diff --git a/src/lib/tabs/tab-group.html b/src/lib/tabs/tab-group.html
index 24e3a22ad50..b352fa088a9 100644
--- a/src/lib/tabs/tab-group.html
+++ b/src/lib/tabs/tab-group.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
                [disableRipple]="disableRipple"
                (indexFocused)="_focusChanged($event)"
                (selectFocusedIndex)="selectedIndex = $event">
-  <div class="mat-tab-label" role="tab" md-tab-label-wrapper md-ripple
+  <div class="mat-tab-label" role="tab" mdTabLabelWrapper md-ripple
        *ngFor="let tab of _tabs; let i = index"
        [id]="_getTabLabelId(i)"
        [tabIndex]="selectedIndex == i ? 0 : -1"
diff --git a/src/lib/tabs/tab-header.spec.ts b/src/lib/tabs/tab-header.spec.ts
index c7881a54364..d459fab772a 100644
--- a/src/lib/tabs/tab-header.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/tabs/tab-header.spec.ts
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ interface Tab {
     <md-tab-header [selectedIndex]="selectedIndex" [disableRipple]="disableRipple"
                (indexFocused)="focusedIndex = $event"
                (selectFocusedIndex)="selectedIndex = $event">
-      <div md-tab-label-wrapper style="min-width: 30px; width: 30px"
+      <div mdTabLabelWrapper style="min-width: 30px; width: 30px"
            *ngFor="let tab of tabs; let i = index"
            [disabled]="!!tab.disabled"
            (click)="selectedIndex = i">
diff --git a/src/lib/tabs/tab-label-wrapper.ts b/src/lib/tabs/tab-label-wrapper.ts
index 3fe5b1a657d..4ce986a27df 100644
--- a/src/lib/tabs/tab-label-wrapper.ts
+++ b/src/lib/tabs/tab-label-wrapper.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export const _MdTabLabelWrapperMixinBase = mixinDisabled(MdTabLabelWrapperBase);
  * @docs-private
  */
 @Directive({
-  selector: '[md-tab-label-wrapper], [mat-tab-label-wrapper]',
+  selector: '[mdTabLabelWrapper], [matTabLabelWrapper]',
   inputs: ['disabled'],
   host: {
     '[class.mat-tab-disabled]': 'disabled'