diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/template_typecheck_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/template_typecheck_spec.ts
index 09116d003a..2ed017e3e9 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/template_typecheck_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/template_typecheck_spec.ts
@@ -270,6 +270,31 @@ describe('ngtsc type checking', () => {
     expect(diags[0].messageText).toContain('does_not_exist');
   });
 
+  it('should property type-check a microsyntax variable with the same name as the expression',
+     () => {
+       env.write('test.ts', `
+    import {CommonModule} from '@angular/common';
+    import {Component, Input, NgModule} from '@angular/core';
+
+    @Component({
+      selector: 'test',
+      template: '<div *ngIf="foo as foo">{{foo}}</div>',
+    })
+    export class TestCmp<T extends {name: string}> {
+      foo: any;
+    }
+
+    @NgModule({
+      declarations: [TestCmp],
+      imports: [CommonModule],
+    })
+    export class Module {}
+    `);
+
+       const diags = env.driveDiagnostics();
+       expect(diags.length).toBe(0);
+     });
+
   it('should properly type-check inherited directives', () => {
     env.write('test.ts', `
     import {Component, Directive, Input, NgModule} from '@angular/core';
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/t2_binder.ts b/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/t2_binder.ts
index d67b353551..a1eb09df4b 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/t2_binder.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/t2_binder.ts
@@ -372,12 +372,8 @@ class TemplateBinder extends RecursiveAstVisitor implements Visitor {
 
   private ingest(template: Template|Node[]): void {
     if (template instanceof Template) {
-      // For <ng-template>s, process inputs, outputs, template attributes,
-      // variables, and child nodes.
-      // References were processed in the scope of the containing template.
-      template.inputs.forEach(this.visitNode);
-      template.outputs.forEach(this.visitNode);
-      template.templateAttrs.forEach(this.visitNode);
+      // For <ng-template>s, process only variables and child nodes. Inputs, outputs, templateAttrs,
+      // and references were all processed in the scope of the containing template.
       template.variables.forEach(this.visitNode);
       template.children.forEach(this.visitNode);