diff --git a/src/service/compiler.js b/src/service/compiler.js
index b73cc690..ed453749 100644
--- a/src/service/compiler.js
+++ b/src/service/compiler.js
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ function $CompileProvider($provide) {
         var element = cloneConnectFn
           ? JQLitePrototype.clone.call(templateElement) // IMPORTANT!!!
           : templateElement;
-        element.data('$scope', scope);
+        element.data('$scope', scope).addClass('ng-scope');
         if (cloneConnectFn) cloneConnectFn(element, scope);
         if (linkingFn) linkingFn(scope, element, element);
         return element;
@@ -371,6 +371,7 @@ function $CompileProvider($provide) {
 
         if (directive.scope) {
           assertNoDuplicate('new scope', newScopeDirective, directive, element);
+          element.addClass('ng-scope');
           newScopeDirective = directive;
         }
 
diff --git a/test/directivesSpec.js b/test/directivesSpec.js
index 45f1cffc..88e70b50 100644
--- a/test/directivesSpec.js
+++ b/test/directivesSpec.js
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ describe("directive", function() {
       $rootScope.$digest();
       $rootScope.dynCls = 'foo';
       $rootScope.$digest();
-      expect(element[0].className).toBe('ui-panel ui-selected foo');
+      expect(element[0].className).toBe('ui-panel ui-selected ng-scope foo');
     }));
 
 
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ describe("directive", function() {
       element = $compile('<div class="panel bar" ng:class="dynCls"></div>')($rootScope);
       $rootScope.dynCls = 'panel';
       $rootScope.$digest();
-      expect(element[0].className).toBe('panel bar');
+      expect(element[0].className).toBe('panel bar ng-scope');
     }));
 
 
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ describe("directive", function() {
       $rootScope.$digest();
       $rootScope.dynCls = 'window';
       $rootScope.$digest();
-      expect(element[0].className).toBe('bar window');
+      expect(element[0].className).toBe('bar ng-scope window');
     }));
 
 
diff --git a/test/service/compilerSpec.js b/test/service/compilerSpec.js
index 02cdcefe..4de4641a 100644
--- a/test/service/compilerSpec.js
+++ b/test/service/compilerSpec.js
@@ -189,19 +189,21 @@ describe('$compile', function() {
               toEqual('<div factory-error linking-error template-error>');
           expect($exceptionHandler.errors[2][0]).toEqual('LinkingError');
           expect(ie($exceptionHandler.errors[2][1])).
-              toEqual('<div factory-error linking-error template-error>');
+              toEqual('<div class="ng-scope" factory-error linking-error template-error>');
 
 
           // crazy stuff to make IE happy
           function ie(text) {
             var list = [],
-                parts;
+                parts, elementName;
 
             parts = lowercase(text).
                 replace('<', '').
                 replace('>', '').
                 split(' ');
+            elementName = parts.shift();
             parts.sort();
+            parts.unshift(elementName);
             forEach(parts, function(value, key){
               if (value.substring(0,3) == 'ng-') {
               } else {
@@ -888,6 +890,7 @@ describe('$compile', function() {
         it('should allow creation of new scopes', inject(function($rootScope, $compile, log) {
           element = $compile('<div><span scope><a log></a></span></div>')($rootScope);
           expect(log).toEqual('LOG; log-002-001; 002');
+          expect(element.find('span').hasClass('ng-scope')).toBe(true);
         }));
 
 
@@ -913,7 +916,7 @@ describe('$compile', function() {
             expect(function(){
               $compile('<div class="scope-a; scope-b"></div>');
             }).toThrow('Multiple directives [scopeA, scopeB] asking for new scope on: ' +
-                '<' + (msie < 9 ? 'DIV' : 'div') + ' class="scope-a; scope-b">');
+                '<' + (msie < 9 ? 'DIV' : 'div') + ' class="scope-a; scope-b ng-scope">');
           }));