diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/RenderMvcController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/RenderMvcController.cs
index ac65d28d3d..62ecb2ded3 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/RenderMvcController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/RenderMvcController.cs
@@ -60,6 +60,14 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Mvc
 			get { return ApplicationContext.DatabaseContext; }
 		}
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns the Current published content item for rendering the content
+        /// </summary>
+	    protected IPublishedContent CurrentPage
+	    {
+	        get { return PublishedContentRequest.PublishedContent; }
+	    }
+
 		//TODO: make this protected once we make PublishedContentRequest not internal after we figure out what it should actually contain
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Returns the current PublishedContentRequest