diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/element_injector.js b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/element_injector.js
index e322513715..d502c8e83e 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/element_injector.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/element_injector.js
@@ -261,6 +261,10 @@ export class ProtoElementInjector  {
     return new ElementInjector(this, parent, host, eventCallbacks);
   }
 
+  directParent(): ProtoElementInjector {
+    return this.distanceToParent < 2 ? this.parent : null;
+  }
+
   _createBinding(bindingOrType) {
     if (bindingOrType instanceof DirectiveBinding) {
       return bindingOrType;
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/view.js b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/view.js
index 7277e97dd6..b38587ab7e 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/view.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/view.js
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ export class ProtoView {
       // viewPorts
       var viewPort = null;
       if (isPresent(binder.templateDirective)) {
-        var destLightDom = this._parentElementLightDom(protoElementInjector, preBuiltObjects);
+        var destLightDom = this._directParentElementLightDom(protoElementInjector, preBuiltObjects);
         viewPort = new ViewPort(view, element, binder.nestedProtoView, elementInjector, destLightDom);
         ListWrapper.push(viewPorts, viewPort);
       }
@@ -456,8 +456,8 @@ export class ProtoView {
     }
   }
 
-  _parentElementLightDom(protoElementInjector:ProtoElementInjector, preBuiltObjects:List):LightDom {
-    var p = protoElementInjector.parent;
+  _directParentElementLightDom(protoElementInjector:ProtoElementInjector, preBuiltObjects:List):LightDom {
+    var p = protoElementInjector.directParent();
     return isPresent(p) ? preBuiltObjects[p.index].lightDom : null;
   }
 
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/element_injector_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/element_injector_spec.js
index a0ed9f6fd5..4b094d6a4f 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/element_injector_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/element_injector_spec.js
@@ -153,6 +153,26 @@ export function main() {
     return shadow;
   }
 
+  describe("ProtoElementInjector", () => {
+    describe("direct parent", () => {
+      it("should return parent proto injector when distance is 1", () => {
+        var distance = 1;
+        var protoParent = new ProtoElementInjector(null, 0, []);
+        var protoChild = new ProtoElementInjector(protoParent, 1, [], false, distance);
+
+        expect(protoChild.directParent()).toEqual(protoParent);
+      });
+
+      it("should return null otherwise", () => {
+        var distance = 2;
+        var protoParent = new ProtoElementInjector(null, 0, []);
+        var protoChild = new ProtoElementInjector(protoParent, 1, [], false, distance);
+
+        expect(protoChild.directParent()).toEqual(null);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   describe("ElementInjector", function () {
     describe("instantiate", function () {
       it("should create an element injector", function () {
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/shadow_dom/shadow_dom_emulation_integration_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/shadow_dom/shadow_dom_emulation_integration_spec.js
index 535fefd3ae..427b68e79c 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/shadow_dom/shadow_dom_emulation_integration_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/shadow_dom/shadow_dom_emulation_integration_spec.js
@@ -77,6 +77,31 @@ export function main() {
           });
         });
 
+        it("should redistribute direct child viewports when the light dom changes", (done) => {
+          var temp = '<multiple-content-tags>' +
+            '<div><div template="manual" class="left">A</div></div>' +
+            '<div>B</div>' +
+            '</multiple-content-tags>';
+
+          compile(temp, (view, lc) => {
+            var dir = view.elementInjectors[1].get(ManualTemplateDirective);
+
+            expect(view.nodes).toHaveText('(, B)');
+
+            dir.show();
+            lc.tick();
+
+            expect(view.nodes).toHaveText('(, AB)');
+
+            dir.hide();
+            lc.tick();
+
+            expect(view.nodes).toHaveText('(, B)');
+
+            done();
+          });
+        });
+
         it("should redistribute when the light dom changes", (done) => {
           var temp = '<multiple-content-tags>' +
             '<div template="manual" class="left">A</div>' +