diff --git a/angular/src/index.ts b/angular/src/index.ts
index 7b790c5d68..4ba2a2ce35 100644
--- a/angular/src/index.ts
+++ b/angular/src/index.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export { VirtualHeader } from './directives/virtual-header';
 export { VirtualFooter } from './directives/virtual-footer';
 
 /* Providers */
+export { AngularDelegate } from './providers/angular-delegate';
 export { ActionSheetController } from './providers/action-sheet-controller';
 export { AlertController } from './providers/alert-controller';
 export { Events } from './providers/events';
diff --git a/angular/src/module.ts b/angular/src/module.ts
index bb5d862465..75cf6660bf 100644
--- a/angular/src/module.ts
+++ b/angular/src/module.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import { VirtualHeader } from './directives/virtual-header';
 import { VirtualFooter } from './directives/virtual-footer';
 
 /* Providers */
+import { AngularDelegate } from './providers/angular-delegate';
 import { ActionSheetController } from './providers/action-sheet-controller';
 import { AlertController } from './providers/alert-controller';
 import { Events, setupProvideEvents } from './providers/events';
@@ -71,10 +72,6 @@ import { ToastController } from './providers/toast-controller';
   imports: [
     CommonModule,
   ],
-  providers: [
-    ModalController,
-    PopoverController,
-  ],
   schemas: [
     CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA
   ]
@@ -84,6 +81,9 @@ export class IonicAngularModule {
     return {
       ngModule: IonicAngularModule,
       providers: [
+        ModalController,
+        PopoverController,
+        AngularDelegate,
         AlertController,
         ActionSheetController,
         Events,
diff --git a/angular/src/providers/angular-delegate.ts b/angular/src/providers/angular-delegate.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a3779b35ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/angular/src/providers/angular-delegate.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import {
+  ApplicationRef,
+  ComponentFactoryResolver,
+  Injectable,
+  Injector,
+} from '@angular/core';
+
+import { FrameworkDelegate } from '@ionic/core';
+
+
+@Injectable()
+export class AngularDelegate implements FrameworkDelegate {
+
+  private elRefMap = new WeakMap<HTMLElement, any>();
+
+  constructor(
+    private cfr: ComponentFactoryResolver,
+    private injector: Injector,
+    private appRef: ApplicationRef
+  ) {}
+
+  attachViewToDom(container: any, component: any, data?: any, cssClasses?: string[]): Promise<any> {
+
+    const componentFactory = this.cfr.resolveComponentFactory(component);
+    const hostElement = document.createElement(componentFactory.selector);
+    if (data) {
+      Object.assign(hostElement, data);
+    }
+
+    const childInjector = Injector.create([], this.injector);
+    const componentRef = componentFactory.create(childInjector, [], hostElement);
+    for (const clazz of cssClasses) {
+      hostElement.classList.add(clazz);
+    }
+
+    container.appendChild(hostElement);
+
+    this.appRef.attachView(componentRef.hostView);
+    this.elRefMap.set(hostElement, componentRef);
+    return Promise.resolve(hostElement);
+  }
+
+  removeViewFromDom(_container: any, component: any): Promise<void> {
+    const mountingData = this.elRefMap.get(component);
+    if (mountingData) {
+      mountingData.componentRef.destroy();
+      this.elRefMap.delete(component);
+    }
+    return Promise.resolve();
+  }
+}
+
diff --git a/angular/src/providers/modal-controller.ts b/angular/src/providers/modal-controller.ts
index ba656e31af..2d569d532e 100644
--- a/angular/src/providers/modal-controller.ts
+++ b/angular/src/providers/modal-controller.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,20 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 import { ModalOptions } from '@ionic/core';
 import { OverlayBaseController } from '../util/overlay';
+import { AngularDelegate } from '..';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class ModalController extends OverlayBaseController<ModalOptions, HTMLIonModalElement> {
-  constructor() {
+  constructor(
+    private angularDelegate: AngularDelegate,
+  ) {
     super('ion-modal-controller');
   }
+
+  create(opts?: ModalOptions): Promise<HTMLIonModalElement> {
+    return super.create({
+      ...opts,
+      delegate: this.angularDelegate
+    });
+  }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/components/modal/modal.tsx b/core/src/components/modal/modal.tsx
index f54f823520..c97dbe574b 100644
--- a/core/src/components/modal/modal.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/modal/modal.tsx
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export class Modal implements OverlayInterface {
   @Prop({ context: 'config' }) config: Config;
 
   @Prop() overlayId: number;
-  @Prop({ mutable: true }) delegate: FrameworkDelegate;
+  @Prop() delegate: FrameworkDelegate;
 
   /**
    * The color to use from your Sass `$colors` map.
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ export class Modal implements OverlayInterface {
       ...getClassMap(this.cssClass),
       'ion-page': true
     };
-    return attachComponent(container, this.component, classes, data)
+    return attachComponent(this.delegate, container, this.component, classes, data)
       .then(el => this.usersElement = el)
       .then(() => present(this, 'modalEnter', iosEnterAnimation, mdEnterAnimation, undefined));
   }
diff --git a/core/src/components/popover/popover.tsx b/core/src/components/popover/popover.tsx
index 8d12053366..a51b1603ed 100644
--- a/core/src/components/popover/popover.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/popover/popover.tsx
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export class Popover implements OverlayInterface {
 
   @Prop({ connect: 'ion-animation-controller' }) animationCtrl: HTMLIonAnimationControllerElement;
   @Prop({ context: 'config' }) config: Config;
-  @Prop({ mutable: true }) delegate: FrameworkDelegate;
+  @Prop() delegate: FrameworkDelegate;
   @Prop() overlayId: number;
 
   /**
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ export class Popover implements OverlayInterface {
       ...getClassMap(this.cssClass),
       'popover-viewport': true
     };
-    return attachComponent(container, this.component, classes, data)
+    return attachComponent(this.delegate, container, this.component, classes, data)
       .then(el => this.usersElement = el)
       .then(() => present(this, 'popoverEnter', iosEnterAnimation, mdEnterAnimation, this.ev));
   }
diff --git a/core/src/index.d.ts b/core/src/index.d.ts
index 45240e0470..3a2b5fa096 100644
--- a/core/src/index.d.ts
+++ b/core/src/index.d.ts
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ export { PlatformConfig } from './global/platform-configs';
 export * from './components';
 
 export { DomController, RafCallback } from './global/dom-controller';
-export { FrameworkDelegate, FrameworkMountingData } from './utils/dom-framework-delegate';
+export { FrameworkDelegate } from './utils/dom-framework-delegate';
 export { OverlayEventDetail } from './utils/overlays';
 
 export interface Config {
diff --git a/core/src/utils/dom-framework-delegate.ts b/core/src/utils/dom-framework-delegate.ts
index c1a454f683..71274f37cf 100644
--- a/core/src/utils/dom-framework-delegate.ts
+++ b/core/src/utils/dom-framework-delegate.ts
@@ -1,41 +1,5 @@
 
 export interface FrameworkDelegate {
-  attachViewToDom(elementOrContainerToMountTo: any, elementOrComponentToMount: any, propsOrDataObj?: any, classesToAdd?: string[], escapeHatch?: any): Promise<FrameworkMountingData>;
-  removeViewFromDom(elementOrContainerToUnmountFrom: any, elementOrComponentToUnmount: any, escapeHatch?: any): Promise<void>;
-}
-
-
-export interface FrameworkMountingData {
-  element: HTMLElement;
-  component: any;
-  data: any;
-}
-
-export class DomFrameworkDelegate implements FrameworkDelegate {
-
-  attachViewToDom(parentElement: HTMLElement, tagOrElement: string | HTMLElement, data: any = {}, classesToAdd: string[] = []): Promise<FrameworkMountingData> {
-    return new Promise((resolve) => {
-      const usersElement = (typeof tagOrElement === 'string' ? document.createElement(tagOrElement) : tagOrElement);
-      Object.assign(usersElement, data);
-
-      if (classesToAdd.length) {
-        for (const clazz of classesToAdd) {
-          usersElement.classList.add(clazz);
-        }
-      }
-
-      parentElement.appendChild(usersElement);
-
-      resolve({
-        element: usersElement,
-        data: data,
-        component: tagOrElement
-      });
-    });
-  }
-
-  removeViewFromDom(parentElement: HTMLElement, childElement: HTMLElement): Promise<void> {
-    parentElement.removeChild(childElement);
-    return Promise.resolve();
-  }
+  attachViewToDom(container: any, component: any, propsOrDataObj?: any, cssClasses?: string[]): Promise<any>;
+  removeViewFromDom(container: any, component: any): Promise<void>;
 }
diff --git a/core/src/utils/overlays.ts b/core/src/utils/overlays.ts
index 7486fd4a0f..7177ed5c03 100644
--- a/core/src/utils/overlays.ts
+++ b/core/src/utils/overlays.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { EventEmitter } from '@stencil/core';
-import { Animation, AnimationBuilder, Config, CssClassMap } from '..';
+import { Animation, AnimationBuilder, Config, CssClassMap, FrameworkDelegate } from '..';
 
 let lastId = 1;
 
@@ -137,7 +137,10 @@ export function autoFocus(containerEl: HTMLElement): HTMLElement|null {
   return null;
 }
 
-export function attachComponent(container: Element, component: string|HTMLElement, cssClasses: CssClassMap, data: any): Promise<HTMLElement> {
+export function attachComponent(delegate: FrameworkDelegate, container: Element, component: string|HTMLElement, cssClasses: CssClassMap, data: any): Promise<HTMLElement> {
+  if (delegate) {
+    return delegate.attachViewToDom(container, component, data, Object.keys(cssClasses));
+  }
   const el = (typeof component === 'string') ? document.createElement(component) : component;
   Object.assign(el, data);
   Object.keys(cssClasses).forEach(c => el.classList.add(c));