diff --git a/src/directives/element/slot.js b/src/directives/element/slot.js
index cb9aa6d8394..a2b1312890b 100644
--- a/src/directives/element/slot.js
+++ b/src/directives/element/slot.js
@@ -2,20 +2,21 @@ import { SLOT } from '../priorities'
 import {
   extractContent,
   replace,
-  remove
+  remove,
+  defineReactive
 } from '../../util/index'
 
 export default {
 
   priority: SLOT,
-  params: ['name'],
+  params: ['name','plugin'],
 
   bind () {
     // this was resolved during component transclusion
     var name = this.params.name || 'default'
     var content = this.vm._slotContents && this.vm._slotContents[name]
     if (!content || !content.hasChildNodes()) {
-      this.fallback()
+      this.compile(extractContent(this.el, true), this.vm)
     } else {
       this.compile(content.cloneNode(true), this.vm._context, this.vm)
     }
@@ -38,12 +39,52 @@ export default {
         elseBlock._context = this.vm
         content.appendChild(elseBlock)
       }
-      const scope = host
+      let scope = host
         ? host._scope
         : this._scope
-      this.unlink = context.$compile(
-        content, host, scope, this._frag
-      )
+
+      if (this.params.plugin) {
+        if (!host) {
+          // TODO warn to use plugin only within components
+        }
+        // copy all remaining attributes from slot to all direct children
+        let attrs = this.el.attributes
+        for(let i = attrs.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+          let name = attrs[i].name,
+            value = attrs[i].value,
+            children = content.children
+          for(let j = 0, len = children.length;  j < len; j++) {
+            // TODO warn if child can't have attributes?
+            if (!(children[j].hasAttribute(name) ||
+                (name[0]===':' && children[j].hasAttribute('v-bind'+name)) ||
+                (name[0]==='@' && children[j].hasAttribute('v-on:'+name.slice(1)))
+              )) {
+              children[j].setAttribute(name,value)
+            }
+          }
+        }
+        // use v-for scope when available
+        scope = this._frag ? this._frag.scope : scope || {}
+
+        // add all data from context to scope
+        for(let data in context._data) {
+          if (scope[data] == null) {
+            defineReactive(scope,data,context._data[data])
+          }
+        }
+        // add all data from host to scope with prefixed names
+        for(let data in host._data) {
+          defineReactive(scope,'_'+data,host._data[data])
+        }
+        // child relations test: how to get the slot content to be comp11 child?
+        this.unlink = context.$compile(content, host, scope, this._frag)
+        if (this.params.plugin !== true) {
+          // should check on the newly created vm if it is valid
+        }
+
+      } else {
+        this.unlink = context.$compile(content, host, scope, this._frag)
+      }
     }
     if (content) {
       replace(this.el, content)
@@ -52,10 +93,6 @@ export default {
     }
   },
 
-  fallback () {
-    this.compile(extractContent(this.el, true), this.vm)
-  },
-
   unbind () {
     if (this.unlink) {
       this.unlink()
diff --git a/test/unit/specs/directives/element/slot_spec.js b/test/unit/specs/directives/element/slot_spec.js
index 1007c4d1016..ca4095bd31b 100644
--- a/test/unit/specs/directives/element/slot_spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/specs/directives/element/slot_spec.js
@@ -457,4 +457,153 @@ describe('Slot Distribution', function () {
     })
     expect('"slot" attribute must be static').toHaveBeenWarned()
   })
+
+  it('child relations', function () {
+    var vm = new Vue({
+      el: el,
+      template: '<comp1><comp2></comp2></comp1>',
+      components: {
+        comp1: {
+          template: '<div><comp11><slot></slot></comp11></div>',
+          components: {
+            comp11: {
+              template: '<div><slot></slot></div>'
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        comp2: {
+          template: '<div><slot></slot></div>'
+        }
+      }
+    })
+    expect(vm.$children[0].$children.length).toBe(2)
+    expect(vm.$children[0].$children[0].$children.length).toBe(0)
+    expect(vm.$children[0].$children[1].$children.length).toBe(0)
+  })
+
+
+  describe('plugin directive', function() {
+
+    it('scoped data', function () {
+      var vm = new Vue({
+        el: el,
+        template: '<comp1><comp2>{{text}}</comp2></comp1>',
+        data: {
+          text:'main'
+        },
+        components: {
+          comp1: {
+            template: '<div><slot plugin :text="_text"></slot></div>',
+            data: function(){
+              return {
+                text:'comp1'
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          comp2: {
+            props: {
+              text: {
+                type: String
+              }
+            },
+            template: '<div>{{text}}<slot></slot></div>'
+          }
+        }
+      })
+      expect(vm.$el.textContent).toBe('comp1main')
+    })
+
+    it('scoped data hierarchy', function () {
+      var vm = new Vue({
+        el: el,
+        template: '<comp1><comp2 :text="text">{{text}}</comp2></comp1>',
+        data: {
+          text:'main'
+        },
+        components: {
+          comp1: {
+            template: '<div><slot plugin :text="_text"></slot></div>',
+            data: function(){
+              return {
+                text:'comp1'
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          comp2: {
+            props: {
+              text: {
+                type: String
+              }
+            },
+            template: '<div>{{text}}<slot></slot></div>'
+          }
+        }
+      })
+      expect(vm.$el.textContent).toBe('mainmain')
+    })
+
+    it('child relations', function () {
+      var vm = new Vue({
+        el: el,
+        template: '<comp1><comp2></comp2></comp1>',
+        components: {
+          comp1: {
+            template: '<div><comp11><slot></slot></comp11></div>',
+            components: {
+              comp11: {
+                template: '<div><slot plugin></slot></div>'
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          comp2: {
+            template: '<div><slot></slot></div>'
+          }
+        }
+      })
+      expect(vm.$children[0].$children.length).toBe(1)
+      expect(vm.$children[0].$children[0].$options.name).toBe("comp11")
+      expect(vm.$children[0].$children[0].$children[0].$options.name).toBe("comp2")
+    })
+
+    it('v-for', function () {
+      var vm = new Vue({
+        el: el,
+        template: '<comp1><comp2></comp2></comp1>',
+        components: {
+          comp1: {
+            template: '<div><slot plugin :item="item" v-for="item in data"></slot></div>',
+            data: function() {
+                return {data:[{name:"foo"},{name:"bar"}]}
+              }
+          },
+          comp2: {
+            props: {
+              item: {
+                type: Object
+              }
+            },
+            template: '<div>{{item.name}}</div>'
+          }
+        }
+      })
+      expect(vm.$el.textContent).toBe('foobar')
+    })
+
+    it('validate child', function () {
+      var vm = new Vue({
+        el: el,
+        template: '<comp1><comp2></comp2></comp1>',
+        components: {
+          comp1: {
+            template: '<div><slot plugin="isValid"></slot></div>'
+          },
+          comp2: {
+            template: '<div>foo</div>'
+          }
+        }
+      })
+      expect(vm.$el.textContent).toBe('')
+    })
+  })
+
 })