diff --git a/src/ng/directive/form.js b/src/ng/directive/form.js
index 0cd70844ee72..cf02ac5cb6ac 100644
--- a/src/ng/directive/form.js
+++ b/src/ng/directive/form.js
@@ -1,13 +1,18 @@
 'use strict';
 
-/* global -nullFormCtrl */
+/* global 
+  -nullFormCtrl,
+  -ATTEMPTED_CLASS
+*/
 var nullFormCtrl = {
   $addControl: noop,
   $removeControl: noop,
   $setValidity: noop,
   $setDirty: noop,
-  $setPristine: noop
-};
+  $setPristine: noop,
+  $setAttempted: noop
+},
+ATTEMPTED_CLASS = 'ng-attempted';
 
 /**
  * @ngdoc object
@@ -60,6 +65,7 @@ function FormController(element, attrs) {
   form.$pristine = true;
   form.$valid = true;
   form.$invalid = false;
+  form.$attempted = false;
 
   parentForm.$addControl(form);
 
@@ -206,9 +212,22 @@ function FormController(element, attrs) {
       control.$setPristine();
     });
   };
+  
+  /**
+   * @ngdoc function
+   * @name ng.directive:form.FormController#$setAttempted
+   * @methodOf ng.directive:form.FormController
+   *
+   * @description
+   * Sets the form to its submission attempted state.
+   */
+  form.$setAttempted = function (value) {
+    value ? element.addClass(ATTEMPTED_CLASS) : element.removeClass(ATTEMPTED_CLASS);
+    form.$attempted = value;
+    parentForm.$setAttempted(value);
+  };
 }
 
-
 /**
  * @ngdoc directive
  * @name ng.directive:ngForm
@@ -253,6 +272,7 @@ function FormController(element, attrs) {
  *  - `ng-invalid` Is set if the form is invalid.
  *  - `ng-pristine` Is set if the form is pristine.
  *  - `ng-dirty` Is set if the form is dirty.
+ *  - `ng-attempted` Is set if the form was submitted in invalid state.
  *
  *
  * # Submitting a form and preventing the default action
@@ -350,6 +370,12 @@ var formDirectiveFactory = function(isNgForm) {
                   removeEventListenerFn(formElement[0], 'submit', preventDefaultListener);
                 }, 0, false);
               });
+              
+              formElement.on('submit', function() {
+                scope.$apply(function() {
+                  controller.$setAttempted(controller.$invalid);
+                });
+              });
             }
 
             var parentFormCtrl = formElement.parent().controller('form'),
diff --git a/test/ng/directive/formSpec.js b/test/ng/directive/formSpec.js
index dde6f0a026c8..fd94aa5e5a19 100644
--- a/test/ng/directive/formSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/directive/formSpec.js
@@ -316,6 +316,9 @@ describe('form', function() {
 
       child.$setDirty();
       expect(parent.$dirty).toBeTruthy();
+      
+      child.$setAttempted(true);
+      expect(parent.$attempted).toBeTruthy();
     });
 
 
@@ -593,4 +596,25 @@ describe('form', function() {
       expect(nestedInputCtrl.$dirty).toBe(false);
     });
   });
+  
+  describe('$setAttempted', function() {
+    beforeEach(function() {
+      doc = $compile(
+          '<form name="form" ng-submit="submitted = true">' +
+            '<input type="text" ng-model="name" required />' +
+            '<input type="submit" />' +
+          '</form>')(scope);
+
+      scope.$digest();
+    });
+    
+    it('should not init in attempted state', function() {
+      expect(scope.form.$attempted).toBe(false);
+    });
+    
+    it('should be in attempted state when invalid and submitted', function() {
+      browserTrigger(doc, 'submit');
+      expect(scope.form.$attempted).toBe(true);
+    });
+  });
 });