diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_identifiers.ts b/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_identifiers.ts
index b9bf96b0d3..6cdcdc8404 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_identifiers.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_identifiers.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ export class Identifiers {
   static PATCH_DEPS = 'patchedDeps';
 
   /* Instructions */
+  static namespaceHTML: o.ExternalReference = {name: 'ɵNH', moduleName: CORE};
+
+  static namespaceMathML: o.ExternalReference = {name: 'ɵNM', moduleName: CORE};
+
+  static namespaceSVG: o.ExternalReference = {name: 'ɵNS', moduleName: CORE};
+
   static createElement: o.ExternalReference = {name: 'ɵE', moduleName: CORE};
 
   static elementEnd: o.ExternalReference = {name: 'ɵe', moduleName: CORE};
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/compiler.ts b/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/compiler.ts
index a057d83826..d830630418 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/compiler.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/compiler.ts
@@ -136,7 +136,8 @@ export function compileComponentFromMetadata(
   const templateFunctionExpression =
       new TemplateDefinitionBuilder(
           constantPool, CONTEXT_NAME, BindingScope.ROOT_SCOPE, 0, templateTypeName, templateName,
-          meta.viewQueries, directiveMatcher, directivesUsed, meta.pipes, pipesUsed)
+          meta.viewQueries, directiveMatcher, directivesUsed, meta.pipes, pipesUsed,
+          R3.namespaceHTML)
           .buildTemplateFunction(
               template.nodes, [], template.hasNgContent, template.ngContentSelectors);
 
@@ -443,4 +444,4 @@ function typeMapToExpressionMap(
   const entries = Array.from(map).map(
       ([key, type]): [string, o.Expression] => [key, outputCtx.importExpr(type)]);
   return new Map(entries);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/template.ts b/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/template.ts
index b0d21a9a11..a9f535f848 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/template.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/template.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import * as html from '../../ml_parser/ast';
 import {HtmlParser} from '../../ml_parser/html_parser';
 import {WhitespaceVisitor} from '../../ml_parser/html_whitespaces';
 import {DEFAULT_INTERPOLATION_CONFIG} from '../../ml_parser/interpolation_config';
+import {splitNsName} from '../../ml_parser/tags';
 import * as o from '../../output/output_ast';
 import {ParseError, ParseSourceSpan} from '../../parse_util';
 import {DomElementSchemaRegistry} from '../../schema/dom_element_schema_registry';
@@ -66,7 +67,8 @@ export class TemplateDefinitionBuilder implements t.Visitor<void>, LocalResolver
       parentBindingScope: BindingScope, private level = 0, private contextName: string|null,
       private templateName: string|null, private viewQueries: R3QueryMetadata[],
       private directiveMatcher: SelectorMatcher|null, private directives: Set<o.Expression>,
-      private pipeTypeByName: Map<string, o.Expression>, private pipes: Set<o.Expression>) {
+      private pipeTypeByName: Map<string, o.Expression>, private pipes: Set<o.Expression>,
+      private _namespace: o.ExternalReference) {
     this._bindingScope =
         parentBindingScope.nestedScope((lhsVar: o.ReadVarExpr, expression: o.Expression) => {
           this._bindingCode.push(
@@ -89,6 +91,10 @@ export class TemplateDefinitionBuilder implements t.Visitor<void>, LocalResolver
   buildTemplateFunction(
       nodes: t.Node[], variables: t.Variable[], hasNgContent: boolean = false,
       ngContentSelectors: string[] = []): o.FunctionExpr {
+    if (this._namespace !== R3.namespaceHTML) {
+      this.instruction(this._creationCode, null, this._namespace);
+    }
+
     // Create variable bindings
     for (const variable of variables) {
       const variableName = variable.name;
@@ -220,6 +226,23 @@ export class TemplateDefinitionBuilder implements t.Visitor<void>, LocalResolver
     this.instruction(this._creationCode, ngContent.sourceSpan, R3.projection, ...parameters);
   }
 
+
+  getNamespaceInstruction(namespaceKey: string|null) {
+    switch (namespaceKey) {
+      case 'math':
+        return R3.namespaceMathML;
+      case 'svg':
+        return R3.namespaceSVG;
+      default:
+        return R3.namespaceHTML;
+    }
+  }
+
+  addNamespaceInstruction(nsInstruction: o.ExternalReference, element: t.Element) {
+    this._namespace = nsInstruction;
+    this.instruction(this._creationCode, element.sourceSpan, nsInstruction);
+  }
+
   visitElement(element: t.Element) {
     const elementIndex = this.allocateDataSlot();
     const referenceDataSlots = new Map<string, number>();
@@ -229,6 +252,8 @@ export class TemplateDefinitionBuilder implements t.Visitor<void>, LocalResolver
     const attrI18nMetas: {[name: string]: string} = {};
     let i18nMeta: string = '';
 
+    const [namespaceKey, elementName] = splitNsName(element.name);
+
     // Elements inside i18n sections are replaced with placeholders
     // TODO(vicb): nested elements are a WIP in this phase
     if (this._inI18nSection) {
@@ -269,7 +294,7 @@ export class TemplateDefinitionBuilder implements t.Visitor<void>, LocalResolver
     // Element creation mode
     const parameters: o.Expression[] = [
       o.literal(elementIndex),
-      o.literal(element.name),
+      o.literal(elementName),
     ];
 
     // Add the attributes
@@ -314,6 +339,16 @@ export class TemplateDefinitionBuilder implements t.Visitor<void>, LocalResolver
     if (i18nMessages.length > 0) {
       this._creationCode.push(...i18nMessages);
     }
+
+    const wasInNamespace = this._namespace;
+    const currentNamespace = this.getNamespaceInstruction(namespaceKey);
+
+    // If the namespace is changing now, include an instruction to change it
+    // during element creation.
+    if (currentNamespace !== wasInNamespace) {
+      this.addNamespaceInstruction(currentNamespace, element);
+    }
+
     this.instruction(
         this._creationCode, element.sourceSpan, R3.createElement, ...trimTrailingNulls(parameters));
 
@@ -433,7 +468,8 @@ export class TemplateDefinitionBuilder implements t.Visitor<void>, LocalResolver
     // Create the template function
     const templateVisitor = new TemplateDefinitionBuilder(
         this.constantPool, templateContext, this._bindingScope, this.level + 1, contextName,
-        templateName, [], this.directiveMatcher, this.directives, this.pipeTypeByName, this.pipes);
+        templateName, [], this.directiveMatcher, this.directives, this.pipeTypeByName, this.pipes,
+        this._namespace);
     const templateFunctionExpr =
         templateVisitor.buildTemplateFunction(template.children, template.variables);
     this._postfixCode.push(templateFunctionExpr.toDeclStmt(templateName, null));
diff --git a/packages/compiler/test/render3/r3_compiler_compliance_spec.ts b/packages/compiler/test/render3/r3_compiler_compliance_spec.ts
index a60ccb687c..f0371076b3 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/test/render3/r3_compiler_compliance_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/test/render3/r3_compiler_compliance_spec.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,105 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
   });
 
   describe('elements', () => {
+    it('should handle SVG', () => {
+      const files = {
+        app: {
+          'spec.ts': `
+              import {Component, NgModule} from '@angular/core';
+
+              @Component({
+                selector: 'my-component',
+                template: \`<div class="my-app" title="Hello"><svg><circle cx="20" cy="30" r="50"/></svg><p>test</p></div>\`
+              })
+              export class MyComponent {}
+
+              @NgModule({declarations: [MyComponent]})
+              export class MyModule {}
+          `
+        }
+      };
+
+      // The factory should look like this:
+      const factory = 'factory: function MyComponent_Factory() { return new MyComponent(); }';
+
+      // The template should look like this (where IDENT is a wild card for an identifier):
+      const template = `
+        const $c1$ = ['class', 'my-app', 'title', 'Hello'];
+        const $c2$ = ['cx', '20', 'cy', '30', 'r', '50'];
+        …
+        template: function MyComponent_Template(rf: IDENT, ctx: IDENT) {
+          if (rf & 1) {
+            $r3$.ɵE(0, 'div', $c1$);
+            $r3$.ɵNS();
+            $r3$.ɵE(1, 'svg');
+            $r3$.ɵE(2, 'circle', $c2$);
+            $r3$.ɵe();
+            $r3$.ɵe();
+            $r3$.ɵNH();
+            $r3$.ɵE(3, 'p');
+            $r3$.ɵT(4, 'test');
+            $r3$.ɵe();
+            $r3$.ɵe();
+          }
+        }
+      `;
+
+
+      const result = compile(files, angularFiles);
+
+      expectEmit(result.source, factory, 'Incorrect factory');
+      expectEmit(result.source, template, 'Incorrect template');
+    });
+
+    it('should handle MathML', () => {
+      const files = {
+        app: {
+          'spec.ts': `
+              import {Component, NgModule} from '@angular/core';
+
+              @Component({
+                selector: 'my-component',
+                template: \`<div class="my-app" title="Hello"><math><infinity/></math><p>test</p></div>\`
+              })
+              export class MyComponent {}
+
+              @NgModule({declarations: [MyComponent]})
+              export class MyModule {}
+          `
+        }
+      };
+
+      // The factory should look like this:
+      const factory = 'factory: function MyComponent_Factory() { return new MyComponent(); }';
+
+      // The template should look like this (where IDENT is a wild card for an identifier):
+      const template = `
+        const $c1$ = ['class', 'my-app', 'title', 'Hello'];
+        …
+        template: function MyComponent_Template(rf: IDENT, ctx: IDENT) {
+          if (rf & 1) {
+            $r3$.ɵE(0, 'div', $c1$);
+            $r3$.ɵNM();
+            $r3$.ɵE(1, 'math');
+            $r3$.ɵE(2, 'infinity');
+            $r3$.ɵe();
+            $r3$.ɵe();
+            $r3$.ɵNH();
+            $r3$.ɵE(3, 'p');
+            $r3$.ɵT(4, 'test');
+            $r3$.ɵe();
+            $r3$.ɵe();
+          }
+        }
+      `;
+
+
+      const result = compile(files, angularFiles);
+
+      expectEmit(result.source, factory, 'Incorrect factory');
+      expectEmit(result.source, template, 'Incorrect template');
+    });
+
     it('should translate DOM structure', () => {
       const files = {
         app: {
@@ -1164,6 +1263,80 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
         }
       };
 
+      it('should support embedded views in the SVG namespace', () => {
+        const files = {
+          app: {
+            ...shared,
+            'spec.ts': `
+                  import {Component, NgModule} from '@angular/core';
+                  import {ForOfDirective} from './shared/for_of';
+
+                  @Component({
+                    selector: 'my-component',
+                    template: \`<svg><g *for="let item of items"><circle></circle></g></svg>\`
+                  })
+                  export class MyComponent {
+                    items = [{ data: 42 }, { data: 42 }];
+                  }
+
+                  @NgModule({
+                    declarations: [MyComponent, ForOfDirective]
+                  })
+                  export class MyModule {}
+                `
+          }
+        };
+
+        // TODO(benlesh): Enforce this when the directives are specified
+        const ForDirectiveDefinition = `
+              static ngDirectiveDef = $r3$.ɵdefineDirective({
+                type: ForOfDirective,
+                selectors: [['', 'forOf', '']],
+                factory: function ForOfDirective_Factory() {
+                  return new ForOfDirective($r3$.ɵinjectViewContainerRef(), $r3$.ɵinjectTemplateRef());
+                },
+                features: [$r3$.ɵNgOnChangesFeature(NgForOf)],
+                inputs: {forOf: 'forOf'}
+              });
+            `;
+
+        const MyComponentDefinition = `
+              const $_c0$ = ['for','','forOf',''];
+              …
+              static ngComponentDef = $r3$.ɵdefineComponent({
+                type: MyComponent,
+                selectors: [['my-component']],
+                factory: function MyComponent_Factory() { return new MyComponent(); },
+                template: function MyComponent_Template(rf:IDENT,ctx:IDENT){
+                  if (rf & 1) {
+                    $r3$.ɵNS();
+                    $r3$.ɵE(0,'svg');
+                    $r3$.ɵC(1,MyComponent__svg_g_Template_1,null,$_c0$);
+                    $r3$.ɵe();
+                  }
+                  if (rf & 2) { $r3$.ɵp(1,'forOf',$r3$.ɵb(ctx.items)); }
+                  function MyComponent__svg_g_Template_1(rf:IDENT,ctx0:IDENT) {
+                    if (rf & 1) {
+                      $r3$.ɵNS();
+                      $r3$.ɵE(0,'g');
+                      $r3$.ɵE(1,'circle');
+                      $r3$.ɵe();
+                      $r3$.ɵe();
+                    }
+                  }
+                },
+                directives: [ForOfDirective]
+              });
+            `;
+
+        const result = compile(files, angularFiles);
+        const source = result.source;
+
+        // TODO(benlesh): Enforce this when the directives are specified
+        // expectEmit(source, ForDirectiveDefinition, 'Invalid directive definition');
+        expectEmit(source, MyComponentDefinition, 'Invalid component definition');
+      });
+
       it('should support a let variable and reference', () => {
         const files = {
           app: {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/core_render3_private_export.ts b/packages/core/src/core_render3_private_export.ts
index 3998173ec9..60df2a44cd 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/core_render3_private_export.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/core_render3_private_export.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ export {
   NC as ɵNC,
   C as ɵC,
   E as ɵE,
+  NH as ɵNH,
+  NM as ɵNM,
+  NS as ɵNS,
   L as ɵL,
   T as ɵT,
   V as ɵV,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/STATUS.md b/packages/core/src/render3/STATUS.md
index 786f0eac08..c0a0daae8a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/STATUS.md
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/STATUS.md
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ The goal is for the `@Component` (and friends) to be the compiler of template. S
 | `{{ ['literal', exp ] }}`                   |  ✅     |  ✅      |  ✅      |
 | `{{ { a: 'literal', b: exp } }}`            |  ✅     |  ✅      |  ✅      |
 | `{{ exp \| pipe: arg }}`                    |  ✅     |  ✅      |  ✅      |
-| `<svg:g svg:p>`                             |  ❌     |  ❌      |  ❌      |
+| `<svg:g svg:p>`                             |  ✅     |  ✅      |  ✅      |
 | `<img src=[userData]>` sanitization         |  ❌     |  ❌      |  ❌      |
 | `<div (nocd.click)>`                        |  ❌     |  ❌      |  ❌      |
 | `<div (bubble.click)>`                      |  ❌     |  ❌      |  ❌      |
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/index.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/index.ts
index 9d3c28b344..e57520dc1c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/index.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ export {
   load as ld,
   loadDirective as d,
 
+  namespaceHTML as NH,
+  namespaceMathML as NM,
+  namespaceSVG as NS,
+
   projection as P,
   projectionDef as pD,
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/instructions.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/instructions.ts
index e14ee63070..442d94ae15 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/instructions.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/instructions.ts
@@ -495,6 +495,7 @@ export function renderEmbeddedTemplate<T>(
       rf = RenderFlags.Create;
     }
     oldView = enterView(viewNode.data, viewNode);
+    namespaceHTML();
     tView.template !(rf, context);
     if (rf & RenderFlags.Update) {
       refreshView();
@@ -520,6 +521,7 @@ export function renderComponentOrTemplate<T>(
       rendererFactory.begin();
     }
     if (template) {
+      namespaceHTML();
       template(getRenderFlags(hostView), componentOrContext !);
       refreshView();
     } else {
@@ -552,6 +554,24 @@ function getRenderFlags(view: LView): RenderFlags {
                                                 RenderFlags.Update;
 }
 
+//////////////////////////
+//// Namespace
+//////////////////////////
+
+let _currentNamespace: string|null = null;
+
+export function namespaceSVG() {
+  _currentNamespace = 'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg/';
+}
+
+export function namespaceMathML() {
+  _currentNamespace = 'http://www.w3.org/1998/MathML/';
+}
+
+export function namespaceHTML() {
+  _currentNamespace = null;
+}
+
 //////////////////////////
 //// Element
 //////////////////////////
@@ -575,7 +595,19 @@ export function elementStart(
       assertEqual(currentView.bindingIndex, -1, 'elements should be created before any bindings');
 
   ngDevMode && ngDevMode.rendererCreateElement++;
-  const native: RElement = renderer.createElement(name);
+
+  let native: RElement;
+
+  if (isProceduralRenderer(renderer)) {
+    native = renderer.createElement(name, _currentNamespace);
+  } else {
+    if (_currentNamespace === null) {
+      native = renderer.createElement(name);
+    } else {
+      native = renderer.createElementNS(_currentNamespace, name);
+    }
+  }
+
   ngDevMode && assertDataInRange(index - 1);
 
   const node: LElementNode =
@@ -2130,6 +2162,7 @@ export function detectChangesInternal<T>(hostView: LView, hostNode: LElementNode
   const template = hostView.tView.template !;
 
   try {
+    namespaceHTML();
     template(getRenderFlags(hostView), component);
     refreshView();
   } finally {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/interfaces/renderer.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/interfaces/renderer.ts
index 54983d0a3b..2bc0775a00 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/interfaces/renderer.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/interfaces/renderer.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export type Renderer3 = ObjectOrientedRenderer3 | ProceduralRenderer3;
  * */
 export interface ObjectOrientedRenderer3 {
   createElement(tagName: string): RElement;
+  createElementNS(namespace: string, tagName: string): RElement;
   createTextNode(data: string): RText;
 
   querySelector(selectors: string): RElement|null;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/jit/environment.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/jit/environment.ts
index 4714697558..0496c64a8b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/jit/environment.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/jit/environment.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ export const angularCoreEnv: {[name: string]: Function} = {
   'ɵcR': r3.cR,
   'ɵcr': r3.cr,
   'ɵd': r3.d,
+  'ɵNH': r3.NH,
+  'ɵNM': r3.NM,
+  'ɵNS': r3.NS,
   'ɵE': r3.E,
   'ɵe': r3.e,
   'ɵf0': r3.f0,
diff --git a/packages/core/test/bundling/todo/bundle.golden_symbols.json b/packages/core/test/bundling/todo/bundle.golden_symbols.json
index 865432ac91..e1929f512a 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/bundling/todo/bundle.golden_symbols.json
+++ b/packages/core/test/bundling/todo/bundle.golden_symbols.json
@@ -176,6 +176,9 @@
   {
     "name": "_currentInjector"
   },
+  {
+    "name": "_currentNamespace"
+  },
   {
     "name": "_devMode"
   },
@@ -545,6 +548,9 @@
   {
     "name": "markViewDirty"
   },
+  {
+    "name": "namespaceHTML"
+  },
   {
     "name": "notImplemented"
   },