diff --git a/packages/core/test/acceptance/change_detection_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/acceptance/change_detection_spec.ts
index 596e67e2b7..59aa0c8f96 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/acceptance/change_detection_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/acceptance/change_detection_spec.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ describe('change detection', () => {
       })
       class TestCmpt {
         counter = 0;
-        @ViewChild('vc', {read: ViewContainerRef}) vcRef !: ViewContainerRef;
+        @ViewChild('vc', {read: ViewContainerRef, static: false}) vcRef !: ViewContainerRef;
 
         constructor(private _cfr: ComponentFactoryResolver) {}
 
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ describe('change detection', () => {
 
     @Component({selector: 'my-app', template: '<my-comp [name]="name"></my-comp>'})
     class MyApp {
-      @ViewChild(MyComponent) comp !: MyComponent;
+      @ViewChild(MyComponent, {static: false}) comp !: MyComponent;
       name: string = 'Nancy';
     }
 
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ describe('change detection', () => {
         template: '<my-comp></my-comp><button id="parent" (click)="noop()"></button>'
       })
       class ButtonParent {
-        @ViewChild(MyComponent) comp !: MyComponent;
+        @ViewChild(MyComponent, {static: false}) comp !: MyComponent;
         noop() {}
       }
 
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ describe('change detection', () => {
         changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush
       })
       class ButtonParent implements DoCheck {
-        @ViewChild(MyComponent) comp !: MyComponent;
+        @ViewChild(MyComponent, {static: false}) comp !: MyComponent;
         noop() {}
 
         doCheckCount = 0;
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ describe('change detection', () => {
 
       @Component({selector: 'my-button-app', template: '<button-parent></button-parent>'})
       class MyButtonApp {
-        @ViewChild(ButtonParent) parent !: ButtonParent;
+        @ViewChild(ButtonParent, {static: false}) parent !: ButtonParent;
       }
 
       TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [MyButtonApp, MyComponent, ButtonParent]});
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ describe('change detection', () => {
 
       @Component({selector: 'parent-comp', template: `{{ doCheckCount}} - <my-comp></my-comp>`})
       class ParentComp implements DoCheck {
-        @ViewChild(MyComp) myComp !: MyComp;
+        @ViewChild(MyComp, {static: false}) myComp !: MyComp;
 
         doCheckCount = 0;
 
@@ -411,8 +411,8 @@ describe('change detection', () => {
       it('should check component view when called by directive on component node', () => {
         @Component({template: '<my-comp dir></my-comp>'})
         class MyApp {
-          @ViewChild(MyComp) myComp !: MyComp;
-          @ViewChild(Dir) dir !: Dir;
+          @ViewChild(MyComp, {static: false}) myComp !: MyComp;
+          @ViewChild(Dir, {static: false}) dir !: Dir;
         }
 
         TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [MyComp, Dir, MyApp]});
@@ -429,8 +429,8 @@ describe('change detection', () => {
       it('should check host component when called by directive on element node', () => {
         @Component({template: '{{ value }}<div dir></div>'})
         class MyApp {
-          @ViewChild(MyComp) myComp !: MyComp;
-          @ViewChild(Dir) dir !: Dir;
+          @ViewChild(MyComp, {static: false}) myComp !: MyComp;
+          @ViewChild(Dir, {static: false}) dir !: Dir;
           value = '';
         }
 
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ describe('change detection', () => {
       it('should check the host component when called from EmbeddedViewRef', () => {
         @Component({template: '{{ name }}<div *ngIf="showing" dir></div>'})
         class MyApp {
-          @ViewChild(Dir) dir !: Dir;
+          @ViewChild(Dir, {static: false}) dir !: Dir;
           showing = true;
           name = 'Amelia';
         }
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ describe('change detection', () => {
                 '<ng-template #foo let-ctx="ctx">{{ ctx.value }}</ng-template><structural-comp [tmp]="foo"></structural-comp>'
           })
           class App {
-            @ViewChild(StructuralComp) structuralComp !: StructuralComp;
+            @ViewChild(StructuralComp, {static: false}) structuralComp !: StructuralComp;
           }
 
           TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [App, StructuralComp]});
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ describe('change detection', () => {
             template: '<ng-template #foo>Template text</ng-template><structural-comp [tmp]="foo">'
           })
           class App {
-            @ViewChild(StructuralComp) structuralComp !: StructuralComp;
+            @ViewChild(StructuralComp, {static: false}) structuralComp !: StructuralComp;
           }
 
           TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [App, StructuralComp]});
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ describe('change detection', () => {
 
       @Component({template: '<detached-comp></detached-comp>'})
       class MyApp {
-        @ViewChild(DetachedComp) comp !: DetachedComp;
+        @ViewChild(DetachedComp, {static: false}) comp !: DetachedComp;
 
         constructor(public cdr: ChangeDetectorRef) {}
       }
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ describe('change detection', () => {
 
         @Component({template: '<on-push-comp [value]="value"></on-push-comp>'})
         class OnPushApp {
-          @ViewChild(OnPushComp) onPushComp !: OnPushComp;
+          @ViewChild(OnPushComp, {static: false}) onPushComp !: OnPushComp;
           value = '';
         }
 
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ describe('change detection', () => {
         changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush
       })
       class OnPushParent {
-        @ViewChild(OnPushComp) comp !: OnPushComp;
+        @ViewChild(OnPushComp, {static: false}) comp !: OnPushComp;
         value = 'one';
       }
 
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ describe('change detection', () => {
           changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush
         })
         class EmbeddedViewParent {
-          @ViewChild(OnPushComp) comp !: OnPushComp;
+          @ViewChild(OnPushComp, {static: false}) comp !: OnPushComp;
           value = 'one';
           showing = true;
         }
diff --git a/packages/core/test/acceptance/component_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/acceptance/component_spec.ts
index 940e1dc5f1..7fe1e54939 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/acceptance/component_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/acceptance/component_spec.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ describe('component', () => {
       entryComponents: [OtherComponent]
     })
     class TestComponent {
-      @ViewChild('vc', {read: ViewContainerRef}) vcref !: ViewContainerRef;
+      @ViewChild('vc', {read: ViewContainerRef, static: true}) vcref !: ViewContainerRef;
 
       constructor(private _cfr: ComponentFactoryResolver) {}
 
diff --git a/packages/core/test/acceptance/content_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/acceptance/content_spec.ts
index c84aa1d5fc..5673111585 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/acceptance/content_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/acceptance/content_spec.ts
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ describe('projection', () => {
        @Component(
            {selector: 'comp', template: `<ng-template><ng-content></ng-content></ng-template>`})
        class Comp {
-         @ViewChild(TemplateRef) template !: TemplateRef<any>;
+         @ViewChild(TemplateRef, {static: true}) template !: TemplateRef<any>;
        }
 
        @Directive({selector: '[trigger]'})
diff --git a/packages/core/test/acceptance/di_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/acceptance/di_spec.ts
index a60bf34bbb..a624e478ac 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/acceptance/di_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/acceptance/di_spec.ts
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ describe('di', () => {
          </div>`
         })
         class MyComp {
-          @ViewChild(StructuralDirective) structuralDir !: StructuralDirective;
+          @ViewChild(StructuralDirective, {static: false}) structuralDir !: StructuralDirective;
         }
 
         TestBed.configureTestingModule(
@@ -421,8 +421,8 @@ describe('di', () => {
           </div>`
         })
         class MyApp {
-          @ViewChild(HostBindingDirective) hostBindingDir !: HostBindingDirective;
-          @ViewChild(DirectiveA) dirA !: DirectiveA;
+          @ViewChild(HostBindingDirective, {static: false}) hostBindingDir !: HostBindingDirective;
+          @ViewChild(DirectiveA, {static: false}) dirA !: DirectiveA;
         }
 
         TestBed.configureTestingModule(
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ describe('di', () => {
 
           @Component({template: '<div dirA></div>'})
           class MyComp {
-            @ViewChild(DirectiveA) dirA !: DirectiveA;
+            @ViewChild(DirectiveA, {static: false}) dirA !: DirectiveA;
           }
 
           TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [DirectiveA, DirectiveB, MyComp]});
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ describe('di', () => {
 
           @Component({template: '<div dirC></div>'})
           class MyComp {
-            @ViewChild(DirectiveC) dirC !: DirectiveC;
+            @ViewChild(DirectiveC, {static: false}) dirC !: DirectiveC;
           }
 
           TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [DirectiveC, MyComp]});
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ describe('di', () => {
 
           @Component({template: '<div dirB></div><div dirC></div>'})
           class MyComp {
-            @ViewChild(DirectiveC) dirC !: DirectiveC;
+            @ViewChild(DirectiveC, {static: false}) dirC !: DirectiveC;
           }
 
           TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [DirectiveB, DirectiveC, MyComp]});
@@ -596,12 +596,12 @@ describe('di', () => {
 
         @Component({selector: 'my-comp', template: '<div dirA dirB="self"></div>'})
         class MyComp {
-          @ViewChild(DirectiveA) dirA !: DirectiveA;
+          @ViewChild(DirectiveA, {static: false}) dirA !: DirectiveA;
         }
 
         @Component({template: '<my-comp dirB="parent"></my-comp>'})
         class MyApp {
-          @ViewChild(MyComp) myComp !: MyComp;
+          @ViewChild(MyComp, {static: false}) myComp !: MyComp;
         }
 
         TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [DirectiveA, DirectiveB, MyComp, MyApp]});
@@ -646,12 +646,12 @@ describe('di', () => {
             viewProviders: [{provide: String, useValue: 'Foo'}]
           })
           class MyComp {
-            @ViewChild(DirectiveString) dirString !: DirectiveString;
+            @ViewChild(DirectiveString, {static: false}) dirString !: DirectiveString;
           }
 
           @Component({template: '<my-comp></my-comp>'})
           class MyApp {
-            @ViewChild(MyComp) myComp !: MyComp;
+            @ViewChild(MyComp, {static: false}) myComp !: MyComp;
           }
 
           TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [DirectiveString, MyComp, MyApp]});
@@ -670,12 +670,12 @@ describe('di', () => {
 
           @Component({selector: 'my-comp', template: '<div dirComp></div>'})
           class MyComp {
-            @ViewChild(DirectiveComp) dirComp !: DirectiveComp;
+            @ViewChild(DirectiveComp, {static: false}) dirComp !: DirectiveComp;
           }
 
           @Component({template: '<my-comp></my-comp>'})
           class MyApp {
-            @ViewChild(MyComp) myComp !: MyComp;
+            @ViewChild(MyComp, {static: false}) myComp !: MyComp;
           }
 
           TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [DirectiveComp, MyComp, MyApp]});
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ describe('di', () => {
 
               @Component({template: '<my-comp dirB></my-comp>'})
               class MyApp {
-                @ViewChild(MyComp) myComp !: MyComp;
+                @ViewChild(MyComp, {static: false}) myComp !: MyComp;
               }
 
               TestBed.configureTestingModule(
@@ -751,8 +751,8 @@ describe('di', () => {
           @Component({template: '<div dirB><div *ngIf="showing" dirA></div></div>'})
           class MyApp {
             showing = false;
-            @ViewChild(DirectiveA) dirA !: DirectiveA;
-            @ViewChild(DirectiveB) dirB !: DirectiveB;
+            @ViewChild(DirectiveA, {static: false}) dirA !: DirectiveA;
+            @ViewChild(DirectiveB, {static: false}) dirB !: DirectiveB;
           }
 
           TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [DirectiveA, DirectiveB, MyApp]});
@@ -952,8 +952,8 @@ describe('di', () => {
 
         @Component({template: '<div injectorDir otherInjectorDir></div>'})
         class MyComp {
-          @ViewChild(InjectorDir) injectorDir !: InjectorDir;
-          @ViewChild(OtherInjectorDir) otherInjectorDir !: OtherInjectorDir;
+          @ViewChild(InjectorDir, {static: false}) injectorDir !: InjectorDir;
+          @ViewChild(OtherInjectorDir, {static: false}) otherInjectorDir !: OtherInjectorDir;
         }
 
         TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [InjectorDir, OtherInjectorDir, MyComp]});
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ describe('di', () => {
 
         @Component({template: '<div injectorDir></div>'})
         class MyComp {
-          @ViewChild(InjectorDir) injectorDir !: InjectorDir;
+          @ViewChild(InjectorDir, {static: false}) injectorDir !: InjectorDir;
         }
 
         TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [InjectorDir, MyComp]});
@@ -1015,8 +1015,8 @@ describe('di', () => {
 
         @Component({template: '<div dir otherDir></div>'})
         class MyComp {
-          @ViewChild(MyDir) directive !: MyDir;
-          @ViewChild(MyOtherDir) otherDirective !: MyOtherDir;
+          @ViewChild(MyDir, {static: false}) directive !: MyDir;
+          @ViewChild(MyOtherDir, {static: false}) otherDirective !: MyOtherDir;
         }
 
         TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [MyDir, MyOtherDir, MyComp]});
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ describe('di', () => {
 
            @Component({template: '<ng-template dir></ng-template>'})
            class MyComp {
-             @ViewChild(MyDir) directive !: MyDir;
+             @ViewChild(MyDir, {static: false}) directive !: MyDir;
            }
 
            TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [MyDir, MyComp]});
@@ -1085,8 +1085,8 @@ describe('di', () => {
               template: '<ng-template dir otherDir #dir="dir" #otherDir="otherDir"></ng-template>'
             })
             class MyComp {
-              @ViewChild(MyDir) directive !: MyDir;
-              @ViewChild(MyOtherDir) otherDirective !: MyOtherDir;
+              @ViewChild(MyDir, {static: false}) directive !: MyDir;
+              @ViewChild(MyOtherDir, {static: false}) otherDirective !: MyOtherDir;
             }
 
             TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [MyDir, MyOtherDir, MyComp]});
@@ -1129,7 +1129,7 @@ describe('di', () => {
         }
         @Component({template: '<div optionalDir></div>'})
         class MyComp {
-          @ViewChild(OptionalDir) directive !: OptionalDir;
+          @ViewChild(OptionalDir, {static: false}) directive !: OptionalDir;
         }
 
         TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [OptionalDir, MyComp]});
@@ -1158,8 +1158,8 @@ describe('di', () => {
             }
             @Component({template: '<div dir otherDir #dir="dir" #otherDir="otherDir"></div>'})
             class MyComp {
-              @ViewChild(MyDir) directive !: MyDir;
-              @ViewChild(MyOtherDir) otherDirective !: MyOtherDir;
+              @ViewChild(MyDir, {static: false}) directive !: MyDir;
+              @ViewChild(MyOtherDir, {static: false}) otherDirective !: MyOtherDir;
             }
 
             TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [MyDir, MyOtherDir, MyComp]});
@@ -1224,9 +1224,9 @@ describe('di', () => {
          () => {
            @Component({selector: 'my-app', template: '<my-comp dir otherDir #dir="dir"></my-comp>'})
            class MyApp {
-             @ViewChild(MyComp) component !: MyComp;
-             @ViewChild(MyDir) directive !: MyDir;
-             @ViewChild(MyOtherDir) otherDirective !: MyOtherDir;
+             @ViewChild(MyComp, {static: false}) component !: MyComp;
+             @ViewChild(MyDir, {static: false}) directive !: MyDir;
+             @ViewChild(MyOtherDir, {static: false}) otherDirective !: MyOtherDir;
            }
            TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [MyApp, MyComp, MyDir, MyOtherDir]});
            const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(MyApp);
@@ -1247,8 +1247,8 @@ describe('di', () => {
            @Component({selector: 'my-comp', template: '<div dir otherDir #dir="dir"></div>'})
            class MyComp {
              constructor(public cdr: ChangeDetectorRef) {}
-             @ViewChild(MyDir) directive !: MyDir;
-             @ViewChild(MyOtherDir) otherDirective !: MyOtherDir;
+             @ViewChild(MyDir, {static: false}) directive !: MyDir;
+             @ViewChild(MyOtherDir, {static: false}) otherDirective !: MyOtherDir;
            }
            TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [MyComp, MyDir, MyOtherDir]});
            const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(MyComp);
@@ -1274,9 +1274,9 @@ describe('di', () => {
            })
            class MyApp {
              constructor(public cdr: ChangeDetectorRef) {}
-             @ViewChild(MyComp) component !: MyComp;
-             @ViewChild(MyDir) directive !: MyDir;
-             @ViewChild(MyOtherDir) otherDirective !: MyOtherDir;
+             @ViewChild(MyComp, {static: false}) component !: MyComp;
+             @ViewChild(MyDir, {static: false}) directive !: MyDir;
+             @ViewChild(MyOtherDir, {static: false}) otherDirective !: MyOtherDir;
            }
            TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [MyApp, MyComp, MyDir, MyOtherDir]});
            const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(MyApp);
@@ -1302,8 +1302,8 @@ describe('di', () => {
         class MyComp {
           showing = true;
           constructor(public cdr: ChangeDetectorRef) {}
-          @ViewChild(MyDir) directive !: MyDir;
-          @ViewChild(MyOtherDir) otherDirective !: MyOtherDir;
+          @ViewChild(MyDir, {static: false}) directive !: MyDir;
+          @ViewChild(MyOtherDir, {static: false}) otherDirective !: MyOtherDir;
         }
 
         TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [MyComp, MyDir, MyOtherDir]});
@@ -1325,8 +1325,8 @@ describe('di', () => {
         class MyComp {
           showing = true;
           constructor(public cdr: ChangeDetectorRef) {}
-          @ViewChild(MyDir) directive !: MyDir;
-          @ViewChild(MyOtherDir) otherDirective !: MyOtherDir;
+          @ViewChild(MyDir, {static: false}) directive !: MyDir;
+          @ViewChild(MyOtherDir, {static: false}) otherDirective !: MyOtherDir;
         }
 
         TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [MyComp, MyDir, MyOtherDir]});
@@ -1375,7 +1375,7 @@ describe('di', () => {
 
       @Component({template: '<div injectorDir></div>'})
       class MyComp {
-        @ViewChild(InjectorDir) injectorDirInstance !: InjectorDir;
+        @ViewChild(InjectorDir, {static: false}) injectorDirInstance !: InjectorDir;
       }
 
       TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [InjectorDir, MyComp]});
@@ -1468,7 +1468,7 @@ describe('di', () => {
       providers: [{provide: LOCALE_ID, useValue: 'en-GB'}]
     })
     class MyComp {
-      @ViewChild(MyDir) myDir !: MyDir;
+      @ViewChild(MyDir, {static: false}) myDir !: MyDir;
       constructor(@Inject(LOCALE_ID) public localeId: string) {}
     }
 
@@ -1490,7 +1490,7 @@ describe('di', () => {
 
       @Component({template: '<div dir exist="existValue" other="ignore"></div>'})
       class MyComp {
-        @ViewChild(MyDir) directiveInstance !: MyDir;
+        @ViewChild(MyDir, {static: false}) directiveInstance !: MyDir;
       }
 
       TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [MyDir, MyComp]});
@@ -1514,7 +1514,7 @@ describe('di', () => {
       @Component(
           {template: '<ng-template dir="initial" exist="existValue" other="ignore"></ng-template>'})
       class MyComp {
-        @ViewChild(MyDir) directiveInstance !: MyDir;
+        @ViewChild(MyDir, {static: false}) directiveInstance !: MyDir;
       }
 
       TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [MyDir, MyComp]});
@@ -1539,7 +1539,7 @@ describe('di', () => {
         template: '<ng-container dir="initial" exist="existValue" other="ignore"></ng-container>'
       })
       class MyComp {
-        @ViewChild(MyDir) directiveInstance !: MyDir;
+        @ViewChild(MyDir, {static: false}) directiveInstance !: MyDir;
       }
 
       TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [MyDir, MyComp]});
@@ -1566,7 +1566,7 @@ describe('di', () => {
             '<div dir style="margin: 1px; color: red;" class="hello there" other-attr="value"></div>'
       })
       class MyComp {
-        @ViewChild(MyDir) directiveInstance !: MyDir;
+        @ViewChild(MyDir, {static: false}) directiveInstance !: MyDir;
       }
 
       TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [MyDir, MyComp]});
@@ -1593,7 +1593,7 @@ describe('di', () => {
         template: '<div dir exist="existValue" svg:exist="testExistValue" other="otherValue"></div>'
       })
       class MyComp {
-        @ViewChild(MyDir) directiveInstance !: MyDir;
+        @ViewChild(MyDir, {static: false}) directiveInstance !: MyDir;
       }
 
       TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [MyDir, MyComp]});
@@ -1624,7 +1624,7 @@ describe('di', () => {
             '<div dir exist="existValue" [binding]="bindingValue" (output)="outputValue" other="otherValue" ignore="ignoreValue"></div>'
       })
       class MyComp {
-        @ViewChild(MyDir) directiveInstance !: MyDir;
+        @ViewChild(MyDir, {static: false}) directiveInstance !: MyDir;
       }
 
       TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [MyDir, MyComp]});
diff --git a/packages/core/test/acceptance/directive_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/acceptance/directive_spec.ts
index 4ff44eb326..e6d7dde5c7 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/acceptance/directive_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/acceptance/directive_spec.ts
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ describe('directives', () => {
     it('should allow outputs of directive on ng-template', () => {
       @Component({template: `<ng-template (out)="value = true"></ng-template>`})
       class TestComp {
-        @ViewChild(TestDir) testDir: TestDir|undefined;
+        @ViewChild(TestDir, {static: true}) testDir: TestDir|undefined;
         value = false;
       }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/test/acceptance/discover_utils_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/acceptance/discover_utils_spec.ts
index d55eb3d91d..6c13d569f0 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/acceptance/discover_utils_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/acceptance/discover_utils_spec.ts
@@ -312,9 +312,9 @@ onlyInIvy('Ivy-specific utilities').describe('discovery utils deprecated', () =>
         `
       })
       class Comp {
-        @ViewChild(MyDir1) myDir1Instance !: MyDir1;
-        @ViewChild(MyDir2) myDir2Instance !: MyDir2;
-        @ViewChild(MyDir3) myDir3Instance !: MyDir3;
+        @ViewChild(MyDir1, {static: false}) myDir1Instance !: MyDir1;
+        @ViewChild(MyDir2, {static: false}) myDir2Instance !: MyDir2;
+        @ViewChild(MyDir3, {static: false}) myDir3Instance !: MyDir3;
       }
 
       TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [Comp, MyDir1, MyDir2, MyDir3]});
diff --git a/packages/core/test/acceptance/host_binding_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/acceptance/host_binding_spec.ts
index cb61683447..4e0d3e17b0 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/acceptance/host_binding_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/acceptance/host_binding_spec.ts
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ describe('host bindings', () => {
       class ParentCmp {
         private _prop = '';
 
-        @ViewChild('template', {read: ViewContainerRef})
+        @ViewChild('template', {read: ViewContainerRef, static: false})
         vcr: ViewContainerRef = null !;
 
         private child: ComponentRef<ChildCmp> = null !;
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ describe('host bindings', () => {
 
     @Component({template: '<span dir></span>'})
     class App {
-      @ViewChild(Dir) directiveInstance !: Dir;
+      @ViewChild(Dir, {static: false}) directiveInstance !: Dir;
     }
 
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [App, Dir]});
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ describe('host bindings', () => {
         `
     })
     class App {
-      @ViewChild(HostBindingDir) hostBindingDir !: HostBindingDir;
+      @ViewChild(HostBindingDir, {static: false}) hostBindingDir !: HostBindingDir;
     }
 
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [App, SomeDir, HostTitleComp, HostBindingDir]});
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ describe('host bindings', () => {
 
        @Component({template: '<div someDir hostBindingDir></div>'})
        class App {
-         @ViewChild(HostBindingDir) hostBindingDir !: HostBindingDir;
+         @ViewChild(HostBindingDir, {static: false}) hostBindingDir !: HostBindingDir;
        }
 
        TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [App, SomeDir, HostBindingDir]});
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ describe('host bindings', () => {
 
     @Component({template: '<input hostBindingDir [disabled]="isDisabled">'})
     class App {
-      @ViewChild(HostBindingInputDir) hostBindingInputDir !: HostBindingInputDir;
+      @ViewChild(HostBindingInputDir, {static: false}) hostBindingInputDir !: HostBindingInputDir;
       isDisabled = true;
     }
 
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ describe('host bindings', () => {
         `
     })
     class App {
-      @ViewChild(NameComp) nameComp !: NameComp;
+      @ViewChild(NameComp, {static: false}) nameComp !: NameComp;
       name = '';
     }
 
@@ -685,8 +685,8 @@ describe('host bindings', () => {
         `
     })
     class App {
-      @ViewChild(HostBindingComp) hostBindingComp !: HostBindingComp;
-      @ViewChild(NameComp) nameComp !: NameComp;
+      @ViewChild(HostBindingComp, {static: false}) hostBindingComp !: HostBindingComp;
+      @ViewChild(NameComp, {static: false}) nameComp !: NameComp;
       name = '';
       otherName = '';
     }
@@ -760,8 +760,8 @@ describe('host bindings', () => {
 
     @Component({template: '<host-binding-comp hostDir></host-binding-comp>'})
     class App {
-      @ViewChild(HostBindingComp) hostBindingComp !: HostBindingComp;
-      @ViewChild(HostBindingDir) hostBindingDir !: HostBindingDir;
+      @ViewChild(HostBindingComp, {static: false}) hostBindingComp !: HostBindingComp;
+      @ViewChild(HostBindingDir, {static: false}) hostBindingDir !: HostBindingDir;
     }
 
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [App, HostBindingComp, HostBindingDir]});
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ describe('host bindings', () => {
 
     @Component({template: `<host-binding-comp></host-binding-comp>{{ name }}`})
     class App {
-      @ViewChild(HostBindingComp) hostBindingComp !: HostBindingComp;
+      @ViewChild(HostBindingComp, {static: false}) hostBindingComp !: HostBindingComp;
       name = '';
     }
 
@@ -849,8 +849,8 @@ describe('host bindings', () => {
       `
         })
         class App {
-          @ViewChild(SubDirective) subDir !: SubDirective;
-          @ViewChild(SuperDirective) superDir !: SuperDirective;
+          @ViewChild(SubDirective, {static: false}) subDir !: SubDirective;
+          @ViewChild(SuperDirective, {static: false}) superDir !: SuperDirective;
         }
 
         TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [App, SuperDirective, SubDirective]});
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ describe('host bindings', () => {
 
       @Component({template: '<host-binding-to-styles></host-binding-to-styles>'})
       class App {
-        @ViewChild(HostBindingToStyles) hostBindingDir !: HostBindingToStyles;
+        @ViewChild(HostBindingToStyles, {static: false}) hostBindingDir !: HostBindingToStyles;
       }
 
       TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [App, HostBindingToStyles]});
@@ -987,7 +987,7 @@ describe('host bindings', () => {
 
       @Component({template: '<div hostStyles containerDir></div>'})
       class App {
-        @ViewChild(HostBindingToStyles) hostBindingDir !: HostBindingToStyles;
+        @ViewChild(HostBindingToStyles, {static: false}) hostBindingDir !: HostBindingToStyles;
       }
 
       TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [App, HostBindingToStyles, ContainerDir]});
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ describe('host bindings', () => {
 
         @Component({template: `<${tag} unsafeUrlHostBindingDir></${tag}>`})
         class App {
-          @ViewChild(UnsafeDir) unsafeDir !: UnsafeDir;
+          @ViewChild(UnsafeDir, {static: false}) unsafeDir !: UnsafeDir;
         }
 
         TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [App, UnsafeDir]});
diff --git a/packages/core/test/acceptance/i18n_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/acceptance/i18n_spec.ts
index 9679058eb2..046aad5755 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/acceptance/i18n_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/acceptance/i18n_spec.ts
@@ -896,10 +896,10 @@ onlyInIvy('Ivy i18n logic').describe('runtime i18n', () => {
       @Component({selector: 'div-query', template: '<ng-container #vc></ng-container>'})
       class DivQuery {
         // TODO(issue/24571): remove '!'.
-        @ContentChild(TemplateRef) template !: TemplateRef<any>;
+        @ContentChild(TemplateRef, {static: true}) template !: TemplateRef<any>;
 
         // TODO(issue/24571): remove '!'.
-        @ViewChild('vc', {read: ViewContainerRef})
+        @ViewChild('vc', {read: ViewContainerRef, static: true})
         vc !: ViewContainerRef;
 
         // TODO(issue/24571): remove '!'.
diff --git a/packages/core/test/acceptance/integration_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/acceptance/integration_spec.ts
index be4b6b58cc..2a59030167 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/acceptance/integration_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/acceptance/integration_spec.ts
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ describe('acceptance integration tests', () => {
            template: '<ng-template testDirective><ng-container>content</ng-container></ng-template>'
          })
          class App {
-           @ViewChild(TestDirective) testDirective !: TestDirective;
+           @ViewChild(TestDirective, {static: true}) testDirective !: TestDirective;
          }
 
          TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [App, TestDirective]});
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ describe('acceptance integration tests', () => {
             '<ng-template testDirective><ng-container><ng-container><ng-container>content</ng-container></ng-container></ng-container></ng-template>'
       })
       class App {
-        @ViewChild(TestDirective) testDirective !: TestDirective;
+        @ViewChild(TestDirective, {static: true}) testDirective !: TestDirective;
       }
 
       TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [App, TestDirective]});
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ describe('acceptance integration tests', () => {
 
       @Component({template: '<div><ng-container dir></ng-container></div>'})
       class App {
-        @ViewChild(TestDirective) testDirective !: TestDirective;
+        @ViewChild(TestDirective, {static: false}) testDirective !: TestDirective;
       }
 
       TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [App, TestDirective]});
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ describe('acceptance integration tests', () => {
             '<ng-container dir [contentTpl]="content"><ng-template #content>Content</ng-template></ng-container>'
       })
       class App {
-        @ViewChild(TestDirective) testDirective !: TestDirective;
+        @ViewChild(TestDirective, {static: false}) testDirective !: TestDirective;
       }
 
       TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [App, TestDirective]});
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ describe('acceptance integration tests', () => {
 
       @Component({template: '<ng-container><ng-template dir>Content</ng-template></ng-container>'})
       class App {
-        @ViewChild(TestDirective) testDirective !: TestDirective;
+        @ViewChild(TestDirective, {static: false}) testDirective !: TestDirective;
       }
 
       TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [App, TestDirective]});
@@ -608,7 +608,8 @@ describe('acceptance integration tests', () => {
 
       @Component({template: '<todo></todo>'})
       class App {
-        @ViewChild(TodoComponentHostBinding) todoComponentHostBinding !: TodoComponentHostBinding;
+        @ViewChild(TodoComponentHostBinding, {static: false})
+        todoComponentHostBinding !: TodoComponentHostBinding;
       }
 
       TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [App, TodoComponentHostBinding]});
@@ -843,7 +844,7 @@ describe('acceptance integration tests', () => {
 
         @Component({template: '<div hostBindingDir></div>'})
         class App {
-          @ViewChild(HostBindingDir) hostBindingDir !: HostBindingDir;
+          @ViewChild(HostBindingDir, {static: false}) hostBindingDir !: HostBindingDir;
         }
 
         TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [App, HostBindingDir]});
@@ -1011,7 +1012,7 @@ describe('acceptance integration tests', () => {
           `
         })
         class App {
-          @ViewChild(StructuralComp) structuralComp !: StructuralComp;
+          @ViewChild(StructuralComp, {static: false}) structuralComp !: StructuralComp;
           value: any;
         }
 
@@ -1052,7 +1053,8 @@ describe('acceptance integration tests', () => {
          () => {
            @Component({template: '<div class="apple orange banana" DirWithClass></div>'})
            class App {
-             @ViewChild(DirWithClassDirective) mockClassDirective !: DirWithClassDirective;
+             @ViewChild(DirWithClassDirective, {static: false})
+             mockClassDirective !: DirWithClassDirective;
            }
 
            TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [App, DirWithClassDirective]});
@@ -1067,7 +1069,8 @@ describe('acceptance integration tests', () => {
          () => {
            @Component({template: '<div style="width:100px;height:200px" DirWithStyle></div>'})
            class App {
-             @ViewChild(DirWithStyleDirective) mockStyleDirective !: DirWithStyleDirective;
+             @ViewChild(DirWithStyleDirective, {static: false})
+             mockStyleDirective !: DirWithStyleDirective;
            }
 
            TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [App, DirWithStyleDirective]});
@@ -1085,7 +1088,8 @@ describe('acceptance integration tests', () => {
          () => {
            @Component({template: '<div DirWithClass [class]="value"></div>'})
            class App {
-             @ViewChild(DirWithClassDirective) mockClassDirective !: DirWithClassDirective;
+             @ViewChild(DirWithClassDirective, {static: false})
+             mockClassDirective !: DirWithClassDirective;
              value = '';
            }
 
@@ -1103,7 +1107,8 @@ describe('acceptance integration tests', () => {
               () => {
                 @Component({template: '<div DirWithStyle [style]="value"></div>'})
                 class App {
-                  @ViewChild(DirWithStyleDirective) mockStyleDirective !: DirWithStyleDirective;
+                  @ViewChild(DirWithStyleDirective, {static: false})
+                  mockStyleDirective !: DirWithStyleDirective;
                   value !: {[key: string]: string};
                 }
 
@@ -1179,7 +1184,7 @@ describe('acceptance integration tests', () => {
             `
                 })
                 class App {
-                  @ViewChild(DirWithSingleStylingBindings)
+                  @ViewChild(DirWithSingleStylingBindings, {static: false})
                   dirInstance !: DirWithSingleStylingBindings;
                 }
 
@@ -1235,8 +1240,8 @@ describe('acceptance integration tests', () => {
                 @Component(
                     {template: '<div Dir1WithStyle Dir2WithStyle [style.width]="width"></div>'})
                 class App {
-                  @ViewChild(Dir1WithStyle) dir1Instance !: Dir1WithStyle;
-                  @ViewChild(Dir2WithStyle) dir2Instance !: Dir2WithStyle;
+                  @ViewChild(Dir1WithStyle, {static: false}) dir1Instance !: Dir1WithStyle;
+                  @ViewChild(Dir2WithStyle, {static: false}) dir2Instance !: Dir2WithStyle;
                   width: string|null = null;
                 }
 
@@ -1300,8 +1305,8 @@ describe('acceptance integration tests', () => {
                       '<div Dir1WithStyling Dir2WithStyling [style]="stylesExp" [class]="classesExp"></div>'
                 })
                 class App {
-                  @ViewChild(Dir1WithStyling) dir1Instance !: Dir1WithStyling;
-                  @ViewChild(Dir2WithStyling) dir2Instance !: Dir2WithStyling;
+                  @ViewChild(Dir1WithStyling, {static: false}) dir1Instance !: Dir1WithStyling;
+                  @ViewChild(Dir2WithStyling, {static: false}) dir2Instance !: Dir2WithStyling;
                   stylesExp: any = {};
                   classesExp: any = {};
                 }
@@ -1491,7 +1496,7 @@ describe('acceptance integration tests', () => {
     @Component(
         {selector: 'test-component', template: `foo`, host: {'[attr.aria-disabled]': 'true'}})
     class TestComponent {
-      @ContentChild(TemplateRef) tpl !: TemplateRef<any>;
+      @ContentChild(TemplateRef, {static: true}) tpl !: TemplateRef<any>;
     }
 
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [TestComponent]});
diff --git a/packages/core/test/acceptance/lifecycle_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/acceptance/lifecycle_spec.ts
index 5175d3dd7d..77d6d37161 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/acceptance/lifecycle_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/acceptance/lifecycle_spec.ts
@@ -1293,7 +1293,7 @@ describe('onInit', () => {
       `,
     })
     class App {
-      @ViewChild('container', {read: ViewContainerRef})
+      @ViewChild('container', {read: ViewContainerRef, static: false})
       viewContainerRef !: ViewContainerRef;
 
       constructor(public compFactoryResolver: ComponentFactoryResolver) {}
diff --git a/packages/core/test/acceptance/listener_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/acceptance/listener_spec.ts
index 044520b060..52dfca3b00 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/acceptance/listener_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/acceptance/listener_spec.ts
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ describe('event listeners', () => {
         count = 0;
         someValue = -1;
 
-        @ViewChild(FooDirective) fooDirective: FooDirective|null = null;
+        @ViewChild(FooDirective, {static: false}) fooDirective: FooDirective|null = null;
 
         fooChange() { this.count++; }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/test/acceptance/outputs_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/acceptance/outputs_spec.ts
index 873b663388..35716f1625 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/acceptance/outputs_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/acceptance/outputs_spec.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ describe('outputs', () => {
 
     @Component({template: '<button-toggle (change)="onChange()"></button-toggle>'})
     class App {
-      @ViewChild(ButtonToggle) buttonToggle !: ButtonToggle;
+      @ViewChild(ButtonToggle, {static: false}) buttonToggle !: ButtonToggle;
       onChange() { counter++; }
     }
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [App, ButtonToggle]});
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ describe('outputs', () => {
     @Component(
         {template: '<button-toggle (change)="onChange()" (reset)="onReset()"></button-toggle>'})
     class App {
-      @ViewChild(ButtonToggle) buttonToggle !: ButtonToggle;
+      @ViewChild(ButtonToggle, {static: false}) buttonToggle !: ButtonToggle;
       onChange() { counter++; }
       onReset() { resetCounter++; }
     }
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ describe('outputs', () => {
   it('should eval component output expression when event is emitted', () => {
     @Component({template: '<button-toggle (change)="counter = counter + 1"></button-toggle>'})
     class App {
-      @ViewChild(ButtonToggle) buttonToggle !: ButtonToggle;
+      @ViewChild(ButtonToggle, {static: false}) buttonToggle !: ButtonToggle;
       counter = 0;
     }
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [App, ButtonToggle]});
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ describe('outputs', () => {
     @Component(
         {template: '<button-toggle *ngIf="condition" (change)="onChange()"></button-toggle>'})
     class App {
-      @ViewChild(ButtonToggle) buttonToggle !: ButtonToggle;
+      @ViewChild(ButtonToggle, {static: false}) buttonToggle !: ButtonToggle;
       condition = true;
 
       onChange() { counter++; }
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ describe('outputs', () => {
       `
     })
     class App {
-      @ViewChild(ButtonToggle) buttonToggle !: ButtonToggle;
+      @ViewChild(ButtonToggle, {static: false}) buttonToggle !: ButtonToggle;
       condition = true;
       condition2 = true;
 
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ describe('outputs', () => {
       `
     })
     class App {
-      @ViewChild(ButtonToggle) buttonToggle !: ButtonToggle;
-      @ViewChild(DestroyComp) destroyComp !: DestroyComp;
+      @ViewChild(ButtonToggle, {static: false}) buttonToggle !: ButtonToggle;
+      @ViewChild(DestroyComp, {static: false}) destroyComp !: DestroyComp;
       condition = true;
 
       onClick() { clickCounter++; }
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ describe('outputs', () => {
 
     @Component({template: '<button myButton (click)="onClick()">Click me</button>'})
     class App {
-      @ViewChild(MyButton) buttonDir !: MyButton;
+      @ViewChild(MyButton, {static: false}) buttonDir !: MyButton;
       onClick() { counter++; }
     }
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [App, MyButton]});
@@ -228,8 +228,8 @@ describe('outputs', () => {
 
     @Component({template: '<button-toggle (change)="onChange()" otherDir></button-toggle>'})
     class App {
-      @ViewChild(ButtonToggle) buttonToggle !: ButtonToggle;
-      @ViewChild(OtherDir) otherDir !: OtherDir;
+      @ViewChild(ButtonToggle, {static: false}) buttonToggle !: ButtonToggle;
+      @ViewChild(OtherDir, {static: false}) otherDir !: OtherDir;
       onChange() { counter++; }
     }
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [App, ButtonToggle, OtherDir]});
@@ -257,8 +257,8 @@ describe('outputs', () => {
           '<button-toggle (change)="onChange()" otherChangeDir [change]="change"></button-toggle>'
     })
     class App {
-      @ViewChild(ButtonToggle) buttonToggle !: ButtonToggle;
-      @ViewChild(OtherChangeDir) otherDir !: OtherChangeDir;
+      @ViewChild(ButtonToggle, {static: false}) buttonToggle !: ButtonToggle;
+      @ViewChild(OtherChangeDir, {static: false}) otherDir !: OtherChangeDir;
       change = true;
 
       onChange() { counter++; }
diff --git a/packages/core/test/acceptance/pipe_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/acceptance/pipe_spec.ts
index a5b5c8c48e..56efdd827c 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/acceptance/pipe_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/acceptance/pipe_spec.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ describe('pipe', () => {
       template: `<div my-dir [dirProp]="'a'|double"></div>`,
     })
     class App {
-      @ViewChild(Dir) directive !: Dir;
+      @ViewChild(Dir, {static: false}) directive !: Dir;
     }
 
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [App, DoublePipe, Dir]});
diff --git a/packages/core/test/acceptance/template_ref_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/acceptance/template_ref_spec.ts
index 7184479bad..447f893876 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/acceptance/template_ref_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/acceptance/template_ref_spec.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ describe('TemplateRef', () => {
         exportAs: 'menuContent'
       })
       class MenuContent {
-        @ViewChild(TemplateRef) template !: TemplateRef<any>;
+        @ViewChild(TemplateRef, {static: true}) template !: TemplateRef<any>;
       }
 
       @Component({
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ describe('TemplateRef', () => {
         `
       })
       class App {
-        @ViewChild(MenuContent) content !: MenuContent;
+        @ViewChild(MenuContent, {static: false}) content !: MenuContent;
 
         constructor(public viewContainerRef: ViewContainerRef) {}
       }
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ describe('TemplateRef', () => {
         `
       })
       class App {
-        @ViewChild('templateRef')
+        @ViewChild('templateRef', {static: true})
         templateRef !: TemplateRef<any>;
       }
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ describe('TemplateRef', () => {
             `
           })
           class App {
-            @ViewChild('templateRef')
+            @ViewChild('templateRef', {static: true})
             templateRef !: TemplateRef<any>;
           }
 
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ describe('TemplateRef', () => {
         `
       })
       class App {
-        @ViewChild('templateRef')
+        @ViewChild('templateRef', {static: true})
         templateRef !: TemplateRef<any>;
       }
 
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ describe('TemplateRef', () => {
         `
       })
       class App {
-        @ViewChild('templateRef')
+        @ViewChild('templateRef', {static: true})
         templateRef !: TemplateRef<any>;
       }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/test/acceptance/view_container_ref_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/acceptance/view_container_ref_spec.ts
index ca428508b4..45d4a5d10f 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/acceptance/view_container_ref_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/acceptance/view_container_ref_spec.ts
@@ -1770,7 +1770,7 @@ class ViewContainerRefComp {
   `
 })
 class ViewContainerRefApp {
-  @ViewChild(ViewContainerRefComp) vcrComp !: ViewContainerRefComp;
+  @ViewChild(ViewContainerRefComp, {static: false}) vcrComp !: ViewContainerRefComp;
 }
 
 @Directive({selector: '[structDir]'})
@@ -1803,7 +1803,7 @@ class ConstructorDir {
   `
 })
 class ConstructorApp {
-  @ViewChild('foo') foo !: ElementRef;
+  @ViewChild('foo', {static: true}) foo !: ElementRef;
 }
 
 @Component({
@@ -1815,5 +1815,5 @@ class ConstructorApp {
   `
 })
 class ConstructorAppWithQueries {
-  @ViewChild('foo') foo !: TemplateRef<any>;
+  @ViewChild('foo', {static: true}) foo !: TemplateRef<any>;
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/test/animation/animation_integration_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/animation/animation_integration_spec.ts
index 590c254b17..809464e825 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/animation/animation_integration_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/animation/animation_integration_spec.ts
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ const DEFAULT_COMPONENT_ID = '1';
           ]
         })
         class Cmp {
-          @ViewChild('element')
+          @ViewChild('element', {static: false})
           element: any;
           exp: any = '';
         }
@@ -1433,7 +1433,7 @@ const DEFAULT_COMPONENT_ID = '1';
               ])]
         })
         class Cmp {
-          @ViewChild('green') public element: any;
+          @ViewChild('green', {static: false}) public element: any;
         }
 
         TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [Cmp]});
@@ -1770,7 +1770,7 @@ const DEFAULT_COMPONENT_ID = '1';
         class Cmp {
           public exp: any;
 
-          @ViewChild('parent') public parentElement: any;
+          @ViewChild('parent', {static: false}) public parentElement: any;
         }
 
         TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [Cmp]});
@@ -1824,9 +1824,9 @@ const DEFAULT_COMPONENT_ID = '1';
              public exp1: any;
              public exp2: any;
 
-             @ViewChild('parent') public parent: any;
+             @ViewChild('parent', {static: false}) public parent: any;
 
-             @ViewChild('child') public child: any;
+             @ViewChild('child', {static: false}) public child: any;
            }
 
            TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [Cmp]});
@@ -1881,11 +1881,11 @@ const DEFAULT_COMPONENT_ID = '1';
              public exp1: any;
              public exp2: any;
 
-             @ViewChild('parent') public parent: any;
+             @ViewChild('parent', {static: false}) public parent: any;
 
-             @ViewChild('child1') public child1Elm: any;
+             @ViewChild('child1', {static: false}) public child1Elm: any;
 
-             @ViewChild('child2') public child2Elm: any;
+             @ViewChild('child2', {static: false}) public child2Elm: any;
            }
 
            TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [Cmp]});
@@ -2240,7 +2240,7 @@ const DEFAULT_COMPONENT_ID = '1';
               [transition(':enter', [style({opacity: 0}), animate('1s', style({opacity: 1}))])])]
         })
         class OuterCmp {
-          @ViewChild('inner') public inner: any;
+          @ViewChild('inner', {static: false}) public inner: any;
           public exp: any = null;
 
           update() { this.exp = 'go'; }
@@ -3073,7 +3073,7 @@ const DEFAULT_COMPONENT_ID = '1';
             exp: any = false;
             disableExp = false;
 
-            @ViewChild('elm') public element: any;
+            @ViewChild('elm', {static: true}) public element: any;
           }
 
           TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [Cmp]});
@@ -3231,7 +3231,7 @@ const DEFAULT_COMPONENT_ID = '1';
             ]
           })
           class Cmp {
-            @ViewChild('parent') public parentElm: any;
+            @ViewChild('parent', {static: false}) public parentElm: any;
             disableExp = false;
             exp = false;
           }
@@ -3322,7 +3322,7 @@ const DEFAULT_COMPONENT_ID = '1';
                 `
              })
              class ParentCmp {
-               @ViewChild('child') public child: ChildCmp|null = null;
+               @ViewChild('child', {static: false}) public child: ChildCmp|null = null;
                disableExp = false;
              }
 
@@ -3438,7 +3438,7 @@ const DEFAULT_COMPONENT_ID = '1';
                 `
              })
              class Cmp {
-               @ViewChild('container') public container: any;
+               @ViewChild('container', {static: false}) public container: any;
 
                disableExp = false;
                exp = '';
@@ -3661,7 +3661,7 @@ const DEFAULT_COMPONENT_ID = '1';
     });
 
     modifiedInIvy('FW-952 - Error recovery is handled differently in Ivy than VE')
-        .it('should continue to clean up DOM-related animation artificats even if a compiler-level error is thrown midway',
+        .it('should continue to clean up DOM-related animation artifacts even if a compiler-level error is thrown midway',
             () => {
               @Component({
                 selector: 'if-cmp',
@@ -3684,7 +3684,7 @@ const DEFAULT_COMPONENT_ID = '1';
               class Cmp {
                 exp: any = false;
 
-                @ViewChild('contents') public contents: any;
+                @ViewChild('contents', {static: true}) public contents: any;
               }
 
               TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [Cmp]});
diff --git a/packages/core/test/animation/animation_query_integration_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/animation/animation_query_integration_spec.ts
index 6a4a339765..9ee2dfc0da 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/animation/animation_query_integration_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/animation/animation_query_integration_spec.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import {CommonModule} from '@angular/common';
 import {Component, HostBinding, ViewChild} from '@angular/core';
 import {TestBed, fakeAsync, flushMicrotasks} from '@angular/core/testing';
 import {BrowserAnimationsModule} from '@angular/platform-browser/animations';
-import {ivyEnabled} from '@angular/private/testing';
 
 import {HostListener} from '../../src/metadata/directives';
 
@@ -888,7 +887,7 @@ import {HostListener} from '../../src/metadata/directives';
              ]
            })
            class Cmp {
-             @ViewChild('container') public container: any;
+             @ViewChild('container', {static: false}) public container: any;
              public items: any[] = [];
            }
 
@@ -1202,9 +1201,9 @@ import {HostListener} from '../../src/metadata/directives';
              public exp1: any = '';
              public exp2: any = true;
 
-             @ViewChild('ancestor') public ancestorElm: any;
+             @ViewChild('ancestor', {static: false}) public ancestorElm: any;
 
-             @ViewChild('parent') public parentElm: any;
+             @ViewChild('parent', {static: false}) public parentElm: any;
            }
 
            TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [Cmp]});
@@ -1281,9 +1280,9 @@ import {HostListener} from '../../src/metadata/directives';
              public exp2: any = '';
              public parentExp: any = true;
 
-             @ViewChild('ancestor') public ancestorElm: any;
+             @ViewChild('ancestor', {static: false}) public ancestorElm: any;
 
-             @ViewChild('parent') public parentElm: any;
+             @ViewChild('parent', {static: false}) public parentElm: any;
            }
 
            TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [Cmp]});
@@ -1637,7 +1636,7 @@ import {HostListener} from '../../src/metadata/directives';
            class ParentCmp {
              public exp: any;
 
-             @ViewChild('child') public child: any;
+             @ViewChild('child', {static: false}) public child: any;
            }
 
            @Component({
@@ -1686,7 +1685,7 @@ import {HostListener} from '../../src/metadata/directives';
            class ParentCmp {
              public exp: any;
 
-             @ViewChild('child') public child: any;
+             @ViewChild('child', {static: true}) public child: any;
            }
 
            @Component({
@@ -1705,10 +1704,6 @@ import {HostListener} from '../../src/metadata/directives';
            const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(ParentCmp);
            const cmp = fixture.componentInstance;
 
-           // In Ivy, change detection needs to run before the ViewQuery for cmp.child will resolve.
-           // Keeping this test enabled since we still want to test the animation logic in Ivy.
-           if (ivyEnabled) fixture.detectChanges();
-
            cmp.child.items = [4, 5, 6];
            fixture.detectChanges();
 
@@ -1853,9 +1848,9 @@ import {HostListener} from '../../src/metadata/directives';
           public exp1: any;
           public exp2: any;
 
-          @ViewChild('parent') public elm1: any;
+          @ViewChild('parent', {static: false}) public elm1: any;
 
-          @ViewChild('child') public elm2: any;
+          @ViewChild('child', {static: false}) public elm2: any;
         }
 
         TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [Cmp]});
@@ -1915,7 +1910,7 @@ import {HostListener} from '../../src/metadata/directives';
              public exp: any;
              public items: any[] = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4];
 
-             @ViewChild('parent') public elm: any;
+             @ViewChild('parent', {static: false}) public elm: any;
            }
 
            TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [Cmp]});
@@ -1985,7 +1980,7 @@ import {HostListener} from '../../src/metadata/directives';
           public exp: any;
           public items: any[] = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4];
 
-          @ViewChild('parent') public elm: any;
+          @ViewChild('parent', {static: false}) public elm: any;
         }
 
         TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [Cmp]});
@@ -2038,7 +2033,7 @@ import {HostListener} from '../../src/metadata/directives';
              public exp1: any;
              public exp2: any;
 
-             @ViewChild('parent') public elm: any;
+             @ViewChild('parent', {static: false}) public elm: any;
            }
 
            TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [Cmp]});
@@ -2108,7 +2103,7 @@ import {HostListener} from '../../src/metadata/directives';
           public exp1: any;
           public exp2: any;
 
-          @ViewChild('parent') public elm: any;
+          @ViewChild('parent', {static: false}) public elm: any;
         }
 
         TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [Cmp]});
@@ -2161,7 +2156,7 @@ import {HostListener} from '../../src/metadata/directives';
           public exp1: any;
           public exp2: any;
 
-          @ViewChild('parent') public elm: any;
+          @ViewChild('parent', {static: false}) public elm: any;
         }
 
         TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [Cmp]});
@@ -2213,7 +2208,7 @@ import {HostListener} from '../../src/metadata/directives';
           public exp1: any;
           public exp2: any;
 
-          @ViewChild('parent') public elm: any;
+          @ViewChild('parent', {static: false}) public elm: any;
         }
 
         TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [Cmp]});
@@ -2262,7 +2257,7 @@ import {HostListener} from '../../src/metadata/directives';
            })
            class ParentCmp {
              public exp: boolean = true;
-             @ViewChild('child') public childElm: any;
+             @ViewChild('child', {static: false}) public childElm: any;
 
              public childEvent: any;
 
@@ -2698,7 +2693,7 @@ import {HostListener} from '../../src/metadata/directives';
         class ParentCmp {
           public exp: any;
 
-          @ViewChild('child') public childCmp: any;
+          @ViewChild('child', {static: false}) public childCmp: any;
         }
 
         @Component({
@@ -2762,7 +2757,7 @@ import {HostListener} from '../../src/metadata/directives';
           `
            })
            class ParentCmp {
-             @ViewChild('child') public childCmp: any;
+             @ViewChild('child', {static: false}) public childCmp: any;
 
              public exp: any;
              public log: string[] = [];
@@ -2940,7 +2935,7 @@ import {HostListener} from '../../src/metadata/directives';
            class ParentCmp {
              public exp: any;
 
-             @ViewChild('child') public childCmp: any;
+             @ViewChild('child', {static: false}) public childCmp: any;
            }
 
            @Component({
@@ -3018,13 +3013,13 @@ import {HostListener} from '../../src/metadata/directives';
            class ParentCmp {
              public exp: any;
 
-             @ViewChild('child') public innerCmp: any;
+             @ViewChild('child', {static: false}) public innerCmp: any;
            }
 
            @Component(
                {selector: 'child-cmp', template: '<grandchild-cmp #grandchild></grandchild-cmp>'})
            class ChildCmp {
-             @ViewChild('grandchild') public innerCmp: any;
+             @ViewChild('grandchild', {static: false}) public innerCmp: any;
            }
 
            @Component({
diff --git a/packages/core/test/animation/animations_with_css_keyframes_animations_integration_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/animation/animations_with_css_keyframes_animations_integration_spec.ts
index 150b68d96f..5e6baa888d 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/animation/animations_with_css_keyframes_animations_integration_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/animation/animations_with_css_keyframes_animations_integration_spec.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import {AnimationGroupPlayer} from '@angular/animations/src/players/animation_gr
 import {Component, ViewChild} from '@angular/core';
 import {BrowserAnimationsModule} from '@angular/platform-browser/animations';
 import {browserDetection} from '@angular/platform-browser/testing/src/browser_util';
-import {ivyEnabled} from '@angular/private/testing';
 
 import {TestBed} from '../../testing';
 
@@ -166,7 +165,7 @@ import {TestBed} from '../../testing';
         ]
       })
       class Cmp {
-        @ViewChild('elm') public element: any;
+        @ViewChild('elm', {static: false}) public element: any;
 
         public myAnimationExp = '';
       }
@@ -217,7 +216,7 @@ import {TestBed} from '../../testing';
         ]
       })
       class Cmp {
-        @ViewChild('elm') public element: any;
+        @ViewChild('elm', {static: false}) public element: any;
 
         public myAnimationExp = '';
       }
@@ -280,7 +279,7 @@ import {TestBed} from '../../testing';
            ]
          })
          class Cmp {
-           @ViewChild('elm') public element: any;
+           @ViewChild('elm', {static: true}) public element: any;
 
            public myAnimationExp = '';
          }
@@ -291,10 +290,6 @@ import {TestBed} from '../../testing';
          const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(Cmp);
          const cmp = fixture.componentInstance;
 
-         // In Ivy, change detection needs to run before the ViewQuery for cmp.element will resolve.
-         // Keeping this test enabled since we still want to test the animation logic in Ivy.
-         if (ivyEnabled) fixture.detectChanges();
-
          const elm = cmp.element.nativeElement;
          const foo = elm.querySelector('.foo') as HTMLElement;
 
@@ -332,7 +327,7 @@ import {TestBed} from '../../testing';
            ]
          })
          class Cmp {
-           @ViewChild('elm') public element: any;
+           @ViewChild('elm', {static: true}) public element: any;
 
            public myAnimationExp = '';
          }
@@ -343,10 +338,6 @@ import {TestBed} from '../../testing';
          const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(Cmp);
          const cmp = fixture.componentInstance;
 
-         // In Ivy, change detection needs to run before the ViewQuery for cmp.element will resolve.
-         // Keeping this test enabled since we still want to test the animation logic in Ivy.
-         if (ivyEnabled) fixture.detectChanges();
-
          const elm = cmp.element.nativeElement;
          expect(elm.style.getPropertyValue('display')).toEqual('table');
          expect(elm.style.getPropertyValue('position')).toEqual('fixed');
diff --git a/packages/core/test/animation/animations_with_web_animations_integration_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/animation/animations_with_web_animations_integration_spec.ts
index 7096a28b8e..f21c76dc53 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/animation/animations_with_web_animations_integration_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/animation/animations_with_web_animations_integration_spec.ts
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ import {ivyEnabled} from '@angular/private/testing';
            ]
          })
          class Cmp {
-           @ViewChild('elm') public element: any;
+           @ViewChild('elm', {static: true}) public element: any;
 
            public myAnimationExp = '';
          }
@@ -490,10 +490,6 @@ import {ivyEnabled} from '@angular/private/testing';
          const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(Cmp);
          const cmp = fixture.componentInstance;
 
-         // In Ivy, change detection needs to run before the ViewQuery for cmp.element will resolve.
-         // Keeping this test enabled since we still want to test the animation logic in Ivy.
-         if (ivyEnabled) fixture.detectChanges();
-
          const elm = cmp.element.nativeElement;
          expect(elm.style.getPropertyValue('display')).toEqual('table');
          expect(elm.style.getPropertyValue('position')).toEqual('fixed');
diff --git a/packages/core/test/application_ref_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/application_ref_spec.ts
index 8a56680ec3..571ad7b111 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/application_ref_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/application_ref_spec.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import {BrowserModule} from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import {getDOM} from '@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/dom_adapter';
 import {dispatchEvent} from '@angular/platform-browser/testing/src/browser_util';
 import {expect} from '@angular/platform-browser/testing/src/matchers';
-import {ivyEnabled} from '@angular/private/testing';
 
 import {NoopNgZone} from '../src/zone/ng_zone';
 import {ComponentFixtureNoNgZone, TestBed, async, inject, withModule} from '../testing';
@@ -386,14 +385,14 @@ class SomeComponent {
       @Component({template: '<ng-container #vc></ng-container>'})
       class ContainerComp {
         // TODO(issue/24571): remove '!'.
-        @ViewChild('vc', {read: ViewContainerRef})
+        @ViewChild('vc', {read: ViewContainerRef, static: false})
         vc !: ViewContainerRef;
       }
 
       @Component({template: '<ng-template #t>Dynamic content</ng-template>'})
       class EmbeddedViewComp {
         // TODO(issue/24571): remove '!'.
-        @ViewChild(TemplateRef)
+        @ViewChild(TemplateRef, {static: true})
         tplRef !: TemplateRef<Object>;
       }
 
@@ -447,10 +446,6 @@ class SomeComponent {
         const comp = TestBed.createComponent(EmbeddedViewComp);
         const appRef: ApplicationRef = TestBed.get(ApplicationRef);
 
-        // In Ivy, change detection needs to run before the ViewQuery for tplRef will resolve.
-        // Keeping this test enabled since we still want to test this destroy logic in Ivy.
-        if (ivyEnabled) comp.detectChanges();
-
         const embeddedViewRef = comp.componentInstance.tplRef.createEmbeddedView({});
 
         appRef.attachView(embeddedViewRef);
diff --git a/packages/core/test/debug/debug_node_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/debug/debug_node_spec.ts
index 150c20c60a..ac3773b873 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/debug/debug_node_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/debug/debug_node_spec.ts
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ class BankAccount {
  `
 })
 class SimpleContentComp {
-  @ViewChild('content') content !: ElementRef;
+  @ViewChild('content', {static: false}) content !: ElementRef;
 }
 
 @Component({
diff --git a/packages/core/test/linker/change_detection_integration_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/linker/change_detection_integration_spec.ts
index 7d1322f772..0602fb671c 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/linker/change_detection_integration_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/linker/change_detection_integration_spec.ts
@@ -1356,9 +1356,9 @@ const TEST_COMPILER_PROVIDERS: Provider[] = [
            class Comp {
              name = 'Tom';
              // TODO(issue/24571): remove '!'.
-             @ViewChild('vc', {read: ViewContainerRef}) vc !: ViewContainerRef;
+             @ViewChild('vc', {read: ViewContainerRef, static: true}) vc !: ViewContainerRef;
              // TODO(issue/24571): remove '!'.
-             @ViewChild(TemplateRef) template !: TemplateRef<any>;
+             @ViewChild(TemplateRef, {static: true}) template !: TemplateRef<any>;
            }
 
            TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [Comp]});
@@ -1399,7 +1399,7 @@ const TEST_COMPILER_PROVIDERS: Provider[] = [
         })
         class OuterComp {
           // TODO(issue/24571): remove '!'.
-          @ContentChild(TemplateRef)
+          @ContentChild(TemplateRef, {static: true})
           tpl !: TemplateRef<any>;
 
           constructor(public cdRef: ChangeDetectorRef) {}
@@ -1413,7 +1413,7 @@ const TEST_COMPILER_PROVIDERS: Provider[] = [
         })
         class InnerComp {
           // TODO(issue/24571): remove '!'.
-          @ContentChild(TemplateRef)
+          @ContentChild(TemplateRef, {static: true})
           tpl !: TemplateRef<any>;
 
           // TODO(issue/24571): remove '!'.
diff --git a/packages/core/test/linker/projection_integration_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/linker/projection_integration_spec.ts
index d55447c3ea..7829aaf48a 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/linker/projection_integration_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/linker/projection_integration_spec.ts
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ describe('projection', () => {
 
     @Component({selector: 'with-content', template: ''})
     class WithContentCmpt {
-      @ViewChild('ref') directiveRef: any;
+      @ViewChild('ref', {static: true}) directiveRef: any;
     }
 
     @Component({selector: 're-project', template: '<ng-content></ng-content>'})
diff --git a/packages/core/test/linker/regression_integration_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/linker/regression_integration_spec.ts
index 502e16734d..85c472b201 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/linker/regression_integration_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/linker/regression_integration_spec.ts
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ function declareTests(config?: {useJit: boolean}) {
               @Directive({selector: 'test'})
               class Test {
                 // TODO(issue/24571): remove '!'.
-                @Input() @ContentChild(TemplateRef) tpl !: TemplateRef<any>;
+                @Input() @ContentChild(TemplateRef, {static: true}) tpl !: TemplateRef<any>;
               }
 
               @Component({
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ function declareTests(config?: {useJit: boolean}) {
         .it('should throw if @ContentChild and @Input are on the same property', () => {
           @Directive({selector: 'test'})
           class Test {
-            @Input() @ContentChild(TemplateRef) tpl !: TemplateRef<any>;
+            @Input() @ContentChild(TemplateRef, {static: true}) tpl !: TemplateRef<any>;
           }
 
           @Component({selector: 'my-app', template: `<test></test>`})