diff --git a/packages/angular/src/index.ts b/packages/angular/src/index.ts
index 8d5e84d9d0..819dae6985 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/index.ts
@@ -29,3 +29,40 @@ export { PopoverController, PopoverProxy } from './providers/popover-controller'
 export { ToastController, ToastProxy } from './providers/toast-controller';
 
 export * from './types/interfaces';
+
+
+import { IonicWindow } from './types/interfaces';
+
+const win = (window as IonicWindow);
+const Ionic = win.Ionic;
+
+if (!Ionic) {
+  throw new Error(`ionic.js script missing from index.html`);
+
+} else {
+
+  Ionic.ael = function ngAddEventListener(elm, eventName, cb, opts) {
+    if (elm.__zone_symbol__addEventListener) {
+      elm.__zone_symbol__addEventListener(eventName, cb, opts);
+    } else {
+      elm.addEventListener(eventName, cb, opts);
+    }
+  };
+
+  Ionic.rel = function ngRemoveEventListener(elm, eventName, cb, opts) {
+    if (elm.__zone_symbol__removeEventListener) {
+      elm.__zone_symbol__removeEventListener(eventName, cb, opts);
+    } else {
+      elm.removeEventListener(eventName, cb, opts);
+    }
+  };
+
+  Ionic.raf = function ngRequestAnimationFrame(cb: any) {
+    if (win.__zone_symbol__requestAnimationFrame) {
+      win.__zone_symbol__requestAnimationFrame(cb);
+    } else {
+      win.requestAnimationFrame(cb);
+    }
+  };
+
+}
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/types/interfaces.ts b/packages/angular/src/types/interfaces.ts
index 6a964f2a22..608affa7f0 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/types/interfaces.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/types/interfaces.ts
@@ -24,13 +24,12 @@ export interface AngularEscapeHatch extends EscapeHatch {
 
 export interface IonicGlobal {
   config: any;
-  Events: {
-    subscribe: (topic: string, ...handlers: Function[]) => void;
-    unsubscribe: (topic: string, handler: Function) => void;
-    publish: (topic: string, ...args: any[]) => any[];
-  };
+  ael: (elm: any, eventName: string, cb: Function, opts: any) => void;
+  raf: Function;
+  rel: (elm: any, eventName: string, cb: Function, opts: any) => void;
 }
 
 export interface IonicWindow extends Window {
   Ionic: IonicGlobal;
+  __zone_symbol__requestAnimationFrame: Function;
 }