diff --git a/src/ng/directive/input.js b/src/ng/directive/input.js
index 10374c3fd04c..d5ebe489978f 100644
--- a/src/ng/directive/input.js
+++ b/src/ng/directive/input.js
@@ -880,6 +880,7 @@ function addNativeHtml5Validators(ctrl, validatorName, element) {
 
 function textInputType(scope, element, attr, ctrl, $sniffer, $browser) {
   var validity = element.prop('validity');
+  var placeholder = element[0].placeholder, noevent = {};
 
   // In composition mode, users are still inputing intermediate text buffer,
   // hold the listener until composition is done.
@@ -902,6 +903,15 @@ function textInputType(scope, element, attr, ctrl, $sniffer, $browser) {
     var value = element.val(),
         event = ev && ev.type;
 
+    // IE (11 and under) seem to emit an 'input' event if the placeholder value changes. 
+    // We don't want to dirty the value when this happens, so we abort here. Unfortunately,
+    // IE also sends input events for other non-input-related things, (such as focusing on a
+    // form control), so this change is not entirely enough to solve this.
+    if (msie && (ev || noevent).type === 'input' && element[0].placeholder !== placeholder) {
+      placeholder = element[0].placeholder;
+      return;
+    }
+
     // By default we will trim the value
     // If the attribute ng-trim exists we will avoid trimming
     // e.g. <input ng-model="foo" ng-trim="false">
diff --git a/test/ng/directive/inputSpec.js b/test/ng/directive/inputSpec.js
index 389dd7bdede0..e9b28f1e7464 100644
--- a/test/ng/directive/inputSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/directive/inputSpec.js
@@ -520,6 +520,23 @@ describe('input', function() {
     }
   });
 
+  it('should not dirty the model on an input event in response to a placeholder change', inject(function($sniffer) {
+    if (msie && $sniffer.hasEvent('input')) {
+      compileInput('<input type="text" ng-model="name" name="name" />');
+      inputElm.attr('placeholder', 'Test');
+      browserTrigger(inputElm, 'input');
+
+      expect(inputElm.attr('placeholder')).toBe('Test');
+      expect(inputElm).toBePristine();
+
+      inputElm.attr('placeholder', 'Test Again');
+      browserTrigger(inputElm, 'input');
+
+      expect(inputElm.attr('placeholder')).toBe('Test Again');
+      expect(inputElm).toBePristine();
+    }
+  }));
+
   describe('"change" event', function() {
     function assertBrowserSupportsChangeEvent(inputEventSupported) {
       // Force browser to report a lack of an 'input' event