diff --git a/regression/issue-352.html b/regression/issue-352.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3f061e1b8249
--- /dev/null
+++ b/regression/issue-352.html
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+
+
+
+
+
+ link 1 (link, don't reload)
+ link 2 (link, don't reload)
+ link 3 (link, reload!)
+ anchor (link, don't reload)
+ anchor (no link)
+ link (link, change hash)
+
+
diff --git a/src/markups.js b/src/markups.js
index 24de5c371b82..ab992729244c 100644
--- a/src/markups.js
+++ b/src/markups.js
@@ -105,6 +105,53 @@ angularTextMarkup('option', function(text, textNode, parentElement){
*
* @element ANY
* @param {template} template any string which can contain `{{}}` markup.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * This example uses `link` variable inside `href` attribute:
+
+
+
+ link 1 (link, don't reload)
+ link 2 (link, don't reload)
+ link 3 (link, reload!)
+ anchor (link, don't reload)
+ anchor (no link)
+ link (link, change hash)
+
+
+ it('should execute ng:click but not reload when href without value', function() {
+ element('#link-1').click();
+ expect(element('input[name=value]').val()).toEqual('1');
+ });
+
+ it('should execute ng:click but not reload when href empty string', function() {
+ element('#link-2').click();
+ expect(element('input[name=value]').val()).toEqual('2');
+ });
+
+ it('should execute ng:click and change url when ng:href specified', function() {
+ element('#link-3').click();
+ expect(element('input[name=value]').val()).toEqual('3');
+ expect(browser().location().hash()).toEqual('123');
+ });
+
+ it('should execute ng:click but not reload when href empty string and name specified', function() {
+ element('#link-4').click();
+ expect(element('input[name=value]').val()).toEqual('4');
+ });
+
+ it('should execute ng:click but not reload when no href but name specified', function() {
+ element('#link-5').click();
+ expect(element('input[name=value]').val()).toEqual('5');
+ });
+
+ it('should only change url when only ng:href', function() {
+ input('value').enter('6');
+ element('#link-6').click();
+ expect(browser().location().hash()).toEqual('/6');
+ });
+
+
*/
/**
diff --git a/src/widgets.js b/src/widgets.js
index 6aa0227c68e8..a56a967e54cb 100644
--- a/src/widgets.js
+++ b/src/widgets.js
@@ -821,7 +821,15 @@ angularWidget('a', function() {
this.directives(true);
return function(element) {
- if (element.attr('href') === '') {
+ var hasNgHref = ((element.attr('ng:bind-attr') || '').indexOf('"href":') !== -1);
+
+ // turn link into a link in IE
+ // but only if it doesn't have name attribute, in which case it's an anchor
+ if (!hasNgHref && !element.attr('name') && !element.attr('href')) {
+ element.attr('href', '');
+ }
+
+ if (element.attr('href') === '' && !hasNgHref) {
element.bind('click', function(event){
event.preventDefault();
});