diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/host/esm2015_host.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/host/esm2015_host.ts
index 7ac94d1486..827eaf5a57 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/host/esm2015_host.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/host/esm2015_host.ts
@@ -1104,7 +1104,8 @@ export class Esm2015ReflectionHost extends TypeScriptReflectionHost implements N
    * does not match.
    */
   protected getHelperCall(statement: ts.Statement, helperNames: string[]): ts.CallExpression|null {
-    if (ts.isExpressionStatement(statement)) {
+    if ((ts.isExpressionStatement(statement) || ts.isReturnStatement(statement)) &&
+        statement.expression) {
       let expression = statement.expression;
       while (isAssignment(expression)) {
         expression = expression.right;
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/host/esm5_host.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/host/esm5_host.ts
index 03ad05b0f9..e003921765 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/host/esm5_host.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/host/esm5_host.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import * as ts from 'typescript';
 import {ClassDeclaration, ClassMember, ClassMemberKind, Declaration, Decorator, FunctionDefinition, Parameter, TsHelperFn, isNamedVariableDeclaration, reflectObjectLiteral} from '../../../src/ngtsc/reflection';
 import {getNameText, hasNameIdentifier, stripDollarSuffix} from '../utils';
 
-import {Esm2015ReflectionHost, ParamInfo, getPropertyValueFromSymbol, isAssignmentStatement} from './esm2015_host';
+import {Esm2015ReflectionHost, ParamInfo, getPropertyValueFromSymbol, isAssignment, isAssignmentStatement} from './esm2015_host';
 import {NgccClassSymbol} from './ngcc_host';
 
 /**
@@ -602,23 +602,36 @@ function getClassDeclarationFromInnerFunctionDeclaration(node: ts.Node):
 }
 
 export function getIifeBody(declaration: ts.Declaration): ts.Block|undefined {
-  if (!ts.isVariableDeclaration(declaration) || !declaration.initializer ||
-      !ts.isParenthesizedExpression(declaration.initializer)) {
+  if (!ts.isVariableDeclaration(declaration) || !declaration.initializer) {
     return undefined;
   }
-  const call = declaration.initializer;
-  return ts.isCallExpression(call.expression) &&
-          ts.isFunctionExpression(call.expression.expression) ?
-      call.expression.expression.body :
-      undefined;
+
+  const call = stripParentheses(declaration.initializer);
+  if (!ts.isCallExpression(call)) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  const fn = stripParentheses(call.expression);
+  if (!ts.isFunctionExpression(fn)) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  return fn.body;
 }
 
 function getReturnIdentifier(body: ts.Block): ts.Identifier|undefined {
   const returnStatement = body.statements.find(ts.isReturnStatement);
-  return returnStatement && returnStatement.expression &&
-          ts.isIdentifier(returnStatement.expression) ?
-      returnStatement.expression :
-      undefined;
+  if (!returnStatement || !returnStatement.expression) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  if (ts.isIdentifier(returnStatement.expression)) {
+    return returnStatement.expression;
+  }
+  if (isAssignment(returnStatement.expression) &&
+      ts.isIdentifier(returnStatement.expression.left)) {
+    return returnStatement.expression.left;
+  }
+  return undefined;
 }
 
 function getReturnStatement(declaration: ts.Expression | undefined): ts.ReturnStatement|undefined {
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/host/commonjs_host_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/host/commonjs_host_spec.ts
index ed755b25d0..c83b3ae5bd 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/host/commonjs_host_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/host/commonjs_host_spec.ts
@@ -142,6 +142,16 @@ var EmptyClass = (function() {
   }
   return EmptyClass;
 }());
+var NoParensClass = function() {
+  function EmptyClass() {
+  }
+  return EmptyClass;
+}();
+var InnerParensClass = (function() {
+  function EmptyClass() {
+  }
+  return EmptyClass;
+})();
 var NoDecoratorConstructorClass = (function() {
   function NoDecoratorConstructorClass(foo) {
   }
@@ -1855,6 +1865,40 @@ exports.ExternalModule = ExternalModule;
              expect(innerSymbol.implementation).toBe(outerSymbol.implementation);
            });
 
+        it('should return the class symbol for an ES5 class whose IIFE is not wrapped in parens',
+           () => {
+             loadTestFiles([SIMPLE_CLASS_FILE]);
+             const {program, host: compilerHost} = makeTestBundleProgram(SIMPLE_CLASS_FILE.name);
+             const host =
+                 new CommonJsReflectionHost(new MockLogger(), false, program, compilerHost);
+             const outerNode = getDeclaration(
+                 program, SIMPLE_CLASS_FILE.name, 'NoParensClass', isNamedVariableDeclaration);
+             const innerNode =
+                 getIifeBody(outerNode) !.statements.find(isNamedFunctionDeclaration) !;
+             const classSymbol = host.getClassSymbol(outerNode);
+
+             expect(classSymbol).toBeDefined();
+             expect(classSymbol !.declaration.valueDeclaration).toBe(outerNode);
+             expect(classSymbol !.implementation.valueDeclaration).toBe(innerNode);
+           });
+
+        it('should return the class symbol for an ES5 class whose IIFE is not wrapped with inner parens',
+           () => {
+             loadTestFiles([SIMPLE_CLASS_FILE]);
+             const {program, host: compilerHost} = makeTestBundleProgram(SIMPLE_CLASS_FILE.name);
+             const host =
+                 new CommonJsReflectionHost(new MockLogger(), false, program, compilerHost);
+             const outerNode = getDeclaration(
+                 program, SIMPLE_CLASS_FILE.name, 'InnerParensClass', isNamedVariableDeclaration);
+             const innerNode =
+                 getIifeBody(outerNode) !.statements.find(isNamedFunctionDeclaration) !;
+             const classSymbol = host.getClassSymbol(outerNode);
+
+             expect(classSymbol).toBeDefined();
+             expect(classSymbol !.declaration.valueDeclaration).toBe(outerNode);
+             expect(classSymbol !.implementation.valueDeclaration).toBe(innerNode);
+           });
+
         it('should return undefined if node is not an ES5 class', () => {
           loadTestFiles([FOO_FUNCTION_FILE]);
           const {program, host: compilerHost} = makeTestBundleProgram(FOO_FUNCTION_FILE.name);
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/host/esm5_host_import_helper_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/host/esm5_host_import_helper_spec.ts
index d16b15ee25..9abcff4561 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/host/esm5_host_import_helper_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/host/esm5_host_import_helper_spec.ts
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ import * as ts from 'typescript';
 
 import {absoluteFrom, getFileSystem, getSourceFileOrError} from '../../../src/ngtsc/file_system';
 import {TestFile, runInEachFileSystem} from '../../../src/ngtsc/file_system/testing';
-import {ClassMemberKind, Import, isNamedVariableDeclaration} from '../../../src/ngtsc/reflection';
+import {ClassMemberKind, isNamedFunctionDeclaration, isNamedVariableDeclaration} from '../../../src/ngtsc/reflection';
 import {getDeclaration} from '../../../src/ngtsc/testing';
 import {loadFakeCore, loadTestFiles, loadTsLib} from '../../../test/helpers';
-import {Esm5ReflectionHost} from '../../src/host/esm5_host';
+import {Esm5ReflectionHost, getIifeBody} from '../../src/host/esm5_host';
 import {MockLogger} from '../helpers/mock_logger';
 import {convertToDirectTsLibImport, convertToInlineTsLib, makeTestBundleProgram} from '../helpers/utils';
 
@@ -166,6 +166,22 @@ export { SomeDirective };
     export { HttpClientXsrfModule };
     `
         },
+        {
+          name: _('/some_minified_directive.js'),
+          contents: `
+import * as tslib_1 from 'tslib';
+import { Directive } from '@angular/core';
+// Note that the IIFE is not in parentheses
+var SomeDirective = function () {
+    function SomeDirective() {}
+    // Note that the decorator is combined with the return statment
+    return SomeDirective = tslib_1.__decorate([
+        Directive({ selector: '[someDirective]' }),
+    ], SomeDirective);
+}());
+export { SomeDirective };
+`,
+        },
       ];
 
       const DIRECT_IMPORT_FILES = convertToDirectTsLibImport(NAMESPACED_IMPORT_FILES);
@@ -207,6 +223,28 @@ export { SomeDirective };
             expect(decorator.args !.map(arg => arg.getText())).toEqual([
               '{ selector: \'[someDirective]\' }',
             ]);
+
+          });
+
+          it('should find the decorators on a minified class', () => {
+            const {program} = makeTestBundleProgram(_('/some_minified_directive.js'));
+            const host = new Esm5ReflectionHost(new MockLogger(), false, program.getTypeChecker());
+            const classNode = getDeclaration(
+                program, _('/some_minified_directive.js'), 'SomeDirective',
+                isNamedVariableDeclaration);
+            const decorators = host.getDecoratorsOfDeclaration(classNode) !;
+
+            expect(decorators).toBeDefined();
+            expect(decorators.length).toEqual(1);
+
+            const decorator = decorators[0];
+            expect(decorator.name).toEqual('Directive');
+            expect(decorator.identifier !.getText()).toEqual('Directive');
+            expect(decorator.import).toEqual({name: 'Directive', from: '@angular/core'});
+            expect(decorator.args !.map(arg => arg.getText())).toEqual([
+              '{ selector: \'[someDirective]\' }',
+            ]);
+
           });
 
           it('should find the decorators on a class when mixing `ctorParameters` and `__decorate`',
@@ -253,6 +291,23 @@ export { SomeDirective };
           });
         });
 
+        describe('getClassSymbol()', () => {
+          it('should find a class that has been minified', () => {
+            const {program} = makeTestBundleProgram(_('/some_minified_directive.js'));
+            const host = new Esm5ReflectionHost(new MockLogger(), false, program.getTypeChecker());
+            const classNode = getDeclaration(
+                program, _('/some_minified_directive.js'), 'SomeDirective',
+                isNamedVariableDeclaration);
+            const innerNode =
+                getIifeBody(classNode) !.statements.find(isNamedFunctionDeclaration) !;
+            const classSymbol = host.getClassSymbol(classNode);
+
+            expect(classSymbol).toBeDefined();
+            expect(classSymbol !.declaration.valueDeclaration).toBe(classNode);
+            expect(classSymbol !.implementation.valueDeclaration).toBe(innerNode);
+          });
+        });
+
         describe('getMembersOfClass()', () => {
           it('should find decorated members on a class', () => {
             const {program} = makeTestBundleProgram(_('/some_directive.js'));
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/host/esm5_host_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/host/esm5_host_spec.ts
index 7883adbb76..231e602698 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/host/esm5_host_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/host/esm5_host_spec.ts
@@ -187,6 +187,16 @@ runInEachFileSystem(() => {
       }
       return EmptyClass;
     }());
+    var NoParensClass = function() {
+      function EmptyClass() {
+      }
+      return EmptyClass;
+    }();
+    var InnerParensClass = (function() {
+      function EmptyClass() {
+      }
+      return EmptyClass;
+    })();
     var NoDecoratorConstructorClass = (function() {
       function NoDecoratorConstructorClass(foo) {
       }
@@ -2061,6 +2071,36 @@ runInEachFileSystem(() => {
            expect(innerSymbol.implementation).toBe(outerSymbol.implementation);
          });
 
+      it('should return the class symbol for an ES5 class whose IIFE is not wrapped in parens',
+         () => {
+           loadTestFiles([SIMPLE_CLASS_FILE]);
+           const {program} = makeTestBundleProgram(SIMPLE_CLASS_FILE.name);
+           const host = new Esm5ReflectionHost(new MockLogger(), false, program.getTypeChecker());
+           const outerNode = getDeclaration(
+               program, SIMPLE_CLASS_FILE.name, 'NoParensClass', isNamedVariableDeclaration);
+           const innerNode = getIifeBody(outerNode) !.statements.find(isNamedFunctionDeclaration) !;
+           const classSymbol = host.getClassSymbol(outerNode);
+
+           expect(classSymbol).toBeDefined();
+           expect(classSymbol !.declaration.valueDeclaration).toBe(outerNode);
+           expect(classSymbol !.implementation.valueDeclaration).toBe(innerNode);
+         });
+
+      it('should return the class symbol for an ES5 class whose IIFE is not wrapped with inner parens',
+         () => {
+           loadTestFiles([SIMPLE_CLASS_FILE]);
+           const {program} = makeTestBundleProgram(SIMPLE_CLASS_FILE.name);
+           const host = new Esm5ReflectionHost(new MockLogger(), false, program.getTypeChecker());
+           const outerNode = getDeclaration(
+               program, SIMPLE_CLASS_FILE.name, 'InnerParensClass', isNamedVariableDeclaration);
+           const innerNode = getIifeBody(outerNode) !.statements.find(isNamedFunctionDeclaration) !;
+           const classSymbol = host.getClassSymbol(outerNode);
+
+           expect(classSymbol).toBeDefined();
+           expect(classSymbol !.declaration.valueDeclaration).toBe(outerNode);
+           expect(classSymbol !.implementation.valueDeclaration).toBe(innerNode);
+         });
+
       it('should return undefined if node is not an ES5 class', () => {
         loadTestFiles([FOO_FUNCTION_FILE]);
         const {program} = makeTestBundleProgram(FOO_FUNCTION_FILE.name);
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/host/umd_host_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/host/umd_host_spec.ts
index 51349c598f..4cdc43c50a 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/host/umd_host_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/host/umd_host_spec.ts
@@ -158,6 +158,16 @@ runInEachFileSystem(() => {
     }
     return EmptyClass;
   }());
+  var NoParensClass = function() {
+    function EmptyClass() {
+    }
+    return EmptyClass;
+  }();
+  var InnerParensClass = (function() {
+    function EmptyClass() {
+    }
+    return EmptyClass;
+  })();
   var NoDecoratorConstructorClass = (function() {
     function NoDecoratorConstructorClass(foo) {
     }
@@ -1872,6 +1882,38 @@ runInEachFileSystem(() => {
              expect(innerSymbol.implementation).toBe(outerSymbol.implementation);
            });
 
+        it('should return the class symbol for an ES5 class whose IIFE is not wrapped in parens',
+           () => {
+             loadTestFiles([SIMPLE_CLASS_FILE]);
+             const {program, host: compilerHost} = makeTestBundleProgram(SIMPLE_CLASS_FILE.name);
+             const host = new UmdReflectionHost(new MockLogger(), false, program, compilerHost);
+             const outerNode = getDeclaration(
+                 program, SIMPLE_CLASS_FILE.name, 'NoParensClass', isNamedVariableDeclaration);
+             const innerNode =
+                 getIifeBody(outerNode) !.statements.find(isNamedFunctionDeclaration) !;
+             const classSymbol = host.getClassSymbol(outerNode);
+
+             expect(classSymbol).toBeDefined();
+             expect(classSymbol !.declaration.valueDeclaration).toBe(outerNode);
+             expect(classSymbol !.implementation.valueDeclaration).toBe(innerNode);
+           });
+
+        it('should return the class symbol for an ES5 class whose IIFE is not wrapped with inner parens',
+           () => {
+             loadTestFiles([SIMPLE_CLASS_FILE]);
+             const {program, host: compilerHost} = makeTestBundleProgram(SIMPLE_CLASS_FILE.name);
+             const host = new UmdReflectionHost(new MockLogger(), false, program, compilerHost);
+             const outerNode = getDeclaration(
+                 program, SIMPLE_CLASS_FILE.name, 'InnerParensClass', isNamedVariableDeclaration);
+             const innerNode =
+                 getIifeBody(outerNode) !.statements.find(isNamedFunctionDeclaration) !;
+             const classSymbol = host.getClassSymbol(outerNode);
+
+             expect(classSymbol).toBeDefined();
+             expect(classSymbol !.declaration.valueDeclaration).toBe(outerNode);
+             expect(classSymbol !.implementation.valueDeclaration).toBe(innerNode);
+           });
+
         it('should return undefined if node is not an ES5 class', () => {
           loadTestFiles([FOO_FUNCTION_FILE]);
           const {program, host: compilerHost} = makeTestBundleProgram(FOO_FUNCTION_FILE.name);