diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/facade/lang.dart b/modules/angular2/src/facade/lang.dart
index 7f64937600..4ed795451e 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/facade/lang.dart
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/facade/lang.dart
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import 'dart:math' as math;
 import 'dart:convert' as convert;
 import 'dart:async' show Future;
 
+String getTypeNameForDebugging(Type type) => type.toString();
+
 class Math {
   static final _random = new math.Random();
   static int floor(num n) => n.floor();
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/facade/lang.ts b/modules/angular2/src/facade/lang.ts
index 03402316cf..d99cd9a206 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/facade/lang.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/facade/lang.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ export {_global as global};
 export var Type = Function;
 export type Type = new (...args: any[]) => any;
 
+export function getTypeNameForDebugging(type: Type): string {
+  return type['name'];
+}
+
 export class BaseException extends Error {
   stack;
   constructor(public message?: string, public originalException?, public originalStack?) {