diff --git a/modules/@angular/upgrade/src/aot/upgrade_module.ts b/modules/@angular/upgrade/src/aot/upgrade_module.ts
index f7f6814f76..ba23ec13e7 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/upgrade/src/aot/upgrade_module.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/upgrade/src/aot/upgrade_module.ts
@@ -150,10 +150,12 @@ export class UpgradeModule {
    */
   bootstrap(
       element: Element, modules: string[] = [], config?: any /*angular.IAngularBootstrapConfig*/) {
+    const INIT_MODULE_NAME = UPGRADE_MODULE_NAME + '.init';
+
     // Create an ng1 module to bootstrap
-    const upgradeModule =
+    const initModule =
         angular
-            .module(UPGRADE_MODULE_NAME, modules)
+            .module(INIT_MODULE_NAME, [])
 
             .value(INJECTOR_KEY, this.injector)
 
@@ -205,6 +207,8 @@ export class UpgradeModule {
               }
             ]);
 
+    const upgradeModule = angular.module(UPGRADE_MODULE_NAME, [INIT_MODULE_NAME].concat(modules));
+
     // Make sure resumeBootstrap() only exists if the current bootstrap is deferred
     const windowAngular = (window as any /** TODO #???? */)['angular'];
     windowAngular.resumeBootstrap = undefined;
diff --git a/modules/@angular/upgrade/test/aot/integration/injection_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/upgrade/test/aot/integration/injection_spec.ts
index 26f07429be..0924609931 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/upgrade/test/aot/integration/injection_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/upgrade/test/aot/integration/injection_spec.ts
@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {InjectionToken, NgModule, destroyPlatform} from '@angular/core';
+import {InjectionToken, Injector, NgModule, destroyPlatform} from '@angular/core';
 import {async} from '@angular/core/testing';
 import {BrowserModule} from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import {platformBrowserDynamic} from '@angular/platform-browser-dynamic';
 import * as angular from '@angular/upgrade/src/angular_js';
+import {$INJECTOR, INJECTOR_KEY} from '@angular/upgrade/src/aot/constants';
 import {UpgradeModule, downgradeInjectable} from '@angular/upgrade/static';
 
 import {bootstrap, html} from '../test_helpers';
@@ -76,5 +77,27 @@ export function main() {
                expect(ng2Injector.get(Ng1Service)).toBe('ng1 service value');
              });
        }));
+
+    it('should initialize the upgraded injector before application run blocks are executed',
+       async(() => {
+         let runBlockTriggered = false;
+
+         const ng1Module = angular.module('ng1Module', []).run([
+           INJECTOR_KEY,
+           function(injector: Injector) {
+             runBlockTriggered = true;
+             expect(injector.get($INJECTOR)).toBeDefined();
+           }
+         ]);
+
+         @NgModule({imports: [BrowserModule, UpgradeModule]})
+         class Ng2Module {
+           ngDoBootstrap() {}
+         }
+
+         bootstrap(platformBrowserDynamic(), Ng2Module, html('<div>'), ng1Module).then(() => {
+           expect(runBlockTriggered).toBeTruthy();
+         });
+       }));
   });
 }