diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f50fe03b..dbc9eeec 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -258,10 +258,10 @@ Just don't forget that it will be called synchronously from the `instant` method
 ##### Example:
 Create a Missing Translation Handler
 ```ts
-import {MissingTranslationHandler} from 'ng2-translate';
+import {MissingTranslationHandler, MissingTranslationHandlerParams} from 'ng2-translate';
 
 export class MyMissingTranslationHandler implements MissingTranslationHandler {
-  handle(key: string) {
+  handle(params: MissingTranslationHandlerParams) {
       return 'some value';
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/translate.service.ts b/src/translate.service.ts
index a9adc4ed..045d99d9 100644
--- a/src/translate.service.ts
+++ b/src/translate.service.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,29 @@ export interface LangChangeEvent {
     translations: any;
 }
 
+export interface MissingTranslationHandlerParams {
+    /**
+     * the key that's missing in translation files
+     * 
+     * @type {string}
+     */
+    key: string;
+
+    /**
+     * an instance of the service that was unable to translate the key.
+     * 
+     * @type {TranslateService}
+     */
+    translateService: TranslateService;
+
+    /**
+     * interpolation params that were passed along for translating the given key.
+     * 
+     * @type {Object}
+     */
+    interpolateParams?: Object;
+}
+
 declare interface Window {
     navigator: any;
 }
@@ -28,13 +51,15 @@ declare var window: Window;
 export abstract class MissingTranslationHandler {
     /**
      * A function that handles missing translations.
-     * @param key the missing key
+     * 
+     * @abstract
+     * @param {MissingTranslationHandlerParams} the context for resolving a missing translation 
      * @returns {any} a value or an observable
      * If it returns a value, then this value is used.
      * If it return an observable, the value returned by this observable will be used (except if the method was "instant").
      * If it doesn't return then the key will be used as a value
      */
-    abstract handle(key: string): any;
+    abstract handle(params: MissingTranslationHandlerParams): any;
 }
 
 export abstract class TranslateLoader {
@@ -252,8 +277,12 @@ export class TranslateService {
             res = this.parser.interpolate(this.parser.getValue(this.translations[this.defaultLang], key), interpolateParams);
         }
 
-        if(!res && this.missingTranslationHandler) {
-            res = this.missingTranslationHandler.handle(key);
+        if (!res && this.missingTranslationHandler) {
+            let params: MissingTranslationHandlerParams = { key, translateService: this };
+            if (typeof interpolateParams !== 'undefined') {
+                params.interpolateParams = interpolateParams;
+            }
+            res = this.missingTranslationHandler.handle(params);
         }
 
         return res !== undefined ? res : key;
diff --git a/tests/translate.service.spec.ts b/tests/translate.service.spec.ts
index a85b74f4..13f8b99f 100644
--- a/tests/translate.service.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/translate.service.spec.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {MockBackend, MockConnection} from "@angular/http/testing";
 import {
     TranslateService,
     MissingTranslationHandler,
+    MissingTranslationHandlerParams,
     TranslateLoader,
     TranslateStaticLoader,
     LangChangeEvent,
@@ -310,14 +311,14 @@ describe('MissingTranslationHandler', () => {
     let missingTranslationHandler: MissingTranslationHandler;
 
     class Missing implements MissingTranslationHandler {
-        handle(key: string) {
+        handle(params: MissingTranslationHandlerParams) {
             return "handled";
         }
     }
 
     class MissingObs implements MissingTranslationHandler {
-        handle(key: string): Observable<any> {
-            return Observable.of(`handled: ${key}`);
+        handle(params: MissingTranslationHandlerParams): Observable<any> {
+            return Observable.of(`handled: ${params.key}`);
         }
     }
 
@@ -325,8 +326,8 @@ describe('MissingTranslationHandler', () => {
         TestBed.configureTestingModule({
             imports: [HttpModule, TranslateModule.forRoot()],
             providers: [
-                {provide: MissingTranslationHandler, useClass: handlerClass},
-                {provide: XHRBackend, useClass: MockBackend}
+                { provide: MissingTranslationHandler, useClass: handlerClass },
+                { provide: XHRBackend, useClass: MockBackend }
             ]
         });
         injector = getTestBed();
@@ -351,7 +352,40 @@ describe('MissingTranslationHandler', () => {
         spyOn(missingTranslationHandler, 'handle').and.callThrough();
 
         translate.get('nonExistingKey').subscribe((res: string) => {
-            expect(missingTranslationHandler.handle).toHaveBeenCalledWith('nonExistingKey');
+            expect(missingTranslationHandler.handle).toHaveBeenCalledWith(jasmine.objectContaining({ key: 'nonExistingKey' }));
+            //test that the instance of the last called argument is string 
+            expect(res).toEqual('handled');
+        });
+
+        // mock response after the xhr request, otherwise it will be undefined
+        mockBackendResponse(connection, '{"TEST": "This is a test"}');
+    });
+
+    it('should propagate interpolation params when the key does not exist', () => {
+        prepare(Missing);
+        translate.use('en');
+        spyOn(missingTranslationHandler, 'handle').and.callThrough();
+        let interpolateParams = { some: 'params' };
+
+        translate.get('nonExistingKey', interpolateParams).subscribe((res: string) => {
+            expect(missingTranslationHandler.handle).toHaveBeenCalledWith(jasmine.objectContaining({ interpolateParams: interpolateParams }));
+            //test that the instance of the last called argument is string 
+            expect(res).toEqual('handled');
+        });
+
+        // mock response after the xhr request, otherwise it will be undefined
+        mockBackendResponse(connection, '{"TEST": "This is a test"}');
+    });
+
+    it('should propagate TranslationService params when the key does not exist', () => {
+        prepare(Missing);
+        translate.use('en');
+        spyOn(missingTranslationHandler, 'handle').and.callThrough();
+        let interpolateParams = { some: 'params' };
+
+        translate.get('nonExistingKey', interpolateParams).subscribe((res: string) => {
+            expect(missingTranslationHandler.handle).toHaveBeenCalledWith(jasmine.objectContaining({ translateService: translate }));
+            //test that the instance of the last called argument is string 
             expect(res).toEqual('handled');
         });
 
@@ -361,7 +395,7 @@ describe('MissingTranslationHandler', () => {
 
     it('should return the key when using MissingTranslationHandler & the handler returns nothing', () => {
         class MissingUndef implements MissingTranslationHandler {
-            handle(key: string) {
+            handle(params: MissingTranslationHandlerParams) {
             }
         }
 
@@ -370,7 +404,7 @@ describe('MissingTranslationHandler', () => {
         spyOn(missingTranslationHandler, 'handle').and.callThrough();
 
         translate.get('nonExistingKey').subscribe((res: string) => {
-            expect(missingTranslationHandler.handle).toHaveBeenCalledWith('nonExistingKey');
+            expect(missingTranslationHandler.handle).toHaveBeenCalledWith(jasmine.objectContaining({ key: 'nonExistingKey' }));
             expect(res).toEqual('nonExistingKey');
         });
 
@@ -397,7 +431,7 @@ describe('MissingTranslationHandler', () => {
         spyOn(missingTranslationHandler, 'handle').and.callThrough();
 
         expect(translate.instant('nonExistingKey')).toEqual('handled');
-        expect(missingTranslationHandler.handle).toHaveBeenCalledWith('nonExistingKey');
+        expect(missingTranslationHandler.handle).toHaveBeenCalledWith(jasmine.objectContaining({ key: 'nonExistingKey' }));
     });
 
     it('should wait for the MissingTranslationHandler when it returns an observable & we use get', () => {
@@ -406,7 +440,7 @@ describe('MissingTranslationHandler', () => {
         spyOn(missingTranslationHandler, 'handle').and.callThrough();
 
         translate.get('nonExistingKey').subscribe((res: string) => {
-            expect(missingTranslationHandler.handle).toHaveBeenCalledWith('nonExistingKey');
+            expect(missingTranslationHandler.handle).toHaveBeenCalledWith(jasmine.objectContaining({ key: 'nonExistingKey' }));
             expect(res).toEqual('handled: nonExistingKey');
         });