diff --git a/modules/@angular/compiler/test/test_component_builder_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/compiler/test/test_component_builder_spec.ts
index ae9b7ac674..7002c50c42 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/compiler/test/test_component_builder_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/compiler/test/test_component_builder_spec.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 import {beforeEach, ddescribe, xdescribe, describe, expect, iit, inject, beforeEachProviders, it, xit,} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_internal';
-import {TestComponentBuilder, ComponentFixtureAutoDetect, ComponentFixtureNoNgZone} from '@angular/core/testing';
+import {TestComponentBuilder, ComponentFixtureAutoDetect, ComponentFixtureNoNgZone, withProviders} from '@angular/core/testing';
 import {AsyncTestCompleter} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_internal';
 import {Injectable, Component, Input, ViewMetadata} from '@angular/core';
 import {NgIf} from '@angular/common';
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import {TimerWrapper} from '../src/facade/async';
 import {IS_DART} from '../src/facade/lang';
 import {PromiseWrapper} from '../src/facade/promise';
 import {dispatchEvent} from '@angular/platform-browser/testing/browser_util';
-import {withProviders} from '@angular/core/testing/test_injector';
 
 @Component(
     {selector: 'child-comp', template: `<span>Original {{childBinding}}</span>`, directives: []})
diff --git a/modules/@angular/compiler/testing/test_component_builder.ts b/modules/@angular/compiler/testing/test_component_builder.ts
index 8ec60a1817..76fa0202fb 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/compiler/testing/test_component_builder.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/compiler/testing/test_component_builder.ts
@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@
  */
 
 import {AnimationEntryMetadata, Compiler, ComponentFactory, Inject, Injectable, Injector, NgZone, ViewMetadata} from '@angular/core';
-import {ComponentFixture, ComponentFixtureNoNgZone, TestComponentBuilder, TestInjector} from '@angular/core/testing';
+import {ComponentFixture, ComponentFixtureNoNgZone, TestBed, TestComponentBuilder} from '@angular/core/testing';
 
 import {DirectiveResolver, ViewResolver} from '../index';
 import {MapWrapper} from '../src/facade/collection';
 import {ConcreteType, IS_DART, Type, isPresent} from '../src/facade/lang';
 
+
 /**
  * A TestComponentBuilder that allows overriding based on the compiler.
  */
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ export class OverridingTestComponentBuilder extends TestComponentBuilder {
   /** @internal */
   _viewOverrides = new Map<Type, ViewMetadata>();
 
-  constructor(@Inject(TestInjector) injector: Injector) { super(injector); }
+  constructor(@Inject(TestBed) injector: Injector) { super(injector); }
 
   /** @internal */
   _clone(): OverridingTestComponentBuilder {
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/testing.ts b/modules/@angular/core/testing.ts
index 71e7c6eaff..ad2ca6dac1 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/testing.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/testing.ts
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ export * from './testing/async';
 export * from './testing/component_fixture';
 export * from './testing/fake_async';
 export * from './testing/test_component_builder';
-export * from './testing/test_injector';
+export * from './testing/test_bed';
 export * from './testing/testing';
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/testing/test_injector.ts b/modules/@angular/core/testing/test_bed.ts
similarity index 73%
rename from modules/@angular/core/testing/test_injector.ts
rename to modules/@angular/core/testing/test_bed.ts
index da3608228b..154507e7fc 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/testing/test_injector.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/testing/test_bed.ts
@@ -18,11 +18,12 @@ const UNDEFINED = new Object();
 /**
  * @experimental
  */
-export class TestInjector implements Injector {
+export class TestBed implements Injector {
   private _instantiated: boolean = false;
 
   private _compiler: Compiler = null;
   private _moduleRef: AppModuleRef<any> = null;
+  private _appModuleFactory: AppModuleFactory<any> = null;
 
   private _compilerProviders: Array<Type|Provider|any[]|any> = [];
   private _compilerUseJit: boolean = true;
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ export class TestInjector implements Injector {
   reset() {
     this._compiler = null;
     this._moduleRef = null;
+    this._appModuleFactory = null;
     this._compilerProviders = [];
     this._compilerUseJit = true;
     this._providers = [];
@@ -89,16 +91,43 @@ export class TestInjector implements Injector {
     }
   }
 
-  createInjectorSync(): Injector {
+  createAppModuleFactory(): Promise<AppModuleFactory<any>> {
     if (this._instantiated) {
-      return this;
+      throw new BaseException(
+          'Cannot run precompilation when the test AppModule has already been instantiated. ' +
+          'Make sure you are not using `inject` before `doAsyncPrecompilation`.');
     }
+
+    if (this._appModuleFactory) {
+      return Promise.resolve(this._appModuleFactory);
+    }
+
     let moduleMeta = this._createCompilerAndModuleMeta();
-    return this._createFromModuleFactory(
-        this._compiler.compileAppModuleSync(_NoopModule, moduleMeta));
+
+    return this._compiler.compileAppModuleAsync(_NoopModule, moduleMeta)
+        .then((appModuleFactory) => {
+          this._appModuleFactory = appModuleFactory;
+          return appModuleFactory;
+        });
   }
 
-  createInjectorAsync(): Promise<Injector> {
+  initTestAppModule() {
+    if (this._instantiated) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (this._appModuleFactory) {
+      this._createFromModuleFactory(this._appModuleFactory);
+    } else {
+      let moduleMeta = this._createCompilerAndModuleMeta();
+      this._createFromModuleFactory(this._compiler.compileAppModuleSync(_NoopModule, moduleMeta));
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @internal
+   */
+  _createInjectorAsync(): Promise<Injector> {
     if (this._instantiated) {
       return Promise.resolve(this);
     }
@@ -115,7 +144,7 @@ export class TestInjector implements Injector {
       deprecatedAppProviders: this._providers
     });
     const moduleMeta = new AppModuleMetadata({
-      providers: this._providers.concat([{provide: TestInjector, useValue: this}]),
+      providers: this._providers.concat([{provide: TestBed, useValue: this}]),
       modules: this._modules.concat([this.appModule]),
       directives: this._directives,
       pipes: this._pipes,
@@ -134,9 +163,9 @@ export class TestInjector implements Injector {
   get(token: any, notFoundValue: any = Injector.THROW_IF_NOT_FOUND) {
     if (!this._instantiated) {
       throw new BaseException(
-          'Illegal state: The TestInjector has not yet been created. Call createInjectorSync/Async first!');
+          'Illegal state: The test bed\'s injector has not yet been created. Call initTestAppModule first!');
     }
-    if (token === TestInjector) {
+    if (token === TestBed) {
       return this;
     }
     // Tests can inject things from the app module and from the compiler,
@@ -148,23 +177,30 @@ export class TestInjector implements Injector {
   execute(tokens: any[], fn: Function): any {
     if (!this._instantiated) {
       throw new BaseException(
-          'Illegal state: The TestInjector has not yet been created. Call createInjectorSync/Async first!');
+          'Illegal state: The test bed\'s injector has not yet been created. Call initTestAppModule first!');
     }
     var params = tokens.map(t => this.get(t));
     return FunctionWrapper.apply(fn, params);
   }
 }
 
-var _testInjector: TestInjector = null;
+var _testBed: TestBed = null;
 
 /**
  * @experimental
  */
-export function getTestInjector() {
-  if (_testInjector == null) {
-    _testInjector = new TestInjector();
+export function getTestBed() {
+  if (_testBed == null) {
+    _testBed = new TestBed();
   }
-  return _testInjector;
+  return _testBed;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @deprecated use getTestBed instead.
+ */
+export function getTestInjector() {
+  return getTestBed();
 }
 
 /**
@@ -208,12 +244,12 @@ export function setBaseTestProviders(
  * @experimental
  */
 export function initTestEnvironment(appModule: Type, platform: PlatformRef) {
-  var testInjector = getTestInjector();
-  if (testInjector.platform || testInjector.appModule) {
+  var testBed = getTestBed();
+  if (testBed.platform || testBed.appModule) {
     throw new BaseException('Cannot set base providers because it has already been called');
   }
-  testInjector.platform = platform;
-  testInjector.appModule = appModule;
+  testBed.platform = platform;
+  testBed.appModule = appModule;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -231,10 +267,22 @@ export function resetBaseTestProviders() {
  * @experimental
  */
 export function resetTestEnvironment() {
-  var testInjector = getTestInjector();
-  testInjector.platform = null;
-  testInjector.appModule = null;
-  testInjector.reset();
+  var testBed = getTestBed();
+  testBed.platform = null;
+  testBed.appModule = null;
+  testBed.reset();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Run asynchronous precompilation for the test's AppModule. It is necessary to call this function
+ * if your test is using an AppModule which has precompiled components that require an asynchronous
+ * call, such as an XHR. Should be called once before the test case.
+ *
+ * @experimental
+ */
+export function doAsyncPrecompilation(): Promise<any> {
+  let testBed = getTestBed();
+  return testBed.createAppModuleFactory();
 }
 
 /**
@@ -262,39 +310,31 @@ export function resetTestEnvironment() {
  * @stable
  */
 export function inject(tokens: any[], fn: Function): () => any {
-  let testInjector = getTestInjector();
+  let testBed = getTestBed();
   if (tokens.indexOf(AsyncTestCompleter) >= 0) {
     return () => {
       // Return an async test method that returns a Promise if AsyncTestCompleter is one of the
       // injected tokens.
-      return testInjector.createInjectorAsync().then(() => {
-        let completer: AsyncTestCompleter = testInjector.get(AsyncTestCompleter);
-        testInjector.execute(tokens, fn);
+      return testBed._createInjectorAsync().then(() => {
+        let completer: AsyncTestCompleter = testBed.get(AsyncTestCompleter);
+        testBed.execute(tokens, fn);
         return completer.promise;
       });
     };
   } else {
     return () => {
-      // Return a asynchronous test method with the injected tokens.
-      // TODO(tbosch): Right now, we can only detect the AsyncTestZoneSpec via its name.
-      // (see https://github.com/angular/zone.js/issues/370)
-      if (Zone.current.name.toLowerCase().indexOf('asynctestzone') >= 0) {
-        return testInjector.createInjectorAsync().then(() => testInjector.execute(tokens, fn));
-      } else {
-        // Return a synchronous test method with the injected tokens.
-        try {
-          testInjector.createInjectorSync();
-        } catch (e) {
-          if (e instanceof ComponentStillLoadingError) {
-            throw new Error(
-                `This test module precompiles the component ${stringify(e.compType)} which is using a "templateUrl", but the test is synchronous. ` +
-                `Please use the "async(...)" or "fakeAsync(...)" helper functions to make the test asynchronous.`);
-          } else {
-            throw e;
-          }
+      try {
+        testBed.initTestAppModule();
+      } catch (e) {
+        if (e instanceof ComponentStillLoadingError) {
+          throw new Error(
+              `This test module precompiles the component ${stringify(e.compType)} which is using a "templateUrl", but precompilation was never done. ` +
+              `Please call "doAsyncPrecompilation" before "inject".`);
+        } else {
+          throw e;
         }
-        return testInjector.execute(tokens, fn);
       }
+      return testBed.execute(tokens, fn);
     };
   }
 }
@@ -314,14 +354,14 @@ export class InjectSetupWrapper {
   private _addModule() {
     var moduleDef = this._moduleDef();
     if (moduleDef) {
-      getTestInjector().configureModule(moduleDef);
+      getTestBed().configureModule(moduleDef);
     }
   }
 
   inject(tokens: any[], fn: Function): () => any {
     return () => {
       this._addModule();
-      return inject_impl(tokens, fn)();
+      return inject(tokens, fn)();
     };
   }
 }
@@ -346,9 +386,4 @@ export function withModule(moduleDef: () => {
   return new InjectSetupWrapper(moduleDef);
 }
 
-
-// This is to ensure inject(Async) within InjectSetupWrapper doesn't call itself
-// when transpiled to Dart.
-var inject_impl = inject;
-
 class _NoopModule {}
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/testing/testing.ts b/modules/@angular/core/testing/testing.ts
index eb60ea4b99..de9f880ce2 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/testing/testing.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/testing/testing.ts
@@ -12,17 +12,17 @@
  * allows tests to be asynchronous by either returning a promise or using a 'done' parameter.
  */
 
-import {TestInjector, getTestInjector} from './test_injector';
+import {TestBed, getTestBed} from './test_bed';
 
 declare var global: any;
 
 var _global = <any>(typeof window === 'undefined' ? global : window);
 
-var testInjector: TestInjector = getTestInjector();
+var testBed: TestBed = getTestBed();
 
 // Reset the test providers before each test.
 if (_global.beforeEach) {
-  _global.beforeEach(() => { testInjector.reset(); });
+  _global.beforeEach(() => { testBed.reset(); });
 }
 
 /**
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ if (_global.beforeEach) {
 export function addProviders(providers: Array<any>): void {
   if (!providers) return;
   try {
-    testInjector.configureModule({providers: providers});
+    testBed.configureModule({providers: providers});
   } catch (e) {
     throw new Error(
         'addProviders can\'t be called after the injector has been already created for this test. ' +
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export function configureModule(moduleDef: {
 }): void {
   if (!moduleDef) return;
   try {
-    testInjector.configureModule(moduleDef);
+    testBed.configureModule(moduleDef);
   } catch (e) {
     throw new Error(
         'configureModule can\'t be called after the injector has been already created for this test. ' +
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export function configureModule(moduleDef: {
 export function configureCompiler(config: {providers?: any[], useJit?: boolean}): void {
   if (!config) return;
   try {
-    testInjector.configureCompiler(config);
+    testBed.configureCompiler(config);
   } catch (e) {
     throw new Error(
         'configureCompiler can\'t be called after the injector has been already created for this test. ' +
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/testing/testing_internal.ts b/modules/@angular/core/testing/testing_internal.ts
index 75b4c9cbe6..d17dab2974 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/testing/testing_internal.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/testing/testing_internal.ts
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ import {StringMapWrapper} from '../src/facade/collection';
 import {Math, global, isFunction, isPromise} from '../src/facade/lang';
 
 import {AsyncTestCompleter} from './async_test_completer';
-import {getTestInjector, inject} from './test_injector';
+import {getTestBed, inject} from './test_bed';
 
 export {AsyncTestCompleter} from './async_test_completer';
 export {MockAnimationPlayer} from './mock_animation_player';
-export {inject} from './test_injector';
+export {inject} from './test_bed';
 export * from './logger';
 export * from './ng_zone_mock';
 export * from './mock_application_ref';
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ var inIt = false;
 jasmine.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_INTERVAL = 3000;
 var globalTimeOut = jasmine.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_INTERVAL;
 
-var testInjector = getTestInjector();
+var testBed = getTestBed();
 
 /**
  * Mechanism to run `beforeEach()` functions of Angular tests.
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class BeforeEachRunner {
 }
 
 // Reset the test providers before each test
-jsmBeforeEach(() => { testInjector.reset(); });
+jsmBeforeEach(() => { testBed.reset(); });
 
 function _describe(jsmFn: any /** TODO #9100 */, ...args: any[] /** TODO #9100 */) {
   var parentRunner = runnerStack.length === 0 ? null : runnerStack[runnerStack.length - 1];
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ export function beforeEachProviders(fn: any /** TODO #9100 */): void {
   jsmBeforeEach(() => {
     var providers = fn();
     if (!providers) return;
-    testInjector.configureModule({providers: providers});
+    testBed.configureModule({providers: providers});
   });
 }
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ function _it(jsmFn: Function, name: string, testFn: Function, testTimeOut: numbe
         return new AsyncTestCompleter();
       }
     };
-    testInjector.configureModule({providers: [completerProvider]});
+    testBed.configureModule({providers: [completerProvider]});
     runner.run();
 
     inIt = true;
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/testing_public_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/testing_public_spec.ts
index 78c9881acb..930b9de76b 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/testing_public_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/testing_public_spec.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import {NgIf} from '@angular/common';
 import {CompilerConfig, XHR} from '@angular/compiler';
 import {AppModule, Component, ComponentFactoryResolver, Directive, Injectable, Input, Pipe, ViewMetadata, provide} from '@angular/core';
-import {TestComponentBuilder, addProviders, async, configureCompiler, configureModule, fakeAsync, inject, tick, withModule, withProviders} from '@angular/core/testing';
+import {TestComponentBuilder, addProviders, async, configureCompiler, configureModule, doAsyncPrecompilation, fakeAsync, inject, tick, withModule, withProviders} from '@angular/core/testing';
 import {expect} from '@angular/platform-browser/testing/matchers';
 
 import {stringify} from '../../http/src/facade/lang';
@@ -115,7 +115,10 @@ class CompUsingModuleDirectiveAndPipe {
 class SomeNestedModule {
 }
 
-@Component({selector: 'comp', templateUrl: 'someTemplate.html'})
+@Component({
+  selector: 'comp',
+  templateUrl: '/base/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/static_assets/test.html'
+})
 class CompWithUrlTemplate {
 }
 
@@ -296,27 +299,16 @@ export function main() {
     });
 
     describe('precompile components with template url', () => {
-      let xhrGet: jasmine.Spy;
-      beforeEach(() => {
-        xhrGet = jasmine.createSpy('xhrGet').and.returnValue(Promise.resolve('Hello world!'));
-        configureCompiler({providers: [{provide: XHR, useValue: {get: xhrGet}}]});
-      });
+      beforeEach(async(() => {
+        configureModule({precompile: [CompWithUrlTemplate]});
+        doAsyncPrecompilation();
+      }));
 
-      it('should allow to precompile components with templateUrl using the async helper',
-         async(withModule(() => {
-                 return {precompile: [CompWithUrlTemplate]};
-               }).inject([ComponentFactoryResolver], (resolver: ComponentFactoryResolver) => {
-           expect(resolver.resolveComponentFactory(CompWithUrlTemplate).componentType)
-               .toBe(CompWithUrlTemplate);
-         })));
-
-      it('should allow to precompile components with templateUrl using the fakeAsync helper',
-         fakeAsync(withModule(() => {
-                     return {precompile: [CompWithUrlTemplate]};
-                   }).inject([ComponentFactoryResolver], (resolver: ComponentFactoryResolver) => {
-           expect(resolver.resolveComponentFactory(CompWithUrlTemplate).componentType)
-               .toBe(CompWithUrlTemplate);
-         })));
+      it('should allow to createSync components with templateUrl after async precompilation',
+         inject([TestComponentBuilder], (builder: TestComponentBuilder) => {
+           let fixture = builder.createSync(CompWithUrlTemplate);
+           expect(fixture.nativeElement).toHaveText('from external template\n');
+         }));
     });
 
     describe('setting up the compiler', () => {
@@ -450,26 +442,27 @@ export function main() {
         configureCompiler({providers: [{provide: XHR, useValue: {get: xhrGet}}]});
       });
 
-      it('should report an error for precompile components with templateUrl and sync tests', () => {
-        var itPromise = patchJasmineIt();
+      it('should report an error for precompile components with templateUrl which never call doAsyncPrecompile',
+         () => {
+           var itPromise = patchJasmineIt();
 
-        expect(
-            () => it(
-                'should fail',
-                withModule(() => { return {precompile: [CompWithUrlTemplate]}; })
-                    .inject(
-                        [ComponentFactoryResolver],
-                        (resolver: ComponentFactoryResolver) => {
-                          expect(
-                              resolver.resolveComponentFactory(CompWithUrlTemplate).componentType)
-                              .toBe(CompWithUrlTemplate);
-                        })))
-            .toThrowError(
-                `This test module precompiles the component ${stringify(CompWithUrlTemplate)} which is using a "templateUrl", but the test is synchronous. ` +
-                'Please use the "async(...)" or "fakeAsync(...)" helper functions to make the test asynchronous.');
+           expect(
+               () =>
+                   it('should fail',
+                      withModule(() => { return {precompile: [CompWithUrlTemplate]}; })
+                          .inject(
+                              [ComponentFactoryResolver],
+                              (resolver: ComponentFactoryResolver) => {
+                                expect(resolver.resolveComponentFactory(CompWithUrlTemplate)
+                                           .componentType)
+                                    .toBe(CompWithUrlTemplate);
+                              })))
+               .toThrowError(
+                   `This test module precompiles the component ${stringify(CompWithUrlTemplate)} which is using a "templateUrl", but precompilation was never done. ` +
+                   'Please call "doAsyncPrecompilation" before "inject".');
 
-        restoreJasmineIt();
-      });
+           restoreJasmineIt();
+         });
 
     });
   });
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/web_workers/shared/message_bus_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/web_workers/shared/message_bus_spec.ts
index 275046c793..e3dfafecf1 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/web_workers/shared/message_bus_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/web_workers/shared/message_bus_spec.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 import {NgZone, provide} from '@angular/core';
-import {withProviders} from '@angular/core/testing/test_injector';
+import {withProviders} from '@angular/core/testing/test_bed';
 import {MockNgZone, beforeEach, beforeEachProviders, describe, expect, inject, it} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_internal';
 import {AsyncTestCompleter} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_internal';
 import {MessageBus} from '@angular/platform-browser/src/web_workers/shared/message_bus';
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/web_workers/worker/renderer_integration_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/web_workers/worker/renderer_integration_spec.ts
index dc302a3069..ea1e7ca9ff 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/web_workers/worker/renderer_integration_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/web_workers/worker/renderer_integration_spec.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 import {inject, ddescribe, describe, it, iit, expect, beforeEach, beforeEachProviders,} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_internal';
 import {AsyncTestCompleter} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_internal';
-import {TestInjector, TestComponentBuilder, configureModule} from '@angular/core/testing';
+import {TestBed, TestComponentBuilder, configureModule} from '@angular/core/testing';
 import {getDOM} from '@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/dom_adapter';
 import {provide, Injector, ViewMetadata, Component, Injectable, ComponentRef, ReflectiveInjector, getPlatform} from '@angular/core';
 import {NgIf} from '@angular/common';
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export function main() {
 
         beforeEach(() => {
           uiRenderStore = new RenderStore();
-          var testUiInjector = new TestInjector();
+          var testUiInjector = new TestBed();
           testUiInjector.platform = browserDynamicTestPlatform();
           testUiInjector.appModule = BrowserTestModule;
           testUiInjector.configureModule({
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ export function main() {
               {provide: RootRenderer, useExisting: DomRootRenderer}
             ]
           });
-          uiInjector = testUiInjector.createInjectorSync();
-          var uiSerializer = uiInjector.get(Serializer);
-          var domRootRenderer = uiInjector.get(DomRootRenderer);
+          testUiInjector.initTestAppModule();
+          var uiSerializer = testUiInjector.get(Serializer);
+          var domRootRenderer = testUiInjector.get(DomRootRenderer);
           workerRenderStore = new RenderStore();
 
           configureModule({
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/core/testing.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/core/testing.d.ts
index 8e025bf1b9..09dbcbcde3 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/core/testing.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/core/testing.d.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ export declare function configureModule(moduleDef: {
 /** @experimental */
 export declare function discardPeriodicTasks(): void;
 
+/** @experimental */
+export declare function doAsyncPrecompilation(): Promise<any>;
+
 /** @experimental */
 export declare function fakeAsync(fn: Function): (...args: any[]) => any;
 
@@ -53,7 +56,10 @@ export declare function fakeAsync(fn: Function): (...args: any[]) => any;
 export declare function flushMicrotasks(): void;
 
 /** @experimental */
-export declare function getTestInjector(): TestInjector;
+export declare function getTestBed(): TestBed;
+
+/** @deprecated */
+export declare function getTestInjector(): TestBed;
 
 /** @experimental */
 export declare function initTestEnvironment(appModule: Type, platform: PlatformRef): void;
@@ -82,6 +88,28 @@ export declare function resetTestEnvironment(): void;
 /** @deprecated */
 export declare function setBaseTestProviders(platformProviders: Array<Type | Provider | any[]>, applicationProviders: Array<Type | Provider | any[]>): void;
 
+/** @experimental */
+export declare class TestBed implements Injector {
+    appModule: Type;
+    platform: PlatformRef;
+    configureCompiler(config: {
+        providers?: any[];
+        useJit?: boolean;
+    }): void;
+    configureModule(moduleDef: {
+        providers?: any[];
+        directives?: any[];
+        pipes?: any[];
+        precompile?: any[];
+        modules?: any[];
+    }): void;
+    createAppModuleFactory(): Promise<AppModuleFactory<any>>;
+    execute(tokens: any[], fn: Function): any;
+    get(token: any, notFoundValue?: any): any;
+    initTestAppModule(): void;
+    reset(): void;
+}
+
 /** @stable */
 export declare class TestComponentBuilder {
     protected _injector: Injector;
@@ -103,28 +131,6 @@ export declare class TestComponentRenderer {
     insertRootElement(rootElementId: string): void;
 }
 
-/** @experimental */
-export declare class TestInjector implements Injector {
-    appModule: Type;
-    platform: PlatformRef;
-    configureCompiler(config: {
-        providers?: any[];
-        useJit?: boolean;
-    }): void;
-    configureModule(moduleDef: {
-        providers?: any[];
-        directives?: any[];
-        pipes?: any[];
-        precompile?: any[];
-        modules?: any[];
-    }): void;
-    createInjectorAsync(): Promise<Injector>;
-    createInjectorSync(): Injector;
-    execute(tokens: any[], fn: Function): any;
-    get(token: any, notFoundValue?: any): any;
-    reset(): void;
-}
-
 /** @experimental */
 export declare function tick(millis?: number): void;