diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/annotations.ts b/modules/angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/annotations.ts
index b280fbb64b..841b190857 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/annotations.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/annotations.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import {CONST, normalizeBlank, isPresent, CONST_EXPR} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
-import {ListWrapper, List} from 'angular2/src/facade/collection';
+import {CONST, CONST_EXPR} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
+import {List} from 'angular2/src/facade/collection';
 import {Injectable} from 'angular2/src/di/annotations_impl';
 import {DEFAULT} from 'angular2/change_detection';
 
@@ -778,15 +778,6 @@ export class Directive extends Injectable {
     this.compileChildren = compileChildren;
     this.hostInjector = hostInjector;
   }
-
-  /**
-   * Returns true if a directive participates in a given `LifecycleEvent`.
-   *
-   * See {@link onChange}, {@link onDestroy}, {@link onAllChangesDone} for details.
-   */
-  hasLifecycleHook(hook: LifecycleEvent): boolean {
-    return isPresent(this.lifecycle) ? ListWrapper.contains(this.lifecycle, hook) : false;
-  }
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/directive_lifecycle_reflector.dart b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/directive_lifecycle_reflector.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..42b7d16857
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/directive_lifecycle_reflector.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import 'package:angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/annotations.dart';
+import 'package:angular2/src/core/compiler/interfaces.dart';
+import 'package:angular2/src/reflection/reflection.dart';
+
+bool hasLifecycleHook(LifecycleEvent e, type, Directive annotation) {
+  if (annotation.lifecycle != null) {
+    return annotation.lifecycle.contains(e);
+  } else {
+    if (type is! Type) return false;
+
+    final List interfaces = reflector.interfaces(type);
+    var interface;
+
+    if (e == onChange) {
+      interface = OnChange;
+
+    } else if (e == onDestroy) {
+      interface = OnDestroy;
+
+    } else if (e == onAllChangesDone) {
+      interface = OnAllChangesDone;
+    }
+
+    return interfaces.contains(interface);
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/directive_lifecycle_reflector.ts b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/directive_lifecycle_reflector.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f58af0c12a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/directive_lifecycle_reflector.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import {Type, isPresent} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
+import {LifecycleEvent, Directive} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/annotations';
+
+export function hasLifecycleHook(e: LifecycleEvent, type, annotation: Directive): boolean {
+  if (isPresent(annotation.lifecycle)) {
+    return annotation.lifecycle.indexOf(e) !== -1;
+  } else {
+    if (!(type instanceof Type)) return false;
+    return e.name in(<any>type).prototype;
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/element_injector.ts b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/element_injector.ts
index 4d41a9ef99..0acf9fd699 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/element_injector.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/element_injector.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import {
   onDestroy,
   onAllChangesDone
 } from 'angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/annotations';
+import {hasLifecycleHook} from './directive_lifecycle_reflector';
 import {ChangeDetector, ChangeDetectorRef} from 'angular2/change_detection';
 import {QueryList} from './query_list';
 import {reflector} from 'angular2/src/reflection/reflection';
@@ -282,7 +283,6 @@ export class DirectiveBinding extends ResolvedBinding {
     var resolvedViewInjectables = ann instanceof Component && isPresent(ann.viewInjector) ?
                                                      resolveBindings(ann.viewInjector) :
                                                      [];
-
     var metadata = new DirectiveMetadata({
       id: stringify(rb.key.token),
       type: ann instanceof
@@ -300,9 +300,11 @@ export class DirectiveBinding extends ResolvedBinding {
                                                 null,
       properties: isPresent(ann.properties) ? MapWrapper.createFromStringMap(ann.properties) : null,
       readAttributes: DirectiveBinding._readAttributes(deps),
-      callOnDestroy: ann.hasLifecycleHook(onDestroy),
-      callOnChange: ann.hasLifecycleHook(onChange),
-      callOnAllChangesDone: ann.hasLifecycleHook(onAllChangesDone),
+
+      callOnDestroy: hasLifecycleHook(onDestroy, rb.key.token, ann),
+      callOnChange: hasLifecycleHook(onChange, rb.key.token, ann),
+      callOnAllChangesDone: hasLifecycleHook(onAllChangesDone, rb.key.token, ann),
+
       changeDetection: ann instanceof
           Component ? ann.changeDetection : null
     });
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/interfaces.ts b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/interfaces.ts
index a43bc89b91..0c08334353 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/interfaces.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/interfaces.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export interface OnChange { onChange(changes: StringMap<string, any>): void; }
 export interface OnDestroy { onDestroy(): void; }
 
 /**
- * Defines lifecycle method [onAllChangesDone ] called when the bindings of all its children have been changed.
+ * Defines lifecycle method [onAllChangesDone ] called when the bindings of all its children have
+ * been changed.
  */
-export interface OnAllChangesDone { onAllChangesDone (): void; }
+export interface OnAllChangesDone { onAllChangesDone(): void; }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/reflection/reflection_capabilities.dart b/modules/angular2/src/reflection/reflection_capabilities.dart
index e450e96265..0edb79c017 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/reflection/reflection_capabilities.dart
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/reflection/reflection_capabilities.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 library reflection.reflection_capabilities;
 
-import 'reflection.dart';
 import 'package:angular2/src/facade/lang.dart';
 import 'types.dart';
 import 'dart:mirrors';
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/reflection/reflection_capabilities.ts b/modules/angular2/src/reflection/reflection_capabilities.ts
index c6d3aa5a05..913edfba41 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/reflection/reflection_capabilities.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/reflection/reflection_capabilities.ts
@@ -97,9 +97,7 @@ export class ReflectionCapabilities {
     return [];
   }
 
-  interfaces(type): List<any> {
-    throw new BaseException("JavaScript does not support interfaces");
-  }
+  interfaces(type): List<any> { throw new BaseException("JavaScript does not support interfaces"); }
 
   getter(name: string): GetterFn { return new Function('o', 'return o.' + name + ';'); }
 
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/reflection/reflector.ts b/modules/angular2/src/reflection/reflector.ts
index c8f9bc32ab..94e7376212 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/reflection/reflector.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/reflection/reflector.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 import {Type, isPresent, stringify, BaseException} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
-import {List, ListWrapper, Map, MapWrapper, StringMapWrapper} from 'angular2/src/facade/collection';
+import {
+  List,
+  ListWrapper,
+  Map,
+  MapWrapper,
+  StringMap,
+  StringMapWrapper
+} from 'angular2/src/facade/collection';
 import {SetterFn, GetterFn, MethodFn} from './types';
-export {SetterFn, GetterFn, MethodFn} from './types';
 
 export class Reflector {
   _typeInfo: Map<Type, any>;
@@ -18,7 +24,7 @@ export class Reflector {
     this.reflectionCapabilities = reflectionCapabilities;
   }
 
-  registerType(type: Type, typeInfo: Map<Type, any>): void {
+  registerType(type: Type, typeInfo: StringMap<string, any>): void {
     MapWrapper.set(this._typeInfo, type, typeInfo);
   }
 
@@ -29,32 +35,32 @@ export class Reflector {
   registerMethods(methods: Map<string, MethodFn>): void { _mergeMaps(this._methods, methods); }
 
   factory(type: Type): Function {
-    if (MapWrapper.contains(this._typeInfo, type)) {
-      return MapWrapper.get(this._typeInfo, type)["factory"];
+    if (this._containsTypeInfo(type)) {
+      return this._getTypeInfoField(type, "factory", null);
     } else {
       return this.reflectionCapabilities.factory(type);
     }
   }
 
-  parameters(typeOfFunc): List<any> {
-    if (MapWrapper.contains(this._typeInfo, typeOfFunc)) {
-      return MapWrapper.get(this._typeInfo, typeOfFunc)["parameters"];
+  parameters(typeOrFunc): List<any> {
+    if (MapWrapper.contains(this._typeInfo, typeOrFunc)) {
+      return this._getTypeInfoField(typeOrFunc, "parameters", []);
     } else {
-      return this.reflectionCapabilities.parameters(typeOfFunc);
+      return this.reflectionCapabilities.parameters(typeOrFunc);
     }
   }
 
-  annotations(typeOfFunc): List<any> {
-    if (MapWrapper.contains(this._typeInfo, typeOfFunc)) {
-      return MapWrapper.get(this._typeInfo, typeOfFunc)["annotations"];
+  annotations(typeOrFunc): List<any> {
+    if (MapWrapper.contains(this._typeInfo, typeOrFunc)) {
+      return this._getTypeInfoField(typeOrFunc, "annotations", []);
     } else {
-      return this.reflectionCapabilities.annotations(typeOfFunc);
+      return this.reflectionCapabilities.annotations(typeOrFunc);
     }
   }
 
   interfaces(type): List<any> {
     if (MapWrapper.contains(this._typeInfo, type)) {
-      return MapWrapper.get(this._typeInfo, type)["interfaces"];
+      return this._getTypeInfoField(type, "interfaces", []);
     } else {
       return this.reflectionCapabilities.interfaces(type);
     }
@@ -83,6 +89,13 @@ export class Reflector {
       return this.reflectionCapabilities.method(name);
     }
   }
+
+  _getTypeInfoField(typeOrFunc, key, defaultValue) {
+    var res = MapWrapper.get(this._typeInfo, typeOrFunc)[key];
+    return isPresent(res) ? res : defaultValue;
+  }
+
+  _containsTypeInfo(typeOrFunc) { return MapWrapper.contains(this._typeInfo, typeOrFunc); }
 }
 
 function _mergeMaps(target: Map<any, any>, config: Map<string, Function>): void {
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/core/annotations/annotations_spec.ts b/modules/angular2/test/core/annotations/annotations_spec.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b0f0fe6e9..0000000000
--- a/modules/angular2/test/core/annotations/annotations_spec.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-import {ddescribe, describe, it, iit, expect, beforeEach} from 'angular2/test_lib';
-import {Directive, onChange} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/annotations';
-
-export function main() {
-  describe("Directive", () => {
-    describe("lifecycle", () => {
-      it("should be false when no lifecycle specified", () => {
-        var d = new Directive();
-        expect(d.hasLifecycleHook(onChange)).toBe(false);
-      });
-
-      it("should be false when the lifecycle does not contain the hook", () => {
-        var d = new Directive({lifecycle: []});
-        expect(d.hasLifecycleHook(onChange)).toBe(false);
-      });
-
-      it("should be true otherwise", () => {
-        var d = new Directive({lifecycle: [onChange]});
-        expect(d.hasLifecycleHook(onChange)).toBe(true);
-      });
-    });
-  });
-}
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/directive_lifecycle_spec.dart b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/directive_lifecycle_spec.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..598f0985de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/directive_lifecycle_spec.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+library angular2.test.core.compiler.directive_lifecycle_spec;
+
+import 'package:angular2/test_lib.dart';
+import 'package:angular2/angular2.dart';
+import 'package:angular2/src/core/compiler/element_injector.dart';
+
+
+main() {
+  describe('Create DirectiveMetadata', () {
+    describe('lifecycle', () {
+      metadata(type, annotation) => DirectiveBinding.createFromType(type, annotation).metadata;
+      
+      describe("onChange", () {
+        it("should be true when the directive implements OnChange", () {
+          expect(metadata(DirectiveImplementingOnChange, new Directive()).callOnChange).toBe(true);
+        });
+
+        it("should be true when the lifecycle includes onChange", () {
+          expect(metadata(DirectiveNoHooks, new Directive(lifecycle: [onChange])).callOnChange).toBe(true);
+        });
+
+        it("should be false otherwise", () {
+          expect(metadata(DirectiveNoHooks, new Directive()).callOnChange).toBe(false);
+        });
+
+        it("should be false when empty lifecycle", () {
+          expect(metadata(DirectiveImplementingOnChange, new Directive(lifecycle: [])).callOnChange).toBe(false);
+        });
+      });
+
+      describe("onDestroy", () {
+        it("should be true when the directive implements OnDestroy", () {
+          expect(metadata(DirectiveImplementingOnDestroy, new Directive()).callOnDestroy).toBe(true);
+        });
+
+        it("should be true when the lifecycle includes onDestroy", () {
+          expect(metadata(DirectiveNoHooks, new Directive(lifecycle: [onDestroy])).callOnDestroy).toBe(true);
+        });
+
+        it("should be false otherwise", () {
+          expect(metadata(DirectiveNoHooks, new Directive()).callOnDestroy).toBe(false);
+        });
+      });
+
+      describe("onAllChangesDone", () {
+        it("should be true when the directive implements OnAllChangesDone", () {
+          expect(metadata(DirectiveImplementingOnAllChangesDone, new Directive()).callOnAllChangesDone).toBe(true);
+        });
+
+        it("should be true when the lifecycle includes onAllChangesDone", () {
+          expect(metadata(DirectiveNoHooks, new Directive(lifecycle: [onAllChangesDone])).callOnAllChangesDone).toBe(true);
+        });
+
+        it("should be false otherwise", () {
+          expect(metadata(DirectiveNoHooks, new Directive()).callOnAllChangesDone).toBe(false);
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+class DirectiveNoHooks {
+}
+
+class DirectiveImplementingOnChange implements OnChange {
+  onChange(_){}
+}
+
+class DirectiveImplementingOnDestroy implements OnDestroy {
+  onDestroy(){}
+}
+
+class DirectiveImplementingOnAllChangesDone implements OnAllChangesDone {
+  onAllChangesDone(){}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/directive_lifecycle_spec.ts b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/directive_lifecycle_spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eb14d08680
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/directive_lifecycle_spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+import {
+  AsyncTestCompleter,
+  beforeEach,
+  xdescribe,
+  ddescribe,
+  describe,
+  el,
+  expect,
+  iit,
+  inject,
+  IS_DARTIUM,
+  it,
+  SpyObject,
+  proxy
+} from 'angular2/test_lib';
+
+import {
+  Directive,
+  onChange,
+  onDestroy,
+  onAllChangesDone
+} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/annotations';
+import {DirectiveBinding} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/element_injector';
+
+export function main() {
+  describe('Create DirectiveMetadata', () => {
+    describe('lifecycle', () => {
+      function metadata(type, annotation) {
+        return DirectiveBinding.createFromType(type, annotation).metadata;
+      }
+
+      describe("onChange", () => {
+        it("should be true when the directive has the onChange method", () => {
+          expect(metadata(DirectiveWithOnChangeMethod, new Directive({})).callOnChange).toBe(true);
+        });
+
+        it("should be true when the lifecycle includes onChange", () => {
+          expect(metadata(DirectiveNoHooks, new Directive({lifecycle: [onChange]})).callOnChange)
+              .toBe(true);
+        });
+
+        it("should be false otherwise",
+           () => { expect(metadata(DirectiveNoHooks, new Directive()).callOnChange).toBe(false); });
+
+        it("should be false when empty lifecycle", () => {
+          expect(metadata(DirectiveWithOnChangeMethod, new Directive({lifecycle: []})).callOnChange)
+              .toBe(false);
+        });
+      });
+
+      describe("onDestroy", () => {
+        it("should be true when the directive has the onDestroy method", () => {
+          expect(metadata(DirectiveWithOnDestroyMethod, new Directive({})).callOnDestroy)
+              .toBe(true);
+        });
+
+        it("should be true when the lifecycle includes onDestroy", () => {
+          expect(metadata(DirectiveNoHooks, new Directive({lifecycle: [onDestroy]})).callOnDestroy)
+              .toBe(true);
+        });
+
+        it("should be false otherwise", () => {
+          expect(metadata(DirectiveNoHooks, new Directive()).callOnDestroy).toBe(false);
+        });
+      });
+
+      describe("onAllChangesDone", () => {
+        it("should be true when the directive has the onAllChangesDone method", () => {
+          expect(
+              metadata(DirectiveWithOnAllChangesDoneMethod, new Directive({})).callOnAllChangesDone)
+              .toBe(true);
+        });
+
+        it("should be true when the lifecycle includes onAllChangesDone", () => {
+          expect(metadata(DirectiveNoHooks, new Directive({lifecycle: [onAllChangesDone]}))
+                     .callOnAllChangesDone)
+              .toBe(true);
+        });
+
+        it("should be false otherwise", () => {
+          expect(metadata(DirectiveNoHooks, new Directive()).callOnAllChangesDone).toBe(false);
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+class DirectiveNoHooks {}
+
+class DirectiveWithOnChangeMethod {
+  onChange(_) {}
+}
+
+class DirectiveWithOnDestroyMethod {
+  onDestroy(_) {}
+}
+
+class DirectiveWithOnAllChangesDoneMethod {
+  onAllChangesDone(_) {}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/reflection/reflector_spec.ts b/modules/angular2/test/reflection/reflector_spec.ts
index 6664362762..91a1540b48 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/reflection/reflector_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/reflection/reflector_spec.ts
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ class TestObj {
 
 class Interface {}
 
-class ClassImplementingInterface implements Interface {
-}
+class ClassImplementingInterface implements Interface {}
 
 export function main() {
   describe('Reflector', () => {
@@ -85,6 +84,11 @@ export function main() {
         reflector.registerType(TestObj, {"parameters": [1, 2]});
         expect(reflector.parameters(TestObj)).toEqual([1, 2]);
       });
+
+      it("should return an empty list when no paramters field in the stored type info", () => {
+        reflector.registerType(TestObj, {});
+        expect(reflector.parameters(TestObj)).toEqual([]);
+      });
     });
 
     describe("annotations", () => {