diff --git a/src/ng/compile.js b/src/ng/compile.js
index 2ff9144bc232..e6300f150526 100644
--- a/src/ng/compile.js
+++ b/src/ng/compile.js
@@ -1117,16 +1117,16 @@ function $CompileProvider($provide) {
 
       var terminalPriority = -Number.MAX_VALUE,
           newScopeDirective,
+          controllerDirectives = previousCompileContext.controllerDirectives,
           newIsolateScopeDirective = previousCompileContext.newIsolateScopeDirective,
           templateDirective = previousCompileContext.templateDirective,
+          transcludeDirective = previousCompileContext.transcludeDirective,
           $compileNode = templateAttrs.$$element = jqLite(compileNode),
           directive,
           directiveName,
           $template,
-          transcludeDirective = previousCompileContext.transcludeDirective,
           replaceDirective = originalReplaceDirective,
           childTranscludeFn = transcludeFn,
-          controllerDirectives,
           linkFn,
           directiveValue;
 
@@ -1191,9 +1191,10 @@ function $CompileProvider($provide) {
 
             childTranscludeFn = compile($template, transcludeFn, terminalPriority,
                                         replaceDirective && replaceDirective.name, {
+                                          controllerDirectives: controllerDirectives,
                                           newIsolateScopeDirective: newIsolateScopeDirective,
-                                          transcludeDirective: transcludeDirective,
-                                          templateDirective: templateDirective
+                                          templateDirective: templateDirective,
+                                          transcludeDirective: transcludeDirective
                                         });
           } else {
             $template = jqLite(jqLiteClone(compileNode)).contents();
@@ -1259,9 +1260,10 @@ function $CompileProvider($provide) {
 
           nodeLinkFn = compileTemplateUrl(directives.splice(i, directives.length - i), $compileNode,
               templateAttrs, jqCollection, childTranscludeFn, preLinkFns, postLinkFns, {
+                controllerDirectives: controllerDirectives,
                 newIsolateScopeDirective: newIsolateScopeDirective,
-                transcludeDirective: transcludeDirective,
-                templateDirective: templateDirective
+                templateDirective: templateDirective,
+                transcludeDirective: transcludeDirective
               });
           ii = directives.length;
         } else if (directive.compile) {
@@ -1415,7 +1417,7 @@ function $CompileProvider($provide) {
                   return parentGet(parentScope, locals);
                 };
                 break;
-              
+
               default:
                 throw $compileMinErr('iscp',
                     "Invalid isolate scope definition for directive '{0}'." +
@@ -1819,7 +1821,7 @@ function directiveNormalize(name) {
 /**
  * @ngdoc object
  * @name ng.$compile.directive.Attributes
- * 
+ *
  * @description
  * A shared object between directive compile / linking functions which contains normalized DOM
  * element attributes. The the values reflect current binding state `{{ }}`. The normalization is
diff --git a/test/ng/compileSpec.js b/test/ng/compileSpec.js
index 9a69824aaca3..0bba6b3737ab 100755
--- a/test/ng/compileSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/compileSpec.js
@@ -2282,6 +2282,60 @@ describe('$compile', function() {
     });
 
 
+    it('should get required controller via linkingFn (template)', function() {
+      module(function() {
+        directive('dirA', function() {
+          return {
+            controller: function() {
+              this.name = 'dirA';
+            }
+          };
+        });
+        directive('dirB', function(log) {
+          return {
+            require: 'dirA',
+            template: '<p>dirB</p>',
+            link: function(scope, element, attrs, dirAController) {
+              log('dirAController.name: ' + dirAController.name);
+            }
+          };
+        });
+      });
+      inject(function(log, $compile, $rootScope) {
+        element = $compile('<div dir-a dir-b></div>')($rootScope);
+        expect(log).toEqual('dirAController.name: dirA');
+      });
+    });
+
+
+    it('should get required controller via linkingFn (templateUrl)', function() {
+      module(function() {
+        directive('dirA', function() {
+          return {
+            controller: function() {
+              this.name = 'dirA';
+            }
+          };
+        });
+        directive('dirB', function(log) {
+          return {
+            require: 'dirA',
+            templateUrl: 'dirB.html',
+            link: function(scope, element, attrs, dirAController) {
+              log('dirAController.name: ' + dirAController.name);
+            }
+          };
+        });
+      });
+      inject(function(log, $compile, $rootScope, $templateCache) {
+        $templateCache.put('dirB.html', '<p>dirB</p>');
+        element = $compile('<div dir-a dir-b></div>')($rootScope);
+        $rootScope.$digest();
+        expect(log).toEqual('dirAController.name: dirA');
+      });
+    });
+
+
     it('should support controllerAs', function() {
       module(function() {
         directive('main', function() {