diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives.ts b/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives.ts
index 6b8bf05c4a..c9ecd0560a 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives.ts
@@ -32,35 +32,6 @@ function _lookupControl(groupDirective: ControlGroupDirective, controlOrName: an
   return control;
 }
 
-
-/**
- * The default accessor for writing a value and listening to changes that is used by a {@link
- * Control} directive.
- *
- * This is the default strategy that Angular uses when no other accessor is applied.
- *
- *  # Example
- *  ```
- *  <input type="text" [control]="loginControl">
- *  ```
- *
- * @exportedAs angular2/forms
- */
-@Directive({
-  selector: '[control]',
-  hostListeners:
-      {'change': 'onChange($event.target.value)', 'input': 'onChange($event.target.value)'},
-  hostProperties: {'value': 'value'}
-})
-export class DefaultValueAccessor {
-  value;
-  onChange: Function;
-
-  constructor() { this.onChange = (_) => {}; }
-
-  writeValue(value) { this.value = value }
-}
-
 /**
  * Binds a control group to a DOM element.
  *
@@ -171,11 +142,9 @@ export class ControlDirective {
 
   validator: Function;
 
-  constructor(@Optional() @Ancestor() groupDirective: ControlGroupDirective,
-              valueAccessor: DefaultValueAccessor) {
+  constructor(@Optional() @Ancestor() groupDirective: ControlGroupDirective) {
     this._groupDirective = groupDirective;
     this._controlOrName = null;
-    this.valueAccessor = valueAccessor;
     this.validator = Validators.nullValidator;
   }
 
@@ -189,6 +158,10 @@ export class ControlDirective {
     var c = this._control();
     c.validator = Validators.compose([c.validator, this.validator]);
 
+    if (isBlank(this.valueAccessor)) {
+      throw new BaseException(`Cannot find value accessor for control "${controlOrName}"`);
+    }
+
     this._updateDomValue();
     this._setUpUpdateControlValue();
   }
@@ -202,6 +175,75 @@ export class ControlDirective {
   _control() { return _lookupControl(this._groupDirective, this._controlOrName); }
 }
 
+/**
+ * The default accessor for writing a value and listening to changes that is used by a {@link
+  * Control} directive.
+ *
+ * This is the default strategy that Angular uses when no other accessor is applied.
+ *
+ *  # Example
+ *  ```
+ *  <input type="text" [control]="loginControl">
+ *  ```
+ *
+ * @exportedAs angular2/forms
+ */
+@Directive({
+  selector: 'input:not([type=checkbox])[control],textarea[control]',
+  hostListeners:
+      {'change': 'onChange($event.target.value)', 'input': 'onChange($event.target.value)'},
+  hostProperties: {'value': 'value'}
+})
+export class DefaultValueAccessor {
+  value = null;
+  onChange: Function;
+
+  constructor(cd: ControlDirective, private _elementRef: ElementRef, private _renderer: Renderer) {
+    this.onChange = (_) => {};
+    cd.valueAccessor = this;
+  }
+
+  writeValue(value) {
+    this._renderer.setElementProperty(this._elementRef.parentView.render,
+                                      this._elementRef.boundElementIndex, 'value', value)
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * The accessor for writing a value and listening to changes that is used by a {@link
+  * Control} directive.
+ *
+ * This is the default strategy that Angular uses when no other accessor is applied.
+ *
+ *  # Example
+ *  ```
+ *  <input type="text" [control]="loginControl">
+ *  ```
+ *
+ * @exportedAs angular2/forms
+ */
+@Directive({
+  selector: 'select[control]',
+  hostListeners:
+      {'change': 'onChange($event.target.value)', 'input': 'onChange($event.target.value)'},
+  hostProperties: {'value': 'value'}
+})
+export class SelectControlValueAccessor {
+  value = null;
+  onChange: Function;
+
+  constructor(cd: ControlDirective, private _elementRef: ElementRef, private _renderer: Renderer) {
+    this.onChange = (_) => {};
+    this.value = '';
+    cd.valueAccessor = this;
+  }
+
+  writeValue(value) {
+    this._renderer.setElementProperty(this._elementRef.parentView.render,
+                                      this._elementRef.boundElementIndex, 'value', value)
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * The accessor for writing a value and listening to changes on a checkbox input element.
  *
@@ -219,17 +261,12 @@ export class ControlDirective {
   hostProperties: {'checked': 'checked'}
 })
 export class CheckboxControlValueAccessor {
-  _elementRef: ElementRef;
-  _renderer: Renderer;
-
   checked: boolean;
   onChange: Function;
 
-  constructor(cd: ControlDirective, elementRef: ElementRef, renderer: Renderer) {
+  constructor(cd: ControlDirective, private _elementRef: ElementRef, private _renderer: Renderer) {
     this.onChange = (_) => {};
-    this._elementRef = elementRef;
-    this._renderer = renderer;
-    cd.valueAccessor = this;  // ControlDirective should inject CheckboxControlDirective
+    cd.valueAccessor = this;
   }
 
   writeValue(value) {
@@ -246,5 +283,10 @@ export class CheckboxControlValueAccessor {
  *
  * @exportedAs angular2/forms
  */
-export const formDirectives: List<Type> = CONST_EXPR(
-    [ControlGroupDirective, ControlDirective, CheckboxControlValueAccessor, DefaultValueAccessor]);
+export const formDirectives: List<Type> = CONST_EXPR([
+  ControlGroupDirective,
+  ControlDirective,
+  CheckboxControlValueAccessor,
+  DefaultValueAccessor,
+  SelectControlValueAccessor
+]);
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/forms/directives_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/forms/directives_spec.js
index 703652fa82..5e1dcf723b 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/forms/directives_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/forms/directives_spec.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export function main() {
   describe("Form Directives", () => {
     describe("Control", () => {
       it("should throw when the group is not found and the control is not set", () => {
-        var c = new ControlDirective(null, null);
+        var c = new ControlDirective(null);
         expect(() => {
           c.controlOrName = 'login';
         }).toThrowError(new RegExp('No control group found for "login"'));
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export function main() {
         var emptyGroup = new ControlGroupDirective(null);
         emptyGroup.controlOrName = new ControlGroup({});
 
-        var c = new ControlDirective(emptyGroup, null);
+        var c = new ControlDirective(emptyGroup);
         expect(() => {
           c.controlOrName = 'login';
         }).toThrowError(new RegExp('Cannot find control "login"'));
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/forms/integration_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/forms/integration_spec.js
index fa3df617e8..bfb7176b47 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/forms/integration_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/forms/integration_spec.js
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ import {View} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/view';
 
 import {TestBed} from 'angular2/src/test_lib/test_bed';
 
-import {ControlGroupDirective, ControlDirective, Control, ControlGroup, RequiredValidatorDirective, CheckboxControlValueAccessor,
-  DefaultValueAccessor, Validators} from 'angular2/forms';
+import {ControlGroupDirective, ControlDirective, Control, ControlGroup, RequiredValidatorDirective, CheckboxControlValueAccessor, DefaultValueAccessor, SelectControlValueAccessor, Validators} from 'angular2/forms';
 
 export function main() {
   describe("integration tests", () => {
@@ -266,6 +265,19 @@ export function main() {
           async.done();
         });
       }));
+
+      it("should throw when cannot find a value accessor", inject([TestBed, AsyncTestCompleter], (tb, async) => {
+        var ctx = new MyComp(new ControlGroup({"name": new Control("aa")}));
+
+        var t = `<div [control-group]="form">
+                  <div control="name">
+                </div>`;
+
+        tb.createView(MyComp, {context: ctx, html: t}).then((view) => {
+          expect(() => view.detectChanges()).toThrowError(new RegExp("Cannot find value accessor"))
+          async.done();
+        });
+      }));
     });
 
     describe("validations", () => {
@@ -377,7 +389,9 @@ export function main() {
   WrappedValue,
   RequiredValidatorDirective,
   DefaultValueAccessor,
-  CheckboxControlValueAccessor]})
+  CheckboxControlValueAccessor,
+  SelectControlValueAccessor
+]})
 class MyComp {
   form:any;
   name:string;