diff --git a/src/components/chips/js/contactChipsDirective.js b/src/components/chips/js/contactChipsDirective.js
index c4d56ef90e..a347c5b4c1 100644
--- a/src/components/chips/js/contactChipsDirective.js
+++ b/src/components/chips/js/contactChipsDirective.js
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ var MD_CONTACT_CHIPS_TEMPLATE = '\
           ng-model="$mdContactChipsCtrl.contacts"\
           ng-change="$mdContactChipsCtrl.ngChange($mdContactChipsCtrl.contacts)"\
           md-require-match="$mdContactChipsCtrl.requireMatch"\
-          md-chip-append-delay="{{$mdContactChipsCtrl.chipAppendDelay}}"\
+          md-max-chips="$mdContactChipsCtrl.maxChips"\
           md-separator-keys="$mdContactChipsCtrl.separatorKeys"\
           md-autocomplete-snap>\
           <md-autocomplete\
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ function MdContactChips($mdTheming, $mdUtil) {
       ngChange: '&?',
       requireMatch: '=?mdRequireMatch',
       minLength: '=?mdMinLength',
+      maxChips: '=?mdMaxChips',
       highlightFlags: '@?mdHighlightFlags',
       chipAppendDelay: '@?mdChipAppendDelay',
       separatorKeys: '=?mdSeparatorKeys',