diff --git a/src/ngAnimate/animate.js b/src/ngAnimate/animate.js
index 0417f18e0d30..4f2432200143 100644
--- a/src/ngAnimate/animate.js
+++ b/src/ngAnimate/animate.js
@@ -317,6 +317,10 @@ angular.module('ngAnimate', ['ng'])
                 return classNameFilter.test(className);
               };
 
+      function async(fn) {
+        return $timeout(fn, 0, false);
+      }
+
       function lookup(name) {
         if (name) {
           var matches = [],
@@ -608,6 +612,8 @@ angular.module('ngAnimate', ['ng'])
         //best to catch this early on to prevent any animation operations from occurring
         if(!node || !isAnimatableClassName(classes)) {
           fireDOMOperation();
+          fireBeforeCallbackAsync();
+          fireAfterCallbackAsync();
           closeAnimation();
           return;
         }
@@ -627,6 +633,8 @@ angular.module('ngAnimate', ['ng'])
         //NOTE: IE8 + IE9 should close properly (run closeAnimation()) in case a NO animation is not found.
         if (animationsDisabled(element, parentElement) || matches.length === 0) {
           fireDOMOperation();
+          fireBeforeCallbackAsync();
+          fireAfterCallbackAsync();
           closeAnimation();
           return;
         }
@@ -665,6 +673,8 @@ angular.module('ngAnimate', ['ng'])
         //animation do it's thing and close this one early
         if(animations.length === 0) {
           fireDOMOperation();
+          fireBeforeCallbackAsync();
+          fireAfterCallbackAsync();
           fireDoneCallbackAsync();
           return;
         }
@@ -718,6 +728,8 @@ angular.module('ngAnimate', ['ng'])
         if((animationEvent == 'addClass'    && futureClassName.indexOf(classNameToken) >= 0) ||
            (animationEvent == 'removeClass' && futureClassName.indexOf(classNameToken) == -1)) {
           fireDOMOperation();
+          fireBeforeCallbackAsync();
+          fireAfterCallbackAsync();
           fireDoneCallbackAsync();
           return;
         }
@@ -758,6 +770,10 @@ angular.module('ngAnimate', ['ng'])
         }
 
         function invokeRegisteredAnimationFns(animations, phase, allAnimationFnsComplete) {
+          phase == 'after' ?
+            fireAfterCallbackAsync() :
+            fireBeforeCallbackAsync();
+
           var endFnName = phase + 'End';
           forEach(animations, function(animation, index) {
             var animationPhaseCompleted = function() {
@@ -794,8 +810,27 @@ angular.module('ngAnimate', ['ng'])
           }
         }
 
+        function fireDOMCallback(animationPhase) {
+          element.triggerHandler('$animate:' + animationPhase, {
+            event : animationEvent,
+            className : className
+          });
+        }
+
+        function fireBeforeCallbackAsync() {
+          async(function() {
+            fireDOMCallback('before');
+          });
+        }
+
+        function fireAfterCallbackAsync() {
+          async(function() {
+            fireDOMCallback('after');
+          });
+        }
+
         function fireDoneCallbackAsync() {
-          doneCallback && $timeout(doneCallback, 0, false);
+          doneCallback && async(doneCallback);
         }
 
         //it is less complicated to use a flag than managing and cancelling
@@ -819,9 +854,9 @@ angular.module('ngAnimate', ['ng'])
               if(isClassBased) {
                 cleanup(element);
               } else {
-                data.closeAnimationTimeout = $timeout(function() {
+                data.closeAnimationTimeout = async(function() {
                   cleanup(element);
-                }, 0, false);
+                });
                 element.data(NG_ANIMATE_STATE, data);
               }
             }
diff --git a/test/ngAnimate/animateSpec.js b/test/ngAnimate/animateSpec.js
index 1477bca03873..6d9367bdbab0 100644
--- a/test/ngAnimate/animateSpec.js
+++ b/test/ngAnimate/animateSpec.js
@@ -1496,6 +1496,68 @@ describe("ngAnimate", function() {
           expect(signature).toBe('AB');
         }));
 
+        it('should fire DOM callbacks on the element being animated',
+          inject(function($animate, $rootScope, $compile, $sniffer, $rootElement, $timeout) {
+
+          if(!$sniffer.transitions) return;
+
+          $animate.enabled(true);
+
+          ss.addRule('.klass-add', '-webkit-transition:1s linear all;' +
+                                           'transition:1s linear all;');
+
+          var element = jqLite('<div></div>');
+          $rootElement.append(element);
+          body.append($rootElement);
+
+          var steps = [];
+          element.on('$animate:before', function(e, data) {
+            steps.push(['before', data.className, data.event]);
+          });
+
+          element.on('$animate:after', function(e, data) {
+            steps.push(['after', data.className, data.event]);
+          });
+
+          $animate.addClass(element, 'klass');
+
+          $timeout.flush(1);
+
+          expect(steps.pop()).toEqual(['before', 'klass', 'addClass']);
+
+          $animate.triggerReflow();
+          $timeout.flush(1);
+
+          expect(steps.pop()).toEqual(['after', 'klass', 'addClass']);
+        })); 
+
+        it('should fire the DOM callbacks even if no animation is rendered',
+          inject(function($animate, $rootScope, $compile, $sniffer, $rootElement, $timeout) {
+
+          $animate.enabled(true);
+
+          var parent = jqLite('<div></div>');
+          var element = jqLite('<div></div>');
+          $rootElement.append(parent);
+          body.append($rootElement);
+
+          var steps = [];
+          element.on('$animate:before', function(e, data) {
+            steps.push(['before', data.className, data.event]);
+          });
+
+          element.on('$animate:after', function(e, data) {
+            steps.push(['after', data.className, data.event]);
+          });
+
+          $animate.enter(element, parent);
+          $rootScope.$digest();
+
+          $timeout.flush(1);
+
+          expect(steps.shift()).toEqual(['before', 'ng-enter', 'enter']);
+          expect(steps.shift()).toEqual(['after',  'ng-enter', 'enter']);
+        })); 
 
         it("should fire a done callback when provided with no animation",
           inject(function($animate, $rootScope, $compile, $sniffer, $rootElement, $timeout) {