diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ActionResults/HttpNotFoundObjectResult.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ActionResults/HttpNotFoundObjectResult.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ebfa3fe3ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ActionResults/HttpNotFoundObjectResult.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using Microsoft.AspNet.WebUtilities;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// An <see cref="ObjectResult"/> that when executed will produce a Not Found (404) response.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class HttpNotFoundObjectResult : ObjectResult
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a new <see cref="HttpNotFoundObjectResult"/> instance.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="value">The value to format in the entity body.</param>
+        public HttpNotFoundObjectResult(object value)
+            : base(value)
+        {
+            StatusCode = StatusCodes.Status404NotFound;
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Controller.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Controller.cs
index 60cd3021ba..5a0030650a 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Controller.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Controller.cs
@@ -692,6 +692,16 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
             return new HttpNotFoundResult();
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates an <see cref="HttpNotFoundObjectResult"/> that produces a Not Found (404) response.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>The created <see cref="HttpNotFoundObjectResult"/> for the response.</returns>
+        [NonAction]
+        public virtual HttpNotFoundObjectResult HttpNotFound(object value)
+        {
+            return new HttpNotFoundObjectResult(value);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates an <see cref="BadRequestResult"/> that produces a Bad Request (400) response.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ActionResults/HttpNotFoundObjectResultTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ActionResults/HttpNotFoundObjectResultTest.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..10da7cdd66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ActionResults/HttpNotFoundObjectResultTest.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.AspNet.Http;
+using Microsoft.AspNet.Http.Core;
+using Microsoft.AspNet.Routing;
+using Microsoft.AspNet.WebUtilities;
+using Microsoft.Framework.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Framework.DependencyInjection.Fallback;
+using Microsoft.Framework.OptionsModel;
+using Moq;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
+{
+    public class HttpNotFoundObjectResultTest
+    {
+        [Fact]
+        public void HttpNotFoundObjectResult_InitializesStatusCode()
+        {
+            // Arrange & act
+            var notFound = new HttpNotFoundObjectResult(null);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(StatusCodes.Status404NotFound, notFound.StatusCode);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void HttpNotFoundObjectResult_InitializesStatusCodeAndResponseContent()
+        {
+            // Arrange & act
+            var notFound = new HttpNotFoundObjectResult("Test Content");
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(StatusCodes.Status404NotFound, notFound.StatusCode);
+            Assert.Equal("Test Content", notFound.Value);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task HttpNotFoundObjectResult_ExecuteSuccessful()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var input = "Test Content";
+            var stream = new MemoryStream();
+
+            var httpResponse = new Mock<HttpResponse>();
+            var tempContentType = string.Empty;
+            httpResponse.SetupProperty(o => o.ContentType);
+            httpResponse.SetupGet(r => r.Body).Returns(stream);
+
+            var actionContext = CreateMockActionContext(httpResponse.Object);
+            var notFound = new HttpNotFoundObjectResult(input);
+
+            // Act
+            await notFound.ExecuteResultAsync(actionContext);
+
+            // Assert
+            httpResponse.VerifySet(r => r.StatusCode = StatusCodes.Status404NotFound);
+            Assert.Equal(input.Length, httpResponse.Object.Body.Length);
+        }
+
+        private static ActionContext CreateMockActionContext(
+                                                             HttpResponse response = null,
+                                                             string requestAcceptHeader = "application/*",
+                                                             string requestContentType = "application/json",
+                                                             string requestAcceptCharsetHeader = "",
+                                                             bool respectBrowserAcceptHeader = false)
+        {
+            var formatters = new IOutputFormatter[] { new StringOutputFormatter(), new JsonOutputFormatter() };
+            var httpContext = new Mock<HttpContext>();
+            if (response != null)
+            {
+                httpContext.Setup(o => o.Response).Returns(response);
+            }
+
+            var content = "{name: 'Person Name', Age: 'not-an-age'}";
+            var contentBytes = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(content);
+
+            var request = new DefaultHttpContext().Request;
+            request.Headers["Accept-Charset"] = requestAcceptCharsetHeader;
+            request.Headers["Accept"] = requestAcceptHeader;
+            request.ContentType = requestContentType;
+            request.Body = new MemoryStream(contentBytes);
+
+            httpContext.Setup(o => o.Request).Returns(request);
+            httpContext.Setup(o => o.RequestServices).Returns(GetServiceProvider());
+            httpContext.Setup(o => o.RequestServices.GetService(typeof(IOutputFormattersProvider)))
+                       .Returns(new TestOutputFormatterProvider(formatters));
+
+            var options = new Mock<IOptions<MvcOptions>>();
+            options.SetupGet(o => o.Options)
+                       .Returns(new MvcOptions()
+                       {
+                           RespectBrowserAcceptHeader = respectBrowserAcceptHeader
+                       });
+            httpContext.Setup(o => o.RequestServices.GetService(typeof(IOptions<MvcOptions>)))
+                       .Returns(options.Object);
+
+            return new ActionContext(httpContext.Object, new RouteData(), new ActionDescriptor());
+        }
+
+        private static IServiceProvider GetServiceProvider()
+        {
+            var optionsSetup = new MvcOptionsSetup();
+            var options = new MvcOptions();
+            optionsSetup.Configure(options);
+            var optionsAccessor = new Mock<IOptions<MvcOptions>>();
+            optionsAccessor.SetupGet(o => o.Options).Returns(options);
+
+            var serviceCollection = new ServiceCollection();
+            serviceCollection.AddInstance<IOptions<MvcOptions>>(optionsAccessor.Object);
+            return serviceCollection.BuildServiceProvider();
+        }
+
+        private class TestOutputFormatterProvider : IOutputFormattersProvider
+        {
+            private readonly IEnumerable<IOutputFormatter> _formatters;
+
+            public TestOutputFormatterProvider(IEnumerable<IOutputFormatter> formatters)
+            {
+                _formatters = formatters;
+            }
+
+            public IReadOnlyList<IOutputFormatter> OutputFormatters
+            {
+                get
+                {
+                    return _formatters.ToList();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ControllerTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ControllerTests.cs
index f200ccd6ec..0e442cdb1e 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ControllerTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ControllerTests.cs
@@ -657,6 +657,21 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Test
             Assert.Equal(StatusCodes.Status404NotFound, result.StatusCode);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void HttpNotFound_SetsStatusCodeAndResponseContent()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var controller = new TestableController();
+
+            // Act
+            var result = controller.HttpNotFound("Test Content");
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.IsType<HttpNotFoundObjectResult>(result);
+            Assert.Equal(StatusCodes.Status404NotFound, result.StatusCode);
+            Assert.Equal("Test Content", result.Value);
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void BadRequest_SetsStatusCode()
         {
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ControllerUnitTestabilityTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ControllerUnitTestabilityTests.cs
index 2933aa5130..e676754cdc 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ControllerUnitTestabilityTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ControllerUnitTestabilityTests.cs
@@ -214,6 +214,23 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
             Assert.Equal(StatusCodes.Status404NotFound, httpNotFoundResult.StatusCode);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void ControllerHttpNotFoundObject_InvokedInUnitTests()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var controller = new TestabilityController();
+
+            // Act
+            var result = controller.HttpNotFoundObject_Action("Test Content");
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.NotNull(result);
+
+            var httpNotFoundObjectResult = Assert.IsType<HttpNotFoundObjectResult>(result);
+            Assert.Equal(StatusCodes.Status404NotFound, httpNotFoundObjectResult.StatusCode);
+            Assert.Equal("Test Content", httpNotFoundObjectResult.Value);
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void ControllerHttpBadRequest_InvokedInUnitTests()
         {
@@ -621,6 +638,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
             {
                 return HttpNotFound();
             }
+
+            public IActionResult HttpNotFoundObject_Action(object value)
+            {
+                return HttpNotFound(value);
+            }
         }
 
         private class MyModel
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests/ActionResultTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests/ActionResultTests.cs
index 2e926dc14b..813e9cd4c0 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests/ActionResultTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests/ActionResultTests.cs
@@ -284,5 +284,45 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests
             // Assert
             Assert.Equal(HttpStatusCode.Created, response.StatusCode);
         }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task HttpNotFoundObjectResult_NoResponseContent()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var server = TestServer.Create(_provider, _app);
+            var client = server.CreateClient();
+
+            var request = new HttpRequestMessage(
+                HttpMethod.Get,
+                "http://localhost/ActionResultsVerification/GetNotFoundObjectResult");
+
+            // Act
+            var response = await client.SendAsync(request);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(HttpStatusCode.NotFound, response.StatusCode);
+            Assert.Equal("", await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task HttpNotFoundObjectResult_WithResponseContent()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var server = TestServer.Create(_provider, _app);
+            var client = server.CreateClient();
+            var input = "{\"SampleInt\":10}";
+
+            var request = new HttpRequestMessage(
+                HttpMethod.Post,
+                "http://localhost/ActionResultsVerification/GetNotFoundObjectResultWithContent");
+            request.Content = new StringContent(input, Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");
+
+            // Act
+            var response = await client.SendAsync(request);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(HttpStatusCode.NotFound, response.StatusCode);
+            Assert.Equal("{\"SampleInt\":10,\"SampleString\":\"Foo\"}", await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());
+        }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/test/WebSites/ActionResultsWebSite/Controllers/ActionResultsVerificationController.cs b/test/WebSites/ActionResultsWebSite/Controllers/ActionResultsVerificationController.cs
index e951a6b420..8fddb320c3 100644
--- a/test/WebSites/ActionResultsWebSite/Controllers/ActionResultsVerificationController.cs
+++ b/test/WebSites/ActionResultsWebSite/Controllers/ActionResultsVerificationController.cs
@@ -85,6 +85,16 @@ namespace ActionResultsWebSite
             return result;
         }
 
+        public IActionResult GetNotFoundObjectResult()
+        {
+            return HttpNotFound(null);
+        }
+
+        public IActionResult GetNotFoundObjectResultWithContent()
+        {
+            return HttpNotFound(CreateDummy());
+        }
+
         public DummyClass GetDummy(int id)
         {
             return CreateDummy();