diff --git a/modules/@angular/common/src/forms/directives/ng_model.ts b/modules/@angular/common/src/forms/directives/ng_model.ts
index c95cd68f86..a4a5fb19a6 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/common/src/forms/directives/ng_model.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/src/forms/directives/ng_model.ts
@@ -26,11 +26,10 @@ export const formControlBinding: any =
  * two-way binding, use `[(ngModel)]` to ensure the model updates in
  * both directions.
  *
- * ### Example ([live demo](http://plnkr.co/edit/R3UX5qDaUqFO2VYR0UzH?p=preview))
  *  ```typescript
  * @Component({
  *      selector: "search-comp",
- *      directives: [FORM_DIRECTIVES],
+ *      directives: [],
  *      template: `<input type='text' [(ngModel)]="searchQuery">`
  *      })
  * class SearchComp {
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ export class NgModel extends NgControl implements OnChanges,
 
   @Input('ngModel') model: any;
   @Input() name: string;
-
+  @Input('ngModelOptions') options: {name?: string};
   @Output('ngModelChange') update = new EventEmitter();
 
   constructor(@Optional() @Host() private _parent: ControlContainer,
@@ -112,6 +111,8 @@ export class NgModel extends NgControl implements OnChanges,
               }
 
               private _checkName() {
+                if (this.options && this.options.name) this.name = this.options.name;
+
                 if (this._parent && !this.name) {
                   throw new BaseException(
                       `Name attribute must be set if ngModel is used within a form.
diff --git a/modules/@angular/common/test/forms/integration_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/common/test/forms/integration_spec.ts
index f91fdb1fc1..53214614b1 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/common/test/forms/integration_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/test/forms/integration_spec.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {ListWrapper} from '../../src/facade/collection';
 import {PromiseWrapper} from '../../src/facade/promise';
 
 export function main() {
+  // TODO(kara): Turn these tests on in CI when we flip the switch on new forms module
   xdescribe('integration tests', () => {
 
     it('should initialize DOM elements with the given form object',
@@ -1261,6 +1262,23 @@ export function main() {
                });
              }));
 
+      it('should override name attribute with ngModelOptions name if provided',
+         fakeAsync(inject([TestComponentBuilder], (tcb: TestComponentBuilder) => {
+           const t = `
+            <form>
+              <input name="one" [(ngModel)]="data" [ngModelOptions]="{name: 'two'}">
+            </form>
+            `;
+
+           const fixture = tcb.overrideTemplate(MyComp8, t).createFakeAsync(MyComp8);
+           tick();
+           fixture.debugElement.componentInstance.data = 'some data';
+           fixture.detectChanges();
+           const form = fixture.debugElement.children[0].inject(NgForm);
+
+           tick();
+           expect(form.value).toEqual({two: 'some data'});
+         })));
 
       // TODO(kara): Fix when re-doing radio buttons
       xit('should support <type=radio>',