diff --git a/src/auto/injector.js b/src/auto/injector.js
index 352db5d42a47..0711c562c4cc 100644
--- a/src/auto/injector.js
+++ b/src/auto/injector.js
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ function annotate(fn, strictDi, name) {
  * Return an instance of the service.
  *
  * @param {string} name The name of the instance to retrieve.
+ * @param {string} caller An optional string to provide the origin of the function call for error messages.
  * @return {*} The instance.
  */
 
@@ -622,14 +623,17 @@ function createInjector(modulesToLoad, strictDi) {
           }
       },
       providerInjector = (providerCache.$injector =
-          createInternalInjector(providerCache, function() {
+          createInternalInjector(providerCache, function(serviceName, caller) {
+            if (angular.isString(caller)) {
+              path.push(caller);
+            }
             throw $injectorMinErr('unpr', "Unknown provider: {0}", path.join(' <- '));
           })),
       instanceCache = {},
       instanceInjector = (instanceCache.$injector =
-          createInternalInjector(instanceCache, function(servicename) {
-            var provider = providerInjector.get(servicename + providerSuffix);
-            return instanceInjector.invoke(provider.$get, provider, undefined, servicename);
+          createInternalInjector(instanceCache, function(serviceName, caller) {
+            var provider = providerInjector.get(serviceName + providerSuffix, caller);
+            return instanceInjector.invoke(provider.$get, provider, undefined, serviceName);
           }));
 
 
@@ -664,7 +668,7 @@ function createInjector(modulesToLoad, strictDi) {
 
   function enforceReturnValue(name, factory) {
     return function enforcedReturnValue() {
-      var result = instanceInjector.invoke(factory, this, undefined, name);
+      var result = instanceInjector.invoke(factory, this);
       if (isUndefined(result)) {
         throw $injectorMinErr('undef', "Provider '{0}' must return a value from $get factory method.", name);
       }
@@ -759,7 +763,7 @@ function createInjector(modulesToLoad, strictDi) {
 
   function createInternalInjector(cache, factory) {
 
-    function getService(serviceName) {
+    function getService(serviceName, caller) {
       if (cache.hasOwnProperty(serviceName)) {
         if (cache[serviceName] === INSTANTIATING) {
           throw $injectorMinErr('cdep', 'Circular dependency found: {0}',
@@ -770,7 +774,7 @@ function createInjector(modulesToLoad, strictDi) {
         try {
           path.unshift(serviceName);
           cache[serviceName] = INSTANTIATING;
-          return cache[serviceName] = factory(serviceName);
+          return cache[serviceName] = factory(serviceName, caller);
         } catch (err) {
           if (cache[serviceName] === INSTANTIATING) {
             delete cache[serviceName];
@@ -802,7 +806,7 @@ function createInjector(modulesToLoad, strictDi) {
         args.push(
           locals && locals.hasOwnProperty(key)
           ? locals[key]
-          : getService(key)
+          : getService(key, serviceName)
         );
       }
       if (isArray(fn)) {
diff --git a/test/auto/injectorSpec.js b/test/auto/injectorSpec.js
index ff5dcc1f5654..3b1812904c9e 100644
--- a/test/auto/injectorSpec.js
+++ b/test/auto/injectorSpec.js
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ describe('injector', function() {
   var providers;
   var injector;
   var providerInjector;
+  var controllerProvider;
 
-  beforeEach(module(function($provide, $injector) {
+  beforeEach(module(function($provide, $injector, $controllerProvider) {
     providers = function(name, factory, annotations) {
       $provide.factory(name, extend(factory, annotations||{}));
     };
     providerInjector = $injector;
+    controllerProvider = $controllerProvider;
   }));
   beforeEach(inject(function($injector){
     injector = $injector;
@@ -74,6 +76,22 @@ describe('injector', function() {
   });
 
 
+  it('should provide the caller name if given', function(done) {
+    expect(function() {
+      injector.get('idontexist', 'callerName');
+    }).toThrowMinErr("$injector", "unpr", "Unknown provider: idontexistProvider <- idontexist <- callerName");
+  });
+
+
+  it('should provide the caller name for controllers', function(done) {
+    controllerProvider.register('myCtrl', function(idontexist) {});
+    var $controller = injector.get('$controller');
+    expect(function() {
+      $controller('myCtrl', {$scope: {}});
+    }).toThrowMinErr("$injector", "unpr", "Unknown provider: idontexistProvider <- idontexist <- myCtrl");
+  });
+
+
   it('should not corrupt the cache when an object fails to get instantiated', function() {
     expect(function() {
       injector.get('idontexist');