diff --git a/src/ng/compile.js b/src/ng/compile.js
index af7d5e6b319d..d3ade6b82360 100644
--- a/src/ng/compile.js
+++ b/src/ng/compile.js
@@ -1173,9 +1173,10 @@ function $CompileProvider($provide) {
         }
 
         if (directiveValue = directive.transclude) {
-          // Special case ngRepeat so that we don't complain about duplicate transclusion, ngRepeat
-          // knows how to handle this on its own.
-          if (directiveName !== 'ngRepeat' && directiveName !== 'ngIf') {
+          // Special case ngIf and ngRepeat so that we don't complain about duplicate transclusion.
+          // This option should only be used by directives that know how to how to safely handle element transclusion,
+          // where the transcluded nodes are added or replaced after linking.
+          if (!directive.$$tlb) {
             assertNoDuplicate('transclusion', transcludeDirective, directive, $compileNode);
             transcludeDirective = directive;
           }
diff --git a/src/ng/directive/ngIf.js b/src/ng/directive/ngIf.js
index 3f56449f0571..35c122ad12d9 100644
--- a/src/ng/directive/ngIf.js
+++ b/src/ng/directive/ngIf.js
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ var ngIfDirective = ['$animate', function($animate) {
     priority: 600,
     terminal: true,
     restrict: 'A',
+    $$tlb: true,
     compile: function (element, attr, transclude) {
       return function ($scope, $element, $attr) {
         var block = {}, childScope;
diff --git a/src/ng/directive/ngRepeat.js b/src/ng/directive/ngRepeat.js
index ee0faf23452e..9e5ad2f5a6ad 100644
--- a/src/ng/directive/ngRepeat.js
+++ b/src/ng/directive/ngRepeat.js
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ var ngRepeatDirective = ['$parse', '$animate', function($parse, $animate) {
     transclude: 'element',
     priority: 1000,
     terminal: true,
+    $$tlb: true,
     compile: function(element, attr, linker) {
       return function($scope, $element, $attr){
         var expression = $attr.ngRepeat;