diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/view/anchor.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/view/anchor.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 722dc8b1b8..0000000000
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/view/anchor.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @license
- * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- *
- * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
- * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
- */
-
-import {NodeData, NodeDef, NodeFlags, NodeType, ViewData, ViewDefinition} from './types';
-
-export function anchorDef(
-    flags: NodeFlags, childCount: number, template?: ViewDefinition): NodeDef {
-  return {
-    type: NodeType.Anchor,
-    // will bet set by the view definition
-    index: undefined,
-    reverseChildIndex: undefined,
-    parent: undefined,
-    childFlags: undefined,
-    bindingIndex: undefined,
-    disposableIndex: undefined,
-    providerIndices: undefined,
-    // regular values
-    flags,
-    childCount,
-    bindings: [],
-    disposableCount: 0,
-    element: undefined,
-    provider: undefined,
-    text: undefined,
-    component: undefined, template
-  };
-}
-
-export function createAnchor(view: ViewData, renderHost: any, def: NodeDef): NodeData {
-  const parentNode = def.parent != null ? view.nodes[def.parent].renderNode : renderHost;
-  let renderNode: any;
-  if (view.renderer) {
-    renderNode = view.renderer.createTemplateAnchor(parentNode);
-  } else {
-    renderNode = document.createComment('');
-    if (parentNode) {
-      parentNode.appendChild(renderNode);
-    }
-  }
-  return {
-    renderNode,
-    provider: undefined,
-    embeddedViews: (def.flags & NodeFlags.HasEmbeddedViews) ? [] : undefined,
-    componentView: undefined
-  };
-}
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/view/element.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/view/element.ts
index bf3eb85541..303758f120 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/view/element.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/view/element.ts
@@ -8,9 +8,33 @@
 
 import {SecurityContext} from '../security';
 
-import {BindingDef, BindingType, DisposableFn, ElementOutputDef, NodeData, NodeDef, NodeFlags, NodeType, ViewData, ViewFlags} from './types';
+import {BindingDef, BindingType, DisposableFn, ElementOutputDef, NodeData, NodeDef, NodeFlags, NodeType, ViewData, ViewDefinition, ViewFlags} from './types';
 import {checkAndUpdateBinding, setBindingDebugInfo} from './util';
 
+export function anchorDef(
+    flags: NodeFlags, childCount: number, template?: ViewDefinition): NodeDef {
+  return {
+    type: NodeType.Element,
+    // will bet set by the view definition
+    index: undefined,
+    reverseChildIndex: undefined,
+    parent: undefined,
+    childFlags: undefined,
+    bindingIndex: undefined,
+    disposableIndex: undefined,
+    providerIndices: undefined,
+    // regular values
+    flags,
+    childCount,
+    bindings: [],
+    disposableCount: 0,
+    element: {name: undefined, attrs: undefined, outputs: [], template},
+    provider: undefined,
+    text: undefined,
+    pureExpression: undefined
+  };
+}
+
 export function elementDef(
     flags: NodeFlags, childCount: number, name: string, fixedAttrs: {[name: string]: string} = {},
     bindings?:
@@ -65,11 +89,10 @@ export function elementDef(
     childCount,
     bindings: bindingDefs,
     disposableCount: outputDefs.length,
-    element: {name, attrs: fixedAttrs, outputs: outputDefs},
+    element: {name, attrs: fixedAttrs, outputs: outputDefs, template: undefined},
     provider: undefined,
     text: undefined,
-    component: undefined,
-    template: undefined
+    pureExpression: undefined
   };
 }
 
@@ -78,9 +101,10 @@ export function createElement(view: ViewData, renderHost: any, def: NodeDef): No
   const elDef = def.element;
   let el: any;
   if (view.renderer) {
-    el = view.renderer.createElement(parentNode, elDef.name);
+    el = elDef.name ? view.renderer.createElement(parentNode, elDef.name) :
+                      view.renderer.createTemplateAnchor(parentNode);
   } else {
-    el = document.createElement(elDef.name);
+    el = elDef.name ? document.createElement(elDef.name) : document.createComment('');
     if (parentNode) {
       parentNode.appendChild(el);
     }
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/view/index.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/view/index.ts
index 42ee2c0544..a530aeb2f4 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/view/index.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/view/index.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-export {anchorDef} from './anchor';
-export {elementDef} from './element';
+export {anchorDef, elementDef} from './element';
 export {providerDef} from './provider';
+export {pureArrayDef, pureObjectDef, purePipeDef} from './pure_expression';
 export {textDef} from './text';
 export {checkAndUpdateView, checkNoChangesView, createEmbeddedView, createRootView, destroyView, viewDef} from './view';
 export {attachEmbeddedView, detachEmbeddedView, rootRenderNodes} from './view_attach';
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/view/provider.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/view/provider.ts
index 8762da500e..acfa222943 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/view/provider.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/view/provider.ts
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ export function providerDef(
     childCount: 0, bindings,
     disposableCount: outputDefs.length,
     element: undefined,
-    provider: {tokenKey: tokenKey(ctor), ctor, deps: depDefs, outputs: outputDefs},
-    text: undefined, component,
-    template: undefined
+    provider: {tokenKey: tokenKey(ctor), ctor, deps: depDefs, outputs: outputDefs, component},
+    text: undefined,
+    pureExpression: undefined
   };
 }
 
@@ -147,8 +147,7 @@ export function checkAndUpdateProviderInline(
   }
 }
 
-export function checkAndUpdateProviderDynamic(
-    view: ViewData, index: number, def: NodeDef, values: any[]) {
+export function checkAndUpdateProviderDynamic(view: ViewData, def: NodeDef, values: any[]) {
   const provider = view.nodes[def.index].provider;
   let changes: SimpleChanges;
   for (let i = 0; i < values.length; i++) {
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/view/pure_expression.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/view/pure_expression.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..baa40449ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/view/pure_expression.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,227 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+import {resolveDep, tokenKey} from './provider';
+import {BindingDef, BindingType, DepDef, DepFlags, NodeData, NodeDef, NodeType, PureExpressionData, PureExpressionType, ViewData} from './types';
+import {checkAndUpdateBinding} from './util';
+
+export function purePipeDef(pipeToken: any, argCount: number): NodeDef {
+  return _pureExpressionDef(
+      PureExpressionType.Pipe, new Array(argCount),
+      {token: pipeToken, tokenKey: tokenKey(pipeToken), flags: DepFlags.None});
+}
+
+export function pureArrayDef(argCount: number): NodeDef {
+  return _pureExpressionDef(PureExpressionType.Array, new Array(argCount), undefined);
+}
+
+export function pureObjectDef(propertyNames: string[]): NodeDef {
+  return _pureExpressionDef(PureExpressionType.Object, propertyNames, undefined);
+}
+
+function _pureExpressionDef(
+    type: PureExpressionType, propertyNames: string[], pipeDep: DepDef): NodeDef {
+  const bindings: BindingDef[] = new Array(propertyNames.length);
+  for (let i = 0; i < propertyNames.length; i++) {
+    const prop = propertyNames[i];
+    bindings[i] = {
+      type: BindingType.PureExpressionProperty,
+      name: prop,
+      nonMinifiedName: prop,
+      securityContext: undefined,
+      suffix: undefined
+    };
+  }
+  return {
+    type: NodeType.PureExpression,
+    // will bet set by the view definition
+    index: undefined,
+    reverseChildIndex: undefined,
+    parent: undefined,
+    childFlags: undefined,
+    bindingIndex: undefined,
+    disposableIndex: undefined,
+    providerIndices: undefined,
+    // regular values
+    flags: 0,
+    childCount: 0, bindings,
+    disposableCount: 0,
+    element: undefined,
+    provider: undefined,
+    text: undefined,
+    pureExpression: {type, pipeDep}
+  };
+}
+
+export function createPureExpression(view: ViewData, def: NodeDef): NodeData {
+  const pipe = def.pureExpression.pipeDep ?
+      resolveDep(view, def.parent, def.pureExpression.pipeDep) :
+      undefined;
+  const data: PureExpressionData = {value: undefined, pipe: pipe};
+  return {
+    renderNode: undefined,
+    provider: data,
+    embeddedViews: undefined,
+    componentView: undefined
+  };
+}
+
+export function checkAndUpdatePureExpressionInline(
+    view: ViewData, def: NodeDef, v0: any, v1: any, v2: any, v3: any, v4: any, v5: any, v6: any,
+    v7: any, v8: any, v9: any) {
+  const bindings = def.bindings;
+  let changed = false;
+  // Note: fallthrough is intended!
+  switch (bindings.length) {
+    case 10:
+      if (checkAndUpdateBinding(view, def, 9, v9)) changed = true;
+    case 9:
+      if (checkAndUpdateBinding(view, def, 8, v8)) changed = true;
+    case 8:
+      if (checkAndUpdateBinding(view, def, 7, v7)) changed = true;
+    case 7:
+      if (checkAndUpdateBinding(view, def, 6, v6)) changed = true;
+    case 6:
+      if (checkAndUpdateBinding(view, def, 5, v5)) changed = true;
+    case 5:
+      if (checkAndUpdateBinding(view, def, 4, v4)) changed = true;
+    case 4:
+      if (checkAndUpdateBinding(view, def, 3, v3)) changed = true;
+    case 3:
+      if (checkAndUpdateBinding(view, def, 2, v2)) changed = true;
+    case 2:
+      if (checkAndUpdateBinding(view, def, 1, v1)) changed = true;
+    case 1:
+      if (checkAndUpdateBinding(view, def, 0, v0)) changed = true;
+  }
+
+  if (changed) {
+    const data: PureExpressionData = view.nodes[def.index].provider;
+    let value: any;
+    switch (def.pureExpression.type) {
+      case PureExpressionType.Array:
+        value = new Array(bindings.length);
+        // Note: fallthrough is intended!
+        switch (bindings.length) {
+          case 10:
+            value[9] = v9;
+          case 9:
+            value[8] = v8;
+          case 8:
+            value[7] = v7;
+          case 7:
+            value[6] = v6;
+          case 6:
+            value[5] = v5;
+          case 5:
+            value[4] = v4;
+          case 4:
+            value[3] = v3;
+          case 3:
+            value[2] = v2;
+          case 2:
+            value[1] = v1;
+          case 1:
+            value[0] = v0;
+        }
+        break;
+      case PureExpressionType.Object:
+        value = {};
+        // Note: fallthrough is intended!
+        switch (bindings.length) {
+          case 10:
+            value[bindings[9].name] = v9;
+          case 9:
+            value[bindings[8].name] = v8;
+          case 8:
+            value[bindings[7].name] = v7;
+          case 7:
+            value[bindings[6].name] = v6;
+          case 6:
+            value[bindings[5].name] = v5;
+          case 5:
+            value[bindings[4].name] = v4;
+          case 4:
+            value[bindings[3].name] = v3;
+          case 3:
+            value[bindings[2].name] = v2;
+          case 2:
+            value[bindings[1].name] = v1;
+          case 1:
+            value[bindings[0].name] = v0;
+        }
+        break;
+      case PureExpressionType.Pipe:
+        switch (bindings.length) {
+          case 10:
+            value = data.pipe.transform(v0, v1, v2, v3, v4, v5, v6, v7, v8, v9);
+            break;
+          case 9:
+            value = data.pipe.transform(v0, v1, v2, v3, v4, v5, v6, v7, v8);
+            break;
+          case 8:
+            value = data.pipe.transform(v0, v1, v2, v3, v4, v5, v6, v7);
+            break;
+          case 7:
+            value = data.pipe.transform(v0, v1, v2, v3, v4, v5, v6);
+            break;
+          case 6:
+            value = data.pipe.transform(v0, v1, v2, v3, v4, v5);
+            break;
+          case 5:
+            value = data.pipe.transform(v0, v1, v2, v3, v4);
+            break;
+          case 4:
+            value = data.pipe.transform(v0, v1, v2, v3);
+            break;
+          case 3:
+            value = data.pipe.transform(v0, v1, v2);
+            break;
+          case 2:
+            value = data.pipe.transform(v0, v1);
+            break;
+          case 1:
+            value = data.pipe.transform(v0);
+            break;
+        }
+        break;
+    }
+    data.value = value;
+  }
+}
+
+export function checkAndUpdatePureExpressionDynamic(view: ViewData, def: NodeDef, values: any[]) {
+  const bindings = def.bindings;
+  let changed = false;
+  for (let i = 0; i < values.length; i++) {
+    // Note: We need to loop over all values, so that
+    // the old values are updates as well!
+    if (checkAndUpdateBinding(view, def, i, values[i])) {
+      changed = true;
+    }
+  }
+  if (changed) {
+    const data: PureExpressionData = view.nodes[def.index].provider;
+    let value: any;
+    switch (def.pureExpression.type) {
+      case PureExpressionType.Array:
+        value = values;
+        break;
+      case PureExpressionType.Object:
+        value = {};
+        for (let i = 0; i < values.length; i++) {
+          value[bindings[i].name] = values[i];
+        }
+        break;
+      case PureExpressionType.Pipe:
+        value = data.pipe.transform(values[0], ...values.slice(1));
+        break;
+    }
+    data.value = value;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/view/text.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/view/text.ts
index af2b84cc9b..7b093fe2ab 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/view/text.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/view/text.ts
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ export function textDef(constants: string[]): NodeDef {
     element: undefined,
     provider: undefined,
     text: {prefix: constants[0]},
-    component: undefined,
-    template: undefined
+    pureExpression: undefined
   };
 }
 
@@ -124,9 +123,13 @@ export function checkAndUpdateTextInline(
 
 export function checkAndUpdateTextDynamic(view: ViewData, def: NodeDef, values: any[]) {
   const bindings = def.bindings;
-  let changed = view.firstChange;
-  for (let i = 0; i < values.length && !changed; i++) {
-    changed = changed || checkAndUpdateBinding(view, def, i, values[i]);
+  let changed = false;
+  for (let i = 0; i < values.length; i++) {
+    // Note: We need to loop over all values, so that
+    // the old values are updates as well!
+    if (checkAndUpdateBinding(view, def, i, values[i])) {
+      changed = true;
+    }
   }
   if (changed) {
     let value = '';
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/view/types.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/view/types.ts
index 3f37c5c4e4..3b1682536b 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/view/types.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/view/types.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
+import {PipeTransform} from '../change_detection/change_detection';
 import {TemplateRef} from '../linker/template_ref';
 import {ViewContainerRef} from '../linker/view_container_ref';
 import {RenderComponentType, Renderer, RootRenderer} from '../render/api';
@@ -42,8 +43,8 @@ export type ViewUpdateFn = (updater: NodeUpdater, view: ViewData) => void;
 export interface NodeUpdater {
   checkInline(
       view: ViewData, nodeIndex: number, v0?: any, v1?: any, v2?: any, v3?: any, v4?: any, v5?: any,
-      v6?: any, v7?: any, v8?: any, v9?: any): void;
-  checkDynamic(view: ViewData, nodeIndex: number, values: any[]): void;
+      v6?: any, v7?: any, v8?: any, v9?: any): any;
+  checkDynamic(view: ViewData, nodeIndex: number, values: any[]): any;
 }
 
 export type ViewHandleEventFn =
@@ -68,24 +69,22 @@ export interface NodeDef {
   childCount: number;
   /** aggregated NodeFlags for all children **/
   childFlags: NodeFlags;
+  providerIndices: {[tokenKey: string]: number};
   bindingIndex: number;
   bindings: BindingDef[];
   disposableIndex: number;
   disposableCount: number;
   element: ElementDef;
-  providerIndices: {[tokenKey: string]: number};
   provider: ProviderDef;
   text: TextDef;
-  // closure to allow recursive components
-  component: () => ViewDefinition;
-  template: ViewDefinition;
+  pureExpression: PureExpressionDef;
 }
 
 export enum NodeType {
   Element,
   Text,
-  Anchor,
-  Provider
+  Provider,
+  PureExpression
 }
 
 /**
@@ -109,6 +108,7 @@ export interface ElementDef {
   name: string;
   attrs: {[name: string]: string};
   outputs: ElementOutputDef[];
+  template: ViewDefinition;
 }
 
 export interface ElementOutputDef {
@@ -140,17 +140,31 @@ export interface ProviderDef {
   ctor: any;
   deps: DepDef[];
   outputs: ProviderOutputDef[];
+  // closure to allow recursive components
+  component: () => ViewDefinition;
 }
 
 export interface TextDef { prefix: string; }
 
+export interface PureExpressionDef {
+  type: PureExpressionType;
+  pipeDep: DepDef;
+}
+
+export enum PureExpressionType {
+  Array,
+  Object,
+  Pipe
+}
+
 export enum BindingType {
   ElementAttribute,
   ElementClass,
   ElementStyle,
   ElementProperty,
   ProviderProperty,
-  Interpolation
+  Interpolation,
+  PureExpressionProperty
 }
 
 export interface BindingDef {
@@ -193,11 +207,16 @@ export type DisposableFn = () => void;
  */
 export interface NodeData {
   renderNode: any;
-  provider: any;
+  provider: PureExpressionData|any;
   componentView: ViewData;
   embeddedViews: ViewData[];
 }
 
+export interface PureExpressionData {
+  value: any;
+  pipe: PipeTransform;
+}
+
 export interface Services {
   renderComponent(rcp: RenderComponentType): Renderer;
   sanitize(context: SecurityContext, value: string): string;
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/view/view.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/view/view.ts
index c7c4aae708..a3c5bfae67 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/view/view.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/view/view.ts
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@
 import {ExpressionChangedAfterItHasBeenCheckedError} from '../linker/errors';
 import {RenderComponentType, Renderer} from '../render/api';
 
-import {createAnchor} from './anchor';
 import {checkAndUpdateElementDynamic, checkAndUpdateElementInline, createElement} from './element';
 import {callLifecycleHooksChildrenFirst, checkAndUpdateProviderDynamic, checkAndUpdateProviderInline, createProvider} from './provider';
+import {checkAndUpdatePureExpressionDynamic, checkAndUpdatePureExpressionInline, createPureExpression} from './pure_expression';
 import {checkAndUpdateTextDynamic, checkAndUpdateTextInline, createText} from './text';
-import {ElementDef, NodeData, NodeDef, NodeFlags, NodeType, NodeUpdater, ProviderDef, Services, TextDef, ViewData, ViewDefinition, ViewFlags, ViewHandleEventFn, ViewUpdateFn} from './types';
+import {ElementDef, NodeData, NodeDef, NodeFlags, NodeType, NodeUpdater, ProviderDef, PureExpressionData, Services, TextDef, ViewData, ViewDefinition, ViewFlags, ViewHandleEventFn, ViewUpdateFn} from './types';
 import {checkBindingNoChanges} from './util';
 
 const NOOP = (): any => undefined;
@@ -123,16 +123,17 @@ function calculateReverseChildIndex(
 }
 
 function validateNode(parent: NodeDef, node: NodeDef) {
-  if (node.template) {
-    if (node.template.lastRootNode != null &&
-        node.template.nodes[node.template.lastRootNode].flags & NodeFlags.HasEmbeddedViews) {
+  const template = node.element && node.element.template;
+  if (template) {
+    if (template.lastRootNode != null &&
+        template.nodes[template.lastRootNode].flags & NodeFlags.HasEmbeddedViews) {
       throw new Error(
           `Illegal State: Last root node of a template can't have embedded views, at index ${node.index}!`);
     }
   }
   if (node.provider) {
     const parentType = parent ? parent.type : null;
-    if (parentType !== NodeType.Element && parentType !== NodeType.Anchor) {
+    if (parentType !== NodeType.Element) {
       throw new Error(
           `Illegal State: Provider nodes need to be children of elements or anchors, at index ${node.index}!`);
     }
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ function cloneAndModifyNode(nodeDef: NodeDef, values: {
 export function createEmbeddedView(parent: ViewData, anchorDef: NodeDef, context?: any): ViewData {
   // embedded views are seen as siblings to the anchor, so we need
   // to get the parent of the anchor and use it as parentIndex.
-  const view = createView(parent.services, parent, anchorDef.parent, anchorDef.template);
+  const view = createView(parent.services, parent, anchorDef.parent, anchorDef.element.template);
   initView(view, null, parent.component, context);
   return view;
 }
@@ -223,16 +224,16 @@ function initView(view: ViewData, renderHost: any, component: any, context: any)
       case NodeType.Text:
         nodeData = createText(view, renderHost, nodeDef);
         break;
-      case NodeType.Anchor:
-        nodeData = createAnchor(view, renderHost, nodeDef);
-        break;
       case NodeType.Provider:
         let componentView: ViewData;
-        if (nodeDef.component) {
-          componentView = createView(view.services, view, i, nodeDef.component());
+        if (nodeDef.provider.component) {
+          componentView = createView(view.services, view, i, nodeDef.provider.component());
         }
         nodeData = createProvider(view, nodeDef, componentView);
         break;
+      case NodeType.PureExpression:
+        nodeData = createPureExpression(view, nodeDef);
+        break;
     }
     nodes[i] = nodeData;
   }
@@ -272,12 +273,22 @@ const CheckNoChanges: NodeUpdater = {
       case 1:
         checkBindingNoChanges(view, nodeDef, 0, v0);
     }
+    if (nodeDef.type === NodeType.PureExpression) {
+      const data: PureExpressionData = view.nodes[index].provider;
+      return data.value;
+    }
+    return undefined;
   },
   checkDynamic: (view: ViewData, index: number, values: any[]): void => {
-    const oldValues = view.oldValues;
+    const nodeDef = view.def.nodes[index];
     for (let i = 0; i < values.length; i++) {
-      checkBindingNoChanges(view, view.def.nodes[index], i, values[i]);
+      checkBindingNoChanges(view, nodeDef, i, values[i]);
     }
+    if (nodeDef.type === NodeType.PureExpression) {
+      const data: PureExpressionData = view.nodes[index].provider;
+      return data.value;
+    }
+    return undefined;
   }
 };
 
@@ -301,13 +312,17 @@ const CheckAndUpdate: NodeUpdater = {
     switch (nodeDef.type) {
       case NodeType.Element:
         checkAndUpdateElementInline(view, nodeDef, v0, v1, v2, v3, v4, v5, v6, v7, v8, v9);
-        break;
+        return undefined;
       case NodeType.Text:
         checkAndUpdateTextInline(view, nodeDef, v0, v1, v2, v3, v4, v5, v6, v7, v8, v9);
-        break;
+        return undefined;
       case NodeType.Provider:
         checkAndUpdateProviderInline(view, nodeDef, v0, v1, v2, v3, v4, v5, v6, v7, v8, v9);
-        break;
+        return undefined;
+      case NodeType.PureExpression:
+        checkAndUpdatePureExpressionInline(view, nodeDef, v0, v1, v2, v3, v4, v5, v6, v7, v8, v9);
+        const data: PureExpressionData = view.nodes[index].provider;
+        return data.value;
     }
   },
   checkDynamic: (view: ViewData, index: number, values: any[]): void => {
@@ -315,13 +330,17 @@ const CheckAndUpdate: NodeUpdater = {
     switch (nodeDef.type) {
       case NodeType.Element:
         checkAndUpdateElementDynamic(view, nodeDef, values);
-        break;
+        return undefined;
       case NodeType.Text:
         checkAndUpdateTextDynamic(view, nodeDef, values);
-        break;
+        return undefined;
       case NodeType.Provider:
-        checkAndUpdateProviderDynamic(view, index, nodeDef, values);
-        break;
+        checkAndUpdateProviderDynamic(view, nodeDef, values);
+        return undefined;
+      case NodeType.PureExpression:
+        checkAndUpdatePureExpressionDynamic(view, nodeDef, values);
+        const data: PureExpressionData = view.nodes[index].provider;
+        return data.value;
     }
   }
 };
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/test/view/helper.ts b/modules/@angular/core/test/view/helper.ts
index 1a77d32205..ec5dd1f741 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/test/view/helper.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/test/view/helper.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 import {RootRenderer} from '@angular/core';
+import {NodeUpdater, ViewData} from '@angular/core/src/view/index';
 import {TestBed} from '@angular/core/testing';
 import {getDOM} from '@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/dom_adapter';
 
@@ -34,3 +35,21 @@ export function setupAndCheckRenderer(config: {directDom: boolean}) {
     afterEach(() => { expect(rootRenderer.renderComponent).toHaveBeenCalled(); });
   }
 }
+
+export enum InlineDynamic {
+  Inline,
+  Dynamic
+}
+
+export const INLINE_DYNAMIC_VALUES = [InlineDynamic.Inline, InlineDynamic.Dynamic];
+
+export function callUpdater(
+    updater: NodeUpdater, inlineDynamic: InlineDynamic, view: ViewData, nodeIndex: number,
+    values: any[]): any {
+  switch (inlineDynamic) {
+    case InlineDynamic.Inline:
+      return (<any>updater.checkInline)(view, nodeIndex, ...values);
+    case InlineDynamic.Dynamic:
+      return updater.checkDynamic(view, nodeIndex, values);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/test/view/pure_expression_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/core/test/view/pure_expression_spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..17ef219e72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/test/view/pure_expression_spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+import {PipeTransform, RenderComponentType, RootRenderer, Sanitizer, SecurityContext, ViewEncapsulation} from '@angular/core';
+import {DefaultServices, NodeDef, NodeFlags, NodeUpdater, Services, ViewData, ViewDefinition, ViewFlags, ViewHandleEventFn, ViewUpdateFn, anchorDef, checkAndUpdateView, checkNoChangesView, createRootView, elementDef, providerDef, pureArrayDef, pureObjectDef, purePipeDef, rootRenderNodes, textDef, viewDef} from '@angular/core/src/view/index';
+import {inject} from '@angular/core/testing';
+
+import {INLINE_DYNAMIC_VALUES, InlineDynamic, callUpdater} from './helper';
+
+export function main() {
+  describe(`View Pure Expressions`, () => {
+    let services: Services;
+    let renderComponentType: RenderComponentType;
+
+    beforeEach(
+        inject([RootRenderer, Sanitizer], (rootRenderer: RootRenderer, sanitizer: Sanitizer) => {
+          services = new DefaultServices(rootRenderer, sanitizer);
+          renderComponentType =
+              new RenderComponentType('1', 'someUrl', 0, ViewEncapsulation.None, [], {});
+        }));
+
+    function compViewDef(
+        nodes: NodeDef[], update?: ViewUpdateFn, handleEvent?: ViewHandleEventFn): ViewDefinition {
+      return viewDef(ViewFlags.None, nodes, update, handleEvent, renderComponentType);
+    }
+
+    function createAndGetRootNodes(viewDef: ViewDefinition): {rootNodes: any[], view: ViewData} {
+      const view = createRootView(services, viewDef);
+      const rootNodes = rootRenderNodes(view);
+      return {rootNodes, view};
+    }
+
+    class Service {
+      data: any;
+    }
+
+    INLINE_DYNAMIC_VALUES.forEach((inlineDynamic) => {
+      it(`should support pure arrays in ${InlineDynamic[inlineDynamic]} bindings`, () => {
+        let values: any[];
+
+        const {view, rootNodes} = createAndGetRootNodes(compViewDef(
+            [
+              elementDef(NodeFlags.None, 2, 'span'), pureArrayDef(2),
+              providerDef(NodeFlags.None, Service, [], {data: [0, 'data']})
+            ],
+            (updater, view) => {
+              callUpdater(
+                  updater, inlineDynamic, view, 2,
+                  [callUpdater(updater, inlineDynamic, view, 1, values)]);
+            }));
+        const service = view.nodes[2].provider;
+
+        values = [1, 2];
+        checkAndUpdateView(view);
+        const arr0 = service.data;
+        expect(arr0).toEqual([1, 2]);
+
+        // instance should not change
+        // if the values don't change
+        checkAndUpdateView(view);
+        expect(service.data).toBe(arr0);
+
+        values = [3, 2];
+        checkAndUpdateView(view);
+        const arr1 = service.data;
+        expect(arr1).not.toBe(arr0);
+        expect(arr1).toEqual([3, 2]);
+      });
+    });
+
+    INLINE_DYNAMIC_VALUES.forEach((inlineDynamic) => {
+      it(`should support pure objects in ${InlineDynamic[inlineDynamic]} bindings`, () => {
+        let values: any[];
+
+        const {view, rootNodes} = createAndGetRootNodes(compViewDef(
+            [
+              elementDef(NodeFlags.None, 2, 'span'), pureObjectDef(['a', 'b']),
+              providerDef(NodeFlags.None, Service, [], {data: [0, 'data']})
+            ],
+            (updater, view) => {
+              callUpdater(
+                  updater, inlineDynamic, view, 2,
+                  [callUpdater(updater, inlineDynamic, view, 1, values)]);
+            }));
+        const service = view.nodes[2].provider;
+
+        values = [1, 2];
+        checkAndUpdateView(view);
+        const obj0 = service.data;
+        expect(obj0).toEqual({a: 1, b: 2});
+
+        // instance should not change
+        // if the values don't change
+        checkAndUpdateView(view);
+        expect(service.data).toBe(obj0);
+
+        values = [3, 2];
+        checkAndUpdateView(view);
+        const obj1 = service.data;
+        expect(obj1).not.toBe(obj0);
+        expect(obj1).toEqual({a: 3, b: 2});
+      });
+    });
+
+    INLINE_DYNAMIC_VALUES.forEach((inlineDynamic) => {
+      it(`should support pure pipes in ${InlineDynamic[inlineDynamic]} bindings`, () => {
+        class SomePipe implements PipeTransform {
+          transform(v1: any, v2: any) { return [v1 + 10, v2 + 20]; }
+        }
+
+        let values: any[];
+
+        const {view, rootNodes} = createAndGetRootNodes(compViewDef(
+            [
+              elementDef(NodeFlags.None, 3, 'span'), providerDef(NodeFlags.None, SomePipe, []),
+              purePipeDef(SomePipe, 2),
+              providerDef(NodeFlags.None, Service, [], {data: [0, 'data']})
+            ],
+            (updater, view) => {
+              callUpdater(
+                  updater, inlineDynamic, view, 3,
+                  [callUpdater(updater, inlineDynamic, view, 2, values)]);
+            }));
+        const service = view.nodes[3].provider;
+
+        values = [1, 2];
+        checkAndUpdateView(view);
+        const obj0 = service.data;
+        expect(obj0).toEqual([11, 22]);
+
+        // instance should not change
+        // if the values don't change
+        checkAndUpdateView(view);
+        expect(service.data).toBe(obj0);
+
+        values = [3, 2];
+        checkAndUpdateView(view);
+        const obj1 = service.data;
+        expect(obj1).not.toBe(obj0);
+        expect(obj1).toEqual([13, 22]);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+}