diff --git a/src/ui-ace.js b/src/ui-ace.js
index a664fb1..bba1699 100644
--- a/src/ui-ace.js
+++ b/src/ui-ace.js
@@ -272,6 +272,10 @@ angular.module('ui.ace', [])
           ngModel.$render = function () {
             session.setValue(ngModel.$viewValue);
           };
+
+          acee.on('change', function (event) {
+            ngModel.$setViewValue(acee.getValue());
+          });
         }
 
         // Listen for option updates
diff --git a/test/ace.spec.js b/test/ace.spec.js
index a6f9ec7..d71d1af 100644
--- a/test/ace.spec.js
+++ b/test/ace.spec.js
@@ -284,6 +284,24 @@ describe('uiAce', function () {
         //
         expect(scope.foo).toBe('baz');
       });
+
+      it('should update the model if text inserted programmatically', function () {
+        $compile('<div ui-ace ng-model="foo">')(scope);
+        scope.$apply('foo = "bar"');
+
+        _ace.insert('baz ');
+
+        expect(scope.foo).toBe('baz bar');
+      });
+
+      it('should update the model if text removed programmatically', function () {
+        $compile('<div ui-ace ng-model="foo">')(scope);
+        scope.$apply('foo = "baz bar"');
+
+        _ace.removeWordRight();
+
+        expect(scope.foo).toBe(' bar');
+      });
     });
 
     describe('when the model is undefined/null', function () {