diff --git a/src/ng/directive/input.js b/src/ng/directive/input.js
index ab642338358e..558cce14fe7a 100644
--- a/src/ng/directive/input.js
+++ b/src/ng/directive/input.js
@@ -1855,7 +1855,15 @@ var NgModelController = ['$scope', '$exceptionHandler', '$attrs', '$element', '$
   };
 
   this.$$writeModelToScope = function() {
-    ngModelSet($scope, ctrl.$modelValue);
+    var getterSetter;
+
+    if (ctrl.$options && ctrl.$options.getterSetter &&
+        isFunction(getterSetter = ngModelGet($scope))) {
+
+      getterSetter(ctrl.$modelValue);
+    } else {
+      ngModelSet($scope, ctrl.$modelValue);
+    }
     forEach(ctrl.$viewChangeListeners, function(listener) {
       try {
         listener();
@@ -1930,6 +1938,10 @@ var NgModelController = ['$scope', '$exceptionHandler', '$attrs', '$element', '$
   $scope.$watch(function ngModelWatch() {
     var modelValue = ngModelGet($scope);
 
+    if (ctrl.$options && ctrl.$options.getterSetter && isFunction(modelValue)) {
+      modelValue = modelValue();
+    }
+
     // if scope model value and ngModel value are out of sync
     if (ctrl.$modelValue !== modelValue &&
         (isUndefined(ctrl.$$invalidModelValue) || ctrl.$$invalidModelValue != modelValue)) {
@@ -2062,6 +2074,55 @@ var NgModelController = ['$scope', '$exceptionHandler', '$attrs', '$element', '$
        </form>
      </file>
  * </example>
+ *
+ * ## Binding to a getter/setter
+ *
+ * Sometimes it's helpful to bind `ngModel` to a getter/setter function.  A getter/setter is a
+ * function that returns a representation of the model when called with zero arguments, and sets
+ * the internal state of a model when called with an argument. It's sometimes useful to use this
+ * for models that have an internal representation that's different than what the model exposes
+ * to the view.
+ *
+ * <div class="alert alert-success">
+ * **Best Practice:** It's best to keep getters fast because Angular is likely to call them more
+ * frequently than other parts of your code.
+ * </div>
+ *
+ * You use this behavior by adding `ng-model-options="{ getterSetter: true }"` to an element that
+ * has `ng-model` attached to it. You can also add `ng-model-options="{ getterSetter: true }"` to
+ * a `<form>`, which will enable this behavior for all `<input>`s within it. See
+ * {@link ng.directive:ngModelOptions `ngModelOptions`} for more.
+ *
+ * The following example shows how to use `ngModel` with a getter/setter:
+ *
+ * @example
+ * <example name="ngModel-getter-setter" module="getterSetterExample">
+     <file name="index.html">
+       <div ng-controller="ExampleController">
+         <form name="userForm">
+           Name:
+           <input type="text" name="userName"
+                  ng-model="user.name"
+                  ng-model-options="{ getterSetter: true }" />
+         </form>
+         <pre>user.name = <span ng-bind="user.name()"></span></pre>
+       </div>
+     </file>
+     <file name="app.js">
+       angular.module('getterSetterExample', [])
+         .controller('ExampleController', ['$scope', function($scope) {
+           var _name = 'Brian';
+           $scope.user = {
+             name: function (newName) {
+               if (angular.isDefined(newName)) {
+                 _name = newName;
+               }
+               return _name;
+             }
+           };
+         }]);
+     </file>
+ * </example>
  */
 var ngModelDirective = function() {
   return {
@@ -2459,6 +2520,8 @@ 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:
  *     `ngModelOptions="{ updateOn: 'default blur', debounce: {'default': 500, 'blur': 0} }"`
+ *   - `getterSetter`: boolean value which determines whether or not to treat functions bound to
+       `ngModel` as getters/setters.
  *
  * @example
 
@@ -2541,6 +2604,33 @@ var ngValueDirective = function() {
         }]);
     </file>
   </example>
+
+  This one shows how to bind to getter/setters:
+
+  <example name="ngModelOptions-directive-getter-setter" module="getterSetterExample">
+    <file name="index.html">
+      <div ng-controller="ExampleController">
+        <form name="userForm">
+          Name:
+          <input type="text" name="userName"
+                 ng-model="user.name"
+                 ng-model-options="{ getterSetter: true }" />
+        </form>
+        <pre>user.name = <span ng-bind="user.name()"></span></pre>
+      </div>
+    </file>
+    <file name="app.js">
+      angular.module('getterSetterExample', [])
+        .controller('ExampleController', ['$scope', function($scope) {
+          var _name = 'Brian';
+          $scope.user = {
+            name: function (newName) {
+              return angular.isDefined(newName) ? (_name = newName) : _name;
+            }
+          };
+        }]);
+    </file>
+  </example>
  */
 var ngModelOptionsDirective = function() {
   return {
diff --git a/test/ng/directive/inputSpec.js b/test/ng/directive/inputSpec.js
index d39832f4c102..5c3784f50507 100644
--- a/test/ng/directive/inputSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/directive/inputSpec.js
@@ -1173,6 +1173,48 @@ describe('input', function() {
       expect(inputElm.val()).toBe('');
     }));
 
+    it('should not try to invoke a model if getterSetter is false', function() {
+      compileInput(
+        '<input type="text" ng-model="name" '+
+          'ng-model-options="{ getterSetter: false }" />');
+
+      var spy = scope.name = jasmine.createSpy('setterSpy');
+      changeInputValueTo('a');
+      expect(spy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(inputElm.val()).toBe('a');
+    });
+
+    it('should not try to invoke a model if getterSetter is not set', function() {
+      compileInput('<input type="text" ng-model="name" />');
+
+      var spy = scope.name = jasmine.createSpy('setterSpy');
+      changeInputValueTo('a');
+      expect(spy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(inputElm.val()).toBe('a');
+    });
+
+    it('should always try to invoke a model if getterSetter is true', function() {
+      compileInput(
+        '<input type="text" ng-model="name" '+
+          'ng-model-options="{ getterSetter: true }" />');
+
+      var spy = scope.name = jasmine.createSpy('setterSpy').andCallFake(function () {
+        return 'b';
+      });
+      scope.$apply();
+      expect(inputElm.val()).toBe('b');
+
+      changeInputValueTo('a');
+      expect(inputElm.val()).toBe('b');
+      expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('a');
+      expect(scope.name).toBe(spy);
+
+      scope.name = 'c';
+      changeInputValueTo('d');
+      expect(inputElm.val()).toBe('d');
+      expect(scope.name).toBe('d');
+    });
+
   });
 
   it('should allow complex reference binding', function() {