diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/change_detection/codegen_logic_util.ts b/modules/angular2/src/core/change_detection/codegen_logic_util.ts
index 2c2e2ab741a0..d1d27a6c7332 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/change_detection/codegen_logic_util.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/change_detection/codegen_logic_util.ts
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ export class CodegenLogicUtil {
         break;
 
       case RecordType.Chain:
-        rhs = 'null';
+        rhs = `${getLocalName(protoRec.args[protoRec.args.length - 1])}`;
         break;
 
       default:
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/core/change_detection/change_detector_config.ts b/modules/angular2/test/core/change_detection/change_detector_config.ts
index ed7493306433..c770c004972f 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/core/change_detection/change_detector_config.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/core/change_detection/change_detector_config.ts
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@ var _availableEventDefinitions = [
   '(event)="a[0]=\$event"',
   // '(event)="\$event=1"',
   '(event)="a=a+1; a=a+1;"',
+  '(event)="true; false"',
   '(event)="false"',
   '(event)="true"',
   '(event)="true ? a = a + 1 : a = a + 1"',
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/core/change_detection/change_detector_spec.ts b/modules/angular2/test/core/change_detection/change_detector_spec.ts
index 80a9cb3cb621..ba34c3a5b1f6 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/core/change_detection/change_detector_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/core/change_detection/change_detector_spec.ts
@@ -1341,12 +1341,16 @@ export function main() {
 
         it('should return the prevent default value', () => {
           var val = _createChangeDetector('(event)="false"', d, null);
-          var res = val.changeDetector.handleEvent("event", 0, locals);
-          expect(res).toBe(true);
+          var preventDefault = val.changeDetector.handleEvent("event", 0, locals);
+          expect(preventDefault).toBe(true);
 
           val = _createChangeDetector('(event)="true"', d, null);
-          res = val.changeDetector.handleEvent("event", 0, locals);
-          expect(res).toBe(false);
+          preventDefault = val.changeDetector.handleEvent("event", 0, locals);
+          expect(preventDefault).toBe(false);
+
+          val = _createChangeDetector('(event)="true; false"', d, null);
+          preventDefault = val.changeDetector.handleEvent("event", 0, locals);
+          expect(preventDefault).toEqual(true);
         });
 
         it('should support short-circuiting', () => {