diff --git a/src/auto/injector.js b/src/auto/injector.js
index 5cfd4bb2430a..8017afd38750 100644
--- a/src/auto/injector.js
+++ b/src/auto/injector.js
@@ -749,7 +749,8 @@ function createInjector(modulesToLoad, strictDi) {
     function getService(serviceName) {
       if (cache.hasOwnProperty(serviceName)) {
         if (cache[serviceName] === INSTANTIATING) {
-          throw $injectorMinErr('cdep', 'Circular dependency found: {0}', path.join(' <- '));
+          throw $injectorMinErr('cdep', 'Circular dependency found: {0}',
+                    serviceName + ' <- ' + path.join(' <- '));
         }
         return cache[serviceName];
       } else {
diff --git a/test/auto/injectorSpec.js b/test/auto/injectorSpec.js
index 3b3fbeec1436..6b731fe796e4 100644
--- a/test/auto/injectorSpec.js
+++ b/test/auto/injectorSpec.js
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ describe('injector', function() {
             $provide.factory('service', function(service){});
             return function(service) {};
           }]);
-        }).toThrowMinErr('$injector', 'cdep', 'Circular dependency found: service');
+        }).toThrowMinErr('$injector', 'cdep', 'Circular dependency found: service <- service');
       });
 
 
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ describe('injector', function() {
             $provide.factory('b', function(a){});
             return function(a) {};
           }]);
-        }).toThrowMinErr('$injector', 'cdep', 'Circular dependency found: b <- a');
+        }).toThrowMinErr('$injector', 'cdep', 'Circular dependency found: a <- b <- a');
       });
 
     });