diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Browser/Rendering/BrowserRenderer.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Browser/Rendering/BrowserRenderer.cs
index 2752515df9..15bc3a06cc 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Browser/Rendering/BrowserRenderer.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Browser/Rendering/BrowserRenderer.cs
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
 
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Browser.Interop;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Browser.Services;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Components;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Rendering;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.RenderTree;
 using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Browser.Rendering
 {
@@ -21,7 +21,15 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Browser.Rendering
         /// <summary>
         /// Constructs an instance of <see cref="BrowserRenderer"/>.
         /// </summary>
-        public BrowserRenderer()
+        public BrowserRenderer(): this(new DefaultBrowserServiceProvider())
+        {
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Constructs an instance of <see cref="BrowserRenderer"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="serviceProvider">The <see cref="IServiceProvider"/> to use when initializing components.</param>
+        public BrowserRenderer(IServiceProvider serviceProvider): base(serviceProvider)
         {
             _browserRendererId = BrowserRendererRegistry.Add(this);
         }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Browser/Services/DefaultBrowserServiceProvider.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Browser/Services/DefaultBrowserServiceProvider.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6d1780b9d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Browser/Services/DefaultBrowserServiceProvider.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Browser.Services
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// An implementation of <see cref="IServiceProvider"/> configured with
+    /// default services suitable for use in a browser environment.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class DefaultBrowserServiceProvider : IServiceProvider
+    {
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public object GetService(Type serviceType)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor/Components/ComponentFactory.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor/Components/ComponentFactory.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..780a510b9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor/Components/ComponentFactory.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Components
+{
+    internal class ComponentFactory
+    {
+        private readonly IServiceProvider _serviceProvider;
+
+        public ComponentFactory(IServiceProvider serviceProvider)
+        {
+            _serviceProvider = serviceProvider
+                ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(serviceProvider));
+        }
+
+        public IComponent InstantiateComponent(Type componentType)
+        {
+            if (!typeof(IComponent).IsAssignableFrom(componentType))
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentException($"The type {componentType.FullName} does not " +
+                    $"implement {nameof(IComponent)}.", nameof(componentType));
+            }
+
+            var instance = (IComponent)Activator.CreateInstance(componentType);
+            PerformPropertyInjection(instance);
+            return instance;
+        }
+
+        private void PerformPropertyInjection(IComponent instance)
+        {
+            // TODO
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index dd7d9672c0..e25c100011 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 
 [assembly: InternalsVisibleTo("Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Test")]
 [assembly: InternalsVisibleTo("Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Browser.Test")]
+[assembly: InternalsVisibleTo("Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Build.Test")]
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor/Rendering/Renderer.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor/Rendering/Renderer.cs
index e752c85e3b..b758382e45 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor/Rendering/Renderer.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor/Rendering/Renderer.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Rendering
     /// </summary>
     public abstract class Renderer
     {
+        private readonly ComponentFactory _componentFactory;
         private int _nextComponentId = 0; // TODO: change to 'long' when Mono .NET->JS interop supports it
         private readonly Dictionary<int, ComponentState> _componentStateById
             = new Dictionary<int, ComponentState>();
@@ -25,20 +26,22 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Rendering
         private readonly Dictionary<int, UIEventHandler> _eventHandlersById
             = new Dictionary<int, UIEventHandler>();
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Constructs an instance of <see cref="Renderer"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="serviceProvider">The <see cref="IServiceProvider"/> to be used when initialising components.</param>
+        public Renderer(IServiceProvider serviceProvider)
+        {
+            _componentFactory = new ComponentFactory(serviceProvider);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Constructs a new component of the specified type.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="componentType">The type of the component to instantiate.</param>
         /// <returns>The component instance.</returns>
         protected IComponent InstantiateComponent(Type componentType)
-        {
-            if (!typeof(IComponent).IsAssignableFrom(componentType))
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentException($"Must implement {nameof(IComponent)}", nameof(componentType));
-            }
-
-            return (IComponent)Activator.CreateInstance(componentType);
-        }
+            => _componentFactory.InstantiateComponent(componentType);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Associates the <see cref="IComponent"/> with the <see cref="Renderer"/>, assigning
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Build.Test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Build.Test.csproj b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Build.Test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Build.Test.csproj
index acc88b16f3..b83f4d7e36 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Build.Test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Build.Test.csproj
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Build.Test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Build.Test.csproj
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Build\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Build.csproj" />
 
     <!-- Shared sources -->
-    <Compile Include="..\shared\AssertFrame.cs" Link="Helpers\AssertFrame.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="..\shared\**\*.cs" Link="Helpers\%(Filename)%(Extension)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Build.Test/RazorCompilerTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Build.Test/RazorCompilerTest.cs
index f552281240..59bb95983c 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Build.Test/RazorCompilerTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Build.Test/RazorCompilerTest.cs
@@ -745,6 +745,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Build.Test
 
         private class TestRenderer : Renderer
         {
+            public TestRenderer() : base(new TestServiceProvider())
+            {
+            }
+
             public RenderTreeFrame[] LatestBatchReferenceFrames { get; private set; }
 
             public void AttachComponent(IComponent component)
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Test/RenderTreeBuilderTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Test/RenderTreeBuilderTest.cs
index b7ad4d0a0f..aa111caef1 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Test/RenderTreeBuilderTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Test/RenderTreeBuilderTest.cs
@@ -396,6 +396,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Test
 
         private class TestRenderer : Renderer
         {
+            public TestRenderer() : base(new TestServiceProvider())
+            {
+            }
+
             protected override void UpdateDisplay(RenderBatch renderBatch)
                 => throw new NotImplementedException();
         }
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Test/RenderTreeDiffBuilderTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Test/RenderTreeDiffBuilderTest.cs
index bb215cb513..46479a831e 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Test/RenderTreeDiffBuilderTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Test/RenderTreeDiffBuilderTest.cs
@@ -922,6 +922,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Test
 
         private class FakeRenderer : Renderer
         {
+            public FakeRenderer() : base(new TestServiceProvider())
+            {
+            }
+
             protected override void UpdateDisplay(RenderBatch renderBatch)
             {
             }
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Test/RendererTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Test/RendererTest.cs
index aa2be87106..ee9fc6088d 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Test/RendererTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Test/RendererTest.cs
@@ -865,6 +865,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Test
 
         private class NoOpRenderer : Renderer
         {
+            public NoOpRenderer() : base(new TestServiceProvider())
+            {
+            }
+
             public new int AssignComponentId(IComponent component)
                 => base.AssignComponentId(component);
 
diff --git a/test/shared/TestRenderer.cs b/test/shared/TestRenderer.cs
index 8c652d6bd4..41e334d6b3 100644
--- a/test/shared/TestRenderer.cs
+++ b/test/shared/TestRenderer.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Test.Helpers
 {
     public class TestRenderer : Renderer
     {
+        public TestRenderer(): base(new TestServiceProvider())
+        {
+        }
+
         public List<CapturedBatch> Batches { get; }
             = new List<CapturedBatch>();
 
diff --git a/test/shared/TestServiceProvider.cs b/test/shared/TestServiceProvider.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7903a45cf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/shared/TestServiceProvider.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Test.Helpers
+{
+    public class TestServiceProvider : IServiceProvider
+    {
+        public object GetService(Type serviceType) => throw new NotImplementedException();
+    }
+}