diff --git a/src/state.js b/src/state.js
index 51c55ee63..29d303a52 100644
--- a/src/state.js
+++ b/src/state.js
@@ -1394,7 +1394,7 @@ function $StateProvider(   $urlRouterProvider,   $urlMatcherFactory) {
         promises.push($resolve.resolve(injectables, locals, dst.resolve, state).then(function (result) {
           // References to the controller (only instantiated at link time)
           if (isFunction(view.controllerProvider) || isArray(view.controllerProvider)) {
-            var injectLocals = angular.extend({}, injectables, locals);
+            var injectLocals = angular.extend({}, injectables, locals, result);
             result.$$controller = $injector.invoke(view.controllerProvider, null, injectLocals);
           } else {
             result.$$controller = view.controller;
diff --git a/test/stateSpec.js b/test/stateSpec.js
index 6880fac49..fa778c3fe 100644
--- a/test/stateSpec.js
+++ b/test/stateSpec.js
@@ -70,9 +70,12 @@ describe('state', function () {
       .state('dynamicController', {
         url: "/dynamic/:type",
         template: "test",
-        controllerProvider: function($stateParams) {
-          ctrlName = $stateParams.type + "Controller";
+        controllerProvider: function($stateParams, foo) {
+          ctrlName = $stateParams.type + foo + "Controller";
           return ctrlName;
+        },
+        resolve: {
+          foo: function() { return 'Foo'; }
         }
       })
       .state('home.redirect', {
@@ -484,7 +487,7 @@ describe('state', function () {
     it('uses the controllerProvider to get controller dynamically', inject(function ($state, $q) {
       $state.transitionTo('dynamicController', { type: "Acme" });
       $q.flush();
-      expect(ctrlName).toEqual("AcmeController");
+      expect(ctrlName).toEqual("AcmeFooController");
     }));
   });