diff --git a/spec/observables/from-spec.js b/spec/observables/from-spec.js
index 1357038a6a..c98f1f9069 100644
--- a/spec/observables/from-spec.js
+++ b/spec/observables/from-spec.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-/* globals describe, it, expect */
+/* globals describe, it, expect, Symbol */
 var Rx = require('../../dist/cjs/Rx');
+var Promise = require('promise');
 var Observable = Rx.Observable;
+var $$iterator = require('../../dist/cjs/util/Symbol_iterator').default;
 
 describe('Observable.from', function () {
   it('should enumerate an Array', function (done) {
@@ -10,4 +12,55 @@ describe('Observable.from', function () {
         expect(x).toBe(expected[i++])
       }, null, done);
   }, 300);
+  
+  it('should handle a promise', function (done) {
+    var promise = Promise.resolve('pinky swear');
+    
+    Observable.from(promise).subscribe(function (x) {
+      expect(x).toBe('pinky swear');
+    }, null, done);
+  });
+  
+  it('should handle an "observableque" object', function (done) {
+    var observablesque = {};
+    observablesque[Symbol.observer] = function (observer) {
+      observer.next('test');
+      observer.complete();
+    };
+
+    Observable.from(observablesque).subscribe(function (x) {
+      expect(x).toBe('test');
+    }, null, done);
+  });
+  
+  it('should handle a string', function (done) {
+    var expected = ['a', 'b', 'c'];
+    Observable.from('abc').subscribe(function (x) {
+      expect(x).toBe(expected.shift());
+    }, null, done);
+  });
+  
+  it('should handle any iterable thing', function (done) {
+    var iterable = {};
+    var iteratorResults = [
+      { value: 'one', done: false },
+      { value: 'two', done: false },
+      { done: true }
+    ];
+    var expected = ['one', 'two'];
+    
+    expect(Symbol.iterator).toBe($$iterator);
+    
+    iterable[Symbol.iterator] = function () {
+      return {
+        next: function() {
+          return iteratorResults.shift();
+        }
+      }
+    };
+
+    Observable.from(iterable).subscribe(function (x) {
+      expect(x).toBe(expected.shift());
+    }, null, done);
+  });
 });
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diff --git a/src/Observable.ts b/src/Observable.ts
index cc56b1c40d..61f89c6bf2 100644
--- a/src/Observable.ts
+++ b/src/Observable.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export default class Observable<T> {
   // TODO: convert this to an `abstract` class in TypeScript 1.6.
 
   static defer: <T>(observableFactory: () => Observable<T>) => Observable<T>;
-  static from: <T>(iterable: any, project?: (x?: any, i?: number) => T, thisArg?: any, scheduler?: Scheduler) => Observable<T>;
+  static from: <T>(iterable: any, scheduler?: Scheduler) => Observable<T>;
   static fromArray: <T>(array: T[], scheduler?: Scheduler) => Observable<T>;
   static fromEvent: <T>(element: any, eventName: string, selector: (...args:Array<any>) => T) => Observable<T>;
   static fromEventPattern: <T>(addHandler: (handler:Function)=>void, removeHandler: (handler:Function) => void, selector?: (...args:Array<any>) => T) => Observable<T>;
diff --git a/src/Rx.ts b/src/Rx.ts
index 89e454cf06..e09db1b4d1 100644
--- a/src/Rx.ts
+++ b/src/Rx.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import EmptyObservable from './observables/EmptyObservable';
 import ErrorObservable from './observables/ErrorObservable';
 import InfiniteObservable from './observables/InfiniteObservable';
 import IntervalObservable from './observables/IntervalObservable';
-import IteratorObservable from './observables/IteratorObservable';
 import PromiseObservable from './observables/PromiseObservable';
 import RangeObservable from './observables/RangeObservable';
 import ScalarObservable from './observables/ScalarObservable';
@@ -23,9 +22,10 @@ import TimerObservable from './observables/TimerObservable';
 import FromEventPatternObservable from './observables/FromEventPatternObservable';
 import FromEventObservable from './observables/FromEventObservable';
 import ForkJoinObservable from './observables/ForkJoinObservable';
+import FromObservable from './observables/FromObservable';
 
 Observable.defer = DeferObservable.create;
-Observable.from = IteratorObservable.create;
+Observable.from = FromObservable.create;
 Observable.fromArray = ArrayObservable.create;
 Observable.fromPromise = PromiseObservable.create;
 Observable.of = ArrayObservable.of;
diff --git a/src/observables/FromObservable.ts b/src/observables/FromObservable.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..04f71eb35b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/observables/FromObservable.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import PromiseObservable from './PromiseObservable';
+import IteratorObservable from'./IteratorObservable';
+import ArrayObservable from './ArrayObservable';
+
+import isArray from '../util/isArray';
+import isPromise from '../util/isPromise';
+import isObservable from '../util/isObservable';
+import Scheduler from '../Scheduler';
+import $$observer from '../util/Symbol_observer';
+import Observable from '../Observable';
+import Subscriber from '../Subscriber';
+import { ObserveOnSubscriber } from '../operators/observeOn';
+
+export default class FromObservable<T> extends Observable<T> {
+  constructor(private observablesque: any, private scheduler: Scheduler) {
+    super(null);
+  }
+  
+  static create<T>(observablesque: any, scheduler: Scheduler = Scheduler.immediate): Observable<T> {
+    if (isArray(observablesque)) {
+      return new ArrayObservable(observablesque, scheduler);
+    } else if (isPromise(observablesque)) {
+      return new PromiseObservable(observablesque, scheduler);
+    } else if (isObservable(observablesque)) {
+      if(observablesque instanceof Observable) {
+        return observablesque;
+      }
+      return new FromObservable(observablesque, scheduler);
+    } else {
+      return new IteratorObservable(observablesque, null, null, scheduler);
+    }
+  }
+  
+  _subscribe(subscriber: Subscriber<T>) {
+    const observablesque = this.observablesque;
+    const scheduler = this.scheduler;
+    if(scheduler === Scheduler.immediate) {
+      return this.observablesque[$$observer](subscriber);
+    } else {
+      return this.observablesque[$$observer](new ObserveOnSubscriber(subscriber, scheduler, 0));
+    }
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/src/observables/IteratorObservable.ts b/src/observables/IteratorObservable.ts
index fd21f3957b..3a707db2f9 100644
--- a/src/observables/IteratorObservable.ts
+++ b/src/observables/IteratorObservable.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import Scheduler from '../Scheduler';
 import Observable from '../Observable';
 
 import {root} from '../util/root';
-import $iterator$ from '../util/Symbol_iterator';
+import $$iterator from '../util/Symbol_iterator';
 import tryCatch from '../util/tryCatch';
 import {errorObject} from '../util/errorObject';
 
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class StringIterator {
               private idx: number = 0,
               private len: number = str.length) {
   }
-  [$iterator$]() { return (this); }
+  [$$iterator]() { return (this); }
   next() {
     return this.idx < this.len ? {
         done: false,
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class ArrayIterator {
               private idx: number = 0,
               private len: number = toLength(arr)) {
   }
-  [$iterator$]() { return this; }
+  [$$iterator]() { return this; }
   next() {
     return this.idx < this.len ? {
         done: false,
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class ArrayIterator {
 }
 
 function getIterator(o) {
-  const i = o[$iterator$];
+  const i = o[$$iterator];
   if (!i && typeof o === 'string') {
     return new StringIterator(o);
   }
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ function getIterator(o) {
   if (!i) {
     throw new TypeError('Object is not iterable');
   }
-  return o[$iterator$]();
+  return o[$$iterator]();
 }
 
 function toLength(o) {
diff --git a/src/observables/PromiseObservable.ts b/src/observables/PromiseObservable.ts
index f5d71c521d..48b6b6ff01 100644
--- a/src/observables/PromiseObservable.ts
+++ b/src/observables/PromiseObservable.ts
@@ -1,29 +1,42 @@
 import Observable from '../Observable';
 import Subscriber from '../Subscriber';
+import Scheduler from '../Scheduler';
+import Subscription from '../Subscription';
 
 export default class PromiseObservable<T> extends Observable<T> {
 
-  static create<T>(promise: Promise<T>) {
-    return new PromiseObservable(promise);
+  static create<T>(promise: Promise<T>, scheduler: Scheduler = Scheduler.immediate) {
+    return new PromiseObservable(promise, scheduler);
   }
 
-  constructor(protected promise: Promise<T>) {
+  constructor(private promise: Promise<T>, private scheduler: Scheduler) {
     super();
   }
 
   _subscribe(subscriber: Subscriber<T>) {
-    this.promise.then(
-      (x) => {
-        if(!subscriber.isUnsubscribed) {
-          subscriber.next(x);
+    const scheduler = this.scheduler;
+    const promise = this.promise;
+    
+    if (scheduler === Scheduler.immediate) {
+      promise.then(value => {
+          subscriber.next(value);
           subscriber.complete();
-        }
-      },
-      (e) => {
-        if(!subscriber.isUnsubscribed) {
-          subscriber.error(e);
-        }
-      }
-    );
+        },
+        err => subscriber.error(err));
+    } else {
+      let subscription = new Subscription();
+      promise.then(value => subscription.add(scheduler.schedule(0, { value, subscriber }, dispatchNext)),
+      err => subscription.add(scheduler.schedule(0, { err, subscriber }, dispatchError)));
+      return subscription;
+    }
   }
 }
+
+function dispatchNext({ value, subscriber }) {
+  subscriber.next(value);
+  subscriber.complete();
+}
+
+function dispatchError({ err, subscriber }) {
+  subscriber.error(err);
+}
diff --git a/src/util/Symbol_iterator.ts b/src/util/Symbol_iterator.ts
index e06ea76dab..5783d36431 100644
--- a/src/util/Symbol_iterator.ts
+++ b/src/util/Symbol_iterator.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ if (!root.Symbol.iterator) {
   }
 }
 
-export default root.Symbol.dispose;
+export default root.Symbol.iterator;
 
 // // Shim in iterator support
 // export var $iterator$ = (typeof Symbol === 'function' && Symbol.iterator) || '_es6shim_iterator_';
diff --git a/src/util/isArray.ts b/src/util/isArray.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..09bdc628a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/isArray.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+const isArray = Array.isArray || (x => x && typeof x.length === 'number');
+
+export default isArray;
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diff --git a/src/util/isObservable.ts b/src/util/isObservable.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..227b0459d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/isObservable.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import $$observer from './Symbol_observer';
+
+export default function isObservable(x): boolean {
+  return x && typeof x[$$observer] === 'function';
+}
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diff --git a/src/util/isPromise.ts b/src/util/isPromise.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..903c5b13d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/isPromise.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export default function isPromise(x): boolean {
+  return x && typeof x.then === 'function';
+}
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