diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TagHelpers/CacheTagHelper.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TagHelpers/CacheTagHelper.cs
index 2b0eea317c..5a0416fbf9 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TagHelpers/CacheTagHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TagHelpers/CacheTagHelper.cs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TagHelpers
         private const string ExpiresSlidingAttributeName = "expires-sliding";
         private const string CachePriorityAttributeName = "priority";
         private const string CacheKeyTokenSeparator = "||";
+        private const string EnabledAttributeName = "enabled";
         private static readonly char[] AttributeSeparator = new[] { ',' };
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -108,31 +109,48 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TagHelpers
         [HtmlAttributeName(CachePriorityAttributeName)]
         public CachePreservationPriority? Priority { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the value which determines if the tag helper is enabled or not.
+        /// </summary>
+        [HtmlAttributeName(EnabledAttributeName)]
+        public bool Enabled { get; set; } = true;
+
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public override async Task ProcessAsync(TagHelperContext context, TagHelperOutput output)
         {
-            var key = GenerateKey(context);
-            TagHelperContent result;
-            if (!MemoryCache.TryGetValue(key, out result))
+            TagHelperContent result = null;
+            if (Enabled)
             {
-                // Create an EntryLink and flow it so that it is accessible via the ambient EntryLinkHelpers.ContentLink
-                // for user code.
-                var entryLink = new EntryLink();
-                using (entryLink.FlowContext())
+                var key = GenerateKey(context);
+                if (!MemoryCache.TryGetValue(key, out result))
                 {
-                    result = await context.GetChildContentAsync();
-                }
+                    // Create an EntryLink and flow it so that it is accessible via the ambient
+                    // EntryLinkHelpers.ContextLink for user code.
+                    var entryLink = new EntryLink();
+                    using (entryLink.FlowContext())
+                    {
+                        result = await context.GetChildContentAsync();
+                    }
 
-                MemoryCache.Set(key, cacheSetContext =>
-                {
-                    UpdateCacheContext(cacheSetContext, entryLink);
-                    return result;
-                });
+                    MemoryCache.Set(key, cacheSetContext =>
+                    {
+                        UpdateCacheContext(cacheSetContext, entryLink);
+                        return result;
+                    });
+                }
             }
 
             // Clear the contents of the "cache" element since we don't want to render it.
             output.SuppressOutput();
-            output.Content.SetContent(result);
+            if (Enabled)
+            {
+                output.Content.SetContent(result);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                result = await context.GetChildContentAsync();
+                output.Content.SetContent(result);
+            }
         }
 
         // Internal for unit testing
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests/MvcTagHelpersTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests/MvcTagHelpersTest.cs
index 9071f5d29d..c30f19a55e 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests/MvcTagHelpersTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests/MvcTagHelpersTest.cs
@@ -228,6 +228,30 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests
             Assert.Equal(expected2, response2.Trim());
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task CacheTagHelper_Activated_BasedOnEnabledParameter()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var server = TestHelper.CreateServer(_app, SiteName, _configureServices);
+            var client = server.CreateClient();
+            client.BaseAddress = new Uri("http://localhost");
+
+            // Act
+            // This is cached for 1s.
+            var response1 = await client.GetStringAsync("/catalog/31");
+            var response2 = await client.GetStringAsync("/catalog/32");
+
+            // This request is made before the cache expires with enabled set to false.
+            client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Remove("IsCacheEnabled");
+            client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("IsCacheEnabled", "false");
+            var response3 = await client.GetStringAsync("/catalog/156");
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal("Cached content for 31", response1.Trim());
+            Assert.Equal("Cached content for 31", response2.Trim());
+            Assert.Equal("Cached content for 156", response3.Trim());
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public async Task CacheTagHelper_UsesVaryByCookie_ToVaryContent()
         {
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TagHelpers.Test/CacheTagHelperTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TagHelpers.Test/CacheTagHelperTest.cs
index 06168c4153..f7facca604 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TagHelpers.Test/CacheTagHelperTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TagHelpers.Test/CacheTagHelperTest.cs
@@ -236,6 +236,89 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.TagHelpers
             Assert.Equal(expected, key);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task ProcessAsync_DoesNotCache_IfDisabled()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var id = "unique-id";
+            var childContent = "original-child-content";
+            var cache = new Mock<IMemoryCache>();
+            cache.CallBase = true;
+            cache.Setup(c => c.Set(
+                /*key*/ It.IsAny<string>(),
+                /*link*/ It.IsAny<IEntryLink>(),
+                /*state*/ It.IsAny<object>(),
+                /*create*/ It.IsAny<Func<ICacheSetContext, object>>()))
+                .Returns(new DefaultTagHelperContent().SetContent("ok"))
+                .Verifiable();
+            object cacheResult;
+            cache.Setup(c => c.TryGetValue(It.IsAny<string>(), It.IsAny<IEntryLink>(), out cacheResult))
+                .Returns(false);
+            var tagHelperContext = GetTagHelperContext(id, childContent);
+            var tagHelperOutput = new TagHelperOutput("cache", new Dictionary<string, object>());
+            var cacheTagHelper = new CacheTagHelper
+            {
+                ViewContext = GetViewContext(),
+                MemoryCache = cache.Object,
+                Enabled = false
+            };
+
+            // Act
+            await cacheTagHelper.ProcessAsync(tagHelperContext, tagHelperOutput);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(childContent, tagHelperOutput.Content.GetContent());
+            cache.Verify(c => c.Set(
+                /*key*/ It.IsAny<string>(),
+                /*link*/ It.IsAny<IEntryLink>(),
+                /*state*/ It.IsAny<object>(),
+                /*create*/ It.IsAny<Func<ICacheSetContext, object>>()),
+                Times.Never);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task ProcessAsync_ReturnsCachedValue_IfEnabled()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var id = "unique-id";
+            var childContent = "original-child-content";
+            var cache = new Mock<IMemoryCache>();
+            cache.CallBase = true;
+            cache.Setup(c => c.Set(
+                /*key*/ It.IsAny<string>(),
+                /*link*/ It.IsAny<IEntryLink>(),
+                /*state*/ It.IsAny<object>(),
+                /*create*/ It.IsAny<Func<ICacheSetContext, object>>()))
+                .Returns(new DefaultTagHelperContent().SetContent("ok"))
+                .Verifiable();
+            object cacheResult;
+            cache.Setup(c => c.TryGetValue(It.IsAny<string>(), It.IsAny<IEntryLink>(), out cacheResult))
+                .Returns(false);
+            var tagHelperContext = GetTagHelperContext(id, childContent);
+            var tagHelperOutput = new TagHelperOutput("cache", new Dictionary<string, object>());
+            var cacheTagHelper = new CacheTagHelper
+            {
+                ViewContext = GetViewContext(),
+                MemoryCache = cache.Object,
+                Enabled = true
+            };
+
+            // Act
+            await cacheTagHelper.ProcessAsync(tagHelperContext, tagHelperOutput);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Empty(tagHelperOutput.PreContent.GetContent());
+            Assert.Empty(tagHelperOutput.PostContent.GetContent());
+            Assert.True(tagHelperOutput.IsContentModified);
+            Assert.Equal(childContent, tagHelperOutput.Content.GetContent());
+            cache.Verify(c => c.Set(
+                /*key*/ It.IsAny<string>(),
+                /*link*/ It.IsAny<IEntryLink>(),
+                /*state*/ It.IsAny<object>(),
+                /*create*/ It.IsAny<Func<ICacheSetContext, object>>()),
+                Times.Once);
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public async Task ProcessAsync_ReturnsCachedValue_IfVaryByParamIsUnchanged()
         {
diff --git a/test/WebSites/MvcTagHelpersWebSite/Controllers/Catalog_CacheTagHelperController.cs b/test/WebSites/MvcTagHelpersWebSite/Controllers/Catalog_CacheTagHelperController.cs
index 51ba703cf4..85001aafb9 100644
--- a/test/WebSites/MvcTagHelpersWebSite/Controllers/Catalog_CacheTagHelperController.cs
+++ b/test/WebSites/MvcTagHelpersWebSite/Controllers/Catalog_CacheTagHelperController.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace MvcTagHelpersWebSite.Controllers
         public ProductsService ProductsService { get; set; }
 
         [HttpGet("/catalog")]
-        public ViewResult Splash(int categoryId, int correlationId, [FromHeader]string locale)
+        public ViewResult Splash(int categoryId, int correlationId, [FromHeader] string locale)
         {
             var category = categoryId == 1 ? "Laptops" : "Phones";
             ViewData["Category"] = category;
@@ -23,8 +23,15 @@ namespace MvcTagHelpersWebSite.Controllers
         }
 
         [HttpGet("/catalog/{id:int}")]
-        public ViewResult Details(int id)
+        public ViewResult Details(int id, [FromHeader] string isCacheEnabled)
         {
+            bool cacheEnabledHeader = true;
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(isCacheEnabled))
+            {
+                bool.TryParse(isCacheEnabled, out cacheEnabledHeader);
+            }
+
+            ViewBag.IsCacheEnabled = cacheEnabledHeader;
             ViewData["ProductId"] = id;
             return View();
         }
diff --git a/test/WebSites/MvcTagHelpersWebSite/Views/Catalog_CacheTagHelper/Details.cshtml b/test/WebSites/MvcTagHelpersWebSite/Views/Catalog_CacheTagHelper/Details.cshtml
index 2cd777074f..8ddafaac41 100644
--- a/test/WebSites/MvcTagHelpersWebSite/Views/Catalog_CacheTagHelper/Details.cshtml
+++ b/test/WebSites/MvcTagHelpersWebSite/Views/Catalog_CacheTagHelper/Details.cshtml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 @using Microsoft.Framework.Caching.Memory
-<cache expires-after="TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1)" priority="CachePreservationPriority.Low">
+<cache expires-after="TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1)" priority="CachePreservationPriority.Low" enabled="ViewBag.IsCacheEnabled">
 Cached content for @ViewBag.ProductId
 </cache>