diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Controller.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Controller.cs
index e0fd035e68..72661425a0 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Controller.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Controller.cs
@@ -1030,6 +1030,57 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
                 predicate);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Validates the specified <paramref name="model"/> instance.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="model">The model to validate.</param>
+        /// <returns><c>true</c> if the <see cref="ModelState"/> is valid; <c>false</c> otherwise. </returns>
+        [NonAction]
+        public virtual bool TryValidateModel([NotNull] object model)
+        {
+            return TryValidateModel(model, prefix: null);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Validates the specified <paramref name="model"/> instance.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="model">The model to validate.</param>
+        /// <param name="prefix">The key to use when looking up information in <see cref="ModelState"/>.
+        /// </param>
+        /// <returns><c>true</c> if the <see cref="ModelState"/> is valid;<c>false</c> otherwise. </returns>
+        [NonAction]
+        public virtual bool TryValidateModel([NotNull] object model, string prefix)
+        {
+            if (BindingContext == null)
+            {
+                var message = Resources.FormatPropertyOfTypeCannotBeNull(
+                    nameof(BindingContext),
+                    typeof(Controller).FullName);
+                throw new InvalidOperationException(message);
+            }
+
+            var modelMetadata = MetadataProvider.GetMetadataForType(
+               modelAccessor: () => model,
+               modelType: model.GetType());
+
+            var validationContext = new ModelValidationContext(
+                MetadataProvider,
+                BindingContext.ValidatorProvider,
+                ModelState,
+                modelMetadata,
+                containerMetadata: null);
+
+            var modelName = prefix ?? string.Empty;
+
+            var validationNode = new ModelValidationNode(modelMetadata, modelName)
+            {
+                ValidateAllProperties = true
+            };
+            validationNode.Validate(validationContext);
+
+            return ModelState.IsValid;
+        }
+
         public void Dispose()
         {
             Dispose(disposing: true);
@@ -1040,4 +1091,4 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
         {
         }
     }
-}
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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 0fbdee98f4..23e0ac6f1e 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ControllerTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ControllerTests.cs
@@ -1237,6 +1237,101 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Test
             Assert.True(controller.DisposeCalled);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void TryValidateModelWithValidModel_ReturnsTrue()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var binder = new Mock<IModelBinder>();
+            var controller = GetController(binder.Object, provider: null);
+            controller.BindingContext.ValidatorProvider = Mock.Of<IModelValidatorProvider>();
+            var model = new TryValidateModelModel();
+
+            // Act
+            var result = controller.TryValidateModel(model);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.True(result);
+            Assert.True(controller.ModelState.IsValid);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void TryValidateModelWithInvalidModelWithPrefix_ReturnsFalse()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var model = new TryValidateModelModel();
+            var validationResult = new []
+            {
+                new ModelValidationResult(string.Empty, "Out of range!")
+            };
+
+            var validator1 = new Mock<IModelValidator>();
+
+            validator1.Setup(v => v.Validate(It.IsAny<ModelValidationContext>()))
+               .Returns(validationResult);
+
+            var provider = new Mock<IModelValidatorProvider>();
+            provider.Setup(v => v.GetValidators(It.IsAny<ModelMetadata>()))
+                .Returns(new[] { validator1.Object });
+
+            var binder = new Mock<IModelBinder>();
+            var controller = GetController(binder.Object, provider: null);
+            controller.BindingContext.ValidatorProvider = provider.Object;
+            
+            // Act
+            var result = controller.TryValidateModel(model, "Prefix");
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.False(result);
+            Assert.Equal(1, controller.ModelState.Count);
+            var error = Assert.Single(controller.ModelState["Prefix.IntegerProperty"].Errors);
+            Assert.Equal("Out of range!", error.ErrorMessage);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void TryValidateModelWithInvalidModelNoPrefix_ReturnsFalse()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var model = new TryValidateModelModel();
+            var validationResult = new[]
+            {
+                new ModelValidationResult(string.Empty, "Out of range!")
+            };
+
+            var validator1 = new Mock<IModelValidator>();
+
+            validator1.Setup(v => v.Validate(It.IsAny<ModelValidationContext>()))
+               .Returns(validationResult);
+
+            var provider = new Mock<IModelValidatorProvider>();
+            provider.Setup(v => v.GetValidators(It.IsAny<ModelMetadata>()))
+                .Returns(new[] { validator1.Object });
+
+            var binder = new Mock<IModelBinder>();
+            var controller = GetController(binder.Object, provider: null);
+            controller.BindingContext.ValidatorProvider = provider.Object;
+
+            // Act
+            var result = controller.TryValidateModel(model);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.False(result);
+            Assert.Equal(1, controller.ModelState.Count);
+            var error = Assert.Single(controller.ModelState["IntegerProperty"].Errors);
+            Assert.Equal("Out of range!", error.ErrorMessage);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void TryValidateModelEmptyBindingContextThrowsException()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var controller = new Controller();
+            var model = new TryValidateModelModel();
+
+            // Act & Assert
+            var exception = Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(() => controller.TryValidateModel(model));
+            Assert.Equal("The 'BindingContext' property of 'Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Controller' must not be null.", exception.Message);
+        }
+
         private static Controller GetController(IModelBinder binder, IValueProvider provider)
         {
             var metadataProvider = new DataAnnotationsModelMetadataProvider();
@@ -1287,6 +1382,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Test
             public int Zip { get; set; }
         }
 
+        private class TryValidateModelModel
+        {
+            public int IntegerProperty { get; set; }
+        }
+
         private class DisposableController : Controller
         {
             public bool DisposeCalled { get; private set; }
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests/TryValidateModelTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests/TryValidateModelTest.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..23d9364d79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests/TryValidateModelTest.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+// 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.Net;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.AspNet.Builder;
+using Microsoft.AspNet.TestHost;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.FunctionalTests
+{
+    public class TryValidateModelTest
+    {
+        private readonly IServiceProvider _services = TestHelper.CreateServices(nameof(FormatterWebSite));
+        private readonly Action<IApplicationBuilder> _app = new FormatterWebSite.Startup().Configure;
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task TryValidateModel_SimpleModelInvalidProperties()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var server = TestServer.Create(_services, _app);
+            var client = server.CreateClient();
+
+            // Act
+            var response = await client.GetAsync("http://localhost/TryValidateModel/GetInvalidUser");
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest, response.StatusCode);
+
+            var json = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Dictionary<string, string[]>>(
+                await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());
+            Assert.Equal("The field Id must be between 1 and 2000.", json["Id"][0]);
+            Assert.Equal(
+                "The field Name must be a string or array type with a minimum length of '5'.", json["Name"][0]);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task TryValidateModel_DerivedModelInvalidType()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var server = TestServer.Create(_services, _app);
+            var client = server.CreateClient();
+
+            // Act
+            var response = await client.GetAsync("http://localhost/TryValidateModel/GetInvalidAdminWithPrefix");
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest, response.StatusCode);
+
+            var json = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Dictionary<string, string[]>>(
+                await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());
+            Assert.Equal("AdminAccessCode property does not have the right value", json["admin"][0]);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task TryValidateModel_ValidDerivedModel()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var server = TestServer.Create(_services, _app);
+            var client = server.CreateClient();
+
+            // Act
+            var response = await client.GetAsync("http://localhost/TryValidateModel/GetValidAdminWithPrefix");
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(HttpStatusCode.OK, response.StatusCode);
+            Assert.Equal("Admin user created successfully", await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/test/WebSites/FormatterWebSite/Controllers/TryValidateModelController.cs b/test/WebSites/FormatterWebSite/Controllers/TryValidateModelController.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d041232b94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/WebSites/FormatterWebSite/Controllers/TryValidateModelController.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+// 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.Mvc;
+
+namespace FormatterWebSite
+{
+    public class TryValidateModelController : Controller
+    {
+        [HttpGet]
+        public IActionResult GetInvalidUser()
+        {
+            var user = new User
+            {
+                Id = 0,
+                Name = "x"
+            };
+
+            // If ModelState.InValid is false return BadRequestOjectResult; else return empty string.
+            if (!TryValidateModel(user))
+            {
+                return new BadRequestObjectResult(ModelState);
+            }
+
+            return Content(string.Empty);
+        }
+
+        [HttpGet]
+        public IActionResult GetInvalidAdminWithPrefix()
+        {
+            var admin = new Administrator()
+            {
+                Id = 1,
+                Name = "John Doe",
+                Designation = "Administrator",
+                AdminAccessCode = 0
+            };
+            if (!TryValidateModel(admin,"admin"))
+            {
+                return new BadRequestObjectResult(ModelState);
+            }
+
+            return Content(string.Empty);
+        }
+
+        [HttpGet]
+        public IActionResult GetValidAdminWithPrefix()
+        {
+            var admin = new Administrator()
+            {
+                Id = 1,
+                Name = "John Doe",
+                Designation = "Administrator",
+                AdminAccessCode = 1
+            };
+            if (!TryValidateModel(admin, "admin"))
+            {
+                return new BadRequestObjectResult(ModelState);
+            }
+
+            return Content("Admin user created successfully");
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/WebSites/FormatterWebSite/Models/AdminValidator.cs b/test/WebSites/FormatterWebSite/Models/AdminValidator.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..03ebcf4b4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/WebSites/FormatterWebSite/Models/AdminValidator.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// 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.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
+
+namespace FormatterWebSite
+{
+    public class AdminValidator : ValidationAttribute
+    {
+        protected override ValidationResult IsValid(object value, ValidationContext validationContext)
+        {
+            var admin = (Administrator)value;
+            
+            if (admin.AdminAccessCode != 1)
+            {
+                return new ValidationResult ("AdminAccessCode property does not have the right value");
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/test/WebSites/FormatterWebSite/Models/Administrator.cs b/test/WebSites/FormatterWebSite/Models/Administrator.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce82dd9ded
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/WebSites/FormatterWebSite/Models/Administrator.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// 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;
+
+namespace FormatterWebSite
+{
+    [AdminValidator]
+    public class Administrator : User
+    {
+        public int AdminAccessCode { get; set; }
+    }
+}
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