diff --git a/karma-js.conf.js b/karma-js.conf.js
index 47ebddc698..ee3ab95478 100644
--- a/karma-js.conf.js
+++ b/karma-js.conf.js
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ module.exports = function(config) {
 
       'node_modules/zone.js/dist/zone.js',
       'node_modules/zone.js/dist/long-stack-trace-zone.js',
+      'node_modules/zone.js/dist/proxy-zone.js',
+      'node_modules/zone.js/dist/sync-test.js',
       'node_modules/zone.js/dist/jasmine-patch.js',
       'node_modules/zone.js/dist/async-test.js',
       'node_modules/zone.js/dist/fake-async-test.js',
diff --git a/modules/@angular/compiler-cli/integrationtest/test/init.ts b/modules/@angular/compiler-cli/integrationtest/test/init.ts
index 9834ae7648..927bdb8fd7 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/compiler-cli/integrationtest/test/init.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/compiler-cli/integrationtest/test/init.ts
@@ -12,3 +12,6 @@ require('reflect-metadata');
 
 require('zone.js/dist/zone-node.js');
 require('zone.js/dist/long-stack-trace-zone.js');
+require('zone.js/dist/sync-test.js');
+require('zone.js/dist/proxy-zone.js');
+require('zone.js/dist/jasmine-patch.js');
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/test/application_init_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/core/test/application_init_spec.ts
index d60c4db087..baa7bb2fae 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/test/application_init_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/test/application_init_spec.ts
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ export function main() {
     describe('no initializers', () => {
 
       it('should return true for `done`',
-         inject([ApplicationInitStatus], (status: ApplicationInitStatus) => {
+         async(inject([ApplicationInitStatus], (status: ApplicationInitStatus) => {
            expect(status.done).toBe(true);
-         }));
+         })));
 
       it('should return a promise that resolves immediately for `donePromise`',
          async(inject([ApplicationInitStatus], (status: ApplicationInitStatus) => {
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/test/fake_async_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/core/test/fake_async_spec.ts
index 83cfeb04e8..39cf6a6ec6 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/test/fake_async_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/test/fake_async_spec.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {expect} from '@angular/platform-browser/testing/matchers';
 import {Parser} from '../../compiler/src/expression_parser/parser';
 
 const resolvedPromise = Promise.resolve(null);
+const ProxyZoneSpec: {assertPresent: () => void} = (Zone as any)['ProxyZoneSpec'];
 
 export function main() {
   describe('fake async', () => {
@@ -294,11 +295,27 @@ export function main() {
            zoneInTest1 = Zone.current;
            expect(zoneInTest1).toBe(zoneInBeforeEach);
          }));
+    });
+  });
 
-      it('should use a different zone between tests', fakeAsync(() => {
-           expect(Zone.current).toBe(zoneInBeforeEach);
-           expect(Zone.current).not.toBe(zoneInTest1);
-         }));
+  describe('ProxyZone', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => { ProxyZoneSpec.assertPresent(); });
+
+    afterEach(() => { ProxyZoneSpec.assertPresent(); });
+
+    it('should allow fakeAsync zone to retroactively set a zoneSpec outside of fakeAsync', () => {
+      ProxyZoneSpec.assertPresent();
+      var state: string = 'not run';
+      const testZone = Zone.current.fork({name: 'test-zone'});
+      (fakeAsync(() => {
+        testZone.run(() => {
+          Promise.resolve('works').then((v) => state = v);
+          expect(state).toEqual('not run');
+          flushMicrotasks();
+          expect(state).toEqual('works');
+        });
+      }))();
+      expect(state).toEqual('works');
     });
   });
 }
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/test/zone/ng_zone_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/core/test/zone/ng_zone_spec.ts
index 5db6bdf91d..327081e9e4 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/test/zone/ng_zone_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/test/zone/ng_zone_spec.ts
@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
+import {BaseException} from '@angular/core';
 import {NgZone} from '@angular/core/src/zone/ng_zone';
+import {async, fakeAsync, flushMicrotasks} from '@angular/core/testing';
 import {AsyncTestCompleter, Log, beforeEach, ddescribe, describe, expect, iit, inject, it, xdescribe, xit} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_internal';
 import {browserDetection} from '@angular/platform-browser/testing/browser_util';
 
-import {BaseException} from '../../src/facade/exceptions';
 import {isPresent, scheduleMicroTask} from '../../src/facade/lang';
 
 var needsLongerTimers = browserDetection.isSlow || browserDetection.isEdge;
@@ -753,4 +754,44 @@ function commonTests() {
          }, resultTimer);
        }), testTimeout);
   });
+
+  describe('bugs', () => {
+    describe('#10503', () => {
+      let ngZone: NgZone;
+
+      beforeEach(inject([NgZone], (_ngZone: NgZone) => {
+        // Create a zone outside the fakeAsync.
+        ngZone = _ngZone;
+      }));
+
+      it('should fakeAsync even if the NgZone was created outside.', fakeAsync(() => {
+           let result: string = null;
+           // try to escape the current fakeAsync zone by using NgZone which was created outside.
+           ngZone.run(() => {
+             Promise.resolve('works').then((v) => result = v);
+             flushMicrotasks();
+           });
+           expect(result).toEqual('works');
+         }));
+
+      describe('async', () => {
+        let asyncResult: string;
+        const waitLongerThenTestFrameworkAsyncTimeout = 5;
+
+        beforeEach(() => { asyncResult = null; });
+
+        it('should async even if the NgZone was created outside.', async(() => {
+             // try to escape the current async zone by using NgZone which was created outside.
+             ngZone.run(() => {
+               setTimeout(() => {
+                 Promise.resolve('works').then((v) => asyncResult = v);
+               }, waitLongerThenTestFrameworkAsyncTimeout);
+             });
+           }));
+
+        afterEach(() => { expect(asyncResult).toEqual('works'); });
+
+      });
+    });
+  });
 }
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/testing/async.ts b/modules/@angular/core/testing/async.ts
index 9b6cd960eb..b2e4befe01 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/testing/async.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/testing/async.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,13 @@ export function async(fn: Function): (done: any) => any {
   // function when asynchronous activity is finished.
   if (_global.jasmine) {
     return (done: any) => {
-      runInTestZone(fn, done, (err: string | Error) => {
+      if (!done) {
+        // if we run beforeEach in @angular/core/testing/testing_internal then we get no done
+        // fake it here and assume sync.
+        done = function() {};
+        done.fail = function(e: any) { throw e; };
+      }
+      runInTestZone(fn, done, (err: any) => {
         if (typeof err === 'string') {
           return done.fail(new Error(<string>err));
         } else {
@@ -50,13 +56,52 @@ export function async(fn: Function): (done: any) => any {
 }
 
 function runInTestZone(fn: Function, finishCallback: Function, failCallback: Function) {
-  var AsyncTestZoneSpec = (Zone as any /** TODO #9100 */)['AsyncTestZoneSpec'];
+  const currentZone = Zone.current;
+  var AsyncTestZoneSpec = (Zone as any)['AsyncTestZoneSpec'];
   if (AsyncTestZoneSpec === undefined) {
     throw new Error(
         'AsyncTestZoneSpec is needed for the async() test helper but could not be found. ' +
         'Please make sure that your environment includes zone.js/dist/async-test.js');
   }
-  var testZoneSpec = new AsyncTestZoneSpec(finishCallback, failCallback, 'test');
-  var testZone = Zone.current.fork(testZoneSpec);
-  return testZone.run(fn);
+  const ProxyZoneSpec = (Zone as any)['ProxyZoneSpec'] as {
+    get(): {setDelegate(spec: ZoneSpec): void; getDelegate(): ZoneSpec;};
+    assertPresent: () => void;
+  };
+  if (ProxyZoneSpec === undefined) {
+    throw new Error(
+        'ProxyZoneSpec is needed for the async() test helper but could not be found. ' +
+        'Please make sure that your environment includes zone.js/dist/proxy-zone.js');
+  }
+  const proxyZoneSpec = ProxyZoneSpec.get();
+  ProxyZoneSpec.assertPresent();
+  // We need to create the AsyncTestZoneSpec outside the ProxyZone.
+  // If we do it in ProxyZone then we will get to infinite recursion.
+  const proxyZone = Zone.current.getZoneWith('ProxyZoneSpec');
+  const previousDelegate = proxyZoneSpec.getDelegate();
+  proxyZone.parent.run(() => {
+    var testZoneSpec: ZoneSpec = new AsyncTestZoneSpec(
+        () => {
+          // Need to restore the original zone.
+          currentZone.run(() => {
+            if (proxyZoneSpec.getDelegate() == testZoneSpec) {
+              // Only reset the zone spec if it's sill this one. Otherwise, assume it's OK.
+              proxyZoneSpec.setDelegate(previousDelegate);
+            }
+            finishCallback();
+          });
+        },
+        (error: any) => {
+          // Need to restore the original zone.
+          currentZone.run(() => {
+            if (proxyZoneSpec.getDelegate() == testZoneSpec) {
+              // Only reset the zone spec if it's sill this one. Otherwise, assume it's OK.
+              proxyZoneSpec.setDelegate(previousDelegate);
+            }
+            failCallback(error);
+          });
+        },
+        'test');
+    proxyZoneSpec.setDelegate(testZoneSpec);
+  });
+  return Zone.current.runGuarded(fn);
 }
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/testing/fake_async.ts b/modules/@angular/core/testing/fake_async.ts
index 235285c782..924f7f08ff 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/testing/fake_async.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/testing/fake_async.ts
@@ -8,9 +8,14 @@
 
 import {BaseException} from '../index';
 
-let _FakeAsyncTestZoneSpecType = (Zone as any /** TODO #9100 */)['FakeAsyncTestZoneSpec'];
 
-let _fakeAsyncZone: Zone = null;
+const FakeAsyncTestZoneSpec = (Zone as any)['FakeAsyncTestZoneSpec'];
+type ProxyZoneSpec = {
+  setDelegate(delegateSpec: ZoneSpec): void; getDelegate(): ZoneSpec; resetDelegate(): void;
+};
+const ProxyZoneSpec: {get(): ProxyZoneSpec; assertPresent: () => ProxyZoneSpec} =
+    (Zone as any)['ProxyZoneSpec'];
+
 let _fakeAsyncTestZoneSpec: any = null;
 
 /**
@@ -20,8 +25,8 @@ let _fakeAsyncTestZoneSpec: any = null;
  * @experimental
  */
 export function resetFakeAsyncZone() {
-  _fakeAsyncZone = null;
   _fakeAsyncTestZoneSpec = null;
+  ProxyZoneSpec.assertPresent().resetDelegate();
 }
 
 let _inFakeAsyncCall = false;
@@ -45,26 +50,30 @@ let _inFakeAsyncCall = false;
  * @experimental
  */
 export function fakeAsync(fn: Function): (...args: any[]) => any {
-  return function(...args: any[] /** TODO #9100 */) {
+  return function(...args: any[]) {
+    const proxyZoneSpec = ProxyZoneSpec.assertPresent();
     if (_inFakeAsyncCall) {
       throw new BaseException('fakeAsync() calls can not be nested');
     }
     _inFakeAsyncCall = true;
     try {
-      if (!_fakeAsyncZone) {
-        if (Zone.current.get('FakeAsyncTestZoneSpec') != null) {
+      if (!_fakeAsyncTestZoneSpec) {
+        if (proxyZoneSpec.getDelegate() instanceof FakeAsyncTestZoneSpec) {
           throw new BaseException('fakeAsync() calls can not be nested');
         }
 
-        _fakeAsyncTestZoneSpec = new _FakeAsyncTestZoneSpecType();
-        _fakeAsyncZone = Zone.current.fork(_fakeAsyncTestZoneSpec);
+        _fakeAsyncTestZoneSpec = new FakeAsyncTestZoneSpec();
       }
 
-      let res = _fakeAsyncZone.run(() => {
-        let res = fn(...args);
+      let res: any;
+      const lastProxyZoneSpec = proxyZoneSpec.getDelegate();
+      proxyZoneSpec.setDelegate(_fakeAsyncTestZoneSpec);
+      try {
+        res = fn(...args);
         flushMicrotasks();
-        return res;
-      });
+      } finally {
+        proxyZoneSpec.setDelegate(lastProxyZoneSpec);
+      }
 
       if (_fakeAsyncTestZoneSpec.pendingPeriodicTimers.length > 0) {
         throw new BaseException(
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/testing/testing_internal.ts b/modules/@angular/core/testing/testing_internal.ts
index 96246c1a5d..e3b5609cd4 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/testing/testing_internal.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/testing/testing_internal.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ var jsmIt = _global.it;
 var jsmIIt = _global.fit;
 var jsmXIt = _global.xit;
 
-var runnerStack: any[] /** TODO #9100 */ = [];
+var runnerStack: BeforeEachRunner[] = [];
 var inIt = false;
 jasmine.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_INTERVAL = 3000;
 var globalTimeOut = jasmine.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_INTERVAL;
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class BeforeEachRunner {
 // Reset the test providers before each test
 jsmBeforeEach(() => { testBed.resetTestingModule(); });
 
-function _describe(jsmFn: any /** TODO #9100 */, ...args: any[] /** TODO #9100 */) {
+function _describe(jsmFn: Function, ...args: any[]) {
   var parentRunner = runnerStack.length === 0 ? null : runnerStack[runnerStack.length - 1];
   var runner = new BeforeEachRunner(parentRunner);
   runnerStack.push(runner);
@@ -71,15 +71,15 @@ function _describe(jsmFn: any /** TODO #9100 */, ...args: any[] /** TODO #9100 *
   return suite;
 }
 
-export function describe(...args: any[] /** TODO #9100 */): void {
+export function describe(...args: any[]): void {
   return _describe(jsmDescribe, ...args);
 }
 
-export function ddescribe(...args: any[] /** TODO #9100 */): void {
+export function ddescribe(...args: any[]): void {
   return _describe(jsmDDescribe, ...args);
 }
 
-export function xdescribe(...args: any[] /** TODO #9100 */): void {
+export function xdescribe(...args: any[]): void {
   return _describe(jsmXDescribe, ...args);
 }
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ export function beforeEach(fn: Function): void {
  *     {provide: SomeToken, useValue: myValue},
  *   ]);
  */
-export function beforeEachProviders(fn: any /** TODO #9100 */): void {
+export function beforeEachProviders(fn: Function): void {
   jsmBeforeEach(() => {
     var providers = fn();
     if (!providers) return;
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ export function addProviders(providers: Array<any>): void {
 /**
  * @deprecated
  */
-export function beforeEachBindings(fn: any /** TODO #9100 */): void {
+export function beforeEachBindings(fn: Function): void {
   beforeEachProviders(fn);
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/@angular/forms/test/form_group_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/forms/test/form_group_spec.ts
index 43db1e69d0..affb21705d 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/forms/test/form_group_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/forms/test/form_group_spec.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {fakeAsync, tick} from '@angular/core/testing';
+import {async, fakeAsync, tick} from '@angular/core/testing';
 import {AsyncTestCompleter, beforeEach, ddescribe, describe, iit, inject, it, xit} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_internal';
 import {FormControl, FormGroup, Validators} from '@angular/forms';
 
@@ -624,8 +624,14 @@ export function main() {
     });
 
     describe('statusChanges', () => {
-      const control = new FormControl('', asyncValidatorReturningObservable);
-      const group = new FormGroup({'one': control});
+      let control: FormControl;
+      let group: FormGroup;
+
+      beforeEach(async(() => {
+        control = new FormControl('', asyncValidatorReturningObservable);
+        group = new FormGroup({'one': control});
+      }));
+
 
       // TODO(kara): update these tests to use fake Async
       it('should fire a statusChange if child has async validation change',
diff --git a/modules/@angular/router/karma.conf.js b/modules/@angular/router/karma.conf.js
index 66ba3d0b56..09ce039071 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/router/karma.conf.js
+++ b/modules/@angular/router/karma.conf.js
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ module.exports = function(config) {
       // Zone.js dependencies
       'node_modules/zone.js/dist/zone.js',
       'node_modules/zone.js/dist/long-stack-trace-zone.js',
+      'node_modules/zone.js/dist/proxy-zone.js',
+      'node_modules/zone.js/dist/sync-test.js',
       'node_modules/zone.js/dist/jasmine-patch.js',
       'node_modules/zone.js/dist/async-test.js',
       'node_modules/zone.js/dist/fake-async-test.js',
diff --git a/npm-shrinkwrap.clean.json b/npm-shrinkwrap.clean.json
index 41aaf25e57..98c455b08f 100644
--- a/npm-shrinkwrap.clean.json
+++ b/npm-shrinkwrap.clean.json
@@ -5774,7 +5774,7 @@
       }
     },
     "zone.js": {
-      "version": "0.6.12"
+      "version": "0.6.14"
     }
   },
   "name": "angular-srcs",
diff --git a/npm-shrinkwrap.json b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
index 01898aad43..27797d0c9d 100644
--- a/npm-shrinkwrap.json
+++ b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
@@ -2886,7 +2886,8 @@
         },
         "lodash": {
           "version": "4.14.2",
-          "from": "lodash@>=4.0.0 <5.0.0"
+          "from": "lodash@4.14.2",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-4.14.2.tgz"
         },
         "readable-stream": {
           "version": "2.0.6",
@@ -9213,9 +9214,9 @@
       }
     },
     "zone.js": {
-      "version": "0.6.12",
-      "from": "zone.js@0.6.12",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/zone.js/-/zone.js-0.6.12.tgz"
+      "version": "0.6.14",
+      "from": "zone.js@0.6.14",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/zone.js/-/zone.js-0.6.14.tgz"
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6ac229353b..2e16fb42e1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "es6-shim": "^0.35.0",
     "reflect-metadata": "^0.1.3",
     "rxjs": "5.0.0-beta.6",
-    "zone.js": "^0.6.12"
+    "zone.js": "^0.6.14"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/angularjs": "^1.5.13-alpha",
diff --git a/tools/cjs-jasmine/index-tools.ts b/tools/cjs-jasmine/index-tools.ts
index c3a66be05c..02c511c28f 100644
--- a/tools/cjs-jasmine/index-tools.ts
+++ b/tools/cjs-jasmine/index-tools.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
 'use strict';
 
 var glob = require('glob');
+require('zone.js/dist/zone-node.js');
 var JasmineRunner = require('jasmine');
 var path = require('path');
 // require('es6-shim/es6-shim.js');
-require('zone.js/dist/zone-node.js');
 require('zone.js/dist/long-stack-trace-zone.js');
+require('zone.js/dist/proxy-zone.js');
+require('zone.js/dist/sync-test.js');
 require('zone.js/dist/async-test.js');
 require('zone.js/dist/fake-async-test.js');
 
 var jrunner = new JasmineRunner();
+(global as any)['jasmine'] = jrunner.jasmine;
+require('zone.js/dist/jasmine-patch.js');
 var toolsDir = process.cwd() + '/dist/tools';
 function toolsDirRequire(moduleId: string) {
   return require(path.join(toolsDir, moduleId));
@@ -39,6 +43,5 @@ jrunner.configureDefaultReporter({showColors: process.argv.indexOf('--no-color')
 jrunner.onComplete(function(passed: boolean) { process.exit(passed ? 0 : 1); });
 jrunner.projectBaseDir = path.resolve(__dirname, '../../');
 jrunner.specDir = '';
-require('zone.js/dist/jasmine-patch.js');
 specFiles.forEach((file: string) => { toolsDirRequire(file); });
 jrunner.execute();
diff --git a/tools/cjs-jasmine/index.ts b/tools/cjs-jasmine/index.ts
index 860697cb29..4f99868cdb 100644
--- a/tools/cjs-jasmine/index.ts
+++ b/tools/cjs-jasmine/index.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,21 @@
 'use strict';
 
 var glob = require('glob');
+require('zone.js/dist/zone-node.js');
 var JasmineRunner = require('jasmine');
 var path = require('path');
 require('source-map-support').install();
 // require('es6-shim/es6-shim.js');
-require('zone.js/dist/zone-node.js');
 require('zone.js/dist/long-stack-trace-zone.js');
+require('zone.js/dist/proxy-zone.js');
+require('zone.js/dist/sync-test.js');
 require('zone.js/dist/async-test.js');
 require('zone.js/dist/fake-async-test.js');
 require('reflect-metadata/Reflect');
-
 var jrunner = new JasmineRunner();
+(global as any)['jasmine'] = jrunner.jasmine;
+require('zone.js/dist/jasmine-patch.js');
+
 var distAll: string = process.cwd() + '/dist/all';
 function distAllRequire(moduleId: string) {
   return require(path.join(distAll, moduleId));
@@ -66,7 +70,6 @@ jrunner.onComplete(function(passed: boolean) { process.exit(passed ? 0 : 1); });
 jrunner.projectBaseDir = path.resolve(__dirname, '../../');
 jrunner.specDir = '';
 require('./test-cjs-main.js');
-require('zone.js/dist/jasmine-patch.js');
 distAllRequire('@angular/platform-server/src/parse5_adapter.js').Parse5DomAdapter.makeCurrent();
 specFiles.forEach((file: string) => {
   var r = distAllRequire(file);
diff --git a/tools/types.d.ts b/tools/types.d.ts
index f0d4642286..e4c8edfafa 100644
--- a/tools/types.d.ts
+++ b/tools/types.d.ts
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 
 /// <reference path="../node_modules/@types/jasmine/index.d.ts" />
 /// <reference path="../node_modules/@types/node/index.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="../node_modules/zone.js/dist/zone.js.d.ts" />