diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Host/MvcRazorHostOptions.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Host/MvcRazorHostOptions.cs
index 3e9b26e68d..b95000e62f 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Host/MvcRazorHostOptions.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Host/MvcRazorHostOptions.cs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor
             {
                 new InjectDescriptor("Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Rendering.IHtmlHelper<TModel>", "Html"),
                 new InjectDescriptor("Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.IViewComponentHelper", "Component"),
+                new InjectDescriptor("Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.IUrlHelper", "Url"),
             };
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor/RazorPage.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor/RazorPage.cs
index a18a792994..73490d4744 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor/RazorPage.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor/RazorPage.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ using System.Security.Principal;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Http;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Rendering;
+using Microsoft.Framework.DependencyInjection;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor
 {
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor
     /// </summary>
     public abstract class RazorPage : IRazorPage
     {
+        private IUrlHelper _urlHelper;
         private readonly HashSet<string> _renderedSections = new HashSet<string>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
         private bool _renderedBody;
 
@@ -26,9 +28,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor
             SectionWriters = new Dictionary<string, HelperResult>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
         }
 
-        [Activate]
-        public IUrlHelper Url { get; set; }
-
         public HttpContext Context
         {
             get
@@ -231,7 +230,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor
 
         public virtual string Href([NotNull] string contentPath)
         {
-            return Url.Content(contentPath);
+            if (_urlHelper == null)
+            {
+                _urlHelper = Context.RequestServices.GetService<IUrlHelper>();
+            }
+
+            return _urlHelper.Content(contentPath);
         }
 
         private void WritePositionTaggedLiteral(TextWriter writer, string value, int position)
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests/ActivatorTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests/ActivatorTests.cs
index 20505e8314..6193cbfbf9 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests/ActivatorTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests/ActivatorTests.cs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests
         {
             var server = TestServer.Create(_provider, _app);
             var client = server.Handler;
-            var expected = "<label for=\"Hello\">Hello</label> world!";
+            var expected = @"<label for=""Hello"">Hello</label> world! /View/ConsumeServicesFromBaseType";
 
             // Act
             var result = await client.GetAsync("http://localhost/View/ConsumeDefaultProperties");
@@ -97,9 +97,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests
         {
             var server = TestServer.Create(_provider, _app);
             var client = server.Handler;
-            var expected = 
-@"/content/scripts/test.js
-/View/ConsumeDefaultProperties";
+            var expected =
+@"/content/scripts/test.js";
 
             // Act
             var result = await client.GetAsync("http://localhost/View/ConsumeServicesFromBaseType");
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Host.Test/TestFiles/Output/Inject.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Host.Test/TestFiles/Output/Inject.cs
index 297e8e9565..af51698d3c 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Host.Test/TestFiles/Output/Inject.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Host.Test/TestFiles/Output/Inject.cs
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ using MyNamespace
         public Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Rendering.IHtmlHelper<dynamic> Html { get; private set; }
         [Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ActivateAttribute]
         public Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.IViewComponentHelper Component { get; private set; }
+        [Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ActivateAttribute]
+        public Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.IUrlHelper Url { get; private set; }
 
         #line hidden
 
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Host.Test/TestFiles/Output/InjectWithModel.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Host.Test/TestFiles/Output/InjectWithModel.cs
index f01a3aefb6..81df5c49e7 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Host.Test/TestFiles/Output/InjectWithModel.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Host.Test/TestFiles/Output/InjectWithModel.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
         { get; private set; }
         [Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ActivateAttribute]
         public Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.IViewComponentHelper Component { get; private set; }
+        [Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ActivateAttribute]
+        public Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.IUrlHelper Url { get; private set; }
 
         #line hidden
 
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Host.Test/TestFiles/Output/Model.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Host.Test/TestFiles/Output/Model.cs
index e5e11623f7..523b36e68f 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Host.Test/TestFiles/Output/Model.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Host.Test/TestFiles/Output/Model.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
         public Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Rendering.IHtmlHelper<System.Collections.IEnumerable> Html { get; private set; }
         [Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ActivateAttribute]
         public Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.IViewComponentHelper Component { get; private set; }
+        [Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ActivateAttribute]
+        public Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.IUrlHelper Url { get; private set; }
 
         #line hidden
 
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Test/RazorPageTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Test/RazorPageTest.cs
index 081df63fe2..6a871c8833 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Test/RazorPageTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Test/RazorPageTest.cs
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor
             Assert.Equal(true, actual);
         }
 
-
         [Fact]
         public async Task RenderSection_ThrowsIfSectionIsRenderedMoreThanOnce()
         {
@@ -265,6 +264,34 @@ Layout end
             Assert.Equal(expected, actual);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task Href_ReadsUrlHelperFromServiceCollection()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var expected = "urlhelper-url";
+            var helper = new Mock<IUrlHelper>();
+            helper.Setup(h => h.Content("url"))
+                  .Returns(expected)
+                  .Verifiable();
+            var page = CreatePage(v =>
+            {
+                v.Write(v.Href("url"));
+            });
+            var services = new Mock<IServiceProvider>();
+            services.Setup(s => s.GetService(typeof(IUrlHelper)))
+                     .Returns(helper.Object);
+            Mock.Get(page.Context).Setup(c => c.RequestServices)
+                                  .Returns(services.Object);
+
+            // Act
+            await page.ExecuteAsync();
+
+            // Assert
+            var actual = ((StringWriter)page.Output).ToString();
+            Assert.Equal(expected, actual);
+            helper.Verify();
+        }
+
         private static TestableRazorPage CreatePage(Action<TestableRazorPage> executeAction)
         {
             var view = new Mock<TestableRazorPage> { CallBase = true };
diff --git a/test/WebSites/ActivatorWebSite/Views/View/ConsumeDefaultProperties.cshtml b/test/WebSites/ActivatorWebSite/Views/View/ConsumeDefaultProperties.cshtml
index c7a5a66e68..c441e7975c 100644
--- a/test/WebSites/ActivatorWebSite/Views/View/ConsumeDefaultProperties.cshtml
+++ b/test/WebSites/ActivatorWebSite/Views/View/ConsumeDefaultProperties.cshtml
@@ -1 +1 @@
-@Html.Label("Hello") @Component.Invoke("Test", "world")
\ No newline at end of file
+@Html.Label("Hello") @Component.Invoke("Test", "world") @Url.Action("ConsumeServicesFromBaseType")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/WebSites/ActivatorWebSite/Views/View/ConsumeServicesFromBaseType.cshtml b/test/WebSites/ActivatorWebSite/Views/View/ConsumeServicesFromBaseType.cshtml
index 7a8298dacc..bb44de7e7a 100644
--- a/test/WebSites/ActivatorWebSite/Views/View/ConsumeServicesFromBaseType.cshtml
+++ b/test/WebSites/ActivatorWebSite/Views/View/ConsumeServicesFromBaseType.cshtml
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 @Href("~/content/scripts/test.js")
-@Url.Action("ConsumeDefaultProperties")
\ No newline at end of file