diff --git a/modules/core/src/compiler/pipeline/proto_element_injector_builder.js b/modules/core/src/compiler/pipeline/proto_element_injector_builder.js
index 5f8e7c6753..27dd7ffd21 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/compiler/pipeline/proto_element_injector_builder.js
+++ b/modules/core/src/compiler/pipeline/proto_element_injector_builder.js
@@ -49,13 +49,10 @@ export class ProtoElementInjectorBuilder extends CompileStep {
   }
 
   _getParentProtoElementInjector(parent, current) {
-    var parentProtoElementInjector = null;
-    if (current.isViewRoot) {
-      parentProtoElementInjector = null;
-    } else if (isPresent(parent)) {
-      parentProtoElementInjector = parent.inheritedProtoElementInjector;
+    if (isPresent(parent) && !current.isViewRoot) {
+      return parent.inheritedProtoElementInjector;
     }
-    return parentProtoElementInjector;
+    return null;
   }
 
   _collectDirectiveBindings(pipelineElement) {
diff --git a/modules/core/src/compiler/view.js b/modules/core/src/compiler/view.js
index 61c7fcd8f7..c479f269fd 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/compiler/view.js
+++ b/modules/core/src/compiler/view.js
@@ -309,9 +309,11 @@ export class ProtoView {
       // elementInjectors and rootElementInjectors
       var protoElementInjector = binder.protoElementInjector;
       if (isPresent(protoElementInjector)) {
-        var parentElementInjector = isPresent(protoElementInjector.parent) ? elementInjectors[protoElementInjector.parent.index] : null;
-        elementInjector = protoElementInjector.instantiate(parentElementInjector, hostElementInjector);
-        if (isBlank(parentElementInjector)) {
+        if (isPresent(protoElementInjector.parent)) {
+          var parentElementInjector = elementInjectors[protoElementInjector.parent.index];
+          elementInjector = protoElementInjector.instantiate(parentElementInjector, null);
+        } else {
+          elementInjector = protoElementInjector.instantiate(null, hostElementInjector);
           ListWrapper.push(rootElementInjectors, elementInjector);
         }
       }
diff --git a/modules/core/test/compiler/view_spec.js b/modules/core/test/compiler/view_spec.js
index 2fd83354e9..257763647d 100644
--- a/modules/core/test/compiler/view_spec.js
+++ b/modules/core/test/compiler/view_spec.js
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ import {Component, Decorator, Template} from 'core/annotations/annotations';
 import {OnChange} from 'core/core';
 import {Lexer, Parser, ProtoRecordRange, ChangeDetector} from 'change_detection/change_detection';
 import {TemplateConfig} from 'core/annotations/template_config';
+import {List} from 'facade/collection';
 import {DOM, Element} from 'facade/dom';
-import {FIELD} from 'facade/lang';
+import {int} from 'facade/lang';
 import {Injector} from 'di/di';
 import {View} from 'core/compiler/view';
 import {ViewPort} from 'core/compiler/viewport';
@@ -206,6 +207,36 @@ export function main() {
           expect(view.elementInjectors[0].get(SomeDirective) instanceof SomeDirective).toBe(true);
           expect(view.elementInjectors[1].parent).toBe(view.elementInjectors[0]);
         });
+
+        it('should not pass the host injector when a parent injector exists', () => {
+          var pv = new ProtoView(createElement('<div class="ng-binding"><span class="ng-binding"></span></div>'),
+            new ProtoRecordRange());
+          var protoParent = new ProtoElementInjector(null, 0, [SomeDirective]);
+          pv.bindElement(protoParent);
+          var testProtoElementInjector = new TestProtoElementInjector(protoParent, 1, [AnotherDirective]);
+          pv.bindElement(testProtoElementInjector);
+
+          var hostProtoInjector = new ProtoElementInjector(null, 0, []);
+          var hostInjector = hostProtoInjector.instantiate(null, null);
+          var view;
+          expect(() => view = pv.instantiate(hostInjector)).not.toThrow();
+          expect(testProtoElementInjector.parentElementInjector).toBe(view.elementInjectors[0]);
+          expect(testProtoElementInjector.hostElementInjector).toBeNull();
+        });
+
+        it('should pass the host injector when there is no parent injector', () => {
+          var pv = new ProtoView(createElement('<div class="ng-binding"><span class="ng-binding"></span></div>'),
+            new ProtoRecordRange());
+          pv.bindElement(new ProtoElementInjector(null, 0, [SomeDirective]));
+          var testProtoElementInjector = new TestProtoElementInjector(null, 1, [AnotherDirective]);
+          pv.bindElement(testProtoElementInjector);
+
+          var hostProtoInjector = new ProtoElementInjector(null, 0, []);
+          var hostInjector = hostProtoInjector.instantiate(null, null);
+          expect(() => pv.instantiate(hostInjector)).not.toThrow();
+          expect(testProtoElementInjector.parentElementInjector).toBeNull();
+          expect(testProtoElementInjector.hostElementInjector).toBe(hostInjector);
+        });
       });
 
       describe('collect root element injectors', () => {
@@ -544,3 +575,18 @@ class MyEvaluationContext {
 function createElement(html) {
   return DOM.createTemplate(html).content.firstChild;
 }
+
+class TestProtoElementInjector extends ProtoElementInjector {
+  parentElementInjector: ElementInjector;
+  hostElementInjector: ElementInjector;
+
+  constructor(parent:ProtoElementInjector, index:int, bindings:List, firstBindingIsComponent:boolean = false) {
+    super(parent, index, bindings, firstBindingIsComponent);
+  }
+
+  instantiate(parent:ElementInjector, host:ElementInjector):ElementInjector {
+    this.parentElementInjector = parent;
+    this.hostElementInjector = host;
+    return super.instantiate(parent, host);
+  }
+}