diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Http/Listener.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Http/Listener.cs
index 33657ea73c..8485869296 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Http/Listener.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Http/Listener.cs
@@ -13,9 +13,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel.Http
     /// </summary>
     public abstract class Listener : ListenerContext, IDisposable
     {
-        protected Listener(IMemoryPool memory)
+        protected Listener(ServiceContext serviceContext) : base(serviceContext)
         {
-            Memory = memory;
         }
 
         protected UvStreamHandle ListenSocket { get; private set; }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Http/ListenerContext.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Http/ListenerContext.cs
index 4285f59311..1d8cd86059 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Http/ListenerContext.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Http/ListenerContext.cs
@@ -10,11 +10,16 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel.Http
     {
         public ListenerContext() { }
 
-        public ListenerContext(ListenerContext context)
+        public ListenerContext(ServiceContext serviceContext)
         {
-            Thread = context.Thread;
-            Application = context.Application;
-            Memory = context.Memory;
+            Memory = serviceContext.Memory;
+        }
+
+        public ListenerContext(ListenerContext listenerContext)
+        {
+            Thread = listenerContext.Thread;
+            Application = listenerContext.Application;
+            Memory = listenerContext.Memory;
         }
 
         public KestrelThread Thread { get; set; }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Http/ListenerPrimary.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Http/ListenerPrimary.cs
index 386489e88e..67204fc729 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Http/ListenerPrimary.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Http/ListenerPrimary.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel.Http
         // but it has no other functional significance
         private readonly ArraySegment<ArraySegment<byte>> _dummyMessage = new ArraySegment<ArraySegment<byte>>(new[] { new ArraySegment<byte>(new byte[] { 1, 2, 3, 4 }) });
 
-        protected ListenerPrimary(IMemoryPool memory) : base(memory)
+        protected ListenerPrimary(ServiceContext serviceContext) : base(serviceContext)
         {
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Http/ListenerSecondary.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Http/ListenerSecondary.cs
index 26105aee87..f0948b867b 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Http/ListenerSecondary.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Http/ListenerSecondary.cs
@@ -15,9 +15,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel.Http
     /// </summary>
     public abstract class ListenerSecondary : ListenerContext, IDisposable
     {
-        protected ListenerSecondary(IMemoryPool memory)
+        protected ListenerSecondary(ServiceContext serviceContext) : base(serviceContext)
         {
-            Memory = memory;
         }
 
         UvPipeHandle DispatchPipe { get; set; }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Http/PipeListener.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Http/PipeListener.cs
index 15b43c78b6..2fd4dd3c32 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Http/PipeListener.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Http/PipeListener.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel.Http
     /// </summary>
     public class PipeListener : Listener
     {
-        public PipeListener(IMemoryPool memory) : base(memory)
+        public PipeListener(ServiceContext serviceContext) : base(serviceContext)
         {
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Http/PipeListenerPrimary.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Http/PipeListenerPrimary.cs
index 3ee7f501bc..afb4c7c213 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Http/PipeListenerPrimary.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Http/PipeListenerPrimary.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel.Http
     /// </summary>
     public class PipeListenerPrimary : ListenerPrimary
     {
-        public PipeListenerPrimary(IMemoryPool memory) : base(memory)
+        public PipeListenerPrimary(ServiceContext serviceContext) : base(serviceContext)
         {
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Http/PipeListenerSecondary.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Http/PipeListenerSecondary.cs
index 81d70485bf..40b34038d9 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Http/PipeListenerSecondary.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Http/PipeListenerSecondary.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel.Http
     /// </summary>
     public class PipeListenerSecondary : ListenerSecondary
     {
-        public PipeListenerSecondary(IMemoryPool memory) : base(memory)
+        public PipeListenerSecondary(ServiceContext serviceContext) : base(serviceContext)
         {
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Http/TcpListener.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Http/TcpListener.cs
index 54739b725d..7c67208e3f 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Http/TcpListener.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Http/TcpListener.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel.Http
     /// </summary>
     public class TcpListener : Listener
     {
-        public TcpListener(IMemoryPool memory) : base(memory)
+        public TcpListener(ServiceContext serviceContext) : base(serviceContext)
         {
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Http/TcpListenerPrimary.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Http/TcpListenerPrimary.cs
index 8a9546fdd8..098238bde1 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Http/TcpListenerPrimary.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Http/TcpListenerPrimary.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel.Http
     /// </summary>
     public class TcpListenerPrimary : ListenerPrimary
     {
-        public TcpListenerPrimary(IMemoryPool memory) : base(memory)
+        public TcpListenerPrimary(ServiceContext serviceContext) : base(serviceContext)
         {
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Http/TcpListenerSecondary.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Http/TcpListenerSecondary.cs
index 5e125c0276..4cff07cedf 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Http/TcpListenerSecondary.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Http/TcpListenerSecondary.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel.Http
     /// </summary>
     public class TcpListenerSecondary : ListenerSecondary
     {
-        public TcpListenerSecondary(IMemoryPool memory) : base(memory)
+        public TcpListenerSecondary(ServiceContext serviceContext) : base(serviceContext)
         {
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Infrastructure/KestrelThread.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Infrastructure/KestrelThread.cs
index 5a0338d899..f611d8857a 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Infrastructure/KestrelThread.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Infrastructure/KestrelThread.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Runtime.ExceptionServices;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.Dnx.Runtime;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel
 {
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel
     {
         private static Action<object, object> _objectCallbackAdapter = (callback, state) => ((Action<object>)callback).Invoke(state);
         private KestrelEngine _engine;
+        private readonly IApplicationShutdown _appShutdown;
         private Thread _thread;
         private UvLoopHandle _loop;
         private UvAsyncHandle _post;
@@ -29,9 +31,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel
         private bool _stopImmediate = false;
         private ExceptionDispatchInfo _closeError;
 
-        public KestrelThread(KestrelEngine engine)
+        public KestrelThread(KestrelEngine engine, ServiceContext serviceContext)
         {
             _engine = engine;
+            _appShutdown = serviceContext.AppShutdown;
             _loop = new UvLoopHandle();
             _post = new UvAsyncHandle();
             _thread = new Thread(ThreadStart);
@@ -226,7 +229,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel
                 _closeError = ExceptionDispatchInfo.Capture(ex);
                 // Request shutdown so we can rethrow this exception
                 // in Stop which should be observable.
-                _engine.AppShutdown.RequestShutdown();
+                _appShutdown.RequestShutdown();
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/KestrelEngine.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/KestrelEngine.cs
index 161ba83d07..57fc44876a 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/KestrelEngine.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/KestrelEngine.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel
 {
     public class KestrelEngine : IDisposable
     {
+        private readonly ServiceContext _serviceContext;
+
         public KestrelEngine(ILibraryManager libraryManager, IApplicationShutdown appShutdownService)
             : this(appShutdownService)
         {
@@ -68,21 +70,23 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel
 
         private KestrelEngine(IApplicationShutdown appShutdownService)
         {
-            AppShutdown = appShutdownService;
+            _serviceContext = new ServiceContext
+            {
+                AppShutdown = appShutdownService,
+                Memory = new MemoryPool()
+            };
+
             Threads = new List<KestrelThread>();
-            Memory = new MemoryPool();
         }
 
         public Libuv Libuv { get; private set; }
-        public IMemoryPool Memory { get; set; }
-        public IApplicationShutdown AppShutdown { get; private set; }
         public List<KestrelThread> Threads { get; private set; }
 
         public void Start(int count)
         {
             for (var index = 0; index != count; ++index)
             {
-                Threads.Add(new KestrelThread(this));
+                Threads.Add(new KestrelThread(this, _serviceContext));
             }
 
             foreach (var thread in Threads)
@@ -122,16 +126,16 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel
                     if (single)
                     {
                         var listener = usingPipes ? 
-                            (Listener) new PipeListener(Memory) : 
-                            new TcpListener(Memory);
+                            (Listener) new PipeListener(_serviceContext) : 
+                            new TcpListener(_serviceContext);
                         listeners.Add(listener);
                         listener.StartAsync(scheme, host, port, thread, application).Wait();
                     }
                     else if (first)
                     {
                         var listener = usingPipes
-                            ? (ListenerPrimary) new PipeListenerPrimary(Memory)
-                            : new TcpListenerPrimary(Memory);
+                            ? (ListenerPrimary) new PipeListenerPrimary(_serviceContext)
+                            : new TcpListenerPrimary(_serviceContext);
 
                         listeners.Add(listener);
                         listener.StartAsync(pipeName, scheme, host, port, thread, application).Wait();
@@ -139,8 +143,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel
                     else
                     {
                         var listener = usingPipes
-                            ? (ListenerSecondary) new PipeListenerSecondary(Memory)
-                            : new TcpListenerSecondary(Memory);
+                            ? (ListenerSecondary) new PipeListenerSecondary(_serviceContext)
+                            : new TcpListenerSecondary(_serviceContext);
                         listeners.Add(listener);
                         listener.StartAsync(pipeName, thread, application).Wait();
                     }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/ServiceContext.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/ServiceContext.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bd09076565
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/ServiceContext.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// 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.AspNet.Server.Kestrel.Http;
+using Microsoft.Dnx.Runtime;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel
+{
+    public class ServiceContext
+    {
+        public IApplicationShutdown AppShutdown { get; set; }
+
+        public IMemoryPool Memory { get; set; }
+    }
+}