diff --git a/spec/fixtures/packages/package-with-missing-consumed-services/index.coffee b/spec/fixtures/packages/package-with-missing-consumed-services/index.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0f1fc41e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/packages/package-with-missing-consumed-services/index.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+module.exports =
+  activate: ->
+
+  deactivate: ->
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/packages/package-with-missing-consumed-services/package.json b/spec/fixtures/packages/package-with-missing-consumed-services/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d0e0ddfcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/packages/package-with-missing-consumed-services/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "name": "package-with-missing-consumed-services",
+
+  "consumedServices": {
+    "service-1": {
+      "versions": {
+        ">=0.1": "consumeMissingService"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/packages/package-with-missing-provided-services/index.coffee b/spec/fixtures/packages/package-with-missing-provided-services/index.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0f1fc41e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/packages/package-with-missing-provided-services/index.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+module.exports =
+  activate: ->
+
+  deactivate: ->
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/packages/package-with-missing-provided-services/package.json b/spec/fixtures/packages/package-with-missing-provided-services/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a090354a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/packages/package-with-missing-provided-services/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "name": "package-with-missing-provided-services",
+
+  "providedServices": {
+    "service-1": {
+      "description": "The first service",
+      "versions": {
+        "0.2.9": "provideMissingService"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/spec/package-manager-spec.coffee b/spec/package-manager-spec.coffee
index 758d7468f..2789f36c3 100644
--- a/spec/package-manager-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/package-manager-spec.coffee
@@ -547,6 +547,21 @@ describe "PackageManager", ->
           expect(consumerModule.consumeFirstServiceV4).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
           expect(consumerModule.consumeSecondService).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
 
+      it "ignores provided and consumed services that do not exist", ->
+        addErrorHandler = jasmine.createSpy()
+        atom.notifications.onDidAddNotification(addErrorHandler)
+
+        waitsForPromise ->
+          atom.packages.activatePackage("package-with-missing-consumed-services")
+
+        waitsForPromise ->
+          atom.packages.activatePackage("package-with-missing-provided-services")
+
+        runs ->
+          expect(atom.packages.isPackageActive("package-with-missing-consumed-services")).toBe true
+          expect(atom.packages.isPackageActive("package-with-missing-provided-services")).toBe true
+          expect(addErrorHandler.callCount).toBe 0
+
   describe "::deactivatePackage(id)", ->
     afterEach ->
       atom.packages.unloadPackages()
diff --git a/src/package.coffee b/src/package.coffee
index 4d244c50f..54dc75f2b 100644
--- a/src/package.coffee
+++ b/src/package.coffee
@@ -225,12 +225,14 @@ class Package
     for name, {versions} of @metadata.providedServices
       servicesByVersion = {}
       for version, methodName of versions
-        servicesByVersion[version] = @mainModule[methodName]()
+        if typeof @mainModule[methodName] is 'function'
+          servicesByVersion[version] = @mainModule[methodName]()
       @activationDisposables.add atom.packages.serviceHub.provide(name, servicesByVersion)
 
     for name, {versions} of @metadata.consumedServices
       for version, methodName of versions
-        @activationDisposables.add atom.packages.serviceHub.consume(name, version, @mainModule[methodName].bind(@mainModule))
+        if typeof @mainModule[methodName] is 'function'
+          @activationDisposables.add atom.packages.serviceHub.consume(name, version, @mainModule[methodName].bind(@mainModule))
     return
 
   loadKeymaps: ->