diff --git a/src/lib/core/portal/dom-portal-host.ts b/src/lib/core/portal/dom-portal-host.ts
index 2a0acab45a98..2e2424fa15b8 100644
--- a/src/lib/core/portal/dom-portal-host.ts
+++ b/src/lib/core/portal/dom-portal-host.ts
@@ -43,27 +43,36 @@ export class DomPortalHost extends BasePortalHost {
     } else {
       componentRef = componentFactory.create(portal.injector || this._defaultInjector);
 
-      // When creating a component outside of a ViewContainer, we need to manually register
-      // its ChangeDetector with the application. This API is unfortunately not yet published
-      // in Angular core. The change detector must also be deregistered when the component
-      // is destroyed to prevent memory leaks.
-      //
-      // See https://github.com/angular/angular/pull/12674
-      let changeDetectorRef = componentRef.changeDetectorRef;
-      (this._appRef as any).registerChangeDetector(changeDetectorRef);
-
-      this.setDisposeFn(() => {
-        (this._appRef as any).unregisterChangeDetector(changeDetectorRef);
-
-        // Normally the ViewContainer will remove the component's nodes from the DOM.
-        // Without a ViewContainer, we need to manually remove the nodes.
-        let componentRootNode = this._getComponentRootNode(componentRef);
-        if (componentRootNode.parentNode) {
-          componentRootNode.parentNode.removeChild(componentRootNode);
-        }
-
-        componentRef.destroy();
-      });
+      // ApplicationRef's attachView and detachView methods are in Angular ^2.2.1 but not before.
+      // The `else` clause here can be removed once 2.2.1 is released.
+      if ((this._appRef as any)['attachView']) {
+        (this._appRef as any).attachView(componentRef.hostView);
+
+        this.setDisposeFn(() => {
+          (this._appRef as any).detachView(componentRef.hostView);
+          componentRef.destroy();
+        });
+      } else {
+        // When creating a component outside of a ViewContainer, we need to manually register
+        // its ChangeDetector with the application. This API is unfortunately not published
+        // in Angular <= 2.2.0. The change detector must also be deregistered when the component
+        // is destroyed to prevent memory leaks.
+        let changeDetectorRef = componentRef.changeDetectorRef;
+        (this._appRef as any).registerChangeDetector(changeDetectorRef);
+
+        this.setDisposeFn(() => {
+          (this._appRef as any).unregisterChangeDetector(changeDetectorRef);
+
+          // Normally the ViewContainer will remove the component's nodes from the DOM.
+          // Without a ViewContainer, we need to manually remove the nodes.
+          let componentRootNode = this._getComponentRootNode(componentRef);
+          if (componentRootNode.parentNode) {
+            componentRootNode.parentNode.removeChild(componentRootNode);
+          }
+
+          componentRef.destroy();
+        });
+      }
     }
 
     // At this point the component has been instantiated, so we move it to the location in the DOM