diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/linker/view_ref.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/linker/view_ref.ts
index 9835fe95c1..24948f6d9c 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/linker/view_ref.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/linker/view_ref.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import {AppView} from './view';
 /**
  * @stable
  */
-export abstract class ViewRef {
+export abstract class ViewRef extends ChangeDetectorRef {
   get destroyed(): boolean { return <boolean>unimplemented(); }
 
   abstract onDestroy(callback: Function): any /** TODO #9100 */;
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/core/index.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/core/index.d.ts
index 9c98bcd23b..4e390cf629 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/core/index.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/core/index.d.ts
@@ -1000,7 +1000,7 @@ export declare enum ViewEncapsulation {
 }
 
 /** @stable */
-export declare abstract class ViewRef {
+export declare abstract class ViewRef extends ChangeDetectorRef {
     destroyed: boolean;
     abstract onDestroy(callback: Function): any;
 }