diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/RenderRouteHandler.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/RenderRouteHandler.cs
index 43d7416a23..da6d761745 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/RenderRouteHandler.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/RenderRouteHandler.cs
@@ -173,8 +173,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Mvc
 		/// </summary>
 		/// <param name="requestContext"></param>
 		/// <param name="postedInfo"></param>
-		/// <param name="routeDefinition">The original route definition that would normally be used to route if it were not a POST</param>
-		private IHttpHandler HandlePostedValues(RequestContext requestContext, PostedDataProxyInfo postedInfo, RouteDefinition routeDefinition)
+		private IHttpHandler HandlePostedValues(RequestContext requestContext, PostedDataProxyInfo postedInfo)
 		{
 			//set the standard route values/tokens
 			requestContext.RouteData.Values["controller"] = postedInfo.ControllerName;
@@ -210,9 +209,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Mvc
 
 			}
 
-			//store the original route definition
-			requestContext.RouteData.DataTokens["umbraco-route-def"] = routeDefinition;
-
 			return handler;
 		}
 
@@ -277,7 +273,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Mvc
 				}
 	
 			}
-			
+
+            //store the route definition
+            requestContext.RouteData.DataTokens["umbraco-route-def"] = def;
 
 			return def;
 		}
@@ -290,12 +288,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Mvc
 		internal IHttpHandler GetHandlerForRoute(RequestContext requestContext, PublishedContentRequest publishedContentRequest)
 		{
 			var routeDef = GetUmbracoRouteDefinition(requestContext, publishedContentRequest);
-
+            
 			//Need to check for a special case if there is form data being posted back to an Umbraco URL
 			var postedInfo = GetPostedFormInfo(requestContext);
 			if (postedInfo != null)
 			{
-				return HandlePostedValues(requestContext, postedInfo, routeDef);
+				return HandlePostedValues(requestContext, postedInfo);
 			}
 
 			//here we need to check if there is no hijacked route and no template assigned, if this is the case
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/SurfaceController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/SurfaceController.cs
index c114b286dc..463162694f 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/SurfaceController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/SurfaceController.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using System.Web.Mvc;
+using System.Web.Routing;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models;
 using Umbraco.Core;
 
@@ -76,10 +77,16 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Mvc
 		{
 			get
 			{
-				if (!ControllerContext.RouteData.DataTokens.ContainsKey("umbraco-route-def"))
-					throw new InvalidOperationException("Can only use " + typeof(UmbracoPageResult).Name + " in the context of an Http POST when using the BeginUmbracoForm helper");
+                var routeData = ControllerContext.IsChildAction 
+                    ? ControllerContext.ParentActionViewContext.RouteData 
+                    : ControllerContext.RouteData;
 
-				var routeDef = (RouteDefinition)ControllerContext.RouteData.DataTokens["umbraco-route-def"];
+                if (!routeData.DataTokens.ContainsKey("umbraco-route-def"))
+                {
+                    throw new InvalidOperationException("Cannot find the Umbraco route definition in the route values, the request must be made in the context of an Umbraco request");                    
+                }
+
+                var routeDef = (RouteDefinition)routeData.DataTokens["umbraco-route-def"];
 				return routeDef.PublishedContentRequest.PublishedContent;
 			}
 		}