diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/utils.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/utils.ts
index 9146efd76a..cce404ad3d 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/utils.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,6 @@ export function findAll<T>(node: ts.Node, test: (node: ts.Node) => node is ts.No
  */
 export function hasNameIdentifier(declaration: ts.Declaration): declaration is ts.Declaration&
     {name: ts.Identifier} {
-  const namedDeclaration: ts.Declaration & {name?: ts.Node} = declaration;
+  const namedDeclaration: ts.Declaration&{name?: ts.Node} = declaration;
   return namedDeclaration.name !== undefined && ts.isIdentifier(namedDeclaration.name);
 }
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/util.ts b/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/util.ts
index 876284e988..80e5d959bc 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/util.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/util.ts
@@ -165,16 +165,18 @@ export function getAttrsForDirectiveMatching(elOrTpl: t.Element | t.Template):
     {[name: string]: string} {
   const attributesMap: {[name: string]: string} = {};
 
-  elOrTpl.attributes.forEach(a => {
-    if (!isI18nAttribute(a.name)) {
-      attributesMap[a.name] = a.value;
-    }
-  });
-  elOrTpl.inputs.forEach(i => { attributesMap[i.name] = ''; });
-  elOrTpl.outputs.forEach(o => { attributesMap[o.name] = ''; });
 
-  if (elOrTpl instanceof t.Template) {
+  if (elOrTpl instanceof t.Template && elOrTpl.tagName !== 'ng-template') {
     elOrTpl.templateAttrs.forEach(a => attributesMap[a.name] = '');
+  } else {
+    elOrTpl.attributes.forEach(a => {
+      if (!isI18nAttribute(a.name)) {
+        attributesMap[a.name] = a.value;
+      }
+    });
+
+    elOrTpl.inputs.forEach(i => { attributesMap[i.name] = ''; });
+    elOrTpl.outputs.forEach(o => { attributesMap[o.name] = ''; });
   }
 
   return attributesMap;
diff --git a/packages/compiler/test/render3/view/binding_spec.ts b/packages/compiler/test/render3/view/binding_spec.ts
index 85ca63f4ba..946bac59df 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/test/render3/view/binding_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/test/render3/view/binding_spec.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ function makeSelectorMatcher(): SelectorMatcher<DirectiveMeta> {
     outputs: {},
     isComponent: false,
   });
+  matcher.addSelectables(CssSelector.parse('[dir]'), {
+    name: 'Dir',
+    exportAs: null,
+    inputs: {},
+    outputs: {},
+    isComponent: false,
+  });
   return matcher;
 }
 
@@ -56,4 +63,19 @@ describe('t2 binding', () => {
     expect(directives.length).toBe(1);
     expect(directives[0].name).toBe('NgFor');
   });
+
+  it('should not match directives intended for an element on a microsyntax template', () => {
+    const template = parseTemplate('<div *ngFor="let item of items" dir></div>', '', {});
+    const binder = new R3TargetBinder(makeSelectorMatcher());
+    const res = binder.bind({template: template.nodes});
+    const tmpl = template.nodes[0] as a.Template;
+    const tmplDirectives = res.getDirectivesOfNode(tmpl) !;
+    expect(tmplDirectives).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(tmplDirectives.length).toBe(1);
+    expect(tmplDirectives[0].name).toBe('NgFor');
+    const elDirectives = res.getDirectivesOfNode(tmpl.children[0] as a.Element) !;
+    expect(elDirectives).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(elDirectives.length).toBe(1);
+    expect(elDirectives[0].name).toBe('Dir');
+  });
 });
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