diff --git a/FluentValidation.AutoValidation.Mvc/src/Filters/FluentValidationAutoValidationActionFilter.cs b/FluentValidation.AutoValidation.Mvc/src/Filters/FluentValidationAutoValidationActionFilter.cs
index 438e914..2ae20dd 100644
--- a/FluentValidation.AutoValidation.Mvc/src/Filters/FluentValidationAutoValidationActionFilter.cs
+++ b/FluentValidation.AutoValidation.Mvc/src/Filters/FluentValidationAutoValidationActionFilter.cs
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-using System.Linq;
+using System;
+using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using FluentValidation;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Controllers;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Filters;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ModelBinding;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
@@ -22,9 +24,7 @@ public class FluentValidationAutoValidationActionFilter : IAsyncActionFilter
         private readonly IFluentValidationAutoValidationResultFactory fluentValidationAutoValidationResultFactory;
         private readonly AutoValidationMvcConfiguration autoValidationMvcConfiguration;
 
-        public FluentValidationAutoValidationActionFilter(
-            IFluentValidationAutoValidationResultFactory fluentValidationAutoValidationResultFactory,
-            IOptions<AutoValidationMvcConfiguration> autoValidationMvcConfiguration)
+        public FluentValidationAutoValidationActionFilter(IFluentValidationAutoValidationResultFactory fluentValidationAutoValidationResultFactory, IOptions<AutoValidationMvcConfiguration> autoValidationMvcConfiguration)
         {
             this.fluentValidationAutoValidationResultFactory = fluentValidationAutoValidationResultFactory;
             this.autoValidationMvcConfiguration = autoValidationMvcConfiguration.Value;
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public FluentValidationAutoValidationActionFilter(
 
         public async Task OnActionExecutionAsync(ActionExecutingContext actionExecutingContext, ActionExecutionDelegate next)
         {
-            if (actionExecutingContext.Controller is ControllerBase controllerBase)
+            if (IsValidController(actionExecutingContext.Controller))
             {
                 var endpoint = actionExecutingContext.HttpContext.GetEndpoint();
                 var controllerActionDescriptor = (ControllerActionDescriptor) actionExecutingContext.ActionDescriptor;
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ public async Task OnActionExecutionAsync(ActionExecutingContext actionExecutingC
 
                 if (!actionExecutingContext.ModelState.IsValid)
                 {
-                    var validationProblemDetails = controllerBase.ProblemDetailsFactory.CreateValidationProblemDetails(actionExecutingContext.HttpContext, actionExecutingContext.ModelState);
+                    var problemDetailsFactory = serviceProvider.GetRequiredService<ProblemDetailsFactory>();
+                    var validationProblemDetails = problemDetailsFactory.CreateValidationProblemDetails(actionExecutingContext.HttpContext, actionExecutingContext.ModelState);
 
                     actionExecutingContext.Result = fluentValidationAutoValidationResultFactory.CreateActionResult(actionExecutingContext, validationProblemDetails);
 
@@ -119,6 +120,21 @@ public async Task OnActionExecutionAsync(ActionExecutingContext actionExecutingC
             await next();
         }
 
+        private bool IsValidController(object controller)
+        {
+            var controllerType = controller.GetType();
+
+            if (controllerType.HasCustomAttribute<NonControllerAttribute>())
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            return controller is ControllerBase ||
+                   controllerType.HasCustomAttribute<ControllerAttribute>() ||
+                   controllerType.Name.EndsWith("Controller", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+                   controllerType.InheritsFromTypeWithNameEndingIn("Controller");
+        }
+
         private bool HasValidBindingSource(BindingSource? bindingSource)
         {
             return (autoValidationMvcConfiguration.EnableBodyBindingSourceAutomaticValidation && bindingSource == BindingSource.Body) ||
diff --git a/FluentValidation.AutoValidation.Shared/src/Extensions/TypeExtensions.cs b/FluentValidation.AutoValidation.Shared/src/Extensions/TypeExtensions.cs
index 9f90947..f8b08ca 100644
--- a/FluentValidation.AutoValidation.Shared/src/Extensions/TypeExtensions.cs
+++ b/FluentValidation.AutoValidation.Shared/src/Extensions/TypeExtensions.cs
@@ -25,5 +25,20 @@ public static bool HasCustomAttribute<TAttribute>(this Type type) where TAttribu
         {
             return type.CustomAttributes.Any(attribute => attribute.AttributeType == typeof(TAttribute));
         }
+
+        public static bool InheritsFromTypeWithNameEndingIn(this Type type, string name)
+        {
+            while (type.BaseType != null)
+            {
+                type = type.BaseType;
+
+                if (type.Name.EndsWith(name, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/Tests/FluentValidation.AutoValidation.Tests.csproj b/Tests/FluentValidation.AutoValidation.Tests.csproj
index 6249b84..2dfddc9 100644
--- a/Tests/FluentValidation.AutoValidation.Tests.csproj
+++ b/Tests/FluentValidation.AutoValidation.Tests.csproj
@@ -8,26 +8,26 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.8.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="NSubstitute" Version="5.1.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="NSubstitute.Analyzers.CSharp" Version="1.0.16">
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.12.0" />
+        <PackageReference Include="NSubstitute" Version="5.3.0" />
+        <PackageReference Include="NSubstitute.Analyzers.CSharp" Version="1.0.17">
             <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
             <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
         </PackageReference>
-        <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.6.4" />
-        <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.console" Version="2.6.4">
+        <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.9.2" />
+        <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.console" Version="2.9.2">
             <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
             <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
         </PackageReference>
-        <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.msbuild" Version="2.6.4">
+        <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.msbuild" Version="2.9.2">
             <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
             <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
         </PackageReference>
-        <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="2.5.6">
+        <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="2.8.2">
             <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
             <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
         </PackageReference>
-        <PackageReference Include="coverlet.collector" Version="6.0.0">
+        <PackageReference Include="coverlet.collector" Version="6.0.2">
             <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
             <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
         </PackageReference>
diff --git a/Tests/src/FluentValidation.AutoValidation.Mvc/Filters/FluentValidationAutoValidationActionFilterTest.cs b/Tests/src/FluentValidation.AutoValidation.Mvc/Filters/FluentValidationAutoValidationActionFilterTest.cs
index fa762ae..835d626 100644
--- a/Tests/src/FluentValidation.AutoValidation.Mvc/Filters/FluentValidationAutoValidationActionFilterTest.cs
+++ b/Tests/src/FluentValidation.AutoValidation.Mvc/Filters/FluentValidationAutoValidationActionFilterTest.cs
@@ -73,10 +73,11 @@ public async Task TestOnActionExecutionAsync()
 
         serviceProvider.GetService(typeof(IValidator<>).MakeGenericType(typeof(TestModel))).Returns(new TestValidator());
         serviceProvider.GetService(typeof(IGlobalValidationInterceptor)).Returns(new GlobalValidationInterceptor());
+        serviceProvider.GetService(typeof(ProblemDetailsFactory)).Returns(problemDetailsFactory);
+
         problemDetailsFactory.CreateValidationProblemDetails(httpContext, modelStateDictionary).Returns(validationProblemDetails);
         fluentValidationAutoValidationResultFactory.CreateActionResult(actionExecutingContext, validationProblemDetails).Returns(new BadRequestObjectResult(validationProblemDetails));
         httpContext.RequestServices.Returns(serviceProvider);
-        controller.ProblemDetailsFactory = problemDetailsFactory;
         actionExecutingContext.Controller.Returns(controller);
         actionExecutingContext.ActionDescriptor = controllerActionDescriptor;
         actionExecutingContext.ActionArguments.Returns(actionArguments);
diff --git a/Tests/src/FluentValidation.AutoValidation.Shared/Extensions/TypeExtensionsTest.cs b/Tests/src/FluentValidation.AutoValidation.Shared/Extensions/TypeExtensionsTest.cs
index a1d87d8..bfbd3d6 100644
--- a/Tests/src/FluentValidation.AutoValidation.Shared/Extensions/TypeExtensionsTest.cs
+++ b/Tests/src/FluentValidation.AutoValidation.Shared/Extensions/TypeExtensionsTest.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
 using SharpGrip.FluentValidation.AutoValidation.Mvc.Attributes;
 using SharpGrip.FluentValidation.AutoValidation.Shared.Extensions;
 using Xunit;
@@ -46,6 +47,21 @@ public void Test_HasCustomAttribute()
         Assert.False(typeof(TestModelRecord).HasCustomAttribute<AutoValidationAttribute>());
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public void Test_InheritsFromTypeWithNameEndingIn()
+    {
+        Assert.True(typeof(TestInherits1).InheritsFromTypeWithNameEndingIn("Controller"));
+        Assert.True(typeof(TestInherits1).InheritsFromTypeWithNameEndingIn("controller"));
+        Assert.True(typeof(TestInherits2).InheritsFromTypeWithNameEndingIn("Controller"));
+        Assert.True(typeof(TestInherits2).InheritsFromTypeWithNameEndingIn("controller"));
+        Assert.False(typeof(TestInherits3).InheritsFromTypeWithNameEndingIn("Controller"));
+        Assert.False(typeof(TestInherits3).InheritsFromTypeWithNameEndingIn("controller"));
+        Assert.False(typeof(TestInherits4).InheritsFromTypeWithNameEndingIn("Controller"));
+        Assert.False(typeof(TestInherits4).InheritsFromTypeWithNameEndingIn("controller"));
+        Assert.False(typeof(TestInherits5).InheritsFromTypeWithNameEndingIn("Controller"));
+        Assert.False(typeof(TestInherits5).InheritsFromTypeWithNameEndingIn("controller"));
+    }
+
     [AutoValidation]
     private class TestModelClass;
 
@@ -53,4 +69,16 @@ private class TestModelClass;
     private record TestModelRecord;
 
     private enum TestModelEnum;
+
+    private class TestInherits1 : Controller;
+
+    private class TestInherits2 : CustomControllerBase;
+
+    private class TestInherits3 : ControllerBase;
+
+    private class TestInherits4 : ActionContext;
+
+    private class TestInherits5 : object;
+
+    private class CustomControllerBase : Controller;
 }
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