diff --git a/src/auto/injector.js b/src/auto/injector.js
index 101c467687e5..5235f7c1e742 100644
--- a/src/auto/injector.js
+++ b/src/auto/injector.js
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ function createInjector(modulesToLoad, strictDi) {
       // Check if Type is annotated and use just the given function at n-1 as parameter
       // e.g. someModule.factory('greeter', ['$window', function(renamed$window) {}]);
       // Object creation: http://jsperf.com/create-constructor/2
-      var instance = Object.create((isArray(Type) ? Type[Type.length - 1] : Type).prototype);
+      var instance = Object.create((isArray(Type) ? Type[Type.length - 1] : Type).prototype || null);
       var returnedValue = invoke(Type, instance, locals, serviceName);
 
       return isObject(returnedValue) || isFunction(returnedValue) ? returnedValue : instance;
diff --git a/src/ng/controller.js b/src/ng/controller.js
index 424dc7535840..1b5828fadb41 100644
--- a/src/ng/controller.js
+++ b/src/ng/controller.js
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ function $ControllerProvider() {
         // Object creation: http://jsperf.com/create-constructor/2
         var controllerPrototype = (isArray(expression) ?
           expression[expression.length - 1] : expression).prototype;
-        instance = Object.create(controllerPrototype);
+        instance = Object.create(controllerPrototype || null);
 
         if (identifier) {
           addIdentifier(locals, identifier, instance, constructor || expression.name);
diff --git a/test/ng/controllerSpec.js b/test/ng/controllerSpec.js
index adef4b349982..8627bf88845f 100644
--- a/test/ng/controllerSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/controllerSpec.js
@@ -27,6 +27,18 @@ describe('$controller', function() {
       expect(ctrl instanceof FooCtrl).toBe(true);
     });
 
+    it('should allow registration of bound controller functions', function() {
+      var FooCtrl = function($scope) { $scope.foo = 'bar'; },
+        scope = {},
+        ctrl;
+
+      var BoundFooCtrl = FooCtrl.bind(null);
+
+      $controllerProvider.register('FooCtrl', ['$scope', BoundFooCtrl]);
+      ctrl = $controller('FooCtrl', {$scope: scope});
+
+      expect(scope.foo).toBe('bar');
+    });
 
     it('should allow registration of map of controllers', function() {
       var FooCtrl = function($scope) { $scope.foo = 'foo'; },
diff --git a/test/ng/directive/ngControllerSpec.js b/test/ng/directive/ngControllerSpec.js
index bd6d3eee5dfc..89bd23f9c781 100644
--- a/test/ng/directive/ngControllerSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/directive/ngControllerSpec.js
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ describe('ngController', function() {
       this.mark = 'works';
     });
 
+    var Foo = function($scope) {
+      $scope.mark = 'foo';
+    };
+    $controllerProvider.register('BoundFoo', ['$scope', Foo.bind(null)]);
   }));
 
   afterEach(function() {
@@ -50,6 +54,11 @@ describe('ngController', function() {
     expect(element.text()).toBe('Hello Misko!');
   }));
 
+  it('should instantiate bound constructor functions', inject(function($compile, $rootScope) {
+    element = $compile('<div ng-controller="BoundFoo">{{mark}}</div>')($rootScope);
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+    expect(element.text()).toBe('foo');
+  }));
 
   it('should publish controller into scope', inject(function($compile, $rootScope) {
     element = $compile('<div ng-controller="Public as p">{{p.mark}}</div>')($rootScope);