diff --git a/src/Components/Components/ref/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.netstandard2.0.cs b/src/Components/Components/ref/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.netstandard2.0.cs
index 1500126c495a..4d76e479638b 100644
--- a/src/Components/Components/ref/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.netstandard2.0.cs
+++ b/src/Components/Components/ref/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.netstandard2.0.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,34 @@
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components
 {
+    public partial class AuthenticationState
+    {
+        public AuthenticationState(System.Security.Claims.ClaimsPrincipal user) { }
+        public System.Security.Claims.ClaimsPrincipal User { [System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGeneratedAttribute]get { throw null; } }
+    }
+    public delegate void AuthenticationStateChangedHandler(System.Threading.Tasks.Task<Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.AuthenticationState> task);
+    public abstract partial class AuthenticationStateProvider
+    {
+        protected AuthenticationStateProvider() { }
+        public event Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.AuthenticationStateChangedHandler AuthenticationStateChanged { add { } remove { } }
+        public abstract System.Threading.Tasks.Task<Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.AuthenticationState> GetAuthenticationStateAsync();
+        protected void NotifyAuthenticationStateChanged(System.Threading.Tasks.Task<Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.AuthenticationState> task) { }
+    }
+    public partial class AuthorizeView : Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.ComponentBase
+    {
+        public AuthorizeView() { }
+        [Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.ParameterAttribute]
+        public Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.RenderFragment<Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.AuthenticationState> Authorized { [System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGeneratedAttribute]get { throw null; } }
+        [Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.ParameterAttribute]
+        public Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.RenderFragment Authorizing { [System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGeneratedAttribute]get { throw null; } }
+        [Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.ParameterAttribute]
+        public Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.RenderFragment<Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.AuthenticationState> ChildContent { [System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGeneratedAttribute]get { throw null; } }
+        [Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.ParameterAttribute]
+        public Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.RenderFragment NotAuthorized { [System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGeneratedAttribute]get { throw null; } }
+        protected override void BuildRenderTree(Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.RenderTree.RenderTreeBuilder builder) { }
+        [System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThroughAttribute]
+        protected override System.Threading.Tasks.Task OnParametersSetAsync() { throw null; }
+    }
     [Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.BindElementAttribute("select", null, "value", "onchange")]
     [Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.BindElementAttribute("textarea", null, "value", "onchange")]
     [Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.BindInputElementAttribute("checkbox", null, "checked", "onchange")]
@@ -57,6 +85,15 @@ public static partial class BindMethods
         public static System.Action<Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.UIEventArgs> SetValueHandler(System.Action<string> setter, string existingValue) { throw null; }
         public static System.Action<Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.UIEventArgs> SetValueHandler<T>(System.Action<T> setter, T existingValue) { throw null; }
     }
+    public partial class CascadingAuthenticationState : Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.ComponentBase, System.IDisposable
+    {
+        public CascadingAuthenticationState() { }
+        [Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.ParameterAttribute]
+        public Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.RenderFragment ChildContent { [System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGeneratedAttribute]get { throw null; } }
+        protected override void BuildRenderTree(Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.RenderTree.RenderTreeBuilder builder) { }
+        protected override void OnInit() { }
+        void System.IDisposable.Dispose() { }
+    }
     [System.AttributeUsageAttribute(System.AttributeTargets.Property, AllowMultiple=false, Inherited=false)]
     public sealed partial class CascadingParameterAttribute : System.Attribute
     {
diff --git a/src/Components/Components/src/Auth/AuthenticationState.cs b/src/Components/Components/src/Auth/AuthenticationState.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2a145d44f350
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Components/Components/src/Auth/AuthenticationState.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Security.Claims;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Provides information about the currently authenticated user, if any.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class AuthenticationState
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a <see cref="ClaimsPrincipal"/> that describes the current user.
+        /// </summary>
+        public ClaimsPrincipal User { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Constructs an instance of <see cref="AuthenticationState"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="user">A <see cref="ClaimsPrincipal"/> representing the user.</param>
+        public AuthenticationState(ClaimsPrincipal user)
+        {
+            User = user ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(user));
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Components/Components/src/Auth/AuthenticationStateProvider.cs b/src/Components/Components/src/Auth/AuthenticationStateProvider.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ffd2fc252a5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Components/Components/src/Auth/AuthenticationStateProvider.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Provides information about the authentication state of the current user.
+    /// </summary>
+    public abstract class AuthenticationStateProvider
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets an <see cref="AuthenticationState"/> instance that describes
+        /// the current user.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>An <see cref="AuthenticationState"/> instance that describes the current user.</returns>
+        public abstract Task<AuthenticationState> GetAuthenticationStateAsync();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// An event that provides notification when the <see cref="AuthenticationState"/>
+        /// has changed. For example, this event may be raised if a user logs in or out.
+        /// </summary>
+#pragma warning disable 0067 // "Never used" (it's only raised by subclasses)
+        public event AuthenticationStateChangedHandler AuthenticationStateChanged;
+#pragma warning restore 0067
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Raises the <see cref="AuthenticationStateChanged"/> event.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="task">A <see cref="Task"/> that supplies the updated <see cref="AuthenticationState"/>.</param>
+        protected void NotifyAuthenticationStateChanged(Task<AuthenticationState> task)
+        {
+            if (task == null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(task));
+            }
+
+            AuthenticationStateChanged?.Invoke(task);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A handler for the <see cref="AuthenticationStateProvider.AuthenticationStateChanged"/> event.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="task">A <see cref="Task"/> that supplies the updated <see cref="AuthenticationState"/>.</param>
+    public delegate void AuthenticationStateChangedHandler(Task<AuthenticationState> task);
+}
diff --git a/src/Components/Components/src/Auth/AuthorizeView.razor b/src/Components/Components/src/Auth/AuthorizeView.razor
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ae7b1682d544
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Components/Components/src/Auth/AuthorizeView.razor
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+@namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components
+
+@if (currentAuthenticationState == null)
+{
+    @Authorizing
+}
+else if (IsAuthorized())
+{
+    @((Authorized ?? ChildContent)?.Invoke(currentAuthenticationState))
+}
+else
+{
+    @NotAuthorized
+}
+
+@functions {
+    private AuthenticationState currentAuthenticationState;
+
+    [CascadingParameter] private Task<AuthenticationState> AuthenticationState { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The content that will be displayed if the user is authorized.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Parameter] public RenderFragment<AuthenticationState> ChildContent { get; private set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The content that will be displayed if the user is not authorized.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Parameter] public RenderFragment NotAuthorized { get; private set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The content that will be displayed if the user is authorized.
+    /// If you specify a value for this parameter, do not also specify a value for <see cref="ChildContent"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Parameter] public RenderFragment<AuthenticationState> Authorized { get; private set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The content that will be displayed while asynchronous authorization is in progress.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Parameter] public RenderFragment Authorizing { get; private set; }
+
+    protected override async Task OnParametersSetAsync()
+    {
+        // We allow 'ChildContent' for convenience in basic cases, and 'Authorized' for symmetry
+        // with 'NotAuthorized' in other cases. Besides naming, they are equivalent. To avoid
+        // confusion, explicitly prevent the case where both are supplied.
+        if (ChildContent != null && Authorized != null)
+        {
+            throw new InvalidOperationException($"When using {nameof(AuthorizeView)}, do not specify both '{nameof(Authorized)}' and '{nameof(ChildContent)}'.");
+        }
+
+        // First render in pending state
+        // If the task has already completed, this render will be skipped
+        currentAuthenticationState = null;
+
+        // Then render in completed state
+        currentAuthenticationState = await AuthenticationState;
+    }
+
+    private bool IsAuthorized()
+    {
+        // TODO: Support various authorization condition parameters, equivalent to those offered
+        // by the [Authorize] attribute, e.g., "Roles" and "Policy". This is on hold until we're
+        // able to reference the policy evaluator APIs from this package.
+
+        return currentAuthenticationState.User?.Identity?.IsAuthenticated == true;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Components/Components/src/Auth/CascadingAuthenticationState.razor b/src/Components/Components/src/Auth/CascadingAuthenticationState.razor
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f3bf0bd3275c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Components/Components/src/Auth/CascadingAuthenticationState.razor
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+@namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components
+@implements IDisposable
+@inject AuthenticationStateProvider AuthenticationStateProvider
+
+<CascadingValue T="Task<AuthenticationState>" Value="@_currentAuthenticationStateTask" ChildContent="@ChildContent" />
+
+@functions {
+    private Task<AuthenticationState> _currentAuthenticationStateTask;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The content to which the authentication state should be provided.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Parameter] public RenderFragment ChildContent { get; private set; }
+
+    protected override void OnInit()
+    {
+        AuthenticationStateProvider.AuthenticationStateChanged += OnAuthenticationStateChanged;
+
+        _currentAuthenticationStateTask = AuthenticationStateProvider
+            .GetAuthenticationStateAsync();
+    }
+
+    private void OnAuthenticationStateChanged(Task<AuthenticationState> newAuthStateTask)
+    {
+        Invoke(() =>
+        {
+            _currentAuthenticationStateTask = newAuthStateTask;
+            StateHasChanged();
+        });
+    }
+
+    void IDisposable.Dispose()
+    {
+        AuthenticationStateProvider.AuthenticationStateChanged -= OnAuthenticationStateChanged;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Components/Components/src/ChangeDetection.cs b/src/Components/Components/src/ChangeDetection.cs
index 82ef21582ab7..9a0a1620beb4 100644
--- a/src/Components/Components/src/ChangeDetection.cs
+++ b/src/Components/Components/src/ChangeDetection.cs
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ private static bool IsKnownImmutableType(Type type)
             => type.IsPrimitive
             || type == typeof(string)
             || type == typeof(DateTime)
+            || type == typeof(Type)
             || type == typeof(decimal);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Components/Components/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.csproj b/src/Components/Components/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.csproj
index 0974eb1c359a..8a5d930dd822 100644
--- a/src/Components/Components/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.csproj
+++ b/src/Components/Components/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.csproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>netstandard2.0</TargetFramework>
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     <GenerateDocumentationFile>true</GenerateDocumentationFile>
     <IsShippingPackage>true</IsShippingPackage>
     <IsAspNetCoreApp>true</IsAspNetCoreApp>
+    <RazorLangVersion>3.0</RazorLangVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Components/Components/test/Auth/AuthorizeViewTest.cs b/src/Components/Components/test/Auth/AuthorizeViewTest.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3039cca28e32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Components/Components/test/Auth/AuthorizeViewTest.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,308 @@
+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Security.Claims;
+using System.Security.Principal;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.RenderTree;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Test.Helpers;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components
+{
+    public class AuthorizeViewTest
+    {
+        [Fact]
+        public void RendersNothingIfNotAuthorized()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var renderer = new TestRenderer();
+            var rootComponent = WrapInAuthorizeView(
+                childContent:
+                    context => builder => builder.AddContent(0, "This should not be rendered"));
+
+            // Act
+            renderer.AssignRootComponentId(rootComponent);
+            rootComponent.TriggerRender();
+
+            // Assert
+            var diff = renderer.Batches.Single().GetComponentDiffs<AuthorizeView>().Single();
+            Assert.Empty(diff.Edits);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void RendersNotAuthorizedContentIfNotAuthorized()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var renderer = new TestRenderer();
+            var rootComponent = WrapInAuthorizeView(
+                childContent:
+                    context => builder => builder.AddContent(0, "This should not be rendered"),
+                notAuthorizedContent:
+                    builder => builder.AddContent(0, "You are not authorized"));
+
+            // Act
+            renderer.AssignRootComponentId(rootComponent);
+            rootComponent.TriggerRender();
+
+            // Assert
+            var diff = renderer.Batches.Single().GetComponentDiffs<AuthorizeView>().Single();
+            Assert.Collection(diff.Edits, edit =>
+            {
+                Assert.Equal(RenderTreeEditType.PrependFrame, edit.Type);
+                AssertFrame.Text(
+                    renderer.Batches.Single().ReferenceFrames[edit.ReferenceFrameIndex],
+                    "You are not authorized");
+            });
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void RendersNothingIfAuthorizedButNoChildContentOrAuthorizedContentProvided()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var renderer = new TestRenderer();
+            var rootComponent = WrapInAuthorizeView();
+            rootComponent.AuthenticationState = CreateAuthenticationState("Nellie");
+
+            // Act
+            renderer.AssignRootComponentId(rootComponent);
+            rootComponent.TriggerRender();
+
+            // Assert
+            var diff = renderer.Batches.Single().GetComponentDiffs<AuthorizeView>().Single();
+            Assert.Empty(diff.Edits);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void RendersChildContentIfAuthorized()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var renderer = new TestRenderer();
+            var rootComponent = WrapInAuthorizeView(
+                childContent: context => builder =>
+                    builder.AddContent(0, $"You are authenticated as {context.User.Identity.Name}"));
+            rootComponent.AuthenticationState = CreateAuthenticationState("Nellie");
+
+            // Act
+            renderer.AssignRootComponentId(rootComponent);
+            rootComponent.TriggerRender();
+
+            // Assert
+            var diff = renderer.Batches.Single().GetComponentDiffs<AuthorizeView>().Single();
+            Assert.Collection(diff.Edits, edit =>
+            {
+                Assert.Equal(RenderTreeEditType.PrependFrame, edit.Type);
+                AssertFrame.Text(
+                    renderer.Batches.Single().ReferenceFrames[edit.ReferenceFrameIndex],
+                    "You are authenticated as Nellie");
+            });
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void RendersAuthorizedContentIfAuthorized()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var renderer = new TestRenderer();
+            var rootComponent = WrapInAuthorizeView(
+                authorizedContent: context => builder =>
+                    builder.AddContent(0, $"You are authenticated as {context.User.Identity.Name}"));
+            rootComponent.AuthenticationState = CreateAuthenticationState("Nellie");
+
+            // Act
+            renderer.AssignRootComponentId(rootComponent);
+            rootComponent.TriggerRender();
+
+            // Assert
+            var diff = renderer.Batches.Single().GetComponentDiffs<AuthorizeView>().Single();
+            Assert.Collection(diff.Edits, edit =>
+            {
+                Assert.Equal(RenderTreeEditType.PrependFrame, edit.Type);
+                AssertFrame.Text(
+                    renderer.Batches.Single().ReferenceFrames[edit.ReferenceFrameIndex],
+                    "You are authenticated as Nellie");
+            });
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void RespondsToChangeInAuthorizationState()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var renderer = new TestRenderer();
+            var rootComponent = WrapInAuthorizeView(
+                childContent: context => builder =>
+                    builder.AddContent(0, $"You are authenticated as {context.User.Identity.Name}"));
+            rootComponent.AuthenticationState = CreateAuthenticationState("Nellie");
+
+            // Render in initial state. From other tests, we know this renders
+            // a single batch with the correct output.
+            renderer.AssignRootComponentId(rootComponent);
+            rootComponent.TriggerRender();
+            var authorizeViewComponentId = renderer.Batches.Single()
+                .GetComponentFrames<AuthorizeView>().Single().ComponentId;
+
+            // Act
+            rootComponent.AuthenticationState = CreateAuthenticationState("Ronaldo");
+            rootComponent.TriggerRender();
+
+            // Assert: It's only one new diff. We skip the intermediate "await" render state
+            // because the task was completed synchronously.
+            Assert.Equal(2, renderer.Batches.Count);
+            var batch = renderer.Batches.Last();
+            var diff = batch.DiffsByComponentId[authorizeViewComponentId].Single();
+            Assert.Collection(diff.Edits, edit =>
+            {
+                Assert.Equal(RenderTreeEditType.UpdateText, edit.Type);
+                AssertFrame.Text(
+                    batch.ReferenceFrames[edit.ReferenceFrameIndex],
+                    "You are authenticated as Ronaldo");
+            });
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ThrowsIfBothChildContentAndAuthorizedContentProvided()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var renderer = new TestRenderer();
+            var rootComponent = WrapInAuthorizeView(
+                authorizedContent: context => builder => { },
+                childContent: context => builder => { });
+
+            // Act/Assert
+            renderer.AssignRootComponentId(rootComponent);
+            var ex = Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(() =>
+                rootComponent.TriggerRender());
+            Assert.Equal("When using AuthorizeView, do not specify both 'Authorized' and 'ChildContent'.", ex.Message);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void RendersNothingUntilAuthorizationCompleted()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var renderer = new TestRenderer();
+            var rootComponent = WrapInAuthorizeView(
+                notAuthorizedContent: builder => builder.AddContent(0, "You are not authorized"));
+            var authTcs = new TaskCompletionSource<AuthenticationState>();
+            rootComponent.AuthenticationState = authTcs.Task;
+
+            // Act/Assert 1: Auth pending
+            renderer.AssignRootComponentId(rootComponent);
+            rootComponent.TriggerRender();
+            var batch1 = renderer.Batches.Single();
+            var authorizeViewComponentId = batch1.GetComponentFrames<AuthorizeView>().Single().ComponentId;
+            var diff1 = batch1.DiffsByComponentId[authorizeViewComponentId].Single();
+            Assert.Empty(diff1.Edits);
+
+            // Act/Assert 2: Auth process completes asynchronously
+            authTcs.SetResult(new AuthenticationState(new ClaimsPrincipal()));
+            Assert.Equal(2, renderer.Batches.Count);
+            var batch2 = renderer.Batches[1];
+            var diff2 = batch2.DiffsByComponentId[authorizeViewComponentId].Single();
+            Assert.Collection(diff2.Edits, edit =>
+            {
+                Assert.Equal(RenderTreeEditType.PrependFrame, edit.Type);
+                AssertFrame.Text(
+                    batch2.ReferenceFrames[edit.ReferenceFrameIndex],
+                    "You are not authorized");
+            });
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void RendersAuthorizingContentUntilAuthorizationCompleted()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var renderer = new TestRenderer();
+            var rootComponent = WrapInAuthorizeView(
+                authorizingContent: builder => builder.AddContent(0, "Auth pending..."),
+                authorizedContent: context => builder => builder.AddContent(0, $"Hello, {context.User.Identity.Name}!"));
+            var authTcs = new TaskCompletionSource<AuthenticationState>();
+            rootComponent.AuthenticationState = authTcs.Task;
+
+            // Act/Assert 1: Auth pending
+            renderer.AssignRootComponentId(rootComponent);
+            rootComponent.TriggerRender();
+            var batch1 = renderer.Batches.Single();
+            var authorizeViewComponentId = batch1.GetComponentFrames<AuthorizeView>().Single().ComponentId;
+            var diff1 = batch1.DiffsByComponentId[authorizeViewComponentId].Single();
+            Assert.Collection(diff1.Edits, edit =>
+            {
+                Assert.Equal(RenderTreeEditType.PrependFrame, edit.Type);
+                AssertFrame.Text(
+                    batch1.ReferenceFrames[edit.ReferenceFrameIndex],
+                    "Auth pending...");
+            });
+
+            // Act/Assert 2: Auth process completes asynchronously
+            authTcs.SetResult(CreateAuthenticationState("Monsieur").Result);
+            Assert.Equal(2, renderer.Batches.Count);
+            var batch2 = renderer.Batches[1];
+            var diff2 = batch2.DiffsByComponentId[authorizeViewComponentId].Single();
+            Assert.Collection(diff2.Edits,
+            edit =>
+            {
+                Assert.Equal(RenderTreeEditType.RemoveFrame, edit.Type);
+                Assert.Equal(0, edit.SiblingIndex);
+            },
+            edit =>
+            {
+                Assert.Equal(RenderTreeEditType.PrependFrame, edit.Type);
+                Assert.Equal(0, edit.SiblingIndex);
+                AssertFrame.Text(
+                    batch2.ReferenceFrames[edit.ReferenceFrameIndex],
+                    "Hello, Monsieur!");
+            });
+        }
+
+        private static TestAuthStateProviderComponent WrapInAuthorizeView(
+            RenderFragment<AuthenticationState> childContent = null,
+            RenderFragment<AuthenticationState> authorizedContent = null,
+            RenderFragment notAuthorizedContent = null,
+            RenderFragment authorizingContent = null)
+        {
+            return new TestAuthStateProviderComponent(builder =>
+            {
+                builder.OpenComponent<AuthorizeView>(0);
+                builder.AddAttribute(1, nameof(AuthorizeView.ChildContent), childContent);
+                builder.AddAttribute(2, nameof(AuthorizeView.Authorized), authorizedContent);
+                builder.AddAttribute(3, nameof(AuthorizeView.NotAuthorized), notAuthorizedContent);
+                builder.AddAttribute(4, nameof(AuthorizeView.Authorizing), authorizingContent);
+                builder.CloseComponent();
+            });
+        }
+
+        class TestAuthStateProviderComponent : AutoRenderComponent
+        {
+            private readonly RenderFragment _childContent;
+
+            public Task<AuthenticationState> AuthenticationState { get; set; }
+                = Task.FromResult(new AuthenticationState(new ClaimsPrincipal()));
+
+            public TestAuthStateProviderComponent(RenderFragment childContent)
+            {
+                _childContent = childContent;
+            }
+
+            protected override void BuildRenderTree(RenderTreeBuilder builder)
+            {
+                builder.OpenComponent<CascadingValue<Task<AuthenticationState>>>(0);
+                builder.AddAttribute(1, nameof(CascadingValue<Task<AuthenticationState>>.Value), AuthenticationState);
+                builder.AddAttribute(2, RenderTreeBuilder.ChildContent, _childContent);
+                builder.CloseComponent();
+            }
+        }
+
+        public static Task<AuthenticationState> CreateAuthenticationState(string username)
+            => Task.FromResult(new AuthenticationState(
+                new ClaimsPrincipal(new TestIdentity { Name = username })));
+
+        class TestIdentity : IIdentity
+        {
+            public string AuthenticationType => "Test";
+
+            public bool IsAuthenticated => true;
+
+            public string Name { get; set; }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Components/Components/test/Auth/CascadingAuthenticationStateTest.cs b/src/Components/Components/test/Auth/CascadingAuthenticationStateTest.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d21665249e9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Components/Components/test/Auth/CascadingAuthenticationStateTest.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,221 @@
+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Security.Claims;
+using System.Security.Principal;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.RenderTree;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Test.Helpers;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components
+{
+    public class CascadingAuthenticationStateTest
+    {
+        [Fact]
+        public void RequiresRegisteredService()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var renderer = new TestRenderer();
+            var component = new AutoRenderFragmentComponent(builder =>
+            {
+                builder.OpenComponent<CascadingAuthenticationState>(0);
+                builder.CloseComponent();
+            });
+
+            // Act/Assert
+            renderer.AssignRootComponentId(component);
+            var ex = Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(() => component.TriggerRender());
+            Assert.Contains($"There is no registered service of type '{typeof(AuthenticationStateProvider).FullName}'.", ex.Message);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void SuppliesSynchronouslyAvailableAuthStateToChildContent()
+        {
+            // Arrange: Service
+            var services = new ServiceCollection();
+            var authStateProvider = new TestAuthStateProvider()
+            {
+                CurrentAuthStateTask = Task.FromResult(CreateAuthenticationState("Bert"))
+            };
+            services.AddSingleton<AuthenticationStateProvider>(authStateProvider);
+
+            // Arrange: Renderer and component
+            var renderer = new TestRenderer(services.BuildServiceProvider());
+            var component = new UseCascadingAuthenticationStateComponent();
+
+            // Act
+            renderer.AssignRootComponentId(component);
+            component.TriggerRender();
+
+            // Assert
+            var batch = renderer.Batches.Single();
+            var receiveAuthStateId = batch.GetComponentFrames<ReceiveAuthStateComponent>().Single().ComponentId;
+            var receiveAuthStateDiff = batch.DiffsByComponentId[receiveAuthStateId].Single();
+            Assert.Collection(receiveAuthStateDiff.Edits, edit =>
+            {
+                Assert.Equal(RenderTreeEditType.PrependFrame, edit.Type);
+                AssertFrame.Text(
+                    batch.ReferenceFrames[edit.ReferenceFrameIndex],
+                    "Authenticated: True; Name: Bert; Pending: False; Renders: 1");
+            });
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void SuppliesAsynchronouslyAvailableAuthStateToChildContent()
+        {
+            // Arrange: Service
+            var services = new ServiceCollection();
+            var authStateTaskCompletionSource = new TaskCompletionSource<AuthenticationState>();
+            var authStateProvider = new TestAuthStateProvider()
+            {
+                CurrentAuthStateTask = authStateTaskCompletionSource.Task
+            };
+            services.AddSingleton<AuthenticationStateProvider>(authStateProvider);
+
+            // Arrange: Renderer and component
+            var renderer = new TestRenderer(services.BuildServiceProvider());
+            var component = new UseCascadingAuthenticationStateComponent();
+
+            // Act 1: Initial synchronous render
+            renderer.AssignRootComponentId(component);
+            component.TriggerRender();
+
+            // Assert 1: Empty state
+            var batch1 = renderer.Batches.Single();
+            var receiveAuthStateFrame = batch1.GetComponentFrames<ReceiveAuthStateComponent>().Single();
+            var receiveAuthStateId = receiveAuthStateFrame.ComponentId;
+            var receiveAuthStateComponent = (ReceiveAuthStateComponent)receiveAuthStateFrame.Component;
+            var receiveAuthStateDiff1 = batch1.DiffsByComponentId[receiveAuthStateId].Single();
+            Assert.Collection(receiveAuthStateDiff1.Edits, edit =>
+            {
+                Assert.Equal(RenderTreeEditType.PrependFrame, edit.Type);
+                AssertFrame.Text(
+                    batch1.ReferenceFrames[edit.ReferenceFrameIndex],
+                    "Authenticated: False; Name: ; Pending: True; Renders: 1");
+            });
+
+            // Act/Assert 2: Auth state fetch task completes in background
+            // No new renders yet, because the cascading parameter itself hasn't changed
+            authStateTaskCompletionSource.SetResult(CreateAuthenticationState("Bert"));
+            Assert.Single(renderer.Batches);
+
+            // Act/Assert 3: Refresh display
+            receiveAuthStateComponent.TriggerRender();
+            Assert.Equal(2, renderer.Batches.Count);
+            var batch2 = renderer.Batches.Last();
+            var receiveAuthStateDiff2 = batch2.DiffsByComponentId[receiveAuthStateId].Single();
+            Assert.Collection(receiveAuthStateDiff2.Edits, edit =>
+            {
+                Assert.Equal(RenderTreeEditType.UpdateText, edit.Type);
+                AssertFrame.Text(
+                    batch2.ReferenceFrames[edit.ReferenceFrameIndex],
+                    "Authenticated: True; Name: Bert; Pending: False; Renders: 2");
+            });
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void RespondsToNotificationsFromAuthenticationStateProvider()
+        {
+            // Arrange: Service
+            var services = new ServiceCollection();
+            var authStateProvider = new TestAuthStateProvider()
+            {
+                CurrentAuthStateTask = Task.FromResult(CreateAuthenticationState(null))
+            };
+            services.AddSingleton<AuthenticationStateProvider>(authStateProvider);
+
+            // Arrange: Renderer and component, initially rendered
+            var renderer = new TestRenderer(services.BuildServiceProvider());
+            var component = new UseCascadingAuthenticationStateComponent();
+            renderer.AssignRootComponentId(component);
+            component.TriggerRender();
+            var receiveAuthStateId = renderer.Batches.Single()
+                .GetComponentFrames<ReceiveAuthStateComponent>().Single().ComponentId;
+
+            // Act 2: AuthenticationStateProvider issues notification
+            authStateProvider.TriggerAuthenticationStateChanged(
+                Task.FromResult(CreateAuthenticationState("Bert")));
+
+            // Assert 2: Re-renders content
+            Assert.Equal(2, renderer.Batches.Count);
+            var batch = renderer.Batches.Last();
+            var receiveAuthStateDiff = batch.DiffsByComponentId[receiveAuthStateId].Single();
+            Assert.Collection(receiveAuthStateDiff.Edits, edit =>
+            {
+                Assert.Equal(RenderTreeEditType.UpdateText, edit.Type);
+                AssertFrame.Text(
+                    batch.ReferenceFrames[edit.ReferenceFrameIndex],
+                    "Authenticated: True; Name: Bert; Pending: False; Renders: 2");
+            });
+        }
+
+        class ReceiveAuthStateComponent : AutoRenderComponent
+        {
+            int numRenders;
+
+            [CascadingParameter] Task<AuthenticationState> AuthStateTask { get; set; }
+
+            protected override void BuildRenderTree(RenderTreeBuilder builder)
+            {
+                numRenders++;
+
+                if (AuthStateTask.IsCompleted)
+                {
+                    var identity = AuthStateTask.Result.User.Identity;
+                    builder.AddContent(0, $"Authenticated: {identity.IsAuthenticated}; Name: {identity.Name}; Pending: False; Renders: {numRenders}");
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    builder.AddContent(0, $"Authenticated: False; Name: ; Pending: True; Renders: {numRenders}");
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        class UseCascadingAuthenticationStateComponent : AutoRenderComponent
+        {
+            protected override void BuildRenderTree(RenderTreeBuilder builder)
+            {
+                builder.OpenComponent<CascadingAuthenticationState>(0);
+                builder.AddAttribute(1, RenderTreeBuilder.ChildContent, new RenderFragment(childBuilder =>
+                {
+                    childBuilder.OpenComponent<ReceiveAuthStateComponent>(0);
+                    childBuilder.CloseComponent();
+                }));
+                builder.CloseComponent();
+            }
+        }
+
+        class TestAuthStateProvider : AuthenticationStateProvider
+        {
+            public Task<AuthenticationState> CurrentAuthStateTask { get; set; }
+
+            public override Task<AuthenticationState> GetAuthenticationStateAsync()
+            {
+                return CurrentAuthStateTask;
+            }
+
+            internal void TriggerAuthenticationStateChanged(Task<AuthenticationState> authState)
+            {
+                NotifyAuthenticationStateChanged(authState);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public static AuthenticationState CreateAuthenticationState(string username)
+            => new AuthenticationState(new ClaimsPrincipal(username == null
+                ? new ClaimsIdentity()
+                : (IIdentity)new TestIdentity { Name = username }));
+
+        class TestIdentity : IIdentity
+        {
+            public string AuthenticationType => "Test";
+
+            public bool IsAuthenticated => true;
+
+            public string Name { get; set; }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Components/Server/src/Circuits/DefaultCircuitFactory.cs b/src/Components/Server/src/Circuits/DefaultCircuitFactory.cs
index 8b68083281ae..5527e8243515 100644
--- a/src/Components/Server/src/Circuits/DefaultCircuitFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Components/Server/src/Circuits/DefaultCircuitFactory.cs
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ public override CircuitHost CreateCircuitHost(
             jsRuntime.Initialize(client);
             componentContext.Initialize(client);
 
+            // You can replace the AuthenticationStateProvider with a custom one, but in that case initialization is up to you
+            var authenticationStateProvider = scope.ServiceProvider.GetService<AuthenticationStateProvider>();
+            (authenticationStateProvider as FixedAuthenticationStateProvider)?.Initialize(httpContext.User);
+
             var uriHelper = (RemoteUriHelper)scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<IUriHelper>();
             if (client.Connected)
             {
diff --git a/src/Components/Server/src/Circuits/FixedAuthenticationStateProvider.cs b/src/Components/Server/src/Circuits/FixedAuthenticationStateProvider.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..41c0942cd86b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Components/Server/src/Circuits/FixedAuthenticationStateProvider.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Security.Claims;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Server.Circuits
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// An <see cref="AuthenticationStateProvider"/> intended for use in server-side
+    /// Blazor. The circuit factory will supply a <see cref="ClaimsPrincipal"/> from
+    /// the current <see cref="HttpContext.User"/>, which will stay fixed for the
+    /// lifetime of the circuit since <see cref="HttpContext.User"/> cannot change.
+    ///
+    /// This can therefore only be used with redirect-style authentication flows,
+    /// since it requires a new HTTP request in order to become a different user.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal class FixedAuthenticationStateProvider : AuthenticationStateProvider
+    {
+        private Task<AuthenticationState> _authenticationStateTask;
+
+        public void Initialize(ClaimsPrincipal user)
+        {
+            _authenticationStateTask = Task.FromResult(new AuthenticationState(user));
+        }
+
+        public override Task<AuthenticationState> GetAuthenticationStateAsync()
+            => _authenticationStateTask
+            ?? throw new InvalidOperationException($"{nameof(GetAuthenticationStateAsync)} was called before {nameof(Initialize)}.");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Components/Server/src/DependencyInjection/ComponentServiceCollectionExtensions.cs b/src/Components/Server/src/DependencyInjection/ComponentServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
index cc45d4e3b912..f68a57b1cdf4 100644
--- a/src/Components/Server/src/DependencyInjection/ComponentServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Components/Server/src/DependencyInjection/ComponentServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ public static IServerSideBlazorBuilder AddServerSideBlazor(this IServiceCollecti
             services.AddScoped<IUriHelper, RemoteUriHelper>();
             services.AddScoped<IJSRuntime, RemoteJSRuntime>();
             services.AddScoped<IComponentContext, RemoteComponentContext>();
+            services.AddScoped<AuthenticationStateProvider, FixedAuthenticationStateProvider>();
 
             return builder;
         }
diff --git a/src/Components/Server/test/Circuits/FixedAuthenticationStateProviderTest.cs b/src/Components/Server/test/Circuits/FixedAuthenticationStateProviderTest.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e1a538c9ab85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Components/Server/test/Circuits/FixedAuthenticationStateProviderTest.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Security.Claims;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Server.Circuits;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Server.Tests.Circuits
+{
+    public class FixedAuthenticationStateProviderTest
+    {
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task CannotProvideAuthenticationStateBeforeInitialization()
+        {
+            await Assert.ThrowsAsync<InvalidOperationException>(() =>
+                new FixedAuthenticationStateProvider()
+                    .GetAuthenticationStateAsync());
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task SuppliesAuthenticationStateWithFixedUser()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var user = new ClaimsPrincipal();
+            var provider = new FixedAuthenticationStateProvider();
+            provider.Initialize(user);
+
+            // Act
+            var authenticationState = await provider.GetAuthenticationStateAsync();
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.NotNull(authenticationState);
+            Assert.Same(user, authenticationState.User);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Components/Shared/test/AutoRenderFragmentComponent.cs b/src/Components/Shared/test/AutoRenderFragmentComponent.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..272c33a61b80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Components/Shared/test/AutoRenderFragmentComponent.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.RenderTree;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Test.Helpers
+{
+    public class AutoRenderFragmentComponent : AutoRenderComponent
+    {
+        private readonly RenderFragment _renderFragment;
+
+        public AutoRenderFragmentComponent(RenderFragment renderFragment)
+        {
+            _renderFragment = renderFragment;
+        }
+
+        protected override void BuildRenderTree(RenderTreeBuilder builder)
+            => _renderFragment(builder);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Components/Shared/test/CapturedBatch.cs b/src/Components/Shared/test/CapturedBatch.cs
index e416c32bb160..5fec0db53692 100644
--- a/src/Components/Shared/test/CapturedBatch.cs
+++ b/src/Components/Shared/test/CapturedBatch.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.RenderTree;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Test.Helpers
@@ -18,6 +19,12 @@ public class CapturedBatch
         public IList<int> DisposedComponentIDs { get; set; }
         public RenderTreeFrame[] ReferenceFrames { get; set; }
 
+        public IEnumerable<RenderTreeFrame> GetComponentFrames<T>() where T : IComponent
+            => ReferenceFrames.Where(f => f.FrameType == RenderTreeFrameType.Component && f.Component is T);
+
+        public IEnumerable<RenderTreeDiff> GetComponentDiffs<T>() where T : IComponent
+            => GetComponentFrames<T>().SelectMany(f => DiffsByComponentId[f.ComponentId]);
+
         internal void AddDiff(RenderTreeDiff diff)
         {
             var componentId = diff.ComponentId;