diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ActionResultHelper.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ActionResultHelper.cs
index d15a2dc6e7..3099dc07b3 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ActionResultHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ActionResultHelper.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Text;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Rendering;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
@@ -31,6 +32,16 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
             };
         }
 
+        public IActionResult Content(string value, string contentType, Encoding contentEncoding)
+        {
+            return new ContentResult
+            {
+                Content = value,
+                ContentType = contentType,
+                ContentEncoding = contentEncoding
+            };
+        }
+
         public IJsonResult Json(object value)
         {
             return new JsonResult(value);
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Controller.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Controller.cs
index a43e2e2655..14584a8afe 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Controller.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Controller.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using Microsoft.AspNet.Abstractions;
+using System.Text;
+using Microsoft.AspNet.Abstractions;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Rendering;
 
@@ -76,5 +77,25 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
 
             return Result.View(view, ViewData);
         }
+
+        public IActionResult Content(string content)
+        {
+            return Content(content, contentType: null);
+        }
+
+        public IActionResult Content(string content, string contentType)
+        {
+            return Content(content, contentType, contentEncoding: null);
+        }
+
+        public IActionResult Content(string content, string contentType, Encoding contentEncoding)
+        {
+            return Result.Content(content, contentType, contentEncoding);
+        }
+
+        public IJsonResult Json(object value)
+        {
+            return Result.Json(value);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/IActionResultHelper.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/IActionResultHelper.cs
index 40dd5de1da..5785a789c0 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/IActionResultHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/IActionResultHelper.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Rendering;
+using System.Text;
+using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Rendering;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
 {
@@ -6,6 +7,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
     {
         IActionResult Content(string value);
         IActionResult Content(string value, string contentType);
+        IActionResult Content(string value, string contentType, Encoding contentEncoding);
         IJsonResult Json(object value);
         IActionResult View(string view, ViewDataDictionary viewData);
     }