diff --git a/packages/angular/common/src/index.ts b/packages/angular/common/src/index.ts
index a2e611b0b4..971c6b268e 100644
--- a/packages/angular/common/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/common/src/index.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ export { LoadingController } from './providers/loading-controller';
 export { MenuController } from './providers/menu-controller';
 export { ModalController } from './providers/modal-controller';
 export { PickerController } from './providers/picker-controller';
-export { PopoverController } from './providers/popover-controller';
 export { ToastController } from './providers/toast-controller';
 
 export { AnimationController } from './providers/animation-controller';
diff --git a/packages/angular/common/src/utils/overlay.ts b/packages/angular/common/src/utils/overlay.ts
index 1141eeb0da..7f9d0aa0fa 100644
--- a/packages/angular/common/src/utils/overlay.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/common/src/utils/overlay.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // TODO(FW-2827): types
 
-interface ControllerShape<Opts, HTMLElm> {
+export interface ControllerShape<Opts, HTMLElm> {
   create(options: Opts): Promise<HTMLElm>;
   dismiss(data?: any, role?: string, id?: string): Promise<boolean>;
   getTop(): Promise<HTMLElm | undefined>;
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/index.ts b/packages/angular/src/index.ts
index 06b7e767b7..0a048c1cfc 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/index.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ export {
   LoadingController,
   ModalController,
   PickerController,
-  PopoverController,
   ToastController,
   AnimationController,
   GestureController,
@@ -41,6 +40,7 @@ export {
   ViewDidLeave,
 } from '@ionic/angular/common';
 export { MenuController } from './providers/menu-controller';
+export { PopoverController } from './providers/popover-controller';
 export { ActionSheetController } from './providers/action-sheet-controller';
 
 // PACKAGE MODULE
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/ionic-module.ts b/packages/angular/src/ionic-module.ts
index e8b0af6e2c..b4193e729f 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/ionic-module.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/ionic-module.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
 import { CommonModule, DOCUMENT } from '@angular/common';
 import { ModuleWithProviders, APP_INITIALIZER, NgModule, NgZone } from '@angular/core';
-import {
-  ModalController,
-  PopoverController,
-  ConfigToken,
-  AngularDelegate,
-  provideComponentInputBinding,
-} from '@ionic/angular/common';
+import { ModalController, ConfigToken, AngularDelegate, provideComponentInputBinding } from '@ionic/angular/common';
 import { IonicConfig } from '@ionic/core';
 
 import { appInitialize } from './app-initialize';
@@ -29,6 +23,7 @@ import { IonModal } from './directives/overlays/modal';
 import { IonPopover } from './directives/overlays/popover';
 import { DIRECTIVES } from './directives/proxies-list';
 import { IonMaxValidator, IonMinValidator } from './directives/validators';
+import { PopoverController } from './providers/popover-controller';
 
 const DECLARATIONS = [
   // generated proxies
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/providers/popover-controller.ts b/packages/angular/src/providers/popover-controller.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..96c5c8d5a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/angular/src/providers/popover-controller.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { Injector, inject, EnvironmentInjector } from '@angular/core';
+import { AngularDelegate, OverlayBaseController } from '@ionic/angular/common';
+import type { PopoverOptions } from '@ionic/core';
+import { popoverController } from '@ionic/core';
+
+export class PopoverController extends OverlayBaseController<PopoverOptions, HTMLIonPopoverElement> {
+  private angularDelegate = inject(AngularDelegate);
+  private injector = inject(Injector);
+  private environmentInjector = inject(EnvironmentInjector);
+
+  constructor() {
+    super(popoverController);
+  }
+
+  create(opts: PopoverOptions): Promise<HTMLIonPopoverElement> {
+    return super.create({
+      ...opts,
+      delegate: this.angularDelegate.create(this.environmentInjector, this.injector, 'popover'),
+    });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/angular/standalone/src/index.ts b/packages/angular/standalone/src/index.ts
index 94e24efffe..eee11d2f09 100644
--- a/packages/angular/standalone/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/standalone/src/index.ts
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ export { IonRouterLink, IonRouterLinkWithHref } from './navigation/router-link-d
 export { IonTabs } from './navigation/tabs';
 export { provideIonicAngular } from './providers/ionic-angular';
 export { MenuController } from './providers/menu-controller';
+export { PopoverController } from './providers/popover-controller';
 export { ActionSheetController } from './providers/action-sheet-controller';
 export {
   AlertController,
   LoadingController,
   ModalController,
   PickerController,
-  PopoverController,
   ToastController,
   AnimationController,
   GestureController,
diff --git a/packages/angular/standalone/src/providers/ionic-angular.ts b/packages/angular/standalone/src/providers/ionic-angular.ts
index 8dd0053cc0..fc000dc58b 100644
--- a/packages/angular/standalone/src/providers/ionic-angular.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/standalone/src/providers/ionic-angular.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,12 @@
 import { DOCUMENT } from '@angular/common';
 import { APP_INITIALIZER } from '@angular/core';
 import type { Provider } from '@angular/core';
-import {
-  AngularDelegate,
-  ConfigToken,
-  ModalController,
-  PopoverController,
-  provideComponentInputBinding,
-} from '@ionic/angular/common';
+import { AngularDelegate, ConfigToken, ModalController, provideComponentInputBinding } from '@ionic/angular/common';
 import { initialize } from '@ionic/core/components';
 import type { IonicConfig } from '@ionic/core/components';
 
+import { PopoverController } from './popover-controller';
+
 export const provideIonicAngular = (config?: IonicConfig): Provider[] => {
   /**
    * TODO FW-4967
diff --git a/packages/angular/common/src/providers/popover-controller.ts b/packages/angular/standalone/src/providers/popover-controller.ts
similarity index 75%
rename from packages/angular/common/src/providers/popover-controller.ts
rename to packages/angular/standalone/src/providers/popover-controller.ts
index c4c7ccc725..837c7f647a 100644
--- a/packages/angular/common/src/providers/popover-controller.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/standalone/src/providers/popover-controller.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
-import { Injector, Injectable, inject, EnvironmentInjector } from '@angular/core';
+import { Injector, inject, EnvironmentInjector } from '@angular/core';
+import { AngularDelegate, OverlayBaseController } from '@ionic/angular/common';
 import type { PopoverOptions } from '@ionic/core/components';
 import { popoverController } from '@ionic/core/components';
 
-import { OverlayBaseController } from '../utils/overlay';
-
-import { AngularDelegate } from './angular-delegate';
-
-@Injectable()
 export class PopoverController extends OverlayBaseController<PopoverOptions, HTMLIonPopoverElement> {
   private angularDelegate = inject(AngularDelegate);
   private injector = inject(Injector);