvokerTest.cs
index 6484c78217..37c391b916 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Test/Internal/PageActionInvokerTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Test/Internal/PageActionInvokerTest.cs
@@ -5,11 +5,15 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Reflection;
+using System.Text.Encodings.Web;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Filters;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Internal;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ModelBinding;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Infrastructure;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewEngines;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Routing;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
@@ -346,6 +350,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Internal
                 null,
                 (context) => null,
                 null,
+                null,
                 new FilterItem[0]);
             var invoker = CreateInvoker(
                 new[] { filter1.Object, filter2.Object, filter3.Object },
@@ -399,6 +404,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Internal
                 null,
                 (context) => null,
                 null,
+                null,
                 new FilterItem[0]);
             var invoker = CreateInvoker(
                 new IFilterMetadata[] { filter1.Object, filter2.Object, filter3.Object },
@@ -530,12 +536,24 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Internal
             int maxAllowedErrorsInModelState = 200,
             List<IValueProviderFactory> valueProviderFactories = null,
             RouteData routeData = null,
-            ILogger logger = null,
-            object diagnosticListener = null)
+            ILogger logger = null)
         {
+            var diagnosticSource = new DiagnosticListener("Microsoft.AspNetCore");
+
             var httpContext = new DefaultHttpContext();
             var serviceCollection = new ServiceCollection();
-            serviceCollection.AddSingleton(executor ?? new PageResultExecutor());
+            if (executor == null)
+            {
+                executor = new PageResultExecutor(
+                    Mock.Of<IHttpResponseStreamWriterFactory>(),
+                    Mock.Of<ICompositeViewEngine>(),
+                    Mock.Of<IRazorViewEngine>(),
+                    Mock.Of<IRazorPageActivator>(),
+                    diagnosticSource,
+                    HtmlEncoder.Default);
+            }
+
+            serviceCollection.AddSingleton(executor ?? executor);
             httpContext.RequestServices = serviceCollection.BuildServiceProvider();
 
             if (routeData == null)
@@ -584,8 +602,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Internal
                 (c, page) => { (page as IDisposable)?.Dispose(); },
                 _ => Activator.CreateInstance(actionDescriptor.ModelTypeInfo.AsType()),
                 (c, model) => { (model as IDisposable)?.Dispose(); },
+                null,
                 new FilterItem[0]);
-            var diagnosticSource = new DiagnosticListener("Microsoft.AspNetCore");
 
             var invoker = new PageActionInvoker(
                 selector,
@@ -603,6 +621,13 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Internal
             private readonly Func<PageContext, Task> _executeAction;
 
             public TestPageResultExecutor(Func<PageContext, Task> executeAction)
+                : base(
+                    Mock.Of<IHttpResponseStreamWriterFactory>(),
+                    Mock.Of<ICompositeViewEngine>(),
+                    Mock.Of<IRazorViewEngine>(),
+                    Mock.Of<IRazorPageActivator>(),
+                    new DiagnosticListener("Microsoft.AspNetCore"),
+                    HtmlEncoder.Default)
             {
                 _executeAction = executeAction;
             }