diff --git a/goldens/public-api/common/common.d.ts b/goldens/public-api/common/common.d.ts
index 3226b869f0..0b5ab5a10d 100644
--- a/goldens/public-api/common/common.d.ts
+++ b/goldens/public-api/common/common.d.ts
@@ -433,3 +433,7 @@ export declare enum WeekDay {
     Friday = 5,
     Saturday = 6
 }
+
+export declare abstract class XhrFactory {
+    abstract build(): XMLHttpRequest;
+}
diff --git a/goldens/public-api/common/http/http.d.ts b/goldens/public-api/common/http/http.d.ts
index 9eb12e7746..91cba7df51 100644
--- a/goldens/public-api/common/http/http.d.ts
+++ b/goldens/public-api/common/http/http.d.ts
@@ -1947,7 +1947,3 @@ export declare class JsonpInterceptor {
     constructor(jsonp: JsonpClientBackend);
     intercept(req: HttpRequest<any>, next: HttpHandler): Observable<HttpEvent<any>>;
 }
-
-export declare abstract class XhrFactory {
-    abstract build(): XMLHttpRequest;
-}
diff --git a/goldens/size-tracking/aio-payloads.json b/goldens/size-tracking/aio-payloads.json
index ec56092f40..34682b743e 100755
--- a/goldens/size-tracking/aio-payloads.json
+++ b/goldens/size-tracking/aio-payloads.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "master": {
       "uncompressed": {
         "runtime-es2015": 3153,
-        "main-es2015": 437810,
+        "main-es2015": 437306,
         "polyfills-es2015": 52493
       }
     }
diff --git a/goldens/size-tracking/integration-payloads.json b/goldens/size-tracking/integration-payloads.json
index 3ce92ef0dd..1410f8ab36 100644
--- a/goldens/size-tracking/integration-payloads.json
+++ b/goldens/size-tracking/integration-payloads.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "master": {
       "uncompressed": {
         "runtime-es2015": 1485,
-        "main-es2015": 144151,
+        "main-es2015": 144579,
         "polyfills-es2015": 36964
       }
     }
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     "master": {
       "uncompressed": {
         "runtime-es2015": 2285,
-        "main-es2015": 240352,
+        "main-es2015": 240874,
         "polyfills-es2015": 36975,
         "5-es2015": 753
       }
diff --git a/packages/common/http/public_api.ts b/packages/common/http/public_api.ts
index 036e3efb60..9a19a913c9 100644
--- a/packages/common/http/public_api.ts
+++ b/packages/common/http/public_api.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
+// TODO(alan-agius4): remove this export once migration has been done in Google3. (Should happen
+// prior to V12 RC).
+export {XhrFactory} from '@angular/common';
+
 export {HttpBackend, HttpHandler} from './src/backend';
 export {HttpClient} from './src/client';
 export {HttpContext, HttpContextToken} from './src/context';
@@ -16,5 +20,5 @@ export {HttpClientJsonpModule, HttpClientModule, HttpClientXsrfModule, HttpInter
 export {HttpParameterCodec, HttpParams, HttpParamsOptions, HttpUrlEncodingCodec} from './src/params';
 export {HttpRequest} from './src/request';
 export {HttpDownloadProgressEvent, HttpErrorResponse, HttpEvent, HttpEventType, HttpHeaderResponse, HttpProgressEvent, HttpResponse, HttpResponseBase, HttpSentEvent, HttpStatusCode, HttpUploadProgressEvent, HttpUserEvent} from './src/response';
-export {HttpXhrBackend, XhrFactory} from './src/xhr';
+export {HttpXhrBackend} from './src/xhr';
 export {HttpXsrfTokenExtractor} from './src/xsrf';
diff --git a/packages/common/http/src/module.ts b/packages/common/http/src/module.ts
index def8022515..3fae5c1056 100644
--- a/packages/common/http/src/module.ts
+++ b/packages/common/http/src/module.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {HTTP_INTERCEPTORS, HttpInterceptor, HttpInterceptorHandler, NoopIntercep
 import {JsonpCallbackContext, JsonpClientBackend, JsonpInterceptor} from './jsonp';
 import {HttpRequest} from './request';
 import {HttpEvent} from './response';
-import {BrowserXhr, HttpXhrBackend, XhrFactory} from './xhr';
+import {HttpXhrBackend} from './xhr';
 import {HttpXsrfCookieExtractor, HttpXsrfInterceptor, HttpXsrfTokenExtractor, XSRF_COOKIE_NAME, XSRF_HEADER_NAME} from './xsrf';
 
 /**
@@ -159,8 +159,6 @@ export class HttpClientXsrfModule {
     {provide: HttpHandler, useClass: HttpInterceptingHandler},
     HttpXhrBackend,
     {provide: HttpBackend, useExisting: HttpXhrBackend},
-    BrowserXhr,
-    {provide: XhrFactory, useExisting: BrowserXhr},
   ],
 })
 export class HttpClientModule {
diff --git a/packages/common/http/src/xhr.ts b/packages/common/http/src/xhr.ts
index 47e0e4cb45..6a679c72e4 100644
--- a/packages/common/http/src/xhr.ts
+++ b/packages/common/http/src/xhr.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
+import {XhrFactory} from '@angular/common';
 import {Injectable} from '@angular/core';
 import {Observable, Observer} from 'rxjs';
 
@@ -31,37 +32,6 @@ function getResponseUrl(xhr: any): string|null {
   return null;
 }
 
-/**
- * A wrapper around the `XMLHttpRequest` constructor.
- *
- * @publicApi
- */
-export abstract class XhrFactory {
-  abstract build(): XMLHttpRequest;
-}
-
-/**
- * A factory for `HttpXhrBackend` that uses the `XMLHttpRequest` browser API.
- *
- */
-@Injectable()
-export class BrowserXhr implements XhrFactory {
-  constructor() {}
-  build(): any {
-    return <any>(new XMLHttpRequest());
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Tracks a response from the server that does not yet have a body.
- */
-interface PartialResponse {
-  headers: HttpHeaders;
-  status: number;
-  statusText: string;
-  url: string;
-}
-
 /**
  * Uses `XMLHttpRequest` to send requests to a backend server.
  * @see `HttpHandler`
diff --git a/packages/common/http/test/BUILD.bazel b/packages/common/http/test/BUILD.bazel
index bf662c1c41..73a82e7e29 100644
--- a/packages/common/http/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/common/http/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ ts_library(
     # Visible to //:saucelabs_unit_tests_poc target
     visibility = ["//:__pkg__"],
     deps = [
+        "//packages/common",
         "//packages/common/http",
         "//packages/common/http/testing",
         "//packages/core",
diff --git a/packages/common/http/test/xhr_mock.ts b/packages/common/http/test/xhr_mock.ts
index 1ac2481933..b912e299bd 100644
--- a/packages/common/http/test/xhr_mock.ts
+++ b/packages/common/http/test/xhr_mock.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
+import {XhrFactory} from '@angular/common';
 import {HttpHeaders} from '@angular/common/http/src/headers';
-import {XhrFactory} from '@angular/common/http/src/xhr';
 
 export class MockXhrFactory implements XhrFactory {
   // TODO(issue/24571): remove '!'.
diff --git a/packages/common/src/common.ts b/packages/common/src/common.ts
index 5f0c0b1068..50ba9daa5a 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/common.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/common.ts
@@ -26,3 +26,4 @@ export {AsyncPipe, DatePipe, I18nPluralPipe, I18nSelectPipe, JsonPipe, LowerCase
 export {PLATFORM_BROWSER_ID as ɵPLATFORM_BROWSER_ID, PLATFORM_SERVER_ID as ɵPLATFORM_SERVER_ID, PLATFORM_WORKER_APP_ID as ɵPLATFORM_WORKER_APP_ID, PLATFORM_WORKER_UI_ID as ɵPLATFORM_WORKER_UI_ID, isPlatformBrowser, isPlatformServer, isPlatformWorkerApp, isPlatformWorkerUi} from './platform_id';
 export {VERSION} from './version';
 export {ViewportScroller, NullViewportScroller as ɵNullViewportScroller} from './viewport_scroller';
+export {XhrFactory} from './xhr';
diff --git a/packages/common/src/xhr.ts b/packages/common/src/xhr.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..051e7d13ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/common/src/xhr.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google LLC All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+/**
+ * A wrapper around the `XMLHttpRequest` constructor.
+ *
+ * @publicApi
+ */
+export abstract class XhrFactory {
+  abstract build(): XMLHttpRequest;
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/test/bundling/forms_reactive/bundle.golden_symbols.json b/packages/core/test/bundling/forms_reactive/bundle.golden_symbols.json
index 809a19e62f..0630981979 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/bundling/forms_reactive/bundle.golden_symbols.json
+++ b/packages/core/test/bundling/forms_reactive/bundle.golden_symbols.json
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@
   {
     "name": "BrowserModule"
   },
+  {
+    "name": "BrowserXhr"
+  },
   {
     "name": "BuiltInControlValueAccessor"
   },
diff --git a/packages/core/test/bundling/forms_template_driven/bundle.golden_symbols.json b/packages/core/test/bundling/forms_template_driven/bundle.golden_symbols.json
index 0baae6f79e..9f2800dcad 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/bundling/forms_template_driven/bundle.golden_symbols.json
+++ b/packages/core/test/bundling/forms_template_driven/bundle.golden_symbols.json
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@
   {
     "name": "BrowserModule"
   },
+  {
+    "name": "BrowserXhr"
+  },
   {
     "name": "BuiltInControlValueAccessor"
   },
diff --git a/packages/core/test/bundling/router/bundle.golden_symbols.json b/packages/core/test/bundling/router/bundle.golden_symbols.json
index 643193002d..ef5302071d 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/bundling/router/bundle.golden_symbols.json
+++ b/packages/core/test/bundling/router/bundle.golden_symbols.json
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@
   {
     "name": "BrowserViewportScroller"
   },
+  {
+    "name": "BrowserXhr"
+  },
   {
     "name": "CIRCULAR"
   },
diff --git a/packages/misc/angular-in-memory-web-api/src/http-client-backend-service.ts b/packages/misc/angular-in-memory-web-api/src/http-client-backend-service.ts
index 943df9a467..9074e146bb 100644
--- a/packages/misc/angular-in-memory-web-api/src/http-client-backend-service.ts
+++ b/packages/misc/angular-in-memory-web-api/src/http-client-backend-service.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {HttpBackend, HttpEvent, HttpHeaders, HttpParams, HttpRequest, HttpResponse, HttpXhrBackend, XhrFactory} from '@angular/common/http';
+import {XhrFactory} from '@angular/common';
+import {HttpBackend, HttpEvent, HttpHeaders, HttpParams, HttpRequest, HttpResponse, HttpXhrBackend} from '@angular/common/http';
 import {Inject, Injectable, Optional} from '@angular/core';
 import {Observable} from 'rxjs';
 import {map} from 'rxjs/operators';
diff --git a/packages/misc/angular-in-memory-web-api/src/http-client-in-memory-web-api-module.ts b/packages/misc/angular-in-memory-web-api/src/http-client-in-memory-web-api-module.ts
index ccf1a7ca7f..e2fe53ea15 100644
--- a/packages/misc/angular-in-memory-web-api/src/http-client-in-memory-web-api-module.ts
+++ b/packages/misc/angular-in-memory-web-api/src/http-client-in-memory-web-api-module.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {HttpBackend, XhrFactory} from '@angular/common/http';
+import {XhrFactory} from '@angular/common';
+import {HttpBackend} from '@angular/common/http';
 import {ModuleWithProviders, NgModule, Type} from '@angular/core';
 
 import {HttpClientBackendService} from './http-client-backend-service';
diff --git a/packages/misc/angular-in-memory-web-api/src/in-memory-web-api-module.ts b/packages/misc/angular-in-memory-web-api/src/in-memory-web-api-module.ts
index f6d7622aba..6234aa513b 100644
--- a/packages/misc/angular-in-memory-web-api/src/in-memory-web-api-module.ts
+++ b/packages/misc/angular-in-memory-web-api/src/in-memory-web-api-module.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {HttpBackend, XhrFactory} from '@angular/common/http';
+import {XhrFactory} from '@angular/common';
+import {HttpBackend} from '@angular/common/http';
 import {ModuleWithProviders, NgModule, Type} from '@angular/core';
 
 import {httpClientInMemBackendServiceFactory} from './http-client-in-memory-web-api-module';
diff --git a/packages/platform-browser/src/browser.ts b/packages/platform-browser/src/browser.ts
index a69ca15b55..0921d2e997 100644
--- a/packages/platform-browser/src/browser.ts
+++ b/packages/platform-browser/src/browser.ts
@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {CommonModule, DOCUMENT, ɵPLATFORM_BROWSER_ID as PLATFORM_BROWSER_ID} from '@angular/common';
-import {APP_ID, ApplicationModule, createPlatformFactory, ErrorHandler, Inject, ModuleWithProviders, NgModule, NgZone, Optional, PLATFORM_ID, PLATFORM_INITIALIZER, platformCore, PlatformRef, RendererFactory2, Sanitizer, SkipSelf, StaticProvider, Testability, ɵConsole as Console, ɵINJECTOR_SCOPE as INJECTOR_SCOPE, ɵsetDocument} from '@angular/core';
+import {CommonModule, DOCUMENT, XhrFactory, ɵPLATFORM_BROWSER_ID as PLATFORM_BROWSER_ID} from '@angular/common';
+import {APP_ID, ApplicationModule, createPlatformFactory, ErrorHandler, Inject, ModuleWithProviders, NgModule, NgZone, Optional, PLATFORM_ID, PLATFORM_INITIALIZER, platformCore, PlatformRef, RendererFactory2, Sanitizer, SkipSelf, StaticProvider, Testability, ɵINJECTOR_SCOPE as INJECTOR_SCOPE, ɵsetDocument} from '@angular/core';
 
 import {BrowserDomAdapter} from './browser/browser_adapter';
 import {SERVER_TRANSITION_PROVIDERS, TRANSITION_ID} from './browser/server-transition';
 import {BrowserGetTestability} from './browser/testability';
+import {BrowserXhr} from './browser/xhr';
 import {ELEMENT_PROBE_PROVIDERS} from './dom/debug/ng_probe';
 import {DomRendererFactory2} from './dom/dom_renderer';
 import {DomEventsPlugin} from './dom/events/dom_events';
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ export const BROWSER_MODULE_PROVIDERS: StaticProvider[] = [
   {provide: DomSharedStylesHost, useClass: DomSharedStylesHost, deps: [DOCUMENT]},
   {provide: Testability, useClass: Testability, deps: [NgZone]},
   {provide: EventManager, useClass: EventManager, deps: [EVENT_MANAGER_PLUGINS, NgZone]},
+  {provide: XhrFactory, useClass: BrowserXhr, deps: []},
   ELEMENT_PROBE_PROVIDERS,
 ];
 
diff --git a/packages/platform-browser/src/browser/xhr.ts b/packages/platform-browser/src/browser/xhr.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..706cd73240
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/platform-browser/src/browser/xhr.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google LLC All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+import {XhrFactory} from '@angular/common';
+import {Injectable} from '@angular/core';
+
+/**
+ * A factory for `HttpXhrBackend` that uses the `XMLHttpRequest` browser API.
+ */
+@Injectable()
+export class BrowserXhr implements XhrFactory {
+  build(): XMLHttpRequest {
+    return new XMLHttpRequest();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/platform-server/src/http.ts b/packages/platform-server/src/http.ts
index be178f3765..0154c026db 100644
--- a/packages/platform-server/src/http.ts
+++ b/packages/platform-server/src/http.ts
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ import {INITIAL_CONFIG, PlatformConfig} from './tokens';
 const xhr2: any = require('xhr2');
 
 import {Injectable, Injector, Provider} from '@angular/core';
-import {PlatformLocation} from '@angular/common';
-import {HttpEvent, HttpRequest, HttpHandler, HttpBackend, XhrFactory, ɵHttpInterceptingHandler as HttpInterceptingHandler} from '@angular/common/http';
+import {PlatformLocation, XhrFactory} from '@angular/common';
+import {HttpEvent, HttpRequest, HttpHandler, HttpBackend, ɵHttpInterceptingHandler as HttpInterceptingHandler} from '@angular/common/http';
 import {Observable, Observer, Subscription} from 'rxjs';
 
 // @see https://www.w3.org/Protocols/HTTP/1.1/draft-ietf-http-v11-spec-01#URI-syntax