diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/node_util.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/node_util.ts
index 1640aade65..8f750ea399 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/node_util.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/node_util.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ import {DECLARATION_VIEW, LView, T_HOST} from './interfaces/view';
 import {getParentInjectorViewOffset} from './util/injector_utils';
 
 /**
- * Unwraps a parent injector location number to find the view offset from the current injector,
- * then walks up the declaration view tree until the TNode of the parent injector is found.
+ * If `startTNode.parent` exists and has an injector, returns TNode for that injector.
+ * Otherwise, unwraps a parent injector location number to find the view offset from the current
+ * injector, then walks up the declaration view tree until the TNode of the parent injector is
+ * found.
  *
  * @param location The location of the parent injector, which contains the view offset
  * @param startView The LView instance from which to start walking up the view tree
@@ -23,14 +25,17 @@ import {getParentInjectorViewOffset} from './util/injector_utils';
 export function getParentInjectorTNode(
     location: RelativeInjectorLocation, startView: LView, startTNode: TNode): TElementNode|
     TContainerNode|null {
+  // If there is an injector on the parent TNode, retrieve the TNode for that injector.
   if (startTNode.parent && startTNode.parent.injectorIndex !== -1) {
     // view offset is 0
     const injectorIndex = startTNode.parent.injectorIndex;
-    let parentTNode = startTNode.parent;
-    while (parentTNode.parent != null && injectorIndex == parentTNode.injectorIndex) {
-      parentTNode = parentTNode.parent;
+    let tNode = startTNode.parent;
+    // If tNode.injectorIndex === tNode.parent.injectorIndex, then the index belongs to a parent
+    // injector.
+    while (tNode.parent != null && injectorIndex == tNode.parent.injectorIndex) {
+      tNode = tNode.parent;
     }
-    return parentTNode;
+    return tNode;
   }
   let viewOffset = getParentInjectorViewOffset(location);
   // view offset is 1
diff --git a/packages/core/test/acceptance/di_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/acceptance/di_spec.ts
index 83faaac385..fa8ed2783c 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/acceptance/di_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/acceptance/di_spec.ts
@@ -470,6 +470,64 @@ describe('di', () => {
         fixture.detectChanges();
         expect(divElement.id).toBe('bar');
       });
+
+      it('dynamic components should find dependencies when parent is projected', () => {
+        @Directive({selector: '[dirA]'})
+        class DirA {
+        }
+        @Directive({selector: '[dirB]'})
+        class DirB {
+        }
+        @Component({selector: 'child', template: ''})
+        class Child {
+          constructor(@Optional() readonly dirA: DirA, @Optional() readonly dirB: DirB) {}
+        }
+        @Component({
+          selector: 'projector',
+          template: '<ng-content></ng-content>',
+        })
+        class Projector {
+        }
+
+        @Component({
+          template: `
+          <projector>
+            <div dirA>
+              <ng-container #childOrigin></ng-container>
+              <ng-container #childOriginWithDirB dirB></ng-container>
+            </div>
+          </projector>`,
+          entryComponents: [Child]
+        })
+        class MyApp {
+          @ViewChild('childOrigin', {read: ViewContainerRef, static: true})
+          childOrigin !: ViewContainerRef;
+          @ViewChild('childOriginWithDirB', {read: ViewContainerRef, static: true})
+          childOriginWithDirB !: ViewContainerRef;
+          childFactory = this.resolver.resolveComponentFactory(Child);
+
+          constructor(readonly resolver: ComponentFactoryResolver, readonly injector: Injector) {}
+
+          addChild() { return this.childOrigin.createComponent(this.childFactory); }
+          addChildWithDirB() { return this.childOriginWithDirB.createComponent(this.childFactory); }
+        }
+
+        const fixture =
+            TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [Child, DirA, DirB, Projector, MyApp]})
+                .createComponent(MyApp);
+        const child = fixture.componentInstance.addChild();
+        expect(child).toBeDefined();
+        expect(child.instance.dirA)
+            .not.toBeNull('dirA should be found. It is on the parent of the viewContainerRef.');
+        const child2 = fixture.componentInstance.addChildWithDirB();
+        expect(child2).toBeDefined();
+        expect(child2.instance.dirA)
+            .not.toBeNull('dirA should be found. It is on the parent of the viewContainerRef.');
+        expect(child2.instance.dirB)
+            .toBeNull(
+                'dirB appears on the ng-container and should not be found because the ' +
+                'viewContainerRef.createComponent node is inserted next to the container.');
+      });
     });
 
     it('should throw if directive is not found anywhere', () => {