diff --git a/src/generators/dom/visitors/Component.js b/src/generators/dom/visitors/Component.js
index a6d63cfc94..720446e78b 100644
--- a/src/generators/dom/visitors/Component.js
+++ b/src/generators/dom/visitors/Component.js
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export default {
 
 		const statements = [];
 
-		if ( local.staticAttributes.length || local.dynamicAttributes.length || local.bindings.length ) {
+		if ( local.staticAttributes.length || local.dynamicAttributes.length || local.spreadAttributes.length || local.bindings.length ) {
 			const initialProps = local.staticAttributes
 				.concat( local.dynamicAttributes )
 				.map( attribute => `${attribute.name}: ${attribute.value}` );
@@ -101,7 +101,14 @@ export default {
 
 				statements.push( bindings.join( '\n' ) );
 			}
-			componentInitProperties.push(`data: ${name}_initialData`);
+
+			if ( local.spreadAttributes.length ) {
+				local.spreadAttributes.forEach( name => {
+					statements.push( `Object.assign( ${local.name}_initialData, root.${name} );` );
+				});
+			}
+
+			componentInitProperties.push( `data: ${name}_initialData` );
 		}
 
 		local.init.addBlockAtStart( deindent`
diff --git a/src/generators/dom/visitors/attributes/addComponentAttributes.js b/src/generators/dom/visitors/attributes/addComponentAttributes.js
index 4b05faffac..d9269a99fd 100644
--- a/src/generators/dom/visitors/attributes/addComponentAttributes.js
+++ b/src/generators/dom/visitors/attributes/addComponentAttributes.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import deindent from '../../../../utils/deindent.js';
 export default function addComponentAttributes ( generator, node, local ) {
 	local.staticAttributes = [];
 	local.dynamicAttributes = [];
+	local.spreadAttributes = [];
 	local.bindings = [];
 
 	node.attributes.forEach( attribute => {
@@ -127,6 +128,11 @@ export default function addComponentAttributes ( generator, node, local ) {
 			` );
 		}
 
+		else if ( attribute.type === 'Spread' ) {
+			local.spreadAttributes.push( attribute.name );
+			local.update.addLine( `${local.name}.set( root.${attribute.name} );` );
+		}
+
 		else {
 			throw new Error( `Not implemented: ${attribute.type}` );
 		}
diff --git a/src/generators/dom/visitors/attributes/addElementAttributes.js b/src/generators/dom/visitors/attributes/addElementAttributes.js
index c086ccc29f..123ef54429 100644
--- a/src/generators/dom/visitors/attributes/addElementAttributes.js
+++ b/src/generators/dom/visitors/attributes/addElementAttributes.js
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ export default function addElementAttributes ( generator, node, local ) {
 			// namespaced attributes but I'm not sure that's applicable in
 			// HTML5?
 			const helper = isXlink ? 'setXlinkAttribute' : 'setAttribute';
-
 			if ( attribute.value === true ) {
 				// attributes without values, e.g. <textarea readonly>
 				if ( propertyName ) {
@@ -226,6 +225,20 @@ export default function addElementAttributes ( generator, node, local ) {
 			` );
 		}
 
+		else if ( attribute.type === 'Spread' ) {
+			// spread, turns <input {{obj}}/> where obj = {type: text, value: hello world} -> <input type="text" value="hello world"/>
+			generator.uses.spreadAttributes = true;
+			generator.uses.setXlinkAttribute = true;
+			generator.uses.setAttribute = true;
+			// we have to include setXLinkAttibute and setAttribute because the data is dynamic
+			// we have no idea at compile time what is being used
+
+			const statement = `spreadAttributes( ${local.name}, root.${name} );`;
+
+			local.init.addLine( statement );
+			local.update.addLine( statement );
+		}
+
 		else {
 			throw new Error( `Not implemented: ${attribute.type}` );
 		}
diff --git a/src/generators/server-side-rendering/visitors/Component.js b/src/generators/server-side-rendering/visitors/Component.js
index b75409e356..3dc43a1709 100644
--- a/src/generators/server-side-rendering/visitors/Component.js
+++ b/src/generators/server-side-rendering/visitors/Component.js
@@ -10,12 +10,15 @@ export default {
 
 		const attributes = [];
 		const bindings = [];
+		const spreads = [];
 
 		node.attributes.forEach( attribute => {
 			if ( attribute.type === 'Attribute' ) {
 				attributes.push( attribute );
 			} else if ( attribute.type === 'Binding' ) {
 				bindings.push( attribute );
+			} else if ( attribute.type === 'Spread' ) {
+				spreads.push( attribute );
 			}
 		});
 
@@ -47,7 +50,11 @@ export default {
 			generator.addBinding( binding, node.name );
 		});
 
-		let open = `\${template.components.${node.name}.render({${props}}`;
+		const spreadProps = spreads.map( spread => `root.${spread.name}` ).join( ', ' );
+
+		const data = spreads.length ? `Object.assign({${props}}, ${spreadProps})` : `{${props}}`;
+
+		let open = `\${template.components.${node.name}.render(${data}`;
 
 		if ( node.children.length ) {
 			open += `, { yield: () => \``;
diff --git a/src/generators/server-side-rendering/visitors/Element.js b/src/generators/server-side-rendering/visitors/Element.js
index 863abf27db..d7828fea99 100644
--- a/src/generators/server-side-rendering/visitors/Element.js
+++ b/src/generators/server-side-rendering/visitors/Element.js
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ export default {
 		let openingTag = `<${node.name}`;
 
 		node.attributes.forEach( attribute => {
+			if ( attribute.type === 'Spread' ) {
+				openingTag += ` \${Object.keys( root.${attribute.name} ).map( prop => \`\${prop}="\${root.${attribute.name}[prop]}"\` ).join( ' ' )}`;
+				return;
+			}
+
 			if ( attribute.type !== 'Attribute' ) return;
 
 			let str = ` ${attribute.name}`;
diff --git a/src/parse/state/tag.js b/src/parse/state/tag.js
index 72f73f0651..df982b464c 100644
--- a/src/parse/state/tag.js
+++ b/src/parse/state/tag.js
@@ -169,6 +169,15 @@ function readAttribute ( parser, uniqueNames ) {
 		};
 	}
 
+	if ( name.indexOf( '{{' ) === 0 && name.indexOf( '}}' ) === name.length - 2 ) {
+		return {
+			start,
+			end: parser.index,
+			type: 'Spread',
+			name: name.slice( 2, -2 )
+		};
+	}
+
 	const value = parser.eat( '=' ) ? readAttributeValue( parser ) : true;
 
 	return {
diff --git a/src/shared/dom.js b/src/shared/dom.js
index 574b672ce5..fe9dd5326b 100644
--- a/src/shared/dom.js
+++ b/src/shared/dom.js
@@ -22,6 +22,20 @@ export function teardownEach ( iterations, detach, start ) {
 	}
 }
 
+export function spreadAttributes ( node, obj ) {
+	if (obj !== null && typeof obj === 'object') {
+		for ( var property in obj ) {
+			if ( obj.hasOwnProperty( property ) ) {
+				if ( property.slice( 0, 6 ) === 'xlink:' ) {
+					setXlinkAttribute( node, property, obj[property] );
+				} else {
+					setAttribute( node, property, obj[property] );
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 export function createElement ( name ) {
 	return document.createElement( name );
 }
diff --git a/test/generator/attribute-spread/_config.js b/test/generator/attribute-spread/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..849ccdb406
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/generator/attribute-spread/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+export default {
+	html: '<input type="text" value="Hello World"/>',
+
+	test ( assert, component, target ) {
+		component.set({
+			options: {
+				type: 'text',
+				value: 'changed'
+			}
+		});
+
+		assert.htmlEqual( target.innerHTML, `<input type="text" value="changed"/>` );
+		component.teardown();
+	}
+};
diff --git a/test/generator/attribute-spread/main.html b/test/generator/attribute-spread/main.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48d2bdec24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/generator/attribute-spread/main.html
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<input {{options}}/>
+
+<script>
+	export default {
+		data: () => ({
+			options: {
+				type: 'text',
+				value: 'Hello World'
+			}
+		})
+	};
+</script>
diff --git a/test/generator/component-attribute-spread/Widget.html b/test/generator/component-attribute-spread/Widget.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6821108309
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/generator/component-attribute-spread/Widget.html
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+<p>foo: {{foo}}</p>
+<p>bar: {{bar}}</p>
diff --git a/test/generator/component-attribute-spread/_config.js b/test/generator/component-attribute-spread/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b15a0b935d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/generator/component-attribute-spread/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+export default {
+	html: `
+		<p>foo: 1</p>
+		<p>bar: 2</p>
+	`,
+
+	test ( assert, component, target ) {
+		component.set({
+			options: {
+				foo: 3,
+				bar: 4
+			}
+		});
+
+		assert.equal( component.refs.widget.get( 'foo' ), 3 );
+		assert.htmlEqual( target.innerHTML, `
+			<p>foo: 3</p>
+			<p>bar: 4</p>
+		` );
+		component.teardown();
+	}
+};
diff --git a/test/generator/component-attribute-spread/main.html b/test/generator/component-attribute-spread/main.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..98ef2bcaef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/generator/component-attribute-spread/main.html
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<Widget ref:widget {{options}}/>
+
+<script>
+	import Widget from './Widget.html';
+
+	export default {
+		data: () => ({
+			options: {
+				foo: 1,
+				bar: 2
+			}
+		}),
+
+		components: {
+			Widget
+		}
+	};
+</script>
diff --git a/test/generator/svg-xlink-spread/_config.js b/test/generator/svg-xlink-spread/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eb49f3a72a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/generator/svg-xlink-spread/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+export default {
+	html: `
+		<svg>
+			<defs>
+				<circle id='stamp' r='10' fill='blue'/>
+			</defs>
+
+			<use xlink:href='#stamp' x='20' y='20'/>
+		</svg>
+	`,
+	test ( assert, component, target ) {
+		const use = target.querySelector( 'use' );
+		const href = use.attributes[ 'xlink:href' ];
+
+		assert.equal( href.namespaceURI, 'http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink' );
+
+		component.teardown();
+	}
+};
diff --git a/test/generator/svg-xlink-spread/main.html b/test/generator/svg-xlink-spread/main.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2eb9cbb9df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/generator/svg-xlink-spread/main.html
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<svg>
+	<defs>
+		<circle id='stamp' r='10' fill='blue'/>
+	</defs>
+
+	<use {{options}}/>
+</svg>
+
+<script>
+	export default {
+		data: () => ({
+			options: {
+				'xlink:href': '#stamp',
+				x: '20',
+				y: '20'
+			}
+		})
+	};
+</script>