diff --git a/modules/playground/src/upgrade/index.ts b/modules/playground/src/upgrade/index.ts
index 37d8645aa4..980ea7fef0 100644
--- a/modules/playground/src/upgrade/index.ts
+++ b/modules/playground/src/upgrade/index.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {Component, EventEmitter, Input, Output} from '@angular/core';
+import {Component, EventEmitter, Input, NgModule, Output} from '@angular/core';
 import {UpgradeAdapter} from '@angular/upgrade';
 
 declare var angular: any;
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ var styles = [`
     }
   `];
 
-var adapter: UpgradeAdapter = new UpgradeAdapter();
+var adapter: UpgradeAdapter = new UpgradeAdapter(Ng2AppModule);
 
 var ng1module = angular.module('myExample', []);
 
@@ -76,6 +76,12 @@ class UpgradeApp {
   constructor() {}
 }
 
+@NgModule({
+  declarations: [Pane, UpgradeApp],
+  entryComponents: [UpgradeApp]
+})
+class Ng2AppModule {}
+
 ng1module.directive('upgradeApp', adapter.downgradeNg2Component(UpgradeApp));
 
 export function main() {