diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
index d1a85bbbd4..445368e1aa 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
@@ -298,6 +298,22 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
             return GetString("Validation_ValueNotFound");
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Cannot convert value '{0}' to enum type '{1}'.
+        /// </summary>
+        internal static string ValueProviderResult_CannotConvertEnum
+        {
+            get { return GetString("ValueProviderResult_CannotConvertEnum"); }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Cannot convert value '{0}' to enum type '{1}'.
+        /// </summary>
+        internal static string FormatValueProviderResult_CannotConvertEnum(object p0, object p1)
+        {
+            return string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, GetString("ValueProviderResult_CannotConvertEnum"), p0, p1);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// The parameter conversion from type '{0}' to type '{1}' failed. See the inner exception for more information.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Resources.resx b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Resources.resx
index 5d6251b5b4..70fce8fb43 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Resources.resx
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Resources.resx
@@ -171,6 +171,9 @@
   <data name="Validation_ValueNotFound" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>A value is required but was not present in the request.</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="ValueProviderResult_CannotConvertEnum" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Cannot convert value '{0}' to enum type '{1}'.</value>
+  </data>
   <data name="ValueProviderResult_ConversionThrew" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>The parameter conversion from type '{0}' to type '{1}' failed. See the inner exception for more information.</value>
   </data>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/ValueProviders/ValueProviderResult.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/ValueProviders/ValueProviderResult.cs
index 73d4335216..e1e797d6ed 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/ValueProviders/ValueProviderResult.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/ValueProviders/ValueProviderResult.cs
@@ -71,6 +71,13 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
                 return value;
             }
 
+            // In case of a Nullable object, we try again with its underlying type.
+            var underlyingType = Nullable.GetUnderlyingType(destinationType);
+            if (underlyingType != null)
+            {
+                destinationType = underlyingType;
+            }
+
             // if this is a user-input value but the user didn't type anything, return no value
             var valueAsString = value as string;
 
@@ -79,56 +86,63 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
                 return null;
             }
 
+            if (destinationType == typeof(string))
+            {
+                return Convert.ToString(value, culture);
+            }
+
             if (destinationType == typeof(int))
             {
-                return Convert.ToInt32(value);
+                return Convert.ToInt32(value, culture);
             }
-            else if (destinationType == typeof(bool))
+
+            if (destinationType == typeof(long))
             {
-                return Boolean.Parse(value.ToString());
+                return Convert.ToInt64(value, culture);
             }
-            else if (destinationType == typeof(string))
+
+            if (destinationType == typeof(float))
             {
-                return Convert.ToString(value);
+                return Convert.ToSingle(value, culture);
             }
-            string message = Resources.FormatValueProviderResult_NoConverterExists(value.GetType(), destinationType);
+
+            if (destinationType == typeof(double))
+            {
+                return Convert.ToDouble(value, culture);
+            }
+
+            if (destinationType == typeof(decimal))
+            {
+                return Convert.ToDecimal(value, culture);
+            }
+            
+            if (destinationType == typeof(bool))
+            {
+                return Convert.ToBoolean(value, culture);
+            }
+
+            if (destinationType.GetTypeInfo().IsEnum)
+            {
+                // EnumConverter cannot convert integer, so we verify manually
+                if ((value is int))
+                {
+                    if (Enum.IsDefined(destinationType, value))
+                    {
+                        return Enum.ToObject(destinationType, (int)value);
+                    }
+                    
+                    throw new FormatException(
+                        Resources.FormatValueProviderResult_CannotConvertEnum(value, 
+                                                                              destinationType));
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    return Enum.Parse(destinationType, valueAsString);
+                }
+            }
+
+            var message = Resources.FormatValueProviderResult_NoConverterExists(value.GetType(), destinationType);
             throw new InvalidOperationException(message);
-
-            // TODO: Revive once we get TypeConverters
-            //TypeConverter converter = TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(destinationType);
-            //bool canConvertFrom = converter.CanConvertFrom(value.GetType());
-            //if (!canConvertFrom)
-            //{
-            //    converter = TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(value.GetType());
-            //}
-            //if (!(canConvertFrom || converter.CanConvertTo(destinationType)))
-            //{
-            //    // EnumConverter cannot convert integer, so we verify manually
-            //    if (destinationType.GetTypeInfo().IsEnum && value is int)
-            //    {
-            //        return Enum.ToObject(destinationType, (int)value);
-            //    }
-
-            //    // In case of a Nullable object, we try again with its underlying type.
-            //    Type underlyingType = Nullable.GetUnderlyingType(destinationType);
-            //    if (underlyingType != null)
-            //    {
-            //        return ConvertSimpleType(culture, value, underlyingType);
-            //    }
-
-            //    throw Error.InvalidOperation(Resources.ValueProviderResult_NoConverterExists, value.GetType(), destinationType);
-            //}
-
-            //try
-            //{
-            //    return canConvertFrom
-            //               ? converter.ConvertFrom(null, culture, value)
-            //               : converter.ConvertTo(null, culture, value, destinationType);
-            //}
-            //catch (Exception ex)
-            //{
-            //    throw Error.InvalidOperation(ex, Resources.ValueProviderResult_ConversionThrew, value.GetType(), destinationType);
-            //}
         }
 
         private static object UnwrapPossibleArrayType(CultureInfo culture, object value, Type destinationType)
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/ValueProviders/ValueProviderResultTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/ValueProviders/ValueProviderResultTest.cs
index db9f63c5d0..a173ee2467 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/ValueProviders/ValueProviderResultTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/ValueProviders/ValueProviderResultTest.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-using System.Globalization;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Globalization;
 using Xunit;
 
-namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
 {
     public class ValueProviderResultTest
     {
@@ -24,5 +26,381 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test
 
             Assert.Equal(0, convertedValue);
         }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ConvertToCanConvertArraysToSingleElements()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var vpr = new ValueProviderResult(new int[] { 1, 20, 42 }, "", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+
+            // Act
+            var converted = (string)vpr.ConvertTo(typeof(string));
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal("1", converted);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ConvertToCanConvertSingleElementsToArrays()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var vpr = new ValueProviderResult(42, "", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+
+            // Act
+            var converted = (string[])vpr.ConvertTo(typeof(string[]));
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.NotNull(converted);
+            var result = Assert.Single(converted);
+            Assert.Equal("42", result);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ConvertToCanConvertSingleElementsToSingleElements()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var vpr = new ValueProviderResult(42, "", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+
+            // Act
+            var converted = (string)vpr.ConvertTo(typeof(string));
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.NotNull(converted);
+            Assert.Equal("42", converted);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ConvertingNullStringToNullableIntReturnsNull()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            object original = null;
+            var vpr = new ValueProviderResult(original, "", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+
+            // Act
+            var returned = (int?)vpr.ConvertTo(typeof(int?));
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(returned, null);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ConvertingWhiteSpaceStringToNullableIntReturnsNull()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var original = " ";
+            var vpr = new ValueProviderResult(original, "", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+
+            // Act
+            var returned = (int?)vpr.ConvertTo(typeof(int?));
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(returned, null);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ConvertToReturnsNullIfArrayElementValueIsNull()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var vpr = new ValueProviderResult(new string[] { null }, null, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+
+            // Act
+            var outValue = vpr.ConvertTo(typeof(int));
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Null(outValue);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ConvertToReturnsNullIfTryingToConvertEmptyArrayToSingleElement()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var vpr = new ValueProviderResult(new int[0], "", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+
+            // Act
+            var outValue = vpr.ConvertTo(typeof(int));
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Null(outValue);
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData("")]
+        [InlineData(" \t \r\n ")]
+        public void ConvertToReturnsNullIfTrimmedValueIsEmptyString(object value)
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var vpr = new ValueProviderResult(value, null, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+
+            // Act
+            var outValue = vpr.ConvertTo(typeof(int));
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Null(outValue);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ConvertToReturnsNullIfTrimmedValueIsEmptyString()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var vpr = new ValueProviderResult(rawValue: null, attemptedValue: null, culture: CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+
+            // Act
+            var outValue = vpr.ConvertTo(typeof(int[]));
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Null(outValue);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ConvertToReturnsValueIfArrayElementIsIntegerAndDestinationTypeIsEnum()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var vpr = new ValueProviderResult(new object[] { 1 }, null, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+
+            // Act
+            var outValue = vpr.ConvertTo(typeof(MyEnum));
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(outValue, MyEnum.Value1);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ConvertToReturnsValueIfArrayElementIsStringValueAndDestinationTypeIsEnum()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var vpr = new ValueProviderResult(new object[] { "1" }, null, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+
+            // Act
+            var outValue = vpr.ConvertTo(typeof(MyEnum));
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(outValue, MyEnum.Value1);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ConvertToReturnsValueIfArrayElementIsStringKeyAndDestinationTypeIsEnum()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var vpr = new ValueProviderResult(new object[] { "Value1" }, null, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+
+            // Act
+            var outValue = vpr.ConvertTo(typeof(MyEnum));
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(outValue, MyEnum.Value1);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ConvertToReturnsValueIfElementIsStringAndDestinationIsNullableInteger()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var vpr = new ValueProviderResult("12", null, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+
+            // Act
+            var outValue = vpr.ConvertTo(typeof(int?));
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(12, outValue);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ConvertToReturnsValueIfElementIsStringAndDestinationIsNullableDouble()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var vpr = new ValueProviderResult("12.5", null, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+
+            // Act
+            var outValue = vpr.ConvertTo(typeof(double?));
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(12.5, outValue);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ConvertToReturnsValueIfElementIsDecimalAndDestinationIsNullableInteger()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var vpr = new ValueProviderResult(12M, null, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+
+            // Act
+            var outValue = vpr.ConvertTo(typeof(int?));
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(12, outValue);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ConvertToReturnsValueIfElementIsDecimalAndDestinationIsNullableDouble()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var vpr = new ValueProviderResult(12.5M, null, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+
+            // Act
+            var outValue = vpr.ConvertTo(typeof(double?));
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(12.5, outValue);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ConvertToReturnsValueIfElementIsDecimalDoubleAndDestinationIsNullableInteger()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var vpr = new ValueProviderResult(12.5M, null, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+
+            // Act
+            var outValue = vpr.ConvertTo(typeof(int?));
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(12, outValue);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ConvertToReturnsValueIfElementIsDecimalDoubleAndDestinationIsNullableLong()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var vpr = new ValueProviderResult(12.5M, null, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+
+            // Act
+            var outValue = vpr.ConvertTo(typeof(long?));
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(12L, outValue);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ConvertToReturnsValueIfArrayElementInstanceOfDestinationType()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var vpr = new ValueProviderResult(new object[] { "some string" }, null, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+
+            // Act
+            var outValue = vpr.ConvertTo(typeof(string));
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal("some string", outValue);
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(new object[] { new[] { 1, 0 }})]
+        [InlineData(new object[] { new[] {"Value1", "Value0" }})]
+        public void ConvertTo_ConvertsEnumArrays(object value)
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var vpr = new ValueProviderResult(value, null, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+
+            // Act
+            var outValue = (MyEnum[])vpr.ConvertTo(typeof(MyEnum[]));
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(2, outValue.Length);
+            Assert.Equal(MyEnum.Value1, outValue[0]);
+            Assert.Equal(MyEnum.Value0, outValue[1]);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ConvertToReturnsValueIfInstanceOfDestinationType()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var original = new[] { "some string" };
+            var vpr = new ValueProviderResult(original, null, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+
+            // Act
+            var outValue = vpr.ConvertTo(typeof(string[]));
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Same(original, outValue);
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(typeof(int), typeof(FormatException))]
+        [InlineData(typeof(double?), typeof(FormatException))]
+        [InlineData(typeof(MyEnum?), typeof(ArgumentException))]
+        public void ConvertToThrowsIfConverterThrows(Type destinationType, Type exceptionType)
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var vpr = new ValueProviderResult("this-is-not-a-valid-value", null, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+
+            // Act & Assert
+            Assert.Throws(exceptionType, () => vpr.ConvertTo(destinationType));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ConvertToThrowsIfNoConverterExists()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var vpr = new ValueProviderResult("x", null, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+            var destinationType = typeof(MyClassWithoutConverter);
+
+            // Act & Assert
+            var ex = Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(() => vpr.ConvertTo(destinationType));
+            Assert.Equal("The parameter conversion from type 'System.String' to type " +
+                        "'Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.ValueProviderResultTest+MyClassWithoutConverter' " +
+                        "failed because no type converter can convert between these types.",
+                         ex.Message);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ConvertToUsesProvidedCulture()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var original = "12,5";
+            var vpr = new ValueProviderResult(original, null, new CultureInfo("en-GB"));
+            var frCulture = new CultureInfo("fr-FR");
+
+            // Act
+            var cultureResult = (decimal)vpr.ConvertTo(typeof(decimal), frCulture);
+            var result = (decimal)vpr.ConvertTo(typeof(decimal));
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(12.5M, cultureResult);
+            Assert.Equal(125, result);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void CulturePropertyDefaultsToInvariantCulture()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var result = new ValueProviderResult(null, null, null);
+
+            // Act & assert
+            Assert.Same(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, result.Culture);
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [MemberData("IntrinsicConversionData")]
+        public void ConvertToCanConvertIntrinsics<T>(object initialValue, T expectedValue)
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var result = new ValueProviderResult(initialValue, "", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+
+            // Act & Assert
+            Assert.Equal(expectedValue, result.ConvertTo(typeof(T)));
+        }
+
+        public static IEnumerable<object[]> IntrinsicConversionData
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                yield return new object[] { 42, 42M };
+                yield return new object[] { 42, 42L };
+                yield return new object[] { 42, (float)42.0 };
+                yield return new object[] { 42, (double)42.0 };
+                yield return new object[] { 42M, 42 };
+                yield return new object[] { 42L, 42 };
+                yield return new object[] { (float)42.0, 42 };
+                yield return new object[] { (double)42.0, 42 };
+            }
+        }
+
+        private class MyClassWithoutConverter
+        {
+        }
+
+        private enum MyEnum
+        {
+            Value0 = 0,
+            Value1 = 1
+        }
     }
 }
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