diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/ng_module.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/ng_module.ts
index eb9374f364..5714205d6d 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/ng_module.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/ng_module.ts
@@ -87,6 +87,12 @@ export class NgModuleDecoratorHandler implements DecoratorHandler<NgModuleAnalys
           ref => this._extractModuleFromModuleWithProvidersFn(ref.node));
       exports = this.resolveTypeList(expr, exportsMeta, 'exports');
     }
+    let bootstrap: Reference[] = [];
+    if (ngModule.has('bootstrap')) {
+      const expr = ngModule.get('bootstrap') !;
+      const bootstrapMeta = staticallyResolve(expr, this.reflector, this.checker);
+      bootstrap = this.resolveTypeList(expr, bootstrapMeta, 'bootstrap');
+    }
 
     // Register this module's information with the SelectorScopeRegistry. This ensures that during
     // the compile() phase, the module's metadata is available for selector scope computation.
@@ -96,7 +102,7 @@ export class NgModuleDecoratorHandler implements DecoratorHandler<NgModuleAnalys
 
     const ngModuleDef: R3NgModuleMetadata = {
       type: new WrappedNodeExpr(node.name !),
-      bootstrap: [],
+      bootstrap: bootstrap.map(bootstrap => toR3Reference(bootstrap, context)),
       declarations: declarations.map(decl => toR3Reference(decl, context)),
       exports: exports.map(exp => toR3Reference(exp, context)),
       imports: imports.map(imp => toR3Reference(imp, context)),
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/ngtsc_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/ngtsc_spec.ts
index f130d35472..1d6045500e 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/ngtsc_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/ngtsc_spec.ts
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ describe('ngtsc behavioral tests', () => {
 
         @NgModule({
           declarations: [TestCmp],
+          bootstrap: [TestCmp],
         })
         export class TestModule {}
     `);
@@ -193,7 +194,7 @@ describe('ngtsc behavioral tests', () => {
     const jsContents = getContents('test.js');
     expect(jsContents)
         .toContain(
-            'i0.ɵdefineNgModule({ type: TestModule, bootstrap: [], ' +
+            'i0.ɵdefineNgModule({ type: TestModule, bootstrap: [TestCmp], ' +
             'declarations: [TestCmp], imports: [], exports: [] })');
 
     const dtsContents = getContents('test.d.ts');
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_module_compiler.ts b/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_module_compiler.ts
index f27fbd2b1b..932c5c3910 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_module_compiler.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_module_compiler.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export interface R3NgModuleMetadata {
   /**
    * An array of expressions representing the bootstrap components specified by the module.
    */
-  bootstrap: o.Expression[];
+  bootstrap: R3Reference[];
 
   /**
    * An array of expressions representing the directives and pipes declared by the module.
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export function compileNgModule(meta: R3NgModuleMetadata): R3NgModuleDef {
   const {type: moduleType, bootstrap, declarations, imports, exports} = meta;
   const expression = o.importExpr(R3.defineNgModule).callFn([mapToMapExpression({
     type: moduleType,
-    bootstrap: o.literalArr(bootstrap),
+    bootstrap: o.literalArr(bootstrap.map(ref => ref.value)),
     declarations: o.literalArr(declarations.map(ref => ref.value)),
     imports: o.literalArr(imports.map(ref => ref.value)),
     exports: o.literalArr(exports.map(ref => ref.value)),
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/jit/module.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/jit/module.ts
index e432d81a7a..7b203b5ad8 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/jit/module.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/jit/module.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export function compileNgModuleDefs(moduleType: Type<any>, ngModule: NgModule):
       if (ngModuleDef === null) {
         const meta: R3NgModuleMetadata = {
           type: wrap(moduleType),
-          bootstrap: flatten(ngModule.bootstrap || EMPTY_ARRAY).map(wrap),
+          bootstrap: flatten(ngModule.bootstrap || EMPTY_ARRAY).map(wrapReference),
           declarations: declarations.map(wrapReference),
           imports: flatten(ngModule.imports || EMPTY_ARRAY)
                        .map(expandModuleWithProviders)