diff --git a/test/core/change_detection/binding_test.dart b/test/core/change_detection/binding_test.dart
index defbb6492b..1468da5319 100644
--- a/test/core/change_detection/binding_test.dart
+++ b/test/core/change_detection/binding_test.dart
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ void main() {
     await new _GetValue<TestChainedPropertyAccess>().runTest();
   });
 
+  test('should support a function call', () async {
+    await new _GetValue<TestFunctionCall>().runTest();
+  });
+
   test('should support assigning explicitly to null', () async {
     await new _GetValue<TestAssignNull>().runTest();
   });
@@ -510,6 +514,22 @@ class TestChainedPropertyAccess implements ValueTest {
   get expected => isTrue;
 }
 
+@Component(
+  selector: 'test',
+  directives: const [ChildComponent],
+  template: r'''<child [value]="list.toList().length.isEven"></child>''',
+)
+class TestFunctionCall implements ValueTest {
+  @ViewChild(ChildComponent)
+  @override
+  ChildComponent child;
+
+  get list => const ['foo', 'bar'];
+
+  @override
+  get expected => isTrue;
+}
+
 @Component(
   selector: 'test',
   directives: const [ChildComponent],
diff --git a/test/core/change_detection/container_test.dart b/test/core/change_detection/container_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a83d0999f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/core/change_detection/container_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+@TestOn('browser')
+import 'package:angular2/angular2.dart';
+import 'package:angular_test/angular_test.dart';
+import 'package:test/test.dart';
+
+void main() {
+  tearDown(disposeAnyRunningTest);
+
+  test('should *not* assign any values if the initial value is null', () async {
+    final fixture = await new NgTestBed<BoundValueTest>().create();
+    await fixture.update(expectAsync1((comp) {
+      expect(comp.child.updates, 0, reason: 'No changes should have happened');
+      expect(comp.child.value, isNull);
+    }));
+  });
+
+  test('should propagate null if the initial value is non-null', () async {
+    final fixture = await new NgTestBed<BoundValueTest>().create(
+      beforeChangeDetection: (comp) => comp.boundValue = 'Hello',
+    );
+    await fixture.update(expectAsync1((comp) {
+      expect(comp.child.updates, 1, reason: 'One CD should have happened');
+      expect(comp.child.value, 'Hello');
+      comp.boundValue = null;
+    }));
+    await fixture.update(expectAsync1((comp) {
+      expect(comp.child.updates, 2, reason: 'Two CDs should have happened');
+      expect(comp.child.value, isNull);
+    }));
+  });
+
+  test('should not recreate literal maps unless content changes', () async {
+    Map boundMap;
+    final fixture = await new NgTestBed<BoundMapTest>().create(
+      beforeChangeDetection: (comp) {
+        comp.value = 'bar';
+      },
+    );
+    await fixture.update(expectAsync1((comp) {
+      boundMap = comp.child.value;
+      expect(boundMap, {'key': 'bar'});
+    }));
+    await fixture.update(expectAsync1((comp) {
+      expect(boundMap, same(comp.child.value), reason: 'Should be identical');
+      comp.value = 'foo';
+    }));
+    await fixture.update(expectAsync1((comp) {
+      expect(comp.child.value, {'key': 'foo'});
+    }));
+  });
+
+  test('should not recreate literal lists unless content changes', () async {
+    List boundList;
+    final fixture = await new NgTestBed<BoundListTest>().create(
+      beforeChangeDetection: (comp) {
+        comp.value = 'bar';
+      },
+    );
+    await fixture.update(expectAsync1((comp) {
+      boundList = comp.child.value;
+      expect(boundList, ['bar']);
+    }));
+    await fixture.update(expectAsync1((comp) {
+      expect(boundList, same(comp.child.value), reason: 'Should be identical');
+      comp.value = 'foo';
+    }));
+    await fixture.update(expectAsync1((comp) {
+      expect(comp.child.value, ['foo']);
+    }));
+  });
+
+  test('should support interpolation', () async {
+    final fixture = await new NgTestBed<BoundValueTest>().create(
+      beforeChangeDetection: (comp) => comp.boundValue = 'Hello World',
+    );
+    expect(fixture.text, 'Hello World');
+  });
+
+  test('should output empty for null values in interpolation', () async {
+    final fixture = await new NgTestBed<BoundValueTest>().create();
+    expect(fixture.text, isEmpty);
+  });
+}
+
+@Component(
+  selector: 'child',
+  template: r'{{value}}',
+)
+class ChildComponent {
+  var _value;
+  var updates = 0;
+
+  @Input()
+  set value(value) {
+    updates++;
+    _value = value;
+  }
+
+  get value => _value;
+}
+
+@Component(
+  selector: 'test',
+  directives: const [ChildComponent],
+  template: '<child [value]="boundValue"></child>',
+)
+class BoundValueTest {
+  var boundValue;
+
+  @ViewChild(ChildComponent)
+  ChildComponent child;
+}
+
+@Component(
+  selector: 'test',
+  directives: const [ChildComponent],
+  template: r'''<child [value]="{'key': value}"></child>''',
+)
+class BoundMapTest {
+  var value;
+
+  @ViewChild(ChildComponent)
+  ChildComponent child;
+}
+
+@Component(
+  selector: 'test',
+  directives: const [ChildComponent],
+  template: r'''<child [value]="[value]"></child>''',
+)
+class BoundListTest {
+  var value;
+
+  @ViewChild(ChildComponent)
+  ChildComponent child;
+}