diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing/RouteBuilderExtensions.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing/RouteBuilderExtensions.cs
index 37ea3e55c8..dba7b90319 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing/RouteBuilderExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing/RouteBuilderExtensions.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,16 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Routing
                                              string template,
                                              object defaults,
                                              object constraints)
+        {
+            return MapRoute(routeCollectionBuilder, name, template, defaults, constraints, dataTokens: null);
+        }
+
+        public static IRouteBuilder MapRoute(this IRouteBuilder routeCollectionBuilder,
+                                             string name,
+                                             string template,
+                                             object defaults,
+                                             object constraints,
+                                             object dataTokens)
         {
             if (routeCollectionBuilder.DefaultHandler == null)
             {
@@ -45,7 +55,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Routing
                                                                 template,
                                                                 ObjectToDictionary(defaults),
                                                                 ObjectToDictionary(constraints),
+                                                                ObjectToDictionary(dataTokens),
                                                                 inlineConstraintResolver));
+
             return routeCollectionBuilder;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing/RouteData.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing/RouteData.cs
index 842cc99a02..1d818aaec4 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing/RouteData.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing/RouteData.cs
@@ -18,5 +18,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Routing
         public List<IRouter> Routers { get; private set; }
 
         public IDictionary<string, object> Values { get; set; }
+
+        public IDictionary<string, object> DataTokens { get; set; }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing/Template/TemplateRoute.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing/Template/TemplateRoute.cs
index 095d58a5d0..e835c65c22 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing/Template/TemplateRoute.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing/Template/TemplateRoute.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Routing.Template
     {
         private readonly IDictionary<string, object> _defaults;
         private readonly IDictionary<string, IRouteConstraint> _constraints;
+        private readonly IDictionary<string, object> _dataTokens;
         private readonly IRouter _target;
         private readonly RouteTemplate _parsedTemplate;
         private readonly string _routeTemplate;
@@ -24,7 +25,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Routing.Template
         private ILogger _constraintLogger;
 
         public TemplateRoute(IRouter target, string routeTemplate, IInlineConstraintResolver inlineConstraintResolver)
-            : this(target, routeTemplate, null, null, inlineConstraintResolver)
+                        : this(target,
+                               routeTemplate,
+                               defaults: null,
+                               constraints: null,
+                               dataTokens: null,
+                               inlineConstraintResolver: inlineConstraintResolver)
         {
         }
 
@@ -32,8 +38,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Routing.Template
                              string routeTemplate,
                              IDictionary<string, object> defaults,
                              IDictionary<string, object> constraints,
+                             IDictionary<string, object> dataTokens,
                              IInlineConstraintResolver inlineConstraintResolver)
-            : this(target, null, routeTemplate, defaults, constraints, inlineConstraintResolver)
+            : this(target, null, routeTemplate, defaults, constraints, dataTokens, inlineConstraintResolver)
         {
         }
 
@@ -42,6 +49,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Routing.Template
                              string routeTemplate,
                              IDictionary<string, object> defaults,
                              IDictionary<string, object> constraints,
+                             IDictionary<string, object> dataTokens,
                              IInlineConstraintResolver inlineConstraintResolver)
         {
             _target = target;
@@ -50,6 +58,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Routing.Template
             _defaults = defaults ?? new RouteValueDictionary();
             _constraints = RouteConstraintBuilder.BuildConstraints(constraints, _routeTemplate) ??
                                                             new Dictionary<string, IRouteConstraint>();
+            _dataTokens = dataTokens ?? new Dictionary<string, object>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
 
             // The parser will throw for invalid routes.
             _parsedTemplate = TemplateParser.Parse(RouteTemplate, inlineConstraintResolver);
@@ -66,6 +75,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Routing.Template
             get { return _defaults; }
         }
 
+        public IDictionary<string, object> DataTokens
+        {
+            get { return _dataTokens; }
+        }
+
         public string RouteTemplate
         {
             get { return _routeTemplate; }
@@ -117,6 +131,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Routing.Template
                                                      RouteDirection.IncomingRequest,
                                                      _constraintLogger))
                     {
+                        context.RouteData.DataTokens = _dataTokens;
                         await _target.RouteAsync(context);
 
                         if (_logger.IsEnabled(TraceType.Information))
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing.Tests/Template/TemplateRouteTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing.Tests/Template/TemplateRouteTest.cs
index 44717645a0..3601bf29f9 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing.Tests/Template/TemplateRouteTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Routing.Tests/Template/TemplateRouteTest.cs
@@ -662,7 +662,61 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Routing.Template
 
         #endregion
 
-#region Route Registration
+        #region Route Registration
+
+        public static IEnumerable<object[]> DataTokens
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                yield return new object[] {
+                                            new Dictionary<string, object> { { "key1", "data1" }, { "key2", 13 } },
+                                            new Dictionary<string, object> { { "key1", "data1" }, { "key2", 13 } },
+                                          };
+                yield return new object[] {
+                                            new RouteValueDictionary { { "key1", "data1" }, { "key2", 13 } },
+                                            new Dictionary<string, object> { { "key1", "data1" }, { "key2", 13 } },
+                                          };
+                yield return new object[] {
+                                            new object(),
+                                            new Dictionary<string,object>(),
+                                          };
+                yield return new object[] {
+                                            null,
+                                            new Dictionary<string, object>()
+                                          };
+                yield return new object[] {
+                                            new { key1 = "data1", key2 = 13 },
+                                            new Dictionary<string, object> { { "key1", "data1" }, { "key2", 13 } },
+                                          };
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [MemberData("DataTokens")]
+        public void RegisteringRoute_WithDataTokens_AbleToAddTheRoute(object dataToken,
+                                                                      IDictionary<string, object> expectedDictionary)
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var routeBuilder = CreateRouteBuilder();
+
+            // Act 
+            routeBuilder.MapRoute("mockName",
+                                  "{controller}/{action}",
+                                  defaults: null,
+                                  constraints: null,
+                                  dataTokens: dataToken);
+
+            // Assert
+            var templateRoute = (TemplateRoute)routeBuilder.Routes[0];
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(expectedDictionary.Count, templateRoute.DataTokens.Count);
+            foreach (var expectedKey in expectedDictionary.Keys)
+            {
+                Assert.True(templateRoute.DataTokens.ContainsKey(expectedKey));
+                Assert.Equal(expectedDictionary[expectedKey], templateRoute.DataTokens[expectedKey]);
+            }
+        }
 
         [Fact]
         public void RegisteringRouteWithInvalidConstraints_Throws()
@@ -794,12 +848,19 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Routing.Template
             return new TemplateRoute(CreateTarget(accept), template, _inlineConstraintResolver);
         }
 
-        private static TemplateRoute CreateRoute(string template, object defaults, bool accept = true, object constraints = null)
+        private static TemplateRoute CreateRoute(string template,
+                                                 object defaults,
+                                                 bool accept = true,
+                                                 object constraints = null,
+                                                 object dataTokens = null)
         {
             return new TemplateRoute(CreateTarget(accept),
                                      template,
                                      new RouteValueDictionary(defaults),
-                                     (constraints as IDictionary<string, object>) ?? new RouteValueDictionary(constraints),
+                                     (constraints as IDictionary<string, object>) ??
+                                            new RouteValueDictionary(constraints),
+                                     (dataTokens as IDictionary<string, object>) ??
+                                            new RouteValueDictionary(constraints),
                                      _inlineConstraintResolver);
         }
 
@@ -809,6 +870,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Routing.Template
                                      template,
                                      new RouteValueDictionary(),
                                      constraints: null,
+                                     dataTokens: null,
                                      inlineConstraintResolver: _inlineConstraintResolver);
         }
 
@@ -818,6 +880,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Routing.Template
                                      template,
                                      new RouteValueDictionary(defaults),
                                      constraints: null,
+                                     dataTokens: null,
                                      inlineConstraintResolver: _inlineConstraintResolver);
         }