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 3020efab87..aeb7cca37f 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_compiler_compliance_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_compiler_compliance_spec.ts
@@ -1551,6 +1551,43 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
         const result = compile(files, angularFiles);
         expectEmit(result.source, SimpleComponentDefinition, 'Incorrect MyApp definition');
       });
+
+      it('should capture the node name of ng-content with a structural directive', () => {
+        const files = {
+          app: {
+            'spec.ts': `
+              import {Component, Directive, NgModule, TemplateRef} from '@angular/core';
+
+              @Component({selector: 'simple', template: '<ng-content *ngIf="showContent"></ng-content>'})
+              export class SimpleComponent {}
+            `
+          }
+        };
+
+        const SimpleComponentDefinition = `
+          SimpleComponent.ɵcmp = $r3$.ɵɵdefineComponent({
+            type: SimpleComponent,
+            selectors: [["simple"]],
+            ngContentSelectors: $c0$,
+            decls: 1,
+            vars: 1,
+            consts: [[4, "ngIf"]],
+            template:  function SimpleComponent_Template(rf, ctx) {
+              if (rf & 1) {
+                i0.ɵɵprojectionDef();
+                i0.ɵɵtemplate(0, SimpleComponent_ng_content_0_Template, 1, 0, "ng-content", 0);
+              }
+              if (rf & 2) {
+                i0.ɵɵproperty("ngIf", ctx.showContent);
+              }
+            },
+            encapsulation: 2
+          });`;
+
+        const result = compile(files, angularFiles);
+        expectEmit(
+            result.source, SimpleComponentDefinition, 'Incorrect SimpleComponent definition');
+      });
     });
 
     describe('queries', () => {
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_ast.ts b/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_ast.ts
index c8273dbe56..23ec4d6b69 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_ast.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_ast.ts
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ export class Template implements Node {
 }
 
 export class Content implements Node {
+  readonly name = 'ng-content';
+
   constructor(
       public selector: string, public attributes: TextAttribute[],
       public sourceSpan: ParseSourceSpan, public i18n?: I18nMeta) {}
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_template_transform.ts b/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_template_transform.ts
index 7d1ffeba28..52a5e51406 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_template_transform.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_template_transform.ts
@@ -233,10 +233,10 @@ class HtmlAstToIvyAst implements html.Visitor {
 
       // TODO(pk): test for this case
       parsedElement = new t.Template(
-          (parsedElement as t.Element).name, hoistedAttrs.attributes, hoistedAttrs.inputs,
-          hoistedAttrs.outputs, templateAttrs, [parsedElement], [/* no references */],
-          templateVariables, element.sourceSpan, element.startSourceSpan, element.endSourceSpan,
-          i18n);
+          (parsedElement as t.Element | t.Content).name, hoistedAttrs.attributes,
+          hoistedAttrs.inputs, hoistedAttrs.outputs, templateAttrs, [parsedElement],
+          [/* no references */], templateVariables, element.sourceSpan, element.startSourceSpan,
+          element.endSourceSpan, i18n);
     }
     if (isI18nRootElement) {
       this.inI18nBlock = false;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/element.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/element.ts
index 83b460de40..2b9b82c73f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/element.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/element.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ function elementStartFirstCreatePass(
 
   const hasDirectives =
       resolveDirectives(tView, lView, tNode, getConstant<string[]>(tViewConsts, localRefsIndex));
-  ngDevMode && logUnknownElementError(tView, lView, native, tNode, hasDirectives);
+  ngDevMode && logUnknownElementError(tView, native, tNode, hasDirectives);
 
   if (tNode.attrs !== null) {
     computeStaticStyling(tNode, tNode.attrs, false);
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ export function ɵɵelement(
 }
 
 function logUnknownElementError(
-    tView: TView, lView: LView, element: RElement, tNode: TNode, hasDirectives: boolean): void {
+    tView: TView, element: RElement, tNode: TNode, hasDirectives: boolean): void {
   const schemas = tView.schemas;
 
   // If `schemas` is set to `null`, that's an indication that this Component was compiled in AOT
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ function logUnknownElementError(
         (typeof customElements !== 'undefined' && tagName.indexOf('-') > -1 &&
          !customElements.get(tagName));
 
-    if (isUnknown && !matchingSchemas(tView, lView, tagName)) {
+    if (isUnknown && !matchingSchemas(tView, tagName)) {
       let message = `'${tagName}' is not a known element:\n`;
       message += `1. If '${
           tagName}' is an Angular component, then verify that it is part of this module.\n`;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/shared.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/shared.ts
index 0afae0d5e6..bb4f211799 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/shared.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/shared.ts
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ export function elementPropertyInternal<T>(
 
     if (ngDevMode) {
       validateAgainstEventProperties(propName);
-      if (!validateProperty(tView, lView, element, propName, tNode)) {
+      if (!validateProperty(tView, element, propName, tNode)) {
         // Return here since we only log warnings for unknown properties.
         logUnknownPropertyError(propName, tNode);
         return;
@@ -996,10 +996,10 @@ export function elementPropertyInternal<T>(
       (element as RElement).setProperty ? (element as any).setProperty(propName, value) :
                                           (element as any)[propName] = value;
     }
-  } else if (tNode.type === TNodeType.Container) {
+  } else if (tNode.type === TNodeType.Container || tNode.type === TNodeType.ElementContainer) {
     // If the node is a container and the property didn't
     // match any of the inputs or schemas we should throw.
-    if (ngDevMode && !matchingSchemas(tView, lView, tNode.tagName)) {
+    if (ngDevMode && !matchingSchemas(tView, tNode.tagName)) {
       logUnknownPropertyError(propName, tNode);
     }
   }
@@ -1057,8 +1057,7 @@ export function setNgReflectProperties(
 }
 
 function validateProperty(
-    tView: TView, lView: LView, element: RElement|RComment, propName: string,
-    tNode: TNode): boolean {
+    tView: TView, element: RElement|RComment, propName: string, tNode: TNode): boolean {
   // If `schemas` is set to `null`, that's an indication that this Component was compiled in AOT
   // mode where this check happens at compile time. In JIT mode, `schemas` is always present and
   // defined as an array (as an empty array in case `schemas` field is not defined) and we should
@@ -1067,8 +1066,7 @@ function validateProperty(
 
   // The property is considered valid if the element matches the schema, it exists on the element
   // or it is synthetic, and we are in a browser context (web worker nodes should be skipped).
-  if (matchingSchemas(tView, lView, tNode.tagName) || propName in element ||
-      isAnimationProp(propName)) {
+  if (matchingSchemas(tView, tNode.tagName) || propName in element || isAnimationProp(propName)) {
     return true;
   }
 
@@ -1077,7 +1075,7 @@ function validateProperty(
   return typeof Node === 'undefined' || Node === null || !(element instanceof Node);
 }
 
-export function matchingSchemas(tView: TView, lView: LView, tagName: string|null): boolean {
+export function matchingSchemas(tView: TView, tagName: string|null): boolean {
   const schemas = tView.schemas;
 
   if (schemas !== null) {
diff --git a/packages/core/test/acceptance/ng_module_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/acceptance/ng_module_spec.ts
index 4adbcbcfcb..c65218fd19 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/acceptance/ng_module_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/acceptance/ng_module_spec.ts
@@ -287,6 +287,70 @@ describe('NgModule', () => {
               }).toThrowError(/'custom' is not a known element/);
             });
 
+    onlyInIvy('unknown element check logs an error message rather than throwing')
+        .it('should report unknown property bindings on ng-content', () => {
+          @Component({template: `<ng-content *unknownProp="123"></ng-content>`})
+          class App {
+          }
+
+          TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [App]});
+          const spy = spyOn(console, 'error');
+          const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(App);
+          fixture.detectChanges();
+
+          expect(spy.calls.mostRecent()?.args[0])
+              .toMatch(
+                  /Can't bind to 'unknownProp' since it isn't a known property of 'ng-content'/);
+        });
+
+    modifiedInIvy('unknown element error thrown instead of warning')
+        .it('should throw for unknown property bindings on ng-content', () => {
+          @Component({template: `<ng-content *unknownProp="123"></ng-content>`})
+          class App {
+          }
+
+          TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [App]});
+
+          expect(() => {
+            const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(App);
+            fixture.detectChanges();
+          })
+              .toThrowError(
+                  /Can't bind to 'unknownProp' since it isn't a known property of 'ng-content'/);
+        });
+
+    onlyInIvy('unknown element check logs an error message rather than throwing')
+        .it('should report unknown property bindings on ng-container', () => {
+          @Component({template: `<ng-container [unknown-prop]="123"></ng-container>`})
+          class App {
+          }
+
+          TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [App]});
+          const spy = spyOn(console, 'error');
+          const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(App);
+          fixture.detectChanges();
+
+          expect(spy.calls.mostRecent()?.args[0])
+              .toMatch(
+                  /Can't bind to 'unknown-prop' since it isn't a known property of 'ng-container'/);
+        });
+
+    modifiedInIvy('unknown element error thrown instead of warning')
+        .it('should throw for unknown property bindings on ng-container', () => {
+          @Component({template: `<ng-container [unknown-prop]="123"></ng-container>`})
+          class App {
+          }
+
+          TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [App]});
+
+          expect(() => {
+            const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(App);
+            fixture.detectChanges();
+          })
+              .toThrowError(
+                  /Can't bind to 'unknown-prop' since it isn't a known property of 'ng-container'/);
+        });
+
     onlyInIvy('test relies on Ivy-specific AOT format').describe('AOT-compiled components', () => {
       function createComponent(
           template: (rf: any) => void, vars: number, consts?: (number|string)[][]) {