diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/compiler/html_tags.ts b/modules/angular2/src/compiler/html_tags.ts
index 315f0521dd..14924f93a4 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/compiler/html_tags.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/compiler/html_tags.ts
@@ -327,6 +327,8 @@ export class HtmlTagDefinition {
 // see http://www.w3.org/TR/html51/syntax.html#optional-tags
 // This implementation does not fully conform to the HTML5 spec.
 var TAG_DEFINITIONS: {[key: string]: HtmlTagDefinition} = {
+  'base': new HtmlTagDefinition({isVoid: true}),
+  'meta': new HtmlTagDefinition({isVoid: true}),
   'area': new HtmlTagDefinition({isVoid: true}),
   'embed': new HtmlTagDefinition({isVoid: true}),
   'link': new HtmlTagDefinition({isVoid: true}),