diff --git a/src/widgets.js b/src/widgets.js
index 0ebdd1d5..887b31ac 100644
--- a/src/widgets.js
+++ b/src/widgets.js
@@ -494,6 +494,7 @@ angularWidget('option', function(){
  *
  * @param {string} src expression evaluating to URL.
  * @param {Scope=} [scope=new_child_scope] expression evaluating to angular.scope
+ * @param {string=} onload Expression to evaluate when a new partial is loaded.
  *
  * @example
  *   <select name="url">
@@ -521,7 +522,8 @@ angularWidget('option', function(){
 angularWidget('ng:include', function(element){
   var compiler = this,
       srcExp = element.attr("src"),
-      scopeExp = element.attr("scope") || '';
+      scopeExp = element.attr("scope") || '',
+      onloadExp = element[0].getAttribute('onload') || ''; //workaround for jquery bug #7537
   if (element[0]['ng:compiled']) {
     this.descend(true);
     this.directives(true);
@@ -546,13 +548,15 @@ angularWidget('ng:include', function(element){
       });
       this.$watch(function(){return changeCounter;}, function(){
         var src = this.$eval(srcExp),
-        useScope = this.$eval(scopeExp);
+            useScope = this.$eval(scopeExp);
+
         if (src) {
           xhr('GET', src, function(code, response){
             element.html(response);
             childScope = useScope || createScope(scope);
             compiler.compile(element)(element, childScope);
             childScope.$init();
+            scope.$eval(onloadExp);
           });
         } else {
           childScope = null;
diff --git a/test/widgetsSpec.js b/test/widgetsSpec.js
index 34ea6b1d..03eb3acd 100644
--- a/test/widgetsSpec.js
+++ b/test/widgetsSpec.js
@@ -532,6 +532,19 @@ describe("widget", function(){
       // we need to have real events on the scopes.
       expect(element.text()).toEqual('4');
     });
+
+    it('should evaluate onload expression when a partial is loaded', function() {
+      var element = jqLite('<ng:include src="url" onload="loaded = true"></ng:include>');
+      var scope = angular.compile(element);
+
+      expect(scope.loaded).not.toBeDefined();
+
+      scope.url = 'myUrl';
+      scope.$inject('$xhr.cache').data.myUrl = {value:'my partial'};
+      scope.$init();
+      expect(element.text()).toEqual('my partial');
+      expect(scope.loaded).toBe(true);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('a', function() {