diff --git a/src/ng/directive/input.js b/src/ng/directive/input.js
index 527e1c355c92..6a700ec552e0 100644
--- a/src/ng/directive/input.js
+++ b/src/ng/directive/input.js
@@ -2037,12 +2037,23 @@ var NgModelController = ['$scope', '$exceptionHandler', '$attrs', '$element', '$
       ctrl.$modelValue = ngModelGet();
     }
     var prevModelValue = ctrl.$modelValue;
+    var allowInvalid = ctrl.$options && ctrl.$options.allowInvalid;
+    if (allowInvalid) {
+      ctrl.$modelValue = modelValue;
+      writeToModelIfNeeded();
+    }
     ctrl.$$runValidators(parserValid, modelValue, viewValue, function() {
-      ctrl.$modelValue = ctrl.$valid ? modelValue : undefined;
+      if (!allowInvalid) {
+        ctrl.$modelValue = ctrl.$valid ? modelValue : undefined;
+        writeToModelIfNeeded();
+      }
+    });
+
+    function writeToModelIfNeeded() {
       if (ctrl.$modelValue !== prevModelValue) {
         ctrl.$$writeModelToScope();
       }
-    });
+    }
   };
 
   this.$$writeModelToScope = function() {
@@ -2764,6 +2775,8 @@ var ngValueDirective = function() {
  *     value of 0 triggers an immediate update. If an object is supplied instead, you can specify a
  *     custom value for each event. For example:
  *     `ng-model-options="{ updateOn: 'default blur', debounce: {'default': 500, 'blur': 0} }"`
+ *   - `allowInvalid`: boolean value which indicates that the model can be set with values that did
+ *     not validate correctly instead of the default behavior of setting the model to undefined.
  *   - `getterSetter`: boolean value which determines whether or not to treat functions bound to
        `ngModel` as getters/setters.
  *   - `timezone`: Defines the timezone to be used to read/write the `Date` instance in the model for
diff --git a/test/ng/directive/inputSpec.js b/test/ng/directive/inputSpec.js
index 33dcbd688c0c..169c8d6da9b7 100644
--- a/test/ng/directive/inputSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/directive/inputSpec.js
@@ -1769,6 +1769,79 @@ describe('input', function() {
           'ng-model-options="{ getterSetter: true }" />');
     });
 
+    it('should assign invalid values to the scope if allowInvalid is true', function() {
+      compileInput('<input type="text" name="input" ng-model="value" maxlength="1" ' +
+                   'ng-model-options="{allowInvalid: true}" />');
+      changeInputValueTo('12345');
+
+      expect(scope.value).toBe('12345');
+      expect(inputElm).toBeInvalid();
+    });
+
+    it('should not assign not parsable values to the scope if allowInvalid is true', function() {
+      compileInput('<input type="number" name="input" ng-model="value" ' +
+                   'ng-model-options="{allowInvalid: true}" />', {
+        valid: false,
+        badInput: true
+      });
+      changeInputValueTo('abcd');
+
+      expect(scope.value).toBeUndefined();
+      expect(inputElm).toBeInvalid();
+    });
+
+    it('should update the scope before async validators execute if allowInvalid is true', inject(function($q) {
+      compileInput('<input type="text" name="input" ng-model="value" ' +
+                   'ng-model-options="{allowInvalid: true}" />');
+      var defer;
+      scope.form.input.$asyncValidators.promiseValidator = function(value) {
+        defer = $q.defer();
+        return defer.promise;
+      };
+      changeInputValueTo('12345');
+
+      expect(scope.value).toBe('12345');
+      expect(scope.form.input.$pending.promiseValidator).toBe(true);
+      defer.reject();
+      scope.$digest();
+      expect(scope.value).toBe('12345');
+      expect(inputElm).toBeInvalid();
+    }));
+
+    it('should update the view before async validators execute if allowInvalid is true', inject(function($q) {
+      compileInput('<input type="text" name="input" ng-model="value" ' +
+                   'ng-model-options="{allowInvalid: true}" />');
+      var defer;
+      scope.form.input.$asyncValidators.promiseValidator = function(value) {
+        defer = $q.defer();
+        return defer.promise;
+      };
+      scope.$apply('value = \'12345\'');
+
+      expect(inputElm.val()).toBe('12345');
+      expect(scope.form.input.$pending.promiseValidator).toBe(true);
+      defer.reject();
+      scope.$digest();
+      expect(inputElm.val()).toBe('12345');
+      expect(inputElm).toBeInvalid();
+    }));
+
+    it('should not call ng-change listeners twice if the model did not change with allowInvalid', function() {
+      compileInput('<input type="text" name="input" ng-model="value" ' +
+                   'ng-model-options="{allowInvalid: true}" ng-change="changed()" />');
+      scope.changed = jasmine.createSpy('changed');
+      scope.form.input.$parsers.push(function(value) {
+        return 'modelValue';
+      });
+
+      changeInputValueTo('input1');
+      expect(scope.value).toBe('modelValue');
+      expect(scope.changed).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+
+      changeInputValueTo('input2');
+      expect(scope.value).toBe('modelValue');
+      expect(scope.changed).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    });
   });
 
   it('should allow complex reference binding', function() {