diff --git a/src/ng/parse.js b/src/ng/parse.js
index d1766b9a6425..11cf501d9f83 100644
--- a/src/ng/parse.js
+++ b/src/ng/parse.js
@@ -1012,8 +1012,12 @@ function $ParseProvider() {
             var parser = new Parser(lexer, $filter, $parseOptions);
             parsedExpression = parser.parse(exp);
 
-            if (parsedExpression.constant) parsedExpression.$$watchDelegate = constantWatch;
-            else if (oneTime) parsedExpression.$$watchDelegate = oneTimeWatch;
+            if (parsedExpression.constant) {
+              parsedExpression.$$watchDelegate = constantWatch;
+            } else if (oneTime) {
+              parsedExpression.$$watchDelegate = parsedExpression.literal ?
+                oneTimeLiteralWatch : oneTimeWatch;
+            }
 
             if (cacheKey !== 'hasOwnProperty') {
               // Only cache the value if it's not going to mess up the cache object
@@ -1050,6 +1054,30 @@ function $ParseProvider() {
       }, objectEquality);
     }
 
+    function oneTimeLiteralWatch(scope, listener, objectEquality, parsedExpression) {
+      var unwatch;
+      return unwatch = scope.$watch(function oneTimeWatch(scope) {
+        return parsedExpression(scope);
+      }, function oneTimeListener(value, old, scope) {
+        if (isFunction(listener)) {
+          listener.call(this, value, old, scope);
+        }
+        if (isAllDefined(value)) {
+          scope.$$postDigest(function () {
+            if(isAllDefined(value)) unwatch();
+          });
+        }
+      }, objectEquality);
+
+      function isAllDefined(value) {
+        var allDefined = true;
+        forEach(value, function (val) {
+          if (!isDefined(val)) allDefined = false;
+        });
+        return allDefined;
+      }
+    }
+
     function constantWatch(scope, listener, objectEquality, parsedExpression) {
       var unwatch;
       return unwatch = scope.$watch(function constantWatch(scope) {
diff --git a/test/ng/parseSpec.js b/test/ng/parseSpec.js
index dd2aa555a1a1..27994bd0881c 100644
--- a/test/ng/parseSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/parseSpec.js
@@ -1174,6 +1174,64 @@ describe('parser', function() {
           $rootScope.$digest();
           expect(fn()).toEqual(null);
         }));
+
+        describe('literal expressions', function () {
+          it('should only become stable when all the properties of an object have defined values', inject(function ($parse, $rootScope, log){
+            var fn = $parse('::{foo: foo, bar: bar}');
+            $rootScope.$watch(fn, function(value) { log(value); }, true);
+
+            expect(log.empty()).toEqual([]);
+            expect($rootScope.$$watchers.length).toBe(1);
+
+            $rootScope.$digest();
+            expect($rootScope.$$watchers.length).toBe(1);
+            expect(log.empty()).toEqual([{foo: undefined, bar: undefined}]);
+
+            $rootScope.foo = 'foo';
+            $rootScope.$digest();
+            expect($rootScope.$$watchers.length).toBe(1);
+            expect(log.empty()).toEqual([{foo: 'foo', bar: undefined}]);
+
+            $rootScope.foo = 'foobar';
+            $rootScope.bar = 'bar';
+            $rootScope.$digest();
+            expect($rootScope.$$watchers.length).toBe(0);
+            expect(log.empty()).toEqual([{foo: 'foobar', bar: 'bar'}]);
+
+            $rootScope.foo = 'baz';
+            $rootScope.$digest();
+            expect($rootScope.$$watchers.length).toBe(0);
+            expect(log.empty()).toEqual([]);
+          }));
+
+          it('should only become stable when all the elements of an array have defined values', inject(function ($parse, $rootScope, log){
+            var fn = $parse('::[foo,bar]');
+            $rootScope.$watch(fn, function(value) { log(value); }, true);
+
+            expect(log.empty()).toEqual([]);
+            expect($rootScope.$$watchers.length).toBe(1);
+
+            $rootScope.$digest();
+            expect($rootScope.$$watchers.length).toBe(1);
+            expect(log.empty()).toEqual([[undefined, undefined]]);
+
+            $rootScope.foo = 'foo';
+            $rootScope.$digest();
+            expect($rootScope.$$watchers.length).toBe(1);
+            expect(log.empty()).toEqual([['foo', undefined]]);
+
+            $rootScope.foo = 'foobar';
+            $rootScope.bar = 'bar';
+            $rootScope.$digest();
+            expect($rootScope.$$watchers.length).toBe(0);
+            expect(log.empty()).toEqual([['foobar', 'bar']]);
+
+            $rootScope.foo = 'baz';
+            $rootScope.$digest();
+            expect($rootScope.$$watchers.length).toBe(0);
+            expect(log.empty()).toEqual([]);
+          }));
+        });
       });
 
       describe('locals', function() {