diff --git a/src/ng/directive/ngSwitch.js b/src/ng/directive/ngSwitch.js
index aa04a9981521..88b1e70130fa 100644
--- a/src/ng/directive/ngSwitch.js
+++ b/src/ng/directive/ngSwitch.js
@@ -6,13 +6,16 @@
  * @restrict EA
  *
  * @description
- * Conditionally change the DOM structure.
+ * Conditionally change the DOM structure. Elements within ngSwitch but without
+ * ngSwitchWhen or ngSwitchDefault directives will be preserved at the location
+ * as specified in the template
  *
  * @usageContent
  * <ANY ng-switch-when="matchValue1">...</ANY>
  *   <ANY ng-switch-when="matchValue2">...</ANY>
  *   ...
  *   <ANY ng-switch-default>...</ANY>
+ *   <ANY>...</ANY>
  *
  * @scope
  * @param {*} ngSwitch|on expression to match against <tt>ng-switch-when</tt>.
@@ -26,6 +29,7 @@
  *   are multiple default cases, all of them will be displayed when no other
  *   case match.
  *
+ *
  * @example
     <doc:example>
       <doc:source>
@@ -90,9 +94,9 @@ var ngSwitchDirective = valueFn({
         forEach(selectedTranscludes, function(selectedTransclude) {
           var selectedScope = scope.$new();
           selectedScopes.push(selectedScope);
-          selectedTransclude(selectedScope, function(caseElement) {
+          selectedTransclude.transclude(selectedScope, function(caseElement) {
             selectedElements.push(caseElement);
-            element.append(caseElement);
+            selectedTransclude.element.after(caseElement);
           });
         });
       }
@@ -107,7 +111,7 @@ var ngSwitchWhenDirective = ngDirective({
   compile: function(element, attrs, transclude) {
     return function(scope, element, attr, ctrl) {
       ctrl.cases['!' + attrs.ngSwitchWhen] = (ctrl.cases['!' + attrs.ngSwitchWhen] || []);
-      ctrl.cases['!' + attrs.ngSwitchWhen].push(transclude);
+      ctrl.cases['!' + attrs.ngSwitchWhen].push({ transclude: transclude, element: element });
     };
   }
 });
@@ -119,7 +123,7 @@ var ngSwitchDefaultDirective = ngDirective({
   compile: function(element, attrs, transclude) {
     return function(scope, element, attr, ctrl) {
       ctrl.cases['?'] = (ctrl.cases['?'] || []);
-      ctrl.cases['?'].push(transclude);
+      ctrl.cases['?'].push({ transclude: transclude, element: element });
     };
   }
 });
diff --git a/test/ng/directive/ngSwitchSpec.js b/test/ng/directive/ngSwitchSpec.js
index b817386cfa74..85240b19bd5a 100644
--- a/test/ng/directive/ngSwitchSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/directive/ngSwitchSpec.js
@@ -95,6 +95,68 @@ describe('ngSwitch', function() {
   }));
 
 
+  it('should always display the elements that do not match a switch',
+      inject(function($rootScope, $compile) {
+    element = $compile(
+      '<ul ng-switch="select">' +
+        '<li>always </li>' +
+        '<li ng-switch-when="1">one </li>' +
+        '<li ng-switch-when="2">two </li>' +
+        '<li ng-switch-default>other, </li>' +
+        '<li ng-switch-default>other too </li>' +
+      '</ul>')($rootScope);
+    $rootScope.$apply();
+    expect(element.text()).toEqual('always other, other too ');
+    $rootScope.select = 1;
+    $rootScope.$apply();
+    expect(element.text()).toEqual('always one ');
+  }));
+
+
+  it('should display the elements that do not have ngSwitchWhen nor ' +
+     'ngSwitchDefault at the position specified in the template, when the ' +
+     'first and last elements in the ngSwitch body do not have a ngSwitch* ' +
+     'directive', inject(function($rootScope, $compile) {
+    element = $compile(
+      '<ul ng-switch="select">' +
+        '<li>1</li>' +
+        '<li ng-switch-when="1">2</li>' +
+        '<li>3</li>' +
+        '<li ng-switch-when="2">4</li>' +
+        '<li ng-switch-default>5</li>' +
+        '<li>6</li>' +
+        '<li ng-switch-default>7</li>' +
+        '<li>8</li>' +
+      '</ul>')($rootScope);
+    $rootScope.$apply();
+    expect(element.text()).toEqual('135678');
+    $rootScope.select = 1;
+    $rootScope.$apply();
+    expect(element.text()).toEqual('12368');
+  }));
+
+
+  it('should display the elements that do not have ngSwitchWhen nor ' +
+     'ngSwitchDefault at the position specified in the template when the ' +
+     'first and last elements in the ngSwitch have a ngSwitch* directive',
+      inject(function($rootScope, $compile) {
+    element = $compile(
+      '<ul ng-switch="select">' +
+        '<li ng-switch-when="1">2</li>' +
+        '<li>3</li>' +
+        '<li ng-switch-when="2">4</li>' +
+        '<li ng-switch-default>5</li>' +
+        '<li>6</li>' +
+        '<li ng-switch-default>7</li>' +
+      '</ul>')($rootScope);
+    $rootScope.$apply();
+    expect(element.text()).toEqual('3567');
+    $rootScope.select = 1;
+    $rootScope.$apply();
+    expect(element.text()).toEqual('236');
+  }));
+
+
   it('should call change on switch', inject(function($rootScope, $compile) {
     element = $compile(
       '<ng:switch on="url" change="name=\'works\'">' +