diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/instructions.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/instructions.ts
index 555a5a1f93..f65583b0e2 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/instructions.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/instructions.ts
@@ -2751,7 +2751,7 @@ function tickRootContext(rootContext: RootContext) {
  * @param component The component which the change detection should be performed on.
  */
 export function detectChanges<T>(component: T): void {
-  const view = getComponentViewByInstance(component) !;
+  const view = getComponentViewByInstance(component);
   detectChangesInternal<T>(view, component);
 }
 
@@ -2790,9 +2790,14 @@ export function detectChangesInRootView(lView: LView): void {
  * introduce other changes.
  */
 export function checkNoChanges<T>(component: T): void {
+  const view = getComponentViewByInstance(component);
+  checkNoChangesInternal<T>(view, component);
+}
+
+export function checkNoChangesInternal<T>(view: LView, context: T) {
   setCheckNoChangesMode(true);
   try {
-    detectChanges(component);
+    detectChangesInternal(view, context);
   } finally {
     setCheckNoChangesMode(false);
   }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/view_ref.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/view_ref.ts
index 46e7c7a525..9130e87385 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/view_ref.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/view_ref.ts
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ import {ChangeDetectorRef as viewEngine_ChangeDetectorRef} from '../change_detec
 import {ViewContainerRef as viewEngine_ViewContainerRef} from '../linker/view_container_ref';
 import {EmbeddedViewRef as viewEngine_EmbeddedViewRef, InternalViewRef as viewEngine_InternalViewRef} from '../linker/view_ref';
 
-import {checkNoChanges, checkNoChangesInRootView, checkView, detectChangesInRootView, detectChangesInternal, markViewDirty, storeCleanupFn, viewAttached} from './instructions';
+import {checkNoChangesInRootView, checkNoChangesInternal, detectChangesInRootView, detectChangesInternal, markViewDirty, storeCleanupFn} from './instructions';
 import {TNode, TNodeType, TViewNode} from './interfaces/node';
-import {FLAGS, HOST, LView, LViewFlags, PARENT, RENDERER_FACTORY, T_HOST} from './interfaces/view';
+import {FLAGS, HOST, LView, LViewFlags, PARENT, T_HOST} from './interfaces/view';
 import {destroyLView} from './node_manipulation';
 import {getNativeByTNode} from './util';
 
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ export class ViewRef<T> implements viewEngine_EmbeddedViewRef<T>, viewEngine_Int
    * This is used in development mode to verify that running change detection doesn't
    * introduce other changes.
    */
-  checkNoChanges(): void { checkNoChanges(this.context); }
+  checkNoChanges(): void { checkNoChangesInternal(this._lView, this.context); }
 
   attachToViewContainerRef(vcRef: viewEngine_ViewContainerRef) {
     if (this._appRef) {
diff --git a/packages/core/test/acceptance/change_detection_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/acceptance/change_detection_spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8978ca4b17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/test/acceptance/change_detection_spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+
+import {ApplicationRef, Component, Directive, EmbeddedViewRef, TemplateRef, ViewContainerRef} from '@angular/core';
+import {TestBed} from '@angular/core/testing';
+import {expect} from '@angular/platform-browser/testing/src/matchers';
+
+describe('change detection', () => {
+
+  describe('embedded views', () => {
+
+    @Directive({selector: '[viewManipulation]', exportAs: 'vm'})
+    class ViewManipulation {
+      constructor(
+          private _tplRef: TemplateRef<{}>, private _vcRef: ViewContainerRef,
+          private _appRef: ApplicationRef) {}
+
+      insertIntoVcRef() { this._vcRef.createEmbeddedView(this._tplRef); }
+
+      insertIntoAppRef(): EmbeddedViewRef<{}> {
+        const viewRef = this._tplRef.createEmbeddedView({});
+        this._appRef.attachView(viewRef);
+        return viewRef;
+      }
+    }
+
+    @Component({
+      selector: 'test-cmp',
+      template: `
+        <ng-template #vm="vm" viewManipulation>{{'change-detected'}}</ng-template>
+      `
+    })
+    class TestCmpt {
+    }
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [TestCmpt, ViewManipulation]});
+    });
+
+    it('should detect changes for embedded views inserted through ViewContainerRef', () => {
+      const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(TestCmpt);
+      const vm = fixture.debugElement.childNodes[0].references['vm'] as ViewManipulation;
+
+      vm.insertIntoVcRef();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(fixture.nativeElement).toHaveText('change-detected');
+    });
+
+    it('should detect changes for embedded views attached to ApplicationRef', () => {
+      const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(TestCmpt);
+      const vm = fixture.debugElement.childNodes[0].references['vm'] as ViewManipulation;
+
+      const viewRef = vm.insertIntoAppRef();
+
+      // A newly created view was attached to the CD tree via ApplicationRef so should be also
+      // change detected when ticking root component
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(viewRef.rootNodes[0]).toHaveText('change-detected');
+    });
+
+  });
+
+});
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diff --git a/packages/core/test/bundling/todo/bundle.golden_symbols.json b/packages/core/test/bundling/todo/bundle.golden_symbols.json
index c17f77c60f..65fb980ad8 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/bundling/todo/bundle.golden_symbols.json
+++ b/packages/core/test/bundling/todo/bundle.golden_symbols.json
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@
     "name": "callHooks"
   },
   {
-    "name": "checkNoChanges"
+    "name": "checkNoChangesInternal"
   },
   {
     "name": "checkNoChangesMode"
@@ -527,9 +527,6 @@
   {
     "name": "detachView"
   },
-  {
-    "name": "detectChanges"
-  },
   {
     "name": "detectChangesInternal"
   },