diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/checkbox_value_accessor.ts b/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/checkbox_value_accessor.ts
index dfd020198e..9f7f79a0f7 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/checkbox_value_accessor.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/checkbox_value_accessor.ts
@@ -17,15 +17,17 @@ import {ControlValueAccessor} from './control_value_accessor';
 @Directive({
   selector:
       'input[type=checkbox][ng-control],input[type=checkbox][ng-form-control],input[type=checkbox][ng-model]',
-  hostListeners: {'change': 'onChange($event.target.checked)'},
+  hostListeners: {'change': 'onChange($event.target.checked)', 'blur': 'onTouched()'},
   hostProperties: {'checked': 'checked'}
 })
 export class CheckboxControlValueAccessor implements ControlValueAccessor {
   checked: boolean;
   onChange: Function;
+  onTouched: Function;
 
   constructor(cd: ControlDirective, private _elementRef: ElementRef, private _renderer: Renderer) {
     this.onChange = (_) => {};
+    this.onTouched = (_) => {};
     cd.valueAccessor = this;
   }
 
@@ -34,5 +36,6 @@ export class CheckboxControlValueAccessor implements ControlValueAccessor {
                                       this._elementRef.boundElementIndex, 'checked', value)
   }
 
-  registerOnChange(fn) { this.onChange = fn; }
+  registerOnChange(fn): void { this.onChange = fn; }
+  registerOnTouched(fn): void { this.onTouched = fn; }
 }
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diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/control_value_accessor.ts b/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/control_value_accessor.ts
index aa31289200..c28cdec221 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/control_value_accessor.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/control_value_accessor.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 export interface ControlValueAccessor {
   writeValue(obj: any): void;
-  registerOnChange(fun: any): void;
+  registerOnChange(fn: any): void;
+  registerOnTouched(fn: any): void;
 }
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diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/default_value_accessor.ts b/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/default_value_accessor.ts
index 0922b069df..5b5bc7280d 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/default_value_accessor.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/default_value_accessor.ts
@@ -19,16 +19,21 @@ import {ControlValueAccessor} from './control_value_accessor';
 @Directive({
   selector:
       'input:not([type=checkbox])[ng-control],textarea[ng-control],input:not([type=checkbox])[ng-form-control],textarea[ng-form-control],input:not([type=checkbox])[ng-model],textarea[ng-model]',
-  hostListeners:
-      {'change': 'onChange($event.target.value)', 'input': 'onChange($event.target.value)'},
+  hostListeners: {
+    'change': 'onChange($event.target.value)',
+    'input': 'onChange($event.target.value)',
+    'blur': 'onTouched()'
+  },
   hostProperties: {'value': 'value'}
 })
 export class DefaultValueAccessor implements ControlValueAccessor {
   value = null;
   onChange: Function;
+  onTouched: Function;
 
   constructor(cd: ControlDirective, private _elementRef: ElementRef, private _renderer: Renderer) {
     this.onChange = (_) => {};
+    this.onTouched = (_) => {};
     cd.valueAccessor = this;
   }
 
@@ -37,5 +42,6 @@ export class DefaultValueAccessor implements ControlValueAccessor {
                                       this._elementRef.boundElementIndex, 'value', value)
   }
 
-  registerOnChange(fn) { this.onChange = fn; }
-}
+  registerOnChange(fn): void { this.onChange = fn; }
+  registerOnTouched(fn): void { this.onTouched = fn; }
+}
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diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/select_control_value_accessor.ts b/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/select_control_value_accessor.ts
index 5a4889226e..35242e9df9 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/select_control_value_accessor.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/select_control_value_accessor.ts
@@ -18,16 +18,21 @@ import {ControlValueAccessor} from './control_value_accessor';
  */
 @Directive({
   selector: 'select[ng-control],select[ng-form-control],select[ng-model]',
-  hostListeners:
-      {'change': 'onChange($event.target.value)', 'input': 'onChange($event.target.value)'},
+  hostListeners: {
+    'change': 'onChange($event.target.value)',
+    'input': 'onChange($event.target.value)',
+    'blur': 'onTouched()'
+  },
   hostProperties: {'value': 'value'}
 })
 export class SelectControlValueAccessor implements ControlValueAccessor {
   value = null;
   onChange: Function;
+  onTouched: Function;
 
   constructor(cd: ControlDirective, private _elementRef: ElementRef, private _renderer: Renderer) {
     this.onChange = (_) => {};
+    this.onTouched = (_) => {};
     this.value = '';
     cd.valueAccessor = this;
   }
@@ -37,5 +42,6 @@ export class SelectControlValueAccessor implements ControlValueAccessor {
                                       this._elementRef.boundElementIndex, 'value', value)
   }
 
-  registerOnChange(fn) { this.onChange = fn; }
-}
+  registerOnChange(fn): void { this.onChange = fn; }
+  registerOnTouched(fn): void { this.onTouched = fn; }
+}
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diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/shared.ts b/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/shared.ts
index 7b24b8ce11..2b4cf5401b 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/shared.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/forms/directives/shared.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ export function setUpControl(c: Control, dir: ControlDirective) {
 
   // model -> view
   c.registerOnChange(newValue => dir.valueAccessor.writeValue(newValue));
+
+  // touched
+  dir.valueAccessor.registerOnTouched(() => c.touch());
 }
 
 function _throwError(dir: ControlDirective, message: string): void {
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/forms/model.ts b/modules/angular2/src/forms/model.ts
index 88cbd87506..f375c29a36 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/forms/model.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/forms/model.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export class AbstractControl {
   _status: string;
   _errors: StringMap<string, any>;
   _pristine: boolean;
+  _touched: boolean;
   _parent: any; /* ControlGroup | ControlArray */
   validator: Function;
 
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ export class AbstractControl {
   constructor(validator: Function) {
     this.validator = validator;
     this._pristine = true;
+    this._touched = false;
   }
 
   get value(): any { return this._value; }
@@ -52,8 +54,14 @@ export class AbstractControl {
 
   get dirty(): boolean { return !this.pristine; }
 
+  get touched(): boolean { return this._touched; }
+
+  get untouched(): boolean { return !this._touched; }
+
   get valueChanges(): Observable { return this._valueChanges; }
 
+  touch(): void { this._touched = true; }
+
   setParent(parent) { this._parent = parent; }
 
   updateValidity({onlySelf}: {onlySelf?: boolean} = {}): void {
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/forms/directives_spec.ts b/modules/angular2/test/forms/directives_spec.ts
index 98b77aa1e7..d1422a665b 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/forms/directives_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/forms/directives_spec.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class DummyControlValueAccessor implements ControlValueAccessor {
   writtenValue;
 
   registerOnChange(fn) {}
+  registerOnTouched(fn) {}
 
   writeValue(obj: any): void { this.writtenValue = obj; }
 }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/forms/integration_spec.ts b/modules/angular2/test/forms/integration_spec.ts
index 44f4c02297..82290406a1 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/forms/integration_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/forms/integration_spec.ts
@@ -138,6 +138,32 @@ export function main() {
              });
        }));
 
+    it("should mark controls as touched after interacting with the DOM control",
+       inject([TestBed, AsyncTestCompleter], (tb, async) => {
+         var login = new Control("oldValue");
+         var form = new ControlGroup({"login": login});
+         var ctx = MyComp.create({form: form});
+
+         var t = `<div [ng-form-model]="form">
+                <input type="text" ng-control="login">
+               </div>`;
+
+         tb.createView(MyComp, {context: ctx, html: t})
+             .then((view) => {
+               view.detectChanges();
+
+               var loginEl = view.querySelector("input");
+
+               expect(login.touched).toBe(false);
+
+               dispatchEvent(loginEl, "blur");
+
+               expect(login.touched).toBe(true);
+
+               async.done();
+             });
+       }));
+
     describe("different control types", () => {
       it("should support <input type=text>", inject([TestBed, AsyncTestCompleter], (tb, async) => {
            var ctx = MyComp.create({form: new ControlGroup({"text": new Control("old")})});
@@ -590,6 +616,7 @@ class WrappedValue implements ControlValueAccessor {
   writeValue(value) { this.value = `!${value}!`; }
 
   registerOnChange(fn) { this.onChange = fn; }
+  registerOnTouched(fn) {}
 
   handleOnChange(value) { this.onChange(value.substring(1, value.length - 1)); }
 }