diff --git a/angular/src/index.ts b/angular/src/index.ts
index 46de9c00127..de9f90f2c12 100644
--- a/angular/src/index.ts
+++ b/angular/src/index.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export { IonicRouteStrategy } from './util/ionic-router-reuse-strategy';
 export { IonicModule } from './ionic-module';
 
 // UTILS
-export { IonicSafeString } from '@ionic/core';
+export { IonicSafeString, getPlatforms, isPlatform } from '@ionic/core';
 
 // CORE TYPES
 export { Animation, AnimationBuilder, AnimationCallbackOptions, AnimationDirection, AnimationFill, AnimationKeyFrames, AnimationLifecycle, Gesture, GestureConfig, GestureDetail, mdTransitionAnimation, iosTransitionAnimation } from '@ionic/core';
diff --git a/core/src/utils/platform.ts b/core/src/utils/platform.ts
index bdb7f40cc89..516b23dae24 100644
--- a/core/src/utils/platform.ts
+++ b/core/src/utils/platform.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ interface IsPlatformSignature {
   (win: Window, plt: Platforms): boolean;
 }
 
-export const getPlatforms = (win: any) => setupPlatforms(win);
+export const getPlatforms = (win?: any) => setupPlatforms(win);
 
 export const isPlatform: IsPlatformSignature = (winOrPlatform: Window | Platforms | undefined, platform?: Platforms) => {
   if (typeof winOrPlatform === 'string') {
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ export const isPlatform: IsPlatformSignature = (winOrPlatform: Window | Platform
 };
 
 export const setupPlatforms = (win: any = window) => {
+  if (typeof win === 'undefined') { return []; }
+
   win.Ionic = win.Ionic || {};
 
   let platforms: Platforms[] | undefined | null = win.Ionic.platforms;