diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngcc/src/analysis/decoration_analyzer.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngcc/src/analysis/decoration_analyzer.ts
index 84d747fc98..03149452bc 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngcc/src/analysis/decoration_analyzer.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngcc/src/analysis/decoration_analyzer.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export class DecorationAnalyzer {
         this.moduleResolver, this.cycleAnalyzer),
     new DirectiveDecoratorHandler(
         this.reflectionHost, this.evaluator, this.scopeRegistry, this.isCore),
-    new InjectableDecoratorHandler(this.reflectionHost, this.isCore),
+    new InjectableDecoratorHandler(this.reflectionHost, this.isCore, /* strictCtorDeps */ false),
     new NgModuleDecoratorHandler(
         this.reflectionHost, this.evaluator, this.scopeRegistry, this.referencesRegistry,
         this.isCore, /* routeAnalyzer */ null),
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/directive.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/directive.ts
index 8c3c5c66d2..61f2a72e2d 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/directive.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/directive.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import {AnalysisOutput, CompileResult, DecoratorHandler} from '../../transform';
 
 import {generateSetClassMetadataCall} from './metadata';
 import {SelectorScopeRegistry} from './selector_scope';
-import {extractDirectiveGuards, getConstructorDependencies, isAngularCore, unwrapExpression, unwrapForwardRef} from './util';
+import {extractDirectiveGuards, getValidConstructorDependencies, isAngularCore, unwrapExpression, unwrapForwardRef} from './util';
 
 const EMPTY_OBJECT: {[key: string]: string} = {};
 
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ export function extractDirectiveMetadata(
       clazz.heritageClauses.some(hc => hc.token === ts.SyntaxKind.ExtendsKeyword);
   const metadata: R3DirectiveMetadata = {
     name: clazz.name !.text,
-    deps: getConstructorDependencies(clazz, reflector, isCore), host,
+    deps: getValidConstructorDependencies(clazz, reflector, isCore), host,
     lifecycle: {
         usesOnChanges,
     },
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/injectable.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/injectable.ts
index 9f72891cb8..c3434fadce 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/injectable.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/injectable.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {Decorator, ReflectionHost, reflectObjectLiteral} from '../../reflection'
 import {AnalysisOutput, CompileResult, DecoratorHandler} from '../../transform';
 
 import {generateSetClassMetadataCall} from './metadata';
-import {getConstructorDependencies, isAngularCore} from './util';
+import {getConstructorDependencies, getValidConstructorDependencies, isAngularCore, validateConstructorDependencies} from './util';
 
 export interface InjectableHandlerData {
   meta: R3InjectableMetadata;
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ export interface InjectableHandlerData {
  */
 export class InjectableDecoratorHandler implements
     DecoratorHandler<InjectableHandlerData, Decorator> {
-  constructor(private reflector: ReflectionHost, private isCore: boolean) {}
+  constructor(
+      private reflector: ReflectionHost, private isCore: boolean, private strictCtorDeps: boolean) {
+  }
 
   detect(node: ts.Declaration, decorators: Decorator[]|null): Decorator|undefined {
     if (!decorators) {
@@ -39,7 +41,8 @@ export class InjectableDecoratorHandler implements
   analyze(node: ts.ClassDeclaration, decorator: Decorator): AnalysisOutput<InjectableHandlerData> {
     return {
       analysis: {
-        meta: extractInjectableMetadata(node, decorator, this.reflector, this.isCore),
+        meta: extractInjectableMetadata(
+            node, decorator, this.reflector, this.isCore, this.strictCtorDeps),
         metadataStmt: generateSetClassMetadataCall(node, this.reflector, this.isCore),
       },
     };
@@ -62,23 +65,49 @@ export class InjectableDecoratorHandler implements
 /**
  * Read metadata from the `@Injectable` decorator and produce the `IvyInjectableMetadata`, the input
  * metadata needed to run `compileIvyInjectable`.
+ *
+ * A `null` return value indicates this is @Injectable has invalid data.
  */
 function extractInjectableMetadata(
-    clazz: ts.ClassDeclaration, decorator: Decorator, reflector: ReflectionHost,
-    isCore: boolean): R3InjectableMetadata {
+    clazz: ts.ClassDeclaration, decorator: Decorator, reflector: ReflectionHost, isCore: boolean,
+    strictCtorDeps: boolean): R3InjectableMetadata {
   if (clazz.name === undefined) {
     throw new FatalDiagnosticError(
         ErrorCode.DECORATOR_ON_ANONYMOUS_CLASS, decorator.node, `@Injectable on anonymous class`);
   }
   const name = clazz.name.text;
   const type = new WrappedNodeExpr(clazz.name);
-  const ctorDeps = getConstructorDependencies(clazz, reflector, isCore);
   const typeArgumentCount = reflector.getGenericArityOfClass(clazz) || 0;
   if (decorator.args === null) {
     throw new FatalDiagnosticError(
         ErrorCode.DECORATOR_NOT_CALLED, decorator.node, '@Injectable must be called');
   }
   if (decorator.args.length === 0) {
+    // Ideally, using @Injectable() would have the same effect as using @Injectable({...}), and be
+    // subject to the same validation. However, existing Angular code abuses @Injectable, applying
+    // it to things like abstract classes with constructors that were never meant for use with
+    // Angular's DI.
+    //
+    // To deal with this, @Injectable() without an argument is more lenient, and if the constructor
+    // signature does not work for DI then an ngInjectableDef that throws.
+    let ctorDeps: R3DependencyMetadata[]|'invalid'|null = null;
+    if (strictCtorDeps) {
+      ctorDeps = getValidConstructorDependencies(clazz, reflector, isCore);
+    } else {
+      const possibleCtorDeps = getConstructorDependencies(clazz, reflector, isCore);
+      if (possibleCtorDeps !== null) {
+        if (possibleCtorDeps.deps !== null) {
+          // This use of @Injectable has valid constructor dependencies.
+          ctorDeps = possibleCtorDeps.deps;
+        } else {
+          // This use of @Injectable is technically invalid. Generate a factory function which
+          // throws
+          // an error.
+          // TODO(alxhub): log warnings for the bad use of @Injectable.
+          ctorDeps = 'invalid';
+        }
+      }
+    }
     return {
       name,
       type,
@@ -86,6 +115,20 @@ function extractInjectableMetadata(
       providedIn: new LiteralExpr(null), ctorDeps,
     };
   } else if (decorator.args.length === 1) {
+    const rawCtorDeps = getConstructorDependencies(clazz, reflector, isCore);
+    let ctorDeps: R3DependencyMetadata[]|'invalid'|null = null;
+
+    // rawCtorDeps will be null if the class has no constructor.
+    if (rawCtorDeps !== null) {
+      if (rawCtorDeps.deps !== null) {
+        // A constructor existed and had valid dependencies.
+        ctorDeps = rawCtorDeps.deps;
+      } else {
+        // A constructor existed but had invalid dependencies.
+        ctorDeps = 'invalid';
+      }
+    }
+
     const metaNode = decorator.args[0];
     // Firstly make sure the decorator argument is an inline literal - if not, it's illegal to
     // transport references from one location to another. This is the problem that lowering
@@ -119,7 +162,7 @@ function extractInjectableMetadata(
         typeArgumentCount,
         ctorDeps,
         providedIn,
-        useValue: new WrappedNodeExpr(meta.get('useValue') !)
+        useValue: new WrappedNodeExpr(meta.get('useValue') !),
       };
     } else if (meta.has('useExisting')) {
       return {
@@ -128,7 +171,7 @@ function extractInjectableMetadata(
         typeArgumentCount,
         ctorDeps,
         providedIn,
-        useExisting: new WrappedNodeExpr(meta.get('useExisting') !)
+        useExisting: new WrappedNodeExpr(meta.get('useExisting') !),
       };
     } else if (meta.has('useClass')) {
       return {
@@ -137,13 +180,23 @@ function extractInjectableMetadata(
         typeArgumentCount,
         ctorDeps,
         providedIn,
-        useClass: new WrappedNodeExpr(meta.get('useClass') !), userDeps
+        useClass: new WrappedNodeExpr(meta.get('useClass') !), userDeps,
       };
     } else if (meta.has('useFactory')) {
       // useFactory is special - the 'deps' property must be analyzed.
       const factory = new WrappedNodeExpr(meta.get('useFactory') !);
-      return {name, type, typeArgumentCount, providedIn, useFactory: factory, ctorDeps, userDeps};
+      return {
+        name,
+        type,
+        typeArgumentCount,
+        providedIn,
+        useFactory: factory, ctorDeps, userDeps,
+      };
     } else {
+      if (strictCtorDeps) {
+        // Since use* was not provided, validate the deps according to strictCtorDeps.
+        validateConstructorDependencies(clazz, rawCtorDeps);
+      }
       return {name, type, typeArgumentCount, providedIn, ctorDeps};
     }
   } else {
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 bb15665356..99c2863a76 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/ng_module.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/ng_module.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import {AnalysisOutput, CompileResult, DecoratorHandler} from '../../transform';
 import {generateSetClassMetadataCall} from './metadata';
 import {ReferencesRegistry} from './references_registry';
 import {SelectorScopeRegistry} from './selector_scope';
-import {getConstructorDependencies, isAngularCore, toR3Reference, unwrapExpression} from './util';
+import {getValidConstructorDependencies, isAngularCore, toR3Reference, unwrapExpression} from './util';
 
 export interface NgModuleAnalysis {
   ngModuleDef: R3NgModuleMetadata;
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ export class NgModuleDecoratorHandler implements DecoratorHandler<NgModuleAnalys
     const ngInjectorDef: R3InjectorMetadata = {
       name: node.name !.text,
       type: new WrappedNodeExpr(node.name !),
-      deps: getConstructorDependencies(node, this.reflector, this.isCore), providers,
+      deps: getValidConstructorDependencies(node, this.reflector, this.isCore), providers,
       imports: new LiteralArrayExpr(injectorImports),
     };
 
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/pipe.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/pipe.ts
index c8f5f25ad0..9ebee27f00 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/pipe.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/pipe.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import {AnalysisOutput, CompileResult, DecoratorHandler} from '../../transform';
 
 import {generateSetClassMetadataCall} from './metadata';
 import {SelectorScopeRegistry} from './selector_scope';
-import {getConstructorDependencies, isAngularCore, unwrapExpression} from './util';
+import {getValidConstructorDependencies, isAngularCore, unwrapExpression} from './util';
 
 export interface PipeHandlerData {
   meta: R3PipeMetadata;
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export class PipeDecoratorHandler implements DecoratorHandler<PipeHandlerData, D
           name,
           type,
           pipeName,
-          deps: getConstructorDependencies(clazz, this.reflector, this.isCore), pure,
+          deps: getValidConstructorDependencies(clazz, this.reflector, this.isCore), pure,
         },
         metadataStmt: generateSetClassMetadataCall(clazz, this.reflector, this.isCore),
       },
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/util.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/util.ts
index 5c58709cc6..947b6d332b 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/util.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/util.ts
@@ -11,12 +11,30 @@ import * as ts from 'typescript';
 
 import {ErrorCode, FatalDiagnosticError} from '../../diagnostics';
 import {AbsoluteReference, ImportMode, Reference} from '../../imports';
-import {ClassMemberKind, Decorator, ReflectionHost} from '../../reflection';
+import {ClassMemberKind, CtorParameter, Decorator, ReflectionHost} from '../../reflection';
+
+export enum ConstructorDepErrorKind {
+  NO_SUITABLE_TOKEN,
+}
+
+export type ConstructorDeps = {
+  deps: R3DependencyMetadata[];
+} |
+{
+  deps: null;
+  errors: ConstructorDepError[];
+};
+
+export interface ConstructorDepError {
+  index: number;
+  param: CtorParameter;
+  kind: ConstructorDepErrorKind;
+}
 
 export function getConstructorDependencies(
-    clazz: ts.ClassDeclaration, reflector: ReflectionHost, isCore: boolean): R3DependencyMetadata[]|
-    null {
-  const useType: R3DependencyMetadata[] = [];
+    clazz: ts.ClassDeclaration, reflector: ReflectionHost, isCore: boolean): ConstructorDeps|null {
+  const deps: R3DependencyMetadata[] = [];
+  const errors: ConstructorDepError[] = [];
   let ctorParams = reflector.getConstructorParameters(clazz);
   if (ctorParams === null) {
     if (reflector.hasBaseClass(clazz)) {
@@ -60,14 +78,43 @@ export function getConstructorDependencies(
       }
     });
     if (tokenExpr === null) {
-      throw new FatalDiagnosticError(
-          ErrorCode.PARAM_MISSING_TOKEN, param.nameNode,
-          `No suitable injection token for parameter '${param.name || idx}' of class '${clazz.name!.text}'. Found: ${param.typeNode!.getText()}`);
+      errors.push({
+        index: idx,
+        kind: ConstructorDepErrorKind.NO_SUITABLE_TOKEN, param,
+      });
+    } else {
+      const token = new WrappedNodeExpr(tokenExpr);
+      deps.push({token, optional, self, skipSelf, host, resolved});
     }
-    const token = new WrappedNodeExpr(tokenExpr);
-    useType.push({token, optional, self, skipSelf, host, resolved});
   });
-  return useType;
+  if (errors.length === 0) {
+    return {deps};
+  } else {
+    return {deps: null, errors};
+  }
+}
+
+export function getValidConstructorDependencies(
+    clazz: ts.ClassDeclaration, reflector: ReflectionHost, isCore: boolean): R3DependencyMetadata[]|
+    null {
+  return validateConstructorDependencies(
+      clazz, getConstructorDependencies(clazz, reflector, isCore));
+}
+
+export function validateConstructorDependencies(
+    clazz: ts.ClassDeclaration, deps: ConstructorDeps | null): R3DependencyMetadata[]|null {
+  if (deps === null) {
+    return null;
+  } else if (deps.deps !== null) {
+    return deps.deps;
+  } else {
+    // TODO(alxhub): this cast is necessary because the g3 typescript version doesn't narrow here.
+    const {param, index} = (deps as{errors: ConstructorDepError[]}).errors[0];
+    // There is at least one error.
+    throw new FatalDiagnosticError(
+        ErrorCode.PARAM_MISSING_TOKEN, param.nameNode,
+        `No suitable injection token for parameter '${param.name || index}' of class '${clazz.name!.text}'. Found: ${param.typeNode!.getText()}`);
+  }
 }
 
 export function toR3Reference(
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/program.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/program.ts
index 1b8ca25bb7..2906e9fd3e 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/program.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/program.ts
@@ -340,7 +340,8 @@ export class NgtscProgram implements api.Program {
           this.rootDirs, this.options.preserveWhitespaces || false,
           this.options.i18nUseExternalIds !== false, this.moduleResolver, this.cycleAnalyzer),
       new DirectiveDecoratorHandler(this.reflector, evaluator, scopeRegistry, this.isCore),
-      new InjectableDecoratorHandler(this.reflector, this.isCore),
+      new InjectableDecoratorHandler(
+          this.reflector, this.isCore, this.options.strictInjectionParameters || false),
       new NgModuleDecoratorHandler(
           this.reflector, evaluator, scopeRegistry, referencesRegistry, this.isCore,
           this.routeAnalyzer),
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/translator/src/translator.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/translator/src/translator.ts
index bb2014a842..5fd405ab35 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/translator/src/translator.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/translator/src/translator.ts
@@ -139,7 +139,9 @@ class ExpressionTranslatorVisitor implements ExpressionVisitor, StatementVisitor
     throw new Error('Method not implemented.');
   }
 
-  visitThrowStmt(stmt: ThrowStmt, context: Context) { throw new Error('Method not implemented.'); }
+  visitThrowStmt(stmt: ThrowStmt, context: Context): ts.ThrowStatement {
+    return ts.createThrow(stmt.error.visitExpression(this, context.withExpressionMode));
+  }
 
   visitCommentStmt(stmt: CommentStmt, context: Context): never {
     throw new Error('Method not implemented.');
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/ngtsc_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/ngtsc_spec.ts
index bd21e0ffb6..c68ddf492d 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/ngtsc_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/ngtsc_spec.ts
@@ -624,6 +624,99 @@ describe('ngtsc behavioral tests', () => {
             'i0.ɵNgModuleDefWithMeta<TestModule, [typeof TestPipe, typeof TestCmp], never, never>');
   });
 
+  describe('compiling invalid @Injectables', () => {
+    describe('with strictInjectionParameters = true', () => {
+      it('should give a compile-time error if an invalid @Injectable is used with no arguments',
+         () => {
+           env.tsconfig({strictInjectionParameters: true});
+           env.write('test.ts', `
+            import {Injectable} from '@angular/core';
+    
+            @Injectable()
+            export class Test {
+              constructor(private notInjectable: string) {}
+            }
+          `);
+
+           const errors = env.driveDiagnostics();
+           expect(errors.length).toBe(1);
+           expect(errors[0].messageText).toContain('No suitable injection token for parameter');
+         });
+
+      it('should give a compile-time error if an invalid @Injectable is used with an argument',
+         () => {
+           env.tsconfig({strictInjectionParameters: true});
+           env.write('test.ts', `
+            import {Injectable} from '@angular/core';
+    
+            @Injectable()
+            export class Test {
+              constructor(private notInjectable: string) {}
+            }
+          `);
+
+           const errors = env.driveDiagnostics();
+           expect(errors.length).toBe(1);
+           expect(errors[0].messageText).toContain('No suitable injection token for parameter');
+         });
+
+      it('should not give a compile-time error if an invalid @Injectable is used with useValue',
+         () => {
+           env.tsconfig({strictInjectionParameters: true});
+           env.write('test.ts', `
+               import {Injectable} from '@angular/core';
+       
+               @Injectable({
+                 providedIn: 'root',
+                 useValue: '42',
+               })
+               export class Test {
+                 constructor(private notInjectable: string) {}
+               }
+             `);
+
+           env.driveMain();
+           const jsContents = env.getContents('test.js');
+           expect(jsContents).toMatch(/if \(t\).*throw new Error.* else .* '42'/ms);
+         });
+    });
+
+    describe('with strictInjectionParameters = false', () => {
+      it('should compile an @Injectable on a class with a non-injectable constructor', () => {
+        env.tsconfig({strictInjectionParameters: false});
+        env.write('test.ts', `
+          import {Injectable} from '@angular/core';
+
+          @Injectable()
+          export class Test {
+            constructor(private notInjectable: string) {}
+          }
+        `);
+
+        env.driveMain();
+        const jsContents = env.getContents('test.js');
+        expect(jsContents).toContain('factory: function Test_Factory(t) { throw new Error(');
+      });
+
+      it('should compile an @Injectable provided in the root on a class with a non-injectable constructor',
+         () => {
+           env.tsconfig({strictInjectionParameters: false});
+           env.write('test.ts', `
+            import {Injectable} from '@angular/core';
+            @Injectable({providedIn: 'root'})
+            export class Test {
+              constructor(private notInjectable: string) {}
+            }
+          `);
+
+           env.driveMain();
+           const jsContents = env.getContents('test.js');
+           expect(jsContents).toContain('factory: function Test_Factory(t) { throw new Error(');
+         });
+
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('former View Engine AST transform bugs', () => {
     it('should compile array literals behind conditionals', () => {
       env.tsconfig();
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/injectable_compiler_2.ts b/packages/compiler/src/injectable_compiler_2.ts
index c2484b3ebc..e1c7b869de 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/injectable_compiler_2.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/injectable_compiler_2.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export interface R3InjectableMetadata {
   name: string;
   type: o.Expression;
   typeArgumentCount: number;
-  ctorDeps: R3DependencyMetadata[]|null;
+  ctorDeps: R3DependencyMetadata[]|'invalid'|null;
   providedIn: o.Expression;
   useClass?: o.Expression;
   useFactory?: o.Expression;
@@ -46,11 +46,14 @@ export function compileInjectable(meta: R3InjectableMetadata): InjectableDef {
     // used to instantiate the class with dependencies injected, or deps are not specified and
     // the factory of the class is used to instantiate it.
     //
-    // A special case exists for useClass: Type where Type is the injectable type itself, in which
-    // case omitting deps just uses the constructor dependencies instead.
+    // A special case exists for useClass: Type where Type is the injectable type itself and no
+    // deps are specified, in which case 'useClass' is effectively ignored.
 
     const useClassOnSelf = meta.useClass.isEquivalent(meta.type);
-    const deps = meta.userDeps || (useClassOnSelf && meta.ctorDeps) || undefined;
+    let deps: R3DependencyMetadata[]|undefined = undefined;
+    if (meta.userDeps !== undefined) {
+      deps = meta.userDeps;
+    }
 
     if (deps !== undefined) {
       // factory: () => new meta.useClass(...deps)
@@ -60,6 +63,8 @@ export function compileInjectable(meta: R3InjectableMetadata): InjectableDef {
         delegateDeps: deps,
         delegateType: R3FactoryDelegateType.Class,
       });
+    } else if (useClassOnSelf) {
+      result = compileFactoryFunction(factoryMeta);
     } else {
       result = compileFactoryFunction({
         ...factoryMeta,
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_factory.ts b/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_factory.ts
index d1f0a8a5e4..4808322ef4 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_factory.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_factory.ts
@@ -40,9 +40,11 @@ export interface R3ConstructorFactoryMetadata {
    * Regardless of whether `fnOrClass` is a constructor function or a user-defined factory, it
    * may have 0 or more parameters, which will be injected according to the `R3DependencyMetadata`
    * for those parameters. If this is `null`, then the type's constructor is nonexistent and will
-   * be inherited from `fnOrClass` which is interpreted as the current type.
+   * be inherited from `fnOrClass` which is interpreted as the current type. If this is `'invalid'`,
+   * then one or more of the parameters wasn't resolvable and any attempt to use these deps will
+   * result in a runtime error.
    */
-  deps: R3DependencyMetadata[]|null;
+  deps: R3DependencyMetadata[]|'invalid'|null;
 
   /**
    * An expression for the function which will be used to inject dependencies. The API of this
@@ -152,7 +154,9 @@ export function compileFactoryFunction(meta: R3FactoryMetadata):
   let ctorExpr: o.Expression|null = null;
   if (meta.deps !== null) {
     // There is a constructor (either explicitly or implicitly defined).
-    ctorExpr = new o.InstantiateExpr(typeForCtor, injectDependencies(meta.deps, meta.injectFn));
+    if (meta.deps !== 'invalid') {
+      ctorExpr = new o.InstantiateExpr(typeForCtor, injectDependencies(meta.deps, meta.injectFn));
+    }
   } else {
     const baseFactory = o.variable(`ɵ${meta.name}_BaseFactory`);
     const getInheritedFactory = o.importExpr(R3.getInheritedFactory);
@@ -173,7 +177,13 @@ export function compileFactoryFunction(meta: R3FactoryMetadata):
   function makeConditionalFactory(nonCtorExpr: o.Expression): o.ReadVarExpr {
     const r = o.variable('r');
     body.push(r.set(o.NULL_EXPR).toDeclStmt());
-    body.push(o.ifStmt(t, [r.set(ctorExprFinal).toStmt()], [r.set(nonCtorExpr).toStmt()]));
+    let ctorStmt: o.Statement|null = null;
+    if (ctorExprFinal !== null) {
+      ctorStmt = r.set(ctorExprFinal).toStmt();
+    } else {
+      ctorStmt = makeErrorStmt(meta.name);
+    }
+    body.push(o.ifStmt(t, [ctorStmt], [r.set(nonCtorExpr).toStmt()]));
     return r;
   }
 
@@ -207,10 +217,16 @@ export function compileFactoryFunction(meta: R3FactoryMetadata):
     retExpr = ctorExpr;
   }
 
+  if (retExpr !== null) {
+    body.push(new o.ReturnStatement(retExpr));
+  } else {
+    body.push(makeErrorStmt(meta.name));
+  }
+
   return {
     factory: o.fn(
-        [new o.FnParam('t', o.DYNAMIC_TYPE)], [...body, new o.ReturnStatement(retExpr)],
-        o.INFERRED_TYPE, undefined, `${meta.name}_Factory`),
+        [new o.FnParam('t', o.DYNAMIC_TYPE)], body, o.INFERRED_TYPE, undefined,
+        `${meta.name}_Factory`),
     statements,
   };
 }
@@ -292,6 +308,13 @@ export function dependenciesFromGlobalMetadata(
   return deps;
 }
 
+function makeErrorStmt(name: string): o.Statement {
+  return new o.ThrowStmt(new o.InstantiateExpr(new o.ReadVarExpr('Error'), [
+    o.literal(
+        `${name} has a constructor which is not compatible with Dependency Injection. It should probably not be @Injectable().`)
+  ]));
+}
+
 function isDelegatedMetadata(meta: R3FactoryMetadata): meta is R3DelegatedFactoryMetadata|
     R3DelegatedFnOrClassMetadata {
   return (meta as any).delegateType !== undefined;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/di/jit/injectable.ts b/packages/core/src/di/jit/injectable.ts
index 45a2e592f7..128985b578 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/di/jit/injectable.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/di/jit/injectable.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export function compileInjectable(type: Type<any>, srcMeta?: Injectable): void {
           typeArgumentCount: 0,
           providedIn: meta.providedIn,
           ctorDeps: reflectDependencies(type),
-          userDeps: undefined
+          userDeps: undefined,
         };
         if ((isUseClassProvider(meta) || isUseFactoryProvider(meta)) && meta.deps !== undefined) {
           compilerMeta.userDeps = convertDependencies(meta.deps);