diff --git a/src/lib/slide-toggle/slide-toggle.spec.ts b/src/lib/slide-toggle/slide-toggle.spec.ts
index 14794ab96555..bc93f9e8258c 100644
--- a/src/lib/slide-toggle/slide-toggle.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/slide-toggle/slide-toggle.spec.ts
@@ -100,6 +100,19 @@ describe('MdSlideToggle without forms', () => {
       expect(slideToggle.checked).toBe(true);
     });
 
+    fit('should update the checked value before firing an event', () => {
+      let changed: number = 0;
+      let checked: number = 0;
+
+      spyOn(slideToggle.change, 'emit').and.callFake(() => changed = performance.now());
+      spyOnProperty(slideToggle, 'checked', 'set').and.callFake(() => checked = performance.now());
+
+      labelElement.click();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(checked).toBeLessThan(changed);
+    });
+
     it('should not trigger the click event multiple times', () => {
       // By default, when clicking on a label element, a generated click will be dispatched
       // on the associated input element.
diff --git a/src/lib/slide-toggle/slide-toggle.ts b/src/lib/slide-toggle/slide-toggle.ts
index 114bf16e3184..a4c2498d8688 100644
--- a/src/lib/slide-toggle/slide-toggle.ts
+++ b/src/lib/slide-toggle/slide-toggle.ts
@@ -253,8 +253,8 @@ export class MdSlideToggle extends _MdSlideToggleMixinBase implements OnDestroy,
     let event = new MdSlideToggleChange();
     event.source = this;
     event.checked = this.checked;
-    this.change.emit(event);
     this.onChange(this.checked);
+    this.change.emit(event);
   }
 
   _onDragStart() {