diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/NotFoundHandler.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/NotFoundHandler.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1d73f9b5e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/NotFoundHandler.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+using System.Web;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Web.Mvc
+{
+    public class NotFoundHandler : IHttpHandler
+    {
+        public void ProcessRequest(HttpContext context)
+        {
+            context.Response.StatusCode = 404;
+        }
+
+        public bool IsReusable
+        {
+            get { return true; }
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/UmbracoVirtualNodeByIdRouteHandler.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/UmbracoVirtualNodeByIdRouteHandler.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cd50705cc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/UmbracoVirtualNodeByIdRouteHandler.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+using System.Web.Routing;
+using Umbraco.Core.Models;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Web.Mvc
+{
+    public abstract class UmbracoVirtualNodeByIdRouteHandler : UmbracoVirtualNodeRouteHandler
+    {
+        private readonly int _realNodeId;
+
+        protected UmbracoVirtualNodeByIdRouteHandler(int realNodeId)
+        {
+            _realNodeId = realNodeId;
+        }
+
+        protected sealed override IPublishedContent FindContent(RequestContext requestContext, UmbracoContext umbracoContext)
+        {
+            var byId = umbracoContext.ContentCache.GetById(_realNodeId);
+            if (byId == null) return null;
+
+            return FindContent(requestContext, umbracoContext, byId);
+        }
+
+        protected abstract IPublishedContent FindContent(RequestContext requestContext, UmbracoContext umbracoContext, IPublishedContent baseContent);
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/UmbracoVirtualNodeRouteHandler.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/UmbracoVirtualNodeRouteHandler.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f8cd1f6006
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/UmbracoVirtualNodeRouteHandler.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+using System.Web;
+using System.Web.Mvc;
+using System.Web.Routing;
+using Umbraco.Core.Models;
+using Umbraco.Web.Models;
+using Umbraco.Web.Routing;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Web.Mvc
+{
+    public abstract class UmbracoVirtualNodeRouteHandler : IRouteHandler
+    {
+        public IHttpHandler GetHttpHandler(RequestContext requestContext)
+        {
+            var umbracoContext = UmbracoContext.Current;
+
+            var found = FindContent(requestContext, umbracoContext);
+            if (found == null) return new NotFoundHandler();
+            
+            umbracoContext.PublishedContentRequest = new PublishedContentRequest(
+                umbracoContext.CleanedUmbracoUrl, umbracoContext.RoutingContext)
+            {
+                PublishedContent = found
+            };
+
+            //allows inheritors to change the pcr
+            PreparePublishedContentRequest(umbracoContext.PublishedContentRequest);
+
+            //create the render model
+            var renderModel = new RenderModel(umbracoContext.PublishedContentRequest.PublishedContent, umbracoContext.PublishedContentRequest.Culture);
+
+            //assigns the required tokens to the request
+            requestContext.RouteData.DataTokens.Add("umbraco", renderModel);
+            requestContext.RouteData.DataTokens.Add("umbraco-doc-request", umbracoContext.PublishedContentRequest);
+            requestContext.RouteData.DataTokens.Add("umbraco-context", umbracoContext);
+
+            umbracoContext.PublishedContentRequest.ConfigureRequest();
+
+            return new MvcHandler(requestContext);
+        }
+
+        protected abstract IPublishedContent FindContent(RequestContext requestContext, UmbracoContext umbracoContext);
+
+        protected virtual void PreparePublishedContentRequest(PublishedContentRequest publishedContentRequest)
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
index eab4fbcb60..bb5f1b8699 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
@@ -362,8 +362,10 @@
     <Compile Include="Models\PostRedirectModel.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\PublishedProperty.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Mvc\ActionExecutedEventArgs.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Mvc\NotFoundHandler.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Mvc\PreRenderViewActionFilterAttribute.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Mvc\RedirectToUmbracoUrlResult.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Mvc\UmbracoVirtualNodeByIdRouteHandler.cs" />
     <Compile Include="PropertyEditors\TagsDataController.cs" />
     <Compile Include="PublishedCache\MemberPublishedContent.cs" />
     <Compile Include="PublishedCache\RawValueProperty.cs" />
@@ -471,6 +473,7 @@
     <Compile Include="PropertyEditors\PropertyValueEditorWrapper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="PublishedContentQuery.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ImageCropperTemplateExtensions.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Mvc\UmbracoVirtualNodeRouteHandler.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Routing\UrlProviderExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Strategies\Migrations\ClearCsrfCookiesAfterUpgrade.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Strategies\Migrations\ClearMediaXmlCacheForDeletedItemsAfterUpgrade.cs" />