diff --git a/src/ng/filter/filters.js b/src/ng/filter/filters.js
index 8afe2a0ffab5..b968b1b3d08f 100644
--- a/src/ng/filter/filters.js
+++ b/src/ng/filter/filters.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
          input('amount').enter('-1234');
          expect(binding('amount | currency')).toBe('($1,234.00)');
          expect(binding('amount | currency:"USD$"')).toBe('(USD$1,234.00)');
+         expect(binding('amount | currency:"$":0')).toBe('(USD$1,234)');
        });
      </doc:scenario>
    </doc:example>
@@ -44,9 +45,10 @@
 currencyFilter.$inject = ['$locale'];
 function currencyFilter($locale) {
   var formats = $locale.NUMBER_FORMATS;
-  return function(amount, currencySymbol){
+  return function(amount, currencySymbol, fractionSize){
     if (isUndefined(currencySymbol)) currencySymbol = formats.CURRENCY_SYM;
-    return formatNumber(amount, formats.PATTERNS[1], formats.GROUP_SEP, formats.DECIMAL_SEP, 2).
+    if (isUndefined(fractionSize) || isNaN(fractionSize) fractionSize = 2;
+    return formatNumber(amount, formats.PATTERNS[1], formats.GROUP_SEP, formats.DECIMAL_SEP, fractionSize).
                 replace(/\u00A4/g, currencySymbol);
   };
 }
diff --git a/test/ng/filter/filtersSpec.js b/test/ng/filter/filtersSpec.js
index 598837994247..5102dc9bc09f 100644
--- a/test/ng/filter/filtersSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/filter/filtersSpec.js
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ describe('filters', function() {
       expect(currency(0)).toEqual('$0.00');
       expect(currency(-999)).toEqual('($999.00)');
       expect(currency(1234.5678, "USD$")).toEqual('USD$1,234.57');
+      expect(currency(1234.5678, "USD$", 0)).toEqual('USD$1,234');
     });