diff --git a/integration/_payload-limits.json b/integration/_payload-limits.json
index 995884df63..de6ba07073 100644
--- a/integration/_payload-limits.json
+++ b/integration/_payload-limits.json
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     "master": {
       "uncompressed": {
         "runtime-es2015": 2289,
-        "main-es2015": 265613,
+        "main-es2015": 268331,
         "polyfills-es2015": 36808,
         "5-es2015": 751
       }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/lview_debug.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/lview_debug.ts
index 1a435c1e9e..78ce66d8e4 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/lview_debug.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/lview_debug.ts
@@ -375,10 +375,10 @@ export function buildDebugNode(tNode: TNode, lView: LView, nodeIndex: number): D
   const native = unwrapRNode(rawValue);
   const componentLViewDebug = toDebug(readLViewValue(rawValue));
   const styles = isStylingContext(tNode.styles) ?
-      new NodeStylingDebug(tNode.styles as any as TStylingContext, lView, false) :
+      new NodeStylingDebug(tNode.styles as any as TStylingContext, tNode, lView, false) :
       null;
   const classes = isStylingContext(tNode.classes) ?
-      new NodeStylingDebug(tNode.classes as any as TStylingContext, lView, true) :
+      new NodeStylingDebug(tNode.classes as any as TStylingContext, tNode, lView, true) :
       null;
   return {
     html: toHtml(native),
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/styling.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/styling.ts
index 5e8c6c4dd1..1acf61c58a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/styling.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/styling.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {throwErrorIfNoChangesMode} from '../errors';
 import {setInputsForProperty} from '../instructions/shared';
 import {AttributeMarker, TAttributes, TNode, TNodeFlags, TNodeType} from '../interfaces/node';
 import {RElement} from '../interfaces/renderer';
-import {StylingMapArray, StylingMapArrayIndex, TStylingConfig, TStylingContext} from '../interfaces/styling';
+import {StylingMapArray, StylingMapArrayIndex, TStylingContext} from '../interfaces/styling';
 import {isDirectiveHost} from '../interfaces/type_checks';
 import {LView, RENDERER, TVIEW, TView} from '../interfaces/view';
 import {getActiveDirectiveId, getCheckNoChangesMode, getCurrentStyleSanitizer, getLView, getSelectedIndex, incrementBindingIndex, nextBindingIndex, resetCurrentStyleSanitizer, setCurrentStyleSanitizer, setElementExitFn} from '../state';
@@ -95,9 +95,21 @@ export function stylePropInternal(
   // still needs to be incremented because all styling binding values
   // are stored inside of the lView.
   const bindingIndex = nextBindingIndex();
+  const lView = getLView();
+  const tNode = getTNode(elementIndex, lView);
+  const firstUpdatePass = lView[TVIEW].firstUpdatePass;
 
-  const updated =
-      stylingProp(elementIndex, bindingIndex, prop, resolveStylePropValue(value, suffix), false);
+  // we check for this in the instruction code so that the context can be notified
+  // about prop or map bindings so that the direct apply check can decide earlier
+  // if it allows for context resolution to be bypassed.
+  if (firstUpdatePass) {
+    patchConfig(tNode, TNodeFlags.hasStylePropBindings);
+    patchHostStylingFlag(tNode, isHostStyling(), false);
+  }
+
+  const updated = stylingProp(
+      tNode, firstUpdatePass, lView, bindingIndex, prop, resolveStylePropValue(value, suffix),
+      false);
   if (ngDevMode) {
     ngDevMode.styleProp++;
     if (updated) {
@@ -127,8 +139,20 @@ export function ɵɵclassProp(className: string, value: boolean | null): void {
   // still needs to be incremented because all styling binding values
   // are stored inside of the lView.
   const bindingIndex = nextBindingIndex();
+  const lView = getLView();
+  const elementIndex = getSelectedIndex();
+  const tNode = getTNode(elementIndex, lView);
+  const firstUpdatePass = lView[TVIEW].firstUpdatePass;
 
-  const updated = stylingProp(getSelectedIndex(), bindingIndex, className, value, true);
+  // we check for this in the instruction code so that the context can be notified
+  // about prop or map bindings so that the direct apply check can decide earlier
+  // if it allows for context resolution to be bypassed.
+  if (firstUpdatePass) {
+    patchConfig(tNode, TNodeFlags.hasClassPropBindings);
+    patchHostStylingFlag(tNode, isHostStyling(), true);
+  }
+
+  const updated = stylingProp(tNode, firstUpdatePass, lView, bindingIndex, className, value, true);
   if (ngDevMode) {
     ngDevMode.classProp++;
     if (updated) {
@@ -148,25 +172,15 @@ export function ɵɵclassProp(className: string, value: boolean | null): void {
  * present together).
  */
 function stylingProp(
-    elementIndex: number, bindingIndex: number, prop: string,
+    tNode: TNode, firstUpdatePass: boolean, lView: LView, bindingIndex: number, prop: string,
     value: boolean | number | SafeValue | string | null | undefined | NO_CHANGE,
     isClassBased: boolean): boolean {
   let updated = false;
 
-  const lView = getLView();
-  const firstUpdatePass = lView[TVIEW].firstUpdatePass;
-  const tNode = getTNode(elementIndex, lView);
   const native = getNativeByTNode(tNode, lView) as RElement;
   const context = isClassBased ? getClassesContext(tNode) : getStylesContext(tNode);
   const sanitizer = isClassBased ? null : getCurrentStyleSanitizer();
 
-  // we check for this in the instruction code so that the context can be notified
-  // about prop or map bindings so that the direct apply check can decide earlier
-  // if it allows for context resolution to be bypassed.
-  if (firstUpdatePass) {
-    patchConfig(context, TStylingConfig.HasPropBindings);
-  }
-
   // [style.prop] and [class.name] bindings do not use `bind()` and will
   // therefore manage accessing and updating the new value in the lView directly.
   // For this reason, the checkNoChanges situation must also be handled here
@@ -180,11 +194,12 @@ function stylingProp(
 
   // Direct Apply Case: bypass context resolution and apply the
   // style/class value directly to the element
-  if (allowDirectStyling(context, firstUpdatePass)) {
+  if (allowDirectStyling(tNode, isClassBased, firstUpdatePass)) {
     const sanitizerToUse = isClassBased ? null : sanitizer;
     const renderer = getRenderer(tNode, lView);
     updated = applyStylingValueDirectly(
-        renderer, context, native, lView, bindingIndex, prop, value, isClassBased, sanitizerToUse);
+        renderer, context, tNode, native, lView, bindingIndex, prop, value, isClassBased,
+        sanitizerToUse);
 
     if (sanitizerToUse) {
       // it's important we remove the current style sanitizer once the
@@ -199,11 +214,11 @@ function stylingProp(
     const directiveIndex = getActiveDirectiveId();
     if (isClassBased) {
       updated = updateClassViaContext(
-          context, lView, native, directiveIndex, prop, bindingIndex,
+          context, tNode, lView, native, directiveIndex, prop, bindingIndex,
           value as string | boolean | null, false, firstUpdatePass);
     } else {
       updated = updateStyleViaContext(
-          context, lView, native, directiveIndex, prop, bindingIndex,
+          context, tNode, lView, native, directiveIndex, prop, bindingIndex,
           value as string | SafeValue | null, sanitizer, false, firstUpdatePass);
     }
 
@@ -245,15 +260,24 @@ export function ɵɵstyleMap(styles: {[styleName: string]: any} | NO_CHANGE | nu
   // still needs to be incremented because all styling binding values
   // are stored inside of the lView.
   const bindingIndex = incrementBindingIndex(2);
+  const hostBindingsMode = isHostStyling();
 
   // inputs are only evaluated from a template binding into a directive, therefore,
   // there should not be a situation where a directive host bindings function
   // evaluates the inputs (this should only happen in the template function)
-  if (!isHostStyling() && hasDirectiveInput && styles !== NO_CHANGE) {
+  if (!hostBindingsMode && hasDirectiveInput && styles !== NO_CHANGE) {
     updateDirectiveInputValue(context, lView, tNode, bindingIndex, styles, false, firstUpdatePass);
     styles = NO_CHANGE;
   }
 
+  // we check for this in the instruction code so that the context can be notified
+  // about prop or map bindings so that the direct apply check can decide earlier
+  // if it allows for context resolution to be bypassed.
+  if (firstUpdatePass) {
+    patchConfig(tNode, TNodeFlags.hasStyleMapBindings);
+    patchHostStylingFlag(tNode, isHostStyling(), false);
+  }
+
   stylingMap(
       context, tNode, firstUpdatePass, lView, bindingIndex, styles, false, hasDirectiveInput);
 }
@@ -299,15 +323,24 @@ export function classMapInternal(
   // still needs to be incremented because all styling binding values
   // are stored inside of the lView.
   const bindingIndex = incrementBindingIndex(2);
+  const hostBindingsMode = isHostStyling();
 
   // inputs are only evaluated from a template binding into a directive, therefore,
   // there should not be a situation where a directive host bindings function
   // evaluates the inputs (this should only happen in the template function)
-  if (!isHostStyling() && hasDirectiveInput && classes !== NO_CHANGE) {
+  if (!hostBindingsMode && hasDirectiveInput && classes !== NO_CHANGE) {
     updateDirectiveInputValue(context, lView, tNode, bindingIndex, classes, true, firstUpdatePass);
     classes = NO_CHANGE;
   }
 
+  // we check for this in the instruction code so that the context can be notified
+  // about prop or map bindings so that the direct apply check can decide earlier
+  // if it allows for context resolution to be bypassed.
+  if (firstUpdatePass) {
+    patchConfig(tNode, TNodeFlags.hasClassMapBindings);
+    patchHostStylingFlag(tNode, isHostStyling(), true);
+  }
+
   stylingMap(
       context, tNode, firstUpdatePass, lView, bindingIndex, classes, true, hasDirectiveInput);
 }
@@ -336,20 +369,13 @@ function stylingMap(
     throwErrorIfNoChangesMode(false, oldValue, value);
   }
 
-  // we check for this in the instruction code so that the context can be notified
-  // about prop or map bindings so that the direct apply check can decide earlier
-  // if it allows for context resolution to be bypassed.
-  if (firstUpdatePass) {
-    patchConfig(context, TStylingConfig.HasMapBindings);
-  }
-
   // Direct Apply Case: bypass context resolution and apply the
   // style/class map values directly to the element
-  if (allowDirectStyling(context, firstUpdatePass)) {
+  if (allowDirectStyling(tNode, isClassBased, firstUpdatePass)) {
     const sanitizerToUse = isClassBased ? null : sanitizer;
     const renderer = getRenderer(tNode, lView);
     applyStylingMapDirectly(
-        renderer, context, native, lView, bindingIndex, value, isClassBased, sanitizerToUse,
+        renderer, context, tNode, native, lView, bindingIndex, value, isClassBased, sanitizerToUse,
         valueHasChanged, hasDirectiveInput);
     if (sanitizerToUse) {
       // it's important we remove the current style sanitizer once the
@@ -368,12 +394,12 @@ function stylingMap(
     // value to the element.
     if (isClassBased) {
       updateClassViaContext(
-          context, lView, native, directiveIndex, null, bindingIndex, stylingMapArr,
+          context, tNode, lView, native, directiveIndex, null, bindingIndex, stylingMapArr,
           valueHasChanged, firstUpdatePass);
     } else {
       updateStyleViaContext(
-          context, lView, native, directiveIndex, null, bindingIndex, stylingMapArr, sanitizer,
-          valueHasChanged, firstUpdatePass);
+          context, tNode, lView, native, directiveIndex, null, bindingIndex, stylingMapArr,
+          sanitizer, valueHasChanged, firstUpdatePass);
     }
 
     setElementExitFn(stylingApply);
@@ -463,7 +489,7 @@ function stylingApply(): void {
   const classesContext = isStylingContext(tNode.classes) ? tNode.classes as TStylingContext : null;
   const stylesContext = isStylingContext(tNode.styles) ? tNode.styles as TStylingContext : null;
   flushStyling(
-      renderer, lView, classesContext, stylesContext, native, directiveIndex, sanitizer,
+      renderer, lView, tNode, classesContext, stylesContext, native, directiveIndex, sanitizer,
       tView.firstUpdatePass);
   resetCurrentStyleSanitizer();
 }
@@ -541,7 +567,7 @@ function getContext(tNode: TNode, isClassBased: boolean): TStylingContext {
     const hasDirectives = isDirectiveHost(tNode);
     context = allocTStylingContext(context as StylingMapArray | null, hasDirectives);
     if (ngDevMode) {
-      attachStylingDebugObject(context as TStylingContext, isClassBased);
+      attachStylingDebugObject(context as TStylingContext, tNode, isClassBased);
     }
 
     if (isClassBased) {
@@ -582,3 +608,10 @@ function resolveStylePropValue(
 function isHostStyling(): boolean {
   return isHostStylingActive(getActiveDirectiveId());
 }
+
+function patchHostStylingFlag(tNode: TNode, hostBindingsMode: boolean, isClassBased: boolean) {
+  const flag = hostBindingsMode ?
+      isClassBased ? TNodeFlags.hasHostClassBindings : TNodeFlags.hasHostStyleBindings :
+      isClassBased ? TNodeFlags.hasTemplateClassBindings : TNodeFlags.hasTemplateStyleBindings;
+  patchConfig(tNode, flag);
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/interfaces/node.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/interfaces/node.ts
index bc44f9ad70..316cd3a141 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/interfaces/node.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/interfaces/node.ts
@@ -67,19 +67,121 @@ export const enum TNodeFlags {
   /** Bit #6 - This bit is set if the node has any "style" inputs */
   hasStyleInput = 0x20,
 
-  /** Bit #7 - This bit is set if the node has initial styling */
-  hasInitialStyling = 0x40,
-
-  /** Bit #8 - This bit is set if the node has been detached by i18n */
-  isDetached = 0x80,
+  /** Bit #7 This bit is set if the node has been detached by i18n */
+  isDetached = 0x40,
 
   /**
-   * Bit #9 - This bit is set if the node has directives with host bindings.
+   * Bit #8 - This bit is set if the node has directives with host bindings.
    *
    * This flags allows us to guard host-binding logic and invoke it only on nodes
    * that actually have directives with host bindings.
    */
-  hasHostBindings = 0x100,
+  hasHostBindings = 0x80,
+
+  /** Bit #9 - This bit is set if the node has initial styling */
+  hasInitialStyling = 0x100,
+
+  /**
+   * Bit #10 - Whether or not there are class-based map bindings present.
+   *
+   * Examples include:
+   * 1. `<div [class]="x">`
+   * 2. `@HostBinding('class') x`
+   */
+  hasClassMapBindings = 0x200,
+
+  /**
+   * Bit #11 - Whether or not there are any class-based prop bindings present.
+   *
+   * Examples include:
+   * 1. `<div [class.name]="x">`
+   * 2. `@HostBinding('class.name') x`
+   */
+  hasClassPropBindings = 0x400,
+
+  /**
+   * Bit #12 - whether or not there are any active [class] and [class.name] bindings
+   */
+  hasClassPropAndMapBindings = hasClassMapBindings | hasClassPropBindings,
+
+  /**
+   * Bit #13 - Whether or not the context contains one or more class-based template bindings.
+   *
+   * Examples include:
+   * 1. `<div [class]="x">`
+   * 2. `<div [class.name]="x">`
+   */
+  hasTemplateClassBindings = 0x800,
+
+  /**
+   * Bit #14 - Whether or not the context contains one or more class-based host bindings.
+   *
+   * Examples include:
+   * 1. `@HostBinding('class') x`
+   * 2. `@HostBinding('class.name') x`
+   */
+  hasHostClassBindings = 0x1000,
+
+  /**
+   * Bit #15 - Whether or not there are two or more sources for a class property in the context.
+   *
+   * Examples include:
+   * 1. prop + prop: `<div [class.active]="x" dir-that-sets-active-class>`
+   * 2. map + prop: `<div [class]="x" [class.foo]>`
+   * 3. map + map: `<div [class]="x" dir-that-sets-class>`
+   */
+  hasDuplicateClassBindings = 0x2000,
+
+  /**
+   * Bit #16 - Whether or not there are style-based map bindings present.
+   *
+   * Examples include:
+   * 1. `<div [style]="x">`
+   * 2. `@HostBinding('style') x`
+   */
+  hasStyleMapBindings = 0x4000,
+
+  /**
+   * Bit #17 - Whether or not there are any style-based prop bindings present.
+   *
+   * Examples include:
+   * 1. `<div [style.prop]="x">`
+   * 2. `@HostBinding('style.prop') x`
+   */
+  hasStylePropBindings = 0x8000,
+
+  /**
+   * Bit #18 - whether or not there are any active [style] and [style.prop] bindings
+   */
+  hasStylePropAndMapBindings = hasStyleMapBindings | hasStylePropBindings,
+
+  /**
+   * Bit #19 - Whether or not the context contains one or more style-based template bindings.
+   *
+   * Examples include:
+   * 1. `<div [style]="x">`
+   * 2. `<div [style.prop]="x">`
+   */
+  hasTemplateStyleBindings = 0x10000,
+
+  /**
+   * Bit #20 - Whether or not the context contains one or more style-based host bindings.
+   *
+   * Examples include:
+   * 1. `@HostBinding('style') x`
+   * 2. `@HostBinding('style.prop') x`
+   */
+  hasHostStyleBindings = 0x20000,
+
+  /**
+   * Bit #21 - Whether or not there are two or more sources for a style property in the context.
+   *
+   * Examples include:
+   * 1. prop + prop: `<div [style.width]="x" dir-that-sets-width>`
+   * 2. map + prop: `<div [style]="x" [style.prop]>`
+   * 3. map + map: `<div [style]="x" dir-that-sets-style>`
+   */
+  hasDuplicateStyleBindings = 0x40000,
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/interfaces/styling.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/interfaces/styling.ts
index 7a4b4b202c..04a88399ed 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/interfaces/styling.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/interfaces/styling.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,12 @@
 * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
 */
 import {StyleSanitizeFn} from '../../sanitization/style_sanitizer';
+
+import {TNodeFlags} from './node';
 import {ProceduralRenderer3, RElement, Renderer3} from './renderer';
 import {LView} from './view';
 
+
 /**
  * --------
  *
@@ -75,7 +78,6 @@ import {LView} from './view';
  * //  ...
  * // </div>
  * tNode.styles = [
- *   0,         // the context config value (see `TStylingContextConfig`)
  *   1,         // the total amount of sources present (only `1` b/c there are only template
  * bindings)
  *   [null],    // initial values array (an instance of `StylingMapArray`)
@@ -323,9 +325,6 @@ import {LView} from './view';
  */
 export interface TStylingContext extends
     Array<number|string|number|boolean|null|StylingMapArray|{}> {
-  /** Configuration data for the context */
-  [TStylingContextIndex.ConfigPosition]: TStylingConfig;
-
   /** The total amount of sources present in the context */
   [TStylingContextIndex.TotalSourcesPosition]: number;
 
@@ -333,125 +332,13 @@ export interface TStylingContext extends
   [TStylingContextIndex.InitialStylingValuePosition]: StylingMapArray;
 }
 
-/**
- * A series of flags used to configure the config value present within an instance of
- * `TStylingContext`.
- */
-export const enum TStylingConfig {
-  /**
-   * The initial state of the styling context config.
-   */
-  Initial = 0b000000,
-
-  /**
-   * Whether or not there are any directives on this element.
-   *
-   * This is used so that certain performance optimizations can
-   * take place (e.g. direct style/class binding application).
-   *
-   * Note that the presence of this flag doesn't guarantee the
-   * presence of host-level style or class bindings within any
-   * of the active directives on the element.
-   *
-   * Examples include:
-   * 1. `<div dir-one>`
-   * 2. `<div dir-one [dir-two]="x">`
-   * 3. `<comp>`
-   * 4. `<comp dir-one>`
-   */
-  HasDirectives = 0b000001,
-
-  /**
-   * Whether or not there are prop-based bindings present.
-   *
-   * Examples include:
-   * 1. `<div [style.prop]="x">`
-   * 2. `<div [class.prop]="x">`
-   * 3. `@HostBinding('style.prop') x`
-   * 4. `@HostBinding('class.prop') x`
-   */
-  HasPropBindings = 0b000010,
-
-  /**
-   * Whether or not there are map-based bindings present.
-   *
-   * Examples include:
-   * 1. `<div [style]="x">`
-   * 2. `<div [class]="x">`
-   * 3. `@HostBinding('style') x`
-   * 4. `@HostBinding('class') x`
-   */
-  HasMapBindings = 0b000100,
-
-  /**
-   * Whether or not there are map-based and prop-based bindings present.
-   *
-   * Examples include:
-   * 1. `<div [style]="x" [style.prop]="y">`
-   * 2. `<div [class]="x" [style.prop]="y">`
-   * 3. `<div [style]="x" dir-that-sets-some-prop>`
-   * 4. `<div [class]="x" dir-that-sets-some-class>`
-   */
-  HasPropAndMapBindings = HasPropBindings | HasMapBindings,
-
-  /**
-   * Whether or not there are two or more sources for a single property in the context.
-   *
-   * Examples include:
-   * 1. prop + prop: `<div [style.width]="x" dir-that-sets-width>`
-   * 2. map + prop: `<div [style]="x" [style.prop]>`
-   * 3. map + map: `<div [style]="x" dir-that-sets-style>`
-   */
-  HasCollisions = 0b001000,
-
-  /**
-   * Whether or not the context contains initial styling values.
-   *
-   * Examples include:
-   * 1. `<div style="width:200px">`
-   * 2. `<div class="one two three">`
-   * 3. `@Directive({ host: { 'style': 'width:200px' } })`
-   * 4. `@Directive({ host: { 'class': 'one two three' } })`
-   */
-  HasInitialStyling = 0b0010000,
-
-  /**
-   * Whether or not the context contains one or more template bindings.
-   *
-   * Examples include:
-   * 1. `<div [style]="x">`
-   * 2. `<div [style.width]="x">`
-   * 3. `<div [class]="x">`
-   * 4. `<div [class.name]="x">`
-   */
-  HasTemplateBindings = 0b0100000,
-
-  /**
-   * Whether or not the context contains one or more host bindings.
-   *
-   * Examples include:
-   * 1. `@HostBinding('style') x`
-   * 2. `@HostBinding('style.width') x`
-   * 3. `@HostBinding('class') x`
-   * 4. `@HostBinding('class.name') x`
-   */
-  HasHostBindings = 0b1000000,
-
-  /** A Mask of all the configurations */
-  Mask = 0b1111111,
-
-  /** Total amount of configuration bits used */
-  TotalBits = 7,
-}
-
 /**
  * An index of position and offset values used to navigate the `TStylingContext`.
  */
 export const enum TStylingContextIndex {
-  ConfigPosition = 0,
-  TotalSourcesPosition = 1,
-  InitialStylingValuePosition = 2,
-  ValuesStartPosition = 3,
+  TotalSourcesPosition = 0,
+  InitialStylingValuePosition = 1,
+  ValuesStartPosition = 2,
 
   // each tuple entry in the context
   // (config, templateBitGuard, hostBindingBitGuard, prop, ...bindings||default-value)
@@ -577,3 +464,10 @@ export const enum StylingMapsSyncMode {
   /** Only check to see if a value was set somewhere in each map */
   CheckValuesOnly = 0b10000,
 }
+
+/**
+ * Simplified `TNode` interface for styling-related code.
+ *
+ * The styling algorithm code only needs access to `flags`.
+ */
+export interface TStylingNode { flags: TNodeFlags; }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/styling/bindings.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/styling/bindings.ts
index 7a01d81b56..66dc7ade51 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/styling/bindings.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/styling/bindings.ts
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@
 import {SafeValue, unwrapSafeValue} from '../../sanitization/bypass';
 import {StyleSanitizeFn, StyleSanitizeMode} from '../../sanitization/style_sanitizer';
 import {global} from '../../util/global';
+import {TNodeFlags} from '../interfaces/node';
 import {ProceduralRenderer3, RElement, Renderer3, RendererStyleFlags3, isProceduralRenderer} from '../interfaces/renderer';
-import {ApplyStylingFn, LStylingData, StylingMapArray, StylingMapArrayIndex, StylingMapsSyncMode, SyncStylingMapsFn, TStylingConfig, TStylingContext, TStylingContextIndex, TStylingContextPropConfigFlags} from '../interfaces/styling';
+import {ApplyStylingFn, LStylingData, StylingMapArray, StylingMapArrayIndex, StylingMapsSyncMode, SyncStylingMapsFn, TStylingContext, TStylingContextIndex, TStylingContextPropConfigFlags, TStylingNode} from '../interfaces/styling';
 import {NO_CHANGE} from '../tokens';
-import {DEFAULT_BINDING_INDEX, DEFAULT_BINDING_VALUE, DEFAULT_GUARD_MASK_VALUE, MAP_BASED_ENTRY_PROP_NAME, TEMPLATE_DIRECTIVE_INDEX, concatString, forceStylesAsString, getBindingValue, getConfig, getDefaultValue, getGuardMask, getInitialStylingValue, getMapProp, getMapValue, getProp, getPropValuesStartPosition, getStylingMapArray, getTotalSources, getValue, getValuesCount, hasConfig, hasValueChanged, isHostStylingActive, isSanitizationRequired, isStylingMapArray, isStylingValueDefined, normalizeIntoStylingMap, patchConfig, setDefaultValue, setGuardMask, setMapAsDirty, setValue} from '../util/styling_utils';
+import {DEFAULT_BINDING_INDEX, DEFAULT_BINDING_VALUE, DEFAULT_GUARD_MASK_VALUE, MAP_BASED_ENTRY_PROP_NAME, TEMPLATE_DIRECTIVE_INDEX, concatString, forceStylesAsString, getBindingValue, getDefaultValue, getGuardMask, getInitialStylingValue, getMapProp, getMapValue, getProp, getPropValuesStartPosition, getStylingMapArray, getTotalSources, getValue, getValuesCount, hasConfig, hasValueChanged, isHostStylingActive, isSanitizationRequired, isStylingMapArray, isStylingValueDefined, normalizeIntoStylingMap, patchConfig, setDefaultValue, setGuardMask, setMapAsDirty, setValue} from '../util/styling_utils';
 
 import {getStylingState, resetStylingState} from './state';
 
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ const VALUE_IS_EXTERNALLY_MODIFIED = {};
  *
  * When a binding is encountered (e.g. `<div [style.width]="w">`) then
  * the binding data will be populated into a `TStylingContext` data-structure.
- * There is only one `TStylingContext` per `TNode` and each element instance
+ * There is only one `TStylingContext` per `TStylingNode` and each element instance
  * will update its style/class binding values in concert with the styling
  * context.
  *
@@ -54,8 +55,8 @@ const STYLING_INDEX_FOR_MAP_BINDING = 0;
  * and the bit mask values to be in sync).
  */
 export function updateClassViaContext(
-    context: TStylingContext, data: LStylingData, element: RElement, directiveIndex: number,
-    prop: string | null, bindingIndex: number,
+    context: TStylingContext, tNode: TStylingNode, data: LStylingData, element: RElement,
+    directiveIndex: number, prop: string | null, bindingIndex: number,
     value: boolean | string | null | undefined | StylingMapArray | NO_CHANGE, forceUpdate: boolean,
     firstUpdatePass: boolean): boolean {
   const isMapBased = !prop;
@@ -67,8 +68,8 @@ export function updateClassViaContext(
   // is aware of the binding even if things change after the first update pass.
   if (firstUpdatePass || value !== NO_CHANGE) {
     const updated = updateBindingData(
-        context, data, countIndex, state.sourceIndex, prop, bindingIndex, value, forceUpdate, false,
-        firstUpdatePass);
+        context, tNode, data, countIndex, state.sourceIndex, prop, bindingIndex, value, forceUpdate,
+        false, firstUpdatePass, true);
     if (updated || forceUpdate) {
       // We flip the bit in the bitMask to reflect that the binding
       // at the `index` slot has changed. This identifies to the flushing
@@ -93,8 +94,8 @@ export function updateClassViaContext(
  * and the bit mask values to be in sync).
  */
 export function updateStyleViaContext(
-    context: TStylingContext, data: LStylingData, element: RElement, directiveIndex: number,
-    prop: string | null, bindingIndex: number,
+    context: TStylingContext, tNode: TStylingNode, data: LStylingData, element: RElement,
+    directiveIndex: number, prop: string | null, bindingIndex: number,
     value: string | number | SafeValue | null | undefined | StylingMapArray | NO_CHANGE,
     sanitizer: StyleSanitizeFn | null, forceUpdate: boolean, firstUpdatePass: boolean): boolean {
   const isMapBased = !prop;
@@ -109,8 +110,8 @@ export function updateStyleViaContext(
         true :
         (sanitizer ? sanitizer(prop !, null, StyleSanitizeMode.ValidateProperty) : false);
     const updated = updateBindingData(
-        context, data, countIndex, state.sourceIndex, prop, bindingIndex, value, forceUpdate,
-        sanitizationRequired, firstUpdatePass);
+        context, tNode, data, countIndex, state.sourceIndex, prop, bindingIndex, value, forceUpdate,
+        sanitizationRequired, firstUpdatePass, false);
     if (updated || forceUpdate) {
       // We flip the bit in the bitMask to reflect that the binding
       // at the `index` slot has changed. This identifies to the flushing
@@ -136,11 +137,14 @@ export function updateStyleViaContext(
  * @returns whether or not the binding value was updated in the `LStylingData`.
  */
 function updateBindingData(
-    context: TStylingContext, data: LStylingData, counterIndex: number, sourceIndex: number,
-    prop: string | null, bindingIndex: number,
+    context: TStylingContext, tNode: TStylingNode, data: LStylingData, counterIndex: number,
+    sourceIndex: number, prop: string | null, bindingIndex: number,
     value: string | SafeValue | number | boolean | null | undefined | StylingMapArray,
-    forceUpdate: boolean, sanitizationRequired: boolean, firstUpdatePass: boolean): boolean {
+    forceUpdate: boolean, sanitizationRequired: boolean, firstUpdatePass: boolean,
+    isClassBased: boolean): boolean {
   const hostBindingsMode = isHostStylingActive(sourceIndex);
+  const hostBindingsFlag =
+      isClassBased ? TNodeFlags.hasHostClassBindings : TNodeFlags.hasHostStyleBindings;
   if (firstUpdatePass) {
     // this will only happen during the first update pass of the
     // context. The reason why we can't use `tView.firstCreatePass`
@@ -148,19 +152,18 @@ function updateBindingData(
     // update pass is executed (remember that all styling instructions
     // are run in the update phase, and, as a result, are no more
     // styling instructions that are run in the creation phase).
-    registerBinding(context, counterIndex, sourceIndex, prop, bindingIndex, sanitizationRequired);
-    patchConfig(
-        context,
-        hostBindingsMode ? TStylingConfig.HasHostBindings : TStylingConfig.HasTemplateBindings);
+    registerBinding(
+        context, tNode, counterIndex, sourceIndex, prop, bindingIndex, sanitizationRequired,
+        isClassBased);
   }
 
   const changed = forceUpdate || hasValueChanged(data[bindingIndex], value);
   if (changed) {
     setValue(data, bindingIndex, value);
-    const doSetValuesAsStale = (getConfig(context) & TStylingConfig.HasHostBindings) &&
-        !hostBindingsMode && (prop ? !value : true);
+    const doSetValuesAsStale =
+        hasConfig(tNode, hostBindingsFlag) && !hostBindingsMode && (prop ? !value : true);
     if (doSetValuesAsStale) {
-      renderHostBindingsAsStale(context, data, prop);
+      renderHostBindingsAsStale(context, tNode, data, prop, isClassBased);
     }
   }
   return changed;
@@ -178,10 +181,13 @@ function updateBindingData(
  * binding changes.
  */
 function renderHostBindingsAsStale(
-    context: TStylingContext, data: LStylingData, prop: string | null): void {
+    context: TStylingContext, tNode: TStylingNode, data: LStylingData, prop: string | null,
+    isClassBased: boolean): void {
   const valuesCount = getValuesCount(context);
 
-  if (prop !== null && hasConfig(context, TStylingConfig.HasPropBindings)) {
+  const hostBindingsFlag =
+      isClassBased ? TNodeFlags.hasHostClassBindings : TNodeFlags.hasHostStyleBindings;
+  if (prop !== null && hasConfig(tNode, hostBindingsFlag)) {
     const itemsPerRow = TStylingContextIndex.BindingsStartOffset + valuesCount;
 
     let i = TStylingContextIndex.ValuesStartPosition;
@@ -208,7 +214,9 @@ function renderHostBindingsAsStale(
     }
   }
 
-  if (hasConfig(context, TStylingConfig.HasMapBindings)) {
+  const mapBindingsFlag =
+      isClassBased ? TNodeFlags.hasClassMapBindings : TNodeFlags.hasStyleMapBindings;
+  if (hasConfig(tNode, mapBindingsFlag)) {
     const bindingsStart =
         TStylingContextIndex.ValuesStartPosition + TStylingContextIndex.BindingsStartOffset;
     const valuesStart = bindingsStart + 1;  // the first column is template bindings
@@ -253,8 +261,9 @@ function renderHostBindingsAsStale(
  * much the same as prop-based bindings, but, their property name value is set as `[MAP]`.
  */
 export function registerBinding(
-    context: TStylingContext, countId: number, sourceIndex: number, prop: string | null,
-    bindingValue: number | null | string | boolean, sanitizationRequired?: boolean): void {
+    context: TStylingContext, tNode: TStylingNode, countId: number, sourceIndex: number,
+    prop: string | null, bindingValue: number | null | string | boolean,
+    sanitizationRequired: boolean, isClassBased: boolean): void {
   let found = false;
   prop = prop || MAP_BASED_ENTRY_PROP_NAME;
 
@@ -268,6 +277,8 @@ export function registerBinding(
     totalSources++;
   }
 
+  const collisionFlag =
+      isClassBased ? TNodeFlags.hasDuplicateClassBindings : TNodeFlags.hasDuplicateStyleBindings;
   const isBindingIndexValue = typeof bindingValue === 'number';
   const entriesPerRow = TStylingContextIndex.BindingsStartOffset + getValuesCount(context);
   let i = TStylingContextIndex.ValuesStartPosition;
@@ -279,7 +290,7 @@ export function registerBinding(
       if (prop < p) {
         allocateNewContextEntry(context, i, prop, sanitizationRequired);
       } else if (isBindingIndexValue) {
-        patchConfig(context, TStylingConfig.HasCollisions);
+        patchConfig(tNode, collisionFlag);
       }
       addBindingIntoContext(context, i, bindingValue, countId, sourceIndex);
       found = true;
@@ -405,7 +416,7 @@ function addNewSourceColumn(context: TStylingContext): void {
  * (i.e. the `bitMask` and `counter` values for styles and classes will be cleared).
  */
 export function flushStyling(
-    renderer: Renderer3 | ProceduralRenderer3 | null, data: LStylingData,
+    renderer: Renderer3 | ProceduralRenderer3 | null, data: LStylingData, tNode: TStylingNode,
     classesContext: TStylingContext | null, stylesContext: TStylingContext | null,
     element: RElement, directiveIndex: number, styleSanitizer: StyleSanitizeFn | null,
     firstUpdatePass: boolean): void {
@@ -415,22 +426,22 @@ export function flushStyling(
   const hostBindingsMode = isHostStylingActive(state.sourceIndex);
 
   if (stylesContext) {
-    firstUpdatePass && syncContextInitialStyling(stylesContext);
+    firstUpdatePass && syncContextInitialStyling(stylesContext, tNode, false);
 
     if (state.stylesBitMask !== 0) {
       applyStylingViaContext(
-          stylesContext, renderer, element, data, state.stylesBitMask, setStyle, styleSanitizer,
-          hostBindingsMode);
+          stylesContext, tNode, renderer, element, data, state.stylesBitMask, setStyle,
+          styleSanitizer, hostBindingsMode, false);
     }
   }
 
   if (classesContext) {
-    firstUpdatePass && syncContextInitialStyling(classesContext);
+    firstUpdatePass && syncContextInitialStyling(classesContext, tNode, true);
 
     if (state.classesBitMask !== 0) {
       applyStylingViaContext(
-          classesContext, renderer, element, data, state.classesBitMask, setClass, null,
-          hostBindingsMode);
+          classesContext, tNode, renderer, element, data, state.classesBitMask, setClass, null,
+          hostBindingsMode, true);
     }
   }
 
@@ -492,10 +503,11 @@ export function flushStyling(
  * ]
  * ```
  */
-function syncContextInitialStyling(context: TStylingContext): void {
+function syncContextInitialStyling(
+    context: TStylingContext, tNode: TStylingNode, isClassBased: boolean): void {
   // the TStylingContext always has initial style/class values which are
   // stored in styling array format.
-  updateInitialStylingOnContext(context, getStylingMapArray(context) !);
+  updateInitialStylingOnContext(context, tNode, getStylingMapArray(context) !, isClassBased);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -513,7 +525,8 @@ function syncContextInitialStyling(context: TStylingContext): void {
  * update itself with the complete initial styling for the element.
  */
 function updateInitialStylingOnContext(
-    context: TStylingContext, initialStyling: StylingMapArray): void {
+    context: TStylingContext, tNode: TStylingNode, initialStyling: StylingMapArray,
+    isClassBased: boolean): void {
   // `-1` is used here because all initial styling data is not a apart
   // of a binding (since it's static)
   const COUNT_ID_FOR_STYLING = -1;
@@ -524,13 +537,13 @@ function updateInitialStylingOnContext(
     const value = getMapValue(initialStyling, i);
     if (value) {
       const prop = getMapProp(initialStyling, i);
-      registerBinding(context, COUNT_ID_FOR_STYLING, 0, prop, value, false);
+      registerBinding(context, tNode, COUNT_ID_FOR_STYLING, 0, prop, value, false, isClassBased);
       hasInitialStyling = true;
     }
   }
 
   if (hasInitialStyling) {
-    patchConfig(context, TStylingConfig.HasInitialStyling);
+    patchConfig(tNode, TNodeFlags.hasInitialStyling);
   }
 }
 
@@ -562,14 +575,17 @@ function updateInitialStylingOnContext(
  * the styles and classes contexts).
  */
 export function applyStylingViaContext(
-    context: TStylingContext, renderer: Renderer3 | ProceduralRenderer3 | null, element: RElement,
-    bindingData: LStylingData, bitMaskValue: number | boolean, applyStylingFn: ApplyStylingFn,
-    sanitizer: StyleSanitizeFn | null, hostBindingsMode: boolean): void {
+    context: TStylingContext, tNode: TStylingNode, renderer: Renderer3 | ProceduralRenderer3 | null,
+    element: RElement, bindingData: LStylingData, bitMaskValue: number | boolean,
+    applyStylingFn: ApplyStylingFn, sanitizer: StyleSanitizeFn | null, hostBindingsMode: boolean,
+    isClassBased: boolean): void {
   const bitMask = normalizeBitMaskValue(bitMaskValue);
 
   let stylingMapsSyncFn: SyncStylingMapsFn|null = null;
   let applyAllValues = false;
-  if (hasConfig(context, TStylingConfig.HasMapBindings)) {
+  const mapBindingsFlag =
+      isClassBased ? TNodeFlags.hasClassMapBindings : TNodeFlags.hasStyleMapBindings;
+  if (hasConfig(tNode, mapBindingsFlag)) {
     stylingMapsSyncFn = getStylingMapsSyncFn();
     const mapsGuardMask =
         getGuardMask(context, TStylingContextIndex.ValuesStartPosition, hostBindingsMode);
@@ -585,7 +601,7 @@ export function applyStylingViaContext(
     totalBindingsToVisit = valuesCount - 1;
   }
 
-  let i = getPropValuesStartPosition(context);
+  let i = getPropValuesStartPosition(context, tNode, isClassBased);
   while (i < context.length) {
     const guardMask = getGuardMask(context, i, hostBindingsMode);
     if (bitMask & guardMask) {
@@ -681,14 +697,13 @@ export function applyStylingViaContext(
  * @returns whether or not the styling map was applied to the element.
  */
 export function applyStylingMapDirectly(
-    renderer: any, context: TStylingContext, element: RElement, data: LStylingData,
-    bindingIndex: number, value: {[key: string]: any} | string | null, isClassBased: boolean,
-    sanitizer?: StyleSanitizeFn | null, forceUpdate?: boolean,
-    bindingValueContainsInitial?: boolean): void {
+    renderer: any, context: TStylingContext, tNode: TStylingNode, element: RElement,
+    data: LStylingData, bindingIndex: number, value: {[key: string]: any} | string | null,
+    isClassBased: boolean, sanitizer: StyleSanitizeFn | null, forceUpdate: boolean,
+    bindingValueContainsInitial: boolean): void {
   const oldValue = getValue(data, bindingIndex);
   if (forceUpdate || hasValueChanged(oldValue, value)) {
-    const config = getConfig(context);
-    const hasInitial = config & TStylingConfig.HasInitialStyling;
+    const hasInitial = hasConfig(tNode, TNodeFlags.hasInitialStyling);
     const initialValue =
         hasInitial && !bindingValueContainsInitial ? getInitialStylingValue(context) : null;
     setValue(data, bindingIndex, value);
@@ -707,7 +722,9 @@ export function applyStylingMapDirectly(
     // fast pass cannot guarantee that the external values are retained.
     // When this happens, the algorithm will bail out and not write to
     // the style or className attribute directly.
-    let writeToAttrDirectly = !(config & TStylingConfig.HasPropBindings);
+    const propBindingsFlag =
+        isClassBased ? TNodeFlags.hasClassPropBindings : TNodeFlags.hasStylePropBindings;
+    let writeToAttrDirectly = !hasConfig(tNode, propBindingsFlag);
     if (writeToAttrDirectly &&
         checkIfExternallyModified(element as HTMLElement, cachedValue, isClassBased)) {
       writeToAttrDirectly = false;
@@ -818,8 +835,8 @@ export function writeStylingValueDirectly(
  * @returns whether or not the prop/value styling was applied to the element.
  */
 export function applyStylingValueDirectly(
-    renderer: any, context: TStylingContext, element: RElement, data: LStylingData,
-    bindingIndex: number, prop: string, value: any, isClassBased: boolean,
+    renderer: any, context: TStylingContext, tNode: TStylingNode, element: RElement,
+    data: LStylingData, bindingIndex: number, prop: string, value: any, isClassBased: boolean,
     sanitizer?: StyleSanitizeFn | null): boolean {
   let applied = false;
   if (hasValueChanged(data[bindingIndex], value)) {
@@ -830,7 +847,9 @@ export function applyStylingValueDirectly(
     applied = applyStylingValue(renderer, element, prop, value, applyFn, bindingIndex, sanitizer);
 
     // case 2: find the matching property in a styling map and apply the detected value
-    if (!applied && hasConfig(context, TStylingConfig.HasMapBindings)) {
+    const mapBindingsFlag =
+        isClassBased ? TNodeFlags.hasClassMapBindings : TNodeFlags.hasStyleMapBindings;
+    if (!applied && hasConfig(tNode, mapBindingsFlag)) {
       const state = getStylingState(element, TEMPLATE_DIRECTIVE_INDEX);
       const map = isClassBased ? state.lastDirectClassMap : state.lastDirectStyleMap;
       applied = map ?
@@ -839,7 +858,7 @@ export function applyStylingValueDirectly(
     }
 
     // case 3: apply the initial value (if it exists)
-    if (!applied && hasConfig(context, TStylingConfig.HasInitialStyling)) {
+    if (!applied && hasConfig(tNode, TNodeFlags.hasInitialStyling)) {
       const map = getStylingMapArray(context);
       applied =
           map ? findAndApplyMapValue(renderer, element, applyFn, map, prop, bindingIndex) : false;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/styling/styling_debug.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/styling/styling_debug.ts
index 13e97065d1..3969e7731b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/styling/styling_debug.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/styling/styling_debug.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@
 */
 import {createProxy} from '../../debug/proxy';
 import {StyleSanitizeFn} from '../../sanitization/style_sanitizer';
+import {TNodeFlags} from '../interfaces/node';
 import {RElement} from '../interfaces/renderer';
-import {ApplyStylingFn, LStylingData, TStylingConfig, TStylingContext, TStylingContextIndex} from '../interfaces/styling';
+import {ApplyStylingFn, LStylingData, TStylingContext, TStylingContextIndex, TStylingNode} from '../interfaces/styling';
 import {getCurrentStyleSanitizer} from '../state';
 import {attachDebugObject} from '../util/debug_utils';
 import {MAP_BASED_ENTRY_PROP_NAME, TEMPLATE_DIRECTIVE_INDEX, allowDirectStyling as _allowDirectStyling, getBindingValue, getDefaultValue, getGuardMask, getProp, getPropValuesStartPosition, getValue, getValuesCount, hasConfig, isSanitizationRequired, isStylingContext, normalizeIntoStylingMap, setValue} from '../util/styling_utils';
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ export interface DebugStylingContext {
 
 
 /**
- * A debug/testing-oriented summary of `TStylingConfig`.
+ * A debug/testing-oriented summary of all styling information in `TNode.flags`.
  */
 export interface DebugStylingConfig {
   hasMapBindings: boolean;       //
@@ -150,8 +151,9 @@ export interface DebugNodeStylingEntry {
 /**
  * Instantiates and attaches an instance of `TStylingContextDebug` to the provided context
  */
-export function attachStylingDebugObject(context: TStylingContext, isClassBased: boolean) {
-  const debug = new TStylingContextDebug(context, isClassBased);
+export function attachStylingDebugObject(
+    context: TStylingContext, tNode: TStylingNode, isClassBased: boolean) {
+  const debug = new TStylingContextDebug(context, tNode, isClassBased);
   attachDebugObject(context, debug);
   return debug;
 }
@@ -163,9 +165,11 @@ export function attachStylingDebugObject(context: TStylingContext, isClassBased:
  * application has `ngDevMode` activated.
  */
 class TStylingContextDebug implements DebugStylingContext {
-  constructor(public readonly context: TStylingContext, private _isClassBased: boolean) {}
+  constructor(
+      public readonly context: TStylingContext, private _tNode: TStylingNode,
+      private _isClassBased: boolean) {}
 
-  get config(): DebugStylingConfig { return buildConfig(this.context); }
+  get config(): DebugStylingConfig { return buildConfig(this._tNode, this._isClassBased); }
 
   /**
    * Returns a detailed summary of each styling entry in the context.
@@ -176,7 +180,7 @@ class TStylingContextDebug implements DebugStylingContext {
     const context = this.context;
     const totalColumns = getValuesCount(context);
     const entries: {[prop: string]: DebugStylingContextEntry} = {};
-    const start = getPropValuesStartPosition(context);
+    const start = getPropValuesStartPosition(context, this._tNode, this._isClassBased);
     let i = start;
     while (i < context.length) {
       const prop = getProp(context, i);
@@ -351,10 +355,10 @@ export class NodeStylingDebug implements DebugNodeStyling {
   private _debugContext: DebugStylingContext;
 
   constructor(
-      context: TStylingContext|DebugStylingContext, private _data: LStylingData,
-      private _isClassBased: boolean) {
+      context: TStylingContext|DebugStylingContext, private _tNode: TStylingNode,
+      private _data: LStylingData, private _isClassBased: boolean) {
     this._debugContext = isStylingContext(context) ?
-        new TStylingContextDebug(context as TStylingContext, _isClassBased) :
+        new TStylingContextDebug(context as TStylingContext, _tNode, _isClassBased) :
         (context as DebugStylingContext);
   }
 
@@ -421,7 +425,7 @@ export class NodeStylingDebug implements DebugNodeStyling {
     });
   }
 
-  get config() { return buildConfig(this.context.context); }
+  get config() { return buildConfig(this._tNode, this._isClassBased); }
 
   /**
    * Returns a key/value map of all the styles/classes that were last applied to the element.
@@ -447,7 +451,7 @@ export class NodeStylingDebug implements DebugNodeStyling {
 
   private _convertMapBindingsToStylingMapArrays(data: LStylingData) {
     const context = this.context.context;
-    const limit = getPropValuesStartPosition(context);
+    const limit = getPropValuesStartPosition(context, this._tNode, this._isClassBased);
     for (let i =
              TStylingContextIndex.ValuesStartPosition + TStylingContextIndex.BindingsStartOffset;
          i < limit; i++) {
@@ -467,7 +471,9 @@ export class NodeStylingDebug implements DebugNodeStyling {
     // element is only used when the styling algorithm attempts to
     // style the value (and we mock out the stylingApplyFn anyway).
     const mockElement = {} as any;
-    const hasMaps = hasConfig(this.context.context, TStylingConfig.HasMapBindings);
+    const mapBindingsFlag =
+        this._isClassBased ? TNodeFlags.hasClassMapBindings : TNodeFlags.hasStyleMapBindings;
+    const hasMaps = hasConfig(this._tNode, mapBindingsFlag);
     if (hasMaps) {
       activateStylingMapFeature();
     }
@@ -480,25 +486,34 @@ export class NodeStylingDebug implements DebugNodeStyling {
 
     // run the template bindings
     applyStylingViaContext(
-        this.context.context, null, mockElement, data, true, mapFn, sanitizer, false);
+        this.context.context, this._tNode, null, mockElement, data, true, mapFn, sanitizer, false,
+        this._isClassBased);
 
     // and also the host bindings
     applyStylingViaContext(
-        this.context.context, null, mockElement, data, true, mapFn, sanitizer, true);
+        this.context.context, this._tNode, null, mockElement, data, true, mapFn, sanitizer, true,
+        this._isClassBased);
   }
 }
 
-function buildConfig(context: TStylingContext) {
-  const hasMapBindings = hasConfig(context, TStylingConfig.HasMapBindings);
-  const hasPropBindings = hasConfig(context, TStylingConfig.HasPropBindings);
-  const hasCollisions = hasConfig(context, TStylingConfig.HasCollisions);
-  const hasTemplateBindings = hasConfig(context, TStylingConfig.HasTemplateBindings);
-  const hasHostBindings = hasConfig(context, TStylingConfig.HasHostBindings);
+function buildConfig(tNode: TStylingNode, isClassBased: boolean): DebugStylingConfig {
+  const hasMapBindings = hasConfig(
+      tNode, isClassBased ? TNodeFlags.hasClassMapBindings : TNodeFlags.hasStyleMapBindings);
+  const hasPropBindings = hasConfig(
+      tNode, isClassBased ? TNodeFlags.hasClassPropBindings : TNodeFlags.hasStylePropBindings);
+  const hasCollisions = hasConfig(
+      tNode,
+      isClassBased ? TNodeFlags.hasDuplicateClassBindings : TNodeFlags.hasDuplicateStyleBindings);
+  const hasTemplateBindings = hasConfig(
+      tNode,
+      isClassBased ? TNodeFlags.hasTemplateClassBindings : TNodeFlags.hasTemplateStyleBindings);
+  const hasHostBindings = hasConfig(
+      tNode, isClassBased ? TNodeFlags.hasHostClassBindings : TNodeFlags.hasHostStyleBindings);
 
   // `firstTemplatePass` here is false because the context has already been constructed
   // directly within the behavior of the debugging tools (outside of style/class debugging,
   // the context is constructed during the first template pass).
-  const allowDirectStyling = _allowDirectStyling(context, false);
+  const allowDirectStyling = _allowDirectStyling(tNode, isClassBased, false);
   return {
       hasMapBindings,       //
       hasPropBindings,      //
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/util/styling_utils.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/util/styling_utils.ts
index fd62e9f5c8..bc35b63967 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/util/styling_utils.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/util/styling_utils.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 * 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 {PropertyAliases, TNode, TNodeFlags} from '../interfaces/node';
-import {LStylingData, StylingMapArray, StylingMapArrayIndex, TStylingConfig, TStylingContext, TStylingContextIndex, TStylingContextPropConfigFlags} from '../interfaces/styling';
+import {PropertyAliases, TNodeFlags} from '../interfaces/node';
+import {LStylingData, StylingMapArray, StylingMapArrayIndex, TStylingContext, TStylingContextIndex, TStylingContextPropConfigFlags, TStylingNode} from '../interfaces/styling';
 import {NO_CHANGE} from '../tokens';
 
 export const MAP_BASED_ENTRY_PROP_NAME = '[MAP]';
@@ -44,17 +44,9 @@ export const DEFAULT_GUARD_MASK_VALUE = 0b1;
 export function allocTStylingContext(
     initialStyling: StylingMapArray | null, hasDirectives: boolean): TStylingContext {
   initialStyling = initialStyling || allocStylingMapArray(null);
-  let config = TStylingConfig.Initial;
-  if (hasDirectives) {
-    config |= TStylingConfig.HasDirectives;
-  }
-  if (initialStyling.length > StylingMapArrayIndex.ValuesStartPosition) {
-    config |= TStylingConfig.HasInitialStyling;
-  }
   return [
-    config,                 // 1) config for the styling context
-    DEFAULT_TOTAL_SOURCES,  // 2) total amount of styling sources (template, directives, etc...)
-    initialStyling,         // 3) initial styling values
+    DEFAULT_TOTAL_SOURCES,  // 1) total amount of styling sources (template, directives, etc...)
+    initialStyling,         // 2) initial styling values
   ];
 }
 
@@ -62,12 +54,8 @@ export function allocStylingMapArray(value: {} | string | null): StylingMapArray
   return [value];
 }
 
-export function getConfig(context: TStylingContext) {
-  return context[TStylingContextIndex.ConfigPosition];
-}
-
-export function hasConfig(context: TStylingContext, flag: TStylingConfig) {
-  return (getConfig(context) & flag) !== 0;
+export function hasConfig(tNode: TStylingNode, flag: TNodeFlags) {
+  return (tNode.flags & flag) !== 0;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -81,36 +69,35 @@ export function hasConfig(context: TStylingContext, flag: TStylingConfig) {
  * 3. There are no collisions (i.e. properties with more than one binding) across multiple
  *    sources (i.e. template + directive, directive + directive, directive + component)
  */
-export function allowDirectStyling(context: TStylingContext, firstUpdatePass: boolean): boolean {
+export function allowDirectStyling(
+    tNode: TStylingNode, isClassBased: boolean, firstUpdatePass: boolean): boolean {
   let allow = false;
-  const config = getConfig(context);
-  const hasNoDirectives = (config & TStylingConfig.HasDirectives) === 0;
 
   // if no directives are present then we do not need populate a context at all. This
   // is because duplicate prop bindings cannot be registered through the template. If
   // and when this happens we can safely apply the value directly without context
   // resolution...
-  if (hasNoDirectives) {
+  const hasDirectives = hasConfig(tNode, TNodeFlags.hasHostBindings);
+  if (!hasDirectives) {
     // `ngDevMode` is required to be checked here because tests/debugging rely on the context being
     // populated. If things are in production mode then there is no need to build a context
     // therefore the direct apply can be allowed (even on the first update).
     allow = ngDevMode ? !firstUpdatePass : true;
   } else if (!firstUpdatePass) {
-    const hasNoCollisions = (config & TStylingConfig.HasCollisions) === 0;
-    const hasOnlyMapsOrOnlyProps =
-        (config & TStylingConfig.HasPropAndMapBindings) !== TStylingConfig.HasPropAndMapBindings;
-    allow = hasNoCollisions && hasOnlyMapsOrOnlyProps;
+    const duplicateStylingFlag =
+        isClassBased ? TNodeFlags.hasDuplicateClassBindings : TNodeFlags.hasDuplicateStyleBindings;
+    const hasDuplicates = hasConfig(tNode, duplicateStylingFlag);
+    const hasOnlyMapOrPropsFlag = isClassBased ? TNodeFlags.hasClassPropAndMapBindings :
+                                                 TNodeFlags.hasStylePropAndMapBindings;
+    const hasOnlyMapsOrOnlyProps = (tNode.flags & hasOnlyMapOrPropsFlag) !== hasOnlyMapOrPropsFlag;
+    allow = !hasDuplicates && hasOnlyMapsOrOnlyProps;
   }
 
   return allow;
 }
 
-export function setConfig(context: TStylingContext, value: TStylingConfig): void {
-  context[TStylingContextIndex.ConfigPosition] = value;
-}
-
-export function patchConfig(context: TStylingContext, flag: TStylingConfig): void {
-  context[TStylingContextIndex.ConfigPosition] |= flag;
+export function patchConfig(tNode: TStylingNode, flag: TNodeFlags): void {
+  tNode.flags |= flag;
 }
 
 export function getProp(context: TStylingContext, index: number): string {
@@ -173,9 +160,11 @@ export function getValue<T = any>(data: LStylingData, bindingIndex: number): T|n
   return bindingIndex !== 0 ? data[bindingIndex] as T : null;
 }
 
-export function getPropValuesStartPosition(context: TStylingContext) {
+export function getPropValuesStartPosition(
+    context: TStylingContext, tNode: TStylingNode, isClassBased: boolean) {
   let startPosition = TStylingContextIndex.ValuesStartPosition;
-  if (hasConfig(context, TStylingConfig.HasMapBindings)) {
+  const flag = isClassBased ? TNodeFlags.hasClassMapBindings : TNodeFlags.hasStyleMapBindings;
+  if (hasConfig(tNode, flag)) {
     startPosition += TStylingContextIndex.BindingsStartOffset + getValuesCount(context);
   }
   return startPosition;
@@ -247,11 +236,11 @@ export function getInitialStylingValue(context: TStylingContext | StylingMapArra
   return map && (map[StylingMapArrayIndex.RawValuePosition] as string | null) || '';
 }
 
-export function hasClassInput(tNode: TNode) {
+export function hasClassInput(tNode: TStylingNode) {
   return (tNode.flags & TNodeFlags.hasClassInput) !== 0;
 }
 
-export function hasStyleInput(tNode: TNode) {
+export function hasStyleInput(tNode: TStylingNode) {
   return (tNode.flags & TNodeFlags.hasStyleInput) !== 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/test/bundling/todo/bundle.golden_symbols.json b/packages/core/test/bundling/todo/bundle.golden_symbols.json
index 6cd8042102..60337420fc 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/bundling/todo/bundle.golden_symbols.json
+++ b/packages/core/test/bundling/todo/bundle.golden_symbols.json
@@ -632,9 +632,6 @@
   {
     "name": "getComponentViewByInstance"
   },
-  {
-    "name": "getConfig"
-  },
   {
     "name": "getConstant"
   },
@@ -932,6 +929,9 @@
   {
     "name": "isForwardRef"
   },
+  {
+    "name": "isHostStyling"
+  },
   {
     "name": "isHostStylingActive"
   },
@@ -1067,6 +1067,9 @@
   {
     "name": "patchConfig"
   },
+  {
+    "name": "patchHostStylingFlag"
+  },
   {
     "name": "readPatchedData"
   },
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/styling_next/styling_context_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/styling_next/styling_context_spec.ts
index a2e4cd4d1b..89e914cbca 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/styling_next/styling_context_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/styling_next/styling_context_spec.ts
@@ -5,11 +5,22 @@
  * 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 {registerBinding} from '@angular/core/src/render3/styling/bindings';
+import {TStylingContext, TStylingNode} from '@angular/core/src/render3/interfaces/styling';
+import {registerBinding as _registerBinding} from '@angular/core/src/render3/styling/bindings';
 import {attachStylingDebugObject} from '@angular/core/src/render3/styling/styling_debug';
 
 import {DEFAULT_GUARD_MASK_VALUE, allocTStylingContext} from '../../../src/render3/util/styling_utils';
 
+function registerBinding(
+    context: TStylingContext, countId: number, sourceIndex: number, prop: string | null,
+    value: any) {
+  let tNode: TStylingNode = (context as any).tNode;
+  if (!tNode) {
+    tNode = (context as any).tNode = {flags: 0};
+  }
+  _registerBinding(context, tNode, countId, sourceIndex, prop, value, false, false);
+}
+
 describe('styling context', () => {
   it('should register a series of entries into the context', () => {
     const debug = makeContextWithDebug(false);
@@ -111,7 +122,9 @@ describe('styling context', () => {
 
 function makeContextWithDebug(isClassBased: boolean) {
   const ctx = allocTStylingContext(null, false);
-  return attachStylingDebugObject(ctx, isClassBased);
+  const tNode: TStylingNode = {flags: 0};
+  (ctx as any).tNode = ctx;
+  return attachStylingDebugObject(ctx, tNode, isClassBased);
 }
 
 function buildGuardMask(...bindingIndices: number[]) {
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/styling_next/styling_debug_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/styling_next/styling_debug_spec.ts
index 5c1497750a..75cdf5decf 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/styling_next/styling_debug_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/styling_next/styling_debug_spec.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  * 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 {TStylingNode} from '@angular/core/src/render3/interfaces/styling';
 import {registerBinding} from '@angular/core/src/render3/styling/bindings';
 import {NodeStylingDebug, attachStylingDebugObject} from '@angular/core/src/render3/styling/styling_debug';
 import {allocTStylingContext} from '@angular/core/src/render3/util/styling_utils';
@@ -15,12 +16,14 @@ describe('styling debugging tools', () => {
        () => {
          if (isIE()) return;
 
-         const debug = makeContextWithDebug(false);
-         const context = debug.context;
-         const data: any[] = [];
-         const d = new NodeStylingDebug(context, data, false);
+         const values = makeContextWithDebug(false);
+         const context = values.context;
+         const tNode = values.tNode;
 
-         registerBinding(context, 0, 0, 'width', null);
+         const data: any[] = [];
+         const d = new NodeStylingDebug(context, tNode, data, false);
+
+         registerBinding(context, tNode, 0, 0, 'width', null, false, false);
          expect(d.summary).toEqual({
            width: {
              prop: 'width',
@@ -29,7 +32,7 @@ describe('styling debugging tools', () => {
            },
          });
 
-         registerBinding(context, 0, 0, 'width', '100px');
+         registerBinding(context, tNode, 0, 0, 'width', '100px', false, false);
          expect(d.summary).toEqual({
            width: {
              prop: 'width',
@@ -41,7 +44,7 @@ describe('styling debugging tools', () => {
          const someBindingIndex1 = 1;
          data[someBindingIndex1] = '200px';
 
-         registerBinding(context, 0, 0, 'width', someBindingIndex1);
+         registerBinding(context, tNode, 0, 0, 'width', someBindingIndex1, false, false);
          expect(d.summary).toEqual({
            width: {
              prop: 'width',
@@ -53,7 +56,7 @@ describe('styling debugging tools', () => {
          const someBindingIndex2 = 2;
          data[someBindingIndex2] = '500px';
 
-         registerBinding(context, 0, 1, 'width', someBindingIndex2);
+         registerBinding(context, tNode, 0, 1, 'width', someBindingIndex2, false, false);
          expect(d.summary).toEqual({
            width: {
              prop: 'width',
@@ -66,8 +69,14 @@ describe('styling debugging tools', () => {
 });
 
 function makeContextWithDebug(isClassBased: boolean) {
-  const ctx = allocTStylingContext(null, false);
-  return attachStylingDebugObject(ctx, isClassBased);
+  const context = allocTStylingContext(null, false);
+  const tNode = createTStylingNode();
+  attachStylingDebugObject(context, tNode, isClassBased);
+  return {context, tNode};
+}
+
+function createTStylingNode(): TStylingNode {
+  return {flags: 0};
 }
 
 function isIE() {