diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/reflection/reflection_capabilities.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/reflection/reflection_capabilities.ts
index 7d02242db3..8541a1213a 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/reflection/reflection_capabilities.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/reflection/reflection_capabilities.ts
@@ -121,6 +121,17 @@ export class ReflectionCapabilities implements PlatformReflectionCapabilities {
     if (isPresent((<any>typeOrFunc).parameters)) {
       return (<any>typeOrFunc).parameters;
     }
+
+    // API of tsickle for lowering decorators to properties on the class.
+    if (isPresent((<any>typeOrFunc).ctorParameters)) {
+      let ctorParameters = (<any>typeOrFunc).ctorParameters;
+      let paramTypes = ctorParameters.map( ctorParam => ctorParam && ctorParam.type );
+      let paramAnnotations = ctorParameters.map( ctorParam =>
+          ctorParam && convertTsickleDecoratorIntoMetadata(ctorParam.decorators) );
+      return this._zipTypesAndAnnotations(paramTypes, paramAnnotations);
+    }
+
+    // API for metadata created by invoking the decorators.
     if (isPresent(this._reflect) && isPresent(this._reflect.getMetadata)) {
       var paramAnnotations = this._reflect.getMetadata('parameters', typeOrFunc);
       var paramTypes = this._reflect.getMetadata('design:paramtypes', typeOrFunc);
@@ -143,6 +154,13 @@ export class ReflectionCapabilities implements PlatformReflectionCapabilities {
       }
       return annotations;
     }
+
+    // API of tsickle for lowering decorators to properties on the class.
+    if (isPresent((<any>typeOrFunc).decorators)) {
+      return convertTsickleDecoratorIntoMetadata((<any>typeOrFunc).decorators);
+    }
+
+    // API for metadata created by invoking the decorators.
     if (isPresent(this._reflect) && isPresent(this._reflect.getMetadata)) {
       var annotations = this._reflect.getMetadata('annotations', typeOrFunc);
       if (isPresent(annotations)) return annotations;
@@ -159,6 +177,18 @@ export class ReflectionCapabilities implements PlatformReflectionCapabilities {
       }
       return propMetadata;
     }
+
+    // API of tsickle for lowering decorators to properties on the class.
+    if (isPresent((<any>typeOrFunc).propDecorators)) {
+      let propDecorators = (<any>typeOrFunc).propDecorators;
+      let propMetadata = <{[key: string]: any[]}>{};
+      Object.keys(propDecorators).forEach( prop => {
+        propMetadata[prop] = convertTsickleDecoratorIntoMetadata(propDecorators[prop]);
+      });
+      return propMetadata;
+    }
+
+    // API for metadata created by invoking the decorators.
     if (isPresent(this._reflect) && isPresent(this._reflect.getMetadata)) {
       var propMetadata = this._reflect.getMetadata('propMetadata', typeOrFunc);
       if (isPresent(propMetadata)) return propMetadata;
@@ -185,3 +215,17 @@ export class ReflectionCapabilities implements PlatformReflectionCapabilities {
   // There is not a concept of import uri in Js, but this is useful in developing Dart applications.
   importUri(type: Type): string { return `./${stringify(type)}`; }
 }
+
+function convertTsickleDecoratorIntoMetadata(decoratorInvocations: any[]): any[] {
+  if (!decoratorInvocations) {
+    return [];
+  }
+  return decoratorInvocations.map( decoratorInvocation => {
+    var decoratorType = decoratorInvocation.type;
+    var annotationCls = decoratorType.annotationCls;
+    var annotationArgs = decoratorInvocation.args ? decoratorInvocation.args : [];
+    var annotation = Object.create(annotationCls.prototype);
+    annotationCls.apply(annotation, annotationArgs);
+    return annotation;
+  });
+}
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/util/decorators.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/util/decorators.ts
index a3427d27eb..9b1852c63b 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/util/decorators.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/util/decorators.ts
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ export function makeDecorator(
     }
   }
   DecoratorFactory.prototype = Object.create(annotationCls.prototype);
+  (<any>DecoratorFactory).annotationCls = annotationCls;
   return DecoratorFactory;
 }
 
@@ -304,15 +305,16 @@ export function makeParamDecorator(annotationCls): any {
     }
   }
   ParamDecoratorFactory.prototype = Object.create(annotationCls.prototype);
+  (<any>ParamDecoratorFactory).annotationCls = annotationCls;
   return ParamDecoratorFactory;
 }
 
-export function makePropDecorator(decoratorCls): any {
+export function makePropDecorator(annotationCls): any {
   function PropDecoratorFactory(...args): any {
-    var decoratorInstance = Object.create(decoratorCls.prototype);
-    decoratorCls.apply(decoratorInstance, args);
+    var decoratorInstance = Object.create(annotationCls.prototype);
+    annotationCls.apply(decoratorInstance, args);
 
-    if (this instanceof decoratorCls) {
+    if (this instanceof annotationCls) {
       return decoratorInstance;
     } else {
       return function PropDecorator(target: any, name: string) {
@@ -324,6 +326,7 @@ export function makePropDecorator(decoratorCls): any {
       };
     }
   }
-  PropDecoratorFactory.prototype = Object.create(decoratorCls.prototype);
+  PropDecoratorFactory.prototype = Object.create(annotationCls.prototype);
+  (<any>PropDecoratorFactory).annotationCls = annotationCls;
   return PropDecoratorFactory;
 }