diff --git a/src/ng/compile.js b/src/ng/compile.js
index 56d36003f70b..aaef78ea1ca9 100644
--- a/src/ng/compile.js
+++ b/src/ng/compile.js
@@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@ function $CompileProvider($provide, $$sanitizeUriProvider) {
               directiveNormalize(nodeName_(node).toLowerCase()), 'E', maxPriority, ignoreDirective);
 
           // iterate over the attributes
-          for (var attr, name, nName, ngAttrName, value, nAttrs = node.attributes,
+          for (var attr, name, nName, ngAttrName, value, isNgAttr, nAttrs = node.attributes,
                    j = 0, jj = nAttrs && nAttrs.length; j < jj; j++) {
             var attrStartName = false;
             var attrEndName = false;
@@ -1018,9 +1018,11 @@ function $CompileProvider($provide, $$sanitizeUriProvider) {
             attr = nAttrs[j];
             if (!msie || msie >= 8 || attr.specified) {
               name = attr.name;
+              value = trim(attr.value);
+
               // support ngAttr attribute binding
               ngAttrName = directiveNormalize(name);
-              if (NG_ATTR_BINDING.test(ngAttrName)) {
+              if (isNgAttr = NG_ATTR_BINDING.test(ngAttrName)) {
                 name = snake_case(ngAttrName.substr(6), '-');
               }
 
@@ -1033,9 +1035,11 @@ function $CompileProvider($provide, $$sanitizeUriProvider) {
 
               nName = directiveNormalize(name.toLowerCase());
               attrsMap[nName] = name;
-              attrs[nName] = value = trim(attr.value);
-              if (getBooleanAttrName(node, nName)) {
-                attrs[nName] = true; // presence means true
+              if (isNgAttr || !attrs.hasOwnProperty(nName)) {
+                  attrs[nName] = value;
+                  if (getBooleanAttrName(node, nName)) {
+                    attrs[nName] = true; // presence means true
+                  }
               }
               addAttrInterpolateDirective(node, directives, value, nName);
               addDirective(directives, nName, 'A', maxPriority, ignoreDirective, attrStartName,
diff --git a/test/ng/compileSpec.js b/test/ng/compileSpec.js
index 480bde531a1d..6a044d1a953c 100755
--- a/test/ng/compileSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/compileSpec.js
@@ -4901,6 +4901,83 @@ describe('$compile', function() {
       expect(element.attr('test')).toBe('Misko');
     }));
 
+    it('should bind after digest but not before when after overridden attribute', inject(function($compile, $rootScope) {
+      $rootScope.name = "Misko";
+      element = $compile('<span test="123" ng-attr-test="{{name}}"></span>')($rootScope);
+      expect(element.attr('test')).toBe('123');
+      $rootScope.$digest();
+      expect(element.attr('test')).toBe('Misko');
+    }));
+
+    it('should bind after digest but not before when before overridden attribute', inject(function($compile, $rootScope) {
+      $rootScope.name = "Misko";
+      element = $compile('<span ng-attr-test="{{name}}" test="123"></span>')($rootScope);
+      expect(element.attr('test')).toBe('123');
+      $rootScope.$digest();
+      expect(element.attr('test')).toBe('Misko');
+    }));
+
+
+    describe('in directive', function() {
+      beforeEach(module(function() {
+        directive('syncTest', function(log) {
+          return {
+            link: {
+              pre: function(s, e, attr) { log(attr.test); },
+              post: function(s, e, attr) { log(attr.test); }
+            }
+          };
+        });
+        directive('asyncTest', function(log) {
+          return {
+            templateUrl: 'async.html',
+            link: {
+              pre: function(s, e, attr) { log(attr.test); },
+              post: function(s, e, attr) { log(attr.test); }
+            }
+          };
+        });
+      }));
+
+      beforeEach(inject(function($templateCache) {
+        $templateCache.put('async.html', '<h1>Test</h1>');
+      }));
+
+      it('should provide post-digest value in synchronous directive link functions when after overridden attribute',
+          inject(function(log, $rootScope, $compile) {
+        $rootScope.test = "TEST";
+        element = $compile('<div sync-test test="123" ng-attr-test="{{test}}"></div>')($rootScope);
+        expect(element.attr('test')).toBe('123');
+        expect(log.toArray()).toEqual(['TEST', 'TEST']);
+      }));
+
+      it('should provide post-digest value in synchronous directive link functions when before overridden attribute',
+          inject(function(log, $rootScope, $compile) {
+        $rootScope.test = "TEST";
+        element = $compile('<div sync-test ng-attr-test="{{test}}" test="123"></div>')($rootScope);
+        expect(element.attr('test')).toBe('123');
+        expect(log.toArray()).toEqual(['TEST', 'TEST']);
+      }));
+
+
+      it('should provide post-digest value in asynchronous directive link functions when after overridden attribute',
+          inject(function(log, $rootScope, $compile) {
+        $rootScope.test = "TEST";
+        element = $compile('<div async-test test="123" ng-attr-test="{{test}}"></div>')($rootScope);
+        expect(element.attr('test')).toBe('123');
+        $rootScope.$digest();
+        expect(log.toArray()).toEqual(['TEST', 'TEST']);
+      }));
+
+      it('should provide post-digest value in asynchronous directive link functions when before overridden attribute',
+          inject(function(log, $rootScope, $compile) {
+        $rootScope.test = "TEST";
+        element = $compile('<div async-test ng-attr-test="{{test}}" test="123"></div>')($rootScope);
+        expect(element.attr('test')).toBe('123');
+        $rootScope.$digest();
+        expect(log.toArray()).toEqual(['TEST', 'TEST']);
+      }));
+    });
 
     it('should work with different prefixes', inject(function($compile, $rootScope) {
       $rootScope.name = "Misko";