diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/HttpUrlHelperExtensions.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/HttpUrlHelperExtensions.cs
index 1b04a7dd8f..d3e87a6bf7 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/HttpUrlHelperExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/HttpUrlHelperExtensions.cs
@@ -122,5 +122,29 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Return the Base Url (not including the action) for a Web Api service
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
+        /// <param name="url"></param>
+        /// <param name="actionName"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static string GetUmbracoApiServiceBaseUrl<T>(this UrlHelper url, string actionName)
+            where T : UmbracoApiController
+        {
+            return url.GetUmbracoApiService<T>(actionName).TrimEnd(actionName);
+        }
+
+        public static string GetUmbracoApiServiceBaseUrl<T>(this UrlHelper url, Expression<Func<T, object>> methodSelector)
+            where T : UmbracoApiController
+        {
+            var method = Core.ExpressionHelper.GetMethodInfo(methodSelector);
+            if (method == null)
+            {
+                throw new MissingMethodException("Could not find the method " + methodSelector + " on type " + typeof(T) + " or the result ");
+            }
+            return url.GetUmbracoApiService<T>(method.Name).TrimEnd(method.Name);
+        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/ContentModelMapper.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/ContentModelMapper.cs
index e179159e7c..27f34a12e6 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/ContentModelMapper.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/ContentModelMapper.cs
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Models.Mapping
             //map the tree node url
             if (HttpContext.Current != null)
             {
-                var urlHelper = new UrlHelper(new RequestContext(new HttpContextWrapper(HttpContext.Current), new RouteData()));
+                var urlHelper = new UrlHelper(HttpContext.Current.Request.RequestContext);
                 var url = urlHelper.GetUmbracoApiService<ContentTreeController>(controller => controller.GetTreeNode(display.Id.ToString(), null));
                 display.TreeNodeUrl = url;
             }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/MediaModelMapper.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/MediaModelMapper.cs
index c3f9412401..4bcdf7a158 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/MediaModelMapper.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/MediaModelMapper.cs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Models.Mapping
             //map the tree node url
             if (HttpContext.Current != null)
             {
-                var urlHelper = new UrlHelper(new RequestContext(new HttpContextWrapper(HttpContext.Current), new RouteData()));
+                var urlHelper = new UrlHelper(HttpContext.Current.Request.RequestContext);
                 var url = urlHelper.GetUmbracoApiService<MediaTreeController>(controller => controller.GetTreeNode(display.Id.ToString(), null));
                 display.TreeNodeUrl = url;
             }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/MemberModelMapper.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/MemberModelMapper.cs
index edb44d36ce..0536efd307 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/MemberModelMapper.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Mapping/MemberModelMapper.cs
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Models.Mapping
             //map the tree node url
             if (HttpContext.Current != null)
             {
-                var urlHelper = new UrlHelper(new RequestContext(new HttpContextWrapper(HttpContext.Current), new RouteData()));
+                var urlHelper = new UrlHelper(HttpContext.Current.Request.RequestContext);
                 var url = urlHelper.GetUmbracoApiService<MemberTreeController>(controller => controller.GetTreeNode(display.Key.ToString("N"), null));
                 display.TreeNodeUrl = url;
             }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/UI/Controls/UmbracoControl.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/UI/Controls/UmbracoControl.cs
index bc633b22a3..b84deaa232 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/UI/Controls/UmbracoControl.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/UI/Controls/UmbracoControl.cs
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.UI.Controls
         /// </remarks>
         public UrlHelper Url
         {
-            get { return _url ?? (_url = new UrlHelper(new RequestContext(new HttpContextWrapper(Context), new RouteData()))); }
+            get { return _url ?? (_url = new UrlHelper(Context.Request.RequestContext)); }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/UI/Controls/UmbracoUserControl.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/UI/Controls/UmbracoUserControl.cs
index 2a18413ace..246b9d45c2 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/UI/Controls/UmbracoUserControl.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/UI/Controls/UmbracoUserControl.cs
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.UI.Controls
         /// </remarks>
         public UrlHelper Url
         {
-            get { return _url ?? (_url = new UrlHelper(new RequestContext(new HttpContextWrapper(Context), new RouteData()))); }
+            get { return _url ?? (_url = new UrlHelper(Context.Request.RequestContext)); }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/UI/Pages/BasePage.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/UI/Pages/BasePage.cs
index b9eec4982b..e2c64b7ece 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/UI/Pages/BasePage.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/UI/Pages/BasePage.cs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.UI.Pages
 		/// </remarks>
 	    public UrlHelper Url
 	    {
-		    get { return _url ?? (_url = new UrlHelper(new RequestContext(new HttpContextWrapper(Context), new RouteData()))); }
+		    get { return _url ?? (_url = new UrlHelper(Context.Request.RequestContext)); }
 	    }
 
         private HtmlHelper _html;
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/WebServices/UmbracoHttpHandler.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/WebServices/UmbracoHttpHandler.cs
index d50f28b350..d315f0d20d 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/WebServices/UmbracoHttpHandler.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/WebServices/UmbracoHttpHandler.cs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.WebServices
         /// </remarks>
         public UrlHelper Url
         {
-            get { return _url ?? (_url = new UrlHelper(new RequestContext(new HttpContextWrapper(HttpContext.Current), new RouteData()))); }
+            get { return _url ?? (_url = new UrlHelper(HttpContext.Current.Request.RequestContext)); }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/WebServices/UmbracoWebService.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/WebServices/UmbracoWebService.cs
index e92e85de1e..55b2d54295 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/WebServices/UmbracoWebService.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/WebServices/UmbracoWebService.cs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.WebServices
         /// </remarks>
         public UrlHelper Url
         {
-            get { return _url ?? (_url = new UrlHelper(new RequestContext(new HttpContextWrapper(Context), new RouteData()))); }
+            get { return _url ?? (_url = new UrlHelper(Context.Request.RequestContext)); }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/umbraco.businesslogic/BasePages/BasePage.cs b/src/umbraco.businesslogic/BasePages/BasePage.cs
index 6af70e21a9..b1f58d0745 100644
--- a/src/umbraco.businesslogic/BasePages/BasePage.cs
+++ b/src/umbraco.businesslogic/BasePages/BasePage.cs
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ namespace umbraco.BasePages
 		/// </remarks>
 	    public UrlHelper Url
 	    {
-		    get { return _url ?? (_url = new UrlHelper(new RequestContext(new HttpContextWrapper(Context), new RouteData()))); }
+		    get { return _url ?? (_url = new UrlHelper(Context.Request.RequestContext)); }
 	    }
 
         /// <summary>