diff --git a/modules/@angular/forms/src/directives.ts b/modules/@angular/forms/src/directives.ts
index 1cb14c5567..278bd26d5c 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/forms/src/directives.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/forms/src/directives.ts
@@ -16,11 +16,10 @@ import {NgModel} from './directives/ng_model';
 import {NgModelGroup} from './directives/ng_model_group';
 import {NumberValueAccessor} from './directives/number_value_accessor';
 import {RadioControlValueAccessor} from './directives/radio_control_value_accessor';
-import {FormArrayName} from './directives/reactive_directives/form_array_name';
 import {FormControlDirective} from './directives/reactive_directives/form_control_directive';
 import {FormControlName} from './directives/reactive_directives/form_control_name';
 import {FormGroupDirective} from './directives/reactive_directives/form_group_directive';
-import {FormGroupName} from './directives/reactive_directives/form_group_name';
+import {FormArrayName, FormGroupName} from './directives/reactive_directives/form_group_name';
 import {NgSelectOption, SelectControlValueAccessor} from './directives/select_control_value_accessor';
 import {NgSelectMultipleOption, SelectMultipleControlValueAccessor} from './directives/select_multiple_control_value_accessor';
 import {MaxLengthValidator, MinLengthValidator, PatternValidator, RequiredValidator} from './directives/validators';
@@ -35,11 +34,10 @@ export {NgModel} from './directives/ng_model';
 export {NgModelGroup} from './directives/ng_model_group';
 export {NumberValueAccessor} from './directives/number_value_accessor';
 export {RadioControlValueAccessor} from './directives/radio_control_value_accessor';
-export {FormArrayName} from './directives/reactive_directives/form_array_name';
 export {FormControlDirective} from './directives/reactive_directives/form_control_directive';
 export {FormControlName} from './directives/reactive_directives/form_control_name';
 export {FormGroupDirective} from './directives/reactive_directives/form_group_directive';
-export {FormGroupName} from './directives/reactive_directives/form_group_name';
+export {FormArrayName, FormGroupName} from './directives/reactive_directives/form_group_name';
 export {NgSelectOption, SelectControlValueAccessor} from './directives/select_control_value_accessor';
 export {NgSelectMultipleOption, SelectMultipleControlValueAccessor} from './directives/select_multiple_control_value_accessor';
 export {MaxLengthValidator, MinLengthValidator, PatternValidator, RequiredValidator} from './directives/validators';
diff --git a/modules/@angular/forms/src/directives/reactive_directives/form_array_name.ts b/modules/@angular/forms/src/directives/reactive_directives/form_array_name.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 436c65ddcf..0000000000
--- a/modules/@angular/forms/src/directives/reactive_directives/form_array_name.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,107 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @license
- * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- *
- * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
- * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
- */
-
-import {Directive, Host, Inject, Input, OnDestroy, OnInit, Optional, Self, SkipSelf, forwardRef} from '@angular/core';
-
-import {BaseException} from '../../facade/exceptions';
-import {FormArray} from '../../model';
-import {NG_ASYNC_VALIDATORS, NG_VALIDATORS} from '../../validators';
-import {ControlContainer} from '../control_container';
-import {ReactiveErrors} from '../reactive_errors';
-import {composeAsyncValidators, composeValidators, controlPath} from '../shared';
-import {AsyncValidatorFn, ValidatorFn} from '../validators';
-
-import {FormGroupDirective} from './form_group_directive';
-import {FormGroupName} from './form_group_name';
-
-export const formArrayNameProvider: any = {
-  provide: ControlContainer,
-  useExisting: forwardRef(() => FormArrayName)
-};
-
-/**
- * Syncs an existing form array to a DOM element.
- *
- * This directive can only be used as a child of {@link FormGroupDirective}.
- *
- * ```typescript
- * @Component({
- *   selector: 'my-app',
- *   template: `
- *     <div>
- *       <h2>Angular FormArray Example</h2>
- *       <form [formGroup]="myForm">
- *         <div formArrayName="cities">
- *           <div *ngFor="let city of cityArray.controls; let i=index">
- *             <input [formControlName]="i">
- *           </div>
- *         </div>
- *       </form>
- *       {{ myForm.value | json }}     // {cities: ['SF', 'NY']}
- *     </div>
- *   `
- * })
- * export class App {
- *   cityArray = new FormArray([
- *     new FormControl('SF'),
- *     new FormControl('NY')
- *   ]);
- *   myForm = new FormGroup({
- *     cities: this.cityArray
- *   });
- * }
- * ```
- *
- * @experimental
- */
-@Directive({selector: '[formArrayName]', providers: [formArrayNameProvider]})
-export class FormArrayName extends ControlContainer implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
-  /** @internal */
-  _parent: ControlContainer;
-
-  /** @internal */
-  _validators: any[];
-
-  /** @internal */
-  _asyncValidators: any[];
-
-  @Input('formArrayName') name: string;
-
-  constructor(
-      @Optional() @Host() @SkipSelf() parent: ControlContainer,
-      @Optional() @Self() @Inject(NG_VALIDATORS) validators: any[],
-      @Optional() @Self() @Inject(NG_ASYNC_VALIDATORS) asyncValidators: any[]) {
-    super();
-    this._parent = parent;
-    this._validators = validators;
-    this._asyncValidators = asyncValidators;
-  }
-
-  ngOnInit(): void {
-    this._checkParentType();
-    this.formDirective.addFormArray(this);
-  }
-
-  ngOnDestroy(): void { this.formDirective.removeFormArray(this); }
-
-  get control(): FormArray { return this.formDirective.getFormArray(this); }
-
-  get formDirective(): FormGroupDirective { return <FormGroupDirective>this._parent.formDirective; }
-
-  get path(): string[] { return controlPath(this.name, this._parent); }
-
-  get validator(): ValidatorFn { return composeValidators(this._validators); }
-
-  get asyncValidator(): AsyncValidatorFn { return composeAsyncValidators(this._asyncValidators); }
-
-  private _checkParentType(): void {
-    if (!(this._parent instanceof FormGroupName) && !(this._parent instanceof FormGroupDirective)) {
-      ReactiveErrors.arrayParentException();
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/modules/@angular/forms/src/directives/reactive_directives/form_control_name.ts b/modules/@angular/forms/src/directives/reactive_directives/form_control_name.ts
index 0d4572a0f4..e1a3786c2b 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/forms/src/directives/reactive_directives/form_control_name.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/forms/src/directives/reactive_directives/form_control_name.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 import {Directive, Host, Inject, Input, OnChanges, OnDestroy, Optional, Output, Self, SimpleChanges, SkipSelf, forwardRef} from '@angular/core';
 
 import {EventEmitter, ObservableWrapper} from '../../facade/async';
-import {BaseException} from '../../facade/exceptions';
 import {FormControl} from '../../model';
 import {NG_ASYNC_VALIDATORS, NG_VALIDATORS} from '../../validators';
 import {AbstractFormGroupDirective} from '../abstract_form_group_directive';
@@ -20,10 +19,8 @@ import {ReactiveErrors} from '../reactive_errors';
 import {composeAsyncValidators, composeValidators, controlPath, isPropertyUpdated, selectValueAccessor} from '../shared';
 import {AsyncValidatorFn, ValidatorFn} from '../validators';
 
-import {FormArrayName} from './form_array_name';
 import {FormGroupDirective} from './form_group_directive';
-import {FormGroupName} from './form_group_name';
-
+import {FormArrayName, FormGroupName} from './form_group_name';
 
 export const controlNameBinding: any = {
   provide: NgControl,
diff --git a/modules/@angular/forms/src/directives/reactive_directives/form_group_directive.ts b/modules/@angular/forms/src/directives/reactive_directives/form_group_directive.ts
index 74a48688fd..26281c7f04 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/forms/src/directives/reactive_directives/form_group_directive.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/forms/src/directives/reactive_directives/form_group_directive.ts
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ import {NgControl} from '../ng_control';
 import {ReactiveErrors} from '../reactive_errors';
 import {composeAsyncValidators, composeValidators, setUpControl, setUpFormContainer} from '../shared';
 
-import {FormArrayName} from './form_array_name';
-import {FormGroupName} from './form_group_name';
+import {FormArrayName, FormGroupName} from './form_group_name';
 
 export const formDirectiveProvider: any = {
   provide: ControlContainer,
diff --git a/modules/@angular/forms/src/directives/reactive_directives/form_group_name.ts b/modules/@angular/forms/src/directives/reactive_directives/form_group_name.ts
index 91e6e94114..e979b7f734 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/forms/src/directives/reactive_directives/form_group_name.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/forms/src/directives/reactive_directives/form_group_name.ts
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@
 
 import {Directive, Host, Inject, Input, OnDestroy, OnInit, Optional, Self, SkipSelf, forwardRef} from '@angular/core';
 
-import {BaseException} from '../../facade/exceptions';
+import {FormArray} from '../../model';
 import {NG_ASYNC_VALIDATORS, NG_VALIDATORS} from '../../validators';
 import {AbstractFormGroupDirective} from '../abstract_form_group_directive';
 import {ControlContainer} from '../control_container';
 import {ReactiveErrors} from '../reactive_errors';
+import {composeAsyncValidators, composeValidators, controlPath} from '../shared';
+import {AsyncValidatorFn, ValidatorFn} from '../validators';
 
 import {FormGroupDirective} from './form_group_directive';
 
@@ -85,8 +87,100 @@ export class FormGroupName extends AbstractFormGroupDirective implements OnInit,
 
   /** @internal */
   _checkParentType(): void {
-    if (!(this._parent instanceof FormGroupName) && !(this._parent instanceof FormGroupDirective)) {
+    if (_hasInvalidParent(this._parent)) {
       ReactiveErrors.groupParentException();
     }
   }
 }
+
+export const formArrayNameProvider: any = {
+  provide: ControlContainer,
+  useExisting: forwardRef(() => FormArrayName)
+};
+
+/**
+ * Syncs an existing form array to a DOM element.
+ *
+ * This directive can only be used as a child of {@link FormGroupDirective}.
+ *
+ * ```typescript
+ * @Component({
+ *   selector: 'my-app',
+ *   template: `
+ *     <div>
+ *       <h2>Angular FormArray Example</h2>
+ *       <form [formGroup]="myForm">
+ *         <div formArrayName="cities">
+ *           <div *ngFor="let city of cityArray.controls; let i=index">
+ *             <input [formControlName]="i">
+ *           </div>
+ *         </div>
+ *       </form>
+ *       {{ myForm.value | json }}     // {cities: ['SF', 'NY']}
+ *     </div>
+ *   `
+ * })
+ * export class App {
+ *   cityArray = new FormArray([
+ *     new FormControl('SF'),
+ *     new FormControl('NY')
+ *   ]);
+ *   myForm = new FormGroup({
+ *     cities: this.cityArray
+ *   });
+ * }
+ * ```
+ *
+ * @experimental
+ */
+@Directive({selector: '[formArrayName]', providers: [formArrayNameProvider]})
+export class FormArrayName extends ControlContainer implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
+  /** @internal */
+  _parent: ControlContainer;
+
+  /** @internal */
+  _validators: any[];
+
+  /** @internal */
+  _asyncValidators: any[];
+
+  @Input('formArrayName') name: string;
+
+  constructor(
+      @Optional() @Host() @SkipSelf() parent: ControlContainer,
+      @Optional() @Self() @Inject(NG_VALIDATORS) validators: any[],
+      @Optional() @Self() @Inject(NG_ASYNC_VALIDATORS) asyncValidators: any[]) {
+    super();
+    this._parent = parent;
+    this._validators = validators;
+    this._asyncValidators = asyncValidators;
+  }
+
+  ngOnInit(): void {
+    this._checkParentType();
+    this.formDirective.addFormArray(this);
+  }
+
+  ngOnDestroy(): void { this.formDirective.removeFormArray(this); }
+
+  get control(): FormArray { return this.formDirective.getFormArray(this); }
+
+  get formDirective(): FormGroupDirective { return <FormGroupDirective>this._parent.formDirective; }
+
+  get path(): string[] { return controlPath(this.name, this._parent); }
+
+  get validator(): ValidatorFn { return composeValidators(this._validators); }
+
+  get asyncValidator(): AsyncValidatorFn { return composeAsyncValidators(this._asyncValidators); }
+
+  private _checkParentType(): void {
+    if (_hasInvalidParent(this._parent)) {
+      ReactiveErrors.arrayParentException();
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+function _hasInvalidParent(parent: ControlContainer): boolean {
+  return !(parent instanceof FormGroupName) && !(parent instanceof FormGroupDirective) &&
+      !(parent instanceof FormArrayName);
+}
diff --git a/modules/@angular/forms/src/directives/reactive_errors.ts b/modules/@angular/forms/src/directives/reactive_errors.ts
index 72cb455f79..58a0a06a0d 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/forms/src/directives/reactive_errors.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/forms/src/directives/reactive_errors.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 import {BaseException} from '../facade/exceptions';
+
 import {FormErrorExamples as Examples} from './error_examples';
 
 export class ReactiveErrors {
@@ -60,4 +61,4 @@ export class ReactiveErrors {
 
         ${Examples.formArrayName}`);
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/modules/@angular/forms/src/directives/shared.ts b/modules/@angular/forms/src/directives/shared.ts
index bb8b7aa1b0..c03b2e2a63 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/forms/src/directives/shared.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/forms/src/directives/shared.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import {NgControl} from './ng_control';
 import {normalizeAsyncValidator, normalizeValidator} from './normalize_validator';
 import {NumberValueAccessor} from './number_value_accessor';
 import {RadioControlValueAccessor} from './radio_control_value_accessor';
-import {FormArrayName} from './reactive_directives/form_array_name';
+import {FormArrayName} from './reactive_directives/form_group_name';
 import {SelectControlValueAccessor} from './select_control_value_accessor';
 import {SelectMultipleControlValueAccessor} from './select_multiple_control_value_accessor';
 import {AsyncValidatorFn, ValidatorFn} from './validators';
diff --git a/modules/@angular/forms/src/forms.ts b/modules/@angular/forms/src/forms.ts
index 1e170def6d..e0c9b1f5c9 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/forms/src/forms.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/forms/src/forms.ts
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ export {NgControlStatus} from './directives/ng_control_status';
 export {NgForm} from './directives/ng_form';
 export {NgModel} from './directives/ng_model';
 export {NgModelGroup} from './directives/ng_model_group';
-export {FormArrayName} from './directives/reactive_directives/form_array_name';
 export {FormControlDirective} from './directives/reactive_directives/form_control_directive';
 export {FormControlName} from './directives/reactive_directives/form_control_name';
 export {FormGroupDirective} from './directives/reactive_directives/form_group_directive';
+export {FormArrayName} from './directives/reactive_directives/form_group_name';
 export {FormGroupName} from './directives/reactive_directives/form_group_name';
 export {NgSelectOption, SelectControlValueAccessor} from './directives/select_control_value_accessor';
 export {SelectMultipleControlValueAccessor} from './directives/select_multiple_control_value_accessor';
diff --git a/modules/@angular/forms/test/reactive_integration_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/forms/test/reactive_integration_spec.ts
index 40697b73f2..9d7048b678 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/forms/test/reactive_integration_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/forms/test/reactive_integration_spec.ts
@@ -350,11 +350,13 @@ export function main() {
            }));
 
     it('should support form arrays',
-       fakeAsync(inject([TestComponentBuilder], (tcb: TestComponentBuilder) => {
-         const cityArray = new FormArray([new FormControl('SF'), new FormControl('NY')]);
-         const form = new FormGroup({cities: cityArray});
+       inject(
+           [TestComponentBuilder, AsyncTestCompleter],
+           (tcb: TestComponentBuilder, async: AsyncTestCompleter) => {
+             const cityArray = new FormArray([new FormControl('SF'), new FormControl('NY')]);
+             const form = new FormGroup({cities: cityArray});
 
-         const t = `<div [formGroup]="form">
+             const t = `<div [formGroup]="form">
                 <div formArrayName="cities">
                   <div *ngFor="let city of cityArray.controls; let i=index">
                     <input [formControlName]="i">
@@ -362,27 +364,71 @@ export function main() {
                 </div>
                </div>`;
 
-         tcb.overrideTemplate(MyComp8, t).createAsync(MyComp8).then((fixture) => {
-           fixture.debugElement.componentInstance.form = form;
-           fixture.debugElement.componentInstance.cityArray = cityArray;
-           fixture.detectChanges();
-           tick();
+             tcb.overrideTemplate(MyComp8, t).createAsync(MyComp8).then((fixture) => {
+               fixture.debugElement.componentInstance.form = form;
+               fixture.debugElement.componentInstance.cityArray = cityArray;
+               fixture.detectChanges();
 
-           const inputs = fixture.debugElement.queryAll(By.css('input'));
-           expect(inputs[0].nativeElement.value).toEqual('SF');
-           expect(inputs[1].nativeElement.value).toEqual('NY');
-           expect(fixture.componentInstance.form.value).toEqual({cities: ['SF', 'NY']});
+               const inputs = fixture.debugElement.queryAll(By.css('input'));
+               expect(inputs[0].nativeElement.value).toEqual('SF');
+               expect(inputs[1].nativeElement.value).toEqual('NY');
+               expect(fixture.componentInstance.form.value).toEqual({cities: ['SF', 'NY']});
 
-           inputs[0].nativeElement.value = 'LA';
-           dispatchEvent(inputs[0].nativeElement, 'input');
+               inputs[0].nativeElement.value = 'LA';
+               dispatchEvent(inputs[0].nativeElement, 'input');
 
-           fixture.detectChanges();
-           tick();
+               fixture.detectChanges();
 
-           expect(fixture.componentInstance.form.value).toEqual({cities: ['LA', 'NY']});
+               expect(fixture.componentInstance.form.value).toEqual({cities: ['LA', 'NY']});
+               async.done();
+             });
+           }));
 
-         });
-       })));
+    it('should support form groups nested in form arrays',
+       inject(
+           [TestComponentBuilder, AsyncTestCompleter],
+           (tcb: TestComponentBuilder, async: AsyncTestCompleter) => {
+             const cityArray = new FormArray([
+               new FormGroup({town: new FormControl('SF'), state: new FormControl('CA')}),
+               new FormGroup({town: new FormControl('NY'), state: new FormControl('NY')})
+             ]);
+             const form = new FormGroup({cities: cityArray});
+
+             const t = `<div [formGroup]="form">
+                <div formArrayName="cities">
+                  <div *ngFor="let city of cityArray.controls; let i=index" [formGroupName]="i">
+                    <input formControlName="town">
+                    <input formControlName="state">
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+               </div>`;
+
+             tcb.overrideTemplate(MyComp8, t).createAsync(MyComp8).then((fixture) => {
+               fixture.debugElement.componentInstance.form = form;
+               fixture.debugElement.componentInstance.cityArray = cityArray;
+               fixture.detectChanges();
+
+               const inputs = fixture.debugElement.queryAll(By.css('input'));
+               expect(inputs[0].nativeElement.value).toEqual('SF');
+               expect(inputs[1].nativeElement.value).toEqual('CA');
+               expect(inputs[2].nativeElement.value).toEqual('NY');
+               expect(inputs[3].nativeElement.value).toEqual('NY');
+               expect(fixture.componentInstance.form.value).toEqual({
+                 cities: [{town: 'SF', state: 'CA'}, {town: 'NY', state: 'NY'}]
+               });
+
+               inputs[0].nativeElement.value = 'LA';
+               dispatchEvent(inputs[0].nativeElement, 'input');
+
+               fixture.detectChanges();
+
+               expect(fixture.componentInstance.form.value).toEqual({
+                 cities: [{town: 'LA', state: 'CA'}, {town: 'NY', state: 'NY'}]
+               });
+
+               async.done();
+             });
+           }));
 
     it('should support pushing new controls to form arrays',
        fakeAsync(inject([TestComponentBuilder], (tcb: TestComponentBuilder) => {