diff --git a/src/demo-app/slide-toggle/slide-toggle-demo.html b/src/demo-app/slide-toggle/slide-toggle-demo.html
index 609c56444b7f..7338520a84b8 100644
--- a/src/demo-app/slide-toggle/slide-toggle-demo.html
+++ b/src/demo-app/slide-toggle/slide-toggle-demo.html
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
   <p>Example where the slide toggle is required inside of a form.</p>
 
-  <form #form="ngForm" (ngSubmit)="onFormSubmit()">
+  <form #form="ngForm" (ngSubmit)="onFormSubmit()" ngNativeValidate>
 
     <md-slide-toggle name="slideToggle" required ngModel>
       Slide Toggle