diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Features/Authentication/AuthenticateContext.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Features/Authentication/AuthenticateContext.cs
index 21aaf5b428..e73061667b 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Features/Authentication/AuthenticateContext.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Features/Authentication/AuthenticateContext.cs
@@ -34,20 +34,36 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Features.Authentication
         public virtual void Authenticated(ClaimsPrincipal principal, IDictionary<string, string> properties, IDictionary<string, object> description)
         {
             Accepted = true;
+
             Principal = principal;
             Properties = properties;
             Description = description;
+
+            // Set defaults for fields we don't use in case multiple handlers modified the context.
+            Error = null;
         }
 
         public virtual void NotAuthenticated()
         {
             Accepted = true;
+
+            // Set defaults for fields we don't use in case multiple handlers modified the context.
+            Description = null;
+            Error = null;
+            Principal = null;
+            Properties = null;
         }
 
         public virtual void Failed(Exception error)
         {
-            Error = error;
             Accepted = true;
+
+            Error = error;
+
+            // Set defaults for fields we don't use in case multiple handlers modified the context.
+            Description = null;
+            Principal = null;
+            Properties = null;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Features.Tests/Authentication/AuthenticateContextTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Features.Tests/Authentication/AuthenticateContextTest.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c4d901322e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Features.Tests/Authentication/AuthenticateContextTest.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+// 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.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Security.Claims;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Features.Authentication
+{
+    public class AuthenticateContextTest
+    {
+        [Fact]
+        public void AuthenticateContext_Authenticated()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var context = new AuthenticateContext("test");
+
+            var principal = new ClaimsPrincipal();
+            var properties = new Dictionary<string, string>();
+            var description = new Dictionary<string, object>();
+
+            // Act
+            context.Authenticated(principal, properties, description);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.True(context.Accepted);
+            Assert.Equal("test", context.AuthenticationScheme);
+            Assert.Same(description, context.Description);
+            Assert.Null(context.Error);
+            Assert.Same(principal, context.Principal);
+            Assert.Same(properties, context.Properties);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void AuthenticateContext_Authenticated_SetsUnusedPropertiesToDefault()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var context = new AuthenticateContext("test");
+
+            var principal = new ClaimsPrincipal();
+            var properties = new Dictionary<string, string>();
+            var description = new Dictionary<string, object>();
+
+            context.Failed(new Exception());
+
+            // Act
+            context.Authenticated(principal, properties, description);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.True(context.Accepted);
+            Assert.Equal("test", context.AuthenticationScheme);
+            Assert.Same(description, context.Description);
+            Assert.Null(context.Error);
+            Assert.Same(principal, context.Principal);
+            Assert.Same(properties, context.Properties);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void AuthenticateContext_Failed()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var context = new AuthenticateContext("test");
+
+            var exception = new Exception();
+
+            // Act
+            context.Failed(exception);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.True(context.Accepted);
+            Assert.Equal("test", context.AuthenticationScheme);
+            Assert.Null(context.Description);
+            Assert.Same(exception, context.Error);
+            Assert.Null(context.Principal);
+            Assert.Null(context.Properties);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void AuthenticateContext_Failed_SetsUnusedPropertiesToDefault()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var context = new AuthenticateContext("test");
+
+            var exception = new Exception();
+
+            context.Authenticated(new ClaimsPrincipal(), new Dictionary<string, string>(), new Dictionary<string, object>());
+
+            // Act
+            context.Failed(exception);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.True(context.Accepted);
+            Assert.Equal("test", context.AuthenticationScheme);
+            Assert.Null(context.Description);
+            Assert.Same(exception, context.Error);
+            Assert.Null(context.Principal);
+            Assert.Null(context.Properties);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void AuthenticateContext_NotAuthenticated()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var context = new AuthenticateContext("test");
+
+            // Act
+            context.NotAuthenticated();
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.True(context.Accepted);
+            Assert.Equal("test", context.AuthenticationScheme);
+            Assert.Null(context.Description);
+            Assert.Null(context.Error);
+            Assert.Null(context.Principal);
+            Assert.Null(context.Properties);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void AuthenticateContext_NotAuthenticated_SetsUnusedPropertiesToDefault_Authenticated()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var context = new AuthenticateContext("test");
+
+            var exception = new Exception();
+
+            context.Authenticated(new ClaimsPrincipal(), new Dictionary<string, string>(), new Dictionary<string, object>());
+
+            // Act
+            context.NotAuthenticated();
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.True(context.Accepted);
+            Assert.Equal("test", context.AuthenticationScheme);
+            Assert.Null(context.Description);
+            Assert.Null(context.Error);
+            Assert.Null(context.Principal);
+            Assert.Null(context.Properties);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void AuthenticateContext_NotAuthenticated_SetsUnusedPropertiesToDefault_Failed()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var context = new AuthenticateContext("test");
+            
+            context.Failed(new Exception());
+
+            context.NotAuthenticated();
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.True(context.Accepted);
+            Assert.Equal("test", context.AuthenticationScheme);
+            Assert.Null(context.Description);
+            Assert.Null(context.Error);
+            Assert.Null(context.Principal);
+            Assert.Null(context.Properties);
+        }
+    }
+}