diff --git a/src/Spring/Spring.Web.Mvc3/SpringMvcDependencyResolver.cs b/src/Spring/Spring.Web.Mvc3/SpringMvcDependencyResolver.cs
index 42f660b61..51acfa95f 100644
--- a/src/Spring/Spring.Web.Mvc3/SpringMvcDependencyResolver.cs
+++ b/src/Spring/Spring.Web.Mvc3/SpringMvcDependencyResolver.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace Spring.Web.Mvc
     /// </summary>
     public class SpringMvcDependencyResolver : IDependencyResolver
     {
-
+        private static readonly string IgnoreViewNamespace = "ASP.";
         private IApplicationContext _context;
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ public IApplicationContext ApplicationContext
         /// <returns>The requested service or object.</returns>
         public object GetService(Type serviceType)
         {
+            if (serviceType.FullName.StartsWith(IgnoreViewNamespace))
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
             object service = null;
 
             if (serviceType != null)
diff --git a/src/Spring/Spring.Web.Mvc4/SpringMvcApplication.cs b/src/Spring/Spring.Web.Mvc4/SpringMvcApplication.cs
index 04fb6f47f..c0a70657f 100644
--- a/src/Spring/Spring.Web.Mvc4/SpringMvcApplication.cs
+++ b/src/Spring/Spring.Web.Mvc4/SpringMvcApplication.cs
@@ -20,15 +20,9 @@
 
 
 using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
 using System.Web;
 using System.Web.Mvc;
-using Spring.Objects.Factory;
-using Spring.Core.IO;
-using Spring.Objects.Factory.Xml;
-using System.Web.Routing;
+
 using Spring.Context.Support;
 
 namespace Spring.Web.Mvc
@@ -78,10 +72,10 @@ protected virtual System.Web.Mvc.IDependencyResolver BuildDependencyResolver()
         /// <summary>
         /// Builds the dependency resolver.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <returns>The <see cref="System.Web.Http.Services.IDependencyResolver"/> instance.</returns>
+        /// <returns>The <see cref="System.Web.Http.Dependencies.IDependencyResolver"/> instance.</returns>
         /// You must override this method in a derived class to control the manner in which the
-        /// <see cref="System.Web.Http.Services.IDependencyResolver"/> is created.
-        protected virtual System.Web.Http.Services.IDependencyResolver BuildWebApiDependencyResolver()
+        /// <see cref="System.Web.Http.Dependencies.IDependencyResolver"/> is created.
+        protected virtual System.Web.Http.Dependencies.IDependencyResolver BuildWebApiDependencyResolver()
         {
             return new SpringWebApiDependencyResolver(ContextRegistry.GetContext());
         }
@@ -115,10 +109,10 @@ public virtual void RegisterDependencyResolver(System.Web.Mvc.IDependencyResolve
         /// Registers the DependencyResolver implementation with the MVC runtime.
         /// <remarks>
         /// You must override this method in a derived class to control the manner in which the
-        /// <see cref="System.Web.Http.Services.IDependencyResolver"/> is registered.
+        /// <see cref="System.Web.Http.Dependencies.IDependencyResolver"/> is registered.
         /// </remarks>
         /// </summary>
-        public virtual void RegisterDependencyResolver(System.Web.Http.Services.IDependencyResolver resolver)
+        public virtual void RegisterDependencyResolver(System.Web.Http.Dependencies.IDependencyResolver resolver)
         {
             ThreadSafeDependencyResolverRegistrar.Register(resolver);
         }
@@ -128,9 +122,9 @@ public virtual void RegisterDependencyResolver(System.Web.Http.Services.IDepende
         /// </summary>
         protected static class ThreadSafeDependencyResolverRegistrar
         {
-            private static bool _isMvcResolverRegistered = false;
-            private static bool _isWebApiResolverRegistered = false;
-            private static readonly Object Lock = new Object();
+            private static bool isMvcResolverRegistered;
+            private static bool isWebApiResolverRegistered;
+            private static readonly object Lock = new object();
 
             /// <summary>
             /// Registers the specified <see cref="System.Web.Mvc.IDependencyResolver"/>.
@@ -138,45 +132,45 @@ protected static class ThreadSafeDependencyResolverRegistrar
             /// <param name="resolver">The resolver.</param>
             public static void Register(IDependencyResolver resolver)
             {
-                if (_isMvcResolverRegistered)
+                if (isMvcResolverRegistered)
                 {
                     return;
                 }
 
                 lock (Lock)
                 {
-                    if (_isMvcResolverRegistered)
+                    if (isMvcResolverRegistered)
                     {
                         return;
                     }
 
                     DependencyResolver.SetResolver(resolver);
 
-                    _isMvcResolverRegistered = true;
+                    isMvcResolverRegistered = true;
                 }
             }
 
             /// <summary>
-            /// Registers the specified <see cref="System.Web.Http.Services.IDependencyResolver"/>.
+            /// Registers the specified <see cref="System.Web.Http.Dependencies.IDependencyResolver"/>.
             /// </summary>
             /// <param name="resolver">The resolver.</param>
-            public static void Register(System.Web.Http.Services.IDependencyResolver resolver)
+            public static void Register(System.Web.Http.Dependencies.IDependencyResolver resolver)
             {
-                if (_isWebApiResolverRegistered)
+                if (isWebApiResolverRegistered)
                 {
                     return;
                 }
 
                 lock (Lock)
                 {
-                    if (_isWebApiResolverRegistered)
+                    if (isWebApiResolverRegistered)
                     {
                         return;
                     }
 
-                    System.Web.Http.GlobalConfiguration.Configuration.ServiceResolver.SetResolver(resolver);
+                    System.Web.Http.GlobalConfiguration.Configuration.DependencyResolver = resolver;
 
-                    _isWebApiResolverRegistered = true;
+                    isWebApiResolverRegistered = true;
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/Spring/Spring.Web.Mvc4/SpringMvcDependencyResolver.cs b/src/Spring/Spring.Web.Mvc4/SpringMvcDependencyResolver.cs
index 3b75bdff0..b1548c66c 100644
--- a/src/Spring/Spring.Web.Mvc4/SpringMvcDependencyResolver.cs
+++ b/src/Spring/Spring.Web.Mvc4/SpringMvcDependencyResolver.cs
@@ -13,8 +13,11 @@ namespace Spring.Web.Mvc
     /// </summary>
     public class SpringMvcDependencyResolver : IDependencyResolver
     {
-
-        private IApplicationContext _context;
+        private static readonly string IgnoreViewNamespace = "ASP.";
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The <see cref="IApplicationContext"/> to be used by the resolver
+        /// </summary>
+        protected IApplicationContext _context;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="SpringMvcDependencyResolver"/> class.
@@ -48,6 +51,7 @@ public IApplicationContext ApplicationContext
 
                 return _context;
             }
+            protected set { _context = value; }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -57,7 +61,7 @@ public IApplicationContext ApplicationContext
         /// Defaults to using the root (default) Application Context.
         /// </remarks>
         /// <value>The name of the application context.</value>
-        public static string ApplicationContextName { get; set; }
+        public string ApplicationContextName { get; set; }
 
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -67,6 +71,10 @@ public IApplicationContext ApplicationContext
         /// <returns>The requested service or object.</returns>
         public object GetService(Type serviceType)
         {
+            if (serviceType.FullName.StartsWith(IgnoreViewNamespace))
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
             object service = null;
 
             if (serviceType != null)
diff --git a/src/Spring/Spring.Web.Mvc4/SpringWebApiDependencyResolver.cs b/src/Spring/Spring.Web.Mvc4/SpringWebApiDependencyResolver.cs
index 7f6ea6a71..76ae83c1e 100644
--- a/src/Spring/Spring.Web.Mvc4/SpringWebApiDependencyResolver.cs
+++ b/src/Spring/Spring.Web.Mvc4/SpringWebApiDependencyResolver.cs
@@ -1,22 +1,144 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Web.Http.Services;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Web.Http.Dependencies;
+
 using Spring.Context;
+using Spring.Context.Support;
+using Spring.Core.IO;
 
 
 namespace Spring.Web.Mvc
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// Spring-based implementation of the <see cref="IDependencyResolver"/> interface for ASP.NET MVC Web API.
+    /// Spring-based implementation of the <see cref="System.Web.Http.Dependencies.IDependencyResolver"/> interface for ASP.NET MVC Web API.
     /// </summary>
-    public class SpringWebApiDependencyResolver : SpringMvcDependencyResolver, System.Web.Http.Services.IDependencyResolver
+    public class SpringWebApiDependencyResolver : SpringMvcDependencyResolver, System.Web.Http.Dependencies.IDependencyResolver
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="SpringMvcDependencyResolver"/> class.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="context">The <see cref="IApplicationContext"/> to be used by the resolver</param>
-        public SpringWebApiDependencyResolver(IApplicationContext context) : base(context)
+        public SpringWebApiDependencyResolver(IApplicationContext context)
+            : base(context)
+        {
+        }
+
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Performs application-defined tasks associated with freeing, releasing, or resetting unmanaged resources.
+        /// </summary>
+        public virtual void Dispose()
+        {
+            //no unmanaged resources to dispose
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// 
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>The initialized <see cref="IDependencyScope"/> instance.</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="NotImplementedException"></exception>
+        public virtual IDependencyScope BeginScope()
         {
+            if (HasApplicationContext && (HasChildApplicationContextConfigurationLocations || HasChildApplicationContextConfigurationResources))
+            {
+                string[] configurationLocations = null;
+                if (HasChildApplicationContextConfigurationLocations)
+                {
+                    configurationLocations = ChildApplicationContextConfigurationLocations.ToArray();
+                }
+
+                IResource[] configurationResources = null;
+                if (HasChildApplicationContextConfigurationResources)
+                {
+                    configurationResources = ChildApplicationContextConfigurationResources.ToArray();
+                }
+
+                var childContextName = string.Format("child_of_{0}", ApplicationContext.Name);
+                var args = new MvcApplicationContextArgs(childContextName, ApplicationContext, configurationLocations, configurationResources, false);
+
+                var childContext = new MvcApplicationContext(args);
+                var newResolver = new SpringWebApiDependencyResolver(childContext) { ApplicationContextName = childContextName };
+
+                RegisterContextIfNeeded(childContext);
+
+                return newResolver;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                return this;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void RegisterContextIfNeeded(IApplicationContext childContext)
+        {
+            if (!ContextRegistry.IsContextRegistered(childContext.Name))
+            {
+                ContextRegistry.RegisterContext(childContext);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private bool HasChildApplicationContextConfigurationResources
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return ChildApplicationContextConfigurationResources != null &&
+                       ChildApplicationContextConfigurationResources.Count > 0;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private bool HasChildApplicationContextConfigurationLocations
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return ChildApplicationContextConfigurationLocations != null &&
+                       ChildApplicationContextConfigurationLocations.Count > 0;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private bool HasApplicationContext
+        {
+            get { return ApplicationContext != null; }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the child configuration locations.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>The child configuration locations.</value>
+        public virtual IList<string> ChildApplicationContextConfigurationLocations { protected get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the child configuration resources.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>The child configuration resources.</value>
+        public virtual IList<IResource> ChildApplicationContextConfigurationResources { protected get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Adds the child configuration resource.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="resource">The resource.</param>
+        public virtual void AddChildApplicationContextConfigurationResource(IResource resource)
+        {
+            if (null == ChildApplicationContextConfigurationResources)
+            {
+                ChildApplicationContextConfigurationResources = new List<IResource>();
+            }
+
+            ChildApplicationContextConfigurationResources.Add(resource);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Adds the child configuration location.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="location">The location.</param>
+        public virtual void AddChildApplicationContextConfigurationLocation(string location)
+        {
+            if (null == ChildApplicationContextConfigurationLocations)
+            {
+                ChildApplicationContextConfigurationLocations = new List<string>();
+            }
+
+            ChildApplicationContextConfigurationLocations.Add(location);
         }
     }
 }
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