diff --git a/config/docs/templates/api_menu_version.template.html b/config/docs/templates/api_menu_version.template.html
index 1707102b7f..d1fbb06b75 100644
--- a/config/docs/templates/api_menu_version.template.html
+++ b/config/docs/templates/api_menu_version.template.html
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 
 
+
   <!-- Action Sheet -->
   <li class="menu-section">
     <a href="{{ page.versionHref }}/api/service/$ionicActionSheet/" class="api-section">
@@ -551,6 +552,11 @@
       Utility
     </a>
     <ul>
+      <li>
+        <a href="{{ page.versionHref }}/api/provider/$ionicConfigProvider/">
+          $ionicConfigProvider
+        </a>
+      </li>
       <li>
         <a href="{{ page.versionHref }}/api/utility/ionic.Platform/">
           ionic.Platform
diff --git a/js/angular/service/ionicConfig.js b/js/angular/service/ionicConfig.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6421d76727
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/angular/service/ionicConfig.js
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/**
+ * @ngdoc provider
+ * @name $ionicConfigProvider
+ * @module ionic
+ * @description $ionicConfigProvider can be used during the configuration phase of your app
+ * to change how Ionic works.
+ *
+ * @usage
+ * ```js
+ * var myApp = angular.module('reallyCoolApp', ['ionic']);
+ *
+ * myApp.config(function($ionicConfigProvider) {
+ *   $ionicConfigProvider.prefetchTemplates(false);
+ * });
+ * ```
+ */
+IonicModule
+.provider('$ionicConfig', function() {
+
+  var provider = this;
+  var config = {
+    prefetchTemplates: true
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * @ngdoc method
+   * @name $ionicConfigProvider#prefetchTemplates
+   * @description Set whether Ionic should prefetch all templateUrls defined in 
+   * $stateProvider.state. Default true. If set to false, the user will have to wait
+   * for a template to be fetched the first time he/she is going to a a new page.
+   * @param shouldPrefetch Whether Ionic should prefetch templateUrls defined in
+   * `$stateProvider.state()`. Default true.
+   * @returns {boolean} Whether Ionic will prefetch templateUrls defined in $stateProvider.state.
+   */
+  this.prefetchTemplates = function(newValue) {
+    if (arguments.length) {
+      config.prefetchTemlates = newValue;
+    }
+    return config.prefetchTemlates;
+  };
+
+  // private: Service definition for internal Ionic use
+  /**
+   * @ngdoc service
+   * @name $ionicConfig
+   * @module ionic
+   * @private
+   */
+  this.$get = function() {
+    return config;
+  };
+});