diff --git a/src/accordion/accordion.js b/src/accordion/accordion.js
index 9570d7ac66..421a118399 100644
--- a/src/accordion/accordion.js
+++ b/src/accordion/accordion.js
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ angular.module('ui.bootstrap.accordion', ['ui.bootstrap.collapse'])
     }
   };
 
-}]);
+}])
 
 // The accordion directive simply sets up the directive controller
 // and adds an accordion CSS class to itself element.
-angular.module('ui.bootstrap.accordion').directive('accordion', function () {
+.directive('accordion', function () {
   return {
     restrict:'EA',
     controller:'AccordionController',
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ angular.module('ui.bootstrap.accordion').directive('accordion', function () {
     replace: false,
     templateUrl: 'template/accordion/accordion.html'
   };
-});
+})
 
 // The accordion-group directive indicates a block of html that will expand and collapse in an accordion
-angular.module('ui.bootstrap.accordion').directive('accordionGroup', ['$parse', '$transition', '$timeout', function($parse, $transition, $timeout) {
+.directive('accordionGroup', ['$parse', '$transition', '$timeout', function($parse, $transition, $timeout) {
   return {
     require:'^accordion',         // We need this directive to be inside an accordion
     restrict:'EA',
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ angular.module('ui.bootstrap.accordion').directive('accordionGroup', ['$parse',
     replace: true,                // The element containing the directive will be replaced with the template
     templateUrl:'template/accordion/accordion-group.html',
     scope:{ heading:'@' },        // Create an isolated scope and interpolate the heading attribute onto this scope
+    controller: function($scope) {
+      this.setHeading = function(element) {
+        this.heading = element;
+      };
+    },
     link: function(scope, element, attrs, accordionCtrl) {
       var getIsOpen, setIsOpen;
 
@@ -89,7 +94,48 @@ angular.module('ui.bootstrap.accordion').directive('accordionGroup', ['$parse',
           setIsOpen(scope.$parent, value);
         }
       });
+    }
+  };
+}])
 
+// Use accordion-heading below an accordion-group to provide a heading containing HTML
+// <accordion-group>
+//   <accordion-heading>Heading containing HTML - <img src="..."></accordion-heading>
+// </accordion-group>
+.directive('accordionHeading', function() {
+  return {
+    restrict: 'E',
+    transclude: true,   // Grab the contents to be used as the heading
+    template: '',       // In effect remove this element!
+    replace: true,
+    require: '^accordionGroup',
+    compile: function(element, attr, transclude) {
+      return function link(scope, element, attr, accordionGroupCtrl) {
+        // Pass the heading to the accordion-group controller
+        // so that it can be transcluded into the right place in the template
+        // [The second parameter to transclude causes the elements to be cloned so that they work in ng-repeat]
+        accordionGroupCtrl.setHeading(transclude(scope, function() {}));
+      };
     }
   };
-}]);
+})
+
+// Use in the accordion-group template to indicate where you want the heading to be transcluded
+// You must provide the property on the accordion-group controller that will hold the transcluded element
+// <div class="accordion-group">
+//   <div class="accordion-heading" ><a ... accordion-transclude="heading">...</a></div>
+//   ...
+// </div>
+.directive('accordionTransclude', function() {
+  return {
+    require: '^accordionGroup',
+    link: function(scope, element, attr, controller) {
+      scope.$watch(function() { return controller[attr.accordionTransclude]; }, function(heading) {
+        if ( heading ) {
+          element.html('');
+          element.append(heading);
+        }
+      });
+    }
+  };
+});
diff --git a/src/accordion/test/accordionSpec.js b/src/accordion/test/accordionSpec.js
index 3d0d0becef..acad565a2f 100644
--- a/src/accordion/test/accordionSpec.js
+++ b/src/accordion/test/accordionSpec.js
@@ -104,12 +104,6 @@ describe('accordion', function () {
   describe('accordion-group', function () {
 
     var scope, $compile;
-
-    beforeEach(inject(function(_$rootScope_, _$compile_) {
-      scope = _$rootScope_;
-      $compile = _$compile_;
-    }));
-
     var element, groups;
     var findGroupLink = function (index) {
       return groups.eq(index).find('a').eq(0);
@@ -118,6 +112,16 @@ describe('accordion', function () {
       return groups.eq(index).find('.accordion-body').eq(0);
     };
 
+
+    beforeEach(inject(function(_$rootScope_, _$compile_) {
+      scope = _$rootScope_;
+      $compile = _$compile_;
+    }));
+
+    afterEach(function () {
+      element = groups = scope = $compile = undefined;
+    });
+
     describe('with static groups', function () {
       beforeEach(function () {
         var tpl =
@@ -257,5 +261,39 @@ describe('accordion', function () {
         expect(findGroupBody(1)[0].clientHeight).toBe(0);
       });
     });
+
+    describe('accordion-heading element', function() {
+      beforeEach(function() {
+        var tpl = 
+          '<accordion ng-init="a = [1,2,3]">' +
+            '<accordion-group heading="I get overridden">' +
+              '<accordion-heading>Heading Element <span ng-repeat="x in a">{{x}}</span> </accordion-heading>' +
+              'Body' +
+            '</accordion-group>' +
+          '</accordion>';
+        element = $compile(tpl)(scope);
+        scope.$digest();
+        groups = element.find('.accordion-group');
+      });
+      it('transcludes the <accordion-heading> content into the heading link', function() {
+        expect(findGroupLink(0).text()).toBe('Heading Element 123 ');
+      });
+      it('attaches the same scope to the transcluded heading and body', function() {
+        expect(findGroupLink(0).find('span').scope().$id).toBe(findGroupBody(0).find('span').scope().$id);
+      });
+
+    });
+
+    describe('accordion-heading, with repeating accordion-groups', function() {
+      it('should clone the accordion-heading for each group', function() {
+        element = $compile('<accordion><accordion-group ng-repeat="x in [1,2,3]"><accordion-heading>{{x}}</accordion-heading></accordion-group></accordion>')(scope);
+        scope.$digest();
+        groups = element.find('.accordion-group');
+        expect(groups.length).toBe(3);
+        expect(findGroupLink(0).text()).toBe('1');
+        expect(findGroupLink(1).text()).toBe('2');
+        expect(findGroupLink(2).text()).toBe('3');
+      });
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/template/accordion/accordion-group.html b/template/accordion/accordion-group.html
index df308a6d67..85e1a2a51b 100644
--- a/template/accordion/accordion-group.html
+++ b/template/accordion/accordion-group.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <div class="accordion-group">
-  <div class="accordion-heading" ><a class="accordion-toggle" ng-click="isOpen = !isOpen">{{heading}}</a></div>
+  <div class="accordion-heading" ><a class="accordion-toggle" ng-click="isOpen = !isOpen" accordion-transclude="heading">{{heading}}</a></div>
   <div class="accordion-body" collapse="!isOpen">
     <div class="accordion-inner" ng-transclude></div>  </div>
 </div>
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