diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/compiler/runtime_metadata.ts b/modules/angular2/src/compiler/runtime_metadata.ts
index de8bf28d65..0297132685 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/compiler/runtime_metadata.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/compiler/runtime_metadata.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import {
   SkipSelfMetadata
 } from 'angular2/src/core/di/metadata';
 import {AttributeMetadata} from 'angular2/src/core/metadata/di';
+import {ReflectorReader} from 'angular2/src/core/reflection/reflector_reader';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class RuntimeMetadataResolver {
@@ -46,11 +47,19 @@ export class RuntimeMetadataResolver {
   private _pipeCache = new Map<Type, cpl.CompilePipeMetadata>();
   private _anonymousTypes = new Map<Object, number>();
   private _anonymousTypeIndex = 0;
+  private _reflector: ReflectorReader;
 
   constructor(private _directiveResolver: DirectiveResolver, private _pipeResolver: PipeResolver,
               private _viewResolver: ViewResolver,
               @Optional() @Inject(PLATFORM_DIRECTIVES) private _platformDirectives: Type[],
-              @Optional() @Inject(PLATFORM_PIPES) private _platformPipes: Type[]) {}
+              @Optional() @Inject(PLATFORM_PIPES) private _platformPipes: Type[],
+              _reflector?: ReflectorReader) {
+    if (isPresent(_reflector)) {
+      this._reflector = _reflector;
+    } else {
+      this._reflector = reflector;
+    }
+  }
 
   private sanitizeTokenName(token: any): string {
     let identifier = stringify(token);
@@ -78,7 +87,7 @@ export class RuntimeMetadataResolver {
       if (dirMeta instanceof md.ComponentMetadata) {
         assertArrayOfStrings('styles', dirMeta.styles);
         var cmpMeta = <md.ComponentMetadata>dirMeta;
-        moduleUrl = calcModuleUrl(directiveType, cmpMeta);
+        moduleUrl = calcModuleUrl(this._reflector, directiveType, cmpMeta);
         var viewMeta = this._viewResolver.resolve(directiveType);
         assertArrayOfStrings('styles', viewMeta.styles);
         templateMeta = new cpl.CompileTemplateMetadata({
@@ -148,7 +157,7 @@ export class RuntimeMetadataResolver {
     var meta = this._pipeCache.get(pipeType);
     if (isBlank(meta)) {
       var pipeMeta = this._pipeResolver.resolve(pipeType);
-      var moduleUrl = reflector.importUri(pipeType);
+      var moduleUrl = this._reflector.importUri(pipeType);
       meta = new cpl.CompilePipeMetadata({
         type: this.getTypeMetadata(pipeType, moduleUrl),
         name: pipeMeta.name,
@@ -341,7 +350,8 @@ function isValidType(value: Type): boolean {
   return isPresent(value) && (value instanceof Type);
 }
 
-function calcModuleUrl(type: Type, cmpMetadata: md.ComponentMetadata): string {
+function calcModuleUrl(reflector: ReflectorReader, type: Type,
+                       cmpMetadata: md.ComponentMetadata): string {
   var moduleId = cmpMetadata.moduleId;
   if (isPresent(moduleId)) {
     var scheme = getUrlScheme(moduleId);
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/compiler/static_reflector.ts b/modules/angular2/src/compiler/static_reflector.ts
index 9b5a73612f..413f2a4f7d 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/compiler/static_reflector.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/compiler/static_reflector.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import {
   ViewQueryMetadata,
   QueryMetadata,
 } from 'angular2/src/core/metadata';
+import {ReflectorReader} from 'angular2/src/core/reflection/reflector_reader';
 
 /**
  * The host of the static resolver is expected to be able to provide module metadata in the form of
@@ -56,15 +57,16 @@ export class StaticType {
  * A static reflector implements enough of the Reflector API that is necessary to compile
  * templates statically.
  */
-export class StaticReflector {
+export class StaticReflector implements ReflectorReader {
   private typeCache = new Map<string, StaticType>();
   private annotationCache = new Map<StaticType, any[]>();
   private propertyCache = new Map<StaticType, {[key: string]: any}>();
   private parameterCache = new Map<StaticType, any[]>();
   private metadataCache = new Map<string, {[key: string]: any}>();
-
   constructor(private host: StaticReflectorHost) { this.initializeConversionMap(); }
 
+  importUri(typeOrFunc: any): string { return (<StaticType>typeOrFunc).moduleId; }
+
   /**
    * getStatictype produces a Type whose metadata is known but whose implementation is not loaded.
    * All types passed to the StaticResolver should be pseudo-types returned by this method.
@@ -438,7 +440,7 @@ export class StaticReflector {
     return simplify(value);
   }
 
-  private getModuleMetadata(module: string): {[key: string]: any} {
+  public getModuleMetadata(module: string): {[key: string]: any} {
     let moduleMetadata = this.metadataCache.get(module);
     if (!isPresent(moduleMetadata)) {
       moduleMetadata = this.host.getMetadataFor(module);
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/reflection/reflector_reader.ts b/modules/angular2/src/core/reflection/reflector_reader.ts
index 4cf7e33c86..47db280405 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/reflection/reflector_reader.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/reflection/reflector_reader.ts
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ export abstract class ReflectorReader {
   abstract parameters(typeOrFunc: /*Type*/ any): any[][];
   abstract annotations(typeOrFunc: /*Type*/ any): any[];
   abstract propMetadata(typeOrFunc: /*Type*/ any): {[key: string]: any[]};
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+  abstract importUri(typeOrFunc: /*Type*/ any): string;
+}