diff --git a/src/ng/directive/ngClass.js b/src/ng/directive/ngClass.js
index e054d4c6d7a4..6ba73e60c8ae 100644
--- a/src/ng/directive/ngClass.js
+++ b/src/ng/directive/ngClass.js
@@ -3,17 +3,25 @@
 function classDirective(name, selector) {
   name = 'ngClass' + name;
   return ngDirective(function(scope, element, attr) {
-    scope.$watch(attr[name], function(newVal, oldVal) {
+    // Reusable function for re-applying the ngClass
+    function reapply(newVal, oldVal) {
       if (selector === true || scope.$index % 2 === selector) {
         if (oldVal && (newVal !== oldVal)) {
-           if (isObject(oldVal) && !isArray(oldVal))
-             oldVal = map(oldVal, function(v, k) { if (v) return k });
-           element.removeClass(isArray(oldVal) ? oldVal.join(' ') : oldVal);
-         }
-         if (isObject(newVal) && !isArray(newVal))
-            newVal = map(newVal, function(v, k) { if (v) return k });
-         if (newVal) element.addClass(isArray(newVal) ? newVal.join(' ') : newVal);      }
-    }, true);
+          if (isObject(oldVal) && !isArray(oldVal))
+            oldVal = map(oldVal, function(v, k) { if (v) return k });
+          element.removeClass(isArray(oldVal) ? oldVal.join(' ') : oldVal);
+        }
+        if (isObject(newVal) && !isArray(newVal))
+          newVal = map(newVal, function(v, k) { if (v) return k });
+        if (newVal) element.addClass(isArray(newVal) ? newVal.join(' ') : newVal);
+      }
+    };
+    scope.$watch(attr[name], reapply, true);
+
+    attr.$observe('class', function(value) {
+      var ngClass = scope.$eval(attr[name]);
+      reapply(ngClass, ngClass);
+    });
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/test/ng/directive/ngClassSpec.js b/test/ng/directive/ngClassSpec.js
index e8685b7dc0bb..fc46bf7c03de 100644
--- a/test/ng/directive/ngClassSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/directive/ngClassSpec.js
@@ -201,4 +201,37 @@ describe('ngClass', function() {
     expect(e2.hasClass('C')).toBeFalsy();
     expect(e2.hasClass('D')).toBeFalsy();
   }));
+
+
+  it('should reapply ngClass when interpolated class attribute changes', inject(function($rootScope, $compile) {
+    element = $compile('<div class="one {{cls}} three" ng-class="{four: four}"></div>')($rootScope);
+
+    $rootScope.$apply(function() {
+      $rootScope.cls = "two";
+      $rootScope.four = true;
+    });
+    expect(element).toHaveClass('one');
+    expect(element).toHaveClass('two'); // interpolated
+    expect(element).toHaveClass('three');
+    expect(element).toHaveClass('four');
+
+    $rootScope.$apply(function() {
+      $rootScope.cls = "too";
+    });
+    expect(element).toHaveClass('one');
+    expect(element).toHaveClass('too'); // interpolated
+    expect(element).toHaveClass('three');
+    expect(element).toHaveClass('four'); // should still be there
+    expect(element.hasClass('two')).toBeFalsy();
+
+    $rootScope.$apply(function() {
+      $rootScope.cls = "to";
+    });
+    expect(element).toHaveClass('one');
+    expect(element).toHaveClass('to'); // interpolated
+    expect(element).toHaveClass('three');
+    expect(element).toHaveClass('four'); // should still be there
+    expect(element.hasClass('two')).toBeFalsy();
+    expect(element.hasClass('too')).toBeFalsy();
+  }));
 });