diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/ng_module.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/ng_module.ts
index aac8f1bfef..bd4153ca20 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/ng_module.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/ng_module.ts
@@ -96,12 +96,19 @@ export class NgModuleDecoratorHandler implements DecoratorHandler<NgModuleAnalys
         new WrappedNodeExpr(ngModule.get('providers') !) :
         new LiteralArrayExpr([]);
 
+    const injectorImports: WrappedNodeExpr<ts.Expression>[] = [];
+    if (ngModule.has('imports')) {
+      injectorImports.push(new WrappedNodeExpr(ngModule.get('imports') !));
+    }
+    if (ngModule.has('exports')) {
+      injectorImports.push(new WrappedNodeExpr(ngModule.get('exports') !));
+    }
+
     const ngInjectorDef: R3InjectorMetadata = {
       name: node.name !.text,
       type: new WrappedNodeExpr(node.name !),
       deps: getConstructorDependencies(node, this.reflector, this.isCore), providers,
-      imports: new LiteralArrayExpr(
-          [...imports, ...exports].map(imp => referenceToExpression(imp, context))),
+      imports: new LiteralArrayExpr(injectorImports),
     };
 
     return {
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/ngtsc_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/ngtsc_spec.ts
index 0d5fc832b5..eb5e1623b0 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/ngtsc_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/ngtsc_spec.ts
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ describe('ngtsc behavioral tests', () => {
         .toContain(
             `TestModule.ngInjectorDef = i0.defineInjector({ factory: ` +
             `function TestModule_Factory() { return new TestModule(); }, providers: [{ provide: ` +
-            `Token, useValue: 'test' }], imports: [OtherModule] });`);
+            `Token, useValue: 'test' }], imports: [[OtherModule]] });`);
 
     const dtsContents = getContents('test.d.ts');
     expect(dtsContents)
@@ -366,6 +366,10 @@ describe('ngtsc behavioral tests', () => {
     const exitCode = main(['-p', basePath], errorSpy);
     expect(errorSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+
+    const jsContents = getContents('test.js');
+    expect(jsContents).toContain('imports: [[RouterModule.forRoot()]]');
+
     const dtsContents = getContents('test.d.ts');
     expect(dtsContents).toContain(`import * as i1 from 'router';`);
     expect(dtsContents).toContain('i0.ɵNgModuleDef<TestModule, [], [i1.RouterModule], []>');