diff --git a/src/Mvc/Mvc.Razor.RuntimeCompilation/src/FileProviderRazorProjectItem.cs b/src/Mvc/Mvc.Razor.RuntimeCompilation/src/FileProviderRazorProjectItem.cs
index d0abfbcbdae6..6013cca44c62 100644
--- a/src/Mvc/Mvc.Razor.RuntimeCompilation/src/FileProviderRazorProjectItem.cs
+++ b/src/Mvc/Mvc.Razor.RuntimeCompilation/src/FileProviderRazorProjectItem.cs
@@ -48,7 +48,13 @@ public FileProviderRazorProjectItem(IFileInfo fileInfo, string basePath, string
         /// <summary>
         /// The <see cref="IFileInfo"/>.
         /// </summary>
-        public IFileInfo FileInfo { get; }
+        private IFileInfo FileInfo { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The <see cref="Boolean" />.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value></value>
+        public bool DoesNothing { get; } = true;
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         public override string BasePath { get; }
diff --git a/src/Mvc/Mvc/src/MvcServiceCollectionExtensions.cs b/src/Mvc/Mvc/src/MvcServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
index 1dc105ee9d78..051b9347fc40 100644
--- a/src/Mvc/Mvc/src/MvcServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Mvc/Mvc/src/MvcServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,22 @@ namespace Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection
     /// </summary>
     public static class MvcServiceCollectionExtensions
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Adds nothing to the specified <see cref="IServiceCollection" />.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="services">The <see cref="IServiceCollection" /> to add services to.</param>
+        /// <returns>An <see cref="IMvcBuilder"/> that can be used to further configure the MVC services.</returns>
+        public static IMvcBuilder AddAbsolutelyNothing(this IServiceCollection services)
+        {
+            var partManager = services
+                .LastOrDefault(d => d.ServiceType == typeof(ApplicationPartManager))
+                ?.ImplementationInstance
+                as ApplicationPartManager;
+            var builder = new MvcBuilder(services, partManager);
+
+            return builder;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Adds MVC services to the specified <see cref="IServiceCollection" />.
         /// </summary>