diff --git a/ng-polymer-elements.js b/ng-polymer-elements.js
index 8e6ac53..2210379 100644
--- a/ng-polymer-elements.js
+++ b/ng-polymer-elements.js
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 
     angular.module('ng-polymer-elements', [])
     	.config(['$compileProvider', '$injector', function($compileProvider, $injector) {
-    		
+
     		'use strict';
 
     		// Each mapping is an object where the key is the directive/custom element
     	    // name in camel case and the value is an object where the keys are the
-    	    // AngularJS attributes in camel case and the values are objects where the 
-    	    // key is the type which can be 'primitive', 'object', 'array' or 'event' 
+    	    // AngularJS attributes in camel case and the values are objects where the
+    	    // key is the type which can be 'primitive', 'object', 'array' or 'event'
     	    // and the value is the name of the attribute in the web component.
 
     	    var inputMappings = {
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@
     	        	primitive: 'disabled'
     	        }
     	    };
-    	    
+
     	    var selectorMappings = {
     	    	ngModel: {
     	    		primitive: 'selected'
     	    	}
     	    };
-    	    
+
     	    var checkMappings = {
     	    	ngModel: {
     	    		primitive: 'checked'
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     	        	primitive: 'disabled'
     	        }
     	    };
-    	    
+
     	    var openableMappings = {
     	    	ngOpened: {
     	    		primitive: 'opened'
@@ -63,115 +63,124 @@
     	            }
     	        }
     	    };
-    		
+
     		// Extension point for overriding mappings
-    		
+
     		if($injector.has('$ngPolymerMappings')) {
     			var extendedMappings = $injector.get('$ngPolymerMappings');
     			angular.extend(allMappings, extendedMappings);
     		}
-    		
+
 		    // A directive is created for each web component according to the mappings
-		    
+
 		    Object.keys(allMappings).forEach(function(tag) {
 		        var mappings = allMappings[tag];
-		
+
 		        $compileProvider.directive(tag, ['$parse', '$window', function($parse, $window) {
-		
+
 		            var scopeDefinition = {};
-		
+
 		            var keys = Object.keys(mappings);
-		
+
 		            keys.forEach(function(attr) {
-		
+
 		                var conf = mappings[attr];
-		
+
 		                if(conf.primitive || conf.object || conf.array) {
 		                    scopeDefinition[attr] = '=';
 		                } else if(!conf.event) {
-		                    throw 'Invalid mapping for ' + attr + 
+		                    throw 'Invalid mapping for ' + attr +
 		                    ' - must contain primitive | object | array | event';
 		                }
 		            });
-		
+
 		            return {
 		                restrict: 'E',
 		                scope: scopeDefinition,
-		
+
 		                link: function (scope, element, attrs) {
-		
+
 		                    var el = element[0];
-		
+
 		                    keys.forEach(function(attr) {
-		
+
 		                    	// Don't create bindings for non-existent attributes
 		                    	if(!attrs[attr]) {
 		                    		return;
 		                    	}
-		                    	
+
 		                        var conf = mappings[attr];
-		
+
 		                        if(conf.event) {
-		                        	
+
 		                        	var fn = $parse(attrs[attr]);
-		
+
 		                            el.addEventListener(conf.event, function (e) {
 		                            	scope.$apply(function() {
 		                            		fn(scope.$parent, {$event: e});
 		                            	});
-		                                
+
 		                            });
-		
+
 		                        } else {
-		
-		                            var propertyName = 
+
+		                            var propertyName =
 		                            	conf.primitive || conf.object || conf.array;
-		
+
+                                    var onlyAngularToPolymer = (attrs.onlyangulartopolymer === "true");
+
 		                            if(conf.object) {
 		                                el[propertyName] = {};
 		                            } else if(conf.array) {
 		                                el[propertyName] = [];
 		                            }
-		
-		                            // Copy the scope property value to the web 
+
+		                            // Copy the scope property value to the web
 		                            // component's value
-		                            
+
 		                            var handler = function(value) {
 		                                if(conf.primitive) {
-		                            		el[propertyName] = value;
+                                            el[propertyName] = value;
+		                                } else if (onlyAngularToPolymer) {
+                                            el[propertyName] = value;
 		                                } else {
-		                                    angular.copy(value, el[propertyName]);
-		                                }
+                                            angular.copy(value, el[propertyName]);
+                                        }
 		                            };
-		
-		                            scope.$watch(attr, handler, true);
-		
+
+                                    var angularEquals = (angular.isUndefined(attrs.angularequals) ||
+                                        attrs.angularequals === "true");
+
+		                            scope.$watch(attr, handler, angularEquals);
+
 		                            handler(scope[attr]);
-		                            
-		                            // Copy the web component's value to the scope 
+
+		                            // Copy the web component's value to the scope
 		                            // property value
-		                            
-		                            var observer = new PathObserver(el, propertyName);
-		
-		                            observer.open(function (value) {
-		                                scope.$apply(function () {
-		                                    if(conf.primitive) {
-		                                        scope[attr] = value;
-		                                    } else {
-		                                        angular.copy(value, scope[attr]);
-		                                    }
-		                                });
-		                            });
-		
+
+                                    if (!onlyAngularToPolymer) {
+                                        var observer = new PathObserver(el, propertyName);
+
+                                        observer.open(function (value) {
+                                            scope.$apply(function () {
+                                                if (conf.primitive) {
+                                                    scope[attr] = value;
+                                                } else {
+                                                    angular.copy(value, scope[attr]);
+                                                }
+                                            });
+                                        });
+                                    }
+
 		                        }
-		
+
 		                    });
 		                }
-		
+
 		            };
 		        }]);
 		    });
-		    
+
     	}]);
-	
+
 })(angular);