diff --git a/src/ng/directive/form.js b/src/ng/directive/form.js
index 4f06f0936c38..b4d500c6e76c 100644
--- a/src/ng/directive/form.js
+++ b/src/ng/directive/form.js
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ var nullFormCtrl = {
   $addControl: noop,
   $removeControl: noop,
   $setValidity: noop,
-  $setDirty: noop
+  $setDirty: noop,
+  $setPristine: noop
 };
 
 /**
@@ -37,7 +38,8 @@ function FormController(element, attrs) {
   var form = this,
       parentForm = element.parent().controller('form') || nullFormCtrl,
       invalidCount = 0, // used to easily determine if we are valid
-      errors = form.$error = {};
+      errors = form.$error = {},
+      controls = [];
 
   // init state
   form.$name = attrs.name;
@@ -61,6 +63,8 @@ function FormController(element, attrs) {
   }
 
   form.$addControl = function(control) {
+    controls.push(control);
+
     if (control.$name && !form.hasOwnProperty(control.$name)) {
       form[control.$name] = control;
     }
@@ -73,6 +77,8 @@ function FormController(element, attrs) {
     forEach(errors, function(queue, validationToken) {
       form.$setValidity(validationToken, true, control);
     });
+
+    arrayRemove(controls, control);
   };
 
   form.$setValidity = function(validationToken, isValid, control) {
@@ -120,6 +126,29 @@ function FormController(element, attrs) {
     parentForm.$setDirty();
   };
 
+  /**
+   * @ngdoc function
+   * @name ng.directive:form.FormController#$setPristine
+   * @methodOf ng.directive:form.FormController
+   *
+   * @description
+   * Sets the form to its pristine state.
+   *
+   * This method can be called to remove the 'ng-dirty' class and set the form to its pristine
+   * state (ng-pristine class). This method will also propagate to all the controls contained
+   * in this form.
+   *
+   * Setting a form back to a pristine state is often useful when we want to 'reuse' a form after
+   * saving or resetting it.
+   */
+  form.$setPristine = function () {
+    element.removeClass(DIRTY_CLASS).addClass(PRISTINE_CLASS);
+    form.$dirty = false;
+    form.$pristine = true;
+    forEach(controls, function(control) {
+      control.$setPristine();
+    });
+  };
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/ng/directive/input.js b/src/ng/directive/input.js
index e17c12b35efc..695ca88ad079 100644
--- a/src/ng/directive/input.js
+++ b/src/ng/directive/input.js
@@ -978,6 +978,22 @@ var NgModelController = ['$scope', '$exceptionHandler', '$attrs', '$element', '$
     parentForm.$setValidity(validationErrorKey, isValid, this);
   };
 
+  /**
+   * @ngdoc function
+   * @name ng.directive:ngModel.NgModelController#$setPristine
+   * @methodOf ng.directive:ngModel.NgModelController
+   *
+   * @description
+   * Sets the control to its pristine state.
+   *
+   * This method can be called to remove the 'ng-dirty' class and set the control to its pristine
+   * state (ng-pristine class).
+   */
+  this.$setPristine = function () {
+    this.$dirty = false;
+    this.$pristine = true;
+    $element.removeClass(DIRTY_CLASS).addClass(PRISTINE_CLASS);
+  };
 
   /**
    * @ngdoc function
diff --git a/test/ng/directive/formSpec.js b/test/ng/directive/formSpec.js
index 2fd55f607eef..9fe98570102f 100644
--- a/test/ng/directive/formSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/directive/formSpec.js
@@ -430,4 +430,110 @@ describe('form', function() {
       expect(doc).toBeDirty();
     });
   });
+
+
+  describe('$setPristine', function() {
+
+    it('should reset pristine state of form and controls', function() {
+
+      doc = $compile(
+          '<form name="testForm">' +
+            '<input ng-model="named1" name="foo">' +
+            '<input ng-model="named2" name="bar">' +
+          '</form>')(scope);
+
+      scope.$digest();
+
+      var form = doc,
+          formCtrl = scope.testForm,
+          input1 = form.find('input').eq(0),
+          input1Ctrl = input1.controller('ngModel'),
+          input2 = form.find('input').eq(1),
+          input2Ctrl = input2.controller('ngModel');
+
+      input1Ctrl.$setViewValue('xx');
+      input2Ctrl.$setViewValue('yy');
+      scope.$apply();
+      expect(form).toBeDirty();
+      expect(input1).toBeDirty();
+      expect(input2).toBeDirty();
+
+      formCtrl.$setPristine();
+      expect(form).toBePristine();
+      expect(formCtrl.$pristine).toBe(true);
+      expect(formCtrl.$dirty).toBe(false);
+      expect(input1).toBePristine();
+      expect(input1Ctrl.$pristine).toBe(true);
+      expect(input1Ctrl.$dirty).toBe(false);
+      expect(input2).toBePristine();
+      expect(input2Ctrl.$pristine).toBe(true);
+      expect(input2Ctrl.$dirty).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+
+    it('should reset pristine state of anonymous form controls', function() {
+
+      doc = $compile(
+          '<form name="testForm">' +
+            '<input ng-model="anonymous">' +
+          '</form>')(scope);
+
+      scope.$digest();
+
+      var form = doc,
+          formCtrl = scope.testForm,
+          input = form.find('input').eq(0),
+          inputCtrl = input.controller('ngModel');
+
+      inputCtrl.$setViewValue('xx');
+      scope.$apply();
+      expect(form).toBeDirty();
+      expect(input).toBeDirty();
+
+      formCtrl.$setPristine();
+      expect(form).toBePristine();
+      expect(formCtrl.$pristine).toBe(true);
+      expect(formCtrl.$dirty).toBe(false);
+      expect(input).toBePristine();
+      expect(inputCtrl.$pristine).toBe(true);
+      expect(inputCtrl.$dirty).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+
+    it('should reset pristine state of nested forms', function() {
+
+      doc = $compile(
+          '<form name="testForm">' +
+            '<div ng-form>' +
+              '<input ng-model="named" name="foo">' +
+            '</div>' +
+          '</form>')(scope);
+
+      scope.$digest();
+
+      var form = doc,
+          formCtrl = scope.testForm,
+          nestedForm = form.find('div'),
+          nestedFormCtrl = nestedForm.controller('form'),
+          nestedInput = form.find('input').eq(0),
+          nestedInputCtrl = nestedInput.controller('ngModel');
+
+      nestedInputCtrl.$setViewValue('xx');
+      scope.$apply();
+      expect(form).toBeDirty();
+      expect(nestedForm).toBeDirty();
+      expect(nestedInput).toBeDirty();
+
+      formCtrl.$setPristine();
+      expect(form).toBePristine();
+      expect(formCtrl.$pristine).toBe(true);
+      expect(formCtrl.$dirty).toBe(false);
+      expect(nestedForm).toBePristine();
+      expect(nestedFormCtrl.$pristine).toBe(true);
+      expect(nestedFormCtrl.$dirty).toBe(false);
+      expect(nestedInput).toBePristine();
+      expect(nestedInputCtrl.$pristine).toBe(true);
+      expect(nestedInputCtrl.$dirty).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/test/ng/directive/inputSpec.js b/test/ng/directive/inputSpec.js
index 01669b18dd56..4dcb79a38d12 100644
--- a/test/ng/directive/inputSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/directive/inputSpec.js
@@ -117,6 +117,18 @@ describe('NgModelController', function() {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('setPristine', function() {
+
+    it('should set control to its pristine state', function() {
+      ctrl.$setViewValue('edit');
+      expect(ctrl.$dirty).toBe(true);
+      expect(ctrl.$pristine).toBe(false);
+
+      ctrl.$setPristine();
+      expect(ctrl.$dirty).toBe(false);
+      expect(ctrl.$pristine).toBe(true);
+    });
+  });
 
   describe('view -> model', function() {