diff --git a/src/Components/Components/ref/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.netstandard2.0.cs b/src/Components/Components/ref/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.netstandard2.0.cs
index e92c5c1f7d..961cc46bfc 100644
--- a/src/Components/Components/ref/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.netstandard2.0.cs
+++ b/src/Components/Components/ref/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.netstandard2.0.cs
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components
         public static Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.EventCallback<Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.UIChangeEventArgs> CreateBinder(this Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.EventCallbackFactory factory, object receiver, System.Action<float?> setter, float? existingValue) { throw null; }
         public static Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.EventCallback<Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.UIChangeEventArgs> CreateBinder(this Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.EventCallbackFactory factory, object receiver, System.Action<float> setter, float existingValue) { throw null; }
         public static Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.EventCallback<Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.UIChangeEventArgs> CreateBinder(this Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.EventCallbackFactory factory, object receiver, System.Action<string> setter, string existingValue) { throw null; }
-        public static Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.EventCallback<Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.UIChangeEventArgs> CreateBinder<T>(this Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.EventCallbackFactory factory, object receiver, System.Action<T> setter, T existingValue) where T : System.Enum { throw null; }
+        public static Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.EventCallback<Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.UIChangeEventArgs> CreateBinder<T>(this Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.EventCallbackFactory factory, object receiver, System.Action<T> setter, T existingValue) where T : struct, System.Enum { throw null; }
     }
     public static partial class EventCallbackFactoryUIEventArgsExtensions
     {
diff --git a/src/Components/Components/src/EventCallbackFactoryBinderExtensions.cs b/src/Components/Components/src/EventCallbackFactoryBinderExtensions.cs
index d35eb287c1..ba0a23dd0a 100644
--- a/src/Components/Components/src/EventCallbackFactoryBinderExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Components/Components/src/EventCallbackFactoryBinderExtensions.cs
@@ -11,74 +11,263 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components
     /// </summary>
     public static class EventCallbackFactoryBinderExtensions
     {
+        private delegate bool BindConverter<T>(object obj, out T value);
+
         // Perf: conversion delegates are written as static funcs so we can prevent
         // allocations for these simple cases.
-        private static Func<object, string> ConvertToString = (obj) => (string)obj;
+        private readonly static BindConverter<string> ConvertToString = ConvertToStringCore;
 
-        private static Func<object, bool> ConvertToBool = (obj) => (bool)obj;
-        private static Func<object, bool?> ConvertToNullableBool = (obj) => (bool?)obj;
-
-        private static Func<object, int> ConvertToInt = (obj) => int.Parse((string)obj);
-        private static Func<object, int?> ConvertToNullableInt = (obj) =>
+        private static bool ConvertToStringCore(object obj, out string value)
         {
-            if (int.TryParse((string)obj, out var value))
+            // We expect the input to already be a string.
+            value = (string)obj;
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        private static BindConverter<bool> ConvertToBool = ConvertToBoolCore;
+        private static BindConverter<bool?> ConvertToNullableBool = ConvertToNullableBoolCore;
+
+        private static bool ConvertToBoolCore(object obj, out bool value)
+        {
+            // We expect the input to already be a bool.
+            value = (bool)obj;
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        private static bool ConvertToNullableBoolCore(object obj, out bool? value)
+        {
+            // We expect the input to already be a bool.
+            value = (bool?)obj;
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        private static BindConverter<int> ConvertToInt = ConvertToIntCore;
+        private static BindConverter<int?> ConvertToNullableInt = ConvertToNullableIntCore;
+
+        private static bool ConvertToIntCore(object obj, out int value)
+        {
+            var text = (string)obj;
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(text))
             {
-                return value;
+                value = default;
+                return false;
             }
 
-            return null;
-        };
-
-        private static Func<object, long> ConvertToLong = (obj) => long.Parse((string)obj);
-        private static Func<object, long?> ConvertToNullableLong = (obj) =>
-        {
-            if (long.TryParse((string)obj, out var value))
+            if (!int.TryParse(text, out var converted))
             {
-                return value;
+                value = default;
+                return false;
             }
 
-            return null;
-        };
+            value = converted;
+            return true;
+        }
 
-        private static Func<object, float> ConvertToFloat = (obj) => float.Parse((string)obj);
-        private static Func<object, float?> ConvertToNullableFloat = (obj) =>
+        private static bool ConvertToNullableIntCore(object obj, out int? value)
         {
-            if (float.TryParse((string)obj, out var value))
+            var text = (string)obj;
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(text))
             {
-                return value;
+                value = default;
+                return true;
             }
 
-            return null;
-        };
-
-        private static Func<object, double> ConvertToDouble = (obj) => double.Parse((string)obj);
-        private static Func<object, double?> ConvertToNullableDouble = (obj) =>
-        {
-            if (double.TryParse((string)obj, out var value))
+            if (!int.TryParse(text, out var converted))
             {
-                return value;
+                value = default;
+                return false;
             }
 
-            return null;
-        };
+            value = converted;
+            return true;
+        }
 
-        private static Func<object, decimal> ConvertToDecimal = (obj) => decimal.Parse((string)obj);
-        private static Func<object, decimal?> ConvertToNullableDecimal = (obj) =>
+        private static BindConverter<long> ConvertToLong = ConvertToLongCore;
+        private static BindConverter<long?> ConvertToNullableLong = ConvertToNullableLongCore;
+
+        private static bool ConvertToLongCore(object obj, out long value)
         {
-            if (decimal.TryParse((string)obj, out var value))
+            var text = (string)obj;
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(text))
             {
-                return value;
+                value = default;
+                return false;
             }
 
-            return null;
-        };
-
-        private static class EnumConverter<T> where T : Enum
-        {
-            public static Func<object, T> Convert = (obj) =>
+            if (!long.TryParse(text, out var converted))
             {
-                return (T)Enum.Parse(typeof(T), (string)obj);
-            };
+                value = default;
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            value = converted;
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        private static bool ConvertToNullableLongCore(object obj, out long? value)
+        {
+            var text = (string)obj;
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(text))
+            {
+                value = default;
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            if (!long.TryParse(text, out var converted))
+            {
+                value = default;
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            value = converted;
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        private static BindConverter<float> ConvertToFloat = ConvertToFloatCore;
+        private static BindConverter<float?> ConvertToNullableFloat = ConvertToNullableFloatCore;
+
+        private static bool ConvertToFloatCore(object obj, out float value)
+        {
+            var text = (string)obj;
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(text))
+            {
+                value = default;
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            if (!float.TryParse(text, out var converted))
+            {
+                value = default;
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            value = converted;
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        private static bool ConvertToNullableFloatCore(object obj, out float? value)
+        {
+            var text = (string)obj;
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(text))
+            {
+                value = default;
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            if (!float.TryParse(text, out var converted))
+            {
+                value = default;
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            value = converted;
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        private static BindConverter<double> ConvertToDouble = ConvertToDoubleCore;
+        private static BindConverter<double?> ConvertToNullableDouble = ConvertToNullableDoubleCore;
+
+        private static bool ConvertToDoubleCore(object obj, out double value)
+        {
+            var text = (string)obj;
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(text))
+            {
+                value = default;
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            if (!double.TryParse(text, out var converted))
+            {
+                value = default;
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            value = converted;
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        private static bool ConvertToNullableDoubleCore(object obj, out double? value)
+        {
+            var text = (string)obj;
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(text))
+            {
+                value = default;
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            if (!double.TryParse(text, out var converted))
+            {
+                value = default;
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            value = converted;
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        private static BindConverter<decimal> ConvertToDecimal = ConvertToDecimalCore;
+        private static BindConverter<decimal?> ConvertToNullableDecimal = ConvertToNullableDecimalCore;
+
+        private static bool ConvertToDecimalCore(object obj, out decimal value)
+        {
+            var text = (string)obj;
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(text))
+            {
+                value = default;
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            if (!decimal.TryParse(text, out var converted))
+            {
+                value = default;
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            value = converted;
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        private static bool ConvertToNullableDecimalCore(object obj, out decimal? value)
+        {
+            var text = (string)obj;
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(text))
+            {
+                value = default;
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            if (!decimal.TryParse(text, out var converted))
+            {
+                value = default;
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            value = converted;
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        private static class EnumConverter<T> where T : struct, Enum
+        {
+            public static readonly BindConverter<T> Convert = ConvertCore;
+
+            public static bool ConvertCore(object obj, out T value)
+            {
+                var text = (string)obj;
+                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(text))
+                {
+                    value = default;
+                    return true;
+                }
+
+                if (!Enum.TryParse<T>(text, out var converted))
+                {
+                    value = default;
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                value = converted;
+                return true;
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -330,7 +519,22 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components
             // when a format is used.
             Action<UIChangeEventArgs> callback = (e) =>
             {
-                setter(ConvertDateTime(e.Value, format: null));
+                DateTime value = default;
+                var converted = false;
+                try
+                {
+                    value = ConvertDateTime(e.Value, format: null);
+                    converted = true;
+                }
+                catch
+                {
+                }
+
+                // See comments in CreateBinderCore
+                if (converted)
+                {
+                    setter(value);
+                }
             };
             return factory.Create<UIChangeEventArgs>(receiver, callback);
         }
@@ -355,7 +559,22 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components
             // when a format is used.
             Action<UIChangeEventArgs> callback = (e) =>
             {
-                setter(ConvertDateTime(e.Value, format));
+                DateTime value = default;
+                var converted = false;
+                try
+                {
+                    value = ConvertDateTime(e.Value, format);
+                    converted = true;
+                }
+                catch
+                {
+                }
+
+                // See comments in CreateBinderCore
+                if (converted)
+                {
+                    setter(value);
+                }
             };
             return factory.Create<UIChangeEventArgs>(receiver, callback);
         }
@@ -373,7 +592,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components
             this EventCallbackFactory factory,
             object receiver,
             Action<T> setter,
-            T existingValue) where T : Enum
+            T existingValue) where T : struct, Enum
         {
             return CreateBinderCore<T>(factory, receiver, setter, EnumConverter<T>.Convert);
         }
@@ -399,11 +618,27 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components
             this EventCallbackFactory factory,
             object receiver,
             Action<T> setter,
-            Func<object, T> converter)
+            BindConverter<T> converter)
         {
             Action<UIChangeEventArgs> callback = e =>
             {
-                setter(converter(e.Value));
+                T value = default;
+                var converted = false;
+                try
+                {
+                    converted = converter(e.Value, out value);
+                }
+                catch
+                {
+                }
+
+                // We only invoke the setter if the conversion didn't throw. This is valuable because it allows us to attempt
+                // to process invalid input but avoid dirtying the state of the component if can't be converted. Imagine if
+                // we assigned default(T) on failure - this would result in trouncing the user's typed in value.
+                if (converted)
+                {
+                    setter(value);
+                }
             };
             return factory.Create<UIChangeEventArgs>(receiver, callback);
         }
diff --git a/src/Components/Components/test/EventCallbackFactoryBinderExtensionsTest.cs b/src/Components/Components/test/EventCallbackFactoryBinderExtensionsTest.cs
index c8dd5fc4d3..6779401282 100644
--- a/src/Components/Components/test/EventCallbackFactoryBinderExtensionsTest.cs
+++ b/src/Components/Components/test/EventCallbackFactoryBinderExtensionsTest.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components
     public class EventCallbackFactoryBinderExtensionsTest
     {
         [Fact]
-        public async Task CreateBinder_ThrowsConversionException()
+        public async Task CreateBinder_SwallowsConversionException()
         {
             // Arrange
             var value = 17;
@@ -20,12 +20,61 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components
             var binder = EventCallback.Factory.CreateBinder(component, setter, value);
 
             // Act
-            await Assert.ThrowsAsync<FormatException>(() =>
+            await binder.InvokeAsync(new UIChangeEventArgs() { Value = "not-an-integer!", });
+
+            Assert.Equal(17, value); // Setter not called
+            Assert.Equal(1, component.Count);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task CreateBinder_ThrowsSetterException()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var component = new EventCountingComponent();
+            Action<int> setter = (_) => { throw new InvalidTimeZoneException(); };
+
+            var binder = EventCallback.Factory.CreateBinder(component, setter, 17);
+
+            // Act
+            await Assert.ThrowsAsync<InvalidTimeZoneException>(() =>
             {
-                return binder.InvokeAsync(new UIChangeEventArgs() { Value = "not-an-integer!", });
+                return binder.InvokeAsync(new UIChangeEventArgs() { Value = "18", });
             });
 
-            Assert.Equal(17, value);
+            Assert.Equal(1, component.Count);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task CreateBinder_BindsEmpty_DoesNotCallSetter()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var value = 17;
+            var component = new EventCountingComponent();
+            Action<int> setter = (_) => value = _;
+
+            var binder = EventCallback.Factory.CreateBinder(component, setter, value);
+
+            // Act
+            await binder.InvokeAsync(new UIChangeEventArgs() { Value = "not-an-integer!", });
+
+            Assert.Equal(17, value); // Setter not called
+            Assert.Equal(1, component.Count);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task CreateBinder_BindsEmpty_CallsSetterForNullable()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var value = (int?)17;
+            var component = new EventCountingComponent();
+            Action<int?> setter = (_) => value = _;
+
+            var binder = EventCallback.Factory.CreateBinder(component, setter, value);
+
+            // Act
+            await binder.InvokeAsync(new UIChangeEventArgs() { Value = "", });
+
+            Assert.Null(value); // Setter called
             Assert.Equal(1, component.Count);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Components/Server/src/Circuits/CircuitPrerenderer.cs b/src/Components/Server/src/Circuits/CircuitPrerenderer.cs
index 9b05398c3d..bd1ea15ef7 100644
--- a/src/Components/Server/src/Circuits/CircuitPrerenderer.cs
+++ b/src/Components/Server/src/Circuits/CircuitPrerenderer.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 // 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.Runtime.ExceptionServices;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Extensions;
@@ -26,8 +28,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Server.Circuits
                 GetFullUri(context.Request),
                 GetFullBaseUri(context.Request));
 
+            // We don't need to unsubscribe because the circuit host object is scoped to this call.
+            circuitHost.UnhandledException += CircuitHost_UnhandledException;
+
             // For right now we just do prerendering and dispose the circuit. In the future we will keep the circuit around and
-            // reconnect to it from the ComponentsHub.
+            // reconnect to it from the ComponentsHub. If we keep the circuit/renderer we also need to unsubscribe this error
+            // handler.
             try
             {
                 return await circuitHost.PrerenderComponentAsync(
@@ -40,6 +46,13 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Server.Circuits
             }
         }
 
+        private void CircuitHost_UnhandledException(object sender, UnhandledExceptionEventArgs e)
+        {
+            // Throw all exceptions encountered during pre-rendering so the default developer
+            // error page can respond.
+            ExceptionDispatchInfo.Capture((Exception)e.ExceptionObject).Throw();
+        }
+
         private string GetFullUri(HttpRequest request)
         {
             return UriHelper.BuildAbsolute(
diff --git a/src/Components/Server/src/Circuits/RemoteRenderer.cs b/src/Components/Server/src/Circuits/RemoteRenderer.cs
index e515cdbea6..9edd2e791a 100644
--- a/src/Components/Server/src/Circuits/RemoteRenderer.cs
+++ b/src/Components/Server/src/Circuits/RemoteRenderer.cs
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Browser.Rendering
             {
                 Log.UnhandledExceptionRenderingComponent(_logger, exception);
             }
+
+            UnhandledException?.Invoke(this, exception);
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
diff --git a/src/Components/test/E2ETest/Tests/BindTest.cs b/src/Components/test/E2ETest/Tests/BindTest.cs
index 83756c3b78..832837840d 100644
--- a/src/Components/test/E2ETest/Tests/BindTest.cs
+++ b/src/Components/test/E2ETest/Tests/BindTest.cs
@@ -199,8 +199,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.E2ETest.Tests
             Assert.Equal("-42", boundValue.Text);
             Assert.Equal("-42", mirrorValue.GetAttribute("value"));
 
-            // Modify target; verify value is updated and that textboxes linked to the same data are updated
+            // Modify target; value is not updated because it's not convertable.
             target.Clear();
+            Browser.Equal("-42", () => boundValue.Text);
+            Assert.Equal("-42", mirrorValue.GetAttribute("value"));
+
+            // Modify target; verify value is updated and that textboxes linked to the same data are updated
             target.SendKeys("42\t");
             Browser.Equal("42", () => boundValue.Text);
             Assert.Equal("42", mirrorValue.GetAttribute("value"));
@@ -218,6 +222,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.E2ETest.Tests
 
             // Modify target; verify value is updated and that textboxes linked to the same data are updated
             target.Clear();
+            Browser.Equal("", () => boundValue.Text);
+            Assert.Equal("", mirrorValue.GetAttribute("value"));
+
+            // Modify target; verify value is updated and that textboxes linked to the same data are updated
             target.SendKeys("-42\t");
             Browser.Equal("-42", () => boundValue.Text);
             Assert.Equal("-42", mirrorValue.GetAttribute("value"));
@@ -245,8 +253,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.E2ETest.Tests
             Assert.Equal("3000000000", boundValue.Text);
             Assert.Equal("3000000000", mirrorValue.GetAttribute("value"));
 
-            // Modify target; verify value is updated and that textboxes linked to the same data are updated
+            // Modify target; value is not updated because it's not convertable.
             target.Clear();
+            Browser.Equal("3000000000", () => boundValue.Text);
+            Assert.Equal("3000000000", mirrorValue.GetAttribute("value"));
+
+            // Modify target; verify value is updated and that textboxes linked to the same data are updated
             target.SendKeys("-3000000000\t");
             Browser.Equal("-3000000000", () => boundValue.Text);
             Assert.Equal("-3000000000", mirrorValue.GetAttribute("value"));
@@ -264,6 +276,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.E2ETest.Tests
 
             // Modify target; verify value is updated and that textboxes linked to the same data are updated
             target.Clear();
+            Browser.Equal("", () => boundValue.Text);
+            Assert.Equal("", mirrorValue.GetAttribute("value"));
+
+            // Modify target; verify value is updated and that textboxes linked to the same data are updated
             target.SendKeys("3000000000\t");
             Browser.Equal("3000000000", () => boundValue.Text);
             Assert.Equal("3000000000", mirrorValue.GetAttribute("value"));
@@ -291,8 +307,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.E2ETest.Tests
             Assert.Equal("3.141", boundValue.Text);
             Assert.Equal("3.141", mirrorValue.GetAttribute("value"));
 
-            // Modify target; verify value is updated and that textboxes linked to the same data are updated
+            // Modify target; value is not updated because it's not convertable.
             target.Clear();
+            Browser.Equal("3.141", () => boundValue.Text);
+            Assert.Equal("3.141", mirrorValue.GetAttribute("value"));
+
+            // Modify target; verify value is updated and that textboxes linked to the same data are updated
             target.SendKeys("-3.141\t");
             Browser.Equal("-3.141", () => boundValue.Text);
             Assert.Equal("-3.141", mirrorValue.GetAttribute("value"));
@@ -310,6 +330,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.E2ETest.Tests
 
             // Modify target; verify value is updated and that textboxes linked to the same data are updated
             target.Clear();
+            Browser.Equal("", () => boundValue.Text);
+            Assert.Equal("", mirrorValue.GetAttribute("value"));
+
+            // Modify target; verify value is updated and that textboxes linked to the same data are updated
             target.SendKeys("3.141\t");
             Browser.Equal("3.141", () => boundValue.Text);
             Assert.Equal("3.141", mirrorValue.GetAttribute("value"));
@@ -337,8 +361,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.E2ETest.Tests
             Assert.Equal("3.14159265359", boundValue.Text);
             Assert.Equal("3.14159265359", mirrorValue.GetAttribute("value"));
 
-            // Modify target; verify value is updated and that textboxes linked to the same data are updated
+            // Modify target; value is not updated because it's not convertable.
             target.Clear();
+            Browser.Equal("3.14159265359", () => boundValue.Text);
+            Assert.Equal("3.14159265359", mirrorValue.GetAttribute("value"));
+
+            // Modify target; verify value is updated and that textboxes linked to the same data are updated
             target.SendKeys("-3.14159265359\t");
             Browser.Equal("-3.14159265359", () => boundValue.Text);
             Assert.Equal("-3.14159265359", mirrorValue.GetAttribute("value"));
@@ -363,6 +391,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.E2ETest.Tests
 
             // Modify target; verify value is updated and that textboxes linked to the same data are updated
             target.Clear();
+            Browser.Equal("", () => boundValue.Text);
+            Assert.Equal("", mirrorValue.GetAttribute("value"));
+
+            // Modify target; verify value is updated and that textboxes linked to the same data are updated
             target.SendKeys("3.14159265359\t");
             Browser.Equal("3.14159265359", () => boundValue.Text);
             Assert.Equal("3.14159265359", mirrorValue.GetAttribute("value"));
@@ -397,9 +429,13 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.E2ETest.Tests
             Assert.Equal("0.0000000000000000000000000001", boundValue.Text);
             Assert.Equal("0.0000000000000000000000000001", mirrorValue.GetAttribute("value"));
 
+            // Modify target; value is not updated because it's not convertable.
+            target.Clear();
+            Browser.Equal("0.0000000000000000000000000001", () => boundValue.Text);
+            Assert.Equal("0.0000000000000000000000000001", mirrorValue.GetAttribute("value"));
+
             // Modify target; verify value is updated and that textboxes linked to the same data are updated
             // Decimal should preserve trailing zeros
-            target.Clear();
             target.SendKeys("0.010\t");
             Browser.Equal("0.010", () => boundValue.Text);
             Assert.Equal("0.010", mirrorValue.GetAttribute("value"));
@@ -417,6 +453,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.E2ETest.Tests
 
             // Modify target; verify value is updated and that textboxes linked to the same data are updated
             target.Clear();
+            Browser.Equal("", () => boundValue.Text);
+            Assert.Equal("", mirrorValue.GetAttribute("value"));
+
+            // Modify target; verify value is updated and that textboxes linked to the same data are updated
             target.SendKeys("0.0000000000000000000000000001\t");
             Browser.Equal("0.0000000000000000000000000001", () => boundValue.Text);
             Assert.Equal("0.0000000000000000000000000001", mirrorValue.GetAttribute("value"));
@@ -434,5 +474,69 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.E2ETest.Tests
             Browser.Equal(string.Empty, () => boundValue.Text);
             Assert.Equal(string.Empty, mirrorValue.GetAttribute("value"));
         }
+
+        // This tests what happens you put invalid (unconvertable) input in. This is separate from the
+        // other tests because it requires type="text" - the other tests use type="number"
+        [Fact]
+        public void CanBindTextbox_Decimal_InvalidInput()
+        {
+            var target = Browser.FindElement(By.Id("textbox-decimal-invalid"));
+            var boundValue = Browser.FindElement(By.Id("textbox-decimal-invalid-value"));
+            var mirrorValue = Browser.FindElement(By.Id("textbox-decimal-invalid-mirror"));
+            Assert.Equal("0.0000000000000000000000000001", target.GetAttribute("value"));
+            Assert.Equal("0.0000000000000000000000000001", boundValue.Text);
+            Assert.Equal("0.0000000000000000000000000001", mirrorValue.GetAttribute("value"));
+
+            // Modify target; verify value is updated and that textboxes linked to the same data are updated
+            target.Clear();
+            target.SendKeys("0.01\t");
+            Browser.Equal("0.01", () => boundValue.Text);
+            Assert.Equal("0.01", mirrorValue.GetAttribute("value"));
+
+            // Modify target to something invalid - the invalid value is preserved in the input, the other displays
+            // don't change and still have the last value valid.
+            target.SendKeys("A\t");
+            Browser.Equal("0.01", () => boundValue.Text);
+            Assert.Equal("0.01", mirrorValue.GetAttribute("value"));
+            Assert.Equal("0.01A", target.GetAttribute("value"));
+
+            // Modify target to something valid.
+            target.SendKeys(Keys.Backspace);
+            target.SendKeys("1\t");
+            Browser.Equal("0.011", () => boundValue.Text);
+            Assert.Equal("0.011", mirrorValue.GetAttribute("value"));
+        }
+
+        // This tests what happens you put invalid (unconvertable) input in. This is separate from the
+        // other tests because it requires type="text" - the other tests use type="number"
+        [Fact]
+        public void CanBindTextbox_NullableDecimal_InvalidInput()
+        {
+            var target = Browser.FindElement(By.Id("textbox-nullable-decimal-invalid"));
+            var boundValue = Browser.FindElement(By.Id("textbox-nullable-decimal-invalid-value"));
+            var mirrorValue = Browser.FindElement(By.Id("textbox-nullable-decimal-invalid-mirror"));
+            Assert.Equal(string.Empty, target.GetAttribute("value"));
+            Assert.Equal(string.Empty, boundValue.Text);
+            Assert.Equal(string.Empty, mirrorValue.GetAttribute("value"));
+
+            // Modify target; verify value is updated and that textboxes linked to the same data are updated
+            target.Clear();
+            target.SendKeys("0.01\t");
+            Browser.Equal("0.01", () => boundValue.Text);
+            Assert.Equal("0.01", mirrorValue.GetAttribute("value"));
+
+            // Modify target to something invalid - the invalid value is preserved in the input, the other displays
+            // don't change and still have the last value valid.
+            target.SendKeys("A\t");
+            Browser.Equal("0.01", () => boundValue.Text);
+            Assert.Equal("0.01", mirrorValue.GetAttribute("value"));
+            Assert.Equal("0.01A", target.GetAttribute("value"));
+
+            // Modify target to something valid.
+            target.SendKeys(Keys.Backspace);
+            target.SendKeys("1\t");
+            Browser.Equal("0.011", () => boundValue.Text);
+            Assert.Equal("0.011", mirrorValue.GetAttribute("value"));
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Components/test/testassets/BasicTestApp/BindCasesComponent.cshtml b/src/Components/test/testassets/BasicTestApp/BindCasesComponent.cshtml
index 696e24568e..37ab4d2e6f 100644
--- a/src/Components/test/testassets/BasicTestApp/BindCasesComponent.cshtml
+++ b/src/Components/test/testassets/BasicTestApp/BindCasesComponent.cshtml
@@ -75,6 +75,18 @@
     <span id="textbox-nullable-decimal-value">@textboxNullableDecimalValue</span>
     <input id="textbox-nullable-decimal-mirror" bind="textboxNullableDecimalValue" readonly />
 </p>
+<p>
+    decimal (invalid-input):
+    <input id="textbox-decimal-invalid" bind="textboxDecimalInvalidValue" />
+    <span id="textbox-decimal-invalid-value">@textboxDecimalInvalidValue</span>
+    <input id="textbox-decimal-invalid-mirror" bind="textboxDecimalInvalidValue" readonly />
+</p>
+<p>
+    Nullable decimal (invalid-input):
+    <input id="textbox-nullable-decimal-invalid" bind="textboxNullableDecimalInvalidValue" />
+    <span id="textbox-nullable-decimal-invalid-value">@textboxNullableDecimalInvalidValue</span>
+    <input id="textbox-nullable-decimal-invalid-mirror" bind="textboxNullableDecimalInvalidValue" readonly />
+</p>
 
 <h2>Text Area</h2>
 <p>
@@ -116,7 +128,7 @@
         <option value=@SelectableValue.Third>Third choice</option>
         @if (includeFourthOption)
         {
-        <option value=@SelectableValue.Fourth>Fourth choice</option>
+            <option value=@SelectableValue.Fourth>Fourth choice</option>
         }
     </select>
     <span id="select-box-value">@selectValue</span>
@@ -144,6 +156,8 @@
     double? textboxNullableDoubleValue = null;
     decimal textboxDecimalValue = 0.0000000000000000000000000001M;
     decimal? textboxNullableDecimalValue = null;
+    decimal textboxDecimalInvalidValue = 0.0000000000000000000000000001M;
+    decimal? textboxNullableDecimalInvalidValue = null;
 
     bool includeFourthOption = false;
     enum SelectableValue { First, Second, Third, Fourth }
diff --git a/src/Mvc/test/Mvc.FunctionalTests/ComponentRenderingFunctionalTests.cs b/src/Mvc/test/Mvc.FunctionalTests/ComponentRenderingFunctionalTests.cs
index dbbdd61985..53f7f24221 100644
--- a/src/Mvc/test/Mvc.FunctionalTests/ComponentRenderingFunctionalTests.cs
+++ b/src/Mvc/test/Mvc.FunctionalTests/ComponentRenderingFunctionalTests.cs
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 // 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.Net;
 using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using AngleSharp.Parser.Html;
 using BasicWebSite;
 using BasicWebSite.Services;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using Xunit;
 
@@ -17,18 +19,17 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.FunctionalTests
         public ComponentRenderingFunctionalTests(MvcTestFixture<BasicWebSite.StartupWithoutEndpointRouting> fixture)
         {
             Factory = fixture;
-            Client = Client ?? CreateClient(fixture);
         }
 
-        public HttpClient Client { get; }
-
         public MvcTestFixture<StartupWithoutEndpointRouting> Factory { get; }
 
         [Fact]
         public async Task Renders_BasicComponent()
         {
             // Arrange & Act
-            var response = await Client.GetAsync("http://localhost/components");
+            var client = CreateClient(Factory);
+
+            var response = await client.GetAsync("http://localhost/components");
 
             // Assert
             Assert.Equal(HttpStatusCode.OK, response.StatusCode);
@@ -41,9 +42,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.FunctionalTests
         public async Task Renders_BasicComponent_UsingRazorComponents_Prerrenderer()
         {
             // Arrange & Act
-            var client = Factory
-                .WithWebHostBuilder(builder => builder.ConfigureServices(services => services.AddRazorComponents()))
-                .CreateClient();
+            var client = CreateClient(Factory, builder => builder.ConfigureServices(services => services.AddRazorComponents()));
 
             var response = await client.GetAsync("http://localhost/components");
 
@@ -58,7 +57,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.FunctionalTests
         public async Task Renders_RoutingComponent()
         {
             // Arrange & Act
-            var response = await Client.GetAsync("http://localhost/components/routable");
+            var client = CreateClient(Factory, builder => builder.ConfigureServices(services => services.AddRazorComponents()));
+
+            var response = await client.GetAsync("http://localhost/components/routable");
 
             // Assert
             Assert.Equal(HttpStatusCode.OK, response.StatusCode);
@@ -71,9 +72,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.FunctionalTests
         public async Task Renders_RoutingComponent_UsingRazorComponents_Prerrenderer()
         {
             // Arrange & Act
-            var client = Factory
-                .WithWebHostBuilder(builder => builder.ConfigureServices(services => services.AddRazorComponents()))
-                .CreateClient();
+            var client = CreateClient(Factory, builder => builder.ConfigureServices(services => services.AddRazorComponents()));
 
             var response = await client.GetAsync("http://localhost/components/routable");
 
@@ -84,6 +83,21 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.FunctionalTests
             AssertComponent("\n    Router component\n<p>Routed successfully</p>\n", "Routing", content);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task Renders_ThrowingComponent_UsingRazorComponents_Prerrenderer()
+        {
+            // Arrange & Act
+            var client = CreateClient(Factory, builder => builder.ConfigureServices(services => services.AddRazorComponents()));
+
+            var response = await client.GetAsync("http://localhost/components/throws");
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(HttpStatusCode.InternalServerError, response.StatusCode);
+            var content = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
+
+            Assert.Contains("InvalidTimeZoneException: test", content);
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public async Task Renders_AsyncComponent()
         {
@@ -138,8 +152,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.FunctionalTests
     </table>
 
 ";
-
-            var response = await Client.GetAsync("http://localhost/components");
+            var client = CreateClient(Factory);
+            var response = await client.GetAsync("http://localhost/components");
 
             // Assert
             Assert.Equal(HttpStatusCode.OK, response.StatusCode);
@@ -164,12 +178,16 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.FunctionalTests
         {
         }
 
-        private HttpClient CreateClient(MvcTestFixture<BasicWebSite.StartupWithoutEndpointRouting> fixture)
+        private HttpClient CreateClient(MvcTestFixture<BasicWebSite.StartupWithoutEndpointRouting> fixture, Action<IWebHostBuilder> configure = null)
         {
             var loopHandler = new LoopHttpHandler();
 
             var client = fixture
-                .WithWebHostBuilder(builder => builder.ConfigureServices(ConfigureTestWeatherForecastService))
+                .WithWebHostBuilder(builder =>
+                {
+                    configure?.Invoke(builder);
+                    builder.ConfigureServices(ConfigureTestWeatherForecastService);
+                })
                 .CreateClient();
 
             // We configure the inner handler with a handler to this TestServer instance so that calls to the
diff --git a/src/Mvc/test/WebSites/BasicWebSite/Controllers/RazorComponentsController.cs b/src/Mvc/test/WebSites/BasicWebSite/Controllers/RazorComponentsController.cs
index c499c5f345..28aab986a3 100644
--- a/src/Mvc/test/WebSites/BasicWebSite/Controllers/RazorComponentsController.cs
+++ b/src/Mvc/test/WebSites/BasicWebSite/Controllers/RazorComponentsController.cs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ namespace BasicWebSite.Controllers
             };
 
         [HttpGet("/components")]
-        [HttpGet("/components/routable")]
+        [HttpGet("/components/{component}")]
         public IActionResult Index()
         {
             return View();
diff --git a/src/Mvc/test/WebSites/BasicWebSite/RazorComponents/Throws.razor b/src/Mvc/test/WebSites/BasicWebSite/RazorComponents/Throws.razor
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3291fba732
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Mvc/test/WebSites/BasicWebSite/RazorComponents/Throws.razor
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+@page "/components/throws"
+    
+@* This is expected to throw and result in a 500 *@
+@functions { 
+    protected override async Task OnInitAsync()
+    {
+        await base.OnInitAsync();
+        throw new InvalidTimeZoneException("test");
+    }
+}
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