diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngcc/src/parsing/esm2015_parser.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngcc/src/parsing/esm2015_parser.ts
index a476365fc8..32fbcd344f 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngcc/src/parsing/esm2015_parser.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngcc/src/parsing/esm2015_parser.ts
@@ -24,20 +24,24 @@ export class Esm2015FileParser implements FileParser {
     const moduleSymbol = this.checker.getSymbolAtLocation(file);
     const map = new Map<ts.SourceFile, ParsedFile>();
     if (moduleSymbol) {
-      const exportClasses = this.checker.getExportsOfModule(moduleSymbol)
-                                .map(getOriginalSymbol(this.checker))
-                                .filter(exportSymbol => exportSymbol.flags & ts.SymbolFlags.Class);
-
-      const classDeclarations = exportClasses.map(exportSymbol => exportSymbol.valueDeclaration)
-                                    .filter(isDefined)
-                                    .filter(ts.isClassDeclaration);
+      const exportedSymbols =
+          this.checker.getExportsOfModule(moduleSymbol).map(getOriginalSymbol(this.checker));
+      const exportedDeclarations =
+          exportedSymbols.map(exportSymbol => exportSymbol.valueDeclaration).filter(isDefined);
 
       const decoratedClasses =
-          classDeclarations
+          exportedDeclarations
               .map(declaration => {
-                const decorators = this.host.getDecoratorsOfDeclaration(declaration);
-                return decorators && declaration.name &&
-                    new ParsedClass(declaration.name.text, declaration, decorators);
+                if (ts.isClassDeclaration(declaration) || ts.isVariableDeclaration(declaration)) {
+                  const name = declaration.name && ts.isIdentifier(declaration.name) ?
+                      declaration.name.text :
+                      undefined;
+                  const decorators = this.host.getDecoratorsOfDeclaration(declaration);
+                  return decorators && isDefined(name) ?
+                      new ParsedClass(name, declaration, decorators) :
+                      undefined;
+                }
+                return undefined;
               })
               .filter(isDefined);
 
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngcc/test/parsing/esm2015_parser_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngcc/test/parsing/esm2015_parser_spec.ts
index 9c8385f898..5629c94c1b 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngcc/test/parsing/esm2015_parser_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngcc/test/parsing/esm2015_parser_spec.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {makeProgram} from '../helpers/utils';
 const BASIC_FILE = {
   name: '/primary.js',
   contents: `
+  import {Directive} from '@angular/core';
   class A {}
   A.decorators = [
     { type: Directive, args: [{ selector: '[a]' }] }
@@ -31,12 +32,19 @@ const BASIC_FILE = {
 
   class C {}
 
+  let D = class D {}
+  D = tslib_1.__decorate([
+    Directive({ selector: '[d]' }),
+    OtherD()
+  ], D);
+  export {D};
+
   export { A, x, C };
   `
 };
 
-describe('Esm2015PackageParser', () => {
-  describe('getDecoratedClasses()', () => {
+describe('Esm2015FileParser', () => {
+  describe('parseFile()', () => {
     it('should return an array of object for each class that is exported and decorated', () => {
       const program = makeProgram(BASIC_FILE);
       const host = new Fesm2015ReflectionHost(program.getTypeChecker());
@@ -46,11 +54,19 @@ describe('Esm2015PackageParser', () => {
 
       expect(parsedFiles.length).toEqual(1);
       const decoratedClasses = parsedFiles[0].decoratedClasses;
-      expect(decoratedClasses.length).toEqual(1);
-      const decoratedClass = decoratedClasses[0];
-      expect(decoratedClass.name).toEqual('A');
-      expect(ts.isClassDeclaration(decoratedClass.declaration)).toBeTruthy();
-      expect(decoratedClass.decorators.map(decorator => decorator.name)).toEqual(['Directive']);
+      expect(decoratedClasses.length).toEqual(2);
+
+      const decoratedClassA = decoratedClasses.find(c => c.name === 'A') !;
+      expect(decoratedClassA.decorators.map(decorator => decorator.name)).toEqual(['Directive']);
+      expect(decoratedClassA.decorators.map(
+                 decorator => decorator.args && decorator.args.map(arg => arg.getText())))
+          .toEqual([[`{ selector: '[a]' }`]]);
+
+      const decoratedClassD = decoratedClasses.find(c => c.name === 'D') !;
+      expect(decoratedClassD.decorators.map(decorator => decorator.name)).toEqual(['Directive']);
+      expect(decoratedClassD.decorators.map(
+                 decorator => decorator.args && decorator.args.map(arg => arg.getText())))
+          .toEqual([[`{ selector: '[d]' }`]]);
     });
   });
 });
\ No newline at end of file