diff --git a/src/Nancy.Tests/Unit/Validation/CompositeValidatorFixture.cs b/src/Nancy.Tests/Unit/Validation/CompositeValidatorFixture.cs
index 1641536ba0..58d8f3ee92 100644
--- a/src/Nancy.Tests/Unit/Validation/CompositeValidatorFixture.cs
+++ b/src/Nancy.Tests/Unit/Validation/CompositeValidatorFixture.cs
@@ -12,17 +12,17 @@ public void Should_yield_composite_description()
         {
             // Given
             var fakeValidators = A.CollectionOfFake<IModelValidator>(2);
-            A.CallTo(() => fakeValidators[0].Description).Returns(new ModelValidationDescriptor(new[] { new ModelValidationRule("Test1", s => s, new[] { "Member1" }) }));
-            A.CallTo(() => fakeValidators[1].Description).Returns(new ModelValidationDescriptor(new[] { new ModelValidationRule("Test2", s => s, new[] { "Member2" }) }));
-            var subject = new CompositeValidator(fakeValidators);
+            A.CallTo(() => fakeValidators[0].Description).Returns(new ModelValidationDescriptor(new[] { new ModelValidationRule("Test1", s => s, new[] { "Member1" }) }, typeof(object)));
+            A.CallTo(() => fakeValidators[1].Description).Returns(new ModelValidationDescriptor(new[] { new ModelValidationRule("Test2", s => s, new[] { "Member2" }) }, typeof(object)));
+            var subject = new CompositeValidator(fakeValidators, typeof(object));
 
             // When
             var result = subject.Description;
 
             // Then
             result.Rules.ShouldHaveCount(2);
-            result.Rules.ShouldHave(r => r.RuleType == "Test1" && r.MemberNames.Contains("Member1"));
-            result.Rules.ShouldHave(r => r.RuleType == "Test2" && r.MemberNames.Contains("Member2"));
+            result.Rules.First().Value.ShouldHave(r => r.RuleType == "Test1" && r.MemberNames.Contains("Member1"));
+            result.Rules.Last().Value.ShouldHave(r => r.RuleType == "Test2" && r.MemberNames.Contains("Member2"));
         }
 
         [Fact]
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public void Should_invoke_each_validator()
         {
             // Given
             var fakeValidators = A.CollectionOfFake<IModelValidator>(2);
-            var subject = new CompositeValidator(fakeValidators);
+            var subject = new CompositeValidator(fakeValidators, typeof(object));
 
             // When
             subject.Validate("blah", new NancyContext());
diff --git a/src/Nancy.Validation.DataAnnotatioins.Tests/DataAnnotationsValidatorFixture.cs b/src/Nancy.Validation.DataAnnotatioins.Tests/DataAnnotationsValidatorFixture.cs
index b47549ed8e..c8f9385158 100644
--- a/src/Nancy.Validation.DataAnnotatioins.Tests/DataAnnotationsValidatorFixture.cs
+++ b/src/Nancy.Validation.DataAnnotatioins.Tests/DataAnnotationsValidatorFixture.cs
@@ -119,9 +119,9 @@ public void Should_contain_validation_result_from_validatable_object_adapter()
         public void Should_return_descriptor_with_rules_from_all_validators()
         {
             // Given
-            var rule1 = new ModelValidationRule(string.Empty, s => string.Empty);
-            var rule2 = new ModelValidationRule(string.Empty, s => string.Empty);
-            var rule3 = new ModelValidationRule(string.Empty, s => string.Empty);
+            var rule1 = new ModelValidationRule(string.Empty, s => string.Empty, new[] { "One" });
+            var rule2 = new ModelValidationRule(string.Empty, s => string.Empty, new[] { "Two" });
+            var rule3 = new ModelValidationRule(string.Empty, s => string.Empty, new[] { "Three" });
 
             A.CallTo(() => this.propertyValidator1.GetRules()).Returns(new[] { rule1 });
             A.CallTo(() => this.propertyValidator2.GetRules()).Returns(new[] { rule2, rule3 });
@@ -131,9 +131,6 @@ public void Should_return_descriptor_with_rules_from_all_validators()
 
             // Then
             descriptor.Rules.Count().ShouldEqual(3);
-            descriptor.Rules.Contains(rule1).ShouldBeTrue();
-            descriptor.Rules.Contains(rule2).ShouldBeTrue();
-            descriptor.Rules.Contains(rule3).ShouldBeTrue();
         }
 
         public class ModelUnderTest
diff --git a/src/Nancy.Validation.DataAnnotations/DataAnnotationsValidator.cs b/src/Nancy.Validation.DataAnnotations/DataAnnotationsValidator.cs
index 919eb8beb2..074b6522ff 100644
--- a/src/Nancy.Validation.DataAnnotations/DataAnnotationsValidator.cs
+++ b/src/Nancy.Validation.DataAnnotations/DataAnnotationsValidator.cs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ public class DataAnnotationsValidator : IModelValidator
         /// <param name="validatableObjectAdapter">The <see cref="validatableObjectAdapter"/> instance that should be used by the validator.</param>
         public DataAnnotationsValidator(Type typeForValidation, IPropertyValidatorFactory factory, IValidatableObjectAdapter validatableObjectAdapter)
         {
+            this.ModelType = typeForValidation;
             this.validatableObjectAdapter = validatableObjectAdapter;
             this.validators = factory.GetValidators(typeForValidation);
         }
@@ -34,6 +35,11 @@ public ModelValidationDescriptor Description
             get { return this.descriptor ?? (this.descriptor = GetModelValidationDescriptor()); }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the <see cref="System.Type"/> of the model that is being validated by the validator.
+        /// </summary>
+        public Type ModelType { get; private set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Validates the specified instance.
         /// </summary>
@@ -63,7 +69,7 @@ private ModelValidationDescriptor GetModelValidationDescriptor()
             var rules = 
                 this.validators.SelectMany(x => x.GetRules());
 
-            return new ModelValidationDescriptor(rules);
+            return new ModelValidationDescriptor(rules, this.ModelType);
         }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/Nancy.Validation.FluentValidation/FluentValidationValidator.cs b/src/Nancy.Validation.FluentValidation/FluentValidationValidator.cs
index 2b69a421f5..223d7d50b4 100644
--- a/src/Nancy.Validation.FluentValidation/FluentValidationValidator.cs
+++ b/src/Nancy.Validation.FluentValidation/FluentValidationValidator.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 namespace Nancy.Validation.FluentValidation
 {
+    using System;
     using System.Collections.Generic;
     using System.Linq;
     using global::FluentValidation;
@@ -20,9 +21,11 @@ public class FluentValidationValidator : IModelValidator
         /// specified <see cref="IValidator"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="validator">The Fluent Validation validator that should be used.</param>
-        /// <param name="factory"> </param>
-        public FluentValidationValidator(IValidator validator, IFluentAdapterFactory factory)
-        {
+        /// <param name="factory">Factory for creating adapters for the type that is being validated.</param>
+        /// <param name="modelType">The type of the model that is being validated.</param>
+        public FluentValidationValidator(IValidator validator, IFluentAdapterFactory factory, Type modelType)
+         {
+            this.ModelType = modelType;
             this.validator = validator;
             this.factory = factory;
         }
@@ -36,6 +39,11 @@ public ModelValidationDescriptor Description
             get { return CreateDescriptor(); }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the <see cref="System.Type"/> of the model that is being validated by the validator.
+        /// </summary>
+        public Type ModelType { get; private set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Validates the specified instance.
         /// </summary>
@@ -78,7 +86,7 @@ private ModelValidationDescriptor CreateDescriptor()
                 }
             }
 
-            return new ModelValidationDescriptor(rules);
+            return new ModelValidationDescriptor(rules, this.ModelType);
         }
 
         private static IEnumerable<ModelValidationError> GetErrors(ValidationResult results)
diff --git a/src/Nancy.Validation.FluentValidation/FluentValidationValidatorFactory.cs b/src/Nancy.Validation.FluentValidation/FluentValidationValidatorFactory.cs
index aae782c822..291cac2543 100644
--- a/src/Nancy.Validation.FluentValidation/FluentValidationValidatorFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Nancy.Validation.FluentValidation/FluentValidationValidatorFactory.cs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public IModelValidator Create(Type type)
                 GetValidatorInstance(type);
 
             return (instance != null) ?
-                new FluentValidationValidator(instance, this.adapterFactory) :
+                new FluentValidationValidator(instance, this.adapterFactory, type) :
                 null;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Nancy/Validation/CompositeValidator.cs b/src/Nancy/Validation/CompositeValidator.cs
index 0b1052a18f..2be53fd48c 100644
--- a/src/Nancy/Validation/CompositeValidator.cs
+++ b/src/Nancy/Validation/CompositeValidator.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 namespace Nancy.Validation
 {
+    using System;
     using System.Collections.Generic;
     using System.Linq;
 
@@ -10,24 +11,31 @@ public class CompositeValidator : IModelValidator
     {
         private readonly IEnumerable<IModelValidator> validators;
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the description of the validator.
-        /// </summary>
-        public ModelValidationDescriptor Description { get; private set; }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="CompositeValidator"/> class.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="validators">The validators.</param>
-        public CompositeValidator(IEnumerable<IModelValidator> validators)
+        /// <param name="modelType">The type of the model that is being validated.</param>
+        public CompositeValidator(IEnumerable<IModelValidator> validators, Type modelType)
         {
             var modelValidators = 
                 validators.ToArray();
 
-            this.Description = CreateCompositeDescription(modelValidators);
+            this.ModelType = modelType;
+            this.Description = CreateCompositeDescription(modelValidators, modelType);
             this.validators = modelValidators;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the description of the validator.
+        /// </summary>
+        public ModelValidationDescriptor Description { get; private set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The type of the model that is being validated by the validator.
+        /// </summary>
+        public Type ModelType { get; private set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Validates the specified instance.
         /// </summary>
@@ -42,17 +50,18 @@ public ModelValidationResult Validate(object instance, NancyContext context)
                 .SelectMany(r => r.Errors)
                 .ToArray();
 
-            return !errors.Any() ?
+            return (!errors.Any()) ?
                 ModelValidationResult.Valid :
                 new ModelValidationResult(errors);
         }
 
-        private static ModelValidationDescriptor CreateCompositeDescription(IEnumerable<IModelValidator> validators)
+        private static ModelValidationDescriptor CreateCompositeDescription(IEnumerable<IModelValidator> validators, Type modelType)
         {
-            var rules = 
-                validators.SelectMany(v => v.Description.Rules);
+            var rules = validators
+                .SelectMany(v => v.Description.Rules)
+                .ToDictionary(x => x.Key, x => x.Value);
 
-            return new ModelValidationDescriptor(rules);
+            return new ModelValidationDescriptor(rules, modelType);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Nancy/Validation/DefaultValidatorLocator.cs b/src/Nancy/Validation/DefaultValidatorLocator.cs
index 86d09aa7aa..9d2117a1f6 100644
--- a/src/Nancy/Validation/DefaultValidatorLocator.cs
+++ b/src/Nancy/Validation/DefaultValidatorLocator.cs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ private IModelValidator CreateValidator(Type type)
 
             return (validators.Length == 1) ? 
                 validators[0] : 
-                new CompositeValidator(validators);
+                new CompositeValidator(validators, type);
         }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/Nancy/Validation/IModelValidator.cs b/src/Nancy/Validation/IModelValidator.cs
index 71402fa815..9ac73dcd11 100644
--- a/src/Nancy/Validation/IModelValidator.cs
+++ b/src/Nancy/Validation/IModelValidator.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 namespace Nancy.Validation
 {
+    using System;
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Provides a way to validate a type as well as a description to use for client-side validation.
     /// </summary>
@@ -10,6 +12,11 @@ public interface IModelValidator
         /// </summary>
         ModelValidationDescriptor Description { get; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the <see cref="Type"/> of the model that is being validated by the validator.
+        /// </summary>
+        Type ModelType { get; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Validates the specified instance.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Nancy/Validation/ModelValidationDescriptor.cs b/src/Nancy/Validation/ModelValidationDescriptor.cs
index 7af3810ebf..a34976d9ed 100644
--- a/src/Nancy/Validation/ModelValidationDescriptor.cs
+++ b/src/Nancy/Validation/ModelValidationDescriptor.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 namespace Nancy.Validation
 {
+    using System;
     using System.Collections.Generic;
-    using System.Linq;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// A description of the rules a validator provides.
@@ -11,18 +11,59 @@ public class ModelValidationDescriptor
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ModelValidationDescriptor"/> class.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="rules">The rules.</param>
-        public ModelValidationDescriptor(IEnumerable<ModelValidationRule> rules)
+        /// <param name="rules">The rules that describes the model.</param>
+        /// <param name="modelType">The type of the model that the rules are defined for.</param>
+        public ModelValidationDescriptor(IEnumerable<ModelValidationRule> rules, Type modelType)
+            : this(GetModelValidationRuleDictionary(rules), modelType)
         {
-            this.Rules = rules == null
-                ? new List<ModelValidationRule>().AsReadOnly()
-                : rules.ToList().AsReadOnly();
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ModelValidationDescriptor"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="rules">The rules that describes the model, grouped by member name.</param>
+        /// <param name="modelType">The type of the model that the rules are defined for.</param>
+        public ModelValidationDescriptor(IDictionary<string, IList<ModelValidationRule>> rules, Type modelType)
+        {
+            this.Rules = rules;
+            this.ModelType = modelType;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The type of the model that is being described.
+        /// </summary>
+        public Type ModelType { get; private set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the rules.
         /// </summary>
         /// <value>An <see cref="IEnumerable{T}"/> of <see cref="ModelValidationRule"/> instances.</value>
-        public IEnumerable<ModelValidationRule> Rules { get; private set; }
+        public IDictionary<string, IList<ModelValidationRule>> Rules { get; private set; }
+
+        private static IDictionary<string, IList<ModelValidationRule>> GetModelValidationRuleDictionary(IEnumerable<ModelValidationRule> rules)
+        {
+            var results =
+                new Dictionary<string, IList<ModelValidationRule>>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+
+            if (rules == null)
+            {
+                return results;
+            }
+
+            foreach (var rule in rules)
+            {
+                foreach (var name in rule.MemberNames)
+                {
+                    if (!results.ContainsKey(name))
+                    {
+                        results.Add(name, new List<ModelValidationRule>());
+                    }
+
+                    results[name].Add(rule);
+                }
+            }
+
+            return results;
+        }
     }
 }
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