diff --git a/modules/@angular/forms/src/directives/abstract_form_group_directive.ts b/modules/@angular/forms/src/directives/abstract_form_group_directive.ts
index ab5dedeac2..1b4a464f95 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/forms/src/directives/abstract_form_group_directive.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/forms/src/directives/abstract_form_group_directive.ts
@@ -15,10 +15,13 @@ import {Form} from './form_interface';
 import {composeAsyncValidators, composeValidators, controlPath} from './shared';
 import {AsyncValidatorFn, ValidatorFn} from './validators';
 
-/**
-  This is a base class for code shared between {@link NgModelGroup} and {@link FormGroupName}.
- */
 
+
+/**
+ * This is a base class for code shared between {@link NgModelGroup} and {@link FormGroupName}.
+ *
+ * @experimental
+ */
 export class AbstractFormGroupDirective extends ControlContainer implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   /** @internal */
   _parent: ControlContainer;
diff --git a/modules/@angular/forms/src/forms.ts b/modules/@angular/forms/src/forms.ts
index e0c9b1f5c9..eb975f8bab 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/forms/src/forms.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/forms/src/forms.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 export {FORM_DIRECTIVES, REACTIVE_FORM_DIRECTIVES} from './directives';
 export {AbstractControlDirective} from './directives/abstract_control_directive';
+export {AbstractFormGroupDirective} from './directives/abstract_form_group_directive';
 export {CheckboxControlValueAccessor} from './directives/checkbox_value_accessor';
 export {ControlContainer} from './directives/control_container';
 export {ControlValueAccessor, NG_VALUE_ACCESSOR} from './directives/control_value_accessor';
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/forms/index.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/forms/index.d.ts
index 4ebe30b38c..e56ff92f00 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/forms/index.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/forms/index.d.ts
@@ -75,6 +75,17 @@ export declare abstract class AbstractControlDirective {
     reset(value?: any): void;
 }
 
+/** @experimental */
+export declare class AbstractFormGroupDirective extends ControlContainer implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
+    asyncValidator: AsyncValidatorFn;
+    control: FormGroup;
+    formDirective: Form;
+    path: string[];
+    validator: ValidatorFn;
+    ngOnDestroy(): void;
+    ngOnInit(): void;
+}
+
 /** @experimental */
 export interface AsyncValidatorFn {
     (c: AbstractControl): any;