diff --git a/lib/locators.js b/lib/locators.js
index 36e391bde..db29a8790 100644
--- a/lib/locators.js
+++ b/lib/locators.js
@@ -428,4 +428,27 @@ ProtractorBy.prototype.options = function(optionsDescriptor) {
   };
 };
 
+/**
+ * Find an element by css selector within the Shadow DOM.
+ *
+ * @alias by.deepCss(selector)
+ * @view
+ * <div>
+ *   <span id="outerspan">
+ *   <"shadow tree">
+ *     <span id="span1"></span>
+ *     <"shadow tree">
+ *       <span id="span2"></span>
+ *     </>
+ *   </>
+ * </div>
+ * @example
+ * spans = element.all(by.deepCss('span'));
+ * expect(spans.count()).toEqual(3);
+ */
+ProtractorBy.prototype.deepCss = function(selector) {
+  // return webdriver.By.css('* >>> ' + selector);
+  return webdriver.By.css('* /deep/ ' + selector);
+};
+
 exports.ProtractorBy = ProtractorBy;
diff --git a/spec/basic/locators_spec.js b/spec/basic/locators_spec.js
index 8899bfe24..930d87856 100644
--- a/spec/basic/locators_spec.js
+++ b/spec/basic/locators_spec.js
@@ -355,6 +355,29 @@ describe('locators', function() {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('by deep css', function() {
+    beforeEach(function() {
+      browser.get('index.html#/shadow');
+    });
+
+    it('should find items inside the shadow DOM', function() {
+      var parentHeading = element(by.deepCss('.parentshadowheading'));
+      var olderChildHeading = element(by.deepCss('.oldershadowheading'));
+      var youngerChildHeading = element(by.deepCss('.youngershadowheading'));
+
+      expect(parentHeading.isPresent()).toBe(true);
+      expect(olderChildHeading.isPresent()).toBe(true);
+      expect(youngerChildHeading.isPresent()).toBe(true);
+
+      expect(parentHeading.getText()).toEqual('Parent');
+      expect(olderChildHeading.getText()).toEqual('Older Child');
+      expect(youngerChildHeading.getText()).toEqual('Younger Child');
+
+      expect(element(by.deepCss('.originalcontent')).getText())
+          .toEqual('original content');
+    });
+  });
+
   it('should determine if an element is present', function() {
     expect(browser.isElementPresent(by.binding('greet'))).toBe(true);
     expect(browser.isElementPresent(by.binding('nopenopenope'))).toBe(false);
diff --git a/testapp/alt_root_index.html b/testapp/alt_root_index.html
index 38c4ece8c..9f1918e2a 100644
--- a/testapp/alt_root_index.html
+++ b/testapp/alt_root_index.html
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
   <script src="repeater/repeater.js"></script>
   <script src="animation/animation.js"></script>
   <script src="interaction/interaction.js"></script>
+  <script src="shadow/shadow.js"></script>
   <script src="app.js"></script>
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/testapp/app.js b/testapp/app.js
index 91084379c..00b452dd1 100644
--- a/testapp/app.js
+++ b/testapp/app.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ angular.module('myApp', ['ngAnimate', 'ngRoute', 'myApp.appVersion']).
     $routeProvider.when('/polling', {templateUrl: 'polling/polling.html', controller: PollingCtrl});
     $routeProvider.when('/animation', {templateUrl: 'animation/animation.html', controller: AnimationCtrl});
     $routeProvider.when('/interaction', {templateUrl: 'interaction/interaction.html', controller: InteractionCtrl});
+    $routeProvider.when('/shadow', {templateUrl: 'shadow/shadow.html', controller: ShadowCtrl});
     $routeProvider.when('/slowloader', {
       templateUrl: 'polling/polling.html',
       controller: PollingCtrl,
diff --git a/testapp/index.html b/testapp/index.html
index 2359d6fa9..39581223b 100644
--- a/testapp/index.html
+++ b/testapp/index.html
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     <li><a href="#/polling">polling</a></li>
     <li><a href="#/animation">animation</a></li>
     <li><a href="#/interaction">interaction</a></li>
+    <li><a href="#/shadow">shadow dom</a></li>
   </ul>
 
   <div ng-view></div>
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@
   <script src="repeater/repeater.js"></script>
   <script src="animation/animation.js"></script>
   <script src="interaction/interaction.js"></script>
+  <script src="shadow/shadow.js"></script>
   <script src="app.js"></script>
 
 </body>
diff --git a/testapp/shadow/shadow.html b/testapp/shadow/shadow.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f549afc60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testapp/shadow/shadow.html
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+<H1>Elements in shadow DOM</H1>
+<p>Inspired by ChromeDriver's page for shadow dom webdriver tests. The page has a shadow root that in turn contains two shadow roots. So we can check behaviour with both nested roots and younger/older sibling roots.
+<div>
+  <div id="innerDiv" style="border-style:solid;border-color:yellow">
+    <span class='originalcontent'>original content</span>
+  </div>
+</div>
+<template id="parentTemplate">
+  <div id="parentDiv">
+      <div style="border-style:solid;border-color:green">
+      <H3 class="shadowheading parentshadowheading">Parent</H3>
+      <H4>Parent Contents</H4>
+      <content></content>
+      </div>
+  </div>
+</template>
+<template id="olderChildTemplate">
+  <div id="olderChildDiv">
+      <div style="border-style:solid;border-color:red">
+          <H3 class="shadowheading oldershadowheading">Older Child</H3>
+          <H4>Older Child Contents</H4>
+          <content></content>
+      </div>
+  </div>
+</template>
+<template id="youngerChildTemplate">
+  <div id="youngerChildDiv">
+      <div style="border-style:solid;border-color:blue">
+          <H3 class="shadowheading youngershadowheading">Younger Child</H3>
+          <div style="border-style:dotted;border-color:blue">
+              <H4>
+                Younger Child Contents
+              </H4>
+              <content></content>
+          </div>
+          <div style="border-style:dashed;border-color:blue">
+              <H4>Younger Child Shadow</H4>
+              <shadow></shadow>
+          </div>
+      </div>
+  </div>
+</template>
diff --git a/testapp/shadow/shadow.js b/testapp/shadow/shadow.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..db307814a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testapp/shadow/shadow.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+function ShadowCtrl($scope) {
+  // This is terrible Angular.js style, do not put DOM manipulation inside
+  // controllers like this.
+  var parentShadowRoot = document.querySelector('#innerDiv')
+      .createShadowRoot();
+  parentShadowRoot.appendChild(document.querySelector('#parentTemplate')
+      .content.cloneNode(true));
+  var olderShadowRoot = parentShadowRoot.querySelector("#parentDiv")
+      .createShadowRoot();
+  olderShadowRoot.appendChild(document.querySelector('#olderChildTemplate')
+      .content.cloneNode(true));
+  var youngerShadowRoot = parentShadowRoot.querySelector("#parentDiv")
+      .createShadowRoot();
+  youngerShadowRoot.appendChild(document.querySelector('#youngerChildTemplate')
+      .content.cloneNode(true));
+}
+
+RepeaterCtrl.$inject = ['$scope'];