diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/change_detection.ts b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/change_detection.ts
index 12dabe6959..8a792c982c 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/change_detection.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/change_detection.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import {PipeFactory} from './pipes/pipe';
 import {PipeRegistry} from './pipes/pipe_registry';
 import {IterableChangesFactory} from './pipes/iterable_changes';
 import {KeyValueChangesFactory} from './pipes/keyvalue_changes';
-import {AsyncPipeFactory} from './pipes/async_pipe';
+import {ObservablePipeFactory} from './pipes/observable_pipe';
+import {PromisePipeFactory} from './pipes/promise_pipe';
 import {NullPipeFactory} from './pipes/null_pipe';
 import {BindingRecord} from './binding_record';
 import {DirectiveRecord} from './directive_record';
@@ -37,7 +38,8 @@ export var iterableDiff: List <
  *
  * @exportedAs angular2/pipes
  */
-export var async: List < PipeFactory >= [new AsyncPipeFactory(), new NullPipeFactory()];
+export var async: List <
+    PipeFactory >= [new ObservablePipeFactory(), new PromisePipeFactory(), new NullPipeFactory()];
 
 export var defaultPipes = {
   "iterableDiff": iterableDiff,
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/pipes/async_pipe.ts b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/pipes/observable_pipe.ts
similarity index 92%
rename from modules/angular2/src/change_detection/pipes/async_pipe.ts
rename to modules/angular2/src/change_detection/pipes/observable_pipe.ts
index 518ae8988b..c699173354 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/pipes/async_pipe.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/pipes/observable_pipe.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export var __esModule = true;
  *
  * @exportedAs angular2/pipes
  */
-export class AsyncPipe extends Pipe {
+export class ObservablePipe extends Pipe {
   _ref: ChangeDetectorRef;
 
   _latestValue: Object;
@@ -101,15 +101,15 @@ export class AsyncPipe extends Pipe {
 }
 
 /**
- * Provides a factory for [AsyncPipe].
+ * Provides a factory for [ObervablePipe].
  *
  * @exportedAs angular2/pipes
  */
 @CONST()
-export class AsyncPipeFactory extends PipeFactory {
+export class ObservablePipeFactory extends PipeFactory {
   constructor() { super(); }
 
   supports(obs): boolean { return ObservableWrapper.isObservable(obs); }
 
-  create(cdRef): Pipe { return new AsyncPipe(cdRef); }
+  create(cdRef): Pipe { return new ObservablePipe(cdRef); }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/pipes/async_pipe_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/pipes/observable_pipe_spec.js
similarity index 95%
rename from modules/angular2/test/change_detection/pipes/async_pipe_spec.js
rename to modules/angular2/test/change_detection/pipes/observable_pipe_spec.js
index 7a73b19099..e54c0ef13d 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/pipes/async_pipe_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/pipes/observable_pipe_spec.js
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ import {ddescribe, describe, it, iit, xit, expect, beforeEach, afterEach,
 import {IMPLEMENTS} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
 
 import {WrappedValue} from 'angular2/src/change_detection/pipes/pipe';
-import {AsyncPipe} from 'angular2/src/change_detection/pipes/async_pipe';
+import {ObservablePipe} from 'angular2/src/change_detection/pipes/observable_pipe';
 import {ChangeDetectorRef} from 'angular2/src/change_detection/change_detector_ref';
 import {EventEmitter, Observable, ObservableWrapper, PromiseWrapper} from 'angular2/src/facade/async';
 
 export function main() {
-  describe("AsyncPipe", () => {
+  describe("ObservablePipe", () => {
     var emitter;
     var pipe;
     var ref;
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export function main() {
     beforeEach(() => {
       emitter = new EventEmitter();
       ref = new SpyChangeDetectorRef();
-      pipe = new AsyncPipe(ref);
+      pipe = new ObservablePipe(ref);
     });
 
     describe("supports", () => {