diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer/ApiDescription.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions/ApiExplorer/ApiDescription.cs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer/ApiDescription.cs
rename to src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions/ApiExplorer/ApiDescription.cs
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer/ApiDescriptionProviderContext.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions/ApiExplorer/ApiDescriptionProviderContext.cs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer/ApiDescriptionProviderContext.cs
rename to src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions/ApiExplorer/ApiDescriptionProviderContext.cs
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer/ApiParameterDescription.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions/ApiExplorer/ApiParameterDescription.cs
similarity index 84%
rename from src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer/ApiParameterDescription.cs
rename to src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions/ApiExplorer/ApiParameterDescription.cs
index 272fb69e95..1f07d2b7ab 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer/ApiParameterDescription.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions/ApiExplorer/ApiParameterDescription.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
 
 using System;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ModelBinding;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer
@@ -35,5 +36,10 @@ public class ApiParameterDescription
         /// Gets or sets the parameter type.
         /// </summary>
         public Type Type { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the parameter descriptor.
+        /// </summary>
+        public ParameterDescriptor ParameterDescriptor { get; set; }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer/ApiParameterRouteInfo.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions/ApiExplorer/ApiParameterRouteInfo.cs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer/ApiParameterRouteInfo.cs
rename to src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions/ApiExplorer/ApiParameterRouteInfo.cs
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer/ApiRequestFormat.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions/ApiExplorer/ApiRequestFormat.cs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer/ApiRequestFormat.cs
rename to src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions/ApiExplorer/ApiRequestFormat.cs
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer/ApiResponseFormat.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions/ApiExplorer/ApiResponseFormat.cs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer/ApiResponseFormat.cs
rename to src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions/ApiExplorer/ApiResponseFormat.cs
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer/ApiResponseType.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions/ApiExplorer/ApiResponseType.cs
similarity index 91%
rename from src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer/ApiResponseType.cs
rename to src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions/ApiExplorer/ApiResponseType.cs
index 37d34b9af6..4e3307c0b5 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer/ApiResponseType.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions/ApiExplorer/ApiResponseType.cs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public class ApiResponseType
         /// </summary>
         /// <remarks>
         /// Will be null if the action returns no response, or if the response type is unclear. Use
-        /// <see cref="ProducesAttribute"/> or <see cref="ProducesResponseTypeAttribute"/> on an action method
+        /// <c>Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ProducesAttribute</c> or <c>Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ProducesResponseTypeAttribute</c> on an action method
         /// to specify a response type.
         /// </remarks>
         public Type Type { get; set; }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer/IApiDescriptionProvider.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions/ApiExplorer/IApiDescriptionProvider.cs
similarity index 77%
rename from src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer/IApiDescriptionProvider.cs
rename to src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions/ApiExplorer/IApiDescriptionProvider.cs
index 5129b7d5ec..3f3ab9c595 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer/IApiDescriptionProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions/ApiExplorer/IApiDescriptionProvider.cs
@@ -26,8 +26,16 @@ public interface IApiDescriptionProvider
         /// </remarks>
         int Order { get; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates or modifies <see cref="ApiDescription"/>s.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="context">The <see cref="ApiDescriptionProviderContext"/>.</param>
         void OnProvidersExecuting(ApiDescriptionProviderContext context);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Called after <see cref="IApiDescriptionProvider"/> implementations with higher <see cref="Order"/> values have been called.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="context">The <see cref="ApiDescriptionProviderContext"/>.</param>
         void OnProvidersExecuted(ApiDescriptionProviderContext context);
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer/DefaultApiDescriptionProvider.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer/DefaultApiDescriptionProvider.cs
index 54eb9a4c3a..6997bd16ae 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer/DefaultApiDescriptionProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer/DefaultApiDescriptionProvider.cs
@@ -688,6 +688,7 @@ private ApiParameterDescription CreateResult(
                     Name = GetName(containerName, bindingContext),
                     Source = source,
                     Type = bindingContext.ModelMetadata.ModelType,
+                    ParameterDescriptor = Parameter,
                 };
             }
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index 76feceeff0..1e28eb8ed4 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -3,9 +3,18 @@
 
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Resources;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 
 [assembly: AssemblyMetadata("Serviceable", "True")]
 [assembly: NeutralResourcesLanguage("en-us")]
 [assembly: AssemblyCompany("Microsoft Corporation.")]
 [assembly: AssemblyCopyright("© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.")]
 [assembly: AssemblyProduct("Microsoft ASP.NET Core")]
+[assembly: TypeForwardedTo(typeof(Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer.IApiDescriptionProvider))]
+[assembly: TypeForwardedTo(typeof(Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer.ApiDescription))]
+[assembly: TypeForwardedTo(typeof(Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer.ApiDescriptionProviderContext))]
+[assembly: TypeForwardedTo(typeof(Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer.ApiParameterDescription))]
+[assembly: TypeForwardedTo(typeof(Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer.ApiParameterRouteInfo))]
+[assembly: TypeForwardedTo(typeof(Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer.ApiRequestFormat))]
+[assembly: TypeForwardedTo(typeof(Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer.ApiResponseFormat))]
+[assembly: TypeForwardedTo(typeof(Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer.ApiResponseType))]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer/exceptions.net45.json b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer/exceptions.net45.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3e84534357
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer/exceptions.net45.json
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+[
+      {
+            "OldTypeId": "public class Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer.ApiDescription",
+            "Kind": "Removal"
+      },
+      {
+            "OldTypeId": "public class Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer.ApiDescriptionProviderContext",
+            "Kind": "Removal"
+      },
+      {
+            "OldTypeId": "public class Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer.ApiParameterDescription",
+            "Kind": "Removal"
+      },
+      {
+            "OldTypeId": "public class Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer.ApiParameterRouteInfo",
+            "Kind": "Removal"
+      },
+      {
+            "OldTypeId": "public class Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer.ApiRequestFormat",
+            "Kind": "Removal"
+      },
+      {
+            "OldTypeId": "public class Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer.ApiResponseFormat",
+            "Kind": "Removal"
+      },
+      {
+            "OldTypeId": "public class Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer.ApiResponseType",
+            "Kind": "Removal"
+      },
+      {
+            "OldTypeId": "public interface Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer.IApiDescriptionProvider",
+            "Kind": "Removal"
+      }
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer/exceptions.netcore.json b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer/exceptions.netcore.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3e84534357
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer/exceptions.netcore.json
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+[
+      {
+            "OldTypeId": "public class Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer.ApiDescription",
+            "Kind": "Removal"
+      },
+      {
+            "OldTypeId": "public class Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer.ApiDescriptionProviderContext",
+            "Kind": "Removal"
+      },
+      {
+            "OldTypeId": "public class Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer.ApiParameterDescription",
+            "Kind": "Removal"
+      },
+      {
+            "OldTypeId": "public class Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer.ApiParameterRouteInfo",
+            "Kind": "Removal"
+      },
+      {
+            "OldTypeId": "public class Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer.ApiRequestFormat",
+            "Kind": "Removal"
+      },
+      {
+            "OldTypeId": "public class Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer.ApiResponseFormat",
+            "Kind": "Removal"
+      },
+      {
+            "OldTypeId": "public class Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer.ApiResponseType",
+            "Kind": "Removal"
+      },
+      {
+            "OldTypeId": "public interface Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer.IApiDescriptionProvider",
+            "Kind": "Removal"
+      }
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Formatters.Json/DependencyInjection/MvcJsonMvcCoreBuilderExtensions.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Formatters.Json/DependencyInjection/MvcJsonMvcCoreBuilderExtensions.cs
index 2471c1af9c..86349d0807 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Formatters.Json/DependencyInjection/MvcJsonMvcCoreBuilderExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Formatters.Json/DependencyInjection/MvcJsonMvcCoreBuilderExtensions.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 using System;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Formatters.Json;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Formatters.Json.Internal;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Extensions;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
@@ -73,6 +75,8 @@ internal static void AddJsonFormatterServices(IServiceCollection services)
         {
             services.TryAddEnumerable(
                 ServiceDescriptor.Transient<IConfigureOptions<MvcOptions>, MvcJsonMvcOptionsSetup>());
+            services.TryAddEnumerable(
+                ServiceDescriptor.Transient<IApiDescriptionProvider, JsonPatchOperationsArrayProvider>());
             services.TryAddSingleton<JsonResultExecutor>();
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Formatters.Json/JsonPatchOperationsArrayProvider.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Formatters.Json/JsonPatchOperationsArrayProvider.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..49e0ff4003
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Formatters.Json/JsonPatchOperationsArrayProvider.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Reflection;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch.Operations;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ModelBinding;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Formatters.Json
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Implements a provider of <see cref="ApiDescription"/> to change parameters of 
+    /// type <see cref="IJsonPatchDocument"/> to an array of <see cref="Operation"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class JsonPatchOperationsArrayProvider : IApiDescriptionProvider
+    {
+        private readonly IModelMetadataProvider _modelMetadataProvider;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a new instance of <see cref="JsonPatchOperationsArrayProvider"/>.
+        /// </summary>        
+        /// <param name="modelMetadataProvider">The <see cref="IModelMetadataProvider"/>.</param>
+        public JsonPatchOperationsArrayProvider(IModelMetadataProvider modelMetadataProvider)
+        {
+            _modelMetadataProvider = modelMetadataProvider;
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// The order -999 ensures that this provider is executed right after the <c>Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer.DefaultApiDescriptionProvider</c>.
+        /// </remarks>
+        public int Order
+        {
+            get { return -999; }
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public void OnProvidersExecuting(ApiDescriptionProviderContext context)
+        {
+            if (context == null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(context));
+            }
+
+            foreach (var result in context.Results)
+            {
+                foreach (var parameterDescription in result.ParameterDescriptions)
+                {
+                    if (typeof(IJsonPatchDocument).GetTypeInfo().IsAssignableFrom(parameterDescription.Type))
+                    {
+                        parameterDescription.Type = typeof(Operation[]);
+                        parameterDescription.ModelMetadata = _modelMetadataProvider.GetMetadataForType(typeof(Operation[]));
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public void OnProvidersExecuted(ApiDescriptionProviderContext context)
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer.Test/DefaultApiDescriptionProviderTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer.Test/DefaultApiDescriptionProviderTest.cs
index 07a84637a7..5fee3d347d 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer.Test/DefaultApiDescriptionProviderTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer.Test/DefaultApiDescriptionProviderTest.cs
@@ -216,6 +216,22 @@ public void GetApiDescription_PopulatesParametersThatAppearOnRouteTemplate_AndHa
             }
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void GetApiDescription_ParameterDescription_IncludesParameterDescriptor()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var action = CreateActionDescriptor(nameof(FromBody));
+
+            // Act
+            var descriptions = GetApiDescriptions(action);
+
+            // Assert
+            var description = Assert.Single(descriptions);
+            var parameterDescription = Assert.Single(description.ParameterDescriptions);
+            var actionParameterDescriptor = Assert.Single(action.Parameters);
+            Assert.Equal(actionParameterDescriptor, parameterDescription.ParameterDescriptor);
+        }
+
         // Only a parameter which comes from a route or model binding or unknown should
         // include route info.
         [Theory]
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Formatters.Json.Test/JsonPatchOperationsArrayProviderTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Formatters.Json.Test/JsonPatchOperationsArrayProviderTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e3c9c4215b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Formatters.Json.Test/JsonPatchOperationsArrayProviderTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch.Operations;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ModelBinding;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Formatters.Json
+{
+    public class JsonPatchOperationsArrayProviderTests
+    {
+        [Fact]
+        public void OnProvidersExecuting_FindsJsonPatchDocuments_ProvidesOperationsArray()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var metadataprovider = new TestModelMetadataProvider();
+            var provider = new JsonPatchOperationsArrayProvider(metadataprovider);
+            var jsonPatchParameterDescription = new ApiParameterDescription
+            {
+                Type = typeof(JsonPatchDocument)
+            };
+
+            var stringParameterDescription = new ApiParameterDescription
+            {
+                Type = typeof(string),
+            };
+
+            var apiDescription = new ApiDescription();
+            apiDescription.ParameterDescriptions.Add(jsonPatchParameterDescription);
+            apiDescription.ParameterDescriptions.Add(stringParameterDescription);
+
+            var actionDescriptorList = new List<ActionDescriptor>();
+            var apiDescriptionProviderContext = new ApiDescriptionProviderContext(actionDescriptorList);
+            apiDescriptionProviderContext.Results.Add(apiDescription);
+
+            // Act
+            provider.OnProvidersExecuting(apiDescriptionProviderContext);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Collection(apiDescription.ParameterDescriptions,
+                description =>
+                {
+                    Assert.Equal(typeof(Operation[]), description.Type);
+                    Assert.Equal(typeof(Operation[]), description.ModelMetadata.ModelType);
+                },
+                description =>
+                {
+                    Assert.Equal(typeof(string), description.Type);
+                });
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Test/MvcServiceCollectionExtensionsTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Test/MvcServiceCollectionExtensionsTest.cs
index db7f76d6e9..9ab606e2a1 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Test/MvcServiceCollectionExtensionsTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Test/MvcServiceCollectionExtensionsTest.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Cors.Internal;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.DataAnnotations.Internal;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Filters;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Formatters.Json;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Formatters.Json.Internal;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Internal;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor;
@@ -411,6 +412,7 @@ private Dictionary<Type, Type[]> MutliRegistrationServiceTypes
                         new Type[]
                         {
                             typeof(DefaultApiDescriptionProvider),
+                            typeof(JsonPatchOperationsArrayProvider),
                         }
                     },
                 };