diff --git a/src/ng/directive/input.js b/src/ng/directive/input.js
index dadf07c4c37b..6e394afd379f 100644
--- a/src/ng/directive/input.js
+++ b/src/ng/directive/input.js
@@ -379,7 +379,8 @@ function textInputType(scope, element, attr, ctrl, $sniffer, $browser) {
     }
   };
 
-  // if the browser does support "input" event, we are fine
+  // if the browser does support "input" event, we are fine - except on IE9 which doesn't fire the
+  // input event on backspace, delete or cut
   if ($sniffer.hasEvent('input')) {
     element.bind('input', listener);
   } else {
diff --git a/src/ng/sniffer.js b/src/ng/sniffer.js
index 5389dc863a50..b19e7ccf4832 100644
--- a/src/ng/sniffer.js
+++ b/src/ng/sniffer.js
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ function $SnifferProvider() {
                   // IE8 compatible mode lies
                   (!$window.document.documentMode || $window.document.documentMode > 7),
       hasEvent: function(event) {
+        // IE9 implements 'input' event it's so fubared that we rather pretend that it doesn't have
+        // it. In particular the event is not fired when backspace or delete key are pressed or
+        // when cut operation is performed.
+        if (event == 'input' && msie == 9) return false;
+
         if (isUndefined(eventSupport[event])) {
           var divElm = $window.document.createElement('div');
           eventSupport[event] = 'on' + event in divElm;
diff --git a/test/ng/directive/inputSpec.js b/test/ng/directive/inputSpec.js
index 6cecf125e48f..45e3e1bf918b 100644
--- a/test/ng/directive/inputSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/directive/inputSpec.js
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ describe('ngModel', function() {
     expect(element.hasClass('ng-invalid-email')).toBe(true);
 
     element.val('invalid-again');
-    browserTrigger(element, $sniffer.hasEvent('input') ? 'input' : 'change');
+    browserTrigger(element, ($sniffer.hasEvent('input')) ? 'input' : 'change');
     expect(element).toBeInvalid();
     expect(element).toBeDirty();
     expect(element.hasClass('ng-valid-email')).toBe(false);
diff --git a/test/ng/snifferSpec.js b/test/ng/snifferSpec.js
index 4e5f50ec8fd9..81a0db5e54fe 100644
--- a/test/ng/snifferSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/snifferSpec.js
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ describe('$sniffer', function() {
     });
 
 
-    it('should return true if "oninput" is present in a div element', function() {
-      mockDivElement = {oninput: noop};
+    it('should return true if "onchange" is present in a div element', function() {
+      mockDivElement = {onchange: noop};
 
-      expect($sniffer.hasEvent('input')).toBe(true);
+      expect($sniffer.hasEvent('change')).toBe(true);
     });
 
 
@@ -62,11 +62,19 @@ describe('$sniffer', function() {
     it('should only create the element once', function() {
       mockDivElement = {};
 
-      $sniffer.hasEvent('input');
-      $sniffer.hasEvent('input');
-      $sniffer.hasEvent('input');
+      $sniffer.hasEvent('change');
+      $sniffer.hasEvent('change');
+      $sniffer.hasEvent('change');
 
       expect(mockDocument.createElement).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
     });
+
+
+    it('should claim that IE9 doesn\'t have support for "oninput"', function() {
+      // IE9 implementation is fubared, so it's better to pretend that it doesn't have the support
+      mockDivElement = {oninput: noop};
+
+      expect($sniffer.hasEvent('input')).toBe((msie == 9) ? false : true);
+    });
   });
 });