diff --git a/modules/change_detection/src/abstract_change_detector.js b/modules/change_detection/src/abstract_change_detector.js
index 3073463dae..d24c967e58 100644
--- a/modules/change_detection/src/abstract_change_detector.js
+++ b/modules/change_detection/src/abstract_change_detector.js
@@ -42,14 +42,6 @@ export class AbstractChangeDetector extends ChangeDetector {
     if (this.mode === CHECK_ONCE) this.mode = CHECKED;
   }
 
-  markAsCheckOnce(){
-    var c = this;
-    while(isPresent(c) && (c.mode === CHECKED || c.mode === CHECK_ALWAYS)) {
-      if (c.mode === CHECKED) c.mode = CHECK_ONCE;
-      c = c.parent;
-    }
-  }
-
   detectChangesInRecords(throwOnChange:boolean){}
 
   _detectChangesInChildren(throwOnChange:boolean) {
diff --git a/modules/change_detection/src/change_detection_util.js b/modules/change_detection/src/change_detection_util.js
index 31491c2200..e351b1cfc6 100644
--- a/modules/change_detection/src/change_detection_util.js
+++ b/modules/change_detection/src/change_detection_util.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {ArrayChanges} from './array_changes';
 import {KeyValueChanges} from './keyvalue_changes';
 import {ProtoRecord} from './proto_change_detector';
 import {ExpressionChangedAfterItHasBeenChecked} from './exceptions';
-import {ChangeRecord} from './interfaces';
+import {ChangeRecord, ChangeDetector, CHECK_ALWAYS, CHECK_ONCE, CHECKED, DETACHED} from './interfaces';
 
 export var uninitialized = new Object();
 
@@ -214,4 +214,12 @@ export class ChangeDetectionUtil {
     }
     return updatedRecords;
   }
+
+  static markPathToRootAsCheckOnce(cd:ChangeDetector) {
+    var c = cd;
+    while(isPresent(c) && c.mode != DETACHED) {
+      if (c.mode === CHECKED) c.mode = CHECK_ONCE;
+      c = c.parent;
+    }
+  }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/change_detection/src/interfaces.js b/modules/change_detection/src/interfaces.js
index 25c79237c8..77a06a392d 100644
--- a/modules/change_detection/src/interfaces.js
+++ b/modules/change_detection/src/interfaces.js
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ export class ChangeDetector {
   removeChild(cd:ChangeDetector) {}
   remove() {}
   setContext(context:any) {}
+  markPathToRootAsCheckOnce() {}
 
   detectChanges() {}
   checkNoChanges() {}
diff --git a/modules/change_detection/test/change_detection_spec.js b/modules/change_detection/test/change_detection_spec.js
index 03adc37ce7..7cde272f63 100644
--- a/modules/change_detection/test/change_detection_spec.js
+++ b/modules/change_detection/test/change_detection_spec.js
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ import {Lexer} from 'change_detection/src/parser/lexer';
 import {reflector} from 'reflection/src/reflection';
 import {arrayChangesAsString, kvChangesAsString} from './util';
 
-import {ChangeDispatcher, DynamicChangeDetector, ChangeDetectionError, ContextWithVariableBindings}
-  from 'change_detection/change_detection';
+import {ChangeDispatcher, DynamicChangeDetector, ChangeDetectionError, ContextWithVariableBindings,
+  CHECK_ALWAYS, CHECK_ONCE, CHECKED, DETACHED} from 'change_detection/change_detection';
 
 
 import {JitProtoChangeDetector, DynamicProtoChangeDetector} from 'change_detection/src/proto_change_detector';
-import {CHECK_ALWAYS, CHECK_ONCE, CHECKED, DETACHED} from 'change_detection/src/interfaces';
+import {ChangeDetectionUtil} from 'change_detection/src/change_detection_util';
 
 
 export function main() {
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ export function main() {
           });
         });
 
-        describe("markAsCheckOnce", () => {
+        describe("markPathToRootAsCheckOnce", () => {
           function changeDetector(mode, parent) {
             var cd = createProtoChangeDetector().instantiate(null, null);
             cd.mode = mode;
@@ -531,16 +531,18 @@ export function main() {
             var root = changeDetector(CHECK_ALWAYS, null);
             var disabled = changeDetector(DETACHED, root);
             var parent = changeDetector(CHECKED, disabled);
-            var child = changeDetector(CHECK_ALWAYS, parent);
-            var grandChild = changeDetector(CHECKED, child);
+            var checkAlwaysChild = changeDetector(CHECK_ALWAYS, parent);
+            var checkOnceChild = changeDetector(CHECK_ONCE, checkAlwaysChild);
+            var checkedChild = changeDetector(CHECKED, checkOnceChild);
 
-            grandChild.markAsCheckOnce();
+            ChangeDetectionUtil.markPathToRootAsCheckOnce(checkedChild);
 
             expect(root.mode).toEqual(CHECK_ALWAYS);
             expect(disabled.mode).toEqual(DETACHED);
             expect(parent.mode).toEqual(CHECK_ONCE);
-            expect(child.mode).toEqual(CHECK_ALWAYS);
-            expect(grandChild.mode).toEqual(CHECK_ONCE);
+            expect(checkAlwaysChild.mode).toEqual(CHECK_ALWAYS);
+            expect(checkOnceChild.mode).toEqual(CHECK_ONCE);
+            expect(checkedChild.mode).toEqual(CHECK_ONCE);
           });
         });
       });
diff --git a/modules/core/src/compiler/binding_propagation_config.js b/modules/core/src/compiler/binding_propagation_config.js
index 0d23249614..164fd7ed66 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/compiler/binding_propagation_config.js
+++ b/modules/core/src/compiler/binding_propagation_config.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export class BindingPropagationConfig {
   }
 
   shouldBePropagatedFromRoot() {
-    this._cd.markAsCheckOnce();
+    this._cd.markPathToRootAsCheckOnce();
   }
 
   shouldNotPropagate() {