diff --git a/benchmarks/largetable-bp/main.html b/benchmarks/largetable-bp/main.html
index f40353cb61e2..471a4441dd9e 100644
--- a/benchmarks/largetable-bp/main.html
+++ b/benchmarks/largetable-bp/main.html
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
       <div>ngBind: <input type="radio" ng-model="benchmarkType" value="ngBind"></div>
       <div>ngBindOnce: <input type="radio" ng-model="benchmarkType" value="ngBindOnce"></div>
       <div>interpolation: <input type="radio" ng-model="benchmarkType" value="interpolation"></div>
+      <div>interpolation + bind-once: <input type="radio" ng-model="benchmarkType" value="bindOnceInterpolation"></div>
       <div>attribute interpolation: <input type="radio" ng-model="benchmarkType" value="interpolationAttr"></div>
       <div>ngBind + fnInvocation: <input type="radio" ng-model="benchmarkType" value="ngBindFn"></div>
       <div>interpolation + fnInvocation: <input type="radio" ng-model="benchmarkType" value="interpolationFn"></div>
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ <h2>baseline binding</h2>
         </div>
         <div ng-switch-when="ngBindOnce">
           <h2>baseline binding once</h2>
-          <div ng-repeat="row in data">
+          <div ng-repeat="row in ::data">
             <span ng-repeat="column in ::row">
               <span ng-bind="::column.i"></span>:<span ng-bind="::column.j"></span>|
             </span>
@@ -47,6 +48,12 @@ <h2>baseline interpolation</h2>
             <span ng-repeat="column in row">{{column.i}}:{{column.j}}|</span>
           </div>
         </div>
+        <div ng-switch-when="bindOnceInterpolation">
+          <h2>baseline one-time interpolation</h2>
+          <div ng-repeat="row in ::data">
+            <span ng-repeat="column in ::row">{{::column.i}}:{{::column.j}}|</span>
+          </div>
+        </div>
         <div ng-switch-when="interpolationAttr">
           <h2>attribute interpolation</h2>
           <div ng-repeat="row in data">
@@ -80,4 +87,4 @@ <h2>interpolation with filter</h2>
       </ng-switch>
     </div>
   </div>
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
+</div>
diff --git a/src/Angular.js b/src/Angular.js
index 52e74cbf396c..7aefdf784e2a 100644
--- a/src/Angular.js
+++ b/src/Angular.js
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ function arrayRemove(array, value) {
   var index = array.indexOf(value);
   if (index >= 0)
     array.splice(index, 1);
-  return value;
+  return index;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/ng/rootScope.js b/src/ng/rootScope.js
index be150faf1c15..f462381f88e6 100644
--- a/src/ng/rootScope.js
+++ b/src/ng/rootScope.js
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ function $RootScopeProvider() {
       this.$$destroyed = false;
       this.$$listeners = {};
       this.$$listenerCount = {};
+      this.$$watchersCount = 0;
       this.$$isolateBindings = null;
     }
 
@@ -210,6 +211,7 @@ function $RootScopeProvider() {
                   this.$$childHead = this.$$childTail = null;
               this.$$listeners = {};
               this.$$listenerCount = {};
+              this.$$watchersCount = 0;
               this.$id = nextUid();
               this.$$ChildScope = null;
             };
@@ -384,9 +386,12 @@ function $RootScopeProvider() {
         // we use unshift since we use a while loop in $digest for speed.
         // the while loop reads in reverse order.
         array.unshift(watcher);
+        incrementWatchersCount(this, 1);
 
         return function deregisterWatch() {
-          arrayRemove(array, watcher);
+          if (arrayRemove(array, watcher) >= 0) {
+            incrementWatchersCount(scope, -1);
+          }
           lastDirtyWatch = null;
         };
       },
@@ -794,7 +799,7 @@ function $RootScopeProvider() {
             // Insanity Warning: scope depth-first traversal
             // yes, this code is a bit crazy, but it works and we have tests to prove it!
             // this piece should be kept in sync with the traversal in $broadcast
-            if (!(next = (current.$$childHead ||
+            if (!(next = ((current.$$watchersCount && current.$$childHead) ||
                 (current !== target && current.$$nextSibling)))) {
               while (current !== target && !(next = current.$$nextSibling)) {
                 current = current.$parent;
@@ -869,6 +874,7 @@ function $RootScopeProvider() {
         this.$$destroyed = true;
         if (this === $rootScope) return;
 
+        incrementWatchersCount(this, -this.$$watchersCount);
         for (var eventName in this.$$listenerCount) {
           decrementListenerCount(this, this.$$listenerCount[eventName], eventName);
         }
@@ -1290,6 +1296,11 @@ function $RootScopeProvider() {
       $rootScope.$$phase = null;
     }
 
+    function incrementWatchersCount(current, count) {
+      do {
+        current.$$watchersCount += count;
+      } while ((current = current.$parent));
+    }
 
     function decrementListenerCount(current, count, name) {
       do {
diff --git a/test/ng/rootScopeSpec.js b/test/ng/rootScopeSpec.js
index 89d30820ff24..8fa9a00c7703 100644
--- a/test/ng/rootScopeSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/rootScopeSpec.js
@@ -135,9 +135,67 @@ describe('Scope', function() {
     it('should not keep constant expressions on watch queue', inject(function($rootScope) {
       $rootScope.$watch('1 + 1', function() {});
       expect($rootScope.$$watchers.length).toEqual(1);
+      expect($rootScope.$$watchersCount).toEqual(1);
       $rootScope.$digest();
 
       expect($rootScope.$$watchers.length).toEqual(0);
+      expect($rootScope.$$watchersCount).toEqual(0);
+    }));
+
+    it('should decrement the watcherCount when destroying a child scope', inject(function($rootScope) {
+      var child1 = $rootScope.$new(),
+        child2 = $rootScope.$new(),
+        grandChild1 = child1.$new(),
+        grandChild2 = child2.$new();
+
+      child1.$watch('a', function() {});
+      child2.$watch('a', function() {});
+      grandChild1.$watch('a', function() {});
+      grandChild2.$watch('a', function() {});
+
+      expect($rootScope.$$watchersCount).toBe(4);
+      expect(child1.$$watchersCount).toBe(2);
+      expect(child2.$$watchersCount).toBe(2);
+      expect(grandChild1.$$watchersCount).toBe(1);
+      expect(grandChild2.$$watchersCount).toBe(1);
+
+      grandChild2.$destroy();
+      expect(child2.$$watchersCount).toBe(1);
+      expect($rootScope.$$watchersCount).toBe(3);
+      child1.$destroy();
+      expect($rootScope.$$watchersCount).toBe(1);
+    }));
+
+    it('should decrement the watcherCount when calling the remove function', inject(function($rootScope) {
+      var child1 = $rootScope.$new(),
+        child2 = $rootScope.$new(),
+        grandChild1 = child1.$new(),
+        grandChild2 = child2.$new(),
+        remove1,
+        remove2;
+
+      remove1 = child1.$watch('a', function() {});
+      child2.$watch('a', function() {});
+      grandChild1.$watch('a', function() {});
+      remove2 = grandChild2.$watch('a', function() {});
+
+      remove2();
+      expect(grandChild2.$$watchersCount).toBe(0);
+      expect(child2.$$watchersCount).toBe(1);
+      expect($rootScope.$$watchersCount).toBe(3);
+      remove1();
+      expect(grandChild1.$$watchersCount).toBe(1);
+      expect(child1.$$watchersCount).toBe(1);
+      expect($rootScope.$$watchersCount).toBe(2);
+
+      // Execute everything a second time to be sure that calling the remove funciton
+      // several times, it only decrements the counter once
+      remove2();
+      expect(child2.$$watchersCount).toBe(1);
+      expect($rootScope.$$watchersCount).toBe(2);
+      remove1();
+      expect(child1.$$watchersCount).toBe(1);
+      expect($rootScope.$$watchersCount).toBe(2);
     }));
 
     it('should not keep constant literals on the watch queue', inject(function($rootScope) {