diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/metadata_resolver.ts b/packages/compiler/src/metadata_resolver.ts
index 713ffd1e42..106f5f07d4 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/metadata_resolver.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/metadata_resolver.ts
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ export class CompileMetadataResolver {
         const templateName = inputs[propName];
         factory.inputs.push({propName, templateName});
       }
+      const outputsArr: {propName: string, templateName: string}[] = [];
       for (let propName in outputs) {
         const templateName = outputs[propName];
         factory.outputs.push({propName, templateName});
diff --git a/packages/compiler/test/aot/compiler_spec.ts b/packages/compiler/test/aot/compiler_spec.ts
index 072af8adf8..2dab0973cd 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/test/aot/compiler_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/test/aot/compiler_spec.ts
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ describe('compiler (unbundled Angular)', () => {
          const host = new MockCompilerHost(['/app/app.ts'], FILES, angularFiles);
          const aotHost = new MockAotCompilerHost(host);
          let generatedFiles: GeneratedFile[];
+         const warnSpy = spyOn(console, 'warn');
          compile(host, aotHost, expectNoDiagnostics).then((f) => generatedFiles = f);
 
          tick();
diff --git a/packages/examples/upgrade/static/ts/module.ts b/packages/examples/upgrade/static/ts/module.ts
index ef5b3b44bc..6c6d0aeb6f 100644
--- a/packages/examples/upgrade/static/ts/module.ts
+++ b/packages/examples/upgrade/static/ts/module.ts
@@ -145,7 +145,12 @@ ng1AppModule.factory('heroesService', downgradeInjectable(HeroesService));
 
 // #docregion ng2-heroes-wrapper
 // This is directive will act as the interface to the "downgraded"  Angular component
-ng1AppModule.directive('ng2Heroes', downgradeComponent({component: Ng2HeroesComponent}));
+ng1AppModule.directive(
+    'ng2Heroes',
+    downgradeComponent(
+        // The inputs and outputs here must match the relevant names of the properties on the
+        // "downgraded" component
+        {component: Ng2HeroesComponent, inputs: ['heroes'], outputs: ['addHero', 'removeHero']}));
 // #enddocregion
 
 // #docregion example-app
diff --git a/packages/upgrade/src/common/component_info.ts b/packages/upgrade/src/common/component_info.ts
index 898bb72456..3419fd178e 100644
--- a/packages/upgrade/src/common/component_info.ts
+++ b/packages/upgrade/src/common/component_info.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
+import {Type} from '@angular/core';
+
+export interface ComponentInfo {
+  component: Type<any>;
+  inputs?: string[];
+  outputs?: string[];
+  selectors?: string[];
+}
+
 /**
  * A `PropertyBinding` represents a mapping between a property name
  * and an attribute name. It is parsed from a string of the form
@@ -13,6 +22,8 @@
  * and attribute have the same identifier.
  */
 export class PropertyBinding {
+  prop: string;
+  attr: string;
   bracketAttr: string;
   bracketParenAttr: string;
   parenAttr: string;
@@ -20,9 +31,12 @@ export class PropertyBinding {
   bindAttr: string;
   bindonAttr: string;
 
-  constructor(public prop: string, public attr: string) { this.parseBinding(); }
+  constructor(public binding: string) { this.parseBinding(); }
 
   private parseBinding() {
+    const parts = this.binding.split(':');
+    this.prop = parts[0].trim();
+    this.attr = (parts[1] || this.prop).trim();
     this.bracketAttr = `[${this.attr}]`;
     this.parenAttr = `(${this.attr})`;
     this.bracketParenAttr = `[(${this.attr})]`;
diff --git a/packages/upgrade/src/common/content_projection_helper.ts b/packages/upgrade/src/common/content_projection_helper.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..df9eb42960
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/upgrade/src/common/content_projection_helper.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+import {Type} from '@angular/core';
+import * as angular from './angular1';
+
+
+export class ContentProjectionHelper {
+  groupProjectableNodes($injector: angular.IInjectorService, component: Type<any>, nodes: Node[]):
+      Node[][] {
+    // By default, do not support multi-slot projection,
+    // as `upgrade/static` does not support it yet.
+    return [nodes];
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/upgrade/src/common/downgrade_component.ts b/packages/upgrade/src/common/downgrade_component.ts
index 4becae7b03..a25609be84 100644
--- a/packages/upgrade/src/common/downgrade_component.ts
+++ b/packages/upgrade/src/common/downgrade_component.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {ComponentFactory, ComponentFactoryResolver, Injector, Type} from '@angul
 import * as angular from './angular1';
 import {$COMPILE, $INJECTOR, $PARSE, INJECTOR_KEY, REQUIRE_INJECTOR, REQUIRE_NG_MODEL} from './constants';
 import {DowngradeComponentAdapter} from './downgrade_component_adapter';
+import {NgContentSelectorHelper} from './ng_content_selector_helper';
 import {controllerKey, getComponentName} from './util';
 
 let downgradeCount = 0;
@@ -37,6 +38,15 @@ let downgradeCount = 0;
  *
  * {@example upgrade/static/ts/module.ts region="ng2-heroes-wrapper"}
  *
+ * In this example you can see that we must provide information about the component being
+ * "downgraded". This is because once the AoT compiler has run, all metadata about the
+ * component has been removed from the code, and so cannot be inferred.
+ *
+ * We must do the following:
+ * * specify the Angular component class that is to be downgraded
+ * * specify all inputs and outputs that the AngularJS component expects
+ * * specify the selectors used in any `ng-content` elements in the component's template
+ *
  * @description
  *
  * A helper function that returns a factory function to be used for registering an
@@ -45,17 +55,28 @@ let downgradeCount = 0;
  * The parameter contains information about the Component that is being downgraded:
  *
  * * `component: Type<any>`: The type of the Component that will be downgraded
+ * * `inputs: string[]`: A collection of strings that specify what inputs the component accepts
+ * * `outputs: string[]`: A collection of strings that specify what outputs the component emits
+ * * `selectors: string[]`: A collection of strings that specify what selectors are expected on
+ *   `ng-content` elements in the template to enable content projection (a.k.a. transclusion in
+ *   AngularJS)
+ *
+ * The `inputs` and `outputs` are strings that map the names of properties to camelCased
+ * attribute names. They are of the form `"prop: attr"`; or simply `"propAndAttr" where the
+ * property and attribute have the same identifier.
+ *
+ * The `selectors` are the values of the `select` attribute of each of the `ng-content` elements
+ * that appear in the downgraded component's template.
+ * These selectors must be provided in the order that they appear in the template as they are
+ * mapped by index to the projected nodes.
  *
  * @experimental
  */
-export function downgradeComponent(info: {
+export function downgradeComponent(info: /* ComponentInfo */ {
   component: Type<any>;
-  /** @deprecated since v4. This parameter is no longer used */
   inputs?: string[];
-  /** @deprecated since v4. This parameter is no longer used */
   outputs?: string[];
-  /** @deprecated since v4. This parameter is no longer used */
-  selectors?: string[];
+  selectors?: string[]
 }): any /* angular.IInjectable */ {
   const idPrefix = `NG2_UPGRADE_${downgradeCount++}_`;
   let idCount = 0;
@@ -93,7 +114,7 @@ export function downgradeComponent(info: {
           const id = idPrefix + (idCount++);
           const injectorPromise = new ParentInjectorPromise(element);
           const facade = new DowngradeComponentAdapter(
-              id, element, attrs, scope, ngModel, injector, $injector, $compile, $parse,
+              id, info, element, attrs, scope, ngModel, injector, $injector, $compile, $parse,
               componentFactory);
 
           const projectableNodes = facade.compileContents();
diff --git a/packages/upgrade/src/common/downgrade_component_adapter.ts b/packages/upgrade/src/common/downgrade_component_adapter.ts
index 8af71d8a65..36f9e0e808 100644
--- a/packages/upgrade/src/common/downgrade_component_adapter.ts
+++ b/packages/upgrade/src/common/downgrade_component_adapter.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@
 import {ChangeDetectorRef, ComponentFactory, ComponentRef, EventEmitter, Injector, OnChanges, ReflectiveInjector, SimpleChange, SimpleChanges, Type} from '@angular/core';
 
 import * as angular from './angular1';
-import {PropertyBinding} from './component_info';
+import {ComponentInfo, PropertyBinding} from './component_info';
 import {$SCOPE} from './constants';
+import {NgContentSelectorHelper} from './ng_content_selector_helper';
 import {getAttributesAsArray, getComponentName, hookupNgModel} from './util';
 
 const INITIAL_VALUE = {
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ export class DowngradeComponentAdapter {
   private changeDetector: ChangeDetectorRef = null;
 
   constructor(
-      private id: string, private element: angular.IAugmentedJQuery,
+      private id: string, private info: ComponentInfo, private element: angular.IAugmentedJQuery,
       private attrs: angular.IAttributes, private scope: angular.IScope,
       private ngModel: angular.INgModelController, private parentInjector: Injector,
       private $injector: angular.IInjectorService, private $compile: angular.ICompileService,
@@ -66,9 +67,9 @@ export class DowngradeComponentAdapter {
 
   setupInputs(): void {
     const attrs = this.attrs;
-    const inputs = this.componentFactory.inputs || [];
+    const inputs = this.info.inputs || [];
     for (let i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++) {
-      const input = new PropertyBinding(inputs[i].propName, inputs[i].templateName);
+      const input = new PropertyBinding(inputs[i]);
       let expr: any /** TODO #9100 */ = null;
 
       if (attrs.hasOwnProperty(input.attr)) {
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ export class DowngradeComponentAdapter {
       }
     }
 
-    const prototype = this.componentFactory.componentType.prototype;
+    const prototype = this.info.component.prototype;
     if (prototype && (<OnChanges>prototype).ngOnChanges) {
       // Detect: OnChanges interface
       this.inputChanges = {};
@@ -117,9 +118,9 @@ export class DowngradeComponentAdapter {
 
   setupOutputs() {
     const attrs = this.attrs;
-    const outputs = this.componentFactory.outputs || [];
+    const outputs = this.info.outputs || [];
     for (let j = 0; j < outputs.length; j++) {
-      const output = new PropertyBinding(outputs[j].propName, outputs[j].templateName);
+      const output = new PropertyBinding(outputs[j]);
       let expr: any /** TODO #9100 */ = null;
       let assignExpr = false;
 
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ export class DowngradeComponentAdapter {
           });
         } else {
           throw new Error(
-              `Missing emitter '${output.prop}' on component '${getComponentName(this.componentFactory.componentType)}'!`);
+              `Missing emitter '${output.prop}' on component '${getComponentName(this.info.component)}'!`);
         }
       }
     }
@@ -182,31 +183,49 @@ export class DowngradeComponentAdapter {
   }
 
   groupProjectableNodes() {
-    let ngContentSelectors = this.componentFactory.ngContentSelectors;
-    return groupNodesBySelector(ngContentSelectors, this.element.contents());
+    const ngContentSelectorHelper =
+        this.parentInjector.get(NgContentSelectorHelper) as NgContentSelectorHelper;
+    const ngContentSelectors = ngContentSelectorHelper.getNgContentSelectors(this.info);
+
+    if (!ngContentSelectors) {
+      throw new Error('Expecting ngContentSelectors for: ' + getComponentName(this.info.component));
+    }
+
+    return this._groupNodesBySelector(ngContentSelectors, this.element.contents());
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Group a set of DOM nodes into `ngContent` groups, based on the given content selectors.
+   */
+  private _groupNodesBySelector(ngContentSelectors: string[], nodes: Node[]): Node[][] {
+    const projectableNodes: Node[][] = [];
+    let wildcardNgContentIndex: number;
+
+    for (let i = 0, ii = ngContentSelectors.length; i < ii; ++i) {
+      projectableNodes[i] = [];
+    }
+
+    for (let j = 0, jj = nodes.length; j < jj; ++j) {
+      const node = nodes[j];
+      const ngContentIndex = findMatchingNgContentIndex(node, ngContentSelectors);
+      if (ngContentIndex != null) {
+        projectableNodes[ngContentIndex].push(node);
+      }
+    }
+
+    return projectableNodes;
   }
 }
 
-/**
- * Group a set of DOM nodes into `ngContent` groups, based on the given content selectors.
- */
-export function groupNodesBySelector(ngContentSelectors: string[], nodes: Node[]): Node[][] {
-  const projectableNodes: Node[][] = [];
-  let wildcardNgContentIndex: number;
+let _matches: (this: any, selector: string) => boolean;
 
-  for (let i = 0, ii = ngContentSelectors.length; i < ii; ++i) {
-    projectableNodes[i] = [];
+function matchesSelector(el: any, selector: string): boolean {
+  if (!_matches) {
+    const elProto = <any>Element.prototype;
+    _matches = elProto.matchesSelector || elProto.mozMatchesSelector || elProto.msMatchesSelector ||
+        elProto.oMatchesSelector || elProto.webkitMatchesSelector;
   }
-
-  for (let j = 0, jj = nodes.length; j < jj; ++j) {
-    const node = nodes[j];
-    const ngContentIndex = findMatchingNgContentIndex(node, ngContentSelectors);
-    if (ngContentIndex != null) {
-      projectableNodes[ngContentIndex].push(node);
-    }
-  }
-
-  return projectableNodes;
+  return _matches.call(el, selector);
 }
 
 function findMatchingNgContentIndex(element: any, ngContentSelectors: string[]): number {
@@ -228,15 +247,4 @@ function findMatchingNgContentIndex(element: any, ngContentSelectors: string[]):
     ngContentIndices.push(wildcardNgContentIndex);
   }
   return ngContentIndices.length ? ngContentIndices[0] : null;
-}
-
-let _matches: (this: any, selector: string) => boolean;
-
-function matchesSelector(el: any, selector: string): boolean {
-  if (!_matches) {
-    const elProto = <any>Element.prototype;
-    _matches = elProto.matches || elProto.matchesSelector || elProto.mozMatchesSelector ||
-        elProto.msMatchesSelector || elProto.oMatchesSelector || elProto.webkitMatchesSelector;
-  }
-  return el.nodeType === Node.ELEMENT_NODE ? _matches.call(el, selector) : false;
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/upgrade/src/common/ng_content_selector_helper.ts b/packages/upgrade/src/common/ng_content_selector_helper.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..62ea7aa564
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/upgrade/src/common/ng_content_selector_helper.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+import {ComponentInfo} from './component_info';
+
+/**
+ * This class gives an extension point between the static and dynamic versions
+ * of ngUpgrade:
+ * * In the static version (this one) we must specify them manually as part of
+ *   the call to `downgradeComponent(...)`.
+ * * In the dynamic version (`DynamicNgContentSelectorHelper`) we are able to
+ *   ask the compiler for the selectors of a component.
+ */
+export class NgContentSelectorHelper {
+  getNgContentSelectors(info: ComponentInfo): string[] {
+    // if no selectors are passed then default to a single "wildcard" selector
+    return info.selectors || ['*'];
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/upgrade/src/dynamic/content_projection_helper.ts b/packages/upgrade/src/dynamic/content_projection_helper.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..338cdef363
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/upgrade/src/dynamic/content_projection_helper.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+import {CssSelector, SelectorMatcher, createElementCssSelector} from '@angular/compiler';
+import {Compiler, Type} from '@angular/core';
+
+import * as angular from '../common/angular1';
+import {COMPILER_KEY} from '../common/constants';
+import {ContentProjectionHelper} from '../common/content_projection_helper';
+import {getAttributesAsArray, getComponentName} from '../common/util';
+
+
+export class DynamicContentProjectionHelper extends ContentProjectionHelper {
+  groupProjectableNodes($injector: angular.IInjectorService, component: Type<any>, nodes: Node[]):
+      Node[][] {
+    const ng2Compiler = $injector.get(COMPILER_KEY) as Compiler;
+    const ngContentSelectors = ng2Compiler.getNgContentSelectors(component);
+
+    if (!ngContentSelectors) {
+      throw new Error('Expecting ngContentSelectors for: ' + getComponentName(component));
+    }
+
+    return this.groupNodesBySelector(ngContentSelectors, nodes);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Group a set of DOM nodes into `ngContent` groups, based on the given content selectors.
+   */
+  groupNodesBySelector(ngContentSelectors: string[], nodes: Node[]): Node[][] {
+    const projectableNodes: Node[][] = [];
+    let matcher = new SelectorMatcher();
+    let wildcardNgContentIndex: number;
+
+    for (let i = 0, ii = ngContentSelectors.length; i < ii; ++i) {
+      projectableNodes[i] = [];
+
+      const selector = ngContentSelectors[i];
+      if (selector === '*') {
+        wildcardNgContentIndex = i;
+      } else {
+        matcher.addSelectables(CssSelector.parse(selector), i);
+      }
+    }
+
+    for (let j = 0, jj = nodes.length; j < jj; ++j) {
+      const ngContentIndices: number[] = [];
+      const node = nodes[j];
+      const selector =
+          createElementCssSelector(node.nodeName.toLowerCase(), getAttributesAsArray(node));
+
+      matcher.match(selector, (_, index) => ngContentIndices.push(index));
+      ngContentIndices.sort();
+
+      if (wildcardNgContentIndex !== undefined) {
+        ngContentIndices.push(wildcardNgContentIndex);
+      }
+
+      if (ngContentIndices.length) {
+        projectableNodes[ngContentIndices[0]].push(node);
+      }
+    }
+
+    return projectableNodes;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/upgrade/src/dynamic/ng_content_selector_helper.ts b/packages/upgrade/src/dynamic/ng_content_selector_helper.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..085d101afe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/upgrade/src/dynamic/ng_content_selector_helper.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+import {Compiler, Injectable} from '@angular/core';
+
+import {ComponentInfo} from '../common/component_info';
+import {NgContentSelectorHelper} from '../common/ng_content_selector_helper';
+
+
+/**
+ * See `NgContentSelectorHelper` for more information about this class.
+ */
+@Injectable()
+export class DynamicNgContentSelectorHelper extends NgContentSelectorHelper {
+  constructor(private compiler: Compiler) { super(); }
+  getNgContentSelectors(info: ComponentInfo): string[] {
+    return this.compiler.getNgContentSelectors(info.component);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/upgrade/src/dynamic/upgrade_adapter.ts b/packages/upgrade/src/dynamic/upgrade_adapter.ts
index e13f0daa96..14efd6870d 100644
--- a/packages/upgrade/src/dynamic/upgrade_adapter.ts
+++ b/packages/upgrade/src/dynamic/upgrade_adapter.ts
@@ -6,15 +6,19 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
+import {DirectiveResolver} from '@angular/compiler';
 import {Compiler, CompilerOptions, Directive, Injector, NgModule, NgModuleRef, NgZone, Provider, Testability, Type} from '@angular/core';
 import {platformBrowserDynamic} from '@angular/platform-browser-dynamic';
 
 import * as angular from '../common/angular1';
+import {ComponentInfo} from '../common/component_info';
 import {$$TESTABILITY, $COMPILE, $INJECTOR, $ROOT_SCOPE, COMPILER_KEY, INJECTOR_KEY, NG_ZONE_KEY} from '../common/constants';
 import {downgradeComponent} from '../common/downgrade_component';
 import {downgradeInjectable} from '../common/downgrade_injectable';
+import {NgContentSelectorHelper} from '../common/ng_content_selector_helper';
 import {Deferred, controllerKey, onError} from '../common/util';
 
+import {DynamicNgContentSelectorHelper} from './ng_content_selector_helper';
 import {UpgradeNg1ComponentAdapterBuilder} from './upgrade_ng1_adapter';
 
 let upgradeCount: number = 0;
@@ -100,6 +104,7 @@ let upgradeCount: number = 0;
  */
 export class UpgradeAdapter {
   private idPrefix: string = `NG2_UPGRADE_${upgradeCount++}_`;
+  private directiveResolver: DirectiveResolver = new DirectiveResolver();
   private downgradedComponents: Type<any>[] = [];
   /**
    * An internal map of ng1 components which need to up upgraded to ng2.
@@ -185,7 +190,10 @@ export class UpgradeAdapter {
   downgradeNg2Component(component: Type<any>): Function {
     this.downgradedComponents.push(component);
 
-    return downgradeComponent({component});
+    const metadata: Directive = this.directiveResolver.resolve(component);
+    const info: ComponentInfo = {component, inputs: metadata.inputs, outputs: metadata.outputs};
+
+    return downgradeComponent(info);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -553,6 +561,7 @@ export class UpgradeAdapter {
                     providers: [
                       {provide: $INJECTOR, useFactory: () => ng1Injector},
                       {provide: $COMPILE, useFactory: () => ng1Injector.get($COMPILE)},
+                      {provide: NgContentSelectorHelper, useClass: DynamicNgContentSelectorHelper},
                       this.upgradedProviders
                     ],
                     imports: [this.ng2AppModule],
diff --git a/packages/upgrade/src/static/upgrade_module.ts b/packages/upgrade/src/static/upgrade_module.ts
index e663ca9356..5c32a814c9 100644
--- a/packages/upgrade/src/static/upgrade_module.ts
+++ b/packages/upgrade/src/static/upgrade_module.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {Injector, NgModule, NgZone, Testability} from '@angular/core';
 
 import * as angular from '../common/angular1';
 import {$$TESTABILITY, $DELEGATE, $INJECTOR, $PROVIDE, $ROOT_SCOPE, INJECTOR_KEY, UPGRADE_MODULE_NAME} from '../common/constants';
+import {NgContentSelectorHelper} from '../common/ng_content_selector_helper';
 import {controllerKey} from '../common/util';
 
 import {angular1Providers, setTempInjectorRef} from './angular1_providers';
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ import {angular1Providers, setTempInjectorRef} from './angular1_providers';
  *
  * @experimental
  */
-@NgModule({providers: [angular1Providers]})
+@NgModule({providers: [angular1Providers, NgContentSelectorHelper]})
 export class UpgradeModule {
   /**
    * The AngularJS `$injector` for the upgrade application.
diff --git a/packages/upgrade/test/common/component_info_spec.ts b/packages/upgrade/test/common/component_info_spec.ts
index 5bddf8d2ae..b4b13f2fe4 100644
--- a/packages/upgrade/test/common/component_info_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/upgrade/test/common/component_info_spec.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ import {PropertyBinding} from '@angular/upgrade/src/common/component_info';
 export function main() {
   describe('PropertyBinding', () => {
     it('should process a simple binding', () => {
-      const binding = new PropertyBinding('someBinding', 'someBinding');
+      const binding = new PropertyBinding('someBinding');
+      expect(binding.binding).toEqual('someBinding');
       expect(binding.prop).toEqual('someBinding');
       expect(binding.attr).toEqual('someBinding');
       expect(binding.bracketAttr).toEqual('[someBinding]');
@@ -23,7 +24,21 @@ export function main() {
     });
 
     it('should process a two-part binding', () => {
-      const binding = new PropertyBinding('someProp', 'someAttr');
+      const binding = new PropertyBinding('someProp:someAttr');
+      expect(binding.binding).toEqual('someProp:someAttr');
+      expect(binding.prop).toEqual('someProp');
+      expect(binding.attr).toEqual('someAttr');
+      expect(binding.bracketAttr).toEqual('[someAttr]');
+      expect(binding.bracketParenAttr).toEqual('[(someAttr)]');
+      expect(binding.parenAttr).toEqual('(someAttr)');
+      expect(binding.onAttr).toEqual('onSomeAttr');
+      expect(binding.bindAttr).toEqual('bindSomeAttr');
+      expect(binding.bindonAttr).toEqual('bindonSomeAttr');
+    });
+
+    it('should cope with whitespace', () => {
+      const binding = new PropertyBinding(' someProp : someAttr ');
+      expect(binding.binding).toEqual(' someProp : someAttr ');
       expect(binding.prop).toEqual('someProp');
       expect(binding.attr).toEqual('someAttr');
       expect(binding.bracketAttr).toEqual('[someAttr]');
diff --git a/packages/upgrade/test/common/downgrade_component_adapter_spec.ts b/packages/upgrade/test/common/downgrade_component_adapter_spec.ts
index 730c2495cd..c92b6f601b 100644
--- a/packages/upgrade/test/common/downgrade_component_adapter_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/upgrade/test/common/downgrade_component_adapter_spec.ts
@@ -6,13 +6,25 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 import * as angular from '@angular/upgrade/src/common/angular1';
-import {groupNodesBySelector} from '@angular/upgrade/src/common/downgrade_component_adapter';
+import {DowngradeComponentAdapter} from '@angular/upgrade/src/common/downgrade_component_adapter';
+import {NgContentSelectorHelper} from '@angular/upgrade/src/common/ng_content_selector_helper';
 import {nodes} from './test_helpers';
 
 
 export function main() {
   describe('DowngradeComponentAdapter', () => {
     describe('groupNodesBySelector', () => {
+      function createAdapter(selectors: string[], contentNodes: Node[]): DowngradeComponentAdapter {
+        const selectorHelper = new NgContentSelectorHelper();
+        const fakeInjector = {get: function() { return selectorHelper; }};
+        const fakeScope = { $new: function() {} } as any;
+        const element = angular.element('<div></div>');
+        element.append(contentNodes);
+        return new DowngradeComponentAdapter(
+            'id', {component: null, selectors}, element, null, fakeScope, null, fakeInjector, null,
+            null, null, null);
+      }
+
       it('should return an array of node collections for each selector', () => {
         const contentNodes = nodes(
             '<div class="x"><span>div-1 content</span></div>' +
@@ -22,7 +34,8 @@ export function main() {
             '<div class="x"><span>div-2 content</span></div>');
 
         const selectors = ['input[type=date]', 'span', '.x'];
-        const projectableNodes = groupNodesBySelector(selectors, contentNodes);
+        const adapter = createAdapter(selectors, contentNodes);
+        const projectableNodes = adapter.groupProjectableNodes();
 
         expect(projectableNodes[0]).toEqual(nodes('<input type="date" name="myDate">'));
         expect(projectableNodes[1]).toEqual(nodes('<span>span content</span>'));
@@ -41,7 +54,8 @@ export function main() {
             '<div class="x"><span>div-2 content</span></div>');
 
         const selectors = ['.x', '*', 'input[type=date]'];
-        const projectableNodes = groupNodesBySelector(selectors, contentNodes);
+        const adapter = createAdapter(selectors, contentNodes);
+        const projectableNodes = adapter.groupProjectableNodes();
 
         expect(projectableNodes[0])
             .toEqual(nodes(
@@ -56,7 +70,8 @@ export function main() {
 
       it('should return an array of empty arrays if there are no nodes passed in', () => {
         const selectors = ['.x', '*', 'input[type=date]'];
-        const projectableNodes = groupNodesBySelector(selectors, []);
+        const adapter = createAdapter(selectors, []);
+        const projectableNodes = adapter.groupProjectableNodes();
         expect(projectableNodes).toEqual([[], [], []]);
       });
 
@@ -68,10 +83,12 @@ export function main() {
             '<span>span content</span>' +
             '<div class="x"><span>div-2 content</span></div>');
 
-        const projectableNodes = groupNodesBySelector([], contentNodes);
+        const adapter1 = createAdapter([], contentNodes);
+        const projectableNodes = adapter1.groupProjectableNodes();
         expect(projectableNodes).toEqual([]);
 
-        const noMatchSelectorNodes = groupNodesBySelector(['.not-there'], contentNodes);
+        const adapter2 = createAdapter(['.not-there'], contentNodes);
+        const noMatchSelectorNodes = adapter2.groupProjectableNodes();
         expect(noMatchSelectorNodes).toEqual([[]]);
       });
     });
diff --git a/packages/upgrade/test/dynamic/group_projectable_nodes_spec.ts b/packages/upgrade/test/dynamic/group_projectable_nodes_spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4c7389e1f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/upgrade/test/dynamic/group_projectable_nodes_spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+import {DynamicContentProjectionHelper} from '@angular/upgrade/src/dynamic/content_projection_helper';
+import {nodes} from './test_helpers';
+
+
+export function main() {
+  describe('groupNodesBySelector', () => {
+    let groupNodesBySelector: (ngContentSelectors: string[], nodes: Node[]) => Node[][];
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      const projectionHelper = new DynamicContentProjectionHelper();
+      groupNodesBySelector = projectionHelper.groupNodesBySelector.bind(projectionHelper);
+    });
+
+
+    it('should return an array of node collections for each selector', () => {
+      const contentNodes = nodes(
+          '<div class="x"><span>div-1 content</span></div>' +
+          '<input type="number" name="myNum">' +
+          '<input type="date" name="myDate">' +
+          '<span>span content</span>' +
+          '<div class="x"><span>div-2 content</span></div>');
+
+      const selectors = ['input[type=date]', 'span', '.x'];
+      const projectableNodes = groupNodesBySelector(selectors, contentNodes);
+
+      expect(projectableNodes[0]).toEqual(nodes('<input type="date" name="myDate">'));
+      expect(projectableNodes[1]).toEqual(nodes('<span>span content</span>'));
+      expect(projectableNodes[2])
+          .toEqual(nodes(
+              '<div class="x"><span>div-1 content</span></div>' +
+              '<div class="x"><span>div-2 content</span></div>'));
+    });
+
+    it('should collect up unmatched nodes for the wildcard selector', () => {
+      const contentNodes = nodes(
+          '<div class="x"><span>div-1 content</span></div>' +
+          '<input type="number" name="myNum">' +
+          '<input type="date" name="myDate">' +
+          '<span>span content</span>' +
+          '<div class="x"><span>div-2 content</span></div>');
+
+      const selectors = ['.x', '*', 'input[type=date]'];
+      const projectableNodes = groupNodesBySelector(selectors, contentNodes);
+
+      expect(projectableNodes[0])
+          .toEqual(nodes(
+              '<div class="x"><span>div-1 content</span></div>' +
+              '<div class="x"><span>div-2 content</span></div>'));
+      expect(projectableNodes[1])
+          .toEqual(nodes(
+              '<input type="number" name="myNum">' +
+              '<span>span content</span>'));
+      expect(projectableNodes[2]).toEqual(nodes('<input type="date" name="myDate">'));
+    });
+
+    it('should return an array of empty arrays if there are no nodes passed in', () => {
+      const selectors = ['.x', '*', 'input[type=date]'];
+      const projectableNodes = groupNodesBySelector(selectors, []);
+      expect(projectableNodes).toEqual([[], [], []]);
+    });
+
+    it('should return an empty array for each selector that does not match', () => {
+      const contentNodes = nodes(
+          '<div class="x"><span>div-1 content</span></div>' +
+          '<input type="number" name="myNum">' +
+          '<input type="date" name="myDate">' +
+          '<span>span content</span>' +
+          '<div class="x"><span>div-2 content</span></div>');
+
+      const noSelectorNodes = groupNodesBySelector([], contentNodes);
+      expect(noSelectorNodes).toEqual([]);
+
+      const noMatchSelectorNodes = groupNodesBySelector(['.not-there'], contentNodes);
+      expect(noMatchSelectorNodes).toEqual([[]]);
+    });
+  });
+}
diff --git a/packages/upgrade/test/static/integration/change_detection_spec.ts b/packages/upgrade/test/static/integration/change_detection_spec.ts
index 9f43a3b0bc..96eae146a4 100644
--- a/packages/upgrade/test/static/integration/change_detection_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/upgrade/test/static/integration/change_detection_spec.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export function main() {
          bootstrap(platformBrowserDynamic(), Ng2Module, element, ng1Module).then((upgrade) => {
            expect(document.body.textContent).toEqual('1A;2A;ng1a;2B;ng1b;2C;1C;');
            // https://github.com/angular/angular.js/issues/12983
-           expect(log).toEqual(['1A', '1C', '2A', '2B', '2C', 'ng1a', 'ng1b']);
+           expect(log).toEqual(['1A', '1B', '1C', '2A', '2B', '2C', 'ng1a', 'ng1b']);
          });
        }));
 
diff --git a/packages/upgrade/test/static/integration/content_projection_spec.ts b/packages/upgrade/test/static/integration/content_projection_spec.ts
index ef211d229e..d4e636db6f 100644
--- a/packages/upgrade/test/static/integration/content_projection_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/upgrade/test/static/integration/content_projection_spec.ts
@@ -72,14 +72,16 @@ export function main() {
            ngDoBootstrap() {}
          }
 
-         const ng1Module = angular.module('ng1', [])
-                               .directive('ng2', downgradeComponent({component: Ng2Component}))
-                               .run(($rootScope: angular.IRootScopeService) => {
-                                 $rootScope['items'] = [
-                                   {id: 'a', subitems: [1, 2, 3]}, {id: 'b', subitems: [4, 5, 6]},
-                                   {id: 'c', subitems: [7, 8, 9]}
-                                 ];
-                               });
+         const ng1Module =
+             angular.module('ng1', [])
+                 .directive(
+                     'ng2', downgradeComponent({component: Ng2Component, inputs: ['itemId']}))
+                 .run(($rootScope: angular.IRootScopeService) => {
+                   $rootScope['items'] = [
+                     {id: 'a', subitems: [1, 2, 3]}, {id: 'b', subitems: [4, 5, 6]},
+                     {id: 'c', subitems: [7, 8, 9]}
+                   ];
+                 });
 
          const element = html(`
            <ng2 ng-repeat="item in items" [item-id]="item.id">
@@ -160,7 +162,7 @@ export function main() {
          }
 
          const ng1Module = angular.module('ng1', []).directive(
-             'ng2', downgradeComponent({component: Ng2Component}));
+             'ng2', downgradeComponent({component: Ng2Component, selectors: ['.ng1a', '.ng1b']}));
 
          // The ng-if on one of the projected children is here to make sure
          // the correct slot is targeted even with structural directives in play.
diff --git a/packages/upgrade/test/static/integration/downgrade_component_spec.ts b/packages/upgrade/test/static/integration/downgrade_component_spec.ts
index 0e44113338..59339416dc 100644
--- a/packages/upgrade/test/static/integration/downgrade_component_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/upgrade/test/static/integration/downgrade_component_spec.ts
@@ -108,9 +108,15 @@ export function main() {
            };
          }
 
-         ng1Module.directive('ng2', downgradeComponent({
-                               component: Ng2Component,
-                             }));
+         ng1Module.directive(
+             'ng2', downgradeComponent({
+               component: Ng2Component,
+               inputs: ['literal', 'interpolate', 'oneWayA', 'oneWayB', 'twoWayA', 'twoWayB'],
+               outputs: [
+                 'eventA', 'eventB', 'twoWayAEmitter: twoWayAChange',
+                 'twoWayBEmitter: twoWayBChange'
+               ]
+             }));
 
          @NgModule({
            declarations: [Ng2Component],
diff --git a/packages/upgrade/test/static/integration/examples_spec.ts b/packages/upgrade/test/static/integration/examples_spec.ts
index 9e9f8dbcad..831db3bf00 100644
--- a/packages/upgrade/test/static/integration/examples_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/upgrade/test/static/integration/examples_spec.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ export function main() {
                        };
                      })
                  // This is wrapping (downgrading) an Angular component to be used in AngularJS
-                 .directive('ng2', downgradeComponent({component: Ng2Component}));
+                 .directive(
+                     'ng2',
+                     downgradeComponent({component: Ng2Component, inputs: ['nameProp: name']}));
 
          // This is the (AngularJS) application bootstrap element
          // Notice that it is actually a downgraded Angular component
diff --git a/packages/upgrade/test/static/integration/upgrade_component_spec.ts b/packages/upgrade/test/static/integration/upgrade_component_spec.ts
index a8a3546c9f..b1690b7126 100644
--- a/packages/upgrade/test/static/integration/upgrade_component_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/upgrade/test/static/integration/upgrade_component_spec.ts
@@ -2627,10 +2627,12 @@ export function main() {
            }
 
            // Define `ng1Module`
-           const ng1Module = angular.module('ng1Module', [])
-                                 .directive('ng1A', () => ng1DirectiveA)
-                                 .directive('ng1B', () => ng1DirectiveB)
-                                 .directive('ng2', downgradeComponent({component: Ng2Component}));
+           const ng1Module =
+               angular.module('ng1Module', [])
+                   .directive('ng1A', () => ng1DirectiveA)
+                   .directive('ng1B', () => ng1DirectiveB)
+                   .directive(
+                       'ng2', downgradeComponent({component: Ng2Component, inputs: ['show']}));
 
            // Define `Ng2Module`
            @NgModule({
@@ -2727,10 +2729,12 @@ export function main() {
            }
 
            // Define `ng1Module`
-           const ng1Module = angular.module('ng1Module', [])
-                                 .directive('ng1A', () => ng1DirectiveA)
-                                 .directive('ng1B', () => ng1DirectiveB)
-                                 .directive('ng2', downgradeComponent({component: Ng2Component}));
+           const ng1Module =
+               angular.module('ng1Module', [])
+                   .directive('ng1A', () => ng1DirectiveA)
+                   .directive('ng1B', () => ng1DirectiveB)
+                   .directive(
+                       'ng2', downgradeComponent({component: Ng2Component, inputs: ['show']}));
 
            // Define `Ng2Module`
            @NgModule({
@@ -3082,7 +3086,11 @@ export function main() {
          const ng1Module = angular.module('ng1', [])
                                .component('ng1X', ng1Component)
                                .directive('ng2A', downgradeComponent({component: Ng2ComponentA}))
-                               .directive('ng2B', downgradeComponent({component: Ng2ComponentB}));
+                               .directive('ng2B', downgradeComponent({
+                                            component: Ng2ComponentB,
+                                            inputs: ['ng2BInputA: ng2BInput1', 'ng2BInputC'],
+                                            outputs: ['ng2BOutputC']
+                                          }));
 
          // Define `Ng2Module`
          @NgModule({
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/core/typings/core.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/core/typings/core.d.ts
index 668ec82df6..1868d6001c 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/core/typings/core.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/core/typings/core.d.ts
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ export declare class Compiler {
     compileModuleAndAllComponentsSync<T>(moduleType: Type<T>): ModuleWithComponentFactories<T>;
     compileModuleAsync<T>(moduleType: Type<T>): Promise<NgModuleFactory<T>>;
     compileModuleSync<T>(moduleType: Type<T>): NgModuleFactory<T>;
-    /** @deprecated */ getNgContentSelectors(component: Type<any>): string[];
+    getNgContentSelectors(component: Type<any>): string[];
 }
 
 /** @experimental */
@@ -226,15 +226,6 @@ export interface ComponentDecorator {
 /** @stable */
 export declare abstract class ComponentFactory<C> {
     readonly abstract componentType: Type<any>;
-    readonly abstract inputs: {
-        propName: string;
-        templateName: string;
-    }[];
-    readonly abstract ngContentSelectors: string[];
-    readonly abstract outputs: {
-        propName: string;
-        templateName: string;
-    }[];
     readonly abstract selector: string;
     abstract create(injector: Injector, projectableNodes?: any[][], rootSelectorOrNode?: string | any, ngModule?: NgModuleRef<any>): ComponentRef<C>;
 }
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/upgrade/typings/static/index.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/upgrade/typings/static/index.d.ts
index 40cee4c38d..6398773b84 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/upgrade/typings/static/index.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/upgrade/typings/static/index.d.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 /** @experimental */
 export declare function downgradeComponent(info: {
     component: Type<any>;
-    /** @deprecated */ inputs?: string[];
-    /** @deprecated */ outputs?: string[];
-    /** @deprecated */ selectors?: string[];
+    inputs?: string[];
+    outputs?: string[];
+    selectors?: string[];
 }): any;
 
 /** @experimental */