diff --git a/packages/core/src/di/interface/defs.ts b/packages/core/src/di/interface/defs.ts
index 01e5261da4..f30abbdd09 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/di/interface/defs.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/di/interface/defs.ts
@@ -223,17 +223,34 @@ export function getInheritedInjectableDef<T>(type: any): ɵɵInjectableDef<T>|nu
                        (type[NG_PROV_DEF_FALLBACK] && type[NG_PROV_DEF_FALLBACK]()));
 
   if (def) {
+    const typeName = getTypeName(type);
     // TODO(FW-1307): Re-add ngDevMode when closure can handle it
     // ngDevMode &&
     console.warn(
-        `DEPRECATED: DI is instantiating a token "${type.name}" that inherits its @Injectable decorator but does not provide one itself.\n` +
-        `This will become an error in v10. Please add @Injectable() to the "${type.name}" class.`);
+        `DEPRECATED: DI is instantiating a token "${typeName}" that inherits its @Injectable decorator but does not provide one itself.\n` +
+        `This will become an error in v10. Please add @Injectable() to the "${typeName}" class.`);
     return def;
   } else {
     return null;
   }
 }
 
+/** Gets the name of a type, accounting for some cross-browser differences. */
+function getTypeName(type: any): string {
+  // `Function.prototype.name` behaves differently between IE and other browsers. In most browsers
+  // it'll always return the name of the function itself, no matter how many other functions it
+  // inherits from. On IE the function doesn't have its own `name` property, but it takes it from
+  // the lowest level in the prototype chain. E.g. if we have `class Foo extends Parent` most
+  // browsers will evaluate `Foo.name` to `Foo` while IE will return `Parent`. We work around
+  // the issue by converting the function to a string and parsing its name out that way via a regex.
+  if (type.hasOwnProperty('name')) {
+    return type.name;
+  }
+
+  const match = ('' + type).match(/^function\s*([^\s(]+)/);
+  return match === null ? '' : match[1];
+}
+
 /**
  * Read the injector def type in a way which is immune to accidentally reading inherited value.
  *
diff --git a/packages/core/test/bundling/injection/bundle.golden_symbols.json b/packages/core/test/bundling/injection/bundle.golden_symbols.json
index b8cef691a6..885d5971d5 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/bundling/injection/bundle.golden_symbols.json
+++ b/packages/core/test/bundling/injection/bundle.golden_symbols.json
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@
   {
     "name": "getOwnDefinition"
   },
+  {
+    "name": "getTypeName"
+  },
   {
     "name": "getUndecoratedInjectableFactory"
   },