diff --git a/src/Mvc/Mvc.Abstractions/src/Abstractions/ActionDescriptor.cs b/src/Mvc/Mvc.Abstractions/src/Abstractions/ActionDescriptor.cs
index 443e05259a..c6200ba6ee 100644
--- a/src/Mvc/Mvc.Abstractions/src/Abstractions/ActionDescriptor.cs
+++ b/src/Mvc/Mvc.Abstractions/src/Abstractions/ActionDescriptor.cs
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the endpoint metadata for this action.
+        /// This API is meant for infrastructure and should not be used by application code.
         /// </summary>
         public IList<object> EndpointMetadata { get; set; }
 
diff --git a/src/Mvc/Mvc.RazorPages/src/Infrastructure/DefaultPageLoader.cs b/src/Mvc/Mvc.RazorPages/src/Infrastructure/DefaultPageLoader.cs
index 32472186e2..370df5baee 100644
--- a/src/Mvc/Mvc.RazorPages/src/Infrastructure/DefaultPageLoader.cs
+++ b/src/Mvc/Mvc.RazorPages/src/Infrastructure/DefaultPageLoader.cs
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Infrastructure
         }
 
         public override Task<CompiledPageActionDescriptor> LoadAsync(PageActionDescriptor actionDescriptor)
+            => LoadAsync(actionDescriptor, EndpointMetadataCollection.Empty);
+
+        internal Task<CompiledPageActionDescriptor> LoadAsync(PageActionDescriptor actionDescriptor, EndpointMetadataCollection endpointMetadata)
         {
             if (actionDescriptor == null)
             {
@@ -79,10 +82,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Infrastructure
                 return compiledDescriptorTask;
             }
 
-            return cache.GetOrAdd(actionDescriptor, LoadAsyncCore(actionDescriptor));
+            return cache.GetOrAdd(actionDescriptor, LoadAsyncCore(actionDescriptor, endpointMetadata));
         }
 
-        private async Task<CompiledPageActionDescriptor> LoadAsyncCore(PageActionDescriptor actionDescriptor)
+        private async Task<CompiledPageActionDescriptor> LoadAsyncCore(PageActionDescriptor actionDescriptor, EndpointMetadataCollection endpointMetadata)
         {
             var viewDescriptor = await Compiler.CompileAsync(actionDescriptor.RelativePath);
             var context = new PageApplicationModelProviderContext(actionDescriptor, viewDescriptor.Type.GetTypeInfo());
@@ -110,7 +113,18 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Infrastructure
                 routeNames: new HashSet<string>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase),
                 action: compiled,
                 routes: Array.Empty<ConventionalRouteEntry>(),
-                conventions: Array.Empty<Action<EndpointBuilder>>(),
+                conventions: new Action<EndpointBuilder>[]
+                {
+                    b =>
+                    {
+                        // Metadata from PageActionDescriptor is less significant than the one discovered from the compiled type.
+                        // Consequently, we'll insert it at the beginning.
+                        for (var i = endpointMetadata.Count - 1; i >=0; i--)
+                        {
+                            b.Metadata.Insert(0, endpointMetadata[i]);
+                        }
+                    },
+                },
                 createInertEndpoints: false);
 
             // In some test scenarios there's no route so the endpoint isn't created. This is fine because
diff --git a/src/Mvc/Mvc.RazorPages/src/Infrastructure/DynamicPageEndpointMatcherPolicy.cs b/src/Mvc/Mvc.RazorPages/src/Infrastructure/DynamicPageEndpointMatcherPolicy.cs
index ea68558d4b..9f1faa2baa 100644
--- a/src/Mvc/Mvc.RazorPages/src/Infrastructure/DynamicPageEndpointMatcherPolicy.cs
+++ b/src/Mvc/Mvc.RazorPages/src/Infrastructure/DynamicPageEndpointMatcherPolicy.cs
@@ -160,7 +160,19 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Infrastructure
                 var loadedEndpoints = new List<Endpoint>(endpoints);
                 for (var j = 0; j < loadedEndpoints.Count; j++)
                 {
-                    var compiled = await _loader.LoadAsync(loadedEndpoints[j].Metadata.GetMetadata<PageActionDescriptor>());
+                    var metadata = loadedEndpoints[j].Metadata;
+                    var pageActionDescriptor = metadata.GetMetadata<PageActionDescriptor>();
+
+                    CompiledPageActionDescriptor compiled;
+                    if (_loader is DefaultPageLoader defaultPageLoader)
+                    {
+                        compiled = await defaultPageLoader.LoadAsync(pageActionDescriptor, endpoint.Metadata);
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        compiled = await _loader.LoadAsync(pageActionDescriptor);
+                    }
+
                     loadedEndpoints[j] = compiled.Endpoint;
                 }
 
diff --git a/src/Mvc/Mvc.RazorPages/src/Infrastructure/PageLoaderMatcherPolicy.cs b/src/Mvc/Mvc.RazorPages/src/Infrastructure/PageLoaderMatcherPolicy.cs
index 3d2acb23e8..18c14db7c6 100644
--- a/src/Mvc/Mvc.RazorPages/src/Infrastructure/PageLoaderMatcherPolicy.cs
+++ b/src/Mvc/Mvc.RazorPages/src/Infrastructure/PageLoaderMatcherPolicy.cs
@@ -78,7 +78,16 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Infrastructure
                 {
                     // We found an endpoint instance that has a PageActionDescriptor, but not a
                     // CompiledPageActionDescriptor. Update the CandidateSet.
-                    var compiled = _loader.LoadAsync(page);
+                    Task<CompiledPageActionDescriptor> compiled;
+                    if (_loader is DefaultPageLoader defaultPageLoader)
+                    {
+                        compiled = defaultPageLoader.LoadAsync(page, endpoint.Metadata);
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        compiled = _loader.LoadAsync(page);
+                    }
+
                     if (compiled.IsCompletedSuccessfully)
                     {
                         candidates.ReplaceEndpoint(i, compiled.Result.Endpoint, candidate.Values);
diff --git a/src/Mvc/test/Mvc.FunctionalTests/AuthMiddlewareUsingRequireAuthTest.cs b/src/Mvc/test/Mvc.FunctionalTests/AuthMiddlewareUsingRequireAuthTest.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7c8e4fed40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Mvc/test/Mvc.FunctionalTests/AuthMiddlewareUsingRequireAuthTest.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+// 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.Linq;
+using System.Net;
+using System.Net.Http;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.FunctionalTests
+{
+    public class AuthMiddlewareUsingRequireAuthTest : IClassFixture<MvcTestFixture<SecurityWebSite.StartupWithRequireAuth>>
+    {
+        public AuthMiddlewareUsingRequireAuthTest(MvcTestFixture<SecurityWebSite.StartupWithRequireAuth> fixture)
+        {
+            var factory = fixture.Factories.FirstOrDefault() ?? fixture.WithWebHostBuilder(ConfigureWebHostBuilder);
+            Client = factory.CreateDefaultClient();
+        }
+
+        private static void ConfigureWebHostBuilder(IWebHostBuilder builder) =>
+            builder.UseStartup<SecurityWebSite.StartupWithRequireAuth>();
+
+        public HttpClient Client { get; }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task RequireAuthConfiguredGlobally_AppliesToControllers()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var action = "Home/Index";
+            var response = await Client.GetAsync(action);
+
+            await AssertAuthorizeResponse(response);
+
+            // We should be able to login with ClaimA alone
+            var authCookie = await GetAuthCookieAsync("LoginClaimA");
+
+            var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, action);
+            request.Headers.Add("Cookie", authCookie);
+
+            response = await Client.SendAsync(request);
+            await response.AssertStatusCodeAsync(HttpStatusCode.OK);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task RequireAuthConfiguredGlobally_AppliesToRazorPages()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var action = "PagesHome";
+            var response = await Client.GetAsync(action);
+
+            await AssertAuthorizeResponse(response);
+
+            // We should be able to login with ClaimA alone
+            var authCookie = await GetAuthCookieAsync("LoginClaimA");
+
+            var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, action);
+            request.Headers.Add("Cookie", authCookie);
+
+            response = await Client.SendAsync(request);
+            await response.AssertStatusCodeAsync(HttpStatusCode.OK);
+        }
+
+        private async Task AssertAuthorizeResponse(HttpResponseMessage response)
+        {
+            await response.AssertStatusCodeAsync(HttpStatusCode.Redirect);
+            Assert.Equal("/Home/Login", response.Headers.Location.LocalPath);
+        }
+
+        private async Task<string> GetAuthCookieAsync(string action)
+        {
+            var response = await Client.PostAsync($"Login/{action}", null);
+
+            await response.AssertStatusCodeAsync(HttpStatusCode.OK);
+            Assert.True(response.Headers.Contains("Set-Cookie"));
+            return response.Headers.GetValues("Set-Cookie").FirstOrDefault();
+        }
+    }
+}
+ 
diff --git a/src/Mvc/test/WebSites/SecurityWebSite/StartupWithRequireAuth.cs b/src/Mvc/test/WebSites/SecurityWebSite/StartupWithRequireAuth.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6f28bfdd3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Mvc/test/WebSites/SecurityWebSite/StartupWithRequireAuth.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+// 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 Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Cookies;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization.Policy;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+
+namespace SecurityWebSite
+{
+    public class StartupWithRequireAuth
+    {
+        // This method gets called by the runtime. Use this method to add services to the container.
+        public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
+        {
+            // Add framework services.
+            services.AddControllersWithViews().SetCompatibilityVersion(CompatibilityVersion.Latest);
+            services.AddRazorPages();
+            services.AddAntiforgery();
+            services.AddAuthentication(CookieAuthenticationDefaults.AuthenticationScheme).AddCookie(options =>
+            {
+                options.LoginPath = "/Home/Login";
+                options.LogoutPath = "/Home/Logout";
+            })
+            .AddCookie("Cookie2");
+        }
+
+        // This method gets called by the runtime. Use this method to configure the HTTP request pipeline.
+        public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app)
+        {
+            app.UseRouting();
+
+            app.UseAuthentication();
+            app.UseAuthorization();
+
+            app.UseEndpoints(endpoints =>
+            {
+                endpoints.MapRazorPages().RequireAuthorization();
+                endpoints.MapDefaultControllerRoute().RequireAuthorization();
+            });
+        }
+    }
+}