diff --git a/src/viewDirective.js b/src/viewDirective.js
index 6c2bb139a..59c24ccfe 100644
--- a/src/viewDirective.js
+++ b/src/viewDirective.js
@@ -26,26 +26,26 @@
  * functionality, call `$uiViewScrollProvider.useAnchorScroll()`.*
  *
  * @param {string=} onload Expression to evaluate whenever the view updates.
- * 
+ *
  * @example
- * A view can be unnamed or named. 
+ * A view can be unnamed or named.
  * <pre>
  * <!-- Unnamed -->
- * <div ui-view></div> 
- * 
+ * <div ui-view></div>
+ *
  * <!-- Named -->
  * <div ui-view="viewName"></div>
  * </pre>
  *
- * You can only have one unnamed view within any template (or root html). If you are only using a 
+ * You can only have one unnamed view within any template (or root html). If you are only using a
  * single view and it is unnamed then you can populate it like so:
  * <pre>
- * <div ui-view></div> 
+ * <div ui-view></div>
  * $stateProvider.state("home", {
  *   template: "<h1>HELLO!</h1>"
  * })
  * </pre>
- * 
+ *
  * The above is a convenient shortcut equivalent to specifying your view explicitly with the {@link ui.router.state.$stateProvider#views `views`}
  * config property, by name, in this case an empty name:
  * <pre>
@@ -54,33 +54,33 @@
  *     "": {
  *       template: "<h1>HELLO!</h1>"
  *     }
- *   }    
+ *   }
  * })
  * </pre>
- * 
- * But typically you'll only use the views property if you name your view or have more than one view 
- * in the same template. There's not really a compelling reason to name a view if its the only one, 
+ *
+ * But typically you'll only use the views property if you name your view or have more than one view
+ * in the same template. There's not really a compelling reason to name a view if its the only one,
  * but you could if you wanted, like so:
  * <pre>
  * <div ui-view="main"></div>
- * </pre> 
+ * </pre>
  * <pre>
  * $stateProvider.state("home", {
  *   views: {
  *     "main": {
  *       template: "<h1>HELLO!</h1>"
  *     }
- *   }    
+ *   }
  * })
  * </pre>
- * 
+ *
  * Really though, you'll use views to set up multiple views:
  * <pre>
  * <div ui-view></div>
- * <div ui-view="chart"></div> 
- * <div ui-view="data"></div> 
+ * <div ui-view="chart"></div>
+ * <div ui-view="data"></div>
  * </pre>
- * 
+ *
  * <pre>
  * $stateProvider.state("home", {
  *   views: {
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
  *     "data": {
  *       template: "<data_thing/>"
  *     }
- *   }    
+ *   }
  * })
  * </pre>
  *
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@
  * <ui-view autoscroll='scopeVariable'/>
  * </pre>
  */
-$ViewDirective.$inject = ['$state', '$injector', '$uiViewScroll'];
-function $ViewDirective(   $state,   $injector,   $uiViewScroll) {
+$ViewDirective.$inject = ['$state', '$injector', '$uiViewScroll', '$uiViewName'];
+function $ViewDirective(   $state,   $injector,   $uiViewScroll,   $uiViewName) {
 
   function getService() {
     return ($injector.has) ? function(service) {
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ function $ViewDirective(   $state,   $injector,   $uiViewScroll) {
 
         function updateView(firstTime) {
           var newScope,
-              name            = getUiViewName(attrs, $element.inheritedData('$uiView')),
+              name            = $uiViewName(attrs, $element.inheritedData('$uiView'), scope),
               previousLocals  = name && $state.$current && $state.$current.locals[name];
 
           if (!firstTime && previousLocals === latestLocals) return; // nothing to do
@@ -245,8 +245,8 @@ function $ViewDirective(   $state,   $injector,   $uiViewScroll) {
   return directive;
 }
 
-$ViewDirectiveFill.$inject = ['$compile', '$controller', '$state'];
-function $ViewDirectiveFill ($compile, $controller, $state) {
+$ViewDirectiveFill.$inject = ['$compile', '$controller', '$state', '$uiViewName'];
+function $ViewDirectiveFill ($compile, $controller, $state, $uiViewName) {
   return {
     restrict: 'ECA',
     priority: -400,
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ function $ViewDirectiveFill ($compile, $controller, $state) {
       var initial = tElement.html();
       return function (scope, $element, attrs) {
         var current = $state.$current,
-            name = getUiViewName(attrs, $element.inheritedData('$uiView')),
+            name = $uiViewName(attrs, $element.inheritedData('$uiView'), scope),
             locals  = current && current.locals[name];
 
         if (! locals) {
@@ -283,13 +283,17 @@ function $ViewDirectiveFill ($compile, $controller, $state) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Shared ui-view code for both directives:
- * Given attributes and inherited $uiView data, return the view's name
+ * Service that retrieves a view's name:
+ * Given attributes and inherited $uiView data and scope, return the view's name
  */
-function getUiViewName(attrs, inherited) {
-  var name = attrs.uiView || attrs.name || '';
-  return name.indexOf('@') >= 0 ?  name :  (name + '@' + (inherited ? inherited.state.name : ''));
+$UiViewName.$inject = ['$interpolate'];
+function $UiViewName($interpolate) {
+  return function(attrs, inherited, scope) {
+    var name = $interpolate(attrs.uiView || attrs.name || '')(scope);
+    return name.indexOf('@') >= 0 ?  name :  (name + '@' + (inherited ? inherited.state.name : ''));
+  };
 }
 
+angular.module('ui.router.state').factory('$uiViewName', $UiViewName);
 angular.module('ui.router.state').directive('uiView', $ViewDirective);
 angular.module('ui.router.state').directive('uiView', $ViewDirectiveFill);