diff --git a/packages/upgrade/src/common/angular1.ts b/packages/upgrade/src/common/angular1.ts
index 3cbe8897d2..bd7d22e366 100644
--- a/packages/upgrade/src/common/angular1.ts
+++ b/packages/upgrade/src/common/angular1.ts
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ export type IAugmentedJQuery = Node[] & {
   controller?: (name: string) => any;
   isolateScope?: () => IScope;
   injector?: () => IInjectorService;
+  triggerHandler?: (eventTypeOrObject: string | Event, extraParameters?: any[]) => IAugmentedJQuery;
   remove?: () => void;
   removeData?: () => void;
 };
diff --git a/packages/upgrade/src/common/upgrade_helper.ts b/packages/upgrade/src/common/upgrade_helper.ts
index 8782de9c9e..999f83f1d0 100644
--- a/packages/upgrade/src/common/upgrade_helper.ts
+++ b/packages/upgrade/src/common/upgrade_helper.ts
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ export class UpgradeHelper {
       controllerInstance.$onDestroy();
     }
     $scope.$destroy();
+    this.$element.triggerHandler !('$destroy');
   }
 
   prepareTransclusion(): angular.ILinkFn|undefined {
diff --git a/packages/upgrade/test/dynamic/upgrade_spec.ts b/packages/upgrade/test/dynamic/upgrade_spec.ts
index c99717d826..2e17c04410 100644
--- a/packages/upgrade/test/dynamic/upgrade_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/upgrade/test/dynamic/upgrade_spec.ts
@@ -2132,6 +2132,96 @@ withEachNg1Version(() => {
            }));
       });
 
+      describe('destroying the upgraded component', () => {
+        it('should destroy `componentScope`', fakeAsync(() => {
+             const adapter: UpgradeAdapter = new UpgradeAdapter(forwardRef(() => Ng2Module));
+             const scopeDestroyListener = jasmine.createSpy('scopeDestroyListener');
+             let ng2ComponentInstance: Ng2Component;
+
+             @Component({selector: 'ng2', template: '<div *ngIf="!ng2Destroy"><ng1></ng1></div>'})
+             class Ng2Component {
+               ng2Destroy: boolean = false;
+               constructor() { ng2ComponentInstance = this; }
+             }
+
+             // On browsers that don't support `requestAnimationFrame` (IE 9, Android <= 4.3),
+             // `$animate` will use `setTimeout(..., 16.6)` instead. This timeout will still be on
+             // the queue at the end of the test, causing it to fail.
+             // Mocking animations (via `ngAnimateMock`) avoids the issue.
+             angular.module('ng1', ['ngAnimateMock'])
+                 .component('ng1', {
+                   controller: function($scope: angular.IScope) {
+                     $scope.$on('$destroy', scopeDestroyListener);
+                   },
+                 })
+                 .directive('ng2', adapter.downgradeNg2Component(Ng2Component));
+
+             @NgModule({
+               declarations: [adapter.upgradeNg1Component('ng1'), Ng2Component],
+               imports: [BrowserModule],
+             })
+             class Ng2Module {
+             }
+
+             const element = html('<ng2></ng2>');
+             adapter.bootstrap(element, ['ng1']).ready((ref) => {
+               const $rootScope = ref.ng1RootScope as any;
+
+               expect(scopeDestroyListener).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+               ng2ComponentInstance.ng2Destroy = true;
+               tick();
+               $rootScope.$digest();
+
+               expect(scopeDestroyListener).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+             });
+           }));
+
+        it('should emit `$destroy` on `$element`', fakeAsync(() => {
+             const adapter: UpgradeAdapter = new UpgradeAdapter(forwardRef(() => Ng2Module));
+             const elementDestroyListener = jasmine.createSpy('elementDestroyListener');
+             let ng2ComponentInstance: Ng2Component;
+
+             @Component({selector: 'ng2', template: '<div *ngIf="!ng2Destroy"><ng1></ng1></div>'})
+             class Ng2Component {
+               ng2Destroy: boolean = false;
+               constructor() { ng2ComponentInstance = this; }
+             }
+
+             // On browsers that don't support `requestAnimationFrame` (IE 9, Android <= 4.3),
+             // `$animate` will use `setTimeout(..., 16.6)` instead. This timeout will still be on
+             // the queue at the end of the test, causing it to fail.
+             // Mocking animations (via `ngAnimateMock`) avoids the issue.
+             angular.module('ng1', ['ngAnimateMock'])
+                 .component('ng1', {
+                   controller: function($element: angular.IAugmentedJQuery) {
+                     $element.on !('$destroy', elementDestroyListener);
+                   },
+                 })
+                 .directive('ng2', adapter.downgradeNg2Component(Ng2Component));
+
+             @NgModule({
+               declarations: [adapter.upgradeNg1Component('ng1'), Ng2Component],
+               imports: [BrowserModule],
+             })
+             class Ng2Module {
+             }
+
+             const element = html('<ng2></ng2>');
+             adapter.bootstrap(element, ['ng1']).ready((ref) => {
+               const $rootScope = ref.ng1RootScope as any;
+
+               expect(elementDestroyListener).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+               ng2ComponentInstance.ng2Destroy = true;
+               tick();
+               $rootScope.$digest();
+
+               expect(elementDestroyListener).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+             });
+           }));
+      });
+
       describe('linking', () => {
         it('should run the pre-linking after instantiating the controller', async(() => {
              const adapter: UpgradeAdapter = new UpgradeAdapter(forwardRef(() => Ng2Module));
diff --git a/packages/upgrade/test/static/integration/upgrade_component_spec.ts b/packages/upgrade/test/static/integration/upgrade_component_spec.ts
index 9c0ee94db2..7e4e623477 100644
--- a/packages/upgrade/test/static/integration/upgrade_component_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/upgrade/test/static/integration/upgrade_component_spec.ts
@@ -3629,7 +3629,68 @@ withEachNg1Version(() => {
              ng2ComponentAInstance.destroyIt = true;
              $digest(adapter);
 
-             expect(scopeDestroyListener).toHaveBeenCalled();
+             expect(scopeDestroyListener).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+           });
+         }));
+
+      it('should emit `$destroy` on `$element`', async(() => {
+           const elementDestroyListener = jasmine.createSpy('elementDestroyListener');
+           let ng2ComponentAInstance: Ng2ComponentA;
+
+           // Define `ng1Component`
+           const ng1Component: angular.IComponent = {
+             controller: class {
+               constructor($element: angular.IAugmentedJQuery) {
+                 $element.on !('$destroy', elementDestroyListener);
+               }
+             }
+           };
+
+           // Define `Ng1ComponentFacade`
+           @Directive({selector: 'ng1'})
+           class Ng1ComponentFacade extends UpgradeComponent {
+             constructor(elementRef: ElementRef, injector: Injector) {
+               super('ng1', elementRef, injector);
+             }
+           }
+
+           // Define `Ng2Component`
+           @Component({selector: 'ng2A', template: '<ng2B *ngIf="!destroyIt"></ng2B>'})
+           class Ng2ComponentA {
+             destroyIt = false;
+
+             constructor() { ng2ComponentAInstance = this; }
+           }
+
+           @Component({selector: 'ng2B', template: '<ng1></ng1>'})
+           class Ng2ComponentB {
+           }
+
+           // Define `ng1Module`
+           const ng1Module = angular.module('ng1Module', [])
+                                 .component('ng1', ng1Component)
+                                 .directive('ng2A', downgradeComponent({component: Ng2ComponentA}));
+
+           // Define `Ng2Module`
+           @NgModule({
+             declarations: [Ng1ComponentFacade, Ng2ComponentA, Ng2ComponentB],
+             entryComponents: [Ng2ComponentA],
+             imports: [BrowserModule, UpgradeModule]
+           })
+           class Ng2Module {
+             ngDoBootstrap() {}
+           }
+
+           // Bootstrap
+           const element = html(`<ng2-a></ng2-a>`);
+
+           bootstrap(platformBrowserDynamic(), Ng2Module, element, ng1Module).then(adapter => {
+             expect(elementDestroyListener).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+             ng2ComponentAInstance.destroyIt = true;
+             $digest(adapter);
+
+             expect(elementDestroyListener).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
            });
          }));