diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Controller.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Controller.cs
index 700784dfc5..da5b5d98f4 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Controller.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Controller.cs
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ public virtual async Task<bool> TryUpdateModelAsync<TModel>([NotNull] TModel mod
                                                                 bindingContext.MetadataProvider,
                                                                 bindingContext.ModelBinder,
                                                                 valueProvider,
-                                                                bindingContext.ValidatorProviders);
+                                                                bindingContext.ValidatorProvider);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/FilterActionInvoker.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/FilterActionInvoker.cs
index d30b8c7b71..1ae18ae5d5 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/FilterActionInvoker.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/FilterActionInvoker.cs
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ internal async Task<IDictionary<string, object>> GetActionArguments(ModelStateDi
                         ModelMetadata = modelMetadata,
                         ModelBinder = actionBindingContext.ModelBinder,
                         ValueProvider = actionBindingContext.ValueProvider,
-                        ValidatorProviders = actionBindingContext.ValidatorProviders,
+                        ValidatorProvider = actionBindingContext.ValidatorProvider,
                         MetadataProvider = metadataProvider,
                         HttpContext = actionBindingContext.ActionContext.HttpContext,
                         FallbackToEmptyPrefix = true
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/MvcOptions.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/MvcOptions.cs
index bf56da758e..815324c60c 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/MvcOptions.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/MvcOptions.cs
@@ -92,6 +92,12 @@ public RazorViewEngineOptions ViewEngineOptions
         /// </summary>
         public List<ModelBinderDescriptor> ModelBinders { get; private set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Get a list of the <see cref="IModelValidatorProvider" /> used by this application.
+        /// </summary>
+        public List<ModelValidatorProviderDescriptor> ModelValidatorProviders { get; } =
+            new List<ModelValidatorProviderDescriptor>();
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets a list of descriptors that represent <see cref="Rendering.IViewEngine"/> used
         /// by this application.
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/OptionDescriptors/DefaultModelValidatorProviderProvider.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/OptionDescriptors/DefaultModelValidatorProviderProvider.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..466333395f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/OptionDescriptors/DefaultModelValidatorProviderProvider.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding;
+using Microsoft.Framework.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Framework.OptionsModel;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.OptionDescriptors
+{
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public class DefaultModelValidatorProviderProvider : OptionDescriptorBasedProvider<IModelValidatorProvider>,
+                                                         IModelValidatorProviderProvider
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="DefaultModelValidatorProviderProvider"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="options">An accessor to the <see cref="MvcOptions"/> configured for this application.</param>
+        /// <param name="typeActivator">An <see cref="ITypeActivator"/> instance used to instantiate types.</param>
+        /// <param name="serviceProvider">A <see cref="IServiceProvider"/> instance that retrieves services from the 
+        /// service collection.</param>
+        public DefaultModelValidatorProviderProvider(
+                IOptionsAccessor<MvcOptions> optionsAccessor,
+                ITypeActivator typeActivator,
+                IServiceProvider serviceProvider)
+            : base(optionsAccessor.Options.ModelValidatorProviders, typeActivator, serviceProvider)
+        {
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public IReadOnlyList<IModelValidatorProvider> ModelValidatorProviders
+        {
+            get { return Options; }
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/OptionDescriptors/ModelValidatorProviderDescriptor.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/OptionDescriptors/ModelValidatorProviderDescriptor.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..720d3139e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/OptionDescriptors/ModelValidatorProviderDescriptor.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc. 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.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.OptionDescriptors
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Encapsulates information that describes an <see cref="IModelValidatorProvider"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class ModelValidatorProviderDescriptor : OptionDescriptor<IModelValidatorProvider>
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a new instance of <see cref="ModelValidatorProviderDescriptor"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="type">A type that represents a <see cref="IModelValidatorProvider"/>.</param>
+        public ModelValidatorProviderDescriptor([NotNull] Type type)
+            : base(type)
+        {
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a new instance of <see cref="ModelValidatorProviderDescriptor"/> with the specified instance.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="option">An instance of <see cref="IModelValidatorProvider"/>.</param>
+        public ModelValidatorProviderDescriptor([NotNull] IModelValidatorProvider validatorProvider)
+            : base(validatorProvider)
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/OptionDescriptors/ModelValidatorProviderDescriptorExtensions.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/OptionDescriptors/ModelValidatorProviderDescriptorExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f09874263a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/OptionDescriptors/ModelValidatorProviderDescriptorExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding;
+using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.OptionDescriptors;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Extension methods for adding validator provider to a collection.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static class ModelValidatorProviderDescriptorExtensions
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Adds a type representing a <see cref="IModelValidatorProvider"/> to <paramref name="descriptors"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="descriptors">A list of <see cref="ModelValidatorProviderDescriptor"/>.</param>
+        /// <param name="modelValidatorProviderType">Type representing an <see cref="IModelValidatorProvider"/></param>
+        /// <returns>A <see cref="ModelValidatorProviderDescriptor"/> representing the added instance.</returns>
+        public static ModelValidatorProviderDescriptor Add(
+            [NotNull] this IList<ModelValidatorProviderDescriptor> descriptors,
+            [NotNull] Type modelValidatorProviderType)
+        {
+            var descriptor = new ModelValidatorProviderDescriptor(modelValidatorProviderType);
+            descriptors.Add(descriptor);
+            return descriptor;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Inserts a type representing a <see cref="IModelValidatorProvider"/> in to <paramref name="descriptors"/> at
+        /// the specified <paramref name="index"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="descriptors">A list of <see cref="ModelValidatorProviderDescriptor"/>.</param>
+        /// <param name="index">The zero-based index at which <paramref name="modelValidatorProviderType"/> 
+        /// should be inserted.</param>
+        /// <param name="modelValidatorProviderType">Type representing an <see cref="IModelValidatorProvider"/></param>
+        /// <returns>A <see cref="ModelValidatorProviderDescriptor"/> representing the inserted instance.</returns>
+        public static ModelValidatorProviderDescriptor Insert(
+            [NotNull] this IList<ModelValidatorProviderDescriptor> descriptors,
+            int index,
+            [NotNull] Type modelValidatorProviderType)
+        {
+            if (index < 0 || index > descriptors.Count)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(index));
+            }
+
+            var descriptor = new ModelValidatorProviderDescriptor(modelValidatorProviderType);
+            descriptors.Insert(index, descriptor);
+            return descriptor;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Adds an <see cref="IModelValidatorProvider"/> to <paramref name="descriptors"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="descriptors">A list of <see cref="ModelValidatorProviderDescriptor"/>.</param>
+        /// <param name="modelValidatorProvider">An <see cref="IModelBinder"/> instance.</param>
+        /// <returns>A <see cref="ModelValidatorProviderDescriptor"/> representing the added instance.</returns>
+        public static ModelValidatorProviderDescriptor Add(
+            [NotNull] this IList<ModelValidatorProviderDescriptor> descriptors,
+            [NotNull] IModelValidatorProvider modelValidatorProvider)
+        {
+            var descriptor = new ModelValidatorProviderDescriptor(modelValidatorProvider);
+            descriptors.Add(descriptor);
+            return descriptor;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Insert an <see cref="IModelValidatorProvider"/> in to <paramref name="descriptors"/> at the specified
+        /// <paramref name="index"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="descriptors">A list of <see cref="ModelValidatorProviderDescriptor"/>.</param>
+        /// <param name="index">The zero-based index at which <paramref name="modelValidatorProvider"/> 
+        /// should be inserted.</param>
+        /// <param name="modelValidatorProvider">An <see cref="IModelBinder"/> instance.</param>
+        /// <returns>A <see cref="ModelValidatorProviderDescriptor"/> representing the added instance.</returns>
+        public static ModelValidatorProviderDescriptor Insert(
+            [NotNull] this IList<ModelValidatorProviderDescriptor> descriptors,
+            int index,
+            [NotNull] IModelValidatorProvider modelValidatorProvider)
+        {
+            if (index < 0 || index > descriptors.Count)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(index));
+            }
+
+            var descriptor = new ModelValidatorProviderDescriptor(modelValidatorProvider);
+            descriptors.Insert(index, descriptor);
+            return descriptor;
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ParameterBinding/ActionBindingContext.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ParameterBinding/ActionBindingContext.cs
index cf5047179c..ebefea9629 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ParameterBinding/ActionBindingContext.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ParameterBinding/ActionBindingContext.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright (c) Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
 
-using System.Collections.Generic;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
@@ -13,14 +12,14 @@ public ActionBindingContext(ActionContext context,
                                     IModelBinder modelBinder,
                                     IValueProvider valueProvider,
                                     IInputFormatterSelector inputFormatterSelector,
-                                    IEnumerable<IModelValidatorProvider> validatorProviders)
+                                    IModelValidatorProvider validatorProvider)
         {
             ActionContext = context;
             MetadataProvider = metadataProvider;
             ModelBinder = modelBinder;
             ValueProvider = valueProvider;
             InputFormatterSelector = inputFormatterSelector;
-            ValidatorProviders = validatorProviders;
+            ValidatorProvider = validatorProvider;
         }
 
         public ActionContext ActionContext { get; private set; }
@@ -33,6 +32,6 @@ public ActionBindingContext(ActionContext context,
 
         public IInputFormatterSelector InputFormatterSelector { get; private set; }
 
-        public IEnumerable<IModelValidatorProvider> ValidatorProviders { get; private set; }
+        public IModelValidatorProvider ValidatorProvider { get; private set; }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ParameterBinding/DefaultActionBindingContextProvider.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ParameterBinding/DefaultActionBindingContextProvider.cs
index dcadab07ee..2c80132742 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ParameterBinding/DefaultActionBindingContextProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ParameterBinding/DefaultActionBindingContextProvider.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
 
 using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding;
 
@@ -14,20 +13,20 @@ public class DefaultActionBindingContextProvider : IActionBindingContextProvider
         private readonly ICompositeModelBinder _compositeModelBinder;
         private readonly IValueProviderFactory _compositeValueProviderFactory;
         private readonly IInputFormatterSelector _inputFormatterSelector;
-        private readonly IEnumerable<IModelValidatorProvider> _validatorProviders;
+        private readonly ICompositeModelValidatorProvider _validatorProvider;
         private Tuple<ActionContext, ActionBindingContext> _bindingContext;
 
         public DefaultActionBindingContextProvider(IModelMetadataProvider modelMetadataProvider,
                                                    ICompositeModelBinder compositeModelBinder,
                                                    ICompositeValueProviderFactory compositeValueProviderFactory,
                                                    IInputFormatterSelector inputFormatterProvider,
-                                                   IEnumerable<IModelValidatorProvider> validatorProviders)
+                                                   ICompositeModelValidatorProvider validatorProvider)
         {
             _modelMetadataProvider = modelMetadataProvider;
             _compositeModelBinder = compositeModelBinder;
             _compositeValueProviderFactory = compositeValueProviderFactory;
             _inputFormatterSelector = inputFormatterProvider;
-            _validatorProviders = validatorProviders;
+            _validatorProvider = validatorProvider;
         }
 
         public Task<ActionBindingContext> GetActionBindingContextAsync(ActionContext actionContext)
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ public Task<ActionBindingContext> GetActionBindingContextAsync(ActionContext act
                 _compositeModelBinder,
                 valueProvider,
                 _inputFormatterSelector,
-                _validatorProviders);
+                _validatorProvider);
 
             _bindingContext = new Tuple<ActionContext, ActionBindingContext>(actionContext, context);
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ParameterBinding/ModelBindingHelper.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ParameterBinding/ModelBindingHelper.cs
index 67846420d4..7ff39f60c1 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ParameterBinding/ModelBindingHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/ParameterBinding/ModelBindingHelper.cs
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ public static class ModelBindingHelper
         /// <param name="metadataProvider">The provider used for reading metadata for the model type.</param>
         /// <param name="modelBinder">The model binder used for binding.</param>
         /// <param name="valueProvider">The value provider used for looking up values.</param>
-        /// <param name="validatorProviders">The validator providers used for executing validation 
-        /// on the model instance.</param>
+        /// <param name="validatorProvider">The validator provider used for executing validation on the model
+        /// instance.</param>
         /// <returns>A Task with a value representing if the the update is successful.</returns>
         public static async Task<bool> TryUpdateModelAsync<TModel>(
                 [NotNull] TModel model,
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public static async Task<bool> TryUpdateModelAsync<TModel>(
                 [NotNull] IModelMetadataProvider metadataProvider,
                 [NotNull] IModelBinder modelBinder,
                 [NotNull] IValueProvider valueProvider,
-                [NotNull] IEnumerable<IModelValidatorProvider> validatorProviders)
+                [NotNull] IModelValidatorProvider validatorProvider)
             where TModel : class
         {
             var modelMetadata = metadataProvider.GetMetadataForType(
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public static async Task<bool> TryUpdateModelAsync<TModel>(
                 ModelState = modelState,
                 ModelBinder = modelBinder,
                 ValueProvider = valueProvider,
-                ValidatorProviders = validatorProviders,
+                ValidatorProvider = validatorProvider,
                 MetadataProvider = metadataProvider,
                 FallbackToEmptyPrefix = true,
                 HttpContext = httpContext
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Rendering/Html/HtmlHelper.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Rendering/Html/HtmlHelper.cs
index c02a24a186..c8e610a5d9 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Rendering/Html/HtmlHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core/Rendering/Html/HtmlHelper.cs
@@ -1315,13 +1315,12 @@ public IEnumerable<ModelClientValidationRule> GetClientValidationRules(
             string name)
         {
             var actionBindingContext = _actionBindingContextProvider.GetActionBindingContextAsync(ViewContext).Result;
-            metadata = metadata ??
-                ExpressionMetadataProvider.FromStringExpression(name, ViewData, MetadataProvider);
-            return actionBindingContext.ValidatorProviders
-                .SelectMany(vp => vp.GetValidators(metadata))
-                .OfType<IClientModelValidator>()
-                .SelectMany(v => v.GetClientValidationRules(
-                    new ClientModelValidationContext(metadata, MetadataProvider)));
+            metadata = metadata ?? ExpressionMetadataProvider.FromStringExpression(name, ViewData, MetadataProvider);
+            return actionBindingContext.ValidatorProvider
+                                       .GetValidators(metadata)
+                                       .OfType<IClientModelValidator>()
+                                       .SelectMany(v => v.GetClientValidationRules(
+                                            new ClientModelValidationContext(metadata, MetadataProvider)));
         }
 
         // Only need a dictionary if htmlAttributes is non-null. TagBuilder.MergeAttributes() is fine with null.
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Binders/CompositeModelBinder.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Binders/CompositeModelBinder.cs
index e79b2e7e9b..0b63a73c7d 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Binders/CompositeModelBinder.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Binders/CompositeModelBinder.cs
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public virtual async Task<bool> BindModelAsync([NotNull] ModelBindingContext bin
                 }
 
                 var validationContext = new ModelValidationContext(bindingContext.MetadataProvider,
-                                                                   bindingContext.ValidatorProviders,
+                                                                   bindingContext.ValidatorProvider,
                                                                    bindingContext.ModelState,
                                                                    bindingContext.ModelMetadata,
                                                                    containerMetadata: null);
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ private static ModelBindingContext CreateNewBindingContext(ModelBindingContext o
                 ModelName = modelName,
                 ModelState = oldBindingContext.ModelState,
                 ValueProvider = oldBindingContext.ValueProvider,
-                ValidatorProviders = oldBindingContext.ValidatorProviders,
+                ValidatorProvider = oldBindingContext.ValidatorProvider,
                 MetadataProvider = oldBindingContext.MetadataProvider,
                 ModelBinder = oldBindingContext.ModelBinder,
                 HttpContext = oldBindingContext.HttpContext
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Binders/MutableObjectModelBinder.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Binders/MutableObjectModelBinder.cs
index c0ce93dc8a..98599dc5de 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Binders/MutableObjectModelBinder.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Binders/MutableObjectModelBinder.cs
@@ -170,8 +170,9 @@ internal static PropertyValidationInfo GetPropertyValidationInfo(ModelBindingCon
             {
                 var propertyName = property.Name;
                 var propertyMetadata = bindingContext.PropertyMetadata[propertyName];
-                var requiredValidator = bindingContext.GetValidators(propertyMetadata)
-                                                      .FirstOrDefault(v => v.IsRequired);
+                var requiredValidator = bindingContext.ValidatorProvider
+                                                      .GetValidators(propertyMetadata)
+                                                      .FirstOrDefault(v => v != null && v.IsRequired);
                 if (requiredValidator != null)
                 {
                     validationInfo.RequiredValidators[propertyName] = requiredValidator;
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Internal/ModelBindingContextExtensions.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Internal/ModelBindingContextExtensions.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 6e4e7864eb..0000000000
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Internal/ModelBindingContextExtensions.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
-// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
-
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-
-namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Internal
-{
-    internal static class ModelBindingContextExtensions
-    {
-        public static IEnumerable<IModelValidator> GetValidators([NotNull] this ModelBindingContext context, 
-                                                                 [NotNull] ModelMetadata metadata)
-        {
-            return context.ValidatorProviders.SelectMany(vp => vp.GetValidators(metadata))
-                                             .Where(v => v != null);
-        }
-
-        public static IEnumerable<ModelValidationResult> Validate([NotNull] this ModelBindingContext bindingContext)
-        {
-            var validators = GetValidators(bindingContext, bindingContext.ModelMetadata);
-            var compositeValidator = new CompositeModelValidator(validators);
-            var modelValidationContext = new ModelValidationContext(bindingContext, bindingContext.ModelMetadata);
-            return compositeValidator.Validate(modelValidationContext);
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/ModelBindingContext.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/ModelBindingContext.cs
index a5870a7225..3424266c93 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/ModelBindingContext.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/ModelBindingContext.cs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public ModelBindingContext(ModelBindingContext bindingContext)
                 ValueProvider = bindingContext.ValueProvider;
                 MetadataProvider = bindingContext.MetadataProvider;
                 ModelBinder = bindingContext.ModelBinder;
-                ValidatorProviders = bindingContext.ValidatorProviders;
+                ValidatorProvider = bindingContext.ValidatorProvider;
                 HttpContext = bindingContext.HttpContext;
             }
         }
@@ -148,10 +148,10 @@ public Type ModelType
         public IModelMetadataProvider MetadataProvider { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets the sequence of <see cref="IModelValidatorProvider"/> instances used for model validation
-        /// with this context.
+        /// Gets or sets the <see cref="IModelValidatorProvider"/> instance used for model validation with this
+        /// context.
         /// </summary>
-        public IEnumerable<IModelValidatorProvider> ValidatorProviders { get; set; }
+        public IModelValidatorProvider ValidatorProvider { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets a dictionary of property name to <see cref="ModelMetadata"/> instances for
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Validation/CompositeModelValidatorProvider.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Validation/CompositeModelValidatorProvider.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..74d4b9b853
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Validation/CompositeModelValidatorProvider.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Default implementation for <see cref="ICompositeModelValidatorProvider"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class CompositeModelValidatorProvider : ICompositeModelValidatorProvider
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of <see cref="CompositeModelValidatorProvider"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="provider">The <see cref="IModelValidatorProviderProvider"/> instance used to get the list of
+        /// activated <see cref="IModelValidatorProvider"/> that this instance delegates to.</param>
+        public CompositeModelValidatorProvider(IModelValidatorProviderProvider provider)
+        {
+            ValidatorProviders = provider.ModelValidatorProviders;
+        }
+
+        public IReadOnlyList<IModelValidatorProvider> ValidatorProviders { get; private set; }
+
+        public IEnumerable<IModelValidator> GetValidators(ModelMetadata metadata)
+        {
+            return ValidatorProviders.SelectMany(v => v.GetValidators(metadata));
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Validation/ICompositeModelValidatorProvider.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Validation/ICompositeModelValidatorProvider.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ad3a28d788
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Validation/ICompositeModelValidatorProvider.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents an aggregate of <see cref="IModelValidatorProvider"/> that delegates to underlying providers.
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface ICompositeModelValidatorProvider : IModelValidatorProvider
+    {
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Validation/IModelValidatorProviderProvider.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Validation/IModelValidatorProviderProvider.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5bac7b77e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Validation/IModelValidatorProviderProvider.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Provides an activated collection of <see cref="IModelValidatorProvider"/> instances.
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface IModelValidatorProviderProvider
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a collection of activated <see cref="IModelValidatorProvider"/> instances.
+        /// </summary>
+        IReadOnlyList<IModelValidatorProvider> ModelValidatorProviders { get; }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Validation/ModelValidationContext.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Validation/ModelValidationContext.cs
index a9e25ce263..ddda6462e5 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Validation/ModelValidationContext.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Validation/ModelValidationContext.cs
@@ -1,32 +1,30 @@
 // Copyright (c) Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
 
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-
 namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
 {
     public class ModelValidationContext
     {
         public ModelValidationContext([NotNull] ModelBindingContext bindingContext,
                                       [NotNull] ModelMetadata metadata)
-            : this(bindingContext.MetadataProvider, 
-                   bindingContext.ValidatorProviders, 
-                   bindingContext.ModelState, 
-                   metadata, 
+            : this(bindingContext.MetadataProvider,
+                   bindingContext.ValidatorProvider,
+                   bindingContext.ModelState,
+                   metadata,
                    bindingContext.ModelMetadata)
         {
         }
 
-        public ModelValidationContext([NotNull] IModelMetadataProvider metadataProvider, 
-                                      [NotNull] IEnumerable<IModelValidatorProvider> validatorProviders, 
-                                      [NotNull] ModelStateDictionary modelState, 
-                                      [NotNull] ModelMetadata metadata, 
+        public ModelValidationContext([NotNull] IModelMetadataProvider metadataProvider,
+                                      [NotNull] IModelValidatorProvider validatorProvider,
+                                      [NotNull] ModelStateDictionary modelState,
+                                      [NotNull] ModelMetadata metadata,
                                       ModelMetadata containerMetadata)
         {
             ModelMetadata = metadata;
             ModelState = modelState;
             MetadataProvider = metadataProvider;
-            ValidatorProviders = validatorProviders;
+            ValidatorProvider = validatorProvider;
             ContainerMetadata = containerMetadata;
         }
 
@@ -37,7 +35,7 @@ public ModelValidationContext([NotNull] ModelValidationContext parentContext,
             ContainerMetadata = parentContext.ModelMetadata;
             ModelState = parentContext.ModelState;
             MetadataProvider = parentContext.MetadataProvider;
-            ValidatorProviders = parentContext.ValidatorProviders;
+            ValidatorProvider = parentContext.ValidatorProvider;
         }
 
         public ModelMetadata ModelMetadata { get; private set; }
@@ -48,6 +46,6 @@ public ModelValidationContext([NotNull] ModelValidationContext parentContext,
 
         public IModelMetadataProvider MetadataProvider { get; private set; }
 
-        public IEnumerable<IModelValidatorProvider> ValidatorProviders { get; private set; }
+        public IModelValidatorProvider ValidatorProvider { get; private set; }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Validation/ModelValidationNode.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Validation/ModelValidationNode.cs
index 7faaed9cf6..f49c2dad23 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Validation/ModelValidationNode.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding/Validation/ModelValidationNode.cs
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ private void ValidateThis(ModelValidationContext validationContext, ModelValidat
         private static IEnumerable<IModelValidator> GetValidators(ModelValidationContext validationContext,
                                                                   ModelMetadata metadata)
         {
-            return validationContext.ValidatorProviders.SelectMany(vp => vp.GetValidators(metadata));
+            return validationContext.ValidatorProvider.GetValidators(metadata);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc/MvcOptionsSetup.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc/MvcOptionsSetup.cs
index 7d42cb0d39..e52b291438 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc/MvcOptionsSetup.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc/MvcOptionsSetup.cs
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
 
-using System.Collections.Generic;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding;
-using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.OptionDescriptors;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor;
 using Microsoft.Framework.OptionsModel;
 
@@ -54,6 +52,10 @@ public void Setup(MvcOptions options)
             options.ValueProviderFactories.Add(new RouteValueValueProviderFactory());
             options.ValueProviderFactories.Add(new QueryStringValueProviderFactory());
             options.ValueProviderFactories.Add(new FormValueProviderFactory());
+
+            // Set up validators
+            options.ModelValidatorProviders.Add(new DataAnnotationsModelValidatorProvider());
+            options.ModelValidatorProviders.Add(new DataMemberModelValidatorProvider());
         }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc/MvcServices.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc/MvcServices.cs
index d91082535e..5458c69779 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc/MvcServices.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc/MvcServices.cs
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ public static IEnumerable<IServiceDescriptor> GetDefaultServices(IConfiguration
 
             yield return describe.Transient<INestedProvider<FilterProviderContext>, DefaultFilterProvider>();
 
-            yield return describe.Transient<IModelValidatorProvider, DataAnnotationsModelValidatorProvider>();
-            yield return describe.Transient<IModelValidatorProvider, DataMemberModelValidatorProvider>();
+            yield return describe.Transient<IModelValidatorProviderProvider, DefaultModelValidatorProviderProvider>();
+            yield return describe.Scoped<ICompositeModelValidatorProvider, CompositeModelValidatorProvider>();
 
             yield return describe.Scoped<IUrlHelper, UrlHelper>();
 
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ControllerTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ControllerTests.cs
index 960445641a..83416e1dcb 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ControllerTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ControllerTests.cs
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ public async Task TryUpdateModel_UsesModelTypeNameIfNotSpecified()
                                                           binder.Object,
                                                           valueProvider,
                                                           Mock.Of<IInputFormatterSelector>(),
-                                                          Enumerable.Empty<IModelValidatorProvider>());
+                                                          Mock.Of<IModelValidatorProvider>());
             var bindingContextProvider = new Mock<IActionBindingContextProvider>();
             bindingContextProvider.Setup(b => b.GetActionBindingContextAsync(actionContext))
                                   .Returns(Task.FromResult(bindingContext));
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ public async Task TryUpdateModel_UsesModelTypeNameIfSpecified()
                                                           binder.Object,
                                                           valueProvider,
                                                           Mock.Of<IInputFormatterSelector>(),
-                                                          Enumerable.Empty<IModelValidatorProvider>());
+                                                          Mock.Of<IModelValidatorProvider>());
             var bindingContextProvider = new Mock<IActionBindingContextProvider>();
             bindingContextProvider.Setup(b => b.GetActionBindingContextAsync(actionContext))
                                   .Returns(Task.FromResult(bindingContext));
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ public async Task TryUpdateModel_UsesModelValueProviderIfSpecified()
                                                           binder.Object,
                                                           Mock.Of<IValueProvider>(),
                                                           Mock.Of<IInputFormatterSelector>(),
-                                                          Enumerable.Empty<IModelValidatorProvider>());
+                                                          Mock.Of<IModelValidatorProvider>());
             var bindingContextProvider = new Mock<IActionBindingContextProvider>();
             bindingContextProvider.Setup(b => b.GetActionBindingContextAsync(actionContext))
                                   .Returns(Task.FromResult(bindingContext));
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/OptionDescriptors/DefaultValidationProviderProviderTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/OptionDescriptors/DefaultValidationProviderProviderTest.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5b291a19a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/OptionDescriptors/DefaultValidationProviderProviderTest.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding;
+using Microsoft.Framework.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Framework.OptionsModel;
+using Moq;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.OptionDescriptors
+{
+    public class DefaultValidationProviderProviderTest
+    {
+        [Fact]
+        public void ValidationProviders_ReturnsInstantiatedListOfValueProviders()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var service = Mock.Of<ITestService>();
+            var validationProvider = Mock.Of<IModelValidatorProvider>();
+            var type = typeof(TestModelValidationProvider);
+            var typeActivator = new TypeActivator();
+            var serviceProvider = new Mock<IServiceProvider>();
+            serviceProvider.Setup(p => p.GetService(typeof(ITestService)))
+                           .Returns(service);
+            var options = new MvcOptions();
+            options.ModelValidatorProviders.Add(type);
+            options.ModelValidatorProviders.Add(validationProvider);
+            var accessor = new Mock<IOptionsAccessor<MvcOptions>>();
+            accessor.SetupGet(a => a.Options)
+                    .Returns(options);
+            var provider = new DefaultModelValidatorProviderProvider(accessor.Object,
+                                                                     typeActivator,
+                                                                     serviceProvider.Object);
+
+            // Act
+            var result = provider.ModelValidatorProviders;
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(2, result.Count);
+            var testModelValidationProvider = Assert.IsType<TestModelValidationProvider>(result[0]);
+            Assert.Same(service, testModelValidationProvider.Service);
+            Assert.Same(validationProvider, result[1]);
+        }
+
+        private class TestModelValidationProvider : IModelValidatorProvider
+        {
+            public TestModelValidationProvider(ITestService service)
+            {
+                Service = service;
+            }
+
+            public ITestService Service { get; private set; }
+
+            public IEnumerable<IModelValidator> GetValidators(ModelMetadata metadata)
+            {
+                throw new NotImplementedException();
+            }
+        }
+
+        public interface ITestService
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/OptionDescriptors/ModelValidatorProviderDescriptor.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/OptionDescriptors/ModelValidatorProviderDescriptor.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..34c583dd3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/OptionDescriptors/ModelValidatorProviderDescriptor.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding;
+using Microsoft.AspNet.Testing;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.OptionDescriptors
+{
+    public class ModelValidatorProviderDescriptorTest
+    {
+        [Fact]
+        public void ConstructorThrows_IfTypeIsNotModelValidatorProvider()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var validatorProviderType = typeof(IModelValidatorProvider).FullName;
+            var type = typeof(string);
+            var expected = string.Format("The type '{0}' must derive from '{1}'.",
+                                         type.FullName, validatorProviderType);
+
+            // Act & Assert
+            ExceptionAssert.ThrowsArgument(() => new ModelValidatorProviderDescriptor(type), "type", expected);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ConstructorSetsModelValidatorProviderType()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var type = typeof(TestModelValidatorProvider);
+
+            // Act
+            var descriptor = new ModelValidatorProviderDescriptor(type);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(type, descriptor.OptionType);
+            Assert.Null(descriptor.Instance);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ConstructorSetsInstanceAndType()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var validatorProvider = new TestModelValidatorProvider();
+
+            // Act
+            var descriptor = new ModelValidatorProviderDescriptor(validatorProvider);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Same(validatorProvider, descriptor.Instance);
+            Assert.Equal(validatorProvider.GetType(), descriptor.OptionType);
+        }
+
+        private class TestModelValidatorProvider : IModelValidatorProvider
+        {
+            public IEnumerable<IModelValidator> GetValidators(ModelMetadata metadata)
+            {
+                throw new NotImplementedException();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/OptionDescriptors/ModelValidatorProviderDescriptorExtensionsTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/OptionDescriptors/ModelValidatorProviderDescriptorExtensionsTest.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c89752ff33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/OptionDescriptors/ModelValidatorProviderDescriptorExtensionsTest.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding;
+using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.OptionDescriptors;
+using Moq;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc
+{
+    public class ModelValidatorProviderDescriptorExtensionsTest
+    {
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(-1)]
+        [InlineData(5)]
+        public void Insert_WithType_ThrowsIfIndexIsOutOfBounds(int index)
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var collection = new List<ModelValidatorProviderDescriptor>
+            {
+                new ModelValidatorProviderDescriptor(Mock.Of<IModelValidatorProvider>()),
+                new ModelValidatorProviderDescriptor(Mock.Of<IModelValidatorProvider>())
+            };
+
+            // Act & Assert
+            Assert.Throws<ArgumentOutOfRangeException>("index",
+                                                       () => collection.Insert(index, typeof(IModelValidatorProvider)));
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(-2)]
+        [InlineData(3)]
+        public void Insert_WithInstance_ThrowsIfIndexIsOutOfBounds(int index)
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var collection = new List<ModelValidatorProviderDescriptor>
+            {
+                new ModelValidatorProviderDescriptor(Mock.Of<IModelValidatorProvider>()),
+                new ModelValidatorProviderDescriptor(Mock.Of<IModelValidatorProvider>())
+            };
+            var valueProviderFactory = Mock.Of<IModelValidatorProvider>();
+
+            // Act & Assert
+            Assert.Throws<ArgumentOutOfRangeException>("index", () => collection.Insert(index, valueProviderFactory));
+        }
+
+        [InlineData]
+        public void ModelValidatorProviderDescriptors_AddsTypesAndInstances()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var provider1 = Mock.Of<IModelValidatorProvider>();
+            var provider2 = Mock.Of<IModelValidatorProvider>();
+            var type1 = typeof(DataMemberModelValidatorProvider);
+            var type2 = typeof(DataAnnotationsModelValidatorProvider);
+            var collection = new List<ModelValidatorProviderDescriptor>();
+
+            // Act
+            collection.Add(provider2);
+            collection.Insert(0, provider1);
+            collection.Add(type2);
+            collection.Insert(2, type1);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(4, collection.Count);
+            Assert.Same(provider1, collection[0].Instance);
+            Assert.Same(provider2, collection[1].Instance);
+            Assert.IsType<DataMemberModelValidatorProvider>(collection[2].OptionType);
+            Assert.IsType<DataAnnotationsModelValidatorProvider>(collection[3].OptionType);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ParameterBinding/ModelBindingHelperTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ParameterBinding/ModelBindingHelperTest.cs
index b5c4815582..4dab8b4934 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ParameterBinding/ModelBindingHelperTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ParameterBinding/ModelBindingHelperTest.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
-using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Http;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding;
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ public async Task TryUpdateModel_ReturnsFalse_IfBinderReturnsFalse()
                                                     metadataProvider.Object,
                                                     GetCompositeBinder(binder.Object),
                                                     Mock.Of<IValueProvider>(),
-                                                    Enumerable.Empty<IModelValidatorProvider>());
+                                                    Mock.Of<IModelValidatorProvider>());
 
             // Assert
             Assert.False(result);
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@ public async Task TryUpdateModel_ReturnsFalse_IfModelValidationFails()
                                                     new DataAnnotationsModelMetadataProvider(),
                                                     GetCompositeBinder(binders),
                                                     valueProvider,
-                                                    new[] { validator });
+                                                    validator);
 
             // Assert
             Assert.False(result);
@@ -114,7 +113,7 @@ public async Task TryUpdateModel_ReturnsTrue_IfModelBindsAndValidatesSuccessfull
                                                     new DataAnnotationsModelMetadataProvider(),
                                                     GetCompositeBinder(binders),
                                                     valueProvider,
-                                                    new[] { validator });
+                                                    validator);
 
             // Assert
             Assert.True(result);
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ReflectedActionInvokerTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ReflectedActionInvokerTest.cs
index dde7523440..514e5b7103 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ReflectedActionInvokerTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/ReflectedActionInvokerTest.cs
@@ -1370,7 +1370,7 @@ public async Task GetActionArguments_DoesNotAddActionArgumentsToModelStateDictio
                                                           binder.Object,
                                                           Mock.Of<IValueProvider>(),
                                                           Mock.Of<IInputFormatterSelector>(),
-                                                          Enumerable.Empty<IModelValidatorProvider>());
+                                                          Mock.Of<IModelValidatorProvider>());
 
             var actionBindingContextProvider = new Mock<IActionBindingContextProvider>();
             actionBindingContextProvider.Setup(p => p.GetActionBindingContextAsync(It.IsAny<ActionContext>()))
@@ -1429,7 +1429,7 @@ public async Task GetActionArguments_AddsActionArgumentsToModelStateDictionary_I
                                                           binder.Object,
                                                           Mock.Of<IValueProvider>(),
                                                           Mock.Of<IInputFormatterSelector>(),
-                                                          Enumerable.Empty<IModelValidatorProvider>());
+                                                          Mock.Of<IModelValidatorProvider>());
 
             var actionBindingContextProvider = new Mock<IActionBindingContextProvider>();
             actionBindingContextProvider.Setup(p => p.GetActionBindingContextAsync(It.IsAny<ActionContext>()))
@@ -1489,7 +1489,7 @@ public async Task Invoke_UsesDefaultValuesIfNotBound()
                                                           binder.Object,
                                                           Mock.Of<IValueProvider>(),
                                                           Mock.Of<IInputFormatterSelector>(),
-                                                          Enumerable.Empty<IModelValidatorProvider>());
+                                                          Mock.Of<IModelValidatorProvider>());
 
             var actionBindingContextProvider = new Mock<IActionBindingContextProvider>();
             actionBindingContextProvider.Setup(p => p.GetActionBindingContextAsync(It.IsAny<ActionContext>()))
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/Rendering/DefaultTemplatesUtilities.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/Rendering/DefaultTemplatesUtilities.cs
index 937ff4d7a0..c995d88788 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/Rendering/DefaultTemplatesUtilities.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.Test/Rendering/DefaultTemplatesUtilities.cs
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public static HtmlHelper<TModel> GetHtmlHelper<TModel>(
                                                                 Mock.Of<IModelBinder>(),
                                                                 Mock.Of<IValueProvider>(),
                                                                 Mock.Of<IInputFormatterSelector>(),
-                                                                Enumerable.Empty<IModelValidatorProvider>());
+                                                                Mock.Of<IModelValidatorProvider>());
             var urlHelper = Mock.Of<IUrlHelper>();
             var actionBindingContextProvider = new Mock<IActionBindingContextProvider>();
             actionBindingContextProvider
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Binders/CompositeModelBinderTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Binders/CompositeModelBinderTest.cs
index 91a0bc4449..12c7391853 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Binders/CompositeModelBinderTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Binders/CompositeModelBinderTest.cs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public async Task BindModel_SuccessfulBind_RunsValidationAndReturnsModel()
                 {
                     { "someName", "dummyValue" }
                 },
-                ValidatorProviders = Enumerable.Empty<IModelValidatorProvider>()
+                ValidatorProvider = GetValidatorProvider()
             };
 
             var mockIntBinder = new Mock<IModelBinder>();
@@ -78,14 +78,14 @@ public async Task BindModel_SuccessfulBind_ComplexTypeFallback_RunsValidationAnd
                 {
                     { "someOtherName", "dummyValue" }
                 },
-                ValidatorProviders = Enumerable.Empty<IModelValidatorProvider>()
+                ValidatorProvider = GetValidatorProvider()
             };
 
             var mockIntBinder = new Mock<IModelBinder>();
             mockIntBinder
                 .Setup(o => o.BindModelAsync(It.IsAny<ModelBindingContext>()))
                 .Returns(
-                    delegate(ModelBindingContext mbc)
+                    delegate (ModelBindingContext mbc)
                     {
                         if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(mbc.ModelName))
                         {
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public async Task BindModel_UnsuccessfulBind_BinderFails_ReturnsNull()
                           .Returns(Task.FromResult(false))
                           .Verifiable();
 
-            var shimBinder = (IModelBinder)mockListBinder.Object;
+            var shimBinder = mockListBinder.Object;
 
             var bindingContext = new ModelBindingContext
             {
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ public async Task BindModel_WithDefaultValidators_ValidatesSubProperties()
                 { "user.password", "password-val" },
                 { "user.confirmpassword", "not-password-val" },
             };
-            var bindingContext = CreateBindingContext(binder, valueProvider, typeof(User), new[] { validatorProvider });
+            var bindingContext = CreateBindingContext(binder, valueProvider, typeof(User), validatorProvider);
             bindingContext.ModelName = "user";
 
             // Act
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ public async Task BindModel_WithDefaultValidators_ValidatesInstance()
                 { "user.password", "password" },
                 { "user.confirmpassword", "password" },
             };
-            var bindingContext = CreateBindingContext(binder, valueProvider, typeof(User), new[] { validatorProvider });
+            var bindingContext = CreateBindingContext(binder, valueProvider, typeof(User), validatorProvider);
             bindingContext.ModelName = "user";
 
             // Act
@@ -269,9 +269,9 @@ public async Task BindModel_WithDefaultValidators_ValidatesInstance()
         private static ModelBindingContext CreateBindingContext(IModelBinder binder,
                                                                 IValueProvider valueProvider,
                                                                 Type type,
-                                                                IEnumerable<IModelValidatorProvider> validatorProviders = null)
+                                                                IModelValidatorProvider validatorProvider = null)
         {
-            validatorProviders = validatorProviders ?? Enumerable.Empty<IModelValidatorProvider>();
+            validatorProvider = validatorProvider ?? GetValidatorProvider();
             var metadataProvider = new DataAnnotationsModelMetadataProvider();
             var bindingContext = new ModelBindingContext
             {
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ private static ModelBindingContext CreateBindingContext(IModelBinder binder,
                 ModelMetadata = metadataProvider.GetMetadataForType(null, type),
                 ModelState = new ModelStateDictionary(),
                 ValueProvider = valueProvider,
-                ValidatorProviders = validatorProviders
+                ValidatorProvider = validatorProvider
             };
             return bindingContext;
         }
@@ -293,8 +293,8 @@ private static CompositeModelBinder CreateBinderWithDefaults()
             typeActivator
                 .Setup(t => t.CreateInstance(serviceProvider, It.IsAny<Type>(), It.IsAny<object[]>()))
                 .Returns((IServiceProvider sp, Type t, object[] args) => Activator.CreateInstance(t));
-            var binders = new IModelBinder[] 
-            { 
+            var binders = new IModelBinder[]
+            {
                 new TypeMatchModelBinder(),
                 new ByteArrayModelBinder(),
                 new GenericModelBinder(serviceProvider, typeActivator.Object),
@@ -319,6 +319,15 @@ private static CompositeModelBinder CreateCompositeBinder(IModelBinder mockIntBi
             return shimBinder;
         }
 
+        private static IModelValidatorProvider GetValidatorProvider(params IModelValidator[] validators)
+        {
+            var provider = new Mock<IModelValidatorProvider>();
+            provider.Setup(v => v.GetValidators(It.IsAny<ModelMetadata>()))
+                    .Returns(validators ?? Enumerable.Empty<IModelValidator>());
+
+            return provider.Object;
+        }
+
         private class SimplePropertiesModel
         {
             public string FirstName { get; set; }
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Binders/KeyValuePairModelBinderTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Binders/KeyValuePairModelBinderTest.cs
index ec1f9386a3..bac2f61e38 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Binders/KeyValuePairModelBinderTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Binders/KeyValuePairModelBinderTest.cs
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ private static ModelBindingContext GetBindingContext(IValueProvider valueProvide
                 ValueProvider = valueProvider,
                 ModelBinder = innerBinder ?? CreateIntBinder(),
                 MetadataProvider = metataProvider,
-                ValidatorProviders = Enumerable.Empty<IModelValidatorProvider>()
+                ValidatorProvider = Mock.Of<IModelValidatorProvider>()
             };
             return bindingContext;
         }
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Binders/MutableObjectModelBinderTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Binders/MutableObjectModelBinderTest.cs
index 31c15a193d..ecc84b9fa8 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Binders/MutableObjectModelBinderTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Binders/MutableObjectModelBinderTest.cs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public async Task BindModel_InitsInstance()
                 ValueProvider = mockValueProvider.Object,
                 ModelBinder = mockDtoBinder.Object,
                 MetadataProvider = new DataAnnotationsModelMetadataProvider(),
-                ValidatorProviders = Enumerable.Empty<IModelValidatorProvider>()
+                ValidatorProvider = Mock.Of<IModelValidatorProvider>()
             };
 
             mockDtoBinder
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ public void GetMetadataForProperties_WithBindAttribute()
             var bindingContext = new ModelBindingContext
             {
                 ModelMetadata = GetMetadataForType(typeof(PersonWithBindExclusion)),
-                ValidatorProviders = Enumerable.Empty<IModelValidatorProvider>()
+                ValidatorProvider = Mock.Of<IModelValidatorProvider>()
             };
 
             var testableBinder = new TestableMutableObjectModelBinder();
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ public void GetMetadataForProperties_WithoutBindAttribute()
             var bindingContext = new ModelBindingContext
             {
                 ModelMetadata = GetMetadataForType(typeof(Person)),
-                ValidatorProviders = Enumerable.Empty<IModelValidatorProvider>()
+                ValidatorProvider = Mock.Of<IModelValidatorProvider>()
             };
 
             var testableBinder = new TestableMutableObjectModelBinder();
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ public void GetRequiredPropertiesCollection_MixedAttributes()
             var bindingContext = new ModelBindingContext
             {
                 ModelMetadata = GetMetadataForObject(new ModelWithMixedBindingBehaviors()),
-                ValidatorProviders = Enumerable.Empty<IModelValidatorProvider>()
+                ValidatorProvider = Mock.Of<IModelValidatorProvider>()
             };
 
             // Act
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ public void NullCheckFailedHandler_ModelStateAlreadyInvalid_DoesNothing()
             var modelMetadata = GetMetadataForType(typeof(Person));
             var validationNode = new ModelValidationNode(modelMetadata, "foo");
             var validationContext = new ModelValidationContext(new DataAnnotationsModelMetadataProvider(),
-                                                               Enumerable.Empty<IModelValidatorProvider>(),
+                                                               Mock.Of<IModelValidatorProvider>(),
                                                                modelState,
                                                                modelMetadata,
                                                                null);
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ public void NullCheckFailedHandler_ModelStateValid_AddsErrorString()
             var modelMetadata = GetMetadataForType(typeof(Person));
             var validationNode = new ModelValidationNode(modelMetadata, "foo");
             var validationContext = new ModelValidationContext(new DataAnnotationsModelMetadataProvider(),
-                                                               Enumerable.Empty<IModelValidatorProvider>(),
+                                                               Mock.Of<IModelValidatorProvider>(),
                                                                modelState,
                                                                modelMetadata,
                                                                null);
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ public void ProcessDto_BindRequiredFieldMissing_RaisesModelError()
             {
                 ModelMetadata = containerMetadata,
                 ModelName = "theModel",
-                ValidatorProviders = Enumerable.Empty<IModelValidatorProvider>()
+                ValidatorProvider = Mock.Of<IModelValidatorProvider>()
             };
             var dto = new ComplexModelDto(containerMetadata, containerMetadata.Properties);
 
@@ -354,10 +354,10 @@ public void ProcessDto_BindRequiredFieldNull_RaisesModelError()
                 ModelMetadata = containerMetadata,
                 ModelName = "theModel",
                 ModelState = new ModelStateDictionary(),
-                ValidatorProviders = Enumerable.Empty<IModelValidatorProvider>()
+                ValidatorProvider = Mock.Of<IModelValidatorProvider>()
             };
             var validationContext = new ModelValidationContext(new EmptyModelMetadataProvider(),
-                                                               bindingContext.ValidatorProviders,
+                                                               bindingContext.ValidatorProvider,
                                                                bindingContext.ModelState,
                                                                containerMetadata,
                                                                null);
@@ -590,10 +590,9 @@ public void SetProperty_PropertyHasDefaultValue_SetsDefaultValue()
             var propertyMetadata = bindingContext.ModelMetadata.Properties.First(o => o.PropertyName == "PropertyWithDefaultValue");
             var validationNode = new ModelValidationNode(propertyMetadata, "foo");
             var dtoResult = new ComplexModelDtoResult(model: null, validationNode: validationNode);
-            var requiredValidator = bindingContext.ValidatorProviders
-                                                  .SelectMany(v => v.GetValidators(propertyMetadata))
-                                                  .Where(v => v.IsRequired)
-                                                  .FirstOrDefault();
+            var requiredValidator = bindingContext.ValidatorProvider
+                                                  .GetValidators(propertyMetadata)
+                                                  .FirstOrDefault(v => v.IsRequired);
 
             var testableBinder = new TestableMutableObjectModelBinder();
 
@@ -634,10 +633,9 @@ public void SetProperty_PropertyIsSettable_CallsSetter()
             var propertyMetadata = bindingContext.ModelMetadata.Properties.Single(o => o.PropertyName == "DateOfBirth");
             var validationNode = new ModelValidationNode(propertyMetadata, "foo");
             var dtoResult = new ComplexModelDtoResult(new DateTime(2001, 1, 1), validationNode);
-            var requiredValidator = bindingContext.ValidatorProviders
-                                                  .SelectMany(v => v.GetValidators(propertyMetadata))
-                                                  .Where(v => v.IsRequired)
-                                                  .FirstOrDefault();
+            var requiredValidator = bindingContext.ValidatorProvider
+                                                  .GetValidators(propertyMetadata)
+                                                  .FirstOrDefault(v => v.IsRequired);
             var validationContext = new ModelValidationContext(bindingContext, propertyMetadata);
 
             var testableBinder = new TestableMutableObjectModelBinder();
@@ -769,42 +767,45 @@ public void SetProperty_SettingNullableTypeToNull_RequiredValidatorPresent_Prope
 
         private static ModelBindingContext CreateContext(ModelMetadata metadata)
         {
+            var provider = new Mock<IModelValidatorProviderProvider>();
+            provider.SetupGet(p => p.ModelValidatorProviders)
+                    .Returns(new IModelValidatorProvider[]
+                    {
+                        new DataAnnotationsModelValidatorProvider(),
+                        new DataMemberModelValidatorProvider()
+                    });
+
             return new ModelBindingContext
             {
                 ModelState = new ModelStateDictionary(),
                 ModelMetadata = metadata,
                 ModelName = "theModel",
-                ValidatorProviders = new IModelValidatorProvider[] 
-                { 
-                    new DataAnnotationsModelValidatorProvider(), 
-                    new DataMemberModelValidatorProvider() 
-                }
+                ValidatorProvider = new CompositeModelValidatorProvider(provider.Object)
             };
         }
 
         private static IModelValidator GetRequiredValidator(ModelBindingContext bindingContext, ModelMetadata propertyMetadata)
         {
-            return bindingContext.ValidatorProviders
-                                 .SelectMany(v => v.GetValidators(propertyMetadata))
-                                 .Where(v => v.IsRequired)
-                                 .FirstOrDefault();
+            return bindingContext.ValidatorProvider
+                                 .GetValidators(propertyMetadata)
+                                 .FirstOrDefault(v => v.IsRequired);
         }
 
         private static ModelMetadata GetMetadataForCanUpdateProperty(string propertyName)
         {
-            DataAnnotationsModelMetadataProvider metadataProvider = new DataAnnotationsModelMetadataProvider();
+            var metadataProvider = new DataAnnotationsModelMetadataProvider();
             return metadataProvider.GetMetadataForProperty(null, typeof(MyModelTestingCanUpdateProperty), propertyName);
         }
 
         private static ModelMetadata GetMetadataForObject(object o)
         {
-            DataAnnotationsModelMetadataProvider metadataProvider = new DataAnnotationsModelMetadataProvider();
+            var metadataProvider = new DataAnnotationsModelMetadataProvider();
             return metadataProvider.GetMetadataForType(() => o, o.GetType());
         }
 
         private static ModelMetadata GetMetadataForType(Type t)
         {
-            DataAnnotationsModelMetadataProvider metadataProvider = new DataAnnotationsModelMetadataProvider();
+            var metadataProvider = new DataAnnotationsModelMetadataProvider();
             return metadataProvider.GetMetadataForType(null, t);
         }
 
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Validation/CompositeModelValidatorProviderTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Validation/CompositeModelValidatorProviderTest.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3987c8496f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Validation/CompositeModelValidatorProviderTest.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+#if NET45
+using Moq;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test
+{
+    public class CompositeModelValidatorProviderTest
+    {
+        [Fact]
+        public void GetModelValidators_ReturnsValidatorsFromAllProviders()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var validator1 = Mock.Of<IModelValidator>();
+            var validator2 = Mock.Of<IModelValidator>();
+            var validator3 = Mock.Of<IModelValidator>();
+            var provider1 = new Mock<IModelValidatorProvider>();
+            provider1.Setup(p => p.GetValidators(It.IsAny<ModelMetadata>()))
+                     .Returns(new[] { validator1, validator2 });
+            var provider2 = new Mock<IModelValidatorProvider>();
+            provider2.Setup(p => p.GetValidators(It.IsAny<ModelMetadata>()))
+                     .Returns(new[] { validator3 });
+            var providerProvider = new Mock<IModelValidatorProviderProvider>();
+            providerProvider.Setup(p => p.ModelValidatorProviders)
+                            .Returns(new[] { provider1.Object, provider2.Object });
+            var compositeModelValidator = new CompositeModelValidatorProvider(providerProvider.Object);
+            var modelMetadata = new EmptyModelMetadataProvider().GetMetadataForType(
+                                    modelAccessor: null,
+                                    modelType: typeof(string));
+
+            // Act
+            var result = compositeModelValidator.GetValidators(modelMetadata);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { validator1, validator2, validator3 }, result);
+        }
+    }
+}
+#endif
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diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Validation/ModelValidationNodeTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Validation/ModelValidationNodeTest.cs
index af92736ac0..4bf1fdeb3c 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Validation/ModelValidationNodeTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.Test/Validation/ModelValidationNodeTest.cs
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 // Copyright (c) Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
 
+#if NET45
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
 using System.Linq;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Testing;
+using Moq;
 using Xunit;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding
@@ -294,8 +296,12 @@ private static ModelValidationContext CreateContext(ModelMetadata metadata = nul
                 new DataMemberModelValidatorProvider()
             };
 
+            var provider = new Mock<IModelValidatorProviderProvider>();
+            provider.SetupGet(p => p.ModelValidatorProviders)
+                    .Returns(providers);
+
             return new ModelValidationContext(new EmptyModelMetadataProvider(),
-                                              providers,
+                                              new CompositeModelValidatorProvider(provider.Object),
                                               new ModelStateDictionary(),
                                               metadata,
                                               null);
@@ -343,4 +349,5 @@ private class ValidateAllPropertiesModel
             public string ValidString { get; set; }
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+#endif
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diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Test/MvcOptionSetupTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Test/MvcOptionSetupTest.cs
index ab6027e51d..062ccc50b4 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Test/MvcOptionSetupTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Test/MvcOptionSetupTest.cs
@@ -97,5 +97,21 @@ public void Setup_SetsUpInputFormatters()
             Assert.IsType<XmlSerializerInputFormatter>(mvcOptions.InputFormatters[1].Instance);
             Assert.IsType<XmlDataContractSerializerInputFormatter>(mvcOptions.InputFormatters[2].Instance);
         }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Setup_SetsUpModelValidatorProviders()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var mvcOptions = new MvcOptions();
+            var setup = new MvcOptionsSetup();
+
+            // Act
+            setup.Setup(mvcOptions);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(2, mvcOptions.ModelValidatorProviders.Count);
+            Assert.IsType<DataAnnotationsModelValidatorProvider>(mvcOptions.ModelValidatorProviders[0].Instance);
+            Assert.IsType<DataMemberModelValidatorProvider>(mvcOptions.ModelValidatorProviders[1].Instance);
+        }
     }
 }
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