diff --git a/src/lib/button-toggle/button-toggle-module.ts b/src/lib/button-toggle/button-toggle-module.ts
index 372c973ede7..71f8d6c07ba 100644
--- a/src/lib/button-toggle/button-toggle-module.ts
+++ b/src/lib/button-toggle/button-toggle-module.ts
@@ -7,21 +7,14 @@
  */
 
 import {NgModule} from '@angular/core';
-import {MatButtonToggleGroup, MatButtonToggleGroupMultiple, MatButtonToggle} from './button-toggle';
+import {MatButtonToggleGroup, MatButtonToggle} from './button-toggle';
 import {MatCommonModule, MatRippleModule} from '@angular/material/core';
-import {UNIQUE_SELECTION_DISPATCHER_PROVIDER} from '@angular/cdk/collections';
 import {A11yModule} from '@angular/cdk/a11y';
 
 
 @NgModule({
   imports: [MatCommonModule, MatRippleModule, A11yModule],
-  exports: [
-    MatButtonToggleGroup,
-    MatButtonToggleGroupMultiple,
-    MatButtonToggle,
-    MatCommonModule,
-  ],
-  declarations: [MatButtonToggleGroup, MatButtonToggleGroupMultiple, MatButtonToggle],
-  providers: [UNIQUE_SELECTION_DISPATCHER_PROVIDER]
+  exports: [MatCommonModule, MatButtonToggleGroup, MatButtonToggle],
+  declarations: [MatButtonToggleGroup, MatButtonToggle],
 })
 export class MatButtonToggleModule {}
diff --git a/src/lib/button-toggle/button-toggle.spec.ts b/src/lib/button-toggle/button-toggle.spec.ts
index 27703fcae2a..ba34ae6fd28 100644
--- a/src/lib/button-toggle/button-toggle.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/button-toggle/button-toggle.spec.ts
@@ -1,26 +1,19 @@
-import {
-  async,
-  fakeAsync,
-  tick,
-  ComponentFixture,
-  TestBed,
-} from '@angular/core/testing';
+import {fakeAsync, tick, ComponentFixture, TestBed} from '@angular/core/testing';
 import {dispatchMouseEvent} from '@angular/cdk/testing';
 import {NgModel, FormsModule, ReactiveFormsModule, FormControl} from '@angular/forms';
 import {Component, DebugElement} from '@angular/core';
 import {By} from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import {
   MatButtonToggleGroup,
-  MatButtonToggle,
   MatButtonToggleGroupMultiple,
+  MatButtonToggle,
   MatButtonToggleChange,
   MatButtonToggleModule,
 } from './index';
 
-
 describe('MatButtonToggle with forms', () => {
 
-  beforeEach(async(() => {
+  beforeEach(fakeAsync(() => {
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
       imports: [MatButtonToggleModule, FormsModule, ReactiveFormsModule],
       declarations: [
@@ -38,7 +31,7 @@ describe('MatButtonToggle with forms', () => {
     let groupInstance: MatButtonToggleGroup;
     let testComponent: ButtonToggleGroupWithFormControl;
 
-    beforeEach(async(() => {
+    beforeEach(fakeAsync(() => {
       fixture = TestBed.createComponent(ButtonToggleGroupWithFormControl);
       fixture.detectChanges();
 
@@ -88,7 +81,7 @@ describe('MatButtonToggle with forms', () => {
     let groupNgModel: NgModel;
     let buttonToggleLabels: HTMLElement[];
 
-    beforeEach(async(() => {
+    beforeEach(fakeAsync(() => {
       fixture = TestBed.createComponent(ButtonToggleGroupWithNgModel);
       fixture.detectChanges();
       testComponent = fixture.debugElement.componentInstance;
@@ -139,7 +132,10 @@ describe('MatButtonToggle with forms', () => {
       for (let buttonToggle of buttonToggleInstances) {
         expect(buttonToggle.checked).toBe(groupInstance.value === buttonToggle.value);
       }
-      expect(groupInstance.selected!.value).toBe(groupInstance.value);
+
+      const selected = groupInstance.selected as MatButtonToggle;
+
+      expect(selected.value).toBe(groupInstance.value);
     });
 
     it('should have the correct FormControl state initially and after interaction',
@@ -203,7 +199,7 @@ describe('MatButtonToggle with forms', () => {
 
 describe('MatButtonToggle without forms', () => {
 
-  beforeEach(async(() => {
+  beforeEach(fakeAsync(() => {
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
       imports: [MatButtonToggleModule],
       declarations: [
@@ -338,7 +334,6 @@ describe('MatButtonToggle without forms', () => {
       let changeSpy = jasmine.createSpy('button-toggle change listener');
       buttonToggleInstances[0].change.subscribe(changeSpy);
 
-
       buttonToggleLabelElements[0].click();
       fixture.detectChanges();
       tick();
@@ -412,14 +407,16 @@ describe('MatButtonToggle without forms', () => {
 
       fixture.detectChanges();
 
+      // Note that we cast to a boolean, because the event has some circular references
+      // which will crash the runner when Jasmine attempts to stringify them.
+      expect(!!testComponent.lastEvent).toBe(false);
       expect(groupInstance.value).toBe('red');
-      expect(testComponent.lastEvent).toBeFalsy();
 
       groupInstance.value = 'green';
       fixture.detectChanges();
 
+      expect(!!testComponent.lastEvent).toBe(false);
       expect(groupInstance.value).toBe('green');
-      expect(testComponent.lastEvent).toBeFalsy();
     });
 
   });
@@ -431,20 +428,19 @@ describe('MatButtonToggle without forms', () => {
     let buttonToggleDebugElements: DebugElement[];
     let buttonToggleNativeElements: HTMLElement[];
     let buttonToggleLabelElements: HTMLLabelElement[];
-    let groupInstance: MatButtonToggleGroupMultiple;
+    let groupInstance: MatButtonToggleGroup;
     let buttonToggleInstances: MatButtonToggle[];
     let testComponent: ButtonTogglesInsideButtonToggleGroupMultiple;
 
-    beforeEach(async(() => {
+    beforeEach(fakeAsync(() => {
       fixture = TestBed.createComponent(ButtonTogglesInsideButtonToggleGroupMultiple);
       fixture.detectChanges();
 
       testComponent = fixture.debugElement.componentInstance;
 
-      groupDebugElement = fixture.debugElement.query(By.directive(MatButtonToggleGroupMultiple));
+      groupDebugElement = fixture.debugElement.query(By.directive(MatButtonToggleGroup));
       groupNativeElement = groupDebugElement.nativeElement;
-      groupInstance = groupDebugElement.injector.get<MatButtonToggleGroupMultiple>(
-          MatButtonToggleGroupMultiple);
+      groupInstance = groupDebugElement.injector.get<MatButtonToggleGroup>(MatButtonToggleGroup);
 
       buttonToggleDebugElements = fixture.debugElement.queryAll(By.directive(MatButtonToggle));
       buttonToggleNativeElements = buttonToggleDebugElements
@@ -468,16 +464,22 @@ describe('MatButtonToggle without forms', () => {
       let nativeCheckboxLabel = buttonToggleDebugElements[0].query(By.css('label')).nativeElement;
 
       nativeCheckboxLabel.click();
+
+      expect(groupInstance.value).toEqual(['eggs']);
       expect(buttonToggleInstances[0].checked).toBe(true);
     });
 
     it('should allow for multiple toggles to be selected', () => {
       buttonToggleInstances[0].checked = true;
       fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(groupInstance.value).toEqual(['eggs']);
       expect(buttonToggleInstances[0].checked).toBe(true);
 
       buttonToggleInstances[1].checked = true;
       fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(groupInstance.value).toEqual(['eggs', 'flour']);
       expect(buttonToggleInstances[1].checked).toBe(true);
       expect(buttonToggleInstances[0].checked).toBe(true);
     });
@@ -488,6 +490,7 @@ describe('MatButtonToggle without forms', () => {
       nativeCheckboxInput.click();
       fixture.detectChanges();
 
+      expect(groupInstance.value).toEqual(['eggs']);
       expect(buttonToggleInstances[0].checked).toBe(true);
     });
 
@@ -500,18 +503,23 @@ describe('MatButtonToggle without forms', () => {
       expect(groupNativeElement.classList).toContain('mat-button-toggle-vertical');
     });
 
-    it('should deselect a button toggle when selected twice', () => {
-      buttonToggleNativeElements[0].click();
+    it('should deselect a button toggle when selected twice', fakeAsync(() => {
+      buttonToggleLabelElements[0].click();
       fixture.detectChanges();
+      tick();
 
-      buttonToggleNativeElements[0].click();
+      expect(buttonToggleInstances[0].checked).toBe(true);
+      expect(groupInstance.value).toEqual(['eggs']);
+
+      buttonToggleLabelElements[0].click();
       fixture.detectChanges();
+      tick();
 
+      expect(groupInstance.value).toEqual([]);
       expect(buttonToggleInstances[0].checked).toBe(false);
-    });
+    }));
 
     it('should emit a change event for state changes', fakeAsync(() => {
-
       expect(buttonToggleInstances[0].checked).toBe(false);
 
       let changeSpy = jasmine.createSpy('button-toggle change listener');
@@ -521,10 +529,12 @@ describe('MatButtonToggle without forms', () => {
       fixture.detectChanges();
       tick();
       expect(changeSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(groupInstance.value).toEqual(['eggs']);
 
       buttonToggleLabelElements[0].click();
       fixture.detectChanges();
       tick();
+      expect(groupInstance.value).toEqual([]);
 
       // The default browser behavior is to emit an event, when the value was set
       // to false. That's because the current input type is set to `checkbox` when
@@ -532,6 +542,16 @@ describe('MatButtonToggle without forms', () => {
       expect(changeSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
     }));
 
+    it('should throw when attempting to assign a non-array value', () => {
+      expect(() => {
+        groupInstance.value = 'not-an-array';
+      }).toThrowError(/Value must be an array/);
+    });
+
+    it('should be able to query for the deprecated `MatButtonToggleGroupMultiple`', () => {
+      expect(fixture.debugElement.query(By.directive(MatButtonToggleGroupMultiple))).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+
   });
 
   describe('as standalone', () => {
@@ -541,7 +561,7 @@ describe('MatButtonToggle without forms', () => {
     let buttonToggleLabelElement: HTMLLabelElement;
     let buttonToggleInstance: MatButtonToggle;
 
-    beforeEach(async(() => {
+    beforeEach(fakeAsync(() => {
       fixture = TestBed.createComponent(StandaloneButtonToggle);
       fixture.detectChanges();
 
@@ -551,7 +571,7 @@ describe('MatButtonToggle without forms', () => {
       buttonToggleInstance = buttonToggleDebugElement.componentInstance;
     }));
 
-    it('should toggle when clicked', () => {
+    it('should toggle when clicked', fakeAsync(() => {
       buttonToggleLabelElement.click();
 
       fixture.detectChanges();
@@ -562,7 +582,7 @@ describe('MatButtonToggle without forms', () => {
       fixture.detectChanges();
 
       expect(buttonToggleInstance.checked).toBe(false);
-    });
+    }));
 
     it('should emit a change event for state changes', fakeAsync(() => {
 
diff --git a/src/lib/button-toggle/button-toggle.ts b/src/lib/button-toggle/button-toggle.ts
index 2f47ef7abc9..8d7e9fae9e6 100644
--- a/src/lib/button-toggle/button-toggle.ts
+++ b/src/lib/button-toggle/button-toggle.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 
 import {FocusMonitor} from '@angular/cdk/a11y';
 import {coerceBooleanProperty} from '@angular/cdk/coercion';
-import {UniqueSelectionDispatcher} from '@angular/cdk/collections';
 import {
+  AfterContentInit,
   ChangeDetectionStrategy,
   ChangeDetectorRef,
   Component,
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import {
   EventEmitter,
   forwardRef,
   Input,
-  OnDestroy,
   OnInit,
   Optional,
   Output,
@@ -34,6 +33,7 @@ import {
   mixinDisabled,
   mixinDisableRipple
 } from '@angular/material/core';
+import {SelectionModel} from '@angular/cdk/collections';
 
 /** Acceptable types for a button toggle. */
 export type ToggleType = 'checkbox' | 'radio';
@@ -54,30 +54,52 @@ export const MAT_BUTTON_TOGGLE_GROUP_VALUE_ACCESSOR: any = {
   multi: true
 };
 
+/**
+ * @deprecated Use `MatButtonToggleGroup` instead.
+ * @deletion-target 7.0.0
+ */
+export class MatButtonToggleGroupMultiple {}
+
 let _uniqueIdCounter = 0;
 
 /** Change event object emitted by MatButtonToggle. */
 export class MatButtonToggleChange {
-  /** The MatButtonToggle that emits the event. */
-  source: MatButtonToggle | null;
-  /** The value assigned to the MatButtonToggle. */
-  value: any;
+  constructor(
+    /** The MatButtonToggle that emits the event. */
+    public source: MatButtonToggle,
+
+    /** The value assigned to the MatButtonToggle. */
+    public value: any) {}
 }
 
 /** Exclusive selection button toggle group that behaves like a radio-button group. */
 @Directive({
-  selector: 'mat-button-toggle-group:not([multiple])',
-  providers: [MAT_BUTTON_TOGGLE_GROUP_VALUE_ACCESSOR],
+  selector: 'mat-button-toggle-group',
+  providers: [
+    MAT_BUTTON_TOGGLE_GROUP_VALUE_ACCESSOR,
+    {provide: MatButtonToggleGroupMultiple, useExisting: MatButtonToggleGroup},
+  ],
   inputs: ['disabled'],
   host: {
-    'role': 'radiogroup',
+    '[attr.role]': 'multiple ? "group" : "radiogroup"',
     'class': 'mat-button-toggle-group',
     '[class.mat-button-toggle-vertical]': 'vertical'
   },
   exportAs: 'matButtonToggleGroup',
 })
-export class MatButtonToggleGroup extends _MatButtonToggleGroupMixinBase
-    implements ControlValueAccessor, CanDisable {
+export class MatButtonToggleGroup extends _MatButtonToggleGroupMixinBase implements
+  ControlValueAccessor, CanDisable, OnInit, AfterContentInit {
+
+  private _vertical = false;
+  private _multiple = false;
+  private _selectionModel: SelectionModel<MatButtonToggle>;
+
+  /**
+   * Used for storing a value temporarily, if it is assigned
+   * before the button toggles are initialized.
+   */
+  private _tempValue: any;
+
   /**
    * The method to be called in order to update ngModel.
    * Now `ngModel` binding is not supported in multiple selection mode.
@@ -95,27 +117,35 @@ export class MatButtonToggleGroup extends _MatButtonToggleGroupMixinBase
   get name(): string { return this._name; }
   set name(value: string) {
     this._name = value;
-    this._updateButtonToggleNames();
+
+    if (this._buttonToggles) {
+      this._buttonToggles.forEach(toggle => toggle.name = this._name);
+    }
   }
-  private _name: string = `mat-button-toggle-group-${_uniqueIdCounter++}`;
+  private _name = `mat-button-toggle-group-${_uniqueIdCounter++}`;
 
   /** Whether the toggle group is vertical. */
   @Input()
   get vertical(): boolean { return this._vertical; }
-  set vertical(value: boolean) { this._vertical = coerceBooleanProperty(value); }
-  private _vertical: boolean = false;
+  set vertical(value: boolean) {
+    this._vertical = coerceBooleanProperty(value);
+  }
 
   /** Value of the toggle group. */
   @Input()
-  get value(): any { return this._value; }
-  set value(value: any) {
-    if (this._value != value) {
-      this._value = value;
-      this.valueChange.emit(value);
-      this._updateSelectedButtonToggleFromValue();
+  get value(): any {
+    const selected = this._selectionModel ? this._selectionModel.selected : [];
+
+    if (this.multiple) {
+      return selected.map(toggle => toggle.value);
     }
+
+    return selected[0] ? selected[0].value : undefined;
+  }
+  set value(newValue: any) {
+    this._setSelectionByValue(newValue);
+    this.valueChange.emit(this.value);
   }
-  private _value: any = null;
 
   /**
    * Event that emits whenever the value of the group changes.
@@ -124,18 +154,34 @@ export class MatButtonToggleGroup extends _MatButtonToggleGroupMixinBase
    */
   @Output() readonly valueChange = new EventEmitter<any>();
 
-  /** The currently selected button toggle, should match the value. */
+  /**
+   * Selected button toggles in the group.
+   * @deprecated
+   * @deletion-target 6.0.0
+   */
   @Input()
-  get selected(): MatButtonToggle | null { return this._selected; }
-  set selected(selected: MatButtonToggle | null) {
-    this._selected = selected;
-    this.value = selected ? selected.value : null;
+  get selected() {
+    const selected = this._selectionModel.selected;
+    return this.multiple ? selected : (selected[0] || null);
+  }
+  set selected(selected: MatButtonToggle | MatButtonToggle[] | null) {
+    if (this._buttonToggles) {
+      this._clearSelection();
 
-    if (selected && !selected.checked) {
-      selected.checked = true;
+      if (Array.isArray(selected)) {
+        selected.forEach(toggle => toggle.checked = true);
+      } else if (selected) {
+        selected.checked = true;
+      }
     }
   }
-  private _selected: MatButtonToggle | null = null;
+
+  /** Whether multiple button toggles can be selected. */
+  @Input()
+  get multiple(): boolean { return this._multiple; }
+  set multiple(value: boolean) {
+    this._multiple = coerceBooleanProperty(value);
+  }
 
   /** Event emitted when the group's value changes. */
   @Output() readonly change: EventEmitter<MatButtonToggleChange> =
@@ -145,43 +191,25 @@ export class MatButtonToggleGroup extends _MatButtonToggleGroupMixinBase
     super();
   }
 
-  private _updateButtonToggleNames(): void {
-    if (this._buttonToggles) {
-      this._buttonToggles.forEach((toggle) => {
-        toggle.name = this._name;
-      });
+  ngOnInit() {
+    this._selectionModel = new SelectionModel<MatButtonToggle>(this.multiple, undefined, false);
+  }
+
+  ngAfterContentInit() {
+    // If there was an attempt to assign a value before init, use it to set the
+    // initial selection, otherwise check the `checked` state of the toggles.
+    if (typeof this._tempValue !== 'undefined') {
+      this._setSelectionByValue(this._tempValue);
+      this._tempValue = undefined;
+    } else {
+      this._selectionModel.select(...this._buttonToggles.filter(toggle => toggle.checked));
     }
   }
 
-  // TODO: Refactor into shared code with radio.
-  private _updateSelectedButtonToggleFromValue(): void {
-    let isAlreadySelected = this._selected != null && this._selected.value == this._value;
-
-    if (this._buttonToggles != null && !isAlreadySelected) {
-      let matchingButtonToggle = this._buttonToggles.filter(
-          buttonToggle => buttonToggle.value == this._value)[0];
-
-      if (matchingButtonToggle) {
-        this.selected = matchingButtonToggle;
-      } else if (this.value == null) {
-        this.selected = null;
-        this._buttonToggles.forEach(buttonToggle => {
-          buttonToggle.checked = false;
-        });
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  /** Dispatch change event with current selection and group value. */
-  _emitChangeEvent(): void {
-    let event = new MatButtonToggleChange();
-    event.source = this._selected;
-    event.value = this._value;
-    this._controlValueAccessorChangeFn(event.value);
-    this.change.emit(event);
-  }
-
-  // Implemented as part of ControlValueAccessor.
+  /**
+   * Sets the model value. Implemented as part of ControlValueAccessor.
+   * @param value Value to be set to the model.
+   */
   writeValue(value: any) {
     this.value = value;
     this._changeDetector.markForCheck();
@@ -200,34 +228,93 @@ export class MatButtonToggleGroup extends _MatButtonToggleGroupMixinBase
   // Implemented as part of ControlValueAccessor.
   setDisabledState(isDisabled: boolean): void {
     this.disabled = isDisabled;
-    this._markButtonTogglesForCheck();
-  }
 
-  private _markButtonTogglesForCheck() {
     if (this._buttonToggles) {
-      this._buttonToggles.forEach((toggle) => toggle._markForCheck());
+      this._buttonToggles.forEach(toggle => toggle._markForCheck());
     }
   }
-}
 
-/** Multiple selection button-toggle group. `ngModel` is not supported in this mode. */
-@Directive({
-  selector: 'mat-button-toggle-group[multiple]',
-  exportAs: 'matButtonToggleGroup',
-  inputs: ['disabled'],
-  host: {
-    'class': 'mat-button-toggle-group',
-    '[class.mat-button-toggle-vertical]': 'vertical',
-    'role': 'group'
+  /** Dispatch change event with current selection and group value. */
+  _emitChangeEvent(): void {
+    const selected = this.selected;
+    const source = Array.isArray(selected) ? selected[selected.length - 1] : selected;
+    const event = new MatButtonToggleChange(source!, this.value);
+    this._controlValueAccessorChangeFn(event.value);
+    this.change.emit(event);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Syncs a button toggle's selected state with the model value.
+   * @param toggle Toggle to be synced.
+   * @param select Whether the toggle should be selected.
+   * @param isUserInput Whether the change was a result of a user interaction.
+   */
+  _syncButtonToggle(toggle: MatButtonToggle, select: boolean, isUserInput = false) {
+    // Deselect the currently-selected toggle, if we're in single-selection
+    // mode and the button being toggled isn't selected at the moment.
+    if (!this.multiple && this.selected && !toggle.checked) {
+      (this.selected as MatButtonToggle).checked = false;
+    }
+
+    if (select) {
+      this._selectionModel.select(toggle);
+    } else {
+      this._selectionModel.deselect(toggle);
+    }
+
+    // Only emit the change event for user input.
+    if (isUserInput) {
+      this._emitChangeEvent();
+    }
+
+    // Note: we emit this one no matter whether it was a user interaction, because
+    // it is used by Angular to sync up the two-way data binding.
+    this.valueChange.emit(this.value);
+  }
+
+  /** Checks whether a button toggle is selected. */
+  _isSelected(toggle: MatButtonToggle) {
+    return this._selectionModel.isSelected(toggle);
+  }
+
+  /** Updates the selection state of the toggles in the group based on a value. */
+  private _setSelectionByValue(value: any|any[]) {
+    // If the toggles haven't been initialized yet, save the value for later.
+    if (!this._buttonToggles) {
+      this._tempValue = value;
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (this.multiple && value) {
+      if (!Array.isArray(value)) {
+        throw Error('Value must be an array in multiple-selection mode.');
+      }
+
+      this._clearSelection();
+      value.forEach((currentValue: any) => this._selectValue(currentValue));
+    } else {
+      this._clearSelection();
+      this._selectValue(value);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /** Clears the selected toggles. */
+  private _clearSelection() {
+    this._selectionModel.clear();
+    this._buttonToggles.forEach(toggle => toggle.checked = false);
+  }
+
+  /** Selects a value if there's a toggle that corresponds to it. */
+  private _selectValue(value: any) {
+    const correspondingOption = this._buttonToggles.find(toggle => {
+      return toggle.value != null && toggle.value === value;
+    });
+
+    if (correspondingOption) {
+      correspondingOption.checked = true;
+      this._selectionModel.select(correspondingOption);
+    }
   }
-})
-export class MatButtonToggleGroupMultiple extends _MatButtonToggleGroupMixinBase
-    implements CanDisable {
-  /** Whether the toggle group is vertical. */
-  @Input()
-  get vertical(): boolean { return this._vertical; }
-  set vertical(value: boolean) { this._vertical = coerceBooleanProperty(value); }
-  private _vertical: boolean = false;
 }
 
 // Boilerplate for applying mixins to the MatButtonToggle class.
@@ -246,15 +333,17 @@ export const _MatButtonToggleMixinBase = mixinDisableRipple(MatButtonToggleBase)
   changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
   inputs: ['disableRipple'],
   host: {
-    '[class.mat-button-toggle-standalone]': '!buttonToggleGroup && !buttonToggleGroupMultiple',
+    '[class.mat-button-toggle-standalone]': '!buttonToggleGroup',
     '[class.mat-button-toggle-checked]': 'checked',
     '[class.mat-button-toggle-disabled]': 'disabled',
     'class': 'mat-button-toggle',
     '[attr.id]': 'id',
   }
 })
-export class MatButtonToggle extends _MatButtonToggleMixinBase
-    implements OnInit, OnDestroy, CanDisableRipple {
+export class MatButtonToggle extends _MatButtonToggleMixinBase implements OnInit, CanDisableRipple {
+
+  private _isSingleSelector = false;
+  private _checked = false;
 
   /**
    * Attached to the aria-label attribute of the host element. In most cases, arial-labelledby will
@@ -270,20 +359,11 @@ export class MatButtonToggle extends _MatButtonToggleMixinBase
   /** Type of the button toggle. Either 'radio' or 'checkbox'. */
   _type: ToggleType;
 
-  /** Whether or not the button toggle is a single selection. */
-  private _isSingleSelector: boolean = false;
-
-  /** Unregister function for _buttonToggleDispatcher */
-  private _removeUniqueSelectionListener: () => void = () => {};
-
   @ViewChild('input') _inputElement: ElementRef;
 
   /** The parent button toggle group (exclusive selection). Optional. */
   buttonToggleGroup: MatButtonToggleGroup;
 
-  /** The parent button toggle group (multiple selection). Optional. */
-  buttonToggleGroupMultiple: MatButtonToggleGroupMultiple;
-
   /** Unique ID for the underlying `input` element. */
   get inputId(): string { return `${this.id}-input`; }
 
@@ -293,42 +373,32 @@ export class MatButtonToggle extends _MatButtonToggleMixinBase
   /** HTML's 'name' attribute used to group radios for unique selection. */
   @Input() name: string;
 
+  /** MatButtonToggleGroup reads this to assign its own value. */
+  @Input() value: any;
+
   /** Whether the button is checked. */
   @Input()
-  get checked(): boolean { return this._checked; }
+  get checked(): boolean {
+    return this.buttonToggleGroup ? this.buttonToggleGroup._isSelected(this) : this._checked;
+  }
   set checked(value: boolean) {
-    if (this._isSingleSelector && value) {
-      // Notify all button toggles with the same name (in the same group) to un-check.
-      this._buttonToggleDispatcher.notify(this.id, this.name);
+    const newValue = coerceBooleanProperty(value);
+
+    if (newValue !== this._checked) {
+      this._checked = newValue;
+
+      if (this.buttonToggleGroup) {
+        this.buttonToggleGroup._syncButtonToggle(this, this._checked);
+      }
+
       this._changeDetectorRef.markForCheck();
     }
-
-    this._checked = value;
-
-    if (value && this._isSingleSelector && this.buttonToggleGroup.value != this.value) {
-      this.buttonToggleGroup.selected = this;
-    }
   }
-  private _checked: boolean = false;
-
-  /** MatButtonToggleGroup reads this to assign its own value. */
-  @Input()
-  get value(): any { return this._value; }
-  set value(value: any) {
-    if (this._value != value) {
-      if (this.buttonToggleGroup != null && this.checked) {
-        this.buttonToggleGroup.value = value;
-      }
-      this._value = value;
-    }
-  }
-  private _value: any = null;
 
   /** Whether the button is disabled. */
   @Input()
   get disabled(): boolean {
-    return this._disabled || (this.buttonToggleGroup != null && this.buttonToggleGroup.disabled) ||
-        (this.buttonToggleGroupMultiple != null && this.buttonToggleGroupMultiple.disabled);
+    return this._disabled || (this.buttonToggleGroup && this.buttonToggleGroup.disabled);
   }
   set disabled(value: boolean) { this._disabled = coerceBooleanProperty(value); }
   private _disabled: boolean = false;
@@ -338,44 +408,23 @@ export class MatButtonToggle extends _MatButtonToggleMixinBase
       new EventEmitter<MatButtonToggleChange>();
 
   constructor(@Optional() toggleGroup: MatButtonToggleGroup,
-              @Optional() toggleGroupMultiple: MatButtonToggleGroupMultiple,
               private _changeDetectorRef: ChangeDetectorRef,
-              private _buttonToggleDispatcher: UniqueSelectionDispatcher,
               private _elementRef: ElementRef,
               private _focusMonitor: FocusMonitor) {
     super();
 
     this.buttonToggleGroup = toggleGroup;
-    this.buttonToggleGroupMultiple = toggleGroupMultiple;
-
-    if (this.buttonToggleGroup) {
-      this._removeUniqueSelectionListener =
-        _buttonToggleDispatcher.listen((id: string, name: string) => {
-          if (id != this.id && name == this.name) {
-            this.checked = false;
-            this._changeDetectorRef.markForCheck();
-          }
-        });
-
-      this._type = 'radio';
-      this.name = this.buttonToggleGroup.name;
-      this._isSingleSelector = true;
-    } else {
-      // Even if there is no group at all, treat the button toggle as a checkbox so it can be
-      // toggled on or off.
-      this._type = 'checkbox';
-      this._isSingleSelector = false;
-    }
   }
 
   ngOnInit() {
-    if (this.id == null) {
-      this.id = `mat-button-toggle-${_uniqueIdCounter++}`;
+    this._isSingleSelector = this.buttonToggleGroup && !this.buttonToggleGroup.multiple;
+    this._type = this._isSingleSelector ? 'radio' : 'checkbox';
+    this.id = this.id || `mat-button-toggle-${_uniqueIdCounter++}`;
+
+    if (this._isSingleSelector) {
+      this.name = this.buttonToggleGroup.name;
     }
 
-    if (this.buttonToggleGroup && this._value == this.buttonToggleGroup.value) {
-      this._checked = true;
-    }
     this._focusMonitor.monitor(this._elementRef.nativeElement, true);
   }
 
@@ -384,31 +433,19 @@ export class MatButtonToggle extends _MatButtonToggleMixinBase
     this._inputElement.nativeElement.focus();
   }
 
-  /** Toggle the state of the current button toggle. */
-  private _toggle(): void {
-    this.checked = !this.checked;
-  }
-
   /** Checks the button toggle due to an interaction with the underlying native input. */
   _onInputChange(event: Event) {
     event.stopPropagation();
 
-    if (this._isSingleSelector) {
-      // Propagate the change one-way via the group, which will in turn mark this
-      // button toggle as checked.
-      let groupValueChanged = this.buttonToggleGroup.selected != this;
-      this.checked = true;
-      this.buttonToggleGroup.selected = this;
+    this._checked = this._isSingleSelector ? true : !this._checked;
+
+    if (this.buttonToggleGroup) {
+      this.buttonToggleGroup._syncButtonToggle(this, this._checked, true);
       this.buttonToggleGroup._onTouched();
-      if (groupValueChanged) {
-        this.buttonToggleGroup._emitChangeEvent();
-      }
-    } else {
-      this._toggle();
     }
 
     // Emit a change event when the native input does.
-    this._emitChangeEvent();
+    this.change.emit(new MatButtonToggleChange(this, this.value));
   }
 
   _onInputClick(event: Event) {
@@ -422,19 +459,6 @@ export class MatButtonToggle extends _MatButtonToggleMixinBase
     event.stopPropagation();
   }
 
-  /** Dispatch change event with current value. */
-  private _emitChangeEvent(): void {
-    let event = new MatButtonToggleChange();
-    event.source = this;
-    event.value = this._value;
-    this.change.emit(event);
-  }
-
-  // Unregister buttonToggleDispatcherListener on destroy
-  ngOnDestroy() {
-    this._removeUniqueSelectionListener();
-  }
-
   /**
    * Marks the button toggle as needing checking for change detection.
    * This method is exposed because the parent button toggle group will directly