diff --git a/src/auto/injector.js b/src/auto/injector.js
index 4f37214da526..84c8e3e06c30 100644
--- a/src/auto/injector.js
+++ b/src/auto/injector.js
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ function createInjector(modulesToLoad) {
   }
 
   function provider(name, provider_) {
-    if (isFunction(provider_)) {
+    if (isArray(provider_) || isFunction(provider_)) {
       provider_ = providerInjector.instantiate(provider_);
     }
     if (!provider_.$get) {
diff --git a/test/auto/injectorSpec.js b/test/auto/injectorSpec.js
index d2a637893363..5106c504bab9 100644
--- a/test/auto/injectorSpec.js
+++ b/test/auto/injectorSpec.js
@@ -394,6 +394,17 @@ describe('injector', function() {
         });
 
 
+        it('should configure $provide using an array', function() {
+          function Type() {};
+          Type.prototype.$get = function() {
+            return 'abc';
+          };
+          expect(createInjector([function($provide) {
+            $provide.provider('value', [Type]);
+          }]).get('value')).toEqual('abc');
+        });
+
+
         it('should configure a set of providers', function() {
           expect(createInjector([function($provide) {
             $provide.provider({value: valueFn({$get:Array})});