diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index b17769e8..3c4dd43e 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "aurelia-templating",
-  "version": "1.1.2",
+  "version": "1.1.3",
   "description": "An extensible HTML templating engine supporting databinding, custom elements, attached behaviors and more.",
   "keywords": [
     "aurelia",
diff --git a/dist/amd/aurelia-templating.js b/dist/amd/aurelia-templating.js
index 13c13aa8..77147d14 100644
--- a/dist/amd/aurelia-templating.js
+++ b/dist/amd/aurelia-templating.js
@@ -2469,7 +2469,7 @@ define(['exports', 'aurelia-logging', 'aurelia-metadata', 'aurelia-pal', 'aureli
     var value = element.getAttribute('class');
     var auTargetID = getNextAUTargetID();
 
-    element.setAttribute('class', value ? value += ' au-target' : 'au-target');
+    element.setAttribute('class', value ? value + ' au-target' : 'au-target');
     element.setAttribute('au-target-id', auTargetID);
 
     return auTargetID;
@@ -2538,7 +2538,7 @@ define(['exports', 'aurelia-logging', 'aurelia-metadata', 'aurelia-pal', 'aureli
         if (targetId) {
           var ins = instructions[targetId];
 
-          if (ins.shadowSlot || ins.lifting) {
+          if (ins.shadowSlot || ins.lifting || ins.elementInstruction !== null && !ins.elementInstruction.anchorIsContainer) {
             content.insertBefore(_aureliaPal.DOM.createComment('view'), firstChild);
           }
         }
diff --git a/dist/aurelia-templating.js b/dist/aurelia-templating.js
index 42550a2b..200540fe 100644
--- a/dist/aurelia-templating.js
+++ b/dist/aurelia-templating.js
@@ -3132,7 +3132,7 @@ function makeIntoInstructionTarget(element) {
   let value = element.getAttribute('class');
   let auTargetID = getNextAUTargetID();
 
-  element.setAttribute('class', (value ? value += ' au-target' : 'au-target'));
+  element.setAttribute('class', (value ? value + ' au-target' : 'au-target'));
   element.setAttribute('au-target-id', auTargetID);
 
   return auTargetID;
@@ -3215,7 +3215,7 @@ export class ViewCompiler {
       if (targetId) {
         let ins = instructions[targetId];
 
-        if (ins.shadowSlot || ins.lifting) {
+        if (ins.shadowSlot || ins.lifting || (ins.elementInstruction !== null && !ins.elementInstruction.anchorIsContainer)) {
           content.insertBefore(DOM.createComment('view'), firstChild);
         }
       }
diff --git a/dist/commonjs/aurelia-templating.js b/dist/commonjs/aurelia-templating.js
index ce579e3b..971c5fac 100644
--- a/dist/commonjs/aurelia-templating.js
+++ b/dist/commonjs/aurelia-templating.js
@@ -2450,7 +2450,7 @@ function makeIntoInstructionTarget(element) {
   var value = element.getAttribute('class');
   var auTargetID = getNextAUTargetID();
 
-  element.setAttribute('class', value ? value += ' au-target' : 'au-target');
+  element.setAttribute('class', value ? value + ' au-target' : 'au-target');
   element.setAttribute('au-target-id', auTargetID);
 
   return auTargetID;
@@ -2519,7 +2519,7 @@ var ViewCompiler = exports.ViewCompiler = (_dec7 = (0, _aureliaDependencyInjecti
       if (targetId) {
         var ins = instructions[targetId];
 
-        if (ins.shadowSlot || ins.lifting) {
+        if (ins.shadowSlot || ins.lifting || ins.elementInstruction !== null && !ins.elementInstruction.anchorIsContainer) {
           content.insertBefore(_aureliaPal.DOM.createComment('view'), firstChild);
         }
       }
diff --git a/dist/es2015/aurelia-templating.js b/dist/es2015/aurelia-templating.js
index 52f5e4cd..5ea68533 100644
--- a/dist/es2015/aurelia-templating.js
+++ b/dist/es2015/aurelia-templating.js
@@ -2228,7 +2228,7 @@ function makeIntoInstructionTarget(element) {
   let value = element.getAttribute('class');
   let auTargetID = getNextAUTargetID();
 
-  element.setAttribute('class', value ? value += ' au-target' : 'au-target');
+  element.setAttribute('class', value ? value + ' au-target' : 'au-target');
   element.setAttribute('au-target-id', auTargetID);
 
   return auTargetID;
@@ -2295,7 +2295,7 @@ export let ViewCompiler = (_dec7 = inject(BindingLanguage, ViewResources), _dec7
       if (targetId) {
         let ins = instructions[targetId];
 
-        if (ins.shadowSlot || ins.lifting) {
+        if (ins.shadowSlot || ins.lifting || ins.elementInstruction !== null && !ins.elementInstruction.anchorIsContainer) {
           content.insertBefore(DOM.createComment('view'), firstChild);
         }
       }
diff --git a/dist/native-modules/aurelia-templating.js b/dist/native-modules/aurelia-templating.js
index c7836b2c..919e8193 100644
--- a/dist/native-modules/aurelia-templating.js
+++ b/dist/native-modules/aurelia-templating.js
@@ -2413,7 +2413,7 @@ function makeIntoInstructionTarget(element) {
   var value = element.getAttribute('class');
   var auTargetID = getNextAUTargetID();
 
-  element.setAttribute('class', value ? value += ' au-target' : 'au-target');
+  element.setAttribute('class', value ? value + ' au-target' : 'au-target');
   element.setAttribute('au-target-id', auTargetID);
 
   return auTargetID;
@@ -2482,7 +2482,7 @@ export var ViewCompiler = (_dec7 = inject(BindingLanguage, ViewResources), _dec7
       if (targetId) {
         var ins = instructions[targetId];
 
-        if (ins.shadowSlot || ins.lifting) {
+        if (ins.shadowSlot || ins.lifting || ins.elementInstruction !== null && !ins.elementInstruction.anchorIsContainer) {
           content.insertBefore(DOM.createComment('view'), firstChild);
         }
       }
diff --git a/dist/system/aurelia-templating.js b/dist/system/aurelia-templating.js
index 5fc5ed67..4808ea22 100644
--- a/dist/system/aurelia-templating.js
+++ b/dist/system/aurelia-templating.js
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ System.register(['aurelia-logging', 'aurelia-metadata', 'aurelia-pal', 'aurelia-
     var value = element.getAttribute('class');
     var auTargetID = getNextAUTargetID();
 
-    element.setAttribute('class', value ? value += ' au-target' : 'au-target');
+    element.setAttribute('class', value ? value + ' au-target' : 'au-target');
     element.setAttribute('au-target-id', auTargetID);
 
     return auTargetID;
@@ -2941,7 +2941,7 @@ System.register(['aurelia-logging', 'aurelia-metadata', 'aurelia-pal', 'aurelia-
             if (targetId) {
               var ins = instructions[targetId];
 
-              if (ins.shadowSlot || ins.lifting) {
+              if (ins.shadowSlot || ins.lifting || ins.elementInstruction !== null && !ins.elementInstruction.anchorIsContainer) {
                 content.insertBefore(DOM.createComment('view'), firstChild);
               }
             }
diff --git a/doc/CHANGELOG.md b/doc/CHANGELOG.md
index 19224596..e7c9515c 100644
--- a/doc/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/doc/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+<a name="1.1.3"></a>
+## [1.1.3](https://github.com/aurelia/templating/compare/1.1.2...v1.1.3) (2016-12-03)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **view-compiler:** proper anchoring for containerless elements inside of a template controller ([0f12514](https://github.com/aurelia/templating/commit/0f12514))
+
+
+### Performance Improvements
+
+* **view-compiler:** remove unnecessary assignment ([ddde119](https://github.com/aurelia/templating/commit/ddde119))
+
+
+
 <a name="1.1.1"></a>
 ## [1.1.1](https://github.com/aurelia/templating/compare/1.1.0...v1.1.1) (2016-09-29)
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 57dfcbce..c7598cf1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "aurelia-templating",
-  "version": "1.1.2",
+  "version": "1.1.3",
   "description": "An extensible HTML templating engine supporting databinding, custom elements, attached behaviors and more.",
   "keywords": [
     "aurelia",