diff --git a/src/declaration/polymer-element.js b/src/declaration/polymer-element.js
index c48438f..2a10167 100644
--- a/src/declaration/polymer-element.js
+++ b/src/declaration/polymer-element.js
@@ -32,12 +32,17 @@
       // fetch declared values
       this.name = this.getAttribute('name');
       this.extends = this.getAttribute('extends');
+      queue.wait(this);
       // initiate any async resource fetches
       this.loadResources();
       // register when all constraints are met
       this.registerWhenReady();
     },
 
+    // TODO(sorvell): we currently queue in the order the prototypes are 
+    // registered, but we should queue in the order that polymer-elements
+    // are registered. We are currently blocked from doing this based on 
+    // crbug.com/395686.
     registerWhenReady: function() {
      if (this.registered
        || this.waitingForPrototype(this.name)
@@ -45,16 +50,11 @@
        || this.waitingForResources()) {
           return;
       }
-      // TODO(sorvell): ends up calling '_register' by virtue
-      // of `waitingForQueue` (see below)
       queue.go(this);
     },
 
-    // TODO(sorvell): refactor, this method is private-ish, but it's being
-    // called by the queue object.
     _register: function() {
       //console.log('registering', this.name);
-      //console.group('registering', this.name);
       // warn if extending from a custom element not registered via Polymer
       if (isCustomTag(this.extends) && !isRegistered(this.extends)) {
         console.warn('%s is attempting to extend %s, an unregistered element ' +
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@
       }
       this.register(this.name, this.extends);
       this.registered = true;
-      //console.groupEnd();
     },
 
     waitingForPrototype: function(name) {
@@ -81,19 +80,8 @@
       // if explicitly marked as 'noscript'
       if (this.hasAttribute('noscript') && !this.noscript) {
         this.noscript = true;
-        // TODO(sorvell): CustomElements polyfill awareness:
-        // noscript elements should upgrade in logical order
-        // script injection ensures this under native custom elements;
-        // under imports + ce polyfills, scripts run before upgrades.
-        // dependencies should be ready at upgrade time so register
-        // prototype at this time.
-        if (window.CustomElements && !CustomElements.useNative) {
-          Polymer(name);
-        } else {
-          var script = document.createElement('script');
-          script.textContent = 'Polymer(\'' + name + '\');';
-          this.appendChild(script);
-        }
+        // imperative element registration
+        Polymer(name);
       }
     },
 
@@ -105,7 +93,7 @@
     // dependency resolution. Previously this was enforced for inheritance,
     // and by rule for composition. It's now entirely by rule.
     waitingForQueue: function() {
-      return queue.wait(this, this.registerWhenReady, this._register);
+      return queue.enqueue(this, this.registerWhenReady, this._register);
     },
 
     loadResources: function() {
diff --git a/src/declaration/queue.js b/src/declaration/queue.js
index 5e8b9e1..4b5dc82 100644
--- a/src/declaration/queue.js
+++ b/src/declaration/queue.js
@@ -31,21 +31,26 @@
 
   */
   var queue = {
+
     // tell the queue to wait for an element to be ready
-    wait: function(element, check, go) {
-      var shouldAdd = (this.indexOf(element) === -1 && 
-          flushQueue.indexOf(element) === -1);
+    wait: function(element) {
+      if (!element.__queue) {
+        element.__queue = {};
+        elements.push(element);
+      }
+    },
+
+    // enqueue an element to the next spot in the queue.
+    enqueue: function(element, check, go) {
+      var shouldAdd = element.__queue && !element.__queue.check;
       if (shouldAdd) {
-        this.add(element);
-        element.__check = check;
-        element.__go = go;
+        queueForElement(element).push(element);
+        element.__queue.check = check;
+        element.__queue.go = go;
       }
       return (this.indexOf(element) !== 0);
     },
-    add: function(element) {
-      //console.log('queueing', element.name);
-      queueForElement(element).push(element);
-    },
+
     indexOf: function(element) {
       var i = queueForElement(element).indexOf(element);
       if (i >= 0 && document.contains(element)) {
@@ -54,14 +59,17 @@
       }
       return i;  
     },
+
     // tell the queue an element is ready to be registered
     go: function(element) {
       var readied = this.remove(element);
       if (readied) {
+        element.__queue.flushable = true;
         this.addToFlushQueue(readied);
         this.check();
       }
     },
+
     remove: function(element) {
       var i = this.indexOf(element);
       if (i !== 0) {
@@ -70,37 +78,59 @@
       }
       return queueForElement(element).shift();
     },
+
     check: function() {
       // next
       var element = this.nextElement();
       if (element) {
-        element.__check.call(element);
+        element.__queue.check.call(element);
       }
       if (this.canReady()) {
         this.ready();
         return true;
       }
     },
+
     nextElement: function() {
       return nextQueued();
     },
+
     canReady: function() {
       return !this.waitToReady && this.isEmpty();
     },
+
     isEmpty: function() {
-      return !importQueue.length && !mainQueue.length;
+      for (var i=0, l=elements.length, e; (i<l) && 
+          (e=elements[i]); i++) {
+        if (e.__queue && !e.__queue.flushable) {
+          return;
+        }
+      }
+      return true;
     },
+
     addToFlushQueue: function(element) {
       flushQueue.push(element);  
     },
+
     flush: function() {
+      // prevent re-entrance
+      if (this.flushing) {
+        return;
+      }
+      if (flushQueue.length) {
+        console.warn('flushing %s elements', flushQueue.length);
+      }
+      this.flushing = true;
       var element;
       while (flushQueue.length) {
         element = flushQueue.shift();
-        element.__go.call(element);
-        element.__check = element.__go = null;
+        element.__queue.go.call(element);
+        element.__queue = null;
       }
+      this.flushing = false;
     },
+
     ready: function() {
       this.flush();
       // TODO(sorvell): As an optimization, turn off CE polyfill upgrading
@@ -116,11 +146,13 @@
       Platform.flush();
       requestAnimationFrame(this.flushReadyCallbacks);
     },
+
     addReadyCallback: function(callback) {
       if (callback) {
         readyCallbacks.push(callback);
       }
     },
+
     flushReadyCallbacks: function() {
       if (readyCallbacks) {
         var fn;
@@ -130,11 +162,13 @@
         }
       }
     },
+
     waitToReady: true
+
   };
 
+  var elements = [];
   var flushQueue = [];
-
   var importQueue = [];
   var mainQueue = [];
   var readyCallbacks = [];
@@ -164,6 +198,7 @@
   }
 
   // exports
+  scope.elements = elements;
   scope.queue = queue;
   scope.whenReady = scope.whenPolymerReady = whenPolymerReady;
 })(Polymer);
diff --git a/test/html/element-registration.html b/test/html/element-registration.html
index 8bc9224..ed91f2c 100644
--- a/test/html/element-registration.html
+++ b/test/html/element-registration.html
@@ -128,14 +128,13 @@
     </template>
     <!-- async script -->
     <script>
-      document.addEventListener('polymer-ready', function() {
+      addEventListener('HTMLImportsLoaded', function() {
         setTimeout(function() {
           Polymer('x-blarg', {
             ready: function() {
               this.squid = 'bink';
             }
           });
-          test();
         });
       });
     </script>
@@ -159,8 +158,8 @@
   </polymer-element>
 
   <script>
-    var assert = chai.assert;
-    function test() {
+    addEventListener('polymer-ready', function() {
+      var assert = chai.assert;
       var foo = document.querySelector('x-foo');
       assert.equal(foo.squid, 'ink');
       var bar = document.querySelector('x-bar');
@@ -177,8 +176,19 @@
       assert.equal(myLi.custom, true);
       var mySubLi = document.querySelector('[is=my-sub-li]');
       assert.equal(mySubLi.custom, true);
+
+      // dynamic element creation.
+      var pe = document.createElement('polymer-element');
+      pe.setAttribute('name', 'x-dynamic');
+      pe.init();
+      Polymer('x-dynamic', {
+        dynamic: true
+      });
+      var dynamic = document.createElement('x-dynamic');
+      assert.equal(dynamic.dynamic, true);
+
       done();
-    }
+    });
   </script>
   
 </body>