diff --git a/packages/core/map-types.ts b/packages/core/map-types.ts
index 57a1ed8f5..76e3393a0 100644
--- a/packages/core/map-types.ts
+++ b/packages/core/map-types.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,18 @@ export {
   DataMouseEvent,
   LatLngBounds,
   LatLngBoundsLiteral,
+  LatLng,
   LatLngLiteral,
   PolyMouseEvent,
   MarkerLabel,
+  Geocoder,
+  GeocoderAddressComponent,
+  GeocoderComponentRestrictions,
+  GeocoderGeometry,
+  GeocoderLocationType,
+  GeocoderRequest,
+  GeocoderResult,
+  GeocoderStatus,
 } from './services/google-maps-types';
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/core/services.ts b/packages/core/services.ts
index ce65d367a..8d383d915 100644
--- a/packages/core/services.ts
+++ b/packages/core/services.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 export { CircleManager } from './services/managers/circle-manager';
 export { DataLayerManager } from './services/managers/data-layer-manager';
 export { FitBoundsAccessor, FitBoundsDetails } from './services/fit-bounds';
+export { AgmGeocoder } from './services/geocoder-service';
 export { GoogleMapsAPIWrapper } from './services/google-maps-api-wrapper';
 export {
   GoogleMapsScriptProtocol,
diff --git a/packages/core/services/geocoder-service.spec.ts b/packages/core/services/geocoder-service.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0eaa5a5d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/services/geocoder-service.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+import { discardPeriodicTasks, fakeAsync, TestBed, tick } from '@angular/core/testing';
+
+import { AgmGeocoder } from './geocoder-service';
+import { MapsAPILoader } from './maps-api-loader/maps-api-loader';
+
+describe('GeocoderService', () => {
+  let loader: MapsAPILoader;
+  let geocoderService: AgmGeocoder;
+  let geocoderConstructs: number;
+  let geocodeMock: jest.Mock;
+
+  beforeEach(fakeAsync(() => {
+    loader = {
+      load: jest.fn().mockReturnValue(Promise.resolve()),
+    };
+
+    geocoderConstructs = 0;
+    geocodeMock = jest.fn();
+
+    (window as any).google = {
+      maps: {
+        Geocoder: class Geocoder {
+          geocode: jest.Mock = geocodeMock;
+
+          constructor() {
+            geocoderConstructs += 1;
+          }
+        },
+      },
+    };
+
+    TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      providers: [
+        { provide: MapsAPILoader, useValue: loader },
+        AgmGeocoder,
+      ],
+    });
+
+    geocoderService = TestBed.get(AgmGeocoder);
+    tick();
+  }));
+
+  it('should wait for the load event', () => {
+    expect(loader.load).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(geocoderConstructs).toEqual(1);
+  });
+
+  it('should emit a geocode result', fakeAsync(() => {
+    const success = jest.fn();
+    const geocodeRequest = {
+      address: 'Mountain View, California, United States',
+    };
+    const geocodeExampleResponse = {
+      'results': [
+        {
+          'address_components': [
+            {
+              'long_name': '1600',
+              'short_name': '1600',
+              'types': ['street_number'],
+            },
+            {
+              'long_name': 'Amphitheatre Parkway',
+              'short_name': 'Amphitheatre Pkwy',
+              'types': ['route'],
+            },
+            {
+              'long_name': 'Mountain View',
+              'short_name': 'Mountain View',
+              'types': ['locality', 'political'],
+            },
+            {
+              'long_name': 'Santa Clara County',
+              'short_name': 'Santa Clara County',
+              'types': ['administrative_area_level_2', 'political'],
+            },
+            {
+              'long_name': 'California',
+              'short_name': 'CA',
+              'types': ['administrative_area_level_1', 'political'],
+            },
+            {
+              'long_name': 'United States',
+              'short_name': 'US',
+              'types': ['country', 'political'],
+            },
+            {
+              'long_name': '94043',
+              'short_name': '94043',
+              'types': ['postal_code'],
+            },
+          ],
+          'formatted_address': '1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA',
+          'geometry': {
+            'location': {
+              'lat': 37.4267861,
+              'lng': -122.0806032,
+            },
+            'location_type': 'ROOFTOP',
+            'viewport': {
+              'northeast': {
+                'lat': 37.4281350802915,
+                'lng': -122.0792542197085,
+              },
+              'southwest': {
+                'lat': 37.4254371197085,
+                'lng': -122.0819521802915,
+              },
+            },
+          },
+          'place_id': 'ChIJtYuu0V25j4ARwu5e4wwRYgE',
+          'plus_code': {
+            'compound_code': 'CWC8+R3 Mountain View, California, United States',
+            'global_code': '849VCWC8+R3',
+          },
+          'types': ['street_address'],
+        },
+      ],
+      'status': 'OK',
+    };
+
+    geocodeMock.mockImplementation((_geocodeRequest, callback) => callback(geocodeExampleResponse, 'OK'));
+
+    geocoderService.geocode(geocodeRequest).subscribe(success);
+
+    tick();
+
+    expect(success).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(success).toHaveBeenCalledWith(geocodeExampleResponse);
+    expect(geocodeMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+    discardPeriodicTasks();
+  }));
+
+  it('should catch error if Google does not return a OK result', fakeAsync(() => {
+    const success = jest.fn();
+    const catchFn = jest.fn();
+    const geocodeRequest = {
+      address: 'Mountain View, California, United States',
+    };
+
+    geocodeMock.mockImplementation((geocodeRequest, callback) => callback(geocodeRequest, 'INVALID_REQUEST'));
+
+    geocoderService.geocode(geocodeRequest).subscribe(success, catchFn);
+
+    tick();
+
+    expect(success).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
+    expect(catchFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(catchFn).toHaveBeenCalledWith('INVALID_REQUEST');
+    expect(geocodeMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+    discardPeriodicTasks();
+  }));
+});
diff --git a/packages/core/services/geocoder-service.ts b/packages/core/services/geocoder-service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3ed68585
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/services/geocoder-service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
+import { bindCallback, ConnectableObservable, Observable, of, ReplaySubject, throwError } from 'rxjs';
+import { map, multicast, switchMap } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { Geocoder, GeocoderRequest, GeocoderResult, GeocoderStatus } from './google-maps-types';
+import { MapsAPILoader } from './maps-api-loader/maps-api-loader';
+
+declare var google: any;
+
+@Injectable({ providedIn: 'root' })
+export class AgmGeocoder {
+  protected readonly geocoder$: Observable<Geocoder>;
+
+  constructor(loader: MapsAPILoader) {
+    const connectableGeocoder$ = new Observable(subscriber => {
+      loader.load().then(() => subscriber.next());
+    })
+      .pipe(
+        map(() => this._createGeocoder()),
+        multicast(new ReplaySubject(1)),
+      ) as ConnectableObservable<Geocoder>;
+
+    connectableGeocoder$.connect(); // ignore the subscription
+    // since we will remain subscribed till application exits
+
+    this.geocoder$ = connectableGeocoder$;
+  }
+
+  geocode(request: GeocoderRequest): Observable<GeocoderResult[]> {
+    return this.geocoder$.pipe(
+      switchMap((geocoder) => this._getGoogleResults(geocoder, request))
+    );
+  }
+
+  private _getGoogleResults(geocoder: Geocoder, request: GeocoderRequest): Observable<GeocoderResult[]> {
+    const geocodeObservable = bindCallback(geocoder.geocode);
+    return geocodeObservable(request).pipe(
+      switchMap(([results, status]) => {
+        if (status === GeocoderStatus.OK) {
+          return of(results);
+        }
+
+        return throwError(status);
+      })
+    );
+  }
+
+  private _createGeocoder(): Geocoder {
+    return new google.maps.Geocoder() as Geocoder;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/services/google-maps-types.ts b/packages/core/services/google-maps-types.ts
index 20bbc22b9..b27b4157e 100644
--- a/packages/core/services/google-maps-types.ts
+++ b/packages/core/services/google-maps-types.ts
@@ -634,3 +634,65 @@ export interface MapRestriction {
   latLngBounds: LatLngBounds | LatLngBoundsLiteral;
   strictBounds?: boolean;
 }
+
+export interface Geocoder {
+  geocode: (request: GeocoderRequest, googleCallback: (results: GeocoderResult[], status: GeocoderStatus) => void) => void;
+}
+
+export interface GeocoderAddressComponent {
+  long_name: string;
+  short_name: string;
+  types: string[];
+}
+
+/** Options for restricting the geocoder results */
+export interface GeocoderComponentRestrictions {
+  administrativeArea?: string;
+  country?: string;
+  locality?: string;
+  postalCode?: string;
+  route?: string;
+}
+
+export interface GeocoderGeometry {
+  bounds: LatLngBounds;
+  location: LatLng;
+  location_type: GeocoderLocationType;
+  viewport: LatLngBounds;
+}
+
+export enum GeocoderLocationType {
+  APPROXIMATE = 'APPROXIMATE',
+  GEOMETRIC_CENTER = 'GEOMETRIC_CENTER',
+  RANGE_INTERPOLATED = 'RANGE_INTERPOLATED',
+  ROOFTOP = 'ROOFTOP',
+}
+
+export interface GeocoderRequest {
+  address?: string;
+  bounds?: LatLngBounds | LatLngBoundsLiteral;
+  componentRestrictions?: GeocoderComponentRestrictions;
+  location?: LatLng | LatLngLiteral;
+  placeId?: string;
+  region?: string;
+}
+
+export interface GeocoderResult {
+  address_components: GeocoderAddressComponent[];
+  formatted_address: string;
+  geometry: GeocoderGeometry;
+  partial_match: boolean;
+  place_id: string;
+  postcode_localities: string[];
+  types: string[];
+}
+
+export enum GeocoderStatus {
+  ERROR = 'ERROR',
+  INVALID_REQUEST = 'INVALID_REQUEST',
+  OK = 'OK',
+  OVER_QUERY_LIMIT = 'OVER_QUERY_LIMIT',
+  REQUEST_DENIED = 'REQUEST_DENIED',
+  UNKNOWN_ERROR = 'UNKNOWN_ERROR',
+  ZERO_RESULTS = 'ZERO_RESULTS',
+}