diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/pipeline/element_binder_builder.js b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/pipeline/element_binder_builder.js
index 4d85a62b16..5b9094587f 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/pipeline/element_binder_builder.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/pipeline/element_binder_builder.js
@@ -18,6 +18,26 @@ import {CompileControl} from './compile_control';
 
 var DOT_REGEXP = RegExpWrapper.create('\\.');
 
+const ARIA_PREFIX = 'aria-';
+var ariaSettersCache = StringMapWrapper.create();
+
+function ariaSetterFactory(attrName:string) {
+  var setterFn = StringMapWrapper.get(ariaSettersCache, attrName);
+
+  if (isBlank(setterFn)) {
+    setterFn = function(element:Element, value) {
+      if (isPresent(value)) {
+        DOM.setAttribute(element, attrName, stringify(value));
+      } else {
+        DOM.removeAttribute(element, attrName);
+      }
+    };
+    StringMapWrapper.set(ariaSettersCache, attrName, setterFn);
+  }
+
+  return setterFn;
+}
+
 const CLASS_PREFIX = 'class.';
 var classSettersCache = StringMapWrapper.create();
 
@@ -133,7 +153,9 @@ export class ElementBinderBuilder extends CompileStep {
     MapWrapper.forEach(compileElement.propertyBindings, (expression, property) => {
       var setterFn, styleParts, styleSuffix;
 
-      if (StringWrapper.startsWith(property, CLASS_PREFIX)) {
+      if (StringWrapper.startsWith(property, ARIA_PREFIX)) {
+        setterFn = ariaSetterFactory(property);
+      } else if (StringWrapper.startsWith(property, CLASS_PREFIX)) {
         setterFn = classSetterFactory(StringWrapper.substring(property, CLASS_PREFIX.length));
       } else if (StringWrapper.startsWith(property, STYLE_PREFIX)) {
         styleParts = StringWrapper.split(property, DOT_REGEXP);
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/facade/dom.dart b/modules/angular2/src/facade/dom.dart
index 47f8e3b48c..7822d9518f 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/facade/dom.dart
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/facade/dom.dart
@@ -148,6 +148,12 @@ class DOM {
     element.setAttribute(name, value);
   }
 
+  static void removeAttribute(Element element, String name) {
+      //there is no removeAttribute method as of now in Dart:
+      //https://code.google.com/p/dart/issues/detail?id=19934
+      element.attributes.remove(name);
+  }
+
   static Node templateAwareRoot(Element el) =>
       el is TemplateElement ? el.content : el;
 
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/facade/dom.es6 b/modules/angular2/src/facade/dom.es6
index 2721928d35..0d38f2e8e2 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/facade/dom.es6
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/facade/dom.es6
@@ -166,6 +166,9 @@ export class DOM {
   static setAttribute(element:Element, name:string, value:string) {
     element.setAttribute(name, value);
   }
+  static removeAttribute(element:Element, attribute:string) {
+    return element.removeAttribute(attribute);
+  }
   static templateAwareRoot(el:Element):Node {
     return el instanceof TemplateElement ? el.content : el;
   }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/integration_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/integration_spec.js
index 66a4311d91..bc29590e36 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/integration_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/integration_spec.js
@@ -71,6 +71,24 @@ export function main() {
         });
       });
 
+      it('should consume binding to aria-* attributes', (done) => {
+        tplResolver.setTemplate(MyComp, new Template({inline: '<div [aria-label]="ctxProp"></div>'}));
+
+        compiler.compile(MyComp).then((pv) => {
+          createView(pv);
+
+          ctx.ctxProp = 'Initial aria label';
+          cd.detectChanges();
+          expect(DOM.getAttribute(view.nodes[0], 'aria-label')).toEqual('Initial aria label');
+
+          ctx.ctxProp = 'Changed aria label';
+          cd.detectChanges();
+          expect(DOM.getAttribute(view.nodes[0], 'aria-label')).toEqual('Changed aria label');
+
+          done();
+        });
+      });
+
       it('should consume directive watch expression change.', (done) => {
         var tpl =
           '<div>' +
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/pipeline/element_binder_builder_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/pipeline/element_binder_builder_spec.js
index 4d48fdedd8..9846c76620 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/pipeline/element_binder_builder_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/pipeline/element_binder_builder_spec.js
@@ -195,6 +195,52 @@ export function main() {
       expect(view.nodes[0].hidden).toEqual(false);
     });
 
+    it('should bind to aria-* attributes when exp evaluates to strings', () => {
+      var propertyBindings = MapWrapper.createFromStringMap({
+        'aria-label': 'prop1'
+      });
+      var pipeline = createPipeline({propertyBindings: propertyBindings});
+      var results = pipeline.process(el('<div viewroot prop-binding></div>'));
+      var pv = results[0].inheritedProtoView;
+
+      expect(pv.elementBinders[0].hasElementPropertyBindings).toBe(true);
+
+      instantiateView(pv);
+
+      evalContext.prop1 = 'some label';
+      changeDetector.detectChanges();
+      expect(DOM.getAttribute(view.nodes[0], 'aria-label')).toEqual('some label');
+
+      evalContext.prop1 = 'some other label';
+      changeDetector.detectChanges();
+      expect(DOM.getAttribute(view.nodes[0], 'aria-label')).toEqual('some other label');
+
+      evalContext.prop1 = null;
+      changeDetector.detectChanges();
+      expect(DOM.getAttribute(view.nodes[0], 'aria-label')).toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    it('should bind to aria-* attributes when exp evaluates to booleans', () => {
+      var propertyBindings = MapWrapper.createFromStringMap({
+        'aria-busy': 'prop1'
+      });
+      var pipeline = createPipeline({propertyBindings: propertyBindings});
+      var results = pipeline.process(el('<div viewroot prop-binding></div>'));
+      var pv = results[0].inheritedProtoView;
+
+      expect(pv.elementBinders[0].hasElementPropertyBindings).toBe(true);
+
+      instantiateView(pv);
+
+      evalContext.prop1 = true;
+      changeDetector.detectChanges();
+      expect(DOM.getAttribute(view.nodes[0], 'aria-busy')).toEqual('true');
+
+      evalContext.prop1 = false;
+      changeDetector.detectChanges();
+      expect(DOM.getAttribute(view.nodes[0], 'aria-busy')).toEqual('false');
+    });
+
     it('should bind class with a dot', () => {
       var propertyBindings = MapWrapper.createFromStringMap({
         'class.bar': 'prop1',