diff --git a/packages/upgrade/src/common/angular1.ts b/packages/upgrade/src/common/angular1.ts
index 329573ddb9..6638cc898f 100644
--- a/packages/upgrade/src/common/angular1.ts
+++ b/packages/upgrade/src/common/angular1.ts
@@ -243,22 +243,36 @@ try {
 }
 
 /**
- * Resets the AngularJS library.
+ * @deprecated Use {@link setAngularJSGlobal} instead.
+ */
+export function setAngularLib(ng: any): void {
+  setAngularJSGlobal(ng);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @deprecated Use {@link getAngularJSGlobal} instead.
+ */
+export function getAngularLib(): any {
+  return getAngularJSGlobal();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Resets the AngularJS global.
  *
- * Used when angularjs is loaded lazily, and not available on `window`.
+ * Used when AngularJS is loaded lazily, and not available on `window`.
  *
  * @stable
  */
-export function setAngularLib(ng: any): void {
+export function setAngularJSGlobal(ng: any): void {
   angular = ng;
 }
 
 /**
- * Returns the current version of the AngularJS library.
+ * Returns the current AngularJS global.
  *
  * @stable
  */
-export function getAngularLib(): any {
+export function getAngularJSGlobal(): any {
   return angular;
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/upgrade/static/public_api.ts b/packages/upgrade/static/public_api.ts
index 536890d321..c881be7a53 100644
--- a/packages/upgrade/static/public_api.ts
+++ b/packages/upgrade/static/public_api.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * Entry point for all public APIs of this package. allowing
  * Angular 1 and Angular 2+ to run side by side in the same application.
  */
-export {getAngularLib, setAngularLib} from './src/common/angular1';
+export {getAngularJSGlobal, getAngularLib, setAngularJSGlobal, setAngularLib} from './src/common/angular1';
 export {downgradeComponent} from './src/common/downgrade_component';
 export {downgradeInjectable} from './src/common/downgrade_injectable';
 export {VERSION} from './src/common/version';
@@ -20,4 +20,5 @@ export {downgradeModule} from './src/static/downgrade_module';
 export {UpgradeComponent} from './src/static/upgrade_component';
 export {UpgradeModule} from './src/static/upgrade_module';
 
+
 // This file only re-exports content of the `src` folder. Keep it that way.
diff --git a/packages/upgrade/test/static/integration/injection_spec.ts b/packages/upgrade/test/static/integration/injection_spec.ts
index 8ee142c2f4..fa7ce8e4e1 100644
--- a/packages/upgrade/test/static/integration/injection_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/upgrade/test/static/integration/injection_spec.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {BrowserModule} from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import {platformBrowserDynamic} from '@angular/platform-browser-dynamic';
 import * as angular from '@angular/upgrade/src/common/angular1';
 import {$INJECTOR, INJECTOR_KEY} from '@angular/upgrade/src/common/constants';
-import {UpgradeModule, downgradeInjectable, getAngularLib, setAngularLib} from '@angular/upgrade/static';
+import {UpgradeModule, downgradeInjectable, getAngularJSGlobal, setAngularJSGlobal} from '@angular/upgrade/static';
 
 import {bootstrap, html} from '../test_helpers';
 
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ export function main() {
     it('should allow resetting angular at runtime', async(() => {
          let wrappedBootstrapepedCalled = false;
 
-         const n: any = getAngularLib();
+         const n: any = getAngularJSGlobal();
 
-         setAngularLib({
+         setAngularJSGlobal({
            bootstrap: (...args: any[]) => {
              wrappedBootstrapepedCalled = true;
              n.bootstrap(...args);
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/upgrade/static.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/upgrade/static.d.ts
index 8af9735a03..3ff9b4b9a0 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/upgrade/static.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/upgrade/static.d.ts
@@ -14,9 +14,15 @@ export declare function downgradeInjectable(token: any): Function;
 export declare function downgradeModule<T>(moduleFactoryOrBootstrapFn: NgModuleFactory<T> | ((extraProviders: StaticProvider[]) => Promise<NgModuleRef<T>>)): string;
 
 /** @stable */
+export declare function getAngularJSGlobal(): any;
+
+/** @deprecated */
 export declare function getAngularLib(): any;
 
 /** @stable */
+export declare function setAngularJSGlobal(ng: any): void;
+
+/** @deprecated */
 export declare function setAngularLib(ng: any): void;
 
 /** @experimental */