diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/compiler/schema/dom_element_schema_registry.ts b/modules/angular2/src/compiler/schema/dom_element_schema_registry.ts
index 84a9230fe3..a3ecf6bc60 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/compiler/schema/dom_element_schema_registry.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/compiler/schema/dom_element_schema_registry.ts
@@ -1,28 +1,243 @@
 import {Injectable} from 'angular2/src/core/di';
-import {isPresent, isBlank, CONST_EXPR} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
+import {isPresent, CONST_EXPR} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
 import {StringMapWrapper} from 'angular2/src/facade/collection';
-import {DOM} from 'angular2/src/platform/dom/dom_adapter';
-import {splitNsName} from 'angular2/src/compiler/html_tags';
-
 import {ElementSchemaRegistry} from './element_schema_registry';
 
-const NAMESPACE_URIS =
-    CONST_EXPR({'xlink': 'http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink', 'svg': 'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'});
+const EVENT = 'event';
+const BOOLEAN = 'boolean';
+const NUMBER = 'number';
+const STRING = 'string';
+const OBJECT = 'object';
+
+/**
+ * This array represents the DOM schema. It encodes inheritance, properties, and events.
+ *
+ * ## Overview
+ *
+ * Each line represents one kind of element. The `element_inheritance` and properties are joined
+ * using `element_inheritance|preperties` syntax.
+ *
+ * ## Element Inheritance
+ *
+ * The `element_inheritance` can be further subdivided as `element1,element2,...^parentElement`.
+ * Here the individual elements are separated by `,` (commas). Every element in the list
+ * has identical properties.
+ *
+ * An `element` may inherit additional properties from `parentElement` If no `^parentElement` is
+ * specified then `""` (blank) element is assumed.
+ *
+ * NOTE: The blank element inherits from root `*` element, the super element of all elements.
+ *
+ * NOTE an element prefix such as `@svg:` has no special meaning to the schema.
+ *
+ * ## Properties
+ *
+ * Each element has a set of properties separated by `,` (commas). Each property can be prefixed
+ * by a special character designating its type:
+ *
+ * - (no prefix): property is a string.
+ * - `*`: property represents an event.
+ * - `!`: property is a boolean.
+ * - `#`: property is a number.
+ * - `%`: property is an object.
+ *
+ * ## Query
+ *
+ * The class creates an internal squas representaino which allows to easily answer the query of
+ * if a given property exist on a given element.
+ *
+ * NOTE: We don't yet support querying for types or events.
+ * NOTE: This schema is auto extracted from `schema_extractor.ts` located in the test folder.
+ */
+const SCHEMA: string[] =
+    CONST_EXPR([
+      '*|%classList,className,id,innerHTML,*beforecopy,*beforecut,*beforepaste,*copy,*cut,*paste,*search,*selectstart,*webkitfullscreenchange,*webkitfullscreenerror,*wheel,outerHTML,#scrollLeft,#scrollTop',
+      '^*|accessKey,contentEditable,dir,!draggable,!hidden,innerText,lang,*abort,*autocomplete,*autocompleteerror,*beforecopy,*beforecut,*beforepaste,*blur,*cancel,*canplay,*canplaythrough,*change,*click,*close,*contextmenu,*copy,*cuechange,*cut,*dblclick,*drag,*dragend,*dragenter,*dragleave,*dragover,*dragstart,*drop,*durationchange,*emptied,*ended,*error,*focus,*input,*invalid,*keydown,*keypress,*keyup,*load,*loadeddata,*loadedmetadata,*loadstart,*message,*mousedown,*mouseenter,*mouseleave,*mousemove,*mouseout,*mouseover,*mouseup,*mousewheel,*mozfullscreenchange,*mozfullscreenerror,*mozpointerlockchange,*mozpointerlockerror,*paste,*pause,*play,*playing,*progress,*ratechange,*reset,*resize,*scroll,*search,*seeked,*seeking,*select,*selectstart,*show,*stalled,*submit,*suspend,*timeupdate,*toggle,*volumechange,*waiting,*webglcontextcreationerror,*webglcontextlost,*webglcontextrestored,*webkitfullscreenchange,*webkitfullscreenerror,*wheel,outerText,!spellcheck,%style,#tabIndex,title,!translate',
+      'media|!autoplay,!controls,%crossOrigin,#currentTime,!defaultMuted,#defaultPlaybackRate,!disableRemotePlayback,!loop,!muted,*encrypted,#playbackRate,preload,src,#volume',
+      '@svg:^*|*abort,*autocomplete,*autocompleteerror,*blur,*cancel,*canplay,*canplaythrough,*change,*click,*close,*contextmenu,*cuechange,*dblclick,*drag,*dragend,*dragenter,*dragleave,*dragover,*dragstart,*drop,*durationchange,*emptied,*ended,*error,*focus,*input,*invalid,*keydown,*keypress,*keyup,*load,*loadeddata,*loadedmetadata,*loadstart,*mousedown,*mouseenter,*mouseleave,*mousemove,*mouseout,*mouseover,*mouseup,*mousewheel,*pause,*play,*playing,*progress,*ratechange,*reset,*resize,*scroll,*seeked,*seeking,*select,*show,*stalled,*submit,*suspend,*timeupdate,*toggle,*volumechange,*waiting,%style,#tabIndex',
+      '@svg:graphics^@svg:|',
+      '@svg:animation^@svg:|*begin,*end,*repeat',
+      '@svg:geometry^@svg:|',
+      '@svg:componentTransferFunction^@svg:|',
+      '@svg:gradient^@svg:|',
+      '@svg:textContent^@svg:graphics|',
+      '@svg:textPositioning^@svg:textContent|',
+      'a|charset,coords,download,hash,host,hostname,href,hreflang,name,password,pathname,ping,port,protocol,rel,rev,search,shape,target,text,type,username',
+      'area|alt,coords,hash,host,hostname,href,!noHref,password,pathname,ping,port,protocol,search,shape,target,username',
+      'audio^media|',
+      'br|clear',
+      'base|href,target',
+      'body|aLink,background,bgColor,link,*beforeunload,*blur,*error,*focus,*hashchange,*languagechange,*load,*message,*offline,*online,*pagehide,*pageshow,*popstate,*rejectionhandled,*resize,*scroll,*storage,*unhandledrejection,*unload,text,vLink',
+      'button|!autofocus,!disabled,formAction,formEnctype,formMethod,!formNoValidate,formTarget,name,type,value',
+      'canvas|#height,#width',
+      'content|select',
+      'dl|!compact',
+      'datalist|',
+      'details|!open',
+      'dialog|!open,returnValue',
+      'dir|!compact',
+      'div|align',
+      'embed|align,height,name,src,type,width',
+      'fieldset|!disabled,name',
+      'font|color,face,size',
+      'form|acceptCharset,action,autocomplete,encoding,enctype,method,name,!noValidate,target',
+      'frame|frameBorder,longDesc,marginHeight,marginWidth,name,!noResize,scrolling,src',
+      'frameset|cols,*beforeunload,*blur,*error,*focus,*hashchange,*languagechange,*load,*message,*offline,*online,*pagehide,*pageshow,*popstate,*rejectionhandled,*resize,*scroll,*storage,*unhandledrejection,*unload,rows',
+      'hr|align,color,!noShade,size,width',
+      'head|',
+      'h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6|align',
+      'html|version',
+      'iframe|align,!allowFullscreen,frameBorder,height,longDesc,marginHeight,marginWidth,name,%sandbox,scrolling,src,srcdoc,width',
+      'img|align,alt,border,%crossOrigin,#height,#hspace,!isMap,longDesc,lowsrc,name,sizes,src,srcset,useMap,#vspace,#width',
+      'input|accept,align,alt,autocapitalize,autocomplete,!autofocus,!checked,!defaultChecked,defaultValue,dirName,!disabled,%files,formAction,formEnctype,formMethod,!formNoValidate,formTarget,#height,!incremental,!indeterminate,max,#maxLength,min,#minLength,!multiple,name,pattern,placeholder,!readOnly,!required,selectionDirection,#selectionEnd,#selectionStart,#size,src,step,type,useMap,value,%valueAsDate,#valueAsNumber,#width',
+      'keygen|!autofocus,challenge,!disabled,keytype,name',
+      'li|type,#value',
+      'label|htmlFor',
+      'legend|align',
+      'link|as,charset,%crossOrigin,!disabled,href,hreflang,integrity,media,rel,%relList,rev,%sizes,target,type',
+      'map|name',
+      'marquee|behavior,bgColor,direction,height,#hspace,#loop,#scrollAmount,#scrollDelay,!trueSpeed,#vspace,width',
+      'menu|!compact',
+      'meta|content,httpEquiv,name,scheme',
+      'meter|#high,#low,#max,#min,#optimum,#value',
+      'ins,del|cite,dateTime',
+      'ol|!compact,!reversed,#start,type',
+      'object|align,archive,border,code,codeBase,codeType,data,!declare,height,#hspace,name,standby,type,useMap,#vspace,width',
+      'optgroup|!disabled,label',
+      'option|!defaultSelected,!disabled,label,!selected,text,value',
+      'output|defaultValue,%htmlFor,name,value',
+      'p|align',
+      'param|name,type,value,valueType',
+      'picture|',
+      'pre|#width',
+      'progress|#max,#value',
+      'q,blockquote,cite|',
+      'script|!async,charset,%crossOrigin,!defer,event,htmlFor,integrity,src,text,type',
+      'select|!autofocus,!disabled,#length,!multiple,name,!required,#selectedIndex,#size,value',
+      'shadow|',
+      'source|media,sizes,src,srcset,type',
+      'span|',
+      'style|!disabled,media,type',
+      'caption|align',
+      'th,td|abbr,align,axis,bgColor,ch,chOff,#colSpan,headers,height,!noWrap,#rowSpan,scope,vAlign,width',
+      'col,colgroup|align,ch,chOff,#span,vAlign,width',
+      'table|align,bgColor,border,%caption,cellPadding,cellSpacing,frame,rules,summary,%tFoot,%tHead,width',
+      'tr|align,bgColor,ch,chOff,vAlign',
+      'tfoot,thead,tbody|align,ch,chOff,vAlign',
+      'template|',
+      'textarea|autocapitalize,!autofocus,#cols,defaultValue,dirName,!disabled,#maxLength,#minLength,name,placeholder,!readOnly,!required,#rows,selectionDirection,#selectionEnd,#selectionStart,value,wrap',
+      'title|text',
+      'track|!default,kind,label,src,srclang',
+      'ul|!compact,type',
+      'unknown|',
+      'video^media|#height,poster,#width',
+      '@svg:a^@svg:graphics|',
+      '@svg:animate^@svg:animation|',
+      '@svg:animateMotion^@svg:animation|',
+      '@svg:animateTransform^@svg:animation|',
+      '@svg:circle^@svg:geometry|',
+      '@svg:clipPath^@svg:graphics|',
+      '@svg:cursor^@svg:|',
+      '@svg:defs^@svg:graphics|',
+      '@svg:desc^@svg:|',
+      '@svg:discard^@svg:|',
+      '@svg:ellipse^@svg:geometry|',
+      '@svg:feBlend^@svg:|',
+      '@svg:feColorMatrix^@svg:|',
+      '@svg:feComponentTransfer^@svg:|',
+      '@svg:feComposite^@svg:|',
+      '@svg:feConvolveMatrix^@svg:|',
+      '@svg:feDiffuseLighting^@svg:|',
+      '@svg:feDisplacementMap^@svg:|',
+      '@svg:feDistantLight^@svg:|',
+      '@svg:feDropShadow^@svg:|',
+      '@svg:feFlood^@svg:|',
+      '@svg:feFuncA^@svg:componentTransferFunction|',
+      '@svg:feFuncB^@svg:componentTransferFunction|',
+      '@svg:feFuncG^@svg:componentTransferFunction|',
+      '@svg:feFuncR^@svg:componentTransferFunction|',
+      '@svg:feGaussianBlur^@svg:|',
+      '@svg:feImage^@svg:|',
+      '@svg:feMerge^@svg:|',
+      '@svg:feMergeNode^@svg:|',
+      '@svg:feMorphology^@svg:|',
+      '@svg:feOffset^@svg:|',
+      '@svg:fePointLight^@svg:|',
+      '@svg:feSpecularLighting^@svg:|',
+      '@svg:feSpotLight^@svg:|',
+      '@svg:feTile^@svg:|',
+      '@svg:feTurbulence^@svg:|',
+      '@svg:filter^@svg:|',
+      '@svg:foreignObject^@svg:graphics|',
+      '@svg:g^@svg:graphics|',
+      '@svg:image^@svg:graphics|',
+      '@svg:line^@svg:geometry|',
+      '@svg:linearGradient^@svg:gradient|',
+      '@svg:mpath^@svg:|',
+      '@svg:marker^@svg:|',
+      '@svg:mask^@svg:|',
+      '@svg:metadata^@svg:|',
+      '@svg:path^@svg:geometry|',
+      '@svg:pattern^@svg:|',
+      '@svg:polygon^@svg:geometry|',
+      '@svg:polyline^@svg:geometry|',
+      '@svg:radialGradient^@svg:gradient|',
+      '@svg:rect^@svg:geometry|',
+      '@svg:svg^@svg:graphics|#currentScale,#zoomAndPan',
+      '@svg:script^@svg:|type',
+      '@svg:set^@svg:animation|',
+      '@svg:stop^@svg:|',
+      '@svg:style^@svg:|!disabled,media,title,type',
+      '@svg:switch^@svg:graphics|',
+      '@svg:symbol^@svg:|',
+      '@svg:tspan^@svg:textPositioning|',
+      '@svg:text^@svg:textPositioning|',
+      '@svg:textPath^@svg:textContent|',
+      '@svg:title^@svg:|',
+      '@svg:use^@svg:graphics|',
+      '@svg:view^@svg:|#zoomAndPan'
+    ]);
+
+var attrToPropMap: {[name: string]: string} = <any>{
+  'class': 'className',
+  'innerHtml': 'innerHTML',
+  'readonly': 'readOnly',
+  'tabindex': 'tabIndex'
+};
+
 
 @Injectable()
-export class DomElementSchemaRegistry extends ElementSchemaRegistry {
-  private _protoElements = new Map<string, Element>();
+export class DomElementSchemaRegistry implements ElementSchemaRegistry {
+  schema = <{[element: string]: {[property: string]: string}}>{};
 
-  private _getProtoElement(tagName: string): Element {
-    var element = this._protoElements.get(tagName);
-    if (isBlank(element)) {
-      var nsAndName = splitNsName(tagName);
-      element = isPresent(nsAndName[0]) ?
-                    DOM.createElementNS(NAMESPACE_URIS[nsAndName[0]], nsAndName[1]) :
-                    DOM.createElement(nsAndName[1]);
-      this._protoElements.set(tagName, element);
-    }
-    return element;
+  constructor() {
+    SCHEMA.forEach(encodedType => {
+      var parts = encodedType.split('|');
+      var properties = parts[1].split(',');
+      var typeParts = (parts[0] + '^').split('^');
+      var typeName = typeParts[0];
+      var type = <{[property: string]: string}>{};
+      typeName.split(',').forEach(tag => this.schema[tag] = type);
+      var superType = this.schema[typeParts[1]];
+      if (isPresent(superType)) {
+        StringMapWrapper.forEach(superType, (v, k) => type[k] = v);
+      }
+      properties.forEach((property: string) => {
+        if (property == '') {
+        } else if (property.startsWith('*')) {
+          // We don't yet support events.
+          // type[property.substring(1)] = EVENT;
+        } else if (property.startsWith('!')) {
+          type[property.substring(1)] = BOOLEAN;
+        } else if (property.startsWith('#')) {
+          type[property.substring(1)] = NUMBER;
+        } else if (property.startsWith('%')) {
+          type[property.substring(1)] = OBJECT;
+        } else {
+          type[property] = STRING;
+        }
+      });
+    });
   }
 
   hasProperty(tagName: string, propName: string): boolean {
@@ -31,13 +246,16 @@ export class DomElementSchemaRegistry extends ElementSchemaRegistry {
       // once it is instantiated
       return true;
     } else {
-      var elm = this._getProtoElement(tagName);
-      return DOM.hasProperty(elm, propName);
+      var elementProperties = this.schema[tagName.toLowerCase()];
+      if (!isPresent(elementProperties)) {
+        elementProperties = this.schema['unknown'];
+      }
+      return isPresent(elementProperties[propName]);
     }
   }
 
   getMappedPropName(propName: string): string {
-    var mappedPropName = StringMapWrapper.get(DOM.attrToPropMap, propName);
+    var mappedPropName = StringMapWrapper.get(attrToPropMap, propName);
     return isPresent(mappedPropName) ? mappedPropName : propName;
   }
 }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/compiler/schema/dom_element_schema_registry_spec.ts b/modules/angular2/test/compiler/schema/dom_element_schema_registry_spec.ts
index 57c32b8a76..8534641e77 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/compiler/schema/dom_element_schema_registry_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/compiler/schema/dom_element_schema_registry_spec.ts
@@ -9,29 +9,45 @@ import {
   it,
   xit
 } from 'angular2/testing_internal';
-import {IS_DART} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
 
 import {DomElementSchemaRegistry} from 'angular2/src/compiler/schema/dom_element_schema_registry';
+import {extractSchema} from './schema_extractor';
 
 export function main() {
-  // DOMElementSchema can only be used on the JS side where we can safely
-  // use reflection for DOM elements
-  if (IS_DART) return;
-
-  var registry: DomElementSchemaRegistry;
-
-  beforeEach(() => { registry = new DomElementSchemaRegistry(); });
-
   describe('DOMElementSchema', () => {
+    var registry: DomElementSchemaRegistry;
+    beforeEach(() => { registry = new DomElementSchemaRegistry(); });
 
     it('should detect properties on regular elements', () => {
       expect(registry.hasProperty('div', 'id')).toBeTruthy();
       expect(registry.hasProperty('div', 'title')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(registry.hasProperty('h1', 'align')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(registry.hasProperty('h2', 'align')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(registry.hasProperty('h3', 'align')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(registry.hasProperty('h4', 'align')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(registry.hasProperty('h5', 'align')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(registry.hasProperty('h6', 'align')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(registry.hasProperty('h7', 'align')).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(registry.hasProperty('textarea', 'disabled')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(registry.hasProperty('input', 'disabled')).toBeTruthy();
       expect(registry.hasProperty('div', 'unknown')).toBeFalsy();
     });
 
-    it('should return true for custom-like elements',
-       () => { expect(registry.hasProperty('custom-like', 'unknown')).toBeTruthy(); });
+    it('should detect different kinds of types',
+       () => {
+         // inheritance: video => media => *
+         expect(registry.hasProperty('video', 'className')).toBeTruthy();   // from *
+         expect(registry.hasProperty('video', 'id')).toBeTruthy();          // string
+         expect(registry.hasProperty('video', 'scrollLeft')).toBeTruthy();  // number
+         expect(registry.hasProperty('video', 'height')).toBeTruthy();      // number
+         expect(registry.hasProperty('video', 'autoplay')).toBeTruthy();    // boolean
+         expect(registry.hasProperty('video', 'classList')).toBeTruthy();   // object
+         // from *; but events are not properties
+         expect(registry.hasProperty('video', 'click')).toBeFalsy();
+       })
+
+        it('should return true for custom-like elements',
+           () => { expect(registry.hasProperty('custom-like', 'unknown')).toBeTruthy(); });
 
     it('should re-map property names that are specified in DOM facade',
        () => { expect(registry.getMappedPropName('readonly')).toEqual('readOnly'); });
@@ -43,5 +59,15 @@ export function main() {
 
     it('should detect properties on namespaced elements',
        () => { expect(registry.hasProperty('@svg:g', 'id')).toBeTruthy(); });
+
+    it('generate a new schema', () => {
+      // console.log(JSON.stringify(registry.properties));
+      extractSchema(
+          (descriptors) => {
+              // Uncomment this line to see:
+              // the generated schema which can then be pasted to the DomElementSchemaRegistry
+              // console.log(descriptors);
+          });
+    });
   });
 }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/compiler/schema/schema_extractor.dart b/modules/angular2/test/compiler/schema/schema_extractor.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..07a47a3b89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/compiler/schema/schema_extractor.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/**
+ * We don't know how to extract schema in dart, so do nothing.
+ */
+extractSchema(fn(List<String> descriptors)) {
+}
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/compiler/schema/schema_extractor.ts b/modules/angular2/test/compiler/schema/schema_extractor.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f60869c519
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/compiler/schema/schema_extractor.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+import {isString, isPresent} from '../../../src/facade/lang';
+
+const SVG_PREFIX = '@svg:';
+
+var document = typeof global['document'] == 'object' ? global['document'] : null;
+
+export function extractSchema(fn: (descriptors: string[]) => void): string[] {
+  var SVGGraphicsElement = global['SVGGraphicsElement'];
+  var SVGAnimationElement = global['SVGAnimationElement'];
+  var SVGGeometryElement = global['SVGGeometryElement'];
+  var SVGComponentTransferFunctionElement = global['SVGComponentTransferFunctionElement'];
+  var SVGGradientElement = global['SVGGradientElement'];
+  var SVGTextContentElement = global['SVGTextContentElement'];
+  var SVGTextPositioningElement = global['SVGTextPositioningElement'];
+  if (!document || !SVGGraphicsElement) return null;
+  var descriptors: string[] = [];
+  var visited: {[name: string]: boolean} = {};
+  var element = document.createElement('video');
+  var svgAnimation = document.createElementNS('http://www.w3.org/2000/svg', 'set');
+  var svgPath = document.createElementNS('http://www.w3.org/2000/svg', 'path');
+  var svgFeFuncA = document.createElementNS('http://www.w3.org/2000/svg', 'feFuncA');
+  var svgGradient = document.createElementNS('http://www.w3.org/2000/svg', 'linearGradient');
+  var svgText = document.createElementNS('http://www.w3.org/2000/svg', 'text');
+
+  extractProperties(Element, element, visited, descriptors, '*', '');
+  extractProperties(HTMLElement, element, visited, descriptors, '', '*');
+  extractProperties(HTMLMediaElement, element, visited, descriptors, 'media', '');
+  extractProperties(SVGElement, svgText, visited, descriptors, SVG_PREFIX, '*');
+  extractProperties(SVGGraphicsElement, svgText, visited, descriptors, SVG_PREFIX + 'graphics',
+                    SVG_PREFIX);
+  extractProperties(SVGAnimationElement, svgAnimation, visited, descriptors,
+                    SVG_PREFIX + 'animation', SVG_PREFIX);
+  extractProperties(SVGGeometryElement, svgPath, visited, descriptors, SVG_PREFIX + 'geometry',
+                    SVG_PREFIX);
+  extractProperties(SVGComponentTransferFunctionElement, svgFeFuncA, visited, descriptors,
+                    SVG_PREFIX + 'componentTransferFunction', SVG_PREFIX);
+  extractProperties(SVGGradientElement, svgGradient, visited, descriptors, SVG_PREFIX + 'gradient',
+                    SVG_PREFIX);
+  extractProperties(SVGTextContentElement, svgText, visited, descriptors,
+                    SVG_PREFIX + 'textContent', SVG_PREFIX + 'graphics');
+  extractProperties(SVGTextPositioningElement, svgText, visited, descriptors,
+                    SVG_PREFIX + 'textPositioning', SVG_PREFIX + 'textContent');
+  var keys = Object.getOwnPropertyNames(window).filter(
+      k => k.endsWith('Element') && (k.startsWith('HTML') || k.startsWith('SVG')));
+  keys.sort();
+  keys.forEach(name => extractRecursiveProperties(visited, descriptors, window[name]));
+  fn(descriptors);
+}
+
+function extractRecursiveProperties(visited: {[name: string]: boolean}, descriptors: string[],
+                                    type: Function): string {
+  var name = extractName(type);
+  if (visited[name]) return name;  // already been here
+  var superName = '';
+  if (name != '*') {
+    superName =
+        extractRecursiveProperties(visited, descriptors, type.prototype.__proto__.constructor);
+  }
+
+  var instance: HTMLElement = null;
+  name.split(',').forEach(tagName => {
+    instance = isSVG(type) ?
+                   document.createElementNS('http://www.w3.org/2000/svg',
+                                            tagName.replace(SVG_PREFIX, '')) :
+                   document.createElement(tagName);
+    var htmlType = type;
+    if (tagName == 'cite') htmlType = HTMLElement;
+    if (!(instance instanceof htmlType)) {
+      throw new Error(`Tag <${tagName}> is not an instance of ${htmlType['name']}`);
+    }
+  });
+  extractProperties(type, instance, visited, descriptors, name, superName);
+  return name;
+}
+
+function extractProperties(type: Function, instance: any, visited: {[name: string]: boolean},
+                           descriptors: string[], name: string, superName: string) {
+  if (!type) return;
+  visited[name] = true;
+  var props = <string[]>[];
+  var prototype = type.prototype;
+  var keys = Object.getOwnPropertyNames(prototype);
+  keys.sort();
+  keys.forEach((n) => {
+    if (n.startsWith('on')) {
+      props.push('*' + n.substr(2));
+    } else {
+      var typeCh = typeMap[typeof instance[n]];
+      var descriptor = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(prototype, n);
+      var isSetter = descriptor && isPresent(descriptor.set);
+      if (isString(typeCh) && !n.startsWith('webkit') && isSetter) {
+        props.push(typeCh + n);
+      }
+    }
+  });
+  descriptors.push(name + (superName ? '^' + superName : '') + '|' + props.join(','));
+}
+
+function extractName(type: Function): string {
+  var name = type['name'];
+  if (name == 'Element') return '*';
+  if (name == 'HTMLImageElement') return 'img';
+  if (name == 'HTMLAnchorElement') return 'a';
+  if (name == 'HTMLDListElement') return 'dl';
+  if (name == 'HTMLDirectoryElement') return 'dir';
+  if (name == 'HTMLHeadingElement') return 'h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6';
+  if (name == 'HTMLModElement') return 'ins,del';
+  if (name == 'HTMLOListElement') return 'ol';
+  if (name == 'HTMLParagraphElement') return 'p';
+  if (name == 'HTMLQuoteElement') return 'q,blockquote,cite';
+  if (name == 'HTMLTableCaptionElement') return 'caption';
+  if (name == 'HTMLTableCellElement') return 'th,td';
+  if (name == 'HTMLTableColElement') return 'col,colgroup';
+  if (name == 'HTMLTableRowElement') return 'tr';
+  if (name == 'HTMLTableSectionElement') return 'tfoot,thead,tbody';
+  if (name == 'HTMLUListElement') return 'ul';
+  if (name == 'SVGGraphicsElement') return SVG_PREFIX + 'graphics';
+  if (name == 'SVGMPathElement') return SVG_PREFIX + 'mpath';
+  if (name == 'SVGSVGElement') return SVG_PREFIX + 'svg';
+  if (name == 'SVGTSpanElement') return SVG_PREFIX + 'tspan';
+  var isSVG = name.startsWith('SVG');
+  if (name.startsWith('HTML') || isSVG) {
+    name = name.replace('HTML', '').replace('SVG', '').replace('Element', '');
+    if (isSVG && name.startsWith('FE')) {
+      name = 'fe' + name.substring(2);
+    } else if (name) {
+      name = name.charAt(0).toLowerCase() + name.substring(1);
+    }
+    return isSVG ? SVG_PREFIX + name : name.toLowerCase();
+  } else {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+function isSVG(type: Function): boolean {
+  return type['name'].startsWith('SVG');
+}
+
+const typeMap =
+    <{[type: string]: string}>{'string': '', 'number': '#', 'boolean': '!', 'object': '%'};
diff --git a/modules_dart/transform/test/transform/template_compiler/all_tests.dart b/modules_dart/transform/test/transform/template_compiler/all_tests.dart
index 4db15d1bc3..9c16786c58 100644
--- a/modules_dart/transform/test/transform/template_compiler/all_tests.dart
+++ b/modules_dart/transform/test/transform/template_compiler/all_tests.dart
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ void allTests() {
 
   it('should parse simple expressions in inline templates.', () async {
     fooComponentMeta.template = new CompileTemplateMetadata(
-        template: '<div [a]="b">{{greeting}}</div>',
+        template: '<div [id]="b">{{greeting}}</div>',
         templateUrl: 'template.html');
     updateReader();
 
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ void allTests() {
 
   it('should create the same output for multiple calls.', () async {
     fooComponentMeta.template = new CompileTemplateMetadata(
-        template: '<div [a]="b">{{greeting}}</div>',
+        template: '<div [id]="b">{{greeting}}</div>',
         templateUrl: 'template.html');
     updateReader();