diff --git a/src/ng/directive/ngSwitch.js b/src/ng/directive/ngSwitch.js
index 1ddf90fbe2cd..f7abd3e14924 100644
--- a/src/ng/directive/ngSwitch.js
+++ b/src/ng/directive/ngSwitch.js
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@
  *
  * * `ngSwitchWhen`: the case statement to match against. If match then this
  *   case will be displayed. If the same match appears multiple times, all the
- *   elements will be displayed.
+ *   elements will be displayed. You can also use an array, which allows
+ *   specifying multiple values for the same element. Values will be evaluated
+ *   within the scope when using the array notation.
  * * `ngSwitchDefault`: the default case when no other case match. If there
  *   are multiple default cases, all of them will be displayed when no other
  *   case match.
@@ -54,7 +56,8 @@
         <div class="animate-switch-container"
           ng-switch on="selection">
             <div ng-switch-when="settings">Settings Div</div>
-            <div ng-switch-when="home">Home Span</div>
+            <div ng-switch-when="home">Home Div</div>
+            <div ng-switch-when="['home', 'settings']">Settings &amp; Home</div>
             <div ng-switch-default>default</div>
         </div>
       </div>
@@ -163,14 +166,31 @@ var ngSwitchDirective = ['$animate', function($animate) {
   }
 }];
 
+var SIMPLEARRAY_TEST = /^\s*?\[(.*)\]\s*?$/;
+
 var ngSwitchWhenDirective = ngDirective({
   transclude: 'element',
   priority: 500,
   require: '^ngSwitch',
   compile: function(element, attrs, transclude) {
     return function(scope, element, attr, ctrl) {
-      ctrl.cases['!' + attrs.ngSwitchWhen] = (ctrl.cases['!' + attrs.ngSwitchWhen] || []);
-      ctrl.cases['!' + attrs.ngSwitchWhen].push({ transclude: transclude, element: element });
+      var a = attrs.ngSwitchWhen,
+          prev = [],
+          addValue = function(when) {
+            // avoid multiple matches for the same element
+            if (!prev[when]) {
+              ctrl.cases['!' + when] = (ctrl.cases['!' + when] || []);
+              ctrl.cases['!' + when].push({ transclude: transclude, element: element });
+              prev[when] = true;
+            }
+          }
+      if (SIMPLEARRAY_TEST.test(a)) {
+        var whenValue = scope.$eval(a);
+        forEach(whenValue, addValue);
+      }
+      else {
+        addValue(a);
+      }
     };
   }
 });
diff --git a/test/ng/directive/ngSwitchSpec.js b/test/ng/directive/ngSwitchSpec.js
index e4cd483c136c..5fafcbb30eb3 100644
--- a/test/ng/directive/ngSwitchSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/directive/ngSwitchSpec.js
@@ -66,6 +66,38 @@ describe('ngSwitch', function() {
   }));
 
 
+  it('should allow multiple switch-whens when using array notation', inject(function($rootScope, $compile) {
+    element = $compile(
+      '<ul ng-switch="select">' +
+        '<li ng-switch-when="1">first:{{name}}</li>' +
+        '<li ng-switch-when="[1,8-6]"> both:{{name}}</li>' +
+        '<li ng-switch-when="2"> second:{{name}}</li>' +
+        '<li ng-switch-when="true">true:{{name}}</li>' +
+      '</ul>')($rootScope);
+    $rootScope.select = 1;
+    $rootScope.name="pete";
+    $rootScope.$apply();
+    expect(element.text()).toEqual('first:pete both:pete');
+    $rootScope.select = 2;
+    $rootScope.$apply();
+    expect(element.text()).toEqual(' both:pete second:pete');
+  }));
+
+
+  it('should switch only once even if multiple whens matches the same element when using array notation', inject(function($rootScope, $compile) {
+    element = $compile(
+      '<ul ng-switch="select">' +
+        '<li ng-switch-when="1">first:{{name}}</li>' +
+        '<li ng-switch-when="[2,8-6]"> both:{{name}}</li>' +
+        '<li ng-switch-when="2"> second:{{name}}</li>' +
+        '<li ng-switch-when="true">true:{{name}}</li>' +
+      '</ul>')($rootScope);
+    $rootScope.name="pete";
+    $rootScope.select = 2;
+    $rootScope.$apply();
+    expect(element.text()).toEqual(' both:pete second:pete');
+  }));
+
   it('should switch on switch-when-default', inject(function($rootScope, $compile) {
     element = $compile(
       '<ng:switch on="select">' +