diff --git a/ionic/components/app/app.ts b/ionic/components/app/app.ts
index 530d911247..011c8fc68c 100644
--- a/ionic/components/app/app.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/app/app.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {Injectable, NgZone} from 'angular2/core';
+import {Injectable, Injector, NgZone} from 'angular2/core';
 import {Title} from 'angular2/platform/browser';
 
 import {Config} from '../../config/config';
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export class IonicApp {
   private _title: string = '';
   private _titleSrv: Title = new Title();
   private _isProd: boolean = false;
+  private _appInjector: Injector;
 
   constructor(
     private _config: Config,
@@ -155,4 +156,19 @@ export class IonicApp {
     return this._cmps[id];
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Set the global app injector that contains references to all of the instantiated providers
+   * @param injector
+   */
+  setAppInjector(injector: Injector) {
+    this._appInjector = injector;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get an instance of the global app injector that contains references to all of the instantiated providers
+   * @returns {Injector}
+   */
+  getAppInjector(): Injector {
+    return this._appInjector;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/ionic/decorators/app.ts b/ionic/decorators/app.ts
index 8f885d8e86..1b87843ec5 100644
--- a/ionic/decorators/app.ts
+++ b/ionic/decorators/app.ts
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ export function App(args: AppMetadata={}) {
     bootstrap(cls, providers).then(appRef => {
       appRef.injector.get(TapClick);
       let app: IonicApp = appRef.injector.get(IonicApp);
+      app.setAppInjector(appRef.injector);
       app.setProd(args.prodMode);
     });