diff --git a/src/jqLite.js b/src/jqLite.js
index 2dd1d6102bae..4b6d3ed39e99 100644
--- a/src/jqLite.js
+++ b/src/jqLite.js
@@ -556,9 +556,8 @@ function getBooleanAttrName(element, name) {
   return booleanAttr && BOOLEAN_ELEMENTS[nodeName_(element)] && booleanAttr;
 }
 
-function getAliasedAttrName(element, name) {
-  var nodeName = element.nodeName;
-  return (nodeName === 'INPUT' || nodeName === 'TEXTAREA') && ALIASED_ATTR[name];
+function getAliasedAttrName(name) {
+  return ALIASED_ATTR[name];
 }
 
 forEach({
diff --git a/src/ng/compile.js b/src/ng/compile.js
index d8ed0c5e0e3d..9802ed55f8d2 100644
--- a/src/ng/compile.js
+++ b/src/ng/compile.js
@@ -1077,7 +1077,7 @@ function $CompileProvider($provide, $$sanitizeUriProvider) {
 
         var node = this.$$element[0],
             booleanKey = getBooleanAttrName(node, key),
-            aliasedKey = getAliasedAttrName(node, key),
+            aliasedKey = getAliasedAttrName(key),
             observer = key,
             nodeName;
 
diff --git a/test/ng/directive/validatorsSpec.js b/test/ng/directive/validatorsSpec.js
index 6b20d6e11086..8f603cf306a5 100644
--- a/test/ng/directive/validatorsSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/directive/validatorsSpec.js
@@ -219,6 +219,24 @@ describe('validators', function() {
       expect($rootScope.form.test.$modelValue).toBe('12340');
       expect(inputElm).toBeValid();
     });
+
+
+    it('should validate on non-input elements', inject(function($compile) {
+      $rootScope.pattern = '\\d{4}';
+      var elm = $compile('<span ng-model="value" pattern="\\d{4}"></span>')($rootScope);
+      var elmNg = $compile('<span ng-model="value" ng-pattern="pattern"></span>')($rootScope);
+      var ctrl = elm.controller('ngModel');
+      var ctrlNg = elmNg.controller('ngModel');
+
+      expect(ctrl.$error.pattern).not.toBe(true);
+      expect(ctrlNg.$error.pattern).not.toBe(true);
+
+      ctrl.$setViewValue('12');
+      ctrlNg.$setViewValue('12');
+
+      expect(ctrl.$error.pattern).toBe(true);
+      expect(ctrlNg.$error.pattern).toBe(true);
+    }));
   });
 
 
@@ -283,6 +301,24 @@ describe('validators', function() {
       helper.changeInputValueTo('12345');
       expect(ctrl.$isEmpty).toHaveBeenCalledWith('12345');
     });
+
+
+    it('should validate on non-input elements', inject(function($compile) {
+      $rootScope.min = 3;
+      var elm = $compile('<span ng-model="value" minlength="{{min}}"></span>')($rootScope);
+      var elmNg = $compile('<span ng-model="value" ng-minlength="min"></span>')($rootScope);
+      var ctrl = elm.controller('ngModel');
+      var ctrlNg = elmNg.controller('ngModel');
+
+      expect(ctrl.$error.minlength).not.toBe(true);
+      expect(ctrlNg.$error.minlength).not.toBe(true);
+
+      ctrl.$setViewValue('12');
+      ctrlNg.$setViewValue('12');
+
+      expect(ctrl.$error.minlength).toBe(true);
+      expect(ctrlNg.$error.minlength).toBe(true);
+    }));
   });
 
 
@@ -453,6 +489,24 @@ describe('validators', function() {
       helper.changeInputValueTo('12345');
       expect(ctrl.$isEmpty).toHaveBeenCalledWith('12345');
     });
+
+
+    it('should validate on non-input elements', inject(function($compile) {
+      $rootScope.max = 3;
+      var elm = $compile('<span ng-model="value" maxlength="{{max}}"></span>')($rootScope);
+      var elmNg = $compile('<span ng-model="value" ng-maxlength="max"></span>')($rootScope);
+      var ctrl = elm.controller('ngModel');
+      var ctrlNg = elmNg.controller('ngModel');
+
+      expect(ctrl.$error.maxlength).not.toBe(true);
+      expect(ctrlNg.$error.maxlength).not.toBe(true);
+
+      ctrl.$setViewValue('1234');
+      ctrlNg.$setViewValue('1234');
+
+      expect(ctrl.$error.maxlength).toBe(true);
+      expect(ctrlNg.$error.maxlength).toBe(true);
+    }));
   });
 
 
@@ -547,6 +601,7 @@ describe('validators', function() {
       expect(inputElm).toBeValid();
     });
 
+
     it('should validate emptiness against the viewValue', function() {
       var inputElm = helper.compileInput('<input type="text" name="input" ng-model="value" required />');
 
@@ -560,5 +615,23 @@ describe('validators', function() {
       helper.changeInputValueTo('12345');
       expect(ctrl.$isEmpty).toHaveBeenCalledWith('12345');
     });
+
+
+    it('should validate on non-input elements', inject(function($compile) {
+      $rootScope.value = '12';
+      var elm = $compile('<span ng-model="value" required></span>')($rootScope);
+      var elmNg = $compile('<span ng-model="value" ng-required="true"></span>')($rootScope);
+      var ctrl = elm.controller('ngModel');
+      var ctrlNg = elmNg.controller('ngModel');
+
+      expect(ctrl.$error.required).not.toBe(true);
+      expect(ctrlNg.$error.required).not.toBe(true);
+
+      ctrl.$setViewValue('');
+      ctrlNg.$setViewValue('');
+
+      expect(ctrl.$error.required).toBe(true);
+      expect(ctrlNg.$error.required).toBe(true);
+    }));
   });
 });