3 files changed, 31 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/AngularPublic.js b/src/AngularPublic.js
index 516bbad4..d052c35b 100644
--- a/src/AngularPublic.js
+++ b/src/AngularPublic.js
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ function publishExternalAPI(angular){
             input: inputDirective,
             textarea: inputDirective,
             form: ngFormDirective,
+            script: scriptTemplateLoader,
             select: selectDirective,
             option: optionDirective,
             ngBind: ngBindDirective,
diff --git a/src/widgets.js b/src/widgets.js
index cf32bdc1..68c40b92 100644
--- a/src/widgets.js
+++ b/src/widgets.js
@@ -813,3 +813,15 @@ var ngPluralizeDirective = ['$locale', '$interpolate', function($locale, $interp
     });
   };
 }];
+
+
+var scriptTemplateLoader = ['$templateCache', function($templateCache) {
+  return {
+    compile: function(element, attr) {
+      if (attr.type == 'text/ng-template') {
+        var templateUrl = attr.id;
+        $templateCache.put(templateUrl, element.text());
+      }
+    }
+  };
+}];
diff --git a/test/widgetsSpec.js b/test/widgetsSpec.js
index 6e115a36..53766274 100644
--- a/test/widgetsSpec.js
+++ b/test/widgetsSpec.js
@@ -931,4 +931,22 @@ describe('widget', function() {
       }));
     });
   });
+
+
+  describe('scriptTemplateLoader', function() {
+    it('should populate $templateCache with contents of a ng-template script element', inject(
+        function($compile, $templateCache) {
+          if (msie <=8) return;
+          // in ie8 it is not possible to create a script tag with the right content.
+          // it always comes up as empty. I was trying to set the text of the
+          // script tag, but that did not work either, so I gave up.
+          $compile('<div>foo' +
+                     '<script id="/ignore">ignore me</script>' +
+                     '<script type="text/ng-template" id="/myTemplate.html"><x>{{y}}</x></script>' +
+                   '</div>' );
+          expect($templateCache.get('/myTemplate.html')).toBe('<x>{{y}}</x>');
+          expect($templateCache.get('/ignore')).toBeUndefined();
+        }
+    ));
+  });
 });