diff --git a/packages/angular/src/module.ts b/packages/angular/src/module.ts
index a69c0a251a..b47145908a 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/module.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/module.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
 import {
+  APP_INITIALIZER,
   CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA,
   ModuleWithProviders,
   NgModule
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ import { ActionSheetController } from './providers/action-sheet-controller';
 import { AlertController } from './providers/alert-controller';
 import { AngularComponentMounter } from './providers/angular-component-mounter';
 import { App } from './providers/app';
-import { Events } from './providers/events';
+import { Events, setupProvideEvents } from './providers/events';
 import { LoadingController } from './providers/loading-controller';
 import { MenuController } from './providers/menu-controller';
 import { ModalController } from './providers/modal-controller';
@@ -81,7 +82,9 @@ export class IonicAngularModule {
         LoadingController,
         MenuController,
         Platform,
-        ToastController
+        ToastController,
+
+        { provide: APP_INITIALIZER, useFactory: setupProvideEvents, multi: true },
       ]
     };
   }
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/providers/events.ts b/packages/angular/src/providers/events.ts
index fe5edacc1c..e534acdf60 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/providers/events.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/providers/events.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,100 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
-import { IonicWindow } from '../types/interfaces';
 
 
 @Injectable()
 export class Events {
+  private c: {[topic: string]: Function[]} = [] as any;
 
-  subscribe(topic: string, handler: (event?: any) => void) {
-    return (window as IonicWindow).Ionic.Events.subscribe(topic, handler);
+  /**
+   * Subscribe to an event topic. Events that get posted to that topic will trigger the provided handler.
+   *
+   * @param {string} topic the topic to subscribe to
+   * @param {function} handler the event handler
+   */
+  subscribe(topic: string, ...handlers: Function[]) {
+    if (!this.c[topic]) {
+      this.c[topic] = [];
+    }
+    handlers.forEach((handler) => {
+      this.c[topic].push(handler);
+    });
   }
 
-  unsubscribe(topic: string, handler: (event?: any) => void) {
-    return (window as IonicWindow).Ionic.Events.unsubscribe(topic, handler);
+  /**
+   * Unsubscribe from the given topic. Your handler will no longer receive events published to this topic.
+   *
+   * @param {string} topic the topic to unsubscribe from
+   * @param {function} handler the event handler
+   *
+   * @return true if a handler was removed
+   */
+  unsubscribe(topic: string, handler: Function = null) {
+    const t = this.c[topic];
+    if (!t) {
+      // Wasn't found, wasn't removed
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    if (!handler) {
+      // Remove all handlers for this topic
+      delete this.c[topic];
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    // We need to find and remove a specific handler
+    const i = t.indexOf(handler);
+
+    if (i < 0) {
+      // Wasn't found, wasn't removed
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    t.splice(i, 1);
+
+    // If the channel is empty now, remove it from the channel map
+    if (!t.length) {
+      delete this.c[topic];
+    }
+
+    return true;
   }
 
-  publish(topic: string, event?: any) {
-    return (window as IonicWindow).Ionic.Events.publish(topic, event);
-  }
+  /**
+   * Publish an event to the given topic.
+   *
+   * @param {string} topic the topic to publish to
+   * @param {any} eventData the data to send as the event
+   */
+  publish(topic: string, ...args: any[]) {
+    const t = this.c[topic];
+    if (!t) {
+      return null;
+    }
 
+    const responses: any[] = [];
+    t.forEach((handler: any) => {
+      responses.push(handler(...args));
+    });
+    return responses;
+  }
+}
+
+
+export function setupEvents() {
+  const events = new Events();
+
+  window.addEventListener('online', ev => events.publish('app:online', ev));
+
+  window.addEventListener('offline', ev => events.publish('app:offline', ev));
+
+  window.addEventListener('orientationchange', ev => events.publish('app:rotated', ev));
+
+  return events;
+}
+
+
+export function setupProvideEvents() {
+  return function() {
+    return setupEvents();
+  };
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/global/events.ts b/packages/core/src/global/events.ts
index 168c116494..a30184a3ee 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/global/events.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/global/events.ts
@@ -1,90 +1,6 @@
 
-export class Events {
-  private c: {[topic: string]: Function[]} = [] as any;
-
-  /**
-   * Subscribe to an event topic. Events that get posted to that topic will trigger the provided handler.
-   *
-   * @param {string} topic the topic to subscribe to
-   * @param {function} handler the event handler
-   */
-  subscribe(topic: string, ...handlers: Function[]) {
-    if (!this.c[topic]) {
-      this.c[topic] = [];
-    }
-    handlers.forEach((handler) => {
-      this.c[topic].push(handler);
-    });
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Unsubscribe from the given topic. Your handler will no longer receive events published to this topic.
-   *
-   * @param {string} topic the topic to unsubscribe from
-   * @param {function} handler the event handler
-   *
-   * @return true if a handler was removed
-   */
-  unsubscribe(topic: string, handler: Function = null) {
-    const t = this.c[topic];
-    if (!t) {
-      // Wasn't found, wasn't removed
-      return false;
-    }
-
-    if (!handler) {
-      // Remove all handlers for this topic
-      delete this.c[topic];
-      return true;
-    }
-
-    // We need to find and remove a specific handler
-    const i = t.indexOf(handler);
-
-    if (i < 0) {
-      // Wasn't found, wasn't removed
-      return false;
-    }
-
-    t.splice(i, 1);
-
-    // If the channel is empty now, remove it from the channel map
-    if (!t.length) {
-      delete this.c[topic];
-    }
-
-    return true;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Publish an event to the given topic.
-   *
-   * @param {string} topic the topic to publish to
-   * @param {any} eventData the data to send as the event
-   */
-  publish(topic: string, ...args: any[]) {
-    const t = this.c[topic];
-    if (!t) {
-      return null;
-    }
-
-    const responses: any[] = [];
-    t.forEach((handler: any) => {
-      responses.push(handler(...args));
-    });
-    return responses;
-  }
-}
-
 
 export function setupEvents(win: Window, doc: Document) {
-  const events = new Events();
-
-  win.addEventListener('online', ev => events.publish('app:online', ev));
-
-  win.addEventListener('offline', ev => events.publish('app:offline', ev));
-
-  win.addEventListener('orientationchange', ev => events.publish('app:rotated', ev));
 
   win.addEventListener('statusTap', () => {
     const centerElm = doc.elementFromPoint(win.innerWidth / 2, win.innerHeight / 2);
@@ -94,8 +10,6 @@ export function setupEvents(win: Window, doc: Document) {
         scrollElm.componentOnReady(() => scrollElm.scrollToTop(300));
       }
     }
-
   });
 
-  return events;
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/global/ionic-global.ts b/packages/core/src/global/ionic-global.ts
index 8bf91e42e8..2e1c9e89c9 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/global/ionic-global.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/global/ionic-global.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Ionic.config = Context.config = createConfigController(
   Context.platforms
 );
 
-Ionic.Events = Context.Events = setupEvents(window, document);
+setupEvents(window, document);
 
 // first see if the mode was set as an attribute on <html>
 // which could have been set by the user, or by prerendering