diff --git a/src/resolve/resolvable.ts b/src/resolve/resolvable.ts
index 680097c13..3895ee009 100644
--- a/src/resolve/resolvable.ts
+++ b/src/resolve/resolvable.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,12 @@ import {ResolveContext} from "./resolveContext";
  */
 export class Resolvable {
   constructor(name: string, resolveFn: Function, preResolvedData?: any) {
-    extend(this, { name, resolveFn, deps: services.$injector.annotate(resolveFn), data: preResolvedData });
+    extend(this, {
+     name, 
+     resolveFn, 
+     deps: services.$injector.annotate(resolveFn, services.$injector.strictDi), 
+     data: preResolvedData 
+   });
   }
 
   name: string;
diff --git a/src/resolve/resolveContext.ts b/src/resolve/resolveContext.ts
index be137c7da..9a49bbe4e 100644
--- a/src/resolve/resolveContext.ts
+++ b/src/resolve/resolveContext.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export class ResolveContext {
 
   /** Inspects a function `fn` for its dependencies.  Returns an object containing any matching Resolvables */
   getResolvablesForFn(fn: IInjectable): { [key: string]: Resolvable } {
-    let deps = services.$injector.annotate(<Function> fn);
+    let deps = services.$injector.annotate(<Function> fn, services.$injector.strictDi);
     return <any> pick(this.getResolvables(), deps);
   }
 
diff --git a/test/resolveSpec.ts b/test/resolveSpec.ts
index 6bcfd35b8..ca7f39155 100644
--- a/test/resolveSpec.ts
+++ b/test/resolveSpec.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ beforeEach(function () {
     O: { resolve: { _O: function(_O2) { return _O2 + "O"; }, _O2: function(_O) { return _O + "O2"; } } },
     P: { resolve: { $state: function($state) { return $state } },
       Q: { resolve: { _Q: function($state) { counts._Q++; vals._Q = $state; return "foo"; }}}
-    }
+    },
+    PAnnotated: { resolve: { $state: ['$state', function($state) { return $state }] } }
   };
 
   var stateProps = ["resolve", "resolvePolicy"];
@@ -95,6 +96,48 @@ describe('Resolvables system:', function () {
     asyncCount = 0;
   }));
 
+  describe('strictDi support', function () {
+    let originalStrictDi: boolean;
+    let supportsStrictDi = false;
+
+    beforeEach(inject(function ($injector) {
+      // not all angular versions support strictDi mode.
+      // here, we detect the feature
+      try {
+        $injector.annotate(() => {}, true);
+      } catch (e) {
+        supportsStrictDi = true;
+      }
+
+      if (supportsStrictDi) {
+        originalStrictDi = $injector.strictDi;
+        $injector.strictDi = true;
+      }
+    }));
+
+    afterEach(inject(function ($injector) {
+      if (supportsStrictDi) {
+        $injector.strictDi = originalStrictDi;
+      }
+    }));
+
+    it('should throw when creating a resolvable with an unannotated fn and strictDi mode on', inject(function ($injector) {
+      if (supportsStrictDi) {
+        expect(() => {
+          makePath([ "P" ]);
+        }).toThrowError(/strictdi/);
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should not throw when creating a resolvable with an annotated fn and strictDi mode on', inject(function ($injector) {
+      if (supportsStrictDi) {
+        expect(() => {
+          makePath([ "PAnnotated" ]);
+        }).not.toThrowError(/strictdi/);
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('ResolveContext.resolvePathElement()', function () {
     it('should resolve all resolves in a PathElement', inject(function ($q) {
       let path = makePath([ "A" ]);