diff --git a/angular-material/angular-material-tests.ts b/angular-material/angular-material-tests.ts
index cecaf07e67..c707c3e62c 100644
--- a/angular-material/angular-material-tests.ts
+++ b/angular-material/angular-material-tests.ts
@@ -110,3 +110,51 @@ myApp.controller('SidenavController', ($scope: ng.IScope, $mdSidenav: ng.materia
 myApp.controller('ToastController', ($scope: ng.IScope, $mdToast: ng.material.IToastService) => {
     $scope['openToast'] = () => $mdToast.show($mdToast.simple().textContent('Hello!'));
 });
+
+myApp.controller('PanelController', ($scope: ng.IScope, $mdPanel: ng.material.IPanelService) => {
+    $scope['createPanel'] = () => {
+        var config = {
+            template: '<h1>Hello!</h1>',
+            hasBackdrop: true,
+            disableParentScroll: true,
+            zIndex: 150
+        };
+        
+        $mdPanel.create(config);
+
+        var panelRef = $mdPanel.create(config);
+        panelRef.open()
+            .then((ref: ng.material.IPanelRef) => {
+                ref.addClass('foo');
+                ref.removeClass('bar');
+                ref.close();
+            })
+            .finally(() => {
+                panelRef = undefined;
+            });
+    };
+
+    $scope['openPanel'] = () => {
+        $mdPanel.open({
+            template: '<h1>Hello!</h1>',
+            hasBackdrop: true,
+            disableParentScroll: true,
+            zIndex: 150
+        })
+            .then((panelRef: ng.material.IPanelRef) => {
+                panelRef.addClass('foo');
+                panelRef.removeClass('bar');
+                panelRef.close();
+            });
+    };
+
+    $scope['newPanelPosition'] = () => {
+        $mdPanel.newPanelPosition().absolute().center();
+        $mdPanel.newPanelPosition().relativeTo('.demo-menu-open-button').addPanelPosition("ALIGN_START", "BELOW");
+    };
+
+    $scope['newPanelAnimation'] = () => {
+        $mdPanel.newPanelAnimation().openFrom('.some-target');
+        $mdPanel.newPanelAnimation().openFrom({top: 0, left: 0});
+    };
+});
diff --git a/angular-material/angular-material.d.ts b/angular-material/angular-material.d.ts
index bb144d15d4..09fcec3539 100644
--- a/angular-material/angular-material.d.ts
+++ b/angular-material/angular-material.d.ts
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ declare namespace angular.material {
     }
 
     interface IDialogService {
-        show(dialog: IDialogOptions|IAlertDialog|IConfirmDialog): angular.IPromise<any>;
+        show(dialog: IDialogOptions|IAlertDialog|IConfirmDialog|IPromptDialog): angular.IPromise<any>;
         confirm(): IConfirmDialog;
         alert(): IAlertDialog;
         prompt(): IPromptDialog;
@@ -277,4 +277,76 @@ declare namespace angular.material {
         grey: IPalette;
         'blue-grey': IPalette;
     }
+
+    interface IPanelConfig {
+        template?: string;
+        templateUrl?: string;
+        controller?: string|Function;
+        controllerAs?: string;
+        bindToController?: boolean; // default: true
+        locals?: {[index: string]: any};
+        resolve?: {[index: string]: angular.IPromise<any>}
+        attachTo?: string|JQuery|Element;
+        panelClass?: string;
+        zIndex?: number; // default: 80
+        position?: IPanelPosition;
+        clickOutsideToClose?: boolean; // default: false
+        escapeToClose?: boolean; // default: false
+        trapFocus?: boolean; // default: false
+        focusOnOpen?: boolean; // default: true
+        fullscreen?: boolean; // default: false
+        animation?: IPanelAnimation;
+        hasBackdrop?: boolean // default: false
+        disableParentScroll?: boolean; // default: false
+        onDomAdded?: Function;
+        onOpenComplete?: Function;
+        onRemoving?: Function;
+        onDomRemoved?: Function;
+        origin?: string|JQuery|Element;
+    }
+
+    interface IPanelRef {
+        id: string;
+        config: IPanelConfig;
+        isAttached: boolean;
+        open(): angular.IPromise<any>;
+        close(): angular.IPromise<any>;
+        attach(): angular.IPromise<any>;
+        detach(): angular.IPromise<any>;
+        show(): angular.IPromise<any>;
+        hide(): angular.IPromise<any>;
+        destroy(): void;
+        addClass(newClass: string): void;
+        removeClass(oldClass: string): void;
+        toggleClass(toggleClass: string): void;
+        focusOnOpen(): void;
+    }
+
+    interface IPanelPosition {
+        absolute(): IPanelPosition;
+        relativeTo(someElement: string|JQuery|Element): IPanelPosition;
+        top(opt_top: string): IPanelPosition; // default: '0'
+        bottom(opt_bottom: string): IPanelPosition; // default: '0'
+        left(opt_left: string): IPanelPosition; // default: '0'
+        right(opt_right: string): IPanelPosition; // default: '0'
+        centerHorizontally(): IPanelPosition;
+        centerVertically(): IPanelPosition;
+        center(): IPanelPosition;
+        addPanelPosition(xPosition: string, yPosition: string): IPanelPosition;
+        withOffsetX(offsetX: string): IPanelPosition;
+        withOffsetY(offsetY: string): IPanelPosition;
+    }
+
+    interface IPanelAnimation {
+        openFrom(from: string|Element|Event|{top: number, left: number}): IPanelAnimation;
+        closeTo(to: string|Element|{top: number, left: number}): IPanelAnimation;
+        withAnimation(cssClass: string|{open: string, close: string}): IPanelAnimation;
+    }
+
+    interface IPanelService {
+        create(opt_config: IPanelConfig): IPanelRef;
+        open(opt_config: IPanelConfig): angular.IPromise<IPanelRef>;
+        newPanelPosition(): IPanelPosition;
+        newPanelAnimation(): IPanelAnimation;
+    }
 }