diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/directive.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/directive.ts
index 164b729d76..e83a36c7b8 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/directive.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/directive.ts
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ function extractHostBindings(
     });
   }
 
-  const {attributes, listeners, properties, animations} = parseHostBindings(hostMetadata);
+  const {attributes, listeners, properties} = parseHostBindings(hostMetadata);
 
   filterToMembersWithDecorator(members, 'HostBinding', coreModule)
       .forEach(({member, decorators}) => {
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_compiler_compliance_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_compiler_compliance_spec.ts
index b30455e41c..7ad7b35f18 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_compiler_compliance_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_compiler_compliance_spec.ts
@@ -434,14 +434,14 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
             $r3$.ɵallocHostVars(14);
           }
           if (rf & 2) {
-            $r3$.ɵelementProperty(elIndex, "expansionHeight",
+            $r3$.ɵcomponentHostSyntheticProperty(elIndex, "@expansionHeight",
               $r3$.ɵbind(
                 $r3$.ɵpureFunction2(5, $_c1$, ctx.getExpandedState(),
                   $r3$.ɵpureFunction2(2, $_c0$, ctx.collapsedHeight, ctx.expandedHeight)
                 )
               ), null, true
             );
-            $r3$.ɵelementProperty(elIndex, "expansionWidth",
+            $r3$.ɵcomponentHostSyntheticProperty(elIndex, "@expansionWidth",
               $r3$.ɵbind(
                 $r3$.ɵpureFunction2(11, $_c1$, ctx.getExpandedState(),
                   $r3$.ɵpureFunction2(8, $_c2$, ctx.collapsedWidth, ctx.expandedWidth)
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_view_compiler_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_view_compiler_spec.ts
index 6de3d5585d..98dfb40fcd 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_view_compiler_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_view_compiler_spec.ts
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ describe('r3_view_compiler', () => {
       };
 
       const template = `
-      const _c0 = [3, "mySelector"];
+      const _c0 = [3, "@mySelector"];
       // ...
       template: function MyApp_Template(rf, ctx) {
         if (rf & 1) {
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_view_compiler_styling_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_view_compiler_styling_spec.ts
index a27da6d1fe..3df9f80d8e 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_view_compiler_styling_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_view_compiler_styling_spec.ts
@@ -281,8 +281,8 @@ describe('compiler compliance: styling', () => {
           template: function MyComponent_Template(rf, ctx) {
             if (rf & 1) {
               $r3$.ɵelementStart(0, "div", _c0);
-              $r3$.ɵlistener("@myAnimation.start", function MyComponent_Template_div__myAnimation_start_0_listener($event) { return ctx.onStart($event); });
-              $r3$.ɵlistener("@myAnimation.done", function MyComponent_Template_div__myAnimation_done_0_listener($event) { return ctx.onDone($event); });
+              $r3$.ɵlistener("@myAnimation.start", function MyComponent_Template_div_animation_myAnimation_start_0_listener($event) { return ctx.onStart($event); });
+              $r3$.ɵlistener("@myAnimation.done", function MyComponent_Template_div_animation_myAnimation_done_0_listener($event) { return ctx.onDone($event); });
               $r3$.ɵelementEnd();
             } if (rf & 2) {
               $r3$.ɵelementProperty(0, "@myAnimation", $r3$.ɵbind(ctx.exp));
@@ -296,6 +296,64 @@ describe('compiler compliance: styling', () => {
       const result = compile(files, angularFiles);
       expectEmit(result.source, template, 'Incorrect template');
     });
+
+    it('should generate animation host binding and listener code for directives', () => {
+      const files = {
+        app: {
+          'spec.ts': `
+            import {Directive, Component, NgModule} from '@angular/core';
+
+            @Directive({
+              selector: '[my-anim-dir]',
+              animations: [
+                {name: 'myAnim'}
+              ],
+              host: {
+                '[@myAnim]': 'myAnimState',
+                '(@myAnim.start)': 'onStart()',
+                '(@myAnim.done)': 'onDone()'
+              }
+            })
+            class MyAnimDir {
+              onStart() {}
+              onDone() {}
+              myAnimState = '123';
+            }
+
+            @Component({
+              selector: 'my-cmp',
+              template: \`
+                <div my-anim-dir></div>
+              \`
+            })
+            class MyComponent {
+            }
+
+            @NgModule({declarations: [MyComponent, MyAnimDir]})
+            export class MyModule {}
+          `
+        }
+      };
+
+      const template = `
+        MyAnimDir.ngDirectiveDef = $r3$.ɵdefineDirective({
+          …
+          hostBindings: function MyAnimDir_HostBindings(rf, ctx, elIndex) {
+            if (rf & 1) {
+              $r3$.ɵallocHostVars(1);
+              $r3$.ɵlistener("@myAnim.start", function MyAnimDir_animation_myAnim_start_HostBindingHandler($event) { return ctx.onStart(); });
+              $r3$.ɵlistener("@myAnim.done", function MyAnimDir_animation_myAnim_done_HostBindingHandler($event) { return ctx.onDone(); });
+            } if (rf & 2) {
+              $r3$.ɵcomponentHostSyntheticProperty(elIndex, "@myAnim", $r3$.ɵbind(ctx.myAnimState), null, true);
+            }
+          }
+          …
+        });
+      `;
+
+      const result = compile(files, angularFiles);
+      expectEmit(result.source, template, 'Incorrect template');
+    });
   });
 
   describe('[style] and [style.prop]', () => {
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/jit_compiler_facade.ts b/packages/compiler/src/jit_compiler_facade.ts
index 717efa833d..c79ba07621 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/jit_compiler_facade.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/jit_compiler_facade.ts
@@ -250,11 +250,7 @@ function extractHostBindings(host: {[key: string]: string}, propMetadata: {[key:
   properties: StringMap,
 } {
   // First parse the declarations from the metadata.
-  const {attributes, listeners, properties, animations} = parseHostBindings(host || {});
-
-  if (Object.keys(animations).length > 0) {
-    throw new Error(`Animation bindings are as-of-yet unsupported in Ivy`);
-  }
+  const {attributes, listeners, properties} = parseHostBindings(host || {});
 
   // Next, loop over the properties of the object, looking for @HostBinding and @HostListener.
   for (const field in propMetadata) {
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_identifiers.ts b/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_identifiers.ts
index 33422adde6..90e33da888 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_identifiers.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_identifiers.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ export class Identifiers {
 
   static elementProperty: o.ExternalReference = {name: 'ɵelementProperty', moduleName: CORE};
 
+  static componentHostSyntheticProperty:
+      o.ExternalReference = {name: 'ɵcomponentHostSyntheticProperty', moduleName: CORE};
+
   static elementAttribute: o.ExternalReference = {name: 'ɵelementAttribute', moduleName: CORE};
 
   static elementClassProp: o.ExternalReference = {name: 'ɵelementClassProp', moduleName: CORE};
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/render3/util.ts b/packages/compiler/src/render3/util.ts
index c006c298f5..493ed0e90e 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/render3/util.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/render3/util.ts
@@ -52,3 +52,31 @@ export interface R3Reference {
   value: o.Expression;
   type: o.Expression;
 }
+
+const ANIMATE_SYMBOL_PREFIX = '@';
+export function prepareSyntheticPropertyName(name: string) {
+  return `${ANIMATE_SYMBOL_PREFIX}${name}`;
+}
+
+export function prepareSyntheticListenerName(name: string, phase: string) {
+  return `${ANIMATE_SYMBOL_PREFIX}${name}.${phase}`;
+}
+
+export function isSyntheticPropertyOrListener(name: string) {
+  return name.charAt(0) == ANIMATE_SYMBOL_PREFIX;
+}
+
+export function getSyntheticPropertyName(name: string) {
+  // this will strip out listener phase values...
+  // @foo.start => @foo
+  const i = name.indexOf('.');
+  name = i > 0 ? name.substring(0, i) : name;
+  if (name.charAt(0) !== ANIMATE_SYMBOL_PREFIX) {
+    name = ANIMATE_SYMBOL_PREFIX + name;
+  }
+  return name;
+}
+
+export function prepareSyntheticListenerFunctionName(name: string, phase: string) {
+  return `animation_${name}_${phase}`;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/compiler.ts b/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/compiler.ts
index 9b37d76c2b..201e98e212 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/compiler.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/compiler.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {CompileReflector} from '../../compile_reflector';
 import {BindingForm, convertActionBinding, convertPropertyBinding} from '../../compiler_util/expression_converter';
 import {ConstantPool, DefinitionKind} from '../../constant_pool';
 import * as core from '../../core';
-import {AST, ParsedEvent} from '../../expression_parser/ast';
+import {AST, ParsedEvent, ParsedEventType, ParsedProperty} from '../../expression_parser/ast';
 import {LifecycleHooks} from '../../lifecycle_reflector';
 import {DEFAULT_INTERPOLATION_CONFIG} from '../../ml_parser/interpolation_config';
 import * as o from '../../output/output_ast';
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import {OutputContext, error} from '../../util';
 import {compileFactoryFunction, dependenciesFromGlobalMetadata} from '../r3_factory';
 import {Identifiers as R3} from '../r3_identifiers';
 import {Render3ParseResult} from '../r3_template_transform';
-import {typeWithParameters} from '../util';
+import {prepareSyntheticListenerFunctionName, prepareSyntheticListenerName, prepareSyntheticPropertyName, typeWithParameters} from '../util';
 
 import {R3ComponentDef, R3ComponentMetadata, R3DirectiveDef, R3DirectiveMetadata, R3QueryMetadata} from './api';
 import {StylingBuilder, StylingInstruction} from './styling_builder';
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ function createHostBindingsFunction(
         const value = binding.expression.visit(valueConverter);
         const bindingExpr = bindingFn(bindingContext, value);
 
-        const {bindingName, instruction, extraParams} = getBindingNameAndInstruction(name);
+        const {bindingName, instruction, extraParams} = getBindingNameAndInstruction(binding);
 
         const instructionParams: o.Expression[] = [
           elVarExp, o.literal(bindingName), o.importExpr(R3.bind).callFn([bindingExpr.currValExpr])
@@ -775,8 +775,9 @@ function createStylingStmt(
       .toStmt();
 }
 
-function getBindingNameAndInstruction(bindingName: string):
+function getBindingNameAndInstruction(binding: ParsedProperty):
     {bindingName: string, instruction: o.ExternalReference, extraParams: o.Expression[]} {
+  let bindingName = binding.name;
   let instruction !: o.ExternalReference;
   const extraParams: o.Expression[] = [];
 
@@ -786,7 +787,15 @@ function getBindingNameAndInstruction(bindingName: string):
     bindingName = attrMatches[1];
     instruction = R3.elementAttribute;
   } else {
-    instruction = R3.elementProperty;
+    if (binding.isAnimation) {
+      bindingName = prepareSyntheticPropertyName(bindingName);
+      // host bindings that have a synthetic property (e.g. @foo) should always be rendered
+      // in the context of the component and not the parent. Therefore there is a special
+      // compatibility instruction available for this purpose.
+      instruction = R3.componentHostSyntheticProperty;
+    } else {
+      instruction = R3.elementProperty;
+    }
     extraParams.push(
         o.literal(null),  // TODO: This should be a sanitizer fn (FW-785)
         o.literal(true)   // host bindings must have nativeOnly prop set to true
@@ -802,14 +811,19 @@ function createHostListeners(
   return eventBindings.map(binding => {
     const bindingExpr = convertActionBinding(
         null, bindingContext, binding.handler, 'b', () => error('Unexpected interpolation'));
-    const bindingName = binding.name && sanitizeIdentifier(binding.name);
+    let bindingName = binding.name && sanitizeIdentifier(binding.name);
+    let bindingFnName = bindingName;
+    if (binding.type === ParsedEventType.Animation) {
+      bindingFnName = prepareSyntheticListenerFunctionName(bindingName, binding.targetOrPhase);
+      bindingName = prepareSyntheticListenerName(bindingName, binding.targetOrPhase);
+    }
     const typeName = meta.name;
     const functionName =
-        typeName && bindingName ? `${typeName}_${bindingName}_HostBindingHandler` : null;
+        typeName && bindingName ? `${typeName}_${bindingFnName}_HostBindingHandler` : null;
     const handler = o.fn(
         [new o.FnParam('$event', o.DYNAMIC_TYPE)], [...bindingExpr.render3Stmts], o.INFERRED_TYPE,
         null, functionName);
-    return o.importExpr(R3.listener).callFn([o.literal(binding.name), handler]).toStmt();
+    return o.importExpr(R3.listener).callFn([o.literal(bindingName), handler]).toStmt();
   });
 }
 
@@ -832,30 +846,24 @@ function typeMapToExpressionMap(
   return new Map(entries);
 }
 
-const HOST_REG_EXP = /^(?:(?:\[([^\]]+)\])|(?:\(([^\)]+)\)))|(\@[-\w]+)$/;
-
+const HOST_REG_EXP = /^(?:\[([^\]]+)\])|(?:\(([^\)]+)\))$/;
 // Represents the groups in the above regex.
 const enum HostBindingGroup {
-  // group 1: "prop" from "[prop]", or "attr.role" from "[attr.role]"
+  // group 1: "prop" from "[prop]", or "attr.role" from "[attr.role]", or @anim from [@anim]
   Binding = 1,
 
   // group 2: "event" from "(event)"
   Event = 2,
-
-  // group 3: "@trigger" from "@trigger"
-  Animation = 3,
 }
 
 export function parseHostBindings(host: {[key: string]: string}): {
   attributes: {[key: string]: string},
   listeners: {[key: string]: string},
   properties: {[key: string]: string},
-  animations: {[key: string]: string},
 } {
   const attributes: {[key: string]: string} = {};
   const listeners: {[key: string]: string} = {};
   const properties: {[key: string]: string} = {};
-  const animations: {[key: string]: string} = {};
 
   Object.keys(host).forEach(key => {
     const value = host[key];
@@ -863,15 +871,16 @@ export function parseHostBindings(host: {[key: string]: string}): {
     if (matches === null) {
       attributes[key] = value;
     } else if (matches[HostBindingGroup.Binding] != null) {
+      // synthetic properties (the ones that have a `@` as a prefix)
+      // are still treated the same as regular properties. Therefore
+      // there is no point in storing them in a separate map.
       properties[matches[HostBindingGroup.Binding]] = value;
     } else if (matches[HostBindingGroup.Event] != null) {
       listeners[matches[HostBindingGroup.Event]] = value;
-    } else if (matches[HostBindingGroup.Animation] != null) {
-      animations[matches[HostBindingGroup.Animation]] = value;
     }
   });
 
-  return {attributes, listeners, properties, animations};
+  return {attributes, listeners, properties};
 }
 
 function compileStyles(styles: string[], selector: string, hostSelector: string): string[] {
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/template.ts b/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/template.ts
index ebe5a834ab..dc3cd9f38b 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/template.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/template.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {flatten, sanitizeIdentifier} from '../../compile_metadata';
 import {BindingForm, BuiltinFunctionCall, LocalResolver, convertActionBinding, convertPropertyBinding} from '../../compiler_util/expression_converter';
 import {ConstantPool} from '../../constant_pool';
 import * as core from '../../core';
-import {AST, ASTWithSource, AstMemoryEfficientTransformer, BindingPipe, BindingType, FunctionCall, ImplicitReceiver, Interpolation, LiteralArray, LiteralMap, LiteralPrimitive, ParsedEventType, PropertyRead} from '../../expression_parser/ast';
+import {AST, ASTWithSource, AstMemoryEfficientTransformer, BindingPipe, BindingType, FunctionCall, ImplicitReceiver, Interpolation, LiteralArray, LiteralMap, LiteralPrimitive, ParsedEvent, ParsedEventType, PropertyRead} from '../../expression_parser/ast';
 import {Lexer} from '../../expression_parser/lexer';
 import {Parser} from '../../expression_parser/parser';
 import * as i18n from '../../i18n/i18n_ast';
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import {error} from '../../util';
 import * as t from '../r3_ast';
 import {Identifiers as R3} from '../r3_identifiers';
 import {htmlAstToRender3Ast} from '../r3_template_transform';
+import {getSyntheticPropertyName, prepareSyntheticListenerFunctionName, prepareSyntheticListenerName, prepareSyntheticPropertyName} from '../util';
 
 import {R3QueryMetadata} from './api';
 import {I18nContext} from './i18n/context';
@@ -651,11 +652,12 @@ export class TemplateDefinitionBuilder implements t.Visitor<void>, LocalResolver
         const value = input.value.visit(this._valueConverter);
         // setProperty without a value doesn't make any sense
         if (value.name || value.value) {
+          const bindingName = prepareSyntheticPropertyName(input.name);
           this.allocateBindingSlots(value);
-          const name = prepareSyntheticAttributeName(input.name);
           this.updateInstruction(input.sourceSpan, R3.elementProperty, () => {
             return [
-              o.literal(elementIndex), o.literal(name), this.convertPropertyBinding(implicit, value)
+              o.literal(elementIndex), o.literal(bindingName),
+              this.convertPropertyBinding(implicit, value)
             ];
           });
         }
@@ -1002,7 +1004,7 @@ export class TemplateDefinitionBuilder implements t.Visitor<void>, LocalResolver
           if (isASTWithSource(valueExp)) {
             const literal = valueExp.ast;
             if (isLiteralPrimitive(literal) && literal.value === undefined) {
-              addAttrExpr(prepareSyntheticAttributeName(input.name), EMPTY_STRING_EXPR);
+              addAttrExpr(prepareSyntheticPropertyName(input.name), EMPTY_STRING_EXPR);
             }
           }
         } else {
@@ -1021,7 +1023,11 @@ export class TemplateDefinitionBuilder implements t.Visitor<void>, LocalResolver
     if (nonSyntheticInputs.length || outputs.length) {
       addAttrExpr(core.AttributeMarker.SelectOnly);
       nonSyntheticInputs.forEach((i: t.BoundAttribute) => addAttrExpr(i.name));
-      outputs.forEach((o: t.BoundEvent) => addAttrExpr(o.name));
+      outputs.forEach((o: t.BoundEvent) => {
+        const name =
+            o.type === ParsedEventType.Animation ? getSyntheticPropertyName(o.name) : o.name;
+        addAttrExpr(name);
+      });
     }
 
     return attrExprs;
@@ -1064,14 +1070,19 @@ export class TemplateDefinitionBuilder implements t.Visitor<void>, LocalResolver
   private prepareListenerParameter(tagName: string, outputAst: t.BoundEvent, index: number):
       () => o.Expression[] {
     let eventName: string = outputAst.name;
+
+    let bindingFnName;
     if (outputAst.type === ParsedEventType.Animation) {
-      eventName = prepareSyntheticAttributeName(`${outputAst.name}.${outputAst.phase}`);
+      // synthetic @listener.foo values are treated the exact same as are standard listeners
+      bindingFnName = prepareSyntheticListenerFunctionName(eventName, outputAst.phase !);
+      eventName = prepareSyntheticListenerName(eventName, outputAst.phase !);
+    } else {
+      bindingFnName = sanitizeIdentifier(eventName);
     }
-    const evNameSanitized = sanitizeIdentifier(eventName);
+
     const tagNameSanitized = sanitizeIdentifier(tagName);
     const functionName =
-        `${this.templateName}_${tagNameSanitized}_${evNameSanitized}_${index}_listener`;
-
+        `${this.templateName}_${tagNameSanitized}_${bindingFnName}_${index}_listener`;
     return () => {
 
       const listenerScope = this._bindingScope.nestedScope(this._bindingScope.bindingLevel);
@@ -1563,10 +1574,6 @@ function resolveSanitizationFn(input: t.BoundAttribute, context: core.SecurityCo
   }
 }
 
-function prepareSyntheticAttributeName(name: string) {
-  return '@' + name;
-}
-
 function isSingleElementTemplate(children: t.Node[]): children is[t.Element] {
   return children.length === 1 && children[0] instanceof t.Element;
 }
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/template_parser/binding_parser.ts b/packages/compiler/src/template_parser/binding_parser.ts
index 9c137277dd..178fa7c58c 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/template_parser/binding_parser.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/template_parser/binding_parser.ts
@@ -440,4 +440,4 @@ export function calcPossibleSecurityContexts(
         elementName => registry.securityContext(elementName, propName, isAttribute)));
   });
   return ctxs.length === 0 ? [SecurityContext.NONE] : Array.from(new Set(ctxs)).sort();
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/core/src/core_render3_private_export.ts b/packages/core/src/core_render3_private_export.ts
index f384eba657..1275d5fe55 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/core_render3_private_export.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/core_render3_private_export.ts
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ export {
   loadQueryList as ɵloadQueryList,
   elementEnd as ɵelementEnd,
   elementProperty as ɵelementProperty,
+  componentHostSyntheticProperty as ɵcomponentHostSyntheticProperty,
   projectionDef as ɵprojectionDef,
   reference as ɵreference,
   enableBindings as ɵenableBindings,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/index.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/index.ts
index f1971992b5..6e5ba0a271 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/index.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ export {
   elementClassProp,
   elementEnd,
   elementProperty,
+  componentHostSyntheticProperty,
   elementStart,
 
   elementContainerStart,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/instructions.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/instructions.ts
index 03ffe747ec..97e67366bf 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/instructions.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/instructions.ts
@@ -987,10 +987,48 @@ export function elementAttribute(
  * @param nativeOnly Whether or not we should only set native properties and skip input check
  * (this is necessary for host property bindings)
  */
-
 export function elementProperty<T>(
     index: number, propName: string, value: T | NO_CHANGE, sanitizer?: SanitizerFn | null,
     nativeOnly?: boolean): void {
+  elementPropertyInternal(index, propName, value, sanitizer, nativeOnly);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Updates a synthetic host binding (e.g. `[@foo]`) on a component.
+ *
+ * This instruction is for compatibility purposes and is designed to ensure that a
+ * synthetic host binding (e.g. `@HostBinding('@foo')`) properly gets rendered in
+ * the component's renderer. Normally all host bindings are evaluated with the parent
+ * component's renderer, but, in the case of animation @triggers, they need to be
+ * evaluated with the sub components renderer (because that's where the animation
+ * triggers are defined).
+ *
+ * Do not use this instruction as a replacement for `elementProperty`. This instruction
+ * only exists to ensure compatibility with the ViewEngine's host binding behavior.
+ *
+ * @param index The index of the element to update in the data array
+ * @param propName Name of property. Because it is going to DOM, this is not subject to
+ *        renaming as part of minification.
+ * @param value New value to write.
+ * @param sanitizer An optional function used to sanitize the value.
+ * @param nativeOnly Whether or not we should only set native properties and skip input check
+ * (this is necessary for host property bindings)
+ */
+export function componentHostSyntheticProperty<T>(
+    index: number, propName: string, value: T | NO_CHANGE, sanitizer?: SanitizerFn | null,
+    nativeOnly?: boolean) {
+  elementPropertyInternal(index, propName, value, sanitizer, nativeOnly, loadComponentRenderer);
+}
+
+function loadComponentRenderer(tNode: TNode, lView: LView): Renderer3 {
+  const componentLView = lView[tNode.index] as LView;
+  return componentLView[RENDERER];
+}
+
+function elementPropertyInternal<T>(
+    index: number, propName: string, value: T | NO_CHANGE, sanitizer?: SanitizerFn | null,
+    nativeOnly?: boolean,
+    loadRendererFn?: ((tNode: TNode, lView: LView) => Renderer3) | null): void {
   if (value === NO_CHANGE) return;
   const lView = getLView();
   const element = getNativeByIndex(index, lView) as RElement | RComment;
@@ -1007,7 +1045,7 @@ export function elementProperty<T>(
       }
     }
   } else if (tNode.type === TNodeType.Element) {
-    const renderer = lView[RENDERER];
+    const renderer = loadRendererFn ? loadRendererFn(tNode, lView) : lView[RENDERER];
     // It is assumed that the sanitizer is only added when the compiler determines that the property
     // is risky, so sanitization can be done without further checks.
     value = sanitizer != null ? (sanitizer(value) as any) : value;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/jit/environment.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/jit/environment.ts
index 1a30e41a4c..5ce7a8fb08 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/jit/environment.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/jit/environment.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ export const angularCoreEnv: {[name: string]: Function} = {
   'ɵload': r3.load,
   'ɵprojection': r3.projection,
   'ɵelementProperty': r3.elementProperty,
+  'ɵcomponentHostSyntheticProperty': r3.componentHostSyntheticProperty,
   'ɵpipeBind1': r3.pipeBind1,
   'ɵpipeBind2': r3.pipeBind2,
   'ɵpipeBind3': r3.pipeBind3,
diff --git a/packages/core/test/bundling/todo/bundle.golden_symbols.json b/packages/core/test/bundling/todo/bundle.golden_symbols.json
index 7cef770f1f..86140e2e12 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/bundling/todo/bundle.golden_symbols.json
+++ b/packages/core/test/bundling/todo/bundle.golden_symbols.json
@@ -563,6 +563,9 @@
   {
     "name": "elementProperty"
   },
+  {
+    "name": "elementPropertyInternal"
+  },
   {
     "name": "elementStart"
   },
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/integration_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/integration_spec.ts
index b6fbe03438..0a4c784e41 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/integration_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/integration_spec.ts
@@ -2102,6 +2102,49 @@ describe('render3 integration test', () => {
          const [elm, attr, value] = spy.calls.mostRecent().args;
          expect(attr).toEqual('@fooAnimation');
        });
+
+    it('should allow host binding animations to be picked up and rendered', () => {
+      class ChildCompWithAnim {
+        static ngDirectiveDef = defineDirective({
+          type: ChildCompWithAnim,
+          factory: () => new ChildCompWithAnim(),
+          selectors: [['child-comp-with-anim']],
+          hostBindings: function(rf: RenderFlags, ctx: any, elementIndex: number): void {
+            if (rf & RenderFlags.Update) {
+              elementProperty(0, '@fooAnim', ctx.exp);
+            }
+          },
+        });
+
+        exp = 'go';
+      }
+
+      class ParentComp {
+        static ngComponentDef = defineComponent({
+          type: ParentComp,
+          consts: 1,
+          vars: 1,
+          selectors: [['foo']],
+          factory: () => new ParentComp(),
+          template: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: ParentComp) => {
+            if (rf & RenderFlags.Create) {
+              element(0, 'child-comp-with-anim');
+            }
+          },
+          directives: [ChildCompWithAnim]
+        });
+      }
+
+      const rendererFactory = new MockRendererFactory(['setProperty']);
+      const fixture = new ComponentFixture(ParentComp, {rendererFactory});
+
+      const renderer = rendererFactory.lastRenderer !;
+      fixture.update();
+
+      const spy = renderer.spies['setProperty'];
+      const [elm, attr, value] = spy.calls.mostRecent().args;
+      expect(attr).toEqual('@fooAnim');
+    });
   });
 
   describe('element discovery', () => {