diff --git a/examples/bootstrap.html b/examples/bootstrap.html
index bdd8a4a5b..a1e362b46 100644
--- a/examples/bootstrap.html
+++ b/examples/bootstrap.html
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
     </script>
   <![endif]-->
 
-  <script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.2.19/angular.js"></script>
-  <script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.2.19/angular-sanitize.js"></script>
+  <script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.2.28/angular.js"></script>
+  <script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.2.28/angular-sanitize.js"></script>
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.1.1/css/bootstrap.css">
 
   <!-- ui-select files -->
diff --git a/examples/select2-bootstrap3.html b/examples/select2-bootstrap3.html
index c898e38eb..1065e05c2 100644
--- a/examples/select2-bootstrap3.html
+++ b/examples/select2-bootstrap3.html
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
     </script>
   <![endif]-->
 
-  <script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.2.15/angular.js"></script>
-  <script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.2.15/angular-sanitize.js"></script>
+  <script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.2.28/angular.js"></script>
+  <script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.2.28/angular-sanitize.js"></script>
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.1.1/css/bootstrap.css">
 
   <!--
diff --git a/examples/selectize-bootstrap3.html b/examples/selectize-bootstrap3.html
index 1dd60479d..834407a08 100644
--- a/examples/selectize-bootstrap3.html
+++ b/examples/selectize-bootstrap3.html
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
     </script>
   <![endif]-->
 
-  <script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.2.15/angular.js"></script>
-  <script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.2.15/angular-sanitize.js"></script>
+  <script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.2.28/angular.js"></script>
+  <script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.2.28/angular-sanitize.js"></script>
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.1.1/css/bootstrap.css">
 
   <!--
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/choices.tpl.html b/src/bootstrap/choices.tpl.html
index da1648f9c..17162bb1e 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/choices.tpl.html
+++ b/src/bootstrap/choices.tpl.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<ul class="ui-select-choices ui-select-choices-content dropdown-menu"
+<ul class="ui-select-choices ui-select-choices-content ui-select-dropdown dropdown-menu"
     role="listbox"
     ng-show="$select.items.length > 0">
   <li class="ui-select-choices-group" id="ui-select-choices-{{ $select.generatedId }}" >
diff --git a/src/common.css b/src/common.css
index 0a6494880..e1026d4a1 100644
--- a/src/common.css
+++ b/src/common.css
@@ -40,6 +40,31 @@ body > .select2-container.open {
   z-index: 9999; /* The z-index Select2 applies to the select2-drop */
 }
 
+/* Handle up direction Select2 */
+.ui-select-container[theme="select2"].direction-up .ui-select-match {
+    border-radius: 4px; /* FIXME hardcoded value :-/ */
+    border-top-left-radius: 0;
+    border-top-right-radius: 0;
+}
+.ui-select-container[theme="select2"].direction-up .ui-select-dropdown {
+    border-radius: 4px; /* FIXME hardcoded value :-/ */
+    border-bottom-left-radius: 0;
+    border-bottom-right-radius: 0;
+
+    border-top-width: 1px;  /* FIXME hardcoded value :-/ */
+    border-top-style: solid;
+
+    box-shadow: 0 -4px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
+
+    margin-top: -4px; /* FIXME hardcoded value :-/ */
+}
+.ui-select-container[theme="select2"].direction-up .ui-select-dropdown .select2-search {
+    margin-top: 4px; /* FIXME hardcoded value :-/ */
+}
+.ui-select-container[theme="select2"].direction-up.select2-dropdown-open .ui-select-match {
+    border-bottom-color: #5897fb;
+}
+
 /* Selectize theme */
 
 /* Helper class to show styles when focus */
@@ -62,6 +87,12 @@ body > .select2-container.open {
     border-color: #D44950;
 }
 
+/* Handle up direction Selectize */
+.ui-select-container[theme="selectize"].direction-up .ui-select-dropdown {
+    box-shadow: 0 -4px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
+
+    margin-top: -2px; /* FIXME hardcoded value :-/ */
+}
 
 /* Bootstrap theme */
 
@@ -99,6 +130,11 @@ body > .select2-container.open {
   border-top-right-radius: 0;
   border-bottom-right-radius: 0;
 }
+.input-group > .ui-select-bootstrap > input.ui-select-search.form-control.direction-up {
+  border-radius: 4px !important; /* FIXME hardcoded value :-/ */
+  border-top-right-radius: 0 !important;
+  border-bottom-right-radius: 0 !important;
+}
 
 .ui-select-bootstrap > .ui-select-match > .btn{
   /* Instead of center because of .btn */
@@ -210,4 +246,9 @@ body > .ui-select-bootstrap.open {
 /* Mark invalid Bootstrap */
 .ui-select-bootstrap.ng-dirty.ng-invalid > button.btn.ui-select-match {
     border-color: #D44950;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+/* Handle up direction Bootstrap */
+.ui-select-container[theme="bootstrap"].direction-up .ui-select-dropdown {
+    box-shadow: 0 -4px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
+}
diff --git a/src/select2/select-multiple.tpl.html b/src/select2/select-multiple.tpl.html
index ca65f455b..477170a4e 100644
--- a/src/select2/select-multiple.tpl.html
+++ b/src/select2/select-multiple.tpl.html
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
         ondrop="return false;">
     </li>
   </ul>
-  <div class="select2-drop select2-with-searchbox select2-drop-active"
+  <div class="ui-select-dropdown select2-drop select2-with-searchbox select2-drop-active"
        ng-class="{'select2-display-none': !$select.open}">
     <div class="ui-select-choices"></div>
   </div>
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
+</div>
diff --git a/src/select2/select.tpl.html b/src/select2/select.tpl.html
index 4d2fbdecb..18edb54af 100644
--- a/src/select2/select.tpl.html
+++ b/src/select2/select.tpl.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
                 'select2-container-active': $select.focus,
                 'select2-allowclear': $select.allowClear && !$select.isEmpty()}">
   <div class="ui-select-match"></div>
-  <div class="select2-drop select2-with-searchbox select2-drop-active"
+  <div class="ui-select-dropdown select2-drop select2-with-searchbox select2-drop-active"
        ng-class="{'select2-display-none': !$select.open}">
     <div class="select2-search" ng-show="$select.searchEnabled">
       <input type="text" autocomplete="off" autocorrect="off" autocapitalize="off" spellcheck="false"
diff --git a/src/selectize/choices.tpl.html b/src/selectize/choices.tpl.html
index 023fffeb9..4214f9168 100644
--- a/src/selectize/choices.tpl.html
+++ b/src/selectize/choices.tpl.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<div ng-show="$select.open" class="ui-select-choices selectize-dropdown single">
+<div ng-show="$select.open" class="ui-select-choices ui-select-dropdown selectize-dropdown single">
   <div class="ui-select-choices-content selectize-dropdown-content">
     <div class="ui-select-choices-group optgroup" role="listbox">
       <div ng-show="$select.isGrouped" class="ui-select-choices-group-label optgroup-header" ng-bind="$group.name"></div>
diff --git a/src/uiSelectDirective.js b/src/uiSelectDirective.js
index 76df08b67..fc6cc4138 100644
--- a/src/uiSelectDirective.js
+++ b/src/uiSelectDirective.js
@@ -248,6 +248,48 @@ uis.directive('uiSelect',
           element[0].style.top = '';
           element[0].style.width = originalWidth;
         }
+
+        // Hold on to a reference to the .ui-select-dropdown element for direction support.
+        var dropdown = null,
+            directionUpClassName = 'direction-up';
+
+        // Support changing the direction of the dropdown if there isn't enough space to render it.
+        scope.$watch('$select.open', function(isOpen) {
+          if (isOpen) {
+            dropdown = angular.element(element).querySelectorAll('.ui-select-dropdown');
+            if (dropdown === null) {
+              return;
+            }
+
+            // Hide the dropdown so there is no flicker until $timeout is done executing.
+            dropdown[0].style.visibility = 'hidden';
+
+            // Delay positioning the dropdown until all choices have been added so its height is correct.
+            $timeout(function(){
+              var offset = uisOffset(element);
+              var offsetDropdown = uisOffset(dropdown);
+
+              // Determine if the direction of the dropdown needs to be changed.
+              if (offset.top + offset.height + offsetDropdown.height > $document[0].documentElement.scrollTop + $document[0].documentElement.clientHeight) {
+                dropdown[0].style.position = 'absolute';
+                dropdown[0].style.top = (offsetDropdown.height * -1) + 'px';
+                element.addClass(directionUpClassName);
+              }
+
+              // Display the dropdown once it has been positioned.
+              dropdown[0].style.visibility = '';
+            });
+          } else {
+              if (dropdown === null) {
+                return;
+              }
+
+              // Reset the position of the dropdown.
+              dropdown[0].style.position = '';
+              dropdown[0].style.top = '';
+              element.removeClass(directionUpClassName);
+          }
+        });
       };
     }
   };