diff --git a/src/validation-controller-factory.ts b/src/validation-controller-factory.ts
index 52487ab9..5774eab6 100644
--- a/src/validation-controller-factory.ts
+++ b/src/validation-controller-factory.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import {Container} from 'aurelia-dependency-injection';
 import {ValidationController} from './validation-controller';
+import {Validator} from './validator';
 
 /**
  * Creates ValidationController instances.
@@ -12,19 +13,21 @@ export class ValidationControllerFactory {
   constructor(private container: Container) {}
 
   /**
-   * Creates a new controller and registers it in the current element's container so that it's 
-   * available to the validate binding behavior and renderers.
+   * Creates a new controller instance.
    */
-  create() {
-    return this.container.invoke(ValidationController);
+  create(validator?: Validator) {
+    if (!validator) {
+      validator = <Validator>this.container.get(Validator);
+    }
+    return new ValidationController(validator);
   }
 
   /**
    * Creates a new controller and registers it in the current element's container so that it's 
    * available to the validate binding behavior and renderers.
    */
-  createForCurrentScope() {
-    const controller = this.create();
+  createForCurrentScope(validator?: Validator) {
+    const controller = this.create(validator);
     this.container.registerInstance(ValidationController, controller);
     return controller;
   }
diff --git a/test/validation-controller-factory.ts b/test/validation-controller-factory.ts
index 8fec0869..7b69af08 100644
--- a/test/validation-controller-factory.ts
+++ b/test/validation-controller-factory.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,22 @@
 import {Container, Optional} from 'aurelia-dependency-injection';
 import {
   ValidationControllerFactory,
-  ValidationController
+  ValidationController,
+  Validator
 } from '../src/aurelia-validation';
 
 describe('ValidationControllerFactory', () => {
   it('createForCurrentScope', () => {
     const container = new Container();
+    const standardValidator = {};
+    container.registerInstance(Validator, standardValidator);
     const childContainer = container.createChild();
     const factory = childContainer.get(ValidationControllerFactory);
     const controller = factory.createForCurrentScope();
+    expect(controller.validator).toBe(standardValidator);
     expect(container.get(Optional.of(ValidationController))).toBe(null);
     expect(childContainer.get(Optional.of(ValidationController))).toBe(controller);
+    const customValidator = {};
+    expect(factory.createForCurrentScope(customValidator).validator).toBe(customValidator);
   });
 });