diff --git a/packages/common/src/location/location.ts b/packages/common/src/location/location.ts
index ed895260e4..d3997e4f90 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/location/location.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/location/location.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 import {EventEmitter, Injectable} from '@angular/core';
+import {ISubscription} from 'rxjs/Subscription';
 
 import {LocationStrategy} from './location_strategy';
 
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ export class Location {
    */
   subscribe(
       onNext: (value: PopStateEvent) => void, onThrow?: ((exception: any) => void)|null,
-      onReturn?: (() => void)|null): Object {
+      onReturn?: (() => void)|null): ISubscription {
     return this._subject.subscribe({next: onNext, error: onThrow, complete: onReturn});
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/common/testing/rollup.config.js b/packages/common/testing/rollup.config.js
index 335ba39609..cad6638ff5 100644
--- a/packages/common/testing/rollup.config.js
+++ b/packages/common/testing/rollup.config.js
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ const globals = {
   '@angular/core': 'ng.core',
   '@angular/common': 'ng.common',
   'rxjs/Observable': 'Rx',
-  'rxjs/Subject': 'Rx'
+  'rxjs/Subject': 'Rx',
+  'rxjs/Subscription': 'Rx'
 };
 
 module.exports = {
diff --git a/packages/common/testing/src/location_mock.ts b/packages/common/testing/src/location_mock.ts
index b2acc613ca..55b71a7e08 100644
--- a/packages/common/testing/src/location_mock.ts
+++ b/packages/common/testing/src/location_mock.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 import {Location, LocationStrategy} from '@angular/common';
 import {EventEmitter, Injectable} from '@angular/core';
+import {ISubscription} from 'rxjs/Subscription';
 
 
 /**
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ export class SpyLocation implements Location {
 
   subscribe(
       onNext: (value: any) => void, onThrow?: ((error: any) => void)|null,
-      onReturn?: (() => void)|null): Object {
+      onReturn?: (() => void)|null): ISubscription {
     return this._subject.subscribe({next: onNext, error: onThrow, complete: onReturn});
   }
 
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/common/common.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/common/common.d.ts
index 9652694d09..afaa89eaaf 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/common/common.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/common/common.d.ts
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ export declare class Location {
     path(includeHash?: boolean): string;
     prepareExternalUrl(url: string): string;
     replaceState(path: string, query?: string): void;
-    subscribe(onNext: (value: PopStateEvent) => void, onThrow?: ((exception: any) => void) | null, onReturn?: (() => void) | null): Object;
+    subscribe(onNext: (value: PopStateEvent) => void, onThrow?: ((exception: any) => void) | null, onReturn?: (() => void) | null): ISubscription;
     static joinWithSlash(start: string, end: string): string;
     static normalizeQueryParams(params: string): string;
     static stripTrailingSlash(url: string): string;
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/common/testing.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/common/testing.d.ts
index 7270e3a544..edac756fc1 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/common/testing.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/common/testing.d.ts
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@ export declare class SpyLocation implements Location {
     setInitialPath(url: string): void;
     simulateHashChange(pathname: string): void;
     simulateUrlPop(pathname: string): void;
-    subscribe(onNext: (value: any) => void, onThrow?: ((error: any) => void) | null, onReturn?: (() => void) | null): Object;
+    subscribe(onNext: (value: any) => void, onThrow?: ((error: any) => void) | null, onReturn?: (() => void) | null): ISubscription;
 }