#### Bug, feature request, or proposal: bug #### What is the expected behavior? Autocompleted mdInput binded with undefined ngModel should display empty text instead of "undefined". #### What is the current behavior?  Regular mdInput shows empty text in case of ngModel is undefined. Autocompleted mdInput binded with undefined ngModel shows "undefined". #### What are the steps to reproduce? Here is the plunker with description http://plnkr.co/edit/5jrByGdNel0saoQe7obm #### What is the use-case or motivation for changing an existing behavior? All mdInput should behave consistently. #### Which versions of Angular, Material, OS, browsers are affected? Tested with @angular/material 2.0.0-beta.2 #### Is there anything else we should know?