diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_view_compiler_listener_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_view_compiler_listener_spec.ts
index 2fc273996e..41bb8e5740 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_view_compiler_listener_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_view_compiler_listener_spec.ts
@@ -58,4 +58,121 @@ describe('compiler compliance: listen()', () => {
     expectEmit(result.source, template, 'Incorrect template');
   });
 
+  it('should create multiple listener instructions that share a view snapshot', () => {
+    const files = {
+      app: {
+        'spec.ts': `
+              import {Component, NgModule} from '@angular/core';
+              import {CommonModule} from '@angular/common';
+
+              @Component({
+                selector: 'my-component',
+                template: \`
+                  <div *ngIf="showing">
+                    <div (click)="onClick(foo)"></div>
+                    <button (click)="onClick2(bar)"></button>
+                  </div>
+                  
+                \`
+              })
+              export class MyComponent {
+                onClick(name: any) {}
+                onClick2(name: any) {}
+              }
+
+              @NgModule({declarations: [MyComponent], imports: [CommonModule]})
+              export class MyModule {}
+          `
+      }
+    };
+
+    const template = `
+        const $c0$ = ["ngIf",""];
+        
+        function MyComponent_div_Template_0(rf, ctx) {
+          if (rf & 1) {
+            const $s$ = $r3$.ɵgV();
+            $r3$.ɵE(0, "div");
+            $r3$.ɵE(1, "div");
+            $r3$.ɵL("click", function MyComponent_div_Template_0_div_click_listener($event) {
+              $r3$.ɵrV($s$);
+              const $comp$ = $r3$.ɵx();
+              return $comp$.onClick($comp$.foo);
+            });
+            $r3$.ɵe();
+            $r3$.ɵE(2, "button");
+            $r3$.ɵL("click", function MyComponent_div_Template_0_button_click_listener($event) {
+              $r3$.ɵrV($s$);
+              const $comp2$ = $r3$.ɵx();
+              return $comp2$.onClick2($comp2$.bar);
+            });
+            $r3$.ɵe();
+            $r3$.ɵe();
+          }
+        }
+        // ...
+        template: function MyComponent_Template(rf, ctx) {
+          if (rf & 1) {
+            $r3$.ɵC(0, MyComponent_div_Template_0, null, $c0$);
+          }
+          if (rf & 2) {
+            $i0$.ɵp(0, "ngIf", $i0$.ɵb(ctx.showing));
+          }
+        }
+        `;
+
+    const result = compile(files, angularFiles);
+
+    expectEmit(result.source, template, 'Incorrect template');
+  });
+
+  it('local refs in listeners defined before the local refs', () => {
+    const files = {
+      app: {
+        'spec.ts': `
+            import {Component, NgModule} from '@angular/core';
+
+            @Component({
+              selector: 'my-component', 
+              template: \`
+                <button (click)="onClick(user.value)">Save</button>
+                <input #user>
+              \`
+            })
+            export class MyComponent {}
+
+            @NgModule({declarations: [MyComponent]})
+            export class MyModule {}
+          `
+      }
+    };
+
+    const MyComponentDefinition = `
+        const $c0$ = ["user", ""];
+        …
+        MyComponent.ngComponentDef = $r3$.ɵdefineComponent({
+          type: MyComponent,
+          selectors: [["my-component"]],
+          factory: function MyComponent_Factory() { return new MyComponent(); },
+          template: function MyComponent_Template(rf, ctx) {
+            if (rf & 1) {
+              $r3$.ɵE(0, "button"); 
+                $r3$.ɵL("click", function MyComponent_Template_button_click_listener($event) {
+                   const $user$ = $r3$.ɵr(3);
+                   return ctx.onClick($user$.value);
+                });
+                $r3$.ɵT(1, "Save");
+              $r3$.ɵe();
+              $r3$.ɵEe(2, "input", null, $c0$);
+            }
+          }
+        });
+      `;
+
+    const result = compile(files, angularFiles);
+    const source = result.source;
+
+    expectEmit(source, MyComponentDefinition, 'Incorrect MyComponent.ngComponentDef');
+  });
+
 });
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_view_compiler_template_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_view_compiler_template_spec.ts
index 26a8448c33..9cc32663e8 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_view_compiler_template_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_view_compiler_template_spec.ts
@@ -55,12 +55,14 @@ describe('compiler compliance: template', () => {
       function MyComponent_ul_li_div_Template_1(rf, ctx) {
         
         if (rf & 1) {
-          const $inner$ = ctx.$implicit;
-          const $middle$ = $i0$.ɵx().$implicit;
-          const $outer$ = $i0$.ɵx().$implicit;
-          const $myComp$ = $i0$.ɵx();
+          const $s$ = $i0$.ɵgV();
           $i0$.ɵE(0, "div");
           $i0$.ɵL("click", function MyComponent_ul_li_div_Template_1_div_click_listener($event){
+            $i0$.ɵrV($s$);
+            const $inner$ = ctx.$implicit;
+            const $middle$ = $i0$.ɵx().$implicit;
+            const $outer$ = $i0$.ɵx().$implicit;
+            const $myComp$ = $i0$.ɵx();
             return $myComp$.onClick($outer$, $middle$, $inner$);
           });
           $i0$.ɵT(1);
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_identifiers.ts b/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_identifiers.ts
index ff66593f12..41ce176ac4 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_identifiers.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_identifiers.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ export class Identifiers {
 
   static bind: o.ExternalReference = {name: 'ɵb', moduleName: CORE};
 
+  static getCurrentView: o.ExternalReference = {name: 'ɵgV', moduleName: CORE};
+
+  static restoreView: o.ExternalReference = {name: 'ɵrV', moduleName: CORE};
+
   static interpolation1: o.ExternalReference = {name: 'ɵi1', moduleName: CORE};
   static interpolation2: o.ExternalReference = {name: 'ɵi2', moduleName: CORE};
   static interpolation3: o.ExternalReference = {name: 'ɵi3', moduleName: CORE};
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/template.ts b/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/template.ts
index a67c4a40fb..52eccac13d 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/template.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/template.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,12 @@ export class TemplateDefinitionBuilder implements t.Visitor<void>, LocalResolver
   private _dataIndex = 0;
   private _bindingContext = 0;
   private _prefixCode: o.Statement[] = [];
-  private _creationCode: o.Statement[] = [];
+  /**
+   * List of callbacks to generate creation mode instructions. We store them here as we process
+   * the template so bindings in listeners are resolved only once all nodes have been visited.
+   * This ensures all local refs and context variables are available for matching.
+   */
+  private _creationCodeFns: (() => o.Statement)[] = [];
   /**
    * List of callbacks to generate update mode instructions. We store them here as we process
    * the template so bindings are resolved only once all nodes have been visited. This ensures
@@ -76,12 +81,7 @@ export class TemplateDefinitionBuilder implements t.Visitor<void>, LocalResolver
    * This scope contains local variables declared in the update mode block of the template.
    * (e.g. refs and context vars in bindings)
    */
-  private _updateScope: BindingScope;
-  /**
-   * This scope contains local variables declared in the creation mode block of the template
-   * (e.g. refs and context vars in listeners)
-   */
-  private _creationScope: BindingScope;
+  private _bindingScope: BindingScope;
   private _valueConverter: ValueConverter;
   private _unsupported = unsupported;
 
@@ -104,9 +104,7 @@ export class TemplateDefinitionBuilder implements t.Visitor<void>, LocalResolver
     // function)
     this._dataIndex = viewQueries.length;
 
-    // TODO(kara): generate restore instruction in listener to replace creation scope
-    this._creationScope = parentBindingScope.nestedScope(level);
-    this._updateScope = parentBindingScope.nestedScope(level);
+    this._bindingScope = parentBindingScope.nestedScope(level);
 
     this._valueConverter = new ValueConverter(
         constantPool, () => this.allocateDataSlot(),
@@ -116,17 +114,16 @@ export class TemplateDefinitionBuilder implements t.Visitor<void>, LocalResolver
           if (pipeType) {
             this.pipes.add(pipeType);
           }
-          this._updateScope.set(this.level, localName, value);
-          this._creationCode.push(
-              o.importExpr(R3.pipe).callFn([o.literal(slot), o.literal(name)]).toStmt());
+          this._bindingScope.set(this.level, localName, value);
+          this.creationInstruction(null, R3.pipe, [o.literal(slot), o.literal(name)]);
         });
   }
 
-  registerContextVariables(variable: t.Variable, retrievalScope: BindingScope) {
-    const scopedName = retrievalScope.freshReferenceName();
+  registerContextVariables(variable: t.Variable) {
+    const scopedName = this._bindingScope.freshReferenceName();
     const retrievalLevel = this.level;
     const lhs = o.variable(variable.name + scopedName);
-    retrievalScope.set(
+    this._bindingScope.set(
         retrievalLevel, variable.name, lhs, DeclarationPriority.CONTEXT,
         (scope: BindingScope, relativeLevel: number) => {
           let rhs: o.Expression;
@@ -151,11 +148,7 @@ export class TemplateDefinitionBuilder implements t.Visitor<void>, LocalResolver
     }
 
     // Create variable bindings
-    for (const variable of variables) {
-      // Add the reference to the local scope.
-      this.registerContextVariables(variable, this._creationScope);
-      this.registerContextVariables(variable, this._updateScope);
-    }
+    variables.forEach(v => this.registerContextVariables(v));
 
     // Output a `ProjectionDef` instruction when some `<ng-content>` are present
     if (hasNgContent) {
@@ -170,34 +163,38 @@ export class TemplateDefinitionBuilder implements t.Visitor<void>, LocalResolver
         parameters.push(parsed, unParsed);
       }
 
-      this.creationInstruction(null, R3.projectionDef, ...parameters);
+      this.creationInstruction(null, R3.projectionDef, parameters);
     }
 
     // This is the initial pass through the nodes of this template. In this pass, we
-    // generate all creation mode instructions & queue all update mode instructions for
-    // generation in the second pass. It's necessary to separate the passes to ensure
-    // local refs are defined before resolving bindings.
+    // queue all creation mode and update mode instructions for generation in the second
+    // pass. It's necessary to separate the passes to ensure local refs are defined before
+    // resolving bindings.
     t.visitAll(this, nodes);
 
-    // Generate all the update mode instructions as the second pass (e.g. resolve bindings)
+    // Generate all the creation mode instructions (e.g. resolve bindings in listeners)
+    const creationStatements = this._creationCodeFns.map((fn: () => o.Statement) => fn());
+
+    // Generate all the update mode instructions (e.g. resolve property or text bindings)
     const updateStatements = this._updateCodeFns.map((fn: () => o.Statement) => fn());
 
     // To count slots for the reserveSlots() instruction, all bindings must have been visited.
     if (this._pureFunctionSlots > 0) {
-      this.creationInstruction(null, R3.reserveSlots, o.literal(this._pureFunctionSlots));
+      creationStatements.push(
+          instruction(null, R3.reserveSlots, [o.literal(this._pureFunctionSlots)]).toStmt());
     }
 
-    const creationCode = this._creationCode.length > 0 ?
+    //  Variable declaration must occur after binding resolution so we can generate context
+    //  instructions that build on each other. e.g. const b = x().$implicit(); const b = x();
+    const creationVariables = this._bindingScope.viewSnapshotStatements();
+    const updateVariables = this._bindingScope.variableDeclarations().concat(this._tempVariables);
+
+    const creationBlock = creationStatements.length > 0 ?
         [renderFlagCheckIfStmt(
-            core.RenderFlags.Create,
-            this._creationScope.variableDeclarations().concat(this._creationCode))] :
+            core.RenderFlags.Create, creationVariables.concat(creationStatements))] :
         [];
 
-    //  This must occur after binding resolution so we can generate context instructions that
-    // build on each other. e.g. const row = x().$implicit; const table = x().$implicit();
-    const updateVariables = this._updateScope.variableDeclarations().concat(this._tempVariables);
-
-    const updateCode = this._updateCodeFns.length > 0 ?
+    const updateBlock = updateStatements.length > 0 ?
         [renderFlagCheckIfStmt(core.RenderFlags.Update, updateVariables.concat(updateStatements))] :
         [];
 
@@ -205,7 +202,7 @@ export class TemplateDefinitionBuilder implements t.Visitor<void>, LocalResolver
     // TODO(vicb): This is a WIP, not fully supported yet
     for (const phToNodeIdx of this._phToNodeIdxes) {
       if (Object.keys(phToNodeIdx).length > 0) {
-        const scopedName = this._updateScope.freshReferenceName();
+        const scopedName = this._bindingScope.freshReferenceName();
         const phMap = o.variable(scopedName).set(mapToExpression(phToNodeIdx, true)).toConstDecl();
 
         this._prefixCode.push(phMap);
@@ -221,15 +218,15 @@ export class TemplateDefinitionBuilder implements t.Visitor<void>, LocalResolver
           // Temporary variable declarations for query refresh (i.e. let _t: any;)
           ...this._prefixCode,
           // Creating mode (i.e. if (rf & RenderFlags.Create) { ... })
-          ...creationCode,
+          ...creationBlock,
           // Binding and refresh mode (i.e. if (rf & RenderFlags.Update) {...})
-          ...updateCode,
+          ...updateBlock,
         ],
         o.INFERRED_TYPE, null, this.templateName);
   }
 
   // LocalResolver
-  getLocal(name: string): o.Expression|null { return this._updateScope.get(name); }
+  getLocal(name: string): o.Expression|null { return this._bindingScope.get(name); }
 
   visitContent(ngContent: t.Content) {
     const slot = this.allocateDataSlot();
@@ -251,7 +248,7 @@ export class TemplateDefinitionBuilder implements t.Visitor<void>, LocalResolver
       parameters.push(o.literal(selectorIndex));
     }
 
-    this.creationInstruction(ngContent.sourceSpan, R3.projection, ...parameters);
+    this.creationInstruction(ngContent.sourceSpan, R3.projection, parameters);
   }
 
 
@@ -325,7 +322,6 @@ export class TemplateDefinitionBuilder implements t.Visitor<void>, LocalResolver
     ];
 
     // Add the attributes
-    const i18nMessages: o.Statement[] = [];
     const attributes: o.Expression[] = [];
     const initialStyleDeclarations: o.Expression[] = [];
     const initialClassDeclarations: o.Expression[] = [];
@@ -460,10 +456,10 @@ export class TemplateDefinitionBuilder implements t.Visitor<void>, LocalResolver
       const references = flatten(element.references.map(reference => {
         const slot = this.allocateDataSlot();
         // Generate the update temporary.
-        const variableName = this._updateScope.freshReferenceName();
+        const variableName = this._bindingScope.freshReferenceName();
         const retrievalLevel = this.level;
         const lhs = o.variable(variableName);
-        this._updateScope.set(
+        this._bindingScope.set(
             retrievalLevel, reference.name, lhs, DeclarationPriority.DEFAULT,
             (scope: BindingScope, relativeLevel: number) => {
               // e.g. x(2);
@@ -481,11 +477,6 @@ export class TemplateDefinitionBuilder implements t.Visitor<void>, LocalResolver
       parameters.push(o.TYPED_NULL_EXPR);
     }
 
-    // Generate the instruction create element instruction
-    if (i18nMessages.length > 0) {
-      this._creationCode.push(...i18nMessages);
-    }
-
     const wasInNamespace = this._namespace;
     const currentNamespace = this.getNamespaceInstruction(namespaceKey);
 
@@ -501,14 +492,9 @@ export class TemplateDefinitionBuilder implements t.Visitor<void>, LocalResolver
         !hasStylingInstructions && element.children.length === 0 && element.outputs.length === 0;
 
     if (createSelfClosingInstruction) {
-      this.creationInstruction(element.sourceSpan, R3.element, ...trimTrailingNulls(parameters));
+      this.creationInstruction(element.sourceSpan, R3.element, trimTrailingNulls(parameters));
     } else {
-      // Generate the instruction create element instruction
-      if (i18nMessages.length > 0) {
-        this._creationCode.push(...i18nMessages);
-      }
-      this.creationInstruction(
-          element.sourceSpan, R3.elementStart, ...trimTrailingNulls(parameters));
+      this.creationInstruction(element.sourceSpan, R3.elementStart, trimTrailingNulls(parameters));
 
       // initial styling for static style="..." attributes
       if (hasStylingInstructions) {
@@ -538,12 +524,11 @@ export class TemplateDefinitionBuilder implements t.Visitor<void>, LocalResolver
           paramsList.push(o.NULL_EXPR);
         }
 
-
         if (useDefaultStyleSanitizer) {
           paramsList.push(o.importExpr(R3.defaultStyleSanitizer));
         }
 
-        this._creationCode.push(o.importExpr(R3.elementStyling).callFn(paramsList).toStmt());
+        this.creationInstruction(null, R3.elementStyling, paramsList);
       }
 
       // Generate Listeners (outputs)
@@ -551,14 +536,25 @@ export class TemplateDefinitionBuilder implements t.Visitor<void>, LocalResolver
         const elName = sanitizeIdentifier(element.name);
         const evName = sanitizeIdentifier(outputAst.name);
         const functionName = `${this.templateName}_${elName}_${evName}_listener`;
-        const bindingExpr = convertActionBinding(
-            this._creationScope, implicit, outputAst.handler, 'b',
-            () => error('Unexpected interpolation'));
-        const handler = o.fn(
-            [new o.FnParam('$event', o.DYNAMIC_TYPE)], [...bindingExpr.render3Stmts],
-            o.INFERRED_TYPE, null, functionName);
-        this.creationInstruction(
-            outputAst.sourceSpan, R3.listener, o.literal(outputAst.name), handler);
+
+        this.creationInstruction(outputAst.sourceSpan, R3.listener, () => {
+          const listenerScope = this._bindingScope.nestedScope(this._bindingScope.bindingLevel);
+
+          const bindingExpr = convertActionBinding(
+              listenerScope, implicit, outputAst.handler, 'b',
+              () => error('Unexpected interpolation'));
+
+          const statements = [
+            ...listenerScope.restoreViewStatement(), ...listenerScope.variableDeclarations(),
+            ...bindingExpr.render3Stmts
+          ];
+
+          const handler = o.fn(
+              [new o.FnParam('$event', o.DYNAMIC_TYPE)], statements, o.INFERRED_TYPE, null,
+              functionName);
+
+          return [o.literal(outputAst.name), handler];
+        });
       });
     }
 
@@ -636,8 +632,7 @@ export class TemplateDefinitionBuilder implements t.Visitor<void>, LocalResolver
         lastInputCommand = classInputs[classInputs.length - 1];
       }
 
-      this.updateInstruction(
-          lastInputCommand !.sourceSpan, R3.elementStylingApply, () => [indexLiteral]);
+      this.updateInstruction(lastInputCommand !.sourceSpan, R3.elementStylingApply, [indexLiteral]);
     }
 
     // Generate element input bindings
@@ -725,7 +720,7 @@ export class TemplateDefinitionBuilder implements t.Visitor<void>, LocalResolver
 
     // e.g. C(1, C1Template)
     this.creationInstruction(
-        template.sourceSpan, R3.containerCreate, ...trimTrailingNulls(parameters));
+        template.sourceSpan, R3.containerCreate, trimTrailingNulls(parameters));
 
     // e.g. p(1, 'forOf', ɵb(ctx.items));
     const context = o.variable(CONTEXT_NAME);
@@ -741,7 +736,7 @@ export class TemplateDefinitionBuilder implements t.Visitor<void>, LocalResolver
 
     // Create the template function
     const templateVisitor = new TemplateDefinitionBuilder(
-        this.constantPool, this._updateScope, this.level + 1, contextName, templateName, [],
+        this.constantPool, this._bindingScope, this.level + 1, contextName, templateName, [],
         this.directiveMatcher, this.directives, this.pipeTypeByName, this.pipes, this._namespace);
 
     // Nested templates must not be visited until after their parent templates have completed
@@ -765,7 +760,7 @@ export class TemplateDefinitionBuilder implements t.Visitor<void>, LocalResolver
   visitBoundText(text: t.BoundText) {
     const nodeIndex = this.allocateDataSlot();
 
-    this.creationInstruction(text.sourceSpan, R3.text, o.literal(nodeIndex));
+    this.creationInstruction(text.sourceSpan, R3.text, [o.literal(nodeIndex)]);
 
     const value = text.value.visit(this._valueConverter);
     this.updateInstruction(
@@ -775,7 +770,7 @@ export class TemplateDefinitionBuilder implements t.Visitor<void>, LocalResolver
 
   visitText(text: t.Text) {
     this.creationInstruction(
-        text.sourceSpan, R3.text, o.literal(this.allocateDataSlot()), o.literal(text.value));
+        text.sourceSpan, R3.text, [o.literal(this.allocateDataSlot()), o.literal(text.value)]);
   }
 
   // When the content of the element is a single text node the translation can be inlined:
@@ -794,30 +789,35 @@ export class TemplateDefinitionBuilder implements t.Visitor<void>, LocalResolver
     const meta = parseI18nMeta(i18nMeta);
     const variable = this.constantPool.getTranslation(text.value, meta);
     this.creationInstruction(
-        text.sourceSpan, R3.text, o.literal(this.allocateDataSlot()), variable);
+        text.sourceSpan, R3.text, [o.literal(this.allocateDataSlot()), variable]);
   }
 
   private allocateDataSlot() { return this._dataIndex++; }
   private bindingContext() { return `${this._bindingContext++}`; }
 
-  private instruction(
-      span: ParseSourceSpan|null, reference: o.ExternalReference,
-      params: o.Expression[]): o.Statement {
-    return o.importExpr(reference, null, span).callFn(params, span).toStmt();
-  }
-
-  private creationInstruction(
-      span: ParseSourceSpan|null, reference: o.ExternalReference, ...params: o.Expression[]) {
-    this._creationCode.push(this.instruction(span, reference, params));
-  }
-
-  // Bindings must only be resolved after all local refs have been visited, so update mode
+  // Bindings must only be resolved after all local refs have been visited, so all
   // instructions are queued in callbacks that execute once the initial pass has completed.
   // Otherwise, we wouldn't be able to support local refs that are defined after their
   // bindings. e.g. {{ foo }} <div #foo></div>
+  private instructionFn(
+      fns: (() => o.Statement)[], span: ParseSourceSpan|null, reference: o.ExternalReference,
+      paramsOrFn: o.Expression[]|(() => o.Expression[])): void {
+    fns.push(() => {
+      const params = Array.isArray(paramsOrFn) ? paramsOrFn : paramsOrFn();
+      return instruction(span, reference, params).toStmt();
+    });
+  }
+
+  private creationInstruction(
+      span: ParseSourceSpan|null, reference: o.ExternalReference,
+      paramsOrFn?: o.Expression[]|(() => o.Expression[])) {
+    this.instructionFn(this._creationCodeFns, span, reference, paramsOrFn || []);
+  }
+
   private updateInstruction(
-      span: ParseSourceSpan|null, reference: o.ExternalReference, paramsFn: () => o.Expression[]) {
-    this._updateCodeFns.push(() => { return this.instruction(span, reference, paramsFn()); });
+      span: ParseSourceSpan|null, reference: o.ExternalReference,
+      paramsOrFn?: o.Expression[]|(() => o.Expression[])) {
+    this.instructionFn(this._updateCodeFns, span, reference, paramsOrFn || []);
   }
 
   private convertPropertyBinding(implicit: o.Expression, value: AST, skipBindFn?: boolean):
@@ -915,6 +915,12 @@ function pureFunctionCallInfo(args: o.Expression[]) {
   };
 }
 
+function instruction(
+    span: ParseSourceSpan | null, reference: o.ExternalReference,
+    params: o.Expression[]): o.Expression {
+  return o.importExpr(reference, null, span).callFn(params, span);
+}
+
 // e.g. x(2);
 function generateNextContextExpr(relativeLevelDiff: number): o.Expression {
   return o.importExpr(R3.nextContext)
@@ -986,8 +992,9 @@ export class BindingScope implements LocalResolver {
   /** Keeps a map from local variables to their BindingData. */
   private map = new Map<string, BindingData>();
   private referenceNameIndex = 0;
+  private restoreViewVariable: o.ReadVarExpr|null = null;
 
-  static ROOT_SCOPE = new BindingScope().set(-1, '$event', o.variable('$event'));
+  static ROOT_SCOPE = new BindingScope().set(0, '$event', o.variable('$event'));
 
   private constructor(public bindingLevel: number = 0, private parent: BindingScope|null = null) {}
 
@@ -1010,6 +1017,7 @@ export class BindingScope implements LocalResolver {
           this.map.set(name, value);
           // Possibly generate a shared context var
           this.maybeGenerateSharedContextVar(value);
+          this.maybeRestoreView(value.retrievalLevel);
         }
 
         if (value.declareLocalCallback && !value.declare) {
@@ -1092,9 +1100,37 @@ export class BindingScope implements LocalResolver {
   getComponentProperty(name: string): o.Expression {
     const componentValue = this.map.get(SHARED_CONTEXT_KEY + 0) !;
     componentValue.declare = true;
+    this.maybeRestoreView(0);
     return componentValue.lhs.prop(name);
   }
 
+  maybeRestoreView(retrievalLevel: number) {
+    if (this.isListenerScope() && retrievalLevel < this.bindingLevel) {
+      if (!this.parent !.restoreViewVariable) {
+        // parent saves variable to generate a shared `const $s$ = gV();` instruction
+        this.parent !.restoreViewVariable = o.variable(this.parent !.freshReferenceName());
+      }
+      this.restoreViewVariable = this.parent !.restoreViewVariable;
+    }
+  }
+
+  restoreViewStatement(): o.Statement[] {
+    // rV($state$);
+    return this.restoreViewVariable ?
+        [instruction(null, R3.restoreView, [this.restoreViewVariable]).toStmt()] :
+        [];
+  }
+
+  viewSnapshotStatements(): o.Statement[] {
+    // const $state$ = gV();
+    const getCurrentViewInstruction = instruction(null, R3.getCurrentView, []);
+    return this.restoreViewVariable ?
+        [this.restoreViewVariable.set(getCurrentViewInstruction).toConstDecl()] :
+        [];
+  }
+
+  isListenerScope() { return this.parent && this.parent.bindingLevel === this.bindingLevel; }
+
   variableDeclarations(): o.Statement[] {
     let currentContextLevel = 0;
     return Array.from(this.map.values())
diff --git a/packages/core/src/core_render3_private_export.ts b/packages/core/src/core_render3_private_export.ts
index 3d64d0b715..b34f8b9cff 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/core_render3_private_export.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/core_render3_private_export.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ export {
   f7 as ɵf7,
   f8 as ɵf8,
   fV as ɵfV,
+  gV as ɵgV,
+  rV as ɵrV,
   cR as ɵcR,
   cr as ɵcr,
   qR as ɵqR,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/i18n.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/i18n.ts
index 78e011c7b4..6687bea279 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/i18n.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/i18n.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 import {assertEqual, assertLessThan} from './assert';
-import {NO_CHANGE, bindingUpdated, bindingUpdated2, bindingUpdated4, createLNode, getPreviousOrParentNode, getRenderer, getViewData, load, resetApplicationState} from './instructions';
+import {NO_CHANGE, _getViewData, bindingUpdated, bindingUpdated2, bindingUpdated4, createLNode, getPreviousOrParentNode, getRenderer, load, resetApplicationState} from './instructions';
 import {RENDER_PARENT} from './interfaces/container';
 import {LContainerNode, LNode, TContainerNode, TElementNode, TNodeType} from './interfaces/node';
 import {BINDING_INDEX, HEADER_OFFSET, TVIEW} from './interfaces/view';
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ function appendI18nNode(node: LNode, parentNode: LNode, previousNode: LNode) {
     ngDevMode.rendererMoveNode++;
   }
 
-  const viewData = getViewData();
+  const viewData = _getViewData();
 
   appendChild(parentNode, node.native || null, viewData);
 
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ function appendI18nNode(node: LNode, parentNode: LNode, previousNode: LNode) {
  * @param instructions The list of instructions to apply on the current view.
  */
 export function i18nApply(startIndex: number, instructions: I18nInstruction[]): void {
-  const viewData = getViewData();
+  const viewData = _getViewData();
   if (ngDevMode) {
     assertEqual(viewData[BINDING_INDEX], -1, 'i18nApply should be called before any binding');
   }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/index.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/index.ts
index da441134c4..46d4eedcce 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/index.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ export {
   elementStyleProp as sp,
   elementStylingApply as sa,
 
+  getCurrentView as gV,
+  restoreView as rV,
+
   listener as L,
   store as st,
   load as ld,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/instructions.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/instructions.ts
index d6686250b3..ccce7b5537 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/instructions.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/instructions.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import {AttributeMarker, InitialInputData, InitialInputs, LContainerNode, LEleme
 import {CssSelectorList, NG_PROJECT_AS_ATTR_NAME} from './interfaces/projection';
 import {LQueries} from './interfaces/query';
 import {ProceduralRenderer3, RComment, RElement, RText, Renderer3, RendererFactory3, RendererStyleFlags3, isProceduralRenderer} from './interfaces/renderer';
-import {BINDING_INDEX, CLEANUP, CONTAINER_INDEX, CONTENT_QUERIES, CONTEXT, CurrentMatchesList, DECLARATION_VIEW, DIRECTIVES, FLAGS, HEADER_OFFSET, HOST_NODE, INJECTOR, LViewData, LViewFlags, NEXT, PARENT, QUERIES, RENDERER, RootContext, SANITIZER, TAIL, TData, TVIEW, TView} from './interfaces/view';
+import {BINDING_INDEX, CLEANUP, CONTAINER_INDEX, CONTENT_QUERIES, CONTEXT, CurrentMatchesList, DECLARATION_VIEW, DIRECTIVES, FLAGS, HEADER_OFFSET, HOST_NODE, INJECTOR, LViewData, LViewFlags, NEXT, OpaqueViewState, PARENT, QUERIES, RENDERER, RootContext, SANITIZER, TAIL, TData, TVIEW, TView} from './interfaces/view';
 import {assertNodeOfPossibleTypes, assertNodeType} from './node_assert';
 import {appendChild, appendProjectedNode, canInsertNativeNode, createTextNode, findComponentHost, getChildLNode, getLViewChild, getNextLNode, getParentLNode, insertView, removeView} from './node_manipulation';
 import {isNodeMatchingSelectorList, matchingSelectorIndex} from './node_selector_matcher';
@@ -108,11 +108,40 @@ export function getCurrentSanitizer(): Sanitizer|null {
   return viewData && viewData[SANITIZER];
 }
 
-export function getViewData(): LViewData {
+/**
+ * Returns the current OpaqueViewState instance.
+ *
+ * Used in conjunction with the restoreView() instruction to save a snapshot
+ * of the current view and restore it when listeners are invoked. This allows
+ * walking the declaration view tree in listeners to get vars from parent views.
+ */
+export function getCurrentView(): OpaqueViewState {
+  return (viewData as any) as OpaqueViewState;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Internal function that returns the current LViewData instance.
+ *
+ * The getCurrentView() instruction should be used for anything public.
+ */
+export function _getViewData(): LViewData {
   // top level variables should not be exported for performance reasons (PERF_NOTES.md)
   return viewData;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Restores `contextViewData` to the given OpaqueViewState instance.
+ *
+ * Used in conjunction with the getCurrentView() instruction to save a snapshot
+ * of the current view and restore it when listeners are invoked. This allows
+ * walking the declaration view tree in listeners to get vars from parent views.
+ *
+ * @param viewToRestore The LViewData instance to restore.
+ */
+export function restoreView(viewToRestore: OpaqueViewState) {
+  contextViewData = (viewToRestore as any) as LViewData;
+}
+
 /** Used to set the parent property when nodes are created. */
 let previousOrParentNode: LNode;
 
@@ -583,9 +612,9 @@ export function renderEmbeddedTemplate<T>(
  * @param level The relative level of the view from which to grab context compared to contextVewData
  * @returns context
  */
-export function nextContext(level: number = 1): any {
+export function nextContext<T = any>(level: number = 1): T {
   contextViewData = walkUpViews(level, contextViewData !);
-  return contextViewData[CONTEXT];
+  return contextViewData[CONTEXT] as T;
 }
 
 export function renderComponentOrTemplate<T>(
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/interfaces/view.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/interfaces/view.ts
index 168bbabec3..68b5ecb193 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/interfaces/view.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/interfaces/view.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,14 @@ export const CONTAINER_INDEX = 14;
 export const CONTENT_QUERIES = 15;
 export const DECLARATION_VIEW = 16;
 
+// This interface replaces the real LViewData interface if it is an arg or a
+// return value of a public instruction. This ensures we don't need to expose
+// the actual interface, which should be kept private.
+export interface OpaqueViewState {
+  '__brand__': 'Brand for OpaqueViewState that nothing will match';
+}
+
+
 /**
  * `LViewData` stores all of the information needed to process the instructions as
  * they are invoked from the template. Each embedded view and component view has its
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/jit/environment.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/jit/environment.ts
index 5c02dd224c..c896c4e367 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/jit/environment.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/jit/environment.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ export const angularCoreEnv: {[name: string]: Function} = {
   'ɵf7': r3.f7,
   'ɵf8': r3.f8,
   'ɵfV': r3.fV,
+  'ɵgV': r3.gV,
+  'ɵrV': r3.rV,
   'ɵi1': r3.i1,
   'ɵi2': r3.i2,
   'ɵi3': r3.i3,
diff --git a/packages/core/test/bundling/todo/bundle.golden_symbols.json b/packages/core/test/bundling/todo/bundle.golden_symbols.json
index f0511e71e2..2f71371532 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/bundling/todo/bundle.golden_symbols.json
+++ b/packages/core/test/bundling/todo/bundle.golden_symbols.json
@@ -521,6 +521,9 @@
   {
     "name": "getCurrentSanitizer"
   },
+  {
+    "name": "getCurrentView"
+  },
   {
     "name": "getInitialIndex"
   },
@@ -761,6 +764,9 @@
   {
     "name": "readElementValue"
   },
+  {
+    "name": "reference"
+  },
   {
     "name": "refreshChildComponents"
   },
@@ -800,6 +806,9 @@
   {
     "name": "resolveRendererType2"
   },
+  {
+    "name": "restoreView"
+  },
   {
     "name": "sameHostView"
   },
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/common_integration_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/common_integration_spec.ts
index 91fea58aa2..cd3a85c0f4 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/common_integration_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/common_integration_spec.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {NgForOfContext} from '@angular/common';
 
 import {getOrCreateNodeInjectorForNode, getOrCreateTemplateRef} from '../../src/render3/di';
 import {AttributeMarker, defineComponent} from '../../src/render3/index';
-import {bind, container, elementEnd, elementProperty, elementStart, interpolation1, interpolation2, interpolation3, interpolationV, listener, load, nextContext, text, textBinding} from '../../src/render3/instructions';
+import {bind, container, elementEnd, elementProperty, elementStart, getCurrentView, interpolation1, interpolation2, interpolation3, interpolationV, listener, load, nextContext, restoreView, text, textBinding} from '../../src/render3/instructions';
 import {RenderFlags} from '../../src/render3/interfaces/definition';
 
 import {NgForOf, NgIf, NgTemplateOutlet} from './common_with_def';
@@ -337,13 +337,17 @@ describe('@angular/common integration', () => {
 
       function pTemplate(rf: RenderFlags, ctx: any) {
         if (rf & RenderFlags.Create) {
-          const row = nextContext().$implicit as any;
-          const app = nextContext();
+          const state = getCurrentView();
           elementStart(0, 'p');
           {
             elementStart(1, 'span');
             {
-              listener('click', () => { app.onClick(row.value, app.name); });
+              listener('click', () => {
+                restoreView(state);
+                const row = nextContext().$implicit as any;
+                const app = nextContext();
+                app.onClick(row.value, app.name);
+              });
             }
             elementEnd();
             text(2);
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/listeners_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/listeners_spec.ts
index 8ad92106ae..08c96c7de9 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/listeners_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/listeners_spec.ts
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ describe('event listeners', () => {
   it('should destroy listeners in views with renderer2', () => {
 
     /**
-     * % if (ctx.showing) {
+       * % if (ctx.showing) {
        *  <button (click)="onClick()"> Click me </button>
        * % }
      */
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ describe('event listeners', () => {
   it('should destroy listeners in for loops', () => {
 
     /**
-     * % for (let i = 0; i < ctx.buttons; i++) {
+       * % for (let i = 0; i < ctx.buttons; i++) {
        *  <button (click)="onClick(i)"> Click me </button>
        * % }
      */
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ describe('event listeners', () => {
   it('should destroy listeners in for loops with renderer2', () => {
 
     /**
-     * % for (let i = 0; i < ctx.buttons; i++) {
+       * % for (let i = 0; i < ctx.buttons; i++) {
        *  <button (click)="onClick(i)"> Click me </button>
        * % }
      */
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ describe('event listeners', () => {
   it('should destroy listeners in nested views', () => {
 
     /**
-     * % if (showing) {
+       * % if (showing) {
        *    Hello
        *    % if (button) {
        *      <button (click)="onClick()"> Click </button>
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ describe('event listeners', () => {
   it('should destroy listeners in component views', () => {
 
     /**
-     * % if (showing) {
+       * % if (showing) {
        *    Hello
        *    <comp></comp>
        *    <comp></comp>