diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/dom/browser_adapter.dart b/modules/angular2/src/core/dom/browser_adapter.dart
index d7de254ffa..ddd7f9cfd7 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/dom/browser_adapter.dart
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/dom/browser_adapter.dart
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 @Deprecated('import this library from "package:angular2/platform/browser_static.dart"')
 library angular2.browser_adapter_reexport;
 
-export 'package:angular2/src/platform/browser/browser_adapter.dart';
\ No newline at end of file
+export 'package:angular2/src/platform/browser/browser_adapter.dart';
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/platform/browser/browser_adapter.dart b/modules/angular2/src/platform/browser/browser_adapter.dart
index 4c8c55c73f..507a6502de 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/platform/browser/browser_adapter.dart
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/platform/browser/browser_adapter.dart
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import 'dart:html';
 import 'package:angular2/platform/common_dom.dart' show setRootDomAdapter;
 import 'generic_browser_adapter.dart' show GenericBrowserDomAdapter;
 import 'package:angular2/src/facade/browser.dart';
+import 'package:angular2/src/facade/lang.dart' show isBlank, isPresent;
 import 'dart:js' as js;
 
 // WARNING: Do not expose outside this class. Parsing HTML using this
@@ -335,6 +336,11 @@ class BrowserDomAdapter extends GenericBrowserDomAdapter {
     element.style.setProperty(stylename, stylevalue);
   }
 
+  bool hasStyle(Element element, String stylename, [String stylevalue]) {
+    var value = this.getStyle(element, stylename);
+    return isPresent(stylevalue) ? value == stylevalue : value.length > 0;
+  }
+
   void removeStyle(Element element, String stylename) {
     element.style.removeProperty(stylename);
   }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/platform/browser/browser_adapter.ts b/modules/angular2/src/platform/browser/browser_adapter.ts
index d79afde928..53f586fd5c 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/platform/browser/browser_adapter.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/platform/browser/browser_adapter.ts
@@ -207,6 +207,10 @@ export class BrowserDomAdapter extends GenericBrowserDomAdapter {
   }
   removeStyle(element, stylename: string) { element.style[stylename] = null; }
   getStyle(element, stylename: string): string { return element.style[stylename]; }
+  hasStyle(element, stylename: string, stylevalue: string = null): boolean {
+    var value = this.getStyle(element, stylename) || '';
+    return stylevalue ? value == stylevalue : value.length > 0;
+  }
   tagName(element): string { return element.tagName; }
   attributeMap(element): Map<string, string> {
     var res = new Map<string, string>();
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/platform/dom/dom_adapter.ts b/modules/angular2/src/platform/dom/dom_adapter.ts
index 96e154e6d8..968ea19c8c 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/platform/dom/dom_adapter.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/platform/dom/dom_adapter.ts
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ export abstract class DomAdapter {
   abstract setStyle(element, stylename: string, stylevalue: string);
   abstract removeStyle(element, stylename: string);
   abstract getStyle(element, stylename: string): string;
+  abstract hasStyle(element, stylename: string, stylevalue?: string): boolean;
   abstract tagName(element): string;
   abstract attributeMap(element): Map<string, string>;
   abstract hasAttribute(element, attribute: string): boolean;
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/platform/server/abstract_html_adapter.dart b/modules/angular2/src/platform/server/abstract_html_adapter.dart
index d845769b96..d8af52c1cd 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/platform/server/abstract_html_adapter.dart
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/platform/server/abstract_html_adapter.dart
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import 'package:html/dom.dart';
 import 'package:angular2/platform/common_dom.dart';
 import 'package:angular2/src/compiler/xhr.dart';
 
+import 'package:angular2/src/facade/lang.dart' show isBlank, isPresent;
+
 const _attrToPropMap = const {
   'innerHtml': 'innerHTML',
   'readonly': 'readOnly',
@@ -265,6 +267,10 @@ abstract class AbstractHtml5LibAdapter implements DomAdapter {
     throw 'not implemented';
   }
 
+  bool hasStyle(Element element, String styleName, [String styleValue]) {
+    throw 'not implemented';
+  }
+
   removeStyle(element, String stylename) {
     throw 'not implemented';
   }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/platform/server/parse5_adapter.ts b/modules/angular2/src/platform/server/parse5_adapter.ts
index 5fd9f1a390..b9c4944a09 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/platform/server/parse5_adapter.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/platform/server/parse5_adapter.ts
@@ -371,6 +371,10 @@ export class Parse5DomAdapter extends DomAdapter {
   hasClass(element, classname: string): boolean {
     return ListWrapper.contains(this.classList(element), classname);
   }
+  hasStyle(element, stylename: string, stylevalue: string = null): boolean {
+    var value = this.getStyle(element, stylename) || '';
+    return stylevalue ? value == stylevalue : value.length > 0;
+  }
   /** @internal */
   _readStyleAttribute(element) {
     var styleMap = {};
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/testing/matchers.dart b/modules/angular2/src/testing/matchers.dart
index f24aab61cc..5384a3df5e 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/testing/matchers.dart
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/testing/matchers.dart
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import 'package:guinness/guinness.dart' as gns;
 
 import 'package:angular2/src/platform/dom/dom_adapter.dart' show DOM;
 
+import 'package:angular2/src/facade/lang.dart' show isString;
+
 Expect expect(actual, [matcher]) {
   final expect = new Expect(actual);
   if (matcher != null) expect.to(matcher);
@@ -14,6 +16,18 @@ Expect expect(actual, [matcher]) {
 
 const _u = const Object();
 
+bool elementContainsStyle(element, styles) {
+  var allPassed = true;
+  if (isString(styles)) {
+    allPassed = DOM.hasStyle(element, styles);
+  } else {
+    styles.forEach((prop, style) {
+      allPassed = allPassed && DOM.hasStyle(element, prop, style);
+    });
+  }
+  return allPassed;
+}
+
 expectErrorMessage(actual, expectedMessage) {
   expect(actual.toString()).toContain(expectedMessage);
 }
@@ -38,6 +52,9 @@ class Expect extends gns.Expect {
   void toBePromise() => gns.guinness.matchers.toBeTrue(actual is Future);
   void toHaveCssClass(className) =>
       gns.guinness.matchers.toBeTrue(DOM.hasClass(actual, className));
+  void toHaveCssStyle(styles) {
+    gns.guinness.matchers.toBeTrue(elementContainsStyle(actual, styles));
+  }
   void toImplement(expected) => toBeA(expected);
   void toBeNaN() =>
       gns.guinness.matchers.toBeTrue(double.NAN.compareTo(actual) == 0);
@@ -78,6 +95,9 @@ class NotExpect extends gns.NotExpect {
   void toBePromise() => gns.guinness.matchers.toBeFalse(actual is Future);
   void toHaveCssClass(className) =>
       gns.guinness.matchers.toBeFalse(DOM.hasClass(actual, className));
+  void toHaveCssStyle(styles) {
+    gns.guinness.matchers.toBeFalse(elementContainsStyle(actual, styles));
+  }
   void toBeNull() => gns.guinness.matchers.toBeFalse(actual == null);
   Function get _expect => gns.guinness.matchers.expect;
 }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/testing/matchers.ts b/modules/angular2/src/testing/matchers.ts
index a44a218493..163b68e92c 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/testing/matchers.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/testing/matchers.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import {DOM} from 'angular2/src/platform/dom/dom_adapter';
-import {global} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
+import {global, isString} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
+import {StringMapWrapper} from 'angular2/src/facade/collection';
 
 
 export interface NgMatchers extends jasmine.Matchers {
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ export interface NgMatchers extends jasmine.Matchers {
   toBeAnInstanceOf(expected: any): boolean;
   toHaveText(expected: any): boolean;
   toHaveCssClass(expected: any): boolean;
+  toHaveCssStyle(expected: any): boolean;
   toImplement(expected: any): boolean;
   toContainError(expected: any): boolean;
   toThrowErrorWith(expectedMessage: any): boolean;
@@ -105,6 +107,31 @@ _global.beforeEach(function() {
       }
     },
 
+    toHaveCssStyle: function() {
+      return {
+        compare: function(actual, styles) {
+          var allPassed;
+          if (isString(styles)) {
+            allPassed = DOM.hasStyle(actual, styles);
+          } else {
+            allPassed = !StringMapWrapper.isEmpty(styles);
+            StringMapWrapper.forEach(styles, (style, prop) => {
+              allPassed = allPassed && DOM.hasStyle(actual, prop, style);
+            });
+          }
+
+          return {
+            pass: allPassed,
+            get message() {
+              var expectedValueStr = isString(styles) ? styles : JSON.stringify(styles);
+              return `Expected ${actual.outerHTML} ${!allPassed ? ' ' : 'not '}to contain the
+                      CSS ${isString(styles) ? 'property' : 'styles'} "${expectedValueStr}"`;
+            }
+          };
+        }
+      };
+    },
+
     toContainError: function() {
       return {
         compare: function(actual, expectedText) {
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/public_api_spec.ts b/modules/angular2/test/public_api_spec.ts
index 3cc281ef35..98ec477d2a 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/public_api_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/public_api_spec.ts
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ var NG_ALL = [
   'BrowserDomAdapter.setGlobalVar():js',
   'BrowserDomAdapter.setInnerHTML():js',
   'BrowserDomAdapter.setProperty():js',
+  'BrowserDomAdapter.hasStyle():js',
   'BrowserDomAdapter.setStyle():js',
   'BrowserDomAdapter.setText():js',
   'BrowserDomAdapter.setTitle():js',
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/testing/testing_public_spec.ts b/modules/angular2/test/testing/testing_public_spec.ts
index d037aacb53..e4485e36ea 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/testing/testing_public_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/testing/testing_public_spec.ts
@@ -109,6 +109,29 @@ export function main() {
         expect(el).not.toHaveCssClass('fatias');
       });
     });
+
+    describe('toHaveCssStyle', () => {
+      it('should assert that the CSS style is present', () => {
+        var el = document.createElement('div');
+        expect(el).not.toHaveCssStyle('width');
+
+        el.style.setProperty('width', '100px');
+        expect(el).toHaveCssStyle('width');
+      });
+
+      it('should assert that the styles are matched against the element', () => {
+        var el = document.createElement('div');
+        expect(el).not.toHaveCssStyle({width: '100px', height: '555px'});
+
+        el.style.setProperty('width', '100px');
+        expect(el).toHaveCssStyle({width: '100px'});
+        expect(el).not.toHaveCssStyle({width: '100px', height: '555px'});
+
+        el.style.setProperty('height', '555px');
+        expect(el).toHaveCssStyle({height: '555px'});
+        expect(el).toHaveCssStyle({width: '100px', height: '555px'});
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('using the test injector with the inject helper', () => {