diff --git a/angular-dropdowns.js b/angular-dropdowns.js
index b777831..9e65f15 100644
--- a/angular-dropdowns.js
+++ b/angular-dropdowns.js
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@
           dropdownModel: '=',
           dropdownItemLabel: '@',
           dropdownOnchange: '&',
-          dropdownDisabled: '='
+          dropdownDisabled: '=',
+          dropdownForm: '='
         },
 
         controller: ['$scope', '$element', function ($scope, $element) {
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@
           this.select = function (selected) {
             if (!angular.equals(selected, $scope.dropdownModel)) {
                 $scope.dropdownModel = selected;
+                $scope.dropdownForm.$setDirty();
             }
             $scope.dropdownOnchange({
               selected: selected
diff --git a/dist/angular-dropdowns.js b/dist/angular-dropdowns.js
index b777831..9e65f15 100644
--- a/dist/angular-dropdowns.js
+++ b/dist/angular-dropdowns.js
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@
           dropdownModel: '=',
           dropdownItemLabel: '@',
           dropdownOnchange: '&',
-          dropdownDisabled: '='
+          dropdownDisabled: '=',
+          dropdownForm: '='
         },
 
         controller: ['$scope', '$element', function ($scope, $element) {
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@
           this.select = function (selected) {
             if (!angular.equals(selected, $scope.dropdownModel)) {
                 $scope.dropdownModel = selected;
+                $scope.dropdownForm.$setDirty();
             }
             $scope.dropdownOnchange({
               selected: selected
diff --git a/dist/angular-dropdowns.min.js b/dist/angular-dropdowns.min.js
index 296676b..31c620c 100644
--- a/dist/angular-dropdowns.min.js
+++ b/dist/angular-dropdowns.min.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 /**
  * @license MIT http://jseppi.mit-license.org/license.html
  */
-!function(e,o){"use strict";var d=o.module("ngDropdowns",[]);d.run(["$templateCache",function(e){e.put("ngDropdowns/templates/dropdownSelect.html",['<div ng-class="{\'disabled\': dropdownDisabled}" class="wrap-dd-select" tabindex="0">','<span class="selected">{{dropdownModel[labelField]}}</span>','<ul class="dropdown">','<li ng-repeat="item in dropdownSelect"',' class="dropdown-item"',' dropdown-select-item="item"',' dropdown-item-label="labelField">',"</li>","</ul>","</div>"].join("")),e.put("ngDropdowns/templates/dropdownSelectItem.html",["<li ng-class=\"{divider: (dropdownSelectItem.divider && !dropdownSelectItem[dropdownItemLabel]), 'divider-label': (dropdownSelectItem.divider && dropdownSelectItem[dropdownItemLabel])}\">",'<a href="" class="dropdown-item"',' ng-if="!dropdownSelectItem.divider"',' ng-href="{{dropdownSelectItem.href}}"',' ng-click="selectItem()">',"{{dropdownSelectItem[dropdownItemLabel]}}","</a>",'<span ng-if="dropdownSelectItem.divider">',"{{dropdownSelectItem[dropdownItemLabel]}}","</span>","</li>"].join("")),e.put("ngDropdowns/templates/dropdownMenu.html",['<ul class="dropdown">','<li ng-repeat="item in dropdownMenu"',' class="dropdown-item"',' dropdown-item-label="labelField"',' dropdown-menu-item="item">',"</li>","</ul>"].join("")),e.put("ngDropdowns/templates/dropdownMenuItem.html",["<li ng-class=\"{divider: dropdownMenuItem.divider, 'divider-label': dropdownMenuItem.divider && dropdownMenuItem[dropdownItemLabel]}\">",'<a href="" class="dropdown-item"',' ng-if="!dropdownMenuItem.divider"',' ng-href="{{dropdownMenuItem.href}}"',' ng-click="selectItem()">',"{{dropdownMenuItem[dropdownItemLabel]}}","</a>",'<span ng-if="dropdownMenuItem.divider">',"{{dropdownMenuItem[dropdownItemLabel]}}","</span>","</li>"].join("")),e.put("ngDropdowns/templates/dropdownMenuWrap.html",'<div class="wrap-dd-menu" ng-class="{\'disabled\': dropdownDisabled}"></div>')}]),d.directive("dropdownSelect",["DropdownService",function(e){return{restrict:"A",replace:!0,scope:{dropdownSelect:"=",dropdownModel:"=",dropdownItemLabel:"@",dropdownOnchange:"&",dropdownDisabled:"="},controller:["$scope","$element",function(d,n){d.labelField=d.dropdownItemLabel||"text",e.register(n),this.select=function(e){o.equals(e,d.dropdownModel)||(d.dropdownModel=e),d.dropdownOnchange({selected:e}),n[0].blur()},n.bind("click",function(o){o.stopPropagation(),d.dropdownDisabled||e.toggleActive(n)}),d.$on("$destroy",function(){e.unregister(n)})}],templateUrl:"ngDropdowns/templates/dropdownSelect.html"}}]),d.directive("dropdownSelectItem",[function(){return{require:"^dropdownSelect",replace:!0,scope:{dropdownItemLabel:"=",dropdownSelectItem:"="},link:function(e,o,d,n){e.selectItem=function(){e.dropdownSelectItem.href||n.select(e.dropdownSelectItem)}},templateUrl:"ngDropdowns/templates/dropdownSelectItem.html"}}]),d.directive("dropdownMenu",["$parse","$compile","DropdownService","$templateCache",function(e,d,n,t){return{restrict:"A",replace:!1,scope:{dropdownMenu:"=",dropdownModel:"=",dropdownItemLabel:"@",dropdownOnchange:"&",dropdownDisabled:"="},controller:["$scope","$element",function(e,r){e.labelField=e.dropdownItemLabel||"text";var l=o.element(t.get("ngDropdowns/templates/dropdownMenu.html"));l.data("$dropdownMenuController",this);var i=d(l)(e),p=d(o.element(t.get("ngDropdowns/templates/dropdownMenuWrap.html")))(e);r.replaceWith(p),p.append(r),p.append(l),n.register(i),this.select=function(d){o.equals(d,e.dropdownModel)||(e.dropdownModel=d),e.dropdownOnchange({selected:d})},r.bind("click",function(o){o.stopPropagation(),e.dropdownDisabled||n.toggleActive(i)}),e.$on("$destroy",function(){n.unregister(i)})}]}}]),d.directive("dropdownMenuItem",[function(){return{require:"^dropdownMenu",replace:!0,scope:{dropdownMenuItem:"=",dropdownItemLabel:"="},link:function(e,o,d,n){e.selectItem=function(){e.dropdownMenuItem.href||n.select(e.dropdownMenuItem)}},templateUrl:"ngDropdowns/templates/dropdownMenuItem.html"}}]),d.factory("DropdownService",["$document",function(e){var d=e.find("body"),n={},t=[];return d.bind("click",function(){o.forEach(t,function(e){e.removeClass("active")})}),n.register=function(e){t.push(e)},n.unregister=function(e){var o;o=t.indexOf(e),o>-1&&t.splice(o,1)},n.toggleActive=function(e){o.forEach(t,function(o){o!==e&&o.removeClass("active")}),e.toggleClass("active")},n.clearActive=function(){o.forEach(t,function(e){e.removeClass("active")})},n.isActive=function(e){return e.hasClass("active")},n}])}(window,window.angular);
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+!function(e,o){"use strict";var d=o.module("ngDropdowns",[]);d.run(["$templateCache",function(e){e.put("ngDropdowns/templates/dropdownSelect.html",['<div ng-class="{\'disabled\': dropdownDisabled}" class="wrap-dd-select" tabindex="0">','<span class="selected">{{dropdownModel[labelField]}}</span>','<ul class="dropdown">','<li ng-repeat="item in dropdownSelect"',' class="dropdown-item"',' dropdown-select-item="item"',' dropdown-item-label="labelField">',"</li>","</ul>","</div>"].join("")),e.put("ngDropdowns/templates/dropdownSelectItem.html",["<li ng-class=\"{divider: (dropdownSelectItem.divider && !dropdownSelectItem[dropdownItemLabel]), 'divider-label': (dropdownSelectItem.divider && dropdownSelectItem[dropdownItemLabel])}\">",'<a href="" class="dropdown-item"',' ng-if="!dropdownSelectItem.divider"',' ng-href="{{dropdownSelectItem.href}}"',' ng-click="selectItem()">',"{{dropdownSelectItem[dropdownItemLabel]}}","</a>",'<span ng-if="dropdownSelectItem.divider">',"{{dropdownSelectItem[dropdownItemLabel]}}","</span>","</li>"].join("")),e.put("ngDropdowns/templates/dropdownMenu.html",['<ul class="dropdown">','<li ng-repeat="item in dropdownMenu"',' class="dropdown-item"',' dropdown-item-label="labelField"',' dropdown-menu-item="item">',"</li>","</ul>"].join("")),e.put("ngDropdowns/templates/dropdownMenuItem.html",["<li ng-class=\"{divider: dropdownMenuItem.divider, 'divider-label': dropdownMenuItem.divider && dropdownMenuItem[dropdownItemLabel]}\">",'<a href="" class="dropdown-item"',' ng-if="!dropdownMenuItem.divider"',' ng-href="{{dropdownMenuItem.href}}"',' ng-click="selectItem()">',"{{dropdownMenuItem[dropdownItemLabel]}}","</a>",'<span ng-if="dropdownMenuItem.divider">',"{{dropdownMenuItem[dropdownItemLabel]}}","</span>","</li>"].join("")),e.put("ngDropdowns/templates/dropdownMenuWrap.html",'<div class="wrap-dd-menu" ng-class="{\'disabled\': dropdownDisabled}"></div>')}]),d.directive("dropdownSelect",["DropdownService",function(e){return{restrict:"A",replace:!0,scope:{dropdownSelect:"=",dropdownModel:"=",dropdownItemLabel:"@",dropdownOnchange:"&",dropdownDisabled:"=",dropdownForm:"="},controller:["$scope","$element",function(d,n){d.labelField=d.dropdownItemLabel||"text",e.register(n),this.select=function(e){o.equals(e,d.dropdownModel)||(d.dropdownModel=e,d.dropdownForm.$setDirty()),d.dropdownOnchange({selected:e}),n[0].blur()},n.bind("click",function(o){o.stopPropagation(),d.dropdownDisabled||e.toggleActive(n)}),d.$on("$destroy",function(){e.unregister(n)})}],templateUrl:"ngDropdowns/templates/dropdownSelect.html"}}]),d.directive("dropdownSelectItem",[function(){return{require:"^dropdownSelect",replace:!0,scope:{dropdownItemLabel:"=",dropdownSelectItem:"="},link:function(e,o,d,n){e.selectItem=function(){e.dropdownSelectItem.href||n.select(e.dropdownSelectItem)}},templateUrl:"ngDropdowns/templates/dropdownSelectItem.html"}}]),d.directive("dropdownMenu",["$parse","$compile","DropdownService","$templateCache",function(e,d,n,t){return{restrict:"A",replace:!1,scope:{dropdownMenu:"=",dropdownModel:"=",dropdownItemLabel:"@",dropdownOnchange:"&",dropdownDisabled:"="},controller:["$scope","$element",function(e,r){e.labelField=e.dropdownItemLabel||"text";var l=o.element(t.get("ngDropdowns/templates/dropdownMenu.html"));l.data("$dropdownMenuController",this);var i=d(l)(e),p=d(o.element(t.get("ngDropdowns/templates/dropdownMenuWrap.html")))(e);r.replaceWith(p),p.append(r),p.append(l),n.register(i),this.select=function(d){o.equals(d,e.dropdownModel)||(e.dropdownModel=d),e.dropdownOnchange({selected:d})},r.bind("click",function(o){o.stopPropagation(),e.dropdownDisabled||n.toggleActive(i)}),e.$on("$destroy",function(){n.unregister(i)})}]}}]),d.directive("dropdownMenuItem",[function(){return{require:"^dropdownMenu",replace:!0,scope:{dropdownMenuItem:"=",dropdownItemLabel:"="},link:function(e,o,d,n){e.selectItem=function(){e.dropdownMenuItem.href||n.select(e.dropdownMenuItem)}},templateUrl:"ngDropdowns/templates/dropdownMenuItem.html"}}]),d.factory("DropdownService",["$document",function(e){var d=e.find("body"),n={},t=[];return d.bind("click",function(){o.forEach(t,function(e){e.removeClass("active")})}),n.register=function(e){t.push(e)},n.unregister=function(e){var o;o=t.indexOf(e),o>-1&&t.splice(o,1)},n.toggleActive=function(e){o.forEach(t,function(o){o!==e&&o.removeClass("active")}),e.toggleClass("active")},n.clearActive=function(){o.forEach(t,function(e){e.removeClass("active")})},n.isActive=function(e){return e.hasClass("active")},n}])}(window,window.angular);
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