diff --git a/src/demo-app/demo-app-module.ts b/src/demo-app/demo-app-module.ts
index 9dcd619629de..048530e046fe 100644
--- a/src/demo-app/demo-app-module.ts
+++ b/src/demo-app/demo-app-module.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import {NgModule, ApplicationRef} from '@angular/core';
 import {BrowserModule} from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import {HttpModule} from '@angular/http';
-import {FormsModule} from '@angular/forms';
+import {FormsModule, ReactiveFormsModule} from '@angular/forms';
 import {DemoApp, Home} from './demo-app/demo-app';
 import {RouterModule} from '@angular/router';
 import {MaterialModule} from '@angular/material';
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import {TabsDemo, SunnyTabContent, RainyTabContent, FoggyTabContent} from './tab
     BrowserModule,
     FormsModule,
     HttpModule,
+    ReactiveFormsModule,
     RouterModule.forRoot(DEMO_APP_ROUTES),
     MaterialModule.forRoot(),
   ],
diff --git a/src/demo-app/select/select-demo.html b/src/demo-app/select/select-demo.html
index 67390a5987cd..bb6476d0f200 100644
--- a/src/demo-app/select/select-demo.html
+++ b/src/demo-app/select/select-demo.html
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 <div class="demo-select">
-  <md-select placeholder="Food">
-    <md-option *ngFor="let food of foods"> {{ food.viewValue }} </md-option>
+  <md-select placeholder="Food" [formControl]="control" [required]="isRequired">
+    <md-option *ngFor="let food of foods" [value]="food.value"> {{ food.viewValue }} </md-option>
   </md-select>
+  <p> Value: {{ control.value }} </p>
+  <p> Touched: {{ control.touched }} </p>
+  <p> Dirty: {{ control.dirty }} </p>
+  <p> Status: {{ control.status }} </p>
+  <button md-button (click)="control.setValue('pizza-1')">SET VALUE</button>
+  <button md-button (click)="isRequired=!isRequired">TOGGLE REQUIRED</button>
 </div>
diff --git a/src/demo-app/select/select-demo.ts b/src/demo-app/select/select-demo.ts
index d8d9ec1615be..9865c640173a 100644
--- a/src/demo-app/select/select-demo.ts
+++ b/src/demo-app/select/select-demo.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {Component} from '@angular/core';
-
+import {FormControl} from '@angular/forms';
 
 @Component({
     moduleId: module.id,
@@ -9,8 +9,11 @@ import {Component} from '@angular/core';
 })
 export class SelectDemo {
   foods = [
-    {value: 'steak', viewValue: 'Steak'},
-    {value: 'pizza', viewValue: 'Pizza'},
-    {value: 'tacos', viewValue: 'Tacos'}
+    {value: 'steak-0', viewValue: 'Steak'},
+    {value: 'pizza-1', viewValue: 'Pizza'},
+    {value: 'tacos-2', viewValue: 'Tacos'}
   ];
+
+  control = new FormControl('');
+
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/select/_select-theme.scss b/src/lib/select/_select-theme.scss
index cdb52334dab4..7e692683d7ff 100644
--- a/src/lib/select/_select-theme.scss
+++ b/src/lib/select/_select-theme.scss
@@ -5,19 +5,20 @@
   $foreground: map-get($theme, foreground);
   $background: map-get($theme, background);
   $primary: map-get($theme, primary);
+  $warn: map-get($theme, warn);
 
   .md-select-trigger {
     color: md-color($foreground, hint-text);
     border-bottom: 1px solid md-color($foreground, divider);
 
     md-select:focus & {
+      color: md-color($primary);
       border-bottom: 1px solid md-color($primary);
     }
-  }
 
-  .md-select-placeholder {
-    md-select:focus & {
-      color: md-color($primary);
+    .ng-invalid.ng-touched & {
+      color: md-color($warn);
+      border-bottom: 1px solid md-color($warn);
     }
   }
 
@@ -27,6 +28,10 @@
     md-select:focus & {
       color: md-color($primary);
     }
+
+    .ng-invalid.ng-touched & {
+      color: md-color($warn);
+    }
   }
 
   .md-select-content {
diff --git a/src/lib/select/option.ts b/src/lib/select/option.ts
index 791e683a50ee..f1f615ee1611 100644
--- a/src/lib/select/option.ts
+++ b/src/lib/select/option.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import {
   Component,
   ElementRef,
   EventEmitter,
+  Input,
   Output,
   Renderer,
   ViewEncapsulation
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ import {ENTER, SPACE} from '../core/keyboard/keycodes';
     'tabindex': '0',
     '[class.md-selected]': 'selected',
     '[attr.aria-selected]': 'selected.toString()',
-    '(click)': 'select()',
+    '(click)': 'select(true)',
     '(keydown)': '_handleKeydown($event)'
   },
   templateUrl: 'option.html',
@@ -26,6 +27,9 @@ import {ENTER, SPACE} from '../core/keyboard/keycodes';
 export class MdOption {
   private _selected = false;
 
+  /** The form value of the option. */
+  @Input() value: any;
+
   /** Event emitted when the option is selected. */
   @Output() onSelect = new EventEmitter();
 
@@ -46,9 +50,9 @@ export class MdOption {
   }
 
   /** Selects the option. */
-  select(): void {
+  select(isUserInput = false): void {
     this._selected = true;
-    this.onSelect.emit();
+    this.onSelect.emit(isUserInput);
   }
 
   /** Deselects the option. */
@@ -64,7 +68,7 @@ export class MdOption {
   /** Ensures the option is selected when activated from the keyboard. */
   _handleKeydown(event: KeyboardEvent): void {
     if (event.keyCode === ENTER || event.keyCode === SPACE) {
-      this.select();
+      this.select(true);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/select/select.scss b/src/lib/select/select.scss
index 243f8e4e29e3..ad43ed196867 100644
--- a/src/lib/select/select.scss
+++ b/src/lib/select/select.scss
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ md-select {
   [dir='rtl'] & {
     transform-origin: right top;
   }
+
+  [aria-required=true] &::after {
+    content: '*';
+  }
 }
 
 .md-select-value {
diff --git a/src/lib/select/select.spec.ts b/src/lib/select/select.spec.ts
index fb2c5c6e67eb..7300304778e0 100644
--- a/src/lib/select/select.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/select/select.spec.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import {TestBed, async, ComponentFixture} from '@angular/core/testing';
 import {By} from '@angular/platform-browser';
-import {Component, DebugElement, QueryList, ViewChild, ViewChildren} from '@angular/core';
+import {Component, QueryList, ViewChild, ViewChildren} from '@angular/core';
 import {MdSelectModule} from './index';
 import {OverlayContainer} from '../core/overlay/overlay-container';
 import {MdSelect} from './select';
 import {MdOption} from './option';
 import {Dir} from '../core/rtl/dir';
+import {FormControl, ReactiveFormsModule} from '@angular/forms';
 
 describe('MdSelect', () => {
   let overlayContainerElement: HTMLElement;
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ describe('MdSelect', () => {
 
   beforeEach(async(() => {
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
-      imports: [MdSelectModule.forRoot()],
+      imports: [MdSelectModule.forRoot(), ReactiveFormsModule],
       declarations: [BasicSelect],
       providers: [
         {provide: OverlayContainer, useFactory: () => {
@@ -190,7 +191,7 @@ describe('MdSelect', () => {
     }));
 
     it('should select an option that was added after initialization', () => {
-      fixture.componentInstance.foods.push({viewValue: 'Pasta'});
+      fixture.componentInstance.foods.push({viewValue: 'Pasta', value: 'pasta-3'});
       trigger.click();
       fixture.detectChanges();
 
@@ -206,6 +207,94 @@ describe('MdSelect', () => {
 
   });
 
+  describe('forms integration', () => {
+    let fixture: ComponentFixture<BasicSelect>;
+    let trigger: HTMLElement;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      fixture = TestBed.createComponent(BasicSelect);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      trigger = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('.md-select-trigger')).nativeElement;
+    });
+
+    it('should set the view value from the form', () => {
+      let value = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('.md-select-value'));
+      expect(value).toBeNull();
+
+      fixture.componentInstance.control.setValue('pizza-1');
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      value = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('.md-select-value'));
+      expect(value.nativeElement.textContent).toContain('Pizza');
+    });
+
+    it('should update the form value when the view changes', () => {
+      expect(fixture.componentInstance.control.value).toEqual(null);
+
+      trigger.click();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      const option = overlayContainerElement.querySelector('md-option') as HTMLElement;
+      option.click();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(fixture.componentInstance.control.value).toEqual('steak-0');
+    });
+
+    it('should set the control to touched when the select is touched', () => {
+      expect(fixture.componentInstance.control.touched).toEqual(false);
+
+      trigger.click();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      expect(fixture.componentInstance.control.touched).toEqual(false);
+
+      const backdrop =
+        overlayContainerElement.querySelector('.md-overlay-backdrop') as HTMLElement;
+      backdrop.click();
+      dispatchEvent('blur', trigger);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(fixture.componentInstance.control.touched).toEqual(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should set the control to dirty when the select\'s value changes in the DOM', () => {
+      expect(fixture.componentInstance.control.dirty).toEqual(false);
+
+      trigger.click();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      const option = overlayContainerElement.querySelector('md-option') as HTMLElement;
+      option.click();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(fixture.componentInstance.control.dirty).toEqual(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should not set the control to dirty when the value changes programmatically', () => {
+      expect(fixture.componentInstance.control.dirty).toEqual(false);
+
+      fixture.componentInstance.control.setValue('pizza-1');
+
+      expect(fixture.componentInstance.control.dirty).toEqual(false);
+    });
+
+
+    it('should set an asterisk after the placeholder if the control is required', () => {
+      const placeholder =
+        fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('.md-select-placeholder')).nativeElement;
+      const initialContent =  getComputedStyle(placeholder, '::after').getPropertyValue('content');
+
+      // must support both default cases to work in all browsers in Saucelabs
+      expect(initialContent === 'none' || initialContent === '').toBe(true);
+
+      fixture.componentInstance.isRequired = true;
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      expect(getComputedStyle(placeholder, '::after').getPropertyValue('content')).toContain('*');
+    });
+
+  });
+
   describe('animations', () => {
     let fixture: ComponentFixture<BasicSelect>;
     let trigger: HTMLElement;
@@ -278,22 +367,40 @@ describe('MdSelect', () => {
     });
 
     describe('for select', () => {
-      let select: DebugElement;
+      let select: HTMLElement;
 
       beforeEach(() => {
-        select = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('md-select'));
+        select = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('md-select')).nativeElement;
       });
 
       it('should set the role of the select to listbox', () => {
-        expect(select.nativeElement.getAttribute('role')).toEqual('listbox');
+        expect(select.getAttribute('role')).toEqual('listbox');
       });
 
       it('should set the aria label of the select to the placeholder', () => {
-        expect(select.nativeElement.getAttribute('aria-label')).toEqual('Food');
+        expect(select.getAttribute('aria-label')).toEqual('Food');
       });
 
       it('should set the tabindex of the select to 0', () => {
-        expect(select.nativeElement.getAttribute('tabindex')).toEqual('0');
+        expect(select.getAttribute('tabindex')).toEqual('0');
+      });
+
+      it('should set aria-required for required selects', () => {
+        expect(select.getAttribute('aria-required')).toEqual('false');
+
+        fixture.componentInstance.isRequired = true;
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        expect(select.getAttribute('aria-required')).toEqual('true');
+      });
+
+      it('should set aria-invalid for selects that are invalid', () => {
+        expect(select.getAttribute('aria-invalid')).toEqual('false');
+
+        fixture.componentInstance.isRequired = true;
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        expect(select.getAttribute('aria-invalid')).toEqual('true');
       });
 
     });
@@ -347,19 +454,34 @@ describe('MdSelect', () => {
 @Component({
   selector: 'basic-select',
   template: `
-    <md-select placeholder="Food">
-      <md-option *ngFor="let food of foods">{{ food.viewValue }}</md-option>
+    <md-select placeholder="Food" [formControl]="control" [required]="isRequired">
+      <md-option *ngFor="let food of foods" [value]="food.value">{{ food.viewValue }}</md-option>
     </md-select>
   `
 })
 class BasicSelect {
   foods = [
-    { viewValue: 'Steak' },
-    { viewValue: 'Pizza' },
-    { viewValue: 'Tacos' },
+    { value: 'steak-0', viewValue: 'Steak' },
+    { value: 'pizza-1', viewValue: 'Pizza' },
+    { value: 'tacos-2', viewValue: 'Tacos' },
   ];
+  control = new FormControl();
+  isRequired: boolean;
 
   @ViewChild(MdSelect) select: MdSelect;
   @ViewChildren(MdOption) options: QueryList<MdOption>;
+}
 
+/**
+ * TODO: Move this to core testing utility until Angular has event faking
+ * support.
+ *
+ * Dispatches an event from an element.
+ * @param eventName Name of the event
+ * @param element The element from which the event will be dispatched.
+ */
+function dispatchEvent(eventName: string, element: HTMLElement): void {
+  let event  = document.createEvent('Event');
+  event.initEvent(eventName, true, true);
+  element.dispatchEvent(event);
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/select/select.ts b/src/lib/select/select.ts
index 3d647f271583..7ffc657562e6 100644
--- a/src/lib/select/select.ts
+++ b/src/lib/select/select.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ import {ListKeyManager} from '../core/a11y/list-key-manager';
 import {Dir} from '../core/rtl/dir';
 import {Subscription} from 'rxjs/Subscription';
 import {SelectAnimations} from './select-animations';
+import {ControlValueAccessor, NgControl} from '@angular/forms';
+import {coerceBooleanProperty} from '../core/coersion/boolean-property';
 
 @Component({
   moduleId: module.id,
@@ -30,16 +32,19 @@ import {SelectAnimations} from './select-animations';
     'role': 'listbox',
     'tabindex': '0',
     '[attr.aria-label]': 'placeholder',
-    '(keydown)': '_openOnActivate($event)'
+    '[attr.aria-required]': '_required.toString()',
+    '[attr.aria-invalid]': '_control?.invalid || "false"',
+    '(keydown)': '_openOnActivate($event)',
+    '(blur)': '_onBlur()'
   },
   animations: [
     SelectAnimations.transformPlaceholder(),
     SelectAnimations.transformPanel(),
     SelectAnimations.fadeInContent()
   ],
-  exportAs: 'mdSelect'
+  exportAs: 'mdSelect',
 })
-export class MdSelect implements AfterContentInit, OnDestroy {
+export class MdSelect implements AfterContentInit, ControlValueAccessor, OnDestroy {
   /** Whether or not the overlay panel is open. */
   private _panelOpen = false;
 
@@ -55,9 +60,18 @@ export class MdSelect implements AfterContentInit, OnDestroy {
   /** Subscription to tab events while overlay is focused. */
   private _tabSubscription: Subscription;
 
+  /** Whether filling out the select is required in the form.  */
+  private _required: boolean = false;
+
   /** Manages keyboard events for options in the panel. */
   _keyManager: ListKeyManager;
 
+  /** View -> model callback called when value changes */
+  _onChange: (value: any) => void;
+
+  /** View -> model callback called when select has been touched */
+  _onTouched: Function;
+
   /** This position config ensures that the top left corner of the overlay
    * is aligned with with the top left of the origin (overlapping the trigger
    * completely). In RTL mode, the top right corners are aligned instead.
@@ -73,11 +87,23 @@ export class MdSelect implements AfterContentInit, OnDestroy {
   @ContentChildren(MdOption) options: QueryList<MdOption>;
 
   @Input() placeholder: string;
+
+  @Input()
+  get required() {
+    return this._required;
+  }
+
+  set required(value: any) {
+    this._required = coerceBooleanProperty(value);
+  }
+
   @Output() onOpen = new EventEmitter();
   @Output() onClose = new EventEmitter();
 
   constructor(private _element: ElementRef, private _renderer: Renderer,
-              @Optional() private _dir: Dir) {}
+              @Optional() private _dir: Dir, @Optional() private _control: NgControl) {
+    this._control.valueAccessor = this;
+  }
 
   ngAfterContentInit() {
     this._initKeyManager();
@@ -110,6 +136,38 @@ export class MdSelect implements AfterContentInit, OnDestroy {
     this._panelOpen = false;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Sets the select's value. Part of the ControlValueAccessor interface
+   * required to integrate with Angular's core forms API.
+   */
+  writeValue(value: any): void {
+    if (!this.options) { return; }
+
+    this.options.forEach((option: MdOption) => {
+      if (option.value === value) {
+        option.select();
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   *  Saves a callback function to be invoked when the select's value
+   * changes from user input. Part of the ControlValueAccessor interface
+   * required to integrate with Angular's core forms API.
+   */
+  registerOnChange(fn: (value: any) => void): void {
+    this._onChange = fn;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   *  Saves a callback function to be invoked when the select is blurred
+   * by the user. Part of the ControlValueAccessor interface required
+   * to integrate with Angular's core forms API.
+   */
+  registerOnTouched(fn: Function): void {
+    this._onTouched = fn;
+  }
+
   /** Whether or not the overlay panel is open. */
   get panelOpen(): boolean {
     return this._panelOpen;
@@ -163,6 +221,16 @@ export class MdSelect implements AfterContentInit, OnDestroy {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Calls the touched callback only if the panel is closed. Otherwise, the trigger will
+   * "blur" to the panel when it opens, causing a false positive.
+   */
+  _onBlur() {
+    if (!this.panelOpen) {
+      this._onTouched();
+    }
+  }
+
   /** Sets up a key manager to listen to keyboard events on the overlay panel. */
   private _initKeyManager() {
     this._keyManager = new ListKeyManager(this.options);
@@ -174,7 +242,12 @@ export class MdSelect implements AfterContentInit, OnDestroy {
   /** Listens to selection events on each option. */
   private _listenToOptions(): void {
     this.options.forEach((option: MdOption) => {
-      const sub = option.onSelect.subscribe(() => this._onSelect(option));
+      const sub = option.onSelect.subscribe((isUserInput: boolean) => {
+        if (isUserInput) {
+          this._onChange(option.value);
+        }
+        this._onSelect(option);
+      });
       this._subscriptions.push(sub);
     });
   }