diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures/Rendering/SelectListItem.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures/Rendering/SelectListItem.cs
index bca0dd88e7..4a3efe43fb 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures/Rendering/SelectListItem.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures/Rendering/SelectListItem.cs
@@ -33,14 +33,25 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Rendering
         /// <param name="text">The display text of this <see cref="SelectListItem"/>.</param>
         /// <param name="value">The value of this <see cref="SelectListItem"/>.</param>
         /// <param name="selected">Value that indicates whether this <see cref="SelectListItem"/> is selected.</param>
-        /// <param name="disabled">Value that indicates whether this <see cref="SelectListItem"/> is disabled.</param>
-        public SelectListItem(string text, string value, bool selected, bool disabled)
+        public SelectListItem(string text, string value, bool selected)
             : this(text, value)
         {
-            Disabled = disabled;
             Selected = selected;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of <see cref="SelectListItem"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="text">The display text of this <see cref="SelectListItem"/>.</param>
+        /// <param name="value">The value of this <see cref="SelectListItem"/>.</param>
+        /// <param name="selected">Value that indicates whether this <see cref="SelectListItem"/> is selected.</param>
+        /// <param name="disabled">Value that indicates whether this <see cref="SelectListItem"/> is disabled.</param>
+        public SelectListItem(string text, string value, bool selected, bool disabled)
+            : this(text, value, selected)
+        {
+            Disabled = disabled;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets a value that indicates whether this <see cref="SelectListItem"/> is disabled.
         /// This property is typically rendered as a <code>disabled="disabled"</code> attribute in the HTML
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.Test/Rendering/HtmlHelperDropDownListExtensionsTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.Test/Rendering/HtmlHelperDropDownListExtensionsTest.cs
index d3de94321f..b7d1846b0b 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.Test/Rendering/HtmlHelperDropDownListExtensionsTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.Test/Rendering/HtmlHelperDropDownListExtensionsTest.cs
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core
     {
         private static readonly List<SelectListItem> BasicSelectList = new List<SelectListItem>
         {
-            new SelectListItem { Text = "Zero",  Value = "0"},
-            new SelectListItem { Text = "One",   Value = "1"},
-            new SelectListItem { Text = "Two",   Value = "2"},
-            new SelectListItem { Text = "Three", Value = "3"},
+            new SelectListItem("Zero", "0"),
+            new SelectListItem("One", "1"),
+            new SelectListItem("Two", "2"),
+            new SelectListItem("Three", "3"),
         };
 
         [Fact]
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core
                 "</select>";
             var selectList = new List<SelectListItem>
             {
-                new SelectListItem { Text = "Four", Value = "4" },
-                new SelectListItem { Text = "Five", Value = "5" },
+                new SelectListItem("Four", "4"),
+                new SelectListItem("Five", "5"),
             };
             var metadataProvider = new EmptyModelMetadataProvider();
             var helper = DefaultTemplatesUtilities.GetHtmlHelper(new ViewDataDictionary<TestModel>(metadataProvider));
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core
                 "</select>";
             var selectList = new List<SelectListItem>
             {
-                new SelectListItem { Text = "Four", Value = "4" },
-                new SelectListItem { Text = "Five", Value = "5" },
+                new SelectListItem("Four", "4"),
+                new SelectListItem("Five", "5"),
             };
             var metadataProvider = new EmptyModelMetadataProvider();
             var helper = DefaultTemplatesUtilities.GetHtmlHelper(new ViewDataDictionary<TestModel>(metadataProvider));
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core
                 "</select>";
             var selectList = new List<SelectListItem>
             {
-                new SelectListItem { Text = "Four", Value = "4" },
-                new SelectListItem { Text = "Five", Value = "5" },
+                new SelectListItem("Four", "4"),
+                new SelectListItem("Five", "5"),
             };
             var metadataProvider = new EmptyModelMetadataProvider();
             var helper = DefaultTemplatesUtilities.GetHtmlHelper(new ViewDataDictionary<TestModel>(metadataProvider));
@@ -178,8 +178,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core
                 "</select>";
             var selectList = new List<SelectListItem>
             {
-                new SelectListItem { Text = "Four", Value = "4" },
-                new SelectListItem { Text = "Five", Value = "5" },
+                new SelectListItem("Four", "4"),
+                new SelectListItem("Five", "5"),
             };
             var metadataProvider = new EmptyModelMetadataProvider();
             var helper = DefaultTemplatesUtilities.GetHtmlHelper(new ViewDataDictionary<TestModel>(metadataProvider));
@@ -204,8 +204,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core
                 "</select>";
             var selectList = new List<SelectListItem>
             {
-                new SelectListItem { Text = "Four", Value = "4" },
-                new SelectListItem { Text = "Five", Value = "5" },
+                new SelectListItem("Four", "4"),
+                new SelectListItem("Five", "5"),
             };
             var metadataProvider = new EmptyModelMetadataProvider();
             var helper = DefaultTemplatesUtilities.GetHtmlHelper(new ViewDataDictionary<TestModel>(metadataProvider));
@@ -230,8 +230,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core
                 "</select>";
             var selectList = new List<SelectListItem>
             {
-                new SelectListItem { Text = "Four", Value = "4" },
-                new SelectListItem { Text = "Five", Value = "5" },
+                new SelectListItem("Four", "4"),
+                new SelectListItem("Five", "5"),
             };
             var metadataProvider = new EmptyModelMetadataProvider();
             var helper = DefaultTemplatesUtilities.GetHtmlHelper(new ViewDataDictionary<TestModel>(metadataProvider));
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.Test/Rendering/HtmlHelperListBoxExtensionsTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.Test/Rendering/HtmlHelperListBoxExtensionsTest.cs
index 92c8fe0896..d5277ae2bd 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.Test/Rendering/HtmlHelperListBoxExtensionsTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.Test/Rendering/HtmlHelperListBoxExtensionsTest.cs
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core
     {
         private static readonly List<SelectListItem> BasicSelectList = new List<SelectListItem>
         {
-            new SelectListItem { Text = "Zero",  Value = "0"},
-            new SelectListItem { Text = "One",   Value = "1"},
-            new SelectListItem { Text = "Two",   Value = "2"},
-            new SelectListItem { Text = "Three", Value = "3"},
+            new SelectListItem("Zero", "0"),
+            new SelectListItem("One", "1"),
+            new SelectListItem("Two", "2"),
+            new SelectListItem("Three", "3"),
         };
 
         [Fact]
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core
                 "</select>";
             var selectList = new List<SelectListItem>
             {
-                new SelectListItem { Text = "Four", Value = "4" },
-                new SelectListItem { Text = "Five", Value = "5" },
+                new SelectListItem("Four", "4"),
+                new SelectListItem("Five", "5"),
             };
             var metadataProvider = new EmptyModelMetadataProvider();
             var helper = DefaultTemplatesUtilities.GetHtmlHelper(new ViewDataDictionary<TestModel>(metadataProvider));
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core
                 "</select>";
             var selectList = new List<SelectListItem>
             {
-                new SelectListItem { Text = "Four", Value = "4" },
-                new SelectListItem { Text = "Five", Value = "5" },
+                new SelectListItem("Four", "4"),
+                new SelectListItem("Five", "5"),
             };
             var metadataProvider = new EmptyModelMetadataProvider();
             var helper = DefaultTemplatesUtilities.GetHtmlHelper(new ViewDataDictionary<TestModel>(metadataProvider));
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core
                 "</select>";
             var selectList = new List<SelectListItem>
             {
-                new SelectListItem { Text = "Four", Value = "4" },
-                new SelectListItem { Text = "Five", Value = "5" },
+                new SelectListItem("Four", "4"),
+                new SelectListItem("Five", "5"),
             };
             var metadataProvider = new EmptyModelMetadataProvider();
             var helper = DefaultTemplatesUtilities.GetHtmlHelper(new ViewDataDictionary<TestModel>(metadataProvider));
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core
                 "</select>";
             var selectList = new List<SelectListItem>
             {
-                new SelectListItem { Text = "Four", Value = "4" },
-                new SelectListItem { Text = "Five", Value = "5" },
+                new SelectListItem("Four", "4"),
+                new SelectListItem("Five", "5"),
             };
             var metadataProvider = new EmptyModelMetadataProvider();
             var helper = DefaultTemplatesUtilities.GetHtmlHelper(new ViewDataDictionary<TestModel>(metadataProvider));
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.Test/Rendering/HtmlHelperSelectTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.Test/Rendering/HtmlHelperSelectTest.cs
index 73c7692cda..9a0d279ffe 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.Test/Rendering/HtmlHelperSelectTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.Test/Rendering/HtmlHelperSelectTest.cs
@@ -31,38 +31,38 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Rendering
 
         private static readonly List<SelectListItem> BasicSelectList = new List<SelectListItem>
         {
-            new SelectListItem { Text = "Zero",  Value = "0"},
-            new SelectListItem { Text = "One",   Value = "1"},
-            new SelectListItem { Text = "Two",   Value = "2"},
-            new SelectListItem { Text = "Three", Value = "3"},
+            new SelectListItem("Zero", "0"),
+            new SelectListItem("One", "1"),
+            new SelectListItem("Two", "2"),
+            new SelectListItem("Three", "3"),
         };
         private static readonly List<SelectListItem> SomeDisabledOneSelectedSelectList = new List<SelectListItem>
         {
-            new SelectListItem { Disabled = false, Selected = false, Text = "Zero",  Value = "0"},
-            new SelectListItem { Disabled = true,  Selected = true,  Text = "One",   Value = "1"},
-            new SelectListItem { Disabled = false, Selected = false, Text = "Two",  Value = "2"},
-            new SelectListItem { Disabled = true,  Selected = false, Text = "Three", Value = "3"},
+            new SelectListItem("Zero",  "0", false, false),
+            new SelectListItem("One",   "1", true, true),
+            new SelectListItem("Two",   "2", false, false),
+            new SelectListItem("Three", "3", false, true),
         };
         private static readonly List<SelectListItem> SomeGroupedSomeSelectedSelectList = new List<SelectListItem>
         {
-            new SelectListItem { Group = GroupOne, Selected = true,  Text = "Zero",  Value = "0"},
-            new SelectListItem { Group = GroupTwo, Selected = false, Text = "One",   Value = "1"},
-            new SelectListItem { Group = GroupOne, Selected = true,  Text = "Two",   Value = "2"},
-            new SelectListItem { Group = null,     Selected = false, Text = "Three", Value = "3"},
+            new SelectListItem("Zero",  "0", true)  { Group = GroupOne },
+            new SelectListItem("One",   "1", false) { Group = GroupTwo },
+            new SelectListItem("Two",   "2", true)  { Group = GroupOne },
+            new SelectListItem("Three", "3", false) { Group = null },
         };
         private static readonly List<SelectListItem> OneGroupSomeSelectedSelectList = new List<SelectListItem>
         {
-            new SelectListItem { Group = GroupOne, Selected = true,  Text = "Zero",  Value = "0"},
-            new SelectListItem { Group = GroupOne, Selected = true,  Text = "One",   Value = "1"},
-            new SelectListItem { Group = GroupOne, Selected = false, Text = "Two",   Value = "2"},
-            new SelectListItem { Group = GroupOne, Selected = false, Text = "Three", Value = "3"},
+            new SelectListItem("Zero",  "0", true)  { Group = GroupOne },
+            new SelectListItem("One",   "1", true)  { Group = GroupOne },
+            new SelectListItem("Two",   "2", false) { Group = GroupOne },
+            new SelectListItem("Three", "3", false) { Group = GroupOne },
         };
         private static readonly List<SelectListItem> OneDisabledGroupAllSelectedSelectList = new List<SelectListItem>
         {
-            new SelectListItem { Group = DisabledGroup, Selected = true, Text = "Zero",  Value = "0"},
-            new SelectListItem { Group = DisabledGroup, Selected = true, Text = "One",   Value = "1"},
-            new SelectListItem { Group = DisabledGroup, Selected = true, Text = "Two",   Value = "2"},
-            new SelectListItem { Group = DisabledGroup, Selected = true, Text = "Three", Value = "3"},
+            new SelectListItem("Zero",  "0", true)  { Group = DisabledGroup },
+            new SelectListItem("One",   "1", true)  { Group = DisabledGroup },
+            new SelectListItem("Two",   "2", true) { Group = DisabledGroup },
+            new SelectListItem("Three", "3", true) { Group = DisabledGroup },
         };
         private static readonly List<SelectListItem> SourcesSelectList = new List<SelectListItem>
         {