diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/aot/static_reflector.ts b/packages/compiler/src/aot/static_reflector.ts
index 813dbbadca..3e9ce1de61 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/aot/static_reflector.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/aot/static_reflector.ts
@@ -417,7 +417,9 @@ export class StaticReflector implements CompileReflector {
           for (const item of (<any>expression)) {
             // Check for a spread expression
             if (item && item.__symbolic === 'spread') {
-              const spreadArray = simplify(item.expression);
+              // We call with references as 0 because we require the actual value and cannot
+              // tolerate a reference here.
+              const spreadArray = simplifyInContext(context, item.expression, depth, 0);
               if (Array.isArray(spreadArray)) {
                 for (const spreadItem of spreadArray) {
                   result.push(spreadItem);
@@ -434,9 +436,10 @@ export class StaticReflector implements CompileReflector {
           return result;
         }
         if (expression instanceof StaticSymbol) {
-          // Stop simplification at builtin symbols or if we are in a reference context
+          // Stop simplification at builtin symbols or if we are in a reference context and
+          // the symbol doesn't have members.
           if (expression === self.injectionToken || self.conversionMap.has(expression) ||
-              references > 0) {
+              (references > 0 && !expression.members.length)) {
             return expression;
           } else {
             const staticSymbol = expression;
diff --git a/packages/compiler/test/aot/static_reflector_spec.ts b/packages/compiler/test/aot/static_reflector_spec.ts
index 5fbbc5cf33..595d0f0031 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/test/aot/static_reflector_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/test/aot/static_reflector_spec.ts
@@ -878,6 +878,42 @@ describe('StaticReflector', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  // Regression #18170
+  it('should continue to aggresively evaluate enum member accessors', () => {
+    const data = Object.create(DEFAULT_TEST_DATA);
+    const file = '/tmp/src/my_component.ts';
+    data[file] = `
+      import {Component} from '@angular/core';
+      import {intermediate} from './index';
+
+      @Component({
+        template: '<div></div>',
+        providers: [{provide: 'foo', useValue: [...intermediate]}]
+      })
+      export class MyComponent { }
+    `;
+    data['/tmp/src/intermediate.ts'] = `
+      import {MyEnum} from './indirect';
+      export const intermediate = [{
+        data: {
+          c: [MyEnum.Value]
+        }
+      }];`;
+    data['/tmp/src/index.ts'] = `export * from './intermediate';`;
+    data['/tmp/src/indirect.ts'] = `export * from './consts';`;
+    data['/tmp/src/consts.ts'] = `
+      export enum MyEnum {
+        Value = 3
+      }
+    `;
+    init(data);
+
+    expect(reflector.annotations(reflector.getStaticSymbol(file, 'MyComponent'))[0]
+               .providers[0]
+               .useValue)
+        .toEqual([{data: {c: [3]}}]);
+  });
+
 });
 
 const DEFAULT_TEST_DATA: {[key: string]: any} = {