diff --git a/src/ng/directive/ngInclude.js b/src/ng/directive/ngInclude.js
index b140bcc57488..15f992c96274 100644
--- a/src/ng/directive/ngInclude.js
+++ b/src/ng/directive/ngInclude.js
@@ -232,6 +232,8 @@ var ngIncludeDirective = ['$templateRequest', '$anchorScroll', '$animate',
             //set the 2nd param to true to ignore the template request error so that the inner
             //contents and scope can be cleaned up.
             $templateRequest(src, true).then(function(response) {
+              if (scope.$$destroyed) return;
+
               if (thisChangeId !== changeCounter) return;
               var newScope = scope.$new();
               ctrl.template = response;
@@ -253,6 +255,8 @@ var ngIncludeDirective = ['$templateRequest', '$anchorScroll', '$animate',
               currentScope.$emit('$includeContentLoaded', src);
               scope.$eval(onloadExp);
             }, function() {
+              if (scope.$$destroyed) return;
+
               if (thisChangeId === changeCounter) {
                 cleanupLastIncludeContent();
                 scope.$emit('$includeContentError', src);
diff --git a/test/ng/directive/ngIncludeSpec.js b/test/ng/directive/ngIncludeSpec.js
index a9725f8769ee..1625e31d64de 100644
--- a/test/ng/directive/ngIncludeSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/directive/ngIncludeSpec.js
@@ -398,6 +398,26 @@ describe('ngInclude', function() {
   });
 
 
+  it('should not compile template if original scope is destroyed', function() {
+    module(function($provide) {
+      $provide.decorator('$compile', function($delegate) {
+        return jasmine.createSpy('$compile').andCallFake($delegate);
+      });
+    });
+    inject(function($rootScope, $httpBackend, $compile) {
+      $httpBackend.when('GET', 'url').respond('template text');
+      $rootScope.show = true;
+      element = $compile('<div ng-if="show"><div ng-include="\'url\'"></div></div>')($rootScope);
+      $rootScope.$digest();
+      $rootScope.show = false;
+      $rootScope.$digest();
+      $compile.reset();
+      $httpBackend.flush();
+      expect($compile).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+  });
+
+
   describe('autoscroll', function() {
     var autoScrollSpy;