diff --git a/ionic/components/app/app.ts b/ionic/components/app/app.ts
index 08aab92d04..b5693d9a84 100644
--- a/ionic/components/app/app.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/app/app.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {Injectable} from 'angular2/core';
+import {Injectable, Injector} from 'angular2/core';
 import {Title} from 'angular2/platform/browser';
 
 import {Config} from '../../config/config';
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export class IonicApp {
   private _titleSrv: Title = new Title();
   private _isProd: boolean = false;
   private _rootNav: any = null;
+  private _appInjector: Injector;
 
   constructor(
     private _config: Config,
@@ -199,4 +200,19 @@ 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/config/bootstrap.ts b/ionic/config/bootstrap.ts
index 574bdef1c1..af42c458d6 100644
--- a/ionic/config/bootstrap.ts
+++ b/ionic/config/bootstrap.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ export function postBootstrap(appRef: ComponentRef, prodMode: boolean) {
   platform.setZone(appRef.injector.get(NgZone));
   platform.prepareReady();
   app.setProd(prodMode);
+  app.setAppInjector(appRef.injector);
 }