diff --git a/packages/core/src/zone/ng_zone.ts b/packages/core/src/zone/ng_zone.ts
index 5e78c3c4a688c..2d4443fd4105e 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/zone/ng_zone.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/zone/ng_zone.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@
  */
 
 import {EventEmitter} from '../event_emitter';
+import {global} from '../util/global';
 import {nativeRequestAnimationFrame} from '../util/raf';
 
+
 /**
  * An injectable service for executing work inside or outside of the Angular zone.
  *
@@ -264,11 +266,12 @@ function delayChangeDetectionForEvents(zone: NgZonePrivate) {
   if (zone.lastRequestAnimationFrameId !== -1) {
     return;
   }
-  zone.lastRequestAnimationFrameId = nativeRequestAnimationFrame(() => {
+  zone.lastRequestAnimationFrameId = nativeRequestAnimationFrame.call(global, () => {
     zone.lastRequestAnimationFrameId = -1;
+    updateMicroTaskStatus(zone);
     checkStable(zone);
   });
-  updateMicroTaskStatus(zone, zone.hasPendingMicrotasks);
+  updateMicroTaskStatus(zone);
 }
 
 function forkInnerZoneWithAngularBehavior(zone: NgZonePrivate) {
@@ -310,7 +313,8 @@ function forkInnerZoneWithAngularBehavior(zone: NgZonePrivate) {
             // We are only interested in hasTask events which originate from our zone
             // (A child hasTask event is not interesting to us)
             if (hasTaskState.change == 'microTask') {
-              updateMicroTaskStatus(zone, hasTaskState.microTask);
+              zone._hasPendingMicrotasks = hasTaskState.microTask;
+              updateMicroTaskStatus(zone);
               checkStable(zone);
             } else if (hasTaskState.change == 'macroTask') {
               zone.hasPendingMacrotasks = hasTaskState.macroTask;
@@ -326,8 +330,8 @@ function forkInnerZoneWithAngularBehavior(zone: NgZonePrivate) {
   });
 }
 
-function updateMicroTaskStatus(zone: NgZonePrivate, hasPendingMicrotasks: boolean) {
-  if (hasPendingMicrotasks ||
+function updateMicroTaskStatus(zone: NgZonePrivate) {
+  if (zone._hasPendingMicrotasks ||
       (zone.shouldCoalesceEventChangeDetection && zone.lastRequestAnimationFrameId !== -1)) {
     zone.hasPendingMicrotasks = true;
   } else {
diff --git a/packages/platform-browser/test/dom/events/event_manager_spec.ts b/packages/platform-browser/test/dom/events/event_manager_spec.ts
index aa5cb1981dbc8..e8d454285fbe0 100644
--- a/packages/platform-browser/test/dom/events/event_manager_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/platform-browser/test/dom/events/event_manager_spec.ts
@@ -340,10 +340,7 @@ import {el} from '../../../testing/src/browser_util';
         removerChild = manager.addEventListener(child, 'click', handler);
         removerParent = manager.addEventListener(element, 'click', handler);
       });
-      zone.onStable.subscribe((isStable: any) => {
-        console.log('stable triggered');
-        stables.push(isStable);
-      });
+      zone.onStable.subscribe((isStable: any) => { stables.push(isStable); });
       getDOM().dispatchEvent(child, dispatchedEvent);
       requestAnimationFrame(() => {
         expect(receivedEvents.length).toBe(2);