diff --git a/modules/@angular/compiler/src/metadata_resolver.ts b/modules/@angular/compiler/src/metadata_resolver.ts
index 276e3a0c78..bde95f4870 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/compiler/src/metadata_resolver.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/compiler/src/metadata_resolver.ts
@@ -210,18 +210,6 @@ export class CompileMetadataResolver {
       const entryComponents: cpl.CompileTypeMetadata[] = [];
       const schemas: SchemaMetadata[] = [];
 
-      if (meta.providers) {
-        providers.push(...this.getProvidersMetadata(meta.providers, entryComponents));
-      }
-      if (meta.entryComponents) {
-        entryComponents.push(
-            ...flattenArray(meta.entryComponents)
-                .map(type => this.getTypeMetadata(type, staticTypeModuleUrl(type))));
-      }
-      if (meta.schemas) {
-        schemas.push(...flattenArray(meta.schemas));
-      }
-
       if (meta.imports) {
         flattenArray(meta.imports).forEach((importedType) => {
           let importedModuleType: Type;
@@ -295,6 +283,20 @@ export class CompileMetadataResolver {
         });
       }
 
+      // The providers of the module have to go last
+      // so that they overwrite any other provider we already added.
+      if (meta.providers) {
+        providers.push(...this.getProvidersMetadata(meta.providers, entryComponents));
+      }
+      if (meta.entryComponents) {
+        entryComponents.push(
+            ...flattenArray(meta.entryComponents)
+                .map(type => this.getTypeMetadata(type, staticTypeModuleUrl(type))));
+      }
+      if (meta.schemas) {
+        schemas.push(...flattenArray(meta.schemas));
+      }
+
       transitiveModule.entryComponents.push(...entryComponents);
       transitiveModule.providers.push(...providers);
 
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/ng_module_integration_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/ng_module_integration_spec.ts
index 428fba6933..986129fcb7 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/ng_module_integration_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/ng_module_integration_spec.ts
@@ -960,6 +960,24 @@ function declareTests({useJit}: {useJit: boolean}) {
           expect(injector.get('token1')).toBe('direct');
         });
 
+        it('should overwrite the providers of imported ModuleWithProviders', () => {
+          @NgModule()
+          class ImportedModule {
+          }
+
+          @NgModule({
+            providers: [{provide: 'token1', useValue: 'direct'}],
+            imports: [
+              {ngModule: ImportedModule, providers: [{provide: 'token1', useValue: 'imported'}]}
+            ]
+          })
+          class SomeModule {
+          }
+
+          const injector = createModule(SomeModule).injector;
+          expect(injector.get('token1')).toBe('direct');
+        });
+
         it('should overwrite the providers of imported modules on the second import level', () => {
           @NgModule({providers: [{provide: 'token1', useValue: 'imported'}]})
           class ImportedModuleLevel2 {