diff --git a/src/demo-app/slide-toggle/slide-toggle-demo.html b/src/demo-app/slide-toggle/slide-toggle-demo.html
index cf78e71dea60..a1c6192e1563 100644
--- a/src/demo-app/slide-toggle/slide-toggle-demo.html
+++ b/src/demo-app/slide-toggle/slide-toggle-demo.html
@@ -11,4 +11,19 @@
   <md-slide-toggle [disabled]="firstToggle">
     Disable Bound
   </md-slide-toggle>
+
+  <p>Example where the slide toggle is required inside of a form.</p>
+
+  <form #form="ngForm" (ngSubmit)="onFormSubmit()">
+
+    <md-slide-toggle name="slideToggle" required ngModel>
+      Slide Toggle
+    </md-slide-toggle>
+
+    <p>
+      <button md-raised-button type="submit">Submit Form</button>
+    </p>
+
+  </form>
+
 </div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/demo-app/slide-toggle/slide-toggle-demo.ts b/src/demo-app/slide-toggle/slide-toggle-demo.ts
index 02b758051d23..7a8127dc3ac7 100644
--- a/src/demo-app/slide-toggle/slide-toggle-demo.ts
+++ b/src/demo-app/slide-toggle/slide-toggle-demo.ts
@@ -9,4 +9,9 @@ import {Component} from '@angular/core';
 })
 export class SlideToggleDemo {
   firstToggle: boolean;
+
+  onFormSubmit() {
+    alert(`You submitted the form.`);
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/checkbox/checkbox.html b/src/lib/checkbox/checkbox.html
index 7921f192adbb..f4b2b1154204 100644
--- a/src/lib/checkbox/checkbox.html
+++ b/src/lib/checkbox/checkbox.html
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   <div class="md-checkbox-inner-container">
     <input class="md-checkbox-input md-visually-hidden" type="checkbox"
            [id]="inputId"
+           [required]="required"
            [checked]="checked"
            [disabled]="disabled"
            [name]="name"
diff --git a/src/lib/checkbox/checkbox.scss b/src/lib/checkbox/checkbox.scss
index 4614ee7ddf59..e634fe878cbb 100644
--- a/src/lib/checkbox/checkbox.scss
+++ b/src/lib/checkbox/checkbox.scss
@@ -402,4 +402,11 @@ md-checkbox {
   }
 }
 
+.md-checkbox-input {
+  // Move the input to the bottom and in the middle.
+  // Visual improvement to properly show browser popups when being required.
+  bottom: 0;
+  left: 50%;
+}
+
 @include md-temporary-ink-ripple(checkbox);
diff --git a/src/lib/checkbox/checkbox.spec.ts b/src/lib/checkbox/checkbox.spec.ts
index ce900d1c9900..e7af963aeb46 100644
--- a/src/lib/checkbox/checkbox.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/checkbox/checkbox.spec.ts
@@ -255,6 +255,18 @@ describe('MdCheckbox', () => {
 
     }));
 
+    it('should forward the required attribute', () => {
+      testComponent.isRequired = true;
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(inputElement.required).toBe(true);
+
+      testComponent.isRequired = false;
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(inputElement.required).toBe(false);
+    });
+
     describe('state transition css classes', () => {
       it('should transition unchecked -> checked -> unchecked', () => {
         testComponent.isChecked = true;
@@ -502,6 +514,7 @@ describe('MdCheckbox', () => {
   <div (click)="parentElementClicked = true" (keyup)="parentElementKeyedUp = true">    
     <md-checkbox 
         id="simple-check"
+        [required]="isRequired"
         [align]="alignment"
         [checked]="isChecked" 
         [indeterminate]="isIndeterminate" 
@@ -516,6 +529,7 @@ describe('MdCheckbox', () => {
 class SingleCheckbox {
   alignment: string = 'start';
   isChecked: boolean = false;
+  isRequired: boolean = false;
   isIndeterminate: boolean = false;
   isDisabled: boolean = false;
   parentElementClicked: boolean = false;
diff --git a/src/lib/checkbox/checkbox.ts b/src/lib/checkbox/checkbox.ts
index 39959ada95af..0dee0d42202c 100644
--- a/src/lib/checkbox/checkbox.ts
+++ b/src/lib/checkbox/checkbox.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
     ModuleWithProviders,
 } from '@angular/core';
 import {NG_VALUE_ACCESSOR, ControlValueAccessor} from '@angular/forms';
+import {BooleanFieldValue} from '@angular2-material/core';
 
 /**
  * Monotonically increasing integer used to auto-generate unique ids for checkbox components.
@@ -92,6 +93,9 @@ export class MdCheckbox implements ControlValueAccessor {
     return `input-${this.id}`;
   }
 
+  /** Whether the checkbox is required or not. */
+  @Input() @BooleanFieldValue() required: boolean = false;
+
   /** Whether or not the checkbox should come before or after the label. */
   @Input() align: 'start' | 'end' = 'start';
 
diff --git a/src/lib/slide-toggle/slide-toggle.html b/src/lib/slide-toggle/slide-toggle.html
index 48d7115f30dd..810fef49b038 100644
--- a/src/lib/slide-toggle/slide-toggle.html
+++ b/src/lib/slide-toggle/slide-toggle.html
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@
       </div>
     </div>
 
-    <input #input class="md-slide-toggle-checkbox md-visually-hidden" type="checkbox"
+    <input #input class="md-slide-toggle-input md-visually-hidden" type="checkbox"
            [id]="getInputId()"
+           [required]="required"
            [tabIndex]="tabIndex"
            [checked]="checked"
            [disabled]="disabled"
diff --git a/src/lib/slide-toggle/slide-toggle.scss b/src/lib/slide-toggle/slide-toggle.scss
index 33b83ef72452..02ac7f75987f 100644
--- a/src/lib/slide-toggle/slide-toggle.scss
+++ b/src/lib/slide-toggle/slide-toggle.scss
@@ -123,6 +123,15 @@ $md-slide-toggle-margin: 16px !default;
   border-radius: 8px;
 }
 
+// The slide toggle shows a visually hidden input inside of the component, which is used
+// to take advantage of the native browser functionality.
+.md-slide-toggle-input {
+  // Move the input to the bottom and in the middle of the thumb.
+  // Visual improvement to properly show browser popups when being required.
+  bottom: 0;
+  left: $md-slide-toggle-thumb-size / 2;
+}
+
 .md-slide-toggle-bar,
 .md-slide-toggle-thumb {
   transition: $swift-linear;
diff --git a/src/lib/slide-toggle/slide-toggle.spec.ts b/src/lib/slide-toggle/slide-toggle.spec.ts
index 82273d204f6c..a810d2185110 100644
--- a/src/lib/slide-toggle/slide-toggle.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/slide-toggle/slide-toggle.spec.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ describe('MdSlideToggle', () => {
   beforeEach(async(() => {
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
       imports: [MdSlideToggleModule.forRoot(), FormsModule],
-      declarations: [SlideToggleTestApp],
+      declarations: [SlideToggleTestApp, SlideToggleFormsTestApp],
     });
 
     TestBed.compileComponents();
@@ -318,6 +318,18 @@ describe('MdSlideToggle', () => {
       expect(slideToggleElement.classList).toContain('md-slide-toggle-focused');
     });
 
+    it('should forward the required attribute', () => {
+      testComponent.isRequired = true;
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(inputElement.required).toBe(true);
+
+      testComponent.isRequired = false;
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(inputElement.required).toBe(false);
+    });
+
   });
 
   describe('custom template', () => {
@@ -331,6 +343,55 @@ describe('MdSlideToggle', () => {
     }));
   });
 
+  describe('with forms', () => {
+
+    let fixture: ComponentFixture<any>;
+    let testComponent: SlideToggleFormsTestApp;
+    let buttonElement: HTMLButtonElement;
+    let labelElement: HTMLLabelElement;
+    let inputElement: HTMLInputElement;
+
+    // This initialization is async() because it needs to wait for ngModel to set the initial value.
+    beforeEach(async(() => {
+      fixture = TestBed.createComponent(SlideToggleFormsTestApp);
+
+      testComponent = fixture.debugElement.componentInstance;
+
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      buttonElement = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('button')).nativeElement;
+      labelElement = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('label')).nativeElement;
+      inputElement = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('input')).nativeElement;
+    }));
+
+    it('should prevent the form from submit when being required', () => {
+
+      if ('reportValidity' in inputElement === false) {
+        // If the browser does not report the validity then the tests will break.
+        // e.g Safari 8 on Mobile.
+        return;
+      }
+
+      testComponent.isRequired = true;
+
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      buttonElement.click();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(testComponent.isSubmitted).toBe(false);
+
+      testComponent.isRequired = false;
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      buttonElement.click();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(testComponent.isSubmitted).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+  });
+
 });
 
 /**
@@ -347,16 +408,25 @@ function dispatchFocusChangeEvent(eventName: string, element: HTMLElement): void
 @Component({
   selector: 'slide-toggle-test-app',
   template: `
-    <md-slide-toggle [(ngModel)]="slideModel" [disabled]="isDisabled" [color]="slideColor" 
-                     [id]="slideId" [checked]="slideChecked" [name]="slideName" 
-                     [ariaLabel]="slideLabel" [ariaLabelledby]="slideLabelledBy" 
-                     (change)="onSlideChange($event)"
+    <md-slide-toggle [(ngModel)]="slideModel" 
+                     [required]="isRequired"
+                     [disabled]="isDisabled" 
+                     [color]="slideColor" 
+                     [id]="slideId" 
+                     [checked]="slideChecked" 
+                     [name]="slideName" 
+                     [ariaLabel]="slideLabel"
+                     [ariaLabelledby]="slideLabelledBy" 
+                     (change)="onSlideChange($event)" 
                      (click)="onSlideClick($event)">
+                     
       <span>Test Slide Toggle</span>
+      
     </md-slide-toggle>`,
 })
 class SlideToggleTestApp {
   isDisabled: boolean = false;
+  isRequired: boolean = false;
   slideModel: boolean = false;
   slideChecked: boolean = false;
   slideColor: string;
@@ -371,3 +441,17 @@ class SlideToggleTestApp {
     this.lastEvent = event;
   }
 }
+
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'slide-toggle-forms-test-app',
+  template: `
+    <form (ngSubmit)="isSubmitted = true">
+      <md-slide-toggle name="slide" ngModel [required]="isRequired">Required</md-slide-toggle>
+      <button type="submit"></button>
+    </form>`
+})
+class SlideToggleFormsTestApp {
+  isSubmitted: boolean = false;
+  isRequired: boolean = false;
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/slide-toggle/slide-toggle.ts b/src/lib/slide-toggle/slide-toggle.ts
index 1b5ea011ca33..17eb2e0ea645 100644
--- a/src/lib/slide-toggle/slide-toggle.ts
+++ b/src/lib/slide-toggle/slide-toggle.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ export class MdSlideToggle implements AfterContentInit, ControlValueAccessor {
   private _slideRenderer: SlideToggleRenderer = null;
 
   @Input() @BooleanFieldValue() disabled: boolean = false;
+  @Input() @BooleanFieldValue() required: boolean = false;
   @Input() name: string = null;
   @Input() id: string = this._uniqueId;
   @Input() tabIndex: number = 0;