diff --git a/packages/common/src/location/platform_location.ts b/packages/common/src/location/platform_location.ts
index 01acc29951..0b0472dfb6 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/location/platform_location.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/location/platform_location.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ export abstract class PlatformLocation {
   abstract onPopState(fn: LocationChangeListener): void;
   abstract onHashChange(fn: LocationChangeListener): void;
 
+  abstract get protocol(): string;
+  abstract get hostname(): string;
+  abstract get port(): string;
   abstract get pathname(): string;
   abstract get search(): string;
   abstract get hash(): string;
diff --git a/packages/platform-browser/src/browser/location/browser_platform_location.ts b/packages/platform-browser/src/browser/location/browser_platform_location.ts
index 55e1a72895..82e7a69b90 100644
--- a/packages/platform-browser/src/browser/location/browser_platform_location.ts
+++ b/packages/platform-browser/src/browser/location/browser_platform_location.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ export class BrowserPlatformLocation extends PlatformLocation {
     getDOM().getGlobalEventTarget(this._doc, 'window').addEventListener('hashchange', fn, false);
   }
 
+  get protocol(): string { return this.location.protocol; }
+  get hostname(): string { return this.location.hostname; }
+  get port(): string { return this.location.port; }
   get pathname(): string { return this.location.pathname; }
   get search(): string { return this.location.search; }
   get hash(): string { return this.location.hash; }
diff --git a/packages/platform-server/src/location.ts b/packages/platform-server/src/location.ts
index 7b39a07368..98525a7f98 100644
--- a/packages/platform-server/src/location.ts
+++ b/packages/platform-server/src/location.ts
@@ -14,9 +14,12 @@ import * as url from 'url';
 import {INITIAL_CONFIG, PlatformConfig} from './tokens';
 
 
-function parseUrl(urlStr: string): {pathname: string, search: string, hash: string} {
+function parseUrl(urlStr: string) {
   const parsedUrl = url.parse(urlStr);
   return {
+    hostname: parsedUrl.hostname || '',
+    protocol: parsedUrl.protocol || '',
+    port: parsedUrl.port || '',
     pathname: parsedUrl.pathname || '',
     search: parsedUrl.search || '',
     hash: parsedUrl.hash || '',
@@ -29,6 +32,9 @@ function parseUrl(urlStr: string): {pathname: string, search: string, hash: stri
  */
 @Injectable()
 export class ServerPlatformLocation implements PlatformLocation {
+  public readonly hostname: string = '/';
+  public readonly protocol: string = '/';
+  public readonly port: string = '/';
   public readonly pathname: string = '/';
   public readonly search: string = '';
   public readonly hash: string = '';
@@ -39,6 +45,9 @@ export class ServerPlatformLocation implements PlatformLocation {
     const config = _config as PlatformConfig | null;
     if (!!config && !!config.url) {
       const parsedUrl = parseUrl(config.url);
+      this.hostname = parsedUrl.hostname;
+      this.protocol = parsedUrl.protocol;
+      this.port = parsedUrl.port;
       this.pathname = parsedUrl.pathname;
       this.search = parsedUrl.search;
       this.hash = parsedUrl.hash;
diff --git a/packages/platform-server/test/integration_spec.ts b/packages/platform-server/test/integration_spec.ts
index 59f4b4fb0f..56f46a609a 100644
--- a/packages/platform-server/test/integration_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/platform-server/test/integration_spec.ts
@@ -516,6 +516,22 @@ class HiddenModule {
               expect(location.hash).toBe('#hash');
             });
       });
+      it('parses component pieces of a URL', () => {
+        platformDynamicServer([{
+          provide: INITIAL_CONFIG,
+          useValue: {document: '<app></app>', url: 'http://test.com:80/deep/path?query#hash'}
+        }])
+            .bootstrapModule(ExampleModule)
+            .then(appRef => {
+              const location: PlatformLocation = appRef.injector.get(PlatformLocation);
+              expect(location.hostname).toBe('test.com');
+              expect(location.protocol).toBe('http:');
+              expect(location.port).toBe('80');
+              expect(location.pathname).toBe('/deep/path');
+              expect(location.search).toBe('?query');
+              expect(location.hash).toBe('#hash');
+            });
+      });
       it('handles empty search and hash portions of the url', () => {
         platformDynamicServer([{
           provide: INITIAL_CONFIG,
diff --git a/packages/platform-webworker/src/web_workers/worker/platform_location.ts b/packages/platform-webworker/src/web_workers/worker/platform_location.ts
index 5592497d6c..d63085a673 100644
--- a/packages/platform-webworker/src/web_workers/worker/platform_location.ts
+++ b/packages/platform-webworker/src/web_workers/worker/platform_location.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,11 @@ export class WebWorkerPlatformLocation extends PlatformLocation {
 
   onHashChange(fn: LocationChangeListener): void { this._hashChangeListeners.push(fn); }
 
-  get pathname(): string { return this._location ? this._location.pathname ! : '<unknown>'; }
+  get hostname(): string { return this._location ? this._location.host ! : '<unknown>'; }
+
+  get port(): string { return this._location ? this._location.port ! : '<unknown>'; }
+
+  get protocol(): string { return this._location ? this._location.protocol ! : '<unknown>'; }
 
   get search(): string { return this._location ? this._location.search : '<unknown>'; }
 
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/common/common.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/common/common.d.ts
index 8a74b36296..e21a375cff 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/common/common.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/common/common.d.ts
@@ -377,7 +377,10 @@ export declare class PercentPipe implements PipeTransform {
 
 export declare abstract class PlatformLocation {
     abstract readonly hash: string;
+    abstract readonly hostname: string;
     abstract readonly pathname: string;
+    abstract readonly port: string;
+    abstract readonly protocol: string;
     abstract readonly search: string;
     abstract back(): void;
     abstract forward(): void;