diff --git a/compute/src/main/java/org/jclouds/compute/internal/UtilsImpl.java b/compute/src/main/java/org/jclouds/compute/internal/UtilsImpl.java
index b38f320b6b..bc8b259581 100644
--- a/compute/src/main/java/org/jclouds/compute/internal/UtilsImpl.java
+++ b/compute/src/main/java/org/jclouds/compute/internal/UtilsImpl.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
 import javax.inject.Named;
 import javax.inject.Singleton;
 
+import com.google.inject.Injector;
 import org.jclouds.Constants;
 import org.jclouds.compute.Utils;
 import org.jclouds.compute.domain.NodeMetadata;
@@ -49,11 +50,11 @@ public class UtilsImpl extends org.jclouds.rest.internal.UtilsImpl implements Ut
    private final Function<NodeMetadata, SshClient> sshForNode;
 
    @Inject
-   UtilsImpl(Json json, HttpClient simpleClient, HttpAsyncClient simpleAsyncClient, Crypto encryption,
+   UtilsImpl(Injector injector, Json json, HttpClient simpleClient, HttpAsyncClient simpleAsyncClient, Crypto encryption,
          DateService date, @Named(Constants.PROPERTY_USER_THREADS) ExecutorService userThreads,
          @Named(Constants.PROPERTY_IO_WORKER_THREADS) ExecutorService ioThreads, LoggerFactory loggerFactory,
          Function<NodeMetadata, SshClient> sshForNode) {
-      super(json, simpleClient, simpleAsyncClient, encryption, date, userThreads, ioThreads, loggerFactory);
+      super(injector, json, simpleClient, simpleAsyncClient, encryption, date, userThreads, ioThreads, loggerFactory);
       this.sshForNode = sshForNode;
    }
 
@@ -71,5 +72,4 @@ public class UtilsImpl extends org.jclouds.rest.internal.UtilsImpl implements Ut
    public Function<NodeMetadata, SshClient> sshForNode() {
       return sshForNode;
    }
-
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/rest/Utils.java b/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/rest/Utils.java
index 136fef380c..e721277178 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/rest/Utils.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/rest/Utils.java
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ package org.jclouds.rest;
 
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
 
+import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
+import com.google.inject.Injector;
 import org.jclouds.crypto.Crypto;
 import org.jclouds.date.DateService;
 import org.jclouds.json.Json;
@@ -92,4 +94,14 @@ public interface Utils {
     * #see #getLoggerFactory
     */
    LoggerFactory loggerFactory();
+
+
+   @Beta
+   Injector getInjector();
+
+   /**
+    * #see #getInjector
+    */
+   @Beta
+   Injector injector();
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/rest/internal/UtilsImpl.java b/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/rest/internal/UtilsImpl.java
index b7e4a9fe5a..b7dfee9801 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/rest/internal/UtilsImpl.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/rest/internal/UtilsImpl.java
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 import javax.inject.Named;
 
+import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
+import com.google.inject.Injector;
 import org.jclouds.Constants;
 import org.jclouds.crypto.Crypto;
 import org.jclouds.date.DateService;
@@ -48,12 +50,14 @@ public class UtilsImpl implements Utils {
    private final ExecutorService userExecutor;
    private final ExecutorService ioExecutor;
    private final LoggerFactory loggerFactory;
+   private Injector injector;
 
    @Inject
-   protected UtilsImpl(Json json, HttpClient simpleClient, HttpAsyncClient simpleAsyncClient,
+   protected UtilsImpl(Injector injector, Json json, HttpClient simpleClient, HttpAsyncClient simpleAsyncClient,
          Crypto encryption, DateService date,
          @Named(Constants.PROPERTY_USER_THREADS) ExecutorService userThreads,
          @Named(Constants.PROPERTY_IO_WORKER_THREADS) ExecutorService ioThreads, LoggerFactory loggerFactory) {
+      this.injector = injector;
       this.json = json;
       this.simpleClient = simpleClient;
       this.simpleAsyncClient = simpleAsyncClient;
@@ -144,4 +148,16 @@ public class UtilsImpl implements Utils {
       return json;
    }
 
+   @Override
+   @Beta
+   public Injector getInjector() {
+      return injector;
+   }
+
+   @Override
+   @Beta
+   public Injector injector() {
+      return getInjector();
+   }
+
 }