diff --git a/src/operator/skipUntil.ts b/src/operator/skipUntil.ts
index 993499c371..ea6c2dad6f 100644
--- a/src/operator/skipUntil.ts
+++ b/src/operator/skipUntil.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
-import { Operator } from '../Operator';
-import { Subscriber } from '../Subscriber';
 import { Observable } from '../Observable';
-import { TeardownLogic } from '../Subscription';
-import { OuterSubscriber } from '../OuterSubscriber';
-import { InnerSubscriber } from '../InnerSubscriber';
-import { subscribeToResult } from '../util/subscribeToResult';
+import { skipUntil as higherOrder } from '../operators/skipUntil';
 
 /**
  * Returns an Observable that skips items emitted by the source Observable until a second Observable emits an item.
@@ -19,58 +14,5 @@ import { subscribeToResult } from '../util/subscribeToResult';
  * @owner Observable
  */
 export function skipUntil<T>(this: Observable<T>, notifier: Observable<any>): Observable<T> {
-  return this.lift(new SkipUntilOperator(notifier));
-}
-
-class SkipUntilOperator<T> implements Operator<T, T> {
-  constructor(private notifier: Observable<any>) {
-  }
-
-  call(subscriber: Subscriber<T>, source: any): TeardownLogic {
-    return source.subscribe(new SkipUntilSubscriber(subscriber, this.notifier));
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * We need this JSDoc comment for affecting ESDoc.
- * @ignore
- * @extends {Ignored}
- */
-class SkipUntilSubscriber<T, R> extends OuterSubscriber<T, R> {
-
-  private hasValue: boolean = false;
-  private isInnerStopped: boolean = false;
-
-  constructor(destination: Subscriber<any>,
-              notifier: Observable<any>) {
-    super(destination);
-    this.add(subscribeToResult(this, notifier));
-  }
-
-  protected _next(value: T) {
-    if (this.hasValue) {
-      super._next(value);
-    }
-  }
-
-  protected _complete() {
-    if (this.isInnerStopped) {
-      super._complete();
-    } else {
-      this.unsubscribe();
-    }
-  }
-
-  notifyNext(outerValue: T, innerValue: R,
-             outerIndex: number, innerIndex: number,
-             innerSub: InnerSubscriber<T, R>): void {
-    this.hasValue = true;
-  }
-
-  notifyComplete(): void {
-    this.isInnerStopped = true;
-    if (this.isStopped) {
-      super._complete();
-    }
-  }
+  return higherOrder(notifier)(this);
 }
diff --git a/src/operators/index.ts b/src/operators/index.ts
index d7e348bbba..96ac9e6faa 100644
--- a/src/operators/index.ts
+++ b/src/operators/index.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ export { refCount } from './refCount';
 export { scan } from './scan';
 export { skip } from './skip';
 export { skipLast } from './skipLast';
+export { skipUntil } from './skipUntil';
 export { subscribeOn } from './subscribeOn';
 export { switchAll } from './switchAll';
 export { switchMap } from './switchMap';
diff --git a/src/operators/skipUntil.ts b/src/operators/skipUntil.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2bde030901
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/operators/skipUntil.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import { Operator } from '../Operator';
+import { Subscriber } from '../Subscriber';
+import { Observable } from '../Observable';
+import { TeardownLogic } from '../Subscription';
+import { OuterSubscriber } from '../OuterSubscriber';
+import { InnerSubscriber } from '../InnerSubscriber';
+import { subscribeToResult } from '../util/subscribeToResult';
+import { MonoTypeOperatorFunction } from '../interfaces';
+
+/**
+ * Returns an Observable that skips items emitted by the source Observable until a second Observable emits an item.
+ *
+ * <img src="./img/skipUntil.png" width="100%">
+ *
+ * @param {Observable} notifier - The second Observable that has to emit an item before the source Observable's elements begin to
+ * be mirrored by the resulting Observable.
+ * @return {Observable<T>} An Observable that skips items from the source Observable until the second Observable emits
+ * an item, then emits the remaining items.
+ * @method skipUntil
+ * @owner Observable
+ */
+export function skipUntil<T>(notifier: Observable<any>): MonoTypeOperatorFunction<T> {
+  return (source: Observable<T>) => source.lift(new SkipUntilOperator(notifier));
+}
+
+class SkipUntilOperator<T> implements Operator<T, T> {
+  constructor(private notifier: Observable<any>) {
+  }
+
+  call(subscriber: Subscriber<T>, source: any): TeardownLogic {
+    return source.subscribe(new SkipUntilSubscriber(subscriber, this.notifier));
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * We need this JSDoc comment for affecting ESDoc.
+ * @ignore
+ * @extends {Ignored}
+ */
+class SkipUntilSubscriber<T, R> extends OuterSubscriber<T, R> {
+
+  private hasValue: boolean = false;
+  private isInnerStopped: boolean = false;
+
+  constructor(destination: Subscriber<any>,
+              notifier: Observable<any>) {
+    super(destination);
+    this.add(subscribeToResult(this, notifier));
+  }
+
+  protected _next(value: T) {
+    if (this.hasValue) {
+      super._next(value);
+    }
+  }
+
+  protected _complete() {
+    if (this.isInnerStopped) {
+      super._complete();
+    } else {
+      this.unsubscribe();
+    }
+  }
+
+  notifyNext(outerValue: T, innerValue: R,
+             outerIndex: number, innerIndex: number,
+             innerSub: InnerSubscriber<T, R>): void {
+    this.hasValue = true;
+  }
+
+  notifyComplete(): void {
+    this.isInnerStopped = true;
+    if (this.isStopped) {
+      super._complete();
+    }
+  }
+}