diff --git a/src/jqLite.js b/src/jqLite.js
index 986d0002..79f22e62 100644
--- a/src/jqLite.js
+++ b/src/jqLite.js
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ forEach('multiple,selected,checked,disabled,readOnly,required'.split(','), funct
   BOOLEAN_ATTR[lowercase(value)] = value;
 });
 var BOOLEAN_ELEMENTS = {};
-forEach('input,select,option,textarea,button'.split(','), function(value) {
+forEach('input,select,option,textarea,button,form'.split(','), function(value) {
   BOOLEAN_ELEMENTS[uppercase(value)] = true;
 });
 
@@ -394,8 +394,7 @@ forEach({
         }
       } else {
         return (element[name] ||
-                 element.getAttribute(name) !== null &&
-                 (msie < 9 ? element.getAttribute(name) !== '' : true))
+                 (element.attributes.getNamedItem(name)|| noop).specified)
                ? lowercasedName
                : undefined;
       }
diff --git a/src/service/compiler.js b/src/service/compiler.js
index 6cbfc9d3..4ac01a7c 100644
--- a/src/service/compiler.js
+++ b/src/service/compiler.js
@@ -378,17 +378,19 @@ function $CompileProvider($provide) {
           for (var attr, name, nName, value, nAttrs = node.attributes,
                    j = 0, jj = nAttrs && nAttrs.length; j < jj; j++) {
             attr = nAttrs[j];
-            name = attr.name;
-            nName = directiveNormalize(name.toLowerCase());
-            attrsMap[nName] = name;
-            attrs[nName] = value = trim((msie && name == 'href')
+            if (attr.specified) {
+              name = attr.name;
+              nName = directiveNormalize(name.toLowerCase());
+              attrsMap[nName] = name;
+              attrs[nName] = value = trim((msie && name == 'href')
                 ? decodeURIComponent(node.getAttribute(name, 2))
                 : attr.value);
-            if (isBooleanAttr(node, nName)) {
-              attrs[nName] = true; // presence means true
+              if (isBooleanAttr(node, nName)) {
+                attrs[nName] = true; // presence means true
+              }
+              addAttrInterpolateDirective(node, directives, value, nName)
+              addDirective(directives, nName, 'A', maxPriority);
             }
-            addAttrInterpolateDirective(node, directives, value, nName)
-            addDirective(directives, nName, 'A', maxPriority);
           }
 
           // use class as directive
diff --git a/test/directive/inputSpec.js b/test/directive/inputSpec.js
index 2a7244c9..22c77f53 100644
--- a/test/directive/inputSpec.js
+++ b/test/directive/inputSpec.js
@@ -316,6 +316,29 @@ describe('input', function() {
   });
 
 
+  it('should not set readonly or disabled property on ie7', function() {
+    this.addMatchers({
+      toBeOff: function(attributeName) {
+        var actualValue = this.actual.attr(attributeName);
+        this.message = function() {
+          return "Attribute '" + attributeName + "' expected to be off but was '" + actualValue +
+            "' in: " + angular.mock.dump(this.actual);
+        }
+
+        return !actualValue || actualValue == 'false';
+      }
+    });
+
+    compileInput('<input type="text" ng-model="name" name="alias"/>');
+    expect(inputElm.prop('readOnly')).toBe(false);
+    expect(inputElm.prop('disabled')).toBe(false);
+
+    expect(inputElm).toBeOff('readOnly');
+    expect(inputElm).toBeOff('readonly');
+    expect(inputElm).toBeOff('disabled');
+  });
+
+
   it('should cleanup it self from the parent form', function() {
     compileInput('<input ng-model="name" name="alias" required>');
 
diff --git a/test/jqLiteSpec.js b/test/jqLiteSpec.js
index 417b912c..fbe6edcb 100644
--- a/test/jqLiteSpec.js
+++ b/test/jqLiteSpec.js
@@ -268,6 +268,13 @@ describe('jqLite', function() {
       var elm = jqLite('<div class="any">a</div>');
       expect(elm.attr('non-existing')).toBeUndefined();
     });
+
+    it('should return undefined for non-existing attributes on input', function() {
+      var elm = jqLite('<input>');
+      expect(elm.attr('readonly')).toBeUndefined();
+      expect(elm.attr('readOnly')).toBeUndefined();
+      expect(elm.attr('disabled')).toBeUndefined();
+    });
   });