diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_identifiers.ts b/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_identifiers.ts
index 6cdcdc8404..e5fb36727e 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_identifiers.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_identifiers.ts
@@ -31,8 +31,12 @@ export class Identifiers {
 
   static elementAttribute: o.ExternalReference = {name: 'ɵa', moduleName: CORE};
 
+  static elementClass: o.ExternalReference = {name: 'ɵk', moduleName: CORE};
+
   static elementClassNamed: o.ExternalReference = {name: 'ɵkn', moduleName: CORE};
 
+  static elementStyle: o.ExternalReference = {name: 'ɵs', moduleName: CORE};
+
   static elementStyleNamed: o.ExternalReference = {name: 'ɵsn', moduleName: CORE};
 
   static containerCreate: o.ExternalReference = {name: 'ɵC', moduleName: CORE};
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/template.ts b/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/template.ts
index a9f535f848..eca3a45a39 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/template.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/template.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ const BINDING_INSTRUCTION_MAP: {[type: number]: o.ExternalReference} = {
   [BindingType.Style]: R3.elementStyleNamed,
 };
 
+// `className` is used below instead of `class` because the interception
+// code (where this map is used) deals with DOM element property values
+// (like elm.propName) and not component bindining properties (like [propName]).
+const SPECIAL_CASED_PROPERTIES_INSTRUCTION_MAP: {[index: string]: o.ExternalReference} = {
+  'className': R3.elementClass,
+  'style': R3.elementStyle
+};
+
 export class TemplateDefinitionBuilder implements t.Visitor<void>, LocalResolver {
   private _dataIndex = 0;
   private _bindingContext = 0;
@@ -382,6 +390,18 @@ export class TemplateDefinitionBuilder implements t.Visitor<void>, LocalResolver
         this._unsupported('animations');
       }
       const convertedBinding = this.convertPropertyBinding(implicit, input.value);
+      const specialInstruction = SPECIAL_CASED_PROPERTIES_INSTRUCTION_MAP[input.name];
+      if (specialInstruction) {
+        // special case for [style] and [class] bindings since they are not handled as
+        // standard properties within this implementation. Instead they are
+        // handed off to special cased instruction handlers which will then
+        // delegate them as animation sequences (or input bindings for dirs/cmps)
+        this.instruction(
+            this._bindingCode, input.sourceSpan, specialInstruction, o.literal(elementIndex),
+            convertedBinding);
+        return;
+      }
+
       const instruction = BINDING_INSTRUCTION_MAP[input.type];
       if (instruction) {
         // TODO(chuckj): runtime: security context?
diff --git a/packages/compiler/test/render3/r3_view_compiler_styling_spec.ts b/packages/compiler/test/render3/r3_view_compiler_styling_spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..df527a99d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/compiler/test/render3/r3_view_compiler_styling_spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/**
+ * @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 {MockDirectory, setup} from '../aot/test_util';
+import {compile, expectEmit} from './mock_compile';
+
+describe('compiler compliance: styling', () => {
+  const angularFiles = setup({
+    compileAngular: true,
+    compileAnimations: false,
+    compileCommon: true,
+  });
+
+  describe('[style]', () => {
+    it('should create style instructions on the element', () => {
+      const files = {
+        app: {
+          'spec.ts': `
+                import {Component, NgModule} from '@angular/core';
+
+                @Component({
+                  selector: 'my-component',
+                  template: \`<div [style]="myStyleExp"></div>\`
+                })
+                export class MyComponent {
+                  myStyleExp = [{color:'red'}, {color:'blue', duration:1000}]
+                }
+
+                @NgModule({declarations: [MyComponent]})
+                export class MyModule {}
+            `
+        }
+      };
+
+      const template = `
+          template: function MyComponent_Template(rf: $RenderFlags$, $ctx$: $MyComponent$) {
+            if (rf & 1) {
+              $r3$.ɵE(0, 'div');
+              $r3$.ɵe();
+            }
+            if (rf & 2) {
+              $r3$.ɵs(0,$r3$.ɵb($ctx$.myStyleExp));
+            }
+          }
+          `;
+
+      const result = compile(files, angularFiles);
+      expectEmit(result.source, template, 'Incorrect template');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('[class]', () => {
+    it('should create class styling instructions on the element', () => {
+      const files = {
+        app: {
+          'spec.ts': `
+                import {Component, NgModule} from '@angular/core';
+
+                @Component({
+                  selector: 'my-component',
+                  template: \`<div [class]="myClassExp"></div>\`
+                })
+                export class MyComponent {
+                  myClassExp = [{color:'orange'}, {color:'green', duration:1000}]
+                }
+
+                @NgModule({declarations: [MyComponent]})
+                export class MyModule {}
+            `
+        }
+      };
+
+      const template = `
+          template: function MyComponent_Template(rf: $RenderFlags$, $ctx$: $MyComponent$) {
+            if (rf & 1) {
+              $r3$.ɵE(0, 'div');
+              $r3$.ɵe();
+            }
+            if (rf & 2) {
+              $r3$.ɵk(0,$r3$.ɵb($ctx$.myClassExp));
+            }
+          }
+          `;
+
+      const result = compile(files, angularFiles);
+      expectEmit(result.source, template, 'Incorrect template');
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/STATUS.md b/packages/core/src/render3/STATUS.md
index c0a0daae8a..a8de96258b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/STATUS.md
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/STATUS.md
@@ -142,11 +142,11 @@ The goal is for the `@Component` (and friends) to be the compiler of template. S
 | `<div title="Hello {{name}}!">`             |  ✅     |  ✅      |  ✅      |
 | `<div [attr.value]="exp">`                  |  ✅     |  ✅      |  ❌      |
 | `<div class="literal">`                     |  ✅     |  ✅      |  ✅      |
-| `<div [class]="exp">`                       |  ❌     |  ❌      |  ❌      |
-| `<div [class.foo]="exp">`                   |  ✅     |  ✅      |  ❌      |
+| `<div [class]="exp">`                       |  ✅     |  ✅      |  ✅      |
+| `<div [class.foo]="exp">`                   |  ✅     |  ✅      |  ✅      |
 | `<div style="literal">`                     |  ✅     |  ✅      |  ✅      |
-| `<div [style]="exp">`                       |  ❌     |  ❌      |  ❌      |
-| `<div [style.foo]="exp">`                   |  ✅     |  ✅      |  ❌      |
+| `<div [style]="exp">`                       |  ✅     |  ✅      |  ✅      |
+| `<div [style.foo]="exp">`                   |  ✅     |  ✅      |  ✅      |
 | `{{ ['literal', exp ] }}`                   |  ✅     |  ✅      |  ✅      |
 | `{{ { a: 'literal', b: exp } }}`            |  ✅     |  ✅      |  ✅      |
 | `{{ exp \| pipe: arg }}`                    |  ✅     |  ✅      |  ✅      |