diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/annotations.js b/modules/angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/annotations.js
index 6b88d1a282..6a5e4a7798 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/annotations.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/annotations.js
@@ -815,6 +815,41 @@ export class Component extends Directive {
    */
   injectables:List;
 
+  // TODO(naomib): needs documentation
+  /**
+   * Dependency injection tokens that this component publishes _itself_ to its
+   * children in its view via the application injector.
+   *
+   * ## Examples
+   *
+   * Imagine you have parent component that implements the [RpcService]
+   * interface. It can pose as [RpcService] to its children. Child components
+   * do not need to know about this fact. They only need to declare their
+   * dependency on [RpcService] without knowing exactly how it is provided.
+   *
+   * ```
+   * @Component({
+   *   selector: 'parent',
+   *   publishAs: [RpcService]
+   * })
+   * @View({
+   *   template: '<child></child>',
+   *   directives: [Child]
+   * })
+   * class Parent implements RpcService {
+   * }
+   *
+   * @Component({
+   *   selector: 'child'
+   * })
+   * class Child {
+   *   // Just asks for RpcService; doesn't know that it's Parent.
+   *   constructor(RpcService rpc);
+   * }
+   * ```
+   */
+  publishAs:List;
+
   @CONST()
   constructor({
       selector,
@@ -827,6 +862,7 @@ export class Component extends Directive {
       lifecycle,
       changeDetection = DEFAULT,
       compileChildren = true,
+      publishAs
     }:{
       selector:string,
       properties:Object,
@@ -837,7 +873,8 @@ export class Component extends Directive {
       injectables:List,
       lifecycle:List,
       changeDetection:string,
-      compileChildren:boolean
+      compileChildren:boolean,
+      publishAs:List
     }={})
   {
     super({
@@ -853,6 +890,7 @@ export class Component extends Directive {
 
     this.changeDetection = changeDetection;
     this.injectables = injectables;
+    this.publishAs = publishAs;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/element_injector.js b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/element_injector.js
index 7784326d65..69322d81cf 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/element_injector.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/element_injector.js
@@ -506,6 +506,7 @@ export class ElementInjector extends TreeNode {
   _query0: QueryRef;
   _query1: QueryRef;
   _query2: QueryRef;
+
   constructor(proto:ProtoElementInjector, parent:ElementInjector) {
     super(parent);
     this._proto = proto;
@@ -568,7 +569,14 @@ export class ElementInjector extends TreeNode {
     this._constructionCounter = 0;
   }
 
-  instantiateDirectives(lightDomAppInjector:Injector, host:ElementInjector, shadowDomAppInjector:Injector, preBuiltObjects:PreBuiltObjects) {
+  instantiateDirectives(
+      lightDomAppInjector:Injector,
+      host:ElementInjector,
+      preBuiltObjects:PreBuiltObjects) {
+    var shadowDomAppInjector = null;
+    if (this._proto._binding0IsComponent) {
+      shadowDomAppInjector = this._createShadowDomAppInjector(this._proto._binding0, lightDomAppInjector);
+    }
     this._host = host;
     this._checkShadowDomAppInjector(shadowDomAppInjector);
 
@@ -578,6 +586,21 @@ export class ElementInjector extends TreeNode {
 
     var p = this._proto;
     if (isPresent(p._keyId0)) this._getDirectiveByKeyId(p._keyId0);
+    if (isPresent(shadowDomAppInjector)) {
+      var componentAnnotation:Component = this._proto._binding0.annotation;
+      var publishAs = componentAnnotation.publishAs;
+      if (isPresent(publishAs) && publishAs.length > 0) {
+        // If there's a component directive on this element injector, then
+        // 0-th key must contain the directive itself.
+        // TODO(yjbanov): need to make injector creation faster:
+        //  - remove flattening of bindings array
+        //  - precalc token key
+        this._shadowDomAppInjector = shadowDomAppInjector.resolveAndCreateChild(
+          ListWrapper.map(publishAs, (token) => {
+            return bind(token).toValue(this.getComponent());
+          }));
+      }
+    }
     if (isPresent(p._keyId1)) this._getDirectiveByKeyId(p._keyId1);
     if (isPresent(p._keyId2)) this._getDirectiveByKeyId(p._keyId2);
     if (isPresent(p._keyId3)) this._getDirectiveByKeyId(p._keyId3);
@@ -589,9 +612,22 @@ export class ElementInjector extends TreeNode {
     if (isPresent(p._keyId9)) this._getDirectiveByKeyId(p._keyId9);
   }
 
-  dynamicallyCreateComponent(directiveBinding, injector:Injector) {
-    this._shadowDomAppInjector = injector;
-    this._dynamicallyCreatedComponentBinding = directiveBinding;
+  _createShadowDomAppInjector(componentDirective:DirectiveBinding, appInjector:Injector) {
+    var shadowDomAppInjector = null;
+
+    // shadowDomAppInjector
+    var injectables = componentDirective.resolvedInjectables;
+    if (isPresent(injectables)) {
+      shadowDomAppInjector = appInjector.createChildFromResolved(injectables);
+    } else {
+      shadowDomAppInjector = appInjector;
+    }
+    return shadowDomAppInjector;
+  }
+
+  dynamicallyCreateComponent(componentDirective:DirectiveBinding, parentInjector:Injector) {
+    this._shadowDomAppInjector = this._createShadowDomAppInjector(componentDirective, parentInjector);
+    this._dynamicallyCreatedComponentBinding = componentDirective;
     this._dynamicallyCreatedComponent = this._new(this._dynamicallyCreatedComponentBinding);
     return this._dynamicallyCreatedComponent;
   }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/view_manager_utils.js b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/view_manager_utils.js
index 4a203acd13..db3968fda8 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/view_manager_utils.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/view_manager_utils.js
@@ -163,21 +163,7 @@ export class AppViewManagerUtils {
     }
     var annotation = this._metadataReader.read(componentBinding.token).annotation;
     var componentDirective = eli.DirectiveBinding.createFromBinding(componentBinding, annotation);
-    var shadowDomAppInjector = this._createShadowDomAppInjector(componentDirective, injector);
-    elementInjector.dynamicallyCreateComponent(componentDirective, shadowDomAppInjector);
-  }
-
-  _createShadowDomAppInjector(componentDirective, appInjector) {
-    var shadowDomAppInjector = null;
-
-    // shadowDomAppInjector
-    var injectables = componentDirective.resolvedInjectables;
-    if (isPresent(injectables)) {
-      shadowDomAppInjector = appInjector.createChildFromResolved(injectables);
-    } else {
-      shadowDomAppInjector = appInjector;
-    }
-    return shadowDomAppInjector;
+    elementInjector.dynamicallyCreateComponent(componentDirective, injector);
   }
 
   _hydrateView(view:viewModule.AppView, appInjector:Injector, hostElementInjector:eli.ElementInjector, context: Object, parentLocals:Locals) {
@@ -194,14 +180,7 @@ export class AppViewManagerUtils {
     for (var i = 0; i < binders.length; ++i) {
       var elementInjector = view.elementInjectors[i];
       if (isPresent(elementInjector)) {
-        var componentDirective = view.proto.elementBinders[i].componentDirective;
-        var shadowDomAppInjector = null;
-        if (isPresent(componentDirective)) {
-          shadowDomAppInjector = this._createShadowDomAppInjector(componentDirective, appInjector);
-        } else {
-          shadowDomAppInjector = null;
-        }
-        elementInjector.instantiateDirectives(appInjector, hostElementInjector, shadowDomAppInjector, view.preBuiltObjects[i]);
+        elementInjector.instantiateDirectives(appInjector, hostElementInjector, view.preBuiltObjects[i]);
         this._setUpEventEmitters(view, elementInjector, i);
 
         // The exporting of $implicit is a special case. Since multiple elements will all export
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/element_injector_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/element_injector_spec.js
index cac9aca9b2..8c4a373948 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/element_injector_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/element_injector_spec.js
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import {describe, ddescribe, it, iit, xit, xdescribe, expect, beforeEach, SpyObject, proxy, el} from 'angular2/test_lib';
 import {isBlank, isPresent, IMPLEMENTS} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
 import {ListWrapper, MapWrapper, List, StringMapWrapper, iterateListLike} from 'angular2/src/facade/collection';
-import {ProtoElementInjector, PreBuiltObjects, DirectiveBinding, TreeNode}
+import {ProtoElementInjector, ElementInjector, PreBuiltObjects, DirectiveBinding, TreeNode}
   from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/element_injector';
 import {Parent, Ancestor} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/visibility';
 import {Attribute, Query} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/di';
-import {Directive, onDestroy} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/annotations';
+import {Component, Directive, onDestroy} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/annotations';
 import {bind, Injector} from 'angular2/di';
 import {Optional, Inject} from 'angular2/src/di/annotations_impl';
 import {AppProtoView, AppView} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/view';
@@ -181,6 +181,30 @@ class TestNode extends TreeNode {
   }
 }
 
+// TypeScript erases interfaces, so it has to be a class
+class ParentInterface {}
+
+class ParentComponent extends ParentInterface {
+}
+
+class AppDependency {
+  parent:ParentInterface;
+
+  constructor(p:ParentInterface) {
+    this.parent = p;
+  }
+}
+
+class ChildComponent {
+  parent:ParentInterface;
+  appDependency:AppDependency;
+
+  constructor(p:ParentInterface, a:AppDependency) {
+    this.parent = p;
+    this.appDependency = a;
+  }
+}
+
 export function main() {
   var defaultPreBuiltObjects = new PreBuiltObjects(null, null, null);
   var appInjector = Injector.resolveAndCreate([]);
@@ -195,48 +219,57 @@ export function main() {
     return [lookupName(tree), children];
   }
 
-  function injector(bindings, lightDomAppInjector = null, shadowDomAppInjector = null, preBuiltObjects = null, attributes = null) {
+  function injector(bindings, lightDomAppInjector = null,
+      isComponent:bool = false, preBuiltObjects = null, attributes = null) {
     if (isBlank(lightDomAppInjector)) lightDomAppInjector = appInjector;
 
-    var proto = new ProtoElementInjector(null, 0, bindings, isPresent(shadowDomAppInjector));
+    var proto = new ProtoElementInjector(null, 0, bindings, isComponent);
     proto.attributes = attributes;
     var inj = proto.instantiate(null);
-    var preBuilt = isPresent(preBuiltObjects) ? preBuiltObjects : defaultPreBuiltObjects;
+    var preBuilt = isPresent(preBuiltObjects)
+      ? preBuiltObjects
+      : defaultPreBuiltObjects;
 
-    inj.instantiateDirectives(lightDomAppInjector, null, shadowDomAppInjector, preBuilt);
+    inj.instantiateDirectives(lightDomAppInjector, null, preBuilt);
     return inj;
   }
 
-  function parentChildInjectors(parentBindings, childBindings, parentPreBuildObjects = null) {
+  function parentChildInjectors(
+      parentBindings,
+      childBindings,
+      parentPreBuildObjects = null,
+      isParentComponent:bool = false) {
     if (isBlank(parentPreBuildObjects)) parentPreBuildObjects = defaultPreBuiltObjects;
 
     var inj = Injector.resolveAndCreate([]);
 
-    var protoParent = new ProtoElementInjector(null, 0, parentBindings);
+    var protoParent = new ProtoElementInjector(null, 0, parentBindings, isParentComponent);
     var parent = protoParent.instantiate(null);
 
-    parent.instantiateDirectives(inj, null, null, parentPreBuildObjects);
+    parent.instantiateDirectives(inj, null, parentPreBuildObjects);
 
     var protoChild = new ProtoElementInjector(protoParent, 1, childBindings, false, 1);
     var child = protoChild.instantiate(parent);
-    child.instantiateDirectives(inj, null, null, defaultPreBuiltObjects);
+    child.instantiateDirectives(inj, null, defaultPreBuiltObjects);
 
     return child;
   }
 
-  function hostShadowInjectors(hostBindings, shadowBindings, hostPreBuildObjects = null) {
-    if (isBlank(hostPreBuildObjects)) hostPreBuildObjects = defaultPreBuiltObjects;
-
+  function hostShadowInjectors(
+      hostBindings:List,
+      shadowBindings:List,
+      isParentComponent:bool = true,
+      isChildComponent:bool = false):ElementInjector {
     var inj = Injector.resolveAndCreate([]);
-    var shadowInj = inj.resolveAndCreateChild([]);
 
-    var protoParent = new ProtoElementInjector(null, 0, hostBindings, true);
+    var protoParent = new ProtoElementInjector(null, 0, hostBindings, isParentComponent);
     var host = protoParent.instantiate(null);
-    host.instantiateDirectives(inj, null, shadowInj, hostPreBuildObjects);
+    host.instantiateDirectives(inj, null, defaultPreBuiltObjects);
 
-    var protoChild = new ProtoElementInjector(protoParent, 0, shadowBindings, false, 1);
+    var protoChild = new ProtoElementInjector(protoParent, 0, shadowBindings,
+        isChildComponent, 1);
     var shadow = protoChild.instantiate(null);
-    shadow.instantiateDirectives(shadowInj, host, null, null);
+    shadow.instantiateDirectives(host.getShadowDomAppInjector(), host, null);
 
     return shadow;
   }
@@ -455,13 +488,14 @@ export function main() {
 
       it("should instantiate directives that depend on pre built objects", function () {
         var protoView = new AppProtoView(null, null, null, null, null);
-        var inj = injector([NeedsProtoViewRef], null, null, new PreBuiltObjects(null, null, protoView));
+        var inj = injector([NeedsProtoViewRef], null, false, new PreBuiltObjects(null, null, protoView));
 
         expect(inj.get(NeedsProtoViewRef).protoViewRef).toEqual(new ProtoViewRef(protoView));
       });
 
       it("should instantiate directives that depend on the containing component", function () {
-        var shadow = hostShadowInjectors([SimpleDirective], [NeedsDirective]);
+        var directiveBinding = DirectiveBinding.createFromType(SimpleDirective, new Component());
+        var shadow = hostShadowInjectors([directiveBinding], [NeedsDirective]);
 
         var d = shadow.get(NeedsDirective);
         expect(d).toBeAnInstanceOf(NeedsDirective);
@@ -469,16 +503,24 @@ export function main() {
       });
 
       it("should not instantiate directives that depend on other directives in the containing component's ElementInjector", () => {
+        var directiveBinding = DirectiveBinding
+            .createFromType(SomeOtherDirective, new Component());
         expect(() => {
-          hostShadowInjectors([SomeOtherDirective, SimpleDirective], [NeedsDirective]);
-        }).toThrowError('No provider for SimpleDirective! (NeedsDirective -> SimpleDirective)')
+          hostShadowInjectors(
+            [directiveBinding, SimpleDirective],
+            [NeedsDirective]);
+        }).toThrowError('No provider for SimpleDirective! (NeedsDirective -> SimpleDirective)');
       });
 
       it("should instantiate component directives that depend on app services in the shadow app injector", () => {
-        var shadowAppInjector = Injector.resolveAndCreate([
-          bind("service").toValue("service")
-        ]);
-        var inj = injector([NeedsService], null, shadowAppInjector);
+        var directiveAnnotation = new Component({
+          injectables: [
+            bind("service").toValue("service")
+          ]
+        });
+        var componentDirective = DirectiveBinding.createFromType(
+          NeedsService, directiveAnnotation);
+        var inj = injector([componentDirective], null, true);
 
         var d = inj.get(NeedsService);
         expect(d).toBeAnInstanceOf(NeedsService);
@@ -486,11 +528,14 @@ export function main() {
       });
 
       it("should not instantiate other directives that depend on app services in the shadow app injector", () => {
-        var shadowAppInjector = Injector.resolveAndCreate([
-          bind("service").toValue("service")
-        ]);
+        var directiveAnnotation = new Component({
+          injectables: [
+            bind("service").toValue("service")
+          ]
+        });
+        var componentDirective = DirectiveBinding.createFromType(SimpleDirective, directiveAnnotation);
         expect(() => {
-          injector([SomeOtherDirective, NeedsService], null, shadowAppInjector);
+          injector([componentDirective, NeedsService], null);
         }).toThrowError('No provider for service! (NeedsService -> service)');
       });
 
@@ -515,7 +560,7 @@ export function main() {
       it("should not return parent's directives on self", function () {
         expect(() => {
           injector([SimpleDirective, NeedDirectiveFromParent]);
-        }).toThrowError();
+        }).toThrowError(new RegExp("No provider for SimpleDirective"));
       });
 
       it("should get directives from ancestor", function () {
@@ -576,6 +621,31 @@ export function main() {
         inj.clearDirectives();
         expect(destroy.onDestroyCounter).toBe(1);
       });
+
+      it("should publish component to its children via app injector when requested", function() {
+        var parentDirective = new Component({
+          selector: 'parent',
+          publishAs: [ParentInterface]
+        });
+        var parentBinding = DirectiveBinding.createFromType(ParentComponent, parentDirective);
+
+        var childDirective = new Component({
+          selector: 'child',
+          injectables: [AppDependency]
+        });
+        var childBinding = DirectiveBinding.createFromType(ChildComponent, childDirective);
+
+        var child = hostShadowInjectors([parentBinding], [childBinding], true, true);
+        var d = child.get(ChildComponent);
+
+        // Verify that the child component can inject parent via interface binding
+        expect(d).toBeAnInstanceOf(ChildComponent);
+        expect(d.parent).toBeAnInstanceOf(ParentComponent);
+
+        // Verify that the binding is available down the dependency tree
+        expect(d.appDependency.parent).toBeAnInstanceOf(ParentComponent);
+        expect(d.parent).toBe(d.appDependency.parent);
+      });
     });
 
     describe("dynamicallyCreateComponent", () => {
@@ -601,25 +671,35 @@ export function main() {
         var shadowDomInj = shadowDomProtoInjector.instantiate(null);
 
         expect(() =>
-          shadowDomInj.instantiateDirectives(appInjector, injWithDynamicallyLoadedComponent,null, defaultPreBuiltObjects)).
+          shadowDomInj.instantiateDirectives(appInjector, injWithDynamicallyLoadedComponent, defaultPreBuiltObjects)).
           toThrowError(new RegExp("No provider for SimpleDirective"));
       });
 
       it("should not inject the dynamically-loaded component into directives on the same element", () => {
-        var proto = new ProtoElementInjector(null, 0, [NeedsDirective], false);
+        var dynamicComp = DirectiveBinding.createFromType(SomeOtherDirective, new Component());
+        var proto = new ProtoElementInjector(null, 0, [dynamicComp, NeedsDirective], true);
         var inj = proto.instantiate(null);
-        inj.dynamicallyCreateComponent(DirectiveBinding.createFromType(SimpleDirective, null), null);
+        inj.dynamicallyCreateComponent(
+          DirectiveBinding.createFromType(SimpleDirective, null), null);
 
-        expect(() => inj.instantiateDirectives(null, null, null, null)).toThrowError();
+        var error = null;
+        try {
+          inj.instantiateDirectives(Injector.resolveAndCreate([]), null, null);
+        } catch(e) {
+          error = e;
+        }
+
+        expect(error.message).toEqual("No provider for SimpleDirective! (NeedsDirective -> SimpleDirective)");
       });
 
       it("should inject the dynamically-loaded component into the children of the dynamically-loaded component", () => {
+        var componentDirective = DirectiveBinding.createFromType(SimpleDirective, null);
         var injWithDynamicallyLoadedComponent = injector([]);
-        injWithDynamicallyLoadedComponent.dynamicallyCreateComponent(DirectiveBinding.createFromType(SimpleDirective, null), null);
+        injWithDynamicallyLoadedComponent.dynamicallyCreateComponent(componentDirective, null);
 
         var shadowDomProtoInjector = new ProtoElementInjector(null, 0, [NeedDirectiveFromAncestor], false);
         var shadowDomInjector = shadowDomProtoInjector.instantiate(null);
-        shadowDomInjector.instantiateDirectives(appInjector, injWithDynamicallyLoadedComponent, null, defaultPreBuiltObjects);
+        shadowDomInjector.instantiateDirectives(appInjector, injWithDynamicallyLoadedComponent, defaultPreBuiltObjects);
 
         expect(shadowDomInjector.get(NeedDirectiveFromAncestor)).toBeAnInstanceOf(NeedDirectiveFromAncestor);
         expect(shadowDomInjector.get(NeedDirectiveFromAncestor).dependency).toBeAnInstanceOf(SimpleDirective);
@@ -640,7 +720,7 @@ export function main() {
         expect(inj.getDynamicallyLoadedComponent()).toBe(null);
         expect(dir.onDestroyCounter).toBe(1);
 
-        inj.instantiateDirectives(null, null, null, null);
+        inj.instantiateDirectives(null, null, null);
 
         expect(inj.getDynamicallyLoadedComponent()).toBe(null);
       });
@@ -659,7 +739,7 @@ export function main() {
         MapWrapper.set(attributes, 'type', 'text');
         MapWrapper.set(attributes, 'title', '');
 
-        var inj = injector([NeedsAttribute], null, null, null, attributes);
+        var inj = injector([NeedsAttribute], null, false, null, attributes);
         var needsAttribute = inj.get(NeedsAttribute);
 
         expect(needsAttribute.typeAttribute).toEqual('text');
@@ -671,7 +751,7 @@ export function main() {
         var attributes = MapWrapper.create();
         MapWrapper.set(attributes, 'foo', 'bar');
 
-        var inj = injector([NeedsAttributeNoType], null, null, null, attributes);
+        var inj = injector([NeedsAttributeNoType], null, false, null, attributes);
         var needsAttribute = inj.get(NeedsAttributeNoType);
 
         expect(needsAttribute.fooAttribute).toEqual('bar');
@@ -690,7 +770,7 @@ export function main() {
         var childView = new DummyView();
         childView.changeDetector = cd;
         view.componentChildViews = [childView];
-        var inj = injector([NeedsChangeDetectorRef], null, null, new PreBuiltObjects(null, view, null));
+        var inj = injector([NeedsChangeDetectorRef], null, false, new PreBuiltObjects(null, view, null));
 
         expect(inj.get(NeedsChangeDetectorRef).changeDetectorRef).toBe(cd.ref);
       });
@@ -702,7 +782,7 @@ export function main() {
 
       it("should inject ProtoViewRef", function () {
         var protoView = new AppProtoView(null, null, null, null, null);
-        var inj = injector([NeedsProtoViewRef], null, null, new PreBuiltObjects(null, null, protoView));
+        var inj = injector([NeedsProtoViewRef], null, false, new PreBuiltObjects(null, null, protoView));
 
         expect(inj.get(NeedsProtoViewRef).protoViewRef).toEqual(new ProtoViewRef(protoView));
       });
@@ -730,12 +810,12 @@ export function main() {
       }
 
       it('should be injectable', () => {
-        var inj = injector([NeedsQuery], null, null, preBuildObjects);
+        var inj = injector([NeedsQuery], null, false, preBuildObjects);
         expect(inj.get(NeedsQuery).query).toBeAnInstanceOf(QueryList);
       });
 
       it('should contain directives on the same injector', () => {
-        var inj = injector([NeedsQuery, CountingDirective], null, null, preBuildObjects);
+        var inj = injector([NeedsQuery, CountingDirective], null, false, preBuildObjects);
 
         expectDirectives(inj.get(NeedsQuery).query, CountingDirective, [0]);
       });
@@ -756,8 +836,8 @@ export function main() {
 
         var parent = protoParent.instantiate(null);
         var child = protoChild.instantiate(parent);
-        parent.instantiateDirectives(Injector.resolveAndCreate([]), null, null, preBuildObjects);
-        child.instantiateDirectives(Injector.resolveAndCreate([]), null, null, preBuildObjects);
+        parent.instantiateDirectives(Injector.resolveAndCreate([]), null, preBuildObjects);
+        child.instantiateDirectives(Injector.resolveAndCreate([]), null, preBuildObjects);
 
         expectDirectives(parent.get(NeedsQuery).query, CountingDirective, [0,1]);
       });
@@ -768,8 +848,8 @@ export function main() {
 
         var parent = protoParent.instantiate(null);
         var child = protoChild.instantiate(parent);
-        parent.instantiateDirectives(Injector.resolveAndCreate([]), null, null, preBuildObjects);
-        child.instantiateDirectives(Injector.resolveAndCreate([]), null, null, preBuildObjects);
+        parent.instantiateDirectives(Injector.resolveAndCreate([]), null, preBuildObjects);
+        child.instantiateDirectives(Injector.resolveAndCreate([]), null, preBuildObjects);
 
         child.unlink();
 
@@ -785,9 +865,9 @@ export function main() {
         var child1 = protoChild1.instantiate(parent);
         var child2 = protoChild2.instantiate(parent);
 
-        parent.instantiateDirectives(Injector.resolveAndCreate([]), null, null, preBuildObjects);
-        child1.instantiateDirectives(Injector.resolveAndCreate([]), null, null, preBuildObjects);
-        child2.instantiateDirectives(Injector.resolveAndCreate([]), null, null, preBuildObjects);
+        parent.instantiateDirectives(Injector.resolveAndCreate([]), null, preBuildObjects);
+        child1.instantiateDirectives(Injector.resolveAndCreate([]), null, preBuildObjects);
+        child2.instantiateDirectives(Injector.resolveAndCreate([]), null, preBuildObjects);
 
         child1.unlink();
         child1.link(parent);
@@ -805,9 +885,9 @@ export function main() {
         var child1 = protoChild1.instantiate(parent);
         var child2 = protoChild2.instantiate(parent);
 
-        parent.instantiateDirectives(Injector.resolveAndCreate([]), null, null, preBuildObjects);
-        child1.instantiateDirectives(Injector.resolveAndCreate([]), null, null, preBuildObjects);
-        child2.instantiateDirectives(Injector.resolveAndCreate([]), null, null, preBuildObjects);
+        parent.instantiateDirectives(Injector.resolveAndCreate([]), null, preBuildObjects);
+        child1.instantiateDirectives(Injector.resolveAndCreate([]), null, preBuildObjects);
+        child2.instantiateDirectives(Injector.resolveAndCreate([]), null, preBuildObjects);
 
         child2.unlink();
         child2.linkAfter(parent, null);
@@ -825,9 +905,9 @@ export function main() {
         var parent = protoParent.instantiate(grandParent);
         var child = protoChild.instantiate(parent);
 
-        grandParent.instantiateDirectives(Injector.resolveAndCreate([]), null, null, preBuildObjects);
-        parent.instantiateDirectives(Injector.resolveAndCreate([]), null, null, preBuildObjects);
-        child.instantiateDirectives(Injector.resolveAndCreate([]), null, null, preBuildObjects);
+        grandParent.instantiateDirectives(Injector.resolveAndCreate([]), null, preBuildObjects);
+        parent.instantiateDirectives(Injector.resolveAndCreate([]), null, preBuildObjects);
+        child.instantiateDirectives(Injector.resolveAndCreate([]), null, preBuildObjects);
 
         var queryList1 = grandParent.get(NeedsQuery).query;
         var queryList2 = parent.get(NeedsQuery).query;
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/integration_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/integration_spec.js
index 49577a5ded..45f3f7e201 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/integration_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/integration_spec.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import {PipeRegistry, defaultPipeRegistry,
   ChangeDetection, DynamicChangeDetection, Pipe, ChangeDetectorRef, ON_PUSH} from 'angular2/change_detection';
 
 import {Directive, Component} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/annotations';
+import {DynamicComponentLoader} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/dynamic_component_loader';
 import {View} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/view';
 import {Parent, Ancestor} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/visibility';
 import {Attribute} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/di';
@@ -857,6 +858,70 @@ export function main() {
       }
     });
 
+    describe('dependency injection', () => {
+
+      it('should publish parent component to shadow DOM via publishAs',
+          inject([TestBed, AsyncTestCompleter, Compiler], (tb, async, compiler) => {
+        tb.overrideView(MyComp, new View({
+          template: `<parent></parent>`,
+          directives: [ParentComponent]
+        }));
+
+        tb.createView(MyComp).then((view) => {
+          view.detectChanges();
+          expect(view.rootNodes).toHaveText(
+              'Parent,Parent');
+          async.done();
+        });
+      }));
+
+      it('should override parent bindings via publishAs',
+          inject([TestBed, AsyncTestCompleter, Compiler], (tb, async, compiler) => {
+        tb.overrideView(MyComp, new View({
+          template: `<recursive-parent></recursive-parent>`,
+          directives: [RecursiveParentComponent]
+        }));
+
+        tb.createView(MyComp).then((view) => {
+          view.detectChanges();
+          expect(view.rootNodes).toHaveText(
+              'ParentInterface,RecursiveParent,RecursiveParent');
+          async.done();
+        });
+      }));
+
+      // [DynamicComponentLoader] already supports providing a custom
+      // injector as an argument to `loadIntoExistingLocation`, which should
+      // be used instead of `publishAs`.
+      //
+      // Conceptually dynamically loaded components are loaded _instead_ of
+      // the dynamic component itself. The dynamic component does not own the
+      // shadow DOM. It's the loaded component that creates that shadow DOM.
+      it('should not publish into dynamically instantiated components via publishAs',
+          inject([TestBed, AsyncTestCompleter, Compiler], (tb, async, compiler) => {
+        tb.overrideView(MyComp, new View({
+          template: `<dynamic-parent #cmp></dynamic-parent>`,
+          directives: [DynamicParentComponent]
+        }));
+
+        tb.createView(MyComp).then((view) => {
+          view.detectChanges();
+          var comp = view.rawView.locals.get("cmp");
+          PromiseWrapper.then(comp.done,
+            (value) => {
+              throw new BaseException(`Expected to throw error, but got value ${value}`);
+            },
+            (err) => {
+              expect(err.message)
+                .toEqual('No provider for ParentInterface! (ChildComponent -> ParentInterface)');
+              async.done();
+            }
+          );
+        });
+      }));
+
+    });
+
   });
 }
 
@@ -1265,3 +1330,84 @@ class NeedsPublicApi {
     expect(api instanceof PrivateImpl).toBe(true);
   }
 }
+
+class ParentInterface {
+  message:String;
+  constructor() {
+    this.message = 'ParentInterface';
+  }
+}
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'parent',
+  publishAs: [ParentInterface]
+})
+@View({
+  template: `<child></child>`,
+  directives: [ChildComponent]
+})
+class ParentComponent extends ParentInterface {
+  message:String;
+  constructor() {
+    super();
+    this.message = 'Parent';
+  }
+}
+
+@Component({
+  injectables: [ParentInterface],
+  selector: 'recursive-parent',
+  publishAs: [ParentInterface]
+})
+@View({
+  template: `{{parentService.message}},<child></child>`,
+  directives: [ChildComponent]
+})
+class RecursiveParentComponent extends ParentInterface {
+  parentService:ParentInterface;
+  message:String;
+  constructor(parentService:ParentInterface) {
+    super();
+    this.message = 'RecursiveParent';
+    this.parentService = parentService;
+  }
+}
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'dynamic-parent',
+  publishAs: [ParentInterface]
+})
+class DynamicParentComponent extends ParentInterface {
+  message:String;
+  done;
+  constructor(loader:DynamicComponentLoader, location:ElementRef) {
+    super();
+    this.message = 'DynamicParent';
+    this.done = loader.loadIntoExistingLocation(ChildComponent, location);
+  }
+}
+
+class AppDependency {
+  parent:ParentInterface;
+
+  constructor(p:ParentInterface) {
+    this.parent = p;
+  }
+}
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'child',
+  injectables: [AppDependency]
+})
+@View({
+  template: `<div>{{parent.message}}</div>,<div>{{appDependency.parent.message}}</div>`
+})
+class ChildComponent {
+  parent:ParentInterface;
+  appDependency:AppDependency;
+
+  constructor(p:ParentInterface, a:AppDependency) {
+    this.parent = p;
+    this.appDependency = a;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/modules/benchmarks/src/element_injector/element_injector_benchmark.js b/modules/benchmarks/src/element_injector/element_injector_benchmark.js
index 660db46a93..66517fba21 100644
--- a/modules/benchmarks/src/element_injector/element_injector_benchmark.js
+++ b/modules/benchmarks/src/element_injector/element_injector_benchmark.js
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ export function main() {
   function instantiate () {
     for (var i = 0; i < iterations; ++i) {
       var ei = proto.instantiate(null);
-      ei.instantiateDirectives(appInjector, null, null, null);
+      ei.instantiateDirectives(appInjector, null, null);
     }
   }
 
   function instantiateDirectives () {
     for (var i = 0; i < iterations; ++i) {
       elementInjector.clearDirectives();
-      elementInjector.instantiateDirectives(appInjector, null, null, null);
+      elementInjector.instantiateDirectives(appInjector, null, null);
     }
   }