diff --git a/src/ng/directive/input.js b/src/ng/directive/input.js
index 09e07d365e79..1c873b2152a2 100644
--- a/src/ng/directive/input.js
+++ b/src/ng/directive/input.js
@@ -435,6 +435,7 @@ function validate(ctrl, validatorName, validity, value){
 }
 
 function textInputType(scope, element, attr, ctrl, $sniffer, $browser) {
+  var placeholder = element[0].placeholder, noevent = {};
   // In composition mode, users are still inputing intermediate text buffer,
   // hold the listener until composition is done.
   // More about composition events: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/CompositionEvent
@@ -451,10 +452,18 @@ function textInputType(scope, element, attr, ctrl, $sniffer, $browser) {
     });
   }
 
-  var listener = function() {
+  var listener = function(event) {
     if (composing) return;
     var value = element.val();
 
+    // Some versions of MSIE emit an 'input' event when the placeholder attribute/property
+    // change. This hack prevents an otherwise pristine field from being dirtied on IE
+    // browsers.
+    if (msie && (event || noevent).type === 'input' && element[0].placeholder !== placeholder) {
+      placeholder = element[0].placeholder;
+      return;
+    }
+
     // By default we will trim the value
     // If the attribute ng-trim exists we will avoid trimming
     // e.g. <input ng-model="foo" ng-trim="false">
diff --git a/test/ng/directive/inputSpec.js b/test/ng/directive/inputSpec.js
index b9f737ac0593..f9454a92b33e 100644
--- a/test/ng/directive/inputSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/directive/inputSpec.js
@@ -520,6 +520,23 @@ describe('input', function() {
     }
   });
 
+  it('should not dirty the model on an input event in response to a placeholder change', inject(function($sniffer) {
+    if (msie && $sniffer.hasEvent('input')) {
+      compileInput('<input type="text" ng-model="name" name="name" />');
+      inputElm.attr('placeholder', 'Test');
+      browserTrigger(inputElm, 'input');
+
+      expect(inputElm.attr('placeholder')).toBe('Test');
+      expect(inputElm).toBePristine();
+
+      inputElm.attr('placeholder', 'Test Again');
+      browserTrigger(inputElm, 'input');
+
+      expect(inputElm.attr('placeholder')).toBe('Test Again');
+      expect(inputElm).toBePristine();
+    }
+  }));
+
   describe('"change" event', function() {
     function assertBrowserSupportsChangeEvent(inputEventSupported) {
       // Force browser to report a lack of an 'input' event