diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/common/forms/directives/shared.ts b/modules/angular2/src/common/forms/directives/shared.ts
index 9e9dac288b..02edbca183 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/common/forms/directives/shared.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/common/forms/directives/shared.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {ListWrapper, StringMapWrapper} from 'angular2/src/facade/collection';
-import {isBlank, isPresent, looseIdentical} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
+import {isBlank, isPresent, looseIdentical, hasConstructor} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
 import {BaseException, WrappedException} from 'angular2/src/facade/exceptions';
 
 import {ControlContainer} from './control_container';
@@ -82,11 +82,13 @@ export function selectValueAccessor(dir: NgControl,
   var builtinAccessor;
   var customAccessor;
   valueAccessors.forEach(v => {
-    if (v instanceof DefaultValueAccessor) {
+    if (hasConstructor(v, DefaultValueAccessor)) {
       defaultAccessor = v;
 
-    } else if (v instanceof CheckboxControlValueAccessor || v instanceof NumberValueAccessor ||
-               v instanceof SelectControlValueAccessor || v instanceof RadioControlValueAccessor) {
+    } else if (hasConstructor(v, CheckboxControlValueAccessor) ||
+               hasConstructor(v, NumberValueAccessor) ||
+               hasConstructor(v, SelectControlValueAccessor) ||
+               hasConstructor(v, RadioControlValueAccessor)) {
       if (isPresent(builtinAccessor))
         _throwError(dir, "More than one built-in value accessor matches");
       builtinAccessor = v;
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/facade/lang.dart b/modules/angular2/src/facade/lang.dart
index e09adbd2cd..13c8057997 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/facade/lang.dart
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/facade/lang.dart
@@ -353,3 +353,7 @@ var global = null;
 dynamic evalExpression(String sourceUrl, String expr, String declarations, Map<String, String> vars) {
   throw "Dart does not support evaluating expression during runtime!";
 }
+
+bool hasConstructor(Object value, Type type) {
+  return value.runtimeType == type;
+}
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/facade/lang.ts b/modules/angular2/src/facade/lang.ts
index 25a161e059..b1dd056830 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/facade/lang.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/facade/lang.ts
@@ -464,3 +464,7 @@ export function evalExpression(sourceUrl: string, expr: string, declarations: st
 export function isPrimitive(obj: any): boolean {
   return !isJsObject(obj);
 }
+
+export function hasConstructor(value: Object, type: Type): boolean {
+  return value.constructor === type;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/facade/lang_spec.ts b/modules/angular2/test/facade/lang_spec.ts
index 25a283adc9..352b1a75f7 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/facade/lang_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/facade/lang_spec.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,13 @@ import {
   RegExpWrapper,
   RegExpMatcherWrapper,
   StringWrapper,
-  CONST_EXPR
+  CONST_EXPR,
+  hasConstructor
 } from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
 
+class MySuperclass {}
+class MySubclass extends MySuperclass {}
+
 export function main() {
   describe('RegExp', () => {
     it('should expose the index for each match', () => {
@@ -119,5 +123,13 @@ export function main() {
         expect(StringWrapper.stripRight(null, "S")).toEqual(null);
       });
     });
+
+    describe('hasConstructor', () => {
+      it("should be true when the type matches",
+         () => { expect(hasConstructor(new MySuperclass(), MySuperclass)).toEqual(true); });
+
+      it("should be false for subtypes",
+         () => { expect(hasConstructor(new MySubclass(), MySuperclass)).toEqual(false); });
+    });
   });
 }