diff --git a/src/adaptermanager.js b/src/adaptermanager.js
index 579aa7d9510..004c8d6fac6 100644
--- a/src/adaptermanager.js
+++ b/src/adaptermanager.js
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ function getBids({bidderCode, requestId, bidderRequestId, adUnits}) {
         return Object.assign({}, bid, {
           placementCode: adUnit.code,
           mediaType: adUnit.mediaType,
+          renderer: adUnit.renderer,
           transactionId: adUnit.transactionId,
           sizes: sizes,
           bidId: bid.bid_id || utils.getUniqueIdentifierStr(),
diff --git a/src/bidmanager.js b/src/bidmanager.js
index 0c18f9fe27c..cd910c54524 100644
--- a/src/bidmanager.js
+++ b/src/bidmanager.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { uniques, flatten, adUnitsFilter, getBidderRequest } from './utils';
 import {getPriceBucketString} from './cpmBucketManager';
 import {NATIVE_KEYS, nativeBidIsValid} from './native';
 import { store } from './videoCache';
+import { Renderer } from 'src/Renderer';
 
 var CONSTANTS = require('./constants.json');
 var AUCTION_END = CONSTANTS.EVENTS.AUCTION_END;
@@ -134,12 +135,12 @@ exports.addBidResponse = function (adUnitCode, bid) {
     // This must be fired first, so that we calculate derived values from the updates
     events.emit(CONSTANTS.EVENTS.BID_ADJUSTMENT, bid);
 
-    const { requestId, start } = getBidderRequest(bid.bidderCode, adUnitCode);
+    const bidRequest = getBidderRequest(bid.bidderCode, adUnitCode);
 
     Object.assign(bid, {
-      requestId: requestId,
+      requestId: bidRequest.requestId,
       responseTimestamp: timestamp(),
-      requestTimestamp: start,
+      requestTimestamp: bidRequest.start,
       cpm: parseFloat(bid.cpm) || 0,
       bidder: bid.bidderCode,
       adUnitCode
@@ -147,6 +148,15 @@ exports.addBidResponse = function (adUnitCode, bid) {
 
     bid.timeToRespond = bid.responseTimestamp - bid.requestTimestamp;
 
+    // a publisher-defined renderer can be used to render bids
+    const adUnitRenderer =
+      bidRequest.bids && bidRequest.bids[0] && bidRequest.bids[0].renderer;
+
+    if (adUnitRenderer) {
+      bid.renderer = Renderer.install({ url: adUnitRenderer.url });
+      bid.renderer.setRender(adUnitRenderer.render);
+    }
+
     const priceStringsObj = getPriceBucketString(bid.cpm, _customPriceBucket);
     bid.pbLg = priceStringsObj.low;
     bid.pbMg = priceStringsObj.med;
diff --git a/test/spec/bidmanager_spec.js b/test/spec/bidmanager_spec.js
index ae83a8d106f..d47d207c4d5 100644
--- a/test/spec/bidmanager_spec.js
+++ b/test/spec/bidmanager_spec.js
@@ -533,5 +533,27 @@ describe('bidmanager.js', function () {
 
       utils.getBidRequest.restore();
     });
+
+    it('installs publisher-defined renderers on bids', () => {
+      sinon.stub(utils, 'getBidderRequest', () => ({
+        bids: [{
+          renderer: {
+            url: 'renderer.js',
+            render: (bid) => bid
+          }
+        }]
+      }));
+
+      const bid = Object.assign({}, bidfactory.createBid(1), {
+        bidderCode: 'appnexusAst',
+        mediaType: 'video-outstream',
+      });
+
+      bidmanager.addBidResponse('adUnit-code', bid);
+      const addedBid = $$PREBID_GLOBAL$$._bidsReceived.pop();
+      assert.equal(addedBid.renderer.url, 'renderer.js');
+
+      utils.getBidderRequest.restore();
+    });
   });
 });