diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/forms.ts b/modules/angular2/src/core/forms.ts
index 8e82ce44b07d..594c410f2b6d 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/forms.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/forms.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export {NgControl} from './forms/directives/ng_control';
 export {NgControlGroup} from './forms/directives/ng_control_group';
 export {NgFormModel} from './forms/directives/ng_form_model';
 export {NgForm} from './forms/directives/ng_form';
-export {ControlValueAccessor} from './forms/directives/control_value_accessor';
+export {ControlValueAccessor, NG_VALUE_ACCESSOR} from './forms/directives/control_value_accessor';
 export {DefaultValueAccessor} from './forms/directives/default_value_accessor';
 export {NgControlStatus} from './forms/directives/ng_control_status';
 export {CheckboxControlValueAccessor} from './forms/directives/checkbox_value_accessor';
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/forms/directives/default_value_accessor.ts b/modules/angular2/src/core/forms/directives/default_value_accessor.ts
index fa23a0870e72..3d5c86f97e51 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/forms/directives/default_value_accessor.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/forms/directives/default_value_accessor.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const DEFAULT_VALUE_ACCESSOR = CONST_EXPR(new Provider(
  */
 @Directive({
   selector:
-      'input:not([type=checkbox])[ng-control],textarea[ng-control],input:not([type=checkbox])[ng-form-control],textarea[ng-form-control],input:not([type=checkbox])[ng-model],textarea[ng-model]',
+      'input:not([type=checkbox])[ng-control],textarea[ng-control],input:not([type=checkbox])[ng-form-control],textarea[ng-form-control],input:not([type=checkbox])[ng-model],textarea[ng-model],[ng-default-control]',
   // TODO: vsavkin replace the above selector with the one below it once
   // https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/3011 is implemented
   // selector: '[ng-control],[ng-model],[ng-form-control]',
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/public_api_spec.ts b/modules/angular2/test/public_api_spec.ts
index 9d13af6e097d..ce29d3913909 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/public_api_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/public_api_spec.ts
@@ -821,6 +821,7 @@ var NG_ALL = [
   'LowerCasePipe',
   'LowerCasePipe.transform()',
   'NG_VALIDATORS',
+  'NG_VALUE_ACCESSOR',
   'NG_ASYNC_VALIDATORS',
   'NgClass',
   'NgClass.doCheck()',