diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/directive.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/directive.ts
index 7c2ebdf8a1..4fc2b657cb 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/directive.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/directive.ts
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ export function extractDirectiveMetadata(
                             member => member.isStatic && member.kind === ClassMemberKind.Method &&
                                 member.name === 'ngOnChanges') !== undefined;
 
+  // Detect if the component inherits from another class
+  const usesInheritance = clazz.heritageClauses !== undefined &&
+      clazz.heritageClauses.some(hc => hc.token === ts.SyntaxKind.ExtendsKeyword);
   return {
     name: clazz.name !.text,
     deps: getConstructorDependencies(clazz, reflector, isCore),
@@ -123,7 +126,7 @@ export function extractDirectiveMetadata(
     outputs: {...outputsFromMeta, ...outputsFromFields},
     queries: [], selector,
     type: new WrappedNodeExpr(clazz.name !),
-    typeSourceSpan: null !,
+    typeSourceSpan: null !, usesInheritance,
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_identifiers.ts b/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_identifiers.ts
index 2d5475c6eb..78dd3ca0a7 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_identifiers.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_identifiers.ts
@@ -138,6 +138,9 @@ export class Identifiers {
 
   static NgOnChangesFeature: o.ExternalReference = {name: 'ɵNgOnChangesFeature', moduleName: CORE};
 
+  static InheritDefinitionFeature:
+      o.ExternalReference = {name: 'ɵInheritDefinitionFeature', moduleName: CORE};
+
   static listener: o.ExternalReference = {name: 'ɵL', moduleName: CORE};
 
   // Reserve slots for pure functions
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/api.ts b/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/api.ts
index 495ccf8976..8ebcc44fb8 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/api.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/api.ts
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ export interface R3DirectiveMetadata {
    * A mapping of output field names to the property names.
    */
   outputs: {[field: string]: string};
+
+  /**
+   * Whether or not the component or directive inherits from another class
+   */
+  usesInheritance: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/compiler.ts b/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/compiler.ts
index 63a2462408..375c9e134b 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/compiler.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/compiler.ts
@@ -64,10 +64,14 @@ function baseDirectiveFields(
   // e.g 'outputs: {a: 'a'}`
   definitionMap.set('outputs', conditionallyCreateMapObjectLiteral(meta.outputs));
 
-  // e.g. `features: [NgOnChangesFeature(MyComponent)]`
+  // e.g. `features: [NgOnChangesFeature]`
   const features: o.Expression[] = [];
+
+  if (meta.usesInheritance) {
+    features.push(o.importExpr(R3.InheritDefinitionFeature));
+  }
   if (meta.lifecycle.usesOnChanges) {
-    features.push(o.importExpr(R3.NgOnChangesFeature, null, null).callFn([meta.type]));
+    features.push(o.importExpr(R3.NgOnChangesFeature));
   }
   if (features.length) {
     definitionMap.set('features', o.literalArr(features));
@@ -255,6 +259,7 @@ function directiveMetadataFromGlobalMetadata(
     },
     inputs: directive.inputs,
     outputs: directive.outputs,
+    usesInheritance: false,
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/compiler/test/render3/r3_compiler_compliance_spec.ts b/packages/compiler/test/render3/r3_compiler_compliance_spec.ts
index ee6b53d123..a7d9befbe6 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/test/render3/r3_compiler_compliance_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/test/render3/r3_compiler_compliance_spec.ts
@@ -1212,7 +1212,7 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
             selectors: [['lifecycle-comp']],
             factory: function LifecycleComp_Factory() { return new LifecycleComp(); },
             inputs: {nameMin: 'name'},
-            features: [$r3$.ɵNgOnChangesFeature(LifecycleComp)],
+            features: [$r3$.ɵNgOnChangesFeature],
             template: function LifecycleComp_Template(rf: IDENT, ctx: IDENT) {}
           });`;
 
@@ -1328,7 +1328,7 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
                 factory: function ForOfDirective_Factory() {
                   return new ForOfDirective($r3$.ɵinjectViewContainerRef(), $r3$.ɵinjectTemplateRef());
                 },
-                features: [$r3$.ɵNgOnChangesFeature(NgForOf)],
+                features: [$r3$.ɵNgOnChangesFeature],
                 inputs: {forOf: 'forOf'}
               });
             `;
@@ -1401,7 +1401,7 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
             factory: function ForOfDirective_Factory() {
               return new ForOfDirective($r3$.ɵinjectViewContainerRef(), $r3$.ɵinjectTemplateRef());
             },
-            features: [$r3$.ɵNgOnChangesFeature(NgForOf)],
+            features: [$r3$.ɵNgOnChangesFeature],
             inputs: {forOf: 'forOf'}
           });
         `;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/definition.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/definition.ts
index f8ce00f91c..e671928716 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/definition.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/definition.ts
@@ -61,14 +61,47 @@ export function defineComponent<T>(componentDefinition: {
   /**
    * A map of input names.
    *
-   * The format is in: `{[actualPropertyName: string]:string}`.
+   * The format is in: `{[actualPropertyName: string]:(string|[string, string])}`.
    *
-   * Which the minifier may translate to: `{[minifiedPropertyName: string]:string}`.
+   * Given:
+   * ```
+   * class MyComponent {
+   *   @Input()
+   *   publicInput1: string;
    *
-   * This allows the render to re-construct the minified and non-minified names
+   *   @Input('publicInput2')
+   *   declaredInput2: string;
+   * }
+   * ```
+   *
+   * is described as:
+   * ```
+   * {
+   *   publicInput1: 'publicInput1',
+   *   declaredInput2: ['declaredInput2', 'publicInput2'],
+   * }
+   * ```
+   *
+   * Which the minifier may translate to:
+   * ```
+   * {
+   *   minifiedPublicInput1: 'publicInput1',
+   *   minifiedDeclaredInput2: [ 'publicInput2', 'declaredInput2'],
+   * }
+   * ```
+   *
+   * This allows the render to re-construct the minified, public, and declared names
    * of properties.
+   *
+   * NOTE:
+   *  - Because declared and public name are usually same we only generate the array
+   *    `['declared', 'public']` format when they differ.
+   *  - The reason why this API and `outputs` API is not the same is that `NgOnChanges` has
+   *    inconsistent behavior in that it uses declared names rather than minified or public. For
+   *    this reason `NgOnChanges` will be deprecated and removed in future version and this
+   *    API will be simplified to be consistent with `output`.
    */
-  inputs?: {[P in keyof T]?: string};
+  inputs?: {[P in keyof T]?: string | [string, string]};
 
   /**
    * A map of output names.
@@ -176,6 +209,7 @@ export function defineComponent<T>(componentDefinition: {
   const type = componentDefinition.type;
   const pipeTypes = componentDefinition.pipes !;
   const directiveTypes = componentDefinition.directives !;
+  const declaredInputs: {[P in keyof T]: P} = {} as any;
   const def: ComponentDefInternal<any> = {
     type: type,
     diPublic: null,
@@ -183,7 +217,8 @@ export function defineComponent<T>(componentDefinition: {
     template: componentDefinition.template || null !,
     hostBindings: componentDefinition.hostBindings || null,
     attributes: componentDefinition.attributes || null,
-    inputs: invertObject(componentDefinition.inputs),
+    inputs: invertObject(componentDefinition.inputs, declaredInputs),
+    declaredInputs: declaredInputs,
     outputs: invertObject(componentDefinition.outputs),
     rendererType: resolveRendererType2(componentDefinition.rendererType) || null,
     exportAs: componentDefinition.exportAs || null,
@@ -204,6 +239,7 @@ export function defineComponent<T>(componentDefinition: {
         null,
     selectors: componentDefinition.selectors,
     viewQuery: componentDefinition.viewQuery || null,
+    features: componentDefinition.features || null,
   };
   const feature = componentDefinition.features;
   feature && feature.forEach((fn) => fn(def));
@@ -239,115 +275,72 @@ export function defineNgModule<T>(def: {type: T} & Partial<NgModuleDef<T, any, a
   return res as never;
 }
 
-const PRIVATE_PREFIX = '__ngOnChanges_';
-
-type OnChangesExpando = OnChanges & {
-  __ngOnChanges_: SimpleChanges|null|undefined;
-  [key: string]: any;
-};
-
-/**
- * Creates an NgOnChangesFeature function for a component's features list.
- *
- * It accepts an optional map of minified input property names to original property names,
- * if any input properties have a public alias.
- *
- * The NgOnChangesFeature function that is returned decorates a component with support for
- * the ngOnChanges lifecycle hook, so it should be included in any component that implements
- * that hook.
- *
- * Example usage:
- *
- * ```
- * static ngComponentDef = defineComponent({
- *   ...
- *   inputs: {name: 'publicName'},
- *   features: [NgOnChangesFeature({name: 'name'})]
- * });
- * ```
- *
- * @param inputPropertyNames Map of input property names, if they are aliased
- * @returns DirectiveDefFeature
- */
-export function NgOnChangesFeature(inputPropertyNames?: {[key: string]: string}):
-    DirectiveDefFeature {
-  return function(definition: DirectiveDefInternal<any>): void {
-    const inputs = definition.inputs;
-    const proto = definition.type.prototype;
-    for (let pubKey in inputs) {
-      const minKey = inputs[pubKey];
-      const propertyName = inputPropertyNames && inputPropertyNames[minKey] || pubKey;
-      const privateMinKey = PRIVATE_PREFIX + minKey;
-      const originalProperty = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(proto, minKey);
-      const getter = originalProperty && originalProperty.get;
-      const setter = originalProperty && originalProperty.set;
-      // create a getter and setter for property
-      Object.defineProperty(proto, minKey, {
-        get: getter ||
-            (setter ? undefined : function(this: OnChangesExpando) { return this[privateMinKey]; }),
-        set: function(this: OnChangesExpando, value: any) {
-          let simpleChanges = this[PRIVATE_PREFIX];
-          if (!simpleChanges) {
-            // Place where we will store SimpleChanges if there is a change
-            Object.defineProperty(
-                this, PRIVATE_PREFIX, {value: simpleChanges = {}, writable: true});
-          }
-          const isFirstChange = !this.hasOwnProperty(privateMinKey);
-          const currentChange: SimpleChange|undefined = simpleChanges[propertyName];
-          if (currentChange) {
-            currentChange.currentValue = value;
-          } else {
-            simpleChanges[propertyName] =
-                new SimpleChange(this[privateMinKey], value, isFirstChange);
-          }
-          if (isFirstChange) {
-            // Create a place where the actual value will be stored and make it non-enumerable
-            Object.defineProperty(this, privateMinKey, {value, writable: true});
-          } else {
-            this[privateMinKey] = value;
-          }
-          setter && setter.call(this, value);
-        }
-      });
-    }
-
-    // If an onInit hook is defined, it will need to wrap the ngOnChanges call
-    // so the call order is changes-init-check in creation mode. In subsequent
-    // change detection runs, only the check wrapper will be called.
-    if (definition.onInit != null) {
-      definition.onInit = onChangesWrapper(definition.onInit);
-    }
-
-    definition.doCheck = onChangesWrapper(definition.doCheck);
-  };
-
-  function onChangesWrapper(delegateHook: (() => void) | null) {
-    return function(this: OnChangesExpando) {
-      let simpleChanges = this[PRIVATE_PREFIX];
-      if (simpleChanges != null) {
-        this.ngOnChanges(simpleChanges);
-        this[PRIVATE_PREFIX] = null;
-      }
-      delegateHook && delegateHook.apply(this);
-    };
-  }
-}
-
-
-export function PublicFeature<T>(definition: DirectiveDefInternal<T>) {
-  definition.diPublic = diPublic;
-}
-
 const EMPTY = {};
 
-/** Swaps the keys and values of an object. */
-function invertObject(obj: any): any {
+/**
+ * Inverts an inputs or outputs lookup such that the keys, which were the
+ * minified keys, are part of the values, and the values are parsed so that
+ * the publicName of the property is the new key
+ *
+ * e.g. for
+ *
+ * ```
+ * class Comp {
+ *   @Input()
+ *   propName1: string;
+ *
+ *   @Input('publicName')
+ *   propName2: number;
+ * }
+ * ```
+ *
+ * will be serialized as
+ *
+ * ```
+ * {
+ *   a0: 'propName1',
+ *   b1: ['publicName', 'propName2'],
+ * }
+ * ```
+ *
+ * becomes
+ *
+ * ```
+ * {
+ *  'propName1': 'a0',
+ *  'publicName': 'b1'
+ * }
+ * ```
+ *
+ * Optionally the function can take `secondary` which will result in:
+ *
+ * ```
+ * {
+ *  'propName1': 'a0',
+ *  'propName2': 'b1'
+ * }
+ * ```
+ *
+
+ */
+function invertObject(obj: any, secondary?: any): any {
   if (obj == null) return EMPTY;
-  const newObj: any = {};
-  for (let minifiedKey in obj) {
-    newObj[obj[minifiedKey]] = minifiedKey;
+  const newLookup: any = {};
+  for (const minifiedKey in obj) {
+    if (obj.hasOwnProperty(minifiedKey)) {
+      let publicName = obj[minifiedKey];
+      let declaredName = publicName;
+      if (Array.isArray(publicName)) {
+        declaredName = publicName[1];
+        publicName = publicName[0];
+      }
+      newLookup[publicName] = minifiedKey;
+      if (secondary) {
+        (secondary[declaredName] = minifiedKey);
+      }
+    }
   }
-  return newObj;
+  return newLookup;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -389,14 +382,47 @@ export const defineDirective = defineComponent as any as<T>(directiveDefinition:
   /**
    * A map of input names.
    *
-   * The format is in: `{[actualPropertyName: string]:string}`.
+   * The format is in: `{[actualPropertyName: string]:(string|[string, string])}`.
    *
-   * Which the minifier may translate to: `{[minifiedPropertyName: string]:string}`.
+   * Given:
+   * ```
+   * class MyComponent {
+   *   @Input()
+   *   publicInput1: string;
    *
-   * This allows the render to re-construct the minified and non-minified names
+   *   @Input('publicInput2')
+   *   declaredInput2: string;
+   * }
+   * ```
+   *
+   * is described as:
+   * ```
+   * {
+   *   publicInput1: 'publicInput1',
+   *   declaredInput2: ['declaredInput2', 'publicInput2'],
+   * }
+   * ```
+   *
+   * Which the minifier may translate to:
+   * ```
+   * {
+   *   minifiedPublicInput1: 'publicInput1',
+   *   minifiedDeclaredInput2: [ 'publicInput2', 'declaredInput2'],
+   * }
+   * ```
+   *
+   * This allows the render to re-construct the minified, public, and declared names
    * of properties.
+   *
+   * NOTE:
+   *  - Because declared and public name are usually same we only generate the array
+   *    `['declared', 'public']` format when they differ.
+   *  - The reason why this API and `outputs` API is not the same is that `NgOnChanges` has
+   *    inconsistent behavior in that it uses declared names rather than minified or public. For
+   *    this reason `NgOnChanges` will be deprecated and removed in future version and this
+   *    API will be simplified to be consistent with `output`.
    */
-  inputs?: {[P in keyof T]?: string};
+  inputs?: {[P in keyof T]?: string | [string, string]};
 
   /**
    * A map of output names.
@@ -413,7 +439,7 @@ export const defineDirective = defineComponent as any as<T>(directiveDefinition:
   /**
    * A list of optional features to apply.
    *
-   * See: {@link NgOnChangesFeature}, {@link PublicFeature}
+   * See: {@link NgOnChangesFeature}, {@link PublicFeature}, {@link InheritDefinitionFeature}
    */
   features?: DirectiveDefFeature[];
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/features/inherit_definition_feature.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/features/inherit_definition_feature.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8d4588459a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/features/inherit_definition_feature.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+import {Type} from '../../type';
+import {ComponentDefInternal, ComponentType, DirectiveDefFeature, DirectiveDefInternal} from '../interfaces/definition';
+
+
+/**
+ * Sets properties on a target object from a source object, but only if
+ * the property doesn't already exist on the target object.
+ * @param target The target to set properties on
+ * @param source The source of the property keys and values to set
+ */
+function fillProperties(target: {[key: string]: string}, source: {[key: string]: string}) {
+  for (const key in source) {
+    if (source.hasOwnProperty(key) && !target.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
+      target[key] = source[key];
+    }
+  }
+}
+/**
+ * Determines if a definition is a {@link ComponentDefInternal} or a {@link DirectiveDefInternal}
+ * @param definition The definition to examine
+ */
+function isComponentDef<T>(definition: ComponentDefInternal<T>| DirectiveDefInternal<T>):
+    definition is ComponentDefInternal<T> {
+  const def = definition as ComponentDefInternal<T>;
+  return typeof def.template === 'function';
+}
+
+function getSuperType(type: Type<any>): Type<any>&
+    {ngComponentDef?: ComponentDefInternal<any>, ngDirectiveDef?: DirectiveDefInternal<any>} {
+  return Object.getPrototypeOf(type.prototype).constructor;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Merges the definition from a super class to a sub class.
+ * @param definition The definition that is a SubClass of another directive of component
+ */
+export function InheritDefinitionFeature(
+    definition: DirectiveDefInternal<any>| ComponentDefInternal<any>): void {
+  let superType = getSuperType(definition.type);
+  let superDef: DirectiveDefInternal<any>|ComponentDefInternal<any>|undefined = undefined;
+
+  while (superType && !superDef) {
+    if (isComponentDef(definition)) {
+      superDef = superType.ngComponentDef || superType.ngDirectiveDef;
+    } else {
+      if (superType.ngComponentDef) {
+        throw new Error('Directives cannot inherit Components');
+      }
+      superDef = superType.ngDirectiveDef;
+    }
+
+    if (superDef) {
+      // Merge inputs and outputs
+      fillProperties(definition.inputs, superDef.inputs);
+      fillProperties(definition.declaredInputs, superDef.declaredInputs);
+      fillProperties(definition.outputs, superDef.outputs);
+
+      // Merge hostBindings
+      const prevHostBindings = definition.hostBindings;
+      const superHostBindings = superDef.hostBindings;
+      if (superHostBindings) {
+        if (prevHostBindings) {
+          definition.hostBindings = (directiveIndex: number, elementIndex: number) => {
+            superHostBindings(directiveIndex, elementIndex);
+            prevHostBindings(directiveIndex, elementIndex);
+          };
+        } else {
+          definition.hostBindings = superHostBindings;
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Inherit hooks
+      // Assume super class inheritance feature has already run.
+      definition.afterContentChecked =
+          definition.afterContentChecked || superDef.afterContentChecked;
+      definition.afterContentInit = definition.afterContentInit || superDef.afterContentInit;
+      definition.afterViewChecked = definition.afterViewChecked || superDef.afterViewChecked;
+      definition.afterViewInit = definition.afterViewInit || superDef.afterViewInit;
+      definition.doCheck = definition.doCheck || superDef.doCheck;
+      definition.onDestroy = definition.onDestroy || superDef.onDestroy;
+      definition.onInit = definition.onInit || superDef.onInit;
+
+      // Run parent features
+      const features = superDef.features;
+      if (features) {
+        for (const feature of features) {
+          if (feature && feature !== InheritDefinitionFeature) {
+            (feature as DirectiveDefFeature)(definition);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    } else {
+      // Even if we don't have a definition, check the type for the hooks and use those if need be
+      const superPrototype = superType.prototype;
+
+      if (superPrototype) {
+        definition.afterContentChecked =
+            definition.afterContentChecked || superPrototype.afterContentChecked;
+        definition.afterContentInit =
+            definition.afterContentInit || superPrototype.afterContentInit;
+        definition.afterViewChecked =
+            definition.afterViewChecked || superPrototype.afterViewChecked;
+        definition.afterViewInit = definition.afterViewInit || superPrototype.afterViewInit;
+        definition.doCheck = definition.doCheck || superPrototype.doCheck;
+        definition.onDestroy = definition.onDestroy || superPrototype.onDestroy;
+        definition.onInit = definition.onInit || superPrototype.onInit;
+      }
+    }
+
+    superType = Object.getPrototypeOf(superType);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/features/ng_onchanges_feature.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/features/ng_onchanges_feature.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..09259a9eb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/features/ng_onchanges_feature.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+import {SimpleChange} from '../../change_detection/change_detection_util';
+import {OnChanges, SimpleChanges} from '../../metadata/lifecycle_hooks';
+import {DirectiveDefInternal} from '../interfaces/definition';
+
+const PRIVATE_PREFIX = '__ngOnChanges_';
+
+type OnChangesExpando = OnChanges & {
+  __ngOnChanges_: SimpleChanges|null|undefined;
+  // tslint:disable-next-line:no-any Can hold any value
+  [key: string]: any;
+};
+
+/**
+ * The NgOnChangesFeature decorates a component with support for the ngOnChanges
+ * lifecycle hook, so it should be included in any component that implements
+ * that hook.
+ *
+ * If the component or directive uses inheritance, the NgOnChangesFeature MUST
+ * be included as a feature AFTER {@link InheritDefinitionFeature}, otherwise
+ * inherited properties will not be propagated to the ngOnChanges lifecycle
+ * hook.
+ *
+ * Example usage:
+ *
+ * ```
+ * static ngComponentDef = defineComponent({
+ *   ...
+ *   inputs: {name: 'publicName'},
+ *   features: [NgOnChangesFeature]
+ * });
+ * ```
+ */
+export function NgOnChangesFeature<T>(definition: DirectiveDefInternal<T>): void {
+  const declaredToMinifiedInputs = definition.declaredInputs;
+  const proto = definition.type.prototype;
+  for (const declaredName in declaredToMinifiedInputs) {
+    if (declaredToMinifiedInputs.hasOwnProperty(declaredName)) {
+      const minifiedKey = declaredToMinifiedInputs[declaredName];
+      const privateMinKey = PRIVATE_PREFIX + minifiedKey;
+
+      // Walk the prototype chain to see if we find a property descriptor
+      // That way we can honor setters and getters that were inherited.
+      let originalProperty: PropertyDescriptor|undefined = undefined;
+      let checkProto = proto;
+      while (!originalProperty && checkProto &&
+             Object.getPrototypeOf(checkProto) !== Object.getPrototypeOf(Object.prototype)) {
+        originalProperty = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(checkProto, minifiedKey);
+        checkProto = Object.getPrototypeOf(checkProto);
+      }
+
+      const getter = originalProperty && originalProperty.get;
+      const setter = originalProperty && originalProperty.set;
+
+      // create a getter and setter for property
+      Object.defineProperty(proto, minifiedKey, {
+        get: getter ||
+            (setter ? undefined : function(this: OnChangesExpando) { return this[privateMinKey]; }),
+        set<T>(this: OnChangesExpando, value: T) {
+          let simpleChanges = this[PRIVATE_PREFIX];
+          if (!simpleChanges) {
+            simpleChanges = {};
+            // Place where we will store SimpleChanges if there is a change
+            Object.defineProperty(this, PRIVATE_PREFIX, {value: simpleChanges, writable: true});
+          }
+
+          const isFirstChange = !this.hasOwnProperty(privateMinKey);
+          const currentChange = simpleChanges[declaredName];
+
+          if (currentChange) {
+            currentChange.currentValue = value;
+          } else {
+            simpleChanges[declaredName] =
+                new SimpleChange(this[privateMinKey], value, isFirstChange);
+          }
+
+          if (isFirstChange) {
+            // Create a place where the actual value will be stored and make it non-enumerable
+            Object.defineProperty(this, privateMinKey, {value, writable: true});
+          } else {
+            this[privateMinKey] = value;
+          }
+
+          if (setter) setter.call(this, value);
+        }
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  // If an onInit hook is defined, it will need to wrap the ngOnChanges call
+  // so the call order is changes-init-check in creation mode. In subsequent
+  // change detection runs, only the check wrapper will be called.
+  if (definition.onInit != null) {
+    definition.onInit = onChangesWrapper(definition.onInit);
+  }
+
+  definition.doCheck = onChangesWrapper(definition.doCheck);
+}
+
+function onChangesWrapper(delegateHook: (() => void) | null) {
+  return function(this: OnChangesExpando) {
+    const simpleChanges = this[PRIVATE_PREFIX];
+    if (simpleChanges != null) {
+      this.ngOnChanges(simpleChanges);
+      this[PRIVATE_PREFIX] = null;
+    }
+    if (delegateHook) delegateHook.apply(this);
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/features/public_feature.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/features/public_feature.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6ed10af191
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/features/public_feature.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+import {diPublic} from '../di';
+import {DirectiveDefInternal} from '../interfaces/definition';
+
+/**
+ * This feature publishes the directive (or component) into the DI system, making it visible to
+ * others for injection.
+ *
+ * @param definition
+ */
+export function PublicFeature<T>(definition: DirectiveDefInternal<T>) {
+  definition.diPublic = diPublic;
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/index.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/index.ts
index b9a7ee98fc..963a4cd424 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/index.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,13 @@
  */
 
 import {LifecycleHooksFeature, getHostElement, getRenderedText, renderComponent, whenRendered} from './component';
-import {NgOnChangesFeature, PublicFeature, defineComponent, defineDirective, defineNgModule, definePipe} from './definition';
+import {defineComponent, defineDirective, defineNgModule, definePipe} from './definition';
+import {InheritDefinitionFeature} from './features/inherit_definition_feature';
+import {NgOnChangesFeature} from './features/ng_onchanges_feature';
+import {PublicFeature} from './features/public_feature';
 import {I18nExpInstruction, I18nInstruction, i18nExpMapping, i18nInterpolation, i18nInterpolationV} from './i18n';
 import {ComponentDefInternal, ComponentTemplate, ComponentType, DirectiveDefFlags, DirectiveDefInternal, DirectiveType, PipeDef} from './interfaces/definition';
+
 export {ComponentFactory, ComponentFactoryResolver, ComponentRef} from './component_ref';
 export {QUERY_READ_CONTAINER_REF, QUERY_READ_ELEMENT_REF, QUERY_READ_FROM_NODE, QUERY_READ_TEMPLATE_REF, directiveInject, injectAttribute, injectChangeDetectorRef, injectElementRef, injectTemplateRef, injectViewContainerRef} from './di';
 export {RenderFlags} from './interfaces/definition';
@@ -133,6 +137,7 @@ export {
   DirectiveDefFlags,
   DirectiveType,
   NgOnChangesFeature,
+  InheritDefinitionFeature,
   PublicFeature,
   PipeDef,
   LifecycleHooksFeature,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/interfaces/definition.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/interfaces/definition.ts
index 69d685919b..cfcb79e308 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/interfaces/definition.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/interfaces/definition.ts
@@ -96,6 +96,12 @@ export interface DirectiveDef<T, Selector extends string> {
    */
   readonly inputs: {[P in keyof T]: P};
 
+  /**
+   * @deprecated This is only here because `NgOnChanges` incorrectly uses declared name instead of
+   * public or minified name.
+   */
+  readonly declaredInputs: {[P in keyof T]: P};
+
   /**
    * A dictionary mapping the outputs' minified property names to their public API names, which
    * are their aliases if any, or their original unminified property names
@@ -135,6 +141,11 @@ export interface DirectiveDef<T, Selector extends string> {
   afterViewInit: (() => void)|null;
   afterViewChecked: (() => void)|null;
   onDestroy: (() => void)|null;
+
+  /**
+   * The features applied to this directive
+   */
+  features: DirectiveDefFeature[]|null;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/jit/directive.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/jit/directive.ts
index e982be0a1c..70ba78624d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/jit/directive.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/jit/directive.ts
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ export function compileDirective(type: Type<any>, directive: Directive): void {
 }
 
 
+export function extendsDirectlyFromObject(type: Type<any>): boolean {
+  return Object.getPrototypeOf(type.prototype) === Object.prototype;
+}
+
 /**
  * Extract the `R3DirectiveMetadata` for a particular directive (either a `Directive` or a
  * `Component`).
@@ -136,14 +140,16 @@ function directiveMetadata(type: Type<any>, metadata: Directive): R3DirectiveMet
 
   const inputsFromType: StringMap = {};
   const outputsFromType: StringMap = {};
-  for (let field in propMetadata) {
-    propMetadata[field].forEach(ann => {
-      if (isInput(ann)) {
-        inputsFromType[field] = ann.bindingPropertyName || field;
-      } else if (isOutput(ann)) {
-        outputsFromType[field] = ann.bindingPropertyName || field;
-      }
-    });
+  for (const field in propMetadata) {
+    if (propMetadata.hasOwnProperty(field)) {
+      propMetadata[field].forEach(ann => {
+        if (isInput(ann)) {
+          inputsFromType[field] = ann.bindingPropertyName || field;
+        } else if (isOutput(ann)) {
+          outputsFromType[field] = ann.bindingPropertyName || field;
+        }
+      });
+    }
   }
 
   return {
@@ -158,6 +164,7 @@ function directiveMetadata(type: Type<any>, metadata: Directive): R3DirectiveMet
       usesOnChanges: type.prototype.ngOnChanges !== undefined,
     },
     typeSourceSpan: null !,
+    usesInheritance: !extendsDirectlyFromObject(type),
   };
 }
 
@@ -174,14 +181,16 @@ function extractHostBindings(metadata: Directive, propMetadata: {[key: string]:
   }
 
   // Next, loop over the properties of the object, looking for @HostBinding and @HostListener.
-  for (let field in propMetadata) {
-    propMetadata[field].forEach(ann => {
-      if (isHostBinding(ann)) {
-        properties[ann.hostPropertyName || field] = field;
-      } else if (isHostListener(ann)) {
-        listeners[ann.eventName || field] = `${field}(${(ann.args || []).join(',')})`;
-      }
-    });
+  for (const field in propMetadata) {
+    if (propMetadata.hasOwnProperty(field)) {
+      propMetadata[field].forEach(ann => {
+        if (isHostBinding(ann)) {
+          properties[ann.hostPropertyName || field] = field;
+        } else if (isHostListener(ann)) {
+          listeners[ann.eventName || field] = `${field}(${(ann.args || []).join(',')})`;
+        }
+      });
+    }
   }
 
   return {attributes, listeners, properties};
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/jit/environment.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/jit/environment.ts
index b82abaa389..d1abad4ff3 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/jit/environment.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/jit/environment.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export const angularCoreEnv: {[name: string]: Function} = {
   'ɵinjectTemplateRef': r3.injectTemplateRef,
   'ɵinjectViewContainerRef': r3.injectViewContainerRef,
   'ɵNgOnChangesFeature': r3.NgOnChangesFeature,
+  'ɵInheritDefinitionFeature': r3.InheritDefinitionFeature,
   'ɵa': r3.a,
   'ɵb': r3.b,
   'ɵC': r3.C,
diff --git a/packages/core/test/bundling/todo/index.ts b/packages/core/test/bundling/todo/index.ts
index 60d65f0242..7584c645df 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/bundling/todo/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/bundling/todo/index.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 
 import '@angular/core/test/bundling/util/src/reflect_metadata';
 
-import {CommonModule, NgForOf, NgIf} from '@angular/common';
-import {Component, Injectable, IterableDiffers, NgModule, defineInjector, ɵNgOnChangesFeature as NgOnChangesFeature, ɵdefineDirective as defineDirective, ɵdirectiveInject as directiveInject, ɵinjectTemplateRef as injectTemplateRef, ɵinjectViewContainerRef as injectViewContainerRef, ɵrenderComponent as renderComponent} from '@angular/core';
+import {CommonModule} from '@angular/common';
+import {Component, Injectable, NgModule, ɵrenderComponent as renderComponent} from '@angular/core';
 
 class Todo {
   editing: boolean;
@@ -63,32 +63,32 @@ class TodoStore {
   <section class="todoapp">
     <header class="header">
       <h1>todos</h1>
-      <input class="new-todo" placeholder="What needs to be done?" autofocus="" 
-             [value]="newTodoText" 
+      <input class="new-todo" placeholder="What needs to be done?" autofocus=""
+             [value]="newTodoText"
              (keyup)="$event.code == 'Enter' ? addTodo() : newTodoText = $event.target.value">
     </header>
     <section *ngIf="todoStore.todos.length > 0" class="main">
-      <input *ngIf="todoStore.todos.length" 
-             #toggleall class="toggle-all" type="checkbox" 
-             [checked]="todoStore.allCompleted()" 
+      <input *ngIf="todoStore.todos.length"
+             #toggleall class="toggle-all" type="checkbox"
+             [checked]="todoStore.allCompleted()"
              (click)="todoStore.setAllTo(toggleall.checked)">
       <ul class="todo-list">
-        <li *ngFor="let todo of todoStore.todos" 
-            [class.completed]="todo.completed" 
+        <li *ngFor="let todo of todoStore.todos"
+            [class.completed]="todo.completed"
             [class.editing]="todo.editing">
           <div class="view">
-            <input class="toggle" type="checkbox" 
-                   (click)="toggleCompletion(todo)" 
+            <input class="toggle" type="checkbox"
+                   (click)="toggleCompletion(todo)"
                    [checked]="todo.completed">
             <label (dblclick)="editTodo(todo)">{{todo.title}}</label>
             <button class="destroy" (click)="remove(todo)"></button>
           </div>
-          <input *ngIf="todo.editing" 
+          <input *ngIf="todo.editing"
                  class="edit" #editedtodo
-                 [value]="todo.title" 
+                 [value]="todo.title"
                  (blur)="stopEditing(todo, editedtodo.value)"
-                 (keyup)="todo.title = $event.target.value" 
-                 (keyup)="$event.code == 'Enter' && updateEditingTodo(todo, editedtodo.value)" 
+                 (keyup)="todo.title = $event.target.value"
+                 (keyup)="$event.code == 'Enter' && updateEditingTodo(todo, editedtodo.value)"
                  (keyup)="$event.code == 'Escape' && cancelEditingTodo(todo)">
         </li>
       </ul>
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ class TodoStore {
         <strong>{{todoStore.getRemaining().length}}</strong>
         {{todoStore.getRemaining().length == 1 ? 'item' : 'items'}} left
       </span>
-      <button *ngIf="todoStore.getCompleted().length > 0" 
-              class="clear-completed" 
+      <button *ngIf="todoStore.getCompleted().length > 0"
+              class="clear-completed"
               (click)="removeCompleted()">
         Clear completed
       </button>
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/Inherit_definition_feature_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/Inherit_definition_feature_spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f4babe51b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/Inherit_definition_feature_spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,238 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+import {DoCheck, EventEmitter, Input, OnChanges, Output, SimpleChange, SimpleChanges} from '../../src/core';
+import {InheritDefinitionFeature} from '../../src/render3/features/inherit_definition_feature';
+import {DirectiveDefInternal, NgOnChangesFeature, defineComponent, defineDirective} from '../../src/render3/index';
+
+describe('InheritDefinitionFeature', () => {
+  it('should inherit lifecycle hooks', () => {
+    class SuperDirective {
+      ngOnInit() {}
+      ngOnDestroy() {}
+      ngAfterContentInit() {}
+      ngAfterContentChecked() {}
+      ngAfterViewInit() {}
+      ngAfterViewChecked() {}
+      ngDoCheck() {}
+    }
+
+    class SubDirective extends SuperDirective {
+      ngAfterViewInit() {}
+      ngAfterViewChecked() {}
+      ngDoCheck() {}
+
+      static ngDirectiveDef = defineDirective({
+        type: SubDirective,
+        selectors: [['', 'subDir', '']],
+        factory: () => new SubDirective(),
+        features: [InheritDefinitionFeature]
+      });
+    }
+
+    const finalDef = SubDirective.ngDirectiveDef as DirectiveDefInternal<any>;
+
+
+    expect(finalDef.onInit).toBe(SuperDirective.prototype.ngOnInit);
+    expect(finalDef.onDestroy).toBe(SuperDirective.prototype.ngOnDestroy);
+    expect(finalDef.afterContentChecked).toBe(SuperDirective.prototype.ngAfterContentChecked);
+    expect(finalDef.afterContentInit).toBe(SuperDirective.prototype.ngAfterContentInit);
+    expect(finalDef.afterViewChecked).toBe(SubDirective.prototype.ngAfterViewChecked);
+    expect(finalDef.afterViewInit).toBe(SubDirective.prototype.ngAfterViewInit);
+    expect(finalDef.doCheck).toBe(SubDirective.prototype.ngDoCheck);
+  });
+
+  it('should inherit inputs', () => {
+    // tslint:disable-next-line:class-as-namespace
+    class SuperDirective {
+      static ngDirectiveDef = defineDirective({
+        inputs: {
+          superFoo: ['foo', 'declaredFoo'],
+          superBar: 'bar',
+          superBaz: 'baz',
+        },
+        type: SuperDirective,
+        selectors: [['', 'superDir', '']],
+        factory: () => new SuperDirective(),
+      });
+    }
+
+    // tslint:disable-next-line:class-as-namespace
+    class SubDirective extends SuperDirective {
+      static ngDirectiveDef = defineDirective({
+        type: SubDirective,
+        inputs: {
+          subBaz: 'baz',
+          subQux: 'qux',
+        },
+        selectors: [['', 'subDir', '']],
+        factory: () => new SubDirective(),
+        features: [InheritDefinitionFeature]
+      });
+    }
+
+    const subDef = SubDirective.ngDirectiveDef as DirectiveDefInternal<any>;
+
+    expect(subDef.inputs).toEqual({
+      foo: 'superFoo',
+      bar: 'superBar',
+      baz: 'subBaz',
+      qux: 'subQux',
+    });
+    expect(subDef.declaredInputs).toEqual({
+      declaredFoo: 'superFoo',
+      bar: 'superBar',
+      baz: 'subBaz',
+      qux: 'subQux',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should inherit outputs', () => {
+    // tslint:disable-next-line:class-as-namespace
+    class SuperDirective {
+      static ngDirectiveDef = defineDirective({
+        outputs: {
+          superFoo: 'foo',
+          superBar: 'bar',
+          superBaz: 'baz',
+        },
+        type: SuperDirective,
+        selectors: [['', 'superDir', '']],
+        factory: () => new SuperDirective(),
+      });
+    }
+
+    // tslint:disable-next-line:class-as-namespace
+    class SubDirective extends SuperDirective {
+      static ngDirectiveDef = defineDirective({
+        type: SubDirective,
+        outputs: {
+          subBaz: 'baz',
+          subQux: 'qux',
+        },
+        selectors: [['', 'subDir', '']],
+        factory: () => new SubDirective(),
+        features: [InheritDefinitionFeature]
+      });
+    }
+
+    const subDef = SubDirective.ngDirectiveDef as DirectiveDefInternal<any>;
+
+    expect(subDef.outputs).toEqual({
+      foo: 'superFoo',
+      bar: 'superBar',
+      baz: 'subBaz',
+      qux: 'subQux',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should compose hostBindings', () => {
+    const log: Array<[string, number, number]> = [];
+
+    // tslint:disable-next-line:class-as-namespace
+    class SuperDirective {
+      static ngDirectiveDef = defineDirective({
+        type: SuperDirective,
+        selectors: [['', 'superDir', '']],
+        hostBindings: (directiveIndex: number, elementIndex: number) => {
+          log.push(['super', directiveIndex, elementIndex]);
+        },
+        factory: () => new SuperDirective(),
+      });
+    }
+
+    // tslint:disable-next-line:class-as-namespace
+    class SubDirective extends SuperDirective {
+      static ngDirectiveDef = defineDirective({
+        type: SubDirective,
+        selectors: [['', 'subDir', '']],
+        hostBindings: (directiveIndex: number, elementIndex: number) => {
+          log.push(['sub', directiveIndex, elementIndex]);
+        },
+        factory: () => new SubDirective(),
+        features: [InheritDefinitionFeature]
+      });
+    }
+
+    const subDef = SubDirective.ngDirectiveDef as DirectiveDefInternal<any>;
+
+    subDef.hostBindings !(1, 2);
+
+    expect(log).toEqual([['super', 1, 2], ['sub', 1, 2]]);
+  });
+
+  it('should throw if inheriting a component from a directive', () => {
+    // tslint:disable-next-line:class-as-namespace
+    class SuperComponent {
+      static ngComponentDef = defineComponent({
+        type: SuperComponent,
+        template: () => {},
+        selectors: [['', 'superDir', '']],
+        factory: () => new SuperComponent()
+      });
+    }
+
+    expect(() => {
+      // tslint:disable-next-line:class-as-namespace
+      class SubDirective extends SuperComponent{static ngDirectiveDef = defineDirective({
+                                                  type: SubDirective,
+                                                  selectors: [['', 'subDir', '']],
+                                                  factory: () => new SubDirective(),
+                                                  features: [InheritDefinitionFeature]
+                                                });}
+    }).toThrowError('Directives cannot inherit Components');
+  });
+
+  it('should run inherited features', () => {
+    const log: any[] = [];
+
+    // tslint:disable-next-line:class-as-namespace
+    class SuperDirective {
+      static ngDirectiveDef = defineDirective({
+        type: SuperDirective,
+        selectors: [['', 'superDir', '']],
+        factory: () => new SuperDirective(),
+        features: [
+          (arg: any) => { log.push('super1', arg); },
+          (arg: any) => { log.push('super2', arg); },
+        ]
+      });
+    }
+
+    class SubDirective extends SuperDirective {
+      @Output()
+      baz = new EventEmitter();
+
+      @Output()
+      qux = new EventEmitter();
+
+      static ngDirectiveDef = defineDirective({
+        type: SubDirective,
+        selectors: [['', 'subDir', '']],
+        factory: () => new SubDirective(),
+        features: [InheritDefinitionFeature, (arg: any) => { log.push('sub1', arg); }]
+      });
+    }
+
+    const superDef = SuperDirective.ngDirectiveDef as DirectiveDefInternal<any>;
+    const subDef = SubDirective.ngDirectiveDef as DirectiveDefInternal<any>;
+
+    expect(log).toEqual([
+      'super1',
+      superDef,
+      'super2',
+      superDef,
+      'super1',
+      subDef,
+      'super2',
+      subDef,
+      'sub1',
+      subDef,
+    ]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/common_with_def.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/common_with_def.ts
index 39d1077f0b..b030cd9ddf 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/common_with_def.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/common_with_def.ts
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ NgForOf.ngDirectiveDef = defineDirective({
   type: NgTemplateOutletDef,
   selectors: [['', 'ngTemplateOutlet', '']],
   factory: () => new NgTemplateOutletDef(injectViewContainerRef()),
-  features: [NgOnChangesFeature(
-      {ngTemplateOutlet: 'ngTemplateOutlet', ngTemplateOutletContext: 'ngTemplateOutletContext'})],
+  features: [NgOnChangesFeature],
   inputs:
       {ngTemplateOutlet: 'ngTemplateOutlet', ngTemplateOutletContext: 'ngTemplateOutletContext'}
 });
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/compiler_canonical/life_cycle_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/compiler_canonical/life_cycle_spec.ts
index f8cedef8ed..c3bda43937 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/compiler_canonical/life_cycle_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/compiler_canonical/life_cycle_spec.ts
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ describe('lifecycle hooks', () => {
       selectors: [['lifecycle-comp']],
       factory: function LifecycleComp_Factory() { return new LifecycleComp(); },
       template: function LifecycleComp_Template(rf: $RenderFlags$, ctx: $LifecycleComp$) {},
-      inputs: {nameMin: 'name'},
-      features: [$r3$.ɵNgOnChangesFeature({nameMin: 'nameMin'})]
+      inputs: {nameMin: ['name', 'nameMin']},
+      features: [$r3$.ɵNgOnChangesFeature]
     });
     // /NORMATIVE
   }
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/compiler_canonical/template_variables_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/compiler_canonical/template_variables_spec.ts
index 0633142d6b..5b0bc8fcfe 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/compiler_canonical/template_variables_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/compiler_canonical/template_variables_spec.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ describe('template variables', () => {
         return new ForOfDirective($r3$.ɵinjectViewContainerRef(), $r3$.ɵinjectTemplateRef());
       },
       // TODO(chuckj): Enable when ngForOf enabling lands.
-      // features: [NgOnChangesFeature(NgForOf)],
+      // features: [NgOnChangesFeature],
       inputs: {forOf: 'forOf'}
     });
     // /NORMATIVE
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/define_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/define_spec.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index bd4d2bbac3..0000000000
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/define_spec.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,120 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @license
- * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- *
- * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
- * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
- */
-
-import {DoCheck, OnChanges, SimpleChange, SimpleChanges} from '../../src/core';
-import {DirectiveDefInternal, NgOnChangesFeature, defineDirective} from '../../src/render3/index';
-
-describe('define', () => {
-  describe('component', () => {
-    describe('NgOnChangesFeature', () => {
-      it('should patch class', () => {
-        class MyDirective implements OnChanges, DoCheck {
-          public log: Array<string|SimpleChange> = [];
-          public valA: string = 'initValue';
-          public set valB(value: string) { this.log.push(value); }
-
-          public get valB() { return 'works'; }
-
-          ngDoCheck(): void { this.log.push('ngDoCheck'); }
-          ngOnChanges(changes: SimpleChanges): void {
-            this.log.push('ngOnChanges');
-            this.log.push('valA', changes['valA']);
-            this.log.push('valB', changes['valB']);
-          }
-
-          static ngDirectiveDef = defineDirective({
-            type: MyDirective,
-            selectors: [['', 'myDir', '']],
-            factory: () => new MyDirective(),
-            features: [NgOnChangesFeature()],
-            inputs: {valA: 'valA', valB: 'valB'}
-          });
-        }
-
-        const myDir = (MyDirective.ngDirectiveDef as DirectiveDefInternal<MyDirective>)
-                          .factory() as MyDirective;
-        myDir.valA = 'first';
-        expect(myDir.valA).toEqual('first');
-        myDir.valB = 'second';
-        expect(myDir.log).toEqual(['second']);
-        expect(myDir.valB).toEqual('works');
-        myDir.log.length = 0;
-        (MyDirective.ngDirectiveDef as DirectiveDefInternal<MyDirective>).doCheck !.call(myDir);
-        const changeA = new SimpleChange(undefined, 'first', true);
-        const changeB = new SimpleChange(undefined, 'second', true);
-        expect(myDir.log).toEqual(['ngOnChanges', 'valA', changeA, 'valB', changeB, 'ngDoCheck']);
-      });
-
-      it('correctly computes firstChange', () => {
-        class MyDirective implements OnChanges {
-          public log: Array<string|SimpleChange> = [];
-          public valA: string = 'initValue';
-          // TODO(issue/24571): remove '!'.
-          public valB !: string;
-
-          ngOnChanges(changes: SimpleChanges): void {
-            this.log.push('valA', changes['valA']);
-            this.log.push('valB', changes['valB']);
-          }
-
-          static ngDirectiveDef = defineDirective({
-            type: MyDirective,
-            selectors: [['', 'myDir', '']],
-            factory: () => new MyDirective(),
-            features: [NgOnChangesFeature()],
-            inputs: {valA: 'valA', valB: 'valB'}
-          });
-        }
-
-        const myDir = (MyDirective.ngDirectiveDef as DirectiveDefInternal<MyDirective>)
-                          .factory() as MyDirective;
-        myDir.valA = 'first';
-        myDir.valB = 'second';
-        (MyDirective.ngDirectiveDef as DirectiveDefInternal<MyDirective>).doCheck !.call(myDir);
-        const changeA1 = new SimpleChange(undefined, 'first', true);
-        const changeB1 = new SimpleChange(undefined, 'second', true);
-        expect(myDir.log).toEqual(['valA', changeA1, 'valB', changeB1]);
-
-        myDir.log.length = 0;
-        myDir.valA = 'third';
-        (MyDirective.ngDirectiveDef as DirectiveDefInternal<MyDirective>).doCheck !.call(myDir);
-        const changeA2 = new SimpleChange('first', 'third', false);
-        expect(myDir.log).toEqual(['valA', changeA2, 'valB', undefined]);
-      });
-
-      it('should not create a getter when only a setter is originally defined', () => {
-        class MyDirective implements OnChanges {
-          public log: Array<string|SimpleChange> = [];
-
-          public set onlySetter(value: string) { this.log.push(value); }
-
-          ngOnChanges(changes: SimpleChanges): void {
-            this.log.push('ngOnChanges');
-            this.log.push('onlySetter', changes['onlySetter']);
-          }
-
-          static ngDirectiveDef = defineDirective({
-            type: MyDirective,
-            selectors: [['', 'myDir', '']],
-            factory: () => new MyDirective(),
-            features: [NgOnChangesFeature()],
-            inputs: {onlySetter: 'onlySetter'}
-          });
-        }
-
-        const myDir = (MyDirective.ngDirectiveDef as DirectiveDefInternal<MyDirective>)
-                          .factory() as MyDirective;
-        myDir.onlySetter = 'someValue';
-        expect(myDir.onlySetter).toBeUndefined();
-        (MyDirective.ngDirectiveDef as DirectiveDefInternal<MyDirective>).doCheck !.call(myDir);
-        const changeSetter = new SimpleChange(undefined, 'someValue', true);
-        expect(myDir.log).toEqual(['someValue', 'ngOnChanges', 'onlySetter', changeSetter]);
-      });
-    });
-  });
-});
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/di_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/di_spec.ts
index 96e34f7cdc..2db6233f48 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/di_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/di_spec.ts
@@ -995,7 +995,7 @@ describe('di', () => {
         selectors: [['', 'myIf', '']],
         factory: () => new IfDirective(injectTemplateRef(), injectViewContainerRef()),
         inputs: {myIf: 'myIf'},
-        features: [PublicFeature, NgOnChangesFeature()]
+        features: [PublicFeature, NgOnChangesFeature]
       });
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/jit/directive_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/jit/directive_spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..85c50a613a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/jit/directive_spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+import {extendsDirectlyFromObject} from '../../../src/render3/jit/directive';
+
+describe('extendsDirectlyFromObject', () => {
+  it('should correctly behave with instanceof', () => {
+    expect(new Child() instanceof Object).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(new Child() instanceof Parent).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(new Parent() instanceof Child).toBeFalsy();
+
+    expect(new Child5() instanceof Object).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(new Child5() instanceof Parent5).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(new Parent5() instanceof Child5).toBeFalsy();
+  });
+
+  it('should detect direct inheritance form Object', () => {
+    expect(extendsDirectlyFromObject(Parent)).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(extendsDirectlyFromObject(Child)).toBeFalsy();
+
+    expect(extendsDirectlyFromObject(Parent5)).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(extendsDirectlyFromObject(Child5)).toBeFalsy();
+  });
+});
+
+// Inheritance Example using Classes
+class Parent {}
+class Child extends Parent {}
+
+// Inheritance Example using Function
+const Parent5 = function Parent5() {} as any as{new (): {}};
+const Child5 = function Child5() {} as any as{new (): {}};
+Child5.prototype = new Parent5;
+Child5.prototype.constructor = Child5;
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/lifecycle_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/lifecycle_spec.ts
index 3a190ccd0a..bec48f81db 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/lifecycle_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/lifecycle_spec.ts
@@ -1932,8 +1932,8 @@ describe('lifecycles', () => {
           type: Component,
           selectors: [[name]],
           factory: () => new Component(),
-          features: [NgOnChangesFeature({b: 'val2'})],
-          inputs: {a: 'val1', b: 'publicName'}, template,
+          features: [NgOnChangesFeature],
+          inputs: {a: 'val1', b: ['publicName', 'val2']}, template,
           directives: directives
         });
       };
@@ -1953,8 +1953,8 @@ describe('lifecycles', () => {
         type: Directive,
         selectors: [['', 'dir', '']],
         factory: () => new Directive(),
-        features: [NgOnChangesFeature({b: 'val2'})],
-        inputs: {a: 'val1', b: 'publicName'}
+        features: [NgOnChangesFeature],
+        inputs: {a: 'val1', b: ['publicName', 'val2']}
       });
     }
 
@@ -1976,11 +1976,10 @@ describe('lifecycles', () => {
       renderToHtml(Template, {val1: '1', val2: 'a'}, defs);
       expect(events).toEqual(['comp=comp val1=1 val2=a - changed=[val1,val2]']);
 
+      events.length = 0;
+
       renderToHtml(Template, {val1: '2', val2: 'b'}, defs);
-      expect(events).toEqual([
-        'comp=comp val1=1 val2=a - changed=[val1,val2]',
-        'comp=comp val1=2 val2=b - changed=[val1,val2]'
-      ]);
+      expect(events).toEqual(['comp=comp val1=2 val2=b - changed=[val1,val2]']);
     });
 
     it('should call parent onChanges before child onChanges', () => {
@@ -2336,7 +2335,7 @@ describe('lifecycles', () => {
           selectors: [[name]],
           factory: () => new Component(),
           inputs: {val: 'val'}, template,
-          features: [NgOnChangesFeature()],
+          features: [NgOnChangesFeature],
           directives: directives
         });
       };
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/ng_on_changes_feature_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/ng_on_changes_feature_spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..719a5dde5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/ng_on_changes_feature_spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,325 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+import {DoCheck, EventEmitter, Input, OnChanges, Output, SimpleChange, SimpleChanges} from '../../src/core';
+import {InheritDefinitionFeature} from '../../src/render3/features/inherit_definition_feature';
+import {DirectiveDefInternal, NgOnChangesFeature, defineComponent, defineDirective} from '../../src/render3/index';
+
+describe('NgOnChangesFeature', () => {
+  it('should patch class', () => {
+    class MyDirective implements OnChanges, DoCheck {
+      public log: Array<string|SimpleChange> = [];
+      public valA: string = 'initValue';
+      public set valB(value: string) { this.log.push(value); }
+
+      public get valB() { return 'works'; }
+
+      ngDoCheck(): void { this.log.push('ngDoCheck'); }
+      ngOnChanges(changes: SimpleChanges): void {
+        this.log.push('ngOnChanges');
+        this.log.push('valA', changes['valA']);
+        this.log.push('valB', changes['valB']);
+      }
+
+      static ngDirectiveDef = defineDirective({
+        type: MyDirective,
+        selectors: [['', 'myDir', '']],
+        factory: () => new MyDirective(),
+        features: [NgOnChangesFeature],
+        inputs: {valA: 'valA', valB: 'valB'}
+      });
+    }
+
+    const myDir =
+        (MyDirective.ngDirectiveDef as DirectiveDefInternal<MyDirective>).factory() as MyDirective;
+    myDir.valA = 'first';
+    expect(myDir.valA).toEqual('first');
+    myDir.valB = 'second';
+    expect(myDir.log).toEqual(['second']);
+    expect(myDir.valB).toEqual('works');
+    myDir.log.length = 0;
+    (MyDirective.ngDirectiveDef as DirectiveDefInternal<MyDirective>).doCheck !.call(myDir);
+    const changeA = new SimpleChange(undefined, 'first', true);
+    const changeB = new SimpleChange(undefined, 'second', true);
+    expect(myDir.log).toEqual(['ngOnChanges', 'valA', changeA, 'valB', changeB, 'ngDoCheck']);
+  });
+
+  it('should inherit the behavior from super class', () => {
+    const log: any[] = [];
+
+    class SuperDirective implements OnChanges, DoCheck {
+      valA = 'initValue';
+
+      set valB(value: string) { log.push(value); }
+
+      get valB() { return 'works'; }
+
+      ngDoCheck(): void { log.push('ngDoCheck'); }
+      ngOnChanges(changes: SimpleChanges): void {
+        log.push('ngOnChanges');
+        log.push('valA', changes['valA']);
+        log.push('valB', changes['valB']);
+        log.push('valC', changes['valC']);
+      }
+
+      static ngDirectiveDef = defineDirective({
+        type: SuperDirective,
+        selectors: [['', 'superDir', '']],
+        factory: () => new SuperDirective(),
+        features: [NgOnChangesFeature],
+        inputs: {valA: 'valA', valB: 'valB'},
+      });
+    }
+
+    class SubDirective extends SuperDirective {
+      valC = 'initValue';
+
+      static ngDirectiveDef = defineDirective({
+        type: SubDirective,
+        selectors: [['', 'subDir', '']],
+        factory: () => new SubDirective(),
+        features: [InheritDefinitionFeature],
+        inputs: {valC: 'valC'},
+      });
+    }
+
+    const myDir = (SubDirective.ngDirectiveDef as DirectiveDefInternal<SubDirective>)
+                      .factory() as SubDirective;
+    myDir.valA = 'first';
+    expect(myDir.valA).toEqual('first');
+
+    myDir.valB = 'second';
+    expect(myDir.valB).toEqual('works');
+
+    myDir.valC = 'third';
+    expect(myDir.valC).toEqual('third');
+
+    log.length = 0;
+    (SubDirective.ngDirectiveDef as DirectiveDefInternal<SubDirective>).doCheck !.call(myDir);
+    const changeA = new SimpleChange(undefined, 'first', true);
+    const changeB = new SimpleChange(undefined, 'second', true);
+    const changeC = new SimpleChange(undefined, 'third', true);
+
+    expect(log).toEqual(
+        ['ngOnChanges', 'valA', changeA, 'valB', changeB, 'valC', changeC, 'ngDoCheck']);
+  });
+
+  it('should not run the parent doCheck if it is not called explicitly on super class', () => {
+    const log: any[] = [];
+
+    class SuperDirective implements OnChanges, DoCheck {
+      valA = 'initValue';
+
+      ngDoCheck(): void { log.push('ERROR: Child overrides it without super call'); }
+      ngOnChanges(changes: SimpleChanges): void { log.push(changes.valA, changes.valB); }
+
+      static ngDirectiveDef = defineDirective({
+        type: SuperDirective,
+        selectors: [['', 'superDir', '']],
+        factory: () => new SuperDirective(),
+        features: [NgOnChangesFeature],
+        inputs: {valA: 'valA'},
+      });
+    }
+
+    class SubDirective extends SuperDirective implements DoCheck {
+      valB = 'initValue';
+
+      ngDoCheck(): void { log.push('sub ngDoCheck'); }
+
+      static ngDirectiveDef = defineDirective({
+        type: SubDirective,
+        selectors: [['', 'subDir', '']],
+        factory: () => new SubDirective(),
+        features: [InheritDefinitionFeature],
+        inputs: {valB: 'valB'},
+      });
+    }
+
+    const myDir = (SubDirective.ngDirectiveDef as DirectiveDefInternal<SubDirective>)
+                      .factory() as SubDirective;
+    myDir.valA = 'first';
+    myDir.valB = 'second';
+
+    (SubDirective.ngDirectiveDef as DirectiveDefInternal<SubDirective>).doCheck !.call(myDir);
+    const changeA = new SimpleChange(undefined, 'first', true);
+    const changeB = new SimpleChange(undefined, 'second', true);
+    expect(log).toEqual([changeA, changeB, 'sub ngDoCheck']);
+  });
+
+  it('should run the parent doCheck if it is inherited from super class', () => {
+    const log: any[] = [];
+
+    class SuperDirective implements OnChanges, DoCheck {
+      valA = 'initValue';
+
+      ngDoCheck(): void { log.push('super ngDoCheck'); }
+      ngOnChanges(changes: SimpleChanges): void { log.push(changes.valA, changes.valB); }
+
+      static ngDirectiveDef = defineDirective({
+        type: SuperDirective,
+        selectors: [['', 'superDir', '']],
+        factory: () => new SuperDirective(),
+        features: [NgOnChangesFeature],
+        inputs: {valA: 'valA'},
+      });
+    }
+
+    class SubDirective extends SuperDirective implements DoCheck {
+      valB = 'initValue';
+
+      static ngDirectiveDef = defineDirective({
+        type: SubDirective,
+        selectors: [['', 'subDir', '']],
+        factory: () => new SubDirective(),
+        features: [InheritDefinitionFeature],
+        inputs: {valB: 'valB'},
+      });
+    }
+
+    const myDir = (SubDirective.ngDirectiveDef as DirectiveDefInternal<SubDirective>)
+                      .factory() as SubDirective;
+    myDir.valA = 'first';
+    myDir.valB = 'second';
+
+    (SubDirective.ngDirectiveDef as DirectiveDefInternal<SubDirective>).doCheck !.call(myDir);
+    const changeA = new SimpleChange(undefined, 'first', true);
+    const changeB = new SimpleChange(undefined, 'second', true);
+    expect(log).toEqual([changeA, changeB, 'super ngDoCheck']);
+  });
+
+  it('should apply the feature to inherited properties if on sub class', () => {
+    const log: any[] = [];
+
+    class SuperDirective {
+      valC = 'initValue';
+
+      static ngDirectiveDef = defineDirective({
+        type: SuperDirective,
+        selectors: [['', 'subDir', '']],
+        factory: () => new SuperDirective(),
+        features: [],
+        inputs: {valC: 'valC'},
+      });
+    }
+
+    class SubDirective extends SuperDirective implements OnChanges, DoCheck {
+      valA = 'initValue';
+
+      set valB(value: string) { log.push(value); }
+
+      get valB() { return 'works'; }
+
+      ngDoCheck(): void { log.push('ngDoCheck'); }
+      ngOnChanges(changes: SimpleChanges): void {
+        log.push('ngOnChanges');
+        log.push('valA', changes['valA']);
+        log.push('valB', changes['valB']);
+        log.push('valC', changes['valC']);
+      }
+
+      static ngDirectiveDef = defineDirective({
+        type: SubDirective,
+        selectors: [['', 'superDir', '']],
+        factory: () => new SubDirective(),
+        // Inheritance must always be before OnChanges feature.
+        features: [
+          InheritDefinitionFeature,
+          NgOnChangesFeature,
+        ],
+        inputs: {valA: 'valA', valB: 'valB'}
+      });
+    }
+
+    const myDir = (SubDirective.ngDirectiveDef as DirectiveDefInternal<SubDirective>)
+                      .factory() as SubDirective;
+    myDir.valA = 'first';
+    expect(myDir.valA).toEqual('first');
+
+    myDir.valB = 'second';
+    expect(log).toEqual(['second']);
+    expect(myDir.valB).toEqual('works');
+
+    myDir.valC = 'third';
+    expect(myDir.valC).toEqual('third');
+
+    log.length = 0;
+    (SubDirective.ngDirectiveDef as DirectiveDefInternal<SubDirective>).doCheck !.call(myDir);
+    const changeA = new SimpleChange(undefined, 'first', true);
+    const changeB = new SimpleChange(undefined, 'second', true);
+    const changeC = new SimpleChange(undefined, 'third', true);
+    expect(log).toEqual(
+        ['ngOnChanges', 'valA', changeA, 'valB', changeB, 'valC', changeC, 'ngDoCheck']);
+  });
+
+  it('correctly computes firstChange', () => {
+    class MyDirective implements OnChanges {
+      public log: Array<string|SimpleChange> = [];
+      public valA: string = 'initValue';
+      // TODO(issue/24571): remove '!'.
+      public valB !: string;
+
+      ngOnChanges(changes: SimpleChanges): void {
+        this.log.push('valA', changes['valA']);
+        this.log.push('valB', changes['valB']);
+      }
+
+      static ngDirectiveDef = defineDirective({
+        type: MyDirective,
+        selectors: [['', 'myDir', '']],
+        factory: () => new MyDirective(),
+        features: [NgOnChangesFeature],
+        inputs: {valA: 'valA', valB: 'valB'}
+      });
+    }
+
+    const myDir =
+        (MyDirective.ngDirectiveDef as DirectiveDefInternal<MyDirective>).factory() as MyDirective;
+    myDir.valA = 'first';
+    myDir.valB = 'second';
+    (MyDirective.ngDirectiveDef as DirectiveDefInternal<MyDirective>).doCheck !.call(myDir);
+    const changeA1 = new SimpleChange(undefined, 'first', true);
+    const changeB1 = new SimpleChange(undefined, 'second', true);
+    expect(myDir.log).toEqual(['valA', changeA1, 'valB', changeB1]);
+
+    myDir.log.length = 0;
+    myDir.valA = 'third';
+    (MyDirective.ngDirectiveDef as DirectiveDefInternal<MyDirective>).doCheck !.call(myDir);
+    const changeA2 = new SimpleChange('first', 'third', false);
+    expect(myDir.log).toEqual(['valA', changeA2, 'valB', undefined]);
+  });
+
+  it('should not create a getter when only a setter is originally defined', () => {
+    class MyDirective implements OnChanges {
+      public log: Array<string|SimpleChange> = [];
+
+      public set onlySetter(value: string) { this.log.push(value); }
+
+      ngOnChanges(changes: SimpleChanges): void {
+        this.log.push('ngOnChanges');
+        this.log.push('onlySetter', changes['onlySetter']);
+      }
+
+      static ngDirectiveDef = defineDirective({
+        type: MyDirective,
+        selectors: [['', 'myDir', '']],
+        factory: () => new MyDirective(),
+        features: [NgOnChangesFeature],
+        inputs: {onlySetter: 'onlySetter'}
+      });
+    }
+
+    const myDir =
+        (MyDirective.ngDirectiveDef as DirectiveDefInternal<MyDirective>).factory() as MyDirective;
+    myDir.onlySetter = 'someValue';
+    expect(myDir.onlySetter).toBeUndefined();
+    (MyDirective.ngDirectiveDef as DirectiveDefInternal<MyDirective>).doCheck !.call(myDir);
+    const changeSetter = new SimpleChange(undefined, 'someValue', true);
+    expect(myDir.log).toEqual(['someValue', 'ngOnChanges', 'onlySetter', changeSetter]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/render_util.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/render_util.ts
index 6f34b01f80..7ec49e6f32 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/render_util.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/render_util.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {stringifyElement} from '@angular/platform-browser/testing/src/browser_ut
 import {Injector} from '../../src/di/injector';
 import {CreateComponentOptions} from '../../src/render3/component';
 import {extractDirectiveDef, extractPipeDef} from '../../src/render3/definition';
-import {ComponentDefInternal, ComponentTemplate, ComponentType, DirectiveDefInternal, DirectiveType, PublicFeature, RenderFlags, defineComponent, defineDirective, renderComponent as _renderComponent, tick} from '../../src/render3/index';
+import {ComponentTemplate, ComponentType, DirectiveDefInternal, DirectiveType, PublicFeature, RenderFlags, defineComponent, defineDirective, renderComponent as _renderComponent, tick} from '../../src/render3/index';
 import {NG_HOST_SYMBOL, renderTemplate} from '../../src/render3/instructions';
 import {DirectiveDefList, DirectiveDefListOrFactory, DirectiveTypesOrFactory, PipeDef, PipeDefList, PipeDefListOrFactory, PipeTypesOrFactory} from '../../src/render3/interfaces/definition';
 import {LElementNode} from '../../src/render3/interfaces/node';
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/view_container_ref_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/view_container_ref_spec.ts
index 0285415566..34a300ab4b 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/view_container_ref_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/view_container_ref_spec.ts
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ describe('ViewContainerRef', () => {
               textBinding(0, interpolation1('', cmp.name, ''));
             }
           },
-          features: [NgOnChangesFeature()],
+          features: [NgOnChangesFeature],
           inputs: {name: 'name'}
         });
       }