diff --git a/core/src/global/config.ts b/core/src/global/config.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 1eaad39b7b..0000000000
--- a/core/src/global/config.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-
-export class Config {
-
-  private m: Map<string, any>;
-
-  constructor(configObj: {[key: string]: any}|undefined) {
-    this.m = new Map<string, any>(configObj ? Object.entries(configObj) : undefined);
-  }
-
-  get(key: string, fallback?: any): any {
-    const value = this.m.get(key);
-    return (value !== undefined) ? value : fallback;
-  }
-
-  getBoolean(key: string, fallback = false): boolean {
-    const val = this.m.get(key);
-    if (val === undefined) {
-      return fallback;
-    }
-    if (typeof val === 'string') {
-      return val === 'true';
-    }
-    return !!val;
-  }
-
-  getNumber(key: string, fallback?: number): number {
-    const val = parseFloat(this.m.get(key));
-    return isNaN(val) ? (fallback !== undefined ? fallback : NaN) : val;
-  }
-
-  set(key: string, value: any) {
-    this.m.set(key, value);
-  }
-}
diff --git a/core/src/global/ionic-global.ts b/core/src/global/ionic-global.ts
index ca99cdc5f5..c2f62ed244 100644
--- a/core/src/global/ionic-global.ts
+++ b/core/src/global/ionic-global.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import 'ionicons';
-import { Config } from './config';
-import { configFromURL, isIOS } from '../utils/platform';
+import { Config, configFromURL } from '../utils/config';
+import { isIOS } from '../utils/platform';
 
 const Ionic = (window as any).Ionic = (window as any).Ionic || {};
 declare const Context: any;
diff --git a/core/src/global/queue-controller.ts b/core/src/global/queue-controller.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 70bd6fcb62..0000000000
--- a/core/src/global/queue-controller.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-
-export interface QueueController {
-  read: DomControllerCallback;
-  write: DomControllerCallback;
-}
-
-export interface RafCallback {
-  (timeStamp: number): void;
-}
-
-export interface DomControllerCallback {
-  (cb: RafCallback): void;
-}
diff --git a/core/src/index.d.ts b/core/src/index.d.ts
index 7a7093e469..305336ccb8 100644
--- a/core/src/index.d.ts
+++ b/core/src/index.d.ts
@@ -104,8 +104,7 @@ export { Toolbar } from './components/toolbar/toolbar';
 // export all of the component declarations that are dynamically created
 export * from './components';
 
-export { Config } from './global/config';
-export { QueueController, RafCallback } from './global/queue-controller';
+export { Config } from './utils/config';
 export { FrameworkDelegate } from './utils/framework-delegate';
 export { OverlayEventDetail } from './utils/overlays';
 export * from './utils/platform';
@@ -116,6 +115,20 @@ export type ComponentRef = Function | HTMLElement | string;
 export type ComponentProps = {[key: string]: any};
 export type CssClassMap = { [className: string]: boolean };
 
+export interface QueueController {
+  read: DomControllerCallback;
+  write: DomControllerCallback;
+}
+
+export interface RafCallback {
+  (timeStamp: number): void;
+}
+
+export interface DomControllerCallback {
+  (cb: RafCallback): void;
+}
+
+
 declare global {
 
   namespace JSXElements {
diff --git a/core/src/utils/config.ts b/core/src/utils/config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3f87b2ca4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/utils/config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+
+export function setupConfig(config: {[key: string]: any}, win: any) {
+  const Ionic = win.Ionic;
+  if (Ionic && Ionic.config && Ionic.config.constructor.name !== 'Object') {
+    console.error('ionic config was already initialized');
+    return;
+  }
+  win.Ionic = win.Ionic || {};
+  win.Ionic.Config = {
+    ...win.Ionic.Config,
+    ...config
+  };
+  return win.Ionic.Config;
+}
+
+export function configFromURL(win: Window) {
+  const config: any = {};
+  win.location.search.slice(1)
+    .split('&')
+    .filter(entryText => entryText.startsWith('ionic:'))
+    .map(entryText => entryText.split('='))
+    .forEach(entry => {
+      config[entry[0].slice(6)] = decodeURIComponent(entry[1]);
+    });
+
+  return config;
+}
+
+export class Config {
+
+  private m: Map<string, any>;
+
+  constructor(configObj: {[key: string]: any}) {
+    this.m = new Map<string, any>(Object.entries(configObj));
+  }
+
+  get(key: string, fallback?: any): any {
+    const value = this.m.get(key);
+    return (value !== undefined) ? value : fallback;
+  }
+
+  getBoolean(key: string, fallback = false): boolean {
+    const val = this.m.get(key);
+    if (val === undefined) {
+      return fallback;
+    }
+    if (typeof val === 'string') {
+      return val === 'true';
+    }
+    return !!val;
+  }
+
+  getNumber(key: string, fallback?: number): number {
+    const val = parseFloat(this.m.get(key));
+    return isNaN(val) ? (fallback !== undefined ? fallback : NaN) : val;
+  }
+
+  set(key: string, value: any) {
+    this.m.set(key, value);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/core/src/utils/platform.ts b/core/src/utils/platform.ts
index 17ed4dd367..c68e1a2d1a 100644
--- a/core/src/utils/platform.ts
+++ b/core/src/utils/platform.ts
@@ -63,16 +63,3 @@ export function needInputShims(win: Window) {
 export function testUserAgent(win: Window, expr: RegExp) {
   return expr.test(win.navigator.userAgent);
 }
-
-export function configFromURL(win: Window) {
-  const config: any = {};
-  win.location.search.slice(1)
-    .split('&')
-    .filter(entryText => entryText.startsWith('ionic:'))
-    .map(entryText => entryText.split('='))
-    .forEach(entry => {
-      config[entry[0].slice(6)] = decodeURIComponent(entry[1]);
-    });
-
-  return config;
-}