diff --git a/aio/scripts/_payload-limits.json b/aio/scripts/_payload-limits.json
index 6506e6ad47..7651cb9185 100755
--- a/aio/scripts/_payload-limits.json
+++ b/aio/scripts/_payload-limits.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         "runtime-es5": 2932,
         "runtime-es2015": 2938,
         "main-es5": 560811,
-        "main-es2015": 572938,
+        "main-es2015": 499846,
         "polyfills-es5": 129161,
         "polyfills-es2015": 53295
       }
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/rendering/renderer.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/rendering/renderer.ts
index 5052a153eb..5ed3071e72 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/rendering/renderer.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/rendering/renderer.ts
@@ -165,14 +165,12 @@ export function renderDefinitions(
       translateStatement(stmt, imports, NOOP_DEFAULT_IMPORT_RECORDER);
   const print = (stmt: Statement) =>
       printer.printNode(ts.EmitHint.Unspecified, translate(stmt), sourceFile);
-  const definitions = compiledClass.compilation
-                          .map(
-                              c => [createAssignmentStatement(name, c.name, c.initializer)]
-                                       .concat(c.statements)
-                                       .map(print)
-                                       .join('\n'))
-                          .join('\n');
-  return definitions;
+  const statements: Statement[] =
+      compiledClass.compilation.map(c => createAssignmentStatement(name, c.name, c.initializer));
+  for (const c of compiledClass.compilation) {
+    statements.push(...c.statements);
+  }
+  return statements.map(print).join('\n');
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/rendering/renderer_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/rendering/renderer_spec.ts
index 7fb2bef33c..702053b8cc 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/rendering/renderer_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/rendering/renderer_spec.ts
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ runInEachFileSystem(() => {
     let _: typeof absoluteFrom;
     let INPUT_PROGRAM: TestFile;
     let COMPONENT_PROGRAM: TestFile;
+    let NGMODULE_PROGRAM: TestFile;
     let INPUT_PROGRAM_MAP: SourceMapConverter;
     let RENDERED_CONTENTS: string;
     let OUTPUT_PROGRAM_MAP: SourceMapConverter;
@@ -118,6 +119,12 @@ runInEachFileSystem(() => {
             `import { Component } from '@angular/core';\nexport class A {}\nA.decorators = [\n    { type: Component, args: [{ selector: 'a', template: '{{ person!.name }}' }] }\n];\n`
       };
 
+      NGMODULE_PROGRAM = {
+        name: _('/node_modules/test-package/src/ngmodule.js'),
+        contents:
+            `import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';\nexport class A {}\nA.decorators = [\n    { type: NgModule, args: [{}] }\n];\n`
+      };
+
       INPUT_PROGRAM_MAP = fromObject({
         'version': 3,
         'file': _('/node_modules/test-package/src/file.js'),
@@ -254,6 +261,25 @@ runInEachFileSystem(() => {
                  .toEqual(`{ type: Directive, args: [{ selector: '[a]' }] }`);
            });
 
+        it('should render static fields before any additional statements', () => {
+          const {renderer, decorationAnalyses, switchMarkerAnalyses, privateDeclarationsAnalyses,
+                 testFormatter} = createTestRenderer('test-package', [NGMODULE_PROGRAM]);
+          renderer.renderProgram(
+              decorationAnalyses, switchMarkerAnalyses, privateDeclarationsAnalyses);
+          const addDefinitionsSpy = testFormatter.addDefinitions as jasmine.Spy;
+          const definitions: string = addDefinitionsSpy.calls.first().args[2];
+          const ngModuleDef = definitions.indexOf('ngModuleDef');
+          expect(ngModuleDef).not.toEqual(-1, 'ngModuleDef should exist');
+          const ngInjectorDef = definitions.indexOf('ngInjectorDef');
+          expect(ngInjectorDef).not.toEqual(-1, 'ngInjectorDef should exist');
+          const setClassMetadata = definitions.indexOf('setClassMetadata');
+          expect(setClassMetadata).not.toEqual(-1, 'setClassMetadata call should exist');
+          expect(setClassMetadata)
+              .toBeGreaterThan(ngModuleDef, 'setClassMetadata should follow ngModuleDef');
+          expect(setClassMetadata)
+              .toBeGreaterThan(ngInjectorDef, 'setClassMetadata should follow ngInjectorDef');
+        });
+
         it('should render classes without decorators if handler matches', () => {
           const {renderer, decorationAnalyses, switchMarkerAnalyses, privateDeclarationsAnalyses,
                  testFormatter} =