diff --git a/src/ngMock/angular-mocks.js b/src/ngMock/angular-mocks.js
index 99e80f40d2ea..41f378487ecb 100644
--- a/src/ngMock/angular-mocks.js
+++ b/src/ngMock/angular-mocks.js
@@ -2181,9 +2181,15 @@ angular.mock.$RootElementProvider = function() {
 angular.mock.$ControllerDecorator = ['$delegate', function($delegate) {
   return function(expression, locals, later, ident) {
     if (later && typeof later === 'object') {
-      var create = $delegate(expression, locals, true, ident);
-      angular.extend(create.instance, later);
-      return create();
+      var instantiate = $delegate(expression, locals, true, ident);
+      angular.extend(instantiate.instance, later);
+
+      var instance = instantiate();
+      if (instance !== instantiate.instance) {
+        angular.extend(instance, later);
+      }
+
+      return instance;
     }
     return $delegate(expression, locals, later, ident);
   };
diff --git a/test/ngMock/angular-mocksSpec.js b/test/ngMock/angular-mocksSpec.js
index 985eabc375bc..7ee95eb593b2 100644
--- a/test/ngMock/angular-mocksSpec.js
+++ b/test/ngMock/angular-mocksSpec.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
+/* globals support: false */
+
 describe('ngMock', function() {
   var noop = angular.noop;
 
@@ -1888,6 +1890,52 @@ describe('ngMock', function() {
         expect(called).toBe(true);
       });
     });
+
+    it('should support assigning bindings when a value is returned from the constructor',
+      function() {
+        var called = false;
+        var data = [
+          { name: 'derp1', id: 0 },
+          { name: 'testname', id: 1 },
+          { name: 'flurp', id: 2 }
+        ];
+        module(function($controllerProvider) {
+          $controllerProvider.register('testCtrl', function() {
+            called = true;
+            expect(this.data).toBe(data);
+
+            return {};
+          });
+        });
+        inject(function($controller, $rootScope) {
+          var ctrl = $controller('testCtrl', { scope: $rootScope }, { data: data });
+          expect(ctrl.data).toBe(data);
+          expect(called).toBe(true);
+        });
+      }
+    );
+
+    if (/chrome/.test(navigator.userAgent)) {
+      it('should support assigning bindings to class-based controller', function() {
+        var called = false;
+        var data = [
+          { name: 'derp1', id: 0 },
+          { name: 'testname', id: 1 },
+          { name: 'flurp', id: 2 }
+        ];
+        module(function($controllerProvider) {
+          //jshint evil: true
+          var TestCtrl = eval('(class { constructor() { called = true; } })');
+          //jshint evil: false
+          $controllerProvider.register('testCtrl', TestCtrl);
+        });
+        inject(function($controller, $rootScope) {
+          var ctrl = $controller('testCtrl', { scope: $rootScope }, { data: data });
+          expect(ctrl.data).toBe(data);
+          expect(called).toBe(true);
+        });
+      });
+    }
   });