diff --git a/src/Wpf/Prism.Wpf/PrismApplicationBase.cs b/src/Wpf/Prism.Wpf/PrismApplicationBase.cs
index f6e342ee39..9600a9fe58 100644
--- a/src/Wpf/Prism.Wpf/PrismApplicationBase.cs
+++ b/src/Wpf/Prism.Wpf/PrismApplicationBase.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 using System.Windows;
 using Prism.Ioc;
 using Prism.Modularity;
-using Prism.Mvvm;
 using Prism.Regions;
 
 namespace Prism
@@ -48,10 +47,7 @@ void InitializeInternal()
         /// </summary>
         protected virtual void ConfigureViewModelLocator()
         {
-            ViewModelLocationProvider.SetDefaultViewModelFactory((view, type) =>
-            {
-                return Container.Resolve(type);
-            });
+            PrismInitializationExtensions.ConfigureViewModelLocator(Container);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Wpf/Prism.Wpf/PrismBootstrapperBase.cs b/src/Wpf/Prism.Wpf/PrismBootstrapperBase.cs
index d5dfc89c26..7c4312705a 100644
--- a/src/Wpf/Prism.Wpf/PrismBootstrapperBase.cs
+++ b/src/Wpf/Prism.Wpf/PrismBootstrapperBase.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using Prism.Ioc;
 using Prism.Modularity;
-using Prism.Mvvm;
 using Prism.Regions;
 using System;
 using System.Windows;
@@ -45,10 +44,7 @@ public void Run()
         /// </summary>
         protected virtual void ConfigureViewModelLocator()
         {
-            ViewModelLocationProvider.SetDefaultViewModelFactory((view, type) =>
-            {
-                return Container.Resolve(type);
-            });
+            PrismInitializationExtensions.ConfigureViewModelLocator(Container);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Wpf/Prism.Wpf/PrismInitializationExtensions.cs b/src/Wpf/Prism.Wpf/PrismInitializationExtensions.cs
index 4ef980cecd..09de3178e0 100644
--- a/src/Wpf/Prism.Wpf/PrismInitializationExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Wpf/Prism.Wpf/PrismInitializationExtensions.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using Prism.Ioc;
 using Prism.Logging;
 using Prism.Modularity;
+using Prism.Mvvm;
 using Prism.Regions;
 using Prism.Regions.Behaviors;
 using Prism.Services.Dialogs;
@@ -18,6 +19,14 @@ namespace Prism
 {
     internal static class PrismInitializationExtensions
     {
+        internal static void ConfigureViewModelLocator(IContainerProvider containerProvider)
+        {
+            ViewModelLocationProvider.SetDefaultViewModelFactory((view, type) =>
+            {
+                return containerProvider.Resolve(type);
+            });
+        }
+
         internal static void RegisterRequiredTypes(this IContainerRegistry containerRegistry, IModuleCatalog moduleCatalog)
         {
             containerRegistry.RegisterInstance(moduleCatalog);