diff --git a/src/ng/compile.js b/src/ng/compile.js
index a13be3b8fffd..c44985fdee26 100644
--- a/src/ng/compile.js
+++ b/src/ng/compile.js
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ function $CompileProvider($provide) {
 
     //================================
 
-    function compile($compileNodes, transcludeFn, maxPriority, ignoreDirective) {
+    function compile($compileNodes, transcludeFn, maxPriority, ignoreDirective, previousCompileContext) {
       if (!($compileNodes instanceof jqLite)) {
         // jquery always rewraps, whereas we need to preserve the original selector so that we can modify it.
         $compileNodes = jqLite($compileNodes);
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ function $CompileProvider($provide) {
           $compileNodes[index] = node = jqLite(node).wrap('<span></span>').parent()[0];
         }
       });
-      var compositeLinkFn = compileNodes($compileNodes, transcludeFn, $compileNodes, maxPriority, ignoreDirective);
+      var compositeLinkFn = compileNodes($compileNodes, transcludeFn, $compileNodes, maxPriority, ignoreDirective, previousCompileContext);
       return function publicLinkFn(scope, cloneConnectFn){
         assertArg(scope, 'scope');
         // important!!: we must call our jqLite.clone() since the jQuery one is trying to be smart
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ function $CompileProvider($provide) {
      * @param {number=} max directive priority
      * @returns {?function} A composite linking function of all of the matched directives or null.
      */
-    function compileNodes(nodeList, transcludeFn, $rootElement, maxPriority, ignoreDirective) {
+    function compileNodes(nodeList, transcludeFn, $rootElement, maxPriority, ignoreDirective, previousCompileContext) {
       var linkFns = [],
           nodeLinkFn, childLinkFn, directives, attrs, linkFnFound;
 
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ function $CompileProvider($provide) {
         directives = collectDirectives(nodeList[i], [], attrs, i == 0 ? maxPriority : undefined, ignoreDirective);
 
         nodeLinkFn = (directives.length)
-            ? applyDirectivesToNode(directives, nodeList[i], attrs, transcludeFn, $rootElement, null, [], [])
+            ? applyDirectivesToNode(directives, nodeList[i], attrs, transcludeFn, $rootElement, null, [], [], previousCompileContext)
             : null;
 
         childLinkFn = (nodeLinkFn && nodeLinkFn.terminal || !nodeList[i].childNodes || !nodeList[i].childNodes.length)
@@ -550,6 +550,7 @@ function $CompileProvider($provide) {
         linkFns.push(nodeLinkFn);
         linkFns.push(childLinkFn);
         linkFnFound = (linkFnFound || nodeLinkFn || childLinkFn);
+        previousCompileContext = null; //use the previous context only for the first element in the virtual group
       }
 
       // return a linking function if we have found anything, null otherwise
@@ -750,23 +751,26 @@ function $CompileProvider($provide) {
      *        scope argument is auto-generated to the new child of the transcluded parent scope.
      * @param {JQLite} jqCollection If we are working on the root of the compile tree then this
      *        argument has the root jqLite array so that we can replace nodes on it.
-     * @param {Object=} ignoreDirective An optional directive that will be ignored when compiling
+     * @param {Object=} originalReplaceDirective An optional directive that will be ignored when compiling
      *        the transclusion.
      * @param {Array.<Function>} preLinkFns
      * @param {Array.<Function>} postLinkFns
+     * @param {Object} previousCompileContext Context used for previous compilation of the current node
      * @returns linkFn
      */
     function applyDirectivesToNode(directives, compileNode, templateAttrs, transcludeFn, jqCollection,
-        originalReplaceDirective, preLinkFns, postLinkFns) {
+        originalReplaceDirective, preLinkFns, postLinkFns, previousCompileContext) {
+      previousCompileContext = previousCompileContext || {};
+
       var terminalPriority = -Number.MAX_VALUE,
-          newScopeDirective = null,
-          newIsolateScopeDirective = null,
-          templateDirective = null,
+          newScopeDirective,
+          newIsolateScopeDirective = previousCompileContext.newIsolateScopeDirective,
+          templateDirective = previousCompileContext.templateDirective,
           $compileNode = templateAttrs.$$element = jqLite(compileNode),
           directive,
           directiveName,
           $template,
-          transcludeDirective,
+          transcludeDirective = previousCompileContext.transcludeDirective,
           replaceDirective = originalReplaceDirective,
           childTranscludeFn = transcludeFn,
           controllerDirectives,
@@ -815,19 +819,27 @@ function $CompileProvider($provide) {
         }
 
         if (directiveValue = directive.transclude) {
-          assertNoDuplicate('transclusion', transcludeDirective, directive, $compileNode);
-          transcludeDirective = directive;
+          // Special case ngRepeat so that we don't complain about duplicate transclusion, ngRepeat knows how to handle
+          // this on its own.
+          if (directiveName !== 'ngRepeat') {
+            assertNoDuplicate('transclusion', transcludeDirective, directive, $compileNode);
+            transcludeDirective = directive;
+          }
 
           if (directiveValue == 'element') {
             terminalPriority = directive.priority;
-            $template = groupScan(compileNode, attrStart, attrEnd)
+            $template = groupScan(compileNode, attrStart, attrEnd);
             $compileNode = templateAttrs.$$element =
                 jqLite(document.createComment(' ' + directiveName + ': ' + templateAttrs[directiveName] + ' '));
             compileNode = $compileNode[0];
             replaceWith(jqCollection, jqLite(sliceArgs($template)), compileNode);
 
             childTranscludeFn = compile($template, transcludeFn, terminalPriority,
-                                        replaceDirective && replaceDirective.name);
+                                        replaceDirective && replaceDirective.name, {
+                                          newIsolateScopeDirective: newIsolateScopeDirective,
+                                          transcludeDirective: transcludeDirective,
+                                          templateDirective: templateDirective
+                                        });
           } else {
             $template = jqLite(JQLiteClone(compileNode)).contents();
             $compileNode.html(''); // clear contents
@@ -889,7 +901,11 @@ function $CompileProvider($provide) {
           }
 
           nodeLinkFn = compileTemplateUrl(directives.splice(i, directives.length - i), $compileNode,
-              templateAttrs, jqCollection, childTranscludeFn, preLinkFns, postLinkFns);
+              templateAttrs, jqCollection, childTranscludeFn, preLinkFns, postLinkFns, {
+                newIsolateScopeDirective: newIsolateScopeDirective,
+                transcludeDirective: transcludeDirective,
+                templateDirective: templateDirective
+              });
           ii = directives.length;
         } else if (directive.compile) {
           try {
@@ -1188,7 +1204,7 @@ function $CompileProvider($provide) {
 
 
     function compileTemplateUrl(directives, $compileNode, tAttrs,
-        $rootElement, childTranscludeFn, preLinkFns, postLinkFns) {
+        $rootElement, childTranscludeFn, preLinkFns, postLinkFns, previousCompileContext) {
       var linkQueue = [],
           afterTemplateNodeLinkFn,
           afterTemplateChildLinkFn,
@@ -1231,7 +1247,7 @@ function $CompileProvider($provide) {
           directives.unshift(derivedSyncDirective);
 
           afterTemplateNodeLinkFn = applyDirectivesToNode(directives, compileNode, tAttrs,
-              childTranscludeFn, $compileNode, origAsyncDirective, preLinkFns, postLinkFns);
+              childTranscludeFn, $compileNode, origAsyncDirective, preLinkFns, postLinkFns, previousCompileContext);
           forEach($rootElement, function(node, i) {
             if (node == compileNode) {
               $rootElement[i] = $compileNode[0];
diff --git a/test/ng/compileSpec.js b/test/ng/compileSpec.js
index 1e6f6e26b592..9a69824aaca3 100755
--- a/test/ng/compileSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/compileSpec.js
@@ -1042,10 +1042,12 @@ describe('$compile', function() {
               templateUrl: 'template.html'
             }));
           });
-          inject(function($compile){
+          inject(function($compile, $httpBackend){
+            $httpBackend.whenGET('template.html').respond('<p>template.html</p>');
             expect(function() {
               $compile('<div><div class="sync async"></div></div>');
-            }).toThrowMinErr('$compile', 'multidir', 'Multiple directives [sync, async] asking for template on: '+
+              $httpBackend.flush();
+            }).toThrowMinErr('$compile', 'multidir', 'Multiple directives [async, sync] asking for template on: '+
                 '<div class="sync async">');
           });
         });
@@ -1205,7 +1207,7 @@ describe('$compile', function() {
         ));
 
 
-        it('should work when directive is a repeater', inject(
+        it('should work when directive is in a repeater', inject(
           function($compile, $httpBackend, $rootScope) {
             $httpBackend.expect('GET', 'hello.html').
                 respond('<span>i=<span ng-transclude></span>;</span>');
@@ -1317,7 +1319,7 @@ describe('$compile', function() {
       });
 
 
-      describe('template as function', function() {
+      describe('templateUrl as function', function() {
 
         beforeEach(module(function() {
           directive('myDirective', valueFn({
@@ -2745,23 +2747,81 @@ describe('$compile', function() {
     });
 
 
-    it('should only allow one transclude per element', function() {
+    it('should only allow one content transclusion per element', function() {
       module(function() {
         directive('first', valueFn({
-          scope: {},
-          restrict: 'CA',
-          transclude: 'content'
+          transclude: true
         }));
         directive('second', valueFn({
-          restrict: 'CA',
-          transclude: 'content'
+          transclude: true
         }));
       });
       inject(function($compile) {
         expect(function() {
-          $compile('<div class="first second"></div>');
+          $compile('<div first="" second=""></div>');
+        }).toThrowMinErr('$compile', 'multidir', /Multiple directives \[first, second\] asking for transclusion on: <div .+/);
+      });
+    });
+
+
+    it('should only allow one element transclusion per element', function() {
+      module(function() {
+        directive('first', valueFn({
+          transclude: 'element'
+        }));
+        directive('second', valueFn({
+          transclude: 'element'
+        }));
+      });
+      inject(function($compile) {
+        expect(function() {
+          $compile('<div first second></div>');
         }).toThrowMinErr('$compile', 'multidir', 'Multiple directives [first, second] asking for transclusion on: ' +
-            '<div class="first second ng-isolate-scope ng-scope">');
+                '<!-- first:  -->');
+      });
+    });
+
+
+    it('should only allow one element transclusion per element when directives have different priorities', function() {
+      // we restart compilation in this case and we need to remember the duplicates during the second compile
+      // regression #3893
+      module(function() {
+        directive('first', valueFn({
+          transclude: 'element',
+          priority: 100
+        }));
+        directive('second', valueFn({
+          transclude: 'element'
+        }));
+      });
+      inject(function($compile) {
+        expect(function() {
+          $compile('<div first second></div>');
+        }).toThrowMinErr('$compile', 'multidir', /Multiple directives \[first, second\] asking for transclusion on: <div .+/);
+      });
+    });
+
+
+    it('should only allow one element transclusion per element when async replace directive is in the mix', function() {
+      module(function() {
+        directive('template', valueFn({
+          templateUrl: 'template.html',
+          replace: true
+        }));
+        directive('first', valueFn({
+          transclude: 'element',
+          priority: 100
+        }));
+        directive('second', valueFn({
+          transclude: 'element'
+        }));
+      });
+      inject(function($compile, $httpBackend) {
+        $httpBackend.expectGET('template.html').respond('<p second>template.html</p>');
+        $compile('<div template first></div>');
+        expect(function() {
+          $httpBackend.flush();
+        }).toThrowMinErr('$compile', 'multidir', /Multiple directives \[first, second\] asking for transclusion on: <p .+/);
       });
     });
 
diff --git a/test/ng/directive/ngRepeatSpec.js b/test/ng/directive/ngRepeatSpec.js
index 8dba13bf1804..9dde36e7cc24 100644
--- a/test/ng/directive/ngRepeatSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/directive/ngRepeatSpec.js
@@ -976,6 +976,43 @@ describe('ngRepeat', function() {
   });
 
 
+  describe('compatibility', function() {
+
+    it('should allow mixing ngRepeat and another element transclusion directive', function() {
+      $compileProvider.directive('elmTrans', valueFn({
+        transclude: 'element',
+        controller: function($transclude, $scope, $element) {
+          $transclude(function(transcludedNodes) {
+            $element.after(']]').after(transcludedNodes).after('[[');
+          });
+        }
+      }));
+
+      inject(function($compile, $rootScope) {
+        element = $compile('<div><div ng-repeat="i in [1,2]" elm-trans>{{i}}</div></div>')($rootScope);
+        $rootScope.$digest();
+        expect(element.text()).toBe('[[1]][[2]]')
+      });
+    });
+
+
+    it('should allow mixing ngRepeat with ngInclude', inject(function($compile, $rootScope, $httpBackend) {
+      $httpBackend.whenGET('someTemplate.html').respond('<p>some template; </p>');
+      element = $compile('<div><div ng-repeat="i in [1,2]" ng-include="\'someTemplate.html\'"></div></div>')($rootScope);
+      $rootScope.$digest();
+      $httpBackend.flush();
+      expect(element.text()).toBe('some template; some template; ');
+    }));
+
+
+    it('should allow mixing ngRepeat with ngIf', inject(function($compile, $rootScope) {
+      element = $compile('<div><div ng-repeat="i in [1,2,3,4]" ng-if="i % 2 == 0">{{i}};</div></div>')($rootScope);
+      $rootScope.$digest();
+      expect(element.text()).toBe('2;4;');
+    }));
+  });
+
+
   describe('ngRepeatStart', function () {
     it('should grow multi-node repeater', inject(function($compile, $rootScope) {
       $rootScope.show = false;