diff --git a/src/Orchard.Tests/Environment/DefaultOrchardHostTests.cs b/src/Orchard.Tests/Environment/DefaultOrchardHostTests.cs
index 6e172f92c..694308567 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Tests/Environment/DefaultOrchardHostTests.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Tests/Environment/DefaultOrchardHostTests.cs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ using Orchard.Mvc.Routes;
 using Orchard.Extensions;
 using Orchard.Tests.Environment.TestDependencies;
 using Orchard.Tests.Stubs;
+using Orchard.Extensions.Models;
 
 namespace Orchard.Tests.Environment {
     [TestFixture]
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ namespace Orchard.Tests.Environment {
                 throw new NotImplementedException();
             }
 
-            public IEnumerable<Type> LoadFeature(string featureName) {
+            public Feature LoadFeature(string featureName) {
                 throw new NotImplementedException();
             }
 
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Tests/Environment/ShellBuilders/DefaultShellContainerFactoryTests.cs b/src/Orchard.Tests/Environment/ShellBuilders/DefaultShellContainerFactoryTests.cs
index 4ba58cf65..930963c97 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Tests/Environment/ShellBuilders/DefaultShellContainerFactoryTests.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Tests/Environment/ShellBuilders/DefaultShellContainerFactoryTests.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ using Orchard.Environment.Configuration;
 using Orchard.Environment.ShellBuilders;
 using Orchard.Environment.Topology.Models;
 using Orchard.Extensions;
+using Orchard.Extensions.Models;
 
 namespace Orchard.Tests.Environment.ShellBuilders {
     [TestFixture]
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Tests/Extensions/ExtensionManagerTests.cs b/src/Orchard.Tests/Extensions/ExtensionManagerTests.cs
index c323d38a1..fba445106 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Tests/Extensions/ExtensionManagerTests.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Tests/Extensions/ExtensionManagerTests.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ using Orchard.Extensions.Loaders;
 using Orchard.Extensions.Models;
 using Orchard.Tests.Extensions.ExtensionTypes;
 using Yaml.Grammar;
+using Orchard.Extensions.Models;
 
 namespace Orchard.Tests.Extensions {
     [TestFixture]
@@ -253,7 +254,7 @@ features:
 
             ExtensionManager extensionManager = new ExtensionManager(new []{extensionFolder}, new [] {extensionLoader});
 
-            foreach (var type in extensionManager.LoadFeature("TestFeature")) {
+            foreach (var type in extensionManager.LoadFeature("TestFeature").Types) {
                 Assert.That(type == typeof(Phi));
             }
         }
@@ -276,7 +277,7 @@ features:
 
             ExtensionManager extensionManager = new ExtensionManager(new[] { extensionFolder }, new[] { extensionLoader });
 
-            foreach (var type in extensionManager.LoadFeature("TestModule")) {
+            foreach (var type in extensionManager.LoadFeature("TestModule").Types) {
                 Assert.That(type != typeof(Phi));
                 Assert.That((type == typeof(Alpha) || (type == typeof(Beta))));
             }
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Tests/Mvc/Routes/StandardExtensionRouteProviderTests.cs b/src/Orchard.Tests/Mvc/Routes/StandardExtensionRouteProviderTests.cs
index 8d7d28883..035ac17ae 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Tests/Mvc/Routes/StandardExtensionRouteProviderTests.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Tests/Mvc/Routes/StandardExtensionRouteProviderTests.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using NUnit.Framework;
 using Orchard.Extensions.Models;
 using Orchard.Mvc.Routes;
 using Orchard.Extensions;
+using Orchard.Extensions.Models;
 
 namespace Orchard.Tests.Mvc.Routes {
     [TestFixture]
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ namespace Orchard.Tests.Mvc.Routes {
                 throw new NotImplementedException();
             }
 
-            public IEnumerable<Type> LoadFeature(string featureName) {
+            public Feature LoadFeature(string featureName) {
                 throw new NotImplementedException();
             }
 
diff --git a/src/Orchard/Extensions/ExtensionDescriptor.cs b/src/Orchard/Extensions/ExtensionDescriptor.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7c5988498
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Orchard/Extensions/ExtensionDescriptor.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Orchard.Extensions.Models;
+
+namespace Orchard.Extensions {
+    public class ExtensionDescriptor {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Virtual path base, "~/Themes", "~/Modules", or "~/Core"
+        /// </summary>
+        public string Location { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Folder name under virtual path base
+        /// </summary>
+        public string Name { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// "Theme" or "Module"
+        /// </summary>
+        public string ExtensionType { get; set; }
+        
+        // extension metadata
+        public string DisplayName { get; set; }
+        public string Description { get; set; }
+        public string Version { get; set; }
+        public string OrchardVersion { get; set; }
+        public string Author { get; set; }
+        public string WebSite { get; set; }
+        public string Tags { get; set; }
+        public string AntiForgery { get; set; }
+
+        public IEnumerable<FeatureDescriptor> Features { get; set; }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Orchard/Extensions/ExtensionManager.cs b/src/Orchard/Extensions/ExtensionManager.cs
index 06189723e..653dec30c 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/Extensions/ExtensionManager.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard/Extensions/ExtensionManager.cs
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ namespace Orchard.Extensions {
             return new ShellTopology_Obsolete { Types = types.Where(t => t.IsClass && !t.IsAbstract) };
         }
 
-        public IEnumerable<Type> LoadFeature(string featureName) {
+        public Feature LoadFeature(string featureName) {
             string extensionName = GetExtensionForFeature(featureName);
             if (extensionName == null) throw new ArgumentException(T("Feature ") + featureName + T(" was not found in any of the installed extensions"));
             var extension = ActiveExtensions().Where(x => x.Descriptor.Name == extensionName).FirstOrDefault();
@@ -131,7 +131,11 @@ namespace Orchard.Extensions {
                 }
             }
 
-            return featureTypes;
+            return new Feature { 
+                ExtensionName = extensionName, 
+                Name = featureName, 
+                Types = featureTypes 
+            };
         }
 
         private static string GetSourceFeatureNameForType(Type type, string extensionName) {
diff --git a/src/Orchard/Extensions/IExtensionManager.cs b/src/Orchard/Extensions/IExtensionManager.cs
index 707d4457d..3e9b79077 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/Extensions/IExtensionManager.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard/Extensions/IExtensionManager.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Web;
 using Orchard.Extensions.Models;
 
@@ -11,7 +10,7 @@ namespace Orchard.Extensions {
 
         IEnumerable<ExtensionEntry> ActiveExtensions();
         ShellTopology_Obsolete GetExtensionsTopology();
-
+        Feature LoadFeature(string featureName);
         void InstallExtension(string extensionType, HttpPostedFileBase extensionBundle);
         void UninstallExtension(string extensionType, string extensionName);
     }
diff --git a/src/Orchard/Extensions/Models/Feature.cs b/src/Orchard/Extensions/Models/Feature.cs
index feb996dd6..f4f384582 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/Extensions/Models/Feature.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard/Extensions/Models/Feature.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 
 namespace Orchard.Extensions.Models {
     public class Feature {
+        public string ExtensionName { get; set; }
+        public string Name { get; set; }
+        public IEnumerable<Type> Types { get; set; }
         public FeatureDescriptor FeatureDescriptor { get; set; }
         public Extension Extension { get; set; }
         public IEnumerable<Type> ExportedTypes { get; set; }
diff --git a/src/Orchard/Orchard.Framework.csproj b/src/Orchard/Orchard.Framework.csproj
index ffc8143d4..9d0c506e3 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/Orchard.Framework.csproj
+++ b/src/Orchard/Orchard.Framework.csproj
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Extensions\Models\FeatureDescriptor.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Extensions\Loaders\AreaExtensionLoader.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Extensions\Models\Feature.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Extensions\Models\FeatureDescriptor.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Extensions\OrchardFeatureAttribute.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Extensions\Records\ExtensionRecord.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Extensions\ShellTopology.cs" />