diff --git a/lib/directive/ng_form.dart b/lib/directive/ng_form.dart
index 69dbd22be..a9651e4f4 100644
--- a/lib/directive/ng_form.dart
+++ b/lib/directive/ng_form.dart
@@ -148,6 +148,10 @@ class NgForm extends NgControl implements NgDetachAware, Map<String, NgModel> {
     }
   }
 
+  set dirty(value) {
+    super.dirty = _parentForm.dirty = true;
+  }
+
   bool get isEmpty => false;
   bool get isNotEmpty => !isEmpty;
   get values => null;
diff --git a/lib/directive/ng_model.dart b/lib/directive/ng_model.dart
index c10ec9c1e..2eb46f672 100644
--- a/lib/directive/ng_model.dart
+++ b/lib/directive/ng_model.dart
@@ -132,6 +132,10 @@ class NgModel extends NgControl {
     validate();
   }
 
+  set dirty(value) {
+    super.dirty = _form.dirty = true;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Removes the model from the control/form.
    */
@@ -221,6 +225,7 @@ class InputTextLikeDirective {
   processValue() {
     var value = typedValue;
     if (value != ngModel.viewValue) {
+      ngModel.dirty = true;
       scope.$apply(() => ngModel.viewValue = value);
     }
     ngModel.validate();
diff --git a/test/directive/ng_model_spec.dart b/test/directive/ng_model_spec.dart
index b0c81bab6..ff1bd27e9 100644
--- a/test/directive/ng_model_spec.dart
+++ b/test/directive/ng_model_spec.dart
@@ -557,6 +557,44 @@ describe('ng-model', () {
       expect(element.classes.contains('ng-pristine')).toBe(true);
       expect(element.classes.contains('ng-dirty')).toBe(false);
     }));
+
+    it('should render the parent form/fieldset as dirty', inject((Scope scope) {
+      _.compile('<form name="myForm">' + 
+                '  <fieldset name="myFieldset">' + 
+                '    <input type="text" ng-model="my_model" probe="i" />' +
+                '   </fieldset>' +
+                '</form>');
+
+      Probe inputProbe = _.rootScope.i;
+      var inputElement = inputProbe.element;
+
+      NgForm form = _.rootScope.myForm;
+      var formElement = form.element;
+
+      NgForm fieldset = _.rootScope.myFieldset;
+      var fieldsetElement = fieldset.element;
+
+      expect(formElement.classes.contains('ng-pristine')).toBe(true);
+      expect(formElement.classes.contains('ng-dirty')).toBe(false);
+
+      expect(fieldsetElement.classes.contains('ng-pristine')).toBe(true);
+      expect(fieldsetElement.classes.contains('ng-dirty')).toBe(false);
+
+      expect(inputElement.classes.contains('ng-pristine')).toBe(true);
+      expect(inputElement.classes.contains('ng-dirty')).toBe(false);
+
+      inputElement.value = '...hi...';
+      _.triggerEvent(inputElement, 'change');
+
+      expect(formElement.classes.contains('ng-pristine')).toBe(false);
+      expect(formElement.classes.contains('ng-dirty')).toBe(true);
+
+      expect(fieldsetElement.classes.contains('ng-pristine')).toBe(false);
+      expect(fieldsetElement.classes.contains('ng-dirty')).toBe(true);
+
+      expect(inputElement.classes.contains('ng-pristine')).toBe(false);
+      expect(inputElement.classes.contains('ng-dirty')).toBe(true);
+    }));
   });
 
   describe('valid / invalid', () {