diff --git a/modules/core/test/compiler/integration_spec.js b/modules/core/test/compiler/integration_spec.js
index c637d7d17a..7901e1d083 100644
--- a/modules/core/test/compiler/integration_spec.js
+++ b/modules/core/test/compiler/integration_spec.js
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@ import {Lexer} from 'change_detection/parser/lexer';
 import {Compiler} from 'core/compiler/compiler';
 import {DirectiveMetadataReader} from 'core/compiler/directive_metadata_reader';
 
-import {Component} from 'core/annotations/annotations';
-import {Decorator} from 'core/annotations/annotations';
+import {Decorator, Component, Template} from 'core/annotations/annotations';
 import {TemplateConfig} from 'core/annotations/template_config';
 
+import {ViewPort} from 'core/compiler/viewport';
+
 export function main() {
   describe('integration tests', function() {
     var compiler;
@@ -76,6 +77,36 @@ export function main() {
           done();
         });
       });
+
+      it('should support template directives via `<template>` elements.', (done) => {
+        compiler.compile(MyComp, createElement('<div><template some-tmpl><copy-me>hello</copy-me></template></div>')).then((pv) => {
+          createView(pv);
+
+          cd.detectChanges();
+
+          var childNodesOfWrapper = view.nodes[0].childNodes;
+          // 1 template + 2 copies.
+          expect(childNodesOfWrapper.length).toBe(3);
+          expect(childNodesOfWrapper[1].childNodes[0].nodeValue).toEqual('hello');
+          expect(childNodesOfWrapper[2].childNodes[0].nodeValue).toEqual('hello');
+          done();
+        });
+      });
+
+      it('should support template directives via `template` attribute.', (done) => {
+        compiler.compile(MyComp, createElement('<div><copy-me template="some-tmpl">hello</copy-me></div>')).then((pv) => {
+          createView(pv);
+
+          cd.detectChanges();
+
+          var childNodesOfWrapper = view.nodes[0].childNodes;
+          // 1 template + 2 copies.
+          expect(childNodesOfWrapper.length).toBe(3);
+          expect(childNodesOfWrapper[1].childNodes[0].nodeValue).toEqual('hello');
+          expect(childNodesOfWrapper[2].childNodes[0].nodeValue).toEqual('hello');
+          done();
+        });
+      });
     });
   });
 }
@@ -93,7 +124,7 @@ class MyDir {
 
 @Component({
   template: new TemplateConfig({
-    directives: [MyDir, ChildComp]
+    directives: [MyDir, ChildComp, SomeTemplate]
   })
 })
 class MyComp {
@@ -118,6 +149,16 @@ class ChildComp {
   }
 }
 
+@Template({
+  selector: '[some-tmpl]'
+})
+class SomeTemplate {
+  constructor(viewPort: ViewPort) {
+    viewPort.create();
+    viewPort.create();
+  }
+}
+
 class MyService {
   greeting:string;
   constructor() {