diff --git a/modules/@angular/compiler/src/template_parser/template_parser.ts b/modules/@angular/compiler/src/template_parser/template_parser.ts
index c5e0c08f32..78e8f3f1f2 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/compiler/src/template_parser/template_parser.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/compiler/src/template_parser/template_parser.ts
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ class TemplateParseVisitor implements html.Visitor {
         templateBindingsSource = attr.value;
       } else if (normalizedName.startsWith(TEMPLATE_ATTR_PREFIX)) {
         templateBindingsSource = attr.value;
-        prefixToken = normalizedName.substring(TEMPLATE_ATTR_PREFIX.length);
+        prefixToken = normalizedName.substring(TEMPLATE_ATTR_PREFIX.length) + ':';
       }
 
       const hasTemplateBinding = isPresent(templateBindingsSource);
diff --git a/modules/@angular/compiler/test/template_parser/template_parser_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/compiler/test/template_parser/template_parser_spec.ts
index 9ef6fe4818..15541a87d5 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/compiler/test/template_parser/template_parser_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/compiler/test/template_parser/template_parser_spec.ts
@@ -1323,17 +1323,30 @@ Reference "#a" is defined several times ("<div #a></div><div [ERROR ->]#a></div>
 
         });
 
+
         it('should work with *... and use the attribute name as property binding name', () => {
           expect(humanizeTplAst(parse('<div *ngIf="test">', [ngIf]))).toEqual([
-            [EmbeddedTemplateAst], [DirectiveAst, ngIf],
-            [BoundDirectivePropertyAst, 'ngIf', 'test'], [ElementAst, 'div']
+            [EmbeddedTemplateAst],
+            [DirectiveAst, ngIf],
+            [BoundDirectivePropertyAst, 'ngIf', 'test'],
+            [ElementAst, 'div'],
+          ]);
+
+          // https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13800
+          expect(humanizeTplAst(parse('<div *ngIf="-1">', [ngIf]))).toEqual([
+            [EmbeddedTemplateAst],
+            [DirectiveAst, ngIf],
+            [BoundDirectivePropertyAst, 'ngIf', '0 - 1'],
+            [ElementAst, 'div'],
           ]);
         });
 
         it('should work with *... and empty value', () => {
           expect(humanizeTplAst(parse('<div *ngIf>', [ngIf]))).toEqual([
-            [EmbeddedTemplateAst], [DirectiveAst, ngIf],
-            [BoundDirectivePropertyAst, 'ngIf', 'null'], [ElementAst, 'div']
+            [EmbeddedTemplateAst],
+            [DirectiveAst, ngIf],
+            [BoundDirectivePropertyAst, 'ngIf', 'null'],
+            [ElementAst, 'div'],
           ]);
         });
       });