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/action_controller/base.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb
index 54dc6f48c5..d546d7260c 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ module ActionController
     # Define some internal variables that should not be propagated to the view.
     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
+      @_view_renderer @_lookup_context @_routes @_view_runtime @_db_runtime @_helper_proxy
     )
 
     def _protected_ivars # :nodoc:
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'