diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngc_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngc_spec.ts
index 0bd7a62314..834e87d6d3 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngc_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngc_spec.ts
@@ -1878,5 +1878,68 @@ describe('ngc transformer command-line', () => {
       expect(exitCode).toBe(0, 'Compile failed');
       expect(emittedFile('hello-world.js')).toContain('ngComponentDef');
     });
+
+    it('should emit an injection of a string token', () => {
+      write('tsconfig.json', `{
+        "extends": "./tsconfig-base.json",
+        "files": ["hello-world.ts"],
+        "angularCompilerOptions": {
+          "enableIvy": true
+        }
+      }`);
+
+      write('hello-world.ts', `
+        import {Component, Inject, NgModule} from '@angular/core';
+
+        @Component({
+          selector: 'hello-world',
+          template: 'Hello, world!'
+        })
+        export class HelloWorldComponent {
+          constructor (@Inject('test') private test: string) {}
+        }
+
+        @NgModule({
+          declarations: [HelloWorldComponent],
+          providers: [
+            {provide: 'test', useValue: 'test'}
+          ]
+        })
+        export class HelloWorldModule {}
+      `);
+      const errors: string[] = [];
+      const exitCode = main(['-p', path.join(basePath, 'tsconfig.json')], msg => errors.push(msg));
+      expect(exitCode).toBe(0, `Compile failed:\n${errors.join('\n  ')}`);
+      expect(emittedFile('hello-world.js')).toContain('ngComponentDef');
+    });
+
+    it('should emit an example that uses the E() instruction', () => {
+      write('tsconfig.json', `{
+        "extends": "./tsconfig-base.json",
+        "files": ["hello-world.ts"],
+        "angularCompilerOptions": {
+          "enableIvy": true
+        }
+      }`);
+
+      write('hello-world.ts', `
+        import {Component, NgModule} from '@angular/core';
+
+        @Component({
+          selector: 'hello-world',
+          template: '<h1><div style="text-align:center"> Hello, {{name}}! </div></h1> '
+        })
+        export class HelloWorldComponent {
+          name = 'World';
+        }
+
+        @NgModule({declarations: [HelloWorldComponent]})
+        export class HelloWorldModule {}
+      `);
+      const errors: string[] = [];
+      const exitCode = main(['-p', path.join(basePath, 'tsconfig.json')], msg => errors.push(msg));
+      expect(exitCode).toBe(0, `Compile failed:\n${errors.join('\n  ')}`);
+      expect(emittedFile('hello-world.js')).toContain('ngComponentDef');
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/constant_pool.ts b/packages/compiler/src/constant_pool.ts
index 06ff1004d1..0775bacf97 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/constant_pool.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/constant_pool.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class FixupExpression extends o.Expression {
   shared: boolean;
 
   visitExpression(visitor: o.ExpressionVisitor, context: any): any {
-    this.resolved.visitExpression(visitor, context);
+    return this.resolved.visitExpression(visitor, context);
   }
 
   isEquivalent(e: o.Expression): boolean {
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_view_compiler.ts b/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_view_compiler.ts
index 9bdd343020..647a4784b5 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_view_compiler.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_view_compiler.ts
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ function unsupported(feature: string): never {
   if (this) {
     throw new Error(`Builder ${this.constructor.name} doesn't support ${feature} yet`);
   }
-  throw new Error(`Feature ${feature} is supported yet`);
+  throw new Error(`Feature ${feature} is not supported yet`);
 }
 
 const BINDING_INSTRUCTION_MAP: {[index: number]: o.ExternalReference | undefined} = {
@@ -571,7 +571,9 @@ function createFactory(
       } else if (tokenRef === viewContainerRef) {
         args.push(o.importExpr(R3.injectViewContainerRef).callFn([]));
       } else {
-        args.push(o.importExpr(R3.inject).callFn([outputCtx.importExpr(token)]));
+        const value =
+            token.identifier != null ? outputCtx.importExpr(tokenRef) : o.literal(tokenRef);
+        args.push(o.importExpr(R3.inject).callFn([value]));
       }
     } else {
       unsupported('dependency without a token');