diff --git a/modules/@angular/compiler/src/aot/static_reflector.ts b/modules/@angular/compiler/src/aot/static_reflector.ts
index da7cda759d..4a0d66fe82 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/compiler/src/aot/static_reflector.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/compiler/src/aot/static_reflector.ts
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ export class StaticReflector implements ReflectorReader {
       annotations = [];
       const classMetadata = this.getTypeMetadata(type);
       if (classMetadata['extends']) {
-        const parentType = this.simplify(type, classMetadata['extends']);
+        const parentType = this.trySimplify(type, classMetadata['extends']);
         if (parentType && (parentType instanceof StaticSymbol)) {
           const parentAnnotations = this.annotations(parentType);
           annotations.push(...parentAnnotations);
@@ -303,6 +303,17 @@ export class StaticReflector implements ReflectorReader {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Simplify but discard any errors
+   */
+  private trySimplify(context: StaticSymbol, value: any): any {
+    const originalRecorder = this.errorRecorder;
+    this.errorRecorder = (error: any, fileName: string) => {};
+    const result = this.simplify(context, value);
+    this.errorRecorder = originalRecorder;
+    return result;
+  }
+
   /** @internal */
   public simplify(context: StaticSymbol, value: any): any {
     const self = this;
diff --git a/modules/@angular/compiler/test/aot/static_reflector_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/compiler/test/aot/static_reflector_spec.ts
index 4d7d657980..7946dee738 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/compiler/test/aot/static_reflector_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/compiler/test/aot/static_reflector_spec.ts
@@ -679,6 +679,30 @@ describe('StaticReflector', () => {
         'hook1', 'hook2', 'hook3'
       ])).toEqual([false, false, false]);
     });
+
+    it('should allow inheritance from expressions', () => {
+      initWithDecorator({
+        '/tmp/src/main.ts': `
+            export function metaClass() { return null; };
+            export class Child extends metaClass() {}
+          `
+      });
+
+      expect(reflector.annotations(reflector.getStaticSymbol('/tmp/src/main.ts', 'Child')))
+          .toEqual([]);
+    });
+
+    it('should allow inheritance from functions', () => {
+      initWithDecorator({
+        '/tmp/src/main.ts': `
+            export let ctor: {new(): T} = function() { return null; }
+            export class Child extends ctor {}
+          `
+      });
+
+      expect(reflector.annotations(reflector.getStaticSymbol('/tmp/src/main.ts', 'Child')))
+          .toEqual([]);
+    });
   });
 
 });