diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/src/type_check_block.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/src/type_check_block.ts
index 0d417fae78..0410b72bc5 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/src/type_check_block.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/src/type_check_block.ts
@@ -1622,7 +1622,7 @@ class TcbExpressionTranslator {
         return null;
       }
 
-      const method = ts.createPropertyAccess(wrapForDiagnostics(receiver), ast.name);
+      const method = wrapForDiagnostics(receiver);
       addParseSpanInfo(method, ast.nameSpan);
       const args = ast.args.map(arg => this.translate(arg));
       const node = ts.createCall(method, undefined, args);
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/test/span_comments_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/test/span_comments_spec.ts
index caa312ce0a..6d8236e23e 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/test/span_comments_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/test/span_comments_spec.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ describe('type check blocks diagnostics', () => {
       const TEMPLATE = `<ng-template let-method>{{ method(a, b) }}</ng-template>`;
       expect(tcbWithSpans(TEMPLATE))
           .toContain(
-              '(_t2 /*27,39*/).method /*27,33*/(((ctx).a /*34,35*/) /*34,35*/, ((ctx).b /*37,38*/) /*37,38*/) /*27,39*/');
+              '(_t2 /*27,39*/) /*27,33*/(((ctx).a /*34,35*/) /*34,35*/, ((ctx).b /*37,38*/) /*37,38*/) /*27,39*/');
     });
 
     it('should annotate function calls', () => {
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/test/type_check_block_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/test/type_check_block_spec.ts
index f81ac38469..82fc1d0583 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/test/type_check_block_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck/test/type_check_block_spec.ts
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ describe('type check blocks', () => {
   it('should handle method calls of template variables', () => {
     const TEMPLATE = `<ng-template let-a>{{a(1)}}</ng-template>`;
     expect(tcb(TEMPLATE)).toContain('var _t2 = _t1.$implicit;');
-    expect(tcb(TEMPLATE)).toContain('(_t2).a(1)');
+    expect(tcb(TEMPLATE)).toContain('(_t2)(1)');
   });
 
   it('should handle implicit vars when using microsyntax', () => {
@@ -114,6 +114,12 @@ describe('type check blocks', () => {
     expect(tcb(TEMPLATE)).toContain('var _t2 = _t1.$implicit;');
   });
 
+  it('should handle direct calls of an implicit template variable', () => {
+    const TEMPLATE = `<div *ngFor="let a of letters">{{a(1)}}</div>`;
+    expect(tcb(TEMPLATE)).toContain('var _t2 = _t1.$implicit;');
+    expect(tcb(TEMPLATE)).toContain('(_t2)(1)');
+  });
+
   describe('type constructors', () => {
     it('should handle missing property bindings', () => {
       const TEMPLATE = `<div dir [inputA]="foo"></div>`;
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/template_typecheck_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/template_typecheck_spec.ts
index 4e20f958ec..80d0f20199 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/template_typecheck_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/template_typecheck_spec.ts
@@ -1009,6 +1009,30 @@ export declare class AnimationEvent {
       expect(diags.length).toBe(0);
     });
 
+    it('should allow the implicit value of an NgFor to be invoked', () => {
+      env.tsconfig({fullTemplateTypeCheck: true, strictInputTypes: true});
+      env.write('test.ts', `
+        import {CommonModule} from '@angular/common';
+        import {Component, NgModule} from '@angular/core';
+
+        @Component({
+          selector: 'test',
+          template: '<div *ngFor="let fn of functions">{{fn()}}</div>',
+        })
+        class TestCmp {
+          functions = [() => 1, () => 2];
+        }
+
+        @NgModule({
+          declarations: [TestCmp],
+          imports: [CommonModule],
+        })
+        class Module {}
+    `);
+
+      env.driveMain();
+    });
+
     it('should infer the context of NgIf', () => {
       env.tsconfig({strictTemplates: true});
       env.write('test.ts', `