diff --git a/src/ng/compile.js b/src/ng/compile.js
index 270d563b727e..2376257b5331 100644
--- a/src/ng/compile.js
+++ b/src/ng/compile.js
@@ -2084,7 +2084,7 @@ function $CompileProvider($provide, $$sanitizeUriProvider) {
       }
 
       function nodeLinkFn(childLinkFn, scope, linkNode, $rootElement, boundTranscludeFn) {
-        var i, ii, linkFn, controller, isolateScope, elementControllers, transcludeFn, $element,
+        var linkFn, isolateScope, elementControllers, transcludeFn, $element,
             attrs, removeScopeBindingWatches, removeControllerBindingWatches;
 
         if (compileNode === linkNode) {
@@ -2124,38 +2124,27 @@ function $CompileProvider($provide, $$sanitizeUriProvider) {
             isolateScope.$on('$destroy', removeScopeBindingWatches);
           }
         }
-        if (elementControllers) {
-          // Initialize bindToController bindings for new/isolate scopes
-          var scopeDirective = newIsolateScopeDirective || newScopeDirective;
-          var bindings;
-          var controllerForBindings;
-          if (scopeDirective && elementControllers[scopeDirective.name]) {
-            bindings = scopeDirective.$$bindings.bindToController;
-            controller = elementControllers[scopeDirective.name];
-
-            if (controller && controller.identifier && bindings) {
-              controllerForBindings = controller;
-              removeControllerBindingWatches =
-                  initializeDirectiveBindings(scope, attrs, controller.instance,
-                                              bindings, scopeDirective);
-            }
+
+        // Initialize bindToController bindings
+        for (var name in elementControllers) {
+          var controllerDirective = controllerDirectives[name];
+          var controller = elementControllers[name];
+          var bindings = controllerDirective.$$bindings.bindToController;
+
+          if (controller.identifier && bindings) {
+            removeControllerBindingWatches =
+              initializeDirectiveBindings(scope, attrs, controller.instance, bindings, controllerDirective);
           }
-          for (i in elementControllers) {
-            controller = elementControllers[i];
-            var controllerResult = controller();
-
-            if (controllerResult !== controller.instance) {
-              // If the controller constructor has a return value, overwrite the instance
-              // from setupControllers and update the element data
-              controller.instance = controllerResult;
-              $element.data('$' + i + 'Controller', controllerResult);
-              if (controller === controllerForBindings) {
-                // Remove and re-install bindToController bindings
-                removeControllerBindingWatches && removeControllerBindingWatches();
-                removeControllerBindingWatches =
-                  initializeDirectiveBindings(scope, attrs, controllerResult, bindings, scopeDirective);
-              }
-            }
+
+          var controllerResult = controller();
+          if (controllerResult !== controller.instance) {
+            // If the controller constructor has a return value, overwrite the instance
+            // from setupControllers
+            controller.instance = controllerResult;
+            $element.data('$' + controllerDirective.name + 'Controller', controllerResult);
+            removeControllerBindingWatches && removeControllerBindingWatches();
+            removeControllerBindingWatches =
+              initializeDirectiveBindings(scope, attrs, controller.instance, bindings, controllerDirective);
           }
         }
 
diff --git a/test/ng/compileSpec.js b/test/ng/compileSpec.js
index c265ffab952e..136bec90a25b 100755
--- a/test/ng/compileSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/compileSpec.js
@@ -4414,6 +4414,183 @@ describe('$compile', function() {
     });
 
 
+    it('should bind to multiple directives controllers via object notation (no scope)', function() {
+      var controller1Called = false;
+      var controller2Called = false;
+      module(function($compileProvider, $controllerProvider) {
+        $compileProvider.directive('foo', valueFn({
+          bindToController: {
+            'data': '=fooData',
+            'str': '@fooStr',
+            'fn': '&fooFn'
+          },
+          controllerAs: 'fooCtrl',
+          controller: function() {
+            expect(this.data).toEqualData({'foo': 'bar', 'baz': 'biz'});
+            expect(this.str).toBe('Hello, world!');
+            expect(this.fn()).toBe('called!');
+            controller1Called = true;
+          }
+        }));
+        $compileProvider.directive('bar', valueFn({
+          bindToController: {
+            'data': '=barData',
+            'str': '@barStr',
+            'fn': '&barFn'
+          },
+          controllerAs: 'barCtrl',
+          controller: function() {
+            expect(this.data).toEqualData({'foo2': 'bar2', 'baz2': 'biz2'});
+            expect(this.str).toBe('Hello, second world!');
+            expect(this.fn()).toBe('second called!');
+            controller2Called = true;
+          }
+        }));
+      });
+      inject(function($compile, $rootScope) {
+        $rootScope.fn = valueFn('called!');
+        $rootScope.string = 'world';
+        $rootScope.data = {'foo': 'bar','baz': 'biz'};
+        $rootScope.fn2 = valueFn('second called!');
+        $rootScope.string2 = 'second world';
+        $rootScope.data2 = {'foo2': 'bar2', 'baz2': 'biz2'};
+        element = $compile(
+          '<div ' +
+            'foo ' +
+            'foo-data="data" ' +
+            'foo-str="Hello, {{string}}!" ' +
+            'foo-fn="fn()" ' +
+            'bar ' +
+            'bar-data="data2" ' +
+            'bar-str="Hello, {{string2}}!" ' +
+            'bar-fn="fn2()" > ' +
+          '</div>')($rootScope);
+        $rootScope.$digest();
+        expect(controller1Called).toBe(true);
+        expect(controller2Called).toBe(true);
+      });
+    });
+
+
+    it('should bind to multiple directives controllers via object notation (new iso scope)', function() {
+      var controller1Called = false;
+      var controller2Called = false;
+      module(function($compileProvider, $controllerProvider) {
+        $compileProvider.directive('foo', valueFn({
+          bindToController: {
+            'data': '=fooData',
+            'str': '@fooStr',
+            'fn': '&fooFn'
+          },
+          scope: true,
+          controllerAs: 'fooCtrl',
+          controller: function() {
+            expect(this.data).toEqualData({'foo': 'bar', 'baz': 'biz'});
+            expect(this.str).toBe('Hello, world!');
+            expect(this.fn()).toBe('called!');
+            controller1Called = true;
+          }
+        }));
+        $compileProvider.directive('bar', valueFn({
+          bindToController: {
+            'data': '=barData',
+            'str': '@barStr',
+            'fn': '&barFn'
+          },
+          controllerAs: 'barCtrl',
+          controller: function() {
+            expect(this.data).toEqualData({'foo2': 'bar2', 'baz2': 'biz2'});
+            expect(this.str).toBe('Hello, second world!');
+            expect(this.fn()).toBe('second called!');
+            controller2Called = true;
+          }
+        }));
+      });
+      inject(function($compile, $rootScope) {
+        $rootScope.fn = valueFn('called!');
+        $rootScope.string = 'world';
+        $rootScope.data = {'foo': 'bar','baz': 'biz'};
+        $rootScope.fn2 = valueFn('second called!');
+        $rootScope.string2 = 'second world';
+        $rootScope.data2 = {'foo2': 'bar2', 'baz2': 'biz2'};
+        element = $compile(
+          '<div ' +
+            'foo ' +
+            'foo-data="data" ' +
+            'foo-str="Hello, {{string}}!" ' +
+            'foo-fn="fn()" ' +
+            'bar ' +
+            'bar-data="data2" ' +
+            'bar-str="Hello, {{string2}}!" ' +
+            'bar-fn="fn2()" > ' +
+          '</div>')($rootScope);
+        $rootScope.$digest();
+        expect(controller1Called).toBe(true);
+        expect(controller2Called).toBe(true);
+      });
+    });
+
+
+    it('should bind to multiple directives controllers via object notation (new scope)', function() {
+      var controller1Called = false;
+      var controller2Called = false;
+      module(function($compileProvider, $controllerProvider) {
+        $compileProvider.directive('foo', valueFn({
+          bindToController: {
+            'data': '=fooData',
+            'str': '@fooStr',
+            'fn': '&fooFn'
+          },
+          scope: true,
+          controllerAs: 'fooCtrl',
+          controller: function() {
+            expect(this.data).toEqualData({'foo': 'bar', 'baz': 'biz'});
+            expect(this.str).toBe('Hello, world!');
+            expect(this.fn()).toBe('called!');
+            controller1Called = true;
+          }
+        }));
+        $compileProvider.directive('bar', valueFn({
+          bindToController: {
+            'data': '=barData',
+            'str': '@barStr',
+            'fn': '&barFn'
+          },
+          scope: true,
+          controllerAs: 'barCtrl',
+          controller: function() {
+            expect(this.data).toEqualData({'foo2': 'bar2', 'baz2': 'biz2'});
+            expect(this.str).toBe('Hello, second world!');
+            expect(this.fn()).toBe('second called!');
+            controller2Called = true;
+          }
+        }));
+      });
+      inject(function($compile, $rootScope) {
+        $rootScope.fn = valueFn('called!');
+        $rootScope.string = 'world';
+        $rootScope.data = {'foo': 'bar','baz': 'biz'};
+        $rootScope.fn2 = valueFn('second called!');
+        $rootScope.string2 = 'second world';
+        $rootScope.data2 = {'foo2': 'bar2', 'baz2': 'biz2'};
+        element = $compile(
+          '<div ' +
+            'foo ' +
+            'foo-data="data" ' +
+            'foo-str="Hello, {{string}}!" ' +
+            'foo-fn="fn()" ' +
+            'bar ' +
+            'bar-data="data2" ' +
+            'bar-str="Hello, {{string2}}!" ' +
+            'bar-fn="fn2()" > ' +
+          '</div>')($rootScope);
+        $rootScope.$digest();
+        expect(controller1Called).toBe(true);
+        expect(controller2Called).toBe(true);
+      });
+    });
+
+
     it('should put controller in scope when controller identifier present but not using controllerAs', function() {
       var controllerCalled = false;
       var myCtrl;