diff --git a/modules/angular2/change_detection.js b/modules/angular2/change_detection.js
index 4501f2a65e..9e62690601 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/change_detection.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/change_detection.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export {ProtoChangeDetector, ChangeDispatcher, ChangeDetector, ChangeDetection}
 export {CHECK_ONCE, CHECK_ALWAYS, DETACHED, CHECKED, ON_PUSH, DEFAULT} from './src/change_detection/constants';
 export {DynamicProtoChangeDetector, JitProtoChangeDetector} from './src/change_detection/proto_change_detector';
 export {BindingRecord} from './src/change_detection/binding_record';
-export {DirectiveRecord} from './src/change_detection/directive_record';
+export {DirectiveIndex, DirectiveRecord} from './src/change_detection/directive_record';
 export {DynamicChangeDetector} from './src/change_detection/dynamic_change_detector';
 export {ChangeDetectorRef} from './src/change_detection/change_detector_ref';
 export {PipeRegistry} from './src/change_detection/pipes/pipe_registry';
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/binding_record.js b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/binding_record.js
index ddcb8c67dd..dbfd815ab9 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/binding_record.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/binding_record.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import {isPresent, isBlank} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
 import {SetterFn} from 'angular2/src/reflection/types';
 import {AST} from './parser/ast';
-import {DirectiveRecord} from './directive_record';
+import {DirectiveIndex, DirectiveRecord} from './directive_record';
 
 const DIRECTIVE="directive";
 const ELEMENT="element";
@@ -11,14 +11,16 @@ export class BindingRecord {
   mode:string;
   ast:AST;
 
+  implicitReceiver:any; //number | DirectiveIndex
   elementIndex:number;
   propertyName:string;
   setter:SetterFn;
 
   directiveRecord:DirectiveRecord;
 
-  constructor(mode:string, ast:AST, elementIndex:number, propertyName:string, setter:SetterFn, directiveRecord:DirectiveRecord) {
+  constructor(mode:string, implicitReceiver:any, ast:AST, elementIndex:number, propertyName:string, setter:SetterFn, directiveRecord:DirectiveRecord) {
     this.mode = mode;
+    this.implicitReceiver = implicitReceiver;
     this.ast = ast;
 
     this.elementIndex = elementIndex;
@@ -49,14 +51,18 @@ export class BindingRecord {
   }
 
   static createForDirective(ast:AST, propertyName:string, setter:SetterFn, directiveRecord:DirectiveRecord) {
-    return new BindingRecord(DIRECTIVE, ast, 0, propertyName, setter, directiveRecord);
+    return new BindingRecord(DIRECTIVE, 0, ast, 0, propertyName, setter, directiveRecord);
   }
 
   static createForElement(ast:AST, elementIndex:number, propertyName:string) {
-    return new BindingRecord(ELEMENT, ast, elementIndex, propertyName, null, null);
+    return new BindingRecord(ELEMENT, 0, ast, elementIndex, propertyName, null, null);
+  }
+
+  static createForHostProperty(directiveIndex:DirectiveIndex, ast:AST, propertyName:string) {
+    return new BindingRecord(ELEMENT, directiveIndex, ast, directiveIndex.elementIndex, propertyName, null, null);
   }
 
   static createForTextNode(ast:AST, elementIndex:number) {
-    return new BindingRecord(TEXT_NODE, ast, elementIndex, null, null, null);
+    return new BindingRecord(TEXT_NODE, 0, ast, elementIndex, null, null, null);
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
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 d53b0b43ee..07bdd8f570 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/change_detection_jit_generator.es6
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/change_detection_jit_generator.es6
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import {List, ListWrapper, MapWrapper, StringMapWrapper} from 'angular2/src/faca
 
 import {AbstractChangeDetector} from './abstract_change_detector';
 import {ChangeDetectionUtil} from './change_detection_util';
-import {DirectiveRecord} from './directive_record';
+import {DirectiveIndex, DirectiveRecord} from './directive_record';
 
 import {
   ProtoRecord,
@@ -81,12 +81,12 @@ function hydrateTemplate(type:string, mode:string, fieldDefinitions:string, pipe
                          directiveFieldNames:List<String>, detectorFieldNames:List<String>):string {
   var directiveInit = "";
   for(var i = 0; i < directiveFieldNames.length; ++i) {
-    directiveInit += `${directiveFieldNames[i]} = directives.getDirectiveFor(this.directiveRecords[${i}]);\n`;
+    directiveInit += `${directiveFieldNames[i]} = directives.getDirectiveFor(this.directiveRecords[${i}].directiveIndex);\n`;
   }
 
   var detectorInit = "";
   for(var i = 0; i < detectorFieldNames.length; ++i) {
-    detectorInit += `${detectorFieldNames[i]} = directives.getDetectorFor(this.directiveRecords[${i}]);\n`;
+    detectorInit += `${detectorFieldNames[i]} = directives.getDetectorFor(this.directiveRecords[${i}].directiveIndex);\n`;
   }
 
   return `
@@ -313,18 +313,18 @@ export class ChangeDetectorJITGenerator {
   }
 
   getDirectiveFieldNames():List<string> {
-    return this.directiveRecords.map((d) => this.getDirective(d));
+    return this.directiveRecords.map((d) => this.getDirective(d.directiveIndex));
   }
 
   getDetectorFieldNames():List<string> {
-    return this.directiveRecords.filter(r => r.isOnPushChangeDetection()).map((d) => this.getDetector(d));
+    return this.directiveRecords.filter(r => r.isOnPushChangeDetection()).map((d) => this.getDetector(d.directiveIndex));
   }
 
-  getDirective(d:DirectiveRecord) {
+  getDirective(d:DirectiveIndex) {
     return `this.directive_${d.name}`;
   }
 
-  getDetector(d:DirectiveRecord) {
+  getDetector(d:DirectiveIndex) {
     return `this.detector_${d.name}`;
   }
 
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ export class ChangeDetectorJITGenerator {
     for (var i = dirs.length - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
       var dir = dirs[i];
       if (dir.callOnAllChangesDone) {
-        var directive = `this.directive_${dir.name}`;
+        var directive = `this.directive_${dir.directiveIndex.name}`;
         notifications.push(onAllChangesDoneTemplate(directive));
       }
     }
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ export class ChangeDetectorJITGenerator {
   }
 
   genUpdateCurrentValue(r:ProtoRecord):string {
-    var context = this.localNames[r.contextIndex];
+    var context = this.getContext(r);
     var newValue = this.localNames[r.selfIndex];
     var args = this.genArgs(r);
 
@@ -463,6 +463,14 @@ export class ChangeDetectorJITGenerator {
     }
   }
 
+  getContext(r:ProtoRecord):string {
+    if (r.contextIndex == -1) {
+      return this.getDirective(r.directiveIndex);
+    } else {
+      return this.localNames[r.contextIndex];
+    }
+  }
+
   ifChangedGuard(r:ProtoRecord, body:string):string {
     return ifChangedGuardTemplate(r.args.map((a) => this.changeNames[a]), body);
   }
@@ -491,7 +499,7 @@ export class ChangeDetectorJITGenerator {
 
     var br = r.bindingRecord;
     if (br.isDirective()) {
-      var directiveProperty = `${this.getDirective(br.directiveRecord)}.${br.propertyName}`;
+      var directiveProperty = `${this.getDirective(br.directiveRecord.directiveIndex)}.${br.propertyName}`;
       return updateDirectiveTemplate(oldValue, newValue, directiveProperty);
     } else {
       return updateElementTemplate(oldValue, newValue);
@@ -513,7 +521,7 @@ export class ChangeDetectorJITGenerator {
   genNotifyOnChanges(r:ProtoRecord):string{
     var br = r.bindingRecord;
     if (r.lastInDirective && br.callOnChange()) {
-      return notifyOnChangesTemplate(this.getDirective(br.directiveRecord));
+      return notifyOnChangesTemplate(this.getDirective(br.directiveRecord.directiveIndex));
     } else {
       return "";
     }
@@ -522,7 +530,7 @@ export class ChangeDetectorJITGenerator {
   genNotifyOnPushDetectors(r:ProtoRecord):string{
     var br = r.bindingRecord;
     if (r.lastInDirective && br.isOnPushChangeDetection()) {
-      return notifyOnPushDetectorsTemplate(this.getDetector(br.directiveRecord));
+      return notifyOnPushDetectorsTemplate(this.getDetector(br.directiveRecord.directiveIndex));
     } else {
       return "";
     }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/coalesce.js b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/coalesce.js
index 8c888e6f2a..2b2e860fcb 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/coalesce.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/coalesce.js
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ function _selfRecord(r:ProtoRecord, contextIndex:number, selfIndex:number):Proto
     [],
     r.fixedArgs,
     contextIndex,
+    r.directiveIndex,
     selfIndex,
     r.bindingRecord,
     r.expressionAsString,
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ function _replaceIndices(r:ProtoRecord, selfIndex:number, indexMap:Map) {
     args,
     r.fixedArgs,
     contextIndex,
+    r.directiveIndex,
     selfIndex,
     r.bindingRecord,
     r.expressionAsString,
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/directive_record.js b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/directive_record.js
index ef6a6fc714..9b7ec3c214 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/directive_record.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/directive_record.js
@@ -1,16 +1,27 @@
 import {ON_PUSH} from './constants';
 import {StringWrapper} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
 
-export class DirectiveRecord {
+export class DirectiveIndex {
   elementIndex:number;
   directiveIndex:number;
+
+  constructor(elementIndex:number, directiveIndex:number) {
+    this.elementIndex = elementIndex;
+    this.directiveIndex = directiveIndex;
+  }
+
+  get name() {
+    return `${this.elementIndex}_${this.directiveIndex}`;
+  }
+}
+
+export class DirectiveRecord {
+  directiveIndex:DirectiveIndex;
   callOnAllChangesDone:boolean;
   callOnChange:boolean;
   changeDetection:string;
 
-  constructor(elementIndex:number, directiveIndex:number, 
-              callOnAllChangesDone:boolean, callOnChange:boolean, changeDetection:string) {
-    this.elementIndex = elementIndex;
+  constructor(directiveIndex:DirectiveIndex, callOnAllChangesDone:boolean, callOnChange:boolean, changeDetection:string) {
     this.directiveIndex = directiveIndex;
     this.callOnAllChangesDone = callOnAllChangesDone;
     this.callOnChange = callOnChange;
@@ -20,8 +31,4 @@ export class DirectiveRecord {
   isOnPushChangeDetection():boolean {
     return StringWrapper.equals(this.changeDetection, ON_PUSH);
   }
-
-  get name() {
-    return `${this.elementIndex}_${this.directiveIndex}`;
-  }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/dynamic_change_detector.js b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/dynamic_change_detector.js
index a4cfae3263..301fe10605 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/dynamic_change_detector.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/dynamic_change_detector.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import {List, ListWrapper, MapWrapper, StringMapWrapper} from 'angular2/src/faca
 
 import {AbstractChangeDetector} from './abstract_change_detector';
 import {BindingRecord} from './binding_record';
-import {DirectiveRecord} from './directive_record';
 import {PipeRegistry} from './pipes/pipe_registry';
 import {ChangeDetectionUtil, uninitialized} from './change_detection_util';
 
@@ -111,12 +110,12 @@ export class DynamicChangeDetector extends AbstractChangeDetector {
 
       if (proto.lastInDirective) {
         if (isPresent(changes)) {
-          this._getDirectiveFor(directiveRecord).onChange(changes);
+          this._getDirectiveFor(directiveRecord.directiveIndex).onChange(changes);
           changes = null;
         }
 
         if (isChanged && bindingRecord.isOnPushChangeDetection()) {
-          this._getDetectorFor(directiveRecord).markAsCheckOnce();
+          this._getDetectorFor(directiveRecord.directiveIndex).markAsCheckOnce();
         }
 
         isChanged = false;
@@ -129,7 +128,7 @@ export class DynamicChangeDetector extends AbstractChangeDetector {
     for (var i = dirs.length - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
       var dir = dirs[i];
       if (dir.callOnAllChangesDone) {
-        this._getDirectiveFor(dir).onAllChangesDone();
+        this._getDirectiveFor(dir.directiveIndex).onAllChangesDone();
       }
     }
   }
@@ -138,7 +137,8 @@ export class DynamicChangeDetector extends AbstractChangeDetector {
     if (isBlank(bindingRecord.directiveRecord)) {
       this.dispatcher.notifyOnBinding(bindingRecord, change.currentValue);
     } else {
-      bindingRecord.setter(this._getDirectiveFor(bindingRecord.directiveRecord), change.currentValue);
+      var directiveIndex = bindingRecord.directiveRecord.directiveIndex;
+      bindingRecord.setter(this._getDirectiveFor(directiveIndex), change.currentValue);
     }
   }
 
@@ -150,12 +150,12 @@ export class DynamicChangeDetector extends AbstractChangeDetector {
     }
   }
 
-  _getDirectiveFor(directive:DirectiveRecord) {
-    return this.directives.getDirectiveFor(directive);
+  _getDirectiveFor(directiveIndex) {
+    return this.directives.getDirectiveFor(directiveIndex);
   }
 
-  _getDetectorFor(directive:DirectiveRecord) {
-    return this.directives.getDetectorFor(directive);
+  _getDetectorFor(directiveIndex) {
+    return this.directives.getDetectorFor(directiveIndex);
   }
 
   _check(proto:ProtoRecord) {
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ export class DynamicChangeDetector extends AbstractChangeDetector {
     var pipe = this._pipeFor(proto, context);
 
     var newValue = pipe.transform(context);
+
     if (! ChangeDetectionUtil.noChangeMarker(newValue)) {
       var prevValue = this._readSelf(proto);
       this._writeSelf(proto, newValue);
@@ -272,6 +273,12 @@ export class DynamicChangeDetector extends AbstractChangeDetector {
   }
 
   _readContext(proto:ProtoRecord) {
+    if (proto.contextIndex == -1) {
+      return this._getDirectiveFor(proto.directiveIndex);
+    } else {
+      return this.values[proto.contextIndex];
+    }
+
     return this.values[proto.contextIndex];
   }
 
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/parser/ast.js b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/parser/ast.js
index 3a7cbe1099..7744ef2c3c 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/parser/ast.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/parser/ast.js
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ export class AstVisitor {
 
 export class AstTransformer {
   visitImplicitReceiver(ast:ImplicitReceiver) {
-    return new ImplicitReceiver();
+    return ast;
   }
 
   visitInterpolation(ast:Interpolation) {
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/proto_change_detector.js b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/proto_change_detector.js
index a09cb9369f..0028f5d278 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/proto_change_detector.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/proto_change_detector.js
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import {DynamicChangeDetector} from './dynamic_change_detector';
 import {ChangeDetectorJITGenerator} from './change_detection_jit_generator';
 import {PipeRegistry} from './pipes/pipe_registry';
 import {BindingRecord} from './binding_record';
+import {DirectiveIndex} from './directive_record';
 
 import {coalesce} from './coalesce';
 
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ class _ConvertAstIntoProtoRecords {
   }
 
   visitImplicitReceiver(ast:ImplicitReceiver) {
-    return 0;
+    return this.bindingRecord.implicitReceiver;
   }
 
   visitInterpolation(ast:Interpolation) {
@@ -247,9 +248,15 @@ class _ConvertAstIntoProtoRecords {
 
   _addRecord(type, name, funcOrValue, args, fixedArgs, context) {
     var selfIndex = ++ this.contextIndex;
-    ListWrapper.push(this.protoRecords,
-      new ProtoRecord(type, name, funcOrValue, args, fixedArgs, context, selfIndex,
-        this.bindingRecord, this.expressionAsString, false, false));
+    if (context instanceof DirectiveIndex) {
+      ListWrapper.push(this.protoRecords,
+        new ProtoRecord(type, name, funcOrValue, args, fixedArgs, -1, context, selfIndex,
+          this.bindingRecord, this.expressionAsString, false, false));
+    } else {
+      ListWrapper.push(this.protoRecords,
+        new ProtoRecord(type, name, funcOrValue, args, fixedArgs, context, null, selfIndex,
+          this.bindingRecord, this.expressionAsString, false, false));
+    }
     return selfIndex;
   }
 }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/proto_record.js b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/proto_record.js
index 6f5eb4079f..1731ce6f24 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/proto_record.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/proto_record.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import {List} from 'angular2/src/facade/collection';
 import {BindingRecord} from './binding_record';
+import {DirectiveIndex} from './directive_record';
 
 export const RECORD_TYPE_SELF = 0;
 export const RECORD_TYPE_CONST = 1;
@@ -19,7 +20,10 @@ export class ProtoRecord {
   funcOrValue:any;
   args:List;
   fixedArgs:List;
+
   contextIndex:number;
+  directiveIndex:DirectiveIndex;
+
   selfIndex:number;
   bindingRecord:BindingRecord;
   lastInBinding:boolean;
@@ -32,6 +36,7 @@ export class ProtoRecord {
               args:List,
               fixedArgs:List,
               contextIndex:number,
+              directiveIndex:DirectiveIndex,
               selfIndex:number,
               bindingRecord:BindingRecord,
               expressionAsString:string,
@@ -43,7 +48,10 @@ export class ProtoRecord {
     this.funcOrValue = funcOrValue;
     this.args = args;
     this.fixedArgs = fixedArgs;
+
     this.contextIndex = contextIndex;
+    this.directiveIndex = directiveIndex;
+
     this.selfIndex = selfIndex;
     this.bindingRecord = bindingRecord;
     this.lastInBinding = lastInBinding;
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/annotations/annotations.js b/modules/angular2/src/core/annotations/annotations.js
index 6837822447..6a8e4af534 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/annotations/annotations.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/annotations/annotations.js
@@ -187,8 +187,8 @@ import {DEFAULT} from 'angular2/change_detection';
  *
  *
  * A directive can also query for other child directives. Since parent directives are instantiated before child
- * directives, a directive can't simply inject the list of child directives. Instead, the directive 
- * injects a {@link QueryList}, which updates its contents as children are added, removed, or moved by any 
+ * directives, a directive can't simply inject the list of child directives. Instead, the directive
+ * injects a {@link QueryList}, which updates its contents as children are added, removed, or moved by any
  * {@link Viewport} directive such as a `for`, an `if`, or a `switch`.
  *
  * ```
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ import {DEFAULT} from 'angular2/change_detection';
  * }
  * ```
  *
- * This directive would be instantiated with a {@link QueryList} which contains `Dependency` 4 and 6. Here, `Dependency` 
+ * This directive would be instantiated with a {@link QueryList} which contains `Dependency` 4 and 6. Here, `Dependency`
  * 5 would not be included, because it is not a direct child.
  *
  * ### Injecting a live collection of descendant directives
@@ -444,6 +444,29 @@ export class Directive extends Injectable {
    */
   hostListeners:any; //  StringMap
 
+
+  /**
+   * Specifies which DOM properties a directives updates.
+   *
+   * ## Syntax
+   *
+   * ```
+   * @Decorator({
+   *   selector: 'input',
+   *   hostProperties: {
+   *     'value': 'value'
+   *   }
+   * })
+   * class InputDecorator {
+   *   value:string;
+   * }
+   *
+   * In this example every time the value property of the decorator changes, Angular will update the value property of
+   * the host element.
+   * ```
+   */
+  hostProperties:any; // String map
+
   /**
    * Specifies a set of lifecycle hostListeners in which the directive participates.
    *
@@ -457,12 +480,14 @@ export class Directive extends Injectable {
       properties,
       events,
       hostListeners,
+      hostProperties,
       lifecycle
     }:{
       selector:string,
       properties:any,
       events:List,
       hostListeners: any,
+      hostProperties: any,
       lifecycle:List
     }={})
   {
@@ -471,6 +496,7 @@ export class Directive extends Injectable {
     this.properties = properties;
     this.events = events;
     this.hostListeners = hostListeners;
+    this.hostProperties = hostProperties;
     this.lifecycle = lifecycle;
   }
 
@@ -579,20 +605,22 @@ export class Component extends Directive {
    */
   injectables:List;
 
-@CONST()
+  @CONST()
   constructor({
-    selector,
-    properties,
-    events,
-    hostListeners,
-    injectables,
-    lifecycle,
-    changeDetection = DEFAULT
+      selector,
+      properties,
+      events,
+      hostListeners,
+      hostProperties,
+      injectables,
+      lifecycle,
+      changeDetection = DEFAULT
     }:{
       selector:string,
       properties:Object,
       events:List,
-      hostListeners:Object,
+      hostListeners:any,
+      hostProperties:any,
       injectables:List,
       lifecycle:List,
       changeDetection:string
@@ -603,6 +631,7 @@ export class Component extends Directive {
       properties: properties,
       events: events,
       hostListeners: hostListeners,
+      hostProperties: hostProperties,
       lifecycle: lifecycle
     });
 
@@ -667,17 +696,19 @@ export class DynamicComponent extends Directive {
 
   @CONST()
   constructor({
-    selector,
-    properties,
-    events,
-    hostListeners,
-    injectables,
-    lifecycle
+      selector,
+      properties,
+      events,
+      hostListeners,
+      hostProperties,
+      injectables,
+      lifecycle
     }:{
       selector:string,
-      properties:Object,
+      properties:any,
       events:List,
-      hostListeners:Object,
+      hostListeners:any,
+      hostProperties:any,
       injectables:List,
       lifecycle:List
     }={}) {
@@ -686,6 +717,7 @@ export class DynamicComponent extends Directive {
       properties: properties,
       events: events,
       hostListeners: hostListeners,
+      hostProperties: hostProperties,
       lifecycle: lifecycle
     });
 
@@ -767,6 +799,7 @@ export class Decorator extends Directive {
       properties,
       events,
       hostListeners,
+      hostProperties,
       lifecycle,
       compileChildren = true,
     }:{
@@ -774,16 +807,18 @@ export class Decorator extends Directive {
       properties:any,
       events:List,
       hostListeners:any,
+      hostProperties:any,
       lifecycle:List,
       compileChildren:boolean
     }={})
   {
     super({
-        selector: selector,
-        properties: properties,
-        events: events,
-        hostListeners: hostListeners,
-        lifecycle: lifecycle
+      selector: selector,
+      properties: properties,
+      events: events,
+      hostListeners: hostListeners,
+      hostProperties: hostProperties,
+      lifecycle: lifecycle
     });
     this.compileChildren = compileChildren;
   }
@@ -889,20 +924,24 @@ export class Viewport extends Directive {
       properties,
       events,
       hostListeners,
+      hostProperties,
       lifecycle
     }:{
-      selector:string,
-      properties:any,
-      events:List,
-      lifecycle:List
+    selector:string,
+    properties:any,
+    hostListeners:any,
+    hostProperties:any,
+    events:List,
+    lifecycle:List
     }={})
   {
     super({
-        selector: selector,
-        properties: properties,
-        events: events,
-        hostListeners: hostListeners,
-        lifecycle: lifecycle
+      selector: selector,
+      properties: properties,
+      events: events,
+      hostListeners: hostListeners,
+      hostProperties: hostProperties,
+      lifecycle: lifecycle
     });
   }
 }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/annotations/di.js b/modules/angular2/src/core/annotations/di.js
index 409ba72703..36a5485acd 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/annotations/di.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/annotations/di.js
@@ -1,28 +1,6 @@
 import {CONST} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
 import {DependencyAnnotation} from 'angular2/di';
 
-/**
- * Specifies that a function for setting host properties should be injected.
- *
- * NOTE: This is changing pre 1.0.
- *
- * The directive can inject a property setter that would allow setting this property on the host element.
- *
- * @exportedAs angular2/annotations
- */
-export class PropertySetter extends DependencyAnnotation {
-  propName: string;
-  @CONST()
-  constructor(propName) {
-    super();
-    this.propName = propName;
-  }
-
-  get token() {
-    return Function;
-  }
-}
-
 /**
  * Specifies that a constant attribute value should be injected.
  *
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/compiler.js b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/compiler.js
index 099e074085..74c9ff3447 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/compiler.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/compiler.js
@@ -223,12 +223,8 @@ export class Compiler {
       renderType = renderApi.DirectiveMetadata.DECORATOR_TYPE;
       compileChildren = ann.compileChildren;
     }
-    var setters = [];
     var readAttributes = [];
     ListWrapper.forEach(directiveBinding.dependencies, (dep) => {
-      if (isPresent(dep.propSetterName)) {
-        ListWrapper.push(setters, dep.propSetterName);
-      }
       if (isPresent(dep.attributeName)) {
         ListWrapper.push(readAttributes, dep.attributeName);
       }
@@ -239,8 +235,8 @@ export class Compiler {
       selector: ann.selector,
       compileChildren: compileChildren,
       hostListeners: isPresent(ann.hostListeners) ? MapWrapper.createFromStringMap(ann.hostListeners) : null,
+      hostProperties: isPresent(ann.hostProperties) ? MapWrapper.createFromStringMap(ann.hostProperties) : null,
       properties: isPresent(ann.properties) ? MapWrapper.createFromStringMap(ann.properties) : null,
-      setters: setters,
       readAttributes: readAttributes
     });
   }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/element_injector.js b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/element_injector.js
index cb727c74bc..0f86e70684 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/element_injector.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/element_injector.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {List, ListWrapper, MapWrapper} from 'angular2/src/facade/collection';
 import {Injector, Key, Dependency, bind, Binding, ResolvedBinding, NoBindingError,
   AbstractBindingError, CyclicDependencyError} from 'angular2/di';
 import {Parent, Ancestor} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations/visibility';
-import {PropertySetter, Attribute, Query} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations/di';
+import {Attribute, Query} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations/di';
 import * as viewModule from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/view';
 import {ViewContainer} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/view_container';
 import {NgElement} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/ng_element';
@@ -195,15 +195,13 @@ export class TreeNode {
 
 export class DirectiveDependency extends Dependency {
   depth:int;
-  propSetterName:string;
   attributeName:string;
   queryDirective;
 
   constructor(key:Key, asPromise:boolean, lazy:boolean, optional:boolean, properties:List,
-              depth:int, propSetterName: string, attributeName:string, queryDirective) {
+              depth:int, attributeName:string, queryDirective) {
     super(key, asPromise, lazy, optional, properties);
     this.depth = depth;
-    this.propSetterName = propSetterName;
     this.attributeName = attributeName;
     this.queryDirective = queryDirective;
     this._verify();
@@ -211,17 +209,15 @@ export class DirectiveDependency extends Dependency {
 
   _verify():void {
     var count = 0;
-    if (isPresent(this.propSetterName)) count++;
     if (isPresent(this.queryDirective)) count++;
     if (isPresent(this.attributeName)) count++;
     if (count > 1) throw new BaseException(
-      'A directive injectable can contain only one of the following @PropertySetter, @Attribute or @Query.');
+      'A directive injectable can contain only one of the following @Attribute or @Query.');
   }
 
   static createFrom(d:Dependency):Dependency {
     return new DirectiveDependency(d.key, d.asPromise, d.lazy, d.optional,
       d.properties, DirectiveDependency._depth(d.properties),
-      DirectiveDependency._propSetterName(d.properties),
       DirectiveDependency._attributeName(d.properties),
       DirectiveDependency._query(d.properties)
     );
@@ -234,11 +230,6 @@ export class DirectiveDependency extends Dependency {
     return 0;
   }
 
-  static _propSetterName(properties):string {
-    var p = ListWrapper.find(properties, (p) => p instanceof PropertySetter);
-    return isPresent(p) ? p.propName : null;
-  }
-
   static _attributeName(properties):string {
     var p = ListWrapper.find(properties, (p) => p instanceof Attribute);
     return isPresent(p) ? p.attributeName : null;
@@ -268,6 +259,10 @@ export class DirectiveBinding extends ResolvedBinding {
     }
   }
 
+  get displayName() {
+    return this.key.displayName;
+  }
+
   get eventEmitters():List<string> {
     return isPresent(this.annotation) && isPresent(this.annotation.events) ? this.annotation.events : [];
   }
@@ -735,7 +730,6 @@ export class ElementInjector extends TreeNode {
   }
 
   _getByDependency(dep:DirectiveDependency, requestor:Key) {
-    if (isPresent(dep.propSetterName)) return this._buildPropSetter(dep);
     if (isPresent(dep.attributeName)) return this._buildAttribute(dep);
     if (isPresent(dep.queryDirective)) return this._findQuery(dep.queryDirective).list;
     if (dep.key.id === StaticKeys.instance().elementRefId) {
@@ -744,15 +738,6 @@ export class ElementInjector extends TreeNode {
     return this._getByKey(dep.key, dep.depth, dep.optional, requestor);
   }
 
-  _buildPropSetter(dep) {
-    var view = this._getPreBuiltObjectByKeyId(StaticKeys.instance().viewId);
-    var renderer = view.renderer;
-    var index = this._proto.index;
-    return function(v) {
-      renderer.setElementProperty(view.render, index, dep.propSetterName, v);
-    };
-  }
-
   _buildAttribute(dep): string {
     var attributes = this._proto.attributes;
     if (isPresent(attributes) && MapWrapper.contains(attributes, dep.attributeName)) {
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/proto_view_factory.js b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/proto_view_factory.js
index d13013d8a8..21ad7274b8 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/proto_view_factory.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/proto_view_factory.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import {List, ListWrapper, MapWrapper} from 'angular2/src/facade/collection';
 import {isPresent, isBlank} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
 import {reflector} from 'angular2/src/reflection/reflection';
 
-import {ChangeDetection} from 'angular2/change_detection';
+import {ChangeDetection, DirectiveIndex} from 'angular2/change_detection';
 import {Component, Viewport, DynamicComponent} from '../annotations/annotations';
 
 import * as renderApi from 'angular2/src/render/api';
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ export class ProtoViewFactory {
     this._changeDetection = changeDetection;
   }
 
-  createProtoView(componentBinding:DirectiveBinding, renderProtoView: renderApi.ProtoViewDto, directives:List<DirectiveBinding>):AppProtoView {
+  createProtoView(componentBinding:DirectiveBinding, renderProtoView: renderApi.ProtoViewDto,
+                  directives:List<DirectiveBinding>):AppProtoView {
     var protoChangeDetector;
     if (isBlank(componentBinding)) {
       protoChangeDetector = this._changeDetection.createProtoChangeDetector('root', null);
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ export class ProtoViewFactory {
       this._createElementBinder(
         protoView, renderElementBinder, protoElementInjector, sortedDirectives
       );
-      this._createDirectiveBinders(protoView, sortedDirectives);
+      this._createDirectiveBinders(protoView, i, sortedDirectives);
     }
     MapWrapper.forEach(renderProtoView.variableBindings, (mappedName, varName) => {
       protoView.bindVariable(varName, mappedName);
@@ -128,27 +129,34 @@ export class ProtoViewFactory {
     return elBinder;
   }
 
-  _createDirectiveBinders(protoView, sortedDirectives) {
-    for (var i=0; i<sortedDirectives.renderDirectives.length; i++) {
-      var renderDirectiveMetadata = sortedDirectives.renderDirectives[i];
+  _createDirectiveBinders(protoView, boundElementIndex, sortedDirectives) {
+    for (var i = 0; i < sortedDirectives.renderDirectives.length; i++) {
+      var directiveBinder = sortedDirectives.renderDirectives[i];
+
       // directive properties
-      MapWrapper.forEach(renderDirectiveMetadata.propertyBindings, (astWithSource, propertyName) => {
+      MapWrapper.forEach(directiveBinder.propertyBindings, (astWithSource, propertyName) => {
         // TODO: these setters should eventually be created by change detection, to make
         // it monomorphic!
         var setter = reflector.setter(propertyName);
         protoView.bindDirectiveProperty(i, astWithSource, propertyName, setter);
       });
+
+      // host properties
+      MapWrapper.forEach(directiveBinder.hostPropertyBindings, (astWithSource, propertyName) => {
+        var directiveIndex = new DirectiveIndex(boundElementIndex, i);
+        protoView.bindHostElementProperty(astWithSource, propertyName, directiveIndex);
+      });
+
       // directive events
-      protoView.bindEvent(renderDirectiveMetadata.eventBindings, i);
+      protoView.bindEvent(directiveBinder.eventBindings, i);
     }
   }
-
 }
 
 class SortedDirectives {
   componentDirective: DirectiveBinding;
   viewportDirective: DirectiveBinding;
-  renderDirectives: List<renderApi.DirectiveMetadata>;
+  renderDirectives: List<renderApi.DirectiveBinder>;
   directives: List<DirectiveBinding>;
 
   constructor(renderDirectives, allDirectives) {
@@ -156,18 +164,18 @@ class SortedDirectives {
     this.directives = [];
     this.viewportDirective = null;
     this.componentDirective = null;
-    ListWrapper.forEach(renderDirectives, (renderDirectiveMetadata) => {
-      var directiveBinding = allDirectives[renderDirectiveMetadata.directiveIndex];
+    ListWrapper.forEach(renderDirectives, (renderDirectiveBinder) => {
+      var directiveBinding = allDirectives[renderDirectiveBinder.directiveIndex];
       if ((directiveBinding.annotation instanceof Component) || (directiveBinding.annotation instanceof DynamicComponent)) {
         // component directives need to be the first binding in ElementInjectors!
         this.componentDirective = directiveBinding;
-        ListWrapper.insert(this.renderDirectives, 0, renderDirectiveMetadata);
+        ListWrapper.insert(this.renderDirectives, 0, renderDirectiveBinder);
         ListWrapper.insert(this.directives, 0, directiveBinding);
       } else {
         if (directiveBinding.annotation instanceof Viewport) {
           this.viewportDirective = directiveBinding;
         }
-        ListWrapper.push(this.renderDirectives, renderDirectiveMetadata);
+        ListWrapper.push(this.renderDirectives, renderDirectiveBinder);
         ListWrapper.push(this.directives, directiveBinding);
       }
     });
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/view.js b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/view.js
index e51d40ea8a..e0bf399292 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/view.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/view.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {ListWrapper, MapWrapper, Map, StringMapWrapper, List} from 'angular2/src/facade/collection';
 import {AST, Locals, ChangeDispatcher, ProtoChangeDetector, ChangeDetector,
-  ChangeRecord, BindingRecord, DirectiveRecord, ChangeDetectorRef} from 'angular2/change_detection';
+  ChangeRecord, BindingRecord, DirectiveRecord, DirectiveIndex, ChangeDetectorRef} from 'angular2/change_detection';
 
 import {ProtoElementInjector, ElementInjector, PreBuiltObjects, DirectiveBinding} from './element_injector';
 import {ElementBinder} from './element_binder';
@@ -124,12 +124,12 @@ export class AppView {
     }
   }
 
-  getDirectiveFor(directive:DirectiveRecord) {
+  getDirectiveFor(directive:DirectiveIndex) {
     var elementInjector = this.elementInjectors[directive.elementIndex];
     return elementInjector.getDirectiveAtIndex(directive.directiveIndex);
   }
 
-  getDetectorFor(directive:DirectiveRecord) {
+  getDetectorFor(directive:DirectiveIndex) {
     var elementInjector = this.elementInjectors[directive.elementIndex];
     return elementInjector.getChangeDetector();
   }
@@ -267,6 +267,14 @@ export class AppProtoView {
     ListWrapper.push(this.bindings, b);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Adds an host property binding for the last created ElementBinder via bindElement
+   */
+  bindHostElementProperty(expression:AST, setterName:string, directiveIndex:DirectiveIndex):void {
+    var b = BindingRecord.createForHostProperty(directiveIndex, expression, setterName);
+    ListWrapper.push(this.bindings, b);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Adds an event binding for the last created ElementBinder via bindElement.
    *
@@ -323,7 +331,7 @@ export class AppProtoView {
       var changeDetection = binding.changeDetection;
 
       MapWrapper.set(this._directiveRecordsMap, id,
-        new DirectiveRecord(elementInjectorIndex, directiveIndex,
+        new DirectiveRecord(new DirectiveIndex(elementInjectorIndex, directiveIndex),
           binding.callOnAllChangesDone, binding.callOnChange, changeDetection));
     }
 
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/di/key.js b/modules/angular2/src/di/key.js
index 93038f8480..e28ef55429 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/di/key.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/di/key.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {MapWrapper} from 'angular2/src/facade/collection';
-//import {int} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
+import {stringify} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
 
 // TODO: uncoment `int` once https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/1414 is fixed
 
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ export class Key {
     this.id = id;
   }
 
+  get displayName() {
+    return stringify(this.token);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Retrieves a `Key` for a token.
    */
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives.js b/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives.js
index 15580da617..08fc01a666 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-import {View, Component, Decorator, Ancestor, onChange, PropertySetter} from 'angular2/angular2';
+import {View, Component, Decorator, Ancestor, onChange, ElementRef} from 'angular2/angular2';
 import {Optional} from 'angular2/di';
+import {Renderer} from 'angular2/src/render/api';
 import {isBlank, isPresent, isString, CONST} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
 import {StringMapWrapper, ListWrapper} from 'angular2/src/facade/collection';
 import {ControlGroup, Control} from './model';
@@ -27,19 +28,21 @@ import {Validators} from './validators';
   hostListeners: {
     'change' : 'onChange($event.target.value)',
     'input' : 'onChange($event.target.value)'
+  },
+  hostProperties: {
+    'value' : 'value'
   }
 })
 export class DefaultValueAccessor {
-  _setValueProperty:Function;
+  value;
   onChange:Function;
 
-  constructor(@PropertySetter('value') setValueProperty:Function) {
-    this._setValueProperty = setValueProperty;
+  constructor() {
     this.onChange = (_) => {};
   }
 
   writeValue(value) {
-    this._setValueProperty(value);
+    this.value = value
   }
 }
 
@@ -58,20 +61,28 @@ export class DefaultValueAccessor {
   selector: 'input[type=checkbox][control]',
   hostListeners: {
     'change' : 'onChange($event.target.checked)'
+  },
+  hostProperties: {
+    'checked' : 'checked'
   }
 })
 export class CheckboxControlValueAccessor {
-  _setCheckedProperty:Function;
+  _elementRef:ElementRef;
+  _renderer:Renderer;
+
+  checked:boolean;
   onChange:Function;
 
-  constructor(cd:ControlDirective, @PropertySetter('checked') setCheckedProperty:Function) {
-    this._setCheckedProperty = setCheckedProperty;
+  constructor(cd:ControlDirective, elementRef:ElementRef, renderer:Renderer) {
     this.onChange = (_) => {};
+    this._elementRef = elementRef;
+    this._renderer = renderer;
     cd.valueAccessor = this; //ControlDirective should inject CheckboxControlDirective
   }
 
   writeValue(value) {
-    this._setCheckedProperty(value);
+    this._renderer.setElementProperty(this._elementRef.hostView.render, this._elementRef.boundElementIndex,
+      'checked', value)
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/render/api.js b/modules/angular2/src/render/api.js
index efec2f0c49..bd42f80f22 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/render/api.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/render/api.js
@@ -72,12 +72,14 @@ export class DirectiveBinder {
   // that replaced the values that should be extracted from the element
   // with a local name
   eventBindings: List<EventBinding>;
+  hostPropertyBindings: Map<string, ASTWithSource>;
   constructor({
-    directiveIndex, propertyBindings, eventBindings
+    directiveIndex, propertyBindings, eventBindings, hostPropertyBindings
   }) {
     this.directiveIndex = directiveIndex;
     this.propertyBindings = propertyBindings;
     this.eventBindings = eventBindings;
+    this.hostPropertyBindings = hostPropertyBindings;
   }
 }
 
@@ -114,17 +116,17 @@ export class DirectiveMetadata {
   selector:string;
   compileChildren:boolean;
   hostListeners:Map<string, string>;
+  hostProperties:Map<string, string>;
   properties:Map<string, string>;
-  setters:List<string>;
   readAttributes:List<string>;
   type:number;
-  constructor({id, selector, compileChildren, hostListeners, properties, setters, readAttributes, type}) {
+  constructor({id, selector, compileChildren, hostListeners, hostProperties, properties, readAttributes, type}) {
     this.id = id;
     this.selector = selector;
     this.compileChildren = isPresent(compileChildren) ? compileChildren : true;
     this.hostListeners = hostListeners;
+    this.hostProperties = hostProperties;
     this.properties = properties;
-    this.setters = setters;
     this.readAttributes = readAttributes;
     this.type = type;
   }
@@ -248,7 +250,7 @@ export class Renderer {
 
   /**
    * Sets a property on an element.
-   * Note: This will fail if the property was not mentioned previously as a propertySetter
+   * Note: This will fail if the property was not mentioned previously as a host property
    * in the View.
    */
   setElementProperty(view:ViewRef, elementIndex:number, propertyName:string, propertyValue:any):void {}
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/render/dom/compiler/directive_parser.js b/modules/angular2/src/render/dom/compiler/directive_parser.js
index d4d28157eb..9c57fbb606 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/render/dom/compiler/directive_parser.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/render/dom/compiler/directive_parser.js
@@ -56,21 +56,21 @@ export class DirectiveParser extends CompileStep {
     this._selectorMatcher.match(cssSelector, (selector, directiveIndex) => {
       var elementBinder = current.bindElement();
       var directive = this._directives[directiveIndex];
-      var directiveBinder = elementBinder.bindDirective(directiveIndex);
+      var directiveBinderBuilder = elementBinder.bindDirective(directiveIndex);
       current.compileChildren = current.compileChildren && directive.compileChildren;
       if (isPresent(directive.properties)) {
         MapWrapper.forEach(directive.properties, (bindConfig, dirProperty) => {
-          this._bindDirectiveProperty(dirProperty, bindConfig, current, directiveBinder);
+          this._bindDirectiveProperty(dirProperty, bindConfig, current, directiveBinderBuilder);
         });
       }
       if (isPresent(directive.hostListeners)) {
         MapWrapper.forEach(directive.hostListeners, (action, eventName) => {
-          this._bindDirectiveEvent(eventName, action, current, directiveBinder);
+          this._bindDirectiveEvent(eventName, action, current, directiveBinderBuilder);
         });
       }
-      if (isPresent(directive.setters)) {
-        ListWrapper.forEach(directive.setters, (propertyName) => {
-          elementBinder.bindPropertySetter(propertyName);
+      if (isPresent(directive.hostProperties)) {
+        MapWrapper.forEach(directive.hostProperties, (hostPropertyName, directivePropertyName) => {
+          this._bindHostProperty(hostPropertyName, directivePropertyName, current, directiveBinderBuilder);
         });
       }
       if (isPresent(directive.readAttributes)) {
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export class DirectiveParser extends CompileStep {
     });
   }
 
-  _bindDirectiveProperty(dirProperty, bindConfig, compileElement, directiveBinder) {
+  _bindDirectiveProperty(dirProperty, bindConfig, compileElement, directiveBinderBuilder) {
     var pipes = this._splitBindConfig(bindConfig);
     var elProp = ListWrapper.removeAt(pipes, 0);
 
@@ -124,21 +124,27 @@ export class DirectiveParser extends CompileStep {
     // Bindings are optional, so this binding only needs to be set up if an expression is given.
     if (isPresent(bindingAst)) {
       var fullExpAstWithBindPipes = this._parser.addPipes(bindingAst, pipes);
-      directiveBinder.bindProperty(
+      directiveBinderBuilder.bindProperty(
         dirProperty, fullExpAstWithBindPipes
       );
     }
   }
 
-  _bindDirectiveEvent(eventName, action, compileElement, directiveBinder) {
+  _bindDirectiveEvent(eventName, action, compileElement, directiveBinderBuilder) {
     var ast = this._parser.parseAction(action, compileElement.elementDescription);
     if (StringWrapper.contains(eventName, EVENT_TARGET_SEPARATOR)) {
       var parts = eventName.split(EVENT_TARGET_SEPARATOR);
-      directiveBinder.bindEvent(parts[1], ast, parts[0]);
+      directiveBinderBuilder.bindEvent(parts[1], ast, parts[0]);
     } else {
-      directiveBinder.bindEvent(eventName, ast);
+      directiveBinderBuilder.bindEvent(eventName, ast);
     }
-    
+
+  }
+
+  _bindHostProperty(hostPropertyName, directivePropertyName, compileElement, directiveBinderBuilder) {
+    var ast = this._parser.parseBinding(directivePropertyName,
+      `hostProperties of ${compileElement.elementDescription}`);
+    directiveBinderBuilder.bindHostProperty(hostPropertyName, ast);
   }
 
   _splitBindConfig(bindConfig:string) {
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/render/dom/view/proto_view_builder.js b/modules/angular2/src/render/dom/view/proto_view_builder.js
index c058df1528..9890f69cb5 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/render/dom/view/proto_view_builder.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/render/dom/view/proto_view_builder.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import {DOM} from 'angular2/src/dom/dom_adapter';
 import {
   ASTWithSource, AST, AstTransformer, AccessMember, LiteralArray, ImplicitReceiver
 } from 'angular2/change_detection';
-import {SetterFn} from 'angular2/src/reflection/types';
 
 import {RenderProtoView} from './proto_view';
 import {ElementBinder, Event} from './element_binder';
@@ -57,17 +56,26 @@ export class ProtoViewBuilder {
     var apiElementBinders = [];
     ListWrapper.forEach(this.elements, (ebb) => {
       var propertySetters = MapWrapper.create();
-      var apiDirectiveBinders = ListWrapper.map(ebb.directives, (db) => {
-        ebb.eventBuilder.merge(db.eventBuilder);
+
+      var apiDirectiveBinders = ListWrapper.map(ebb.directives, (dbb) => {
+        ebb.eventBuilder.merge(dbb.eventBuilder);
+
+        MapWrapper.forEach(dbb.hostPropertyBindings, (_, hostPropertyName) => {
+          MapWrapper.set(propertySetters, hostPropertyName, setterFactory(hostPropertyName));
+        });
+
         return new api.DirectiveBinder({
-          directiveIndex: db.directiveIndex,
-          propertyBindings: db.propertyBindings,
-          eventBindings: db.eventBindings
+          directiveIndex: dbb.directiveIndex,
+          propertyBindings: dbb.propertyBindings,
+          eventBindings: dbb.eventBindings,
+          hostPropertyBindings: dbb.hostPropertyBindings
         });
       });
-      MapWrapper.forEach(ebb.propertySetters, (setter, propertyName) => {
-        MapWrapper.set(propertySetters, propertyName, setter);
+
+      MapWrapper.forEach(ebb.propertyBindings, (_, propertyName) => {
+        MapWrapper.set(propertySetters, propertyName, setterFactory(propertyName));
       });
+
       var nestedProtoView =
           isPresent(ebb.nestedProtoView) ? ebb.nestedProtoView.build() : null;
       var parentIndex = isPresent(ebb.parent) ? ebb.parent.index : -1;
@@ -119,7 +127,6 @@ export class ElementBinderBuilder {
   textBindingIndices: List<number>;
   textBindings: List<ASTWithSource>;
   contentTagSelector:string;
-  propertySetters: Map<string, SetterFn>;
   readAttributes: Map<string, string>;
   componentId: string;
 
@@ -137,7 +144,6 @@ export class ElementBinderBuilder {
     this.textBindings = [];
     this.textBindingIndices = [];
     this.contentTagSelector = null;
-    this.propertySetters = MapWrapper.create();
     this.componentId = null;
     this.readAttributes = MapWrapper.create();
   }
@@ -172,11 +178,10 @@ export class ElementBinderBuilder {
 
   bindProperty(name, expression) {
     MapWrapper.set(this.propertyBindings, name, expression);
-    this.bindPropertySetter(name);
-  }
 
-  bindPropertySetter(name) {
-    MapWrapper.set(this.propertySetters, name, setterFactory(name));
+    //TODO: required for Dart transformers. Remove when Dart transformers
+    //run all the steps of the render compiler
+    setterFactory(name);
   }
 
   bindVariable(name, value) {
@@ -216,12 +221,14 @@ export class ElementBinderBuilder {
 export class DirectiveBuilder {
   directiveIndex:number;
   propertyBindings: Map<string, ASTWithSource>;
+  hostPropertyBindings: Map<string, ASTWithSource>;
   eventBindings: List<api.EventBinding>;
   eventBuilder: EventBuilder;
 
   constructor(directiveIndex) {
     this.directiveIndex = directiveIndex;
     this.propertyBindings = MapWrapper.create();
+    this.hostPropertyBindings = MapWrapper.create();
     this.eventBindings = ListWrapper.create();
     this.eventBuilder = new EventBuilder();
   }
@@ -230,6 +237,10 @@ export class DirectiveBuilder {
     MapWrapper.set(this.propertyBindings, name, expression);
   }
 
+  bindHostProperty(name, expression) {
+    MapWrapper.set(this.hostPropertyBindings, name, expression);
+  }
+
   bindEvent(name, expression, target = null) {
     ListWrapper.push(this.eventBindings, this.eventBuilder.add(name, expression, target));
   }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/transform/template_compiler/directive_metadata_reader.dart b/modules/angular2/src/transform/template_compiler/directive_metadata_reader.dart
index a7316e9b0d..b53135949f 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/transform/template_compiler/directive_metadata_reader.dart
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/transform/template_compiler/directive_metadata_reader.dart
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class _DirectiveMetadataVisitor extends Object
           compileChildren: false,
           properties: {},
           hostListeners: {},
-          setters: [],
+          hostProperties: {},
           readAttributes: []);
       super.visitInstanceCreationExpression(node);
     }
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ class _DirectiveMetadataVisitor extends Object
       case 'properties':
         _populateProperties(node.expression);
         break;
+      case 'hostProperties':
+        _populateHostProperties(node.expression);
+        break;
       case 'hostListeners':
         _populateHostListeners(node.expression);
     }
@@ -135,4 +138,19 @@ class _DirectiveMetadataVisitor extends Object
       meta.hostListeners[sKey] = sVal;
     }
   }
+
+  void _populateHostProperties(Expression hostPropertyValue) {
+    if (hostPropertyValue is! MapLiteral) {
+      logger.error('Angular 2 currently only supports map literal values for '
+          'Directive#hostProperties.'
+          ' Source: ${hostPropertyValue}');
+      return;
+    }
+    for (MapLiteralEntry entry in (hostPropertyValue as MapLiteral).entries) {
+      var sKey = _expressionToString(entry.key, 'Directive#hostProperties keys');
+      var sVal =
+          _expressionToString(entry.value, 'Directive#hostProperties values');
+      meta.hostProperties[sKey] = sVal;
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/change_detection_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/change_detection_spec.js
index 5e8d78dddf..823a568088 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/change_detection_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/change_detection_spec.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {Parser} from 'angular2/src/change_detection/parser/parser';
 import {Lexer} from 'angular2/src/change_detection/parser/lexer';
 import {Locals} from 'angular2/src/change_detection/parser/locals';
 
-import {ChangeDispatcher, DynamicChangeDetector, ChangeDetectionError, BindingRecord, DirectiveRecord,
+import {ChangeDispatcher, DynamicChangeDetector, ChangeDetectionError, BindingRecord, DirectiveRecord, DirectiveIndex,
   PipeRegistry, Pipe, NO_CHANGE, CHECK_ALWAYS, CHECK_ONCE, CHECKED, DETACHED, ON_PUSH, DEFAULT} from 'angular2/change_detection';
 
 import {JitProtoChangeDetector, DynamicProtoChangeDetector} from 'angular2/src/change_detection/proto_change_detector';
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ export function main() {
 
         if (name == "JIT" && IS_DARTIUM) return;
 
+        var parser = new Parser(new Lexer());
+
         function ast(exp:string, location:string = 'location') {
-          var parser = new Parser(new Lexer());
           return parser.parseBinding(exp, location);
         }
 
@@ -204,7 +205,6 @@ export function main() {
           });
 
           it("should support interpolation", () => {
-            var parser = new Parser(new Lexer());
             var pcd = createProtoChangeDetector();
             var ast = parser.parseInterpolation("B{{a}}A", "location");
 
@@ -246,9 +246,9 @@ export function main() {
             });
 
             describe("updating directives", () => {
-              var dirRecord1 = new DirectiveRecord(0, 0, true, true, DEFAULT);
-              var dirRecord2 = new DirectiveRecord(0, 1, true, true, DEFAULT);
-              var dirRecordNoCallbacks = new DirectiveRecord(0, 0, false, false, DEFAULT);
+              var dirRecord1 = new DirectiveRecord(new DirectiveIndex(0, 0), true, true, DEFAULT);
+              var dirRecord2 = new DirectiveRecord(new DirectiveIndex(0, 1), true, true, DEFAULT);
+              var dirRecordNoCallbacks = new DirectiveRecord(new DirectiveIndex(0, 0), false, false, DEFAULT);
 
               function updateA(exp:string, dirRecord) {
                 return BindingRecord.createForDirective(ast(exp), "a", (o,v) => o.a = v, dirRecord);
@@ -381,6 +381,24 @@ export function main() {
             });
           });
 
+          describe("reading directives", () => {
+            var index = new DirectiveIndex(0, 0);
+            var dirRecord = new DirectiveRecord(index, false, false, DEFAULT);
+
+            it("should read directive properties", () => {
+              var directive = new TestDirective();
+              directive.a = "aaa";
+
+              var pcd = createProtoChangeDetector();
+              var cd = instantiate(pcd, dispatcher, [BindingRecord.createForHostProperty(index, ast("a"), "prop")], [dirRecord]);
+              cd.hydrate(null, null, dirs([directive]));
+
+              cd.detectChanges();
+
+              expect(dispatcher.loggedValues).toEqual(['aaa']);
+            });
+          });
+
           describe("enforce no new changes", () => {
             it("should throw when a record gets changed after it has been checked", () => {
               var pcd = createProtoChangeDetector();
@@ -567,7 +585,7 @@ export function main() {
               checkedDetector.mode = CHECKED;
 
               // this directive is a component with ON_PUSH change detection
-              dirRecordWithOnPush = new DirectiveRecord(0, 0, false, false, ON_PUSH);
+              dirRecordWithOnPush = new DirectiveRecord(new DirectiveIndex(0, 0), false, false, ON_PUSH);
 
               // a record updating a component
               updateDirWithOnPushRecord =
@@ -898,12 +916,12 @@ class FakeDirectives {
     this.detectors = detectors;
   }
 
-  getDirectiveFor(directiveRecord:DirectiveRecord) {
-    return this.directives[directiveRecord.directiveIndex];
+  getDirectiveFor(di:DirectiveIndex) {
+    return this.directives[di.directiveIndex];
   }
 
-  getDetectorFor(directiveRecord:DirectiveRecord) {
-    return this.detectors[directiveRecord.directiveIndex];
+  getDetectorFor(di:DirectiveIndex) {
+    return this.detectors[di.directiveIndex];
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/coalesce_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/coalesce_spec.js
index e67617d3a6..64f6aec55d 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/coalesce_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/coalesce_spec.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {RECORD_TYPE_SELF, ProtoRecord} from 'angular2/src/change_detection/proto
 
 export function main() {
   function r(funcOrValue, args, contextIndex, selfIndex, lastInBinding = false) {
-    return new ProtoRecord(99,  "name", funcOrValue, args, null, contextIndex, selfIndex,
+    return new ProtoRecord(99,  "name", funcOrValue, args, null, contextIndex, null, selfIndex,
       null, null, lastInBinding, false);
   }
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export function main() {
 
       expect(rs[1]).toEqual(new ProtoRecord(
         RECORD_TYPE_SELF, "self", null,
-        [], null, 1, 2,
+        [], null, 1, null, 2,
         null, null,
         true, false)
       );
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/compiler_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/compiler_spec.js
index a08af50f29..eda7686181 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/compiler_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/compiler_spec.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import {AppProtoView} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/view';
 import {ElementBinder} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/element_binder';
 import {DirectiveMetadataReader} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/directive_metadata_reader';
 import {Component, DynamicComponent, Viewport, Decorator} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations/annotations';
-import {PropertySetter, Attribute} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations/di';
+import {Attribute} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations/di';
 import {View} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations/view';
 import {DirectiveBinding} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/element_injector';
 import {TemplateResolver} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/template_resolver';
@@ -185,18 +185,20 @@ export function main() {
         });
       }));
 
-      it('should set directive.bind', inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async) => {
-        captureDirective(DirectiveWithBind).then( (renderDir) => {
-          expect(renderDir.properties).toEqual(MapWrapper.createFromStringMap({
-            'a': 'b'
+      it('should set directive.hostProperties', inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async) => {
+        captureDirective(DirectiveWithProperties).then( (renderDir) => {
+          expect(renderDir.hostProperties).toEqual(MapWrapper.createFromStringMap({
+            'someField': 'someProp'
           }));
           async.done();
         });
       }));
 
-      it('should read @PropertySetter', inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async) => {
-        captureDirective(DirectiveWithPropertySetters).then( (renderDir) => {
-          expect(renderDir.setters).toEqual(['someProp']);
+      it('should set directive.bind', inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async) => {
+        captureDirective(DirectiveWithBind).then( (renderDir) => {
+          expect(renderDir.properties).toEqual(MapWrapper.createFromStringMap({
+            'a': 'b'
+          }));
           async.done();
         });
       }));
@@ -500,16 +502,16 @@ class IgnoreChildrenDecoratorDirective {}
 })
 class DirectiveWithEvents {}
 
+@Decorator({
+  hostProperties: {'someField': 'someProp'}
+})
+class DirectiveWithProperties {}
+
 @Decorator({
   properties: {'a': 'b'}
 })
 class DirectiveWithBind {}
 
-@Decorator()
-class DirectiveWithPropertySetters {
-  constructor(@PropertySetter('someProp') someProp) {}
-}
-
 @Decorator()
 class DirectiveWithAttributes {
   constructor(@Attribute('someAttr') someAttr:string) {}
@@ -568,7 +570,8 @@ class FakeProtoViewFactory extends ProtoViewFactory {
     this._results = results;
   }
 
-  createProtoView(componentBinding:DirectiveBinding, renderProtoView: renderApi.ProtoViewDto, directives:List<DirectiveBinding>):AppProtoView {
+  createProtoView(componentBinding:DirectiveBinding, renderProtoView: renderApi.ProtoViewDto,
+                  directives:List<DirectiveBinding>):AppProtoView {
     ListWrapper.push(this.requests, [componentBinding, renderProtoView, directives]);
     return ListWrapper.removeAt(this._results, 0);
   }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/element_injector_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/element_injector_spec.js
index b4e2624d95..acc3f66444 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/element_injector_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/element_injector_spec.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {ListWrapper, MapWrapper, List, StringMapWrapper, iterateListLike} from '
 import {ProtoElementInjector, PreBuiltObjects, DirectiveBinding, TreeNode, ElementRef}
   from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/element_injector';
 import {Parent, Ancestor} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations/visibility';
-import {PropertySetter, Attribute, Query} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations/di';
+import {Attribute, Query} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations/di';
 import {onDestroy} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations/annotations';
 import {Optional, Injector, Inject, bind} from 'angular2/di';
 import {AppProtoView, AppView} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/view';
@@ -87,51 +87,6 @@ class HasEventEmitter {
   }
 }
 
-class NeedsPropertySetter {
-  propSetter;
-  roleSetter;
-  classSetter;
-  classWithDashSetter;
-  styleSetter;
-  unitSetter;
-  constructor(@PropertySetter('title') propSetter: Function, @PropertySetter('attr.role') roleSetter: Function,
-    @PropertySetter('class.active') classSetter: Function, @PropertySetter('class.foo-bar') classWithDashSetter: Function,
-    @PropertySetter('style.width') styleSetter: Function, @PropertySetter('style.height.px') unitSetter: Function) {
-    this.propSetter = propSetter;
-    this.roleSetter = roleSetter;
-    this.classSetter = classSetter;
-    this.classWithDashSetter = classWithDashSetter;
-    this.styleSetter = styleSetter;
-    this.unitSetter = unitSetter;
-  }
-  setProp(value) {
-    this.propSetter(value);
-  }
-  setRole(value) {
-    this.roleSetter(value);
-  }
-  setClass(value) {
-    this.classSetter(value);
-  }
-  setStyle(value) {
-    this.styleSetter(value);
-  }
-  setStyleWithUnit(value) {
-    this.unitSetter(value);
-  }
-}
-
-class NeedsPropertySetterNoType {
-  propSetter;
-  constructor(@PropertySetter('title') propSetter) {
-    this.propSetter = propSetter;
-  }
-
-  setProp(value) {
-    this.propSetter(value);
-  }
-}
-
 class NeedsAttribute {
   typeAttribute;
   titleAttribute;
@@ -708,45 +663,6 @@ export function main() {
       });
     });
 
-    describe('property setter', () => {
-      var renderer, view;
-
-      beforeEach( () => {
-        renderer = new FakeRenderer();
-        var protoView = new AppProtoView(null, null);
-        view = new AppView(renderer, null, protoView, MapWrapper.create());
-        view.render = new ViewRef();
-      });
-
-      it('should be injectable and callable', () => {
-        var preBuildObject = new PreBuiltObjects(view, null, null);
-        var inj = injector([NeedsPropertySetter], null, null, preBuildObject);
-        var component = inj.get(NeedsPropertySetter);
-        component.setProp('foobar');
-        component.setRole('button');
-        component.setClass(true);
-        component.classWithDashSetter(true);
-        component.setStyle('40px');
-        component.setStyleWithUnit(50);
-
-        expect(renderer.log[0]).toEqual([view.render, 0, 'title', 'foobar']);
-        expect(renderer.log[1]).toEqual([view.render, 0, 'attr.role', 'button']);
-        expect(renderer.log[2]).toEqual([view.render, 0, 'class.active', true]);
-        expect(renderer.log[3]).toEqual([view.render, 0, 'class.foo-bar', true]);
-        expect(renderer.log[4]).toEqual([view.render, 0, 'style.width', '40px']);
-        expect(renderer.log[5]).toEqual([view.render, 0, 'style.height.px', 50]);
-      });
-
-      it('should be injectable and callable without specifying param type annotation', () => {
-        var preBuildObject = new PreBuiltObjects(view, null, null);
-        var inj = injector([NeedsPropertySetterNoType], null, null, preBuildObject);
-        var component = inj.get(NeedsPropertySetterNoType);
-        component.setProp('foobar');
-
-        expect(renderer.log[0]).toEqual([view.render, 0, 'title', 'foobar']);
-      });
-    });
-
     describe('static attributes', () => {
       it('should be injectable', () => {
         var attributes = MapWrapper.create();
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/integration_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/integration_spec.js
index 3bac335f5b..4956644516 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/integration_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/integration_spec.js
@@ -190,7 +190,6 @@ export function main() {
             }));
 
           tb.createView(MyComp, {context: ctx}).then((view) => {
-
             ctx.ctxProp = 'a';
             view.detectChanges();
 
@@ -591,6 +590,26 @@ export function main() {
         });
       }));
 
+      it('should support updating host element via hostProperties', inject([TestBed, AsyncTestCompleter], (tb, async) => {
+        tb.overrideView(MyComp, new View({
+          template: '<div update-host-properties></div>',
+          directives: [DecoratorUpdatingHostProperties]
+        }));
+
+        tb.createView(MyComp, {context: ctx}).then((view) => {
+          var injector = view.rawView.elementInjectors[0];
+          var updateHost = injector.get(DecoratorUpdatingHostProperties);
+
+          updateHost.id = "newId";
+
+          view.detectChanges();
+
+          expect(view.rootNodes[0].id).toEqual("newId");
+
+          async.done();
+        });
+      }));
+
       if (DOM.supportsDOMEvents()) {
         it('should support preventing default on render events', inject([TestBed, AsyncTestCompleter], (tb, async) => {
           tb.overrideView(MyComp, new View({
@@ -1047,6 +1066,20 @@ class DecoratorEmitingEvent {
   }
 }
 
+@Decorator({
+  selector: '[update-host-properties]',
+  hostProperties: {
+    'id' : 'id'
+  }
+})
+class DecoratorUpdatingHostProperties {
+  id:string;
+
+  constructor() {
+    this.id = "one";
+  }
+}
+
 @Decorator({
   selector: '[listener]',
   hostListeners: {'event': 'onEvent($event)'}
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/forms/integration_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/forms/integration_spec.js
index f84bfb112e..4a5019e15e 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/forms/integration_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/forms/integration_spec.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import {DOM} from 'angular2/src/dom/dom_adapter';
 
 import {Inject} from 'angular2/di';
 
-import {Component, Decorator, View, PropertySetter} from 'angular2/angular2';
+import {Component, Decorator, View} from 'angular2/angular2';
 
 import {TestBed} from 'angular2/src/test_lib/test_bed';
 
@@ -374,8 +374,8 @@ export function main() {
   ControlDirective,
   WrappedValue,
   RequiredValidatorDirective,
-  CheckboxControlValueAccessor,
-  DefaultValueAccessor]})
+  DefaultValueAccessor,
+  CheckboxControlValueAccessor]})
 class MyComp {
   form:any;
   name:string;
@@ -390,19 +390,21 @@ class MyComp {
   selector:'[wrapped-value]',
   hostListeners: {
     'change' : 'handleOnChange($event.target.value)'
+  },
+  hostProperties: {
+    'value' : 'value'
   }
 })
 class WrappedValue {
-  _setProperty:Function;
+  value;
   onChange:Function;
 
-  constructor(cd:ControlDirective, @PropertySetter('value') setProperty:Function) {
-    this._setProperty = setProperty;
+  constructor(cd:ControlDirective) {
     cd.valueAccessor = this;
   }
 
   writeValue(value) {
-    this._setProperty(`!${value}!`);
+    this.value = `!${value}!`;
   }
 
   handleOnChange(value) {
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/render/dom/compiler/directive_parser_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/render/dom/compiler/directive_parser_spec.js
index 98a1280278..05a8da3ce0 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/render/dom/compiler/directive_parser_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/render/dom/compiler/directive_parser_spec.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export function main() {
         someDecorator,
         someDecoratorIgnoringChildren,
         someDecoratorWithProps,
+        someDecoratorWithHostProperties,
         someDecoratorWithEvents,
         someDecoratorWithGlobalEvents
       ];
@@ -112,12 +113,14 @@ export function main() {
       expect(simpleProp.source).toEqual('someValue');
     });
 
-    it('should store working property setters', () => {
-      var element = el('<input some-decor-props>');
+    it('should bind host directive properties', () => {
+      var element = el('<input some-decor-with-host-props>');
       var results = process(element);
-      var setter = MapWrapper.get(results[0].propertySetters, 'value');
-      setter(element, 'abc');
-      expect(element.value).toEqual('abc');
+
+      var directiveBinding = results[0].directives[0];
+
+      var ast = MapWrapper.get(directiveBinding.hostPropertyBindings, 'hostProperty');
+      expect(ast.source).toEqual('dirProp');
     });
 
     it('should read attribute values', () => {
@@ -256,10 +259,16 @@ var someDecoratorWithProps = new DirectiveMetadata({
     'dirProp': 'elProp',
     'doubleProp': 'elProp | double'
   }),
-  setters: ['value'],
   readAttributes: ['some-attr']
 });
 
+var someDecoratorWithHostProperties = new DirectiveMetadata({
+  selector: '[some-decor-with-host-props]',
+  hostProperties: MapWrapper.createFromStringMap({
+    'dirProp': 'hostProperty'
+  })
+});
+
 var someDecoratorWithEvents = new DirectiveMetadata({
   selector: '[some-decor-events]',
   hostListeners: MapWrapper.createFromStringMap({
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/render/dom/compiler/property_binding_parser_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/render/dom/compiler/property_binding_parser_spec.js
index c2d5fbf144..3484091bbb 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/render/dom/compiler/property_binding_parser_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/render/dom/compiler/property_binding_parser_spec.js
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ export function main() {
       expect(MapWrapper.get(results[0].propertyBindings, 'a').source).toEqual('{{b}}');
     });
 
+    it('should store property setters as camel case', () => {
+      var element = el('<div bind-some-prop="1">');
+      var results = process(element);
+      expect(MapWrapper.get(results[0].propertyBindings, 'someProp')).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+
     it('should detect var- syntax', () => {
       var results = process(el('<template var-a="b"></template>'));
       expect(MapWrapper.get(results[0].variableBindings, 'b')).toEqual('a');
@@ -143,20 +149,6 @@ export function main() {
       expect(MapWrapper.get(results[0].attrs(), 'a')).toEqual('b');
       expect(MapWrapper.get(results[0].attrs(), 'c')).toEqual('d');
     });
-
-    it('should store working property setters', () => {
-      var element = el('<input bind-value="1">');
-      var results = process(element);
-      var setter = MapWrapper.get(results[0].propertySetters, 'value');
-      setter(element, 'abc');
-      expect(element.value).toEqual('abc');
-    });
-
-    it('should store property setters as camel case', () => {
-      var element = el('<div bind-some-prop="1">');
-      var results = process(element);
-      expect(MapWrapper.get(results[0].propertySetters, 'someProp')).toBeTruthy();
-    });
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/angular2_material/src/components/button/button.js b/modules/angular2_material/src/components/button/button.js
index 232c70bd89..3f03bb7250 100644
--- a/modules/angular2_material/src/components/button/button.js
+++ b/modules/angular2_material/src/components/button/button.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import {Component, View} from 'angular2/angular2';
-import {PropertySetter, EventEmitter} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations/di';
 import {onChange} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations/annotations';
-import {isPresent, StringWrapper} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
+import {isPresent} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
 
 
 @Component({selector: '[md-button]:not([href])'})
@@ -17,21 +16,18 @@ export class MdButton {
     'disabled': 'disabled'
   },
   hostListeners: {'click': 'onClick($event)'},
+  hostProperties: {'tabIndex': 'tabIndex'},
   lifecycle: [onChange]
 })
 @View({
   templateUrl: 'angular2_material/src/components/button/button.html'
 })
 export class MdAnchor {
-  tabIndexSetter: Function;
+  tabIndex: number;
 
   /** Whether the component is disabled. */
   disabled: boolean;
 
-  constructor(@PropertySetter('tabIndex') tabIndexSetter: Function) {
-    this.tabIndexSetter = tabIndexSetter;
-  }
-
   onClick(event) {
     // A disabled anchor shouldn't navigate anywhere.
     if (isPresent(this.disabled) && this.disabled !== false) {
@@ -42,6 +38,6 @@ export class MdAnchor {
   /** Invoked when a change is detected. */
   onChange(_) {
     // A disabled anchor should not be in the tab flow.
-    this.tabIndexSetter(this.disabled ? -1 : 0);
+    this.tabIndex = this.disabled ? -1 : 0;
   }
 }
diff --git a/modules/angular2_material/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.js b/modules/angular2_material/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.js
index 2cecb7f31f..33f080d35c 100644
--- a/modules/angular2_material/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.js
+++ b/modules/angular2_material/src/components/checkbox/checkbox.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {Component, View, Attribute, PropertySetter} from 'angular2/angular2';
+import {Component, View, Attribute} from 'angular2/angular2';
 import {isPresent} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
 import {KEY_SPACE} from 'angular2_material/src/core/constants'
 import {KeyboardEvent} from 'angular2/src/facade/browser';
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ import {KeyboardEvent} from 'angular2/src/facade/browser';
   },
   hostListeners: {
     'keydown': 'onKeydown($event)'
+  },
+  hostProperties: {
+    'tabindex': 'tabindex',
+    'role': 'attr.role',
+    'checked': 'attr.aria-checked',
+    'disabled_': 'attr.aria-disabled'
   }
 })
 @View({
@@ -19,38 +25,21 @@ import {KeyboardEvent} from 'angular2/src/facade/browser';
 })
 export class MdCheckbox {
   /** Whether this checkbox is checked. */
-  checked_: boolean;
+  checked: boolean;
 
   /** Whether this checkbox is disabled. */
   disabled_: boolean;
 
-  /** Setter for `aria-checked` attribute. */
-  ariaCheckedSetter: Function;
+  /** Setter for `role` attribute. */
+  role: string;
 
-  /** Setter for `aria-disabled` attribute. */
-  ariaDisabledSetter: Function;
+  /** Setter for tabindex */
+  tabindex: any;
 
-  constructor(
-      @Attribute('tabindex') tabindex: string,
-      @PropertySetter('tabindex') tabindexSetter: Function,
-      @PropertySetter('attr.role') roleSetter: Function,
-      @PropertySetter('attr.aria-checked') ariaCheckedSetter: Function,
-      @PropertySetter('attr.aria-disabled') ariaDisabledSetter: Function) {
-    this.ariaCheckedSetter = ariaCheckedSetter;
-    this.ariaDisabledSetter = ariaDisabledSetter;
-
-    roleSetter('checkbox');
+  constructor(@Attribute('tabindex') tabindex: string) {
+    this.role = 'checkbox';
     this.checked = false;
-    tabindexSetter(isPresent(tabindex) ? tabindex : '0');
-  }
-
-  get checked() {
-    return this.checked_;
-  }
-
-  set checked(value) {
-    this.checked_ = value;
-    this.ariaCheckedSetter(value);
+    this.tabindex = isPresent(tabindex) ? tabindex : '0';
   }
 
   get disabled() {
@@ -59,7 +48,6 @@ export class MdCheckbox {
 
   set disabled(value) {
     this.disabled_ = isPresent(value) && value !== false;
-    this.ariaDisabledSetter(this.disabled_);
   }
 
   onKeydown(event: KeyboardEvent) {
@@ -76,6 +64,5 @@ export class MdCheckbox {
     }
 
     this.checked = !this.checked;
-    this.ariaCheckedSetter(this.checked);
   }
 }
diff --git a/modules/angular2_material/src/components/grid_list/grid_list.js b/modules/angular2_material/src/components/grid_list/grid_list.js
index 71e7affab6..1a617de25c 100644
--- a/modules/angular2_material/src/components/grid_list/grid_list.js
+++ b/modules/angular2_material/src/components/grid_list/grid_list.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import {Component, View, onAllChangesDone, Parent} from 'angular2/angular2';
 import {onDestroy, onChange} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations/annotations';
 import {ListWrapper} from 'angular2/src/facade/collection';
 import {isPresent, isString, NumberWrapper, stringify} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
-import {PropertySetter} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations/di';
 
 // TODO(jelbourn): Set appropriate aria attributes for grid list elements.
 
@@ -172,6 +171,15 @@ export class MdGridList {
     'rowspan': 'rowspan',
     'colspan': 'colspan'
   },
+  hostProperties: {
+    'styleHeight': 'style.height',
+    'styleWidth': 'style.width',
+    'styleTop': 'style.top',
+    'styleLeft': 'style.left',
+    'styleMarginTop': 'style.marginTop',
+    'stylePaddingTop': 'style.paddingTop',
+    'role': 'role'
+  },
   lifecycle: [onDestroy, onChange]
 })
 @View({
@@ -181,40 +189,28 @@ export class MdGridTile {
   gridList: MdGridList;
   rowspan: number;
   colspan: number;
-  heightSetter;
-  widthSetter;
-  topSetter;
-  leftSetter;
-  marginTopSetter;
-  paddingTopSetter;
+
+  styleHeight:any;
+  styleWidth:any;
+  styleTop:any;
+  styleLeft:any;
+  styleMarginTop:any;
+  stylePaddingTop:any;
+  role:any;
 
   isRegisteredWithGridList: boolean;
 
-  constructor(
-      @Parent() gridList: MdGridList,
-      @PropertySetter('style.height') heightSetter: Function,
-      @PropertySetter('style.width') widthSetter: Function,
-      @PropertySetter('style.top') topSetter: Function,
-      @PropertySetter('style.left') leftSetter: Function,
-      @PropertySetter('style.marginTop') marginTopSetter: Function,
-      @PropertySetter('style.paddingTop') paddingTopSetter: Function,
-      @PropertySetter('role') roleSetter: Function
-      ) {
+  constructor(@Parent() gridList: MdGridList) {
     this.gridList = gridList;
-    this.heightSetter = heightSetter;
-    this.widthSetter = widthSetter;
-    this.topSetter = topSetter;
-    this.leftSetter = leftSetter;
-    this.marginTopSetter = marginTopSetter;
-    this.paddingTopSetter = paddingTopSetter;
-    roleSetter('listitem');
+
+    this.role = 'listitem';
 
     // Tiles default to 1x1, but rowspan and colspan can be changed via binding.
     this.rowspan = 1;
     this.colspan = 1;
 
     // DEBUG
-    heightSetter(`${gridList.tiles.length * 100}px`);
+    this.styleHeight = `${gridList.tiles.length * 100}px`;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/modules/angular2_material/src/components/progress-linear/progress_linear.js b/modules/angular2_material/src/components/progress-linear/progress_linear.js
index e7803807e6..5823fcd445 100644
--- a/modules/angular2_material/src/components/progress-linear/progress_linear.js
+++ b/modules/angular2_material/src/components/progress-linear/progress_linear.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {Component, View, Attribute, PropertySetter, onChange} from 'angular2/angular2';
+import {Component, View, Attribute, onChange} from 'angular2/angular2';
 import {isPresent, isBlank} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
 import {Math} from 'angular2/src/facade/math';
 
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ import {Math} from 'angular2/src/facade/math';
   properties: {
     'value': 'value',
     'bufferValue': 'buffer-value'
+  },
+  hostProperties: {
+    'role': 'attr.role',
+    'ariaValuemin': 'attr.aria-valuemin',
+    'ariaValuemax': 'attr.aria-valuemax',
+    'ariaValuenow': 'attr.aria-valuenow'
   }
 })
 @View({
@@ -33,19 +39,20 @@ export class MdProgressLinear {
   /** CSS `transform` property applied to the secondary bar. */
   secondaryBarTransform: string;
 
-  constructor(
-      @Attribute('md-mode') mode: string,
-      @PropertySetter('attr.role') roleSetter: Function,
-      @PropertySetter('attr.aria-valuemin') ariaValueMinSetter: Function,
-      @PropertySetter('attr.aria-valuemax') ariaValueMaxSetter: Function,
-      @PropertySetter('attr.aria-valuenow') ariaValueNowSetter: Function) {
+
+  role:any;
+  ariaValuemin:any;
+  ariaValuemax:any;
+  ariaValuenow:any;
+
+  constructor(@Attribute('md-mode') mode: string) {
     this.ariaValueNowSetter = ariaValueNowSetter;
     this.primaryBarTransform = '';
     this.secondaryBarTransform = '';
 
-    roleSetter('progressbar');
-    ariaValueMinSetter('0');
-    ariaValueMaxSetter('100');
+    this.role = 'progressbar';
+    this.ariaValuemin = '0';
+    this.ariaValuemax = '100';
 
     this.mode = isPresent(mode) ? mode : Mode.DETERMINATE;
   }
diff --git a/modules/angular2_material/src/components/radio/radio_button.js b/modules/angular2_material/src/components/radio/radio_button.js
index cf96e01589..ba526a06a7 100644
--- a/modules/angular2_material/src/components/radio/radio_button.js
+++ b/modules/angular2_material/src/components/radio/radio_button.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {Component, View, Parent, Ancestor, Attribute, PropertySetter} from 'angular2/angular2';
+import {Component, View, Parent, Ancestor, Attribute} from 'angular2/angular2';
 import {Optional} from 'angular2/src/di/annotations';
 import {MdRadioDispatcher} from 'angular2_material/src/components/radio/radio_dispatcher'
 import {onChange} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations/annotations';
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ var _uniqueIdCounter:number = 0;
   },
   hostListeners: {
     'keydown': 'onKeydown($event)'
+  },
+  hostProperties: {
+    'id': 'id',
+    'tabindex': 'tabindex',
+    'role': 'attr.role',
+    'checked': 'attr.aria-checked',
+    'disabled': 'attr.aria-disabled'
   }
 })
 @View({
@@ -42,7 +49,7 @@ var _uniqueIdCounter:number = 0;
 })
 export class MdRadioButton {
   /** Whether this radio is checked. */
-  checked_: boolean;
+  checked: boolean;
 
   /** Whether the radio is disabled. */
   disabled_: boolean;
@@ -62,36 +69,26 @@ export class MdRadioButton {
   /** Dispatcher for coordinating radio unique-selection by name. */
   radioDispatcher: MdRadioDispatcher;
 
-  /** Setter for `aria-checked` attribute. */
-  ariaCheckedSetter: Function;
-
-  /** Setter for `aria-disabled` attribute. */
-  ariaDisabledSetter: Function;
+  tabindex:any;
+  
+  role:any;
 
   constructor(
       @Optional() @Parent() radioGroup: MdRadioGroup,
       @Attribute('id') id: string,
       @Attribute('tabindex') tabindex: string,
-      @PropertySetter('id') idSetter: Function,
-      @PropertySetter('tabindex') tabindexSetter: Function,
-      @PropertySetter('attr.role') roleSetter: Function,
-      @PropertySetter('attr.aria-checked') ariaCheckedSetter: Function,
-      @PropertySetter('attr.aria-disabled') ariaDisabledSetter: Function,
       radioDispatcher: MdRadioDispatcher) {
     // Assertions. Ideally these should be stripped out by the compiler.
     // TODO(jelbourn): Assert that there's no name binding AND a parent radio group.
 
     this.radioGroup = radioGroup;
     this.radioDispatcher = radioDispatcher;
-    this.ariaCheckedSetter = ariaCheckedSetter;
-    this.ariaDisabledSetter = ariaDisabledSetter;
     this.value = null;
 
-    roleSetter('radio');
+    this.role = 'radio';
     this.checked = false;
 
-    this.id = isPresent(id) ? id : `md-radio-${_uniqueIdCounter++}`;
-    idSetter(this.id);
+    this.id = isPresent(id) ? id : `md-radio-${_uniqueIdCounter++}`;;
 
     // Whenever a radio button with the same name is checked, uncheck this radio button.
     radioDispatcher.listen((name) => {
@@ -108,7 +105,7 @@ export class MdRadioButton {
 
     // If the user has not set a tabindex, default to zero (in the normal document flow).
     if (!isPresent(radioGroup)) {
-      tabindexSetter(isPresent(tabindex) ? tabindex : '0');
+      this.tabindex = isPresent(tabindex) ? tabindex : '0';
     }
   }
 
@@ -129,22 +126,12 @@ export class MdRadioButton {
         (isPresent(this.radioGroup) && this.radioGroup.disabled);
   }
 
-  get checked() {
-    return this.checked_;
-  }
-
-  set checked(value) {
-    this.checked_ = value;
-    this.ariaCheckedSetter(value);
-  }
-
   get disabled() {
     return this.disabled_;
   }
 
   set disabled(value) {
     this.disabled_ = isPresent(value) && value !== false;
-    this.ariaDisabledSetter(this.disabled_);
   }
 
   /** Select this radio button. */
@@ -183,6 +170,13 @@ export class MdRadioButton {
   },
   hostListeners: {
     'keydown': 'onKeydown($event)'
+  },
+  hostProperties: {
+    'tabindex': 'tabindex',
+    'role': 'attr.role',
+    'checked': 'attr.aria-checked',
+    'disabled': 'attr.aria-disabled',
+    'activedescendant': 'attr.aria-activedescendant'
   }
 })
 @View({
@@ -201,11 +195,7 @@ export class MdRadioGroup {
   /** List of child radio buttons. */
   radios_: List<MdRadioButton>;
 
-  changeEmitter: Function;
-
-  ariaActiveDescendantSetter: Function;
-
-  ariaDisabledSetter: Function;
+  activedescendant: any;
 
   disabled_: boolean;
 
@@ -214,30 +204,28 @@ export class MdRadioGroup {
 
   change:EventEmitter;
 
+  tabindex:any;
+
+  role:any;
+
   constructor(
       @Attribute('tabindex') tabindex: string,
       @Attribute('disabled') disabled: string,
-      @PropertySetter('tabindex') tabindexSetter: Function,
-      @PropertySetter('attr.role') roleSetter: Function,
-      @PropertySetter('attr.aria-disabled') ariaDisabledSetter: Function,
-      @PropertySetter('attr.aria-activedescendant') ariaActiveDescendantSetter: Function,
       radioDispatcher: MdRadioDispatcher) {
     this.name_ = `md-radio-group-${_uniqueIdCounter++}`;
     this.radios_ = [];
     this.change = new EventEmitter();
-    this.ariaActiveDescendantSetter = ariaActiveDescendantSetter;
-    this.ariaDisabledSetter = ariaDisabledSetter;
     this.radioDispatcher = radioDispatcher;
     this.selectedRadioId = '';
     this.disabled_ = false;
 
-    roleSetter('radiogroup');
+    this.role = 'radiogroup';
 
     // The simple presence of the `disabled` attribute dictates disabled state.
     this.disabled = isPresent(disabled);
 
     // If the user has not set a tabindex, default to zero (in the normal document flow).
-    tabindexSetter(isPresent(tabindex) ? tabindex : '0');
+    this.tabindex = isPresent(tabindex) ? tabindex : '0';
   }
 
   /** Gets the name of this group, as to be applied in the HTML 'name' attribute. */
@@ -251,7 +239,6 @@ export class MdRadioGroup {
 
   set disabled(value) {
     this.disabled_ = isPresent(value) && value !== false;
-    this.ariaDisabledSetter(this.disabled_);
   }
 
   /** Change handler invoked when bindings are resolved or when bindings have changed. */
@@ -267,7 +254,7 @@ export class MdRadioGroup {
         if (radio.value == this.value) {
           radio.checked = true;
           this.selectedRadioId = radio.id;
-          this.ariaActiveDescendantSetter(radio.id);
+          this.activedescendant = radio.id;
         }
       });
     }
@@ -277,7 +264,7 @@ export class MdRadioGroup {
   updateValue(value: any, id: string) {
     this.value = value;
     this.selectedRadioId = id;
-    this.ariaActiveDescendantSetter(id);
+    this.activedescendant = id;
     ObservableWrapper.callNext(this.change, null);
   }
 
@@ -335,6 +322,6 @@ export class MdRadioGroup {
 
     this.value = radio.value;
     this.selectedRadioId = radio.id;
-    this.ariaActiveDescendantSetter(radio.id);
+    this.activedescendant = radio.id;
   }
 }
diff --git a/modules/angular2_material/src/components/switcher/switch.js b/modules/angular2_material/src/components/switcher/switch.js
index c092b686df..986f857759 100644
--- a/modules/angular2_material/src/components/switcher/switch.js
+++ b/modules/angular2_material/src/components/switcher/switch.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {Component, View, Attribute, PropertySetter} from 'angular2/angular2';
+import {Component, View, Attribute} from 'angular2/angular2';
 import {isPresent} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
 import {KEY_SPACE} from 'angular2_material/src/core/constants'
 import {KeyboardEvent} from 'angular2/src/facade/browser';
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ import {KeyboardEvent} from 'angular2/src/facade/browser';
   },
   hostListeners: {
     'keydown': 'onKeydown($event)'
+  },
+  hostProperties: {
+    'checked': 'attr.aria-checked',
+    'disabled_': 'attr.aria-disabled',
+    'role': 'attr.role'
   }
 })
 @View({
@@ -21,38 +26,18 @@ import {KeyboardEvent} from 'angular2/src/facade/browser';
 })
 export class MdSwitch {
   /** Whether this switch is checked. */
-  checked_: boolean;
+  checked: boolean;
 
   /** Whether this switch is disabled. */
   disabled_: boolean;
 
-  /** Setter for `aria-checked` attribute. */
-  ariaCheckedSetter: Function;
+  tabindex:any;
+  role:any;
 
-  /** Setter for `aria-disabled` attribute. */
-  ariaDisabledSetter: Function;
-
-  constructor(
-      @Attribute('tabindex') tabindex: string,
-      @PropertySetter('tabindex') tabindexSetter: Function,
-      @PropertySetter('attr.role') roleSetter: Function,
-      @PropertySetter('attr.aria-checked') ariaCheckedSetter: Function,
-      @PropertySetter('attr.aria-disabled') ariaDisabledSetter: Function) {
-    this.ariaCheckedSetter = ariaCheckedSetter;
-    this.ariaDisabledSetter = ariaDisabledSetter;
-
-    roleSetter('checkbox');
+  constructor(@Attribute('tabindex') tabindex: string) {
+    this.role = 'checkbox';
     this.checked = false;
-    tabindexSetter(isPresent(tabindex) ? tabindex : '0');
-  }
-
-  get checked() {
-    return this.checked_;
-  }
-
-  set checked(value) {
-    this.checked_ = value;
-    this.ariaCheckedSetter(value);
+    this.tabindex = isPresent(tabindex) ? tabindex : '0';
   }
 
   get disabled() {
@@ -61,7 +46,6 @@ export class MdSwitch {
 
   set disabled(value) {
     this.disabled_ = isPresent(value) && value !== false;
-    this.ariaDisabledSetter(this.disabled_);
   }
 
   onKeydown(event: KeyboardEvent) {
@@ -78,7 +62,6 @@ export class MdSwitch {
     }
 
     this.checked = !this.checked;
-    this.ariaCheckedSetter(this.checked);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/benchmarks/src/change_detection/change_detection_benchmark.js b/modules/benchmarks/src/change_detection/change_detection_benchmark.js
index 5352c4866f..7800bc45b3 100644
--- a/modules/benchmarks/src/change_detection/change_detection_benchmark.js
+++ b/modules/benchmarks/src/change_detection/change_detection_benchmark.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   JitChangeDetection,
   BindingRecord,
   DirectiveRecord,
+  DirectiveIndex,
   DEFAULT
 } from 'angular2/change_detection';
 
@@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ function setUpChangeDetection(changeDetection:ChangeDetection, iterations, objec
 
   var proto = changeDetection.createProtoChangeDetector("proto");
 
-  var directiveRecord = new DirectiveRecord(0, 0, false, false, DEFAULT);
+  var directiveRecord = new DirectiveRecord(new DirectiveIndex(0, 0), false, false, DEFAULT);
   var bindings = [
     BindingRecord.createForDirective(parser.parseBinding('field0', null), "field0", reflector.setter("field0"), directiveRecord),
     BindingRecord.createForDirective(parser.parseBinding('field1', null), "field1", reflector.setter("field1"), directiveRecord),