diff --git a/src/ngAnimate/ngAnimateSwap.js b/src/ngAnimate/ngAnimateSwap.js
index 3b91ecc1ea5a..83c128bb8944 100644
--- a/src/ngAnimate/ngAnimateSwap.js
+++ b/src/ngAnimate/ngAnimateSwap.js
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
  *  </file>
  * </example>
  */
-var ngAnimateSwapDirective = ['$animate', '$rootScope', function($animate, $rootScope) {
+var ngAnimateSwapDirective = ['$animate', function($animate) {
   return {
     restrict: 'A',
     transclude: 'element',
@@ -104,10 +104,10 @@ var ngAnimateSwapDirective = ['$animate', '$rootScope', function($animate, $root
           previousScope = null;
         }
         if (value || value === 0) {
-          previousScope = scope.$new();
-          $transclude(previousScope, function(element) {
-            previousElement = element;
-            $animate.enter(element, null, $element);
+          $transclude(function(clone, childScope) {
+            previousElement = clone;
+            previousScope = childScope;
+            $animate.enter(clone, null, $element);
           });
         }
       });
diff --git a/test/ngAnimate/ngAnimateSwapSpec.js b/test/ngAnimate/ngAnimateSwapSpec.js
index e611f72d57db..4cfedce7e0ce 100644
--- a/test/ngAnimate/ngAnimateSwapSpec.js
+++ b/test/ngAnimate/ngAnimateSwapSpec.js
@@ -132,6 +132,53 @@ describe('ngAnimateSwap', function() {
     expect(two).toBeTruthy();
   }));
 
+  it('should create a new (non-isolate) scope for each inserted clone', inject(function() {
+    var parentScope = $rootScope.$new();
+    parentScope.foo = 'bar';
+
+    element = $compile('<div><div ng-animate-swap="value">{{ value }}</div></div>')(parentScope);
+
+    $rootScope.$apply('value = 1');
+    var scopeOne = element.find('div').eq(0).scope();
+    expect(scopeOne.foo).toBe('bar');
+
+    $rootScope.$apply('value = 2');
+    var scopeTwo = element.find('div').eq(0).scope();
+    expect(scopeTwo.foo).toBe('bar');
+
+    expect(scopeOne).not.toBe(scopeTwo);
+  }));
+
+  it('should destroy the previous scope when removing the element', inject(function() {
+    element = $compile('<div><div ng-animate-swap="value">{{ value }}</div></div>')($rootScope);
+
+    $rootScope.$apply('value = 1');
+    var scopeOne = element.find('div').eq(0).scope();
+    expect(scopeOne.$$destroyed).toBe(false);
+
+    // Swapping the old element with a new one.
+    $rootScope.$apply('value = 2');
+    expect(scopeOne.$$destroyed).toBe(true);
+
+    var scopeTwo = element.find('div').eq(0).scope();
+    expect(scopeTwo.$$destroyed).toBe(false);
+
+    // Removing the old element (without inserting a new one).
+    $rootScope.$apply('value = null');
+    expect(scopeTwo.$$destroyed).toBe(true);
+  }));
+
+  it('should destroy the previous scope when swapping elements', inject(function() {
+    element = $compile('<div><div ng-animate-swap="value">{{ value }}</div></div>')($rootScope);
+
+    $rootScope.$apply('value = 1');
+    var scopeOne = element.find('div').eq(0).scope();
+    expect(scopeOne.$$destroyed).toBe(false);
+
+    $rootScope.$apply('value = 2');
+    expect(scopeOne.$$destroyed).toBe(true);
+  }));
+
 
   describe('animations', function() {
     it('should trigger a leave animation followed by an enter animation upon swap',