diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/transformers/api.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/transformers/api.ts
index c257d301d7..88861d8eac 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/transformers/api.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/transformers/api.ts
@@ -164,6 +164,16 @@ export interface CompilerOptions extends ts.CompilerOptions {
    */
   enableSummariesForJit?: boolean;
 
+  /**
+   * Whether to replace the `templateUrl` and `styleUrls` property in all
+   * @Component decorators with inlined contents in `template` and `styles`
+   * properties.
+   * When enabled, the .js output of ngc will have no lazy-loaded `templateUrl`
+   * or `styleUrl`s. Note that this requires that resources be available to
+   * load statically at compile-time.
+   */
+  enableResourceInlining?: boolean;
+
   /**
    * Tells the compiler to generate definitions using the Render3 style code generation.
    * This option defaults to `false`.
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/transformers/inline_resources.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/transformers/inline_resources.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1af5868f14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/transformers/inline_resources.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,306 @@
+/**
+ * @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 * as ts from 'typescript';
+
+import {MetadataObject, MetadataValue, isClassMetadata, isMetadataImportedSymbolReferenceExpression, isMetadataSymbolicCallExpression} from '../metadata/index';
+
+import {MetadataTransformer, ValueTransform} from './metadata_cache';
+
+export type ResourceLoader = {
+  loadResource(path: string): Promise<string>| string;
+};
+
+export class InlineResourcesMetadataTransformer implements MetadataTransformer {
+  constructor(private host: ResourceLoader) {}
+
+  start(sourceFile: ts.SourceFile): ValueTransform|undefined {
+    return (value: MetadataValue, node: ts.Node): MetadataValue => {
+      if (isClassMetadata(value) && ts.isClassDeclaration(node) && value.decorators) {
+        value.decorators.forEach(d => {
+          if (isMetadataSymbolicCallExpression(d) &&
+              isMetadataImportedSymbolReferenceExpression(d.expression) &&
+              d.expression.module === '@angular/core' && d.expression.name === 'Component' &&
+              d.arguments) {
+            d.arguments = d.arguments.map(this.updateDecoratorMetadata.bind(this));
+          }
+        });
+      }
+      return value;
+    };
+  }
+
+  inlineResource(url: MetadataValue): string|undefined {
+    if (typeof url === 'string') {
+      const content = this.host.loadResource(url);
+      if (typeof content === 'string') {
+        return content;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  updateDecoratorMetadata(arg: MetadataObject): MetadataObject {
+    if (arg['templateUrl']) {
+      const template = this.inlineResource(arg['templateUrl']);
+      if (template) {
+        arg['template'] = template;
+        delete arg.templateUrl;
+      }
+    }
+    if (arg['styleUrls']) {
+      const styleUrls = arg['styleUrls'];
+      if (Array.isArray(styleUrls)) {
+        let allStylesInlined = true;
+        const newStyles = styleUrls.map(styleUrl => {
+          const style = this.inlineResource(styleUrl);
+          if (style) return style;
+          allStylesInlined = false;
+          return styleUrl;
+        });
+        if (allStylesInlined) {
+          arg['styles'] = newStyles;
+          delete arg.styleUrls;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    return arg;
+  }
+}
+
+export function getInlineResourcesTransformFactory(
+    program: ts.Program, host: ResourceLoader): ts.TransformerFactory<ts.SourceFile> {
+  return (context: ts.TransformationContext) => (sourceFile: ts.SourceFile) => {
+    const visitor: ts.Visitor = node => {
+      // Components are always classes; skip any other node
+      if (!ts.isClassDeclaration(node)) {
+        return node;
+      }
+
+      // Decorator case - before or without decorator downleveling
+      // @Component()
+      const newDecorators = ts.visitNodes(node.decorators, (node: ts.Decorator) => {
+        if (isComponentDecorator(node, program.getTypeChecker())) {
+          return updateDecorator(node, host);
+        }
+        return node;
+      });
+
+      // Annotation case - after decorator downleveling
+      // static decorators: {type: Function, args?: any[]}[]
+      const newMembers = ts.visitNodes(
+          node.members,
+          (node: ts.ClassElement) => updateAnnotations(node, host, program.getTypeChecker()));
+
+      // Create a new AST subtree with our modifications
+      return ts.updateClassDeclaration(
+          node, newDecorators, node.modifiers, node.name, node.typeParameters,
+          node.heritageClauses || [], newMembers);
+    };
+
+    return ts.visitEachChild(sourceFile, visitor, context);
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Update a Decorator AST node to inline the resources
+ * @param node the @Component decorator
+ * @param host provides access to load resources
+ */
+function updateDecorator(node: ts.Decorator, host: ResourceLoader): ts.Decorator {
+  if (!ts.isCallExpression(node.expression)) {
+    // User will get an error somewhere else with bare @Component
+    return node;
+  }
+  const expr = node.expression;
+  const newArguments = updateComponentProperties(expr.arguments, host);
+  return ts.updateDecorator(
+      node, ts.updateCall(expr, expr.expression, expr.typeArguments, newArguments));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Update an Annotations AST node to inline the resources
+ * @param node the static decorators property
+ * @param host provides access to load resources
+ * @param typeChecker provides access to symbol table
+ */
+function updateAnnotations(
+    node: ts.ClassElement, host: ResourceLoader, typeChecker: ts.TypeChecker): ts.ClassElement {
+  // Looking for a member of this shape:
+  // PropertyDeclaration called decorators, with static modifier
+  // Initializer is ArrayLiteralExpression
+  // One element is the Component type, its initializer is the @angular/core Component symbol
+  // One element is the component args, its initializer is the Component arguments to change
+  // e.g.
+  //   static decorators: {type: Function, args?: any[]}[] =
+  //   [{
+  //     type: Component,
+  //     args: [{
+  //       templateUrl: './my.component.html',
+  //       styleUrls: ['./my.component.css'],
+  //     }],
+  //   }];
+  if (!ts.isPropertyDeclaration(node) ||  // ts.ModifierFlags.Static &&
+      !ts.isIdentifier(node.name) || node.name.text !== 'decorators' || !node.initializer ||
+      !ts.isArrayLiteralExpression(node.initializer)) {
+    return node;
+  }
+
+  const newAnnotations = node.initializer.elements.map(annotation => {
+    // No-op if there's a non-object-literal mixed in the decorators values
+    if (!ts.isObjectLiteralExpression(annotation)) return annotation;
+
+    const decoratorType = annotation.properties.find(p => isIdentifierNamed(p, 'type'));
+
+    // No-op if there's no 'type' property, or if it's not initialized to the Component symbol
+    if (!decoratorType || !ts.isPropertyAssignment(decoratorType) ||
+        !ts.isIdentifier(decoratorType.initializer) ||
+        !isComponentSymbol(decoratorType.initializer, typeChecker)) {
+      return annotation;
+    }
+
+    const newAnnotation = annotation.properties.map(prop => {
+      // No-op if this isn't the 'args' property or if it's not initialized to an array
+      if (!isIdentifierNamed(prop, 'args') || !ts.isPropertyAssignment(prop) ||
+          !ts.isArrayLiteralExpression(prop.initializer))
+        return prop;
+
+      const newDecoratorArgs = ts.updatePropertyAssignment(
+          prop, prop.name,
+          ts.createArrayLiteral(updateComponentProperties(prop.initializer.elements, host)));
+
+      return newDecoratorArgs;
+    });
+
+    return ts.updateObjectLiteral(annotation, newAnnotation);
+  });
+
+  return ts.updateProperty(
+      node, node.decorators, node.modifiers, node.name, node.questionToken, node.type,
+      ts.updateArrayLiteral(node.initializer, newAnnotations));
+}
+
+function isIdentifierNamed(p: ts.ObjectLiteralElementLike, name: string): boolean {
+  return !!p.name && ts.isIdentifier(p.name) && p.name.text === name;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Check that the node we are visiting is the actual Component decorator defined in @angular/core.
+ */
+function isComponentDecorator(node: ts.Decorator, typeChecker: ts.TypeChecker): boolean {
+  if (!ts.isCallExpression(node.expression)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  const callExpr = node.expression;
+
+  let identifier: ts.Node;
+
+  if (ts.isIdentifier(callExpr.expression)) {
+    identifier = callExpr.expression;
+  } else {
+    return false;
+  }
+  return isComponentSymbol(identifier, typeChecker);
+}
+
+function isComponentSymbol(identifier: ts.Node, typeChecker: ts.TypeChecker) {
+  // Only handle identifiers, not expressions
+  if (!ts.isIdentifier(identifier)) return false;
+
+  // NOTE: resolver.getReferencedImportDeclaration would work as well but is internal
+  const symbol = typeChecker.getSymbolAtLocation(identifier);
+
+  if (!symbol || !symbol.declarations || !symbol.declarations.length) {
+    console.error(
+        `Unable to resolve symbol '${identifier.text}' in the program, does it type-check?`);
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  const declaration = symbol.declarations[0];
+
+  if (!declaration || !ts.isImportSpecifier(declaration)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  const name = (declaration.propertyName || declaration.name).text;
+  // We know that parent pointers are set because we created the SourceFile ourselves.
+  // The number of parent references here match the recursion depth at this point.
+  const moduleId =
+      (declaration.parent !.parent !.parent !.moduleSpecifier as ts.StringLiteral).text;
+  return moduleId === '@angular/core' && name === 'Component';
+}
+
+/**
+ * For each property in the object literal, if it's templateUrl or styleUrls, replace it
+ * with content.
+ * @param node the arguments to @Component() or args property of decorators: [{type:Component}]
+ * @param host provides access to the loadResource method of the host
+ * @returns updated arguments
+ */
+function updateComponentProperties(
+    args: ts.NodeArray<ts.Expression>, host: ResourceLoader): ts.NodeArray<ts.Expression> {
+  if (args.length !== 1) {
+    // User should have gotten a type-check error because @Component takes one argument
+    return args;
+  }
+  const componentArg = args[0];
+  if (!ts.isObjectLiteralExpression(componentArg)) {
+    // User should have gotten a type-check error because @Component takes an object literal
+    // argument
+    return args;
+  }
+  const newArgument = ts.updateObjectLiteral(
+      componentArg, ts.visitNodes(componentArg.properties, (node: ts.ObjectLiteralElementLike) => {
+        if (!ts.isPropertyAssignment(node)) {
+          // Error: unsupported
+          return node;
+        }
+
+        if (ts.isComputedPropertyName(node.name)) {
+          // computed names are not supported
+          return node;
+        }
+
+        const name = node.name.text;
+        switch (name) {
+          case 'styleUrls':
+            if (!ts.isArrayLiteralExpression(node.initializer)) {
+              // Error: unsupported
+              return node;
+            }
+            const styleUrls = node.initializer.elements;
+
+            return ts.updatePropertyAssignment(
+                node, ts.createIdentifier('styles'),
+                ts.createArrayLiteral(ts.visitNodes(styleUrls, (expr: ts.Expression) => {
+                  if (ts.isStringLiteral(expr)) {
+                    const styles = host.loadResource(expr.text);
+                    if (typeof styles === 'string') {
+                      return ts.createLiteral(styles);
+                    }
+                  }
+                  return expr;
+                })));
+
+
+          case 'templateUrl':
+            if (ts.isStringLiteral(node.initializer)) {
+              const template = host.loadResource(node.initializer.text);
+              if (typeof template === 'string') {
+                return ts.updatePropertyAssignment(
+                    node, ts.createIdentifier('template'), ts.createLiteral(template));
+              }
+            }
+            return node;
+
+          default:
+            return node;
+        }
+      }));
+  return ts.createNodeArray<ts.Expression>([newArgument]);
+}
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/transformers/program.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/transformers/program.ts
index 9970fb692e..012f605a1e 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/transformers/program.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/transformers/program.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {MetadataCollector, ModuleMetadata, createBundleIndexHost} from '../metad
 
 import {CompilerHost, CompilerOptions, CustomTransformers, DEFAULT_ERROR_CODE, Diagnostic, DiagnosticMessageChain, EmitFlags, LazyRoute, LibrarySummary, Program, SOURCE, TsEmitArguments, TsEmitCallback} from './api';
 import {CodeGenerator, TsCompilerAotCompilerTypeCheckHostAdapter, getOriginalReferences} from './compiler_host';
+import {InlineResourcesMetadataTransformer, getInlineResourcesTransformFactory} from './inline_resources';
 import {LowerMetadataTransform, getExpressionLoweringTransformFactory} from './lower_expressions';
 import {MetadataCache, MetadataTransformer} from './metadata_cache';
 import {getAngularEmitterTransformFactory} from './node_emitter_transform';
@@ -471,10 +472,16 @@ class AngularCompilerProgram implements Program {
   private calculateTransforms(
       genFiles: Map<string, GeneratedFile>|undefined, partialModules: PartialModule[]|undefined,
       customTransformers?: CustomTransformers): ts.CustomTransformers {
-    const beforeTs: ts.TransformerFactory<ts.SourceFile>[] = [];
+    const beforeTs: Array<ts.TransformerFactory<ts.SourceFile>> = [];
+    const metadataTransforms: MetadataTransformer[] = [];
+    if (this.options.enableResourceInlining) {
+      beforeTs.push(getInlineResourcesTransformFactory(this.tsProgram, this.hostAdapter));
+      metadataTransforms.push(new InlineResourcesMetadataTransformer(this.hostAdapter));
+    }
     if (!this.options.disableExpressionLowering) {
       beforeTs.push(
           getExpressionLoweringTransformFactory(this.loweringMetadataTransform, this.tsProgram));
+      metadataTransforms.push(this.loweringMetadataTransform);
     }
     if (genFiles) {
       beforeTs.push(getAngularEmitterTransformFactory(genFiles, this.getTsProgram()));
@@ -484,12 +491,14 @@ class AngularCompilerProgram implements Program {
 
       // If we have partial modules, the cached metadata might be incorrect as it doesn't reflect
       // the partial module transforms.
-      this.metadataCache = this.createMetadataCache(
-          [this.loweringMetadataTransform, new PartialModuleMetadataTransformer(partialModules)]);
+      metadataTransforms.push(new PartialModuleMetadataTransformer(partialModules));
     }
     if (customTransformers && customTransformers.beforeTs) {
       beforeTs.push(...customTransformers.beforeTs);
     }
+    if (metadataTransforms.length > 0) {
+      this.metadataCache = this.createMetadataCache(metadataTransforms);
+    }
     const afterTs = customTransformers ? customTransformers.afterTs : undefined;
     return {before: beforeTs, after: afterTs};
   }
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngc_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngc_spec.ts
index 6c53bb4417..0f059a49e2 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngc_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngc_spec.ts
@@ -1244,6 +1244,51 @@ describe('ngc transformer command-line', () => {
         expect(main(['-p', path.join(basePath, 'app', 'tsconfig-app.json')], errorSpy)).toBe(0);
       }
     });
+
+    describe('enableResourceInlining', () => {
+      it('should inline templateUrl and styleUrl in JS and metadata', () => {
+        writeConfig(`{
+          "extends": "./tsconfig-base.json",
+          "files": ["mymodule.ts"],
+          "angularCompilerOptions": {
+            "enableResourceInlining": true
+          }
+        }`);
+        write('my.component.ts', `
+        import {Component} from '@angular/core';
+        @Component({
+          templateUrl: './my.component.html',
+          styleUrls: ['./my.component.css'],
+        })
+        export class MyComp {}
+      `);
+        write('my.component.html', `<h1>Some template content</h1>`);
+        write('my.component.css', `h1 {color: blue}`);
+        write('mymodule.ts', `
+        import {NgModule} from '@angular/core';
+        import {MyComp} from './my.component';
+
+        @NgModule({declarations: [MyComp]})
+        export class MyModule {}
+      `);
+
+        const exitCode = main(['-p', basePath]);
+        expect(exitCode).toEqual(0);
+        outDir = path.resolve(basePath, 'built');
+        const outputJs = fs.readFileSync(path.join(outDir, 'my.component.js'), {encoding: 'utf-8'});
+        expect(outputJs).not.toContain('templateUrl');
+        expect(outputJs).not.toContain('styleUrls');
+        expect(outputJs).toContain('Some template content');
+        expect(outputJs).toContain('color: blue');
+
+        const outputMetadata =
+            fs.readFileSync(path.join(outDir, 'my.component.metadata.json'), {encoding: 'utf-8'});
+        expect(outputMetadata).not.toContain('templateUrl');
+        expect(outputMetadata).not.toContain('styleUrls');
+        expect(outputMetadata).toContain('Some template content');
+        expect(outputMetadata).toContain('color: blue');
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('expression lowering', () => {
@@ -1972,12 +2017,12 @@ describe('ngc transformer command-line', () => {
       it('on simple services', () => {
         const source = compileService(`
         import {Injectable, NgModule} from '@angular/core';
-        
+
         @Injectable()
         export class Service {
           constructor(public param: string) {}
         }
-        
+
         @NgModule({
           providers: [{provide: Service, useValue: new Service('test')}],
         })
@@ -1988,7 +2033,7 @@ describe('ngc transformer command-line', () => {
       it('on a service with a base class service', () => {
         const source = compileService(`
         import {Injectable, NgModule} from '@angular/core';
-        
+
         @Injectable()
         export class Dep {}
 
@@ -1997,7 +2042,7 @@ describe('ngc transformer command-line', () => {
         }
         @Injectable()
         export class Service extends Base {}
-        
+
         @NgModule({
           providers: [Service],
         })
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/transformers/inline_resources_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/test/transformers/inline_resources_spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7a19155dc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/transformers/inline_resources_spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+/**
+ * @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 * as ts from 'typescript';
+
+import {MetadataCollector, isClassMetadata} from '../../src/metadata/index';
+import {InlineResourcesMetadataTransformer, getInlineResourcesTransformFactory} from '../../src/transformers/inline_resources';
+import {MetadataCache} from '../../src/transformers/metadata_cache';
+import {MockAotContext, MockCompilerHost} from '../mocks';
+
+describe('inline resources transformer', () => {
+  describe('decorator input', () => {
+    describe('should not touch unrecognized decorators', () => {
+      it('Not from @angular/core', () => {
+        expect(convert(`declare const Component: Function;
+          @Component({templateUrl: './thing.html'}) class Foo {}`))
+            .toContain('templateUrl');
+      });
+      it('missing @ sign', () => {
+        expect(convert(`import {Component} from '@angular/core';
+          Component({templateUrl: './thing.html'}) class Foo {}`))
+            .toContain('templateUrl');
+      });
+      it('too many arguments to @Component', () => {
+        expect(convert(`import {Component} from '@angular/core';
+          @Component(1, {templateUrl: './thing.html'}) class Foo {}`))
+            .toContain('templateUrl');
+      });
+      it('wrong argument type to @Component', () => {
+        expect(convert(`import {Component} from '@angular/core';
+          @Component([{templateUrl: './thing.html'}]) class Foo {}`))
+            .toContain('templateUrl');
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should replace templateUrl', () => {
+      const actual = convert(`import {Component} from '@angular/core';
+        @Component({
+          templateUrl: './thing.html',
+	  otherProp: 3,
+	}) export class Foo {}`);
+      expect(actual).not.toContain('templateUrl:');
+      expect(actual.replace(/\s+/g, ' '))
+          .toContain(
+              'Foo = __decorate([ core_1.Component({ template: "Some template", otherProp: 3, }) ], Foo)');
+    });
+    it('should replace styleUrls', () => {
+      const actual = convert(`import {Component} from '@angular/core';
+        @Component({
+          styleUrls: ['./thing1.css', './thing2.css'],
+        })
+        export class Foo {}`);
+      expect(actual).not.toContain('styleUrls:');
+      expect(actual).toContain('styles: [".some_style {}", ".some_other_style {}"]');
+    });
+    it('should handle empty styleUrls', () => {
+      const actual = convert(`import {Component} from '@angular/core';
+        @Component({styleUrls: []}) export class Foo {}`);
+      expect(actual).not.toContain('styleUrls:');
+      expect(actual).toContain('styles: []');
+    });
+  });
+  describe('annotation input', () => {
+    it('should replace templateUrl', () => {
+      const actual = convert(`import {Component} from '@angular/core';
+      declare const NotComponent: Function;
+
+      export class Foo {
+        static decorators: {type: Function, args?: any[]}[] = [
+          {
+            type: NotComponent,
+            args: [],
+          },{
+            type: Component,
+            args: [{
+              templateUrl: './thing.html'
+          }],
+        }];
+      }
+    `);
+      expect(actual).not.toContain('templateUrl:');
+      expect(actual.replace(/\s+/g, ' '))
+          .toMatch(
+              /Foo\.decorators = [{ .*type: core_1\.Component, args: [{ template: "Some template" }]/);
+    });
+    it('should replace styleUrls', () => {
+      const actual = convert(`import {Component} from '@angular/core';
+      declare const NotComponent: Function;
+
+      export class Foo {
+        static decorators: {type: Function, args?: any[]}[] = [{
+          type: Component,
+          args: [{
+            styleUrls: ['./thing1.css', './thing2.css'],
+          }],
+        }];
+      }
+    `);
+      expect(actual).not.toContain('styleUrls:');
+      expect(actual.replace(/\s+/g, ' '))
+          .toMatch(
+              /Foo\.decorators = [{ .*type: core_1\.Component, args: [{ style: "Some template" }]/);
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+describe('metadata transformer', () => {
+  it('should transform decorators', () => {
+    const source = `import {Component} from '@angular/core';
+      @Component({
+        templateUrl: './thing.html',
+        styleUrls: ['./thing1.css', './thing2.css'],
+      })
+      export class Foo {}
+    `;
+    const sourceFile = ts.createSourceFile(
+        'someFile.ts', source, ts.ScriptTarget.Latest, /* setParentNodes */ true);
+    const cache = new MetadataCache(
+        new MetadataCollector(), /* strict */ true,
+        [new InlineResourcesMetadataTransformer({loadResource})]);
+    const metadata = cache.getMetadata(sourceFile);
+    expect(metadata).toBeDefined('Expected metadata from test source file');
+    if (metadata) {
+      const classData = metadata.metadata['Foo'];
+      expect(classData && isClassMetadata(classData))
+          .toBeDefined(`Expected metadata to contain data for Foo`);
+      if (classData && isClassMetadata(classData)) {
+        expect(JSON.stringify(classData)).not.toContain('templateUrl');
+        expect(JSON.stringify(classData)).toContain('"template":"Some template"');
+        expect(JSON.stringify(classData)).not.toContain('styleUrls');
+        expect(JSON.stringify(classData))
+            .toContain('"styles":[".some_style {}",".some_other_style {}"]');
+      }
+    }
+  });
+});
+
+function loadResource(path: string): Promise<string>|string {
+  if (path === './thing.html') return 'Some template';
+  if (path === './thing1.css') return '.some_style {}';
+  if (path === './thing2.css') return '.some_other_style {}';
+  throw new Error('No fake data for path ' + path);
+}
+
+function convert(source: string) {
+  const baseFileName = 'someFile';
+  const moduleName = '/' + baseFileName;
+  const fileName = moduleName + '.ts';
+  const context = new MockAotContext('/', {[baseFileName + '.ts']: source});
+  const host = new MockCompilerHost(context);
+
+  const sourceFile =
+      ts.createSourceFile(fileName, source, ts.ScriptTarget.Latest, /* setParentNodes */ true);
+  const program = ts.createProgram(
+      [fileName], {
+        module: ts.ModuleKind.CommonJS,
+        target: ts.ScriptTarget.ES2017,
+      },
+      host);
+  const moduleSourceFile = program.getSourceFile(fileName);
+  const transformers: ts.CustomTransformers = {
+    before: [getInlineResourcesTransformFactory(program, {loadResource})]
+  };
+  let result = '';
+  const emitResult = program.emit(
+      moduleSourceFile, (emittedFileName, data, writeByteOrderMark, onError, sourceFiles) => {
+        if (fileName.startsWith(moduleName)) {
+          result = data;
+        }
+      }, undefined, undefined, transformers);
+  return result;
+}
diff --git a/packages/tsconfig.json b/packages/tsconfig.json
index 0517a6978b..a387a0595a 100644
--- a/packages/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/tsconfig.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     },
     "rootDir": ".",
     "inlineSourceMap": true,
-    "lib": ["es5", "dom", "es2015.promise", "es2015.collection", "es2015.iterable"],
+    "lib": ["es5", "dom", "es2015.promise", "es2015.collection", "es2015.iterable", "es2015.core"],
     "skipDefaultLibCheck": true,
     "skipLibCheck": true,
     "target": "es5",