diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/parser/parser.ts b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/parser/parser.ts
index 7b1519df3b..debce8186c 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/parser/parser.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/parser/parser.ts
@@ -65,18 +65,21 @@ export class Parser {
   }
 
   parseAction(input: string, location: any): ASTWithSource {
+    this._checkNoInterpolation(input, location);
     var tokens = this._lexer.tokenize(input);
     var ast = new _ParseAST(input, location, tokens, this._reflector, true).parseChain();
     return new ASTWithSource(ast, input, location);
   }
 
   parseBinding(input: string, location: any): ASTWithSource {
+    this._checkNoInterpolation(input, location);
     var tokens = this._lexer.tokenize(input);
     var ast = new _ParseAST(input, location, tokens, this._reflector, false).parseChain();
     return new ASTWithSource(ast, input, location);
   }
 
   parseSimpleBinding(input: string, location: string): ASTWithSource {
+    this._checkNoInterpolation(input, location);
     var tokens = this._lexer.tokenize(input);
     var ast = new _ParseAST(input, location, tokens, this._reflector, false).parseSimpleBinding();
     return new ASTWithSource(ast, input, location);
@@ -105,12 +108,9 @@ export class Parser {
         var ast = new _ParseAST(input, location, tokens, this._reflector, false).parseChain();
         expressions.push(ast);
       } else {
-        var errLocation = '';
-        for (var j = 0; j < i; j++) {
-          errLocation += j % 2 === 0 ? parts[j] : `{{${parts[j]}}}`;
-        }
         throw new ParseException('Blank expressions are not allowed in interpolated strings', input,
-                                 `at column ${errLocation.length} in`, location);
+                                 `at column ${this._findInterpolationErrorColumn(parts, i)} in`,
+                                 location);
       }
     }
     return new ASTWithSource(new Interpolation(strings, expressions), input, location);
@@ -119,6 +119,24 @@ export class Parser {
   wrapLiteralPrimitive(input: string, location: any): ASTWithSource {
     return new ASTWithSource(new LiteralPrimitive(input), input, location);
   }
+
+  private _checkNoInterpolation(input: string, location: any): void {
+    var parts = StringWrapper.split(input, INTERPOLATION_REGEXP);
+    if (parts.length > 1) {
+      throw new ParseException('Got interpolation ({{}}) where expression was expected', input,
+                               `at column ${this._findInterpolationErrorColumn(parts, 1)} in`,
+                               location);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private _findInterpolationErrorColumn(parts: string[], partInErrIdx: number): number {
+    var errLocation = '';
+    for (var j = 0; j < partInErrIdx; j++) {
+      errLocation += j % 2 === 0 ? parts[j] : `{{${parts[j]}}}`;
+    }
+
+    return errLocation.length;
+  }
 }
 
 export class _ParseAST {
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/parser/parser_spec.ts b/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/parser/parser_spec.ts
index 4c21cde143..cf11b55bb5 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/parser/parser_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/change_detection/parser/parser_spec.ts
@@ -204,6 +204,11 @@ export function main() {
 
       it('should store the passed-in location',
          () => { expect(parseAction('someExpr', 'location').location).toBe('location'); });
+
+      it("should throw when encountering interpolation", () => {
+        expectActionError("{{a()}}")
+            .toThrowErrorWith('Got interpolation ({{}}) where expression was expected');
+      });
     });
 
     describe("general error handling", () => {
@@ -256,6 +261,11 @@ export function main() {
       it('should throw on assignment', () => {
         expect(() => parseBinding("a=2")).toThrowError(new RegExp("contain assignments"));
       });
+
+      it('should throw when encountering interpolation', () => {
+        expectBindingError("{{a.b}}")
+            .toThrowErrorWith('Got interpolation ({{}}) where expression was expected');
+      });
     });
 
     describe('parseTemplateBindings', () => {
@@ -398,12 +408,12 @@ export function main() {
 
       it("should throw on empty interpolation expressions", () => {
         expect(() => parseInterpolation("{{}}"))
-            .toThrowError(new RegExp(
-                "Parser Error: Blank expressions are not allowed in interpolated strings"));
+            .toThrowErrorWith(
+                "Parser Error: Blank expressions are not allowed in interpolated strings");
 
         expect(() => parseInterpolation("foo {{  }}"))
-            .toThrowError(new RegExp(
-                "Parser Error: Blank expressions are not allowed in interpolated strings"));
+            .toThrowErrorWith(
+                "Parser Error: Blank expressions are not allowed in interpolated strings");
       });
     });
 
@@ -420,8 +430,13 @@ export function main() {
 
       it("should throw when the given expression is not just a field name", () => {
         expect(() => parseSimpleBinding("name + 1"))
-            .toThrowError(new RegExp(
-                'Simple binding expression can only contain field access and constants'));
+            .toThrowErrorWith(
+                'Simple binding expression can only contain field access and constants');
+      });
+
+      it('should throw when encountering interpolation', () => {
+        expect(() => parseSimpleBinding('{{exp}}'))
+            .toThrowErrorWith('Got interpolation ({{}}) where expression was expected');
       });
     });
 
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/render/dom/compiler/property_binding_parser_spec.ts b/modules/angular2/test/render/dom/compiler/property_binding_parser_spec.ts
index 03b38d29e2..6f6b6c8272 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/render/dom/compiler/property_binding_parser_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/render/dom/compiler/property_binding_parser_spec.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ export function main() {
       expect(process(el('<div [a]v="b"></div>'))[0]).toBe(null);
     });
 
+    it('should throw when [] binding contains interpolation', () => {
+      expect(() => process(el('<div [a]="a + {{b()}}"></div>'))[0])
+          .toThrowErrorWith(
+              'Got interpolation ({{}}) where expression was expected at column 4 in [a + {{b()}}] in someComponent');
+    });
+
     it('should detect bind- syntax', () => {
       var results = process(el('<div bind-a="b"></div>'));
       expect(results[0].propertyBindings.get('a').source).toEqual('b');
@@ -157,6 +163,12 @@ export function main() {
       expect(eventBinding.fullName).toEqual('click');
     });
 
+    it('should throw when () action contains interpolation', () => {
+      expect(() => process(el('<div (a)="{{b()}}"></div>'))[0])
+          .toThrowErrorWith(
+              'Got interpolation ({{}}) where expression was expected at column 0 in [{{b()}}] in someComponent');
+    });
+
     it('should detect on- syntax', () => {
       var results = process(el('<div on-click="b()"></div>'));
       var eventBinding = results[0].eventBindings[0];