diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Metadata/CachedDataAnnotationsMetadataAttributes.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Metadata/CachedDataAnnotationsMetadataAttributes.cs
index 03b1779f28..67e18709fd 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Metadata/CachedDataAnnotationsMetadataAttributes.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Metadata/CachedDataAnnotationsMetadataAttributes.cs
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets (or sets in subclasses) <see cref="IEnumerable{IBinderTypeProviderMetadata}"/> found in collection passed
-        /// to the <see cref="CachedDataAnnotationsMetadataAttributes(IEnumerable{object})"/> constructor, if any.
+        /// Gets (or sets in subclasses) <see cref="IEnumerable{IBinderTypeProviderMetadata}"/> found in collection
+        /// passed to the <see cref="CachedDataAnnotationsMetadataAttributes(IEnumerable{object})"/> constructor,
+        /// if any.
         /// </summary>
         public IEnumerable<IBinderTypeProviderMetadata> BinderTypeProviders { get; set; }
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Metadata/CachedDataAnnotationsModelMetadata.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Metadata/CachedDataAnnotationsModelMetadata.cs
index e4148cd399..ed0a28608d 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Metadata/CachedDataAnnotationsModelMetadata.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Metadata/CachedDataAnnotationsModelMetadata.cs
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
         {
             if (PrototypeCache.BinderTypeProviders != null)
             {
-                // The need for fallback here is to handle cases where a model binder is specified
-                // on a type and on a parameter to an action.
-                //
                 // We want to respect the value set by the parameter (if any), and use the value specifed
                 // on the type as a fallback.
                 // 
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests/ModelBindingTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests/ModelBindingTests.cs
index de7c18dd4f..a414aca54d 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests/ModelBindingTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests/ModelBindingTests.cs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests
 
             // Act
             var response = await client.PostAsync("http://localhost/Home/GetCustomer?Id=1234", content);
-           
+
             // Assert
             Assert.Equal(HttpStatusCode.OK, response.StatusCode);
             var customer = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Customer>(
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Metadata/CachedDataAnnotationsMetadataAttributesTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Metadata/CachedDataAnnotationsMetadataAttributesTest.cs
index 0775379dc1..6671c1fe64 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Metadata/CachedDataAnnotationsMetadataAttributesTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Metadata/CachedDataAnnotationsMetadataAttributesTest.cs
@@ -86,12 +86,31 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
             var result = cache.PropertyBindingInfo.ToArray();
 
             // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(propertyBindingInfos.Length, result.Length);
             for (var index = 0; index < propertyBindingInfos.Length; index++)
             {
                 Assert.Same(propertyBindingInfos[index], result[index]);
             }
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void Constructor_FindsBinderTypeProviders()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var providers = new[] { new TestBinderTypeProvider(), new TestBinderTypeProvider() };
+
+            // Act
+            var cache = new CachedDataAnnotationsMetadataAttributes(providers);
+            var result = cache.BinderTypeProviders.ToArray();
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(providers.Length, result.Length);
+            for (var index = 0; index < providers.Length; index++)
+            {
+                Assert.Same(providers[index], result[index]);
+            }
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void Constructor_FindsDisplayFormat_FromDataType()
         {
@@ -123,5 +142,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
             // Assert
             Assert.Same(displayFormat, result);
         }
+
+        private class TestBinderTypeProvider : IBinderTypeProviderMetadata
+        {
+            public Type BinderType { get; set; }
+        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Metadata/CachedDataAnnotationsModelMetadataTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Metadata/CachedDataAnnotationsModelMetadataTest.cs
index d90fc065c6..c48ef4936f 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Metadata/CachedDataAnnotationsModelMetadataTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Metadata/CachedDataAnnotationsModelMetadataTest.cs
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
 
             Assert.Null(metadata.BinderModelName);
             Assert.Null(metadata.BinderMetadata);
+            Assert.Null(metadata.BinderType);
             Assert.Empty(metadata.BinderIncludeProperties);
             Assert.Null(metadata.BinderExcludeProperties);
         }
@@ -399,6 +400,79 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
             Assert.Null(metadata.EditFormatString);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void Constructor_FindsBinderTypeProviders_Null()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var provider = new DataAnnotationsModelMetadataProvider();
+
+            var binderProviders = new[] { new TestBinderTypeProvider(), new TestBinderTypeProvider() };
+
+            // Act
+            var metadata = new CachedDataAnnotationsModelMetadata(
+                provider,
+                containerType: null,
+                modelType: typeof(object),
+                propertyName: null,
+                attributes: binderProviders);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Null(metadata.BinderType);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Constructor_FindsBinderTypeProviders_Fallback()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var provider = new DataAnnotationsModelMetadataProvider();
+
+            var binderProviders = new[]
+            {
+                new TestBinderTypeProvider(),
+                new TestBinderTypeProvider() { BinderType = typeof(string) }
+            };
+
+            // Act
+            var metadata = new CachedDataAnnotationsModelMetadata(
+                provider,
+                containerType: null,
+                modelType: typeof(object),
+                propertyName: null,
+                attributes: binderProviders);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Same(typeof(string), metadata.BinderType);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Constructor_FindsBinderTypeProviders_FirstAttributeHasPrecedence()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var provider = new DataAnnotationsModelMetadataProvider();
+
+            var binderProviders = new[]
+            {
+                new TestBinderTypeProvider() { BinderType = typeof(int) },
+                new TestBinderTypeProvider() { BinderType = typeof(string) }
+            };
+
+            // Act
+            var metadata = new CachedDataAnnotationsModelMetadata(
+                provider,
+                containerType: null,
+                modelType: typeof(object),
+                propertyName: null,
+                attributes: binderProviders);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Same(typeof(int), metadata.BinderType);
+        }
+
+        private class TestBinderTypeProvider : IBinderTypeProviderMetadata
+        {
+            public Type BinderType { get; set; }
+        }
+
         private class DataTypeWithCustomDisplayFormat : DataTypeAttribute
         {
             public DataTypeWithCustomDisplayFormat() : base("Custom datatype")
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Metadata/ModelMetadataTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Metadata/ModelMetadataTest.cs
index 6fc4f7c1a0..78a5ac233d 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Metadata/ModelMetadataTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Metadata/ModelMetadataTest.cs
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
                     { m => m.BinderModelName = null, m => m.BinderModelName, null },
                     { m => m.BinderModelName = "newModelName", m => m.BinderModelName, "newModelName" },
                     { m => m.BinderModelName = string.Empty, m => m.BinderModelName, string.Empty },
+                    { m => m.BinderType = null, m => m.BinderType, null },
+                    { m => m.BinderType = typeof(string), m => m.BinderType, typeof(string) },
                     { m => m.BinderIncludeProperties = null, m => m.BinderIncludeProperties, null },
                     {
                       m => m.BinderIncludeProperties = emptyPropertyList,
@@ -124,6 +126,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
             Assert.Equal(ModelMetadata.DefaultOrder, metadata.Order);
 
             Assert.Null(metadata.BinderModelName);
+            Assert.Null(metadata.BinderType);
             Assert.Null(metadata.BinderMetadata);
             Assert.Null(metadata.BinderIncludeProperties);
             Assert.Null(metadata.BinderExcludeProperties);