diff --git a/src/MCT.js b/src/MCT.js
index 193e3fb29a..c1b328b736 100644
--- a/src/MCT.js
+++ b/src/MCT.js
@@ -120,6 +120,17 @@ define([
          */
         this.inspectors = new ViewRegistry();
 
+        /**
+         * Registry for views which should appear in Edit Properties
+         * dialogs, and similar user interface elements used for
+         * modifying domain objects external to its regular views.
+         *
+         * @type {module:openmct.ViewRegistry}
+         * @memberof module:openmct.MCT#
+         * @name propertyEditors
+         */
+        this.propertyEditors = new ViewRegistry();
+
         /**
          * Registry for views which should appear in the status indicator area.
          * @type {module:openmct.ViewRegistry}
diff --git a/src/adapter/actions/ActionDialogDecorator.js b/src/adapter/actions/ActionDialogDecorator.js
index 5a5426e081..d80e72741a 100644
--- a/src/adapter/actions/ActionDialogDecorator.js
+++ b/src/adapter/actions/ActionDialogDecorator.js
@@ -23,19 +23,13 @@
 define([
     '../../api/objects/object-utils'
 ], function (objectUtils) {
-    function ActionDialogDecorator(mct, newViews, actionService) {
-        this.actionService = actionService;
+    function ActionDialogDecorator(mct, actionService) {
         this.mct = mct;
-        this.definitions = newViews.filter(function (newView) {
-            return newView.region === mct.regions.properties;
-        }).map(function (newView) {
-            return newView.factory;
-        });
+        this.actionService = actionService;
     }
 
     ActionDialogDecorator.prototype.getActions = function (context) {
         var mct = this.mct;
-        var definitions = this.definitions;
 
         return this.actionService.getActions(context).map(function (action) {
             if (action.dialogService) {
@@ -43,16 +37,13 @@ define([
                     context.domainObject.getModel(),
                     objectUtils.parseKeyString(context.domainObject.getId())
                 );
+                var providers = mct.propertyEditors.get(domainObject);
 
-                definitions = definitions.filter(function (definition) {
-                    return definition.canView(domainObject);
-                });
-
-                if (definitions.length > 0) {
+                if (providers.length > 0) {
                     action.dialogService = Object.create(action.dialogService);
                     action.dialogService.getUserInput = function (form, value) {
                         return new mct.Dialog(
-                            definitions[0].view(context.domainObject),
+                            providers[0].view(context.domainObject),
                             form.title
                         ).show();
                     };
diff --git a/src/ui/ViewRegistry.js b/src/ui/ViewRegistry.js
index 074a9fbf2e..67bd494f4d 100644
--- a/src/ui/ViewRegistry.js
+++ b/src/ui/ViewRegistry.js
@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ define([], function () {
         this.providers = [];
     }
 
+
+    /**
+     * @private for platform-internal use
+     * @param {*} item the object to be viewed
+     * @returns {module:openmct.ViewProvider[]} any providers
+     *          which can provide views of this object
+     */
     ViewRegistry.prototype.get = function (item) {
         return this.providers.filter(function (provider) {
             return provider.canView(item);