diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor/RazorView.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor/RazorView.cs
index 3ba6fd7fc2..712bf61b34 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor/RazorView.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor/RazorView.cs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor
         public bool ExecuteViewHierarchy { get; set; }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
-        public async Task RenderAsync([NotNull] ViewContext context)
+        public virtual async Task RenderAsync([NotNull] ViewContext context)
         {
             if (ExecuteViewHierarchy)
             {
@@ -132,4 +132,4 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor
             await bodyWriter.CopyToAsync(context.Writer);
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}