diff --git a/src/ng/directive/form.js b/src/ng/directive/form.js
index 06ffad868d0c..eb8bdf8f0156 100644
--- a/src/ng/directive/form.js
+++ b/src/ng/directive/form.js
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ var nullFormCtrl = {
   $removeControl: noop,
   $setValidity: noop,
   $setDirty: noop,
-  $setPristine: noop
+  $setPristine: noop,
+  $updateControlsDirtyAfterState: noop
 };
 
 /**
@@ -180,6 +181,7 @@ function FormController(element, attrs) {
     element.removeClass(PRISTINE_CLASS).addClass(DIRTY_CLASS);
     form.$dirty = true;
     form.$pristine = false;
+    form.$updateControlsDirtyAfterState();
     parentForm.$setDirty();
   };
 
@@ -205,9 +207,28 @@ function FormController(element, attrs) {
     forEach(controls, function(control) {
       control.$setPristine();
     });
+    form.$updateControlsDirtyAfterState();
   };
-}
 
+  /**
+   * @ngdoc function
+   * @name ng.directive:form.FormController#$updateControlsDirtyAfterState
+   * @methodOf ng.directive:form.FormController
+   *
+   * @description
+   * Update the form controls dirtyAfter state.
+   *
+   * This method is called when an input dirty state changes
+   * or when the form is set to its pristine state.
+   */
+  form.$updateControlsDirtyAfterState = function() {
+    var dirtyAfter = false;
+    for (var i = controls.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+        controls[i].$dirtyAfter = dirtyAfter;
+        dirtyAfter = dirtyAfter || controls[i].$dirty;
+    }
+  };
+}
 
 /**
  * @ngdoc directive
diff --git a/src/ng/directive/input.js b/src/ng/directive/input.js
index 706844ebc37d..f6f4e21d913c 100644
--- a/src/ng/directive/input.js
+++ b/src/ng/directive/input.js
@@ -831,6 +831,7 @@ var VALID_CLASS = 'ng-valid',
  *
  * @property {boolean} $pristine True if user has not interacted with the control yet.
  * @property {boolean} $dirty True if user has already interacted with the control.
+ * @property {boolean} $dirtyAfter True if user has already interacted with any control positioned after this control.
  * @property {boolean} $valid True if there is no error.
  * @property {boolean} $invalid True if at least one error on the control.
  *
@@ -931,6 +932,7 @@ var NgModelController = ['$scope', '$exceptionHandler', '$attrs', '$element', '$
   this.$viewChangeListeners = [];
   this.$pristine = true;
   this.$dirty = false;
+  this.$dirtyAfter = false;
   this.$valid = true;
   this.$invalid = false;
   this.$name = $attr.name;
diff --git a/test/ng/directive/formSpec.js b/test/ng/directive/formSpec.js
index dde6f0a026c8..bac035e9a18e 100644
--- a/test/ng/directive/formSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/directive/formSpec.js
@@ -593,4 +593,51 @@ describe('form', function() {
       expect(nestedInputCtrl.$dirty).toBe(false);
     });
   });
+
+  describe('$updateControlsDirtyAfterState', function() {
+
+    it('should update controls dirty state when a control becomes dirty or when the form is set pristine', function() {
+
+      doc = $compile(
+          '<form name="testForm">' +
+            '<input ng-model="named1" name="name1">' +
+            '<input ng-model="named2" name="name2">' +
+            '<input ng-model="named3" name="name3">' +
+          '</form>')(scope);
+
+      scope.$digest();
+
+      var form = doc,
+          formCtrl = scope.testForm,
+          input1 = form.find('input').eq(0),
+          input1Ctrl = input1.controller('ngModel'),
+          input2 = form.find('input').eq(1),
+          input2Ctrl = input2.controller('ngModel'),
+          input3 = form.find('input').eq(2),
+          input3Ctrl = input3.controller('ngModel');
+
+      input1Ctrl.$setViewValue('first');
+      scope.$apply();
+      expect(input1Ctrl.$dirtyAfter).toBe(false);
+      expect(input2Ctrl.$dirtyAfter).toBe(false);
+      expect(input3Ctrl.$dirtyAfter).toBe(false);
+
+      input2Ctrl.$setViewValue('second');
+      scope.$apply();
+      expect(input1Ctrl.$dirtyAfter).toBe(true);
+      expect(input2Ctrl.$dirtyAfter).toBe(false);
+      expect(input3Ctrl.$dirtyAfter).toBe(false);
+
+      input3Ctrl.$setViewValue('third');
+      scope.$apply();
+      expect(input1Ctrl.$dirtyAfter).toBe(true);
+      expect(input2Ctrl.$dirtyAfter).toBe(true);
+      expect(input3Ctrl.$dirtyAfter).toBe(false);
+
+      formCtrl.$setPristine();
+      expect(input1Ctrl.$dirtyAfter).toBe(false);
+      expect(input2Ctrl.$dirtyAfter).toBe(false);
+      expect(input3Ctrl.$dirtyAfter).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
 });