diff --git a/src/dynamic-element.js b/src/dynamic-element.js
index d905f83..099c17a 100644
--- a/src/dynamic-element.js
+++ b/src/dynamic-element.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 /*eslint padded-blocks:0*/
+import {bindingMode} from 'aurelia-binding';
 import {useView, customElement, bindable} from 'aurelia-templating';
+
 export function _createDynamicElement(name: string, viewUrl: string, bindableNames: string[]): Function {
   @customElement(name)
   @useView(viewUrl)
@@ -8,8 +10,37 @@ export function _createDynamicElement(name: string, viewUrl: string, bindableNam
       this.$parent = bindingContext;
     }
   }
+
+  let parts;
+  let config;
+  let propertyName;
+  let defaultBindingMode;
+  let coerce;
+  let coerceParts;
+
   for (let i = 0, ii = bindableNames.length; i < ii; ++i) {
-    bindable(bindableNames[i])(DynamicElement);
+    defaultBindingMode = coerce = undefined;
+
+    parts = bindableNames[i].split('&');
+    propertyName = parts[0].trim();
+    if (parts.length === 2) {
+      defaultBindingMode = parts[1].trim();
+    }
+
+    coerceParts = propertyName.split(':');
+
+    if (coerceParts.length === 2) {
+      propertyName = coerceParts[0].trim();
+      coerce = coerceParts[1].trim();
+    }
+
+    config = {
+      name: propertyName,
+      defaultBindingMode: bindingMode[defaultBindingMode],
+      coerce
+    };
+
+    bindable(config)(DynamicElement);
   }
   return DynamicElement;
 }
diff --git a/test/html-resource-plugin.spec.js b/test/html-resource-plugin.spec.js
index e8873c9..6a5e786 100644
--- a/test/html-resource-plugin.spec.js
+++ b/test/html-resource-plugin.spec.js
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
+import {bindingMode} from 'aurelia-binding';
+import {HtmlBehaviorResource} from 'aurelia-templating';
 import {getElementName} from '../src/html-resource-plugin';
+import {_createDynamicElement} from '../src/dynamic-element';
+import {metadata} from 'aurelia-metadata';
 
 describe('html-resource-plugin', () => {
   it('computes element name', () => {
@@ -11,3 +15,47 @@ describe('html-resource-plugin', () => {
     expect(getElementName('https://bar/foo.html?bar.html')).toBe('foo');
   });
 });
+
+describe('dynamic-element', () => {
+  it('creates dynamic element in normal usage', () => {
+    const propName = 'balance';
+    const coerce = 'number';
+    const defaultBindingMode = 'oneWay';
+    const DynamicElement = _createDynamicElement('foo', 'bar', [`${propName}:${coerce} & ${defaultBindingMode}`]);
+    const resource = metadata.get(metadata.resource, DynamicElement);
+    const bindableProperty = resource.attributes[propName];
+    const test = prop => prop.name === propName && prop.coerce === coerce && prop.defaultBindingMode === bindingMode[defaultBindingMode];
+    expect(test(bindableProperty)).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('creates dynamic element in spaceful usage', () => {
+    const propName = 'balance';
+    const coerce = 'number';
+    const defaultBindingMode = 'oneWay';
+    const DynamicElement = _createDynamicElement('foo', 'bar', [` ${propName} : ${coerce} & ${defaultBindingMode} `]);
+    const resource = metadata.get(metadata.resource, DynamicElement);
+    const bindableProperty = resource.attributes[propName];
+    const test = prop => prop.name === propName && prop.coerce === coerce && prop.defaultBindingMode === bindingMode[defaultBindingMode];
+    expect(test(bindableProperty)).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('creates dynamic element without default binding mode', () => {
+    const propName = 'balance';
+    const coerce = 'number';
+    const DynamicElement = _createDynamicElement('foo', 'bar', [` ${propName} : ${coerce}  `]);
+    const resource = metadata.get(metadata.resource, DynamicElement);
+    const bindableProperty = resource.attributes[propName];
+    const test = prop => prop.name === propName && prop.coerce === coerce && prop.defaultBindingMode === bindingMode.oneWay;
+    expect(test(bindableProperty)).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('creates dynamic element without coerce', () => {
+    const propName = 'balance';
+    const defaultBindingMode = 'oneWay';
+    const DynamicElement = _createDynamicElement('foo', 'bar', [` ${propName} & ${defaultBindingMode} `]);
+    const resource = metadata.get(metadata.resource, DynamicElement);
+    const bindableProperty = resource.attributes[propName];
+    const test = prop => prop.name === propName && prop.coerce === undefined && prop.defaultBindingMode === bindingMode[defaultBindingMode];
+    expect(test(bindableProperty)).toBe(true);
+  });
+});