diff --git a/ionic/components/text-input/test/floating-labels/index.ts b/ionic/components/text-input/test/floating-labels/index.ts
index 43aed36502..79de5a9b12 100644
--- a/ionic/components/text-input/test/floating-labels/index.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/text-input/test/floating-labels/index.ts
@@ -4,4 +4,12 @@ import {App} from 'ionic/ionic';
 @App({
   templateUrl: 'main.html'
 })
-class E2EApp {}
+class E2EApp {
+  constructor() {
+    this.myValues = {
+      value1: 'Dynamic Input',
+      value2: 'Dynamic Textarea'
+    };
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/ionic/components/text-input/test/floating-labels/main.html b/ionic/components/text-input/test/floating-labels/main.html
index ca011371cc..24e6be3c58 100644
--- a/ionic/components/text-input/test/floating-labels/main.html
+++ b/ionic/components/text-input/test/floating-labels/main.html
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@
 
     <ion-input floating-label>
       <ion-label>Floating Label 1</ion-label>
-      <input type="text">
+      <input [(ng-model)]='myValues.value1' type="text">
     </ion-input>
+    Value: {{ myValues.value1 }}
 
-    <ion-input floating-label class="input-has-value">
+    <ion-input floating-label>
       <ion-label>Floating Label 2</ion-label>
       <input value="Has Value" type="text">
     </ion-input>
@@ -23,8 +24,9 @@
 
     <ion-input floating-label>
       <ion-label primary>Floating Label 4</ion-label>
-      <textarea></textarea>
+      <textarea [(ng-model)]='myValues.value2'></textarea>
     </ion-input>
+    Value: {{ myValues.value2 }}
 
     <ion-input floating-label>
       <ion-label secondary>Floating Label 5</ion-label>
diff --git a/ionic/components/text-input/text-input.ts b/ionic/components/text-input/text-input.ts
index a4ae10c534..48543eea0c 100644
--- a/ionic/components/text-input/text-input.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/text-input/text-input.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {Component, Directive, Attribute, NgIf, forwardRef, Host, Optional, ElementRef, Renderer, Attribute} from 'angular2/angular2';
+import {Component, Directive, Attribute, NgIf, forwardRef, Host, Optional, ElementRef, Renderer, Attribute, NgControl} from 'angular2/angular2';
 
 import {NavController} from '../nav/nav-controller';
 import {Config} from '../../config/config';
@@ -469,7 +469,8 @@ export class TextInputElement {
     @Attribute('type') type: string,
     elementRef: ElementRef,
     renderer: Renderer,
-    @Optional() wrapper: TextInput
+    @Optional() wrapper: TextInput,
+    @Optional() ngControl: NgControl
   ) {
     this.type = type;
     this.elementRef = elementRef;
@@ -484,9 +485,12 @@ export class TextInputElement {
       renderer.setElementClass(elementRef, 'item-input', true);
       wrapper.registerInput(this);
     }
+
+    if (ngControl) this.ngControl = ngControl;
   }
 
   ngOnInit() {
+    if (this.ngControl) this.value = this.ngControl.value;
     this.wrapper && this.wrapper.hasValue(this.value);
   }