diff --git a/src/lib/package.json b/src/lib/package.json
index 2714448bc147..dafec68919d1 100644
--- a/src/lib/package.json
+++ b/src/lib/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/angular/material2#readme",
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@angular/core": "^2.0.0",
-    "@angular/common": "^2.0.0"
+    "@angular/common": "^2.0.0",
+    "@angular/http": "^2.0.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@types/hammerjs": "^2.0.30"