diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/binding_record.ts b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/binding_record.ts
index 01130b9c77..616e4d02be 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/binding_record.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/binding_record.ts
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@ import {AST} from './parser/ast';
 import {DirectiveIndex, DirectiveRecord} from './directive_record';
 
 const DIRECTIVE = "directive";
+const DIRECTIVE_LIFECYCLE = "directiveLifecycle";
 const ELEMENT = "element";
 const TEXT_NODE = "textNode";
 
 export class BindingRecord {
   constructor(public mode: string, public implicitReceiver: any, public ast: AST,
               public elementIndex: number, public propertyName: string, public setter: SetterFn,
-              public directiveRecord: DirectiveRecord) {}
+              public lifecycleEvent: string, public directiveRecord: DirectiveRecord) {}
 
   callOnChange() { return isPresent(this.directiveRecord) && this.directiveRecord.callOnChange; }
 
@@ -20,25 +21,42 @@ export class BindingRecord {
 
   isDirective() { return this.mode === DIRECTIVE; }
 
+  isDirectiveLifecycle() { return this.mode === DIRECTIVE_LIFECYCLE; }
+
   isElement() { return this.mode === ELEMENT; }
 
   isTextNode() { return this.mode === TEXT_NODE; }
 
   static createForDirective(ast: AST, propertyName: string, setter: SetterFn,
                             directiveRecord: DirectiveRecord) {
-    return new BindingRecord(DIRECTIVE, 0, ast, 0, propertyName, setter, directiveRecord);
+    return new BindingRecord(DIRECTIVE, 0, ast, 0, propertyName, setter, null, directiveRecord);
+  }
+
+  static createDirectiveOnCheck(directiveRecord: DirectiveRecord) {
+    return new BindingRecord(DIRECTIVE_LIFECYCLE, 0, null, 0, null, null, "onCheck",
+                             directiveRecord);
+  }
+
+  static createDirectiveOnInit(directiveRecord: DirectiveRecord) {
+    return new BindingRecord(DIRECTIVE_LIFECYCLE, 0, null, 0, null, null, "onInit",
+                             directiveRecord);
+  }
+
+  static createDirectiveOnChange(directiveRecord: DirectiveRecord) {
+    return new BindingRecord(DIRECTIVE_LIFECYCLE, 0, null, 0, null, null, "onChange",
+                             directiveRecord);
   }
 
   static createForElement(ast: AST, elementIndex: number, propertyName: string) {
-    return new BindingRecord(ELEMENT, 0, ast, elementIndex, propertyName, null, null);
+    return new BindingRecord(ELEMENT, 0, ast, elementIndex, propertyName, null, null, null);
   }
 
   static createForHostProperty(directiveIndex: DirectiveIndex, ast: AST, propertyName: string) {
     return new BindingRecord(ELEMENT, directiveIndex, ast, directiveIndex.elementIndex,
-                             propertyName, null, null);
+                             propertyName, null, null, null);
   }
 
   static createForTextNode(ast: AST, elementIndex: number) {
-    return new BindingRecord(TEXT_NODE, 0, ast, elementIndex, null, null, null);
+    return new BindingRecord(TEXT_NODE, 0, ast, elementIndex, null, null, null, null);
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/change_detection_jit_generator.ts b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/change_detection_jit_generator.ts
index 233ce2682f..bb933d658e 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/change_detection_jit_generator.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/change_detection_jit_generator.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ var CHANGES_LOCAL = "changes";
 var LOCALS_ACCESSOR = "this.locals";
 var MODE_ACCESSOR = "this.mode";
 var CURRENT_PROTO = "currentProto";
+var ALREADY_CHECKED_ACCESSOR = "this.alreadyChecked";
 
 
 export class ChangeDetectorJITGenerator {
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ export class ChangeDetectorJITGenerator {
         ${PROTOS_ACCESSOR} = protos;
         ${DIRECTIVES_ACCESSOR} = directiveRecords;
         ${LOCALS_ACCESSOR} = null;
+        ${ALREADY_CHECKED_ACCESSOR} = false;
         ${this._genFieldDefinitions()}
       }
 
@@ -101,6 +103,8 @@ export class ChangeDetectorJITGenerator {
         context = ${CONTEXT_ACCESSOR};
 
         ${this.records.map((r) => this._genRecord(r)).join("\n")}
+
+        ${ALREADY_CHECKED_ACCESSOR} = true;
       }
 
       ${this.typeName}.prototype.callOnAllChangesDone = function() {
@@ -113,6 +117,7 @@ export class ChangeDetectorJITGenerator {
         ${LOCALS_ACCESSOR} = locals;
         ${this._genHydrateDirectives()}
         ${this._genHydrateDetectors()}
+        ${ALREADY_CHECKED_ACCESSOR} = false;
       }
 
       ${this.typeName}.prototype.dehydrate = function() {
@@ -136,7 +141,7 @@ export class ChangeDetectorJITGenerator {
   }
 
   _genGetDirectiveFieldNames(): List<string> {
-    return this.directiveRecords.map((d) => this._genGetDirective(d.directiveIndex));
+    return this.directiveRecords.map(d => this._genGetDirective(d.directiveIndex));
   }
 
   _genGetDetectorFieldNames(): List<string> {
@@ -212,10 +217,26 @@ export class ChangeDetectorJITGenerator {
   }
 
   _genRecord(r: ProtoRecord): string {
-    if (r.mode === RECORD_TYPE_PIPE || r.mode === RECORD_TYPE_BINDING_PIPE) {
-      return this._genPipeCheck(r);
+    var rec;
+    if (r.isLifeCycleRecord()) {
+      rec = this._genDirectiveLifecycle(r);
+    } else if (r.isPipeRecord()) {
+      rec = this._genPipeCheck(r);
     } else {
-      return this._genReferenceCheck(r);
+      rec = this._genReferenceCheck(r);
+    }
+    return `${rec}${this._genLastInDirective(r)}`;
+  }
+
+  _genDirectiveLifecycle(r: ProtoRecord) {
+    if (r.name === "onCheck") {
+      return this._genOnCheck(r);
+    } else if (r.name === "onInit") {
+      return this._genOnInit(r);
+    } else if (r.name === "onChange") {
+      return this._genOnChange(r);
+    } else {
+      throw new BaseException(`Unknown lifecycle event '${r.name}'`);
     }
   }
 
@@ -248,7 +269,6 @@ export class ChangeDetectorJITGenerator {
         ${this._genAddToChanges(r)}
         ${oldValue} = ${newValue};
       }
-      ${this._genLastInDirective(r)}
     `;
   }
 
@@ -266,7 +286,6 @@ export class ChangeDetectorJITGenerator {
         ${this._genAddToChanges(r)}
         ${oldValue} = ${newValue};
       }
-      ${this._genLastInDirective(r)}
     `;
 
     if (r.isPureFunction()) {
@@ -390,22 +409,27 @@ export class ChangeDetectorJITGenerator {
   }
 
   _genLastInDirective(r: ProtoRecord): string {
+    if (!r.lastInDirective) return "";
     return `
-      ${this._genNotifyOnChanges(r)}
+      ${CHANGES_LOCAL} = null;
       ${this._genNotifyOnPushDetectors(r)}
       ${IS_CHANGED_LOCAL} = false;
     `;
   }
 
-  _genNotifyOnChanges(r: ProtoRecord): string {
+  _genOnCheck(r: ProtoRecord): string {
     var br = r.bindingRecord;
-    if (!r.lastInDirective || !br.callOnChange()) return "";
-    return `
-      if(${CHANGES_LOCAL}) {
-        ${this._genGetDirective(br.directiveRecord.directiveIndex)}.onChange(${CHANGES_LOCAL});
-        ${CHANGES_LOCAL} = null;
-      }
-    `;
+    return `if (!throwOnChange) ${this._genGetDirective(br.directiveRecord.directiveIndex)}.onCheck();`;
+  }
+
+  _genOnInit(r: ProtoRecord): string {
+    var br = r.bindingRecord;
+    return `if (!throwOnChange && !${ALREADY_CHECKED_ACCESSOR}) ${this._genGetDirective(br.directiveRecord.directiveIndex)}.onInit();`;
+  }
+
+  _genOnChange(r: ProtoRecord): string {
+    var br = r.bindingRecord;
+    return `if (!throwOnChange && ${CHANGES_LOCAL}) ${this._genGetDirective(br.directiveRecord.directiveIndex)}.onChange(${CHANGES_LOCAL});`;
   }
 
   _genNotifyOnPushDetectors(r: ProtoRecord): string {
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/coalesce.ts b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/coalesce.ts
index 77d9baefa8..3eb640ff1f 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/coalesce.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/coalesce.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {isPresent} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
 import {List, ListWrapper, Map, MapWrapper} from 'angular2/src/facade/collection';
-import {RECORD_TYPE_SELF, ProtoRecord} from './proto_record';
+import {RECORD_TYPE_SELF, RECORD_TYPE_DIRECTIVE_LIFECYCLE, ProtoRecord} from './proto_record';
 
 /**
  * Removes "duplicate" records. It assuming that record evaluation does not
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ function _selfRecord(r: ProtoRecord, contextIndex: number, selfIndex: number): P
 }
 
 function _findMatching(r: ProtoRecord, rs: List<ProtoRecord>) {
-  return ListWrapper.find(rs, (rr) => rr.mode === r.mode && rr.funcOrValue === r.funcOrValue &&
+  return ListWrapper.find(rs, (rr) => rr.mode !== RECORD_TYPE_DIRECTIVE_LIFECYCLE &&
+                                      rr.mode === r.mode && rr.funcOrValue === r.funcOrValue &&
                                       rr.contextIndex === r.contextIndex &&
                                       ListWrapper.equals(rr.args, r.args));
 }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/directive_record.ts b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/directive_record.ts
index 7f8cd0bceb..edfadd2668 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/directive_record.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/directive_record.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {ON_PUSH} from './constants';
-import {StringWrapper} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
+import {StringWrapper, normalizeBool} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
 
 export class DirectiveIndex {
   constructor(public elementIndex: number, public directiveIndex: number) {}
@@ -8,8 +8,29 @@ export class DirectiveIndex {
 }
 
 export class DirectiveRecord {
-  constructor(public directiveIndex: DirectiveIndex, public callOnAllChangesDone: boolean,
-              public callOnChange: boolean, public changeDetection: string) {}
+  directiveIndex: DirectiveIndex;
+  callOnAllChangesDone: boolean;
+  callOnChange: boolean;
+  callOnCheck: boolean;
+  callOnInit: boolean;
+  changeDetection: string;
+
+  constructor({directiveIndex, callOnAllChangesDone, callOnChange, callOnCheck, callOnInit,
+               changeDetection}: {
+    directiveIndex?: DirectiveIndex,
+    callOnAllChangesDone?: boolean,
+    callOnChange?: boolean,
+    callOnCheck?: boolean,
+    callOnInit?: boolean,
+    changeDetection?: string
+  } = {}) {
+    this.directiveIndex = directiveIndex;
+    this.callOnAllChangesDone = normalizeBool(callOnAllChangesDone);
+    this.callOnChange = normalizeBool(callOnChange);
+    this.callOnCheck = normalizeBool(callOnCheck);
+    this.callOnInit = normalizeBool(callOnInit);
+    this.changeDetection = changeDetection;
+  }
 
   isOnPushChangeDetection(): boolean { return StringWrapper.equals(this.changeDetection, ON_PUSH); }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/dynamic_change_detector.ts b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/dynamic_change_detector.ts
index 12d6e342b8..8bdcc6ff89 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/dynamic_change_detector.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/dynamic_change_detector.ts
@@ -27,12 +27,13 @@ import {
 import {ExpressionChangedAfterItHasBeenChecked, ChangeDetectionError} from './exceptions';
 
 export class DynamicChangeDetector extends AbstractChangeDetector {
-  locals: any;
+  locals: any = null;
   values: List<any>;
   changes: List<any>;
   pipes: List<any>;
   prevContexts: List<any>;
-  directives: any;
+  directives: any = null;
+  alreadyChecked: boolean = false;
 
   constructor(private changeControlStrategy: string, private dispatcher: any,
               private pipeRegistry: PipeRegistry, private protos: List<ProtoRecord>,
@@ -47,8 +48,6 @@ export class DynamicChangeDetector extends AbstractChangeDetector {
     ListWrapper.fill(this.pipes, null);
     ListWrapper.fill(this.prevContexts, uninitialized);
     ListWrapper.fill(this.changes, false);
-    this.locals = null;
-    this.directives = null;
   }
 
   hydrate(context: any, locals: any, directives: any) {
@@ -56,6 +55,7 @@ export class DynamicChangeDetector extends AbstractChangeDetector {
     this.values[0] = context;
     this.locals = locals;
     this.directives = directives;
+    this.alreadyChecked = false;
   }
 
   dehydrate() {
@@ -87,19 +87,26 @@ export class DynamicChangeDetector extends AbstractChangeDetector {
       var bindingRecord = proto.bindingRecord;
       var directiveRecord = bindingRecord.directiveRecord;
 
-      var change = this._check(proto, throwOnChange);
-      if (isPresent(change)) {
-        this._updateDirectiveOrElement(change, bindingRecord);
-        isChanged = true;
-        changes = this._addChange(bindingRecord, change, changes);
+      if (proto.isLifeCycleRecord()) {
+        if (proto.name === "onCheck" && !throwOnChange) {
+          this._getDirectiveFor(directiveRecord.directiveIndex).onCheck();
+        } else if (proto.name === "onInit" && !throwOnChange && !this.alreadyChecked) {
+          this._getDirectiveFor(directiveRecord.directiveIndex).onInit();
+        } else if (proto.name === "onChange" && isPresent(changes) && !throwOnChange) {
+          this._getDirectiveFor(directiveRecord.directiveIndex).onChange(changes);
+        }
+
+      } else {
+        var change = this._check(proto, throwOnChange);
+        if (isPresent(change)) {
+          this._updateDirectiveOrElement(change, bindingRecord);
+          isChanged = true;
+          changes = this._addChange(bindingRecord, change, changes);
+        }
       }
 
       if (proto.lastInDirective) {
-        if (isPresent(changes)) {
-          this._getDirectiveFor(directiveRecord.directiveIndex).onChange(changes);
-          changes = null;
-        }
-
+        changes = null;
         if (isChanged && bindingRecord.isOnPushChangeDetection()) {
           this._getDetectorFor(directiveRecord.directiveIndex).markAsCheckOnce();
         }
@@ -107,6 +114,8 @@ export class DynamicChangeDetector extends AbstractChangeDetector {
         isChanged = false;
       }
     }
+
+    this.alreadyChecked = true;
   }
 
   callOnAllChangesDone() {
@@ -142,7 +151,7 @@ export class DynamicChangeDetector extends AbstractChangeDetector {
 
   _check(proto: ProtoRecord, throwOnChange: boolean): SimpleChange {
     try {
-      if (proto.mode === RECORD_TYPE_PIPE || proto.mode === RECORD_TYPE_BINDING_PIPE) {
+      if (proto.isPipeRecord()) {
         return this._pipeCheck(proto, throwOnChange);
       } else {
         return this._referenceCheck(proto, throwOnChange);
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/proto_change_detector.ts b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/proto_change_detector.ts
index 9b0dd76e97..e951df5de9 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/proto_change_detector.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/proto_change_detector.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ import {
   RECORD_TYPE_BINDING_PIPE,
   RECORD_TYPE_INTERPOLATE,
   RECORD_TYPE_SAFE_PROPERTY,
-  RECORD_TYPE_SAFE_INVOKE_METHOD
+  RECORD_TYPE_SAFE_INVOKE_METHOD,
+  RECORD_TYPE_DIRECTIVE_LIFECYCLE
 } from './proto_record';
 
 export class DynamicProtoChangeDetector extends ProtoChangeDetector {
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ export class DynamicProtoChangeDetector extends ProtoChangeDetector {
   _createRecords(definition: ChangeDetectorDefinition) {
     var recordBuilder = new ProtoRecordBuilder();
     ListWrapper.forEach(definition.bindingRecords,
-                        (b) => { recordBuilder.addAst(b, definition.variableNames); });
+                        (b) => { recordBuilder.add(b, definition.variableNames); });
     return coalesce(recordBuilder.records);
   }
 }
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ export class JitProtoChangeDetector extends ProtoChangeDetector {
   _createFactory(definition: ChangeDetectorDefinition) {
     var recordBuilder = new ProtoRecordBuilder();
     ListWrapper.forEach(definition.bindingRecords,
-                        (b) => { recordBuilder.addAst(b, definition.variableNames); });
+                        (b) => { recordBuilder.add(b, definition.variableNames); });
     var c = _jitProtoChangeDetectorClassCounter++;
     var records = coalesce(recordBuilder.records);
     var typeName = `ChangeDetector${c}`;
@@ -106,19 +107,30 @@ class ProtoRecordBuilder {
 
   constructor() { this.records = []; }
 
-  addAst(b: BindingRecord, variableNames: List<string> = null) {
+  add(b: BindingRecord, variableNames: List<string> = null) {
     var oldLast = ListWrapper.last(this.records);
     if (isPresent(oldLast) && oldLast.bindingRecord.directiveRecord == b.directiveRecord) {
       oldLast.lastInDirective = false;
     }
-
-    _ConvertAstIntoProtoRecords.append(this.records, b, variableNames);
+    this._appendRecords(b, variableNames);
     var newLast = ListWrapper.last(this.records);
     if (isPresent(newLast) && newLast !== oldLast) {
       newLast.lastInBinding = true;
       newLast.lastInDirective = true;
     }
   }
+
+  _appendRecords(b: BindingRecord, variableNames: List<string>) {
+    if (b.isDirectiveLifecycle()) {
+      ;
+      ListWrapper.push(
+          this.records,
+          new ProtoRecord(RECORD_TYPE_DIRECTIVE_LIFECYCLE, b.lifecycleEvent, null, [], [], -1, null,
+                          this.records.length + 1, b, null, false, false));
+    } else {
+      _ConvertAstIntoProtoRecords.append(this.records, b, variableNames);
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 class _ConvertAstIntoProtoRecords {
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/proto_record.ts b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/proto_record.ts
index 68e2625ee4..e4be84df3b 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/proto_record.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/proto_record.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const RECORD_TYPE_BINDING_PIPE = 9;
 export const RECORD_TYPE_INTERPOLATE = 10;
 export const RECORD_TYPE_SAFE_PROPERTY = 11;
 export const RECORD_TYPE_SAFE_INVOKE_METHOD = 12;
+export const RECORD_TYPE_DIRECTIVE_LIFECYCLE = 13;
 
 export class ProtoRecord {
   constructor(public mode: number, public name: string, public funcOrValue, public args: List<any>,
@@ -26,4 +27,10 @@ export class ProtoRecord {
   isPureFunction(): boolean {
     return this.mode === RECORD_TYPE_INTERPOLATE || this.mode === RECORD_TYPE_PRIMITIVE_OP;
   }
+
+  isPipeRecord(): boolean {
+    return this.mode === RECORD_TYPE_PIPE || this.mode === RECORD_TYPE_BINDING_PIPE;
+  }
+
+  isLifeCycleRecord(): boolean { return this.mode === RECORD_TYPE_DIRECTIVE_LIFECYCLE; }
 }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/annotations/annotations.ts b/modules/angular2/src/core/annotations/annotations.ts
index e9dde7d412..7f0a1b8873 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/annotations/annotations.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/annotations/annotations.ts
@@ -8,5 +8,7 @@ export {
   Directive as DirectiveAnnotation,
   onDestroy,
   onChange,
+  onCheck,
+  onInit,
   onAllChangesDone
 } from '../annotations_impl/annotations';
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/annotations.ts b/modules/angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/annotations.ts
index 841b190857..f02497390f 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/annotations.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/annotations.ts
@@ -1077,6 +1077,54 @@ export const onDestroy = CONST_EXPR(new LifecycleEvent("onDestroy"));
  */
 export const onChange = CONST_EXPR(new LifecycleEvent("onChange"));
 
+/**
+ * Notify a directive when it has been checked.
+ *
+ * This method is called right after the directive's bindings have been checked,
+ * and before any of its children's bindings have been checked.
+ *
+ * It is invoked every time even when none of the directive's bindings has changed.
+ *
+ * ## Example:
+ *
+ * ```
+ * @Directive({
+ *   selector: '[class-set]',
+ *   lifecycle: [onCheck]
+ * })
+ * class ClassSet {
+ *   onCheck() {
+ *   }
+ * }
+ *  ```
+ * @exportedAs angular2/annotations
+ */
+export const onCheck = CONST_EXPR(new LifecycleEvent("onCheck"));
+
+/**
+ * Notify a directive when it has been checked the first itme.
+ *
+ * This method is called right after the directive's bindings have been checked,
+ * and before any of its children's bindings have been checked.
+ *
+ * It is invoked only once.
+ *
+ * ## Example:
+ *
+ * ```
+ * @Directive({
+ *   selector: '[class-set]',
+ *   lifecycle: [onInit]
+ * })
+ * class ClassSet {
+ *   onInit() {
+ *   }
+ * }
+ *  ```
+ * @exportedAs angular2/annotations
+ */
+export const onInit = CONST_EXPR(new LifecycleEvent("onInit"));
+
 /**
  * Notify a directive when the bindings of all its children have been changed.
  *
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/directive_lifecycle_reflector.dart b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/directive_lifecycle_reflector.dart
index 42b7d16857..cae92deeb0 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/directive_lifecycle_reflector.dart
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/directive_lifecycle_reflector.dart
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ bool hasLifecycleHook(LifecycleEvent e, type, Directive annotation) {
 
     } else if (e == onAllChangesDone) {
       interface = OnAllChangesDone;
+
+    } else if (e == onCheck) {
+      interface = OnCheck;
+
+    } else if (e == onInit) {
+      interface = OnInit;
     }
 
     return interfaces.contains(interface);
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/element_injector.ts b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/element_injector.ts
index 637dc09ecb..df7d326aec 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/element_injector.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/element_injector.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ import {
   Component,
   onChange,
   onDestroy,
+  onCheck,
+  onInit,
   onAllChangesDone
 } from 'angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/annotations';
 import {hasLifecycleHook} from './directive_lifecycle_reflector';
@@ -303,6 +305,8 @@ export class DirectiveBinding extends ResolvedBinding {
 
       callOnDestroy: hasLifecycleHook(onDestroy, rb.key.token, ann),
       callOnChange: hasLifecycleHook(onChange, rb.key.token, ann),
+      callOnCheck: hasLifecycleHook(onCheck, rb.key.token, ann),
+      callOnInit: hasLifecycleHook(onInit, rb.key.token, ann),
       callOnAllChangesDone: hasLifecycleHook(onAllChangesDone, rb.key.token, ann),
 
       changeDetection: ann instanceof
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/interfaces.ts b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/interfaces.ts
index 0c08334353..3df4f04d54 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/interfaces.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/interfaces.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,16 @@ export interface OnChange { onChange(changes: StringMap<string, any>): void; }
  */
 export interface OnDestroy { onDestroy(): void; }
 
+/**
+ * Defines lifecycle method [onCheck] called when a directive is being checked.
+ */
+export interface OnCheck { onCheck(): void; }
+
+/**
+ * Defines lifecycle method [onInit] called when a directive is being checked the first time.
+ */
+export interface OnInit { onInit(): void; }
+
 /**
  * Defines lifecycle method [onAllChangesDone ] called when the bindings of all its children have
  * been changed.
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/proto_view_factory.ts b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/proto_view_factory.ts
index bd13a408e4..7025b6a0ec 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/proto_view_factory.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/proto_view_factory.ts
@@ -85,17 +85,27 @@ class BindingRecordsCreator {
     for (var i = 0; i < directiveBinders.length; i++) {
       var directiveBinder = directiveBinders[i];
       var directiveMetadata = allDirectiveMetadatas[directiveBinder.directiveIndex];
+      var directiveRecord = this._getDirectiveRecord(boundElementIndex, i, directiveMetadata);
 
       // directive properties
       MapWrapper.forEach(directiveBinder.propertyBindings, (astWithSource, propertyName) => {
         // TODO: these setters should eventually be created by change detection, to make
         // it monomorphic!
         var setter = reflector.setter(propertyName);
-        var directiveRecord = this._getDirectiveRecord(boundElementIndex, i, directiveMetadata);
         ListWrapper.push(bindings, BindingRecord.createForDirective(astWithSource, propertyName,
                                                                     setter, directiveRecord));
       });
 
+      if (directiveRecord.callOnChange) {
+        ListWrapper.push(bindings, BindingRecord.createDirectiveOnChange(directiveRecord));
+      }
+      if (directiveRecord.callOnInit) {
+        ListWrapper.push(bindings, BindingRecord.createDirectiveOnInit(directiveRecord));
+      }
+      if (directiveRecord.callOnCheck) {
+        ListWrapper.push(bindings, BindingRecord.createDirectiveOnCheck(directiveRecord));
+      }
+
       // host properties
       MapWrapper.forEach(directiveBinder.hostPropertyBindings, (astWithSource, propertyName) => {
         var dirIndex = new DirectiveIndex(boundElementIndex, i);
@@ -110,12 +120,14 @@ class BindingRecordsCreator {
     var id = boundElementIndex * 100 + directiveIndex;
 
     if (!MapWrapper.contains(this._directiveRecordsMap, id)) {
-      var changeDetection = directiveMetadata.changeDetection;
-
-      MapWrapper.set(this._directiveRecordsMap, id,
-                     new DirectiveRecord(new DirectiveIndex(boundElementIndex, directiveIndex),
-                                         directiveMetadata.callOnAllChangesDone,
-                                         directiveMetadata.callOnChange, changeDetection));
+      MapWrapper.set(this._directiveRecordsMap, id, new DirectiveRecord({
+                       directiveIndex: new DirectiveIndex(boundElementIndex, directiveIndex),
+                       callOnAllChangesDone: directiveMetadata.callOnAllChangesDone,
+                       callOnChange: directiveMetadata.callOnChange,
+                       callOnCheck: directiveMetadata.callOnCheck,
+                       callOnInit: directiveMetadata.callOnInit,
+                       changeDetection: directiveMetadata.changeDetection
+                     }));
     }
 
     return MapWrapper.get(this._directiveRecordsMap, id);
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/facade/lang.dart b/modules/angular2/src/facade/lang.dart
index 3d3db10deb..4c1736b423 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/facade/lang.dart
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/facade/lang.dart
@@ -196,6 +196,10 @@ dynamic normalizeBlank(obj) {
   return isBlank(obj) ? null : obj;
 }
 
+bool normalizeBool(bool obj) {
+  return isBlank(obj) ? false : obj;
+}
+
 bool isJsObject(o) {
   return false;
 }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/facade/lang.ts b/modules/angular2/src/facade/lang.ts
index 49aba2896d..357fce3b03 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/facade/lang.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/facade/lang.ts
@@ -231,6 +231,10 @@ export function normalizeBlank(obj) {
   return isBlank(obj) ? null : obj;
 }
 
+export function normalizeBool(obj:boolean):boolean {
+  return isBlank(obj) ? false : obj;
+}
+
 export function isJsObject(o): boolean {
   return o !== null && (typeof o === "function" || typeof o === "object");
 }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/render/api.ts b/modules/angular2/src/render/api.ts
index 2365c58913..c4c57cc387 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/render/api.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/render/api.ts
@@ -138,11 +138,13 @@ export class DirectiveMetadata {
   type: number;
   callOnDestroy: boolean;
   callOnChange: boolean;
+  callOnCheck: boolean;
+  callOnInit: boolean;
   callOnAllChangesDone: boolean;
   changeDetection: string;
   constructor({id, selector, compileChildren, events, hostListeners, hostProperties, hostAttributes,
                hostActions, properties, readAttributes, type, callOnDestroy, callOnChange,
-               callOnAllChangesDone, changeDetection}: {
+               callOnCheck, callOnInit, callOnAllChangesDone, changeDetection}: {
     id?: string,
     selector?: string,
     compileChildren?: boolean,
@@ -156,6 +158,8 @@ export class DirectiveMetadata {
     type?: number,
     callOnDestroy?: boolean,
     callOnChange?: boolean,
+    callOnCheck?: boolean,
+    callOnInit?: boolean,
     callOnAllChangesDone?: boolean,
     changeDetection?: string
   }) {
@@ -172,6 +176,8 @@ export class DirectiveMetadata {
     this.type = type;
     this.callOnDestroy = callOnDestroy;
     this.callOnChange = callOnChange;
+    this.callOnCheck = callOnCheck;
+    this.callOnInit = callOnInit;
     this.callOnAllChangesDone = callOnAllChangesDone;
     this.changeDetection = changeDetection;
   }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/change_detector_spec.ts b/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/change_detector_spec.ts
index 758be0e06f..7414291f82 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/change_detector_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/change_detector_spec.ts
@@ -311,10 +311,26 @@ export function main() {
               });
 
               describe("updating directives", () => {
-                var dirRecord1 = new DirectiveRecord(new DirectiveIndex(0, 0), true, true, DEFAULT);
-                var dirRecord2 = new DirectiveRecord(new DirectiveIndex(0, 1), true, true, DEFAULT);
-                var dirRecordNoCallbacks =
-                    new DirectiveRecord(new DirectiveIndex(0, 0), false, false, DEFAULT);
+                var dirRecord1 = new DirectiveRecord({
+                  directiveIndex: new DirectiveIndex(0, 0),
+                  callOnChange: true,
+                  callOnCheck: true,
+                  callOnAllChangesDone: true
+                });
+
+                var dirRecord2 = new DirectiveRecord({
+                  directiveIndex: new DirectiveIndex(0, 1),
+                  callOnChange: true,
+                  callOnCheck: true,
+                  callOnAllChangesDone: true
+                });
+
+                var dirRecordNoCallbacks = new DirectiveRecord({
+                  directiveIndex: new DirectiveIndex(0, 0),
+                  callOnChange: false,
+                  callOnCheck: false,
+                  callOnAllChangesDone: false
+                });
 
                 function updateA(exp: string, dirRecord) {
                   return BindingRecord.createForDirective(ast(exp), "a", (o, v) => o.a = v,
@@ -353,7 +369,9 @@ export function main() {
                     var pcd = createProtoChangeDetector([
                       updateA("1", dirRecord1),
                       updateB("2", dirRecord1),
-                      updateA("3", dirRecord2)
+                      BindingRecord.createDirectiveOnChange(dirRecord1),
+                      updateA("3", dirRecord2),
+                      BindingRecord.createDirectiveOnChange(dirRecord2)
                     ],
                                                         [], [dirRecord1, dirRecord2]);
 
@@ -366,10 +384,13 @@ export function main() {
                     expect(directive1.changes).toEqual({'a': 1, 'b': 2});
                     expect(directive2.changes).toEqual({'a': 3});
                   });
+                });
+
+                describe("onCheck", () => {
+                  it("should notify the directive when it is checked", () => {
+                    var pcd = createProtoChangeDetector(
+                        [BindingRecord.createDirectiveOnCheck(dirRecord1)], [], [dirRecord1]);
 
-                  it("should not call onChange when callOnChange is false", () => {
-                    var pcd = createProtoChangeDetector([updateA("1", dirRecordNoCallbacks)], [],
-                                                        [dirRecordNoCallbacks]);
 
                     var cd = pcd.instantiate(dispatcher);
 
@@ -377,7 +398,63 @@ export function main() {
 
                     cd.detectChanges();
 
-                    expect(directive1.changes).toEqual(null);
+                    expect(directive1.onCheckCalled).toBe(true);
+
+                    directive1.onCheckCalled = false;
+
+                    cd.detectChanges();
+
+                    expect(directive1.onCheckCalled).toBe(true);
+                  });
+
+                  it("should not call onCheck in detectNoChanges", () => {
+                    var pcd = createProtoChangeDetector(
+                        [BindingRecord.createDirectiveOnCheck(dirRecord1)], [], [dirRecord1]);
+
+
+                    var cd = pcd.instantiate(dispatcher);
+
+                    cd.hydrate(null, null, dirs([directive1]));
+
+                    cd.checkNoChanges();
+
+                    expect(directive1.onCheckCalled).toBe(false);
+                  });
+                });
+
+                describe("onInit", () => {
+                  it("should notify the directive after it has been checked the first time", () => {
+                    var pcd = createProtoChangeDetector(
+                        [BindingRecord.createDirectiveOnInit(dirRecord1)], [], [dirRecord1]);
+
+
+                    var cd = pcd.instantiate(dispatcher);
+
+                    cd.hydrate(null, null, dirs([directive1]));
+
+                    cd.detectChanges();
+
+                    expect(directive1.onInitCalled).toBe(true);
+
+                    directive1.onInitCalled = false;
+
+                    cd.detectChanges();
+
+                    expect(directive1.onInitCalled).toBe(false);
+                  });
+
+                  it("should not call onInit in detectNoChanges", () => {
+                    var pcd = createProtoChangeDetector(
+                        [BindingRecord.createDirectiveOnInit(dirRecord1)], [], [dirRecord1]);
+
+
+                    var cd = pcd.instantiate(dispatcher);
+
+                    cd.hydrate(null, null, dirs([directive1]));
+
+                    cd.checkNoChanges();
+
+                    expect(directive1.onInitCalled).toBe(false);
                   });
                 });
 
@@ -466,7 +543,7 @@ export function main() {
 
             describe("reading directives", () => {
               var index = new DirectiveIndex(0, 0);
-              var dirRecord = new DirectiveRecord(index, false, false, DEFAULT);
+              var dirRecord = new DirectiveRecord({directiveIndex: new DirectiveIndex(0, 0)});
 
               it("should read directive properties", () => {
                 var directive = new TestDirective();
@@ -688,8 +765,8 @@ export function main() {
                 checkedDetector.mode = CHECKED;
 
                 // this directive is a component with ON_PUSH change detection
-                dirRecordWithOnPush =
-                    new DirectiveRecord(new DirectiveIndex(0, 0), false, false, ON_PUSH);
+                dirRecordWithOnPush = new DirectiveRecord(
+                    {directiveIndex: new DirectiveIndex(0, 0), changeDetection: ON_PUSH});
 
                 // a record updating a component
                 updateDirWithOnPushRecord = BindingRecord.createForDirective(
@@ -943,15 +1020,23 @@ class TestDirective {
   changes;
   onChangesDoneCalled;
   onChangesDoneSpy;
+  onCheckCalled;
+  onInitCalled;
 
   constructor(onChangesDoneSpy = null) {
     this.onChangesDoneCalled = false;
+    this.onCheckCalled = false;
+    this.onInitCalled = false;
     this.onChangesDoneSpy = onChangesDoneSpy;
     this.a = null;
     this.b = null;
     this.changes = null;
   }
 
+  onCheck() { this.onCheckCalled = true; }
+
+  onInit() { this.onInitCalled = true; }
+
   onChange(changes) {
     var r = {};
     StringMapWrapper.forEach(changes, (c, key) => r[key] = c.currentValue);
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/coalesce_spec.ts b/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/coalesce_spec.ts
index 620e0ad561..c08fb6e2f2 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/coalesce_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/coalesce_spec.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 import {ddescribe, describe, it, iit, xit, expect, beforeEach, afterEach} from 'angular2/test_lib';
 
 import {coalesce} from 'angular2/src/change_detection/coalesce';
-import {RECORD_TYPE_SELF, ProtoRecord} from 'angular2/src/change_detection/proto_record';
+import {
+  RECORD_TYPE_SELF,
+  RECORD_TYPE_DIRECTIVE_LIFECYCLE,
+  ProtoRecord
+} from 'angular2/src/change_detection/proto_record';
 
 export function main() {
-  function r(funcOrValue, args, contextIndex, selfIndex, lastInBinding = false) {
-    return new ProtoRecord(99, "name", funcOrValue, args, null, contextIndex, null, selfIndex, null,
-                           null, lastInBinding, false);
+  function r(funcOrValue, args, contextIndex, selfIndex, lastInBinding = false, mode = 99) {
+    return new ProtoRecord(mode, "name", funcOrValue, args, null, contextIndex, null, selfIndex,
+                           null, null, lastInBinding, false);
   }
 
   describe("change detection - coalesce", () => {
@@ -54,5 +58,14 @@ export function main() {
       expect(rs[1]).toEqual(new ProtoRecord(RECORD_TYPE_SELF, "self", null, [], null, 1, null, 2,
                                             null, null, true, false));
     });
+
+    it("should not coalesce directive lifecycle records", () => {
+      var rs = coalesce([
+        r("onCheck", [], 0, 1, true, RECORD_TYPE_DIRECTIVE_LIFECYCLE),
+        r("onCheck", [], 0, 1, true, RECORD_TYPE_DIRECTIVE_LIFECYCLE)
+      ]);
+
+      expect(rs.length).toEqual(2);
+    });
   });
 }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/directive_lifecycle_spec.dart b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/directive_lifecycle_spec.dart
index 598f0985de..bff7a9e23b 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/directive_lifecycle_spec.dart
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/directive_lifecycle_spec.dart
@@ -42,6 +42,34 @@ main() {
         });
       });
 
+      describe("onCheck", () {
+        it("should be true when the directive implements OnCheck", () {
+          expect(metadata(DirectiveImplementingOnCheck, new Directive()).callOnCheck).toBe(true);
+        });
+
+        it("should be true when the lifecycle includes onCheck", () {
+          expect(metadata(DirectiveNoHooks, new Directive(lifecycle: [onCheck])).callOnCheck).toBe(true);
+        });
+
+        it("should be false otherwise", () {
+          expect(metadata(DirectiveNoHooks, new Directive()).callOnCheck).toBe(false);
+        });
+      });
+
+      describe("onInit", () {
+        it("should be true when the directive implements OnInit", () {
+          expect(metadata(DirectiveImplementingOnInit, new Directive()).callOnInit).toBe(true);
+        });
+
+        it("should be true when the lifecycle includes onInit", () {
+          expect(metadata(DirectiveNoHooks, new Directive(lifecycle: [onInit])).callOnInit).toBe(true);
+        });
+
+        it("should be false otherwise", () {
+          expect(metadata(DirectiveNoHooks, new Directive()).callOnInit).toBe(false);
+        });
+      });
+
       describe("onAllChangesDone", () {
         it("should be true when the directive implements OnAllChangesDone", () {
           expect(metadata(DirectiveImplementingOnAllChangesDone, new Directive()).callOnAllChangesDone).toBe(true);
@@ -66,6 +94,14 @@ class DirectiveImplementingOnChange implements OnChange {
   onChange(_){}
 }
 
+class DirectiveImplementingOnCheck implements OnCheck {
+  onCheck(){}
+}
+
+class DirectiveImplementingOnInit implements OnInit {
+  onInit(){}
+}
+
 class DirectiveImplementingOnDestroy implements OnDestroy {
   onDestroy(){}
 }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/directive_lifecycle_spec.ts b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/directive_lifecycle_spec.ts
index eb14d08680..8e5bc5f739 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/directive_lifecycle_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/directive_lifecycle_spec.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import {
   Directive,
   onChange,
   onDestroy,
+  onCheck,
+  onInit,
   onAllChangesDone
 } from 'angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/annotations';
 import {DirectiveBinding} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/element_injector';
@@ -64,6 +66,34 @@ export function main() {
         });
       });
 
+      describe("onInit", () => {
+        it("should be true when the directive has the onInit method", () => {
+          expect(metadata(DirectiveWithOnInitMethod, new Directive({})).callOnInit).toBe(true);
+        });
+
+        it("should be true when the lifecycle includes onDestroy", () => {
+          expect(metadata(DirectiveNoHooks, new Directive({lifecycle: [onInit]})).callOnInit)
+              .toBe(true);
+        });
+
+        it("should be false otherwise",
+           () => { expect(metadata(DirectiveNoHooks, new Directive()).callOnInit).toBe(false); });
+      });
+
+      describe("onCheck", () => {
+        it("should be true when the directive has the onCheck method", () => {
+          expect(metadata(DirectiveWithOnCheckMethod, new Directive({})).callOnCheck).toBe(true);
+        });
+
+        it("should be true when the lifecycle includes onCheck", () => {
+          expect(metadata(DirectiveNoHooks, new Directive({lifecycle: [onCheck]})).callOnCheck)
+              .toBe(true);
+        });
+
+        it("should be false otherwise",
+           () => { expect(metadata(DirectiveNoHooks, new Directive()).callOnCheck).toBe(false); });
+      });
+
       describe("onAllChangesDone", () => {
         it("should be true when the directive has the onAllChangesDone method", () => {
           expect(
@@ -91,10 +121,18 @@ class DirectiveWithOnChangeMethod {
   onChange(_) {}
 }
 
+class DirectiveWithOnInitMethod {
+  onInit() {}
+}
+
+class DirectiveWithOnCheckMethod {
+  onCheck() {}
+}
+
 class DirectiveWithOnDestroyMethod {
   onDestroy(_) {}
 }
 
 class DirectiveWithOnAllChangesDoneMethod {
-  onAllChangesDone(_) {}
+  onAllChangesDone() {}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/core/directive_lifecycle_integration_spec.ts b/modules/angular2/test/core/directive_lifecycle_integration_spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..03eee424f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/core/directive_lifecycle_integration_spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import {
+  AsyncTestCompleter,
+  beforeEach,
+  ddescribe,
+  describe,
+  expect,
+  iit,
+  inject,
+  it,
+  xdescribe,
+  xit,
+  IS_DARTIUM
+} from 'angular2/test_lib';
+
+import {ListWrapper} from 'angular2/src/facade/collection';
+import {TestBed} from 'angular2/src/test_lib/test_bed';
+import {Directive, Component, View, onCheck, onInit, onChange} from 'angular2/angular2';
+import * as viewAnn from 'angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/view';
+
+export function main() {
+  describe('directive lifecycle integration spec', () => {
+    var ctx;
+
+    beforeEach(() => { ctx = new MyComp(); });
+
+    it('should invoke lifecycle methods onChanges > onInit > onCheck',
+       inject([TestBed, AsyncTestCompleter], (tb, async) => {
+         tb.overrideView(
+             MyComp,
+             new viewAnn.View(
+                 {template: '<div [field]="123" [lifecycle]></div>', directives: [LifecycleDir]}));
+
+         tb.createView(MyComp, {context: ctx})
+             .then((view) => {
+               var dir = view.rawView.elementInjectors[0].get(LifecycleDir);
+               view.detectChanges();
+
+               expect(dir.log).toEqual(["onChanges", "onInit", "onCheck"]);
+
+               view.detectChanges();
+
+               expect(dir.log).toEqual(["onChanges", "onInit", "onCheck", "onCheck"]);
+
+               async.done();
+             });
+       }));
+  });
+}
+
+
+@Directive({
+  selector: "[lifecycle]",
+  properties: {'field': 'field'},
+  lifecycle: [onChange, onCheck, onInit]
+})
+class LifecycleDir {
+  field;
+  log: List<string>;
+
+  constructor() { this.log = []; }
+
+  onChange(_) { ListWrapper.push(this.log, "onChanges"); }
+
+  onInit() { ListWrapper.push(this.log, "onInit"); }
+
+  onCheck() { ListWrapper.push(this.log, "onCheck"); }
+}
+
+@Component({selector: 'my-comp'})
+@View({directives: []})
+class MyComp {
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/benchmarks/src/change_detection/change_detection_benchmark.js b/modules/benchmarks/src/change_detection/change_detection_benchmark.js
index 90f1fa109e..8954214ae6 100644
--- a/modules/benchmarks/src/change_detection/change_detection_benchmark.js
+++ b/modules/benchmarks/src/change_detection/change_detection_benchmark.js
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ function setUpChangeDetection(changeDetection:ChangeDetection, iterations, objec
   var parentProto = changeDetection.createProtoChangeDetector(new ChangeDetectorDefinition('parent', null, [], [], []));
   var parentCd = parentProto.instantiate(dispatcher);
 
-  var directiveRecord = new DirectiveRecord(new DirectiveIndex(0, 0), false, false, DEFAULT);
+  var directiveRecord = new DirectiveRecord({directiveIndex: new DirectiveIndex(0, 0)});
   var bindings = [
     BindingRecord.createForDirective(parser.parseBinding('field0', null), "field0", reflector.setter("field0"), directiveRecord),
     BindingRecord.createForDirective(parser.parseBinding('field1', null), "field1", reflector.setter("field1"), directiveRecord),