diff --git a/docs/content/error/ngRepeat/badident.ngdoc b/docs/content/error/ngRepeat/badident.ngdoc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9f095cf57be4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/content/error/ngRepeat/badident.ngdoc
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+@ngdoc error
+@name ngRepeat:badident
+@fullName Invalid identifier expression
+@description
+
+Occurs when an invalid identifier is specified in an {@link ng.directive:ngRepeat ngRepeat} expression.
+
+The {@link ng.directive:ngRepeat ngRepeat} directive's `alias as` syntax is used to assign an alias for the processed collection in scope.
+
+If the expression is not a simple identifier (such that you could declare it with `var {name}`, or if the expression is a reserved name,
+this error is thrown.
+
+Reserved names include:
+
+  - `null`
+  - `this`
+  - `undefined`
+  - `$parent`
+  - `$even`
+  - `$odd`
+  - `$first`
+  - `$last`
+  - `$middle`
+
+Invalid expressions might look like this:
+
+```html
+<li ng-repeat="item in items | filter:searchString as this">{{item}}</li>
+<li ng-repeat="item in items | filter:searchString as some.objects["property"]">{{item}}</li>
+<li ng-repeat="item in items | filter:searchString as resultOfSomeMethod()">{{item}}</li>
+<li ng-repeat="item in items | filter:searchString as foo=6">{{item}}</li>
+```
+
+Valid expressions might look like this:
+
+```html
+<li ng-repeat="item in items | filter:searchString as collections">{{item}}</li>
+<li ng-repeat="item in items | filter:searchString as filteredCollection">{{item}}</li>
+```
diff --git a/src/ng/directive/ngRepeat.js b/src/ng/directive/ngRepeat.js
index 1d7d516fe8c9..95effc6d33fc 100644
--- a/src/ng/directive/ngRepeat.js
+++ b/src/ng/directive/ngRepeat.js
@@ -266,6 +266,12 @@ var ngRepeatDirective = ['$parse', '$animate', function($parse, $animate) {
       var valueIdentifier = match[3] || match[1];
       var keyIdentifier = match[2];
 
+      if (aliasAs && (!/^[$a-zA-Z_][$a-zA-Z0-9_]*$/.test(aliasAs) ||
+          /^null|undefined|this|\$index|\$first|\$middle|\$last|\$even|\$odd|\$parent$/.test(aliasAs))) {
+        throw ngRepeatMinErr('badident', "alias '{0}' is invalid --- must be a valid JS identifier which is not a reserved name.",
+          aliasAs);
+      }
+
       var trackByExpGetter, trackByIdExpFn, trackByIdArrayFn, trackByIdObjFn;
       var hashFnLocals = {$id: hashKey};
 
diff --git a/test/ng/directive/ngRepeatSpec.js b/test/ng/directive/ngRepeatSpec.js
index aeaeba3849a5..d2d81a6af87f 100644
--- a/test/ng/directive/ngRepeatSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/directive/ngRepeatSpec.js
@@ -416,6 +416,52 @@ describe('ngRepeat', function() {
 
       expect(trim(element.text())).toEqual('No results found...');
     });
+
+
+    it('should throw if alias identifier is not a simple identifier', inject(function($exceptionHandler) {
+      scope.x = 'bl';
+      scope.items = [
+        { name : 'red' },
+        { name : 'blue' },
+        { name : 'green' },
+        { name : 'black' },
+        { name : 'orange' },
+        { name : 'blonde' }
+      ];
+
+      forEach([
+        'null',
+        'this',
+        'undefined',
+        '$parent',
+        '$index',
+        '$first',
+        '$middle',
+        '$last',
+        '$even',
+        '$odd',
+        'obj[key]',
+        'obj["key"]',
+        'obj[\'key\']',
+        'obj.property',
+        'foo=6'
+      ], function(expr) {
+        var expression = ('item in items | filter:x as ' + expr + ' track by $index').replace(/"/g, '&quot;');
+        element = $compile(
+          '<div>' +
+          '  <div ng-repeat="' + expression + '">{{item}}</div>' +
+          '</div>')(scope);
+
+        var expected = new RegExp('^\\[ngRepeat:badident\\] alias \'' + escape(expr) + '\' is invalid --- must be a valid JS identifier which is not a reserved name');
+        expect($exceptionHandler.errors.shift()[0].message).
+          toMatch(expected);
+        dealoc(element);
+      });
+
+      function escape(text) {
+        return text.replace(/[\-\[\]\/\{\}\(\)\*\+\?\.\\\^\$\|]/g, "\\$&");
+      }
+    }));
   });