diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_view_compiler_i18n_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_view_compiler_i18n_spec.ts
index 6ee98313b1..ccf6bb2eef 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_view_compiler_i18n_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_view_compiler_i18n_spec.ts
@@ -580,8 +580,8 @@ describe('i18n support in the view compiler', () => {
         template: function MyComponent_Template(rf, ctx) {
           if (rf & 1) {
             $r3$.ɵelementStart(0, "div");
-            $r3$.ɵi18n(1, $MSG_EXTERNAL_4969674997806975147$$APP_SPEC_TS_0$);
-            $r3$.ɵi18nAttributes(2, $_c0$);
+            $r3$.ɵi18nAttributes(1, $_c0$);
+            $r3$.ɵi18n(2, $MSG_EXTERNAL_4969674997806975147$$APP_SPEC_TS_0$);
             $r3$.ɵelementEnd();
           }
         }
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/template.ts b/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/template.ts
index 7058630ada..4f1f1762bf 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/template.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/template.ts
@@ -619,10 +619,6 @@ export class TemplateDefinitionBuilder implements t.Visitor<void>, LocalResolver
         this.creationInstruction(element.sourceSpan, R3.disableBindings);
       }
 
-      if (isI18nRootElement) {
-        this.i18nStart(element.sourceSpan, element.i18n !, createSelfClosingI18nInstruction);
-      }
-
       // process i18n element attributes
       if (i18nAttrs.length) {
         let hasBindings: boolean = false;
@@ -656,6 +652,12 @@ export class TemplateDefinitionBuilder implements t.Visitor<void>, LocalResolver
         }
       }
 
+      // Note: it's important to keep i18n/i18nStart instructions after i18nAttributes ones,
+      // to make sure i18nAttributes instruction targets current element at runtime.
+      if (isI18nRootElement) {
+        this.i18nStart(element.sourceSpan, element.i18n !, createSelfClosingI18nInstruction);
+      }
+
       // The style bindings code is placed into two distinct blocks within the template function AOT
       // code: creation and update. The creation code contains the `elementStyling` instructions
       // which will apply the collected binding values to the element. `elementStyling` is
diff --git a/packages/core/test/i18n_integration_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/i18n_integration_spec.ts
index e4d2f3bbf0..6463305be2 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/i18n_integration_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/i18n_integration_spec.ts
@@ -117,19 +117,18 @@ onlyInIvy('Ivy i18n logic').describe('i18n', function() {
       }
     });
 
-    fixmeIvy('FW-904: i18n attributes placed on i18n root node don\'t work')
-        .it('should work correctly when placed on i18n root node', () => {
-          const title = 'Hello {{ name }}';
-          const content = 'Hello';
-          const template = `
+    it('should work correctly when placed on i18n root node', () => {
+      const title = 'Hello {{ name }}';
+      const content = 'Hello';
+      const template = `
             <div i18n i18n-title="m|d" title="${title}">${content}</div>
           `;
-          const fixture = getFixtureWithOverrides({template});
+      const fixture = getFixtureWithOverrides({template});
 
-          const element = fixture.nativeElement.firstChild;
-          expect(element.title).toBe('Bonjour John');
-          expect(element).toHaveText('Bonjour');
-        });
+      const element = fixture.nativeElement.firstChild;
+      expect(element.title).toBe('Bonjour John');
+      expect(element).toHaveText('Bonjour');
+    });
 
     it('should add i18n attributes on self-closing tags', () => {
       const title = 'Hello {{ name }}';