Source HTML: `<md-input placeholder="amount" [(ngModel)]="account.userName"> <span md-prefix>$ </span> <span md-suffix>.00</span> </md-input>` In rendered html prefix/suffix element's content are emtpy: `...<div _ngcontent-ega-7="" class="md-input-prefix"></div>...` versions: - angular2: beta17 - material2: alpha-3