diff --git a/modules/@angular/compiler/src/ng_module_compiler.ts b/modules/@angular/compiler/src/ng_module_compiler.ts
index 38f1f71227..5a113508c0 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/compiler/src/ng_module_compiler.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/compiler/src/ng_module_compiler.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 
 import {Injectable} from '@angular/core';
 
+import {LifecycleHooks} from '../core_private';
+
 import {CompileDiDependencyMetadata, CompileIdentifierMap, CompileIdentifierMetadata, CompileNgModuleMetadata, CompileProviderMetadata, CompileTokenMetadata} from './compile_metadata';
 import {isBlank, isPresent} from './facade/lang';
 import {Identifiers, identifierToken} from './identifiers';
@@ -71,6 +73,7 @@ class _InjectorBuilder {
   private _instances = new CompileIdentifierMap<CompileTokenMetadata, o.Expression>();
   private _fields: o.ClassField[] = [];
   private _createStmts: o.Statement[] = [];
+  private _destroyStmts: o.Statement[] = [];
   private _getters: o.ClassGetter[] = [];
 
   constructor(
@@ -85,6 +88,9 @@ class _InjectorBuilder {
     var instance = this._createProviderProperty(
         propName, resolvedProvider, providerValueExpressions, resolvedProvider.multiProvider,
         resolvedProvider.eager);
+    if (resolvedProvider.lifecycleHooks.indexOf(LifecycleHooks.OnDestroy) !== -1) {
+      this._destroyStmts.push(instance.callMethod('ngOnDestroy', []).toStmt());
+    }
     this._instances.add(resolvedProvider.token, instance);
   }
 
@@ -108,7 +114,10 @@ class _InjectorBuilder {
             new o.FnParam(InjectMethodVars.notFoundResult.name, o.DYNAMIC_TYPE)
           ],
           getMethodStmts.concat([new o.ReturnStatement(InjectMethodVars.notFoundResult)]),
-          o.DYNAMIC_TYPE)
+          o.DYNAMIC_TYPE),
+      new o.ClassMethod(
+        'destroyInternal', [], this._destroyStmts
+      ),
     ];
 
     var ctor = new o.ClassMethod(
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/linker/ng_module_factory.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/linker/ng_module_factory.ts
index 5810e90f8c..d07a9ebeae 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/linker/ng_module_factory.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/linker/ng_module_factory.ts
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@
  */
 
 import {Injector, THROW_IF_NOT_FOUND} from '../di/injector';
-import {unimplemented} from '../facade/exceptions';
-import {ConcreteType} from '../facade/lang';
+import {BaseException, unimplemented} from '../facade/exceptions';
+import {ConcreteType, stringify} from '../facade/lang';
+
 import {ComponentFactory} from './component_factory';
 import {CodegenComponentFactoryResolver, ComponentFactoryResolver} from './component_factory_resolver';
 
 
+
 /**
  * Represents an instance of an NgModule created via a {@link NgModuleFactory}.
  *
@@ -37,6 +39,16 @@ export abstract class NgModuleRef<T> {
    * The NgModule instance.
    */
   get instance(): T { return unimplemented(); }
+
+  /**
+   * Destroys the module instance and all of the data structures associated with it.
+   */
+  abstract destroy(): void;
+
+  /**
+   * Allows to register a callback that will be called when the module is destroyed.
+   */
+  abstract onDestroy(callback: () => void): void;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -64,6 +76,9 @@ const _UNDEFINED = new Object();
 export abstract class NgModuleInjector<T> extends CodegenComponentFactoryResolver implements
     Injector,
     NgModuleRef<T> {
+  private _destroyListeners: (() => void)[] = [];
+  private _destroyed: boolean = false;
+
   public instance: T;
 
   constructor(public parent: Injector, factories: ComponentFactory<any>[]) {
@@ -87,4 +102,18 @@ export abstract class NgModuleInjector<T> extends CodegenComponentFactoryResolve
   get injector(): Injector { return this; }
 
   get componentFactoryResolver(): ComponentFactoryResolver { return this; }
+
+  destroy(): void {
+    if (this._destroyed) {
+      throw new BaseException(
+          `This module is already destroyed (${stringify(this.instance.constructor)})`);
+    }
+    this._destroyed = true;
+    this.destroyInternal();
+    this._destroyListeners.forEach((listener) => listener());
+  }
+
+  onDestroy(callback: () => void): void { this._destroyListeners.push(callback); }
+
+  abstract destroyInternal(): void;
 }
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 cff92c2302..d666f6c1a5 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/ng_module_integration_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/ng_module_integration_spec.ts
@@ -917,6 +917,69 @@ function declareTests({useJit}: {useJit: boolean}) {
         });
       });
 
+      describe('lifecycle', () => {
+        it('should instantiate modules eagerly', () => {
+          let created = false;
+
+          @NgModule()
+          class ImportedModule {
+            constructor() { created = true; }
+          }
+
+          @NgModule({imports: [ImportedModule]})
+          class SomeModule {
+          }
+
+          createModule(SomeModule);
+
+          expect(created).toBe(true);
+        });
+
+        it('should instantiate providers that are not used by a module lazily', () => {
+          let created = false;
+
+          createInjector([{
+            provide: 'someToken',
+            useFactory: () => {
+              created = true;
+              return true;
+            }
+          }]);
+
+          expect(created).toBe(false);
+        });
+
+        it('should support ngOnDestroy on any provider', () => {
+          let destroyed = false;
+
+          class SomeInjectable {
+            ngOnDestroy() { destroyed = true; }
+          }
+
+          @NgModule({providers: [SomeInjectable]})
+          class SomeModule {
+          }
+
+          const moduleRef = createModule(SomeModule);
+          expect(destroyed).toBe(false);
+          moduleRef.destroy();
+          expect(destroyed).toBe(true);
+        });
+
+        it('should instantiate providers with lifecycle eagerly', () => {
+          let created = false;
+
+          class SomeInjectable {
+            constructor() { created = true; }
+            ngOnDestroy() {}
+          }
+
+          createInjector([SomeInjectable]);
+
+          expect(created).toBe(true);
+        });
+      });
+
       describe('imported and exported modules', () => {
         it('should add the providers of imported modules', () => {
           @NgModule({providers: [{provide: 'token1', useValue: 'imported'}]})