diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/indexer/src/template.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/indexer/src/template.ts
index aeb2551240..84d32411e9 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/indexer/src/template.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/indexer/src/template.ts
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ class TemplateVisitor extends TmplAstRecursiveVisitor {
 
     const identifiers = ExpressionVisitor.getIdentifiers(
         attribute.value, expressionSrc, expressionAbsolutePosition, this.boundTemplate,
-        this.targetToIdentifier);
+        this.targetToIdentifier.bind(this));
     identifiers.forEach(id => this.identifiers.add(id));
   }
   visitBoundEvent(attribute: TmplAstBoundEvent) { this.visitExpression(attribute.handler); }
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/indexer/test/template_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/indexer/test/template_spec.ts
index e02f5e96b2..831de6640f 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/indexer/test/template_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/indexer/test/template_spec.ts
@@ -124,6 +124,32 @@ runInEachFileSystem(() => {
         });
       });
 
+      it('should discover variables in bound attributes', () => {
+        const template = '<div #div [value]="div.innerText"></div>';
+        const refs = getTemplateIdentifiers(bind(template));
+        const elementReference: ElementIdentifier = {
+          name: 'div',
+          kind: IdentifierKind.Element,
+          span: new AbsoluteSourceSpan(1, 4),
+          attributes: new Set(),
+          usedDirectives: new Set(),
+        };
+        const reference: ReferenceIdentifier = {
+          name: 'div',
+          kind: IdentifierKind.Reference,
+          span: new AbsoluteSourceSpan(6, 9),
+          target: {node: elementReference, directive: null},
+        };
+
+        const refArr = Array.from(refs);
+        expect(refArr).toContain({
+          name: 'div',
+          kind: IdentifierKind.Property,
+          span: new AbsoluteSourceSpan(19, 22),
+          target: reference,
+        });
+      });
+
       it('should discover properties in template expressions', () => {
         const template = '<div [bar]="bar ? bar1 : bar2"></div>';
         const refs = getTemplateIdentifiers(bind(template));