diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d9151e21..1f1b14d8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Fixed
 - Fix `Target.isTagged()` to exclude `optional` from tag injections #1190.
+- Update `toConstructor`, `toFactory`, `toFunction`, `toAutoFactory`, `toProvider` and `toConstantValue` to have singleton scope #1297.
 
 ## [5.0.1] - 2018-10-17
 ### Added 
diff --git a/src/syntax/binding_to_syntax.ts b/src/syntax/binding_to_syntax.ts
index 5b093f1f..2b9163ff 100644
--- a/src/syntax/binding_to_syntax.ts
+++ b/src/syntax/binding_to_syntax.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as ERROR_MSGS from "../constants/error_msgs";
-import { BindingTypeEnum } from "../constants/literal_types";
+import { BindingScopeEnum, BindingTypeEnum } from "../constants/literal_types";
 import { interfaces } from "../interfaces/interfaces";
 import { BindingInWhenOnSyntax } from "./binding_in_when_on_syntax";
 import { BindingWhenOnSyntax } from "./binding_when_on_syntax";
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class BindingToSyntax<T> implements interfaces.BindingToSyntax<T> {
         this._binding.cache = value;
         this._binding.dynamicValue = null;
         this._binding.implementationType = null;
+        this._binding.scope = BindingScopeEnum.Singleton;
         return new BindingWhenOnSyntax<T>(this._binding);
     }
 
@@ -45,12 +46,14 @@ class BindingToSyntax<T> implements interfaces.BindingToSyntax<T> {
     public toConstructor<T2>(constructor: interfaces.Newable<T2>): interfaces.BindingWhenOnSyntax<T> {
         this._binding.type = BindingTypeEnum.Constructor;
         this._binding.implementationType = constructor as any;
+        this._binding.scope = BindingScopeEnum.Singleton;
         return new BindingWhenOnSyntax<T>(this._binding);
     }
 
     public toFactory<T2>(factory: interfaces.FactoryCreator<T2>): interfaces.BindingWhenOnSyntax<T> {
         this._binding.type = BindingTypeEnum.Factory;
         this._binding.factory = factory;
+        this._binding.scope = BindingScopeEnum.Singleton;
         return new BindingWhenOnSyntax<T>(this._binding);
     }
 
@@ -59,6 +62,7 @@ class BindingToSyntax<T> implements interfaces.BindingToSyntax<T> {
         if (typeof func !== "function") { throw new Error(ERROR_MSGS.INVALID_FUNCTION_BINDING); }
         const bindingWhenOnSyntax = this.toConstantValue(func);
         this._binding.type = BindingTypeEnum.Function;
+        this._binding.scope = BindingScopeEnum.Singleton;
         return bindingWhenOnSyntax;
     }
 
@@ -68,12 +72,14 @@ class BindingToSyntax<T> implements interfaces.BindingToSyntax<T> {
             const autofactory = () => context.container.get<T2>(serviceIdentifier);
             return autofactory;
         };
+        this._binding.scope = BindingScopeEnum.Singleton;
         return new BindingWhenOnSyntax<T>(this._binding);
     }
 
     public toProvider<T2>(provider: interfaces.ProviderCreator<T2>): interfaces.BindingWhenOnSyntax<T> {
         this._binding.type = BindingTypeEnum.Provider;
         this._binding.provider = provider;
+        this._binding.scope = BindingScopeEnum.Singleton;
         return new BindingWhenOnSyntax<T>(this._binding);
     }
 
diff --git a/test/bugs/issue_1297.test.ts b/test/bugs/issue_1297.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..df90f762
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/bugs/issue_1297.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+import { expect } from "chai";
+import * as sinon from "sinon";
+import { Container, injectable, interfaces } from "../../src/inversify";
+
+describe("Issue 1297", () => {
+  it('should call onActivation once if the service is a constant value binding', () => {
+    const container = new Container();
+
+    const onActivationHandlerSpy = sinon.spy<
+      (ctx: interfaces.Context, message: string) => string
+    >((_ctx: interfaces.Context, message: string) => message);
+
+    container.bind("message")
+      .toConstantValue("Hello world")
+      .onActivation(onActivationHandlerSpy);
+
+    container.get("message");
+    container.get("message");
+
+    expect(onActivationHandlerSpy.callCount).to.eq(1);
+  });
+
+  it('should call onActivation once if the service is a factory binding', () => {
+
+    @injectable()
+    class Katana {
+      public hit() {
+          return "cut!";
+      }
+    }
+
+    const container = new Container();
+
+    const onActivationHandlerSpy = sinon.spy<
+      (ctx: interfaces.Context, instance: interfaces.Factory<Katana>) => interfaces.Factory<Katana>
+    >((_ctx: interfaces.Context, instance: interfaces.Factory<Katana>) => instance);
+
+    container.bind<Katana>("Katana").to(Katana);
+
+    container.bind<interfaces.Factory<Katana>>("Factory<Katana>").toFactory<Katana>((context) =>
+      () =>
+          context.container.get<Katana>("Katana")).onActivation(onActivationHandlerSpy);
+
+    container.get("Factory<Katana>");
+    container.get("Factory<Katana>");
+
+    expect(onActivationHandlerSpy.callCount).to.eq(1);
+  });
+
+  it('should call onActivation once if the service is an auto factory binding', () => {
+
+    @injectable()
+    class Katana {
+      public hit() {
+          return "cut!";
+      }
+    }
+
+    const container = new Container();
+
+    const onActivationHandlerSpy = sinon.spy<
+      (ctx: interfaces.Context, instance: interfaces.Factory<Katana>) => interfaces.Factory<Katana>
+    >((_ctx: interfaces.Context, instance: interfaces.Factory<Katana>) => instance);
+
+    container.bind<Katana>("Katana").to(Katana);
+
+    container.bind<interfaces.Factory<Katana>>("Factory<Katana>")
+      .toAutoFactory<Katana>("Katana").onActivation(onActivationHandlerSpy);
+
+    container.get("Factory<Katana>");
+    container.get("Factory<Katana>");
+
+    expect(onActivationHandlerSpy.callCount).to.eq(1);
+  });
+
+  it('should call onActivation once if the service is a function binding', () => {
+
+    const container = new Container();
+
+    const onActivationHandlerSpy = sinon.spy<
+      (ctx: interfaces.Context, messageGenerator: () => string) => () => string
+    >((_ctx: interfaces.Context, messageGenerator: () => string) => messageGenerator);
+
+    container.bind<() => string>("message")
+      .toFunction(() => "Hello world")
+      .onActivation(onActivationHandlerSpy);
+
+    container.get("message");
+    container.get("message");
+
+    expect(onActivationHandlerSpy.callCount).to.eq(1);
+  });
+
+  it('should call onActivation once if the service is a constructor binding', () => {
+
+    @injectable()
+    class Katana {
+      public hit() {
+          return "cut!";
+      }
+    }
+
+    const container = new Container();
+
+    const onActivationHandlerSpy = sinon.spy<
+      (ctx: interfaces.Context, injectableObj: unknown) => unknown
+    >((_ctx: interfaces.Context, injectableObj: unknown) => injectableObj);
+
+    container.bind("Katana")
+      .toConstructor<Katana>(Katana)
+      .onActivation(onActivationHandlerSpy);
+
+    container.get("Katana");
+    container.get("Katana");
+
+    expect(onActivationHandlerSpy.callCount).to.eq(1);
+  });
+
+  it('should call onActivation once if the service is a provider binding', () => {
+
+    @injectable()
+    class Katana {
+      public hit() {
+          return "cut!";
+      }
+    }
+
+    const container = new Container();
+
+    const onActivationHandlerSpy = sinon.spy<
+      (ctx: interfaces.Context, injectableObj: unknown) => unknown
+    >((_ctx: interfaces.Context, injectableObj: unknown) => injectableObj);
+
+    container.bind("Provider<Katana>")
+      .toProvider<Katana>((context: interfaces.Context) =>
+      () =>
+          Promise.resolve(new Katana())).onActivation(onActivationHandlerSpy);
+
+    container.get("Provider<Katana>");
+    container.get("Provider<Katana>");
+
+    expect(onActivationHandlerSpy.callCount).to.eq(1);
+  });
+});