diff --git a/src/core/services/theming/theming.js b/src/core/services/theming/theming.js
index 326ea9b0a3..25a7314d7e 100644
--- a/src/core/services/theming/theming.js
+++ b/src/core/services/theming/theming.js
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@ angular.module('material.core.theming', ['material.core.theming.palette'])
  * @description Provider to configure the `$mdTheming` service.
  */
 
+/**
+ * @ngdoc method
+ * @name $mdThemingProvider#setNonce
+ * @param {string} nonceValue The nonce to be added as an attribute to the theme style tags.
+ * Setting a value allows the use CSP policy without using the unsafe-inline directive.
+ */
+
 /**
  * @ngdoc method
  * @name $mdThemingProvider#setDefaultTheme
@@ -125,6 +132,9 @@ var VALID_HUE_VALUES = [
 // Whether or not themes are to be generated on-demand (vs. eagerly).
 var generateOnDemand = false;
 
+// Nonce to be added as an attribute to the generated themes style tags.
+var nonce = null;
+
 function ThemingProvider($mdColorPalette) {
   PALETTES = { };
   THEMES = { };
@@ -143,6 +153,9 @@ function ThemingProvider($mdColorPalette) {
     extendPalette: extendPalette,
     theme: registerTheme,
 
+    setNonce: function(nonceValue) {
+      nonce = nonceValue;
+    },
     setDefaultTheme: function(theme) {
       defaultTheme = theme;
     },
@@ -355,7 +368,7 @@ function ThemingProvider($mdColorPalette) {
     applyTheme.THEMES = angular.extend({}, THEMES);
     applyTheme.defaultTheme = function() { return defaultTheme; };
     applyTheme.registered = registered;
-    applyTheme.generateTheme = generateTheme;
+    applyTheme.generateTheme = function(name) { generateTheme(name, nonce); };
 
     return applyTheme;
 
@@ -516,7 +529,7 @@ function generateAllThemes($injector) {
 
   angular.forEach(THEMES, function(theme) {
     if (!GENERATED[theme.name]) {
-      generateTheme(theme.name);
+      generateTheme(theme.name, nonce);
     }
   });
 
@@ -581,7 +594,7 @@ function generateAllThemes($injector) {
   }
 }
 
-function generateTheme(name) {
+function generateTheme(name, nonce) {
   var theme = THEMES[name];
   var head = document.head;
   var firstChild = head ? head.firstElementChild : null;
@@ -596,6 +609,9 @@ function generateTheme(name) {
         if (styleContent) {
           var style = document.createElement('style');
           style.setAttribute('md-theme-style', '');
+          if (nonce) {
+            style.setAttribute('nonce', nonce);
+          }
           style.appendChild(document.createTextNode(styleContent));
           head.insertBefore(style, firstChild);
         }
diff --git a/src/core/services/theming/theming.spec.js b/src/core/services/theming/theming.spec.js
index e8c978c7c4..25faf9ae75 100644
--- a/src/core/services/theming/theming.spec.js
+++ b/src/core/services/theming/theming.spec.js
@@ -369,6 +369,68 @@ describe('$mdThemeProvider with on-demand generation', function() {
   });
 });
 
+describe('$mdThemeProvider with nonce', function() {
+  beforeEach(function() {
+
+    module('material.core', function($provide) {
+      /**
+       *  material-mocks.js clears the $MD_THEME_CSS for Karma testing performance
+       *  performance optimizations. Here inject some length into our theme_css so that
+       *  palettes are parsed/generated
+       */
+      $provide.constant('$MD_THEME_CSS', '/**/');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('and auto-generated themes', function() {
+    beforeEach(function() {
+      module('material.core', function($mdThemingProvider) {
+        $mdThemingProvider.generateThemesOnDemand(false);
+
+        $mdThemingProvider.theme('auto-nonce')
+            .primaryPalette('light-blue')
+            .accentPalette('yellow');
+
+        $mdThemingProvider.setNonce('1');
+      });
+      inject();
+    });
+
+    it('should add a nonce', function() {
+      var styles = document.head.querySelectorAll('style[nonce="1"]');
+      expect(styles.length).toBe(4);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('and on-demand generated themes', function() {
+    var $mdTheming;
+
+    beforeEach(function() {
+      module('material.core', function($mdThemingProvider) {
+        $mdThemingProvider.generateThemesOnDemand(true);
+
+        $mdThemingProvider.theme('nonce')
+            .primaryPalette('light-blue')
+            .accentPalette('yellow');
+
+        $mdThemingProvider.setNonce('2');
+      });
+      inject(function(_$mdTheming_) {
+        $mdTheming = _$mdTheming_;
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should add a nonce', function() {
+      var styles = document.head.querySelectorAll('style[nonce="2"]');
+      expect(styles.length).toBe(0);
+
+      $mdTheming.generateTheme('nonce');
+      styles = document.head.querySelectorAll('style[nonce="2"]');
+      expect(styles.length).toBe(4);
+    });
+  });
+});
+
 describe('$mdTheming service', function() {
   var $mdThemingProvider;
   beforeEach(module('material.core', function(_$mdThemingProvider_) {