diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures/Controller.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures/Controller.cs
index 4ca6389f54..ace64731b4 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures/Controller.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures/Controller.cs
@@ -508,6 +508,17 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
             return result;
         }
 
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a <see cref="NoContentResult"/> object that produces an empty No Content (204) response.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>The created <see cref="NoContentResult"/> object for the response.</returns>
+        [NonAction]
+        public virtual NoContentResult NoContent()
+        {
+            return new NoContentResult();
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a <see cref="JsonResult"/> object that serializes the specified <paramref name="data"/> object
         /// to JSON.
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures.Test/ControllerTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures.Test/ControllerTest.cs
index f509bf50ec..79d43f9168 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures.Test/ControllerTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ViewFeatures.Test/ControllerTest.cs
@@ -1055,6 +1055,19 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Test
             Assert.Same(model, actualViewResult.ViewData.Model);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void Controller_NoContent()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var controller = new TestableController();
+
+            // Act
+            var result = controller.NoContent();
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(StatusCodes.Status204NoContent, result.StatusCode);
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void Controller_Content_WithParameterContentString_SetsResultContent()
         {