diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/IRenderMvcController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/IRenderMvcController.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..de4dc1045a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/IRenderMvcController.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+using System.Web.Mvc;
+using Umbraco.Web.Models;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Web.Mvc
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The interface that must be implemented for a controller to be designated to execute for route hijacking
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface IRenderMvcController : IController
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The default action to render the front-end view
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="model"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        ActionResult Index(RenderModel model);
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/RenderActionInvoker.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/RenderActionInvoker.cs
index 014b0c1e48..4fa9702a61 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/RenderActionInvoker.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/RenderActionInvoker.cs
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Mvc
 			//now we need to check if it exists, if not we need to return the Index by default
 			if (ad == null)
 			{
-				//check if the controller is an instance of RenderMvcController
-				if (controllerContext.Controller is RenderMvcController)
+                //check if the controller is an instance of IRenderMvcController
+				if (controllerContext.Controller is IRenderMvcController)
 				{
 					return new ReflectedActionDescriptor(controllerContext.Controller.GetType().GetMethod("Index"), "Index", controllerDescriptor);
 				}
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/RenderControllerFactory.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/RenderControllerFactory.cs
index 56270ea36e..c1ee52ed0a 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/RenderControllerFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/RenderControllerFactory.cs
@@ -54,12 +54,24 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Mvc
 		/// The controller.
 		/// </returns>
 		/// <param name="requestContext">The request context.</param><param name="controllerName">The name of the controller.</param>
+		/// <remarks>
+		/// We always set the correct ActionInvoker on our custom created controller, this is very important for route hijacking!
+		/// </remarks>
 		public virtual IController CreateController(RequestContext requestContext, string controllerName)
 		{
 			Type controllerType = GetControllerType(requestContext, controllerName) ??
 			                      _innerFactory.GetControllerType(requestContext, ControllerExtensions.GetControllerName(typeof(RenderMvcController)));
 
-			return _innerFactory.GetControllerInstance(requestContext, controllerType);
+			var instance = _innerFactory.GetControllerInstance(requestContext, controllerType);
+
+		    var controllerInstance = instance as Controller;
+            if (controllerInstance != null)
+            {
+                //set the action invoker!
+                controllerInstance.ActionInvoker = new RenderActionInvoker();
+            }
+
+		    return instance;
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/RenderMvcController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/RenderMvcController.cs
index 92e2715a0b..6bc1fbcdfa 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/RenderMvcController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/RenderMvcController.cs
@@ -11,8 +11,11 @@ using Umbraco.Web.Routing;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Web.Mvc
 {
-	public class RenderMvcController : Controller
-	{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The default controller that is executed for rendering MVC content in Umbraco
+    /// </summary>
+    public class RenderMvcController : Controller, IRenderMvcController
+    {
 
 		public RenderMvcController()
 		{
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/RenderRouteHandler.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/RenderRouteHandler.cs
index f8e2622ee6..900ca00c43 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/RenderRouteHandler.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/RenderRouteHandler.cs
@@ -239,11 +239,11 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Mvc
 			if (controller != null)
 			{
 
-				//ensure the controller is of type 'RenderMvcController'
-				if (controller is RenderMvcController)
+                //ensure the controller is of type 'IRenderMvcController' and ControllerBase
+                if (controller is IRenderMvcController && controller is ControllerBase)
 				{
 					//set the controller and name to the custom one
-					def.Controller = (ControllerBase)controller;
+                    def.Controller = (ControllerBase)controller; 
 					def.ControllerName = ControllerExtensions.GetControllerName(controller.GetType());
 					if (def.ControllerName != defaultControllerName)
 					{
@@ -253,10 +253,11 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Mvc
 				else
 				{
 					LogHelper.Warn<RenderRouteHandler>(
-						"The current Document Type {0} matches a locally declared controller of type {1}. Custom Controllers for Umbraco routing must inherit from '{2}'.",
+						"The current Document Type {0} matches a locally declared controller of type {1}. Custom Controllers for Umbraco routing must implement '{2}' and inherit from '{3}'.",
 						() => publishedContentRequest.PublishedContent.DocumentTypeAlias,
 						() => controller.GetType().FullName,
-						() => typeof(RenderMvcController).FullName);
+                        () => typeof(IRenderMvcController).FullName,
+                        () => typeof(ControllerBase).FullName);
 					//exit as we cannnot route to the custom controller, just route to the standard one.
 					return def;
 				}
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/SurfaceControllerFactory.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/SurfaceControllerFactory.cs
index a6eeda68d6..39a9e987ac 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/SurfaceControllerFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/SurfaceControllerFactory.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ using System.Web.Routing;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Web.Mvc
 {
+    //NOTE: We currently are not using this at all and should/could probably remove it!
+
 	/// <summary>
 	/// Creates SurfaceControllers
 	/// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
index bf55cc31d4..686ece02d1 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Dictionary\UmbracoCultureDictionary.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Dictionary\UmbracoCultureDictionaryFactory.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Mvc\BackOfficeArea.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Mvc\IRenderMvcController.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Mvc\UmbracoAuthorizeAttribute.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Mvc\NotChildAction.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Mvc\UmbracoAuthorizedController.cs" />