diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_compiler_compliance_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_compiler_compliance_spec.ts
index 8eca2159c4..3015e4bbac 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_compiler_compliance_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_compiler_compliance_spec.ts
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
 
                 @Component({
                   selector: 'my-app',
-                  template: '{{name | myPipe:size | myPurePipe:size }}<p>{{ name | myPipe:1:2:3:4:5 }}</p>'
+                  template: '{{name | myPipe:size | myPurePipe:size }}<p>{{ name | myPipe:1:2:3:4:5 }} {{ name ? 1 : 2 | myPipe }}</p>'
                 })
                 export class MyApp {
                   name = 'World';
@@ -1795,8 +1795,8 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
               type: MyApp,
               selectors: [["my-app"]],
               factory: function MyApp_Factory(t) { return new (t || MyApp)(); },
-              consts: 6,
-              vars: 17,
+              consts: 7,
+              vars: 20,
               template:  function MyApp_Template(rf, ctx) {
                 if (rf & 1) {
                   $r3$.ɵtext(0);
@@ -1805,11 +1805,12 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
                   $r3$.ɵelementStart(3, "p");
                   $r3$.ɵtext(4);
                   $r3$.ɵpipe(5, "myPipe");
+                  $r3$.ɵpipe(6, "myPipe");
                   $r3$.ɵelementEnd();
                 }
                 if (rf & 2) {
-                  $r3$.ɵtextBinding(0, $r3$.ɵinterpolation1("", $r3$.ɵpipeBind2(1, 2, $r3$.ɵpipeBind2(2, 5, ctx.name, ctx.size), ctx.size), ""));
-                  $r3$.ɵtextBinding(4, $r3$.ɵinterpolation1("", $r3$.ɵpipeBindV(5, 8, $r3$.ɵpureFunction1(15, $c0$, ctx.name)), ""));
+                  $r3$.ɵtextBinding(0, $r3$.ɵinterpolation1("", $r3$.ɵpipeBind2(1, 3, $r3$.ɵpipeBind2(2, 6, ctx.name, ctx.size), ctx.size), ""));
+                  $r3$.ɵtextBinding(4, $r3$.ɵinterpolation2("", $r3$.ɵpipeBindV(5, 9, $r3$.ɵpureFunction1(18, $c0$, ctx.name)), " ", (ctx.name ? 1 : $r3$.ɵpipeBind1(6, 16, 2)), ""));
                 }
               },
               pipes: [MyPurePipe, MyPipe],
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/expression_parser/ast.ts b/packages/compiler/src/expression_parser/ast.ts
index c511a4dc23..4c35710620 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/expression_parser/ast.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/expression_parser/ast.ts
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ export class AstMemoryEfficientTransformer implements AstVisitor {
     const condition = ast.condition.visit(this);
     const trueExp = ast.trueExp.visit(this);
     const falseExp = ast.falseExp.visit(this);
-    if (condition !== ast.condition || trueExp !== ast.trueExp || falseExp !== falseExp) {
+    if (condition !== ast.condition || trueExp !== ast.trueExp || falseExp !== ast.falseExp) {
       return new Conditional(ast.span, condition, trueExp, falseExp);
     }
     return ast;
diff --git a/packages/core/test/acceptance/pipe_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/acceptance/pipe_spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..003473a731
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/test/acceptance/pipe_spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/**
+ * @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 {Component, Pipe, PipeTransform} from '@angular/core';
+import {TestBed} from '@angular/core/testing';
+import {expect} from '@angular/platform-browser/testing/src/matchers';
+
+describe('pipe', () => {
+  it('should support pipe in context of ternary operator', () => {
+    @Pipe({name: 'pipe'})
+    class MyPipe implements PipeTransform {
+      transform(value: any): any { return value; }
+    }
+
+    @Component({
+      selector: 'my-app',
+      template: `{{ condition ? 'a' : 'b' | pipe }}`,
+    })
+    class MyApp {
+      condition = false;
+    }
+
+    TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [MyApp, MyPipe]});
+    const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(MyApp);
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+
+    expect(fixture.nativeElement).toHaveText('b');
+
+    fixture.componentInstance.condition = true;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    expect(fixture.nativeElement).toHaveText('a');
+  });
+});