diff --git a/docs/typescript-definition-package/index.js b/docs/typescript-definition-package/index.js
index 532cfe5d3d..23878168d9 100644
--- a/docs/typescript-definition-package/index.js
+++ b/docs/typescript-definition-package/index.js
@@ -42,20 +42,23 @@ module.exports = new Package('angular-v2-docs', [jsdocPackage, nunjucksPackage,
     'angular2/router.ts'
   ];
   readTypeScriptModules.basePath = path.resolve(path.resolve(__dirname, '../../modules'));
-  
+
   createTypeDefinitionFile.typeDefinitions = [
       {
         id: 'angular2/angular2',
+        references: ['../es6-promise/es6-promise.d.ts', '../rx/rx.d.ts'],
         modules: {
           'angular2/angular2': 'angular2/angular2',
         }
       },
       {
         id: 'angular2/router',
+        //Right now the typings live in the same directory, but eventually will not. See #3458
+        references: ['../angular2/angular2.d.ts'],
         modules: {
           'angular2/router': 'angular2/router'
         }
-      }    
+      }
   ];
 })
 
diff --git a/docs/typescript-definition-package/processors/createTypeDefinitionFile.js b/docs/typescript-definition-package/processors/createTypeDefinitionFile.js
index f3bc002caa..800b9d71a0 100644
--- a/docs/typescript-definition-package/processors/createTypeDefinitionFile.js
+++ b/docs/typescript-definition-package/processors/createTypeDefinitionFile.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ module.exports = function createTypeDefinitionFile(log) {
           // A type definition may include a number of top level modules
           // And those modules could be aliased (such as 'angular2/angular2.api' -> 'angular2/angular2')
           moduleDocs: _.transform(def.modules, function(moduleDocs, id, alias) {
-            moduleDocs[id] = { id: alias, doc: null };
+            moduleDocs[id] = { id: alias, doc: null, references: def.references };
           })
         };
       });
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ module.exports = function createTypeDefinitionFile(log) {
               // Convert this class to an interface with no constructor
               exportDoc.docType = 'interface';
               exportDoc.constructorDoc = null;
-              
+
               if (exportDoc.heritage) {
                 // convert the heritage since interfaces use `extends` not `implements`
                 exportDoc.heritage = exportDoc.heritage.replace('implements', 'extends');
diff --git a/docs/typescript-definition-package/templates/angular2/angular2.d.ts.template.html b/docs/typescript-definition-package/templates/angular2/angular2.d.ts.template.html
index a19f0c41e0..ce9778bfdf 100644
--- a/docs/typescript-definition-package/templates/angular2/angular2.d.ts.template.html
+++ b/docs/typescript-definition-package/templates/angular2/angular2.d.ts.template.html
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 {% extends '../type-definition.template.html' %}
 {% block staticDeclarations %}
-// Angular depends transitively on these libraries.
-// If you don't have them installed you can run
-// $ tsd query es6-promise rx rx-lite --action install --save
-///<reference path="../es6-promise/es6-promise.d.ts"/>
-///<reference path="../rx/rx.d.ts"/>
 
 interface List<T> extends Array<T> {}
 interface Map<K,V> {}
diff --git a/docs/typescript-definition-package/templates/type-definition.template.html b/docs/typescript-definition-package/templates/type-definition.template.html
index ab8b161c6b..1c8282fb12 100644
--- a/docs/typescript-definition-package/templates/type-definition.template.html
+++ b/docs/typescript-definition-package/templates/type-definition.template.html
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@
 // Please do not create manual edits or send pull requests
 // modifying this file.
 // ***********************************************************
+{% for alias, module in doc.moduleDocs %}
+{%- if module.references.length %}
+// Angular depends transitively on these libraries.
+// If you don't have them installed you can install them using TSD
+// https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/tsd
+{%- endif %}
+{% for reference in module.references %}
+///<reference path="{$ reference $}"/>{% endfor %}{% endfor %}
 {% block staticDeclarations %}{% endblock %}
 {% for alias, module in doc.moduleDocs %}
 {$ commentBlock(module.doc, 1) $}