diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/view_engine_compatibility.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/view_engine_compatibility.ts
index 10e6cc750c..d7a06ed835 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/view_engine_compatibility.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/view_engine_compatibility.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import {getParentInjectorTNode} from './node_util';
 import {getLView, getPreviousOrParentTNode} from './state';
 import {getParentInjectorView, hasParentInjector} from './util/injector_utils';
 import {findComponentView} from './util/view_traversal_utils';
-import {getComponentViewByIndex, getNativeByTNode, isComponent, isLContainer, isRootView, unwrapRNode, viewAttachedToContainer} from './util/view_utils';
+import {getComponentViewByIndex, getNativeByTNode, isComponent, isLContainer, isLView, isRootView, unwrapRNode, viewAttachedToContainer} from './util/view_utils';
 import {ViewRef} from './view_ref';
 
 
@@ -389,6 +389,7 @@ export function createViewRef(
   return null !;
 }
 
+/** Returns a Renderer2 (or throws when application was bootstrapped with Renderer3) */
 function getOrCreateRenderer2(view: LView): Renderer2 {
   const renderer = view[RENDERER];
   if (isProceduralRenderer(renderer)) {
@@ -398,7 +399,12 @@ function getOrCreateRenderer2(view: LView): Renderer2 {
   }
 }
 
-/** Returns a Renderer2 (or throws when application was bootstrapped with Renderer3) */
+/** Injects a Renderer2 for the current component. */
 export function injectRenderer2(): Renderer2 {
-  return getOrCreateRenderer2(getLView());
+  // We need the Renderer to be based on the component that it's being injected into, however since
+  // DI happens before we've entered its view, `getLView` will return the parent view instead.
+  const lView = getLView();
+  const tNode = getPreviousOrParentTNode();
+  const nodeAtIndex = getComponentViewByIndex(tNode.index, lView);
+  return getOrCreateRenderer2(isLView(nodeAtIndex) ? nodeAtIndex : lView);
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/test/acceptance/component_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/acceptance/component_spec.ts
index 7fe1e54939..be2040bdb6 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/acceptance/component_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/acceptance/component_spec.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {Component, ComponentFactoryResolver, ComponentRef, InjectionToken, NgModule, OnDestroy, Type, ViewChild, ViewContainerRef, ViewEncapsulation} from '@angular/core';
+import {Component, ComponentFactoryResolver, ComponentRef, ElementRef, InjectionToken, NgModule, OnDestroy, Renderer2, Type, ViewChild, ViewContainerRef, ViewEncapsulation} from '@angular/core';
 import {TestBed} from '@angular/core/testing';
 import {expect} from '@angular/platform-browser/testing/src/matchers';
 
@@ -178,4 +178,79 @@ describe('component', () => {
               'Expected component onDestroy method to be called when its parent view is destroyed');
     });
   });
+
+  it('should use a new ngcontent attribute for child elements created w/ Renderer2', () => {
+    @Component({
+      selector: 'app-root',
+      template: '<parent-comp></parent-comp>',
+      styles: [':host { color: red; }'],  // `styles` must exist for encapsulation to apply.
+      encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.Emulated,
+    })
+    class AppRoot {
+    }
+
+    @Component({
+      selector: 'parent-comp',
+      template: '',
+      styles: [':host { color: orange; }'],  // `styles` must exist for encapsulation to apply.
+      encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.Emulated,
+    })
+    class ParentComponent {
+      constructor(elementRef: ElementRef, renderer: Renderer2) {
+        const elementFromRenderer = renderer.createElement('p');
+        renderer.appendChild(elementRef.nativeElement, elementFromRenderer);
+      }
+    }
+
+    TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [AppRoot, ParentComponent]});
+    const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(AppRoot);
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+
+    const secondParentEl: HTMLElement = fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('parent-comp');
+    const elementFromRenderer: HTMLElement = fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('p');
+    const getNgContentAttr = (element: HTMLElement) => {
+      return Array.from(element.attributes).map(a => a.name).find(a => /ngcontent/.test(a));
+    };
+
+    const hostNgContentAttr = getNgContentAttr(secondParentEl);
+    const viewNgContentAttr = getNgContentAttr(elementFromRenderer);
+
+    expect(hostNgContentAttr)
+        .not.toBe(
+            viewNgContentAttr,
+            'Expected child manually created via Renderer2 to have a different view encapsulation' +
+                'attribute than its host element');
+  });
+
+  it('should create a new Renderer2 for each component', () => {
+    @Component({
+      selector: 'child',
+      template: '',
+      styles: [':host { color: red; }'],
+      encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.Emulated,
+    })
+    class Child {
+      constructor(public renderer: Renderer2) {}
+    }
+
+    @Component({
+      template: '<child></child>',
+      styles: [':host { color: orange; }'],
+      encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.Emulated,
+    })
+    class Parent {
+      @ViewChild(Child, {static: false}) childInstance !: Child;
+      constructor(public renderer: Renderer2) {}
+    }
+
+    TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [Parent, Child]});
+    const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(Parent);
+    const componentInstance = fixture.componentInstance;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+
+    // Assert like this, rather than `.not.toBe` so we get a better failure message.
+    expect(componentInstance.renderer !== componentInstance.childInstance.renderer)
+        .toBe(true, 'Expected renderers to be different.');
+  });
+
 });