5 files changed, 33 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/CHANGELOG.md b/actionpack/CHANGELOG.md
index 85d2b14285..9b902b46a2 100644
--- a/actionpack/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/actionpack/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+*   Add `ActionController#helpers` to get access to the view context in the controller
+    level.
+
+    *Rafael Mendonça França*
+
+
 ## Rails 5.0.0.beta4 (April 27, 2016) ##
 
 *   Routing: Refactor `:action` default handling to ensure that path
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/rendering.rb b/actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/rendering.rb
index 9f192c54f7..a6fb0dbe1d 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/rendering.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/rendering.rb
@@ -60,9 +60,7 @@ module AbstractController
     end
 
     DEFAULT_PROTECTED_INSTANCE_VARIABLES = Set.new %i(
-      @_action_name @_response_body @_formats @_prefixes @_config
-      @_view_context_class @_view_renderer @_lookup_context
-      @_routes @_db_runtime
+      @_action_name @_response_body @_formats @_prefixes
     )
 
     # This method should return a hash with assigns.
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb
index 56a8d2e5f4..d546d7260c 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb
@@ -251,9 +251,10 @@ module ActionController
     setup_renderer!
 
     # Define some internal variables that should not be propagated to the view.
-    PROTECTED_IVARS = AbstractController::Rendering::DEFAULT_PROTECTED_INSTANCE_VARIABLES + [
-      :@_params, :@_response, :@_request,
-      :@_view_runtime, :@_stream, :@_url_options, :@_action_has_layout ]
+    PROTECTED_IVARS = AbstractController::Rendering::DEFAULT_PROTECTED_INSTANCE_VARIABLES + %i(
+      @_params @_response @_request @_config @_url_options @_action_has_layout @_view_context_class
+      @_view_renderer @_lookup_context @_routes @_view_runtime @_db_runtime @_helper_proxy
+    )
 
     def _protected_ivars # :nodoc:
       PROTECTED_IVARS
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/helpers.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/helpers.rb
index d3853e2e83..22493dea50 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/helpers.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/helpers.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module ActionController
   #
   # In addition to using the standard template helpers provided, creating custom helpers to
   # extract complicated logic or reusable functionality is strongly encouraged. By default, each controller
-  # will include all helpers. These helpers are only accessible on the controller through <tt>.helpers</tt>
+  # will include all helpers. These helpers are only accessible on the controller through <tt>#helpers</tt>
   #
   # In previous versions of \Rails the controller will include a helper which
   # matches the name of the controller, e.g., <tt>MyController</tt> will automatically
@@ -113,5 +113,10 @@ module ActionController
         all_helpers_from_path(helpers_path)
       end
     end
+
+    # Provides a proxy to access helpers methods from outside the view.
+    def helpers
+      @_helper_proxy ||= view_context
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/actionpack/test/controller/helper_test.rb b/actionpack/test/controller/helper_test.rb
index feb882a2b3..ef85e141a0 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/controller/helper_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/controller/helper_test.rb
@@ -207,6 +207,22 @@ class HelperTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert methods.include?(:foobar)
   end
 
+  def test_helper_proxy_in_instance
+    methods = AllHelpersController.new.helpers.methods
+
+    # Action View
+    assert_includes methods, :pluralize
+
+    # abc_helper.rb
+    assert_includes methods, :bare_a
+
+    # fun/games_helper.rb
+    assert_includes methods, :stratego
+
+    # fun/pdf_helper.rb
+    assert_includes methods, :foobar
+  end
+
   def test_helper_proxy_config
     AllHelpersController.config.my_var = 'smth'