diff --git a/packages/language-service/src/typescript_host.ts b/packages/language-service/src/typescript_host.ts
index 34cd7e94d7..a9576638b4 100644
--- a/packages/language-service/src/typescript_host.ts
+++ b/packages/language-service/src/typescript_host.ts
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ export class TypeScriptServiceHost implements LanguageServiceHost {
     if (!data) {
       return;
     }
-    const htmlParser = new I18NHtmlParser(new HtmlParser());
+    const htmlParser = new HtmlParser();
     const expressionParser = new Parser(new Lexer());
     const parser = new TemplateParser(
         new CompilerConfig(), this.reflector, expressionParser, new DomElementSchemaRegistry(),
diff --git a/packages/language-service/test/completions_spec.ts b/packages/language-service/test/completions_spec.ts
index 8b27a382ed..ec8c6c32fe 100644
--- a/packages/language-service/test/completions_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/language-service/test/completions_spec.ts
@@ -734,6 +734,13 @@ describe('completions', () => {
       });
     });
   });
+
+  it('should not expand i18n templates', () => {
+    mockHost.override(TEST_TEMPLATE, `<div i18n="@@el">{{~{cursor}}}</div>`);
+    const marker = mockHost.getLocationMarkerFor(TEST_TEMPLATE, 'cursor');
+    const completions = ngLS.getCompletionsAt(TEST_TEMPLATE, marker.start);
+    expectContain(completions, CompletionKind.PROPERTY, ['title']);
+  });
 });
 
 function expectContain(
diff --git a/packages/language-service/test/definitions_spec.ts b/packages/language-service/test/definitions_spec.ts
index 8a7d731d7c..175a8ecfd3 100644
--- a/packages/language-service/test/definitions_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/language-service/test/definitions_spec.ts
@@ -306,4 +306,29 @@ describe('definitions', () => {
     expect(def.fileName).toBe('/app/test.css');
     expect(def.textSpan).toEqual({start: 0, length: 0});
   });
+
+  it('should not expand i18n templates', () => {
+    const fileName = mockHost.addCode(`
+      @Component({
+        template: '<div i18n="@@el">{{«name»}}</div>'
+      })
+      export class MyComponent {
+        «ᐱnameᐱ: string;»
+      }`);
+
+    const marker = mockHost.getReferenceMarkerFor(fileName, 'name');
+    const result = ngService.getDefinitionAt(fileName, marker.start);
+    expect(result).toBeDefined();
+    const {textSpan, definitions} = result !;
+
+    expect(textSpan).toEqual(marker);
+    expect(definitions).toBeDefined();
+    expect(definitions !.length).toBe(1);
+    const def = definitions ![0];
+
+    expect(def.fileName).toBe(fileName);
+    expect(def.name).toBe('name');
+    expect(def.kind).toBe('property');
+    expect(def.textSpan).toEqual(mockHost.getDefinitionMarkerFor(fileName, 'name'));
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/language-service/test/hover_spec.ts b/packages/language-service/test/hover_spec.ts
index 2bc04211d5..d94a94ff63 100644
--- a/packages/language-service/test/hover_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/language-service/test/hover_spec.ts
@@ -223,6 +223,22 @@ describe('hover', () => {
     const documentation = toText(quickInfo !.documentation);
     expect(documentation).toBe('This Component provides the `test-comp` selector.');
   });
+
+  it('should not expand i18n templates', () => {
+    const fileName = mockHost.addCode(`
+      @Component({
+        template: '<div i18n="@@el">{{«name»}}</div>'
+      })
+      export class MyComponent {
+        name: string;
+      }`);
+    const marker = mockHost.getReferenceMarkerFor(fileName, 'name');
+    const quickInfo = ngLS.getHoverAt(fileName, marker.start);
+    expect(quickInfo).toBeTruthy();
+    const {textSpan, displayParts} = quickInfo !;
+    expect(textSpan).toEqual(marker);
+    expect(toText(displayParts)).toBe('(property) MyComponent.name: string');
+  });
 });
 
 function toText(displayParts?: ts.SymbolDisplayPart[]): string {