controller_decorator.js

angular.module('ui.router').config(['$provide', function($provide) {
    $provide.decorator('$controller', [
      '$delegate', '$state',
      function($delegate, $state) {
        // the `later` and `ident` are private angular variables, 
        // that break the app if not present
        return function(expression, locals, later, ident) {
          if ($state.$current) {
            locals = _.extend(locals, $state.$current.locals.globals);
          }

          return $delegate(expression, locals, later, ident);
        }
      }
      ]);
  }]);