diff --git a/core/src/components/input/usage/vue.md b/core/src/components/input/usage/vue.md
index 9be8fc34976..87766566954 100644
--- a/core/src/components/input/usage/vue.md
+++ b/core/src/components/input/usage/vue.md
@@ -1,45 +1,72 @@
 ```html
 <template>
   <!-- Default Input -->
-  <ion-input></ion-input>
+  <IonInputVue></IonInputVue>
 
   <!-- Input with value -->
-  <ion-input value="custom"></ion-input>
+  <IonInputVue value="custom"></IonInputVue>
 
   <!-- Input with placeholder -->
-  <ion-input placeholder="Enter Input"></ion-input>
+  <IonInputVue placeholder="Enter Input"></IonInputVue>
 
   <!-- Input with clear button when there is a value -->
-  <ion-input clearInput value="clear me"></ion-input>
+  <IonInputVue clearInput value="clear me"></IonInputVue>
 
   <!-- Number type input -->
-  <ion-input type="number" value="333"></ion-input>
+  <IonInputVue type="number" value="333"></IonInputVue>
 
   <!-- Disabled input -->
-  <ion-input value="Disabled" disabled></ion-input>
+  <IonInputVue value="Disabled" disabled></IonInputVue>
 
   <!-- Readonly input -->
-  <ion-input value="Readonly" readonly></ion-input>
+  <IonInputVue value="Readonly" readonly></IonInputVue>
 
   <!-- Inputs with labels -->
   <ion-item>
     <ion-label>Default Label</ion-label>
-    <ion-input></ion-input>
+    <IonInputVue></IonInputVue>
   </ion-item>
 
   <ion-item>
     <ion-label position="floating">Floating Label</ion-label>
-    <ion-input></ion-input>
+    <IonInputVue></IonInputVue>
   </ion-item>
 
   <ion-item>
     <ion-label position="fixed">Fixed Label</ion-label>
-    <ion-input></ion-input>
+    <IonInputVue></IonInputVue>
   </ion-item>
 
   <ion-item>
     <ion-label position="stacked">Stacked Label</ion-label>
-    <ion-input></ion-input>
+    <IonInputVue></IonInputVue>
   </ion-item>
+
+  <!-- v-model binding -->
+  <IonInputVue v-model="foo"></IonInputVue>
+
+  <!-- Event listeners -->
+  <IonInputVue @ionChange="listener"></IonInputVue>
+
+  <!-- Call Ionic methods -->
+  <IonInputVue ref="myInput"></IonInputVue>
 </template>
+
+<script>
+export default {
+  data() {
+    return {
+      foo: 'default input value',
+    }
+  },
+  methods: {
+    listener(value) {
+      console.log(value);
+    },
+    focus() {
+      this.$refs.myInput.setFocus();
+    }
+  },
+}
+</script>
 ```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vue/src/components/inputs.ts b/vue/src/components/inputs.ts
index 2dcdb7ac25c..eec71ea5969 100644
--- a/vue/src/components/inputs.ts
+++ b/vue/src/components/inputs.ts
@@ -1,57 +1,81 @@
-import Vue from 'vue';
+import Vue, { CreateElement, RenderContext } from 'vue';
+
+interface EventHandler {
+  [key: string]: (e: Event) => void;
+}
+
+// Events to register handlers for
+const events: string[] = ['ionChange', 'ionInput', 'ionBlur', 'ionFocus', 'ionCancel', 'ionSelect'];
+
+// Arguments to be passed to the factory function
+const inputComponentsToBeCreated = [
+  ['IonCheckboxVue', 'ion-checkbox', 'ionChange', 'checked'],
+  ['IonDatetimeVue', 'ion-datetime'],
+  ['IonInputVue', 'ion-input', 'ionInput'],
+  ['IonRadioVue', 'ion-radio', 'ionSelect'],
+  ['IonRangeVue', 'ion-range'],
+  ['IonSearchbarVue', 'ion-searchbar', 'ionInput'],
+  ['IonSelectVue', 'ion-select'],
+  ['IonTextareaVue', 'ion-textarea'],
+  ['IonToggleVue', 'ion-toggle', 'ionChange', 'checked'],
+];
+
+// Factory function for creation of input components
+export function createInputComponents() {
+  inputComponentsToBeCreated.map(args => (createInputComponent as any)(...args));
+}
 
 /**
  * Create a wrapped input component that captures typical ionic input events
  * and emits core ones so v-model works.
- * @param {} name the vue name of the component
- * @param {*} coreTag the actual tag to render (such as ion-datetime)
+ * @param name the vue name of the component
+ * @param coreTag the actual tag to render (such as ion-datetime)
+ * @param modelEvent to be used for v-model
+ * @param valueProperty to be used for v-model
  */
-export function createInputComponent(name: string, coreTag: string, modelEvent = 'ionChange', valueProperty = 'value') {
-  return Vue.component(name, {
+function createInputComponent(name: string, coreTag: string, modelEvent = 'ionChange', valueProperty = 'value') {
+  Vue.component(name, {
+    name,
+    functional: true,
     model: {
       event: modelEvent,
-      prop: valueProperty
+      prop: valueProperty,
     },
-    render(createElement: any) {
-      // Vue types have a bug accessing member properties:
-      // https://github.com/vuejs/vue/issues/8721
-      const cmp: any = this;
-
-      return createElement(coreTag, {
-        'attrs': cmp.attrs,
-        'on': {
-          'ionChange': cmp.handleChange,
-          'ionInput': cmp.handleInput,
-          'ionBlur': cmp.handleBlur,
-          'ionFocus': cmp.handleFocus
-        }
-      }, this.$slots.default);
+    render(h: CreateElement, { data, listeners, slots }: RenderContext) {
+      return h(coreTag, {
+        ...data,
+        on: buildEventHandlers(listeners, modelEvent, valueProperty),
+      }, slots().default);
     },
-    methods: {
-      handleChange($event: any) {
-        if (modelEvent === 'ionChange') {
-          // Vue expects the value to be sent as the argument for v-model, not the
-          // actual event object
-          this.$emit('ionChange', $event.target[valueProperty]);
-        } else {
-          this.$emit('ionChange', $event);
-        }
-      },
-      handleInput($event: any) {
-        if (modelEvent === 'ionInput') {
-          // Vue expects the value to be sent as the argument for v-model, not the
-          // actual event object
-          this.$emit('ionInput', $event.target[valueProperty]);
-        } else {
-          this.$emit('ionInput', $event);
-        }
-      },
-      handleBlur($event: any) {
-        this.$emit('ionBlur', $event);
-      },
-      handleFocus($event: any) {
-        this.$emit('ionFocus', $event);
-      }
+  });
+}
+
+function buildEventHandlers(listeners: RenderContext['listeners'], modelEvent: string, valueProperty: string) {
+  const handlers: EventHandler = {};
+
+  // Loop through all the events
+  events.map((eventName: string) => {
+    if (!listeners[eventName]) {
+      return;
     }
+
+    // Normalize listeners coming from context as Function | Function[]
+    const callbacks: Function[] = Array.isArray(listeners[eventName])
+      ? listeners[eventName] as Function[]
+      : [listeners[eventName] as Function];
+
+    // Assign handlers
+    handlers[eventName] = (e: Event) => {
+      callbacks.map((f: Function) => {
+        if (e) {
+          f(modelEvent === eventName
+            ? (e.target as any)[valueProperty]
+            : e
+          );
+        }
+      });
+    };
   });
+
+  return handlers;
 }
diff --git a/vue/src/ionic.ts b/vue/src/ionic.ts
index d83929d3aba..24a2dce0ea7 100644
--- a/vue/src/ionic.ts
+++ b/vue/src/ionic.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { appInitialize } from './app-initialize';
 import { VueDelegate } from './controllers/vue-delegate';
 import IonTabs from './components/navigation/ion-tabs';
 import IonPage from './components/navigation/ion-page';
-import { createInputComponent } from './components/inputs';
+import { createInputComponents } from './components/inputs';
 
 export interface Controllers {
   actionSheetController: ActionSheetController;
@@ -98,15 +98,7 @@ export const install: PluginFunction<IonicConfig> = (_Vue, config) => {
   Vue.component('IonTabs', IonTabs);
   Vue.component('IonPage', IonPage);
 
-  createInputComponent('IonCheckboxVue', 'ion-checkbox', 'ionChange', 'checked');
-  createInputComponent('IonDatetimeVue', 'ion-datetime');
-  createInputComponent('IonInputVue', 'ion-input', 'ionInput');
-  createInputComponent('IonRadioVue', 'ion-radio');
-  createInputComponent('IonRangeVue', 'ion-range');
-  createInputComponent('IonSearchbarVue', 'ion-searchbar', 'ionInput');
-  createInputComponent('IonSelectVue', 'ion-select');
-  createInputComponent('IonTextareaVue', 'ion-textarea');
-  createInputComponent('IonToggleVue', 'ion-toggle', 'ionChange', 'checked');
+  createInputComponents();
 
   appInitialize(config);