diff --git a/docs/src/templates/index.html b/docs/src/templates/index.html
index 46a77da3..9c30df96 100644
--- a/docs/src/templates/index.html
+++ b/docs/src/templates/index.html
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 
     <div id="sidebar">
       <input type="text" ng:model="search" id="search-box" placeholder="search the docs"
-             tabindex="1" accesskey="s" ng:bind-immediate>
+             tabindex="1" accesskey="s" ng:model-instant>
 
       <ul id="content-list" ng:class="sectionId" ng:cloak>
         <li ng:repeat="page in pages | filter:search" ng:class="getClass(page)">
diff --git a/src/AngularPublic.js b/src/AngularPublic.js
index e65f1281..9d31601f 100644
--- a/src/AngularPublic.js
+++ b/src/AngularPublic.js
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ function publishExternalAPI(angular){
             ngModel: ngModelDirective,
             ngList: ngListDirective,
             ngChange: ngChangeDirective,
-            ngBindImmediate: ngBindImmediateDirective,
+            ngModelInstant: ngModelInstantDirective,
             required: requiredDirective,
             ngRequired: requiredDirective
           }).
diff --git a/src/widget/input.js b/src/widget/input.js
index f3590e7d..854f8b06 100644
--- a/src/widget/input.js
+++ b/src/widget/input.js
@@ -1004,22 +1004,22 @@ var ngChangeDirective = valueFn({
 
 /**
  * @ngdoc directive
- * @name angular.module.ng.$compileProvider.directive.ng:bind-immediate
+ * @name angular.module.ng.$compileProvider.directive.ng:model-instant
  *
  * @element input
  *
  * @description
  * By default, Angular udpates the model only on `blur` event - when the input looses focus.
- * If you want to update after every key stroke, use `ng:bind-immediate`.
+ * If you want to update after every key stroke, use `ng:model-instant`.
  *
  * @example
  * <doc:example>
  *   <doc:source>
  *     First name: <input type="text" ng:model="firstName" /><br />
- *     Last name: <input type="text" ng:model="lastName" ng:bind-immediate /><br />
+ *     Last name: <input type="text" ng:model="lastName" ng:model-instant /><br />
  *
  *     First name ({{firstName}}) is only updated on `blur` event, but the last name ({{lastName}})
- *     is updated immediately, because of using `ng:bind-immediate`.
+ *     is updated immediately, because of using `ng:model-instant`.
  *   </doc:source>
  *   <doc:scenario>
  *     it('should update first name on blur', function() {
@@ -1034,7 +1034,7 @@ var ngChangeDirective = valueFn({
  *   </doc:scenario>
  * </doc:example>
  */
-var ngBindImmediateDirective = ['$browser', function($browser) {
+var ngModelInstantDirective = ['$browser', function($browser) {
   return {
     require: 'ngModel',
     link: function(scope, element, attr, ctrl) {
diff --git a/test/widget/inputSpec.js b/test/widget/inputSpec.js
index daea7246..d8e88d2b 100644
--- a/test/widget/inputSpec.js
+++ b/test/widget/inputSpec.js
@@ -923,10 +923,10 @@ describe('input', function() {
   });
 
 
-  describe('ng:bind-change', function() {
+  describe('ng:model-instant', function() {
 
     it('should bind keydown, change, input events', inject(function($browser) {
-      compileInput('<input type="text" ng:model="value" ng:bind-immediate />');
+      compileInput('<input type="text" ng:model="value" ng:model-instant />');
 
       inputElm.val('value1');
       browserTrigger(inputElm, 'keydown');