diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/translator/src/translator.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/translator/src/translator.ts
index e9d2780c7f..0005d506c8 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/translator/src/translator.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/translator/src/translator.ts
@@ -185,9 +185,13 @@ class ExpressionTranslatorVisitor implements ExpressionVisitor, StatementVisitor
   }
 
   visitInvokeFunctionExpr(ast: InvokeFunctionExpr, context: Context): ts.CallExpression {
-    return ts.createCall(
+    const expr = ts.createCall(
         ast.fn.visitExpression(this, context), undefined,
         ast.args.map(arg => arg.visitExpression(this, context)));
+    if (ast.pure) {
+      ts.addSyntheticLeadingComment(expr, ts.SyntaxKind.MultiLineCommentTrivia, '@__PURE__', false);
+    }
+    return expr;
   }
 
   visitInstantiateExpr(ast: InstantiateExpr, context: Context): ts.NewExpression {
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/output/output_ast.ts b/packages/compiler/src/output/output_ast.ts
index 7ab2775400..7b456e89d6 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/output/output_ast.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/output/output_ast.ts
@@ -424,13 +424,13 @@ export class InvokeMethodExpr extends Expression {
 export class InvokeFunctionExpr extends Expression {
   constructor(
       public fn: Expression, public args: Expression[], type?: Type|null,
-      sourceSpan?: ParseSourceSpan|null) {
+      sourceSpan?: ParseSourceSpan|null, public pure = false) {
     super(type, sourceSpan);
   }
 
   isEquivalent(e: Expression): boolean {
     return e instanceof InvokeFunctionExpr && this.fn.isEquivalent(e.fn) &&
-        areAllEquivalent(this.args, e.args);
+        areAllEquivalent(this.args, e.args) && this.pure === e.pure;
   }
 
   isConstant() { return false; }