diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Hosting/WebApplicationBuilder.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Hosting/WebApplicationBuilder.cs
index 4350a2b35b..12e595c50d 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Hosting/WebApplicationBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Hosting/WebApplicationBuilder.cs
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Hosting
             services.AddTransient<IApplicationBuilderFactory, ApplicationBuilderFactory>();
             services.AddTransient<IHttpContextFactory, HttpContextFactory>();
             services.AddLogging();
+            services.AddOptions();
 
             var diagnosticSource = new DiagnosticListener("Microsoft.AspNet");
             services.AddSingleton<DiagnosticSource>(diagnosticSource);
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Hosting/project.json b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Hosting/project.json
index a44b68f284..302aa0ba37 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Hosting/project.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Hosting/project.json
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     "Microsoft.AspNet.Hosting.Server.Abstractions": "1.0.0-*",
     "Microsoft.AspNet.Http": "1.0.0-*",
     "Microsoft.AspNet.Http.Extensions": "1.0.0-*",
+    "Microsoft.Extensions.Options": "1.0.0-*",
     "Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration": "1.0.0-*",
     "Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.CommandLine": "1.0.0-*",
     "Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.EnvironmentVariables": "1.0.0-*",