diff --git a/packages/forms/src/model.ts b/packages/forms/src/model.ts
index e4c1665ecf..c8ee0d5d3b 100644
--- a/packages/forms/src/model.ts
+++ b/packages/forms/src/model.ts
@@ -495,6 +495,10 @@ export abstract class AbstractControl {
    * When false, no events are emitted.
    */
   disable(opts: {onlySelf?: boolean, emitEvent?: boolean} = {}): void {
+    // If parent has been marked artificially dirty we don't want to re-calculate the
+    // parent's dirtiness based on the children.
+    const skipPristineCheck = this._parentMarkedDirty(opts.onlySelf);
+
     (this as{status: string}).status = DISABLED;
     (this as{errors: ValidationErrors | null}).errors = null;
     this._forEachChild(
@@ -506,7 +510,7 @@ export abstract class AbstractControl {
       (this.statusChanges as EventEmitter<string>).emit(this.status);
     }
 
-    this._updateAncestors(opts);
+    this._updateAncestors({...opts, skipPristineCheck});
     this._onDisabledChange.forEach((changeFn) => changeFn(true));
   }
 
@@ -529,19 +533,26 @@ export abstract class AbstractControl {
    * When false, no events are emitted.
    */
   enable(opts: {onlySelf?: boolean, emitEvent?: boolean} = {}): void {
+    // If parent has been marked artificially dirty we don't want to re-calculate the
+    // parent's dirtiness based on the children.
+    const skipPristineCheck = this._parentMarkedDirty(opts.onlySelf);
+
     (this as{status: string}).status = VALID;
     this._forEachChild(
         (control: AbstractControl) => { control.enable({...opts, onlySelf: true}); });
     this.updateValueAndValidity({onlySelf: true, emitEvent: opts.emitEvent});
 
-    this._updateAncestors(opts);
+    this._updateAncestors({...opts, skipPristineCheck});
     this._onDisabledChange.forEach((changeFn) => changeFn(false));
   }
 
-  private _updateAncestors(opts: {onlySelf?: boolean, emitEvent?: boolean}) {
+  private _updateAncestors(
+      opts: {onlySelf?: boolean, emitEvent?: boolean, skipPristineCheck?: boolean}) {
     if (this._parent && !opts.onlySelf) {
       this._parent.updateValueAndValidity(opts);
-      this._parent._updatePristine();
+      if (!opts.skipPristineCheck) {
+        this._parent._updatePristine();
+      }
       this._parent._updateTouched();
     }
   }
@@ -852,6 +863,16 @@ export abstract class AbstractControl {
       this._updateOn = (opts as AbstractControlOptions).updateOn !;
     }
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Check to see if parent has been marked artificially dirty.
+   *
+   * @internal
+   */
+  private _parentMarkedDirty(onlySelf?: boolean): boolean {
+    const parentDirty = this._parent && this._parent.dirty;
+    return !onlySelf && parentDirty && !this._parent._anyControlsDirty();
+  }
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/forms/test/form_control_spec.ts b/packages/forms/test/form_control_spec.ts
index c125700cd3..7b90a1e5a4 100644
--- a/packages/forms/test/form_control_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/forms/test/form_control_spec.ts
@@ -1000,6 +1000,37 @@ import {FormArray} from '@angular/forms/src/model';
         expect(a.value).toEqual(['one']);
       });
 
+      it('should ignore disabled array controls when determining dirtiness', () => {
+        const c = new FormControl('one');
+        const c2 = new FormControl('two');
+        const a = new FormArray([c, c2]);
+        c.markAsDirty();
+        expect(a.dirty).toBe(true);
+
+        c.disable();
+        expect(c.dirty).toBe(true);
+        expect(a.dirty).toBe(false);
+
+        c.enable();
+        expect(a.dirty).toBe(true);
+      });
+
+      it('should not make a dirty array not dirty when disabling controls', () => {
+        const c = new FormControl('one');
+        const c2 = new FormControl('two');
+        const a = new FormArray([c, c2]);
+
+        a.markAsDirty();
+        expect(a.dirty).toBe(true);
+        expect(c.dirty).toBe(false);
+
+        c.disable();
+        expect(a.dirty).toBe(true);
+
+        c.enable();
+        expect(a.dirty).toBe(true);
+      });
+
       it('should ignore disabled controls in validation', () => {
         const c = new FormControl(null, Validators.required);
         const c2 = new FormControl(null);
@@ -1054,6 +1085,22 @@ import {FormArray} from '@angular/forms/src/model';
         expect(g.dirty).toBe(true);
       });
 
+      it('should not make a dirty group not dirty when disabling controls', () => {
+        const c = new FormControl('one');
+        const c2 = new FormControl('two');
+        const g = new FormGroup({one: c, two: c2});
+
+        g.markAsDirty();
+        expect(g.dirty).toBe(true);
+        expect(c.dirty).toBe(false);
+
+        c.disable();
+        expect(g.dirty).toBe(true);
+
+        c.enable();
+        expect(g.dirty).toBe(true);
+      });
+
       it('should ignore disabled controls when determining touched state', () => {
         const c = new FormControl('one');
         const c2 = new FormControl('two');