4 files changed, 23 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb b/actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb
index f9f6eb945e..f83eaded88 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ module AbstractController
   class Base
     attr_internal :response_body
     attr_internal :action_name
+    attr_internal :formats
 
     include ActiveSupport::Configurable
     extend ActiveSupport::DescendantsTracker
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal.rb
index ace1aabe03..329798e84f 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal.rb
@@ -119,6 +119,11 @@ module ActionController
       headers["Location"] = url
     end
 
+    # basic url_for that can be overridden for more robust functionality
+    def url_for(string)
+      string
+    end
+
     def status
       @_status
     end
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/head.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/head.rb
index 2b4a3b9392..8abcad55a2 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/head.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/head.rb
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ module ActionController
   module Head
     extend ActiveSupport::Concern
 
-    include ActionController::UrlFor
-
     # Return a response that has no content (merely headers). The options
     # argument is interpreted to be a hash of header names and values.
     # This allows you to easily return a response that consists only of
@@ -27,8 +25,8 @@ module ActionController
 
       self.status = status
       self.location = url_for(location) if location
-      self.content_type = Mime[formats.first]
+      self.content_type = Mime[formats.first] if formats
       self.response_body = " "
     end
   end
-end
-\ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/actionpack/test/controller/new_base/bare_metal_test.rb b/actionpack/test/controller/new_base/bare_metal_test.rb
index 8a06e8d2a0..44922cecff 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/controller/new_base/bare_metal_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/controller/new_base/bare_metal_test.rb
@@ -24,4 +24,19 @@ module BareMetalTest
       assert_equal "Hello world", string
     end
   end
+
+  class HeadController < ActionController::Metal
+    include ActionController::Head
+
+    def index
+      head :not_found
+    end
+  end
+
+  class HeadTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
+    test "head works on its own" do
+      status, headers, body = HeadController.action(:index).call(Rack::MockRequest.env_for("/"))
+      assert_equal 404, status
+    end
+  end
 end