diff --git a/src/ng/directive/form.js b/src/ng/directive/form.js
index 64000220c1b2..8f1508120902 100644
--- a/src/ng/directive/form.js
+++ b/src/ng/directive/form.js
@@ -1,13 +1,18 @@
 'use strict';
 
-/* global -nullFormCtrl */
+/* global
+  -nullFormCtrl,
+  -SUBMITTED_CLASS
+*/
 var nullFormCtrl = {
   $addControl: noop,
   $removeControl: noop,
   $setValidity: noop,
   $setDirty: noop,
-  $setPristine: noop
-};
+  $setPristine: noop,
+  $setSubmitted: noop
+},
+SUBMITTED_CLASS = 'ng-submitted';
 
 /**
  * @ngdoc type
@@ -60,6 +65,7 @@ function FormController(element, attrs, $scope, $animate) {
   form.$pristine = true;
   form.$valid = true;
   form.$invalid = false;
+  form.$submitted = false;
 
   parentForm.$addControl(form);
 
@@ -228,16 +234,29 @@ function FormController(element, attrs, $scope, $animate) {
    * saving or resetting it.
    */
   form.$setPristine = function () {
-    $animate.removeClass(element, DIRTY_CLASS);
-    $animate.addClass(element, PRISTINE_CLASS);
+    $animate.setClass(element, PRISTINE_CLASS, DIRTY_CLASS + ' ' + SUBMITTED_CLASS);
     form.$dirty = false;
     form.$pristine = true;
+    form.$submitted = false;
     forEach(controls, function(control) {
       control.$setPristine();
     });
   };
-}
 
+  /**
+   * @ngdoc function
+   * @name ng.directive:form.FormController#$setSubmitted
+   * @methodOf ng.directive:form.FormController
+   *
+   * @description
+   * Sets the form to its submitted state.
+   */
+  form.$setSubmitted = function () {
+    $animate.addClass(element, SUBMITTED_CLASS);
+    form.$submitted = true;
+    parentForm.$setSubmitted();
+  };
+}
 
 /**
  * @ngdoc directive
@@ -287,6 +306,7 @@ function FormController(element, attrs, $scope, $animate) {
  *  - `ng-invalid` is set if the form is invalid.
  *  - `ng-pristine` is set if the form is pristine.
  *  - `ng-dirty` is set if the form is dirty.
+ *  - `ng-submitted` is set if the form was submitted.
  *
  * Keep in mind that ngAnimate can detect each of these classes when added and removed.
  *
@@ -422,6 +442,7 @@ var formDirectiveFactory = function(isNgForm) {
               var handleFormSubmission = function(event) {
                 scope.$apply(function() {
                   controller.$commitViewValue();
+                  controller.$setSubmitted();
                 });
 
                 event.preventDefault
diff --git a/test/ng/directive/formSpec.js b/test/ng/directive/formSpec.js
index f43c35a3713f..21e21f3234dd 100644
--- a/test/ng/directive/formSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/directive/formSpec.js
@@ -404,6 +404,9 @@ describe('form', function() {
 
       child.$setDirty();
       expect(parent.$dirty).toBeTruthy();
+
+      child.$setSubmitted();
+      expect(parent.$submitted).toBeTruthy();
     });
 
 
@@ -681,14 +684,42 @@ describe('form', function() {
       expect(nestedInputCtrl.$dirty).toBe(false);
     });
   });
+
+  describe('$setSubmitted', 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 submitted state', function() {
+      expect(scope.form.$submitted).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('should be in submitted state when submitted', function() {
+      browserTrigger(doc, 'submit');
+      expect(scope.form.$submitted).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should revert submitted back to false when $setPristine is called on the form', function() {
+      scope.form.$submitted = true;
+      scope.form.$setPristine();
+      expect(scope.form.$submitted).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
 });
 
 describe('form animations', function() {
   beforeEach(module('ngAnimateMock'));
 
-  function assertValidAnimation(animation, event, className) {
+  function assertValidAnimation(animation, event, classNameAdded, classNameRemoved) {
     expect(animation.event).toBe(event);
-    expect(animation.args[1]).toBe(className);
+    expect(animation.args[1]).toBe(classNameAdded);
+    expect(animation.args[2]).toBe(classNameRemoved);
   }
 
   var doc, scope, form;
@@ -741,8 +772,7 @@ describe('form animations', function() {
 
     form.$setPristine();
 
-    assertValidAnimation($animate.queue[0], 'removeClass', 'ng-dirty');
-    assertValidAnimation($animate.queue[1], 'addClass', 'ng-pristine');
+    assertValidAnimation($animate.queue[0], 'setClass', 'ng-pristine', 'ng-dirty ng-submitted');
   }));
 
   it('should trigger custom errors as addClass/removeClass when invalid/valid', inject(function($animate) {