diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/abstract_change_detector.js b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/abstract_change_detector.js
index 97f854b236..896f623b7b 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/abstract_change_detector.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/abstract_change_detector.js
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ export class AbstractChangeDetector extends ChangeDetector {
   shadowDomChildren:List;
   parent:ChangeDetector;
   mode:string;
-  changeDetectorRef:ChangeDetectorRef;
+  ref:ChangeDetectorRef;
 
   constructor() {
     super();
     this.lightDomChildren = [];
     this.shadowDomChildren = [];
-    this.changeDetectorRef = new ChangeDetectorRef(this);
+    this.ref = new ChangeDetectorRef(this);
     this.mode = null;
   }
 
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ export class AbstractChangeDetector extends ChangeDetector {
     }
   }
 
+  markAsCheckOnce() {
+    this.mode = CHECK_ONCE;
+  }
+
   markPathToRootAsCheckOnce() {
     var c = this;
     while(isPresent(c) && c.mode != DETACHED) {
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/binding_record.js b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/binding_record.js
index 7ec5422d51..ddcb8c67dd 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/binding_record.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/binding_record.js
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ export class BindingRecord {
     return isPresent(this.directiveRecord) && this.directiveRecord.callOnChange;
   }
 
+  isOnPushChangeDetection() {
+    return isPresent(this.directiveRecord) && this.directiveRecord.isOnPushChangeDetection();
+  }
+
   isDirective() {
     return this.mode === DIRECTIVE;
   }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/change_detection_jit_generator.es6 b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/change_detection_jit_generator.es6
index c8a774e4c8..d53b0b43ee 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/change_detection_jit_generator.es6
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/change_detection_jit_generator.es6
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ var PIPE_REGISTRY_ACCESSOR = "this.pipeRegistry";
 var PROTOS_ACCESSOR = "this.protos";
 var DIRECTIVES_ACCESSOR = "this.directiveRecords";
 var CONTEXT_ACCESSOR = "this.context";
-var CHANGE_LOCAL = "change";
+var IS_CHANGED_LOCAL = "isChanged";
 var CHANGES_LOCAL = "changes";
 var LOCALS_ACCESSOR = "this.locals";
 var MODE_ACCESSOR = "this.mode";
@@ -78,10 +78,15 @@ function pipeOnDestroyTemplate(pipeNames:List) {
 }
 
 function hydrateTemplate(type:string, mode:string, fieldDefinitions:string, pipeOnDestroy:string,
-                         directiveFieldNames:List<String>):string {
+                         directiveFieldNames:List<String>, detectorFieldNames:List<String>):string {
   var directiveInit = "";
   for(var i = 0; i < directiveFieldNames.length; ++i) {
-    directiveInit += `${directiveFieldNames[i]} = directives.directive(this.directiveRecords[${i}]);\n`;
+    directiveInit += `${directiveFieldNames[i]} = directives.getDirectiveFor(this.directiveRecords[${i}]);\n`;
+  }
+
+  var detectorInit = "";
+  for(var i = 0; i < detectorFieldNames.length; ++i) {
+    detectorInit += `${detectorFieldNames[i]} = directives.getDetectorFor(this.directiveRecords[${i}]);\n`;
   }
 
   return `
@@ -90,6 +95,7 @@ ${type}.prototype.hydrate = function(context, locals, directives) {
   ${CONTEXT_ACCESSOR} = context;
   ${LOCALS_ACCESSOR} = locals;
   ${directiveInit}
+  ${detectorInit}
 }
 ${type}.prototype.dehydrate = function() {
   ${pipeOnDestroy}
@@ -128,7 +134,7 @@ function detectChangesBodyTemplate(localDefinitions:string, changeDefinitions:st
 ${localDefinitions}
 ${changeDefinitions}
 var ${TEMP_LOCAL};
-var ${CHANGE_LOCAL};
+var ${IS_CHANGED_LOCAL} = false;
 var ${CURRENT_PROTO};
 var ${CHANGES_LOCAL} = null;
 
@@ -208,6 +214,7 @@ function updateDirectiveTemplate(oldValue:string, newValue:string, directiveProp
   return `
 if(throwOnChange) ${UTIL}.throwOnChange(${CURRENT_PROTO}, ${UTIL}.simpleChange(${oldValue}, ${newValue}));
 ${directiveProperty} = ${newValue};
+${IS_CHANGED_LOCAL} = true;
   `;
 }
 
@@ -227,6 +234,22 @@ if(${CHANGES_LOCAL}) {
 `;
 }
 
+function notifyOnPushDetectorsTemplate(detector:string):string{
+  return  `
+if(${IS_CHANGED_LOCAL}) {
+  ${detector}.markAsCheckOnce();
+}
+`;
+}
+
+function lastInDirectiveTemplate(notifyOnChanges:string, notifyOnPush:string):string{
+  return  `
+${notifyOnChanges}
+${notifyOnPush}
+${IS_CHANGED_LOCAL} = false;
+`;
+}
+
 
 export class ChangeDetectorJITGenerator {
   typeName:string;
@@ -285,22 +308,32 @@ export class ChangeDetectorJITGenerator {
   genHydrate():string {
     var mode = ChangeDetectionUtil.changeDetectionMode(this.changeDetectionStrategy);
     return hydrateTemplate(this.typeName, mode, this.genFieldDefinitions(),
-      pipeOnDestroyTemplate(this.getNonNullPipeNames()), this.getDirectiveFieldNames());
+      pipeOnDestroyTemplate(this.getNonNullPipeNames()),
+      this.getDirectiveFieldNames(), this.getDetectorFieldNames());
   }
 
   getDirectiveFieldNames():List<string> {
     return this.directiveRecords.map((d) => this.getDirective(d));
   }
 
+  getDetectorFieldNames():List<string> {
+    return this.directiveRecords.filter(r => r.isOnPushChangeDetection()).map((d) => this.getDetector(d));
+  }
+
   getDirective(d:DirectiveRecord) {
     return `this.directive_${d.name}`;
   }
 
+  getDetector(d:DirectiveRecord) {
+    return `this.detector_${d.name}`;
+  }
+
   genFieldDefinitions() {
     var fields = [];
     fields = fields.concat(this.fieldNames);
     fields = fields.concat(this.getNonNullPipeNames());
     fields = fields.concat(this.getDirectiveFieldNames());
+    fields = fields.concat(this.getDetectorFieldNames());
     return fieldDefinitionsTemplate(fields);
   }
 
@@ -362,11 +395,11 @@ export class ChangeDetectorJITGenerator {
     var change = this.changeNames[r.selfIndex];
 
     var pipe = this.pipeNames[r.selfIndex];
-    var cdRef = r.mode === RECORD_TYPE_BINDING_PIPE ? "this.changeDetectorRef" : "null";
+    var cdRef = r.mode === RECORD_TYPE_BINDING_PIPE ? "this.ref" : "null";
 
     var update = this.genUpdateDirectiveOrElement(r);
     var addToChanges = this.genAddToChanges(r);
-    var lastInDirective = this.genNotifyOnChanges(r);
+    var lastInDirective = this.genLastInDirective(r);
 
     return pipeCheckTemplate(r.selfIndex - 1, context, cdRef, pipe, r.name, oldValue, newValue, change,
       update, addToChanges, lastInDirective);
@@ -380,7 +413,7 @@ export class ChangeDetectorJITGenerator {
 
     var update = this.genUpdateDirectiveOrElement(r);
     var addToChanges = this.genAddToChanges(r);
-    var lastInDirective = this.genNotifyOnChanges(r);
+    var lastInDirective = this.genLastInDirective(r);
 
     var check = referenceCheckTemplate(r.selfIndex - 1, assignment, oldValue, newValue, change,
       update, addToChanges, lastInDirective);
@@ -471,6 +504,12 @@ export class ChangeDetectorJITGenerator {
     return r.bindingRecord.callOnChange() ? addToChangesTemplate(oldValue, newValue) : "";
   }
 
+  genLastInDirective(r:ProtoRecord):string{
+    var onChanges = this.genNotifyOnChanges(r);
+    var onPush = this.genNotifyOnPushDetectors(r);
+    return lastInDirectiveTemplate(onChanges, onPush);
+  }
+
   genNotifyOnChanges(r:ProtoRecord):string{
     var br = r.bindingRecord;
     if (r.lastInDirective && br.callOnChange()) {
@@ -480,6 +519,15 @@ export class ChangeDetectorJITGenerator {
     }
   }
 
+  genNotifyOnPushDetectors(r:ProtoRecord):string{
+    var br = r.bindingRecord;
+    if (r.lastInDirective && br.isOnPushChangeDetection()) {
+      return notifyOnPushDetectorsTemplate(this.getDetector(br.directiveRecord));
+    } else {
+      return "";
+    }
+  }
+
   genArgs(r:ProtoRecord):string {
     return r.args.map((arg) => this.localNames[arg]).join(", ");
   }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/directive_record.js b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/directive_record.js
index c9715f0abc..ef6a6fc714 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/directive_record.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/directive_record.js
@@ -1,16 +1,24 @@
+import {ON_PUSH} from './constants';
+import {StringWrapper} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
+
 export class DirectiveRecord {
   elementIndex:number;
   directiveIndex:number;
   callOnAllChangesDone:boolean;
   callOnChange:boolean;
+  changeDetection:string;
 
   constructor(elementIndex:number, directiveIndex:number, 
-              callOnAllChangesDone:boolean,
-              callOnChange:boolean) {
+              callOnAllChangesDone:boolean, callOnChange:boolean, changeDetection:string) {
     this.elementIndex = elementIndex;
     this.directiveIndex = directiveIndex;
     this.callOnAllChangesDone = callOnAllChangesDone;
     this.callOnChange = callOnChange;
+    this.changeDetection = changeDetection;
+  }
+
+  isOnPushChangeDetection():boolean {
+    return StringWrapper.equals(this.changeDetection, ON_PUSH);
   }
 
   get name() {
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/dynamic_change_detector.js b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/dynamic_change_detector.js
index 3d5504d189..a4cfae3263 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/dynamic_change_detector.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/dynamic_change_detector.js
@@ -95,19 +95,31 @@ export class DynamicChangeDetector extends AbstractChangeDetector {
     var protos:List<ProtoRecord> = this.protos;
 
     var changes = null;
+    var isChanged = false;
     for (var i = 0; i < protos.length; ++i) {
       var proto:ProtoRecord = protos[i];
+      var bindingRecord = proto.bindingRecord;
+      var directiveRecord = bindingRecord.directiveRecord;
 
       var change = this._check(proto);
       if (isPresent(change)) {
         if (throwOnChange) ChangeDetectionUtil.throwOnChange(proto, change);
-        this._updateDirectiveOrElement(change, proto.bindingRecord);
-        changes = this._addChange(proto.bindingRecord, change, changes);
+        this._updateDirectiveOrElement(change, bindingRecord);
+        isChanged = true;
+        changes = this._addChange(bindingRecord, change, changes);
       }
 
-      if (proto.lastInDirective && isPresent(changes)) {
-        this._directive(proto.bindingRecord.directiveRecord).onChange(changes);
-        changes = null;
+      if (proto.lastInDirective) {
+        if (isPresent(changes)) {
+          this._getDirectiveFor(directiveRecord).onChange(changes);
+          changes = null;
+        }
+
+        if (isChanged && bindingRecord.isOnPushChangeDetection()) {
+          this._getDetectorFor(directiveRecord).markAsCheckOnce();
+        }
+
+        isChanged = false;
       }
     }
   }
@@ -117,7 +129,7 @@ export class DynamicChangeDetector extends AbstractChangeDetector {
     for (var i = dirs.length - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
       var dir = dirs[i];
       if (dir.callOnAllChangesDone) {
-        this._directive(dir).onAllChangesDone();
+        this._getDirectiveFor(dir).onAllChangesDone();
       }
     }
   }
@@ -126,7 +138,7 @@ export class DynamicChangeDetector extends AbstractChangeDetector {
     if (isBlank(bindingRecord.directiveRecord)) {
       this.dispatcher.notifyOnBinding(bindingRecord, change.currentValue);
     } else {
-      bindingRecord.setter(this._directive(bindingRecord.directiveRecord), change.currentValue);
+      bindingRecord.setter(this._getDirectiveFor(bindingRecord.directiveRecord), change.currentValue);
     }
   }
 
@@ -138,8 +150,12 @@ export class DynamicChangeDetector extends AbstractChangeDetector {
     }
   }
 
-  _directive(directive:DirectiveRecord) {
-    return this.directives.directive(directive);
+  _getDirectiveFor(directive:DirectiveRecord) {
+    return this.directives.getDirectiveFor(directive);
+  }
+
+  _getDetectorFor(directive:DirectiveRecord) {
+    return this.directives.getDetectorFor(directive);
   }
 
   _check(proto:ProtoRecord) {
@@ -249,7 +265,7 @@ export class DynamicChangeDetector extends AbstractChangeDetector {
     //
     // In the future, pipes declared in the bind configuration should
     // be able to access the changeDetectorRef of that component.
-    var cdr = proto.mode === RECORD_TYPE_BINDING_PIPE ? this.changeDetectorRef : null;
+    var cdr = proto.mode === RECORD_TYPE_BINDING_PIPE ? this.ref : null;
     var pipe = this.pipeRegistry.get(proto.name, context, cdr);
     this._writePipe(proto, pipe);
     return pipe;
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/annotations/annotations.js b/modules/angular2/src/core/annotations/annotations.js
index 50ca758372..a803f1bc8a 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/annotations/annotations.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/annotations/annotations.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import {ABSTRACT, CONST, normalizeBlank, isPresent} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
 import {ListWrapper, List} from 'angular2/src/facade/collection';
 import {Injectable} from 'angular2/di';
+import {DEFAULT} from 'angular2/change_detection';
 
 // type StringMap = {[idx: string]: string};
 
@@ -553,7 +554,7 @@ export class Component extends Directive {
     hostListeners,
     injectables,
     lifecycle,
-    changeDetection
+    changeDetection = DEFAULT
     }:{
       selector:string,
       properties:Object,
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/element_injector.js b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/element_injector.js
index 50fd68b65a..3cd5b01afb 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/element_injector.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/element_injector.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import * as viewModule from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/view';
 import {ViewContainer} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/view_container';
 import {NgElement} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/ng_element';
 import {Directive, Component, onChange, onDestroy, onAllChangesDone} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations/annotations';
-import {ChangeDetectorRef} from 'angular2/change_detection';
+import {ChangeDetector, ChangeDetectorRef} from 'angular2/change_detection';
 import {QueryList} from './query_list';
 
 var _MAX_DIRECTIVE_CONSTRUCTION_COUNTER = 10;
@@ -277,6 +277,15 @@ export class DirectiveBinding extends ResolvedBinding {
     }
   }
 
+  get changeDetection() {
+    if (this.annotation instanceof Component) {
+      var c:Component = this.annotation;
+      return c.changeDetection;
+    } else {
+      return null;
+    }
+  }
+
   static createFromBinding(b:Binding, annotation:Directive):DirectiveBinding {
     var rb = b.resolve();
     var deps = ListWrapper.map(rb.dependencies, DirectiveDependency.createFrom);
@@ -298,13 +307,13 @@ export class PreBuiltObjects {
   view:viewModule.AppView;
   element:NgElement;
   viewContainer:ViewContainer;
-  changeDetectorRef:ChangeDetectorRef;
+  changeDetector:ChangeDetector;
   constructor(view, element:NgElement, viewContainer:ViewContainer,
-              changeDetectorRef:ChangeDetectorRef) {
+              changeDetector:ChangeDetector) {
     this.view = view;
     this.element = element;
     this.viewContainer = viewContainer;
-    this.changeDetectorRef = changeDetectorRef;
+    this.changeDetector = changeDetector;
   }
 }
 
@@ -603,6 +612,10 @@ export class ElementInjector extends TreeNode {
     return this._preBuiltObjects.element;
   }
 
+  getChangeDetector() {
+    return this._preBuiltObjects.changeDetector;
+  }
+
   getComponent() {
     if (this._proto._binding0IsComponent) {
       return this._obj0;
@@ -885,7 +898,7 @@ export class ElementInjector extends TreeNode {
     if (keyId === staticKeys.viewId) return this._preBuiltObjects.view;
     if (keyId === staticKeys.ngElementId) return this._preBuiltObjects.element;
     if (keyId === staticKeys.viewContainerId) return this._preBuiltObjects.viewContainer;
-    if (keyId === staticKeys.changeDetectorRefId) return this._preBuiltObjects.changeDetectorRef;
+    if (keyId === staticKeys.changeDetectorRefId) return this._preBuiltObjects.changeDetector.ref;
 
     //TODO add other objects as needed
     return _undefined;
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/view.js b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/view.js
index 6e68c644cb..eab9b92f30 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/view.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/view.js
@@ -256,11 +256,16 @@ export class AppView {
     }
   }
 
-  directive(directive:DirectiveRecord) {
-    var elementInjector:ElementInjector = this.elementInjectors[directive.elementIndex];
+  getDirectiveFor(directive:DirectiveRecord) {
+    var elementInjector = this.elementInjectors[directive.elementIndex];
     return elementInjector.getDirectiveAtIndex(directive.directiveIndex);
   }
 
+  getDetectorFor(directive:DirectiveRecord) {
+    var elementInjector = this.elementInjectors[directive.elementIndex];
+    return elementInjector.getChangeDetector();
+  }
+
   setDynamicComponentChildView(boundElementIndex, view:AppView) {
     if (!this.proto.elementBinders[boundElementIndex].hasDynamicComponent()) {
       throw new BaseException(`There is no dynamic component directive at element ${boundElementIndex}`);
@@ -458,9 +463,11 @@ export class AppProtoView {
 
     if (!MapWrapper.contains(this._directiveRecordsMap, id)) {
       var binding = protoElementInjector.getDirectiveBindingAtIndex(directiveIndex);
+      var changeDetection = binding.changeDetection;
+
       MapWrapper.set(this._directiveRecordsMap, id,
         new DirectiveRecord(elementInjectorIndex, directiveIndex,
-          binding.callOnAllChangesDone, binding.callOnChange));
+          binding.callOnAllChangesDone, binding.callOnChange, changeDetection));
     }
 
     return MapWrapper.get(this._directiveRecordsMap, id);
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/view_factory.js b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/view_factory.js
index 036bbd35b3..3c0b16028a 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/view_factory.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/view_factory.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import {isPresent, isBlank, BaseException} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
 import {NgElement} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/ng_element';
 import * as vcModule from './view_container';
 import * as viewModule from './view';
-import {ChangeDetectorRef} from 'angular2/change_detection';
 
 // TODO(tbosch): Make this an OpaqueToken as soon as our transpiler supports this!
 export const VIEW_POOL_CAPACITY = 'ViewFactory.viewPoolCapacity';
@@ -77,13 +76,12 @@ export class ViewFactory {
       elementInjectors[binderIdx] = elementInjector;
 
       // componentChildViews
-      var changeDetectorRef = null;
+      var childChangeDetector = null;
       if (binder.hasStaticComponent()) {
         var childView = this._createView(binder.nestedProtoView);
-        changeDetector.addShadowDomChild(childView.changeDetector);
-
-        changeDetectorRef = new ChangeDetectorRef(childView.changeDetector);
-
+        childChangeDetector = childView.changeDetector;
+        changeDetector.addShadowDomChild(childChangeDetector);
+        
         componentChildViews[binderIdx] = childView;
       }
 
@@ -97,7 +95,7 @@ export class ViewFactory {
       // preBuiltObjects
       if (isPresent(elementInjector)) {
         preBuiltObjects[binderIdx] = new eli.PreBuiltObjects(view, new NgElement(view, binderIdx), viewContainer,
-          changeDetectorRef);
+          childChangeDetector);
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/change_detection_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/change_detection_spec.js
index 93f6d43b00..5e8d78dddf 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/change_detection_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/change_detection_spec.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export function main() {
         }
 
         function dirs(directives:List) {
-          return new FakeDirectives(directives);
+          return new FakeDirectives(directives, []);
         }
 
         function convertLocalsToVariableBindings(locals) {
@@ -246,9 +246,9 @@ export function main() {
             });
 
             describe("updating directives", () => {
-              var dirRecord1 = new DirectiveRecord(0, 0, true, true);
-              var dirRecord2 = new DirectiveRecord(0, 1, true, true);
-              var dirRecordNoCallbacks = new DirectiveRecord(0, 0, false, false);
+              var dirRecord1 = new DirectiveRecord(0, 0, true, true, DEFAULT);
+              var dirRecord2 = new DirectiveRecord(0, 1, true, true, DEFAULT);
+              var dirRecordNoCallbacks = new DirectiveRecord(0, 0, false, false, DEFAULT);
 
               function updateA(exp:string, dirRecord) {
                 return BindingRecord.createForDirective(ast(exp), "a", (o,v) => o.a = v, dirRecord);
@@ -553,6 +553,44 @@ export function main() {
 
             expect(cd.mode).toEqual(CHECK_ALWAYS);
           });
+
+          describe("marking ON_PUSH detectors as CHECK_ONCE after an update", () => {
+            var checkedDetector;
+            var dirRecordWithOnPush;
+            var updateDirWithOnPushRecord;
+            var directives;
+
+            beforeEach(() => {
+              var proto = createProtoChangeDetector(null, ON_PUSH);
+              checkedDetector = instantiate(proto, null, [], []);
+              checkedDetector.hydrate(null, null, null);
+              checkedDetector.mode = CHECKED;
+
+              // this directive is a component with ON_PUSH change detection
+              dirRecordWithOnPush = new DirectiveRecord(0, 0, false, false, ON_PUSH);
+
+              // a record updating a component
+              updateDirWithOnPushRecord =
+                BindingRecord.createForDirective(ast("42"), "a", (o,v) => o.a = v, dirRecordWithOnPush);
+
+              var targetDirective = new TestData(null);
+              directives = new FakeDirectives([targetDirective], [checkedDetector]);
+            });
+
+            it("should set the mode to CHECK_ONCE when a binding is updated", () => {
+              var proto = createProtoChangeDetector(null);
+
+              var cd = instantiate(proto, null, [updateDirWithOnPushRecord], [dirRecordWithOnPush]);
+              cd.hydrate(null, null, directives);
+
+              expect(checkedDetector.mode).toEqual(CHECKED);
+
+              // evaluate the record, update the targetDirective, and mark its detector as CHECK_ONCE
+              cd.detectChanges();
+
+              expect(checkedDetector.mode).toEqual(CHECK_ONCE);
+            });
+          });
         });
 
         describe("markPathToRootAsCheckOnce", () => {
@@ -664,7 +702,7 @@ export function main() {
             expect(pipe.destroyCalled).toEqual(true);
           });
 
-          it("should inject the binding propagation configuration " +
+          it("should inject the ChangeDetectorRef " +
             "of the encompassing component into a pipe", () => {
 
             var registry = new FakePipeRegistry('pipe', () => new IdentityPipe());
@@ -673,7 +711,7 @@ export function main() {
 
             cd.detectChanges();
 
-            expect(registry.cdRef).toBe(cd.changeDetectorRef);
+            expect(registry.cdRef).toBe(cd.ref);
           });
         });
 
@@ -853,14 +891,20 @@ class TestData {
 
 class FakeDirectives {
   directives:List;
+  detectors:List;
 
-  constructor(directives:List) {
+  constructor(directives:List, detectors:List) {
     this.directives = directives;
+    this.detectors = detectors;
   }
 
-  directive(directiveRecord:DirectiveRecord) {
+  getDirectiveFor(directiveRecord:DirectiveRecord) {
     return this.directives[directiveRecord.directiveIndex];
   }
+
+  getDetectorFor(directiveRecord:DirectiveRecord) {
+    return this.detectors[directiveRecord.directiveIndex];
+  }
 }
 
 class TestDispatcher extends ChangeDispatcher {
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/element_injector_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/element_injector_spec.js
index c52ab8a0a8..a2efbcd96f 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/element_injector_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/element_injector_spec.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {AppProtoView, AppView} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/view';
 import {ViewContainer} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/view_container';
 import {NgElement} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/ng_element';
 import {Directive} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations/annotations';
-import {ChangeDetectorRef, Parser, Lexer} from 'angular2/change_detection';
+import {DynamicChangeDetector, ChangeDetectorRef, Parser, Lexer} from 'angular2/change_detection';
 import {ViewRef, Renderer, EventBinding} from 'angular2/src/render/api';
 import {QueryList} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/query_list';
 
@@ -621,10 +621,10 @@ export function main() {
       });
 
       it('should return changeDetectorRef', function () {
-        var config = new ChangeDetectorRef(null);
-        var inj = injector([], null, null, new PreBuiltObjects(null, null, null, config));
+        var cd = new DynamicChangeDetector(null, null, null, [], []);
+        var inj = injector([], null, null, new PreBuiltObjects(null, null, null, cd));
 
-        expect(inj.get(ChangeDetectorRef)).toEqual(config);
+        expect(inj.get(ChangeDetectorRef)).toBe(cd.ref);
       });
     });
 
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/integration_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/integration_spec.js
index 02898c2d23..83e5c88d02 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/integration_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/integration_spec.js
@@ -390,13 +390,13 @@ export function main() {
         })
       }));
 
-      describe("ChangeDetectorRef", () => {
-        it("can be used to disable the change detection of the component's template",
+      describe("ON_PUSH components", () => {
+        it("should use ChangeDetectorRef to manually request a check",
           inject([TestBed, AsyncTestCompleter], (tb, async) => {
 
           tb.overrideView(MyComp, new View({
-            template: '<push-cmp #cmp></push-cmp>',
-            directives: [[[PushBasedComp]]]
+            template: '<push-cmp-with-ref #cmp></push-cmp-with-ref>',
+            directives: [[[PushCmpWithRef]]]
           }));
 
           tb.createView(MyComp, {context: ctx}).then((view) => {
@@ -417,10 +417,33 @@ export function main() {
           })
         }));
 
-        it('should not affect updating properties on the component', inject([TestBed, AsyncTestCompleter], (tb, async) => {
+        it("should be checked when its bindings got updated",
+          inject([TestBed, AsyncTestCompleter], (tb, async) => {
+
           tb.overrideView(MyComp, new View({
             template: '<push-cmp [prop]="ctxProp" #cmp></push-cmp>',
-            directives: [[[PushBasedComp]]]
+            directives: [[[PushCmp]]]
+          }));
+
+          tb.createView(MyComp, {context: ctx}).then((view) => {
+            var cmp = view.rawView.locals.get('cmp');
+
+            ctx.ctxProp = "one";
+            view.detectChanges();
+            expect(cmp.numberOfChecks).toEqual(1);
+
+            ctx.ctxProp = "two";
+            view.detectChanges();
+            expect(cmp.numberOfChecks).toEqual(2);
+
+            async.done();
+          })
+        }));
+
+        it('should not affect updating properties on the component', inject([TestBed, AsyncTestCompleter], (tb, async) => {
+          tb.overrideView(MyComp, new View({
+            template: '<push-cmp-with-ref [prop]="ctxProp" #cmp></push-cmp-with-ref>',
+            directives: [[[PushCmpWithRef]]]
           }));
 
           tb.createView(MyComp, {context: ctx}).then((view) => {
@@ -800,7 +823,29 @@ class MyDir {
   changeDetection:ON_PUSH
 })
 @View({template: '{{field}}'})
-class PushBasedComp {
+class PushCmp {
+  numberOfChecks:number;
+  prop;
+
+  constructor() {
+    this.numberOfChecks = 0;
+  }
+
+  get field(){
+    this.numberOfChecks++;
+    return "fixed";
+  }
+}
+
+ @Component({
+  selector: 'push-cmp-with-ref',
+  properties: {
+    'prop': 'prop'
+  },
+  changeDetection:ON_PUSH
+})
+@View({template: '{{field}}'})
+class PushCmpWithRef {
   numberOfChecks:number;
   ref:ChangeDetectorRef;
   prop;
diff --git a/modules/benchmarks/src/change_detection/change_detection_benchmark.js b/modules/benchmarks/src/change_detection/change_detection_benchmark.js
index b4e4c84769..84777fd173 100644
--- a/modules/benchmarks/src/change_detection/change_detection_benchmark.js
+++ b/modules/benchmarks/src/change_detection/change_detection_benchmark.js
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ import {
   dynamicChangeDetection,
   jitChangeDetection,
   BindingRecord,
-  DirectiveRecord
+  DirectiveRecord,
+  DEFAULT
 } from 'angular2/change_detection';
 
 
@@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ function setUpChangeDetection(changeDetection:ChangeDetection, iterations, objec
 
   var proto = changeDetection.createProtoChangeDetector("proto");
 
-  var directiveRecord = new DirectiveRecord(0, 0, false, false);
+  var directiveRecord = new DirectiveRecord(0, 0, false, false, DEFAULT);
   var bindings = [
     BindingRecord.createForDirective(parser.parseBinding('field0', null), "field0", reflector.setter("field0"), directiveRecord),
     BindingRecord.createForDirective(parser.parseBinding('field1', null), "field1", reflector.setter("field1"), directiveRecord),
@@ -306,7 +307,7 @@ class FakeDirectives {
     this.targetObj = targetObj;
   }
 
-  directive(record) {
+  getDirectiveFor(record) {
     return this.targetObj;
   }
 }