diff --git a/modules/@angular/compiler/src/view_compiler/view_builder.ts b/modules/@angular/compiler/src/view_compiler/view_builder.ts
index dfac714a94..c290b924f3 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/compiler/src/view_compiler/view_builder.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/compiler/src/view_compiler/view_builder.ts
@@ -156,13 +156,7 @@ class ViewBuilderVisitor implements TemplateAstVisitor {
     var parentRenderNode = this._getParentRenderNode(parent);
     if (parentRenderNode !== o.NULL_EXPR) {
       this.view.createMethod.addStmt(
-          ViewProperties.renderer
-              .callMethod(
-                  'projectNodes',
-                  [
-                    parentRenderNode,
-                    o.THIS_EXPR.callMethod('projectedNodes', [o.literal(ast.index)])
-                  ])
+          o.THIS_EXPR.callMethod('projectNodes', [parentRenderNode, o.literal(ast.index)])
               .toStmt());
     } else if (this._isRootNode(parent)) {
       if (this.view.viewType !== ViewType.COMPONENT) {
@@ -533,13 +527,17 @@ function generateCreateMethod(view: CompileView): o.Statement[] {
   } else {
     resultExpr = o.NULL_EXPR;
   }
+  let allNodesExpr: o.Expression =
+      ViewProperties.renderer.prop('directRenderer')
+          .conditional(o.NULL_EXPR, o.literalArr(view.nodes.map(node => node.renderNode)));
+
   return parentRenderNodeStmts.concat(view.createMethod.finish(), [
     o.THIS_EXPR
         .callMethod(
             'init',
             [
               view.lastRenderNode,
-              o.literalArr(view.nodes.map(node => node.renderNode)),
+              allNodesExpr,
               view.disposables.length ? o.literalArr(view.disposables) : o.NULL_EXPR,
             ])
         .toStmt(),
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/core_private_export.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/core_private_export.ts
index b63533cb39..0e260e6fa2 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/core_private_export.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/core_private_export.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ export var __core_private__: {
   UNINITIALIZED: typeof change_detection_util.UNINITIALIZED,
   ValueUnwrapper: typeof change_detection_util.ValueUnwrapper,
   _ValueUnwrapper?: change_detection_util.ValueUnwrapper,
-  RenderDebugInfo: typeof api.RenderDebugInfo, _RenderDebugInfo?: api.RenderDebugInfo,
+  RenderDebugInfo: typeof api.RenderDebugInfo,
+  _RenderDebugInfo?: api.RenderDebugInfo,
+  _DirectRenderer?: api.DirectRenderer,
   TemplateRef_: typeof template_ref.TemplateRef_, _TemplateRef_?: template_ref.TemplateRef_<any>,
   ReflectionCapabilities: typeof reflection_capabilities.ReflectionCapabilities,
   _ReflectionCapabilities?: reflection_capabilities.ReflectionCapabilities,
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/debug/debug_renderer.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/debug/debug_renderer.ts
index a4b259e941..6a22dbf3a5 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/debug/debug_renderer.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/debug/debug_renderer.ts
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ export class DebugDomRenderer implements Renderer {
   }
 
   destroyView(hostElement: any, viewAllNodes: any[]) {
+    viewAllNodes = viewAllNodes || [];
     viewAllNodes.forEach((node) => { removeDebugNodeFromIndex(getDebugNode(node)); });
     this._delegate.destroyView(hostElement, viewAllNodes);
   }
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/linker/view.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/linker/view.ts
index 87b0b06b6a..995af6a704 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/linker/view.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/linker/view.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {Injector, THROW_IF_NOT_FOUND} from '../di/injector';
 import {ListWrapper} from '../facade/collection';
 import {isPresent} from '../facade/lang';
 import {WtfScopeFn, wtfCreateScope, wtfLeave} from '../profile/profile';
-import {RenderComponentType, RenderDebugInfo, Renderer} from '../render/api';
+import {DirectRenderer, RenderComponentType, RenderDebugInfo, Renderer} from '../render/api';
 
 import {AnimationViewContext} from './animation_view_context';
 import {ComponentRef} from './component_factory';
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ export abstract class AppView<T> {
   private _hostInjector: Injector;
   private _hostProjectableNodes: any[][];
   private _animationContext: AnimationViewContext;
+  private _directRenderer: DirectRenderer;
 
   public context: T;
 
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ export abstract class AppView<T> {
     } else {
       this.renderer = parentView.renderer;
     }
+    this._directRenderer = (this.renderer as any).directRenderer;
   }
 
   get animationContext(): AnimationViewContext {
@@ -136,7 +138,7 @@ export abstract class AppView<T> {
 
   detachAndDestroy() {
     if (this._hasExternalHostElement) {
-      this.renderer.detachView(this.flatRootNodes);
+      this.detach();
     } else if (isPresent(this.viewContainerElement)) {
       this.viewContainerElement.detachView(this.viewContainerElement.nestedViews.indexOf(this));
     }
@@ -179,13 +181,34 @@ export abstract class AppView<T> {
   detach(): void {
     this.detachInternal();
     if (this._animationContext) {
-      this._animationContext.onAllActiveAnimationsDone(
-          () => this.renderer.detachView(this.flatRootNodes));
+      this._animationContext.onAllActiveAnimationsDone(() => this._renderDetach());
+    } else {
+      this._renderDetach();
+    }
+  }
+
+  private _renderDetach() {
+    if (this._directRenderer) {
+      this.visitRootNodesInternal(this._directRenderer.remove, null);
     } else {
       this.renderer.detachView(this.flatRootNodes);
     }
   }
 
+  attachAfter(prevNode: any) {
+    if (this._directRenderer) {
+      const nextSibling = this._directRenderer.nextSibling(prevNode);
+      if (nextSibling) {
+        this.visitRootNodesInternal(this._directRenderer.insertBefore, nextSibling);
+      } else {
+        this.visitRootNodesInternal(
+            this._directRenderer.appendChild, this._directRenderer.parentElement(prevNode));
+      }
+    } else {
+      this.renderer.attachViewAfter(prevNode, this.flatRootNodes);
+    }
+  }
+
   get changeDetectorRef(): ChangeDetectorRef { return this.ref; }
 
   get flatRootNodes(): any[] {
@@ -194,10 +217,14 @@ export abstract class AppView<T> {
     return nodes;
   }
 
-  projectedNodes(ngContentIndex: number): any[] {
-    const nodes: any[] = [];
-    this.visitProjectedNodes(ngContentIndex, addToArray, nodes);
-    return nodes;
+  projectNodes(parentElement: any, ngContentIndex: number) {
+    if (this._directRenderer) {
+      this.visitProjectedNodes(ngContentIndex, this._directRenderer.appendChild, parentElement);
+    } else {
+      const nodes: any[] = [];
+      this.visitProjectedNodes(ngContentIndex, addToArray, nodes);
+      this.renderer.projectNodes(parentElement, nodes);
+    }
   }
 
   visitProjectedNodes<C>(ngContentIndex: number, cb: (node: any, ctx: C) => void, c: C): void {
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/linker/view_container.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/linker/view_container.ts
index fd9f87d2a3..485dbb28ff 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/linker/view_container.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/linker/view_container.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export class ViewContainer {
       refRenderNode = this.nativeElement;
     }
     if (isPresent(refRenderNode)) {
-      view.renderer.attachViewAfter(refRenderNode, view.flatRootNodes);
+      view.attachAfter(refRenderNode);
     }
     view.markContentChildAsMoved(this);
   }
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export class ViewContainer {
       refRenderNode = this.nativeElement;
     }
     if (isPresent(refRenderNode)) {
-      view.renderer.attachViewAfter(refRenderNode, view.flatRootNodes);
+      view.attachAfter(refRenderNode);
     }
     view.addToContentChildren(this);
   }
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/render/api.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/render/api.ts
index 41b0d515d3..baffd7a372 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/render/api.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/render/api.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,14 @@ export abstract class RenderDebugInfo {
   get source(): string { return unimplemented(); }
 }
 
+export interface DirectRenderer {
+  remove(node: any): void;
+  appendChild(node: any, parent: any): void;
+  insertBefore(node: any, refNode: any): void;
+  nextSibling(node: any): any;
+  parentElement(node: any): any;
+}
+
 /**
  * @experimental
  */
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/direct_rendering_integration_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/direct_rendering_integration_spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a77e5f8edf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/direct_rendering_integration_spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+import {Component, Injectable, RenderComponentType, Renderer, RootRenderer} from '@angular/core';
+import {DebugDomRenderer} from '@angular/core/src/debug/debug_renderer';
+import {DirectRenderer} from '@angular/core/src/render/api';
+import {TestBed, inject} from '@angular/core/testing';
+import {getDOM} from '@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/dom_adapter';
+import {DIRECT_DOM_RENDERER, DomRootRenderer} from '@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/dom_renderer';
+import {expect} from '@angular/platform-browser/testing/matchers';
+
+let directRenderer: any;
+let destroyViewLogs: any[];
+
+export function main() {
+  // Don't run on server...
+  if (!getDOM().supportsDOMEvents()) return;
+  describe('direct dom integration tests', function() {
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      directRenderer = DIRECT_DOM_RENDERER;
+      destroyViewLogs = [];
+      spyOn(directRenderer, 'remove').and.callThrough();
+      spyOn(directRenderer, 'appendChild').and.callThrough();
+      spyOn(directRenderer, 'insertBefore').and.callThrough();
+
+      TestBed.configureTestingModule(
+          {providers: [{provide: RootRenderer, useClass: DirectRootRenderer}]});
+    });
+
+    it('should attach views as last nodes in a parent', () => {
+      @Component({template: '<div *ngIf="true">hello</div>'})
+      class MyComp {
+      }
+
+      TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [MyComp]});
+
+      const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(MyComp);
+
+      directRenderer.insertBefore.calls.reset();
+      directRenderer.appendChild.calls.reset();
+
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(fixture.nativeElement).toHaveText('hello');
+      expect(directRenderer.insertBefore).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(directRenderer.appendChild).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('should attach views as non last nodes in a parent', () => {
+      @Component({template: '<div *ngIf="true">hello</div>after'})
+      class MyComp {
+      }
+
+      TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [MyComp]});
+
+      const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(MyComp);
+
+      directRenderer.insertBefore.calls.reset();
+      directRenderer.appendChild.calls.reset();
+
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(fixture.nativeElement).toHaveText('helloafter');
+      expect(directRenderer.insertBefore).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(directRenderer.appendChild).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('should detach views', () => {
+      @Component({template: '<div *ngIf="shown">hello</div>'})
+      class MyComp {
+        shown = true;
+      }
+
+      TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [MyComp]});
+      const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(MyComp);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      directRenderer.remove.calls.reset();
+
+      fixture.componentInstance.shown = false;
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(fixture.nativeElement).toHaveText('');
+      expect(directRenderer.remove).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('should pass null as all nodes to destroyView', () => {
+      @Component({template: '<div *ngIf="shown">hello</div>'})
+      class MyComp {
+        shown = true;
+      }
+
+      TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [MyComp]});
+      const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(MyComp);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      destroyViewLogs.splice(0, destroyViewLogs.length);
+
+      fixture.componentInstance.shown = false;
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(destroyViewLogs).toEqual([[null, null]]);
+    });
+
+    it('should project nodes', () => {
+      @Component({template: '<child>hello</child>'})
+      class Parent {
+      }
+
+      @Component({selector: 'child', template: '(<ng-content></ng-content>)'})
+      class Child {
+      }
+
+      TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [Parent, Child]});
+      const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(Parent);
+
+      expect(fixture.nativeElement).toHaveText('(hello)');
+      const childHostEl = fixture.nativeElement.children[0];
+      const projectedNode = childHostEl.childNodes[1];
+      expect(directRenderer.appendChild).toHaveBeenCalledWith(projectedNode, childHostEl);
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+@Injectable()
+class DirectRootRenderer implements RootRenderer {
+  constructor(private _delegate: DomRootRenderer) {}
+  renderComponent(componentType: RenderComponentType): Renderer {
+    const renderer = new DebugDomRenderer(this._delegate.renderComponent(componentType));
+    (renderer as any).directRenderer = directRenderer;
+    const originalDestroyView = renderer.destroyView;
+    renderer.destroyView = function(...args: any[]) {
+      destroyViewLogs.push(args);
+      return originalDestroyView.apply(this, args);
+    };
+    return renderer;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/dom_renderer.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/dom_renderer.ts
index 1c0d440750..792eed3600 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/dom_renderer.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/dom_renderer.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import {APP_ID, Inject, Injectable, RenderComponentType, Renderer, RootRenderer, ViewEncapsulation} from '@angular/core';
 
 import {isBlank, isPresent, stringify} from '../facade/lang';
-import {AnimationKeyframe, AnimationPlayer, AnimationStyles, RenderDebugInfo} from '../private_import_core';
+import {AnimationKeyframe, AnimationPlayer, AnimationStyles, DirectRenderer, RenderDebugInfo} from '../private_import_core';
 
 import {AnimationDriver} from './animation_driver';
 import {DOCUMENT} from './dom_tokens';
@@ -54,11 +54,21 @@ export class DomRootRenderer_ extends DomRootRenderer {
   }
 }
 
+export const DIRECT_DOM_RENDERER: DirectRenderer = {
+  remove(node: Text | Comment | Element) { node.remove();},
+  appendChild(node: Node, parent: Element) { parent.appendChild(node);},
+  insertBefore(node: Node, refNode: Node) { refNode.parentElement.insertBefore(node, refNode);},
+  nextSibling(node: Node) { return node.nextSibling;},
+  parentElement(node: Node): Element{return node.parentElement;}
+};
+
 export class DomRenderer implements Renderer {
   private _contentAttr: string;
   private _hostAttr: string;
   private _styles: string[];
 
+  directRenderer: DirectRenderer = DIRECT_DOM_RENDERER;
+
   constructor(
       private _rootRenderer: DomRootRenderer, private componentProto: RenderComponentType,
       private _animationDriver: AnimationDriver, styleShimId: string) {
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/private_import_core.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/private_import_core.ts
index f2512b86fb..0353db607a 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/private_import_core.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/private_import_core.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {__core_private__ as r} from '@angular/core';
 
 export type RenderDebugInfo = typeof r._RenderDebugInfo;
 export var RenderDebugInfo: typeof r.RenderDebugInfo = r.RenderDebugInfo;
+export type DirectRenderer = typeof r._DirectRenderer;
 
 export var ReflectionCapabilities: typeof r.ReflectionCapabilities = r.ReflectionCapabilities;