diff --git a/src/Ninject/IHaveBindingRoot.cs b/src/Ninject/IHaveBindingRoot.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b8b0a30d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Ninject/IHaveBindingRoot.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+using Ninject.Syntax;
+
+namespace Ninject
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Indicates the object has a reference to a <see cref="IBindingRoot"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface IHaveBindingRoot
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the associated binding root.
+        /// </summary>
+        IBindingRoot BindingRoot { get; }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Ninject/Ninject.Android.csproj b/src/Ninject/Ninject.Android.csproj
index 6438737d..45f095c2 100644
--- a/src/Ninject/Ninject.Android.csproj
+++ b/src/Ninject/Ninject.Android.csproj
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@
     <Compile Include="GlobalKernelRegistration.cs" />
     <Compile Include="GlobalKernelRegistrationModule.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IBindingPrecedenceComparer.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="IHaveBindingRoot.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IHaveNinjectComponents.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IHaveNinjectSettings.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IInitializable.cs" />
diff --git a/src/Ninject/Ninject.Net45.csproj b/src/Ninject/Ninject.Net45.csproj
index 40001910..deabd048 100644
--- a/src/Ninject/Ninject.Net45.csproj
+++ b/src/Ninject/Ninject.Net45.csproj
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Components\INinjectComponent.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Components\NinjectComponent.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IBindingPrecedenceComparer.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="IHaveBindingRoot.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IHaveNinjectComponents.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IHaveNinjectSettings.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IInitializable.cs" />
diff --git a/src/Ninject/Ninject.WinRT.csproj b/src/Ninject/Ninject.WinRT.csproj
index ae644c44..e728e252 100644
--- a/src/Ninject/Ninject.WinRT.csproj
+++ b/src/Ninject/Ninject.WinRT.csproj
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
     <Compile Include="GlobalKernelRegistration.cs" />
     <Compile Include="GlobalKernelRegistrationModule.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IBindingPrecedenceComparer.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="IHaveBindingRoot.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IHaveNinjectComponents.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IHaveNinjectSettings.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IInitializable.cs" />
diff --git a/src/Ninject/Ninject.Wpa81.csproj b/src/Ninject/Ninject.Wpa81.csproj
index 5c0d9122..3d3c4605 100644
--- a/src/Ninject/Ninject.Wpa81.csproj
+++ b/src/Ninject/Ninject.Wpa81.csproj
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Components\INinjectComponent.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Components\NinjectComponent.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IBindingPrecedenceComparer.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="IHaveBindingRoot.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IHaveNinjectComponents.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IHaveNinjectSettings.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IInitializable.cs" />
diff --git a/src/Ninject/Ninject.csproj b/src/Ninject/Ninject.csproj
index a6f97d39..d0e86b77 100644
--- a/src/Ninject/Ninject.csproj
+++ b/src/Ninject/Ninject.csproj
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@
     <Compile Include="GlobalKernelRegistration.cs" />
     <Compile Include="GlobalKernelRegistrationModule.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IBindingPrecedenceComparer.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="IHaveBindingRoot.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IHaveNinjectComponents.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IHaveNinjectSettings.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IInitializable.cs" />
diff --git a/src/Ninject/Ninject.iOS-Unified.csproj b/src/Ninject/Ninject.iOS-Unified.csproj
index a7329129..a3ca25bc 100644
--- a/src/Ninject/Ninject.iOS-Unified.csproj
+++ b/src/Ninject/Ninject.iOS-Unified.csproj
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@
     <Compile Include="GlobalKernelRegistration.cs" />
     <Compile Include="GlobalKernelRegistrationModule.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IBindingPrecedenceComparer.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="IHaveBindingRoot.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IHaveNinjectComponents.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IHaveNinjectSettings.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IInitializable.cs" />
diff --git a/src/Ninject/Ninject.iOS.csproj b/src/Ninject/Ninject.iOS.csproj
index 0ce69722..a9173213 100644
--- a/src/Ninject/Ninject.iOS.csproj
+++ b/src/Ninject/Ninject.iOS.csproj
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
     <Compile Include="GlobalKernelRegistration.cs" />
     <Compile Include="GlobalKernelRegistrationModule.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IBindingPrecedenceComparer.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="IHaveBindingRoot.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IHaveNinjectComponents.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IHaveNinjectSettings.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IInitializable.cs" />
diff --git a/src/Ninject/Planning/Bindings/BindingBuilder.cs b/src/Ninject/Planning/Bindings/BindingBuilder.cs
index e4892c8b..21f0abad 100644
--- a/src/Ninject/Planning/Bindings/BindingBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/Ninject/Planning/Bindings/BindingBuilder.cs
@@ -42,9 +42,10 @@ public class BindingBuilder
         /// <param name="bindingConfiguration">The binding to build.</param>
         /// <param name="settings">The ninject configuration settings.</param>
         /// <param name="serviceNames">The names of the services.</param>
-        public BindingBuilder(IBindingConfiguration bindingConfiguration, INinjectSettings settings, string serviceNames)
+        public BindingBuilder(IBindingConfiguration bindingConfiguration, IBindingRoot bindingRoot, INinjectSettings settings, string serviceNames)
         {
             this.BindingConfiguration = bindingConfiguration;
+            this.BindingRoot = bindingRoot;
             this.ServiceNames = serviceNames;
             this.BindingConfiguration.ScopeCallback = settings.DefaultScopeCallback;
         }
@@ -54,6 +55,11 @@ public BindingBuilder(IBindingConfiguration bindingConfiguration, INinjectSettin
         /// </summary>
         public IBindingConfiguration BindingConfiguration { get; private set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the associated binding root.
+        /// </summary>
+        public IBindingRoot BindingRoot { get; private set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the names of the services.
         /// </summary>
@@ -81,7 +87,7 @@ protected IBindingWhenInNamedWithOrOnSyntax<T> InternalTo<T>(Type implementation
             StandardProvider.AssignProviderCallback(this.BindingConfiguration, implementation);
             this.BindingConfiguration.Target = BindingTarget.Type;
 
-            return new BindingConfigurationBuilder<T>(this.BindingConfiguration, this.ServiceNames);
+            return new BindingConfigurationBuilder<T>(this.BindingConfiguration, this.BindingRoot, this.ServiceNames);
         }
         
         /// <summary>
@@ -97,7 +103,7 @@ protected IBindingWhenInNamedWithOrOnSyntax<TImplementation> InternalToConfigura
             this.BindingConfiguration.Target = BindingTarget.Constant;
             this.BindingConfiguration.ScopeCallback = StandardScopeCallbacks.Singleton;
 
-            return new BindingConfigurationBuilder<TImplementation>(this.BindingConfiguration, this.ServiceNames);
+            return new BindingConfigurationBuilder<TImplementation>(this.BindingConfiguration, this.BindingRoot, this.ServiceNames);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -112,7 +118,7 @@ protected IBindingWhenInNamedWithOrOnSyntax<TImplementation> InternalToMethod<TI
             this.BindingConfiguration.ProviderCallback = ctx => callbackProvider;
             this.BindingConfiguration.Target = BindingTarget.Method;
 
-            return new BindingConfigurationBuilder<TImplementation>(this.BindingConfiguration, this.ServiceNames);
+            return new BindingConfigurationBuilder<TImplementation>(this.BindingConfiguration, this.BindingRoot, this.ServiceNames);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -126,7 +132,7 @@ protected IBindingWhenInNamedWithOrOnSyntax<TImplementation> InternalToProvider<
             this.BindingConfiguration.ProviderCallback = ctx => provider;
             this.BindingConfiguration.Target = BindingTarget.Provider;
 
-            return new BindingConfigurationBuilder<TImplementation>(this.BindingConfiguration, this.ServiceNames);
+            return new BindingConfigurationBuilder<TImplementation>(this.BindingConfiguration, this.BindingRoot, this.ServiceNames);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -142,7 +148,7 @@ protected IBindingWhenInNamedWithOrOnSyntax<TImplementation> ToProviderInternal<
             this.BindingConfiguration.ProviderCallback = ctx => ctx.Kernel.Get<TProvider>();
             this.BindingConfiguration.Target = BindingTarget.Provider;
 
-            return new BindingConfigurationBuilder<TImplementation>(this.BindingConfiguration, this.ServiceNames);
+            return new BindingConfigurationBuilder<TImplementation>(this.BindingConfiguration, this.BindingRoot, this.ServiceNames);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -157,7 +163,7 @@ protected IBindingWhenInNamedWithOrOnSyntax<T> ToProviderInternal<T>(Type provid
             this.BindingConfiguration.ProviderCallback = ctx => ctx.Kernel.Get(providerType) as IProvider;
             this.BindingConfiguration.Target = BindingTarget.Provider;
 
-            return new BindingConfigurationBuilder<T>(this.BindingConfiguration, this.ServiceNames);
+            return new BindingConfigurationBuilder<T>(this.BindingConfiguration, this.BindingRoot, this.ServiceNames);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -179,7 +185,7 @@ protected IBindingWhenInNamedWithOrOnSyntax<TImplementation> InternalToConstruct
             this.BindingConfiguration.Target = BindingTarget.Type;
             this.AddConstructorArguments(ctorExpression, newExpression.Parameters[0]);
 
-            return new BindingConfigurationBuilder<TImplementation>(this.BindingConfiguration, this.ServiceNames);
+            return new BindingConfigurationBuilder<TImplementation>(this.BindingConfiguration, this.BindingRoot, this.ServiceNames);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Ninject/Planning/Bindings/BindingBuilder{T1,T2,T3,T4}.cs b/src/Ninject/Planning/Bindings/BindingBuilder{T1,T2,T3,T4}.cs
index fe7bc601..8b1821ce 100644
--- a/src/Ninject/Planning/Bindings/BindingBuilder{T1,T2,T3,T4}.cs
+++ b/src/Ninject/Planning/Bindings/BindingBuilder{T1,T2,T3,T4}.cs
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ public class BindingBuilder<T1, T2, T3, T4> : BindingBuilder, IBindingToSyntax<T
         /// <param name="bindingConfigurationConfiguration">The binding to build.</param>
         /// <param name="settings">The ninject configuration settings.</param>
         /// <param name="serviceNames">The names of the services.</param>
-        public BindingBuilder(IBindingConfiguration bindingConfigurationConfiguration, INinjectSettings settings, string serviceNames)
-            : base(bindingConfigurationConfiguration, settings, serviceNames)
+        public BindingBuilder(IBindingConfiguration bindingConfigurationConfiguration, IBindingRoot bindingRoot, INinjectSettings settings, string serviceNames)
+            : base(bindingConfigurationConfiguration, bindingRoot, settings, serviceNames)
         {
         }
 #pragma warning restore 1584
diff --git a/src/Ninject/Planning/Bindings/BindingBuilder{T1,T2,T3}.cs b/src/Ninject/Planning/Bindings/BindingBuilder{T1,T2,T3}.cs
index c79633b5..4d3fbd95 100644
--- a/src/Ninject/Planning/Bindings/BindingBuilder{T1,T2,T3}.cs
+++ b/src/Ninject/Planning/Bindings/BindingBuilder{T1,T2,T3}.cs
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ public class BindingBuilder<T1, T2, T3> : BindingBuilder, IBindingToSyntax<T1, T
         /// <param name="bindingConfigurationConfiguration">The binding to build.</param>
         /// <param name="settings">The ninject configuration settings.</param>
         /// <param name="serviceNames">The names of the services.</param>
-        public BindingBuilder(IBindingConfiguration bindingConfigurationConfiguration, INinjectSettings settings, string serviceNames)
-            : base(bindingConfigurationConfiguration, settings, serviceNames)
+        public BindingBuilder(IBindingConfiguration bindingConfigurationConfiguration, IBindingRoot bindingRoot, INinjectSettings settings, string serviceNames)
+            : base(bindingConfigurationConfiguration, bindingRoot, settings, serviceNames)
         {
         }
 #pragma warning restore 1584
diff --git a/src/Ninject/Planning/Bindings/BindingBuilder{T1,T2}.cs b/src/Ninject/Planning/Bindings/BindingBuilder{T1,T2}.cs
index bda8a3fa..d7f1b7d1 100644
--- a/src/Ninject/Planning/Bindings/BindingBuilder{T1,T2}.cs
+++ b/src/Ninject/Planning/Bindings/BindingBuilder{T1,T2}.cs
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ public class BindingBuilder<T1, T2> : BindingBuilder, IBindingToSyntax<T1, T2>
         /// <param name="bindingConfigurationConfiguration">The binding to build.</param>
         /// <param name="settings">The ninject configuration settings.</param>
         /// <param name="serviceNames">The names of the services.</param>
-        public BindingBuilder(IBindingConfiguration bindingConfigurationConfiguration, INinjectSettings settings, string serviceNames)
-            : base(bindingConfigurationConfiguration, settings, serviceNames)
+        public BindingBuilder(IBindingConfiguration bindingConfigurationConfiguration, IBindingRoot bindingRoot, INinjectSettings settings, string serviceNames)
+            : base(bindingConfigurationConfiguration, bindingRoot, settings, serviceNames)
         {
         }
 #pragma warning restore 1584
diff --git a/src/Ninject/Planning/Bindings/BindingBuilder{T1}.cs b/src/Ninject/Planning/Bindings/BindingBuilder{T1}.cs
index 1b1f41f0..ef7fc619 100644
--- a/src/Ninject/Planning/Bindings/BindingBuilder{T1}.cs
+++ b/src/Ninject/Planning/Bindings/BindingBuilder{T1}.cs
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ public class BindingBuilder<T1> : BindingBuilder, IBindingToSyntax<T1>
         /// <param name="binding">The binding to build.</param>
         /// <param name="settings">The ninject configuration settings.</param>
         /// <param name="serviceNames">The names of the services.</param>
-        public BindingBuilder(IBinding binding, INinjectSettings settings, string serviceNames)
-            : base(binding.BindingConfiguration, settings, serviceNames)
+        public BindingBuilder(IBinding binding, IBindingRoot bindingRoot, INinjectSettings settings, string serviceNames)
+            : base(binding.BindingConfiguration, bindingRoot, settings, serviceNames)
         {
             this.Binding = binding;
         }
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public IBindingWhenInNamedWithOrOnSyntax<T1> ToSelf()
             StandardProvider.AssignProviderCallback(this.BindingConfiguration, this.Binding.Service);
             this.Binding.Target = BindingTarget.Self;
 
-            return new BindingConfigurationBuilder<T1>(this.Binding.BindingConfiguration, this.ServiceNames);
+            return new BindingConfigurationBuilder<T1>(this.Binding.BindingConfiguration, this.BindingRoot, this.ServiceNames);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Ninject/Planning/Bindings/BindingConfigurationBuilder.cs b/src/Ninject/Planning/Bindings/BindingConfigurationBuilder.cs
index 2df02af3..9a99931a 100644
--- a/src/Ninject/Planning/Bindings/BindingConfigurationBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/Ninject/Planning/Bindings/BindingConfigurationBuilder.cs
@@ -52,14 +52,20 @@ public class BindingConfigurationBuilder<T> : IBindingConfigurationSyntax<T>
         /// </summary>
         public IBindingConfiguration BindingConfiguration { get; private set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the associated binding root.
+        /// </summary>
+        public IBindingRoot BindingRoot { get; private set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the BindingBuilder&lt;T&gt; class.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="bindingConfiguration">The binding configuration to build.</param>
         /// <param name="serviceNames">The names of the configured services.</param>
-        public BindingConfigurationBuilder(IBindingConfiguration bindingConfiguration, string serviceNames)
+        public BindingConfigurationBuilder(IBindingConfiguration bindingConfiguration, IBindingRoot bindingRoot, string serviceNames)
         {
             this.BindingConfiguration = bindingConfiguration;
+            this.BindingRoot = bindingRoot;
             this.serviceNames = serviceNames;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Ninject/ReadonlyKernel.cs b/src/Ninject/ReadonlyKernel.cs
index 4873dc9a..044c647a 100644
--- a/src/Ninject/ReadonlyKernel.cs
+++ b/src/Ninject/ReadonlyKernel.cs
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ private List<IBinding> GetBindingsFromFirstResolverThatReturnsAtLeastOneBinding(
         private void AddReadonlyKernelBinding<T>(T readonlyKernel, Multimap<Type, IBinding> bindings)
         {
             var binding = new Binding(typeof(T));
-            new BindingBuilder<T>(binding, this.Settings, typeof(T).Format()).ToConstant(readonlyKernel);
+            new BindingBuilder<T>(binding, null, this.Settings, typeof(T).Format()).ToConstant(readonlyKernel);
             bindings.Add(typeof(T), binding);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Ninject/Syntax/BindingRoot.cs b/src/Ninject/Syntax/BindingRoot.cs
index b8cffb2c..9b4319b5 100644
--- a/src/Ninject/Syntax/BindingRoot.cs
+++ b/src/Ninject/Syntax/BindingRoot.cs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public IBindingToSyntax<T> Bind<T>()
             var binding = new Binding(service);
             this.AddBinding(binding);
 
-            return new BindingBuilder<T>(binding, this.Settings, service.Format());
+            return new BindingBuilder<T>(binding, this, this.Settings, service.Format());
 #endif
         }
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public IBindingToSyntax<T1, T2> Bind<T1, T2>()
             this.AddBinding(new Binding(typeof(T2), firstBinding.BindingConfiguration));
             var serviceNames = new[] { typeof(T1).Format(), typeof(T2).Format() };
 
-            return new BindingBuilder<T1, T2>(firstBinding.BindingConfiguration, this.Settings, string.Join(", ", serviceNames));
+            return new BindingBuilder<T1, T2>(firstBinding.BindingConfiguration, this, this.Settings, string.Join(", ", serviceNames));
 #endif
         }
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public IBindingToSyntax<T1, T2, T3> Bind<T1, T2, T3>()
             this.AddBinding(new Binding(typeof(T3), firstBinding.BindingConfiguration));
             var serviceNames = new[] { typeof(T1).Format(), typeof(T2).Format(), typeof(T3).Format() };
 
-            return new BindingBuilder<T1, T2, T3>(firstBinding.BindingConfiguration, this.Settings, string.Join(", ", serviceNames));
+            return new BindingBuilder<T1, T2, T3>(firstBinding.BindingConfiguration, this, this.Settings, string.Join(", ", serviceNames));
 #endif
         }
 
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ public IBindingToSyntax<T1, T2, T3, T4> Bind<T1, T2, T3, T4>()
             this.AddBinding(new Binding(typeof(T4), firstBinding.BindingConfiguration));
             var serviceNames = new[] { typeof(T1).Format(), typeof(T2).Format(), typeof(T3).Format(), typeof(T4).Format() };
 
-            return new BindingBuilder<T1, T2, T3, T4>(firstBinding.BindingConfiguration, this.Settings, string.Join(", ", serviceNames));
+            return new BindingBuilder<T1, T2, T3, T4>(firstBinding.BindingConfiguration, this, this.Settings, string.Join(", ", serviceNames));
 #endif
         }
 
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ public IBindingToSyntax<object> Bind(params Type[] services)
                 this.AddBinding(new Binding(service, firstBinding.BindingConfiguration));                
             }
 
-            return new BindingBuilder<object>(firstBinding, this.Settings, string.Join(", ", services.Select(service => service.Format()).ToArray()));
+            return new BindingBuilder<object>(firstBinding, this, this.Settings, string.Join(", ", services.Select(service => service.Format()).ToArray()));
 #endif
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Ninject/Syntax/IBindingSyntax.cs b/src/Ninject/Syntax/IBindingSyntax.cs
index b24b4a64..cb312a19 100644
--- a/src/Ninject/Syntax/IBindingSyntax.cs
+++ b/src/Ninject/Syntax/IBindingSyntax.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ namespace Ninject.Syntax
     /// <summary>
     /// Used to define a basic binding syntax builder.
     /// </summary>
-    public interface IBindingSyntax : IHaveBindingConfiguration, IFluentSyntax
+    public interface IBindingSyntax : IHaveBindingConfiguration, IHaveBindingRoot, IFluentSyntax
     {
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file