diff --git a/modules/@angular/compiler/src/output/output_ast.ts b/modules/@angular/compiler/src/output/output_ast.ts
index b47c2f1e47..45a534caf3 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/compiler/src/output/output_ast.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/compiler/src/output/output_ast.ts
@@ -193,13 +193,13 @@ export enum BuiltinVar {
 }
 
 export class ReadVarExpr extends Expression {
-  public name: any /** TODO #9100 */;
+  public name: string;
   public builtin: BuiltinVar;
 
   constructor(name: string|BuiltinVar, type: Type = null) {
     super(type);
     if (isString(name)) {
-      this.name = <string>name;
+      this.name = name;
       this.builtin = null;
     } else {
       this.name = null;
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ export class InvokeMethodExpr extends Expression {
       type: Type = null) {
     super(type);
     if (isString(method)) {
-      this.name = <string>method;
+      this.name = method;
       this.builtin = null;
     } else {
       this.name = null;
diff --git a/modules/@angular/compiler/src/view_compiler/property_binder.ts b/modules/@angular/compiler/src/view_compiler/property_binder.ts
index 733cd96a98..7287a47031 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/compiler/src/view_compiler/property_binder.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/compiler/src/view_compiler/property_binder.ts
@@ -11,19 +11,13 @@ import * as cdAst from '../expression_parser/ast';
 import {isBlank, isPresent} from '../facade/lang';
 import {Identifiers} from '../identifiers';
 import * as o from '../output/output_ast';
-
 import {DetectChangesVars, ViewProperties} from './constants';
-
 import {BoundTextAst, BoundElementPropertyAst, DirectiveAst, PropertyBindingType,} from '../template_ast';
-
 import {CompileView} from './compile_view';
 import {CompileElement, CompileNode} from './compile_element';
 import {CompileMethod} from './compile_method';
-
 import {camelCaseToDashCase} from '../util';
-
 import {convertCdExpressionToIr} from './expression_converter';
-
 import {CompileBinding} from './compile_binding';
 import {BaseException, SecurityContext} from '@angular/core';
 
@@ -287,12 +281,24 @@ export function bindDirectiveInputs(
 
 function logBindingUpdateStmt(
     renderNode: o.Expression, propName: string, value: o.Expression): o.Statement {
-  return o.THIS_EXPR.prop('renderer')
-      .callMethod(
-          'setBindingDebugInfo',
-          [
-            renderNode, o.literal(`ng-reflect-${camelCaseToDashCase(propName)}`),
-            value.isBlank().conditional(o.NULL_EXPR, value.callMethod('toString', []))
-          ])
-      .toStmt();
+  const tryStmt =
+      o.THIS_EXPR.prop('renderer')
+          .callMethod(
+              'setBindingDebugInfo',
+              [
+                renderNode, o.literal(`ng-reflect-${camelCaseToDashCase(propName)}`),
+                value.isBlank().conditional(o.NULL_EXPR, value.callMethod('toString', []))
+              ])
+          .toStmt();
+
+  const catchStmt = o.THIS_EXPR.prop('renderer')
+                        .callMethod(
+                            'setBindingDebugInfo',
+                            [
+                              renderNode, o.literal(`ng-reflect-${camelCaseToDashCase(propName)}`),
+                              o.literal('[ERROR] Exception while trying to serialize the value')
+                            ])
+                        .toStmt();
+
+  return new o.TryCatchStmt([tryStmt], [catchStmt]);
 }
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/render/api.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/render/api.ts
index b26cd8e010..c3a7374a4e 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/render/api.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/render/api.ts
@@ -69,16 +69,13 @@ export abstract class Renderer {
   abstract setBindingDebugInfo(renderElement: any, propertyName: string, propertyValue: string):
       void;
 
-  abstract setElementClass(renderElement: any, className: string, isAdd: boolean): any
-      /** TODO #9100 */;
+  abstract setElementClass(renderElement: any, className: string, isAdd: boolean): void;
 
-  abstract setElementStyle(renderElement: any, styleName: string, styleValue: string): any
-      /** TODO #9100 */;
+  abstract setElementStyle(renderElement: any, styleName: string, styleValue: string): void;
 
-  abstract invokeElementMethod(renderElement: any, methodName: string, args?: any[]): any
-      /** TODO #9100 */;
+  abstract invokeElementMethod(renderElement: any, methodName: string, args?: any[]): void;
 
-  abstract setText(renderNode: any, text: string): any /** TODO #9100 */;
+  abstract setText(renderNode: any, text: string): void;
 
   abstract animate(
       element: any, startingStyles: AnimationStyles, keyframes: AnimationKeyframe[],
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/integration_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/integration_spec.ts
index 4a680fc35c..8762801275 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/integration_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/integration_spec.ts
@@ -1846,6 +1846,21 @@ function declareTests({useJit}: {useJit: boolean}) {
                      async.done();
                    });
              }));
+
+      it('should indicate when toString() throws',
+         inject(
+             [TestComponentBuilder, AsyncTestCompleter],
+             (tcb: TestComponentBuilder, async: AsyncTestCompleter) => {
+               var tpl = '<div my-dir [elprop]="toStringThrow"></div>';
+               tcb.overrideView(MyComp, new ViewMetadata({template: tpl, directives: [MyDir]}))
+                   .createAsync(MyComp)
+                   .then((fixture) => {
+                     fixture.detectChanges();
+                     expect(getDOM().getInnerHTML(fixture.debugElement.nativeElement))
+                         .toContain('[ERROR]');
+                     async.done();
+                   });
+             }));
     });
 
     describe('property decorators', () => {
@@ -2227,6 +2242,8 @@ class MyComp {
   ctxProp: string;
   ctxNumProp: number;
   ctxBoolProp: boolean;
+  toStringThrow = {toString: function() { throw 'boom'; }};
+
   constructor() {
     this.ctxProp = 'initial value';
     this.ctxNumProp = 0;
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/core/index.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/core/index.d.ts
index 156dba1692..ceaca68adf 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/core/index.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/core/index.d.ts
@@ -1218,17 +1218,17 @@ export declare abstract class Renderer {
     abstract createViewRoot(hostElement: any): any;
     abstract destroyView(hostElement: any, viewAllNodes: any[]): void;
     abstract detachView(viewRootNodes: any[]): void;
-    abstract invokeElementMethod(renderElement: any, methodName: string, args?: any[]): any;
+    abstract invokeElementMethod(renderElement: any, methodName: string, args?: any[]): void;
     abstract listen(renderElement: any, name: string, callback: Function): Function;
     abstract listenGlobal(target: string, name: string, callback: Function): Function;
     abstract projectNodes(parentElement: any, nodes: any[]): void;
     abstract selectRootElement(selectorOrNode: string | any, debugInfo?: RenderDebugInfo): any;
     abstract setBindingDebugInfo(renderElement: any, propertyName: string, propertyValue: string): void;
     abstract setElementAttribute(renderElement: any, attributeName: string, attributeValue: string): void;
-    abstract setElementClass(renderElement: any, className: string, isAdd: boolean): any;
+    abstract setElementClass(renderElement: any, className: string, isAdd: boolean): void;
     abstract setElementProperty(renderElement: any, propertyName: string, propertyValue: any): void;
-    abstract setElementStyle(renderElement: any, styleName: string, styleValue: string): any;
-    abstract setText(renderNode: any, text: string): any;
+    abstract setElementStyle(renderElement: any, styleName: string, styleValue: string): void;
+    abstract setText(renderNode: any, text: string): void;
 }
 
 /** @deprecated */