diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/shadow_dom_emulation/light_dom.js b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/shadow_dom_emulation/light_dom.js
index 15abf894fc..9de9d0157e 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/shadow_dom_emulation/light_dom.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/shadow_dom_emulation/light_dom.js
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ export class LightDom {
 
     var viewInj = this.lightDomView.elementInjectors;
     this.roots = ListWrapper.map(this.nodes, (n) =>
-      new _Root(n, ListWrapper.find(viewInj, (inj) => inj.forElement(n))));
+      new _Root(n, ListWrapper.find(viewInj,
+        (inj) => isPresent(inj) ? inj.forElement(n) : false)));
 
     return this.roots;
   }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/shadow_dom/light_dom_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/shadow_dom/light_dom_spec.js
index 449167c4d1..5c2381daf0 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/shadow_dom/light_dom_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/shadow_dom/light_dom_spec.js
@@ -180,6 +180,19 @@ export function main() {
 
         expect(toHtml(lightDom.expandedDomNodes())).toEqual(["<a></a>"]);
       });
+
+      it("should work when the element injector array contains nulls", () => {
+        var lightDomEl = el("<div><a></a></div>")
+
+        var lightDomView = new FakeView([null]);
+
+        var lightDom = new LightDom(
+          lightDomView,
+          new FakeView(),
+          lightDomEl);
+
+        expect(toHtml(lightDom.expandedDomNodes())).toEqual(["<a></a>"]);
+      });
     });
 
     describe("redistribute", () => {