diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ActionResults/JsonResult.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ActionResults/JsonResult.cs
index ccf9cba086..3318b2c5d6 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ActionResults/JsonResult.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ActionResults/JsonResult.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ using Microsoft.Framework.DependencyInjection;
 using Microsoft.Framework.Internal;
 using Microsoft.Framework.OptionsModel;
 using Microsoft.Net.Http.Headers;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
 {
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
         };
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Creates a new <see cref="JsonResult"/> with the given <paramref name="data"/>.
+        /// Creates a new <see cref="JsonResult"/> with the given <paramref name="value"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="value">The value to format as JSON.</param>
         public JsonResult(object value)
@@ -36,7 +37,18 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Creates a new <see cref="JsonResult"/> with the given <paramref name="data"/>.
+        /// Creates a new <see cref="JsonResult"/> with the given <paramref name="value"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="value">The value to format as JSON.</param>
+        /// <param name="serializerSettings">The <see cref="JsonSerializerSettings"/> to be used by
+        /// the formatter.</param>
+        public JsonResult(object value, [NotNull] JsonSerializerSettings serializerSettings)
+            : this(value, formatter: new JsonOutputFormatter { SerializerSettings = serializerSettings })
+        {
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a new <see cref="JsonResult"/> with the given <paramref name="value"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="value">The value to format as JSON.</param>
         /// <param name="formatter">The formatter to use, or <c>null</c> to choose a formatter dynamically.</param>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Controller.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Controller.cs
index 2cf4f110da..d2b51b1b8a 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Controller.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Controller.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Rendering;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Routing;
 using Microsoft.Framework.Internal;
 using Microsoft.Net.Http.Headers;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
 {
@@ -399,6 +400,29 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
             return new JsonResult(data);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a <see cref="JsonResult"/> object that serializes the specified <paramref name="data"/> object
+        /// to JSON.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="data">The object to serialize.</param>
+        /// <param name="serializerSettings">The <see cref="JsonSerializerSettings"/> to be used by
+        /// the formatter.</param>
+        /// <returns>The created <see cref="JsonResult"/> that serializes the specified <paramref name="data"/>
+        /// as JSON format for the response.</returns>
+        /// <remarks>Callers should cache an instance of <see cref="JsonSerializerSettings"/> to avoid
+        /// recreating cached data with each call.</remarks>
+        [NonAction]
+        public virtual JsonResult Json(object data, [NotNull] JsonSerializerSettings serializerSettings)
+        {
+            var disposableValue = data as IDisposable;
+            if (disposableValue != null)
+            {
+                Response.OnResponseCompleted(_ => disposableValue.Dispose(), state: null);
+            }
+
+            return new JsonResult(data, serializerSettings);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a <see cref="RedirectResult"/> object that redirects to the specified <paramref name="url"/>.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ControllerTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ControllerTests.cs
index 72625e3eb7..e60daa5f6d 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ControllerTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ControllerTests.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ using Microsoft.AspNet.WebUtilities;
 #if DNX451
 using Moq;
 #endif
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using Xunit;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Test
@@ -1031,6 +1032,24 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Test
             Assert.Same(data, actualJsonResult.Value);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void Controller_Json_WithParameterValueAndSerializerSettings_SetsRespectiveValues()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var controller = new TestableController();
+            var data = new object();
+            var serializerSettings = new JsonSerializerSettings();
+
+            // Act
+            var actualJsonResult = controller.Json(data, serializerSettings);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.IsType<JsonResult>(actualJsonResult);
+            Assert.Same(data, actualJsonResult.Value);
+            var jsonFormatter = actualJsonResult.Formatter as JsonOutputFormatter;
+            Assert.Same(serializerSettings, jsonFormatter.SerializerSettings);
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void Controller_Json_IDisposableObject_RegistersForDispose()
         {
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ControllerUnitTestabilityTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ControllerUnitTestabilityTests.cs
index 28f5a2450c..6307b5061b 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ControllerUnitTestabilityTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ControllerUnitTestabilityTests.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ using Microsoft.AspNet.Http.Internal;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Routing;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.WebUtilities;
 using Moq;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using Xunit;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
@@ -194,7 +195,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
             var jsonResult = Assert.IsType<JsonResult>(result);
             Assert.NotNull(jsonResult.Value);
             Assert.Same(model, jsonResult.Value);
-            Assert.IsType(model.GetType(), jsonResult.Value);
+            Assert.IsType<MyModel>(jsonResult.Value);
 
             // Arrange
             controller = new TestabilityController();
@@ -209,6 +210,28 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
             Assert.Null(jsonResult.Value);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void ControllerJsonWithSerializerSettings_InvokedInUnitTests()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var controller = new TestabilityController();
+            var model = new MyModel() { Property1 = "Property_1" };
+            var serializerSettings = new JsonSerializerSettings();
+
+            // Act
+            var result = controller.JsonWithSerializerSettings_Action(model, serializerSettings);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.NotNull(result);
+
+            var jsonResult = Assert.IsType<JsonResult>(result);
+            Assert.NotNull(jsonResult.Value);
+            Assert.Same(model, jsonResult.Value);
+            Assert.IsType<MyModel>(jsonResult.Value);
+            var jsonFormatter = jsonResult.Formatter as JsonOutputFormatter;
+            Assert.Same(serializerSettings, jsonFormatter.SerializerSettings);
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void ControllerHttpNotFound_InvokedInUnitTests()
         {
@@ -590,6 +613,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
                 return Json(data);
             }
 
+            public IActionResult JsonWithSerializerSettings_Action(object data, JsonSerializerSettings serializerSettings)
+            {
+                return Json(data, serializerSettings);
+            }
+
             public IActionResult Redirect_Action(string url)
             {
                 return Redirect(url);
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/JsonResultTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/JsonResultTest.cs
index 9fa37a02bb..d914d1d9a2 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/JsonResultTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/JsonResultTest.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ using Microsoft.Framework.Logging;
 using Microsoft.Framework.OptionsModel;
 using Microsoft.Net.Http.Headers;
 using Moq;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using Xunit;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
@@ -24,6 +25,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
         private static readonly byte[] _abcdUTF8Bytes
             = new byte[] { 123, 34, 102, 111, 111, 34, 58, 34, 97, 98, 99, 100, 34, 125 };
 
+        private static readonly byte[] _abcdIndentedUTF8Bytes
+            = new byte[] { 123, 13, 10, 32, 32, 34, 102, 111, 111, 34, 58, 32, 34, 97, 98, 99, 100, 34, 13, 10, 125 };
+
         [Fact]
         public async Task ExecuteResultAsync_OptionsFormatter_WithoutBOM()
         {
@@ -154,6 +158,29 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
             Assert.Equal("application/hal+json; charset=utf-8", context.Response.ContentType);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task ExecuteResultAsync_UsesPassedInSerializerSettings()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var expected = _abcdIndentedUTF8Bytes;
+
+            var context = GetHttpContext();
+            var actionContext = new ActionContext(context, new RouteData(), new ActionDescriptor());
+
+            var serializerSettings = new JsonSerializerSettings();
+            serializerSettings.Formatting = Formatting.Indented;
+
+            var result = new JsonResult(new { foo = "abcd" }, serializerSettings);
+
+            // Act
+            await result.ExecuteResultAsync(actionContext);
+            var written = GetWrittenBytes(context);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(expected, written);
+            Assert.Equal("application/json; charset=utf-8", context.Response.ContentType);
+        }
+
         // If no formatter in options can match the given content-types, then use the one registered
         // in services
         [Fact]
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests/JsonResultTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests/JsonResultTest.cs
index 6b0577d5f9..75526dfd40 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests/JsonResultTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests/JsonResultTest.cs
@@ -161,6 +161,26 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests
             Assert.Equal("{\"message\":\"hello\"}", content);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task JsonResult_Uses_CustomSerializerSettings()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var server = TestHelper.CreateServer(_app, SiteName, _configureServices);
+            var client = server.CreateClient();
+
+            var url = "http://localhost/JsonResult/CustomSerializerSettings";
+
+            var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, url);
+
+            // Act
+            var response = await client.SendAsync(request);
+            var content = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(HttpStatusCode.OK, response.StatusCode);
+            Assert.Equal("{\"message\":\"hello\"}", content);
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public async Task JsonResult_CustomContentType()
         {
diff --git a/test/WebSites/BasicWebSite/Controllers/JsonResultController.cs b/test/WebSites/BasicWebSite/Controllers/JsonResultController.cs
index c31a0e653e..1772a24aa3 100644
--- a/test/WebSites/BasicWebSite/Controllers/JsonResultController.cs
+++ b/test/WebSites/BasicWebSite/Controllers/JsonResultController.cs
@@ -3,12 +3,15 @@
 
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc;
 using Microsoft.Net.Http.Headers;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization;
 
 namespace BasicWebSite.Controllers
 {
     public class JsonResultController : Controller
     {
+        private static JsonSerializerSettings _customSerializerSettings;
+
         public JsonResult Plain()
         {
             return Json(new { Message = "hello" });
@@ -32,6 +35,19 @@ namespace BasicWebSite.Controllers
             return result;
         }
 
+        public JsonResult CustomSerializerSettings()
+        {
+            if (_customSerializerSettings == null)
+            {
+                _customSerializerSettings = new JsonSerializerSettings
+                {
+                    ContractResolver = new CamelCasePropertyNamesContractResolver()
+                };
+            }
+
+            return Json(new { Message = "hello" }, _customSerializerSettings);
+        }
+
         public JsonResult Null()
         {
             return Json(null);