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);
+    }
+}
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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 9482815a03..c965ce12f8 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/RenderControllerFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/RenderControllerFactory.cs
@@ -22,5 +22,17 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Mvc
 			return dataToken == null || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(dataToken.ToString());
 		}
 
+		/// <remarks>
+		/// We always set the correct ActionInvoker on our custom created controller, this is very important for route hijacking!
+		/// </remarks>
+
+		    var controllerInstance = instance as Controller;
+            if (controllerInstance != null)
+            {
+                //set the action invoker!
+                controllerInstance.ActionInvoker = new RenderActionInvoker();
+            }
+
+		    return instance;
 	}
 }
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diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/RenderRouteHandler.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/RenderRouteHandler.cs
index b7342119c9..05ab043405 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/RenderRouteHandler.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Mvc/RenderRouteHandler.cs
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Mvc
 			//check if that controller exists
 		    if (controllerType != null)
 		    {
-                //ensure the controller is of type 'RenderMvcController'
+                //ensure the controller is of type 'IRenderMvcController' and ControllerBase
                 if (TypeHelper.IsTypeAssignableFrom<RenderMvcController>(controllerType))
 		        {
 		            //set the controller and name to the custom one
@@ -285,10 +285,11 @@ 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,
 		                () => controllerType.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 84c3a4a92f..6b75dd32b2 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
@@ -357,6 +357,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Mvc\MemberAuthorizeAttribute.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Mvc\BackOfficeArea.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Mvc\ControllerFactoryExtensions.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Mvc\IRenderMvcController.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Mvc\SurfaceRouteHandler.cs" />
     <Compile Include="PublishedCache\XmlPublishedCache\RoutesCache.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Routing\UrlProviderMode.cs" />