diff --git a/src/components/switch/switch.spec.ts b/src/components/switch/switch.spec.ts
index be87b80d9664..3e450e0dc515 100644
--- a/src/components/switch/switch.spec.ts
+++ b/src/components/switch/switch.spec.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import {MdSwitch} from './switch';
 import {AsyncTestFn} from "angular2/testing";
 import {FORM_DIRECTIVES} from "angular2/common";
 import {Input} from "angular2/core";
-
+import {By} from 'angular2/platform/browser';
 
 describe('MdSwitch', () => {
   let builder: TestComponentBuilder;
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ describe('MdSwitch', () => {
   beforeEach(inject([TestComponentBuilder], (tcb: TestComponentBuilder) => { builder = tcb; }));
 
   describe('md-switch', () => {
-    it('should change the model value', (done: () => void) => {
+    it('should change the model value', (done:() => void) => {
       return builder.createAsync(TestApp).then((fixture) => {
         let testComponent = fixture.debugElement.componentInstance;
-        let switchElement = getChildDebugElement(fixture.debugElement, 'md-switch');
+        let switchElement = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('md-switch'));
 
         expect(switchElement.nativeElement.classList.contains('md-checked')).toBe(false);
 
@@ -39,21 +39,34 @@ describe('MdSwitch', () => {
         done();
       });
     });
+
+    it('should not change the model if disabled', (done:() => void) => {
+      return builder.createAsync(TestApp).then((fixture) => {
+        let testComponent = fixture.debugElement.componentInstance;
+        let switchElement = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('md-switch'));
+
+        expect(switchElement.nativeElement.classList.contains('md-checked')).toBe(false);
+
+        testComponent.isDisabled = true;
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        switchElement.nativeElement.click();
+
+        expect(switchElement.nativeElement.classList.contains('md-checked')).toBe(false);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
   });
 });
 
-/** Gets a child DebugElement by tag name. */
-function getChildDebugElement(parent: DebugElement, tagName: string): DebugElement {
-  return parent.query(debugEl => debugEl.nativeElement.tagName.toLowerCase() == tagName);
-}
-
 /** Test component that contains an MdSwitch. */
 @Component({
   selector: 'test-app',
   directives: [MdSwitch, FORM_DIRECTIVES],
   template:
-    '<md-switch [(ngModel)]="testSwitch">Test Switch</md-switch>',
+    '<md-switch [(ngModel)]="testSwitch" [disabled]="isDisabled">Test Switch</md-switch>',
 })
 class TestApp {
   testSwitch = false;
+  isDisabled = false;
 }
diff --git a/src/components/switch/switch.ts b/src/components/switch/switch.ts
index 3873edccfc22..473d72289c93 100644
--- a/src/components/switch/switch.ts
+++ b/src/components/switch/switch.ts
@@ -3,10 +3,13 @@ import {MdDrag} from '../../core/services/drag/drag';
 import {ControlValueAccessor} from "angular2/common";
 import {NgControl} from "angular2/common";
 import {Optional} from "angular2/core";
+import {Renderer} from "angular2/core";
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'md-switch',
+  inputs: ['disabled'],
   host: {
+    '[attr.aria-disabled]': 'disabled',
     '(click)': 'onClick()'
   },
   templateUrl: './components/switch/switch.html',
@@ -27,10 +30,12 @@ export class MdSwitch implements ControlValueAccessor {
   onChange = (_:any) => {};
   onTouched = () => {};
 
-  // Model Values
-  value: boolean;
+  // storage values
+  checked_: any;
+  disabled_: boolean;
 
-  constructor(private _elementRef: ElementRef, @Optional() ngControl: NgControl) {
+  constructor(private _elementRef: ElementRef, private _renderer: Renderer, @Optional() ngControl: NgControl) {
+    this.componentElement = _elementRef.nativeElement;
     this.elementRef = _elementRef;
 
     if (ngControl) {
@@ -39,7 +44,6 @@ export class MdSwitch implements ControlValueAccessor {
   }
 
   ngOnInit() {
-    this.componentElement = this.elementRef.nativeElement;
     this.switchContainer = <HTMLElement> this.componentElement.querySelector('.md-container');
     this.thumbContainer = <HTMLElement> this.componentElement.querySelector('.md-thumb-container');
 
@@ -48,10 +52,13 @@ export class MdSwitch implements ControlValueAccessor {
     this.switchContainer.addEventListener('$md.dragstart', (ev: CustomEvent) => this.onDragStart(ev));
     this.switchContainer.addEventListener('$md.drag', (ev: CustomEvent) => this.onDrag(ev));
     this.switchContainer.addEventListener('$md.dragend', (ev: CustomEvent) => this.onDragEnd(ev));
+
   }
 
 
   onDragStart(event: CustomEvent) {
+    if (this.disabled) return;
+
     this.componentElement.classList.add('md-dragging');
 
     this.dragData = {
@@ -62,9 +69,11 @@ export class MdSwitch implements ControlValueAccessor {
   }
 
   onDrag(event: CustomEvent) {
+    if (this.disabled) return;
+
     let percent = event.detail.pointer.distanceX / this.dragData.width;
 
-    let translate = this.value ? 1 + percent : percent;
+    let translate = this.checked ? 1 + percent : percent;
     translate = Math.max(0, Math.min(1, translate));
 
     this.thumbContainer.style.transform = 'translate3d(' + (100 * translate) + '%,0,0)';
@@ -72,13 +81,15 @@ export class MdSwitch implements ControlValueAccessor {
   }
 
   onDragEnd(event: CustomEvent) {
+    if (this.disabled) return;
+
     this.componentElement.classList.remove('md-dragging');
     this.thumbContainer.style.transform = null;
 
 
-    var isChanged = this.value ? this.dragData.translate < 0.5 : this.dragData.translate > 0.5;
+    var isChanged = this.checked ? this.dragData.translate < 0.5 : this.dragData.translate > 0.5;
     if (isChanged || !this.dragData.translate) {
-      this.changeValue(!this.value);
+      this.checked = !this.checked;
     }
 
     this.dragData = null;
@@ -89,19 +100,14 @@ export class MdSwitch implements ControlValueAccessor {
   }
 
   onClick() {
-    if (!this.dragClick) this.changeValue(!this.value);
+    if (!this.dragClick && !this.disabled) {
+      this.checked = !this.checked;
+    }
   }
 
-  changeValue(newValue: boolean) {
-    this.onChange(newValue);
-    this.writeValue(newValue);
-  }
 
   writeValue(value: any): void {
-    this.value = !!value;
-
-    // Apply Checked Class
-    this.componentElement.classList.toggle('md-checked', this.value);
+    this.checked = value;
   }
 
   registerOnChange(fn: any): void {
@@ -111,4 +117,31 @@ export class MdSwitch implements ControlValueAccessor {
   registerOnTouched(fn: any): void {
     this.onTouched = fn;
   }
+
+  get disabled(): string|boolean {
+    return this.disabled_;
+  }
+
+  set disabled(value: string|boolean) {
+    if (typeof value == 'string') {
+      this.disabled_ = (value === 'true' || value === '');
+    } else {
+      this.disabled_ = <boolean> value;
+    }
+
+    this._renderer.setElementAttribute(this._elementRef, 'disabled', this.disabled_ ? 'true' : undefined);
+  }
+
+  get checked() {
+    return !!this.checked_;
+  }
+
+  set checked(value) {
+    this.checked_ = !!value;
+    this.onChange(this.checked_);
+
+    this._renderer.setElementAttribute(this._elementRef, 'aria-checked', this.checked_);
+    this.componentElement.classList.toggle('md-checked', this.checked);
+  }
+
 }
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diff --git a/src/demo-app/demo-app.html b/src/demo-app/demo-app.html
index 79f13fe18d1d..eaee60a3d002 100644
--- a/src/demo-app/demo-app.html
+++ b/src/demo-app/demo-app.html
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
   <button md-raised-button class="md-primary">HELLO</button>
   <button md-fab class="md-accent">HI</button>
 
-  <md-switch [(ngModel)]="switchValue"> Toggle Angular Version</md-switch>
+  <md-switch [(ngModel)]="switchValue" [disabled]="switchValue"> Toggle Angular Version</md-switch>
   Value: {{ switchValue }}
 </p>