diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/compiler/provider_parser.ts b/modules/angular2/src/compiler/provider_parser.ts
index 5a9788a211..ff618cc07d 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/compiler/provider_parser.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/compiler/provider_parser.ts
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ export class ProviderElementContext {
     var sortedProviderTypes =
         this._transformedProviders.values().map(provider => provider.token.identifier);
     var sortedDirectives = ListWrapper.clone(this._directiveAsts);
-    ListWrapper.sort(this._directiveAsts,
+    ListWrapper.sort(sortedDirectives,
                      (dir1, dir2) => sortedProviderTypes.indexOf(dir1.directive.type) -
                                      sortedProviderTypes.indexOf(dir2.directive.type));
     return sortedDirectives;
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/compiler/template_ast.ts b/modules/angular2/src/compiler/template_ast.ts
index 558956010a..f328131649 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/compiler/template_ast.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/compiler/template_ast.ts
@@ -118,9 +118,13 @@ export class ElementAst implements TemplateAst {
    * Get the component associated with this element, if any.
    */
   getComponent(): CompileDirectiveMetadata {
-    return this.directives.length > 0 && this.directives[0].directive.isComponent ?
-               this.directives[0].directive :
-               null;
+    for (var i = 0; i < this.directives.length; i++) {
+      var dirAst = this.directives[i];
+      if (dirAst.directive.isComponent) {
+        return dirAst.directive;
+      }
+    }
+    return null;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/compiler/template_parser_spec.ts b/modules/angular2/test/compiler/template_parser_spec.ts
index df266448bb..9e4ecd80dc 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/compiler/template_parser_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/compiler/template_parser_spec.ts
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ export function main() {
                   `Mixing multi and non multi provider is not possible for token service0 ("[ERROR ->]<div dirA dirB>"): TestComp@0:0`);
         });
 
-        it('should sort providers and directives by their DI order', () => {
+        it('should sort providers by their DI order', () => {
           var provider0 = createProvider('service0', {deps: ['type:[dir2]']});
           var provider1 = createProvider('service1');
           var dir2 = createDir('[dir2]', {deps: ['service1']});
@@ -646,6 +646,20 @@ export function main() {
           expect(elAst.providers[3].providers).toEqual([provider0]);
         });
 
+        it('should sort directives by their DI order', () => {
+          var dir0 = createDir('[dir0]', {deps: ['type:my-comp']});
+          var dir1 = createDir('[dir1]', {deps: ['type:[dir0]']});
+          var dir2 = createDir('[dir2]', {deps: ['type:[dir1]']});
+          var comp = createDir('my-comp');
+          var elAst: ElementAst =
+              <ElementAst>parse('<my-comp dir2 dir0 dir1>', [comp, dir2, dir0, dir1])[0];
+          expect(elAst.providers.length).toBe(4);
+          expect(elAst.directives[0].directive).toBe(comp);
+          expect(elAst.directives[1].directive).toBe(dir0);
+          expect(elAst.directives[2].directive).toBe(dir1);
+          expect(elAst.directives[3].directive).toBe(dir2);
+        });
+
         it('should mark directives and dependencies of directives as eager', () => {
           var provider0 = createProvider('service0');
           var provider1 = createProvider('service1');
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/core/linker/change_detection_integration_spec.ts b/modules/angular2/test/core/linker/change_detection_integration_spec.ts
index 4275c44422..20386313e9 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/core/linker/change_detection_integration_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/core/linker/change_detection_integration_spec.ts
@@ -1056,6 +1056,18 @@ export function main() {
            expect(renderLog.log).toEqual([]);
          }));
     });
+
+    describe('multi directive order', () => {
+      it('should follow the DI order for the same element', fakeAsync(() => {
+           var ctx =
+               createCompFixture('<div orderCheck2="2" orderCheck0="0" orderCheck1="1"></div>');
+
+           ctx.detectChanges(false);
+           ctx.destroy();
+
+           expect(directiveLog.filter(['set'])).toEqual(['0.set', '1.set', '2.set']);
+         }));
+    });
   });
 }
 
@@ -1066,7 +1078,10 @@ const ALL_DIRECTIVES = CONST_EXPR([
   forwardRef(() => TestLocals),
   forwardRef(() => CompWithRef),
   forwardRef(() => EmitterDirective),
-  forwardRef(() => PushComp)
+  forwardRef(() => PushComp),
+  forwardRef(() => OrderCheckDirective2),
+  forwardRef(() => OrderCheckDirective0),
+  forwardRef(() => OrderCheckDirective1),
 ]);
 
 const ALL_PIPES = CONST_EXPR([
@@ -1296,6 +1311,45 @@ class TestDirective implements OnInit, DoCheck, OnChanges, AfterContentInit, Aft
   }
 }
 
+@Directive({selector: '[orderCheck0]'})
+class OrderCheckDirective0 {
+  private _name: string;
+
+  @Input('orderCheck0')
+  set name(value: string) {
+    this._name = value;
+    this.log.add(this._name, 'set');
+  }
+
+  constructor(public log: DirectiveLog) {}
+}
+
+@Directive({selector: '[orderCheck1]'})
+class OrderCheckDirective1 {
+  private _name: string;
+
+  @Input('orderCheck1')
+  set name(value: string) {
+    this._name = value;
+    this.log.add(this._name, 'set');
+  }
+
+  constructor(public log: DirectiveLog, _check0: OrderCheckDirective0) {}
+}
+
+@Directive({selector: '[orderCheck2]'})
+class OrderCheckDirective2 {
+  private _name: string;
+
+  @Input('orderCheck2')
+  set name(value: string) {
+    this._name = value;
+    this.log.add(this._name, 'set');
+  }
+
+  constructor(public log: DirectiveLog, _check1: OrderCheckDirective1) {}
+}
+
 @Directive({selector: '[testLocals]'})
 class TestLocals {
   constructor(templateRef: TemplateRef, vcRef: ViewContainerRef) {