diff --git a/packages/forms/src/directives/ng_form.ts b/packages/forms/src/directives/ng_form.ts
index 6f69007d69..6841cc389d 100644
--- a/packages/forms/src/directives/ng_form.ts
+++ b/packages/forms/src/directives/ng_form.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import {Form} from './form_interface';
 import {NgControl} from './ng_control';
 import {NgModel} from './ng_model';
 import {NgModelGroup} from './ng_model_group';
-import {composeAsyncValidators, composeValidators, setUpControl, setUpFormContainer} from './shared';
+import {composeAsyncValidators, composeValidators, removeDir, setUpControl, setUpFormContainer, syncPendingControls} from './shared';
 
 export const formDirectiveProvider: any = {
   provide: ControlContainer,
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ const resolvedPromise = Promise.resolve(null);
 })
 export class NgForm extends ControlContainer implements Form {
   private _submitted: boolean = false;
+  private _directives: NgModel[] = [];
 
   form: FormGroup;
   ngSubmit = new EventEmitter();
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ export class NgForm extends ControlContainer implements Form {
       dir._control = <FormControl>container.registerControl(dir.name, dir.control);
       setUpControl(dir.control, dir);
       dir.control.updateValueAndValidity({emitEvent: false});
+      this._directives.push(dir);
     });
   }
 
@@ -104,6 +106,7 @@ export class NgForm extends ControlContainer implements Form {
       if (container) {
         container.removeControl(dir.name);
       }
+      removeDir<NgModel>(this._directives, dir);
     });
   }
 
@@ -139,6 +142,7 @@ export class NgForm extends ControlContainer implements Form {
 
   onSubmit($event: Event): boolean {
     this._submitted = true;
+    syncPendingControls(this.form, this._directives);
     this.ngSubmit.emit($event);
     return false;
   }
diff --git a/packages/forms/src/directives/ng_model.ts b/packages/forms/src/directives/ng_model.ts
index 83552d916f..82764121b8 100644
--- a/packages/forms/src/directives/ng_model.ts
+++ b/packages/forms/src/directives/ng_model.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 import {Directive, EventEmitter, Host, Inject, Input, OnChanges, OnDestroy, Optional, Output, Self, SimpleChanges, forwardRef} from '@angular/core';
 
-import {FormControl} from '../model';
+import {FormControl, FormHooks} from '../model';
 import {NG_ASYNC_VALIDATORS, NG_VALIDATORS} from '../validators';
 
 import {AbstractFormGroupDirective} from './abstract_form_group_directive';
@@ -119,7 +119,45 @@ export class NgModel extends NgControl implements OnChanges,
   @Input() name: string;
   @Input('disabled') isDisabled: boolean;
   @Input('ngModel') model: any;
-  @Input('ngModelOptions') options: {name?: string, standalone?: boolean};
+
+  /**
+   * Options object for this `ngModel` instance. You can configure the following properties:
+   *
+   * **name**: An alternative to setting the name attribute on the form control element.
+   * Sometimes, especially with custom form components, the name attribute might be used
+   * as an `@Input` property for a different purpose. In cases like these, you can configure
+   * the `ngModel` name through this option.
+   *
+   * ```html
+   * <form>
+   *   <my-person-control name="Nancy" ngModel [ngModelOptions]="{name: 'user'}">
+   *   </my-person-control>
+   * </form>
+   * <!-- form value: {user: ''} -->
+   * ```
+   *
+   * **standalone**: Defaults to false. If this is set to true, the `ngModel` will not
+   * register itself with its parent form, and will act as if it's not in the form. This
+   * can be handy if you have form meta-controls, a.k.a. form elements nested in
+   * the `<form>` tag that control the display of the form, but don't contain form data.
+   *
+   * ```html
+   * <form>
+   *   <input name="login" ngModel placeholder="Login">
+   *   <input type="checkbox" ngModel [ngModelOptions]="{standalone: true}"> Show more options?
+   * </form>
+   * <!-- form value: {login: ''} -->
+   * ```
+   *
+   * **updateOn**: Defaults to `'change'`. Defines the event upon which the form control
+   * value and validity will update. Also accepts `'blur'` and `'submit'`.
+   *
+   * ```html
+   * <input [(ngModel)]="firstName" [ngModelOptions]="{updateOn: 'blur'}">
+   * ```
+   *
+   */
+  @Input('ngModelOptions') options: {name?: string, standalone?: boolean, updateOn?: FormHooks};
 
   @Output('ngModelChange') update = new EventEmitter();
 
@@ -170,11 +208,18 @@ export class NgModel extends NgControl implements OnChanges,
               }
 
               private _setUpControl(): void {
+                this._setUpdateStrategy();
                 this._isStandalone() ? this._setUpStandalone() :
                                        this.formDirective.addControl(this);
                 this._registered = true;
               }
 
+              private _setUpdateStrategy(): void {
+                if (this.options && this.options.updateOn != null) {
+                  this._control._updateOn = this.options.updateOn;
+                }
+              }
+
               private _isStandalone(): boolean {
                 return !this._parent || !!(this.options && this.options.standalone);
               }
diff --git a/packages/forms/src/directives/reactive_directives/form_group_directive.ts b/packages/forms/src/directives/reactive_directives/form_group_directive.ts
index 8598d083ae..4162cbef8d 100644
--- a/packages/forms/src/directives/reactive_directives/form_group_directive.ts
+++ b/packages/forms/src/directives/reactive_directives/form_group_directive.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {NG_ASYNC_VALIDATORS, NG_VALIDATORS, Validators} from '../../validators';
 import {ControlContainer} from '../control_container';
 import {Form} from '../form_interface';
 import {ReactiveErrors} from '../reactive_errors';
-import {cleanUpControl, composeAsyncValidators, composeValidators, setUpControl, setUpFormContainer} from '../shared';
+import {cleanUpControl, composeAsyncValidators, composeValidators, removeDir, setUpControl, setUpFormContainer, syncPendingControls} from '../shared';
 
 import {FormControlName} from './form_control_name';
 import {FormArrayName, FormGroupName} from './form_group_name';
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ export class FormGroupDirective extends ControlContainer implements Form,
 
   getControl(dir: FormControlName): FormControl { return <FormControl>this.form.get(dir.path); }
 
-  removeControl(dir: FormControlName): void { remove(this.directives, dir); }
+  removeControl(dir: FormControlName): void { removeDir<FormControlName>(this.directives, dir); }
 
   addFormGroup(dir: FormGroupName): void {
     const ctrl: any = this.form.get(dir.path);
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ export class FormGroupDirective extends ControlContainer implements Form,
 
   onSubmit($event: Event): boolean {
     this._submitted = true;
-    this._syncPendingControls();
+    syncPendingControls(this.form, this.directives);
     this.ngSubmit.emit($event);
     return false;
   }
@@ -146,15 +146,6 @@ export class FormGroupDirective extends ControlContainer implements Form,
     this._submitted = false;
   }
 
-  /** @internal */
-  _syncPendingControls() {
-    this.form._syncPendingControls();
-    this.directives.forEach(dir => {
-      if (dir.control.updateOn === 'submit') {
-        dir.viewToModelUpdate(dir.control._pendingValue);
-      }
-    });
-  }
 
   /** @internal */
   _updateDomValue() {
@@ -190,10 +181,3 @@ export class FormGroupDirective extends ControlContainer implements Form,
     }
   }
 }
-
-function remove<T>(list: T[], el: T): void {
-  const index = list.indexOf(el);
-  if (index > -1) {
-    list.splice(index, 1);
-  }
-}
diff --git a/packages/forms/src/directives/shared.ts b/packages/forms/src/directives/shared.ts
index 50651fe55e..1f66036a99 100644
--- a/packages/forms/src/directives/shared.ts
+++ b/packages/forms/src/directives/shared.ts
@@ -167,6 +167,16 @@ export function isBuiltInAccessor(valueAccessor: ControlValueAccessor): boolean
   return BUILTIN_ACCESSORS.some(a => valueAccessor.constructor === a);
 }
 
+export function syncPendingControls(form: FormGroup, directives: NgControl[]): void {
+  form._syncPendingControls();
+  directives.forEach(dir => {
+    const control = dir.control as FormControl;
+    if (control.updateOn === 'submit') {
+      dir.viewToModelUpdate(control._pendingValue);
+    }
+  });
+}
+
 // TODO: vsavkin remove it once https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/3011 is implemented
 export function selectValueAccessor(
     dir: NgControl, valueAccessors: ControlValueAccessor[]): ControlValueAccessor|null {
@@ -198,3 +208,8 @@ export function selectValueAccessor(
   _throwError(dir, 'No valid value accessor for form control with');
   return null;
 }
+
+export function removeDir<T>(list: T[], el: T): void {
+  const index = list.indexOf(el);
+  if (index > -1) list.splice(index, 1);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/forms/test/reactive_integration_spec.ts b/packages/forms/test/reactive_integration_spec.ts
index a37ea8f458..22ba1848f4 100644
--- a/packages/forms/test/reactive_integration_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/forms/test/reactive_integration_spec.ts
@@ -819,6 +819,22 @@ export function main() {
           expect(control.dirty).toBe(true, 'Expected control to update dirty state when blurred.');
         });
 
+        it('should update touched when control is blurred', () => {
+          const fixture = initTest(FormControlComp);
+          const control = new FormControl('', {updateOn: 'blur'});
+          fixture.componentInstance.control = control;
+          fixture.detectChanges();
+
+          expect(control.touched).toBe(false, 'Expected control to start out untouched.');
+
+          const input = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('input')).nativeElement;
+          dispatchEvent(input, 'blur');
+          fixture.detectChanges();
+
+          expect(control.touched)
+              .toBe(true, 'Expected control to update touched state when blurred.');
+        });
+
         it('should continue waiting for blur to update if previously blurred', () => {
           const fixture = initTest(FormControlComp);
           const control =
diff --git a/packages/forms/test/template_integration_spec.ts b/packages/forms/test/template_integration_spec.ts
index 6436350d85..916b146fcb 100644
--- a/packages/forms/test/template_integration_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/forms/test/template_integration_spec.ts
@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@
 
 import {Component, Directive, Type, forwardRef} from '@angular/core';
 import {ComponentFixture, TestBed, async, fakeAsync, tick} from '@angular/core/testing';
-import {AbstractControl, AsyncValidator, COMPOSITION_BUFFER_MODE, FormsModule, NG_ASYNC_VALIDATORS, NgForm} from '@angular/forms';
+import {AbstractControl, AsyncValidator, COMPOSITION_BUFFER_MODE, FormControl, FormsModule, NG_ASYNC_VALIDATORS, NgForm} from '@angular/forms';
 import {By} from '@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/debug/by';
 import {getDOM} from '@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/dom_adapter';
 import {dispatchEvent} from '@angular/platform-browser/testing/src/browser_util';
+import {merge} from 'rxjs/observable/merge';
+
 import {NgModelCustomComp, NgModelCustomWrapper} from './value_accessor_integration_spec';
 
 export function main() {
@@ -280,6 +282,492 @@ export function main() {
          }));
     });
 
+    describe('updateOn', () => {
+
+      describe('blur', () => {
+
+        it('should default updateOn to change', fakeAsync(() => {
+             const fixture = initTest(NgModelForm);
+             fixture.componentInstance.name = '';
+             fixture.componentInstance.options = {};
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+             tick();
+
+             const form = fixture.debugElement.children[0].injector.get(NgForm);
+             const name = form.control.get('name') as FormControl;
+             expect(name._updateOn).toBeUndefined();
+             expect(name.updateOn).toEqual('change');
+           }));
+
+
+        it('should set control updateOn to blur properly', fakeAsync(() => {
+             const fixture = initTest(NgModelForm);
+             fixture.componentInstance.name = '';
+             fixture.componentInstance.options = {updateOn: 'blur'};
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+             tick();
+
+             const form = fixture.debugElement.children[0].injector.get(NgForm);
+             const name = form.control.get('name') as FormControl;
+             expect(name._updateOn).toEqual('blur');
+             expect(name.updateOn).toEqual('blur');
+           }));
+
+        it('should always set value and validity on init', fakeAsync(() => {
+             const fixture = initTest(NgModelForm);
+             fixture.componentInstance.name = 'Nancy Drew';
+             fixture.componentInstance.options = {updateOn: 'blur'};
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+             tick();
+
+             const input = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('input')).nativeElement;
+             const form = fixture.debugElement.children[0].injector.get(NgForm);
+             expect(input.value).toEqual('Nancy Drew', 'Expected initial view value to be set.');
+             expect(form.value)
+                 .toEqual({name: 'Nancy Drew'}, 'Expected initial control value be set.');
+             expect(form.valid).toBe(true, 'Expected validation to run on initial value.');
+           }));
+
+        it('should always set value programmatically right away', fakeAsync(() => {
+             const fixture = initTest(NgModelForm);
+             fixture.componentInstance.name = 'Nancy Drew';
+             fixture.componentInstance.options = {updateOn: 'blur'};
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+             tick();
+
+             fixture.componentInstance.name = 'Carson';
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+             tick();
+
+             const input = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('input')).nativeElement;
+             const form = fixture.debugElement.children[0].injector.get(NgForm);
+             expect(input.value)
+                 .toEqual('Carson', 'Expected view value to update on programmatic change.');
+             expect(form.value)
+                 .toEqual(
+                     {name: 'Carson'}, 'Expected form value to update on programmatic change.');
+             expect(form.valid)
+                 .toBe(false, 'Expected validation to run immediately on programmatic change.');
+           }));
+
+        it('should update value/validity on blur', fakeAsync(() => {
+             const fixture = initTest(NgModelForm);
+             fixture.componentInstance.name = 'Carson';
+             fixture.componentInstance.options = {updateOn: 'blur'};
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+             tick();
+
+             const input = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('input')).nativeElement;
+             input.value = 'Nancy Drew';
+             dispatchEvent(input, 'input');
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+             tick();
+
+             const form = fixture.debugElement.children[0].injector.get(NgForm);
+             expect(fixture.componentInstance.name)
+                 .toEqual('Carson', 'Expected value not to update on input.');
+             expect(form.valid).toBe(false, 'Expected validation not to run on input.');
+
+             dispatchEvent(input, 'blur');
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+
+             expect(fixture.componentInstance.name)
+                 .toEqual('Nancy Drew', 'Expected value to update on blur.');
+             expect(form.valid).toBe(true, 'Expected validation to run on blur.');
+           }));
+
+        it('should wait for second blur to update value/validity again', fakeAsync(() => {
+             const fixture = initTest(NgModelForm);
+             fixture.componentInstance.name = 'Carson';
+             fixture.componentInstance.options = {updateOn: 'blur'};
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+             tick();
+
+             const input = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('input')).nativeElement;
+             input.value = 'Nancy Drew';
+             dispatchEvent(input, 'input');
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+
+             dispatchEvent(input, 'blur');
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+
+             input.value = 'Carson';
+             dispatchEvent(input, 'input');
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+             tick();
+
+             const form = fixture.debugElement.children[0].injector.get(NgForm);
+             expect(fixture.componentInstance.name)
+                 .toEqual('Nancy Drew', 'Expected value not to update until another blur.');
+             expect(form.valid).toBe(true, 'Expected validation not to run until another blur.');
+
+             dispatchEvent(input, 'blur');
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+
+             expect(fixture.componentInstance.name)
+                 .toEqual('Carson', 'Expected value to update on second blur.');
+             expect(form.valid).toBe(false, 'Expected validation to run on second blur.');
+           }));
+
+        it('should not update dirtiness until blur', fakeAsync(() => {
+             const fixture = initTest(NgModelForm);
+             fixture.componentInstance.name = '';
+             fixture.componentInstance.options = {updateOn: 'blur'};
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+             tick();
+
+             const input = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('input')).nativeElement;
+             input.value = 'Nancy Drew';
+             dispatchEvent(input, 'input');
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+             tick();
+
+             const form = fixture.debugElement.children[0].injector.get(NgForm);
+             expect(form.dirty).toBe(false, 'Expected dirtiness not to update on input.');
+
+             dispatchEvent(input, 'blur');
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+
+             expect(form.dirty).toBe(true, 'Expected dirtiness to update on blur.');
+           }));
+
+        it('should not update touched until blur', fakeAsync(() => {
+             const fixture = initTest(NgModelForm);
+             fixture.componentInstance.name = '';
+             fixture.componentInstance.options = {updateOn: 'blur'};
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+             tick();
+
+             const input = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('input')).nativeElement;
+             input.value = 'Nancy Drew';
+             dispatchEvent(input, 'input');
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+             tick();
+
+             const form = fixture.debugElement.children[0].injector.get(NgForm);
+             expect(form.touched).toBe(false, 'Expected touched not to update on input.');
+
+             dispatchEvent(input, 'blur');
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+
+             expect(form.touched).toBe(true, 'Expected touched to update on blur.');
+           }));
+
+        it('should not emit valueChanges or statusChanges until blur', fakeAsync(() => {
+             const fixture = initTest(NgModelForm);
+             fixture.componentInstance.name = '';
+             fixture.componentInstance.options = {updateOn: 'blur'};
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+             tick();
+
+             const values: string[] = [];
+             const form = fixture.debugElement.children[0].injector.get(NgForm);
+
+             const sub = merge(form.valueChanges !, form.statusChanges !)
+                             .subscribe(val => values.push(val));
+
+             const input = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('input')).nativeElement;
+             input.value = 'Nancy Drew';
+             dispatchEvent(input, 'input');
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+             tick();
+
+             expect(values).toEqual([], 'Expected no valueChanges or statusChanges on input.');
+
+             dispatchEvent(input, 'blur');
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+
+             expect(values).toEqual(
+                 [{name: 'Nancy Drew'}, 'VALID'],
+                 'Expected valueChanges and statusChanges on blur.');
+
+             sub.unsubscribe();
+           }));
+
+      });
+
+      describe('submit', () => {
+
+        it('should set control updateOn to submit properly', fakeAsync(() => {
+             const fixture = initTest(NgModelForm);
+             fixture.componentInstance.name = '';
+             fixture.componentInstance.options = {updateOn: 'submit'};
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+             tick();
+
+             const form = fixture.debugElement.children[0].injector.get(NgForm);
+             const name = form.control.get('name') as FormControl;
+             expect(name._updateOn).toEqual('submit');
+             expect(name.updateOn).toEqual('submit');
+           }));
+
+        it('should always set value and validity on init', fakeAsync(() => {
+             const fixture = initTest(NgModelForm);
+             fixture.componentInstance.name = 'Nancy Drew';
+             fixture.componentInstance.options = {updateOn: 'submit'};
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+             tick();
+
+             const input = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('input')).nativeElement;
+             const form = fixture.debugElement.children[0].injector.get(NgForm);
+             expect(input.value).toEqual('Nancy Drew', 'Expected initial view value to be set.');
+             expect(form.value)
+                 .toEqual({name: 'Nancy Drew'}, 'Expected initial control value be set.');
+             expect(form.valid).toBe(true, 'Expected validation to run on initial value.');
+           }));
+
+        it('should always set value programmatically right away', fakeAsync(() => {
+             const fixture = initTest(NgModelForm);
+             fixture.componentInstance.name = 'Nancy Drew';
+             fixture.componentInstance.options = {updateOn: 'submit'};
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+             tick();
+
+             fixture.componentInstance.name = 'Carson';
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+             tick();
+
+             const input = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('input')).nativeElement;
+             const form = fixture.debugElement.children[0].injector.get(NgForm);
+             expect(input.value)
+                 .toEqual('Carson', 'Expected view value to update on programmatic change.');
+             expect(form.value)
+                 .toEqual(
+                     {name: 'Carson'}, 'Expected form value to update on programmatic change.');
+             expect(form.valid)
+                 .toBe(false, 'Expected validation to run immediately on programmatic change.');
+           }));
+
+
+        it('should update on submit', fakeAsync(() => {
+             const fixture = initTest(NgModelForm);
+             fixture.componentInstance.name = 'Carson';
+             fixture.componentInstance.options = {updateOn: 'submit'};
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+             tick();
+
+             const input = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('input')).nativeElement;
+             input.value = 'Nancy Drew';
+             dispatchEvent(input, 'input');
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+             tick();
+
+             const form = fixture.debugElement.children[0].injector.get(NgForm);
+             expect(fixture.componentInstance.name)
+                 .toEqual('Carson', 'Expected value not to update on input.');
+             expect(form.valid).toBe(false, 'Expected validation not to run on input.');
+
+             dispatchEvent(input, 'blur');
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+             tick();
+
+             expect(fixture.componentInstance.name)
+                 .toEqual('Carson', 'Expected value not to update on blur.');
+             expect(form.valid).toBe(false, 'Expected validation not to run on blur.');
+
+             const formEl = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('form')).nativeElement;
+             dispatchEvent(formEl, 'submit');
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+
+             expect(fixture.componentInstance.name)
+                 .toEqual('Nancy Drew', 'Expected value to update on submit.');
+             expect(form.valid).toBe(true, 'Expected validation to run on submit.');
+           }));
+
+        it('should wait until second submit to update again', fakeAsync(() => {
+             const fixture = initTest(NgModelForm);
+             fixture.componentInstance.name = 'Carson';
+             fixture.componentInstance.options = {updateOn: 'submit'};
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+             tick();
+
+             const input = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('input')).nativeElement;
+             input.value = 'Nancy Drew';
+             dispatchEvent(input, 'input');
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+             tick();
+
+             const formEl = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('form')).nativeElement;
+             dispatchEvent(formEl, 'submit');
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+             tick();
+
+             input.value = 'Carson';
+             dispatchEvent(input, 'input');
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+             tick();
+
+             const form = fixture.debugElement.children[0].injector.get(NgForm);
+             expect(fixture.componentInstance.name)
+                 .toEqual('Nancy Drew', 'Expected value not to update until second submit.');
+             expect(form.valid).toBe(true, 'Expected validation not to run until second submit.');
+
+             dispatchEvent(formEl, 'submit');
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+             tick();
+
+             expect(fixture.componentInstance.name)
+                 .toEqual('Carson', 'Expected value to update on second submit.');
+             expect(form.valid).toBe(false, 'Expected validation to run on second submit.');
+           }));
+
+        it('should not run validation for onChange controls on submit', fakeAsync(() => {
+             const validatorSpy = jasmine.createSpy('validator');
+             const groupValidatorSpy = jasmine.createSpy('groupValidatorSpy');
+
+             const fixture = initTest(NgModelGroupForm);
+             fixture.componentInstance.options = {updateOn: 'submit'};
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+             tick();
+
+             const form = fixture.debugElement.children[0].injector.get(NgForm);
+             form.control.get('name') !.setValidators(groupValidatorSpy);
+             form.control.get('name.last') !.setValidators(validatorSpy);
+
+             const formEl = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('form')).nativeElement;
+             dispatchEvent(formEl, 'submit');
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+
+             expect(validatorSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+             expect(groupValidatorSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+           }));
+
+        it('should not update dirtiness until submit', fakeAsync(() => {
+             const fixture = initTest(NgModelForm);
+             fixture.componentInstance.name = '';
+             fixture.componentInstance.options = {updateOn: 'submit'};
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+             tick();
+
+             const input = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('input')).nativeElement;
+             input.value = 'Nancy Drew';
+             dispatchEvent(input, 'input');
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+             tick();
+
+             const form = fixture.debugElement.children[0].injector.get(NgForm);
+             expect(form.dirty).toBe(false, 'Expected dirtiness not to update on input.');
+
+             dispatchEvent(input, 'blur');
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+             tick();
+
+             expect(form.dirty).toBe(false, 'Expected dirtiness not to update on blur.');
+
+             const formEl = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('form')).nativeElement;
+             dispatchEvent(formEl, 'submit');
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+
+             expect(form.dirty).toBe(true, 'Expected dirtiness to update on submit.');
+           }));
+
+        it('should not update touched until submit', fakeAsync(() => {
+             const fixture = initTest(NgModelForm);
+             fixture.componentInstance.name = '';
+             fixture.componentInstance.options = {updateOn: 'submit'};
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+             tick();
+
+             const input = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('input')).nativeElement;
+             input.value = 'Nancy Drew';
+             dispatchEvent(input, 'input');
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+             tick();
+
+             dispatchEvent(input, 'blur');
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+             tick();
+
+             const form = fixture.debugElement.children[0].injector.get(NgForm);
+             expect(form.touched).toBe(false, 'Expected touched not to update on blur.');
+
+             const formEl = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('form')).nativeElement;
+             dispatchEvent(formEl, 'submit');
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+
+             expect(form.touched).toBe(true, 'Expected touched to update on submit.');
+           }));
+
+        it('should reset properly', fakeAsync(() => {
+             const fixture = initTest(NgModelForm);
+             fixture.componentInstance.name = 'Nancy';
+             fixture.componentInstance.options = {updateOn: 'submit'};
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+             tick();
+
+             const input = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('input')).nativeElement;
+             input.value = 'Nancy Drew';
+             dispatchEvent(input, 'input');
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+
+             dispatchEvent(input, 'blur');
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+
+             const form = fixture.debugElement.children[0].injector.get(NgForm);
+             form.resetForm();
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+             tick();
+
+             expect(input.value).toEqual('', 'Expected view value to reset.');
+             expect(form.value).toEqual({name: null}, 'Expected form value to reset.');
+             expect(fixture.componentInstance.name)
+                 .toEqual(null, 'Expected ngModel value to reset.');
+             expect(form.dirty).toBe(false, 'Expected dirty to stay false on reset.');
+             expect(form.touched).toBe(false, 'Expected touched to stay false on reset.');
+
+             const formEl = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('form')).nativeElement;
+             dispatchEvent(formEl, 'submit');
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+
+             expect(form.value)
+                 .toEqual({name: null}, 'Expected form value to stay empty on submit');
+             expect(fixture.componentInstance.name)
+                 .toEqual(null, 'Expected ngModel value to stay empty on submit.');
+             expect(form.dirty).toBe(false, 'Expected dirty to stay false on submit.');
+             expect(form.touched).toBe(false, 'Expected touched to stay false on submit.');
+           }));
+
+        it('should not emit valueChanges or statusChanges until submit', fakeAsync(() => {
+             const fixture = initTest(NgModelForm);
+             fixture.componentInstance.name = '';
+             fixture.componentInstance.options = {updateOn: 'submit'};
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+             tick();
+
+             const values: string[] = [];
+             const form = fixture.debugElement.children[0].injector.get(NgForm);
+
+             const sub = merge(form.valueChanges !, form.statusChanges !)
+                             .subscribe(val => values.push(val));
+
+             const input = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('input')).nativeElement;
+             input.value = 'Nancy Drew';
+             dispatchEvent(input, 'input');
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+             tick();
+
+             expect(values).toEqual([], 'Expected no valueChanges or statusChanges on input.');
+
+             dispatchEvent(input, 'blur');
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+             tick();
+
+             expect(values).toEqual([], 'Expected no valueChanges or statusChanges on blur.');
+
+             const formEl = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('form')).nativeElement;
+             dispatchEvent(formEl, 'submit');
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+
+             expect(values).toEqual(
+                 [{name: 'Nancy Drew'}, 'VALID'],
+                 'Expected valueChanges and statusChanges on submit.');
+             sub.unsubscribe();
+           }));
+
+      });
+
+    });
+
     describe('submit and reset events', () => {
       it('should emit ngSubmit event with the original submit event on submit', fakeAsync(() => {
            const fixture = initTest(NgModelForm);
@@ -914,7 +1402,7 @@ class NgModelNativeValidateForm {
         <input name="first" [(ngModel)]="first" required [disabled]="isDisabled">
         <input name="last" [(ngModel)]="last">
       </div>
-      <input name="email" [(ngModel)]="email">
+      <input name="email" [(ngModel)]="email" [ngModelOptions]="options">
     </form>
   `
 })
@@ -923,6 +1411,7 @@ class NgModelGroupForm {
   last: string;
   email: string;
   isDisabled: boolean;
+  options = {updateOn: 'change'};
 }
 
 @Component({
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/forms/forms.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/forms/forms.d.ts
index 2ce54bfc29..43d9f00700 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/forms/forms.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/forms/forms.d.ts
@@ -425,6 +425,7 @@ export declare class NgModel extends NgControl implements OnChanges, OnDestroy {
     options: {
         name?: string;
         standalone?: boolean;
+        updateOn?: FormHooks;
     };
     readonly path: string[];
     update: EventEmitter<{}>;