diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/reflection/reflection_capabilities.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/reflection/reflection_capabilities.ts
index f1a26cdc26..c3dba802c6 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/reflection/reflection_capabilities.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/reflection/reflection_capabilities.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 import {global, isPresent, stringify} from '../facade/lang';
-import {Type} from '../type';
+import {Type, isType} from '../type';
 
 import {PlatformReflectionCapabilities} from './platform_reflection_capabilities';
 import {GetterFn, MethodFn, SetterFn} from './types';
@@ -105,7 +105,10 @@ export class ReflectionCapabilities implements PlatformReflectionCapabilities {
   parameters(type: Type<any>): any[][] {
     // Note: only report metadata if we have at least one class decorator
     // to stay in sync with the static reflector.
-    const parentCtor = Object.getPrototypeOf(type.prototype).constructor;
+    if (!isType(type)) {
+      return [];
+    }
+    const parentCtor = getParentCtor(type);
     let parameters = this._ownParameters(type, parentCtor);
     if (!parameters && parentCtor !== Object) {
       parameters = this.parameters(parentCtor);
@@ -135,7 +138,10 @@ export class ReflectionCapabilities implements PlatformReflectionCapabilities {
   }
 
   annotations(typeOrFunc: Type<any>): any[] {
-    const parentCtor = Object.getPrototypeOf(typeOrFunc.prototype).constructor;
+    if (!isType(typeOrFunc)) {
+      return [];
+    }
+    const parentCtor = getParentCtor(typeOrFunc);
     const ownAnnotations = this._ownAnnotations(typeOrFunc, parentCtor) || [];
     const parentAnnotations = parentCtor !== Object ? this.annotations(parentCtor) : [];
     return parentAnnotations.concat(ownAnnotations);
@@ -170,7 +176,10 @@ export class ReflectionCapabilities implements PlatformReflectionCapabilities {
   }
 
   propMetadata(typeOrFunc: any): {[key: string]: any[]} {
-    const parentCtor = Object.getPrototypeOf(typeOrFunc.prototype).constructor;
+    if (!isType(typeOrFunc)) {
+      return {};
+    }
+    const parentCtor = getParentCtor(typeOrFunc);
     const propMetadata: {[key: string]: any[]} = {};
     if (parentCtor !== Object) {
       const parentPropMetadata = this.propMetadata(parentCtor);
@@ -233,3 +242,11 @@ function convertTsickleDecoratorIntoMetadata(decoratorInvocations: any[]): any[]
     return new annotationCls(...annotationArgs);
   });
 }
+
+function getParentCtor(ctor: Function): Type<any> {
+  const parentProto = Object.getPrototypeOf(ctor.prototype);
+  const parentCtor = parentProto ? parentProto.constructor : null;
+  // Note: We always use `Object` as the null value
+  // to simplify checking later on.
+  return parentCtor || Object;
+}
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/type.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/type.ts
index 21e6e29fad..72524fd2a8 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/type.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/type.ts
@@ -18,5 +18,8 @@
  */
 export const Type = Function;
 
+export function isType(v: any): v is Type<any> {
+  return typeof v === 'function';
+}
 
 export interface Type<T> extends Function { new (...args: any[]): T; }
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/regression_integration_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/regression_integration_spec.ts
index 1afb25cb43..fea9b6df76 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/regression_integration_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/regression_integration_spec.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {Component, Injector, OpaqueToken, Pipe, PipeTransform, Provider} from '@angular/core';
+import {ANALYZE_FOR_ENTRY_COMPONENTS, Component, Injector, OpaqueToken, Pipe, PipeTransform, Provider} from '@angular/core';
 import {TestBed} from '@angular/core/testing';
 import {expect} from '@angular/platform-browser/testing/matchers';
 
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ function declareTests({useJit}: {useJit: boolean}) {
         expect(injector.get(token)).toEqual(tokenValue);
       });
 
-      it('should support providers with an anonymous function', () => {
+      it('should support providers with an anonymous function as token', () => {
         const token = () => true;
         const tokenValue = 1;
         const injector = createInjector([{provide: token, useValue: tokenValue}]);
@@ -147,6 +147,22 @@ function declareTests({useJit}: {useJit: boolean}) {
         const injector = createInjector([{provide: 'someToken', useValue: data}]);
         expect(injector.get('someToken')).toEqual(data);
       });
+
+      describe('ANALYZE_FOR_ENTRY_COMPONENTS providers', () => {
+
+        it('should support class instances', () => {
+          class SomeObject {
+            someMethod() {}
+          }
+
+          expect(
+              () => createInjector([
+                {provide: ANALYZE_FOR_ENTRY_COMPONENTS, useValue: new SomeObject(), multi: true}
+              ]))
+              .not.toThrow();
+        });
+      });
+
     });
 
     it('should allow logging a previous elements class binding via interpolation', () => {
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/test/reflection/reflector_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/core/test/reflection/reflector_spec.ts
index de406a8af1..35aef6104b 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/test/reflection/reflector_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/test/reflection/reflector_spec.ts
@@ -190,6 +190,8 @@ export function main() {
 
         class ChildNoDecorators extends Parent {}
 
+        class NoDecorators {}
+
         // Check that metadata for Parent was not changed!
         expect(reflector.annotations(Parent)).toEqual([new ClassDecorator({value: 'parent'})]);
 
@@ -199,6 +201,11 @@ export function main() {
 
         expect(reflector.annotations(ChildNoDecorators)).toEqual([new ClassDecorator(
             {value: 'parent'})]);
+
+        expect(reflector.annotations(NoDecorators)).toEqual([]);
+        expect(reflector.annotations(<any>{})).toEqual([]);
+        expect(reflector.annotations(<any>1)).toEqual([]);
+        expect(reflector.annotations(null)).toEqual([]);
       });
 
       it('should inherit parameters', () => {
@@ -226,6 +233,8 @@ export function main() {
           constructor(a: any, b: any, c: any) { super(null, null); }
         }
 
+        class NoDecorators {}
+
         // Check that metadata for Parent was not changed!
         expect(reflector.parameters(Parent)).toEqual([
           [A, new ParamDecorator('a')], [B, new ParamDecorator('b')]
@@ -242,6 +251,11 @@ export function main() {
         expect(reflector.parameters(ChildWithCtorNoDecorator)).toEqual([
           undefined, undefined, undefined
         ]);
+
+        expect(reflector.parameters(NoDecorators)).toEqual([]);
+        expect(reflector.parameters(<any>{})).toEqual([]);
+        expect(reflector.parameters(<any>1)).toEqual([]);
+        expect(reflector.parameters(null)).toEqual([]);
       });
 
       it('should inherit property metadata', () => {
@@ -263,6 +277,8 @@ export function main() {
           c: C;
         }
 
+        class NoDecorators {}
+
         // Check that metadata for Parent was not changed!
         expect(reflector.propMetadata(Parent)).toEqual({
           'a': [new PropDecorator('a')],
@@ -274,6 +290,11 @@ export function main() {
           'b': [new PropDecorator('b1'), new PropDecorator('b2')],
           'c': [new PropDecorator('c')]
         });
+
+        expect(reflector.propMetadata(NoDecorators)).toEqual({});
+        expect(reflector.propMetadata(<any>{})).toEqual({});
+        expect(reflector.propMetadata(<any>1)).toEqual({});
+        expect(reflector.propMetadata(null)).toEqual({});
       });
 
       it('should inherit lifecycle hooks', () => {