diff --git a/packages/animations/browser/BUILD.bazel b/packages/animations/browser/BUILD.bazel
index a3e87e816d..04b19b0df9 100644
--- a/packages/animations/browser/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/animations/browser/BUILD.bazel
@@ -13,5 +13,6 @@ ts_library(
     module_name = "@angular/animations/browser",
     deps = [
         "//packages/animations",
+        "//packages/core",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/packages/animations/browser/src/render/animation_driver.ts b/packages/animations/browser/src/render/animation_driver.ts
index 986b4d1e03..0fb38de9be 100644
--- a/packages/animations/browser/src/render/animation_driver.ts
+++ b/packages/animations/browser/src/render/animation_driver.ts
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 import {AnimationPlayer, NoopAnimationPlayer} from '@angular/animations';
+import {Injectable} from '@angular/core';
 
 import {containsElement, invokeQuery, matchesElement, validateStyleProperty} from './shared';
 
 /**
  * @experimental
  */
+@Injectable()
 export class NoopAnimationDriver implements AnimationDriver {
   validateStyleProperty(prop: string): boolean { return validateStyleProperty(prop); }