diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/host/esm2015_host.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/host/esm2015_host.ts
index f926f216d8..ef6dd09114 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/host/esm2015_host.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/host/esm2015_host.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import * as ts from 'typescript';
 
 import {AbsoluteFsPath} from '../../../src/ngtsc/file_system';
-import {ClassDeclaration, ClassMember, ClassMemberKind, ConcreteDeclaration, CtorParameter, Declaration, Decorator, TypeScriptReflectionHost, isDecoratorIdentifier, reflectObjectLiteral} from '../../../src/ngtsc/reflection';
+import {ClassDeclaration, ClassMember, ClassMemberKind, ConcreteDeclaration, CtorParameter, Declaration, Decorator, TypeScriptReflectionHost, TypeValueReference, isDecoratorIdentifier, reflectObjectLiteral} from '../../../src/ngtsc/reflection';
 import {isWithinPackage} from '../analysis/util';
 import {Logger} from '../logging/logger';
 import {BundleProgram} from '../packages/bundle_program';
@@ -1357,12 +1357,34 @@ export class Esm2015ReflectionHost extends TypeScriptReflectionHost implements N
           constructorParamInfo[index] :
           {decorators: null, typeExpression: null};
       const nameNode = node.name;
+
+      let typeValueReference: TypeValueReference|null = null;
+      if (typeExpression !== null) {
+        // `typeExpression` is an expression in a "type" context. Resolve it to a declared value.
+        // Either it's a reference to an imported type, or a type declared locally. Distinguish the
+        // two cases with `getDeclarationOfExpression`.
+        const decl = this.getDeclarationOfExpression(typeExpression);
+        if (decl !== null && decl.node !== null && decl.viaModule !== null &&
+            isNamedDeclaration(decl.node)) {
+          typeValueReference = {
+            local: false,
+            valueDeclaration: decl.node,
+            moduleName: decl.viaModule,
+            name: decl.node.name.text,
+          };
+        } else {
+          typeValueReference = {
+            local: true,
+            expression: typeExpression,
+            defaultImportStatement: null,
+          };
+        }
+      }
+
       return {
         name: getNameText(nameNode),
         nameNode,
-        typeValueReference: typeExpression !== null ?
-            {local: true as true, expression: typeExpression, defaultImportStatement: null} :
-            null,
+        typeValueReference,
         typeNode: null, decorators
       };
     });
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/host/esm2015_host_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/host/esm2015_host_spec.ts
index 43ce43a19d..4934a4fac2 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/host/esm2015_host_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/host/esm2015_host_spec.ts
@@ -54,11 +54,10 @@ runInEachFileSystem(() => {
       SOME_DIRECTIVE_FILE = {
         name: _('/some_directive.js'),
         contents: `
-    import { Directive, Inject, InjectionToken, Input, HostListener, HostBinding } from '@angular/core';
+    import { Directive, Inject, InjectionToken, Input, HostListener, HostBinding, ViewContainerRef, TemplateRef } from '@angular/core';
 
     const INJECTED_TOKEN = new InjectionToken('injected');
-    const ViewContainerRef = {};
-    const TemplateRef = {};
+    const TestToken = {};
 
     class SomeDirective {
       constructor(_viewContainer, _template, injected) {
@@ -196,6 +195,7 @@ runInEachFileSystem(() => {
     class NoArgsProperty {
     }
     NoArgsProperty.decorators = [
+
       { type: Directive },
     ];
 
@@ -1099,6 +1099,7 @@ runInEachFileSystem(() => {
 
     describe('getConstructorParameters()', () => {
       it('should find the decorated constructor parameters', () => {
+        loadFakeCore(getFileSystem());
         loadTestFiles([SOME_DIRECTIVE_FILE]);
         const {program} = makeTestBundleProgram(SOME_DIRECTIVE_FILE.name);
         const host = new Esm2015ReflectionHost(new MockLogger(), false, program.getTypeChecker());
@@ -1111,7 +1112,7 @@ runInEachFileSystem(() => {
           '_viewContainer', '_template', 'injected'
         ]);
         expectTypeValueReferencesForParameters(
-            parameters, ['ViewContainerRef', 'TemplateRef', null]);
+            parameters, ['ViewContainerRef', 'TemplateRef', null], '@angular/core');
       });
 
       it('should accept `ctorParameters` as an array', () => {
@@ -1499,23 +1500,15 @@ runInEachFileSystem(() => {
 
     describe('getDeclarationOfIdentifier()', () => {
       it('should return the declaration of a locally defined identifier', () => {
+        loadFakeCore(getFileSystem());
         loadTestFiles([SOME_DIRECTIVE_FILE]);
         const {program} = makeTestBundleProgram(SOME_DIRECTIVE_FILE.name);
         const host = new Esm2015ReflectionHost(new MockLogger(), false, program.getTypeChecker());
         const classNode = getDeclaration(
             program, SOME_DIRECTIVE_FILE.name, 'SomeDirective', isNamedClassDeclaration);
-        const ctrDecorators = host.getConstructorParameters(classNode) !;
-        const identifierOfViewContainerRef = (ctrDecorators[0].typeValueReference !as{
-                                               local: true,
-                                               expression: ts.Identifier,
-                                               defaultImportStatement: null,
-                                             }).expression;
-
-        const expectedDeclarationNode = getDeclaration(
-            program, SOME_DIRECTIVE_FILE.name, 'ViewContainerRef', isNamedVariableDeclaration);
-        const actualDeclaration = host.getDeclarationOfIdentifier(identifierOfViewContainerRef);
+        const actualDeclaration = host.getDeclarationOfIdentifier(classNode.name);
         expect(actualDeclaration).not.toBe(null);
-        expect(actualDeclaration !.node).toBe(expectedDeclarationNode);
+        expect(actualDeclaration !.node).toBe(classNode);
         expect(actualDeclaration !.viaModule).toBe(null);
       });
 
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/host/umd_host_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/host/umd_host_spec.ts
index 4cdc43c50a..df14a01567 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/host/umd_host_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/host/umd_host_spec.ts
@@ -1560,9 +1560,6 @@ runInEachFileSystem(() => {
 
           expect(decorators.length).toEqual(1);
           expect(decorators[0].import).toBe(mockImportInfo);
-
-          const typeIdentifier = spy.calls.mostRecent().args[0] as ts.Identifier;
-          expect(typeIdentifier.text).toBe('Inject');
         });
       });
 
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/host/util.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/host/util.ts
index 09bb27282b..7e6a9de5ee 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/host/util.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/host/util.ts
@@ -14,15 +14,26 @@ import {CtorParameter} from '../../../src/ngtsc/reflection';
  * names.
  */
 export function expectTypeValueReferencesForParameters(
-    parameters: CtorParameter[], expectedParams: (string | null)[]) {
+    parameters: CtorParameter[], expectedParams: (string | null)[],
+    fromModule: string | null = null) {
   parameters !.forEach((param, idx) => {
     const expected = expectedParams[idx];
     if (expected !== null) {
-      if (param.typeValueReference === null || !param.typeValueReference.local ||
-          !ts.isIdentifier(param.typeValueReference.expression)) {
+      if (param.typeValueReference === null) {
         fail(`Incorrect typeValueReference generated, expected ${expected}`);
-      } else {
-        expect(param.typeValueReference.expression.text).toEqual(expected);
+      } else if (param.typeValueReference.local && fromModule !== null) {
+        fail(`Incorrect typeValueReference generated, expected non-local`);
+      } else if (!param.typeValueReference.local && fromModule === null) {
+        fail(`Incorrect typeValueReference generated, expected local`);
+      } else if (param.typeValueReference.local) {
+        if (!ts.isIdentifier(param.typeValueReference.expression)) {
+          fail(`Incorrect typeValueReference generated, expected identifer`);
+        } else {
+          expect(param.typeValueReference.expression.text).toEqual(expected);
+        }
+      } else if (param.typeValueReference !== null) {
+        expect(param.typeValueReference.moduleName).toBe(fromModule !);
+        expect(param.typeValueReference.name).toBe(expected);
       }
     }
   });