diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/instructions.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/instructions.ts
index 99b62a224f..bd9cb4245f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/instructions.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/instructions.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {Type} from '../../interface/type';
 import {CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA, NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA, SchemaMetadata} from '../../metadata/schema';
 import {validateAgainstEventAttributes, validateAgainstEventProperties} from '../../sanitization/sanitization';
 import {Sanitizer} from '../../sanitization/security';
-import {assertDataInRange, assertDefined, assertDomNode, assertEqual, assertLessThan, assertNotEqual} from '../../util/assert';
+import {assertDataInRange, assertDefined, assertDomNode, assertEqual, assertGreaterThan, assertLessThan, assertNotEqual} from '../../util/assert';
 import {isObservable} from '../../util/lang';
 import {normalizeDebugBindingName, normalizeDebugBindingValue} from '../../util/ng_reflect';
 import {assertHasParent, assertLContainerOrUndefined, assertLView, assertPreviousIsParent} from '../assert';
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import {assertNodeOfPossibleTypes, assertNodeType} from '../node_assert';
 import {appendChild, appendProjectedNodes, createTextNode, insertView, removeView} from '../node_manipulation';
 import {isNodeMatchingSelectorList, matchingProjectionSelectorIndex} from '../node_selector_matcher';
 import {applyOnCreateInstructions} from '../node_util';
-import {decreaseElementDepthCount, enterView, getActiveHostContext, getBindingsEnabled, getCheckNoChangesMode, getContextLView, getCurrentDirectiveDef, getElementDepthCount, getIsParent, getLView, getPreviousOrParentTNode, increaseElementDepthCount, isCreationMode, leaveView, nextContextImpl, resetComponentState, setActiveHost, setBindingRoot, setCheckNoChangesMode, setCurrentDirectiveDef, setCurrentQueryIndex, setIsParent, setPreviousOrParentTNode} from '../state';
+import {decreaseElementDepthCount, enterView, getActiveHostContext, getBindingsEnabled, getCheckNoChangesMode, getContextLView, getCurrentDirectiveDef, getElementDepthCount, getIsParent, getLView, getPreviousOrParentTNode, getSelectedIndex, increaseElementDepthCount, isCreationMode, leaveView, nextContextImpl, resetComponentState, setActiveHost, setBindingRoot, setCheckNoChangesMode, setCurrentDirectiveDef, setCurrentQueryIndex, setIsParent, setPreviousOrParentTNode, setSelectedIndex} from '../state';
 import {getInitialClassNameValue, getInitialStyleStringValue, initializeStaticContext as initializeStaticStylingContext, patchContextWithStaticAttrs, renderInitialClasses, renderInitialStyles} from '../styling/class_and_style_bindings';
 import {ANIMATION_PROP_PREFIX, getStylingContext, hasClassInput, hasStyleInput, isAnimationProp} from '../styling/util';
 import {NO_CHANGE} from '../tokens';
@@ -408,6 +408,10 @@ export function renderEmbeddedTemplate<T>(viewToRender: LView, tView: TView, con
       oldView = enterView(viewToRender, viewToRender[T_HOST]);
       resetPreOrderHookFlags(viewToRender);
       namespaceHTML();
+
+      // Reset the selected index so we can assert that `select` was called later
+      ngDevMode && setSelectedIndex(-1);
+
       tView.template !(getRenderFlags(viewToRender), context);
       // This must be set to false immediately after the first creation run because in an
       // ngFor loop, all the views will be created together before update mode runs and turns
@@ -453,6 +457,10 @@ function renderComponentOrTemplate<T>(
       // creation mode pass
       if (templateFn) {
         namespaceHTML();
+
+        // Reset the selected index so we can assert that `select` was called later
+        ngDevMode && setSelectedIndex(-1);
+
         templateFn(RenderFlags.Create, context);
       }
 
@@ -1093,11 +1101,30 @@ export function elementEnd(): void {
 
 
 /**
- * Flushes all the lifecycle hooks for directives up until (and excluding) that node index
+ * Selects an index of an item to act on and flushes lifecycle hooks up to this point
  *
- * @param index The index of the element in the `LView`
- */
+ * Used in conjunction with instructions like {@link property} to act on elements with specified
+ * indices, for example those created with {@link element} or {@link elementStart}.
+ *
+ * ```ts
+ * (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: any) => {
+  *  if (rf & 1) {
+  *    element(0, 'div');
+  *  }
+  *  if (rf & 2) {
+  *    select(0); // Select the <div/> created above.
+  *    property('title', 'test');
+  *  }
+  * }
+  * ```
+  * @param index the index of the item to act on with the following instructions
+  */
 export function select(index: number): void {
+  ngDevMode && assertGreaterThan(index, -1, 'Invalid index');
+  ngDevMode &&
+      assertLessThan(
+          index, getLView().length - HEADER_OFFSET, 'Should be within range for the view data');
+  setSelectedIndex(index);
   const lView = getLView();
   executePreOrderHooks(lView, lView[TVIEW], getCheckNoChangesMode(), index);
 }
@@ -1141,7 +1168,42 @@ export function elementAttribute(
   }
 }
 
+// TODO: Remove this when the issue is resolved.
 /**
+ * Tsickle freaked out over a function returning itself
+ * https://github.com/angular/tsickle/issues/1009)
+ */
+export type TsickleIssue1009 = any;
+
+/**
+ * Update a property on a selected element.
+ *
+ * Operates on the element selected by index via the {@link select} instruction.
+ *
+ * If the property name also exists as an input property on one of the element's directives,
+ * the component property will be set instead of the element property. This check must
+ * be conducted at runtime so child components that add new `@Inputs` don't have to be re-compiled
+ *
+ * @param propName Name of property. Because it is going to DOM, this is not subject to
+ *        renaming as part of minification.
+ * @param value New value to write.
+ * @param sanitizer An optional function used to sanitize the value.
+ * @param nativeOnly Whether or not we should only set native properties and skip input check
+ * (this is necessary for host property bindings)
+ * @returns This function returns itself so that it may be chained
+ * (e.g. `property('name', ctx.name)('title', ctx.title)`)
+ */
+export function property<T>(
+    propName: string, value: T, sanitizer?: SanitizerFn | null,
+    nativeOnly?: boolean): TsickleIssue1009 {
+  const index = getSelectedIndex();
+  const bindReconciledValue = bind(value);
+  elementPropertyInternal(index, propName, bindReconciledValue, sanitizer, nativeOnly);
+  return property;
+}
+
+/**
+ * **TODO: Remove this function after `property` is in use**
  * Update a property on an element.
  *
  * If the property name also exists as an input property on one of the element's directives,
@@ -2648,7 +2710,12 @@ export function checkView<T>(hostView: LView, component: T) {
     resetPreOrderHookFlags(hostView);
     namespaceHTML();
     creationMode && executeViewQueryFn(RenderFlags.Create, hostTView, component);
+
+    // Reset the selected index so we can assert that `select` was called later
+    ngDevMode && setSelectedIndex(-1);
+
     templateFn(getRenderFlags(hostView), component);
+
     refreshDescendantViews(hostView);
     // Only check view queries again in creation mode if there are static view queries
     if (!creationMode || hostTView.staticViewQueries) {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/state.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/state.ts
index 62095887c1..41bda69c45 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/state.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/state.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {assertDefined} from '../util/assert';
+import {assertDefined, assertGreaterThan} from '../util/assert';
 
 import {assertLViewOrUndefined} from './assert';
 import {executeHooks} from './hooks';
@@ -340,3 +340,28 @@ export function leaveView(newView: LView): void {
   }
   enterView(newView, null);
 }
+
+let _selectedIndex = -1;
+
+/**
+ * Gets the most recent index passed to {@link select}
+ *
+ * Used with {@link property} instruction (and more in the future) to identify the index in the
+ * current `LView` to act on.
+ */
+export function getSelectedIndex() {
+  ngDevMode &&
+      assertGreaterThan(
+          _selectedIndex, -1, 'select() should be called prior to retrieving the selected index');
+  return _selectedIndex;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Sets the most recent index passed to {@link select}
+ *
+ * Used with {@link property} instruction (and more in the future) to identify the index in the
+ * current `LView` to act on.
+ */
+export function setSelectedIndex(index: number) {
+  _selectedIndex = index;
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/instructions_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/instructions_spec.ts
index 49b8a7c030..51926fb1cb 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/instructions_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/instructions_spec.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {NgForOfContext} from '@angular/common';
 
 import {RenderFlags} from '../../src/render3';
 import {defineComponent} from '../../src/render3/definition';
-import {bind, element, elementAttribute, elementEnd, elementProperty, elementStart, elementStyleProp, elementStyling, elementStylingApply, elementStylingMap, interpolation1, renderTemplate, template, text, textBinding} from '../../src/render3/instructions/all';
+import {bind, element, elementAttribute, elementEnd, elementProperty, elementStart, elementStyleProp, elementStyling, elementStylingApply, elementStylingMap, interpolation1, renderTemplate, template, text, textBinding, select, property} from '../../src/render3/instructions/all';
 import {AttributeMarker} from '../../src/render3/interfaces/node';
 import {bypassSanitizationTrustHtml, bypassSanitizationTrustResourceUrl, bypassSanitizationTrustScript, bypassSanitizationTrustStyle, bypassSanitizationTrustUrl} from '../../src/sanitization/bypass';
 import {defaultStyleSanitizer, sanitizeHtml, sanitizeResourceUrl, sanitizeScript, sanitizeStyle, sanitizeUrl} from '../../src/sanitization/sanitization';
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import {StyleSanitizeFn} from '../../src/sanitization/style_sanitizer';
 
 import {NgForOf} from './common_with_def';
 import {ComponentFixture, TemplateFixture} from './render_util';
+import {setSelectedIndex, getSelectedIndex} from '@angular/core/src/render3/state';
 
 describe('instructions', () => {
   function createAnchor() {
@@ -162,6 +163,98 @@ describe('instructions', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('select', () => {
+    it('should error in DevMode if index is out of range', () => {
+      // Only one constant added, meaning only index `0` is valid.
+      const t = new TemplateFixture(createDiv, () => {}, 1, 0);
+      expect(() => { t.update(() => { select(-1); }); }).toThrow();
+      expect(() => { t.update(() => { select(1); }); }).toThrow();
+      expect(() => { t.update(() => { select(0); }); }).not.toThrow();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('property', () => {
+    // TODO(benlesh): Replace with TestBed tests once the instruction is being generated.
+    it('should set properties of the selected element', () => {
+      // <div [title]="title"></div>
+      const t = new TemplateFixture(createDiv, () => {}, 1, 1);
+      t.update(() => {
+        select(0);
+        property('title', 'one');
+      });
+      expect(t.html).toEqual('<div title="one"></div>');
+      t.update(() => {
+        select(0);
+        property('title', 'two');
+      });
+      expect(t.html).toEqual('<div title="two"></div>');
+      expect(ngDevMode).toHaveProperties({
+        firstTemplatePass: 1,
+        tNode: 2,  // 1 for div, 1 for host element
+        tView: 2,  // 1 for rootView + 1 for the template view
+        rendererCreateElement: 1,
+        rendererSetProperty: 2,
+      });
+    });
+
+    // TODO(benlesh): Replace with TestBed tests once the instruction is being generated.
+    it('should chain', () => {
+      // <div [title]="title" [accesskey]="key"></div>
+      const t = new TemplateFixture(createDiv, () => {}, 1, 2);
+      t.update(() => {
+        select(0);
+        property('title', 'one')('accessKey', 'A');
+      });
+      expect(t.html).toEqual('<div accesskey="A" title="one"></div>');
+      t.update(() => {
+        select(0);
+        property('title', 'two')('accessKey', 'B');
+      });
+      expect(t.html).toEqual('<div accesskey="B" title="two"></div>');
+      expect(ngDevMode).toHaveProperties({
+        firstTemplatePass: 1,
+        tNode: 2,  // 1 for div, 1 for host element
+        tView: 2,  // 1 for rootView + 1 for the template view
+        rendererCreateElement: 1,
+        rendererSetProperty: 4,
+      });
+    });
+
+    // TODO(benlesh): Replace with TestBed tests once the instruction is being generated.
+    it('should diff value changes', () => {
+      // <div [title]="title" [accesskey]="key"></div>
+      const t = new TemplateFixture(createDiv, () => {}, 1, 2);
+      t.update(() => {
+        select(0);
+        property('title', 'one')('accessKey', 'A');
+      });
+      expect(t.html).toEqual('<div accesskey="A" title="one"></div>');
+      t.update(() => {
+        select(0);
+        property('title', 'two')('accessKey', 'A');  // Notice: only changing the title.
+      });
+      expect(t.html).toEqual('<div accesskey="A" title="two"></div>');
+      expect(ngDevMode).toHaveProperties({
+        firstTemplatePass: 1,
+        tNode: 2,  // 1 for div, 1 for host element
+        tView: 2,  // 1 for rootView + 1 for the template view
+        rendererCreateElement: 1,
+        rendererSetProperty: 3,
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should error in dev mode if select was not called prior', () => {
+      const t = new TemplateFixture(createDiv, () => {}, 1, 1);
+      expect(() => { t.update(() => { property('title', 'test'); }); }).toThrow();
+      expect(() => {
+        t.update(() => {
+          select(0);
+          property('title', 'test');
+        });
+      }).not.toThrow();
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('elementProperty', () => {
     it('should use sanitizer function when available', () => {
       const t = new TemplateFixture(createDiv, () => {}, 1);