diff --git a/modules/@angular/forms/src/directives/reactive_directives/form_control_directive.ts b/modules/@angular/forms/src/directives/reactive_directives/form_control_directive.ts
index 9d7251c311..d7afecc64d 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/forms/src/directives/reactive_directives/form_control_directive.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/forms/src/directives/reactive_directives/form_control_directive.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,9 @@ export class FormControlDirective extends NgControl implements OnChanges {
               ngOnChanges(changes: SimpleChanges): void {
                 if (this._isControlChanged(changes)) {
                   setUpControl(this.form, this);
-                  if (this.control.disabled) this.valueAccessor.setDisabledState(true);
+                  if (this.control.disabled && this.valueAccessor.setDisabledState) {
+                    this.valueAccessor.setDisabledState(true);
+                  }
                   this.form.updateValueAndValidity({emitEvent: false});
                 }
                 if (isPropertyUpdated(changes, this.viewModel)) {
diff --git a/modules/@angular/forms/src/directives/reactive_directives/form_control_name.ts b/modules/@angular/forms/src/directives/reactive_directives/form_control_name.ts
index d6bcacfa3d..2b4a29224b 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/forms/src/directives/reactive_directives/form_control_name.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/forms/src/directives/reactive_directives/form_control_name.ts
@@ -152,7 +152,9 @@ export class FormControlName extends NgControl implements OnChanges, OnDestroy {
   private _setUpControl() {
     this._checkParentType();
     this._control = this.formDirective.addControl(this);
-    if (this.control.disabled) this.valueAccessor.setDisabledState(true);
+    if (this.control.disabled && this.valueAccessor.setDisabledState) {
+      this.valueAccessor.setDisabledState(true);
+    }
     this._added = true;
   }
 }
diff --git a/modules/@angular/forms/test/reactive_integration_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/forms/test/reactive_integration_spec.ts
index 5d5af1a75d..c763d04c64 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/forms/test/reactive_integration_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/forms/test/reactive_integration_spec.ts
@@ -1025,7 +1025,7 @@ export function main() {
       });
 
       describe('custom value accessors', () => {
-        it('should support custom value accessors', () => {
+        it('should support basic functionality', () => {
           const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(WrappedValueForm);
           const form = new FormGroup({'login': new FormControl('aa')});
           fixture.componentInstance.form = form;
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ export function main() {
           expect(form.get('login').errors).toEqual(null);
         });
 
-        it('should support custom value accessors on non builtin input elements that fire a change event without a \'target\' property',
+        it('should support non builtin input elements that fire a change event without a \'target\' property',
            () => {
              const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(MyInputForm);
              fixture.componentInstance.form = new FormGroup({'login': new FormControl('aa')});
@@ -1063,6 +1063,27 @@ export function main() {
              input.componentInstance.dispatchChangeEvent();
            });
 
+        it('should support custom accessors without setDisabledState - formControlName', () => {
+          const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(WrappedValueForm);
+          fixture.componentInstance.form = new FormGroup({
+            'login': new FormControl({value: 'aa', disabled: true}),
+          });
+          fixture.detectChanges();
+          expect(fixture.componentInstance.form.status).toEqual('DISABLED');
+          expect(fixture.componentInstance.form.get('login').status).toEqual('DISABLED');
+        });
+
+        it('should support custom accessors without setDisabledState - formControlDirective',
+           () => {
+             TestBed.overrideComponent(
+                 FormControlComp,
+                 {set: {template: `<input type="text" [formControl]="control" wrapped-value>`}});
+             const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(FormControlComp);
+             fixture.componentInstance.control = new FormControl({value: 'aa', disabled: true});
+             fixture.detectChanges();
+             expect(fixture.componentInstance.control.status).toEqual('DISABLED');
+           });
+
       });
 
     });