diff --git a/packages/core/src/debug/debug_node.ts b/packages/core/src/debug/debug_node.ts
index 52044fe16f..695ae04341 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/debug/debug_node.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/debug/debug_node.ts
@@ -403,9 +403,8 @@ function _queryAllR3(
     elementsOnly: boolean) {
   const context = loadLContext(parentElement.nativeNode) !;
   const parentTNode = context.lView[TVIEW].data[context.nodeIndex] as TNode;
-  // This the fixture's debug element, so this is always a component view.
-  const lView = context.lView[parentTNode.index];
-  const tNode = lView[TVIEW].firstChild;
+  const lView = getComponentViewByIndex(parentTNode.index, context.lView);
+  const tNode = lView[TVIEW].firstChild !;
   _queryNodeChildrenR3(tNode, lView, predicate, matches, elementsOnly);
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/test/debug/debug_node_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/debug/debug_node_spec.ts
index 54713b2019..89e07cca1f 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/debug/debug_node_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/debug/debug_node_spec.ts
@@ -190,6 +190,11 @@ class HostClassBindingCmp {
   hostClasses = 'class-one class-two';
 }
 
+@Component({selector: 'test-cmpt-vcref', template: `<div></div>`})
+class TestCmptWithViewContainerRef {
+  constructor(private vcref: ViewContainerRef) {}
+}
+
 {
   describe('debug element', () => {
     let fixture: ComponentFixture<any>;
@@ -211,6 +216,7 @@ class HostClassBindingCmp {
           BankAccount,
           TestCmpt,
           HostClassBindingCmp,
+          TestCmptWithViewContainerRef,
           SimpleContentComp,
         ],
         providers: [Logger],
@@ -631,5 +637,12 @@ class HostClassBindingCmp {
       getDOM().remove(content);
     });
 
+    it('should support components with ViewContainerRef', () => {
+      fixture = TestBed.createComponent(TestCmptWithViewContainerRef);
+
+      const divEl = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('div'));
+      expect(divEl).not.toBeNull();
+    });
+
   });
 }