diff --git a/modules/@angular/common/src/directives/ng_plural.ts b/modules/@angular/common/src/directives/ng_plural.ts
index 3577e64b3e..a75590a2e1 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/common/src/directives/ng_plural.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/src/directives/ng_plural.ts
@@ -6,11 +6,14 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {AfterContentInit, Attribute, ContentChildren, Directive, Input, QueryList, TemplateRef, ViewContainerRef} from '@angular/core';
+import {Attribute, Directive, Host, Input, OnInit, TemplateRef, ViewContainerRef} from '@angular/core';
+
 import {isPresent} from '../facade/lang';
 import {NgLocalization, getPluralCategory} from '../localization';
+
 import {SwitchView} from './ng_switch';
 
+
 /**
  * `ngPlural` is an i18n directive that displays DOM sub-trees that match the switch expression
  * value, or failing that, DOM sub-trees that match the switch expression's pluralization category.
@@ -64,27 +67,11 @@ import {SwitchView} from './ng_switch';
  * ```
  * @experimental
  */
-
-@Directive({selector: '[ngPluralCase]'})
-export class NgPluralCase {
-  /** @internal */
-  _view: SwitchView;
-  constructor(
-      @Attribute('ngPluralCase') public value: string, template: TemplateRef<Object>,
-      viewContainer: ViewContainerRef) {
-    this._view = new SwitchView(viewContainer, template);
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * @experimental
- */
 @Directive({selector: '[ngPlural]'})
-export class NgPlural implements AfterContentInit {
+export class NgPlural {
   private _switchValue: number;
   private _activeView: SwitchView;
   private _caseViews: {[k: string]: SwitchView} = {};
-  @ContentChildren(NgPluralCase) cases: QueryList<NgPluralCase> = null;
 
   constructor(private _localization: NgLocalization) {}
 
@@ -94,12 +81,7 @@ export class NgPlural implements AfterContentInit {
     this._updateView();
   }
 
-  ngAfterContentInit() {
-    this.cases.forEach((pluralCase: NgPluralCase): void => {
-      this._caseViews[pluralCase.value] = pluralCase._view;
-    });
-    this._updateView();
-  }
+  addCase(value: string, switchView: SwitchView): void { this._caseViews[value] = switchView; }
 
   /** @internal */
   _updateView(): void {
@@ -122,3 +104,15 @@ export class NgPlural implements AfterContentInit {
     this._activeView.create();
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * @experimental
+ */
+@Directive({selector: '[ngPluralCase]'})
+export class NgPluralCase {
+  constructor(
+      @Attribute('ngPluralCase') public value: string, template: TemplateRef<Object>,
+      viewContainer: ViewContainerRef, @Host() ngPlural: NgPlural) {
+    ngPlural.addCase(value, new SwitchView(viewContainer, template));
+  }
+}
diff --git a/modules/@angular/common/test/directives/ng_plural_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/common/test/directives/ng_plural_spec.ts
index 179400e6b0..1106d5b5e6 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/common/test/directives/ng_plural_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/test/directives/ng_plural_spec.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,27 @@ export function main() {
                  });
            }));
 
+    // https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/9868
+    // https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/9882
+    it('should not throw when ngPluralCase contains expressions',
+       inject(
+           [TestComponentBuilder, AsyncTestCompleter],
+           (tcb: TestComponentBuilder, async: AsyncTestCompleter) => {
+             var template = '<div>' +
+                 '<ul [ngPlural]="switchValue">' +
+                 '<template ngPluralCase="=0"><li>{{ switchValue }}</li></template>' +
+                 '</ul></div>';
+
+             tcb.overrideTemplate(TestComponent, template)
+                 .createAsync(TestComponent)
+                 .then((fixture) => {
+                   fixture.debugElement.componentInstance.switchValue = 0;
+                   expect(() => fixture.detectChanges()).not.toThrow();
+                   async.done();
+                 });
+           }));
+
+
     it('should be applicable to <ng-container> elements',
        inject(
            [TestComponentBuilder, AsyncTestCompleter],
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/common/index.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/common/index.d.ts
index ea7228ad2b..fbd6d10718 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/common/index.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/common/index.d.ts
@@ -437,17 +437,16 @@ export declare class NgModel extends NgControl implements OnChanges {
 }
 
 /** @experimental */
-export declare class NgPlural implements AfterContentInit {
-    cases: QueryList<NgPluralCase>;
+export declare class NgPlural {
     ngPlural: number;
     constructor(_localization: NgLocalization);
-    ngAfterContentInit(): void;
+    addCase(value: string, switchView: SwitchView): void;
 }
 
 /** @experimental */
 export declare class NgPluralCase {
     value: string;
-    constructor(value: string, template: TemplateRef<Object>, viewContainer: ViewContainerRef);
+    constructor(value: string, template: TemplateRef<Object>, viewContainer: ViewContainerRef, ngPlural: NgPlural);
 }
 
 /** @experimental */