diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/Builder/MvcApplicationBuilderExtensions.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/Builder/MvcApplicationBuilderExtensions.cs
index c35d40d0f1..74e5f8e5ec 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/Builder/MvcApplicationBuilderExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/Builder/MvcApplicationBuilderExtensions.cs
@@ -79,9 +79,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder
 
             VerifyMvcIsRegistered(app);
 
-            var middlewarePipelineBuilder = app.ApplicationServices.GetRequiredService<MiddlewareFilterBuilder>();
-            middlewarePipelineBuilder.ApplicationBuilder = app.New();
-
             var routes = new RouteBuilder(app)
             {
                 DefaultHandler = app.ApplicationServices.GetRequiredService<MvcRouteHandler>(),
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/DependencyInjection/MvcCoreServiceCollectionExtensions.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/DependencyInjection/MvcCoreServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
index 84b77646bc..2f48bbedb0 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/DependencyInjection/MvcCoreServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/DependencyInjection/MvcCoreServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
@@ -273,6 +273,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection
             services.TryAddSingleton<MiddlewareFilterConfigurationProvider>();
             // This maintains a cache of middleware pipelines, so it needs to be a singleton
             services.TryAddSingleton<MiddlewareFilterBuilder>();
+            // Sets ApplicationBuilder on MiddlewareFilterBuilder
+            services.TryAddEnumerable(ServiceDescriptor.Singleton<IStartupFilter, MiddlewareFilterBuilderStartupFilter>());
         }
 
         private static void ConfigureDefaultServices(IServiceCollection services)
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/Internal/MiddlewareFilterBuilderStartupFilter.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/Internal/MiddlewareFilterBuilderStartupFilter.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d568da7b51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/Internal/MiddlewareFilterBuilderStartupFilter.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// 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;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Internal
+{
+    internal class MiddlewareFilterBuilderStartupFilter : IStartupFilter
+    {
+        public Action<IApplicationBuilder> Configure(Action<IApplicationBuilder> next)
+        {
+            return MiddlewareFilterBuilder;
+
+            void MiddlewareFilterBuilder(IApplicationBuilder builder)
+            {
+                var middlewarePipelineBuilder = builder.ApplicationServices.GetRequiredService<MiddlewareFilterBuilder>();
+                middlewarePipelineBuilder.ApplicationBuilder = builder.New();
+
+                next(builder);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core.Test/DependencyInjection/MvcCoreServiceCollectionExtensionsTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core.Test/DependencyInjection/MvcCoreServiceCollectionExtensionsTest.cs
index e2e7412818..3e6c558518 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core.Test/DependencyInjection/MvcCoreServiceCollectionExtensionsTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core.Test/DependencyInjection/MvcCoreServiceCollectionExtensionsTest.cs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc
             var services = new ServiceCollection();
 
             // Register a mock implementation of each service, AddMvcServices should add another implementation.
-            foreach (var serviceType in MutliRegistrationServiceTypes)
+            foreach (var serviceType in MultiRegistrationServiceTypes)
             {
                 var mockType = typeof(Mock<>).MakeGenericType(serviceType.Key);
                 services.Add(ServiceDescriptor.Transient(serviceType.Key, mockType));
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc
             MvcCoreServiceCollectionExtensions.AddMvcCoreServices(services);
 
             // Assert
-            foreach (var serviceType in MutliRegistrationServiceTypes)
+            foreach (var serviceType in MultiRegistrationServiceTypes)
             {
                 AssertServiceCountEquals(services, serviceType.Key, serviceType.Value.Length + 1);
 
@@ -222,14 +222,14 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc
                 var services = new ServiceCollection();
                 MvcCoreServiceCollectionExtensions.AddMvcCoreServices(services);
 
-                var multiRegistrationServiceTypes = MutliRegistrationServiceTypes;
+                var multiRegistrationServiceTypes = MultiRegistrationServiceTypes;
                 return services
                     .Where(sd => !multiRegistrationServiceTypes.Keys.Contains(sd.ServiceType))
                     .Select(sd => sd.ServiceType);
             }
         }
 
-        private Dictionary<Type, Type[]> MutliRegistrationServiceTypes
+        private Dictionary<Type, Type[]> MultiRegistrationServiceTypes
         {
             get
             {
@@ -313,6 +313,13 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc
                             typeof(MvcEndpointDataSource),
                         }
                     },
+                    {
+                        typeof(IStartupFilter),
+                        new Type[]
+                        {
+                            typeof(MiddlewareFilterBuilderStartupFilter)
+                        }
+                    },
                 };
             }
         }