diff --git a/src/AngularPublic.js b/src/AngularPublic.js
index 20c35f52f658..66817b5b2b60 100644
--- a/src/AngularPublic.js
+++ b/src/AngularPublic.js
@@ -152,7 +152,9 @@ function publishExternalAPI(angular) {
     'getTestability': getTestability,
     '$$minErr': minErr,
     '$$csp': csp,
-    'reloadWithDebugInfo': reloadWithDebugInfo
+    'reloadWithDebugInfo': reloadWithDebugInfo,
+    '$$encodeUriSegment': encodeUriSegment,
+    '$$encodeUriQuery': encodeUriQuery
   });
 
   angularModule = setupModuleLoader(window);
diff --git a/src/ngResource/resource.js b/src/ngResource/resource.js
index e58b0aecac40..450c07c301e7 100644
--- a/src/ngResource/resource.js
+++ b/src/ngResource/resource.js
@@ -424,45 +424,6 @@ angular.module('ngResource', ['ng']).
         copy = angular.copy,
         isFunction = angular.isFunction;
 
-      /**
-       * We need our custom method because encodeURIComponent is too aggressive and doesn't follow
-       * http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3986.txt with regards to the character set
-       * (pchar) allowed in path segments:
-       *    segment       = *pchar
-       *    pchar         = unreserved / pct-encoded / sub-delims / ":" / "@"
-       *    pct-encoded   = "%" HEXDIG HEXDIG
-       *    unreserved    = ALPHA / DIGIT / "-" / "." / "_" / "~"
-       *    sub-delims    = "!" / "$" / "&" / "'" / "(" / ")"
-       *                     / "*" / "+" / "," / ";" / "="
-       */
-      function encodeUriSegment(val) {
-        return encodeUriQuery(val, true).
-          replace(/%26/gi, '&').
-          replace(/%3D/gi, '=').
-          replace(/%2B/gi, '+');
-      }
-
-
-      /**
-       * This method is intended for encoding *key* or *value* parts of query component. We need a
-       * custom method because encodeURIComponent is too aggressive and encodes stuff that doesn't
-       * have to be encoded per http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3986:
-       *    query       = *( pchar / "/" / "?" )
-       *    pchar         = unreserved / pct-encoded / sub-delims / ":" / "@"
-       *    unreserved    = ALPHA / DIGIT / "-" / "." / "_" / "~"
-       *    pct-encoded   = "%" HEXDIG HEXDIG
-       *    sub-delims    = "!" / "$" / "&" / "'" / "(" / ")"
-       *                     / "*" / "+" / "," / ";" / "="
-       */
-      function encodeUriQuery(val, pctEncodeSpaces) {
-        return encodeURIComponent(val).
-          replace(/%40/gi, '@').
-          replace(/%3A/gi, ':').
-          replace(/%24/g, '$').
-          replace(/%2C/gi, ',').
-          replace(/%20/g, (pctEncodeSpaces ? '%20' : '+'));
-      }
-
       function Route(template, defaults) {
         this.template = template;
         this.defaults = extend({}, provider.defaults, defaults);
@@ -500,9 +461,9 @@ angular.module('ngResource', ['ng']).
             val = params.hasOwnProperty(urlParam) ? params[urlParam] : self.defaults[urlParam];
             if (angular.isDefined(val) && val !== null) {
               if (paramInfo.isQueryParamValue) {
-                encodedVal = encodeUriQuery(val, true);
+                encodedVal = angular.$$encodeUriQuery(val, true);
               } else {
-                encodedVal = encodeUriSegment(val);
+                encodedVal = angular.$$encodeUriSegment(val);
               }
               url = url.replace(new RegExp(":" + urlParam + "(\\W|$)", "g"), function(match, p1) {
                 return encodedVal + p1;