diff --git a/integration/_payload-limits.json b/integration/_payload-limits.json
index ba86fd7470..5cb49533a6 100644
--- a/integration/_payload-limits.json
+++ b/integration/_payload-limits.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "master": {
       "uncompressed": {
         "runtime": 1440,
-        "main": 136390,
+        "main": 134091,
         "polyfills": 45340
       }
     }
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@
       }
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/packages/platform-browser/src/browser.ts b/packages/platform-browser/src/browser.ts
index bf8774e5bf..29fa0e5b36 100644
--- a/packages/platform-browser/src/browser.ts
+++ b/packages/platform-browser/src/browser.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import {ELEMENT_PROBE_PROVIDERS} from './dom/debug/ng_probe';
 import {DomRendererFactory2} from './dom/dom_renderer';
 import {DomEventsPlugin} from './dom/events/dom_events';
 import {EVENT_MANAGER_PLUGINS, EventManager} from './dom/events/event_manager';
-import {HAMMER_GESTURE_CONFIG, HAMMER_LOADER, HammerGestureConfig, HammerGesturesPlugin} from './dom/events/hammer_gestures';
+import {HAMMER_PROVIDERS} from './dom/events/hammer_gestures';
 import {KeyEventsPlugin} from './dom/events/key_events';
 import {DomSharedStylesHost, SharedStylesHost} from './dom/shared_styles_host';
 import {DomSanitizer, DomSanitizerImpl} from './security/dom_sanitization_service';
@@ -77,13 +77,7 @@ export const BROWSER_MODULE_PROVIDERS: StaticProvider[] = [
     deps: [DOCUMENT, NgZone, PLATFORM_ID]
   },
   {provide: EVENT_MANAGER_PLUGINS, useClass: KeyEventsPlugin, multi: true, deps: [DOCUMENT]},
-  {
-    provide: EVENT_MANAGER_PLUGINS,
-    useClass: HammerGesturesPlugin,
-    multi: true,
-    deps: [DOCUMENT, HAMMER_GESTURE_CONFIG, Console, [new Optional(), HAMMER_LOADER]]
-  },
-  {provide: HAMMER_GESTURE_CONFIG, useClass: HammerGestureConfig, deps: []},
+  HAMMER_PROVIDERS,
   {
     provide: DomRendererFactory2,
     useClass: DomRendererFactory2,
diff --git a/packages/platform-browser/src/dom/events/hammer_gestures.ts b/packages/platform-browser/src/dom/events/hammer_gestures.ts
index a1be88cc05..27f7e961fb 100644
--- a/packages/platform-browser/src/dom/events/hammer_gestures.ts
+++ b/packages/platform-browser/src/dom/events/hammer_gestures.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@
  */
 
 import {DOCUMENT} from '@angular/common';
-import {Inject, Injectable, InjectionToken, Optional, ɵConsole as Console} from '@angular/core';
+import {Inject, Injectable, InjectionToken, NgModule, Optional, Provider, ɵConsole as Console} from '@angular/core';
+
+import {EVENT_MANAGER_PLUGINS, EventManagerPlugin} from './event_manager';
+
 
-import {EventManagerPlugin} from './event_manager';
 
 /**
  * Supported HammerJS recognizer event names.
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ const EVENT_NAMES = {
  * DI token for providing [HammerJS](http://hammerjs.github.io/) support to Angular.
  * @see `HammerGestureConfig`
  *
+ * @ngModule HammerModule
  * @publicApi
  */
 export const HAMMER_GESTURE_CONFIG = new InjectionToken<HammerGestureConfig>('HammerGestureConfig');
@@ -149,6 +152,11 @@ export class HammerGestureConfig {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Event plugin that adds Hammer support to an application.
+ *
+ * @ngModule HammerModule
+ */
 @Injectable()
 export class HammerGesturesPlugin extends EventManagerPlugin {
   constructor(
@@ -234,3 +242,40 @@ export class HammerGesturesPlugin extends EventManagerPlugin {
 
   isCustomEvent(eventName: string): boolean { return this._config.events.indexOf(eventName) > -1; }
 }
+
+/**
+ * In Ivy, support for Hammer gestures is optional, so applications must
+ * import the `HammerModule` at root to turn on support. This means that
+ * Hammer-specific code can be tree-shaken away if not needed.
+ */
+export const HAMMER_PROVIDERS__POST_R3__ = [];
+
+/**
+ * In View Engine, support for Hammer gestures is built-in by default.
+ */
+export const HAMMER_PROVIDERS__PRE_R3__: Provider[] = [
+  {
+    provide: EVENT_MANAGER_PLUGINS,
+    useClass: HammerGesturesPlugin,
+    multi: true,
+    deps: [DOCUMENT, HAMMER_GESTURE_CONFIG, Console, [new Optional(), HAMMER_LOADER]]
+  },
+  {provide: HAMMER_GESTURE_CONFIG, useClass: HammerGestureConfig, deps: []},
+];
+
+export const HAMMER_PROVIDERS = HAMMER_PROVIDERS__PRE_R3__;
+
+/**
+ * Adds support for HammerJS.
+ *
+ * Import this module at the root of your application so that Angular can work with
+ * HammerJS to detect gesture events.
+ *
+ * Note that applications still need to include the HammerJS script itself. This module
+ * simply sets up the coordination layer between HammerJS and Angular's EventManager.
+ *
+ * @publicApi
+ */
+@NgModule({providers: HAMMER_PROVIDERS__PRE_R3__})
+export class HammerModule {
+}
diff --git a/packages/platform-browser/src/platform-browser.ts b/packages/platform-browser/src/platform-browser.ts
index 305313a529..5c3d5ac11f 100644
--- a/packages/platform-browser/src/platform-browser.ts
+++ b/packages/platform-browser/src/platform-browser.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export {disableDebugTools, enableDebugTools} from './browser/tools/tools';
 export {BrowserTransferStateModule, StateKey, TransferState, makeStateKey} from './browser/transfer_state';
 export {By} from './dom/debug/by';
 export {EVENT_MANAGER_PLUGINS, EventManager} from './dom/events/event_manager';
-export {HAMMER_GESTURE_CONFIG, HAMMER_LOADER, HammerGestureConfig, HammerLoader} from './dom/events/hammer_gestures';
+export {HAMMER_GESTURE_CONFIG, HAMMER_LOADER, HAMMER_PROVIDERS__POST_R3__ as ɵHAMMER_PROVIDERS__POST_R3__, HammerGestureConfig, HammerLoader, HammerModule} from './dom/events/hammer_gestures';
 export {DomSanitizer, SafeHtml, SafeResourceUrl, SafeScript, SafeStyle, SafeUrl, SafeValue} from './security/dom_sanitization_service';
 
 export * from './private_export';
diff --git a/tools/material-ci/test-blocklist.ts b/tools/material-ci/test-blocklist.ts
index 84540fb3a4..2eb0dbc2de 100644
--- a/tools/material-ci/test-blocklist.ts
+++ b/tools/material-ci/test-blocklist.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,143 @@ interface BlocklistEntry {
  * repository. It should be possible to disable these tests until the component repository
  * migrated the broken tests.
  */
-export const testBlocklist: {[testName: string]: BlocklistEntry} = {};
+export const testBlocklist: {[testName: string]: BlocklistEntry} = {
+  "MatSlideToggle without forms with dragging should not emit a change event when the value did not change": {
+    "error": "Unknown",
+    "notes": "Restore when Material has included HammerModule or removed dep on Hammer"
+  },
+  "MatSlideToggle without forms with dragging should ignore clicks on the label element while dragging": {
+    "error": "Unknown",
+    "notes": "Restore when Material has included HammerModule or removed dep on Hammer"
+  },
+  "MatSlideToggle without forms with dragging should drag from end to start": {
+    "error": "Unknown",
+    "notes": "Restore when Material has included HammerModule or removed dep on Hammer"
+  },
+  "MatSlideToggle without forms with dragging should drag from end to start in RTL": {
+    "error": "Unknown",
+    "notes": "Restore when Material has included HammerModule or removed dep on Hammer"
+  },
+  "MatSlideToggle without forms with dragging should update the checked property of the input": {
+    "error": "Unknown",
+    "notes": "Restore when Material has included HammerModule or removed dep on Hammer"
+  },
+  "MatSlideToggle without forms with dragging should not drag when disabled": {
+    "error": "Unknown",
+    "notes": "Restore when Material has included HammerModule or removed dep on Hammer"
+  },
+  "MatSlideToggle without forms with dragging should emit a change event after drag": {
+    "error": "Unknown",
+    "notes": "Restore when Material has included HammerModule or removed dep on Hammer"
+  },
+  "MatSlideToggle without forms with dragging should drag from start to end": {
+    "error": "Unknown",
+    "notes": "Restore when Material has included HammerModule or removed dep on Hammer"
+  },
+  "MatSlideToggle without forms with dragging should drag from start to end in RTL": {
+    "error": "Unknown",
+    "notes": "Restore when Material has included HammerModule or removed dep on Hammer"
+  },
+  "MatSlideToggle without forms custom action configuration should not change value on dragging when drag action is noop": {
+    "error": "Unknown",
+    "notes": "Restore when Material has included HammerModule or removed dep on Hammer"
+  },
+  "MatSlider slider with thumb label should update the thumb label text on slide": {
+    "error": "Unknown",
+    "notes": "Restore when Material has included HammerModule or removed dep on Hammer"
+  },
+  "MatSlider slider with set step should truncate long decimal values when using a decimal step": {
+    "error": "Unknown",
+    "notes": "Restore when Material has included HammerModule or removed dep on Hammer"
+  },
+  "MatSlider slider with set step should not add decimals to the value if it is a whole number": {
+    "error": "Unknown",
+    "notes": "Restore when Material has included HammerModule or removed dep on Hammer"
+  },
+  "MatSlider slider with set step should set the correct step value on slide": {
+    "error": "Unknown",
+    "notes": "Restore when Material has included HammerModule or removed dep on Hammer"
+  },
+  "MatSlider slider with set step should round the value inside the label based on the provided step": {
+    "error": "Unknown",
+    "notes": "Restore when Material has included HammerModule or removed dep on Hammer"
+  },
+  "MatSlider slider with set step should snap the thumb and fill to a step on slide": {
+    "error": "Unknown",
+    "notes": "Restore when Material has included HammerModule or removed dep on Hammer"
+  },
+  "MatSlider slider with set value should set the correct value on slide": {
+    "error": "Unknown",
+    "notes": "Restore when Material has included HammerModule or removed dep on Hammer"
+  },
+  "MatSlider slider with ngModel should update the model on slide": {
+    "error": "Unknown",
+    "notes": "Restore when Material has included HammerModule or removed dep on Hammer"
+  },
+  "MatSlider slider with input event should emit an input event while sliding": {
+    "error": "Unknown",
+    "notes": "Restore when Material has included HammerModule or removed dep on Hammer"
+  },
+  "MatSlider standard slider should add and remove the mat-slider-sliding class when sliding": {
+    "error": "Unknown",
+    "notes": "Restore when Material has included HammerModule or removed dep on Hammer"
+  },
+  "MatSlider standard slider should not change value without emitting a change event": {
+    "error": "Unknown",
+    "notes": "Restore when Material has included HammerModule or removed dep on Hammer"
+  },
+  "MatSlider standard slider should update the value on a slide": {
+    "error": "Unknown",
+    "notes": "Restore when Material has included HammerModule or removed dep on Hammer"
+  },
+  "MatSlider standard slider should slide to the max value when the steps do not divide evenly into it": {
+    "error": "Unknown",
+    "notes": "Restore when Material has included HammerModule or removed dep on Hammer"
+  },
+  "MatSlider standard slider should set the value as max when sliding past the track": {
+    "error": "Unknown",
+    "notes": "Restore when Material has included HammerModule or removed dep on Hammer"
+  },
+  "MatSlider standard slider should update the track fill on slide": {
+    "error": "Unknown",
+    "notes": "Restore when Material has included HammerModule or removed dep on Hammer"
+  },
+  "MatSlider standard slider should set the value as min when sliding before the track": {
+    "error": "Unknown",
+    "notes": "Restore when Material has included HammerModule or removed dep on Hammer"
+  },
+  "MatSlider slider as a custom form control should update the control on slide": {
+    "error": "Unknown",
+    "notes": "Restore when Material has included HammerModule or removed dep on Hammer"
+  },
+  "MatSlider slider with set min and max should set the correct value on slide": {
+    "error": "Unknown",
+    "notes": "Restore when Material has included HammerModule or removed dep on Hammer"
+  },
+  "MatSlider slider with set min and max should snap the fill to the nearest value on slide": {
+    "error": "Unknown",
+    "notes": "Restore when Material has included HammerModule or removed dep on Hammer"
+  },
+  "MatSlider disabled slider should not add the mat-slider-sliding class on slide when disabled": {
+    "error": "Unknown",
+    "notes": "Restore when Material has included HammerModule or removed dep on Hammer"
+  },
+  "MatSlider disabled slider should not emit change when disabled": {
+    "error": "Unknown",
+    "notes": "Restore when Material has included HammerModule or removed dep on Hammer"
+  },
+  "MatSlider disabled slider should not change the value on slide when disabled": {
+    "error": "Unknown",
+    "notes": "Restore when Material has included HammerModule or removed dep on Hammer"
+  },
+  "MatSlider slider with change handler should emit change on slide": {
+    "error": "Unknown",
+    "notes": "Restore when Material has included HammerModule or removed dep on Hammer"
+  },
+  "MatSlider slider with change handler should not emit multiple changes for same value": {
+    "error": "Unknown",
+    "notes": "Restore when Material has included HammerModule or removed dep on Hammer"
+  },
+};
 
 // clang-format on
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/platform-browser/platform-browser.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/platform-browser/platform-browser.d.ts
index 1d380def79..7817c149ac 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/platform-browser/platform-browser.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/platform-browser/platform-browser.d.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ export declare class HammerGestureConfig {
 
 export declare type HammerLoader = () => Promise<void>;
 
+export declare class HammerModule {
+}
+
 export declare function makeStateKey<T = void>(key: string): StateKey<T>;
 
 export declare class Meta {