diff --git a/modules/angular2/change_detection.js b/modules/angular2/change_detection.js
index aa5b8f5163..26c7f4bee0 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/change_detection.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/change_detection.js
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ export * from './src/change_detection/pipes/pipe';
 import {ProtoChangeDetector, DynamicProtoChangeDetector, JitProtoChangeDetector}
     from './src/change_detection/proto_change_detector';
 import {PipeRegistry} from './src/change_detection/pipes/pipe_registry';
-import {ArrayChanges} from './src/change_detection/pipes/array_changes';
-import {NullPipe} from './src/change_detection/pipes/null_pipe';
+import {ArrayChangesFactory} from './src/change_detection/pipes/array_changes';
+import {NullPipeFactory} from './src/change_detection/pipes/null_pipe';
 
 export class ChangeDetection {
   createProtoChangeDetector(name:string):ProtoChangeDetector{
@@ -29,15 +29,9 @@ export class ChangeDetection {
 }
 
 export var defaultPipes = {
-  "[]" : [
-    {
-      "supports" : ArrayChanges.supportsObj,
-      "pipe" : () => new ArrayChanges()
-    },
-    {
-      "supports" : NullPipe.supportsObj,
-      "pipe" : () => new NullPipe()
-    }
+  "iterableDiff" : [
+    new ArrayChangesFactory(),
+    new NullPipeFactory()
   ]
 };
 
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/change_detection_jit_generator.es6 b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/change_detection_jit_generator.es6
index 885ad8a5af..80d025d9b8 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/change_detection_jit_generator.es6
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/change_detection_jit_generator.es6
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
   RECORD_TYPE_PRIMITIVE_OP,
   RECORD_TYPE_KEYED_ACCESS,
   RECORD_TYPE_INVOKE_FORMATTER,
-  RECORD_TYPE_STRUCTURAL_CHECK,
+  RECORD_TYPE_PIPE,
   RECORD_TYPE_INTERPOLATE
   } from './proto_record';
 
@@ -163,11 +163,11 @@ if (${CHANGES_LOCAL} && ${CHANGES_LOCAL}.length > 0) {
 `;
 }
 
-function pipeCheckTemplate(context:string, pipe:string,
+function pipeCheckTemplate(context:string, pipe:string, pipeType:string,
                                   value:string, change:string, addRecord:string, notify:string):string{
   return `
 if (${pipe} === ${UTIL}.unitialized() || !${pipe}.supports(${context})) {
-  ${pipe} = ${PIPE_REGISTRY_ACCESSOR}.get('[]', ${context});
+  ${pipe} = ${PIPE_REGISTRY_ACCESSOR}.get('${pipeType}', ${context});
 }
 
 ${CHANGE_LOCAL} = ${pipe}.transform(${context});
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ export class ChangeDetectorJITGenerator {
     fields = fields.concat(this.fieldNames);
 
     this.records.forEach((r) => {
-      if (r.mode === RECORD_TYPE_STRUCTURAL_CHECK) {
+      if (r.mode === RECORD_TYPE_PIPE) {
         fields.push(this.pipeNames[r.selfIndex]);
       }
     });
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ export class ChangeDetectorJITGenerator {
   }
 
   genRecord(r:ProtoRecord):string {
-    if (r.mode === RECORD_TYPE_STRUCTURAL_CHECK) {
+    if (r.mode === RECORD_TYPE_PIPE) {
       return this.genPipeCheck (r);
     } else {
       return this.genReferenceCheck(r);
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ export class ChangeDetectorJITGenerator {
     var addRecord = addSimpleChangeRecordTemplate(r.selfIndex - 1, oldValue, newValue);
     var notify = this.genNotify(r);
 
-    return pipeCheckTemplate(context, pipe, newValue, change, addRecord, notify);
+    return pipeCheckTemplate(context, pipe, r.name, newValue, change, addRecord, notify);
   }
 
   genReferenceCheck(r:ProtoRecord):string {
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/dynamic_change_detector.js b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/dynamic_change_detector.js
index 63fd06bd7b..3d6cdffd3a 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/dynamic_change_detector.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/dynamic_change_detector.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import {
   RECORD_TYPE_PRIMITIVE_OP,
   RECORD_TYPE_KEYED_ACCESS,
   RECORD_TYPE_INVOKE_FORMATTER,
-  RECORD_TYPE_STRUCTURAL_CHECK,
+  RECORD_TYPE_PIPE,
   RECORD_TYPE_INTERPOLATE
   } from './proto_record';
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export class DynamicChangeDetector extends AbstractChangeDetector {
 
   _check(proto:ProtoRecord) {
     try {
-      if (proto.mode == RECORD_TYPE_STRUCTURAL_CHECK) {
+      if (proto.mode == RECORD_TYPE_PIPE) {
         return this._pipeCheck(proto);
       } else {
         return this._referenceCheck(proto);
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ export class DynamicChangeDetector extends AbstractChangeDetector {
     if (isPresent(storedPipe) && storedPipe.supports(context)) {
       return storedPipe;
     } else {
-      var pipe = this.pipeRegistry.get("[]", context);
+      var pipe = this.pipeRegistry.get(proto.name, context);
       this._writePipe(proto, pipe);
       return pipe;
     }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/parser/ast.js b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/parser/ast.js
index 787524c2e9..4ca3858c00 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/parser/ast.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/parser/ast.js
@@ -33,22 +33,6 @@ export class EmptyExpr extends AST {
   }
 }
 
-export class Structural extends AST {
-  value:AST;
-  constructor(value:AST) {
-    super();
-    this.value = value;
-  }
-
-  eval(context) {
-    return value.eval(context);
-  }
-
-  visit(visitor) {
-    return visitor.visitStructural(this);
-  }
-}
-
 export class ImplicitReceiver extends AST {
   eval(context) {
     return context;
@@ -204,6 +188,20 @@ export class Formatter extends AST {
   }
 }
 
+export class Pipe extends AST {
+  exp:AST;
+  name:string;
+  constructor(exp:AST, name:string) {
+    super();
+    this.exp = exp;
+    this.name = name;
+  }
+
+  visit(visitor) {
+    return visitor.visitPipe(this);
+  }
+}
+
 export class LiteralPrimitive extends AST {
   value;
   constructor(value) {
@@ -460,9 +458,9 @@ export class AstVisitor {
   visitAssignment(ast:Assignment) {}
   visitBinary(ast:Binary) {}
   visitChain(ast:Chain){}
-  visitStructural(ast:Structural) {}
   visitConditional(ast:Conditional) {}
   visitFormatter(ast:Formatter) {}
+  visitPipe(ast:Pipe) {}
   visitFunctionCall(ast:FunctionCall) {}
   visitImplicitReceiver(ast:ImplicitReceiver) {}
   visitKeyedAccess(ast:KeyedAccess) {}
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/parser/parser.js b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/parser/parser.js
index a1e5e804d5..402e5f9e92 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/parser/parser.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/parser/parser.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
   PrefixNot,
   Conditional,
   Formatter,
+  Pipe,
   Assignment,
   Chain,
   KeyedAccess,
@@ -52,6 +53,15 @@ export class Parser {
     return new ASTWithSource(ast, input, location);
   }
 
+  addPipes(bindingAst:ASTWithSource, pipes:List<String>):ASTWithSource {
+    if (ListWrapper.isEmpty(pipes)) return bindingAst;
+
+    var res = ListWrapper.reduce(pipes,
+      (result, currentPipeName) => new Pipe(result, currentPipeName),
+      bindingAst.ast);
+    return new ASTWithSource(res, bindingAst.source, bindingAst.location);
+  }
+
   parseTemplateBindings(input:string, location:any):List<TemplateBinding> {
     var tokens = this._lexer.tokenize(input);
     return new _ParseAST(input, location, tokens, this._reflector, false).parseTemplateBindings();
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/pipes/array_changes.js b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/pipes/array_changes.js
index 7437563ecf..10fa537553 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/pipes/array_changes.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/pipes/array_changes.js
@@ -16,6 +16,16 @@ import {
 
 import {NO_CHANGE, Pipe} from './pipe';
 
+export class ArrayChangesFactory {
+  supports(obj):boolean {
+    return ArrayChanges.supportsObj(obj);
+  }
+
+  create():Pipe {
+    return new ArrayChanges();
+  }
+}
+
 export class ArrayChanges extends Pipe {
   _collection;
   _length:int;
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/pipes/null_pipe.js b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/pipes/null_pipe.js
index 3e0766c630..1055619ff3 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/pipes/null_pipe.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/pipes/null_pipe.js
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 import {isBlank} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
 import {Pipe, NO_CHANGE} from './pipe';
 
+export class NullPipeFactory {
+  supports(obj):boolean {
+    return NullPipe.supportsObj(obj);
+  }
+
+  create():Pipe {
+    return new NullPipe();
+  }
+}
+
 export class NullPipe extends Pipe {
   called:boolean;
   constructor() {
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/pipes/pipe_registry.js b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/pipes/pipe_registry.js
index 1a013bab20..f4d1a7b2c3 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/pipes/pipe_registry.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/pipes/pipe_registry.js
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ export class PipeRegistry {
     }
 
     var matchingConfig = ListWrapper.find(listOfConfigs,
-      (pipeConfig) => pipeConfig["supports"](obj));
+      (pipeConfig) => pipeConfig.supports(obj));
 
     if (isBlank(matchingConfig)) {
       throw new BaseException(`Cannot find a pipe for type '${type}' object '${obj}'`);
     }
 
-    return matchingConfig["pipe"]();
+    return matchingConfig.create();
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/proto_change_detector.js b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/proto_change_detector.js
index c13b8103d2..30d2ade411 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/proto_change_detector.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/proto_change_detector.js
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ import {
   AstVisitor,
   Binary,
   Chain,
-  Structural,
   Conditional,
   Formatter,
+  Pipe,
   FunctionCall,
   ImplicitReceiver,
   Interpolation,
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ import {
   RECORD_TYPE_PRIMITIVE_OP,
   RECORD_TYPE_KEYED_ACCESS,
   RECORD_TYPE_INVOKE_FORMATTER,
-  RECORD_TYPE_STRUCTURAL_CHECK,
+  RECORD_TYPE_PIPE,
   RECORD_TYPE_INTERPOLATE
   } from './proto_record';
 
 export class ProtoChangeDetector  {
-  addAst(ast:AST, bindingMemento:any, directiveMemento:any = null, structural:boolean = false){}
+  addAst(ast:AST, bindingMemento:any, directiveMemento:any = null){}
   instantiate(dispatcher:any, formatters:Map):ChangeDetector{
     return null;
   }
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ export class DynamicProtoChangeDetector extends ProtoChangeDetector {
     this._recordBuilder = new ProtoRecordBuilder();
   }
 
-  addAst(ast:AST, bindingMemento:any, directiveMemento:any = null, structural:boolean = false) {
-    this._recordBuilder.addAst(ast, bindingMemento, directiveMemento, structural);
+  addAst(ast:AST, bindingMemento:any, directiveMemento:any = null) {
+    this._recordBuilder.addAst(ast, bindingMemento, directiveMemento);
   }
 
   instantiate(dispatcher:any, formatters:Map) {
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ export class JitProtoChangeDetector extends ProtoChangeDetector {
     this._recordBuilder = new ProtoRecordBuilder();
   }
 
-  addAst(ast:AST, bindingMemento:any, directiveMemento:any = null, structural:boolean = false) {
-    this._recordBuilder.addAst(ast, bindingMemento, directiveMemento, structural);
+  addAst(ast:AST, bindingMemento:any, directiveMemento:any = null) {
+    this._recordBuilder.addAst(ast, bindingMemento, directiveMemento);
   }
 
   instantiate(dispatcher:any, formatters:Map) {
@@ -121,9 +121,7 @@ class ProtoRecordBuilder {
     this.records = [];
   }
 
-  addAst(ast:AST, bindingMemento:any, directiveMemento:any = null, structural:boolean = false) {
-    if (structural) ast = new Structural(ast);
-
+  addAst(ast:AST, bindingMemento:any, directiveMemento:any = null) {
     var last = ListWrapper.last(this.records);
     if (isPresent(last) && last.directiveMemento == directiveMemento) {
       last.lastInDirective = false;
@@ -228,9 +226,9 @@ class _ConvertAstIntoProtoRecords {
       ChangeDetectionUtil.cond, [c,t,f], null, 0);
   }
 
-  visitStructural(ast:Structural) {
-    var value = ast.value.visit(this);
-    return this._addRecord(RECORD_TYPE_STRUCTURAL_CHECK, "structural", null, [], null, value);
+  visitPipe(ast:Pipe) {
+    var value = ast.exp.visit(this);
+    return this._addRecord(RECORD_TYPE_PIPE, ast.name, ast.name, [], null, value);
   }
 
   visitKeyedAccess(ast:KeyedAccess) {
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/proto_record.js b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/proto_record.js
index 9aa77ba9ea..05d8edb7f4 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/proto_record.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/proto_record.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export const RECORD_TYPE_INVOKE_METHOD = 4;
 export const RECORD_TYPE_INVOKE_CLOSURE = 5;
 export const RECORD_TYPE_KEYED_ACCESS = 6;
 export const RECORD_TYPE_INVOKE_FORMATTER = 7;
-export const RECORD_TYPE_STRUCTURAL_CHECK = 8;
+export const RECORD_TYPE_PIPE = 8;
 export const RECORD_TYPE_INTERPOLATE = 9;
 
 export class ProtoRecord {
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/pipeline/element_binder_builder.js b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/pipeline/element_binder_builder.js
index d04c0b1060..49ed59dac0 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/pipeline/element_binder_builder.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/pipeline/element_binder_builder.js
@@ -195,34 +195,38 @@ export class ElementBinderBuilder extends CompileStep {
       var directive = ListWrapper.get(directives, directiveIndex);
       var annotation = directive.annotation;
       if (isBlank(annotation.bind)) continue;
-      var _this = this;
-      StringMapWrapper.forEach(annotation.bind, function (elProp, dirProp) {
-        var expression = isPresent(compileElement.propertyBindings) ?
+      StringMapWrapper.forEach(annotation.bind, (bindConfig, dirProp) => {
+        var bindConfigParts = this._splitBindConfig(bindConfig);
+        var elProp = bindConfigParts[0];
+        var pipes = ListWrapper.slice(bindConfigParts, 1, bindConfigParts.length);
+
+        var bindingAst = isPresent(compileElement.propertyBindings) ?
           MapWrapper.get(compileElement.propertyBindings, elProp) :
             null;
-        if (isBlank(expression)) {
+
+        if (isBlank(bindingAst)) {
           var attributeValue = MapWrapper.get(compileElement.attrs(), elProp);
           if (isPresent(attributeValue)) {
-            expression = _this._parser.wrapLiteralPrimitive(attributeValue, _this._compilationUnit);
+            bindingAst = this._parser.wrapLiteralPrimitive(attributeValue, this._compilationUnit);
           }
         }
 
         // Bindings are optional, so this binding only needs to be set up if an expression is given.
-        if (isPresent(expression)) {
-          var len = dirProp.length;
-          var dirBindingName = dirProp;
-          var isContentWatch = dirProp[len - 2] === '[' && dirProp[len - 1] === ']';
-          if (isContentWatch) dirBindingName = dirProp.substring(0, len - 2);
-
+        if (isPresent(bindingAst)) {
+          var fullExpAstWithBindPipes = this._parser.addPipes(bindingAst, pipes);
           protoView.bindDirectiveProperty(
             directiveIndex,
-            expression,
-            dirBindingName,
-            reflector.setter(dirBindingName),
-            isContentWatch
+            fullExpAstWithBindPipes,
+            dirProp,
+            reflector.setter(dirProp)
           );
         }
       });
     }
   }
-}
+
+  _splitBindConfig(bindConfig:string) {
+    var parts = StringWrapper.split(bindConfig, RegExpWrapper.create("\\|"));
+    return ListWrapper.map(parts, (s) => s.trim());
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/view.js b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/view.js
index b190c36254..5f6330e699 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/view.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/view.js
@@ -511,8 +511,7 @@ export class ProtoView {
     directiveIndex:number,
     expression:AST,
     setterName:string,
-    setter:SetterFn,
-    isContentWatch: boolean) {
+    setter:SetterFn) {
 
     var bindingMemento = new DirectiveBindingMemento(
       this.elementBinders.length-1,
@@ -521,7 +520,7 @@ export class ProtoView {
       setter
     );
     var directiveMemento = DirectiveMemento.get(bindingMemento);
-    this.protoChangeDetector.addAst(expression, bindingMemento, directiveMemento, isContentWatch);
+    this.protoChangeDetector.addAst(expression, bindingMemento, directiveMemento);
   }
 
   // Create a rootView as if the compiler encountered <rootcmp></rootcmp>,
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/directives/foreach.js b/modules/angular2/src/directives/foreach.js
index 09b1b770fd..44ca00b048 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/directives/foreach.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/directives/foreach.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {ListWrapper} from 'angular2/src/facade/collection';
 @Viewport({
   selector: '[foreach][in]',
   bind: {
-    'iterableChanges[]': 'in'
+    'iterableChanges': 'in | iterableDiff'
   }
 })
 export class Foreach  {
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/change_detection_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/change_detection_spec.js
index 06d8fbc29f..9c020c9d1d 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/change_detection_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/change_detection_spec.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {ddescribe, describe, it, iit, xit, expect, beforeEach, afterEach, IS_DAR
 import {isPresent, isBlank, isJsObject, BaseException, FunctionWrapper} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
 import {List, ListWrapper, MapWrapper, StringMapWrapper} from 'angular2/src/facade/collection';
 
+import {Pipe} from 'angular2/src/change_detection/parser/ast';
 import {Parser} from 'angular2/src/change_detection/parser/parser';
 import {Lexer} from 'angular2/src/change_detection/parser/lexer';
 
@@ -29,9 +30,13 @@ export function main() {
         }
 
         function createChangeDetector(memo:string, exp:string, context = null, formatters = null,
-                                      registry = null, structural = false) {
+                                      registry = null, pipeType:string = null) {
           var pcd = createProtoChangeDetector(registry);
-          pcd.addAst(ast(exp), memo, memo, structural);
+          var parsedAst = ast(exp);
+          if (isPresent(pipeType)) {
+            parsedAst = new Pipe(parsedAst, pipeType);
+          }
+          pcd.addAst(parsedAst, memo, memo);
 
           var dispatcher = new TestDispatcher();
           var cd = pcd.instantiate(dispatcher, formatters);
@@ -40,9 +45,8 @@ export function main() {
           return {"changeDetector" : cd, "dispatcher" : dispatcher};
         }
 
-        function executeWatch(memo:string, exp:string, context = null, formatters = null,
-                              registry = null, content = false) {
-          var res = createChangeDetector(memo, exp, context, formatters, registry, content);
+        function executeWatch(memo:string, exp:string, context = null, formatters = null) {
+          var res = createChangeDetector(memo, exp, context, formatters);
           res["changeDetector"].detectChanges();
           return res["dispatcher"].log;
         }
@@ -190,7 +194,7 @@ export function main() {
             var parser = new Parser(new Lexer());
             var pcd = createProtoChangeDetector();
             var ast = parser.parseInterpolation("B{{a}}A", "location");
-            pcd.addAst(ast, "memo", "memo", false);
+            pcd.addAst(ast, "memo", "memo");
 
             var dispatcher = new TestDispatcher();
             var cd = pcd.instantiate(dispatcher, MapWrapper.create());
@@ -428,10 +432,10 @@ export function main() {
 
         describe("pipes", () => {
           it("should support pipes", () => {
-            var registry = new FakePipeRegistry(() => new CountingPipe());
+            var registry = new FakePipeRegistry('pipe', () => new CountingPipe());
             var ctx = new Person("Megatron");
 
-            var c  = createChangeDetector("memo", "name", ctx, null, registry, true);
+            var c  = createChangeDetector("memo", "name", ctx, null, registry, 'pipe');
             var cd = c["changeDetector"];
             var dispatcher = c["dispatcher"];
 
@@ -446,10 +450,10 @@ export function main() {
           });
 
           it("should lookup pipes in the registry when the context is not supported", () => {
-            var registry = new FakePipeRegistry(() => new OncePipe());
+            var registry = new FakePipeRegistry('pipe', () => new OncePipe());
             var ctx = new Person("Megatron");
 
-            var c  = createChangeDetector("memo", "name", ctx, null, registry, true);
+            var c  = createChangeDetector("memo", "name", ctx, null, registry, 'pipe');
             var cd = c["changeDetector"];
 
             cd.detectChanges();
@@ -464,10 +468,10 @@ export function main() {
         });
 
         it("should do nothing when returns NO_CHANGE", () => {
-          var registry = new FakePipeRegistry(() => new IdentityPipe())
+          var registry = new FakePipeRegistry('pipe', () => new IdentityPipe())
           var ctx = new Person("Megatron");
 
-          var c  = createChangeDetector("memo", "name", ctx, null, registry, true);
+          var c  = createChangeDetector("memo", "name", ctx, null, registry, 'pipe');
           var cd = c["changeDetector"];
           var dispatcher = c["dispatcher"];
 
@@ -537,15 +541,18 @@ class IdentityPipe {
 
 class FakePipeRegistry extends PipeRegistry {
   numberOfLookups:number;
+  pipeType:string;
   factory:Function;
 
-  constructor(factory) {
+  constructor(pipeType, factory) {
     super({});
+    this.pipeType = pipeType;
     this.factory = factory;
     this.numberOfLookups = 0;
   }
 
   get(type:string, obj) {
+    if (type != this.pipeType) return null;
     this.numberOfLookups ++;
     return this.factory();
   }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/parser/parser_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/parser/parser_spec.js
index 3ddbe628cd..925a0981d6 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/parser/parser_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/parser/parser_spec.js
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ export function main() {
     return createParser().parseInterpolation(text, location);
   }
 
+  function addPipes(ast, pipes) {
+    return createParser().addPipes(ast, pipes);
+  }
+
   function expectEval(text, passedInContext = null) {
     var c = isBlank(passedInContext) ? td() : passedInContext;
     return expect(parseAction(text).eval(c));
@@ -544,6 +548,29 @@ export function main() {
       });
     });
 
+    describe('addPipes', () => {
+      it('should return the given ast whe the list of pipes is empty', () => {
+        var ast = parseBinding("1 + 1", "Location");
+        var transformedAst = addPipes(ast, []);
+        expect(transformedAst).toBe(ast);
+      });
+
+      it('should append pipe ast nodes', () => {
+        var ast = parseBinding("1 + 1", "Location");
+        var transformedAst = addPipes(ast, ['one', 'two']);
+        expect(transformedAst.ast.name).toEqual("two");
+        expect(transformedAst.ast.exp.name).toEqual("one");
+        expect(transformedAst.ast.exp.exp.operation).toEqual("+");
+      });
+
+      it('should preserve location and source', () => {
+        var ast = parseBinding("1 + 1", "Location");
+        var transformedAst = addPipes(ast, ['one', 'two']);
+        expect(transformedAst.source).toEqual("1 + 1");
+        expect(transformedAst.location).toEqual("Location");
+      });
+    });
+
     describe('wrapLiteralPrimitive', () => {
       it('should wrap a literal primitive', () => {
         expect(createParser().wrapLiteralPrimitive("foo", null).eval(null)).toEqual("foo");
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/transformer_registry_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/pipe_registry_spec.js
similarity index 74%
rename from modules/angular2/test/change_detection/transformer_registry_spec.js
rename to modules/angular2/test/change_detection/pipe_registry_spec.js
index d62451ec7d..3c0d9d4cc4 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/transformer_registry_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/pipe_registry_spec.js
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ export function main() {
     it("should return the first pipe supporting the data type", () => {
       var r = new PipeRegistry({
         "type": [
-          {"supports": (obj) => false, "pipe": () => firstPipe},
-          {"supports": (obj) => true, "pipe": () => secondPipe}
+          new PipeFactory(false, firstPipe),
+          new PipeFactory(true, secondPipe)
         ]
       });
 
@@ -37,3 +37,21 @@ export function main() {
     });
   });
 }
+
+class PipeFactory {
+  shouldSupport:boolean;
+  pipe:any;
+
+  constructor(shouldSupport:boolean, pipe:any) {
+    this.shouldSupport = shouldSupport;
+    this.pipe = pipe;
+  }
+
+  supports(obj):boolean {
+    return this.shouldSupport;
+  }
+
+  create():Pipe {
+    return this.pipe;
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/pipeline/element_binder_builder_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/pipeline/element_binder_builder_spec.js
index 432a87f81f..b57d9540f9 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/pipeline/element_binder_builder_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/pipeline/element_binder_builder_spec.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {describe, beforeEach, it, expect, iit, ddescribe, el} from 'angular2/test_lib';
-import {isPresent} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
+import {isPresent, normalizeBlank} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
 import {DOM} from 'angular2/src/facade/dom';
 import {ListWrapper, MapWrapper} from 'angular2/src/facade/collection';
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {ProtoView, ElementPropertyMemento, DirectivePropertyMemento} from 'angul
 import {ProtoElementInjector} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/element_injector';
 import {DirectiveMetadataReader} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/directive_metadata_reader';
 
-import {ChangeDetector, Lexer, Parser, DynamicProtoChangeDetector,
+import {ChangeDetector, Lexer, Parser, DynamicProtoChangeDetector, PipeRegistry, Pipe
   } from 'angular2/change_detection';
 import {Injector} from 'angular2/di';
 
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ export function main() {
   describe('ElementBinderBuilder', () => {
     var evalContext, view, changeDetector;
 
-    function createPipeline({textNodeBindings, propertyBindings, eventBindings, directives, protoElementInjector
-      }={}) {
+    function createPipeline({textNodeBindings, propertyBindings, eventBindings, directives, protoElementInjector, registry}={}) {
       var reflector = new DirectiveMetadataReader();
       var parser = new Parser(new Lexer());
       return new CompilePipeline([
@@ -70,8 +69,10 @@ export function main() {
             }
             if (isPresent(current.element.getAttribute('viewroot'))) {
               current.isViewRoot = true;
-              current.inheritedProtoView = new ProtoView(current.element,
-                new DynamicProtoChangeDetector(null), new NativeShadowDomStrategy());
+              current.inheritedProtoView = new ProtoView(
+                current.element,
+                new DynamicProtoChangeDetector(normalizeBlank(registry)),
+                new NativeShadowDomStrategy());
             } else if (isPresent(parent)) {
               current.inheritedProtoView = parent.inheritedProtoView;
             }
@@ -393,6 +394,37 @@ export function main() {
       expect(view.elementInjectors[0].get(SomeComponentDirectiveWithBinding).compProp).toBe('c');
     });
 
+    it('should bind directive properties with pipes', () => {
+      var propertyBindings = MapWrapper.createFromStringMap({
+        'boundprop': 'prop1'
+      });
+
+      var directives = [DirectiveWithBindingsThatHavePipes];
+      var protoElementInjector = new ProtoElementInjector(null, 0, directives, true);
+
+      var registry = new PipeRegistry({
+        "double" : [new DoublePipeFactory()]
+      });
+
+      var pipeline = createPipeline({
+        propertyBindings: propertyBindings,
+        directives: directives,
+        protoElementInjector: protoElementInjector,
+        registry: registry
+      });
+
+      var results = pipeline.process(el('<div viewroot prop-binding directives></div>'));
+      var pv = results[0].inheritedProtoView;
+      results[0].inheritedElementBinder.nestedProtoView = new ProtoView(
+        el('<div></div>'), new DynamicProtoChangeDetector(registry), new NativeShadowDomStrategy());
+
+      instantiateView(pv);
+      evalContext.prop1 = 'a';
+      changeDetector.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(view.elementInjectors[0].get(DirectiveWithBindingsThatHavePipes).compProp).toEqual('aa');
+    });
+
     it('should bind directive properties for sibling elements', () => {
       var propertyBindings = MapWrapper.createFromStringMap({
         'boundprop1': 'prop1'
@@ -504,6 +536,34 @@ class SomeComponentDirectiveWithBinding {
   }
 }
 
+@Component({bind: {'compProp':'boundprop | double'}})
+class DirectiveWithBindingsThatHavePipes {
+  compProp;
+  constructor() {
+    this.compProp = null;
+  }
+}
+
+class DoublePipe extends Pipe {
+  supports(obj) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  transform(value) {
+    return `${value}${value}`;
+  }
+}
+
+class DoublePipeFactory {
+  supports(obj) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  create() {
+    return new DoublePipe();
+  }
+}
+
 class Context {
   prop1;
   prop2;
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/view_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/view_spec.js
index af25e86740..dcbbc37dc1 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/view_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/view_spec.js
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ export function main() {
           var pv = new ProtoView(el('<div class="ng-binding"></div>'),
             new DynamicProtoChangeDetector(null), null);
           pv.bindElement(new ProtoElementInjector(null, 0, [SomeDirective]));
-          pv.bindDirectiveProperty(0, parser.parseBinding('foo', null), 'prop', reflector.setter('prop'), false);
+          pv.bindDirectiveProperty(0, parser.parseBinding('foo', null), 'prop', reflector.setter('prop'));
           createViewAndChangeDetector(pv);
 
           ctx.foo = 'buz';
@@ -563,8 +563,8 @@ export function main() {
           pv.bindElement(new ProtoElementInjector(null, 0, [
             DirectiveBinding.createFromType(DirectiveImplementingOnChange, new Directive({lifecycle: [onChange]}))
           ]));
-          pv.bindDirectiveProperty( 0, parser.parseBinding('a', null), 'a', reflector.setter('a'), false);
-          pv.bindDirectiveProperty( 0, parser.parseBinding('b', null), 'b', reflector.setter('b'), false);
+          pv.bindDirectiveProperty( 0, parser.parseBinding('a', null), 'a', reflector.setter('a'));
+          pv.bindDirectiveProperty( 0, parser.parseBinding('b', null), 'b', reflector.setter('b'));
           createViewAndChangeDetector(pv);
 
           ctx.a = 100;
@@ -582,8 +582,8 @@ export function main() {
           pv.bindElement(new ProtoElementInjector(null, 0, [
             DirectiveBinding.createFromType(DirectiveImplementingOnChange, new Directive({lifecycle: [onChange]}))
           ]));
-          pv.bindDirectiveProperty( 0, parser.parseBinding('a', null), 'a', reflector.setter('a'), false);
-          pv.bindDirectiveProperty( 0, parser.parseBinding('b', null), 'b', reflector.setter('b'), false);
+          pv.bindDirectiveProperty( 0, parser.parseBinding('a', null), 'a', reflector.setter('a'));
+          pv.bindDirectiveProperty( 0, parser.parseBinding('b', null), 'b', reflector.setter('b'));
           createViewAndChangeDetector(pv);
 
           ctx.a = 0;
diff --git a/modules/benchmarks/src/change_detection/change_detection_benchmark.js b/modules/benchmarks/src/change_detection/change_detection_benchmark.js
index 3556199596..03abf9d80e 100644
--- a/modules/benchmarks/src/change_detection/change_detection_benchmark.js
+++ b/modules/benchmarks/src/change_detection/change_detection_benchmark.js
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ function setUpChangeDetection(changeDetection:ChangeDetection, iterations) {
     parser.parseBinding('field9', null)
   ];
   for (var j = 0; j < 10; ++j) {
-    proto.addAst(astWithSource[j].ast, "memo", j, false);
+    proto.addAst(astWithSource[j].ast, "memo", j);
   }
 
   for (var i = 0; i < iterations; ++i) {
diff --git a/modules/benchmarks/src/naive_infinite_scroll/index.js b/modules/benchmarks/src/naive_infinite_scroll/index.js
index bb827d7cef..7c140ad349 100644
--- a/modules/benchmarks/src/naive_infinite_scroll/index.js
+++ b/modules/benchmarks/src/naive_infinite_scroll/index.js
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ export function setupReflectorForAngular() {
     'annotations' : [new Viewport({
       selector: '[foreach]',
       bind: {
-        'iterableChanges[]': 'in'
+        'iterableChanges': 'in | iterableDiff'
       }
     })]
   });