diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 30f1ac5..aea1136 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -46,6 +46,49 @@ angular
 ></my-component>
 ```
 
+## Usage 2 (Alternative)
+
+As an alternative you can specify the propTypes in your component, and it'll be use automatically as the bindings
+
+### 1. Create a React component
+
+```js
+import { Component } from 'react'
+
+class MyComponent extends Component {
+  static propTypes = {
+    fooBar: React.PropTypes.number.isRequired,
+    baz: React.PropTypes.string.isRequired
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    return <div>
+      <p>FooBar: {this.props.fooBar}</p>
+      <p>Baz: {this.props.baz}</p>
+    </div>
+  }
+}
+```
+
+### 2. Expose it to Angular
+
+```js
+import { react2angular } from 'react2angular'
+
+angular
+  .module('myModule', [])
+  .component('myComponent', react2angular(MyComponent))
+```
+
+### 3. Use it in your Angular 1 code
+
+```html
+<my-component
+  foo-bar="3"
+  baz="'baz'"
+></my-component>
+```
+
 ## Tests
 
 ```sh
diff --git a/index.tsx b/index.tsx
index cf70672..8b7bcba 100644
--- a/index.tsx
+++ b/index.tsx
@@ -17,10 +17,14 @@ import { render, unmountComponentAtNode } from 'react-dom'
  */
 export function react2angular<Props>(
   Class: React.ComponentClass<Props> | React.SFC<Props>,
-  bindingNames: (keyof Props)[] = []
+  bindingNames?: (keyof Props)[]
 ): IComponentOptions {
+  const names = bindingNames
+    || (Class.propTypes && Object.keys(Class.propTypes))
+    || []
+
   return {
-    bindings: fromPairs(bindingNames.map(_ => [_, '<'])),
+    bindings: fromPairs(names.map(_ => [_, '<'])),
     controller: ['$element', class extends NgComponent<Props, void> {
       constructor(private $element: IAugmentedJQuery) {
         super()
diff --git a/test.tsx b/test.tsx
index 1b76f1b..175715e 100644
--- a/test.tsx
+++ b/test.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class TestOne extends React.Component<Props, void> {
       {this.props.children}
     </div>
   }
-  componentWillUnmount() {}
+  componentWillUnmount() { }
 }
 
 const TestTwo: React.StatelessComponent<Props> = props =>
@@ -22,9 +22,27 @@ const TestTwo: React.StatelessComponent<Props> = props =>
     <p>Foo: {props.foo}</p>
     <p>Bar: {props.bar.join(',')}</p>
     <p onClick={() => props.baz(42)}>Baz</p>
-      {props.children}
+    {props.children}
   </div>
 
+class TestThreeWithPropTypes extends React.Component<Props, void> {
+  static propTypes = {
+    bar: React.PropTypes.array.isRequired,
+    baz: React.PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+    foo: React.PropTypes.number.isRequired
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    return <div>
+      <p>Foo: {this.props.foo}</p>
+      <p>Bar: {this.props.bar.join(',')}</p>
+      <p onClick={() => this.props.baz(42)}>Baz</p>
+      {this.props.children}
+    </div>
+  }
+  componentWillUnmount() { }
+}
+
 const TestAngularOne = react2angular(TestOne, ['foo', 'bar', 'baz'])
 const TestAngularTwo = react2angular(TestTwo, ['foo', 'bar', 'baz'])
 
@@ -46,7 +64,7 @@ describe('react2angular', () => {
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     mock.module('test')
-    mock.inject(function(_$compile_: ICompileService) {
+    mock.inject(function (_$compile_: ICompileService) {
       $compile = _$compile_
     })
   })
@@ -56,6 +74,30 @@ describe('react2angular', () => {
     expect(TestAngularOne.controller).not.toBe(undefined)
   })
 
+  it('should use the propTypes when present and no bindingNames were specified', () => {
+    const reactAngularComponent = react2angular(TestThreeWithPropTypes)
+
+    expect(reactAngularComponent.bindings).toEqual({
+      bar: '<',
+      baz: '<',
+      foo: '<'
+    })
+  })
+
+  it('should use the bindingNames when present over the propTypes', () => {
+    const reactAngularComponent = react2angular(TestThreeWithPropTypes, ['foo'])
+
+    expect(reactAngularComponent.bindings).toEqual({
+      foo: '<'
+    })
+  })
+
+  it('should have empty bindings when parameter is an empty array', () => {
+    const reactAngularComponent = react2angular(TestThreeWithPropTypes, [])
+
+    expect(reactAngularComponent.bindings).toEqual({})
+  })
+
   describe('react classes', () => {
 
     it('should render', () => {
@@ -160,7 +202,7 @@ describe('react2angular', () => {
     })
 
     // TODO: figure out how to test this
-    xit('should destroy', () => {})
+    xit('should destroy', () => { })
 
     it('should take callbacks', () => {
       const baz = jasmine.createSpy('baz')