diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/linker.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/linker.ts
index 28f3441758..3b4badc92b 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/linker.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/linker.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export {ExpressionChangedAfterItHasBeenCheckedException} from './linker/exceptio
 export {NgModuleFactory, NgModuleRef} from './linker/ng_module_factory';
 export {NgModuleFactoryLoader} from './linker/ng_module_factory_loader';
 export {QueryList} from './linker/query_list';
-export {SystemJsNgModuleLoader} from './linker/system_js_ng_module_factory_loader';
+export {SystemJsNgModuleLoader, SystemJsNgModuleLoaderConfig} from './linker/system_js_ng_module_factory_loader';
 export {TemplateRef} from './linker/template_ref';
 export {ViewContainerRef} from './linker/view_container_ref';
 export {EmbeddedViewRef, ViewRef} from './linker/view_ref';
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/linker/system_js_ng_module_factory_loader.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/linker/system_js_ng_module_factory_loader.ts
index 82da26b23c..bb0440809c 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/linker/system_js_ng_module_factory_loader.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/linker/system_js_ng_module_factory_loader.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 
-import {Injectable} from '../di';
+import {Injectable, Optional} from '../di';
 
 import {Compiler} from './compiler';
 import {NgModuleFactory} from './ng_module_factory';
@@ -15,16 +15,48 @@ import {NgModuleFactoryLoader} from './ng_module_factory_loader';
 
 const _SEPARATOR = '#';
 
-const FACTORY_MODULE_SUFFIX = '.ngfactory';
 const FACTORY_CLASS_SUFFIX = 'NgFactory';
 
+/**
+ * Configuration for SystemJsNgModuleLoader.
+ * token.
+ *
+ * @experimental
+ */
+export abstract class SystemJsNgModuleLoaderConfig {
+  /**
+   * Prefix to add when computing the name of the factory module for a given module name.
+   */
+  factoryPathPrefix: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Suffix to add when computing the name of the factory module for a given module name.
+   */
+  factoryPathSuffix: string;
+}
+
+const DEFAULT_CONFIG: SystemJsNgModuleLoaderConfig = {
+  factoryPathPrefix: '',
+  factoryPathSuffix: '.ngfactory',
+};
+
 /**
  * NgModuleFactoryLoader that uses SystemJS to load NgModuleFactory
  * @experimental
  */
 @Injectable()
 export class SystemJsNgModuleLoader implements NgModuleFactoryLoader {
-  constructor(private _compiler: Compiler) {}
+  private _config: SystemJsNgModuleLoaderConfig;
+
+  /**
+   * @internal
+   */
+  _system: any;
+
+  constructor(private _compiler: Compiler, @Optional() config?: SystemJsNgModuleLoaderConfig) {
+    this._system = () => System;
+    this._config = config || DEFAULT_CONFIG;
+  }
 
   load(path: string): Promise<NgModuleFactory<any>> {
     const offlineMode = this._compiler instanceof Compiler;
@@ -35,7 +67,8 @@ export class SystemJsNgModuleLoader implements NgModuleFactoryLoader {
     let [module, exportName] = path.split(_SEPARATOR);
     if (exportName === undefined) exportName = 'default';
 
-    return System.import(module)
+    return this._system()
+        .import(module)
         .then((module: any) => module[exportName])
         .then((type: any) => checkNotEmpty(type, module, exportName))
         .then((type: any) => this._compiler.compileModuleAsync(type));
@@ -43,10 +76,15 @@ export class SystemJsNgModuleLoader implements NgModuleFactoryLoader {
 
   private loadFactory(path: string): Promise<NgModuleFactory<any>> {
     let [module, exportName] = path.split(_SEPARATOR);
-    if (exportName === undefined) exportName = 'default';
+    let factoryClassSuffix = FACTORY_CLASS_SUFFIX;
+    if (exportName === undefined) {
+      exportName = 'default';
+      factoryClassSuffix = '';
+    }
 
-    return System.import(module + FACTORY_MODULE_SUFFIX)
-        .then((module: any) => module[exportName + FACTORY_CLASS_SUFFIX])
+    return this._system()
+        .import(this._config.factoryPathPrefix + module + this._config.factoryPathSuffix)
+        .then((module: any) => module[exportName + factoryClassSuffix])
         .then((factory: any) => checkNotEmpty(factory, module, exportName));
   }
 }
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/system_ng_module_factory_loader_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/system_ng_module_factory_loader_spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5bdd897c9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/system_ng_module_factory_loader_spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+import {Compiler, SystemJsNgModuleLoader} from '@angular/core';
+import {async, tick} from '@angular/core/testing';
+import {beforeEach, ddescribe, describe, expect, iit, it, xit} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_internal';
+
+function mockSystem(module: string, contents: any) {
+  return {
+    'import': (target: string) => {
+      expect(target).toBe(module);
+      return Promise.resolve(contents);
+    }
+  };
+}
+
+export function main() {
+  describe('SystemJsNgModuleLoader', () => {
+    it('loads a default factory by appending the factory suffix', async(() => {
+         let loader = new SystemJsNgModuleLoader(new Compiler());
+         loader._system = () => mockSystem('test.ngfactory', {'default': 'test module factory'});
+         loader.load('test').then(contents => { expect(contents).toBe('test module factory'); });
+       }));
+    it('loads a named factory by appending the factory suffix', async(() => {
+         let loader = new SystemJsNgModuleLoader(new Compiler());
+         loader._system = () =>
+             mockSystem('test.ngfactory', {'NamedNgFactory': 'test module factory'});
+         loader.load('test#Named').then(contents => {
+           expect(contents).toBe('test module factory');
+         });
+       }));
+    it('loads a named factory with a configured prefix and suffix', async(() => {
+         let loader = new SystemJsNgModuleLoader(new Compiler(), {
+           factoryPathPrefix: 'prefixed/',
+           factoryPathSuffix: '/suffixed',
+         });
+         loader._system = () =>
+             mockSystem('prefixed/test/suffixed', {'NamedNgFactory': 'test module factory'});
+         loader.load('test#Named').then(contents => {
+           expect(contents).toBe('test module factory');
+         });
+       }));
+  });
+};
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/core/index.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/core/index.d.ts
index 72c1e66625..0351e6618f 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/core/index.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/core/index.d.ts
@@ -1158,10 +1158,16 @@ export declare function style(tokens: string | {
 
 /** @experimental */
 export declare class SystemJsNgModuleLoader implements NgModuleFactoryLoader {
-    constructor(_compiler: Compiler);
+    constructor(_compiler: Compiler, config?: SystemJsNgModuleLoaderConfig);
     load(path: string): Promise<NgModuleFactory<any>>;
 }
 
+/** @experimental */
+export declare abstract class SystemJsNgModuleLoaderConfig {
+    factoryPathPrefix: string;
+    factoryPathSuffix: string;
+}
+
 /** @stable */
 export declare abstract class TemplateRef<C> {
     elementRef: ElementRef;