diff --git a/samples/MvcSample/Startup.cs b/samples/MvcSample/Startup.cs
index 780d0e89ed..9e512a9c39 100644
--- a/samples/MvcSample/Startup.cs
+++ b/samples/MvcSample/Startup.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 #if NET45
+using Autofac;
 using System;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Abstractions;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.ConfigurationModel;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.AspNet.DependencyInjection.Autofac;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Routing;
 using Microsoft.Net.Runtime;
@@ -29,11 +31,13 @@ namespace MvcSample
 
         private void ConfigureMvc(IBuilder builder)
         {
-            var configuration = new Configuration();
-            var services = MvcServices.GetDefaultServices(configuration);
-            var serviceProvider = new ServiceProvider(_serviceProvider).Add(services);
+            var containerBuilder = new ContainerBuilder();
+            var services = MvcServices.GetDefaultServices();
 
-            serviceProvider.AddInstance<PassThroughAttribute>(new PassThroughAttribute());
+            AutofacRegistration.Populate(containerBuilder, _serviceProvider, services);
+            containerBuilder.RegisterInstance<PassThroughAttribute>(new PassThroughAttribute());
+
+            var serviceProvider = containerBuilder.Build().Resolve<IServiceProvider>();
 
             var routes = new RouteCollection()
             {
diff --git a/samples/MvcSample/project.json b/samples/MvcSample/project.json
index c4ef088f35..e695307774 100644
--- a/samples/MvcSample/project.json
+++ b/samples/MvcSample/project.json
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
   "configurations": {
     "net45": {
       "dependencies": {
+          "Autofac": "3.3.0",
           "Owin": "1.0",
+          "Microsoft.AspNet.DependencyInjection.Autofac": "0.1-alpha-*",
           "Microsoft.Owin": "2.1.0",
           "Microsoft.Owin.Diagnostics": "2.1.0",
           "Microsoft.Owin.Hosting": "2.1.0",
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc/MvcServices.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc/MvcServices.cs
index 26bb98a685..ef2d423c2a 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc/MvcServices.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc/MvcServices.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
 {
     public class MvcServices
     {
+        public static IEnumerable<IServiceDescriptor> GetDefaultServices()
+        {
+            return GetDefaultServices(new Configuration());
+        }
+
         public static IEnumerable<IServiceDescriptor> GetDefaultServices(IConfiguration configuration)
         {
             var describe = new ServiceDescriber(configuration);