diff --git a/modules/angular2/angular2.ts b/modules/angular2/angular2.ts
index e3d0361346..4087b9eef6 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/angular2.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/angular2.ts
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ export * from './platform/browser';
 export * from './src/platform/dom/dom_adapter';
 export * from './src/platform/dom/events/event_manager';
 export * from './upgrade';
-export {UrlResolver, AppRootUrl} from './compiler';
+export {UrlResolver, AppRootUrl, getUrlScheme, DEFAULT_PACKAGE_URL_PROVIDER} from './compiler';
diff --git a/modules/angular2/core.ts b/modules/angular2/core.ts
index 8f75db928f..25d31ebb2e 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/core.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/core.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export {
   APP_ID,
   APP_COMPONENT,
   APP_INITIALIZER,
+  PACKAGE_ROOT_URL,
   PLATFORM_INITIALIZER
 } from './src/core/application_tokens';
 export * from './src/core/zone';
@@ -29,4 +30,4 @@ export * from './src/core/change_detection';
 export * from './src/core/platform_directives_and_pipes';
 export * from './src/core/platform_common_providers';
 export * from './src/core/application_common_providers';
-export * from './src/core/reflection/reflection';
\ No newline at end of file
+export * from './src/core/reflection/reflection';
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/compiler/compiler.ts b/modules/angular2/src/compiler/compiler.ts
index fcbc6abf83..93e4c3e32c 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/compiler/compiler.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/compiler/compiler.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import {Compiler} from 'angular2/src/core/linker/compiler';
 import {RuntimeCompiler} from 'angular2/src/compiler/runtime_compiler';
 import {ElementSchemaRegistry} from 'angular2/src/compiler/schema/element_schema_registry';
 import {DomElementSchemaRegistry} from 'angular2/src/compiler/schema/dom_element_schema_registry';
-import {UrlResolver} from 'angular2/src/compiler/url_resolver';
+import {UrlResolver, DEFAULT_PACKAGE_URL_PROVIDER} from 'angular2/src/compiler/url_resolver';
 import {AppRootUrl} from 'angular2/src/compiler/app_root_url';
 import {AnchorBasedAppRootUrl} from 'angular2/src/compiler/anchor_based_app_root_url';
 import {Parser, Lexer} from 'angular2/src/core/change_detection/change_detection';
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ export const COMPILER_PROVIDERS: Array<Type | Provider | any[]> = CONST_EXPR([
   TemplateParser,
   TemplateNormalizer,
   RuntimeMetadataResolver,
+  DEFAULT_PACKAGE_URL_PROVIDER,
   StyleCompiler,
   CommandCompiler,
   ChangeDetectionCompiler,
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/compiler/runtime_metadata.ts b/modules/angular2/src/compiler/runtime_metadata.ts
index 26e428a696..2f7951a553 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/compiler/runtime_metadata.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/compiler/runtime_metadata.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import {reflector} from 'angular2/src/core/reflection/reflection';
 import {Injectable, Inject, Optional} from 'angular2/src/core/di';
 import {PLATFORM_DIRECTIVES} from 'angular2/src/core/platform_directives_and_pipes';
 import {MODULE_SUFFIX} from './util';
+import {getUrlScheme} from 'angular2/src/compiler/url_resolver';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class RuntimeMetadataResolver {
@@ -107,8 +108,11 @@ function isValidDirective(value: Type): boolean {
 }
 
 function calcModuleUrl(type: Type, dirMeta: md.DirectiveMetadata): string {
-  if (isPresent(dirMeta.moduleId)) {
-    return `package:${dirMeta.moduleId}${MODULE_SUFFIX}`;
+  var moduleId = dirMeta.moduleId;
+  if (isPresent(moduleId)) {
+    var scheme = getUrlScheme(moduleId);
+    return isPresent(scheme) && scheme.length > 0 ? moduleId :
+                                                    `package:${moduleId}${MODULE_SUFFIX}`;
   } else {
     return reflector.importUri(type);
   }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/compiler/url_resolver.dart b/modules/angular2/src/compiler/url_resolver.dart
index 2f9b4a4562..9af5236100 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/compiler/url_resolver.dart
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/compiler/url_resolver.dart
@@ -1,18 +1,22 @@
 library angular2.src.services.url_resolver;
 
-import 'package:angular2/src/core/di.dart' show Injectable, Provider;
+import 'package:angular2/src/core/di.dart' show Injectable, Inject, Provider;
+import 'package:angular2/src/facade/lang.dart' show isPresent, StringWrapper;
+import 'package:angular2/src/core/application_tokens.dart' show PACKAGE_ROOT_URL;
 
 UrlResolver createWithoutPackagePrefix() {
   return new UrlResolver.withUrlPrefix(null);
 }
 
+const DEFAULT_PACKAGE_URL_PROVIDER = const Provider(PACKAGE_ROOT_URL, useValue: "/packages");
+
 @Injectable()
 class UrlResolver {
   /// This will be the location where 'package:' Urls will resolve. Default is
   /// '/packages'
   final String _packagePrefix;
 
-  const UrlResolver() : _packagePrefix = '/packages';
+  UrlResolver([@Inject(PACKAGE_ROOT_URL) this._packagePrefix]);
 
   /// Creates a UrlResolver that will resolve 'package:' Urls to a different
   /// prefixed location.
@@ -32,15 +36,23 @@ class UrlResolver {
    */
   String resolve(String baseUrl, String url) {
     Uri uri = Uri.parse(url);
-    if (!uri.isAbsolute) {
+
+    if (isPresent(baseUrl) && baseUrl.length > 0) {
       Uri baseUri = Uri.parse(baseUrl);
       uri = baseUri.resolveUri(uri);
     }
 
-    if (_packagePrefix != null && uri.scheme == 'package') {
-      return '$_packagePrefix/${uri.path}';
+    var prefix = this._packagePrefix;
+    if (prefix != null && uri.scheme == 'package') {
+      prefix = StringWrapper.stripRight(prefix, '/');
+      var path = StringWrapper.stripLeft(uri.path, '/');
+      return '$prefix/$path';
     } else {
       return uri.toString();
     }
   }
 }
+
+String getUrlScheme(String url) {
+  return Uri.parse(url).scheme;
+}
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/compiler/url_resolver.ts b/modules/angular2/src/compiler/url_resolver.ts
index 93cf9e5a66..7c914f5348 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/compiler/url_resolver.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/compiler/url_resolver.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,21 @@
-import {Injectable} from 'angular2/src/core/di';
-import {isPresent, isBlank, RegExpWrapper, normalizeBlank} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
+import {Injectable, Inject} from 'angular2/src/core/di';
+import {
+  StringWrapper,
+  isPresent,
+  isBlank,
+  RegExpWrapper,
+  normalizeBlank
+} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
 import {BaseException, WrappedException} from 'angular2/src/facade/exceptions';
 import {ListWrapper} from 'angular2/src/facade/collection';
+import {PACKAGE_ROOT_URL} from 'angular2/src/core/application_tokens';
+import {Provider} from 'angular2/src/core/di';
 
 export function createWithoutPackagePrefix(): UrlResolver {
   return new UrlResolver();
 }
 
+export var DEFAULT_PACKAGE_URL_PROVIDER = new Provider(PACKAGE_ROOT_URL, {useValue: "/"});
 
 /**
  * Used by the {@link Compiler} when resolving HTML and CSS template URLs.
@@ -17,6 +26,14 @@ export function createWithoutPackagePrefix(): UrlResolver {
  */
 @Injectable()
 export class UrlResolver {
+  private _packagePrefix: string;
+
+  constructor(@Inject(PACKAGE_ROOT_URL) packagePrefix: string = null) {
+    if (isPresent(packagePrefix)) {
+      this._packagePrefix = StringWrapper.stripRight(packagePrefix, "/") + "/";
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Resolves the `url` given the `baseUrl`:
    * - when the `url` is null, the `baseUrl` is returned,
@@ -29,7 +46,21 @@ export class UrlResolver {
    * @param {string} url
    * @returns {string} the resolved URL
    */
-  resolve(baseUrl: string, url: string): string { return _resolveUrl(baseUrl, url); }
+  resolve(baseUrl: string, url: string): string {
+    var resolvedUrl = url;
+    if (isPresent(baseUrl) && baseUrl.length > 0) {
+      resolvedUrl = _resolveUrl(baseUrl, resolvedUrl);
+    }
+    if (isPresent(this._packagePrefix) && getUrlScheme(resolvedUrl) == "package") {
+      resolvedUrl = resolvedUrl.replace("package:", this._packagePrefix);
+    }
+    return resolvedUrl;
+  }
+}
+
+export function getUrlScheme(url: string): string {
+  var match = _split(url);
+  return (match && match[_ComponentIndex.Scheme]) || "";
 }
 
 // The code below is adapted from Traceur:
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/application_tokens.ts b/modules/angular2/src/core/application_tokens.ts
index 0a3780a44f..24cca2b943 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/application_tokens.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/application_tokens.ts
@@ -58,4 +58,10 @@ export const PLATFORM_INITIALIZER: OpaqueToken =
 /**
  * A function that will be executed when an application is initialized.
  */
-export const APP_INITIALIZER: OpaqueToken = CONST_EXPR(new OpaqueToken("Application Initializer"));
\ No newline at end of file
+export const APP_INITIALIZER: OpaqueToken = CONST_EXPR(new OpaqueToken("Application Initializer"));
+
+/**
+ * A token which indicates the root directory of the application
+ */
+export const PACKAGE_ROOT_URL: OpaqueToken =
+    CONST_EXPR(new OpaqueToken("Application Packages Root URL"));
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/facade/lang.dart b/modules/angular2/src/facade/lang.dart
index 3353bfddbd..26ed8ec7de 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/facade/lang.dart
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/facade/lang.dart
@@ -72,6 +72,30 @@ class StringWrapper {
     return s == s2;
   }
 
+  static String stripLeft(String s, String charVal) {
+    if (isPresent(s) && s.length > 0) {
+      var pos = 0;
+      for (var i = 0; i < s.length; i++) {
+        if (s[i] != charVal) break;
+        pos++;
+      }
+      s = s.substring(pos);
+    }
+    return s;
+  }
+
+  static String stripRight(String s, String charVal) {
+    if (isPresent(s) && s.length > 0) {
+      var pos = s.length;
+      for (var i = s.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+        if (s[i] != charVal) break;
+        pos--;
+      }
+      s = s.substring(0, pos);
+    }
+    return s;
+  }
+
   static String replace(String s, Pattern from, String replace) {
     return s.replaceFirst(from, replace);
   }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/facade/lang.ts b/modules/angular2/src/facade/lang.ts
index 08609f43f8..bd4be8060d 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/facade/lang.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/facade/lang.ts
@@ -166,6 +166,30 @@ export class StringWrapper {
 
   static equals(s: string, s2: string): boolean { return s === s2; }
 
+  static stripLeft(s: string, charVal: string): string {
+    if (s && s.length) {
+      var pos = 0;
+      for (var i = 0; i < s.length; i++) {
+        if (s[i] != charVal) break;
+        pos++;
+      }
+      s = s.substring(pos);
+    }
+    return s;
+  }
+
+  static stripRight(s: string, charVal: string): string {
+    if (s && s.length) {
+      var pos = s.length;
+      for (var i = s.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+        if (s[i] != charVal) break;
+        pos--;
+      }
+      s = s.substring(0, pos);
+    }
+    return s;
+  }
+
   static replace(s: string, from: string, replace: string): string {
     return s.replace(from, replace);
   }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/compiler/url_resolver_spec.ts b/modules/angular2/test/compiler/url_resolver_spec.ts
index acaa5ae10c..21f4e13ac0 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/compiler/url_resolver_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/compiler/url_resolver_spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
-import {describe, it, expect, beforeEach, ddescribe, iit, xit, el} from 'angular2/testing_internal';
+import {
+  describe,
+  it,
+  expect,
+  beforeEach,
+  ddescribe,
+  iit,
+  xit,
+  el,
+  inject
+} from 'angular2/testing_internal';
+import {IS_DART} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
 import {UrlResolver} from 'angular2/src/compiler/url_resolver';
 
 export function main() {
@@ -69,14 +80,50 @@ export function main() {
         expect(resolver.resolve('foo/baz', '/bar')).toEqual('/bar');
         expect(resolver.resolve('foo/baz/', '/bar')).toEqual('/bar');
       });
-    });
 
-    describe('corner and error cases', () => {
-      it('should encode URLs before resolving', () => {
-        expect(resolver.resolve('foo/baz', `<p #p>Hello
-        </p>`))
-            .toEqual('foo/%3Cp%20#p%3EHello%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3C/p%3E');
+      it('should not resolve urls against the baseUrl when the url contains a scheme', () => {
+        resolver = new UrlResolver('my_packages_dir');
+        expect(resolver.resolve("base/", 'package:file')).toEqual('my_packages_dir/file');
+        expect(resolver.resolve("base/", 'http:super_file')).toEqual('http:super_file');
+        expect(resolver.resolve("base/", './mega_file')).toEqual('base/mega_file');
       });
     });
+
+    describe('packages',
+             () => {
+               it('should resolve a url based on the application package', () => {
+                 resolver = new UrlResolver('my_packages_dir');
+                 expect(resolver.resolve(null, 'package:some/dir/file.txt'))
+                     .toEqual('my_packages_dir/some/dir/file.txt');
+                 expect(resolver.resolve(null, 'some/dir/file.txt')).toEqual('some/dir/file.txt');
+               });
+
+               it('should contain a default value of "/packages" when nothing is provided for DART',
+                  inject([UrlResolver], (resolver) => {
+                    if (IS_DART) {
+                      expect(resolver.resolve(null, 'package:file')).toEqual('/packages/file');
+                    }
+                  }));
+
+               it('should contain a default value of "/" when nothing is provided for TS/ESM',
+                  inject([UrlResolver], (resolver) => {
+                    if (!IS_DART) {
+                      expect(resolver.resolve(null, 'package:file')).toEqual('/file');
+                    }
+                  }));
+
+               it('should resolve a package value when present within the baseurl', () => {
+                 resolver = new UrlResolver('/my_special_dir');
+                 expect(resolver.resolve('package:some_dir/', 'matias.html'))
+                     .toEqual('/my_special_dir/some_dir/matias.html');
+               });
+             })
+
+        describe('corner and error cases', () => {
+          it('should encode URLs before resolving', () => {
+            expect(resolver.resolve('foo/baz', `<p #p>Hello
+        </p>`)).toEqual('foo/%3Cp%20#p%3EHello%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3C/p%3E');
+          });
+        });
   });
 }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/facade/lang_spec.ts b/modules/angular2/test/facade/lang_spec.ts
index 70295fff5c..ceef4e2a6d 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/facade/lang_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/facade/lang_spec.ts
@@ -65,5 +65,59 @@ export function main() {
       });
     });
 
+    describe('stripLeft', () => {
+      it('should strip the first character of the string if it matches the provided input', () => {
+        var input = "~angular2 is amazing";
+        var expectedOutput = "angular2 is amazing";
+
+        expect(StringWrapper.stripLeft(input, "~")).toEqual(expectedOutput);
+      });
+
+      it('should keep stripping characters from the start until the first unmatched character',
+         () => {
+           var input = "#####hello";
+           var expectedOutput = "hello";
+           expect(StringWrapper.stripLeft(input, "#")).toEqual(expectedOutput);
+         });
+
+      it('should not alter the provided input if the first charater does not match the provided input',
+         () => {
+           var input = "+angular2 is amazing";
+           expect(StringWrapper.stripLeft(input, "*")).toEqual(input);
+         });
+
+      it('should not do any alterations when an empty string or null value is passed in', () => {
+        expect(StringWrapper.stripLeft("", "S")).toEqual("");
+        expect(StringWrapper.stripLeft(null, "S")).toEqual(null);
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('stripRight', () => {
+      it('should strip the first character of the string if it matches the provided input', () => {
+        var input = "angular2 is amazing!";
+        var expectedOutput = "angular2 is amazing";
+
+        expect(StringWrapper.stripRight(input, "!")).toEqual(expectedOutput);
+      });
+
+      it('should not alter the provided input if the first charater does not match the provided input',
+         () => {
+           var input = "angular2 is amazing+";
+
+           expect(StringWrapper.stripRight(input, "*")).toEqual(input);
+         });
+
+      it('should keep stripping characters from the end until the first unmatched character',
+         () => {
+           var input = "hi&!&&&&&";
+           var expectedOutput = "hi&!";
+           expect(StringWrapper.stripRight(input, "&")).toEqual(expectedOutput);
+         });
+
+      it('should not do any alterations when an empty string or null value is passed in', () => {
+        expect(StringWrapper.stripRight("", "S")).toEqual("");
+        expect(StringWrapper.stripRight(null, "S")).toEqual(null);
+      });
+    });
   });
 }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/public_api_spec.ts b/modules/angular2/test/public_api_spec.ts
index 7aba158065..6dab9fb13c 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/public_api_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/public_api_spec.ts
@@ -1196,6 +1196,9 @@ var NG_ALL = [
   'UpperCasePipe.transform()',
   'UrlResolver',
   'UrlResolver.resolve()',
+  'getUrlScheme()',
+  'PACKAGE_ROOT_URL',
+  'DEFAULT_PACKAGE_URL_PROVIDER',
   'Validators#compose()',
   'Validators#composeAsync()',
   'Validators#nullValidator()',
diff --git a/modules/playground/e2e_test/relative_assets/assets_spec.dart b/modules/playground/e2e_test/relative_assets/assets_spec.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..200a722456
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/playground/e2e_test/relative_assets/assets_spec.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+library playground.e2e_test.relative_assets.assets_spec;
+
+main() {}
diff --git a/modules/playground/e2e_test/relative_assets/assets_spec.ts b/modules/playground/e2e_test/relative_assets/assets_spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..69e815807d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/playground/e2e_test/relative_assets/assets_spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import {verifyNoBrowserErrors} from 'angular2/src/testing/e2e_util';
+import {Promise} from 'angular2/src/facade/async';
+
+function waitForElement(selector) {
+  var EC = (<any>protractor).ExpectedConditions;
+  // Waits for the element with id 'abc' to be present on the dom.
+  browser.wait(EC.presenceOf($(selector)), 20000);
+}
+
+describe('relative assets relative-app', () => {
+
+  afterEach(verifyNoBrowserErrors);
+
+  var URL = 'playground/src/relative_assets/';
+
+  it('should load in the templateUrl relative to the my-cmp component', () => {
+    browser.get(URL);
+
+    waitForElement('my-cmp .inner-container');
+    expect(element.all(by.css('my-cmp .inner-container')).count()).toEqual(1);
+  });
+
+  it('should load in the styleUrls relative to the my-cmp component', () => {
+    browser.get(URL);
+
+    waitForElement('my-cmp .inner-container');
+    var elem = element(by.css('my-cmp .inner-container'));
+    var width = browser.executeScript(function(e) {
+      return parseInt(window.getComputedStyle(e).width);
+    }, elem.getWebElement());
+
+    expect(width).toBe(432);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/modules/playground/pubspec.yaml b/modules/playground/pubspec.yaml
index 35538a25aa..907f00cf0b 100644
--- a/modules/playground/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/modules/playground/pubspec.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ transformers:
         - web/src/routing/index.dart
         - web/src/template_driven_forms/index.dart
         - web/src/zippy_component/index.dart
+        - web/src/relative_assets/index.dart
         - web/src/svg/index.dart
         - web/src/material/button/index.dart
         - web/src/material/checkbox/index.dart
diff --git a/modules/playground/src/relative_assets/index.html b/modules/playground/src/relative_assets/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0420c19883
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/playground/src/relative_assets/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<!doctype html>
+<html>
+  <title>Relative URLs</title>
+<body>
+  <relative-app>
+    Loading...
+  </relative-app>
+
+  $SCRIPTS$
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/modules/playground/src/relative_assets/index.ts b/modules/playground/src/relative_assets/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0df4d5f707
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/playground/src/relative_assets/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import {bootstrap} from 'angular2/bootstrap';
+import {reflector} from 'angular2/src/core/reflection/reflection';
+import {ReflectionCapabilities} from 'angular2/src/core/reflection/reflection_capabilities';
+
+import {Renderer, ElementRef, Component, Directive, Injectable} from 'angular2/core';
+import {MyCmp} from './my_cmp/my_cmp';
+
+export function main() {
+  reflector.reflectionCapabilities = new ReflectionCapabilities();
+  bootstrap(RelativeApp);
+}
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'relative-app',
+  directives: [MyCmp],
+  template: `component = <my-cmp></my-cmp>`,
+})
+export class RelativeApp {
+}
diff --git a/modules/playground/src/relative_assets/my_cmp/my_cmp.dart b/modules/playground/src/relative_assets/my_cmp/my_cmp.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2f097936e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/playground/src/relative_assets/my_cmp/my_cmp.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import 'package:angular2/core.dart' show Component;
+
+@Component(
+  selector: 'my-cmp',
+  templateUrl: 'tpl.html',
+  styleUrls: const ['style.css']
+)
+class MyCmp {
+}
diff --git a/modules/playground/src/relative_assets/my_cmp/my_cmp.ts b/modules/playground/src/relative_assets/my_cmp/my_cmp.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..34fb1d8389
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/playground/src/relative_assets/my_cmp/my_cmp.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import {Component} from 'angular2/core';
+@Component(
+    {selector: 'my-cmp', templateUrl: 'tpl.html', styleUrls: ['style.css'], moduleId: module.id})
+export class MyCmp {
+}
diff --git a/modules/playground/src/relative_assets/my_cmp/style.css b/modules/playground/src/relative_assets/my_cmp/style.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ed72d5deab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/playground/src/relative_assets/my_cmp/style.css
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+:host {
+  background:red;
+  padding:1em;
+  display:block;
+  font-size:20px;
+  color:white;
+}
+
+.inner-container {
+  width:432px;
+  font-weight:bold;
+}
diff --git a/modules/playground/src/relative_assets/my_cmp/tpl.html b/modules/playground/src/relative_assets/my_cmp/tpl.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..94da65d56d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/playground/src/relative_assets/my_cmp/tpl.html
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<div class="inner-container">
+  my component content goes here
+</div>
diff --git a/tools/broccoli/trees/browser_tree.ts b/tools/broccoli/trees/browser_tree.ts
index 443808e459..3a2f030725 100644
--- a/tools/broccoli/trees/browser_tree.ts
+++ b/tools/broccoli/trees/browser_tree.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ const kServedPaths = [
   'playground/src/http',
   'playground/src/jsonp',
   'playground/src/key_events',
+  'playground/src/relative_assets',
   'playground/src/routing',
   'playground/src/sourcemap',
   'playground/src/svg',
diff --git a/tools/broccoli/trees/dart_tree.ts b/tools/broccoli/trees/dart_tree.ts
index ca25f37423..06a713fc70 100644
--- a/tools/broccoli/trees/dart_tree.ts
+++ b/tools/broccoli/trees/dart_tree.ts
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ function getSourceTree() {
     translateBuiltins: true,
   });
   // Native sources, dart only examples, etc.
-  var dartSrcs =
-      modulesFunnel(['**/*.dart', '**/*.ng_meta.json', '**/*.aliases.json', '**/css/**']);
+  var dartSrcs = modulesFunnel(
+      ['**/*.dart', '**/*.ng_meta.json', '**/*.aliases.json', '**/css/**', '**/*.css']);
   return mergeTrees([transpiled, dartSrcs]);
 }