diff --git a/src/ng/directive/ngEventDirs.js b/src/ng/directive/ngEventDirs.js
index c93f64a2..c93f52d3 100644
--- a/src/ng/directive/ngEventDirs.js
+++ b/src/ng/directive/ngEventDirs.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ forEach(
   'click dblclick mousedown mouseup mouseover mouseout mousemove mouseenter mouseleave keydown keyup keypress submit focus blur copy cut paste'.split(' '),
   function(name) {
     var directiveName = directiveNormalize('ng-' + name);
-    ngEventDirectives[directiveName] = ['$parse', function($parse) {
+    ngEventDirectives[directiveName] = ['$parse', '$rootScope', function($parse, $rootScope) {
       return {
         compile: function($element, attr) {
           var fn = $parse(attr[directiveName]);
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ forEach(
               var callback = function() {
                 fn(scope, {$event:event});
               };
-              if (forceAsyncEvents[eventName] && scope.$$phase) {
+              if (forceAsyncEvents[eventName] && $rootScope.$$phase) {
                 scope.$evalAsync(callback);
               } else {
                 scope.$apply(callback);
diff --git a/test/ng/directive/ngEventDirsSpec.js b/test/ng/directive/ngEventDirsSpec.js
index 1e1d5c92..71e89343 100644
--- a/test/ng/directive/ngEventDirsSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/directive/ngEventDirsSpec.js
@@ -42,18 +42,30 @@ describe('event directives', function() {
 
   describe('focus', function() {
 
-    it('should call the listener asynchronously during $apply',
-        inject(function($rootScope, $compile) {
-      element = $compile('<input type="text" ng-focus="focus()">')($rootScope);
-      $rootScope.focus = jasmine.createSpy('focus');
+    describe('call the listener asynchronously during $apply', function() {
+      function run(scope) {
+        inject(function($compile) {
+          element = $compile('<input type="text" ng-focus="focus()">')(scope);
+          scope.focus = jasmine.createSpy('focus');
 
-      $rootScope.$apply(function() {
-        element.triggerHandler('focus');
-        expect($rootScope.focus).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-      });
+          scope.$apply(function() {
+            element.triggerHandler('focus');
+            expect(scope.focus).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+          });
 
-      expect($rootScope.focus).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
-    }));
+          expect(scope.focus).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+        });
+      }
+
+      it('should call the listener with non isolate scopes', inject(function($rootScope) {
+        run($rootScope.$new());
+      }));
+
+      it('should call the listener with isolate scopes', inject(function($rootScope) {
+        run($rootScope.$new(true));
+      }));
+
+    });
 
     it('should call the listener synchronously inside of $apply if outside of $apply',
         inject(function($rootScope, $compile) {
@@ -72,18 +84,30 @@ describe('event directives', function() {
 
   describe('blur', function() {
 
-    it('should call the listener asynchronously during $apply',
-        inject(function($rootScope, $compile) {
-      element = $compile('<input type="text" ng-blur="blur()">')($rootScope);
-      $rootScope.blur = jasmine.createSpy('blur');
+    describe('call the listener asynchronously during $apply', function() {
+      function run(scope) {
+        inject(function($compile) {
+          element = $compile('<input type="text" ng-blur="blur()">')(scope);
+          scope.blur = jasmine.createSpy('blur');
 
-      $rootScope.$apply(function() {
-        element.triggerHandler('blur');
-        expect($rootScope.blur).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-      });
+          scope.$apply(function() {
+            element.triggerHandler('blur');
+            expect(scope.blur).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+          });
 
-      expect($rootScope.blur).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
-    }));
+          expect(scope.blur).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+        });
+      }
+
+      it('should call the listener with non isolate scopes', inject(function($rootScope) {
+        run($rootScope.$new());
+      }));
+
+      it('should call the listener with isolate scopes', inject(function($rootScope) {
+        run($rootScope.$new(true));
+      }));
+
+    });
 
     it('should call the listener synchronously inside of $apply if outside of $apply',
         inject(function($rootScope, $compile) {