diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/abstract_change_detector.ts b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/abstract_change_detector.ts
index be535ca395..aac85baf53 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/abstract_change_detector.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/abstract_change_detector.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {isPresent, isBlank, BaseException} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
+import {isPresent, isBlank, BaseException, StringWrapper} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
 import {List, ListWrapper} from 'angular2/src/facade/collection';
 import {ChangeDetectionUtil} from './change_detection_util';
 import {ChangeDetectorRef} from './change_detector_ref';
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ import {
 import {ProtoRecord} from './proto_record';
 import {BindingRecord} from './binding_record';
 import {Locals} from './parser/locals';
-import {CHECK_ALWAYS, CHECK_ONCE, CHECKED, DETACHED, ON_PUSH} from './constants';
+import {CHECK_ALWAYS, CHECK_ONCE, CHECKED, DETACHED} from './constants';
 import {wtfCreateScope, wtfLeave, WtfScopeFn} from '../profile/profile';
+import {isObservable} from './observable_facade';
 
 var _scope_check: WtfScopeFn = wtfCreateScope(`ChangeDetector#check(ascii id, bool throwOnChange)`);
 
@@ -42,6 +43,10 @@ export class AbstractChangeDetector<T> implements ChangeDetector {
   firstProtoInCurrentBinding: number;
   protos: List<ProtoRecord>;
 
+  // This is an experimental feature. Works only in Dart.
+  subscriptions: any[];
+  streams: any[];
+
   constructor(public id: string, dispatcher: ChangeDispatcher, protos: List<ProtoRecord>,
               directiveRecords: List<DirectiveRecord>, public modeOnHydrate: string) {
     this.ref = new ChangeDetectorRef(this);
@@ -79,13 +84,14 @@ export class AbstractChangeDetector<T> implements ChangeDetector {
   checkNoChanges(): void { throw new BaseException("Not implemented"); }
 
   runDetectChanges(throwOnChange: boolean): void {
-    if (this.mode === DETACHED || this.mode === CHECKED) return;
+    if (StringWrapper.equals(this.mode, DETACHED) || StringWrapper.equals(this.mode, CHECKED))
+      return;
     var s = _scope_check(this.id, throwOnChange);
     this.detectChangesInRecords(throwOnChange);
     this._detectChangesInLightDomChildren(throwOnChange);
     if (throwOnChange === false) this.callOnAllChangesDone();
     this._detectChangesInShadowDomChildren(throwOnChange);
-    if (this.mode === CHECK_ONCE) this.mode = CHECKED;
+    if (StringWrapper.equals(this.mode, CHECK_ONCE)) this.mode = CHECKED;
     wtfLeave(s);
   }
 
@@ -132,6 +138,10 @@ export class AbstractChangeDetector<T> implements ChangeDetector {
   // implementation of `dehydrateDirectives`.
   dehydrate(): void {
     this.dehydrateDirectives(true);
+
+    // This is an experimental feature. Works only in Dart.
+    this.unsubsribeFromObservables();
+
     this.context = null;
     this.locals = null;
     this.pipes = null;
@@ -163,12 +173,43 @@ export class AbstractChangeDetector<T> implements ChangeDetector {
 
   markPathToRootAsCheckOnce(): void {
     var c: ChangeDetector = this;
-    while (isPresent(c) && c.mode != DETACHED) {
-      if (c.mode === CHECKED) c.mode = CHECK_ONCE;
+    while (isPresent(c) && !StringWrapper.equals(c.mode, DETACHED)) {
+      if (StringWrapper.equals(c.mode, CHECKED)) c.mode = CHECK_ONCE;
       c = c.parent;
     }
   }
 
+  private unsubsribeFromObservables(): void {
+    if (isPresent(this.subscriptions)) {
+      for (var i = 0; i < this.subscriptions.length; ++i) {
+        var s = this.subscriptions[i];
+        if (isPresent(this.subscriptions[i])) {
+          s.cancel();
+          this.subscriptions[i] = null;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // This is an experimental feature. Works only in Dart.
+  protected observe(value: any, index: number): any {
+    if (isObservable(value)) {
+      if (isBlank(this.subscriptions)) {
+        this.subscriptions = ListWrapper.createFixedSize(this.protos.length + 1);
+        this.streams = ListWrapper.createFixedSize(this.protos.length + 1);
+      }
+      if (isBlank(this.subscriptions[index])) {
+        this.streams[index] = value.changes;
+        this.subscriptions[index] = value.changes.listen((_) => this.ref.requestCheck());
+      } else if (this.streams[index] !== value.changes) {
+        this.subscriptions[index].cancel();
+        this.streams[index] = value.changes;
+        this.subscriptions[index] = value.changes.listen((_) => this.ref.requestCheck());
+      }
+    }
+    return value;
+  }
+
   protected notifyDispatcher(value: any): void {
     this.dispatcher.notifyOnBinding(this._currentBinding(), value);
   }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/binding_record.ts b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/binding_record.ts
index 44f2d8275c..b92fd4312e 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/binding_record.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/binding_record.ts
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ export class BindingRecord {
     return isPresent(this.directiveRecord) && this.directiveRecord.callOnChange;
   }
 
-  isOnPushChangeDetection(): boolean {
-    return isPresent(this.directiveRecord) && this.directiveRecord.isOnPushChangeDetection();
+  isDefaultChangeDetection(): boolean {
+    return isBlank(this.directiveRecord) || this.directiveRecord.isDefaultChangeDetection();
   }
 
   isDirective(): boolean { return this.mode === DIRECTIVE; }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/change_detection_jit_generator.ts b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/change_detection_jit_generator.ts
index 4935098f4c..ba26018123 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/change_detection_jit_generator.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/change_detection_jit_generator.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export class ChangeDetectorJITGenerator {
               public directiveRecords: List<any>, private generateCheckNoChanges: boolean) {
     this._names =
         new CodegenNameUtil(this.records, this.eventBindings, this.directiveRecords, UTIL);
-    this._logic = new CodegenLogicUtil(this._names, UTIL);
+    this._logic = new CodegenLogicUtil(this._names, UTIL, changeDetectionStrategy);
     this._typeName = sanitizeName(`ChangeDetector_${this.id}`);
   }
 
@@ -116,10 +116,10 @@ export class ChangeDetectorJITGenerator {
 
   _genMarkPathToRootAsCheckOnce(r: ProtoRecord): string {
     var br = r.bindingRecord;
-    if (br.isOnPushChangeDetection()) {
-      return `${this._names.getDetectorName(br.directiveRecord.directiveIndex)}.markPathToRootAsCheckOnce();`;
-    } else {
+    if (br.isDefaultChangeDetection()) {
       return "";
+    } else {
+      return `${this._names.getDetectorName(br.directiveRecord.directiveIndex)}.markPathToRootAsCheckOnce();`;
     }
   }
 
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ export class ChangeDetectorJITGenerator {
 
   _genNotifyOnPushDetectors(r: ProtoRecord): string {
     var br = r.bindingRecord;
-    if (!r.lastInDirective || !br.isOnPushChangeDetection()) return "";
+    if (!r.lastInDirective || br.isDefaultChangeDetection()) return "";
     var retVal = `
       if(${IS_CHANGED_LOCAL}) {
         ${this._names.getDetectorName(br.directiveRecord.directiveIndex)}.markAsCheckOnce();
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/change_detection_util.ts b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/change_detection_util.ts
index 3bf63216c5..f05faa6457 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/change_detection_util.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/change_detection_util.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,20 @@
-import {CONST_EXPR, isPresent, isBlank, BaseException, Type} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
+import {
+  CONST_EXPR,
+  isPresent,
+  isBlank,
+  BaseException,
+  Type,
+  StringWrapper
+} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
 import {List, ListWrapper, MapWrapper, StringMapWrapper} from 'angular2/src/facade/collection';
 import {ProtoRecord} from './proto_record';
-import {CHECK_ALWAYS, CHECK_ONCE, CHECKED, DETACHED, ON_PUSH} from './constants';
+import {
+  CHECK_ALWAYS,
+  CHECK_ONCE,
+  CHECKED,
+  DETACHED,
+  isDefaultChangeDetectionStrategy
+} from './constants';
 import {implementsOnDestroy} from './pipe_lifecycle_reflector';
 
 
@@ -166,7 +179,7 @@ export class ChangeDetectionUtil {
   }
 
   static changeDetectionMode(strategy: string): string {
-    return strategy == ON_PUSH ? CHECK_ONCE : CHECK_ALWAYS;
+    return isDefaultChangeDetectionStrategy(strategy) ? CHECK_ALWAYS : CHECK_ONCE;
   }
 
   static simpleChange(previousValue: any, currentValue: any): SimpleChange {
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/codegen_logic_util.ts b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/codegen_logic_util.ts
index 57f7b0dd16..13842ee596 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/codegen_logic_util.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/codegen_logic_util.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,20 @@
 import {ListWrapper} from 'angular2/src/facade/collection';
-import {BaseException, Json} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
+import {BaseException, Json, StringWrapper} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
 import {CodegenNameUtil} from './codegen_name_util';
 import {codify, combineGeneratedStrings, rawString} from './codegen_facade';
 import {ProtoRecord, RecordType} from './proto_record';
 
+/**
+ * This is an experimental feature. Works only in Dart.
+ */
+const ON_PUSH_OBSERVE = "ON_PUSH_OBSERVE";
+
 /**
  * Class responsible for providing change detection logic for chagne detector classes.
  */
 export class CodegenLogicUtil {
-  constructor(private _names: CodegenNameUtil, private _utilName: string) {}
+  constructor(private _names: CodegenNameUtil, private _utilName: string,
+              private _changeDetection: string) {}
 
   /**
    * Generates a statement which updates the local variable representing `protoRec` with the current
@@ -46,11 +52,13 @@ export class CodegenLogicUtil {
         break;
 
       case RecordType.PROPERTY_READ:
-        rhs = `${context}.${protoRec.name}`;
+        rhs = this._observe(`${context}.${protoRec.name}`, protoRec);
         break;
 
       case RecordType.SAFE_PROPERTY:
-        rhs = `${this._utilName}.isValueBlank(${context}) ? null : ${context}.${protoRec.name}`;
+        var read = this._observe(`${context}.${protoRec.name}`, protoRec);
+        rhs =
+            `${this._utilName}.isValueBlank(${context}) ? null : ${this._observe(read, protoRec)}`;
         break;
 
       case RecordType.PROPERTY_WRITE:
@@ -58,16 +66,17 @@ export class CodegenLogicUtil {
         break;
 
       case RecordType.LOCAL:
-        rhs = `${localsAccessor}.get(${rawString(protoRec.name)})`;
+        rhs = this._observe(`${localsAccessor}.get(${rawString(protoRec.name)})`, protoRec);
         break;
 
       case RecordType.INVOKE_METHOD:
-        rhs = `${context}.${protoRec.name}(${argString})`;
+        rhs = this._observe(`${context}.${protoRec.name}(${argString})`, protoRec);
         break;
 
       case RecordType.SAFE_INVOKE_METHOD:
+        var invoke = `${context}.${protoRec.name}(${argString})`;
         rhs =
-            `${this._utilName}.isValueBlank(${context}) ? null : ${context}.${protoRec.name}(${argString})`;
+            `${this._utilName}.isValueBlank(${context}) ? null : ${this._observe(invoke, protoRec)}`;
         break;
 
       case RecordType.INVOKE_CLOSURE:
@@ -87,7 +96,7 @@ export class CodegenLogicUtil {
         break;
 
       case RecordType.KEYED_READ:
-        rhs = `${context}[${getLocalName(protoRec.args[0])}]`;
+        rhs = this._observe(`${context}[${getLocalName(protoRec.args[0])}]`, protoRec);
         break;
 
       case RecordType.KEYED_WRITE:
@@ -104,6 +113,14 @@ export class CodegenLogicUtil {
     return `${getLocalName(protoRec.selfIndex)} = ${rhs};`;
   }
 
+  _observe(exp: string, rec: ProtoRecord): string {
+    // This is an experimental feature. Works only in Dart.
+    if (StringWrapper.equals(this._changeDetection, ON_PUSH_OBSERVE)) {
+      return `this.observe(${exp}, ${rec.selfIndex})`;
+    } else {
+      return exp;
+    }
+  }
 
   _genInterpolation(protoRec: ProtoRecord): string {
     var iVals = [];
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/codegen_name_util.ts b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/codegen_name_util.ts
index c3f9bc4a8d..8e99ec5d3f 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/codegen_name_util.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/codegen_name_util.ts
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ export class CodegenNameUtil {
     MapWrapper.forEach(this._sanitizedEventNames, (names, eb) => {
       for (var i = 0; i < names.length; ++i) {
         if (i !== CONTEXT_INDEX) {
-          res.push(this.getEventLocalName(eb, i));
+          res.push(`${this.getEventLocalName(eb, i)}`);
         }
       }
     });
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ export class CodegenNameUtil {
     for (var j = 0, jLen = this.directiveRecords.length; j < jLen; ++j) {
       var dRec = this.directiveRecords[j];
       fieldList.push(this.getDirectiveName(dRec.directiveIndex));
-      if (dRec.isOnPushChangeDetection()) {
+      if (!dRec.isDefaultChangeDetection()) {
         fieldList.push(this.getDetectorName(dRec.directiveIndex));
       }
     }
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ export class CodegenNameUtil {
 
   getAllDetectorNames(): List<string> {
     return ListWrapper.map(
-        ListWrapper.filter(this.directiveRecords, r => r.isOnPushChangeDetection()),
+        ListWrapper.filter(this.directiveRecords, r => !r.isDefaultChangeDetection()),
         (d) => this.getDetectorName(d.directiveIndex));
   }
 
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/constants.ts b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/constants.ts
index 198905647b..c481ebc8eb 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/constants.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/constants.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 // TODO:vsavkin Use enums after switching to TypeScript
+import {StringWrapper, normalizeBool, isBlank} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
 
 /**
  * CHECK_ONCE means that after calling detectChanges the mode of the change detector
@@ -33,3 +34,7 @@ export const ON_PUSH: string = "ON_PUSH";
  * DEFAULT means that the change detector's mode will be set to CHECK_ALWAYS during hydration.
  */
 export const DEFAULT: string = "DEFAULT";
+
+export function isDefaultChangeDetectionStrategy(changeDetectionStrategy: string): boolean {
+  return isBlank(changeDetectionStrategy) || StringWrapper.equals(changeDetectionStrategy, DEFAULT);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/directive_record.ts b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/directive_record.ts
index edfadd2668..3658414b72 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/directive_record.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/directive_record.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import {ON_PUSH} from './constants';
-import {StringWrapper, normalizeBool} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
+import {StringWrapper, normalizeBool, isBlank} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
+import {isDefaultChangeDetectionStrategy} from './constants';
 
 export class DirectiveIndex {
   constructor(public elementIndex: number, public directiveIndex: number) {}
@@ -32,5 +32,7 @@ export class DirectiveRecord {
     this.changeDetection = changeDetection;
   }
 
-  isOnPushChangeDetection(): boolean { return StringWrapper.equals(this.changeDetection, ON_PUSH); }
+  isDefaultChangeDetection(): boolean {
+    return isDefaultChangeDetectionStrategy(this.changeDetection);
+  }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/dynamic_change_detector.ts b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/dynamic_change_detector.ts
index 4240e26e47..ef6d98d557 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/dynamic_change_detector.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/dynamic_change_detector.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-import {isPresent, isBlank, BaseException, FunctionWrapper} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
+import {
+  isPresent,
+  isBlank,
+  BaseException,
+  FunctionWrapper,
+  StringWrapper
+} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
 import {List, ListWrapper, MapWrapper, StringMapWrapper} from 'angular2/src/facade/collection';
 
 import {AbstractChangeDetector} from './abstract_change_detector';
@@ -64,7 +70,7 @@ export class DynamicChangeDetector extends AbstractChangeDetector<any> {
   }
 
   _markPathAsCheckOnce(proto: ProtoRecord): void {
-    if (proto.bindingRecord.isOnPushChangeDetection()) {
+    if (!proto.bindingRecord.isDefaultChangeDetection()) {
       var dir = proto.bindingRecord.directiveRecord;
       this._getDetectorFor(dir.directiveIndex).markPathToRootAsCheckOnce();
     }
@@ -136,7 +142,7 @@ export class DynamicChangeDetector extends AbstractChangeDetector<any> {
 
       if (proto.lastInDirective) {
         changes = null;
-        if (isChanged && bindingRecord.isOnPushChangeDetection()) {
+        if (isChanged && !bindingRecord.isDefaultChangeDetection()) {
           this._getDetectorFor(directiveRecord.directiveIndex).markAsCheckOnce();
         }
 
@@ -198,7 +204,7 @@ export class DynamicChangeDetector extends AbstractChangeDetector<any> {
       return null;
     }
 
-    var currValue = this._calculateCurrValue(proto, values, locals);
+    var currValue = this.observe(this._calculateCurrValue(proto, values, locals), proto.selfIndex);
     if (proto.shouldBeChecked()) {
       var prevValue = this._readSelf(proto, values);
       if (!isSame(prevValue, currValue)) {
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/observable_facade.dart b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/observable_facade.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4f48465ceb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/observable_facade.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import 'package:observe/observe.dart';
+
+bool isObservable(value) => value is Observable;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/observable_facade.ts b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/observable_facade.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ed632cd5a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/observable_facade.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export function isObservable(value: any): boolean {
+  return false;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/directives/observable_list_diff.dart b/modules/angular2/src/directives/observable_list_diff.dart
index 1bf446575c..c9bdc1b812 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/directives/observable_list_diff.dart
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/directives/observable_list_diff.dart
@@ -48,10 +48,8 @@ class ObservableListDiff extends DefaultIterableDiffer {
       return super.diff(collection);
 
       // No updates has been registered.
-      // Returning this tells change detection that object has not change,
-      // so it should NOT update the binding.
     } else {
-      return this;
+      return null;
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/transform/template_compiler/change_detector_codegen.dart b/modules/angular2/src/transform/template_compiler/change_detector_codegen.dart
index fdb3a5b485..d1a2b1ba6b 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/transform/template_compiler/change_detector_codegen.dart
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/transform/template_compiler/change_detector_codegen.dart
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class _CodegenState {
     var protoRecords = createPropertyRecords(def);
     var eventBindings = createEventRecords(def);
     var names = new CodegenNameUtil(protoRecords, eventBindings, def.directiveRecords, _UTIL);
-    var logic = new CodegenLogicUtil(names, _UTIL);
+    var logic = new CodegenLogicUtil(names, _UTIL, def.strategy);
     return new _CodegenState._(
         def.id,
         typeName,
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ class _CodegenState {
 
   String _genMarkPathToRootAsCheckOnce(ProtoRecord r) {
     var br = r.bindingRecord;
-    if (br.isOnPushChangeDetection()) {
+    if (!br.isDefaultChangeDetection()) {
       return "${_names.getDetectorName(br.directiveRecord.directiveIndex)}.markPathToRootAsCheckOnce();";
     } else {
       return "";
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ class _CodegenState {
 
   String _genNotifyOnPushDetectors(ProtoRecord r) {
     var br = r.bindingRecord;
-    if (!r.lastInDirective || !br.isOnPushChangeDetection()) return '';
+    if (!r.lastInDirective || br.isDefaultChangeDetection()) return '';
     return '''
       if($_IS_CHANGED_LOCAL) {
         ${_names.getDetectorName(br.directiveRecord.directiveIndex)}.markAsCheckOnce();
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/change_detector_config.ts b/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/change_detector_config.ts
index c15149fcd7..baf8d81a1c 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/change_detector_config.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/change_detector_config.ts
@@ -103,7 +103,14 @@ export function getDefinition(id: string): TestDefinition {
     let cdDef = new ChangeDetectorDefinition(id, null, [], [], eventRecords,
                                              [_DirectiveUpdating.basicRecords[0]], true);
     testDef = new TestDefinition(id, cdDef, null);
+
+  } else if (id == "onPushObserve") {
+    var records = _createBindingRecords("a");
+    let cdDef = new ChangeDetectorDefinition(id, "ON_PUSH_OBSERVE", [], records, [], [], false);
+    testDef = new TestDefinition(id, cdDef, null);
   }
+
+
   if (isBlank(testDef)) {
     throw `No ChangeDetectorDefinition for ${id} available. Please modify this file if necessary.`;
   }
@@ -129,6 +136,7 @@ export function getAllDefinitions(): List<TestDefinition> {
       ListWrapper.concat(allDefs, StringMapWrapper.keys(_DirectiveUpdating.availableDefinitions));
   allDefs = ListWrapper.concat(allDefs, _availableEventDefinitions);
   allDefs = ListWrapper.concat(allDefs, _availableHostEventDefinitions);
+  allDefs = ListWrapper.concat(allDefs, ["onPushObserve"]);
   return ListWrapper.map(allDefs, (id) => getDefinition(id));
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/change_detector_spec.ts b/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/change_detector_spec.ts
index 288319aebf..34a8ff264c 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/change_detector_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/change_detector_spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 ///<reference path="../../src/change_detection/pipe_transform.ts"/>
-import {ddescribe, describe, it, iit, xit, expect, beforeEach, afterEach} from 'angular2/test_lib';
+import {
+  ddescribe,
+  describe,
+  it,
+  iit,
+  xit,
+  expect,
+  beforeEach,
+  afterEach,
+  tick,
+  fakeAsync
+} from 'angular2/test_lib';
 
 import {
   CONST_EXPR,
@@ -40,6 +51,7 @@ import {Pipes} from 'angular2/src/change_detection/pipes';
 import {JitProtoChangeDetector} from 'angular2/src/change_detection/jit_proto_change_detector';
 
 import {getDefinition} from './change_detector_config';
+import {createObservableModel} from './change_detector_spec_util';
 import {getFactoryById} from './generated/change_detector_classes';
 import {IS_DART} from '../platform';
 
@@ -735,6 +747,67 @@ export function main() {
 
             expect(checkedDetector.mode).toEqual(CHECK_ONCE);
           });
+
+          if (IS_DART) {
+            it('should mark ON_PUSH_OBSERVE detectors as CHECK_ONCE when an observable fires an event',
+               fakeAsync(() => {
+                 var context = new TestDirective();
+                 context.a = createObservableModel();
+
+                 var cd = _createWithoutHydrate('onPushObserve').changeDetector;
+                 cd.hydrate(context, null, directives, null);
+                 cd.detectChanges();
+
+                 expect(cd.mode).toEqual(CHECKED);
+
+                 context.a.pushUpdate();
+                 tick();
+
+                 expect(cd.mode).toEqual(CHECK_ONCE);
+               }));
+
+            it('should unsubscribe from an old observable when an object changes', fakeAsync(() => {
+                 var originalModel = createObservableModel();
+                 var context = new TestDirective();
+                 context.a = originalModel;
+
+                 var cd = _createWithoutHydrate('onPushObserve').changeDetector;
+                 cd.hydrate(context, null, directives, null);
+                 cd.detectChanges();
+
+                 context.a = createObservableModel();
+                 cd.mode = CHECK_ONCE;
+                 cd.detectChanges();
+
+                 // Updating this model will not reenable the detector. This model is not longer
+                 // used.
+                 originalModel.pushUpdate();
+                 tick();
+                 expect(cd.mode).toEqual(CHECKED);
+               }));
+
+            it('should unsubscribe from observables when dehydrating', fakeAsync(() => {
+                 var originalModel = createObservableModel();
+                 var context = new TestDirective();
+                 context.a = originalModel;
+
+                 var cd = _createWithoutHydrate('onPushObserve').changeDetector;
+                 cd.hydrate(context, null, directives, null);
+                 cd.detectChanges();
+
+                 cd.dehydrate();
+
+                 context.a = "not an observable model";
+                 cd.hydrate(context, null, directives, null);
+                 cd.detectChanges();
+
+                 // Updating this model will not reenable the detector. This model is not longer
+                 // used.
+                 originalModel.pushUpdate();
+                 tick();
+                 expect(cd.mode).toEqual(CHECKED);
+               }));
+          }
         });
       });
 
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/change_detector_spec_util.dart b/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/change_detector_spec_util.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..889e71d6cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/change_detector_spec_util.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+library angular.change_detection.change_detector_spec_util;
+
+import 'package:observe/observe.dart' show Observable;
+import 'dart:async';
+
+dynamic createObservableModel() {
+  return new Entity();
+}
+
+class Entity implements Observable {
+  Stream changes;
+  StreamController controller;
+
+  Entity() {
+    controller = new StreamController.broadcast();
+    changes = controller.stream;
+  }
+
+  pushUpdate() {
+    controller.add("new");
+  }
+
+  bool get hasObservers => null;
+  bool deliverChanges() => null;
+  notifyPropertyChange(Symbol field, Object oldValue, Object newValue) => null;
+  void notifyChange(record) {}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/change_detector_spec_util.ts b/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/change_detector_spec_util.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7710fd2e94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/change_detector_spec_util.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export function createObservableModel(): any {
+  return null;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/directives/observable_list_diff_spec.dart b/modules/angular2/test/directives/observable_list_diff_spec.dart
index 8187dea3c1..745592c578 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/directives/observable_list_diff_spec.dart
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/directives/observable_list_diff_spec.dart
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ main() {
 
       d.diff(c);
 
-      expect(d.diff(c)).toBe(d);
+      expect(d.diff(c)).toBe(null);
     });
 
     it("should return the wrapped value once a change has been triggered",
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ main() {
       c.add(3);
 
       // same value, because we have not detected the change yet
-      expect(d.diff(c)).toBe(d);
+      expect(d.diff(c)).toBe(null);
 
       // now we detect the change
       flushMicrotasks();
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ main() {
 
       // pushing into the first collection has no effect, and we do not see the change
       c1.add(3);
-      expect(d.diff(c2)).toBe(d);
+      expect(d.diff(c2)).toBe(null);
     });
   });
 }