diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/test/application_ref_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/core/test/application_ref_spec.ts
index be4911ee16..ea0376e761 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/test/application_ref_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/test/application_ref_spec.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {BrowserModule} from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import {getDOM} from '@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/dom_adapter';
 import {DOCUMENT} from '@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/dom_tokens';
 import {expect} from '@angular/platform-browser/testing/matchers';
+import {ServerModule} from '@angular/platform-server';
 
 import {TestBed, async, inject, withModule} from '../testing';
 
@@ -49,12 +50,14 @@ export function main() {
       const errorHandler = new ErrorHandler(false);
       errorHandler._console = mockConsole as any;
 
+      const platformModule = getDOM().supportsDOMEvents() ? BrowserModule : ServerModule;
+
       @NgModule({
         providers: [
           {provide: ErrorHandler, useValue: errorHandler}, {provide: DOCUMENT, useValue: fakeDoc},
           options.providers || []
         ],
-        imports: [BrowserModule],
+        imports: [platformModule],
         declarations: [SomeComponent],
         entryComponents: [SomeComponent],
         bootstrap: options.bootstrap || []
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/dom_renderer.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/dom_renderer.ts
index 7397be4f2f..1c0d440750 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/dom_renderer.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/dom_renderer.ts
@@ -12,13 +12,12 @@ import {isBlank, isPresent, stringify} from '../facade/lang';
 import {AnimationKeyframe, AnimationPlayer, AnimationStyles, RenderDebugInfo} from '../private_import_core';
 
 import {AnimationDriver} from './animation_driver';
-import {getDOM} from './dom_adapter';
 import {DOCUMENT} from './dom_tokens';
 import {EventManager} from './events/event_manager';
 import {DomSharedStylesHost} from './shared_styles_host';
 import {camelCaseToDashCase} from './util';
 
-const NAMESPACE_URIS = {
+export const NAMESPACE_URIS: {[ns: string]: string} = {
   'xlink': 'http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink',
   'svg': 'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg',
   'xhtml': 'http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'
@@ -30,12 +29,12 @@ export abstract class DomRootRenderer implements RootRenderer {
   protected registeredComponents: Map<string, DomRenderer> = new Map<string, DomRenderer>();
 
   constructor(
-      public document: any, public eventManager: EventManager,
+      public document: Document, public eventManager: EventManager,
       public sharedStylesHost: DomSharedStylesHost, public animationDriver: AnimationDriver,
       public appId: string) {}
 
   renderComponent(componentProto: RenderComponentType): Renderer {
-    var renderer = this.registeredComponents.get(componentProto.id);
+    let renderer = this.registeredComponents.get(componentProto.id);
     if (!renderer) {
       renderer = new DomRenderer(
           this, componentProto, this.animationDriver, `${this.appId}-${componentProto.id}`);
@@ -63,97 +62,106 @@ export class DomRenderer implements Renderer {
   constructor(
       private _rootRenderer: DomRootRenderer, private componentProto: RenderComponentType,
       private _animationDriver: AnimationDriver, styleShimId: string) {
-    this._styles = _flattenStyles(styleShimId, componentProto.styles, []);
+    this._styles = flattenStyles(styleShimId, componentProto.styles, []);
     if (componentProto.encapsulation !== ViewEncapsulation.Native) {
       this._rootRenderer.sharedStylesHost.addStyles(this._styles);
     }
     if (this.componentProto.encapsulation === ViewEncapsulation.Emulated) {
-      this._contentAttr = _shimContentAttribute(styleShimId);
-      this._hostAttr = _shimHostAttribute(styleShimId);
+      this._contentAttr = shimContentAttribute(styleShimId);
+      this._hostAttr = shimHostAttribute(styleShimId);
     } else {
       this._contentAttr = null;
       this._hostAttr = null;
     }
   }
 
-  selectRootElement(selectorOrNode: string|any, debugInfo: RenderDebugInfo): Element {
-    var el: any /** TODO #9100 */;
+  selectRootElement(selectorOrNode: string|Element, debugInfo: RenderDebugInfo): Element {
+    let el: Element;
     if (typeof selectorOrNode === 'string') {
-      el = getDOM().querySelector(this._rootRenderer.document, selectorOrNode);
-      if (isBlank(el)) {
+      el = this._rootRenderer.document.querySelector(selectorOrNode);
+      if (!el) {
         throw new Error(`The selector "${selectorOrNode}" did not match any elements`);
       }
     } else {
       el = selectorOrNode;
     }
-    getDOM().clearNodes(el);
-    return el;
-  }
-
-  createElement(parent: Element, name: string, debugInfo: RenderDebugInfo): Node {
-    var nsAndName = splitNamespace(name);
-    var el = isPresent(nsAndName[0]) ?
-        getDOM().createElementNS(
-            (NAMESPACE_URIS as any /** TODO #9100 */)[nsAndName[0]], nsAndName[1]) :
-        getDOM().createElement(nsAndName[1]);
-    if (isPresent(this._contentAttr)) {
-      getDOM().setAttribute(el, this._contentAttr, '');
-    }
-    if (isPresent(parent)) {
-      getDOM().appendChild(parent, el);
+    while (el.firstChild) {
+      el.removeChild(el.firstChild);
     }
     return el;
   }
 
-  createViewRoot(hostElement: any): any {
-    var nodesParent: any /** TODO #9100 */;
+  createElement(parent: Element|DocumentFragment, name: string, debugInfo: RenderDebugInfo):
+      Element {
+    let el: Element;
+    if (isNamespaced(name)) {
+      const nsAndName = splitNamespace(name);
+      el = document.createElementNS((NAMESPACE_URIS)[nsAndName[0]], nsAndName[1]);
+    } else {
+      el = document.createElement(name);
+    }
+    if (this._contentAttr) {
+      el.setAttribute(this._contentAttr, '');
+    }
+    if (parent) {
+      parent.appendChild(el);
+    }
+    return el;
+  }
+
+  createViewRoot(hostElement: Element): Element|DocumentFragment {
+    let nodesParent: Element|DocumentFragment;
     if (this.componentProto.encapsulation === ViewEncapsulation.Native) {
-      nodesParent = getDOM().createShadowRoot(hostElement);
+      nodesParent = (hostElement as any).createShadowRoot();
       this._rootRenderer.sharedStylesHost.addHost(nodesParent);
-      for (var i = 0; i < this._styles.length; i++) {
-        getDOM().appendChild(nodesParent, getDOM().createStyleElement(this._styles[i]));
+      for (let i = 0; i < this._styles.length; i++) {
+        const styleEl = document.createElement('style');
+        styleEl.textContent = this._styles[i];
+        nodesParent.appendChild(styleEl);
       }
     } else {
-      if (isPresent(this._hostAttr)) {
-        getDOM().setAttribute(hostElement, this._hostAttr, '');
+      if (this._hostAttr) {
+        hostElement.setAttribute(this._hostAttr, '');
       }
       nodesParent = hostElement;
     }
     return nodesParent;
   }
 
-  createTemplateAnchor(parentElement: any, debugInfo: RenderDebugInfo): any {
-    var comment = getDOM().createComment(TEMPLATE_COMMENT_TEXT);
-    if (isPresent(parentElement)) {
-      getDOM().appendChild(parentElement, comment);
+  createTemplateAnchor(parentElement: Element|DocumentFragment, debugInfo: RenderDebugInfo):
+      Comment {
+    const comment = document.createComment(TEMPLATE_COMMENT_TEXT);
+    if (parentElement) {
+      parentElement.appendChild(comment);
     }
     return comment;
   }
 
-  createText(parentElement: any, value: string, debugInfo: RenderDebugInfo): any {
-    var node = getDOM().createTextNode(value);
-    if (isPresent(parentElement)) {
-      getDOM().appendChild(parentElement, node);
+  createText(parentElement: Element|DocumentFragment, value: string, debugInfo: RenderDebugInfo):
+      any {
+    const node = document.createTextNode(value);
+    if (parentElement) {
+      parentElement.appendChild(node);
     }
     return node;
   }
 
-  projectNodes(parentElement: any, nodes: any[]) {
-    if (isBlank(parentElement)) return;
+  projectNodes(parentElement: Element|DocumentFragment, nodes: Node[]) {
+    if (!parentElement) return;
     appendNodes(parentElement, nodes);
   }
 
-  attachViewAfter(node: any, viewRootNodes: any[]) { moveNodesAfterSibling(node, viewRootNodes); }
+  attachViewAfter(node: Node, viewRootNodes: Node[]) { moveNodesAfterSibling(node, viewRootNodes); }
 
-  detachView(viewRootNodes: any[]) {
-    for (var i = 0; i < viewRootNodes.length; i++) {
-      getDOM().remove(viewRootNodes[i]);
+  detachView(viewRootNodes: (Element|Text|Comment)[]) {
+    for (let i = 0; i < viewRootNodes.length; i++) {
+      viewRootNodes[i].remove();
     }
   }
 
-  destroyView(hostElement: any, viewAllNodes: any[]) {
-    if (this.componentProto.encapsulation === ViewEncapsulation.Native && isPresent(hostElement)) {
-      this._rootRenderer.sharedStylesHost.removeHost(getDOM().getShadowRoot(hostElement));
+  destroyView(hostElement: Element|DocumentFragment, viewAllNodes: Node[]) {
+    if (this.componentProto.encapsulation === ViewEncapsulation.Native && hostElement) {
+      this._rootRenderer.sharedStylesHost.removeHost((hostElement as any).shadowRoot);
     }
   }
 
@@ -167,68 +175,71 @@ export class DomRenderer implements Renderer {
         target, name, decoratePreventDefault(callback));
   }
 
-  setElementProperty(renderElement: any, propertyName: string, propertyValue: any): void {
-    getDOM().setProperty(renderElement, propertyName, propertyValue);
+  setElementProperty(
+      renderElement: Element|DocumentFragment, propertyName: string, propertyValue: any): void {
+    (renderElement as any)[propertyName] = propertyValue;
   }
 
-  setElementAttribute(renderElement: any, attributeName: string, attributeValue: string): void {
-    var attrNs: any /** TODO #9100 */;
-    var nsAndName = splitNamespace(attributeName);
-    if (isPresent(nsAndName[0])) {
+  setElementAttribute(renderElement: Element, attributeName: string, attributeValue: string): void {
+    let attrNs: string;
+    let attrNameWithoutNs = attributeName;
+    if (isNamespaced(attributeName)) {
+      const nsAndName = splitNamespace(attributeName);
+      attrNameWithoutNs = nsAndName[1];
       attributeName = nsAndName[0] + ':' + nsAndName[1];
-      attrNs = (NAMESPACE_URIS as any /** TODO #9100 */)[nsAndName[0]];
+      attrNs = NAMESPACE_URIS[nsAndName[0]];
     }
     if (isPresent(attributeValue)) {
-      if (isPresent(attrNs)) {
-        getDOM().setAttributeNS(renderElement, attrNs, attributeName, attributeValue);
+      if (attrNs) {
+        renderElement.setAttributeNS(attrNs, attributeName, attributeValue);
       } else {
-        getDOM().setAttribute(renderElement, attributeName, attributeValue);
+        renderElement.setAttribute(attributeName, attributeValue);
       }
     } else {
       if (isPresent(attrNs)) {
-        getDOM().removeAttributeNS(renderElement, attrNs, nsAndName[1]);
+        renderElement.removeAttributeNS(attrNs, attrNameWithoutNs);
       } else {
-        getDOM().removeAttribute(renderElement, attributeName);
+        renderElement.removeAttribute(attributeName);
       }
     }
   }
 
-  setBindingDebugInfo(renderElement: any, propertyName: string, propertyValue: string): void {
-    var dashCasedPropertyName = camelCaseToDashCase(propertyName);
-    if (getDOM().isCommentNode(renderElement)) {
+  setBindingDebugInfo(renderElement: Element, propertyName: string, propertyValue: string): void {
+    if (renderElement.nodeType === Node.COMMENT_NODE) {
       const existingBindings =
-          getDOM().getText(renderElement).replace(/\n/g, '').match(TEMPLATE_BINDINGS_EXP);
-      var parsedBindings = JSON.parse(existingBindings[1]);
-      (parsedBindings as any /** TODO #9100 */)[dashCasedPropertyName] = propertyValue;
-      getDOM().setText(
-          renderElement,
-          TEMPLATE_COMMENT_TEXT.replace('{}', JSON.stringify(parsedBindings, null, 2)));
+          renderElement.nodeValue.replace(/\n/g, '').match(TEMPLATE_BINDINGS_EXP);
+      const parsedBindings = JSON.parse(existingBindings[1]);
+      parsedBindings[propertyName] = propertyValue;
+      renderElement.nodeValue =
+          TEMPLATE_COMMENT_TEXT.replace('{}', JSON.stringify(parsedBindings, null, 2));
     } else {
       this.setElementAttribute(renderElement, propertyName, propertyValue);
     }
   }
 
-  setElementClass(renderElement: any, className: string, isAdd: boolean): void {
+  setElementClass(renderElement: Element, className: string, isAdd: boolean): void {
     if (isAdd) {
-      getDOM().addClass(renderElement, className);
+      renderElement.classList.add(className);
     } else {
-      getDOM().removeClass(renderElement, className);
+      renderElement.classList.remove(className);
     }
   }
 
-  setElementStyle(renderElement: any, styleName: string, styleValue: string): void {
+  setElementStyle(renderElement: HTMLElement, styleName: string, styleValue: string): void {
     if (isPresent(styleValue)) {
-      getDOM().setStyle(renderElement, styleName, stringify(styleValue));
+      (renderElement.style as any)[styleName] = stringify(styleValue);
     } else {
-      getDOM().removeStyle(renderElement, styleName);
+      // IE requires '' instead of null
+      // see https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/7916
+      (renderElement.style as any)[styleName] = '';
     }
   }
 
-  invokeElementMethod(renderElement: any, methodName: string, args: any[]): void {
-    getDOM().invoke(renderElement, methodName, args);
+  invokeElementMethod(renderElement: Element, methodName: string, args: any[]): void {
+    (renderElement as any)[methodName].apply(renderElement, args);
   }
 
-  setText(renderNode: any, text: string): void { getDOM().setText(renderNode, text); }
+  setText(renderNode: Text, text: string): void { renderNode.nodeValue = text; }
 
   animate(
       element: any, startingStyles: AnimationStyles, keyframes: AnimationKeyframe[],
@@ -238,57 +249,59 @@ export class DomRenderer implements Renderer {
   }
 }
 
-function moveNodesAfterSibling(sibling: any /** TODO #9100 */, nodes: any /** TODO #9100 */) {
-  var parent = getDOM().parentElement(sibling);
-  if (nodes.length > 0 && isPresent(parent)) {
-    var nextSibling = getDOM().nextSibling(sibling);
-    if (isPresent(nextSibling)) {
-      for (var i = 0; i < nodes.length; i++) {
-        getDOM().insertBefore(nextSibling, nodes[i]);
+function moveNodesAfterSibling(sibling: Node, nodes: Node[]) {
+  const parent = sibling.parentElement;
+  if (nodes.length > 0 && parent) {
+    const nextSibling = sibling.nextSibling;
+    if (nextSibling) {
+      for (let i = 0; i < nodes.length; i++) {
+        parent.insertBefore(nodes[i], nextSibling);
       }
     } else {
-      for (var i = 0; i < nodes.length; i++) {
-        getDOM().appendChild(parent, nodes[i]);
+      for (let i = 0; i < nodes.length; i++) {
+        parent.appendChild(nodes[i]);
       }
     }
   }
 }
 
-function appendNodes(parent: any /** TODO #9100 */, nodes: any /** TODO #9100 */) {
-  for (var i = 0; i < nodes.length; i++) {
-    getDOM().appendChild(parent, nodes[i]);
+function appendNodes(parent: Element | DocumentFragment, nodes: Node[]) {
+  for (let i = 0; i < nodes.length; i++) {
+    parent.appendChild(nodes[i]);
   }
 }
 
 function decoratePreventDefault(eventHandler: Function): Function {
-  return (event: any /** TODO #9100 */) => {
-    var allowDefaultBehavior = eventHandler(event);
+  return (event: any) => {
+    const allowDefaultBehavior = eventHandler(event);
     if (allowDefaultBehavior === false) {
       // TODO(tbosch): move preventDefault into event plugins...
-      getDOM().preventDefault(event);
+      event.preventDefault();
+      event.returnValue = false;
     }
   };
 }
 
-var COMPONENT_REGEX = /%COMP%/g;
+const COMPONENT_REGEX = /%COMP%/g;
 export const COMPONENT_VARIABLE = '%COMP%';
 export const HOST_ATTR = `_nghost-${COMPONENT_VARIABLE}`;
 export const CONTENT_ATTR = `_ngcontent-${COMPONENT_VARIABLE}`;
 
-function _shimContentAttribute(componentShortId: string): string {
+export function shimContentAttribute(componentShortId: string): string {
   return CONTENT_ATTR.replace(COMPONENT_REGEX, componentShortId);
 }
 
-function _shimHostAttribute(componentShortId: string): string {
+export function shimHostAttribute(componentShortId: string): string {
   return HOST_ATTR.replace(COMPONENT_REGEX, componentShortId);
 }
 
-function _flattenStyles(compId: string, styles: Array<any|any[]>, target: string[]): string[] {
+export function flattenStyles(
+    compId: string, styles: Array<any|any[]>, target: string[]): string[] {
   for (let i = 0; i < styles.length; i++) {
     let style = styles[i];
 
     if (Array.isArray(style)) {
-      _flattenStyles(compId, style, target);
+      flattenStyles(compId, style, target);
     } else {
       style = style.replace(COMPONENT_REGEX, compId);
       target.push(style);
@@ -299,10 +312,11 @@ function _flattenStyles(compId: string, styles: Array<any|any[]>, target: string
 
 const NS_PREFIX_RE = /^:([^:]+):(.+)$/;
 
-function splitNamespace(name: string): string[] {
-  if (name[0] != ':') {
-    return [null, name];
-  }
+export function isNamespaced(name: string) {
+  return name[0] === ':';
+}
+
+export function splitNamespace(name: string): string[] {
   const match = name.match(NS_PREFIX_RE);
   return [match[1], match[2]];
 }
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/shared_styles_host.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/shared_styles_host.ts
index caa0a678c1..395e9bdb53 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/shared_styles_host.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/shared_styles_host.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 
 import {Inject, Injectable} from '@angular/core';
 
-import {getDOM} from './dom_adapter';
 import {DOCUMENT} from './dom_tokens';
 
 @Injectable()
@@ -47,8 +46,9 @@ export class DomSharedStylesHost extends SharedStylesHost {
   /** @internal */
   _addStylesToHost(styles: string[], host: Node) {
     for (var i = 0; i < styles.length; i++) {
-      var style = styles[i];
-      getDOM().appendChild(host, getDOM().createStyleElement(style));
+      const styleEl = document.createElement('style');
+      styleEl.textContent = styles[i];
+      host.appendChild(styleEl);
     }
   }
   addHost(hostNode: Node) {
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/private_export.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/private_export.ts
index 3738f46e88..50cd2b4190 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/private_export.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/private_export.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ export var __platform_browser_private__: {
   DomRootRenderer: typeof dom_renderer.DomRootRenderer,
   _DomRootRenderer_?: dom_renderer.DomRootRenderer,
   DomRootRenderer_: typeof dom_renderer.DomRootRenderer_,
+  NAMESPACE_URIS: typeof dom_renderer.NAMESPACE_URIS,
+  shimContentAttribute: typeof dom_renderer.shimContentAttribute,
+  shimHostAttribute: typeof dom_renderer.shimHostAttribute,
+  flattenStyles: typeof dom_renderer.flattenStyles,
+  splitNamespace: typeof dom_renderer.splitNamespace,
+  isNamespaced: typeof dom_renderer.isNamespaced,
   _DomSharedStylesHost?: shared_styles_host.DomSharedStylesHost,
   DomSharedStylesHost: typeof shared_styles_host.DomSharedStylesHost,
   _SharedStylesHost?: shared_styles_host.SharedStylesHost,
@@ -58,6 +64,12 @@ export var __platform_browser_private__: {
   setRootDomAdapter: dom_adapter.setRootDomAdapter,
   DomRootRenderer_: dom_renderer.DomRootRenderer_,
   DomRootRenderer: dom_renderer.DomRootRenderer,
+  NAMESPACE_URIS: dom_renderer.NAMESPACE_URIS,
+  shimContentAttribute: dom_renderer.shimContentAttribute,
+  shimHostAttribute: dom_renderer.shimHostAttribute,
+  flattenStyles: dom_renderer.flattenStyles,
+  splitNamespace: dom_renderer.splitNamespace,
+  isNamespaced: dom_renderer.isNamespaced,
   DomSharedStylesHost: shared_styles_host.DomSharedStylesHost,
   SharedStylesHost: shared_styles_host.SharedStylesHost,
   ELEMENT_PROBE_PROVIDERS: ng_probe.ELEMENT_PROBE_PROVIDERS,
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-server/src/private_import_core.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-server/src/private_import_core.ts
index 1ee792590f..317204cfdb 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-server/src/private_import_core.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-server/src/private_import_core.ts
@@ -11,3 +11,13 @@ import {__core_private__ as r} from '@angular/core';
 export var reflector: typeof r.reflector = r.reflector;
 export var ReflectionCapabilities: typeof r.ReflectionCapabilities = r.ReflectionCapabilities;
 export var Console: typeof r.Console = r.Console;
+export type AnimationKeyframe = typeof r._AnimationKeyframe;
+export var AnimationKeyframe: typeof r.AnimationKeyframe = r.AnimationKeyframe;
+export type AnimationPlayer = typeof r._AnimationPlayer;
+export var AnimationPlayer: typeof r.AnimationPlayer = r.AnimationPlayer;
+export type AnimationStyles = typeof r._AnimationStyles;
+export var AnimationStyles: typeof r.AnimationStyles = r.AnimationStyles;
+export type RenderDebugInfo = typeof r._RenderDebugInfo;
+export var RenderDebugInfo: typeof r.RenderDebugInfo = r.RenderDebugInfo;
+export type DebugDomRootRenderer = typeof r._DebugDomRootRenderer;
+export var DebugDomRootRenderer: typeof r.DebugDomRootRenderer = r.DebugDomRootRenderer;
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-server/src/private_import_platform-browser.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-server/src/private_import_platform-browser.ts
index d15eed3397..be5eac1a17 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-server/src/private_import_platform-browser.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-server/src/private_import_platform-browser.ts
@@ -12,3 +12,11 @@ export type DomAdapter = typeof _._DomAdapter;
 export var DomAdapter: typeof _.DomAdapter = _.DomAdapter;
 export var setRootDomAdapter: typeof _.setRootDomAdapter = _.setRootDomAdapter;
 export var getDOM: typeof _.getDOM = _.getDOM;
+export var SharedStylesHost: typeof _.SharedStylesHost = _.SharedStylesHost;
+export type SharedStylesHost = typeof _.SharedStylesHost;
+export var NAMESPACE_URIS: typeof _.NAMESPACE_URIS = _.NAMESPACE_URIS;
+export var shimContentAttribute: typeof _.shimContentAttribute = _.shimContentAttribute;
+export var shimHostAttribute: typeof _.shimHostAttribute = _.shimHostAttribute;
+export var flattenStyles: typeof _.flattenStyles = _.flattenStyles;
+export var splitNamespace: typeof _.splitNamespace = _.splitNamespace;
+export var isNamespaced: typeof _.isNamespaced = _.isNamespaced;
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-server/src/server.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-server/src/server.ts
index b909eefb5e..85a669c4a9 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-server/src/server.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-server/src/server.ts
@@ -8,10 +8,13 @@
 
 import {PlatformLocation} from '@angular/common';
 import {platformCoreDynamic} from '@angular/compiler';
-import {NgModule, PLATFORM_INITIALIZER, PlatformRef, Provider, createPlatformFactory, platformCore} from '@angular/core';
+import {NgModule, PLATFORM_INITIALIZER, PlatformRef, Provider, RootRenderer, createPlatformFactory, isDevMode, platformCore} from '@angular/core';
 import {BrowserModule} from '@angular/platform-browser';
 
 import {Parse5DomAdapter} from './parse5_adapter';
+import {DebugDomRootRenderer} from './private_import_core';
+import {SharedStylesHost} from './private_import_platform-browser';
+import {ServerRootRenderer} from './server_renderer';
 
 function notSupported(feature: string): Error {
   throw new Error(`platform-server does not support '${feature}'.`);
@@ -39,12 +42,26 @@ function initParse5Adapter() {
   Parse5DomAdapter.makeCurrent();
 }
 
+
+export function _createConditionalRootRenderer(rootRenderer: any) {
+  if (isDevMode()) {
+    return new DebugDomRootRenderer(rootRenderer);
+  }
+  return rootRenderer;
+}
+
+export const SERVER_RENDER_PROVIDERS: Provider[] = [
+  ServerRootRenderer,
+  {provide: RootRenderer, useFactory: _createConditionalRootRenderer, deps: [ServerRootRenderer]},
+  {provide: SharedStylesHost, useClass: SharedStylesHost},
+];
+
 /**
  * The ng module for the server.
  *
  * @experimental
  */
-@NgModule({imports: [BrowserModule]})
+@NgModule({imports: [BrowserModule], providers: SERVER_RENDER_PROVIDERS})
 export class ServerModule {
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-server/src/server_renderer.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-server/src/server_renderer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5635a2867a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-server/src/server_renderer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,243 @@
+/**
+ * @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 {APP_ID, Inject, Injectable, NgZone, RenderComponentType, Renderer, RootRenderer, ViewEncapsulation} from '@angular/core';
+import {AnimationDriver, DOCUMENT} from '@angular/platform-browser';
+
+import {isBlank, isPresent, stringify} from './facade/lang';
+import {AnimationKeyframe, AnimationPlayer, AnimationStyles, RenderDebugInfo} from './private_import_core';
+import {NAMESPACE_URIS, SharedStylesHost, flattenStyles, getDOM, isNamespaced, shimContentAttribute, shimHostAttribute, splitNamespace} from './private_import_platform-browser';
+
+const TEMPLATE_COMMENT_TEXT = 'template bindings={}';
+const TEMPLATE_BINDINGS_EXP = /^template bindings=(.*)$/;
+
+@Injectable()
+export class ServerRootRenderer {
+  protected registeredComponents: Map<string, ServerRenderer> = new Map<string, ServerRenderer>();
+  constructor(
+      @Inject(DOCUMENT) public document: any, public sharedStylesHost: SharedStylesHost,
+      public animationDriver: AnimationDriver, @Inject(APP_ID) public appId: string,
+      private _zone: NgZone) {}
+  renderComponent(componentProto: RenderComponentType): Renderer {
+    var renderer = this.registeredComponents.get(componentProto.id);
+    if (!renderer) {
+      renderer = new ServerRenderer(
+          this, componentProto, this.animationDriver, `${this.appId}-${componentProto.id}`,
+          this._zone);
+      this.registeredComponents.set(componentProto.id, renderer);
+    }
+    return renderer;
+  }
+}
+
+export class ServerRenderer implements Renderer {
+  private _contentAttr: string;
+  private _hostAttr: string;
+  private _styles: string[];
+
+  constructor(
+      private _rootRenderer: ServerRootRenderer, private componentProto: RenderComponentType,
+      private _animationDriver: AnimationDriver, styleShimId: string, private _zone: NgZone) {
+    this._styles = flattenStyles(styleShimId, componentProto.styles, []);
+    if (componentProto.encapsulation === ViewEncapsulation.Native) {
+      throw new Error('Native encapsulation is not supported on the server!');
+    }
+    if (this.componentProto.encapsulation === ViewEncapsulation.Emulated) {
+      this._contentAttr = shimContentAttribute(styleShimId);
+      this._hostAttr = shimHostAttribute(styleShimId);
+    } else {
+      this._contentAttr = null;
+      this._hostAttr = null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  selectRootElement(selectorOrNode: string|any, debugInfo: RenderDebugInfo): Element {
+    var el: any /** TODO #9100 */;
+    if (typeof selectorOrNode === 'string') {
+      el = getDOM().querySelector(this._rootRenderer.document, selectorOrNode);
+      if (isBlank(el)) {
+        throw new Error(`The selector "${selectorOrNode}" did not match any elements`);
+      }
+    } else {
+      el = selectorOrNode;
+    }
+    getDOM().clearNodes(el);
+    return el;
+  }
+
+  createElement(parent: Element, name: string, debugInfo: RenderDebugInfo): Node {
+    var el: any;
+    if (isNamespaced(name)) {
+      var nsAndName = splitNamespace(name);
+      el = getDOM().createElementNS(NAMESPACE_URIS[nsAndName[0]], nsAndName[1]);
+    } else {
+      el = getDOM().createElement(name);
+    }
+    if (isPresent(this._contentAttr)) {
+      getDOM().setAttribute(el, this._contentAttr, '');
+    }
+    if (isPresent(parent)) {
+      getDOM().appendChild(parent, el);
+    }
+    return el;
+  }
+
+  createViewRoot(hostElement: any): any {
+    var nodesParent: any /** TODO #9100 */;
+    if (isPresent(this._hostAttr)) {
+      getDOM().setAttribute(hostElement, this._hostAttr, '');
+    }
+    nodesParent = hostElement;
+    return nodesParent;
+  }
+
+  createTemplateAnchor(parentElement: any, debugInfo: RenderDebugInfo): any {
+    var comment = getDOM().createComment(TEMPLATE_COMMENT_TEXT);
+    if (isPresent(parentElement)) {
+      getDOM().appendChild(parentElement, comment);
+    }
+    return comment;
+  }
+
+  createText(parentElement: any, value: string, debugInfo: RenderDebugInfo): any {
+    var node = getDOM().createTextNode(value);
+    if (isPresent(parentElement)) {
+      getDOM().appendChild(parentElement, node);
+    }
+    return node;
+  }
+
+  projectNodes(parentElement: any, nodes: any[]) {
+    if (isBlank(parentElement)) return;
+    appendNodes(parentElement, nodes);
+  }
+
+  attachViewAfter(node: any, viewRootNodes: any[]) { moveNodesAfterSibling(node, viewRootNodes); }
+
+  detachView(viewRootNodes: any[]) {
+    for (var i = 0; i < viewRootNodes.length; i++) {
+      getDOM().remove(viewRootNodes[i]);
+    }
+  }
+
+  destroyView(hostElement: any, viewAllNodes: any[]) {}
+
+  listen(renderElement: any, name: string, callback: Function): Function {
+    var outsideHandler = (event: any) => this._zone.runGuarded(() => callback(event));
+    return this._zone.runOutsideAngular(
+        () => getDOM().onAndCancel(renderElement, name, outsideHandler));
+  }
+
+  listenGlobal(target: string, name: string, callback: Function): Function {
+    var renderElement = getDOM().getGlobalEventTarget(target);
+    return this.listen(renderElement, name, callback);
+  }
+
+  setElementProperty(renderElement: any, propertyName: string, propertyValue: any): void {
+    getDOM().setProperty(renderElement, propertyName, propertyValue);
+  }
+
+  setElementAttribute(renderElement: any, attributeName: string, attributeValue: string): void {
+    let attrNs: string;
+    let attrNameWithoutNs = attributeName;
+    if (isNamespaced(attributeName)) {
+      const nsAndName = splitNamespace(attributeName);
+      attrNameWithoutNs = nsAndName[1];
+      attributeName = nsAndName[0] + ':' + nsAndName[1];
+      attrNs = NAMESPACE_URIS[nsAndName[0]];
+    }
+    if (isPresent(attributeValue)) {
+      if (isPresent(attrNs)) {
+        getDOM().setAttributeNS(renderElement, attrNs, attributeName, attributeValue);
+      } else {
+        getDOM().setAttribute(renderElement, attributeName, attributeValue);
+      }
+    } else {
+      if (isPresent(attrNs)) {
+        getDOM().removeAttributeNS(renderElement, attrNs, attrNameWithoutNs);
+      } else {
+        getDOM().removeAttribute(renderElement, attributeName);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  setBindingDebugInfo(renderElement: any, propertyName: string, propertyValue: string): void {
+    if (getDOM().isCommentNode(renderElement)) {
+      const existingBindings =
+          getDOM().getText(renderElement).replace(/\n/g, '').match(TEMPLATE_BINDINGS_EXP);
+      var parsedBindings = JSON.parse(existingBindings[1]);
+      (parsedBindings as any /** TODO #9100 */)[propertyName] = propertyValue;
+      getDOM().setText(
+          renderElement,
+          TEMPLATE_COMMENT_TEXT.replace('{}', JSON.stringify(parsedBindings, null, 2)));
+    } else {
+      this.setElementAttribute(renderElement, propertyName, propertyValue);
+    }
+  }
+
+  setElementClass(renderElement: any, className: string, isAdd: boolean): void {
+    if (isAdd) {
+      getDOM().addClass(renderElement, className);
+    } else {
+      getDOM().removeClass(renderElement, className);
+    }
+  }
+
+  setElementStyle(renderElement: any, styleName: string, styleValue: string): void {
+    if (isPresent(styleValue)) {
+      getDOM().setStyle(renderElement, styleName, stringify(styleValue));
+    } else {
+      getDOM().removeStyle(renderElement, styleName);
+    }
+  }
+
+  invokeElementMethod(renderElement: any, methodName: string, args: any[]): void {
+    getDOM().invoke(renderElement, methodName, args);
+  }
+
+  setText(renderNode: any, text: string): void { getDOM().setText(renderNode, text); }
+
+  animate(
+      element: any, startingStyles: AnimationStyles, keyframes: AnimationKeyframe[],
+      duration: number, delay: number, easing: string): AnimationPlayer {
+    return this._animationDriver.animate(
+        element, startingStyles, keyframes, duration, delay, easing);
+  }
+}
+
+function moveNodesAfterSibling(sibling: any /** TODO #9100 */, nodes: any /** TODO #9100 */) {
+  var parent = getDOM().parentElement(sibling);
+  if (nodes.length > 0 && isPresent(parent)) {
+    var nextSibling = getDOM().nextSibling(sibling);
+    if (isPresent(nextSibling)) {
+      for (var i = 0; i < nodes.length; i++) {
+        getDOM().insertBefore(nextSibling, nodes[i]);
+      }
+    } else {
+      for (var i = 0; i < nodes.length; i++) {
+        getDOM().appendChild(parent, nodes[i]);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+function appendNodes(parent: any /** TODO #9100 */, nodes: any /** TODO #9100 */) {
+  for (var i = 0; i < nodes.length; i++) {
+    getDOM().appendChild(parent, nodes[i]);
+  }
+}
+
+function decoratePreventDefault(eventHandler: Function): Function {
+  return (event: any /** TODO #9100 */) => {
+    var allowDefaultBehavior = eventHandler(event);
+    if (allowDefaultBehavior === false) {
+      // TODO(tbosch): move preventDefault into event plugins...
+      getDOM().preventDefault(event);
+    }
+  };
+}
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-server/testing/server.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-server/testing/server.ts
index c52a4220c2..52c41beb20 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-server/testing/server.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-server/testing/server.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 import {platformCoreDynamicTesting} from '@angular/compiler/testing';
 import {NgModule, PlatformRef, Provider, createPlatformFactory} from '@angular/core';
 import {BrowserDynamicTestingModule} from '@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/testing';
+
+import {SERVER_RENDER_PROVIDERS} from '../src/server';
+
 import {INTERNAL_SERVER_PLATFORM_PROVIDERS} from './private_import_platform_server';
 
 
@@ -25,6 +28,6 @@ export const platformServerTesting = createPlatformFactory(
  *
  * @experimental API related to bootstrapping are still under review.
  */
-@NgModule({exports: [BrowserDynamicTestingModule]})
+@NgModule({exports: [BrowserDynamicTestingModule], providers: SERVER_RENDER_PROVIDERS})
 export class ServerTestingModule {
 }
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-webworker/test/web_workers/worker/renderer_integration_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-webworker/test/web_workers/worker/renderer_integration_spec.ts
index 755b099921..c5804ab095 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-webworker/test/web_workers/worker/renderer_integration_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-webworker/test/web_workers/worker/renderer_integration_spec.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ export function main() {
   }
 
   describe('Web Worker Renderer', () => {
+    // Don't run on server...
+    if (!getDOM().supportsDOMEvents()) return;
+
     var uiInjector: Injector;
     var uiRenderStore: RenderStore;
     var workerRenderStore: RenderStore;