diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/parser/parser.js b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/parser/parser.js
index 66d2f8423c..09ade4da04 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/parser/parser.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/parser/parser.js
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ class _ParseAST {
           }
         } else if (!this.peekKeywordVar()) {
           var start = this.inputIndex;
-          var ast = this.parseExpression();
+          var ast = this.parsePipe();
           var source = this.input.substring(start, this.inputIndex);
           expression = new ASTWithSource(ast, source, this.location);
         }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/parser/parser_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/parser/parser_spec.js
index 19e43ae7b9..0ace2d67e4 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/parser/parser_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/parser/parser_spec.js
@@ -525,6 +525,12 @@ export function main() {
         bindings = parseTemplateBindings("directive: var item in expr; var a = b", 'location');
         expect(keyValues(bindings)).toEqual(['directive', '#item=\$implicit', 'in=expr in location', '#a=b']);
       });
+
+      it('should parse pipes', () => {
+        var bindings = parseTemplateBindings('key value|pipe');
+        var ast = bindings[0].expression.ast
+        expect(ast).toBeAnInstanceOf(Pipe);
+      });
     });
 
     describe('parseInterpolation', () => {