diff --git a/angularFiles.js b/angularFiles.js
index 54bbd4fa1825..5abdbd95e892 100755
--- a/angularFiles.js
+++ b/angularFiles.js
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ var angularFiles = {
       'src/ngTouch/touch.js',
       'src/ngTouch/swipe.js',
       'src/ngTouch/directive/ngClick.js',
+      'src/ngTouch/directive/ngEventDirs.js',
       'src/ngTouch/directive/ngSwipe.js'
     ],
     'ngAria': [
diff --git a/src/ngTouch/directive/ngEventDirs.js b/src/ngTouch/directive/ngEventDirs.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5648344205e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ngTouch/directive/ngEventDirs.js
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+'use strict';
+
+/* global ngTouch: false, POINTER_EVENTS: false, getPointerEventNames: false */
+
+/*
+ * A collection of directives that allows creation of custom event handlers that are defined as
+ * angular expressions and are compiled and executed within the current scope.
+ */
+var ngTouchEventDirectives = {};
+
+
+// Duplicate from the ng module...
+var forceAsyncEvents = {
+  'blur': true,
+  'focus': true
+};
+
+// Duplicated from jqLite.
+var SPECIAL_CHARS_REGEXP = /([\:\-\_]+(.))/g;
+var MOZ_HACK_REGEXP = /^moz([A-Z])/;
+/**
+ * Converts snake_case to camelCase.
+ * Also there is special case for Moz prefix starting with upper case letter.
+ * @param name Name to normalize
+ */
+function camelCase(name) {
+  return name.
+    replace(SPECIAL_CHARS_REGEXP, function(_, separator, letter, offset) {
+      return offset ? letter.toUpperCase() : letter;
+    }).
+    replace(MOZ_HACK_REGEXP, 'Moz$1');
+}
+
+angular.forEach(Object.keys(POINTER_EVENTS.mouse),
+  function (eventType) {
+
+    var eventName = POINTER_EVENTS.mouse[eventType];
+    var directiveName = camelCase('ng-' + eventName);
+
+    ngTouch.config(['$provide', function ($provide) {
+      $provide.decorator(directiveName + 'Directive', ['$delegate', function ($delegate) {
+        // drop the default mouse directives
+        $delegate.shift();
+        return $delegate;
+      }]);
+    }]);
+
+    ngTouchEventDirectives[directiveName] = ['$parse', '$rootScope', function ($parse, $rootScope) {
+      return {
+        restrict: 'A',
+        compile: function ($element, attr) {
+          var fn = $parse(attr[directiveName]);
+          return function ngEventHandler(scope, element) {
+            //
+            element.on(getPointerEventNames(eventType), function (event) {
+              var callback = function () {
+                fn(scope, {$event: event});
+              };
+              if (forceAsyncEvents[eventName] && $rootScope.$$phase) {
+                scope.$evalAsync(callback);
+              } else {
+                scope.$apply(callback);
+              }
+            });
+
+          };
+        }
+      };
+    }];
+  }
+);
+
+ngTouch.directive(ngTouchEventDirectives);
+
+
diff --git a/src/ngTouch/swipe.js b/src/ngTouch/swipe.js
index 884e0800d83c..c6e8f833e46f 100644
--- a/src/ngTouch/swipe.js
+++ b/src/ngTouch/swipe.js
@@ -2,6 +2,40 @@
 
 /* global ngTouch: false */
 
+// The pointer event matching map
+var POINTER_EVENTS = {
+  'mouse': {
+    start: 'mousedown',
+    move: 'mousemove',
+    end: 'mouseup'
+  },
+  'touch': {
+    start: 'touchstart',
+    move: 'touchmove',
+    end: 'touchend',
+    cancel: 'touchcancel'
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @param {string} eventType The event type
+ * @param {Array} [pointerTypes] The pointer type restrictions. By default mouse and touch pointers.
+ * @returns {string} The event names
+ */
+function getPointerEventNames(eventType, pointerTypes) {
+  pointerTypes = pointerTypes || Object.keys(POINTER_EVENTS);
+  var res = [];
+  angular.forEach(pointerTypes, function (pointerType) {
+    var eventName = POINTER_EVENTS[pointerType][eventType];
+    if (eventName) {
+      res.push(eventName);
+    }
+  });
+  return res.join(' ');
+}
+
+
     /**
      * @ngdoc service
      * @name $swipe
@@ -25,20 +59,6 @@ ngTouch.factory('$swipe', [function() {
   // The total distance in any direction before we make the call on swipe vs. scroll.
   var MOVE_BUFFER_RADIUS = 10;
 
-  var POINTER_EVENTS = {
-    'mouse': {
-      start: 'mousedown',
-      move: 'mousemove',
-      end: 'mouseup'
-    },
-    'touch': {
-      start: 'touchstart',
-      move: 'touchmove',
-      end: 'touchend',
-      cancel: 'touchcancel'
-    }
-  };
-
   function getCoordinates(event) {
     var touches = event.touches && event.touches.length ? event.touches : [event];
     var e = (event.changedTouches && event.changedTouches[0]) ||
@@ -52,17 +72,6 @@ ngTouch.factory('$swipe', [function() {
     };
   }
 
-  function getEvents(pointerTypes, eventType) {
-    var res = [];
-    angular.forEach(pointerTypes, function(pointerType) {
-      var eventName = POINTER_EVENTS[pointerType][eventType];
-      if (eventName) {
-        res.push(eventName);
-      }
-    });
-    return res.join(' ');
-  }
-
   return {
     /**
      * @ngdoc method
@@ -106,8 +115,7 @@ ngTouch.factory('$swipe', [function() {
       // Whether a swipe is active.
       var active = false;
 
-      pointerTypes = pointerTypes || ['mouse', 'touch'];
-      element.on(getEvents(pointerTypes, 'start'), function(event) {
+      element.on(getPointerEventNames('start', pointerTypes), function(event) {
         startCoords = getCoordinates(event);
         active = true;
         totalX = 0;
@@ -115,7 +123,7 @@ ngTouch.factory('$swipe', [function() {
         lastPos = startCoords;
         eventHandlers['start'] && eventHandlers['start'](startCoords, event);
       });
-      var events = getEvents(pointerTypes, 'cancel');
+      var events = getPointerEventNames('cancel', pointerTypes);
       if (events) {
         element.on(events, function(event) {
           active = false;
@@ -123,7 +131,7 @@ ngTouch.factory('$swipe', [function() {
         });
       }
 
-      element.on(getEvents(pointerTypes, 'move'), function(event) {
+      element.on(getPointerEventNames('move', pointerTypes), function(event) {
         if (!active) return;
 
         // Android will send a touchcancel if it thinks we're starting to scroll.
@@ -157,7 +165,7 @@ ngTouch.factory('$swipe', [function() {
         }
       });
 
-      element.on(getEvents(pointerTypes, 'end'), function(event) {
+      element.on(getPointerEventNames('end', pointerTypes), function(event) {
         if (!active) return;
         active = false;
         eventHandlers['end'] && eventHandlers['end'](getCoordinates(event), event);
diff --git a/test/ngTouch/directive/ngEventDirsSpec.js b/test/ngTouch/directive/ngEventDirsSpec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bec68f3a087c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/ngTouch/directive/ngEventDirsSpec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+'use strict';
+
+describe('ngMousedown (touch)', function() {
+  var element;
+
+  beforeEach(function() {
+    module('ngTouch');
+  });
+
+  afterEach(function() {
+    dealoc(element);
+  });
+
+  it('should pass event object on mousedown', inject(function($rootScope, $compile) {
+    element = $compile('<div ng-mousedown="event = $event"></div>')($rootScope);
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+
+    browserTrigger(element, 'mousedown');
+    expect($rootScope.event).toBeDefined();
+  }));
+
+  it('should pass event object on touchstart too', inject(function($rootScope, $compile) {
+    element = $compile('<div ng-mousedown="event = $event"></div>')($rootScope);
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+
+    browserTrigger(element, 'touchstart');
+    expect($rootScope.event).toBeDefined();
+  }));
+});
+
+
+describe('ngMousemove (touch)', function() {
+  var element;
+
+  beforeEach(function() {
+    module('ngTouch');
+  });
+
+  afterEach(function() {
+    dealoc(element);
+  });
+
+  it('should pass event object on mousemove', inject(function($rootScope, $compile) {
+    element = $compile('<div ng-mousemove="event = $event"></div>')($rootScope);
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+
+    browserTrigger(element, 'mousemove');
+    expect($rootScope.event).toBeDefined();
+  }));
+
+  it('should pass event object on touchstart too', inject(function($rootScope, $compile) {
+    element = $compile('<div ng-mousemove="event = $event"></div>')($rootScope);
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+
+    browserTrigger(element, 'mousemove');
+    expect($rootScope.event).toBeDefined();
+  }));
+});
+
+describe('ngMouseup (touch)', function() {
+  var element;
+
+  beforeEach(function() {
+    module('ngTouch');
+  });
+
+  afterEach(function() {
+    dealoc(element);
+  });
+
+  it('should pass event object on mouseup', inject(function($rootScope, $compile) {
+    element = $compile('<div ng-mouseup="event = $event"></div>')($rootScope);
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+
+    browserTrigger(element, 'mouseup');
+    expect($rootScope.event).toBeDefined();
+  }));
+
+  it('should pass event object on touchstart too', inject(function($rootScope, $compile) {
+    element = $compile('<div ng-mouseup="event = $event"></div>')($rootScope);
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+
+    browserTrigger(element, 'mouseup');
+    expect($rootScope.event).toBeDefined();
+  }));
+});