diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/forms/directives/abstract_control_directive.ts b/modules/angular2/src/core/forms/directives/abstract_control_directive.ts
index aef8e72217..9a881f10d4 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/forms/directives/abstract_control_directive.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/forms/directives/abstract_control_directive.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,22 @@
 import {AbstractControl} from '../model';
+import {isPresent} from 'angular2/src/core/facade/lang';
 
 export class AbstractControlDirective {
   get control(): AbstractControl { return null; }
 
-  get value(): any { return this.control.value; }
+  get value(): any { return isPresent(this.control) ? this.control.value : null; }
 
-  get valid(): boolean { return this.control.valid; }
+  get valid(): boolean { return isPresent(this.control) ? this.control.valid : null; }
 
-  get errors(): StringMap<string, any> { return this.control.errors; }
+  get errors(): StringMap<string, any> {
+    return isPresent(this.control) ? this.control.errors : null;
+  }
 
-  get pristine(): boolean { return this.control.pristine; }
+  get pristine(): boolean { return isPresent(this.control) ? this.control.pristine : null; }
 
-  get dirty(): boolean { return this.control.dirty; }
+  get dirty(): boolean { return isPresent(this.control) ? this.control.dirty : null; }
 
-  get touched(): boolean { return this.control.touched; }
+  get touched(): boolean { return isPresent(this.control) ? this.control.touched : null; }
 
-  get untouched(): boolean { return this.control.untouched; }
+  get untouched(): boolean { return isPresent(this.control) ? this.control.untouched : null; }
 }
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diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/core/forms/integration_spec.ts b/modules/angular2/test/core/forms/integration_spec.ts
index 097dda1198..a7d1e92e8b 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/core/forms/integration_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/core/forms/integration_spec.ts
@@ -800,6 +800,19 @@ export function main() {
                   rootTC.detectChanges();
                   expect(input.value).toEqual("aa");
                 })));
+      it("should not crash when validity is checked from a binding",
+         inject([TestComponentBuilder], fakeAsync((tcb: TestComponentBuilder) => {
+                  // {{x.valid}} used to crash because valid() tried to read a property
+                  // from form.control before it was set. This test verifies this bug is
+                  // fixed.
+                  var t = `<form><div ng-control-group="x" #x="form">
+                  <input type="text" ng-control="test"></div>{{x.valid}}</form>`;
+                  var rootTC: RootTestComponent;
+                  tcb.overrideTemplate(MyComp, t).createAsync(MyComp).then(
+                      (root) => { rootTC = root; });
+                  tick();
+                  rootTC.detectChanges();
+                })));
     });
   });
 }