diff --git a/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/directives/input/input.directive.spec.ts b/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/directives/input/input.directive.spec.ts
index 399cede3c4a..e9120672f4e 100644
--- a/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/directives/input/input.directive.spec.ts
+++ b/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/directives/input/input.directive.spec.ts
@@ -200,21 +200,24 @@ describe('IgxInput', () => {
         const igxInput = fixture.componentInstance.igxInput;
         const inputElement = fixture.debugElement.query(By.directive(IgxInputDirective)).nativeElement;
 
+        const inputGroupElement = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('igx-input-group')).nativeElement;
+        expect(inputGroupElement.classList.contains(INPUT_GROUP_INVALID_CSS_CLASS)).toBe(true);
+        expect(igxInput.valid).toBe(IgxInputState.INVALID);
+
         dispatchInputEvent('focus', inputElement, fixture);
         dispatchInputEvent('blur', inputElement, fixture);
 
-        const inputGroupElement = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('igx-input-group')).nativeElement;
         expect(inputGroupElement.classList.contains(INPUT_GROUP_INVALID_CSS_CLASS)).toBe(true);
         expect(igxInput.valid).toBe(IgxInputState.INVALID);
 
-        igxInput.value = 'test';
+        fixture.componentInstance.value = 'test';
         fixture.detectChanges();
 
         expect(inputGroupElement.classList.contains(INPUT_GROUP_INVALID_CSS_CLASS)).toBe(false);
         expect(igxInput.valid).toBe(IgxInputState.VALID);
 
 
-        igxInput.value = '';
+        fixture.componentInstance.value = '';
         fixture.detectChanges();
 
         dispatchInputEvent('focus', inputElement, fixture);
@@ -386,11 +389,12 @@ class DisabledInputComponent {
 
 @Component({ template: `<igx-input-group #igxInputGroup>
                             <label for="test" igxLabel>Test</label>
-                            <input name="test" #igxInput type="text" igxInput required="required" />
+                            <input name="test" #igxInput type="text" igxInput [value]="value" required="required" />
                         </igx-input-group>` })
 class RequiredInputComponent {
     @ViewChild('igxInputGroup') public igxInputGroup: IgxInputGroupComponent;
     @ViewChild(IgxInputDirective) public igxInput: IgxInputDirective;
+    value = '';
 }
 
 @Component({ template: `<igx-input-group #igxInputGroup>
diff --git a/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/directives/input/input.directive.ts b/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/directives/input/input.directive.ts
index 9a8dcb5b5e5..ce85c152261 100644
--- a/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/directives/input/input.directive.ts
+++ b/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/directives/input/input.directive.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ import {
     Input,
     OnDestroy,
     Optional,
-    Self
+    Self,
+    OnChanges,
+    SimpleChanges
 } from '@angular/core';
 import { AbstractControl, FormControlName, NgControl, NgModel } from '@angular/forms';
 import { Subscription } from 'rxjs';
@@ -295,7 +297,7 @@ export class IgxInputDirective implements AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
     }
 
     private checkValidity() {
-        if (!this.ngControl && this._hasValidators) {
+        if (!this.ngControl && this._hasValidators()) {
             this._valid = this.nativeElement.checkValidity() ? IgxInputState.VALID : IgxInputState.INVALID;
         }
     }