diff --git a/lib/directive/module.dart b/lib/directive/module.dart
index e92ab8ceb..102e3406a 100644
--- a/lib/directive/module.dart
+++ b/lib/directive/module.dart
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class NgDirectiveModule extends Module {
     value(NgShalowRepeatDirective, null);
     value(NgShowDirective, null);
     value(InputTextLikeDirective, null);
+    value(InputNumberLikeDirective, null);
     value(InputRadioDirective, null);
     value(InputCheckboxDirective, null);
     value(InputSelectDirective, null);
diff --git a/lib/directive/ng_model.dart b/lib/directive/ng_model.dart
index b68250769..9e9d4c5c0 100644
--- a/lib/directive/ng_model.dart
+++ b/lib/directive/ng_model.dart
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class InputCheckboxDirective {
 /**
  * Usage:
  *
- *     <input type="text|number|url|password|email" ng-model="myModel">
+ *     <input type="text|url|password|email" ng-model="myModel">
  *     <textarea ng-model="myModel"></textarea>
  *
  * This creates a two-way binding between any string-based input element
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ class InputCheckboxDirective {
 @NgDirective(selector: 'input[type=password][ng-model]')
 @NgDirective(selector: 'input[type=url][ng-model]')
 @NgDirective(selector: 'input[type=email][ng-model]')
-@NgDirective(selector: 'input[type=number][ng-model]')
 @NgDirective(selector: 'input[type=search][ng-model]')
 class InputTextLikeDirective {
   final dom.Element inputElement;
@@ -185,6 +184,44 @@ class InputTextLikeDirective {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Usage:
+ *
+ *     <input type="number|range" ng-model="myModel">
+ *
+ * This creates a two-way binding between a number-based input element
+ * so long as the ng-model attribute is present on the input element. Whenever
+ * the value of the input element changes then the matching model property on the
+ * scope will be updated as well as the other way around (when the scope property
+ * is updated).
+ *
+ */
+@NgDirective(selector: 'input[type=number][ng-model]')
+@NgDirective(selector: 'input[type=range][ng-model]')
+class InputNumberLikeDirective {
+  final dom.InputElement inputElement;
+  final NgModel ngModel;
+  final Scope scope;
+
+  InputNumberLikeDirective(dom.Element this.inputElement, this.ngModel, this.scope) {
+    ngModel.render = (value) {
+      inputElement.value = value == null ? '' : value.toString();
+    };
+    inputElement
+        ..onChange.listen(relaxFnArgs(processValue))
+        ..onInput.listen(relaxFnArgs(processValue));
+  }
+
+  processValue() {
+    var value = num.parse(inputElement.value, (_) => null);
+    if (value != ngModel.viewValue) {
+      ngModel.dirty = true;
+      scope.$apply(() => ngModel.viewValue = value);
+    }
+    ngModel.validate();
+  }
+}
+
 class _UidCounter {
   static final int CHAR_0 = "0".codeUnitAt(0);
   static final int CHAR_9 = "9".codeUnitAt(0);
diff --git a/test/directive/ng_model_spec.dart b/test/directive/ng_model_spec.dart
index 3a71e8f15..8445713a2 100644
--- a/test/directive/ng_model_spec.dart
+++ b/test/directive/ng_model_spec.dart
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ describe('ng-model', () {
 
       inputElement.value = '12';
       _.triggerEvent(inputElement, 'change');
-      expect(_.rootScope.model).toEqual('12');
+      expect(_.rootScope.model).toEqual(12);
 
       inputElement.value = '14';
-      var input = probe.directive(InputTextLikeDirective);
+      var input = probe.directive(InputNumberLikeDirective);
       input.processValue();
-      expect(_.rootScope.model).toEqual('14');
+      expect(_.rootScope.model).toEqual(14);
     }));
 
     it('should update input type=number to blank when model is null', inject(() {
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ describe('ng-model', () {
 
       inputElement.value = '12';
       _.triggerEvent(inputElement, 'change');
-      expect(_.rootScope.model).toEqual('12');
+      expect(_.rootScope.model).toEqual(12);
 
       _.rootScope.model = null;
       _.rootScope.$apply();
@@ -109,6 +109,87 @@ describe('ng-model', () {
     }));
   });
 
+  describe('type="number" like', () {
+    it('should update input value from model', inject(() {
+      _.compile('<input type="number" ng-model="model">');
+      _.rootScope.$digest();
+
+      _.rootScope.$apply('model = 42');
+      expect((_.rootElement as dom.InputElement).value).toEqual('42');
+    }));
+
+    it('should update input value from model for range inputs', inject(() {
+      _.compile('<input type="range" ng-model="model">');
+      _.rootScope.$digest();
+
+      _.rootScope.$apply('model = 42');
+      expect((_.rootElement as dom.InputElement).value).toEqual('42');
+    }));
+
+    it('should update model from the input value', inject(() {
+      _.compile('<input type="number" ng-model="model" probe="p">');
+      Probe probe = _.rootScope.p;
+      var ngModel = probe.directive(NgModel);
+      InputElement inputElement = probe.element;
+
+      inputElement.value = '42';
+      _.triggerEvent(inputElement, 'change');
+      expect(_.rootScope.model).toEqual(42);
+
+      inputElement.value = '43';
+      var input = probe.directive(InputNumberLikeDirective);
+      input.processValue();
+      expect(_.rootScope.model).toEqual(43);
+    }));
+
+    it('should update model to null from a blank input value', inject(() {
+      _.compile('<input type="number" ng-model="model" probe="p">');
+      Probe probe = _.rootScope.p;
+      var ngModel = probe.directive(NgModel);
+      InputElement inputElement = probe.element;
+
+      inputElement.value = '';
+      _.triggerEvent(inputElement, 'change');
+      expect(_.rootScope.model).toBeNull();
+    }));
+
+    it('should update model from the input value for range inputs', inject(() {
+      _.compile('<input type="range" ng-model="model" probe="p">');
+      Probe probe = _.rootScope.p;
+      var ngModel = probe.directive(NgModel);
+      InputElement inputElement = probe.element;
+
+      inputElement.value = '42';
+      _.triggerEvent(inputElement, 'change');
+      expect(_.rootScope.model).toEqual(42);
+
+      inputElement.value = '43';
+      var input = probe.directive(InputNumberLikeDirective);
+      input.processValue();
+      expect(_.rootScope.model).toEqual(43);
+    }));
+
+    it('should update model to a native default value from a blank range input value', inject(() {
+      _.compile('<input type="range" ng-model="model" probe="p">');
+      Probe probe = _.rootScope.p;
+      var ngModel = probe.directive(NgModel);
+      InputElement inputElement = probe.element;
+
+      inputElement.value = '';
+      _.triggerEvent(inputElement, 'change');
+      expect(_.rootScope.model).toBeDefined();
+    }));
+
+    it('should render null as blank', inject(() {
+      _.compile('<input type="number" ng-model="model">');
+      _.rootScope.$digest();
+
+      _.rootScope.$apply('model = null');
+      expect((_.rootElement as dom.InputElement).value).toEqual('');
+    }));
+
+  });
+
   describe('type="password"', () {
     it('should update input value from model', inject(() {
       _.compile('<input type="password" ng-model="model">');