diff --git a/modules/@angular/common/src/directives/ng_component_outlet.ts b/modules/@angular/common/src/directives/ng_component_outlet.ts
index d20dacbc8b3ccb..ae8aa0421cda31 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/common/src/directives/ng_component_outlet.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/src/directives/ng_component_outlet.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 
 import {ComponentFactoryResolver, ComponentRef, Directive, Injector, Input, NgModuleFactory, NgModuleRef, OnChanges, OnDestroy, Provider, SimpleChanges, Type, ViewContainerRef} from '@angular/core';
 
-
-
 /**
  * Instantiates a single {@link Component} type and inserts its Host View into current View.
  * `NgComponentOutlet` provides a declarative approach for dynamic component creation.
@@ -81,34 +79,35 @@ export class NgComponentOutlet implements OnChanges, OnDestroy {
   constructor(private _viewContainerRef: ViewContainerRef) {}
 
   ngOnChanges(changes: SimpleChanges) {
-    if (this._componentRef) {
-      this._viewContainerRef.remove(this._viewContainerRef.indexOf(this._componentRef.hostView));
-    }
     this._viewContainerRef.clear();
     this._componentRef = null;
 
     if (this.ngComponentOutlet) {
-      let injector = this.ngComponentOutletInjector || this._viewContainerRef.parentInjector;
+      const elInjector = this.ngComponentOutletInjector || this._viewContainerRef.parentInjector;
 
-      if ((changes as any).ngComponentOutletNgModuleFactory) {
+      if (changes['ngComponentOutletNgModuleFactory']) {
         if (this._moduleRef) this._moduleRef.destroy();
+
         if (this.ngComponentOutletNgModuleFactory) {
-          this._moduleRef = this.ngComponentOutletNgModuleFactory.create(injector);
+          const parentModule = elInjector.get(NgModuleRef);
+          this._moduleRef = this.ngComponentOutletNgModuleFactory.create(parentModule.injector);
         } else {
           this._moduleRef = null;
         }
       }
-      if (this._moduleRef) {
-        injector = this._moduleRef.injector;
-      }
 
-      let componentFactory =
-          injector.get(ComponentFactoryResolver).resolveComponentFactory(this.ngComponentOutlet);
+      const componentFactoryResolver = this._moduleRef ? this._moduleRef.componentFactoryResolver :
+                                                         elInjector.get(ComponentFactoryResolver);
+
+      const componentFactory =
+          componentFactoryResolver.resolveComponentFactory(this.ngComponentOutlet);
 
       this._componentRef = this._viewContainerRef.createComponent(
-          componentFactory, this._viewContainerRef.length, injector, this.ngComponentOutletContent);
+          componentFactory, this._viewContainerRef.length, elInjector,
+          this.ngComponentOutletContent);
     }
   }
+
   ngOnDestroy() {
     if (this._moduleRef) this._moduleRef.destroy();
   }
diff --git a/modules/@angular/common/test/directives/ng_component_outlet_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/common/test/directives/ng_component_outlet_spec.ts
index 99250f33e60c79..652e7909bc5333 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/common/test/directives/ng_component_outlet_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/test/directives/ng_component_outlet_spec.ts
@@ -177,13 +177,13 @@ export function main() {
     it('should not re-create moduleRef when it didn\'t actually change', async(() => {
          const compiler = TestBed.get(Compiler) as Compiler;
          const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(TestComponent);
+
          fixture.componentInstance.module = compiler.compileModuleSync(TestModule2);
          fixture.componentInstance.currentComponent = Module2InjectedComponent;
          fixture.detectChanges();
-
          expect(fixture.nativeElement).toHaveText('baz');
-
          const moduleRef = fixture.componentInstance.ngComponentOutlet['_moduleRef'];
+
          fixture.componentInstance.currentComponent = Module2InjectedComponent2;
          fixture.detectChanges();
 
@@ -247,11 +247,11 @@ class TestComponent {
 export class TestModule {
 }
 
-@Component({selector: 'mdoule-2-injected-component', template: 'baz'})
+@Component({selector: 'module-2-injected-component', template: 'baz'})
 class Module2InjectedComponent {
 }
 
-@Component({selector: 'mdoule-2-injected-component-2', template: 'baz2'})
+@Component({selector: 'module-2-injected-component-2', template: 'baz2'})
 class Module2InjectedComponent2 {
 }
 
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ class Module2InjectedComponent2 {
 export class TestModule2 {
 }
 
-@Component({selector: 'mdoule-3-injected-component', template: 'bat'})
+@Component({selector: 'module-3-injected-component', template: 'bat'})
 class Module3InjectedComponent {
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/@angular/compiler/src/identifiers.ts b/modules/@angular/compiler/src/identifiers.ts
index 5bb1ebe89681c0..7ae97d062375d1 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/compiler/src/identifiers.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/compiler/src/identifiers.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {ANALYZE_FOR_ENTRY_COMPONENTS, ChangeDetectionStrategy, ChangeDetectorRef, ComponentFactory, ComponentFactoryResolver, ComponentRef, ElementRef, Injector, LOCALE_ID, NgModuleFactory, QueryList, RenderComponentType, Renderer, SecurityContext, SimpleChange, TRANSLATIONS_FORMAT, TemplateRef, ViewContainerRef, ViewEncapsulation, ɵChangeDetectorStatus, ɵCodegenComponentFactoryResolver, ɵEMPTY_ARRAY, ɵEMPTY_MAP, ɵNgModuleInjector, ɵValueUnwrapper, ɵand, ɵccf, ɵcrt, ɵdevModeEqual, ɵdid, ɵeld, ɵinlineInterpolate, ɵinterpolate, ɵncd, ɵnov, ɵpad, ɵpid, ɵpod, ɵppd, ɵprd, ɵqud, ɵreflector, ɵregisterModuleFactory, ɵted, ɵunv, ɵvid} from '@angular/core';
+import {ANALYZE_FOR_ENTRY_COMPONENTS, ChangeDetectionStrategy, ChangeDetectorRef, ComponentFactory, ComponentFactoryResolver, ComponentRef, ElementRef, Injector, LOCALE_ID, NgModuleFactory, NgModuleRef, QueryList, RenderComponentType, Renderer, SecurityContext, SimpleChange, TRANSLATIONS_FORMAT, TemplateRef, ViewContainerRef, ViewEncapsulation, ɵChangeDetectorStatus, ɵCodegenComponentFactoryResolver, ɵEMPTY_ARRAY, ɵEMPTY_MAP, ɵNgModuleInjector, ɵValueUnwrapper, ɵand, ɵccf, ɵcrt, ɵdevModeEqual, ɵdid, ɵeld, ɵinlineInterpolate, ɵinterpolate, ɵncd, ɵnov, ɵpad, ɵpid, ɵpod, ɵppd, ɵprd, ɵqud, ɵreflector, ɵregisterModuleFactory, ɵted, ɵunv, ɵvid} from '@angular/core';
 
 import {CompileIdentifierMetadata, CompileTokenMetadata} from './compile_metadata';
 
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export class Identifiers {
     runtime: ANALYZE_FOR_ENTRY_COMPONENTS
   };
   static ElementRef: IdentifierSpec = {name: 'ElementRef', moduleUrl: CORE, runtime: ElementRef};
+  static NgModuleRef: IdentifierSpec = {name: 'NgModuleRef', moduleUrl: CORE, runtime: NgModuleRef};
   static ViewContainerRef:
       IdentifierSpec = {name: 'ViewContainerRef', moduleUrl: CORE, runtime: ViewContainerRef};
   static ChangeDetectorRef:
diff --git a/modules/@angular/compiler/src/ng_module_compiler.ts b/modules/@angular/compiler/src/ng_module_compiler.ts
index ed5b1f7e2f0d1e..1ca2017030b39c 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/compiler/src/ng_module_compiler.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/compiler/src/ng_module_compiler.ts
@@ -217,11 +217,15 @@ class _InjectorBuilder implements ClassBuilder {
       result = o.literal(dep.value);
     }
     if (!dep.isSkipSelf) {
-      if (dep.token &&
-          (tokenReference(dep.token) === resolveIdentifier(Identifiers.Injector) ||
-           tokenReference(dep.token) === resolveIdentifier(Identifiers.ComponentFactoryResolver))) {
-        result = o.THIS_EXPR;
+      if (dep.token) {
+        if (tokenReference(dep.token) === resolveIdentifier(Identifiers.Injector)) {
+          result = o.THIS_EXPR;
+        } else if (
+            tokenReference(dep.token) === resolveIdentifier(Identifiers.ComponentFactoryResolver)) {
+          result = o.THIS_EXPR.prop('componentFactoryResolver');
+        }
       }
+
       if (!result) {
         result = this._instances.get(tokenReference(dep.token));
       }
diff --git a/modules/@angular/compiler/src/view_compiler/view_compiler.ts b/modules/@angular/compiler/src/view_compiler/view_compiler.ts
index 8f1ee5c7750fdb..5baaeb0954a7a8 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/compiler/src/view_compiler/view_compiler.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/compiler/src/view_compiler/view_compiler.ts
@@ -1030,13 +1030,14 @@ function createComponentFactoryResolver(directives: DirectiveAst[]): ProviderAst
   if (componentDirMeta && componentDirMeta.directive.entryComponents.length) {
     const entryComponentFactories = componentDirMeta.directive.entryComponents.map(
         (entryComponent) => o.importExpr({reference: entryComponent.componentFactory}));
-    const cfrExpr = o.importExpr(createIdentifier(Identifiers.CodegenComponentFactoryResolver))
-                        .instantiate([o.literalArr(entryComponentFactories)]);
+
     const token = createIdentifierToken(Identifiers.ComponentFactoryResolver);
+
     const classMeta: CompileTypeMetadata = {
       diDeps: [
         {isValue: true, value: o.literalArr(entryComponentFactories)},
-        {token: token, isSkipSelf: true, isOptional: true}
+        {token: token, isSkipSelf: true, isOptional: true},
+        {token: createIdentifierToken(Identifiers.NgModuleRef)},
       ],
       lifecycleHooks: [],
       reference: resolveIdentifier(Identifiers.CodegenComponentFactoryResolver)
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/application_ref.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/application_ref.ts
index 3d9c06c03aa1f8..4bb6441dda87e8 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/application_ref.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/application_ref.ts
@@ -8,20 +8,21 @@
 
 import {Observable} from 'rxjs/Observable';
 import {Observer} from 'rxjs/Observer';
-import {Subject} from 'rxjs/Subject';
 import {Subscription} from 'rxjs/Subscription';
 import {merge} from 'rxjs/observable/merge';
 import {share} from 'rxjs/operator/share';
+
 import {ErrorHandler} from '../src/error_handler';
 import {scheduleMicroTask, stringify} from '../src/util';
 import {isPromise} from '../src/util/lang';
+
 import {ApplicationInitStatus} from './application_init';
 import {APP_BOOTSTRAP_LISTENER, PLATFORM_INITIALIZER} from './application_tokens';
 import {Console} from './console';
-import {Injectable, InjectionToken, Injector, Optional, Provider, ReflectiveInjector} from './di';
+import {Injectable, InjectionToken, Injector, Provider, ReflectiveInjector} from './di';
 import {CompilerFactory, CompilerOptions} from './linker/compiler';
 import {ComponentFactory, ComponentRef} from './linker/component_factory';
-import {ComponentFactoryResolver} from './linker/component_factory_resolver';
+import {ComponentFactoryBoundToModule, ComponentFactoryResolver} from './linker/component_factory_resolver';
 import {NgModuleFactory, NgModuleInjector, NgModuleRef} from './linker/ng_module_factory';
 import {InternalViewRef, ViewRef} from './linker/view_ref';
 import {WtfScopeFn, wtfCreateScope, wtfLeave} from './profile/profile';
@@ -328,7 +329,7 @@ export class PlatformRef_ extends PlatformRef {
   private _moduleDoBootstrap(moduleRef: NgModuleInjector<any>): void {
     const appRef = moduleRef.injector.get(ApplicationRef);
     if (moduleRef.bootstrapFactories.length > 0) {
-      moduleRef.bootstrapFactories.forEach((compFactory) => appRef.bootstrap(compFactory));
+      moduleRef.bootstrapFactories.forEach(f => appRef.bootstrap(f));
     } else if (moduleRef.instance.ngDoBootstrap) {
       moduleRef.instance.ngDoBootstrap(appRef);
     } else {
@@ -502,7 +503,13 @@ export class ApplicationRef_ extends ApplicationRef {
       componentFactory = this._componentFactoryResolver.resolveComponentFactory(componentOrFactory);
     }
     this._rootComponentTypes.push(componentFactory.componentType);
-    const compRef = componentFactory.create(this._injector, [], componentFactory.selector);
+
+    // Create a factory associated with the current module if it's not bound to some other
+    const ngModule = componentFactory instanceof ComponentFactoryBoundToModule ?
+        null :
+        this._injector.get(NgModuleRef);
+    const compRef = componentFactory.create(Injector.NULL, [], componentFactory.selector, ngModule);
+
     compRef.onDestroy(() => { this._unloadComponent(compRef); });
     const testability = compRef.injector.get(Testability, null);
     if (testability) {
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/linker/component_factory.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/linker/component_factory.ts
index efc66e8d11c534..a993802fa39b7d 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/linker/component_factory.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/linker/component_factory.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {Injector} from '../di/injector';
 import {Type} from '../type';
 
 import {ElementRef} from './element_ref';
+import {NgModuleRef} from './ng_module_factory';
 import {ViewRef} from './view_ref';
 
 /**
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ export abstract class ComponentFactory<C> {
   /**
    * Creates a new component.
    */
-  abstract create(injector: Injector, projectableNodes?: any[][], rootSelectorOrNode?: string|any):
-      ComponentRef<C>;
+  abstract create(
+      injector: Injector, projectableNodes?: any[][], rootSelectorOrNode?: string|any,
+      ngModule?: NgModuleRef<any>): ComponentRef<C>;
 }
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/linker/component_factory_resolver.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/linker/component_factory_resolver.ts
index 97b62d1b447297..fad59116f4e676 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/linker/component_factory_resolver.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/linker/component_factory_resolver.ts
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
+import {Injector} from '../di/injector';
 import {Type} from '../type';
 import {stringify} from '../util';
 
-import {ComponentFactory} from './component_factory';
-
-
+import {ComponentFactory, ComponentRef} from './component_factory';
+import {NgModuleRef} from './ng_module_factory';
 
 export function noComponentFactoryError(component: Function) {
   const error = Error(
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ export abstract class ComponentFactoryResolver {
 export class CodegenComponentFactoryResolver implements ComponentFactoryResolver {
   private _factories = new Map<any, ComponentFactory<any>>();
 
-  constructor(factories: ComponentFactory<any>[], private _parent: ComponentFactoryResolver) {
+  constructor(
+      factories: ComponentFactory<any>[], private _parent: ComponentFactoryResolver,
+      private _ngModule: NgModuleRef<any>) {
     for (let i = 0; i < factories.length; i++) {
       const factory = factories[i];
       this._factories.set(factory.componentType, factory);
@@ -52,10 +54,22 @@ export class CodegenComponentFactoryResolver implements ComponentFactoryResolver
   }
 
   resolveComponentFactory<T>(component: {new (...args: any[]): T}): ComponentFactory<T> {
-    let result = this._factories.get(component);
-    if (!result) {
-      result = this._parent.resolveComponentFactory(component);
-    }
-    return result;
+    let factory = this._factories.get(component) || this._parent.resolveComponentFactory(component);
+
+    return factory ? new ComponentFactoryBoundToModule(factory, this._ngModule) : null;
+  }
+}
+
+export class ComponentFactoryBoundToModule<C> extends ComponentFactory<C> {
+  constructor(private factory: ComponentFactory<C>, private ngModule: NgModuleRef<any>) { super(); }
+
+  get selector() { return this.factory.selector; }
+  get componentType() { return this.factory.componentType; }
+
+  create(
+      injector: Injector, projectableNodes?: any[][], rootSelectorOrNode?: string|any,
+      ngModule?: NgModuleRef<any>): ComponentRef<C> {
+    return this.factory.create(
+        injector, projectableNodes, rootSelectorOrNode, ngModule || this.ngModule);
   }
 }
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/linker/ng_module_factory.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/linker/ng_module_factory.ts
index 97c8e90b119528..c51aed137fb1d6 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/linker/ng_module_factory.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/linker/ng_module_factory.ts
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ import {Type} from '../type';
 import {stringify} from '../util';
 
 import {ComponentFactory} from './component_factory';
-import {CodegenComponentFactoryResolver, ComponentFactoryResolver} from './component_factory_resolver';
-
+import {CodegenComponentFactoryResolver, ComponentFactoryBoundToModule, ComponentFactoryResolver} from './component_factory_resolver';
 
 
 /**
@@ -62,10 +61,7 @@ export class NgModuleFactory<T> {
   get moduleType(): Type<T> { return this._moduleType; }
 
   create(parentInjector: Injector): NgModuleRef<T> {
-    if (!parentInjector) {
-      parentInjector = Injector.NULL;
-    }
-    const instance = new this._injectorClass(parentInjector);
+    const instance = new this._injectorClass(parentInjector || Injector.NULL);
     instance.create();
     return instance;
   }
@@ -73,18 +69,21 @@ export class NgModuleFactory<T> {
 
 const _UNDEFINED = new Object();
 
-export abstract class NgModuleInjector<T> extends CodegenComponentFactoryResolver implements
-    Injector,
-    NgModuleRef<T> {
+export abstract class NgModuleInjector<T> implements Injector, NgModuleRef<T> {
+  bootstrapFactories: ComponentFactory<any>[];
+  instance: T;
+
   private _destroyListeners: (() => void)[] = [];
   private _destroyed: boolean = false;
-
-  public instance: T;
+  private _cmpFactoryResolver: CodegenComponentFactoryResolver;
 
   constructor(
       public parent: Injector, factories: ComponentFactory<any>[],
-      public bootstrapFactories: ComponentFactory<any>[]) {
-    super(factories, parent.get(ComponentFactoryResolver, ComponentFactoryResolver.NULL));
+      bootstrapFactories: ComponentFactory<any>[]) {
+    this.bootstrapFactories =
+        bootstrapFactories.map(f => new ComponentFactoryBoundToModule(f, this));
+    this._cmpFactoryResolver = new CodegenComponentFactoryResolver(
+        factories, parent.get(ComponentFactoryResolver, ComponentFactoryResolver.NULL), this);
   }
 
   create() { this.instance = this.createInternal(); }
@@ -92,9 +91,14 @@ export abstract class NgModuleInjector<T> extends CodegenComponentFactoryResolve
   abstract createInternal(): T;
 
   get(token: any, notFoundValue: any = THROW_IF_NOT_FOUND): any {
-    if (token === Injector || token === ComponentFactoryResolver) {
+    if (token === Injector || token === NgModuleRef) {
       return this;
     }
+
+    if (token === ComponentFactoryResolver) {
+      return this._cmpFactoryResolver;
+    }
+
     const result = this.getInternal(token, _UNDEFINED);
     return result === _UNDEFINED ? this.parent.get(token, notFoundValue) : result;
   }
@@ -103,7 +107,7 @@ export abstract class NgModuleInjector<T> extends CodegenComponentFactoryResolve
 
   get injector(): Injector { return this; }
 
-  get componentFactoryResolver(): ComponentFactoryResolver { return this; }
+  get componentFactoryResolver(): ComponentFactoryResolver { return this._cmpFactoryResolver; }
 
   destroy(): void {
     if (this._destroyed) {
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/view/provider.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/view/provider.ts
index 7aa37d9162cca6..4f02e1d93df07f 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/view/provider.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/view/provider.ts
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ export function createPipeInstance(view: ViewData, def: NodeDef): any {
 export function createDirectiveInstance(view: ViewData, def: NodeDef): any {
   // components can see other private services, other directives can't.
   const allowPrivateServices = (def.flags & NodeFlags.Component) > 0;
-  const providerDef = def.provider;
   // directives are always eager and classes!
   const instance =
       createClass(view, def.parent, allowPrivateServices, def.provider.value, def.provider.deps);
@@ -325,6 +324,25 @@ function callFactory(
   return injectable;
 }
 
+// This default value is when checking the hierarchy for a token.
+//
+// It means both:
+// - the token is not provided by the current injector,
+// - only the element injectors should be checked (ie do not check module injectors
+//
+//          mod1
+//         /
+//       el1   mod2
+//         \  /
+//         el2
+//
+// When requesting el2.injector.get(token), we should check in the following order and return the
+// first found value:
+// - el2.injector.get(token, default)
+// - el1.injector.get(token, NOT_FOUND_CHECK_ONLY_ELEMENT_INJECTOR) -> do not check the module
+// - mod2.injector.get(token, default)
+const NOT_FOUND_CHECK_ONLY_ELEMENT_INJECTOR = {};
+
 export function resolveDep(
     view: ViewData, elDef: NodeDef, allowPrivateServices: boolean, depDef: DepDef,
     notFoundValue = Injector.THROW_IF_NOT_FOUND): any {
@@ -386,7 +404,20 @@ export function resolveDep(
     elDef = viewParentEl(view);
     view = view.parent;
   }
-  return startView.root.injector.get(depDef.token, notFoundValue);
+
+  const value = startView.root.injector.get(depDef.token, NOT_FOUND_CHECK_ONLY_ELEMENT_INJECTOR);
+
+  if (value !== NOT_FOUND_CHECK_ONLY_ELEMENT_INJECTOR ||
+      notFoundValue === NOT_FOUND_CHECK_ONLY_ELEMENT_INJECTOR) {
+    // Return the value from the root element injector when
+    // - it provides it
+    //   (value !== NOT_FOUND_CHECK_ONLY_ELEMENT_INJECTOR)
+    // - the module injector should not be checked
+    //   (notFoundValue === NOT_FOUND_CHECK_ONLY_ELEMENT_INJECTOR)
+    return value;
+  }
+
+  return startView.root.ngModule.injector.get(depDef.token, notFoundValue);
 }
 
 function findCompView(view: ViewData, elDef: NodeDef, allowPrivateServices: boolean) {
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/view/refs.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/view/refs.ts
index e7e14e8f8a5353..7634929ec15608 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/view/refs.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/view/refs.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {ChangeDetectorRef} from '../change_detection/change_detection';
 import {Injector} from '../di';
 import {ComponentFactory, ComponentRef} from '../linker/component_factory';
 import {ElementRef} from '../linker/element_ref';
+import {NgModuleRef} from '../linker/ng_module_factory';
 import {TemplateRef} from '../linker/template_ref';
 import {ViewContainerRef} from '../linker/view_container_ref';
 import {EmbeddedViewRef, InternalViewRef, ViewRef} from '../linker/view_ref';
@@ -52,12 +53,15 @@ class ComponentFactory_ extends ComponentFactory<any> {
    * Creates a new component.
    */
   create(
-      injector: Injector, projectableNodes: any[][] = null,
-      rootSelectorOrNode: string|any = null): ComponentRef<any> {
+      injector: Injector, projectableNodes?: any[][], rootSelectorOrNode?: string|any,
+      ngModule?: NgModuleRef<any>): ComponentRef<any> {
+    if (!ngModule) {
+      throw new Error('ngModule should be provided');
+    }
     const viewDef = resolveViewDefinition(this.viewDefFactory);
     const componentNodeIndex = viewDef.nodes[0].element.componentProvider.index;
     const view = Services.createRootView(
-        injector, projectableNodes || [], rootSelectorOrNode, viewDef, EMPTY_CONTEXT);
+        injector, projectableNodes || [], rootSelectorOrNode, viewDef, ngModule, EMPTY_CONTEXT);
     const component = asProviderData(view, componentNodeIndex).instance;
     view.renderer.setAttribute(asElementData(view, 0).renderElement, 'ng-version', VERSION.full);
 
@@ -105,6 +109,7 @@ class ViewContainerRef_ implements ViewContainerRef {
       elDef = viewParentEl(view);
       view = view.parent;
     }
+
     return view ? new Injector_(view, elDef) : this._view.root.injector;
   }
 
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/view/services.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/view/services.ts
index b7117659831860..046bf62b4bc0af 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/view/services.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/view/services.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import {isDevMode} from '../application_ref';
 import {DebugElement, DebugNode, EventListener, getDebugNode, indexDebugNode, removeDebugNodeFromIndex} from '../debug/debug_node';
 import {Injector} from '../di';
+import {NgModuleRef} from '../linker/ng_module_factory';
 import {Renderer2, RendererFactory2, RendererType2} from '../render/api';
 import {Sanitizer, SecurityContext} from '../security';
 
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ import {ArgumentType, BindingType, CheckType, DebugContext, DepFlags, ElementDat
 import {checkBinding, isComponentView, renderNode, viewParentEl} from './util';
 import {checkAndUpdateNode, checkAndUpdateView, checkNoChangesNode, checkNoChangesView, createEmbeddedView, createRootView, destroyView} from './view';
 
+
 let initialized = false;
 
 export function initServicesIfNeeded() {
@@ -80,31 +82,32 @@ function createDebugServices() {
 }
 
 function createProdRootView(
-    injector: Injector, projectableNodes: any[][], rootSelectorOrNode: string | any,
-    def: ViewDefinition, context?: any): ViewData {
-  const rendererFactory: RendererFactory2 = injector.get(RendererFactory2);
+    elInjector: Injector, projectableNodes: any[][], rootSelectorOrNode: string | any,
+    def: ViewDefinition, ngModule: NgModuleRef<any>, context?: any): ViewData {
+  const rendererFactory: RendererFactory2 = ngModule.injector.get(RendererFactory2);
   return createRootView(
-      createRootData(injector, rendererFactory, projectableNodes, rootSelectorOrNode), def,
-      context);
+      createRootData(elInjector, ngModule, rendererFactory, projectableNodes, rootSelectorOrNode),
+      def, context);
 }
 
 function debugCreateRootView(
-    injector: Injector, projectableNodes: any[][], rootSelectorOrNode: string | any,
-    def: ViewDefinition, context?: any): ViewData {
-  const rendererFactory: RendererFactory2 = injector.get(RendererFactory2);
+    elInjector: Injector, projectableNodes: any[][], rootSelectorOrNode: string | any,
+    def: ViewDefinition, ngModule: NgModuleRef<any>, context?: any): ViewData {
+  const rendererFactory: RendererFactory2 = ngModule.injector.get(RendererFactory2);
   const root = createRootData(
-      injector, new DebugRendererFactory2(rendererFactory), projectableNodes, rootSelectorOrNode);
+      elInjector, ngModule, new DebugRendererFactory2(rendererFactory), projectableNodes,
+      rootSelectorOrNode);
   return callWithDebugContext(DebugAction.create, createRootView, null, [root, def, context]);
 }
 
 function createRootData(
-    injector: Injector, rendererFactory: RendererFactory2, projectableNodes: any[][],
-    rootSelectorOrNode: any): RootData {
-  const sanitizer = injector.get(Sanitizer);
+    elInjector: Injector, ngModule: NgModuleRef<any>, rendererFactory: RendererFactory2,
+    projectableNodes: any[][], rootSelectorOrNode: any): RootData {
+  const sanitizer = ngModule.injector.get(Sanitizer);
   const renderer = rendererFactory.createRenderer(null, null);
   return {
-    injector,
-    projectableNodes,
+    ngModule,
+    injector: elInjector, projectableNodes,
     selectorOrNode: rootSelectorOrNode, sanitizer, rendererFactory, renderer
   };
 }
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/view/types.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/view/types.ts
index a734b6fbb0fa03..678a321bb75d3c 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/view/types.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/view/types.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import {PipeTransform} from '../change_detection/change_detection';
 import {Injector} from '../di';
 import {ComponentRef} from '../linker/component_factory';
+import {NgModuleRef} from '../linker/ng_module_factory';
 import {QueryList} from '../linker/query_list';
 import {TemplateRef} from '../linker/template_ref';
 import {ViewContainerRef} from '../linker/view_container_ref';
@@ -407,6 +408,7 @@ export function asQueryList(view: ViewData, index: number): QueryList<any> {
 
 export interface RootData {
   injector: Injector;
+  ngModule: NgModuleRef<any>;
   projectableNodes: any[][];
   selectorOrNode: any;
   renderer: Renderer2;
@@ -437,7 +439,7 @@ export interface Services {
   setCurrentNode(view: ViewData, nodeIndex: number): void;
   createRootView(
       injector: Injector, projectableNodes: any[][], rootSelectorOrNode: string|any,
-      def: ViewDefinition, context?: any): ViewData;
+      def: ViewDefinition, ngModule: NgModuleRef<any>, context?: any): ViewData;
   createEmbeddedView(parent: ViewData, anchorDef: NodeDef, context?: any): ViewData;
   checkAndUpdateView(view: ViewData): void;
   checkNoChangesView(view: ViewData): void;
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/test/application_ref_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/core/test/application_ref_spec.ts
index ebe21cd52e7115..dc9bb75d41ae34 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/test/application_ref_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/test/application_ref_spec.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {APP_BOOTSTRAP_LISTENER, APP_INITIALIZER, CompilerFactory, Component, NgModule, NgZone, PlatformRef, TemplateRef, Type, ViewChild, ViewContainerRef} from '@angular/core';
+import {APP_BOOTSTRAP_LISTENER, APP_INITIALIZER, Compiler, CompilerFactory, Component, NgModule, NgZone, PlatformRef, TemplateRef, Type, ViewChild, ViewContainerRef} from '@angular/core';
 import {ApplicationRef, ApplicationRef_} from '@angular/core/src/application_ref';
 import {ErrorHandler} from '@angular/core/src/error_handler';
 import {ComponentRef} from '@angular/core/src/linker/component_factory';
@@ -72,6 +72,33 @@ export function main() {
       return MyModule;
     }
 
+    it('should bootstrap a component from a child module',
+       async(inject([ApplicationRef, Compiler], (app: ApplicationRef, compiler: Compiler) => {
+         @Component({
+           selector: 'bootstrap-app',
+           template: '',
+         })
+         class SomeComponent {
+         }
+
+         @NgModule({
+           providers: [{provide: 'hello', useValue: 'component'}],
+           declarations: [SomeComponent],
+           entryComponents: [SomeComponent],
+         })
+         class SomeModule {
+         }
+
+         createRootEl();
+         const modFactory = compiler.compileModuleSync(SomeModule);
+         const module = modFactory.create(TestBed);
+         const cmpFactory = module.componentFactoryResolver.resolveComponentFactory(SomeComponent);
+         const component = app.bootstrap(cmpFactory);
+
+         // The component should see the child module providers
+         expect(component.injector.get('hello')).toEqual('component');
+       })));
+
     describe('ApplicationRef', () => {
       beforeEach(() => { TestBed.configureTestingModule({imports: [createModule()]}); });
 
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/integration_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/integration_spec.ts
index aa5902fd6cfa15..f545d864c89772 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/integration_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/integration_spec.ts
@@ -1264,13 +1264,12 @@ function declareTests({useJit}: {useJit: boolean}) {
         TestBed.createComponent(SomeComponent);
 
         expect(noSelectorComponentFactory.selector).toBe('ng-component');
+
         expect(
             getDOM()
-                .nodeName(
-                    noSelectorComponentFactory.create(TestBed.get(Injector)).location.nativeElement)
+                .nodeName(noSelectorComponentFactory.create(Injector.NULL).location.nativeElement)
                 .toLowerCase())
             .toEqual('ng-component');
-
       });
     });
 
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/ng_module_integration_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/ng_module_integration_spec.ts
index fdaf842e664848..2042371e24862f 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/ng_module_integration_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/ng_module_integration_spec.ts
@@ -130,9 +130,13 @@ function declareTests({useJit}: {useJit: boolean}) {
     }
 
     function createComp<T>(compType: Type<T>, moduleType: Type<any>): ComponentFixture<T> {
-      const ngModule = createModule(moduleType);
+      const ngModule = createModule(moduleType, injector);
+
       const cf = ngModule.componentFactoryResolver.resolveComponentFactory(compType);
-      return new ComponentFixture(cf.create(injector), null, false);
+
+      const comp = cf.create(Injector.NULL);
+
+      return new ComponentFixture(comp, null, false);
     }
 
     describe('errors', () => {
@@ -417,6 +421,7 @@ function declareTests({useJit}: {useJit: boolean}) {
           }
 
           const compFixture = createComp(CompUsingModuleDirectiveAndPipe, SomeModule);
+
           compFixture.detectChanges();
           expect(compFixture.debugElement.children[0].properties['title'])
               .toBe('transformed someValue');
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/view_injector_integration_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/view_injector_integration_spec.ts
index 360e2f24dd5f02..8c13cfca28aa17 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/view_injector_integration_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/view_injector_integration_spec.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {Attribute, ChangeDetectionStrategy, ChangeDetectorRef, Component, DebugElement, Directive, ElementRef, Host, Inject, InjectionToken, Input, Optional, Pipe, PipeTransform, Provider, Self, SkipSelf, TemplateRef, Type, ViewContainerRef} from '@angular/core';
+import {Attribute, ChangeDetectionStrategy, ChangeDetectorRef, Component, ComponentFactoryResolver, DebugElement, Directive, ElementRef, Host, Inject, InjectionToken, Injector, Input, NgModule, Optional, Pipe, PipeTransform, Provider, Self, SkipSelf, TemplateRef, Type, ViewContainerRef} from '@angular/core';
 import {ComponentFixture, TestBed, fakeAsync} from '@angular/core/testing';
 import {getDOM} from '@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/dom_adapter';
 import {expect} from '@angular/platform-browser/testing/matchers';
@@ -640,6 +640,28 @@ export function main() {
             .toBe(el.children[0].nativeElement);
       });
 
+      it('should inject ViewContainerRef', () => {
+        @Component({template: ''})
+        class TestComp {
+          constructor(public vcr: ViewContainerRef) {}
+        }
+
+        @NgModule({
+          declarations: [TestComp],
+          entryComponents: [TestComp],
+        })
+        class TestModule {
+        }
+
+        const testInjector = {};
+
+        const compFactory = TestBed.configureTestingModule({imports: [TestModule]})
+                                .get(ComponentFactoryResolver)
+                                .resolveComponentFactory(TestComp);
+        const component = compFactory.create(<Injector>testInjector);
+        expect(component.instance.vcr.parentInjector).toBe(testInjector);
+      });
+
       it('should inject TemplateRef', () => {
         TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [NeedsViewContainerRef, NeedsTemplateRef]});
         const el =
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/test/view/helper.ts b/modules/@angular/core/test/view/helper.ts
index bb4906ba6b21d5..5c90a3a4f0f1e3 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/test/view/helper.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/test/view/helper.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {Injector, RootRenderer, Sanitizer} from '@angular/core';
+import {Injector, NgModuleRef, RootRenderer, Sanitizer} from '@angular/core';
 import {ArgumentType, NodeCheckFn, RootData, Services, ViewData, ViewDefinition, initServicesIfNeeded} from '@angular/core/src/view/index';
 import {TestBed} from '@angular/core/testing';
 import {getDOM} from '@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/dom_adapter';
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ export function createRootView(
     rootSelectorOrNode?: any): ViewData {
   initServicesIfNeeded();
   return Services.createRootView(
-      TestBed.get(Injector), projectableNodes || [], rootSelectorOrNode, def, context);
+      TestBed.get(Injector), projectableNodes || [], rootSelectorOrNode, def,
+      TestBed.get(NgModuleRef), context);
 }
 
 export let removeNodes: Node[];
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/testing/test_bed.ts b/modules/@angular/core/testing/test_bed.ts
index 07a87fedb16422..a5e2405585c949 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/testing/test_bed.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/testing/test_bed.ts
@@ -286,8 +286,7 @@ export class TestBed implements Injector {
     const imports = [this.ngModule, this._imports];
     const schemas = this._schemas;
 
-    @NgModule(
-        {providers: providers, declarations: declarations, imports: imports, schemas: schemas})
+    @NgModule({providers, declarations, imports, schemas})
     class DynamicTestModule {
     }
 
@@ -353,10 +352,12 @@ export class TestBed implements Injector {
     this._initIfNeeded();
     const componentFactory = this._moduleWithComponentFactories.componentFactories.find(
         (compFactory) => compFactory.componentType === component);
+
     if (!componentFactory) {
       throw new Error(
           `Cannot create the component ${stringify(component)} as it was not imported into the testing module!`);
     }
+
     const noNgZone = this.get(ComponentFixtureNoNgZone, false);
     const autoDetect: boolean = this.get(ComponentFixtureAutoDetect, false);
     const ngZone: NgZone = noNgZone ? null : this.get(NgZone, null);
@@ -365,7 +366,8 @@ export class TestBed implements Injector {
     testComponentRenderer.insertRootElement(rootElId);
 
     const initComponent = () => {
-      const componentRef = componentFactory.create(this, [], `#${rootElId}`);
+      const componentRef =
+          componentFactory.create(Injector.NULL, [], `#${rootElId}`, this._moduleRef);
       return new ComponentFixture<T>(componentRef, ngZone, autoDetect);
     };
 
diff --git a/modules/@angular/router/src/apply_redirects.ts b/modules/@angular/router/src/apply_redirects.ts
index c32253f46c5de4..a08f1fea730f37 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/router/src/apply_redirects.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/router/src/apply_redirects.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {Injector} from '@angular/core';
+import {Injector, NgModuleRef} from '@angular/core';
 import {Observable} from 'rxjs/Observable';
 import {Observer} from 'rxjs/Observer';
 import {from} from 'rxjs/observable/from';
@@ -55,21 +55,24 @@ function canLoadFails(route: Route): Observable<LoadedRouterConfig> {
 }
 
 export function applyRedirects(
-    injector: Injector, configLoader: RouterConfigLoader, urlSerializer: UrlSerializer,
+    moduleInjector: Injector, configLoader: RouterConfigLoader, urlSerializer: UrlSerializer,
     urlTree: UrlTree, config: Routes): Observable<UrlTree> {
-  return new ApplyRedirects(injector, configLoader, urlSerializer, urlTree, config).apply();
+  return new ApplyRedirects(moduleInjector, configLoader, urlSerializer, urlTree, config).apply();
 }
 
 class ApplyRedirects {
   private allowRedirects: boolean = true;
+  private ngModule: NgModuleRef<any>;
 
   constructor(
-      private injector: Injector, private configLoader: RouterConfigLoader,
-      private urlSerializer: UrlSerializer, private urlTree: UrlTree, private config: Routes) {}
+      moduleInjector: Injector, private configLoader: RouterConfigLoader,
+      private urlSerializer: UrlSerializer, private urlTree: UrlTree, private config: Routes) {
+    this.ngModule = moduleInjector.get(NgModuleRef);
+  }
 
   apply(): Observable<UrlTree> {
     const expanded$ =
-        this.expandSegmentGroup(this.injector, this.config, this.urlTree.root, PRIMARY_OUTLET);
+        this.expandSegmentGroup(this.ngModule, this.config, this.urlTree.root, PRIMARY_OUTLET);
     const urlTrees$ = map.call(
         expanded$, (rootSegmentGroup: UrlSegmentGroup) => this.createUrlTree(
                        rootSegmentGroup, this.urlTree.queryParams, this.urlTree.fragment));
@@ -91,7 +94,7 @@ class ApplyRedirects {
 
   private match(tree: UrlTree): Observable<UrlTree> {
     const expanded$ =
-        this.expandSegmentGroup(this.injector, this.config, tree.root, PRIMARY_OUTLET);
+        this.expandSegmentGroup(this.ngModule, this.config, tree.root, PRIMARY_OUTLET);
     const mapped$ = map.call(
         expanded$, (rootSegmentGroup: UrlSegmentGroup) =>
                        this.createUrlTree(rootSegmentGroup, tree.queryParams, tree.fragment));
@@ -117,31 +120,33 @@ class ApplyRedirects {
   }
 
   private expandSegmentGroup(
-      injector: Injector, routes: Route[], segmentGroup: UrlSegmentGroup,
+      ngModule: NgModuleRef<any>, routes: Route[], segmentGroup: UrlSegmentGroup,
       outlet: string): Observable<UrlSegmentGroup> {
     if (segmentGroup.segments.length === 0 && segmentGroup.hasChildren()) {
       return map.call(
-          this.expandChildren(injector, routes, segmentGroup),
+          this.expandChildren(ngModule, routes, segmentGroup),
           (children: any) => new UrlSegmentGroup([], children));
     }
 
-    return this.expandSegment(injector, segmentGroup, routes, segmentGroup.segments, outlet, true);
+    return this.expandSegment(ngModule, segmentGroup, routes, segmentGroup.segments, outlet, true);
   }
 
-  private expandChildren(injector: Injector, routes: Route[], segmentGroup: UrlSegmentGroup):
-      Observable<{[name: string]: UrlSegmentGroup}> {
+  private expandChildren(
+      ngModule: NgModuleRef<any>, routes: Route[],
+      segmentGroup: UrlSegmentGroup): Observable<{[name: string]: UrlSegmentGroup}> {
     return waitForMap(
         segmentGroup.children,
-        (childOutlet, child) => this.expandSegmentGroup(injector, routes, child, childOutlet));
+        (childOutlet, child) => this.expandSegmentGroup(ngModule, routes, child, childOutlet));
   }
 
   private expandSegment(
-      injector: Injector, segmentGroup: UrlSegmentGroup, routes: Route[], segments: UrlSegment[],
-      outlet: string, allowRedirects: boolean): Observable<UrlSegmentGroup> {
+      ngModule: NgModuleRef<any>, segmentGroup: UrlSegmentGroup, routes: Route[],
+      segments: UrlSegment[], outlet: string,
+      allowRedirects: boolean): Observable<UrlSegmentGroup> {
     const routes$ = of (...routes);
     const processedRoutes$ = map.call(routes$, (r: any) => {
       const expanded$ = this.expandSegmentAgainstRoute(
-          injector, segmentGroup, routes, r, segments, outlet, allowRedirects);
+          ngModule, segmentGroup, routes, r, segments, outlet, allowRedirects);
       return _catch.call(expanded$, (e: any) => {
         if (e instanceof NoMatch) {
           return of (null);
@@ -171,7 +176,7 @@ class ApplyRedirects {
   }
 
   private expandSegmentAgainstRoute(
-      injector: Injector, segmentGroup: UrlSegmentGroup, routes: Route[], route: Route,
+      ngModule: NgModuleRef<any>, segmentGroup: UrlSegmentGroup, routes: Route[], route: Route,
       paths: UrlSegment[], outlet: string, allowRedirects: boolean): Observable<UrlSegmentGroup> {
     if (getOutlet(route) !== outlet) {
       return noMatch(segmentGroup);
@@ -182,27 +187,27 @@ class ApplyRedirects {
     }
 
     if (route.redirectTo === undefined) {
-      return this.matchSegmentAgainstRoute(injector, segmentGroup, route, paths);
+      return this.matchSegmentAgainstRoute(ngModule, segmentGroup, route, paths);
     }
 
     return this.expandSegmentAgainstRouteUsingRedirect(
-        injector, segmentGroup, routes, route, paths, outlet);
+        ngModule, segmentGroup, routes, route, paths, outlet);
   }
 
   private expandSegmentAgainstRouteUsingRedirect(
-      injector: Injector, segmentGroup: UrlSegmentGroup, routes: Route[], route: Route,
+      ngModule: NgModuleRef<any>, segmentGroup: UrlSegmentGroup, routes: Route[], route: Route,
       segments: UrlSegment[], outlet: string): Observable<UrlSegmentGroup> {
     if (route.path === '**') {
       return this.expandWildCardWithParamsAgainstRouteUsingRedirect(
-          injector, routes, route, outlet);
+          ngModule, routes, route, outlet);
     }
 
     return this.expandRegularSegmentAgainstRouteUsingRedirect(
-        injector, segmentGroup, routes, route, segments, outlet);
+        ngModule, segmentGroup, routes, route, segments, outlet);
   }
 
   private expandWildCardWithParamsAgainstRouteUsingRedirect(
-      injector: Injector, routes: Route[], route: Route,
+      ngModule: NgModuleRef<any>, routes: Route[], route: Route,
       outlet: string): Observable<UrlSegmentGroup> {
     const newTree = this.applyRedirectCommands([], route.redirectTo, {});
     if (route.redirectTo.startsWith('/')) {
@@ -211,12 +216,12 @@ class ApplyRedirects {
 
     return mergeMap.call(this.lineralizeSegments(route, newTree), (newSegments: UrlSegment[]) => {
       const group = new UrlSegmentGroup(newSegments, {});
-      return this.expandSegment(injector, group, routes, newSegments, outlet, false);
+      return this.expandSegment(ngModule, group, routes, newSegments, outlet, false);
     });
   }
 
   private expandRegularSegmentAgainstRouteUsingRedirect(
-      injector: Injector, segmentGroup: UrlSegmentGroup, routes: Route[], route: Route,
+      ngModule: NgModuleRef<any>, segmentGroup: UrlSegmentGroup, routes: Route[], route: Route,
       segments: UrlSegment[], outlet: string): Observable<UrlSegmentGroup> {
     const {matched, consumedSegments, lastChild, positionalParamSegments} =
         match(segmentGroup, route, segments);
@@ -230,20 +235,21 @@ class ApplyRedirects {
 
     return mergeMap.call(this.lineralizeSegments(route, newTree), (newSegments: UrlSegment[]) => {
       return this.expandSegment(
-          injector, segmentGroup, routes, newSegments.concat(segments.slice(lastChild)), outlet,
+          ngModule, segmentGroup, routes, newSegments.concat(segments.slice(lastChild)), outlet,
           false);
     });
   }
 
   private matchSegmentAgainstRoute(
-      injector: Injector, rawSegmentGroup: UrlSegmentGroup, route: Route,
+      ngModule: NgModuleRef<any>, rawSegmentGroup: UrlSegmentGroup, route: Route,
       segments: UrlSegment[]): Observable<UrlSegmentGroup> {
     if (route.path === '**') {
       if (route.loadChildren) {
-        return map.call(this.configLoader.load(injector, route), (cfg: LoadedRouterConfig) => {
-          (<any>route)._loadedConfig = cfg;
-          return new UrlSegmentGroup(segments, {});
-        });
+        return map.call(
+            this.configLoader.load(ngModule.injector, route), (cfg: LoadedRouterConfig) => {
+              (<any>route)._loadedConfig = cfg;
+              return new UrlSegmentGroup(segments, {});
+            });
       }
 
       return of (new UrlSegmentGroup(segments, {}));
@@ -253,15 +259,17 @@ class ApplyRedirects {
     if (!matched) return noMatch(rawSegmentGroup);
 
     const rawSlicedSegments = segments.slice(lastChild);
-    const childConfig$ = this.getChildConfig(injector, route);
+    const childConfig$ = this.getChildConfig(ngModule, route);
+
     return mergeMap.call(childConfig$, (routerConfig: LoadedRouterConfig) => {
-      const childInjector = routerConfig.injector;
+      const childModule = routerConfig.module;
       const childConfig = routerConfig.routes;
+
       const {segmentGroup, slicedSegments} =
           split(rawSegmentGroup, consumedSegments, rawSlicedSegments, childConfig);
 
       if (slicedSegments.length === 0 && segmentGroup.hasChildren()) {
-        const expanded$ = this.expandChildren(childInjector, childConfig, segmentGroup);
+        const expanded$ = this.expandChildren(childModule, childConfig, segmentGroup);
         return map.call(
             expanded$, (children: any) => new UrlSegmentGroup(consumedSegments, children));
       }
@@ -271,35 +279,37 @@ class ApplyRedirects {
       }
 
       const expanded$ = this.expandSegment(
-          childInjector, segmentGroup, childConfig, slicedSegments, PRIMARY_OUTLET, true);
+          childModule, segmentGroup, childConfig, slicedSegments, PRIMARY_OUTLET, true);
       return map.call(
           expanded$, (cs: UrlSegmentGroup) =>
                          new UrlSegmentGroup(consumedSegments.concat(cs.segments), cs.children));
     });
   }
 
-  private getChildConfig(injector: Injector, route: Route): Observable<LoadedRouterConfig> {
+  private getChildConfig(ngModule: NgModuleRef<any>, route: Route): Observable<LoadedRouterConfig> {
     if (route.children) {
-      return of (new LoadedRouterConfig(route.children, injector, null, null));
+      // The children belong to the same module
+      return of (new LoadedRouterConfig(route.children, ngModule));
     }
 
     if (route.loadChildren) {
-      return mergeMap.call(runGuards(injector, route), (shouldLoad: any) => {
+      return mergeMap.call(runGuards(ngModule.injector, route), (shouldLoad: any) => {
 
         if (shouldLoad) {
           return (<any>route)._loadedConfig ?
               of ((<any>route)._loadedConfig) :
-              map.call(this.configLoader.load(injector, route), (cfg: LoadedRouterConfig) => {
-                (<any>route)._loadedConfig = cfg;
-                return cfg;
-              });
+              map.call(
+                  this.configLoader.load(ngModule.injector, route), (cfg: LoadedRouterConfig) => {
+                    (<any>route)._loadedConfig = cfg;
+                    return cfg;
+                  });
         }
 
         return canLoadFails(route);
       });
     }
 
-    return of (new LoadedRouterConfig([], injector, null, null));
+    return of (new LoadedRouterConfig([], ngModule));
   }
 
   private lineralizeSegments(route: Route, urlTree: UrlTree): Observable<UrlSegment[]> {
@@ -386,12 +396,12 @@ class ApplyRedirects {
   }
 }
 
-function runGuards(injector: Injector, route: Route): Observable<boolean> {
+function runGuards(moduleInjector: Injector, route: Route): Observable<boolean> {
   const canLoad = route.canLoad;
   if (!canLoad || canLoad.length === 0) return of (true);
 
   const obs = map.call(from(canLoad), (c: any) => {
-    const guard = injector.get(c);
+    const guard = moduleInjector.get(c);
     return wrapIntoObservable(guard.canLoad ? guard.canLoad(route) : guard(route));
   });
 
diff --git a/modules/@angular/router/src/directives/router_outlet.ts b/modules/@angular/router/src/directives/router_outlet.ts
index 49ba9db6616c5e..435590b2e9aff4 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/router/src/directives/router_outlet.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/router/src/directives/router_outlet.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ export class RouterOutlet implements OnDestroy {
 
   ngOnDestroy(): void { this.parentOutletMap.removeOutlet(this.name ? this.name : PRIMARY_OUTLET); }
 
+  /** @deprecated since v4 **/
   get locationInjector(): Injector { return this.location.injector; }
+  /** @deprecated since v4 **/
   get locationFactoryResolver(): ComponentFactoryResolver { return this.resolver; }
 
   get isActivated(): boolean { return !!this.activated; }
@@ -90,6 +92,7 @@ export class RouterOutlet implements OnDestroy {
     }
   }
 
+  /** @deprecated since v4, use {@link activateWith} */
   activate(
       activatedRoute: ActivatedRoute, resolver: ComponentFactoryResolver, injector: Injector,
       providers: ResolvedReflectiveProvider[], outletMap: RouterOutletMap): void {
@@ -105,9 +108,51 @@ export class RouterOutlet implements OnDestroy {
     const factory = resolver.resolveComponentFactory(component);
 
     const inj = ReflectiveInjector.fromResolvedProviders(providers, injector);
+
     this.activated = this.location.createComponent(factory, this.location.length, inj, []);
     this.activated.changeDetectorRef.detectChanges();
 
     this.activateEvents.emit(this.activated.instance);
   }
+
+  activateWith(
+      activatedRoute: ActivatedRoute, resolver: ComponentFactoryResolver|null,
+      outletMap: RouterOutletMap) {
+    if (this.isActivated) {
+      throw new Error('Cannot activate an already activated outlet');
+    }
+
+    this.outletMap = outletMap;
+    this._activatedRoute = activatedRoute;
+
+    const snapshot = activatedRoute._futureSnapshot;
+    const component = <any>snapshot._routeConfig.component;
+
+    resolver = resolver || this.resolver;
+    const factory = resolver.resolveComponentFactory(component);
+
+    const injector = new OutletInjector(activatedRoute, outletMap, this.location.injector);
+
+    this.activated = this.location.createComponent(factory, this.location.length, injector, []);
+    this.activated.changeDetectorRef.detectChanges();
+
+    this.activateEvents.emit(this.activated.instance);
+  }
 }
+
+class OutletInjector implements Injector {
+  constructor(
+      private route: ActivatedRoute, private map: RouterOutletMap, private parent: Injector) {}
+
+  get(token: any, notFoundValue?: any): any {
+    if (token === ActivatedRoute) {
+      return this.route;
+    }
+
+    if (token === RouterOutletMap) {
+      return this.map;
+    }
+
+    return this.parent.get(token, notFoundValue);
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/@angular/router/src/router.ts b/modules/@angular/router/src/router.ts
index 3c13e92d822928..8fbd39045b6b6b 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/router/src/router.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/router/src/router.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 import {Location} from '@angular/common';
-import {Compiler, ComponentFactoryResolver, Injector, NgModuleFactoryLoader, ReflectiveInjector, Type, isDevMode} from '@angular/core';
+import {Compiler, Injector, NgModuleFactoryLoader, NgModuleRef, Type, isDevMode} from '@angular/core';
 import {BehaviorSubject} from 'rxjs/BehaviorSubject';
 import {Observable} from 'rxjs/Observable';
 import {Subject} from 'rxjs/Subject';
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ export class Router {
   private locationSubscription: Subscription;
   private navigationId: number = 0;
   private configLoader: RouterConfigLoader;
+  private ngModule: NgModuleRef<any>;
 
   /**
    * Error handler that is invoked when a navigation errors.
@@ -263,11 +264,13 @@ export class Router {
   // TODO: vsavkin make internal after the final is out.
   constructor(
       private rootComponentType: Type<any>, private urlSerializer: UrlSerializer,
-      private outletMap: RouterOutletMap, private location: Location, private injector: Injector,
+      private outletMap: RouterOutletMap, private location: Location, injector: Injector,
       loader: NgModuleFactoryLoader, compiler: Compiler, public config: Routes) {
     const onLoadStart = (r: Route) => this.triggerEvent(new RouteConfigLoadStart(r));
     const onLoadEnd = (r: Route) => this.triggerEvent(new RouteConfigLoadEnd(r));
 
+    this.ngModule = injector.get(NgModuleRef);
+
     this.resetConfig(config);
     this.currentUrlTree = createEmptyUrlTree();
     this.rawUrlTree = this.currentUrlTree;
@@ -607,8 +610,9 @@ export class Router {
       // this operation do not result in any side effects
       let urlAndSnapshot$: Observable<{appliedUrl: UrlTree, snapshot: RouterStateSnapshot}>;
       if (!precreatedState) {
+        const moduleInjector = this.ngModule.injector;
         const redirectsApplied$ =
-            applyRedirects(this.injector, this.configLoader, this.urlSerializer, url, this.config);
+            applyRedirects(moduleInjector, this.configLoader, this.urlSerializer, url, this.config);
 
         urlAndSnapshot$ = mergeMap.call(redirectsApplied$, (appliedUrl: UrlTree) => {
           return map.call(
@@ -636,8 +640,9 @@ export class Router {
       const preactivationTraverse$ = map.call(
           beforePreactivationDone$,
           ({appliedUrl, snapshot}: {appliedUrl: string, snapshot: RouterStateSnapshot}) => {
+            const moduleInjector = this.ngModule.injector;
             preActivation =
-                new PreActivation(snapshot, this.currentRouterState.snapshot, this.injector);
+                new PreActivation(snapshot, this.currentRouterState.snapshot, moduleInjector);
             preActivation.traverse(this.outletMap);
             return {appliedUrl, snapshot};
           });
@@ -771,7 +776,7 @@ export class PreActivation {
   private checks: Array<CanActivate|CanDeactivate> = [];
   constructor(
       private future: RouterStateSnapshot, private curr: RouterStateSnapshot,
-      private injector: Injector) {}
+      private moduleInjector: Injector) {}
 
   traverse(parentOutletMap: RouterOutletMap): void {
     const futureRoot = this.future._root;
@@ -991,7 +996,7 @@ export class PreActivation {
 
   private getToken(token: any, snapshot: ActivatedRouteSnapshot): any {
     const config = closestLoadedConfig(snapshot);
-    const injector = config ? config.injector : this.injector;
+    const injector = config ? config.module.injector : this.moduleInjector;
     return injector.get(token);
   }
 }
@@ -1102,26 +1107,10 @@ class ActivateRoutes {
 
   private placeComponentIntoOutlet(
       outletMap: RouterOutletMap, future: ActivatedRoute, outlet: RouterOutlet): void {
-    const resolved = <any[]>[{provide: ActivatedRoute, useValue: future}, {
-      provide: RouterOutletMap,
-      useValue: outletMap
-    }];
-
     const config = parentLoadedConfig(future.snapshot);
+    const cmpFactoryResolver = config ? config.module.componentFactoryResolver : null;
 
-    let resolver: ComponentFactoryResolver = null;
-    let injector: Injector = null;
-
-    if (config) {
-      injector = config.injectorFactory(outlet.locationInjector);
-      resolver = config.factoryResolver;
-      resolved.push({provide: ComponentFactoryResolver, useValue: resolver});
-    } else {
-      injector = outlet.locationInjector;
-      resolver = outlet.locationFactoryResolver;
-    }
-
-    outlet.activate(future, resolver, injector, ReflectiveInjector.resolve(resolved), outletMap);
+    outlet.activateWith(future, cmpFactoryResolver, outletMap);
   }
 
   private deactiveRouteAndItsChildren(
diff --git a/modules/@angular/router/src/router_config_loader.ts b/modules/@angular/router/src/router_config_loader.ts
index 0e598b8c543000..943ea6211131a4 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/router/src/router_config_loader.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/router/src/router_config_loader.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {Compiler, ComponentFactoryResolver, InjectionToken, Injector, NgModuleFactory, NgModuleFactoryLoader} from '@angular/core';
+import {Compiler, InjectionToken, Injector, NgModuleFactory, NgModuleFactoryLoader, NgModuleRef} from '@angular/core';
 import {Observable} from 'rxjs/Observable';
 import {fromPromise} from 'rxjs/observable/fromPromise';
 import {of } from 'rxjs/observable/of';
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@ import {flatten, wrapIntoObservable} from './utils/collection';
 export const ROUTES = new InjectionToken<Route[][]>('ROUTES');
 
 export class LoadedRouterConfig {
-  constructor(
-      public routes: Route[], public injector: Injector,
-      public factoryResolver: ComponentFactoryResolver, public injectorFactory: Function) {}
+  constructor(public routes: Route[], public module: NgModuleRef<any>) {}
 }
 
 export class RouterConfigLoader {
@@ -46,11 +44,8 @@ export class RouterConfigLoader {
       }
 
       const module = factory.create(parentInjector);
-      const injectorFactory = (parent: Injector) => factory.create(parent).injector;
 
-      return new LoadedRouterConfig(
-          flatten(module.injector.get(ROUTES)), module.injector, module.componentFactoryResolver,
-          injectorFactory);
+      return new LoadedRouterConfig(flatten(module.injector.get(ROUTES)), module);
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/modules/@angular/router/src/router_preloader.ts b/modules/@angular/router/src/router_preloader.ts
index 15af8a87be6b35..ddc9b9dc2989d9 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/router/src/router_preloader.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/router/src/router_preloader.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 *found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
 */
 
-import {Compiler, Injectable, Injector, NgModuleFactoryLoader} from '@angular/core';
+import {Compiler, Injectable, Injector, NgModuleFactoryLoader, NgModuleRef} from '@angular/core';
 import {Observable} from 'rxjs/Observable';
 import {Subscription} from 'rxjs/Subscription';
 import {from} from 'rxjs/observable/from';
@@ -91,37 +91,40 @@ export class RouterPreloader {
     this.subscription = concatMap.call(navigations, () => this.preload()).subscribe(() => {});
   }
 
-  preload(): Observable<any> { return this.processRoutes(this.injector, this.router.config); }
+  preload(): Observable<any> {
+    const ngModule = this.injector.get(NgModuleRef);
+    return this.processRoutes(ngModule, this.router.config);
+  }
 
   ngOnDestroy(): void { this.subscription.unsubscribe(); }
 
-  private processRoutes(injector: Injector, routes: Routes): Observable<void> {
+  private processRoutes(ngModule: NgModuleRef<any>, routes: Routes): Observable<void> {
     const res: Observable<any>[] = [];
     for (const c of routes) {
       // we already have the config loaded, just recurse
       if (c.loadChildren && !c.canLoad && (<any>c)._loadedConfig) {
         const childConfig = (<any>c)._loadedConfig;
-        res.push(this.processRoutes(childConfig.injector, childConfig.routes));
+        res.push(this.processRoutes(childConfig.module, childConfig.routes));
 
         // no config loaded, fetch the config
       } else if (c.loadChildren && !c.canLoad) {
-        res.push(this.preloadConfig(injector, c));
+        res.push(this.preloadConfig(ngModule, c));
 
         // recurse into children
       } else if (c.children) {
-        res.push(this.processRoutes(injector, c.children));
+        res.push(this.processRoutes(ngModule, c.children));
       }
     }
     return mergeAll.call(from(res));
   }
 
-  private preloadConfig(injector: Injector, route: Route): Observable<void> {
+  private preloadConfig(ngModule: NgModuleRef<any>, route: Route): Observable<void> {
     return this.preloadingStrategy.preload(route, () => {
-      const loaded = this.loader.load(injector, route);
+      const loaded = this.loader.load(ngModule.injector, route);
       return mergeMap.call(loaded, (config: any): any => {
         const c: any = route;
         c._loadedConfig = config;
-        return this.processRoutes(config.injector, config.routes);
+        return this.processRoutes(config.module, config.routes);
       });
     });
   }
diff --git a/modules/@angular/router/test/apply_redirects.spec.ts b/modules/@angular/router/test/apply_redirects.spec.ts
index 3e7afb8b387eb1..d9493cf43da76f 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/router/test/apply_redirects.spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/router/test/apply_redirects.spec.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
+import {NgModuleRef} from '@angular/core';
+import {TestBed} from '@angular/core/testing';
 import {Observable} from 'rxjs/Observable';
 import {of } from 'rxjs/observable/of';
 
@@ -16,10 +18,21 @@ import {DefaultUrlSerializer, UrlSegmentGroup, UrlTree, equalSegments} from '../
 
 describe('applyRedirects', () => {
   const serializer = new DefaultUrlSerializer();
+  let testModule: NgModuleRef<any>;
+
+  beforeEach(() => { testModule = TestBed.get(NgModuleRef); });
 
   it('should return the same url tree when no redirects', () => {
     checkRedirect(
-        [{path: 'a', component: ComponentA, children: [{path: 'b', component: ComponentB}]}],
+        [
+          {
+            path: 'a',
+            component: ComponentA,
+            children: [
+              {path: 'b', component: ComponentB},
+            ],
+          },
+        ],
         '/a/b', (t: UrlTree) => { compareTrees(t, tree('/a/b')); });
   });
 
@@ -143,9 +156,7 @@ describe('applyRedirects', () => {
 
   describe('lazy loading', () => {
     it('should load config on demand', () => {
-      const loadedConfig = new LoadedRouterConfig(
-          [{path: 'b', component: ComponentB}], <any>'stubInjector', <any>'stubFactoryResolver',
-          <any>'injectorFactory');
+      const loadedConfig = new LoadedRouterConfig([{path: 'b', component: ComponentB}], testModule);
       const loader = {
         load: (injector: any, p: any) => {
           if (injector !== 'providedInjector') throw 'Invalid Injector';
@@ -172,9 +183,7 @@ describe('applyRedirects', () => {
     });
 
     it('should load when all canLoad guards return true', () => {
-      const loadedConfig = new LoadedRouterConfig(
-          [{path: 'b', component: ComponentB}], <any>'stubInjector', <any>'stubFactoryResolver',
-          <any>'injectorFactory');
+      const loadedConfig = new LoadedRouterConfig([{path: 'b', component: ComponentB}], testModule);
       const loader = {load: (injector: any, p: any) => of (loadedConfig)};
 
       const guard = () => true;
@@ -193,9 +202,7 @@ describe('applyRedirects', () => {
     });
 
     it('should not load when any canLoad guards return false', () => {
-      const loadedConfig = new LoadedRouterConfig(
-          [{path: 'b', component: ComponentB}], <any>'stubInjector', <any>'stubFactoryResolver',
-          <any>'injectorFactory');
+      const loadedConfig = new LoadedRouterConfig([{path: 'b', component: ComponentB}], testModule);
       const loader = {load: (injector: any, p: any) => of (loadedConfig)};
 
       const trueGuard = () => true;
@@ -219,9 +226,7 @@ describe('applyRedirects', () => {
     });
 
     it('should not load when any canLoad guards is rejected (promises)', () => {
-      const loadedConfig = new LoadedRouterConfig(
-          [{path: 'b', component: ComponentB}], <any>'stubInjector', <any>'stubFactoryResolver',
-          <any>'injectorFactory');
+      const loadedConfig = new LoadedRouterConfig([{path: 'b', component: ComponentB}], testModule);
       const loader = {load: (injector: any, p: any) => of (loadedConfig)};
 
       const trueGuard = () => Promise.resolve(true);
@@ -241,9 +246,7 @@ describe('applyRedirects', () => {
     });
 
     it('should work with objects implementing the CanLoad interface', () => {
-      const loadedConfig = new LoadedRouterConfig(
-          [{path: 'b', component: ComponentB}], <any>'stubInjector', <any>'stubFactoryResolver',
-          <any>'injectorFactory');
+      const loadedConfig = new LoadedRouterConfig([{path: 'b', component: ComponentB}], testModule);
       const loader = {load: (injector: any, p: any) => of (loadedConfig)};
 
       const guard = {canLoad: () => Promise.resolve(true)};
@@ -259,9 +262,7 @@ describe('applyRedirects', () => {
     });
 
     it('should work with absolute redirects', () => {
-      const loadedConfig = new LoadedRouterConfig(
-          [{path: '', component: ComponentB}], <any>'stubInjector', <any>'stubFactoryResolver',
-          <any>'injectorFactory');
+      const loadedConfig = new LoadedRouterConfig([{path: '', component: ComponentB}], testModule);
 
       const loader = {load: (injector: any, p: any) => of (loadedConfig)};
 
@@ -276,9 +277,7 @@ describe('applyRedirects', () => {
     });
 
     it('should load the configuration only once', () => {
-      const loadedConfig = new LoadedRouterConfig(
-          [{path: '', component: ComponentB}], <any>'stubInjector', <any>'stubFactoryResolver',
-          <any>'injectorFactory');
+      const loadedConfig = new LoadedRouterConfig([{path: '', component: ComponentB}], testModule);
 
       let called = false;
       const loader = {
@@ -291,10 +290,9 @@ describe('applyRedirects', () => {
 
       const config = [{path: 'a', loadChildren: 'children'}];
 
-      applyRedirects(<any>'providedInjector', <any>loader, serializer, tree('a?k1'), config)
-          .subscribe(r => {});
+      applyRedirects(TestBed, <any>loader, serializer, tree('a?k1'), config).subscribe(r => {});
 
-      applyRedirects(<any>'providedInjector', <any>loader, serializer, tree('a?k2'), config)
+      applyRedirects(TestBed, <any>loader, serializer, tree('a?k2'), config)
           .subscribe(
               r => {
                 compareTrees(r, tree('a?k2'));
@@ -304,44 +302,41 @@ describe('applyRedirects', () => {
     });
 
     it('should load the configuration of a wildcard route', () => {
-      const loadedConfig = new LoadedRouterConfig(
-          [{path: '', component: ComponentB}], <any>'stubInjector', <any>'stubFactoryResolver',
-          <any>'injectorFactory');
+      const loadedConfig = new LoadedRouterConfig([{path: '', component: ComponentB}], testModule);
 
       const loader = {load: (injector: any, p: any) => of (loadedConfig)};
 
       const config = [{path: '**', loadChildren: 'children'}];
 
-      applyRedirects(<any>'providedInjector', <any>loader, serializer, tree('xyz'), config)
-          .forEach(r => { expect((<any>config[0])._loadedConfig).toBe(loadedConfig); });
+      applyRedirects(TestBed, <any>loader, serializer, tree('xyz'), config).forEach(r => {
+        expect((<any>config[0])._loadedConfig).toBe(loadedConfig);
+      });
     });
 
     it('should load the configuration after a local redirect from a wildcard route', () => {
-      const loadedConfig = new LoadedRouterConfig(
-          [{path: '', component: ComponentB}], <any>'stubInjector', <any>'stubFactoryResolver',
-          <any>'injectorFactory');
+      const loadedConfig = new LoadedRouterConfig([{path: '', component: ComponentB}], testModule);
 
       const loader = {load: (injector: any, p: any) => of (loadedConfig)};
 
       const config =
           [{path: 'not-found', loadChildren: 'children'}, {path: '**', redirectTo: 'not-found'}];
 
-      applyRedirects(<any>'providedInjector', <any>loader, serializer, tree('xyz'), config)
-          .forEach(r => { expect((<any>config[0])._loadedConfig).toBe(loadedConfig); });
+      applyRedirects(TestBed, <any>loader, serializer, tree('xyz'), config).forEach(r => {
+        expect((<any>config[0])._loadedConfig).toBe(loadedConfig);
+      });
     });
 
     it('should load the configuration after an absolute redirect from a wildcard route', () => {
-      const loadedConfig = new LoadedRouterConfig(
-          [{path: '', component: ComponentB}], <any>'stubInjector', <any>'stubFactoryResolver',
-          <any>'injectorFactory');
+      const loadedConfig = new LoadedRouterConfig([{path: '', component: ComponentB}], testModule);
 
       const loader = {load: (injector: any, p: any) => of (loadedConfig)};
 
       const config =
           [{path: 'not-found', loadChildren: 'children'}, {path: '**', redirectTo: '/not-found'}];
 
-      applyRedirects(<any>'providedInjector', <any>loader, serializer, tree('xyz'), config)
-          .forEach(r => { expect((<any>config[0])._loadedConfig).toBe(loadedConfig); });
+      applyRedirects(TestBed, <any>loader, serializer, tree('xyz'), config).forEach(r => {
+        expect((<any>config[0])._loadedConfig).toBe(loadedConfig);
+      });
     });
   });
 
@@ -388,7 +383,7 @@ describe('applyRedirects', () => {
         {path: '', redirectTo: 'a', pathMatch: 'full'}
       ];
 
-      applyRedirects(null, null, serializer, tree('b'), config)
+      applyRedirects(TestBed, null, serializer, tree('b'), config)
           .subscribe(
               (_) => { throw 'Should not be reached'; },
               e => { expect(e.message).toEqual('Cannot match any routes. URL Segment: \'b\''); });
@@ -518,7 +513,7 @@ describe('applyRedirects', () => {
           ]
         }];
 
-        applyRedirects(null, null, serializer, tree('a/(d//aux:e)'), config)
+        applyRedirects(TestBed, null, serializer, tree('a/(d//aux:e)'), config)
             .subscribe(
                 (_) => { throw 'Should not be reached'; },
                 e => { expect(e.message).toEqual('Cannot match any routes. URL Segment: \'a\''); });
@@ -549,7 +544,7 @@ describe('applyRedirects', () => {
 
     it('should error when no children matching and some url is left', () => {
       applyRedirects(
-          null, null, serializer, tree('/a/c'),
+          TestBed, null, serializer, tree('/a/c'),
           [{path: 'a', component: ComponentA, children: [{path: 'b', component: ComponentB}]}])
           .subscribe(
               (_) => { throw 'Should not be reached'; },
@@ -599,7 +594,7 @@ describe('applyRedirects', () => {
 
     it('should throw when using non-absolute redirects', () => {
       applyRedirects(
-          null, null, serializer, tree('a'),
+          TestBed, null, serializer, tree('a'),
           [
             {path: 'a', redirectTo: 'b(aux:c)'},
           ])
@@ -614,7 +609,7 @@ describe('applyRedirects', () => {
 });
 
 function checkRedirect(config: Routes, url: string, callback: any): void {
-  applyRedirects(null, null, new DefaultUrlSerializer(), tree(url), config)
+  applyRedirects(TestBed, null, new DefaultUrlSerializer(), tree(url), config)
       .subscribe(callback, e => { throw e; });
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/@angular/router/test/integration.spec.ts b/modules/@angular/router/test/integration.spec.ts
index 46b93332c9a78c..c7c923b5f5a82e 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/router/test/integration.spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/router/test/integration.spec.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 import {CommonModule, Location} from '@angular/common';
-import {Component, NgModule, NgModuleFactoryLoader} from '@angular/core';
+import {Component, Inject, Injectable, NgModule, NgModuleFactoryLoader, NgModuleRef} from '@angular/core';
 import {ComponentFixture, TestBed, fakeAsync, inject, tick} from '@angular/core/testing';
 import {By} from '@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/debug/by';
 import {expect} from '@angular/platform-browser/testing/matchers';
@@ -2422,6 +2422,184 @@ describe('Integration', () => {
              expect(fixture.nativeElement).toHaveText('lazy-loaded-parent [lazy-loaded-child]');
            })));
 
+    it('should have 2 injector trees: module and element',
+       fakeAsync(inject(
+           [Router, Location, NgModuleFactoryLoader],
+           (router: Router, location: Location, loader: SpyNgModuleFactoryLoader) => {
+             @Component({
+               selector: 'lazy',
+               template: 'parent[<router-outlet></router-outlet>]',
+               viewProviders: [
+                 {provide: 'shadow', useValue: 'from parent component'},
+               ],
+             })
+             class Parent {
+             }
+
+             @Component({selector: 'lazy', template: 'child'})
+             class Child {
+             }
+
+             @NgModule({
+               declarations: [Parent],
+               imports: [RouterModule.forChild([{
+                 path: 'parent',
+                 component: Parent,
+                 children: [
+                   {path: 'child', loadChildren: 'child'},
+                 ]
+               }])],
+               providers: [
+                 {provide: 'moduleName', useValue: 'parent'},
+                 {provide: 'fromParent', useValue: 'from parent'},
+               ],
+             })
+             class ParentModule {
+             }
+
+             @NgModule({
+               declarations: [Child],
+               imports: [RouterModule.forChild([{path: '', component: Child}])],
+               providers: [
+                 {provide: 'moduleName', useValue: 'child'},
+                 {provide: 'fromChild', useValue: 'from child'},
+                 {provide: 'shadow', useValue: 'from child module'},
+               ],
+             })
+             class ChildModule {
+             }
+
+             loader.stubbedModules = {
+               parent: ParentModule,
+               child: ChildModule,
+             };
+
+             const fixture = createRoot(router, RootCmp);
+             router.resetConfig([{path: 'lazy', loadChildren: 'parent'}]);
+             router.navigateByUrl('/lazy/parent/child');
+             advance(fixture);
+             expect(location.path()).toEqual('/lazy/parent/child');
+             expect(fixture.nativeElement).toHaveText('parent[child]');
+
+             const pInj = fixture.debugElement.query(By.directive(Parent)).injector;
+             const cInj = fixture.debugElement.query(By.directive(Child)).injector;
+
+             expect(pInj.get('moduleName')).toEqual('parent');
+             expect(pInj.get('fromParent')).toEqual('from parent');
+             expect(pInj.get(Parent)).toBeAnInstanceOf(Parent);
+             expect(pInj.get('fromChild', null)).toEqual(null);
+             expect(pInj.get(Child, null)).toEqual(null);
+
+             expect(cInj.get('moduleName')).toEqual('child');
+             expect(cInj.get('fromParent')).toEqual('from parent');
+             expect(cInj.get('fromChild')).toEqual('from child');
+             expect(cInj.get(Parent)).toBeAnInstanceOf(Parent);
+             expect(cInj.get(Child)).toBeAnInstanceOf(Child);
+             // The child module can not shadow the parent component
+             expect(cInj.get('shadow')).toEqual('from parent component');
+
+             const pmInj = pInj.get(NgModuleRef).injector;
+             const cmInj = cInj.get(NgModuleRef).injector;
+
+             expect(pmInj.get('moduleName')).toEqual('parent');
+             expect(cmInj.get('moduleName')).toEqual('child');
+
+             expect(pmInj.get(Parent, '-')).toEqual('-');
+             expect(cmInj.get(Parent, '-')).toEqual('-');
+             expect(pmInj.get(Child, '-')).toEqual('-');
+             expect(cmInj.get(Child, '-')).toEqual('-');
+           })));
+
+    // https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12889
+    it('should create a single instance of lazy-loaded modules',
+       fakeAsync(inject(
+           [Router, Location, NgModuleFactoryLoader],
+           (router: Router, location: Location, loader: SpyNgModuleFactoryLoader) => {
+             @Component({
+               selector: 'lazy',
+               template: 'lazy-loaded-parent [<router-outlet></router-outlet>]'
+             })
+             class ParentLazyLoadedComponent {
+             }
+
+             @Component({selector: 'lazy', template: 'lazy-loaded-child'})
+             class ChildLazyLoadedComponent {
+             }
+
+             @NgModule({
+               declarations: [ParentLazyLoadedComponent, ChildLazyLoadedComponent],
+               imports: [RouterModule.forChild([{
+                 path: 'loaded',
+                 component: ParentLazyLoadedComponent,
+                 children: [{path: 'child', component: ChildLazyLoadedComponent}]
+               }])]
+             })
+             class LoadedModule {
+               static instances = 0;
+               constructor() { LoadedModule.instances++; }
+             }
+
+             loader.stubbedModules = {expected: LoadedModule};
+             const fixture = createRoot(router, RootCmp);
+             router.resetConfig([{path: 'lazy', loadChildren: 'expected'}]);
+             router.navigateByUrl('/lazy/loaded/child');
+             advance(fixture);
+             expect(fixture.nativeElement).toHaveText('lazy-loaded-parent [lazy-loaded-child]');
+             expect(LoadedModule.instances).toEqual(1);
+           })));
+
+    // https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13870
+    it('should create a single instance of guards for lazy-loaded modules',
+       fakeAsync(inject(
+           [Router, Location, NgModuleFactoryLoader],
+           (router: Router, location: Location, loader: SpyNgModuleFactoryLoader) => {
+             @Injectable()
+             class Service {
+             }
+
+             @Injectable()
+             class Resolver implements Resolve<Service> {
+               constructor(public service: Service) {}
+               resolve(route: ActivatedRouteSnapshot, state: RouterStateSnapshot) {
+                 return this.service;
+               }
+             }
+
+             @Component({selector: 'lazy', template: 'lazy'})
+             class LazyLoadedComponent {
+               resolvedService: Service;
+               constructor(public injectedService: Service, route: ActivatedRoute) {
+                 this.resolvedService = route.snapshot.data['service'];
+               }
+             }
+
+             @NgModule({
+               declarations: [LazyLoadedComponent],
+               providers: [Service, Resolver],
+               imports: [
+                 RouterModule.forChild([{
+                   path: 'loaded',
+                   component: LazyLoadedComponent,
+                   resolve: {'service': Resolver},
+                 }]),
+               ]
+             })
+             class LoadedModule {
+             }
+
+             loader.stubbedModules = {expected: LoadedModule};
+             const fixture = createRoot(router, RootCmp);
+             router.resetConfig([{path: 'lazy', loadChildren: 'expected'}]);
+             router.navigateByUrl('/lazy/loaded');
+             advance(fixture);
+
+             expect(fixture.nativeElement).toHaveText('lazy');
+             const lzc =
+                 fixture.debugElement.query(By.directive(LazyLoadedComponent)).componentInstance;
+             expect(lzc.injectedService).toBe(lzc.resolvedService);
+           })));
+
+
     it('should emit RouteConfigLoadStart and RouteConfigLoadEnd event when route is lazy loaded',
        fakeAsync(inject(
            [Router, Location, NgModuleFactoryLoader],
@@ -2547,7 +2725,6 @@ describe('Integration', () => {
 
     describe('should use the injector of the lazily-loaded configuration', () => {
       class LazyLoadedServiceDefinedInModule {}
-      class LazyLoadedServiceDefinedInCmp {}
 
       @Component({
         selector: 'eager-parent',
@@ -2556,11 +2733,17 @@ describe('Integration', () => {
       class EagerParentComponent {
       }
 
-      @Component({selector: 'lazy-parent', template: 'lazy-parent <router-outlet></router-outlet>'})
+      @Component({
+        selector: 'lazy-parent',
+        template: 'lazy-parent <router-outlet></router-outlet>',
+      })
       class LazyParentComponent {
       }
 
-      @Component({selector: 'lazy-child', template: 'lazy-child'})
+      @Component({
+        selector: 'lazy-child',
+        template: 'lazy-child',
+      })
       class LazyChildComponent {
         constructor(
             lazy: LazyParentComponent,  // should be able to inject lazy/direct parent
@@ -2593,7 +2776,11 @@ describe('Integration', () => {
       class TestModule {
       }
 
-      beforeEach(() => { TestBed.configureTestingModule({imports: [TestModule]}); });
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+          imports: [TestModule],
+        });
+      });
 
       it('should use the injector of the lazily-loaded configuration',
          fakeAsync(inject(
diff --git a/modules/benchmarks/src/tree/ng2_next/tree.ts b/modules/benchmarks/src/tree/ng2_next/tree.ts
index f9353d44fe5331..8c326313bb4201 100644
--- a/modules/benchmarks/src/tree/ng2_next/tree.ts
+++ b/modules/benchmarks/src/tree/ng2_next/tree.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 import {NgIf} from '@angular/common';
-import {ComponentFactory, ComponentRef, Injector, RendererFactory2, RootRenderer, Sanitizer, TemplateRef, ViewContainerRef} from '@angular/core';
+import {ComponentFactory, ComponentFactoryResolver, ComponentRef, Injector, NgModuleRef, RendererFactory2, RootRenderer, Sanitizer, TemplateRef, ViewContainerRef} from '@angular/core';
 import {ArgumentType, BindingType, NodeFlags, ViewDefinition, ViewFlags, anchorDef, createComponentFactory, directiveDef, elementDef, initServicesIfNeeded, textDef, viewDef} from '@angular/core/src/view/index';
 import {DomRendererFactory2} from '@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/dom_renderer';
 import {DomSanitizerImpl, SafeStyle} from '@angular/platform-browser/src/security/dom_sanitization_service';
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ function TreeComponent_0(): ViewDefinition {
       });
 }
 
-export class AppModule implements Injector {
+export class AppModule implements Injector, NgModuleRef<any> {
   private sanitizer: DomSanitizerImpl;
   private componentFactory: ComponentFactory<TreeComponent>;
   private renderer2: RendererFactory2;
@@ -108,12 +108,22 @@ export class AppModule implements Injector {
         return this.sanitizer;
       case RootRenderer:
         return null;
+      case NgModuleRef:
+        return this;
     }
     return Injector.NULL.get(token, notFoundValue);
   }
 
   bootstrap() {
-    this.componentRef = this.componentFactory.create(this, [], this.componentFactory.selector);
+    this.componentRef =
+        this.componentFactory.create(Injector.NULL, [], this.componentFactory.selector, this);
   }
+
   tick() { this.componentRef.changeDetectorRef.detectChanges(); }
+
+  get injector() { return this; }
+  get componentFactoryResolver(): ComponentFactoryResolver { return null; }
+  get instance() { return this; }
+  destroy() {}
+  onDestroy(callback: () => void) {}
 }
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/core/typings/core.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/core/typings/core.d.ts
index b0fe09b527c0b1..919b6acfccbb7e 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/core/typings/core.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/core/typings/core.d.ts
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ export interface ComponentDecorator {
 export declare abstract class ComponentFactory<C> {
     readonly abstract componentType: Type<any>;
     readonly abstract selector: string;
-    abstract create(injector: Injector, projectableNodes?: any[][], rootSelectorOrNode?: string | any): ComponentRef<C>;
+    abstract create(injector: Injector, projectableNodes?: any[][], rootSelectorOrNode?: string | any, ngModule?: NgModuleRef<any>): ComponentRef<C>;
 }
 
 /** @stable */
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/router/typings/router.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/router/typings/router.d.ts
index cdefc4795f613c..e6b4915eb75bc5 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/router/typings/router.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/router/typings/router.d.ts
@@ -320,11 +320,12 @@ export declare class RouterOutlet implements OnDestroy {
     readonly component: Object;
     deactivateEvents: EventEmitter<any>;
     readonly isActivated: boolean;
-    readonly locationFactoryResolver: ComponentFactoryResolver;
-    readonly locationInjector: Injector;
+    /** @deprecated */ readonly locationFactoryResolver: ComponentFactoryResolver;
+    /** @deprecated */ readonly locationInjector: Injector;
     outletMap: RouterOutletMap;
     constructor(parentOutletMap: RouterOutletMap, location: ViewContainerRef, resolver: ComponentFactoryResolver, name: string);
-    activate(activatedRoute: ActivatedRoute, resolver: ComponentFactoryResolver, injector: Injector, providers: ResolvedReflectiveProvider[], outletMap: RouterOutletMap): void;
+    /** @deprecated */ activate(activatedRoute: ActivatedRoute, resolver: ComponentFactoryResolver, injector: Injector, providers: ResolvedReflectiveProvider[], outletMap: RouterOutletMap): void;
+    activateWith(activatedRoute: ActivatedRoute, resolver: ComponentFactoryResolver | null, outletMap: RouterOutletMap): void;
     attach(ref: ComponentRef<any>, activatedRoute: ActivatedRoute): void;
     deactivate(): void;
     detach(): ComponentRef<any>;